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2) Newsweek
Newsweek magazine has a long-standing tradition of providing readers with the most updated information on the most pressing issues affecting our nation and world today. Newsweek is able to fill the gaps when a story has passed and is able to come up with insight or synthesis that connects the cracking, confusing digitals dots in today's fast paced news cycle.
With its swirling cigarette smoke, martini lunches, skinny ties, and tight pencil skirts, Mad Men is unquestionably one of the most stylish, sexy, and irresistible shows on television. But the series becomes even more absorbing once you dig deeper into its portrayal of the changing social and political mores of 1960s America and explore the philosophical complexities
...Each new scientific report on climate change makes increasingly alarming predictions about global warming. The threat is impossible to ignore. Or is it? Most governments have responded slowly, if at all, betraying an attitude of denial and a reluctance to instigate change. This No-Nonsense Guide looks at the latest findings, explores the options and explains why carbon emissions trading and nuclear power are not the answer. It calls for determined
...Is 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 there more to this self-important genius than gray matter
...The field of bioethics exists to examine important ethical issues in the field of medicine and healthcare. Through a narrative-driven pro/con format—supported by relevant facts, quotes, anecdotes, and full-color illustrations—this title examines issues related to biomedical ethics. Topics include: Should Physician-Assisted Suicide Be Legal? Should Society Allow Genetic Testing? Is Embryonic Stem Cell Research Ethical? and Should the
...What secrets do the Las Vegas drains keep? What discoveries wait in the dark? What's beneath the neon? There is a darker side of Las Vegas than the one shown in the glitzy travel ads. In miles of underground tunnels live a whole other city populated by the disenfranchised, disconnected, and disturbed.
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