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Without Conscience: The Disturbing World of the Psychopaths Among Us
Robert D. Hare
The Guilford Press, 1999
Highly readable intro to psychopaths by world's leading expert
It is not often that top level scientists can write a popular introduction to the field and successfully combine insights drawn from decades of clinical experience blended with anecdotal mini-histories that make the concepts come alive. The renowned researcher Dr. ...
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The Conscience of a Liberal
Paul Krugman
W. W. Norton, 2007
Finally some good news!
I pretty much read only non-fiction, which is usually very informative but highly depressing. Krugman somehow manages to cover the modern American political state of affairs without depressing me. In fact this book is very hopeful in specific ways and overall quite ...
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Conservatives Without Conscience
John W. Dean
Viking Adult, 2006
No Kid Glove Treatment for Authoritarian Conservatives
Former Watergate figure John Dean wrote a compelling critique of the conservative movement in the United States in his book "Conservatives Without Conscience". The author starts out explaining why the book was necessary and how it had been his hope to refrain from ...
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Black Edelweiss: A Memoir of Combat and Conscience by a Soldier of the Waffen-SS
Johann Voss
The Aberjona Press, 2002
Better Than The Forgotten Soldier
This book is excellent and far better than The Forgotten Soldier. The account is believable and in great detail, written sooner by the author than most memoirs are.
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The Sociopath Next Door
Martha Stout
Broadway, 2006
Brilliant
This book was fantastic! After being the victim of a sociopath this book gave me great insight into how these type of people operate and why they do the things they do. This is a must read for anyone caught in the mental grip of a sociopath. It will not only show you ...
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Conscience of a Conservative
Barry Goldwater
Bnpublishing.com, 2007
Clear and to the point
This book is clear and to the point. Mr. Goldwater doesn't waste any time laying it all out on the line about what true conservatism is. My wife and I are adding it to our home school library of required additional reading.
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Amazing Grace: Lives of Children and the Conscience of a Nation, The
Jonathan Kozol
Harper Perennial, 1996
Out of Sight, Out of Mind
Jonathan Kozol has dedicated his work on bringing light to the inequalities that exist within our nation. These inequalities are best seen, unfortunately but not unexpectedly, along racial lines. "Amazing Grace: The Lives of Children and the Conscience of a Nation" ...
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High Risk: Children Without A Conscience
Ken Magid
Bantam, 1989
It was as if a weight was lifted off us!
Thank you so much for putting into easy to understand words so that regular people will know what 'unattached' and 'unbonded' mean. We were dealing with many of those issues with a child we became guardians of. We knew something wasn't right but did not know what. We ...
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Building Your Own Conscience (Batteries Not Included)
William J. Omalley
Thomas More Publishing, 1992
fantastic introduction to Catholic ethics for high school students
Judge this book for what it is - a high school textbook. Take it from someone who has taught this book for over ten years - this is a fantastic introduction to Catholic ethics for high schoolers. O'Malley has taken fairly complex subjects, i.e. natural law ethics and ...
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The Trouble with Islam Today: A Muslim's Call for Reform in Her Faith
Irshad Manji
St. Martin's Griffin, 2005
Truth Should Always Be Questioned
As I wrote in my novel, Standup Comedian: The Secret and Beyond, "A closed society is to ideas as incest is to a family; it produces idiots." The same can be said of one political system and of one religion. When Catholicism had Christianity locked up it spawned the ...
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How Could You Do That?!: The Abdication of Character, Courage, and Conscience
Laura C. Schlessinger
Harper Paperbacks, 1997
You are what you do-first do good then feel good
There is really no such thing as unconditional self-acceptance. Those who say so are promulgating a pernicious falsehood. One must first live a decent, honorable and productive life. Only then do you get to feel good about yourself. Seeking to heedlessly gratify ...
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My Traitor's Heart: A South African Exile Returns to Face His Country, His Tribe, and His Conscience
Rian Malan
Grove Press, 2000
An incredibly rich and horrifying mosaic
How does one explain the intricacies of Apartheid-era South Africa, from the political turmoil to the constant tribal warring? Primitive thought? Anger spurred by poverty and hunger? Ancient beliefs conflicting with modernity? Racism? There is no one simple answer, and ...
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The Borzoi College Reader
Charles Muscatine, Marlene Griffith
McGraw-Hill Humanities/Social Sciences/Languages, 1991
Bozoi Reader
Very nice anthology. Lots wonderful essays, and some are directly responding to each other. It's for my English class, pretty interesting to read from.
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JLA: Crisis of Conscience (Identity Crisis) (Countdown to Infinite Crisis)
Geoff Johns, Allan Heinberg
DC Comics, 2006
the end of the league
This story immediately Identity Crisis (a great story and you have to read before this volume) and is part of the preparation for INfinite Crisis. Basically, the League crossed the line, messing with the minds of villians. This is the after math of Ident Crisis and is ...
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Crisis of Conscience
Raymond Franz
Commentary Press, 2002
To read or not to read that is the question
As a Christian and baptised JW I can say that this revelation by Brother Franz has brought me much relief and understanding. Having spent 12 years actively serving in my congregation and on the verge of becoming an elder I began to re-evaluate my faith in light of ...
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