"We're all hypocrites. Why? Hypocrisy is the natural state of the human mind. Robert Kurzban shows us that the key to understanding our behavioral inconsistencies lies in understanding the mind's design. The human mind consists of many specialized units designed by the process of evolution by natural selection. While these modules sometimes work together seamlessly, they don't always, resulting in impossibly contradictory beliefs, vacillations between patience and impulsiveness, violations of our supposed moral principles, and overinflated views of ourselves. This modular, evolutionary psychological view of the mind undermines deeply held intuitions about ourselves, as well as a range of scientific theories that require a "self" with consistent beliefs and preferences. Modularity suggests that there is no "I." Instead, each of us is a contentious "we"--a collection of discrete but interacting systems whose constant conflicts shape our interactions with one another and our experience of the world"--Jacket

Reflecting on the end of communism, the author of the best-selling The Worldly Philosophers examines the many faces of capitalism, looking for the aspects of a market economy that will be most capable of succeeding against today's toughest dilemmas

In the lucid style and engaging manner that have become his trademark, Robert L. Heilbroner explains and explores the central elements of Marxist thought: the meaning of a "dialectical" philosophy, the usefulness and problems of a " materialist" interpretation" of history, the power of Marx's "socioanalytic" penetration of capitalism, and the hopes and disconcerting problems involved in a commitment to socialism. Scholarly without being academic, searching without assuming a prior knowledge of the subject, Dr. Heilbroner enables us to appreciate the greatness of Mark while avoiding an uncritical stance toward his work.

The airwaves in America are being used by armed militias, conspiracy theorists, survivalists, the religious right, white supremacists, neo-Nazis, and other radical groups to reach millions with their messages of hate and fear. Waves of Rancor examines the origin, nature, and impact of right-wing electronic media, including radio, television, cable, the internet, and even music CDs.

The dragon's wings stretched, stretched like a ship's sail unfurling - and cut through power lines on the other side of the street. Electricity crackled and sparks flew as the lines came down. I watched, frozen in terror as it turned towards my house and pulled back its head in a roar of attack.

The reader, assuming the role of a wizard or warrior, must rescue the king's ward from the Cavern of the Phantoms where she was taken by her kidnapper.

Can you, Golden Girl, beat the Dragon Queen to the magic gemstone? You decide how the story will go.

Commander Dork thinks the Space Cadets are the worst students the Space Academy has ever seen. But what the Commander doesn't count on is the Space Cadets' secret weapon.

Afraid of your own shadow? Vinny Salvo is.Lately weird things have been happening to his shadow.It's grown horns.And claws.And big sharp teeth!Now it's coming after him! Vinny needs someplace to hide -- and quick. But where can you hide from your own shadow?

When Selena starts receiving dear flowers from a fan, she thinks it's just a joke she has to get used to as an actress. But when her understudy is hurt, and then she is almost killed by a speeding car, Selena realizes that her "fan" wants her dead.

Eager to escape her haunting past, Jenny visits her cousin, also a baby-sitter, and brings her bad luck with her

Goosebumps fans will return to this adventure time and again to choose among the 20 spooky outcomes. When the tombstones behind Grandmother's house move closer and closer, the reader can stay and battle the ghosts or run away--with ghostly company!

Sammy Baker, 12, is a quiet kid who wishes he wasn't so shy and timid. He is frightened but eager to prove he can be brave. On Halloween night, he follows his friends to the Barlow House, an abandoned mansion on the edge of the woods. It's rumored a

A series of practical jokes turns deadly when P.J. dies at a Christmas party and one by one his so-called friends are found murdered.

Middle grade supernatural horror series takes young readers Just Beyond the reality they know ... Just Beyond their normal lives ... Just Beyond the real world to an always surprising place of fantasy and fright. Surviving middle school is hard enough but when Jess, Josh, and Marco encounter a strange and deadly creature wandering the halls of The Scare School, it leads them to a sinister secret in the boiler room ... As they leave their school behind, these three unsuspecting students enter a horrifying reality just beyond the one they know, one filled with supernatural terror and fright. Will they survive the harrowing journey and save the other children they find trapped there, or will they forever be trapped on the wrong side of The Scare School?

There's nothing to cheer about when an evil spirit is unleashed in this "Fear Street" trilogy. "The First Evil": The Shadyside cheerleaders accidentally release an ancient evil spirit from the Fear Street cemetery. "The Second Evil": Just when the cheerleaders thought they had stopped the evil, the murders begin--again! "The Third Evil": Cheerleader Corky Corcoran holds the key to destroying the ancient evil forever--unless the spirit destroys her first.