All Reviews
Reviews are listed in reverse chronological order, with the most recent review appearing first in the list.
Just Babies
The scientific study of moral thought and action is flourishing, even if still in its infancy. In his recent book, Just Babies, Paul Bloom…
Macrocognition
We frequently talk and write about organizations and corporations believing, planning, and wanting things. Could they literally be in such mental states?…
Maidentrip
When Laura Dekker was 13, she decided that she wanted to sail around the world alone. Her parents were ready to let her do it. Government age…
Out of the Blue
Out of the Blue is a book about six, non-medication ways to relieve depression. The author, Bill O’Hanlon, is a psychotherapist; O’Ha…
Philosophy’s Role in Counseling and Psychotherapy
Since Lou Marinoff wrote his celebrated book Pla…
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Pro-Life, Pro-Choice
Bertha Manninen defends a woman’s right to have an abortion, but she argues that those on the pro-choice side share values with those who are against a w…
Super Seniors: Box, Balance, & Lift
This DVD is actually a re-release of a program from several years ago; it appears that the new version is packaged with the weights which are used in the…
Tease
This romance novel is the second in a series of The Ivy Chronicles by Sophie Jordan, the first being called …
The Geography of You and Me
This young adult novel is a romance between an uptown girl, Lucy, and a country boy, Owen. They are both high school seniors. They meet in her home…
The Last Time I Died
This is a work of fiction which uses the main character’s approach to dealing with trauma and loss as a dark, but entertaining, tale of self-discovery. T…
The Science of Intimate Relationships
Investigating love from a scientific approach has slowly gained prominence today. Most of the work is done through rigorous academic journals, or t…
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The Story of Intellectual Disability
There is any number of ways that one can reflect on the plight of those with intellectual disabilities. After all, the term ‘disability’ is a negat…
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Those Who Wish Me Dead
This overwrought thriller is full of dramatic plot twists, ruthless killing and noble self-sacrifice. Jace Wilson is a 14-year-old boy who has seen a mur…
When Boys Become Boys
When Boys Become Boys: Development, Relationships, and Masculinity by Judy Y. Chen is based on a two-year study in which Chen not only obse…
You Look Different in Real Life
Jennifer Castle’s second young adult novel is clever even if it is rather contrived. It takes the idea of Michael Apted’s 7 Up series…
A Life Worth Living
The French writer, Albert Camus was ‘a moralist who insisted that while the world is absurd and allows for no hope, we are not condemned to despair.’…
Beyond Magenta
This is a collection of personal stories and pictures of teens from the New York area who have been involved in the Ca…
Brain and the Gaze
Visual perception, our prime source of empirical knowledge about the world, has puzzled scientists and philosophers since ancient times. Interestingly, p…
Celibacies
In Celibacies: American Modernism & Sexual Life, Benjamin Kahan develops the idea that modern celibacy is a distinct form of sexuality,…
Death and Consciousness
Death and Consciousness is a book about death and consciousness. The author, David H. Lund, is a Professor Emeritus of philosophy, at…
Essentials of Psychiatric Diagnosis
Essentials of Psychiatric Diagnosis is a brief and readable guide to the DSM-5 that combines a summary of diagnostic criteria, clinical advice,…
Ethics, Sexual Orientation, and Choices about Children
Ethics, Sexual Orientation, and Choices about Children by Timothy F. Murphy discusses the hypothetical issue of: if homosexuality had a genetic…
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Finding Meaning, Facing Fears
In Finding meaning, facing fears in the autumn of your years author Jerrod Lee Shapiro, Ph. D. addresses the 45-65 years of life, wher…
Gone Girl
This review will contain spoilers, so don’t read it if you intend to read the book. Gone Girl has won high praise and has been…
Hard Luck
Hard Luck is a challenging, provocative, and engaging book that wrestles with a number of key issues in metaphysics, epistemology, and mora…