More than 100 line drawings--plus an illustrated serial entitled "Cornish Game Clams"--illustrate the popular cartoonist's astringent observations of modern American culture and mores

The sensational showcase of the year's very best horror stories from the greatest contemporary masters of fear.

A "New York Times" political cartoonist and writer presents a collection of his most popular essays and drawings about life and government hypocrisy.

An important collection of studies providing a fresh and original perspective on the nature of mind, including thoughtful and detailed arguments that explain why the prevailing paradigm - the computational conception of language and mentality - can no longer be sustained. An alternative approach is advanced, inspired by the work of Charles S. Peirce, according to which minds are sign-using (or `semiotic') systems, which in turn generates distinctions between different kinds of minds and overcomes problems that burden more familiar alternatives. Unlike conceptions of minds as machines, this novel approach has obvious evolutionary implications, where differences in semiotic abilities tend to distinguish the species. From this point of view, the scope and limits of computer and AI systems can be more adequately appraised and alternative accounts of consciousness and cognition can be more thoroughly criticised. Readership: Intermediate and advanced students of computer science, AI, cognitive science, and all students of the philosophy of the mind.

James Fetzer explores the nature of consciousness and cognition in human beings and other animals. He addresses the inadequacies of the computational conception and expounds on an alternative theory based on the study of signs and symbols as elements of communicative behavior. Fetzer offers a new theory of intelligence by which machines can be intelligent without possessing minds.

The Code of the Universe By: W.F. Ratigan It was clear from the start that Arthur’s stepmother did not care for him, but with the love of his father, Peter, and his older brother, Samuel, he grew up healthy, happy and, he thought, normal. Then his family learns of their hidden connection to an ancient alien race and civilization… and their place among them. The Code of the Universe follows Peter, Samuel, and finally Arthur as they absorb their true origins and heritage, taking their place within the secretive society of Sumeria—hidden away on Earth, separate from humanity, for millennia. Arthur eventually takes over for Samuel as Duke and blazes his own trail of exploration and betterment of societies with abilities that no Sumerian has demonstrated before. He carries his Code of the Universe out into the cosmos. He finds love and heartache. Arthur thrives in his own unique way and helps others do the same.

"This book is an incomplete and imprecise inventory of Paul Ruscha's collection, a collection that also includes significant paintings, sculpture and objects accumulated over the years. It also includes texts by Ruscha explicating the nature of his attachment to the various elements of his collection, as well as reminiscences on the artists whose work he has been collecting."--Publisher.

Haunted by visions of death, and a past that holds her prisoner, Mia Starr never imagined her life could become even more complex. Untapped psychic powers spark to life, and her chosen solitary existence fills with creatures that shatter her safe reality. Now the very thing she fears the most is the one thing that will complete her in every way possible. Detective Cole Barnett has mastered the vampire within. It has earned him respect and a position with Sector 13, the hardest job a vampire can hold. When a beautiful mortal is thrown into his investigation, with powers able to subjugate vampires, she tests his restraint. Cole and Mia’s passion ignites, but Mia’s fear holds her back and she struggles to forget his touch and possessive kiss. What she doesn’t realize is the more she runs from him, the more excited he becomes, and the hunt is something he cannot resist.

Take a walk in some tough shoes. Walk the streets of Chicago with the man who owns the street, not by contract or deed but by fighting for the right. When people are killed on his street Cassidy takes responsibility. After a long and unremarkable career someone pushes the wrong button and Cassidy comes alive. Everyone becomes at once suspect and enemy. He has only one friend and she believes in magic dreams. Justice is ultimately served but Cassidy serves it his way. There is nothing in the world more dangerous than a desperate man, except two desperate men. They come together in The Foot Post with unbelievable results.