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Dinosaur Discovery: Everything You Need to Be a Paleontologist

Dinosaur Discovery: Everything You Need to Be a Paleontologist

Chris McGowan

What do dinosaurs look like from the inside out? Take a journey with renowned paleontologist Chris McGowan as he examines species from Allosaurus to T. rex!
In the Beginning--: A Scientist Shows why the Creationists ...

In the Beginning--: A Scientist Shows why the Creationists ...

Christopher McGowan

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In the Beginning: A Scientist Shows Why the Creationists Are ...

In the Beginning: A Scientist Shows Why the Creationists Are ...

Christopher McGowan

The creationists are eager to inflict their particular brand of 'science' upon our children, writes Chris McGowan, and this is where responsible scientists must draw the line.
The Brazilian Sound: Samba, Bossa Nova, and the Popular ...

The Brazilian Sound: Samba, Bossa Nova, and the Popular ...

Chris McGowan

"Revised and updated edition of the 1991 publication (see item #bi 98010688#).
Entertainment in the cyber zone

Entertainment in the cyber zone

Chris McGowan

Written with a light touch--and packed with fascinating peeks behind-the-scenes--this book explains multimedia, CD-ROM, and virtual reality in a lively and entertaining way.
Homesteader

Homesteader

David McGowan

David McGowan. Along with the crows and ravens, they cleaned up the land; but we had to guard those animals still living. Though they might still breathe, the cattle and horses were weak, and easy prey for a well fed scavenger. Harry and I  ...
Capitalism and Desire: The Psychic Cost of Free Markets

Capitalism and Desire: The Psychic Cost of Free Markets

Todd McGowan

But Todd McGowan argues that capitalism does not thrive because of what it withholds from some and gives to others with power.
Dinosaurs, Spitfires, and Sea Dragons

Dinosaurs, Spitfires, and Sea Dragons

Christopher McGowan

McGowan attempts to solve some of the enduring mysteries about dinosaurs and other prehistoric reptiles, making fascinating comparisons between living and extinct animals, and drawing on science and engineering concepts to explain the ...
It's a Scandal!: And Other Sketches

It's a Scandal!: And Other Sketches

Derek Haylock

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Only a Joke Can Save Us: A Theory of Comedy

Only a Joke Can Save Us: A Theory of Comedy

Todd McGowan

After reviewing the treatment of comedy in the work of philosophers as varied as Aristotle, G. W. F. Hegel, Sigmund Freud, Henri Bergson, and Alenka Zupancic, McGowan, working in a psychoanalytic framework, demonstrates that comedy results ...
Information Security and Privacy: Third Australasian ...

Information Security and Privacy: Third Australasian ...

Colin Boyd

The Program Committee invited four distinguished speakers: Doug McGowan, Per Kaijser, Winfried Miiller, and William Caelli. Doug McGowan from Hewlett Packard Company presented a paper entitled "Cryptography in an international ...
The Impossible David Lynch

The Impossible David Lynch

Todd McGowan

Todd McGowan launches a provocative exploration of weirdness and fantasy in David Lynch's groundbreaking oeuvre.
Programmed to Kill: The Politics of Serial Murder

Programmed to Kill: The Politics of Serial Murder

David McGowan

In Programmed to Kill, acclaimed and always controversial author David McGowan takes a fresh look at the lives of many of America's most notorious accused murderers, focusing on the largely hidden patterns that suggest that there may be ...
Spike Lee

Spike Lee

Todd McGowan

In this first single-author scholarly examination of Spike Lee's oeuvre, Todd McGowan shows how Lee's films, from She's Gotta Have It through Red Hook Summer, address crucial social issues such as racism, paranoia, and economic exploitation ...
Feminine "No!", The: Psychoanalysis and the New Canon

Feminine "No!", The: Psychoanalysis and the New Canon

Todd McGowan

Psychoanalysis and the New Canon Todd McGowan. Agency. and. the. Traumatic. Encounter. Politics. after. Poststructuralism. The trauma of “The Yellow Wall—paper,” The Awakening, The Marrow of Tradition, and Their Eyes Were Watching ...
Saving Science Class: Why We Need Hands-On Science to Engage ...

Saving Science Class: Why We Need Hands-On Science to Engage ...

Chris McGowan

He is especially critical of the widely influential "Next Generation Science Standards" (NGSS). This is based upon "A Framework for K-12 Science Education," which has been inordinately influenced by educational specialists.
Transhumanism: The History of a Dangerous Idea

Transhumanism: The History of a Dangerous Idea

David Livingstone

22 Jack Boulware, “The Rock and Roll Treehouse,” www.jackboulware.com, ( April 20, 2006). [http://www.jackboulware.com/writing/journalism/the-rock-and-roll -treehouse] 23 McGowan, “Inside The LC,” Part V. 24 McGowan, “Inside The LC,”  ...
Derailing democracy: the America the media don't want you to see

Derailing democracy: the America the media don't want you to see

David McGowan

That's how the mainstream media want you to see it. But in Derailing Democracy: The America the Media Don't Want You to See, David McGowan has compiled an index of disturbing facts that point to ominous trends.
Le son du Brésil: samba, bossa nova et musique populaire ...

Le son du Brésil: samba, bossa nova et musique populaire ...

Chris McGowan

Propose un vaste panorama de la musique populaire brésilienne, et présente son histoire, ses interprètes, ses instruments et ses styles, des rythmes turbulents de la samba, de la samba-reggae, en passant par les dernières tendances afro ...
The Practitioner's Credo: 10 Keys to a Successful ...

The Practitioner's Credo: 10 Keys to a Successful ...

John B. Mattingly

Any employee who thinks he or she has been the victim of sexual harassment should report promptly the alleged discrimination to Dr. John Mattingly, Dr. Chris Mattingly, or Dr. Chris Howell. Dr. John Mattingly, Dr. Chris Mattingly, or Dr. Chris  ...
Chris Matthews Complete Library E-book Box Set: Tip and the ...

Chris Matthews Complete Library E-book Box Set: Tip and the ...

Chris Matthews

Praise for Chris Matthews and Hardball “The best in the business!” —Thomas P. “ Tip” O'Neill, Jr. “Brilliant! God may take care of fools, drunks and the United States , but Chris Matthews has the goods on how Washington politicians take care of ...
The Body of Chris: A Memoir of Obsession, Addiction, and Madness

The Body of Chris: A Memoir of Obsession, Addiction, and Madness

Chris Cole

Body of Chris is the story of one man s struggle with mental illness and his fight against the delusion that he was the second coming of Christ."
Chris Matthews on Politics E-book Box Set: Hardball, Now, ...

Chris Matthews on Politics E-book Box Set: Hardball, Now, ...

Chris Matthews

PRAISE FOR CHRIS MATTHEWS'S PREVIOUS WORKS Hardball “Every so often a writer reads a book so incisive and so good that when he finally puts it down he says, 'Damn, I wish I had written this.' I just finished Chris Matthews's Hardball.
A Lion's Tale: Around the World in Spandex

A Lion's Tale: Around the World in Spandex

Chris Jericho

The controversial story of Chris Jericho, the former undisputed Heavyweight Champion of WWE. From the age of eight, Chris dreamed of becoming a wrestler. But it wasn't until he was 25 that he hit the big time.
Chris Carter at Large: Stories from a lifetime in motorcycle ...

Chris Carter at Large: Stories from a lifetime in motorcycle ...

Chris Carter

... up and looked over my shoulder and said “No, no Chris, a total will do. It's only a game.” As time went on I perhaps took him too much at his word. I was joined by a great lad from Shropshire called Peter Simcock who became my assistant.
A Sojourn Among the Avatars of Wisdom

A Sojourn Among the Avatars of Wisdom

Dudley Mecum

The falconer's horse guides Chris's steed in tandem along the wide field of the King's Court. Soon Chris spots the wizard alongside a stranger. When Chris approaches within earshot, the sage says, “You can dismount here. My acquaintance ...
Chris Powell's Choose More, Lose More for Life

Chris Powell's Choose More, Lose More for Life

Chris Powell

Been carb-cycling but need to shake things up? This book provides four different cycles--Easy, Classic, Turbo, and Fit--to help you find a plan that fits you. Chris also understands that weight loss plateaus when we get bored.
Chris-Craft in the 1950s

Chris-Craft in the 1950s

Jack Savage

to gain an understanding of not only what characteristics made the boats popular, but also how Chris-Craft could improve them — and build them more cost- effectively, of course. Two products helped Chris-Craft do just that. Reaching back to ...
Fire Star

Fire Star

Chris d'Lacey

Another fantastic adventure in NY TIMES bestselling author Chris d'Lacey's dragon saga! In the thrilling third book in Chris d'Lacey's popular series, David Rain is faced with a perilous task.
Before You Know Kindness

Before You Know Kindness

Chris Bohjalian

With this shattering moment of violence, Chris Bohjalian launches the best kind of literate page-turner: suspenseful, wryly funny, and humane. BONUS: This edition includes an excerpt from Chris Bohjalian's The Light in the Ruins.

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