Product Description: To think about genocide and terrorism is to accept an invitation from hell. In fact, hell may be too benign a term since it makes a kind of sense out of genocide and terrorism and ultimately begs the question: What is genocide? What sense does it make to kill or disable all members of an other group just because they are that other group: men, women, children? What sense can we make of genocide? The very meaning of "sense" threatens to disintegrate...read more

Product Description: Thoreau wrote that we have professors of philosophy but no philosophers. Can't we have both? Why doesn't philosophy hold a more central place in our lives? Why should it? Eloquently opposing the analytic thrust of philosophy in academia, noted pluralist philosopher Bruce Wilshire answers these questions and more in an effort to make philosophy more meaningful to our everyday lives...read more (view table of contents, read Amazon.com's description)

Organized by neighborhood, the ever-popular ACCESS guides offer convenient, detailed coverage of places to see and things to do in locales around the globe. Along with color-coded maps, each guide includes price and quality ratings, notes on local history and architecture, and a "Bests" section featuring personal recommendations by well-known residents of the area. (view table of contents)