The Other Prussia

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Wendy Doniger O'Flaherty

In this pertinent and valuable study O'Flaherty answers the crucial questions such as, what solutions did the Hindus offer to the problems of evil? How did these arise and develop historically? And, how if at all can these various solutions be subsumed under a unified world view? The problem of evil, in particular the question of theodicy, has long been overlooked or misunderstood by Indologists, who have maintained that there is no problem of evil in Indian thought, or that it was "solved" by the doctrine of transmigration and karma. Writers on Indian philosophy have touched upon the problem but no one has treated the extensive mythology of evil in Vedic and Puranic texts, which offer the full range of Indian approaches to the problem. The intense emotional weight of the question of evil drove Hindus to generate literally hundreds of diverse and often contradictory alternative answers, presupposing but quickly transcending the logical yet unsatisfying "answer" offered by the doctrine of karma. The very bulk of these texts indicates the importance of the subject in Indian thought, and the failure to take into consideration some of the rather idiosyncratic Indian attitudes to this most basic problem has led to widespread misunderstanding of Indian religious thought in general.

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Jim Supica and Richard Nahas

"From Schofield Revolvers to M&P AR-15s, for more than 150 years Smith & Wesson has turned out some of the world’s most desirable firearms. Gun Digest is ready to arm shooters with the tools they need to know, appreciate and add more of the iconic guns to their collections. The newly updated Standard Catalog of Smith & Wesson 4th Edition is the industry’s most comprehensive guide to the well-respected manufacturer’s firearms. At the heart of the reference are price listings for nearly 800 models of Smith & Wesson, covering its revolvers, semi-auto pistols, shotguns, rifles, military arms and other collectibles. Author Jim Supica and Richard Nahas have turned to the most trusted sources in the industry to provide the most current and accurate values for each model across 6 condition grades. This is the sort of market advantage that nets collectors the guns of their dreams, while keeping more of their hard-earned cash in their pockets. And with 144 new pages added since the last edition, the book covers even more Smith & Wesson models than ever before. The Standard Catalog of Smith & Wesson 4th Edition is more than a price guide. It is also an unparalleled identification reference. The volume brims with more than 300 detailed, full-color photographs, making figuring out which firearm is which a snap. The images are enhanced by Supica and Nahas’ comprehensive written descriptions, which include vital information about variations to each model, as well as a concise history of the firearm at hand."--Publisher's description.

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Curtis Peebles

Recounts the early years of the Cold War when the U.S. sought to learn USSR military strength through border flights and overflights by the famed U-2 spyplanes.

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Patrick DiJusto, Kevin R. Grazier

"Battlestar Galactica (BSG) has been called the best show on television, and as real as science fiction gets. It has dealt with issues of religious freedom, patriotism, terrorism, genetic engineering, and the ultimate science fiction question: what does it mean to be human? While the re-imagined BSG may not be packed with cool techie tools (the bad guys don't even have laser guns for frak's sake!), this book shows that the science in the series has a lot to say about the use of science and technology in our lives today"--