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House and Philosophy

Everybody Lies

by Henry Jacoby ...

Series Book 3 - The Blackwell Philosophy and Pop Culture Series
HOUSE AND PHILOSOPHYIs being nice overrated?Are we really just selfish, base animals crawling across Earth in a meaningless existence?Would reading less and watching more television be good for you?Is House a master of Eastern philosophy or just plain rude?Dr. Gregory House is arguably the most complex and challenging antihero in the history of television, but is the... ... Read more

$18.00 USD

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HOUSE AND PHILOSOPHYIs being nice overrated?Are we really just selfish, base animals crawling across Earth in a meaningless existence?Would reading less and watching more television be good for you?Is House a master of Eastern philosophy or just plain rude?Dr. Gregory House is arguably the most complex and challenging antihero in the history of television, but is the...
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Game of Thrones and Philosophy

Logic Cuts Deeper Than Swords

by William Irwin ...

Series Book 65 - The Blackwell Philosophy and Pop Culture Series
An in-depth look at the philosophical issues behind HBO's Game of Thrones television series and the books that inspired itGeorge R.R. Martin's New York Times bestselling epic fantasy book series, A Song of Ice and Fire, and the HBO television show adapted from it, have earned critical acclaim and inspired fanatic devotion. This book delves into the many philosophical questions that arise in this ... Read more

$17.00 USD

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An in-depth look at the philosophical issues behind HBO's Game of Thrones television series and the books that inspired itGeorge R.R. Martin's New York Times bestselling epic fantasy book series, A Song of Ice and Fire, and the HBO television show adapted from it, have earned critical acclaim and inspired fanatic devotion. This book delves into the many philosophical questions that arise in this
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Lost Sci-Fi Books 161 thru 180

by Isaac Asimov, Mary Shelley, Andre Norton, Theodore Sturgeon, William F. Nolan, Evelyn E. Smith, Voltaire, Ross Rocklynne, Leigh Brackett, Fritz Leiber, Robert Zacks, Murray Leinster, Arthur C. Clarke, Ambrose Bierce, Ray Bradbury, Henry Hasse, Carl Jacobi, H. G. Wells, Lawrence M. Jannifer, Edmond Hamilton ...

Narrated by Scott Miller ...

Series Audiobook box set - Lost Sci-Fi 20 Book Box Sets
Unabridged

14 hours 13 min

Lost Sci-Fi Books 161 thru 180 - Twenty Lost Sci-Fi Short Stories from the 1930s, 40s, 50s and 60s and one from 1752The Sky Was Full of Ships by Theodore SturgeonHe That Hath Wings by Edmond HamiltonSmall World by William F. NolanThe Pause by Isaac AsimovThe Most Sentimental Man by Evelyn E. SmithThe Mortal Immortal by Mary ShelleyThe Moon That Vanished by Leigh BrackettChicken Farm by Ross ... Read more

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Lost Sci-Fi Books 161 thru 180 - Twenty Lost Sci-Fi Short Stories from the 1930s, 40s, 50s and 60s and one from 1752The Sky Was Full of Ships by Theodore SturgeonHe That Hath Wings by Edmond HamiltonSmall World by William F. NolanThe Pause by Isaac AsimovThe Most Sentimental Man by Evelyn E. SmithThe Mortal Immortal by Mary ShelleyThe Moon That Vanished by Leigh BrackettChicken Farm by Ross
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House and Philosophy

Everybody Lies

by William Irwin, Henry Jacoby ...

Narrated by Henry Jacoby ...

Series series The Blackwell Philosophy and Pop Culture Series
Unabridged

8 hours 18 min

House is one of the top three television dramas on the air, pulling in more than 19 million viewers for each episode. This latest book in the popular Blackwell Philosophy and Pop Culture series takes a deeper look at the characters and issues raised in this Emmy Awardwinning medical drama. How can a rude diagnostician also be a zen rhetorician? Do House and Socrates agree on the necessity of ... Read more

$19.99 USD

Also available as: eBook

House is one of the top three television dramas on the air, pulling in more than 19 million viewers for each episode. This latest book in the popular Blackwell Philosophy and Pop Culture series takes a deeper look at the characters and issues raised in this Emmy Awardwinning medical drama. How can a rude diagnostician also be a zen rhetorician? Do House and Socrates agree on the necessity of
... Read more

Also available as: eBook
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Game of Thrones and Philosophy

Logic Cuts Deeper Than Swords

by William Irwin, Henry Jacoby ...

Narrated by Robin Sachs ...

Series series The Blackwell Philosophy and Pop Culture Series
Unabridged

9 hours 7 min

George R. R. Martin's New York Times bestselling epic fantasy book series, A Song of Ice and Fire, and the HBO television show adapted from it, have earned critical acclaim and inspired fanatic devotion. This book delves into the many philosophical questions that arise in this complex, character-driven series, including: Is it right for a "good" king to usurp the throne of a "bad" one and murder ... Read more

$19.99 USD

Also available as: eBook

George R. R. Martin's New York Times bestselling epic fantasy book series, A Song of Ice and Fire, and the HBO television show adapted from it, have earned critical acclaim and inspired fanatic devotion. This book delves into the many philosophical questions that arise in this complex, character-driven series, including: Is it right for a "good" king to usurp the throne of a "bad" one and murder
... Read more

Also available as: eBook
PLANET STORIES [ Collection no.7 ]

by Clifford D. Simak, Leigh Brackett, Henry Hasse, Charles R. Tanner, Carl Jacobi ...

Series Book 7 - Back to the Planet Stories
TWO THRILLING NOVELETS OF OTHER WORLDSMESSAGE FROM MARS ....... Clifford D. SimakThe last of Earth’s pioneers stood on the rusty sands of Mars, his ship a total wreck —knowing his world was doomed unless it received the answer to a cosmic riddle.THRALLS OF THE ENDLESS NIGHT ....... Leigh BrackettThe Ship held an ancient secret that meant life to the Survivors of Terra’s lost colony. Yet to reveal ... Read more

$3.99 USD or Free with Kobo Plus

TWO THRILLING NOVELETS OF OTHER WORLDSMESSAGE FROM MARS ....... Clifford D. SimakThe last of Earth’s pioneers stood on the rusty sands of Mars, his ship a total wreck —knowing his world was doomed unless it received the answer to a cosmic riddle.THRALLS OF THE ENDLESS NIGHT ....... Leigh BrackettThe Ship held an ancient secret that meant life to the Survivors of Terra’s lost colony. Yet to reveal
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Responding to the Climate Threat

Essays on Humanity’s Greatest Challenge

by Gary Yohe, Henry Jacoby, Richard Richels, Benjamin Santer ...

Series series Earth and Environmental Science (R0)
This book demonstrates how robust and evolving science can be relevant to public discourse about climate policy. Fighting climate change is the ultimate societal challenge, and the difficulty is not just in the wrenching adjustments required to cut greenhouse emissions and to respond to change already under way. A second and equally important difficulty is ensuring widespread public understanding ... Read more

$40.99 USD

This book demonstrates how robust and evolving science can be relevant to public discourse about climate policy. Fighting climate change is the ultimate societal challenge, and the difficulty is not just in the wrenching adjustments required to cut greenhouse emissions and to respond to change already under way. A second and equally important difficulty is ensuring widespread public understanding
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Transportation in a Climate-Constrained World

by Andreas Schafer, John B. Heywood, Henry D. Jacoby, Ian A. Waitz ...

A discussion of the opportunities and challenges involved mitigating greenhouse gas emissions from passenger travel.In the nineteenth century, horse transportation consumed vast amounts of land for hay production, and the intense traffic and ankle-deep manure created miserable living conditions in urban centers. The introduction of the horseless carriage solved many of these problems but has ... Read more

$25.99 USD

A discussion of the opportunities and challenges involved mitigating greenhouse gas emissions from passenger travel.In the nineteenth century, horse transportation consumed vast amounts of land for hay production, and the intense traffic and ankle-deep manure created miserable living conditions in urban centers. The introduction of the horseless carriage solved many of these problems but has
... Read more
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Lost Sci-Fi Books 171 thru 175

by Ray Bradbury, Carl Jacobi, Henry Hasse, H. G. Wells, Lawrence M. Jannifer, Voltaire ...

Narrated by Scott Miller ...

Series Audiobook box set - Lost Sci-Fi 5 Book Box Sets
Unabridged

3 hours 3 min

Lost Sci-Fi Books 171 thru 175 - Five Lost Sci-Fi Short Stories from the 1930s, 40s, 50s and 60s and one from 1752Micromegas by Voltaire - Voyage of an inhabitant of the Sirius star to the planet SaturnFinal Victim by Ray Bradbury and Henry Hasse - Hunting a criminal is tough enough, but it's even tougher when it's on a bit of Hell's own rock in the void of space!Final Victim by Ray Bradbury and ... Read more

$5.99 USD or Free with Kobo Plus

Lost Sci-Fi Books 171 thru 175 - Five Lost Sci-Fi Short Stories from the 1930s, 40s, 50s and 60s and one from 1752Micromegas by Voltaire - Voyage of an inhabitant of the Sirius star to the planet SaturnFinal Victim by Ray Bradbury and Henry Hasse - Hunting a criminal is tough enough, but it's even tougher when it's on a bit of Hell's own rock in the void of space!Final Victim by Ray Bradbury and
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The Walking Dead and Philosophy

Shotgun. Machete. Reason.

by William Irwin ...

Series Book 56 - The Blackwell Philosophy and Pop Culture Series
The story of The Walking Dead chronicles the lives of a group of survivors in the wake of a zombie apocalypse. The Walking Dead is an Eisner-award winning comic book series by writer Robert Kirkman. Started in 2003, the comic book continues to publish monthly and has published a total of 92 issues. The popularity of this comic book series led to graphic novel publications (see competing titles) as ... Read more

$2.99 USD

The story of The Walking Dead chronicles the lives of a group of survivors in the wake of a zombie apocalypse. The Walking Dead is an Eisner-award winning comic book series by writer Robert Kirkman. Started in 2003, the comic book continues to publish monthly and has published a total of 92 issues. The popularity of this comic book series led to graphic novel publications (see competing titles) as
... Read more
True Detective and Philosophy

A Deeper Kind of Darkness

by William Irwin ...

Series series The Blackwell Philosophy and Pop Culture Series
Investigating the trail of philosophical leads in HBO’s chilling True Detective series, an elite team of philosophers examine far-reaching riddles including human pessimism, Rust’s anti-natalism, the problem of evil, and the ‘flat circle’.The first book dedicated to exploring the far-reaching philosophical questions behind the darkly complex and Emmy-nominated HBO True Detective seriesExplores in ... Read more

$15.00 USD

Investigating the trail of philosophical leads in HBO’s chilling True Detective series, an elite team of philosophers examine far-reaching riddles including human pessimism, Rust’s anti-natalism, the problem of evil, and the ‘flat circle’.The first book dedicated to exploring the far-reaching philosophical questions behind the darkly complex and Emmy-nominated HBO True Detective seriesExplores in
... Read more
The Good Place and Philosophy

Everything is Forking Fine!

by William Irwin ...

Series series The Blackwell Philosophy and Pop Culture Series
Dive into the moral philosophy at the heart of all four seasons of NBC’s The Good Place, guided by academic experts including the show’s philosophical consultants Pamela Hieronymi and Todd May, and featuring a foreword from creator and showrunner Michael SchurExplicitly dedicated to the philosophical concepts, questions, and fundamental ethical dilemmas at the heart of the thoughtful and ambitious ... Read more

$12.00 USD

Dive into the moral philosophy at the heart of all four seasons of NBC’s The Good Place, guided by academic experts including the show’s philosophical consultants Pamela Hieronymi and Todd May, and featuring a foreword from creator and showrunner Michael SchurExplicitly dedicated to the philosophical concepts, questions, and fundamental ethical dilemmas at the heart of the thoughtful and ambitious
... Read more