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Knowledge and Reality, Transgression and TrustworthinessThis volume of essays by Naomi Scheman brings together her views on epistemic and socio-political issues, views that draw on a critical reading of Wittgenstein as well as on liberatory movements and theories, all in the service of a fundamental reorientation of epistemology. For some...

To those who know the charm of Aldo Leopold's writing in A Sand County Almanac,        this collection from his journals and essays will be a new delight. The journal        entries included here were written in camp during his many field trips--hunting,        fishing, and exploring--and they indicate the source of ideas on land ethics...

Before "e;Fred and Ginger,"e; there was "e;Fred and Adele,"e; a show-business partnership        and cultural sensation like no other. In our celebrity-saturated era, it's hard to        comprehend what a genuine phenomenon these two siblings from Omaha were. At the        height of their success in the mid-1920s, the Astaires...

A Very Short IntroductionThis Very Short Introduction takes readers from no knowledge about the science of human intelligence to a stage where they are able to make judgements for themselves about some of the key questions about human mental ability differences. Each chapter deals with a central issue that is both scientifically lively and of...