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In the Fall of 1991 students enrolled in Introduction to Philosophy classes at Mount San Antonio College conducted interviews with some of the most prominent philosophers in California. Ten questions were asked of each philosopher, including queries about the existence of God, life after death, and the interface between human and artificial intelligence. The interviews ranged from personal one on one conversations, to telephone interviews, to mailed written responses.

Arianne Casterton is devastated when her father and his new wife are killed in a train accident. Despite her faith in God, Arianne's grief soon turns to despair when she discovers one-third of everything her father owned has been transferred automatically to his wife's son and heir, Jonas Prestwich - someone Arianne never knew existed. Jonas's mother married a backwoods papermaker much too soon after becoming a widow, embarrassing Jonas who lives among Philadelphia's elite.

Playboy Playmate, actress, author, and Emmy-winning producer Devin Devasquez shares an intimate look at her life's journey from her poor disadvantaged childhood to her Hollywood romances, including her time with rock icon Prince.

I'm sure you have heard the phrase, "Men are like dogs." On the flip side, men often referred to women as bitches and can actually mean it affectionately. This book is a humorous look at relationships between men and women and how we relate to each other.

Bisnu finds how dangerous and lonely life can be for a boy who has to leave his home to earn money for his family. As he sets to work on the limestone quarries with the choking dust enveloping the beautiful mountain air, he longs for home more than ever.

Brooklyn is fresh out of high school and looking to get away from her past. What better way to do that than going to college out of state? The only things she planned on taking with her to the dirty south were her New York state of mind and her best friend, Anika. While in North Carolina, Anika’s neck of the woods, life changes for both Brooklyn and Anika.

Time and luck seem to be running out for The Purple Heart Detective Agency. Violence has a toll. Running afoul of the law has its limits. But for Clayton Grace, there is a woman involved—the one who got away. His first love, Linda, the woman who chose another man over him. And now that man is missing. One week into retirement, Grace takes Linda's case against Roddy O'Malley's objections. The path is never easy when the heart is leading the way.

The bulk of the world’s growth in population and economic activity in the foreseeable future will be generated in the developing world. This is precisely where enterprising families dominate, operating very differently than their peers in more stable and affluent nations. These businesses not only survive but actually thrive in turbulent times, enduring wars, lawlessness, market failures, environmental disasters, and more. The world’s most advanced economies will increasingly experience these types of structural shocks and chronic uncertainties in the years ahead.

When a pile of sh!t from space lands near a renowned filmmaker’s set, inspiration strikes. Take a journey up a cosmic mountain of excrement with the director and his film crew as they ascend into madness led only by their own vanity and obsession. This is a nightmare about creation. This is a dream about poop. This is a call to arms against vowels.

The New Jersey beach community of Wildwood, NJ is the place where you can be anything you want to be, or just blend in amongst the crowd. Lori chose Wildwood for just that reason. Escaping her controlling father in the summer of 1979, she runs away to the excitement of the popular tourist town, where she meets Tommy Knight.

From a young age, Soran was taught that dragons were the bane of the world, needing to be destroyed. After taking upon himself one of the dragon's sacred stones, a magical conduit for their raw power, he has to reflect on his previous conceits, and is forced to confront harsh truths about the war he has been fighting his entire life.

The Big Jangle is a new collection of case files from our two favorite vets turned detectives, who risk life and limb for Los Angeles’ quirkiest clients. It is 2019. Things are looking up for Roddy O’Malley, one-half of the defunct Purple Heart Detective Agency. His family is happy and healthy, and life as a security consultant is easy. However, Roddy misses the action with his partner. Clayton Grace, though, is still on the run—trying to find the men who want him dead.

In a world much like our own, Tom lives a mundane, directionless life, with the only respite being his weekends. A serendipitous encounter with a charismatic stranger named Lila leads to a reckless decision at a tattoo parlor, where Tom unknowingly chooses a tattoo with mystical powers. What follows is an enthralling journey of self-discovery and transformation.

One in three teenagers suffers from social anxiety. This book was designed to help you move beyond social anxiety and into your personal comfort zone. Drawing on theory and research from various subfields within behavioral science, No More Social Anxiety for Teenagers offers the tools for understanding and discussing social anxiety in a causal and practical way.

Nine rockets are bringing a second wave, almost four hundred fighters promised huge bonuses for killing any survivors and taking control of the ship for their bloc. Even if the mutineers weather this storm, Earth's corporate blocs will send an unending stream of rockets and Troopers to stamp out the rebellion before it can spread. As if that isn't bad enough, the spaceship AI informs the Basteds and Putes they are the last chance of survival for the human race.

India is witnessing a major change in the way we look at money. Having reached the middle income status as a country, a vast section of the youth is now aspiring for higher financial goals. This large population is breaking away from its parents in almost every way, including financially. But the new generation of Indians entering the workforce demand more knowledge on their investments. This book tries to help these young investors by offering them a framework they can use to create wealth in the long run.

Balancing Code and Crayons is not just an audiobook, but a companion for your journey of personal development. It's about finding balance and happiness amidst the lines of code and the crayons strewn across the living room floor. It's about understanding that personal growth is not a luxury, but a necessity—even when you're coding software and raising kids at the same time.

A story from a third-generation soldier of the 1st Battalion, the 5th Gorkha Rifles (FF) who was killed in combat. A ghost story narrated to the author by an officer of the Garhwal Rifles while on a visit to Lansdowne. A gripping account of the air raid on Pakistan's airfield at Sargodha in 1965 led by Wing Commander O.P. Taneja, VrC. These are some of the stories featured in Major General Ian Cardozo's book Beyond Fear, stories that inform the listener that fear is not exceptional. It is common to all human beings.