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A New Look at the Scientific EvidenceWhat are we to make of the conflicting portrayals of a drug with historical        origins dating back to 8,000 B.C.? Understanding Marijuana examines the biological,        psychological, and societal impact of this controversial substance. Mitch Earleywine        separates science from opinion to show how...

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When Force is Justified and WhyThis provocative book offers a groundbreaking theory on the legality of war,        providing clear guidelines for evaluating these interventions. The authors suggest        going back to the domestic criminal law concepts upon which the U.N. Charter was        originally based--in particular, the concept of...

Shakespeare, Fletcher, Cervantes, and the Lost PlayThis book is about the search for a lost play. Bringing together leading scholars, critics, and theatre practitioners, it is the first collection of essays devoted to The History of Cardenio, a play based on Don Quixote and said to have been written by Shakespeare and the young man who was taking...

Questions of Possibility examines the particular forms that contemporary American poets favor and those they neglect. The poets' choices reveal both their ambitions and their limitations, the new possibilities they discover and the traditions they find unimaginable. The poetic forms discussed include the sestina, ghazal, love sonnet, ballad, and...