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Science and Sanity: An Introduction to Non-Aristotelian Systems and General Semantics (International ...
Alfred Korzybski
Institute of General Semantics, 1995
Unrecognized Genius
+ The map is not the territory
+ One of the best books ever
+ Science and Sanity
+ Semantics from the world of 1933
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Sinister Forces-The Nine: A Grimoire of American Political Witchcraft (Sinister Forces)
Peter Levenda
Trine Day, 2005
The Esoteric History of America.
+ Sinister Forces
+ Excellent Series
+ Well Done; and Important
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Synesthesia: A Union of the Senses - Second Edition
Richard E. Cytowic
The MIT Press, 2002
A fascinating overview
+ Professional Quality
+ Plenty of Depth
+ Absolutely Phenominal!!
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Pirateology: The Pirate Hunter's Companion (Ologies)
William Captain Lubber
Candlewick, 2006
Pirateology, Arrrrggh...
+ A kids book that doubles as a treasure chest
+ My 6-year old godson loves it
+ Pirateology
+ Fantastic book for young readers!
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Life Is Worth Losing
George Carlin
Atlantic / Wea, 2006
The Owners Of This Country Don't Want You To Buy This!!
+ Another great album from George Carlin
+ A place for more great stuff
+ Dark but truthful comedy
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Failed States: The Abuse of Power and the Assault on Democracy
Noam Chomsky
Metropolitan Books, 2006
The virus of popular democracy was once again destroyed.
+ Who tells the truth?
+ American foreign policy is the pits
Noam Chomsky writes about the first 9/11 which took place on Tuesday September 11th 1973 in Chile when the democratically elected government of Salvador Allende was overthrown by the military forces of Augusto Pinochet. The coup had full backing of he US government and an estimated 3200 people ...
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The Evolutionary Mind: Conversations on Science, Imagination and Spirit
Rupert Sheldrake, Terence McKenna, ...
Monkfish Book Publishing, 2005
if you liked 'what the bleep' you'll love this book
+ Evolutionary Mind - Profound! - Thank You
+ Not To Worry...
What a great read! like a rollorcoaster through a cosmos of meanting, these three great minds explore the dimensions of trancendental attractors, end-time apocalyptic visions, the psychic powers of animals, the nature of time, God and a letter from the Christian mystic Father Bede Griffiths who ...
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You Are Being Lied To: The Disinformation Guide to Media Distortion, Historical Whitewashes and Cultural Myths
The Disinformation Company, 2001
An excellent collection and start
This collection is not only a great book to help open your eyes, it is also a great introduction to some of the best writers of our time.
Your political party affiliation does not matter. The simple fact is, we are being lied to and manipulated in many, many ways today. There was a time when ...
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The Reluctant Mr. Darwin: An Intimate Portrait of Charles Darwin and the Making of His Theory of Evolution ...
David Quammen
W. W. Norton, 2006
On the Evolution of Darwin
+ Exactly how popular science ought to be written
+ The Procrastinating Charles Darwin
+ Short, Fast, and Informative
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The World's Religions: Our Great Wisdom Traditions
Huston Smith
HarperOne, 1991
Good quality.
+ pretty good
+ Had to get it for class, but...
+ A great book
+ A nice overview of the major religions
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The Nag Hammadi Library
James M. Robinson
HarperOne, 1990
Nag Hammadi
+ A Definitive New Translation? The Three Sins of James M.Robinson
+ I like a newer volume of these texts.
+ Good, but not "definitive"
+ Necessary
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Integral Spirituality: A Startling New Role for Religion in the Modern and Postmodern World
Ken Wilber
Shambhala, 2006
An overview of some upgrades Wilber makes in this book
+ The book to begin with for Integral Theory
Ken Wilber's book, Integral Spirituality, has some new insights to offer, including an upgrade of his four-quadrant model. Taking into account that a holon in any of the four quadrants can be seen from the outside, or experienced as--or as if--from within, this gives a total of eight perspectives ...
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Whose Freedom?: The Battle Over America's Most Important Idea
George Lakoff
Farrar, Straus and Giroux, 2006
Déjà vu all over again
+ Impassioned, partisan essay about freedom
George Lakoff is a brilliant cognitive linguist whose theories of how the mind uses language are truly revolutionary. He also has an interest in politics, and has developed a theory of political orientation -- why some Americans are "conservative" while others are "progressive" -- based on his ...
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Strange Angel: The Otherworldly Life of Rocket Scientist John Whiteside Parsons
George Pendle
Harvest Books, 2006
Modern Alchemy, Lost Soul and Troubled Genius
+ Rocketry and Black Magic, What a Pair!
+ the man on the moon
+ Outstanding!
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Quantum Reality: Beyond the New Physics
Nick Herbert
Anchor, 1987
Excellent!
+ Wonderful, simple introduction to the Quantum world
+ Reality is not what it used to be
+ Really Real
+ Explore the possible underlying realities
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