Böcker utgivna av Encounter Books,USA

As the West turns on its religious and cultural traditions, it is succumbing to the 'soft totalitarianism' of irrational, relativist ideals. This title explains that the basic cause of this explosion of human irrationality is the slow but steady marginalisation of religion.

In the 1970s, a group of California visionaries developed an interest in lightweight, low-powered machines. Scientist and engineer, Paul MacCready, pulled them together to build a plane capable of winning a long-standing prize for human powered flight. This book tells the story of the individuals who made up this group and of Paul MacCready.

Examines the history of the Khomeinist movement in Iran to show how it is genetically programmed for war. This work shows how Khomeinsim can be defeated, enabling Iran to close the chapter of revolution and return to the global mainstream. It is suitable for those concerned about the future of Iran, terrorism, and prospects for middle east peace.

Unveils the operations of the Mexican mafia and describes how it grew from a small clique into a transnational criminal organization.

Focusing on what they call lying about spying, the authors reveal how revisionist scholars have ignored or distorted documents from Russian archives that point to espionage links between Moscow and the CPUSA.

Captures the moral, legal, medical and political complexities surrounding abortion.

The importance of honor is present in the earliest records of civilization. This book traces the history of this ideal, from the Middle Ages through the Enlightenment and to the killing fields of World War I and the despair of Vietnam. It reminds us that the fate of honor and the fate of morality and even manners are deeply interrelated.

The word prejudice has come to seem synonymous with bigotry; therefore the only way a person can establish freedom from bigotry is by claiming to have wiped his mind free from prejudice. This book shows that freeing the mind from prejudice is not only impossible, but entails intellectual, moral and emotional dishonesty.

Chronicles how counterculture succeeded and how its ideas helped provoke culture wars.

Discusses those areas of Greek life - sexuality and sexual roles; slavery and war; and, philosophy and politics - that some modern critics have made into contested sites. This title claims the importance of those core ideas the Greeks invented, ideas about human fate and purpose that have shaped the modern world.

Argues that Darwin's theory of evolution is a ridiculous slander on human beings. This book is suitable for people who want to understand the issues behind the hotly debated scientific controversy.

Dispels social cliches and spotlights biological realities.

Maintains that definitions of deviance that rely upon reason, and not emotion or political advocacy, are indispensable to the process of generating and sustaining cultural values and reaffirming the moral ties that bind us together.

Takes on the hard questions about what the Islamic religion actually teaches. This book sets forth the potentially ominous implications of those teachings for the future of both the Muslim world and the West.

These are the questions we should be asking to prevent runaway scientism with its utopian longings from reshaping humankind in the image of our own choosing. Kass believes that technology has done and will continue to do wonders for our health and longevity and that we have much to be thankful for.