All Reviews
Reviews are listed in reverse chronological order, with the most recent review appearing first in the list.
The Oxford Handbook of Virtue
At 881 pages, this collection of new contributions on virtue ethics is a rich and timely addition to the recent resurgence of research in this fast-growi…
The Routledge Handbook of Consciousness
Rocco Gennaro’s Routledge Handbook of Consciousness aims to “introduce the uninitiated,” be they researchers or senior tertiary studen…
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The Summer Children
This is a lightweight crime novel with a serious theme. Detective Mercedes Ramirez works for the FBI unit in Quantico Virginia that deals in crimes again…
Vegan Recipes from the Middle East
This lovely book of recipes based on Middle Eastern food is impressive. The dishes it provides are relatively simple and the preparation is easy. Even fo…
Vegetariano
Many of us are familiar with Italian restaurants in the US, and their fare, while often tasty, is frequently stodgy. Lots of pasta and dough. Lots of tom…
Why Honor Matters
Tamler Sommers is a professor at the University of Houston who has been active in the experimental philosophy movement. He is author of …
Aging Thoughtfully
This book deals with a range of topics from plastic surgery to retirement; from philanthropy to sex in the aging human; May-December romance, and many ot…
Consciousness and Fundamental Reality
The term ‘consciousness’ comes with a lot of historical baggage with varied senses and references over centuries. In the contemporary philosophy of mind…
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Get RIPPED! 1000 #3
This DVD is one of the latest offerings from Canadian fitness instructor Jari Love, who first entered the video fitness scene about twelve years ago with…
Great Hiking Trails of the World
This beautiful book features wonderful pictures taken while on some of the great hikes. It samples trips all over the world. The book is divided into six…
Lost in Dialogue
To be human means to be in dialogue with others and with oneself. Not only for ancient philosophers dialogue is a key concept and complex theme, but in t…
Meditations on Self-Discipline and Failure
William Ferraiolo’s Meditations on Self-Discipline and Failure is something like a general a self-help book for those seeking help to…
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My Book about Brains, Change and Dementia
This little illustrated book for very young children helps them understand why people with dementia appear strange or behave on odd ways. It says their b…
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Philosophy of Love, Sex, and Marriage: An Introduction
This second edition is a perfect companion when delving into the philosophy of sex, love, and marriage. In many ways, this second edition is more concise…
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Philosophy Within Its Proper Bounds
Since around the turn of the twenty-first century, philosophers have become increasingly occupied with using experimental methods to answer philosophical…
Pleasure
In Pleasure: A History, Editor Lisa Shapiro brings together a wide variety of scholars to address the questions, what is pleasure and why i…
Psyche and Ethos
How does learning about the psychological causes of our beliefs affect our self-understanding as autonomous moral beings? According to a long tradition i…
Sleepyhead
This popular science book is part memoir and part examination of narcolepsy and other sleep disorders. Nicholls himself has narcolepsy, and he examines a…
Suicidal
Psychologists write often about suicide, but seldom about why they, despite being successful, think about suicide. Recently, given the prominence o…
The Audience Effect
Today in our tech age it is possible to view movies on many different devices: from a cell phone or a tablet, or desktop computer, or (and the numbers of…
The Darkest Dark
The author is “The first Canadian to walk in space.” Some more information about him: Chris Hadfield is one of the world’s most seasoned and a…
The Emotional Foundations of Personality
In The emotional foundations of personality: A neurobiological and evolutionary approach, Ken Davis and Jaak Panksepp offer a reasoned argu…
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The Family Gene
Joselin Linder tells the story of herself and her family who have an extremely rare genetic mutation that causes medical problems that lead to death. She…
The Only Girl in the World
Maude Julien, a French therapist, tells her own story of abuse by her parents. Her father was the source of the problem, driven by bizarre political beli…
The Philosophical Imagination
In The Philosophical Imagination, Richard Moran brings together a wide variety of essays that cover art, moral psychology, and philosophy o…