Archive for August, 2007

Six Arguments for a Greener Diet
by Michael F. Jacobson

The Diana Chronicles
by Tina Brown

Promises to Keep: On Life and Politics
by Joseph Biden

Persuasive Games: The Expressive Power of Videogames
by Ian Bogost
“Videogames are both an expressive medium and a persuasive medium; they represent how real and imagined systems work, and they invite players to interact with those systems and form judgments about them. In this innovative analysis, Ian Bogost examines the way videogames mount arguments and influence players. [...]

The Edge of Evolution: The Search for the Limits of Darwinism
by Michael J Behe

In the Words of Our Enemies

In the Words of Our Enemies
by Terence P Jeffrey
From the Inside Flap:

“Death to America!”
Years before September 11, our enemy warned us–and we weren’t listening. We are being warned today–by enemies like Iran, North Korea, and radicals and terrorists across the globe–but we are still not listening.
Sounding the alarm is bestselling author Jed Babbin (former deputy [...]

Presidential Courage: Brave Leaders and How They Changed America 1789-1989
by Michael Beschloss
“History written with subtlety, verve and an almost novelistic appreciation for the complexities of human nature and presidential politics.” Kirkus Reviews