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Investigation File Consciousness

Internal Processes

by Richard Mann ...

Series Book 1 - Investigation File
What is consciousness? How are information, perception, evolution, patterns and the cosmos connected—and where does evidence end and speculation begin? This compact companion to Volume 1 takes readers behind the scenes of an unusual investigation. Across sixteen dialogue-driven protocols, philosophical and scientific perspectives associated with thinkers and researchers such as Kant, Nietzsche, ... Read more

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What is consciousness? How are information, perception, evolution, patterns and the cosmos connected—and where does evidence end and speculation begin? This compact companion to Volume 1 takes readers behind the scenes of an unusual investigation. Across sixteen dialogue-driven protocols, philosophical and scientific perspectives associated with thinkers and researchers such as Kant, Nietzsche,
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Taiwan Diary

Or When West Meets East

by Richard Mann ...

Having received his M.A. from the Free University of West-Berlin, the author won a scholarship from the Volkswagen Foundation for two intensive Chinese language courses which strengthen his already growing interest in China. Finally realizing he'd never learn Chinese in a German environment, he decided to study on Taiwan. After traveling through the Soviet Union and Japan, he arrived in Taipei, ... Read more

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Having received his M.A. from the Free University of West-Berlin, the author won a scholarship from the Volkswagen Foundation for two intensive Chinese language courses which strengthen his already growing interest in China. Finally realizing he'd never learn Chinese in a German environment, he decided to study on Taiwan. After traveling through the Soviet Union and Japan, he arrived in Taipei,
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Those Jackson County Blues

autobiographical novel

by Richard Mann ...

Upon his return to the U.S. after a seven year stint in Germany and Taiwan, a young, native Floridian, a victim of unexpected vississitudes, finds himself teaching in a prison deep in the north Florida Panhandle. The economic crisis of the mid-seventies has led to a massive increase in the number of prisoners facing incarceration. Instead of beginning work on his Ph.D, as planned, the young man is ... Read more

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Upon his return to the U.S. after a seven year stint in Germany and Taiwan, a young, native Floridian, a victim of unexpected vississitudes, finds himself teaching in a prison deep in the north Florida Panhandle. The economic crisis of the mid-seventies has led to a massive increase in the number of prisoners facing incarceration. Instead of beginning work on his Ph.D, as planned, the young man is
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The Secret to Solving Crossword Puzzles

by Richard Mann ...

(same as above, but with this from the author) So, you're "crossword curious." You've wanted to know more about crossword puzzles but were afraid to ask. Maybe you've tried one or two, then threw them across the room in disgust when you were stumped. Or maybe you've come close but never actually finished one. Well, fear no more. This little booklet is just for you. With this guide, you will learn ... Read more

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(same as above, but with this from the author) So, you're "crossword curious." You've wanted to know more about crossword puzzles but were afraid to ask. Maybe you've tried one or two, then threw them across the room in disgust when you were stumped. Or maybe you've come close but never actually finished one. Well, fear no more. This little booklet is just for you. With this guide, you will learn
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The Longest Year

1989: The Eventful End of the Cold War

by Richard Mann ...

The Academic Director of a college-semester-abroad program in West Berlin welcomed his twelve students from various US universities for the Spring semester 1989. They and the following Fall semester would participate in the East-West Relations program which included lectures at the Free University plus visits to East Germany and Poland. These all of these events gradually led the AD to the final ... Read more

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The Academic Director of a college-semester-abroad program in West Berlin welcomed his twelve students from various US universities for the Spring semester 1989. They and the following Fall semester would participate in the East-West Relations program which included lectures at the Free University plus visits to East Germany and Poland. These all of these events gradually led the AD to the final
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Material Culture and Asian Religions

Text, Image, Object

Edited by Benjamin Fleming, Richard Mann ...

Series series Routledge Research in Religion, Media and Culture
Traditionally, research on the history of Asian religions has been marked by a bias for literary evidence, privileging canonical texts penned in ‘classical’ languages. Not only has a focus on literary evidence shaped the dominant narratives about the religious histories of Asia, in both scholarship and popular culture, but it has contributed to the tendency to study different religious traditions ... Read more

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Traditionally, research on the history of Asian religions has been marked by a bias for literary evidence, privileging canonical texts penned in ‘classical’ languages. Not only has a focus on literary evidence shaped the dominant narratives about the religious histories of Asia, in both scholarship and popular culture, but it has contributed to the tendency to study different religious traditions
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Pravda Ha Ha

Truth, Lies and the End of Europe

by Rory MacLean ...

Shortlisted for the Stanford Dolman Travel Book of the Year Award'A gem of a book, informative, companionable, sometimes funny, and wholly original. MacLean must surely be the outstanding, and most indefatigable, traveller-writer of our time' John le Carr****éIn 1989 the Berlin Wall fell. In that euphoric year Rory MacLean travelled from Berlin to Moscow, exploring lands that were – for most Brits ... Read more

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Shortlisted for the Stanford Dolman Travel Book of the Year Award'A gem of a book, informative, companionable, sometimes funny, and wholly original. MacLean must surely be the outstanding, and most indefatigable, traveller-writer of our time' John le Carr****éIn 1989 the Berlin Wall fell. In that euphoric year Rory MacLean travelled from Berlin to Moscow, exploring lands that were – for most Brits
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An Illustrated Book of Bad Arguments

Learn the Lost Art of Making Sense

by Ali Almossawi ...

Series series Bad Arguments
“This short book makes you smarter than 99% of the population. . . . The concepts within it will increase your company’s ‘organizational intelligence.’. . . It’s more than just a must-read, it’s a ‘have-to-read-or-you’re-fired’ book.”—Geoffrey James, INC.comFrom the author of An Illustrated Book of Loaded Language, here’s the antidote to fuzzy thinking, with furry animals!Have you read (or ... Read more

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“This short book makes you smarter than 99% of the population. . . . The concepts within it will increase your company’s ‘organizational intelligence.’. . . It’s more than just a must-read, it’s a ‘have-to-read-or-you’re-fired’ book.”—Geoffrey James, INC.comFrom the author of An Illustrated Book of Loaded Language, here’s the antidote to fuzzy thinking, with furry animals!Have you read (or
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Nothing to Envy

Ordinary Lives in North Korea

by Barbara Demick ...

An eye-opening account of life inside North Korea—a closed world of increasing global importance—hailed as a “tour de force of meticulous reporting” (The New York Review of Books), with a new afterword that revisits these stories—and North Korea more broadly—in 2022, in the wake of the pandemicNATIONAL BOOK AWARD FINALIST • NATIONAL BOOK CRITICS CIRCLE AWARD FINALISTIn this landmark addition to ... Read more

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An eye-opening account of life inside North Korea—a closed world of increasing global importance—hailed as a “tour de force of meticulous reporting” (The New York Review of Books), with a new afterword that revisits these stories—and North Korea more broadly—in 2022, in the wake of the pandemicNATIONAL BOOK AWARD FINALIST • NATIONAL BOOK CRITICS CIRCLE AWARD FINALISTIn this landmark addition to
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The Third Bullet

A Bob Lee Swagger Novel

by Stephen Hunter ...

Series series Bob Lee Swagger
Former marine sniper Bob Lee Swagger investigates one of the most enduring controversies of our time—the JFK assassination—in this New York Times bestselling “terrific thriller” (Booklist, starred review).It’s not even a clue. It’s a whisper, a trace, a ghost echo, drifting down through the decades via chance connections so fragile that they would disintegrate in the puff of a breath. But it’s ... Read more

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Former marine sniper Bob Lee Swagger investigates one of the most enduring controversies of our time—the JFK assassination—in this New York Times bestselling “terrific thriller” (Booklist, starred review).It’s not even a clue. It’s a whisper, a trace, a ghost echo, drifting down through the decades via chance connections so fragile that they would disintegrate in the puff of a breath. But it’s
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An Introduction to General Systems Thinking

Systems Thinking, #1

by Gerald M. Weinberg ...

Series Book 1 - Systems Thinking
For more than thirty-five years, An Introduction to General Systems Thinking has been hailed as an innovative introduction to systems theory, with applications in software development and testing, medicine, engineering, social sciences, architecture, and beyond. Used in university courses and professional seminars all over the world, the text has proven its ability to open minds and sharpen ... Read more

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For more than thirty-five years, An Introduction to General Systems Thinking has been hailed as an innovative introduction to systems theory, with applications in software development and testing, medicine, engineering, social sciences, architecture, and beyond. Used in university courses and professional seminars all over the world, the text has proven its ability to open minds and sharpen
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The Aquariums of Pyongyang

Ten Years in the North Korean Gulag

by Chol-hwan Kang, Pierre Rigoulot ...

"Destined to become a classic" (Iris Chang, author of The Rape of Nanking), this harrowing memoir of life inside North Korea was the first account to emerge from the notoriously secretive country -- and it remains one of the most terrifying.Amid escalating nuclear tensions, Kim Jong-un and North Korea's other leaders have kept a tight grasp on their one-party state, quashing any nascent opposition ... Read more

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"Destined to become a classic" (Iris Chang, author of The Rape of Nanking), this harrowing memoir of life inside North Korea was the first account to emerge from the notoriously secretive country -- and it remains one of the most terrifying.Amid escalating nuclear tensions, Kim Jong-un and North Korea's other leaders have kept a tight grasp on their one-party state, quashing any nascent opposition
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