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Winnie the Witch does things differently! In 'Winnie's Wet Weekend' Winnie and Wilbur escape to the seaside where Winnie discovers the perils of living in a sandcastle; in 'Jurassic Winnie' a quest for a cereal packet collector's card sends Winnie and Wilbur back to the time of the dinosaurs; in 'A Wedding for...

The gripping story of the 1950s polio scare and of the intense--and intensely bitter--competition to find the first vaccine....

Towards an Analytic PragmatismBetween Saying and Doing aims to reconcile pragmatism with analytic philosophy.          Robert Brandom investigates the relations between the meaning of linguistic        expressions (logical, indexical, modal, normative, and intentional, among others)        and their use. He offers new ways of thinking about...

Manners and Character 1650-1850Between 1650 and 1850 perceptions of the English were transformed, as a nation of supposed barbarians, fanatics, and king-killers evolved into a world power of political maturity, imperial grandeur, and industrial might. Englishness Identified traces the evolution of the so-called English national character through...

In our multicultural society, faiths formerly seen as exotic have become attractive alternatives for many people seeking more satisfying spiritual lives. This is especially true of Buddhism, which is the focus of constant media attention--thanks at least in part to celebrity converts, major motion pictures, and the popularity of the Dalai Lama....

Henry Kissinger dominated American foreign relations like no other figure in        recent history. He negotiated an end to American involvement in the Vietnam War,        opened relations with Communist China, and orchestrated detente with the Soviet        Union. Yet he is also the man behind the secret bombing of Cambodia and...