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1	The Dreaming Universe: A Mind-Expanding Journey Into the Realm Where Psyche and Physics Meet more books like this by Fred Alan Wolf, PhD In "The Dreaming Universe" author Fred Alan Wolf examines the psychological and scientific elements of this most personal yet most enigmatic of human processes. By linking research ranging from the ancient Greek "dream temples" and modern experiments in telepathy, REM, and lucid dreaming to his own research on human consciousness, he theorizes ... see all copies from $2.44! new only from $4.84! \| signed copies \| first editions \| SVS
2	Concepts and Challenges in Life Science by Alan; Bernstein Winkler, Leonard; Schachter, Martin; Wolfe, Stanley see all copies from $2.64! new only from $99.00!
3	One Nation, After All: 0what Americans Really Think about God, Country, Family, the Poor, and Each Other more books like this by Alan Wolfe A sociologist interviews 200 middle-class citizens on key issues and finds consensus and reasonableness on most of them. Homosexuality seems to be the one topic on which he received strong, negative feedback. Wolfe exhorts scholars and journalists to heed his findings and not overplay rancor and division in our society. A "New York Times" Notable ... see all copies from $1.99! new only from $2.06! \| first editions \| SVS
4	Whose Keeper? Social Science and Moral Obligation more books like this by Alan Wolfe This book is a profound and creative treatise on modernity and its challenge to social science. Alan Wolfe argues that modern liberal democracies, such as the U.S. and Scandinavia, have broken with traditional sources of morality and instead have relied upon economic and political frameworks to define their obligations to one another. Wolfe calls ... see all copies from $1.99! new only from $1.99! \| first editions
5	Concepts and Challenges in Physical Science by Alan; Bernstein Winkler, Leonard; Schachter, Martin; Wolfe, Stanley see all copies from $1.99! new only from $67.78!
6	Moral Freedom: The Search for Virtue in a World of Choice more books like this by Alan Wolfe What is the difference between right and wrong? What does it mean to lead a good life? What is virtue and what is vice? What is forbidden and what is allowed? How binding is the marriage vow? What are your obligations to an employer? To your friends? To yourself? Is it always immoral to tell a lie? Alan Wolfe asked Americans around the country ... see all copies from $1.99! new only from $9.25! \| first editions \| SVS
7	America at Century's End more books like this by Alan Wolfe (Editor) Life in America today bears little resemblance to that of 40 or 50 years ago. AIDS, crack, homelessness, latchkey children and surrogate mothers are all indicators that the pace of change has outstripped the ability of our institutions to adapt. In "America at Century's End" the contributors have written essays tracing the feel and pulse of ... see all copies from $1.99! new only from $2.95! \| first editions \| SVS
8	Does American Democracy Still Work? more books like this by Alan Wolfe The past few decades have brought a shift in the nature of American democracy, an alarming shift that threatens such liberal democratic values as respect for pluralism, acceptance of the separation of powers, and recognition of the rights of opposition parties. In this insightful book, political scientist Alan Wolfe identifies the current ... see all copies from $2.57! new only from $7.78! \| first editions \| SVS
9	Concepts and Challenges in Earth Science by Alan; Bernstein Winkler, Leonard; Schachter, Martin; Wolfe, Stanley see all copies from $3.39! new only from $9.26! \| first editions
10	Return to Greatness: How America Lost Its Sense of Purpose and What It Needs to Do to Recover It more books like this by Alan Wolfe Has America, in its quest for goodness, sacrificed its sense of greatness? In this sharp-witted, historically informed book, veteran political observer Alan Wolfe argues that most Americans show greater concern with saving the country's soul than with making the nation great. Wolfe castigates both conservatives and liberals for opting for small ... see all copies from $1.99! new only from $2.78! \| first editions \| SVS
11	One Nation, After All: What Middle-Class Americans Really Think about God, Country, Family, Racism, Welfare, Immigration, Homosexuality, Work, the Right, the Left, and Each Other more books like this by Alan Wolfe A sociologist interviews 200 middle-class citizens on key issues and finds consensus and reasonableness on most of them. Homosexuality seems to be the one topic on which he received strong, negative feedback. Wolfe exhorts scholars and journalists to heed his findings and not overplay rancor and division in our society. A "New York Times" Notable ... see all copies from $1.99! new only from $1.99! \| first editions \| SVS
12	Concepts and Challenges in Earth Science by Leonard Bernstein Martin Schachter Alan Winkler Stanley Wolfe see all copies from $5.76!
13	The Transformation of American Religion: How We Actually Live Our Faith more books like this by Alan Wolfe American religion - like talk of God - is omnipresent. Popular culture is awash in religious messages, from the singing cucumbers and tomatoes of the animated VeggieTales series to the bestselling "Left Behind" books to the multiplex sensation The Passion of the Christ. In The Transformation of American Religion, sociologist Alan Wolfe argues that ... see all copies from $2.50! new only from $3.99! \| signed copies \| first editions \| SVS
14 $The\Human Difference: Animals, Computers, and the Necessity of Social Science$	The\Human Difference: Animals, Computers, and the Necessity of Social Science more books like this by Alan Wolfe 'An eloquent and exquisitely reasoned plea for a social science based on what is distinctively human about human beings their capacity to create meaning by the forms of interpretation that make human culture possible. This book is a lively attack on the growing antihumanism of so much contemporary social science, and it deserves a wide audience.' ... see all copies from $1.99! new only from $4.20! \| first editions \| SVS
15 view cover	Marginalized in the Middle more books like this by Alan Wolfe Addressing volatile social issues such as gender, pornography, race, welfare, immigration, and schooling, Alan Wolfe examines the ills of American society in the 1990s. He shows that it is possible to be critical and fair at the same time, and concludes that social criticism does not lie within the boundaries of either left-wing or right-wing ... see all copies from $1.99! new only from $16.25! \| first editions
16 view cover	Moral Freedom: The Impossible Idea That Defines the Way We Live Now more books like this by Alan Wolfe Eminent sociologist and public intellectual Alan Wolfe asked Americans what they felt was the difference between right and wrong; what it meant to them to lead a good life; how binding they felt marriage vows were; what they felt their obligations were to an employer; to friends and to themselves; and whether it was always immoral to tell a lie. ... see all copies from $1.99! new only from $5.82! \| signed copies \| first editions
17	The Mind's Eye: Readings from Scientific American more books like this by Alan Wolfe, Jeremy M Wolfe (Photographer) see all copies from $1.99! new only from $1.99! \| first editions \| SVS
18 view cover	Introduction to Cell and Molecular Biology more books like this by Alan Wolfe, Stephen L Wolfe, Wolf This text offers a balanced and integrated treatment of molecular biology, cell biology, and biochemistry and covers all topics as Wolfe's big book "Molecular and Cellular Biology" but in less detail than most texts available. In the past, molecular biology texts have concentrated on gene structure and activity, to the near exclusion of more ... see all copies from $1.99! new only from $69.34! \| first editions
19 view cover	An Intellectual in Public more books like this by Alan Wolfe In this new collection of essays spanning seven years of contributions to "The New Republic, The New Yorker, Atlantic Monthly, and other high-profile idea venues, Alan Wolfe displays the courage necessary to write honestly -- yet free of ideology, cant, and piety -- about the things Americans take seriously. Wolfe thinks big; indeed, the table of ... see all copies from $1.99! new only from $2.95! \| first editions
20 view cover	Is There a Culture War?: A Dialogue on Values and American Public Life more books like this by James Davison Hunter, Alan Wolfe In the wake of a bitter presidential campaign and in the face of numerous divisive policy questions, many Americans wonder if their country has split in two. People are passionately choosing sides on contentious issues such as the invasion of Iraq, gay marriage, stem-cell research, and the right to die, and the battle over abortion continues ... see all copies from $8.48! new only from $13.74! \| SVS
21	The Rise and Fall of the Soviet Threat more books like this by Alan Wolfe Historical examination of the ideology of the Soviet "threat", and its place in U.S. politics. see all copies from $1.99! new only from $40.28!
22	Peddlers of Crisis: The Committee on the Present Danger and the Politics of Containement more books like this by Jerry Sanders, Alan Wolfe (Designer) Traces the remarkable odyssey of the Committee on the Present Danger from political power to political exile and back. see all copies from $1.99! new only from $19.00! \| signed copies \| first editions
23 view cover	Christianity and American Democracy more books like this by Professor Hugh Heclo, Mary Jo Bane, Michael Kazin Christianity, not religion in general, has been important for American democracy. With this bold thesis, Hugh Heclo offers a panoramic view of how Christianity and democracy have shaped each other. Heclo shows that amid deeply felt religious differences, a Protestant colonial society gradually convinced itself of the truly Christian reasons for, ... see all copies from $17.98! new only from $20.47! \| SVS
24	Introduction to Cell Biology more books like this by Alan Wolfe, Stephen L. Wolfe see all copies from $3.78! new only from $16.99!
25	America's Impasse: The Rise and Fall of the Politics of Growth more books like this by Alan Wolfe see all copies from $3.45! first editions

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