The middle years of the nineteenth century saw two crucial develop ments in the history of modern logic: George Boole's algebraic treat ment of logic and Augustus De Morgan's formulation of the logic of relations. The former episode has been studied extensively; the latter, hardly at all. This is a pity, for the most central feature of modern logic may well be its ability to handle relational inferences. De Morgan was the first person to work out an extensive logic of relations, and the pu...

The author spins a tale of political intrigue that will keep readers riveted to their chairs. Dr. Merrills epic novel may hit to close to home for those who are unwilling to face the challenges that we face in our beloved country as the liberals proceed, like a malignant tumor, to devour every vestige of the America our forefathers envisioned for us. We do not have to follow Greece into the ash heap of history. A few good men can change the course of events as Dynamite Sam and his band of ...

Dr. Merrill has written numerous books and novels. In this book the author shares his extensive experience in vermiculture and his lifelong passion for organic gardening with the reader. We believe this to be the most comprehensive book ever written on earthworm farming and organic gardening. Dr. Merrill tells you how to raise earthworms, what to feed composting earthworms and how to harvest and process the valuable worm castings your earthworms will produce. You dont have to invest a lot ...

The authors work of historical fiction describes the pioneering transsexual program at the University of Minnesota Health Sciences Center. Dr. Colin Markland and his team of Urologic Surgeons performed the first sex-change operation on the famous Cuban dancer Shalimar in 1966. Twenty-three additional procedures were carried out over at the University over the next 9 years. This book tells the true stories of Shalimar, Linda and Jackiethree transsexuals who believed they were females trappe...

From the author of the instant New York Times bestseller Survivors, comes its follow-up: another lightening-paced thriller about survival in America after an apocalyptic socioeconomic crash.The world as we know it is gone.It’s the near future, and thanks to a perfect storm of reckless banking practices, hyperinflation, a stock market gone mad, and the negligence of our elected officials, the entire social, political, and economic infrastru...

“You’ll never understand America until you’ve driven Route 66—that’s old Route 66—all the way,” a truck driver in California once said to author Rick Antonson. “It’s the most famous highway in the world.”With some determination, grit, and a good sense of direction, one can still find and drive on 90 percent of the original Route 66 today. This travelogue follows Rick and his travel companion Peter along 2,400 miles through eight states from Chicago to Los Angeles as they discover t...

Ever since she’d realized men were more than just irritants, Chloe had been fascinated by Sam Marchant. As the years went by, that fascination had grown into infatuation, to the point where simple dates with other men left her cold and unmoved.So when Sam showed up in her life once again, larger than life and sexier than ever, Chloe was furious that she still had feelings for this man who would take her out to dinner one night, talk and laugh and make her feel special, then go out ...

**•Finalist for the Philip K. Dick and Arthur C. Clarke Awards •The gripping first novel by Drew Magary, author of The Hike and The Night the Lights Went Out"An exciting page turner. . . . Drew Magary is an excellent writer. The Postmortal is . . . even more terrifying than zombie apocalypse." — Mark Frauenfelder, Boing BoingJohn Farrell is about to get "The Cure."...

This book is a collection of my all-time favorite stories from working with patients as a medical professional over the past seventeen years. I have witnessed and been a part of some amazing experiences ranging from hilarious to shocking to just plain disgusting. I've told these stories many times at family gatherings, parties, and in conversations with friends. After much encouragement, I took the time to write them down before they became distant memories. Each chapter of this book is de...

A young man comes of age as he fights to survive amid the downfall of America in this post-apocalyptic thriller.With the economy in free fall, the government crippled by indecision, the streets taken over by desperate mobs, and the fragile institutions of civilization crumbling, America suffers a full-scale collapse. Amid the destruction and anarchy, a young man finds himself homeless and alone on the outskirts of Washington, D.C., facing certain death unless he can...

Rocky Lang and Dr. Erick Montero offer up more than 200 firsthand accounts of emergency room dramas along with bizarre and insightful medical facts and stats inside Confessions of Emergency Room Doctors. Sample entries include:* Strange Disease Fact: A melcryptovestimentaphilliac is someone who compulsively steals ladies underwear.* Dr. Brown, Chicago Hospital, writes: "A woman came into the ER, ready to give birth, followed by her husband and about ten kids. Their...

View our feature on John Barnes’s Directive 51.The first book in a new post-apocalyptic trilogy from "a master of the genre"Heather O'Grainne is the Assistant Secretary in the Office of Future Threat Assessment, investigating rumors surrounding something called "Daybreak." The group is diverse and radical, and its members have only one thing in common-their hatred for the "Big System" and their desire to take it down.Now, s...