Probes the psychological channels of dogmatism. This work explores the major influences that shape the personality trait of dogmatism using case studies to illustrate twelve of its characteristics. It suggests strategies for minimising the effects of dogmatism in our lives as well as in out educational, political and social institutions.
We're all too familiar with those three little words, "What's for dinner?" and as we take a peek in the pantry, it seems we're never quite sure how to whip up a dinner that's quick and delicious. Well, take a look inside What's for Dinner? and you'll find something for everyone along with time-saving tips and the simplest ways to make everyday ......
The number of microbreweries in New England has grown by leaps and bounds since the first edition of this guide was published nearly twenty years. Now, Kate Cone has traveled the length and breadth of the region to both research the breweries profiled in the first edition and ...
Featuring humorous, and easy-to-understand anecdotes, the author, a self-described Goldwater Republican, skewers the rampant misrepresentations about civil libertarians, the ACLU, and those who have abandoned the libertarian heart of the GOP.
Fresh And Fun Recipes For Sharing With Family And Friends
Brian Boitano has traveled all over the world for skating competitions, and he is fascinated with other cultures and their cuisine. He now finds the same deep fulfillment in cooking and entertaining that he once found in skating. His adventures abroad influence his own style of cooking, as does his Italian heritage, where great food has always ......
Reveals how you can attain genuine insight into the common confusions of everyday life by harnessing your own native powers of reason. This work takes you through some of the most injurious and offending fallacies of life, and provides you with many common-sense prescriptions for attaining greater freedom and control over your life.
The Unelected Officials Who Actually Run the Government and Their Misconceptions about the American People
Each year unelected federal administrators write thousands of regulations possessing the force of law. What do these civil servants know about the American people whom they ostensibly serve? Not much, according to this enlightening and disturbing study. The authors surveyed federal agency officials, congressional and White House staffers, and ......
The sacred book of Islam, "The Koran", is the subject of voluminous commentary, yet it rarely receives the kind of objective critical scrutiny that has been applied to the texts of the Bible. This volume aims to correct this neglect of objective scholarship, and features commentaries on "The Koran" published from the beginning of the 20th century.
This book reveals a remarkable paradox: what your brain wants is frequently not what your brain needs. In fact, much of what makes our brains "happy" leads to errors, biases, and distortions, which cloud our judgment and muddle our decision making. Science writer David DiSalvo presents evidence from evolutionary and social psychology, cognitive ......
