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It is not unjustly held the best review on French philosophy of 19th century was given through the shrewd insight and simple language of Alexander Gunn. Modern French Philosophy is a must-hear for all students and lovers of philosophy who are interested in the development of the main currents of spiritualism and neo-critical schools as well as at the independent voices who marked the advent of a new era in European thought.

Reluctant lawyer, Jamie Quinn, has returned to her family law practice after a hiatus due to the death of her mother. It's business as usual until a bitter divorce case turns into a murder investigation, and Jamie's client becomes the prime suspect. When she can't untangle truth from lies, Jamie enlists the help of Duke Broussard, her favorite private investigator, to try to clear her client's name. And she's hoping that, in his spare time, he can help her find her long-lost father.

The Paleo Miracle is a compilation of 59 stories of real people like you who have either eliminated all symptoms of, or dramatically improved, the diseases they had. Their bodies have also transformed dramatically - from the inside out.

At 8,000 words, this collection of humorous essays explores such quirky topics as: disastrous home repairs, ("A Trip to the Hardware Store"), an unfortunate dinner party ("Dinner is Served"), the truth about lazy people ("Lazy Bones"), the weird life of a debt collector ("Your Account is Past Due") and obsessions with gadgets ("Gadget Girl"). Other essays examine how surreal the aging process is ("Where Did the Time Go?")

Beyond the Inkblots: Confusion to Harmony is a book of simple truths. It opens a path to calm anxiety and to find inner peace. It leads the way for personal growth, understanding, and fulfillment. At some point we all come face to face with life's big questions dealing with who we are and what we have become. We wonder about those dreams we had and ask where are they now.

Connie Willis, the multiple Hugo Award-winning author of Blackout, and Carrie Vaughn, the author of the Kitty Norville paranormal fantasy series, discuss speculative fiction and the art of writing.

In Ann Harleman's remarkable debut collection, men and women of extraordinary passions look for and sometimes find the hidden heart of ordinary life. Testing themselves and each other, they search for ways to connect. Harleman combines a clear eye with a generous heart, revealing her characters - misguided, selfish, loving, brave - through a compassionate, often humorous probing of their inner and outer worlds.

You are sure to laugh when a Nevada housewife, struggling through her own midlife crisis, shares her experiences while teaching in China. Through a plentitude of cultural nuances and interesting characters, Salyer details her touching and provocative journey leading to a greater appreciation for everything American. Whether you desire to teach abroad, make a life change or merely satisfy your own curiosity, this story is filled with the truths of one woman's journey and teaching experience abroad.

Does your family talk about money? Do your kids understand your money values? Do you and your mate agree on how you spend and invest your money? Carrie Schwab-Pomerantz and her father, Charles Schwab, collaborate to break through the traditional taboos surrounding money and to bring solid financial advice into the context of the family.

Die Rungholt-Saga. 21 Kapitel kurzweilige Reiseberichte, die es niemals aufs Festland hätten schaffen dürfen. Wenn es nach den Rungholtern gegangen wäre. Haben Sie sich schon einmal überlegt, ob Rungholt, dieser sagenhafte Ort im nordfriesischen Wattenmeer, vielleicht in Wirklichkeit gar nicht untergegangen ist? Nein? Der Autor schon. Sie kennen ja das hässliche Gerücht über Bielefeld, dass es die Stadt nämlich eigentlich gar nicht gibt. Ein urbaner Mythos, längst enttarnt. Und wenn nun der Untergang von Rungholt 1362 auch nur so ein Mythos ist? Sie wissen ja, wie schnell sich derlei Unfug verbreitet.

Veronica Conway has been looking forward to trying out for the all-star softball team for years. Except right before tryouts, Veronica’s mom announces that she’s entering rehab for alcoholism, and her dad tells her that they may not be able to afford the fees needed to be on the team. Veronica decides to enter the town talent show in an effort to make her own money, but along the way, discovers a new hobby. Is her mom the only one learning balance, or can Veronica find a way to discover what she really wants to do with her life?

Libraries are being ransacked. France is torn apart by war. A French librarian is determined to resist. Told through smuggled letters to an author, an ordinary librarian describes the brutal Nazi occupation of her small coastal village and the extraordinary measures she takes to fight back.

Are your teen years not what you’d hoped they would be? Do you put on a tough exterior but feel inferior inside? Do you fall short every time you compare yourself to others? If it seems like life is a constant uphill struggle and you are looking for ways to build teen confidence and improve self-esteem, then this book is for you!

Latter-day Saints are great at getting things done. But sometimes an excessive focus on "doing more" can take us to a place where we're mostly going through the motions—and missing the deep, rich spiritual power that can come from being still. Using Latter-day Saint vernacular and examples, The Power of Stillness explores ways in which mindfulness can help deepen our conversion to the gospel.

The story of the intellectual and spiritual Astrid Goldstone’s lifetime of loving, devastating loss, and abuse who, in her refuge, is offered an unsurvivable covenant for a noble cause and boldly bargains for an impossible personal demand should she survive. The cat who has become her companion is her only tenuous tether to reality. It’s only through her concern for his well-being that she finds unorthodox help for him and inadvertently for herself so that she can re-live her own harrowing life, fulfill promises and realize all who she is and her very important role in womankind.

After alienating her friends, getting benched by her coach, and nearly decapitating a teammate with a bat, college softball player Lexie Rodriguez’s life feels like it can’t get any worse. Little does she know it’s about to get a whole lot weirder. When she answers an online help-wanted ad, she never expects it to lead to the revelation that magic exists. She certainly never expects to experience it firsthand. She’s about to join the Nyte Patrol.

Carol, Sarah, Samira and Mac were best friends at university. They were the bright young things who had the world on a string and shining futures ahead. Now, as they find themselves tipping into their 30-something lives of work, relationships and responsibilities, they meet up for a big reunion night out, ready to recapture their shared past.

A reluctant psychic with a shady past. A detective with a missing sister. Together, sparks fly. Psychic Mia Reeves is still trying to let go of the past, but when a gruesome vision keep haunting her thoughts, she can't ignore the truth. But getting the sexy, smoldering detective to believe her story is going to be harder than she imagined. Detective Roman Mancini will do anything to find his younger sister. Ten years is a long time -- and he and his family want answers. When Mia arrives at the police station with his sister's bracelet, Roman's suspicions kick in.

Climate disaster–induced fugue states, mutinous polar bears, support groups for recently displaced millionaires, men who hear trees, and women who lose their wives on environmental refugee resettlement trips. In these dispatches from a weirding world, the absurd and fantastic are increasingly indistinguishable from reality. Exploring this liminal moment, Ashley Shelby's collection of climate fictions imagines a near future that is both unnervingly familiar and subversively strange.

Adam Eberhardt has always felt different, but he never would’ve guessed he was a clone of Albert Einstein. Science geeks don't usually live inside the body of a hulk. A brain that never shuts off can be a blessing or a curse, but Adam hasn’t felt many blessings during his sleepless nights, regular victims of his severe anxiety disorder. Weaving through harrowing childhood memories, science research, and self-doubt, he most enjoys spending his mind power thinking about his wunderkind fellow student, Margot. . .who remains oblivious to his interest.