Machine of Death: A Collection of Stories About People Who Know How They Will Die
MACHINE OF DEATH tells thirty-four different stories about people who know how they will die. Prepare to have your tears jerked, your spine tingled, your funny bone tickled, your mind blown, your pulse quickened, or your heart warmed. Or better yet, simply prepare to be surprised. Because even when people do have perfect knowledge of the future, there's no telling exactly how things will turn out.
A history of pirates traces piracy from the Elizabethan era to the nineteenth century and examines the harsh realities of everyday life, the truth about famous real-life pirates, walking the plank, and buried treasure.
Seasons of the Heart: Men and Women Talk About Love, Sex, and Romance After 60
Journalist Zenith Gross encourages readers to discover their own ways to express love, sensuality, and sexuality during the 20 to 40 years of life after they turn 60. Through her interviews with more than 300 men and women, she uncovers the elements of and barriers to happiness that cross ethnic, economic, religious, and cultural boundaries. This book helps dispel the myths of aging and illuminates how good romance - and sex - can be in later life.
The College Blue Book, 37th Edition (2010), Volume 2: Tabular DataThe College Blue Book has been a standard, professional reference on higher education in the USA and Canada since it was first published in 1923. New features have been added during the intervening years to keep pace with the changing needs for information about our educational facilities.
Volume 2: Tabular Data Colleges are listed alphabetically by state or province. Information about costs, accreditation, enrollment figures, faculty, and names of the chief administrative officers are given for each school.
Self Comes to Mind: Constructing the Conscious Brain
From one of the most significant neuroscientists at work today, a pathbreaking investigation of a question that has confounded philosophers, psychologists, and neuroscientists for centuries: how is consciousness created? Antonio Damasio has spent the past thirty years studying and writing about how the brain operates, and his work has garnered acclaim for its singular melding of the scientific and the humanistic.
