All Reviews
Reviews are listed in reverse chronological order, with the most recent review appearing first in the list.
Ethical Life
Often moral philosophy classes begin with an attempt to say precisely just what the subject matter of the course will be. Definitions, like this, “Morali…
Everyday Yoga for Stress Release
This DVD, created by United Kingdom-based instructor Nadia Narain, offers yoga practices to restore a sense of harmony and balance. It inclues thre…
Experimental Philosophy, Rationalism, and Naturalism
Experimental philosophy is a movement within the analytic tradition that calls into question traditional methodology and offers new methods in its place.…
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Furiously Happy
Jenny Lawson writes a popular blog, The Bloggess, and she published a memoir of her crazy life,…
Girls & Sex
Peggy Orenstein’s new book is a level headed look at the sociology and culture of sex and dating experienced by young women in modern America. It is jour…
Hotels of North America
Rick Moody’s novels and autobiographical writing had become difficult, aimed at a readership who have a great deal of persistence. Maybe there was some p…
Moral Failure
Prominent feminist moral philosopher Lisa Tessman’s most recent work is boldly aimed at exposing and acknowledging some of the more difficult and troubli…
Psychiatry Under the Influence
This is a thoughtful, well-documented, critique of American psychiatry by journalist Whitaker (Mad in America and Anatomy of an Epidem…
Sex Addiction: The Partner’s Perspective
Sex Addiction: The Partner’s Perspective – A Comprehensive Guide to Understanding and Surviving Sex Addiction for Partners and Those Who Want to Help…
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Sexual Predators
I chose to read and review this book because my state, Minnesota, has been ordered by federal court to amend its treatment of sexual offenders. I v…
The Aims of Higher Education
It is telling that in the current partisan political climate in the United States, there is at least one issue that seems to have garnered bipartisan sup…
The Moral Arc
“The arc of the moral universe is long, but it bends towards justice” said Martin Luther King Jr. in 1965. This quote is the inspiration behind the title…
The Most Good You Can Do
Peter Singer is one of those philosophers who takes on topics of more than just academic interest and whose work has a real impact on what his readers do…
The Sober Truth
In The Sober Truth, acclaimed addiction expert, Lance Dodes, takes on a myth that is as gargantuan as the industry it has spawned, the reha…
The Therapeutic “Aha!”
As a clinical psychologist who has worked in a college counseling center for over twenty years, I’ve definitely seen my share of “stuck” clients. A…
The Ultimate BALLET YOGA
British native Nicky McGinty had a background as a dancer and choreographer before she trained in India to become a certified yoga instructor. She…
Afterwar
Afterwar: Healing the Moral Wounds of Our Soldiers by philosopher Nancy Sherman focuses on the psychological injuries of soldiers who serv…
Anatomy of Love
It has long been a goal of many religions and philosophical approaches for humans to rise above our animal nature. We have obviously gone a long way sinc…
Blackout
An alcohol-related blackout occurs when a person has drunk so much that their brain loses to ability to record what the person is experiencing. They are…
City of the Lost
PREPARE 1. Take a look at a map of Canada. Look at the huge province of Ontario bordering Hudson Bay to the north an…
Hunger Makes Me a Modern Girl
Carrie Brownstein performs the audiobook version of her memoir Hunger Makes Me a Modern Girl, and even performs a short part of one of the first…
KUNDALINI YOGA for Your Week – MONDAY
This DVD is the first in what will eventually be a five-set series by Kundalini yoga instructor Natalie Wells. Kundalini is different than the more…
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KUNDALINI YOGA for Your Week – TUESDAY – Core
This DVD is the second in what will eventually be a five-set series by Kundalini yoga instructor Natalie Wells. Kundalini is different than the mor…
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One Child
Sarah Conly argues that people have a right to have only one biological child. It is morally wrong, she claims, to have more than one child; and there ar…
Some Assembly Required
Some Assembly Required is the memoir of Arin Andrews’ life so far and chronicles his transition from female to male. Arin began battling so…