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  • FLIGHT 684

    by Michael Eskin ...
    About the BookPilot and aeronautical expert Jonathan Sheppard was never supposed to board an unscheduled flight to Washington. But when he switched to Flight 684, he suddenly stumbled upon a terrible destructive force facing against the earth. As unprecedented global earthquakes tear the planet apart, Jonathan learns the terrifying truth: a cocktail of underground nuclear testing and resource ... Read more

    $8.99 CAD

  • Yoga for the Mind: A New Ethic for Thinking and Being & Meridians of Thought (2014 Living Now Book Award Winner)

    Subway Line, #6

    by Michael Eskin ...
    Series Book 6 - Subway Line
    "Yoga for the Mind is Slow Thought for a Fast Life."(2014 Living Now Award Winner)We are constituted to think and reflect, to query and question, to seek answers and not stop at the answers we find, pushing further and further on our quest for meaning and insight into the big and the small, into first things and last. In other words, we are philosophical creatures. How, then, can we achieve more ... Read more

    $14.99 CAD or Free with Kobo Plus

  • Philosophical Truffles

    by Michael Eskin ...
    These aphorisms and philosophical miniatures will astound, enliven, and inspire anyone ready and willing to risk a fresh, unflinching look at the world, humanity, and the often curious ways in which we think, act, and feel … Like truffles that gradually dissolve on our tongue, suffusing us with the gustatory memory of their transient shape and texture, and leaving us desiring more … ... Read more

    $14.99 CAD or Free with Kobo Plus

  • Flight 684

    by Michael Eskin ...
    Synopsis Jonathan Sheppard, a pilot and aeronautical specialist with Boeing Inc. in Seattle is invited to Washington by the Department of National Defense to present his work on new alloys developed in his laboratory. He arrives several hours early at the airport and is able to change to an earlier plane, flight 684, leaving almost immediately. Once on board, he checks his e-mail and finds an ... Read more

    $5.99 CAD

  • On Writing Philosophy: A Manifesto

    by Michael Eskin ...
    Polemical and aiming at both the academic and general reader, this short and punchy book – a manifesto, manual of instruction, and inspirational romp through the history of philosophy – argues that what we typically take to be 'philosophy' these days is actually not philosophy in the strong or 'true' sense at all, but a mix of intellectual history, the history of philosophy, philosophical ... Read more

    $14.99 CAD or Free with Kobo Plus

  • The DNA of Prejudice: On the One and the Many

    Subway Line, #2

    by Michael Eskin ...
    Series Book 2 - Subway Line
    Winner of the 2010 Next Generation Indie Book Award for Social Change.This remarkable book takes the reader through the many layers of meaning that accompany the word 'prejudice'. By critically confronting the ways in which we think and speak about prejudice, Michael Eskin clears the path for a new understanding of prejudice as a concept, a phenomenon, and a lived experience. Combining analytical ... Read more

    $14.99 CAD or Free with Kobo Plus

  • Quality and Preservation of Vegetables

    by Michael Eskin ...
    This comprehensive work discusses those factors which contribute to the overall quality of the major vegetables grown in North America for the fresh market as well as methods for storing and preserving these crops. The qualities which determine the suitability of a crop for processing is also discussed since the majority of vegetables, with the exception of lettuce and celery, are processed for ... Read more

    $797.03 CAD

  • The Wisdom of Parenthood: An Essay

    Subway Line, #7

    by Michael Eskin ...
    Series Book 7 - Subway Line
    If parenthood were a function of biology, adoptive parents, for instance, ought not to be considered parents — which is absurd. Thus, it follows that biology cannot be an essential component of parenthood. Concomitantly, if parenthood were merely a function of law, all those who have parented children without being their legal parents would be stripped of their de facto parenthood ... If, then, ... Read more

    $14.99 CAD or Free with Kobo Plus

  • Viktor Shklovsky’s Heritage in Literature, Arts, and Philosophy

    by Michael Eskin, Michael Everson, Victor Fet, Norbert Francis, Melissa Garr, David Gorman, Grant Hamilton, Ilya Kalinin, Basil Lvoff0, Alexander Markov1, Steven Mills2, Eric Naiman3, Annie Van den Oever4, Holger Pötzsch5, Rachel Schmidt6, Serguei Oushakine7, Dr. or Professor Slav Gratchev8 ...
    This book examines the heritage of Victor Shklovsky in a variety of disciplines. To achieve this end, Slav N. Gratchev and Howard Mancing draw upon colleagues from eight different countries across the world—the United States, Canada, Russia, England, Scotland, the Netherlands, Norway, and China—in order to bring the widest variety of points of view on the subject. Viktor Shklovsky’s Heritage in ... Read more

    $45.99 CAD

  • Canolol and Derivatives

    Chemistry, Extraction, Properties and Application in Food

    Edited by Michael N.A. Eskin, Bertrand Matthaus ...
    As the demand for natural and sustainable solutions grows, Canolol and Derivatives: Chemistry, Extraction, Properties and Application in Food explores the science and potential of canolol, a powerful antioxidant derived from oilseed products like canola and mustard. With antioxidant activity surpassing compounds like vitamin C and quercetin, canolol offers exceptional promise for food preservation ... Read more

    $219.86 CAD

  • Dictionary of Nutraceuticals and Functional Foods

    by Michael Eskin, Snait Tamir ...
    Health professionals are recognizing the major role that nutraceuticals play in health enhancement. As a result, there is a dramatic increase in research aimed at identifying new functional foods and nutraceuticals. There is not, however, a single source that presents this research in a thorough and accessible manner. Comprehensive and complete, th ... Read more

    $130.53 CAD

  • Functional Foods and Chronic Disease

    Role of Sensory, Chemistry and Nutrition

    Edited by Michel Aliani, Michael N.A. Eskin ...
    Functional Foods and Chronic Disease: Role of Sensory, Chemistry and Nutrition explores the range of functional foods that are effective against a wide range of chronic diseases and addresses the impact of functional food bioactive compounds on organoleptic properties. Beginning with an introduction that details the key sensory and advanced instrumental methods essential for addressing the common ... Read more

    $132.99 CAD