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Taken for Granted - The Remarkable Power of the Unremarkable by Eviatar Zerubavel
Category: Non-Fiction | Series: Princeton University Press (WILDGuides) Ser.
How the words we use-and don't use-reinforce dominant cultural normsWhy is the term "openly gay" so widely used but "openly straight" is not? What are the unspoken assumptions behind terms like "male nurse," "working mom," and "white trash"? Offering a revealing and provocative look at the word choices ...Show more
The Soul of the World by Roger Scruton
Category: Non-Fiction | Series: Princeton University Press
In The Soul of the World, renowned philosopher Roger Scruton defends the experience of the sacred against today's fashionable forms of atheism. He argues that our personal relationships, moral intuitions, and aesthetic judgments hint at a transcendent dimension that cannot be understood through the lens ...Show more
The World According to Physics by Jim Al-Khalili
Category: Science | Series: Princeton University Press
Quantum physicist, New York Times bestselling author, and BBC host Jim Al-Khalili offers a fascinating and illuminating look at what physics reveals about the world Shining a light on the most profound insights revealed by modern physics, Jim Al-Khalili invites us all to understand what this crucially ...Show more
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