Garrett: 866 books

Wars have played a momentous role in shaping the course of human history. The ever-present specter of conflict has made it an enduring topic of interest in popular culture, and many movies, from Hollywood blockbusters to independent films, have sought to show the complexities and horrors of war on-screen. In...

With selections of philosophers from Plotinus to Bruno, this new anthology provides significant learning support and historical context for the readings along with a wide variety of pedagogical assists. Featuring biographical headnotes, reading introductions, study questions, as well as special...

What soldiers do on the battlefield or boxers do in the ring would be treated as criminal acts if carried out in an everyday setting. Perpetrators of violence in the classical world knew this and chose their venues and targets with care: killing Julius Caesar at a meeting of the Senate was deliberate....

Why do we exist? Where did the earth, sun, galaxy, and the entire universe come from? What is time, and does it even exist? Why does religion cause so much war? And in the end, whats the point of it all? While scientists, religious leaders, and historians have all provided insight into the origins...

Human experience with nuclear, biological, and chemical (NBC) warfare has been limited, especially in comparison to conventional forms of warfare. Our experience with nuclear warfare is confined to a period of less than one week during the end of World War II, when the United States successfully used...

Comprehensive, Rigorous Prep for MCAT Physics.   The MCAT Physics Book offers the most comprehensive and rigorous analysis of MCAT physics available. Including,   * 49 MCAT-style passages   * 500 MCAT-style practice problems! and detailed...

Despite hundreds of millions of visitors each year, zoos have remained outside of the realm of philosophical analysis. This lack of theoretical examination is interesting considering the paradoxical position within which a zoo is situated, being a space of animal confinement as well as a site that...

Provide a key resource for your students with this revised edition for the updated 2016 syllabus (0460). This book has been carefully prepared to cover the full curriculum for the latest Cambridge International Examinations IGCSE Geography syllabus. - Covers the three geographical themes: population...

There is a national crisis in education, and it’s not the highly-debated philosophical discussions or heated political arguments we are used to hearing. Survey data establishes the fact that classrooms throughout the nation suffer from the presence of a small percentage of misbehaving students....

“Straightforward explanations and illustrations of the oftenintimidating mathematical formulas found in transactional and securities related documents.... A very worthwhile guide.” – Legal Information Alert Written for lawyers at all levels of mathematical skill, this book covers the use of...

Yielding to repeated solicitations from various sources, I have addressed myself to the task of compiling, for publication, a true history of the life, adventures, and tragic death of William H. Bonney, better known as "Billy the Kid," whose daring deeds and bloody crimes have excited, for...

This book covers two distinct yet related topics: the primary care setting and the counselling carried out within it, and it can be dipped into or read straight through. Part One, using psychodynamic and systems theory, explores the holding environment of primary care, the interpersonal relationships...

Autobiography of one of the world's leading mediums of her day who worked as a medium, researcher, intellectual and counselor to scores of people both famous and unknown. As author, publisher, entrepreneur she founded the Parapsychology Foundation in l951 which continues to stand as a worldwide forum supporting scientific exploration of psychic phenomena.

In the future, we may discover new planets; our ships may rocket to new worlds; robots may be smarter than people. But we'll still have slick characters willing and able to turn a fast buck—even though they have to be smarter than Einstein to do it.