The Origin of Consciousness in the Breakdown of the Bicameral Mind
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The Origin of Consciousness in the Breakdown of the Bicameral Mind
In this determined attempt to accurately define human consciousness, a Professor of Psychology introduces his revolutionary theory that argues that consciousness is a learned process, rather than something that began back in animal evolution. As he contemplates the complexities of defining consciousness, he remarks: Even if we had a complete writing diagram of the nervous system, we would not be able to answer our basic question.
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The Bourne Supremacy
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The Bourne Supremacy
This sequel to the fan-favorite spy thriller THE BOURNE IDENTITY inspired a 2004 film starring Matt Damon in the title role. Jason Bourne does not exist. He is merely a cover identity for CIA assassin David Webb, now in retirement. Nevertheless, someone has taken the Bourne identity--and used it to kill the Chinese Vice-Premier. Disturbed by this event, the CIA kidnaps Webb/Bourne's wife in order to force him to go after both the impostor and his master, a Chinese minister with a devastating secret agenda.
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The Belgariad
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The Belgariad
Millions of readers have discovered the magic of David Eddings’NewYork Times bestselling seriesThe Belgariad. Now the first three books in this monumental epic appear in a single volume. Here, long-time fans can rediscover the wonder—and the uninitiated can embark upon a thrilling new journey of fantasy and adventure.It all begins with the theft of the Orb that for so long protected the West from an evil god. As long as the Orb was at Riva, the prophecy went, its people would be safe from this corrupting power. Garion, a simple farm boy, is familiar with the legend of the Orb, but skeptical in matters of magic. Until, through a twist of fate, he learns not only that the story of the Orb is true, but that he must set out on a quest of unparalleled magic and danger to help recover it. For Garion is a child of destiny, and fate itself is leading him far from his home, sweeping him irrevocably toward a distant tower—and a cataclysmic confrontation with a master of the darkest magic.
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Pride and Prejudice
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Pride and Prejudice
It's hard to believe that Jane Austen wrote the sophisticated and acerbic PRIDE AND PREJUDICE when she was only 21 years old, in 1797. Originally entitled FIRST IMPRESSIONS, the novel was rejected, revised, retitled, and finally published--anonymously--in 1813, only four years before Austen's untimely death. In PRIDE AND PREJUDICE, Austen calls on her sharp observations of vanity, venality, pomposity, and downright nuttiness in a story about a respectable but far from wealthy family full of daughters--girls who desperately need to find husbands if they are to have any kind of economic security. The eldest of the Bennett family, Elizabeth, is a bright, opinionated, and complacent young woman whose reaction to an offer of marriage from her wealthy but impossibly arrogant suitor, Fitzwilliam Darcy, is revulsion. But in the course of the story both Elizabeth and Darcy learn important lessons about their own folly and blindness, and about the dangers of superficial judgements. As the two perform their elaborate courtship dance, Austen surrounds them with some of her most uproariously clueless characters--from the wacky Mrs. Bennett to the wonderfully unctuous Mr. Collins, another of Elizabeth's admirers. PRIDE AND PREJUDICE is, of course, a highly satisfying and offbeat love story, but it is also an unparalleled examination of human nature at both its best and its hilarious worst.
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The Enchanted April
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The Enchanted April
Four English women find their lives changed when they rent San Salvatore, a medieval castle on the Italian Riviera
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Narcissus and Goldmund
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Narcissus and Goldmund
A story of a spiritual quest is set in the Middle Ages. Brother Narcissus, a monk at Mariabronn Abbey, serves as an adviser to Goldmund, a student at the Abbey School. Goldmund is attracted to the monastic life, but Narcissus suggests that he is unsuited for it and urges him to pursue a life in the world. Goldmund leaves the Abbey and becomes a woodcarver. Many years after he has achieved fame as an artist, he returns to the Abbey to die. The duality of body and mind, and the inevitable conflict between them, is at the center of the novel.
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Beauty's Punishment
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Beauty's Punishment
...[T]hey're of high quality...and I'm very proud that I wrote them.
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Talk Before Sleep
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Talk Before Sleep
Ann and Ruth have always talked as only great friends can--honestly, and about everything: husbands, sex lives, children, their work, hopes, disappointments, and dreams. Ann's closeness to the outspoken and eccentric Ruth provides her with a sense of discovery and liberation, and the freedom to be herself. When Ruth is diagnosed with breast cancer, everything changes, and the women begin to share something more profound than either of them might have predicted.
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Three Complete Novels
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Three Complete Novels
A New York Times bestselling author appears for the first time ever in an omnibus edition! Old fans and new friends will welcome this collection of Sue Grafton's first three alphabet crime novels:
A Is for Alibi, B Is for Burglar, and C Is for Corpse. The award-winning mysteries all feature former cop turned detective, Kinsey Milhone, one of the most loved heroines of modern mystery fiction.
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Stone Heart
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Stone Heart
Diane Glancy tells the story of Sacajawea, the Shoshoni woman who led Lewis and Clark on their epic two-year overland trek to the Pacific--an expedition that included freezing temperatures, illness, and the infant son she carried all the way on her back.
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