How do professional persuaders (salespeople, politicians, cult leaders, etc.) practice the tools of their trade? What aspects of human psychology make us vulnerable to such techniques, and how can we resist them?
To those who have been waiting for a reply to posts on the Twisted Introduction, sorry for the long wait. My gmail spam filters suddenly turned extra aggressive recently, and my email notifications have been getting lost. Hopefully I’ve got this straightened out.
Great novel. Great ending.
A philosophical critique of the “politics of memory” using multiple personality disorder as a sort of focusing lens. The author’s thesis is that multiple personality disorder, at least in its full-blown modern form, was made possible only by the (fairly recent) advent of a science of memory, which was itself created to provide a secular alternative to the soul.
A graceful, clear-eyed, and humane account of human history from the perspective of Christianity. Thank you, Amy, for the gift!
Plenty of pretty prose. Not a lot ‘o plot.
Nina Evseenko has kindly translated the Twisted Introduction into Russian. Thank you Nina!
The index page also has links to earlier translations into Japanese and Estonian by Shigeru Kitazaki and Tim Gluz respectively.
A fairly interesting collection of non-fiction articles about unusual people in unusual circumstances.
Another fine addition to the Erlang library. And the first Erlang book that really focuses on the OTP application framework.
Great ending to a great series. Your comeuppance is served!