Examines enigmas such as the haunting of Mackenzie House (Toronto's rebel statesman is said to tread noisily upon the stairs of his historic home); the question of the Crystal Skull (the 'grand-daddy of all crystal balls'); and, the case of 'The Two Will Wests' (two prison inmates with the same name, identical features, and similar fingerprints).
Explains why some ethical values need to catch up with the science of human reproduction and why various reproductive methods can be more 'natural' and humane than those they replace.
England in the middle of the 17th century was a quagmire of political posturing from a variety of power centres. Royalists, anti-royalists, the clergy, and sundry other groups were jockeying for the advantageous positions. This title attempts to unravel political complexities in order to provide answers to the confusion that engulfed England.
Robert Ingersoll was America's finest orator and foremost leader of freethinkers. This author selected the best from speeches and essays of this iconoclastic orator who laboured to destroy the superstition and hypocrisy of fundamentalism in America and who answered the Moral Majority.
For over forty years, Dr Marvin Brown served the medical needs of the inhabitants in and around a small town in central New York State. Throughout the challenges, frustrations, rewards, and triumphs of his chosen path, Dr Brown was blessed with the unfailing love and support of his beloved wife and children. This book talks about Dr Marvin Brown.
The doggedness and tenacity of America's neo-fundamentalists have resulted in wave after wave of attacks on rational inquiry and the scientific method. This collection of papers attests to the deep concern of these humanists for the fate of reason and free inquiry within the human community.
What can black leaders offer African Americans who lack worthy values and are often willfully illiterate? This book places an emphasis on empowerment rather than despair.
Answers the need for an alternative to recovery from alcoholism or drug addiction. This book aims to help non-religious alcoholics to maintain philosophical integrity while achieving the goal of lifelong sobriety. It also offers insights and suggestions for developing coping skills and regaining self-esteem through self-reliance.
Offers an account of the bloody, corruption-laden history of land speculation in America, from pre-colonial times to the election of President Thomas Jefferson. This work exposes the real motives influencing some of the major events in our nation's history while placing the lives and careers of America's forefathers in a disturbing light.
