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Who exactly is Zoe Jones?Full of life. Unpredictable. Supermodel looks. Zoe is a far stretch from anybody's idea of a typical anything, and much too "big city" for the small town of Grand River. She's also developed a fondness for Martin that just might rival chocolate, and for the first time in her life she feels as if she really belongs somewhere. Well, sort of!Once married to Zoe's old college roommate, Martin O'Neil has a little dilemma on his hands. See, Zoe is his daughter's favorite person and the one woman on the planet who makes his own heart turn flips. Is taking advantage of a case of temporary amnesia a dirty trick or an absolute necessity? Either way, he just might be the one in for a dangerously sweet surprise.Reviews and Other Information:"...a heartwarming tale of acceptance and love... the entire book is written in a fresh new perspective. The characters are well developed and are very real. The ending even has a few fascinating twists that you aren't expecting. Thayn creates a solid love story that will keep readers turning pages!"Manic Readers "Shari Thayn has written an exceptional story about lover wannabes who get a chance to act on their dreams ... Ms. Thayn paints such a bright story of romance, love and people who have had very little love in their life finding one another. The fact that both characters are so much in lust but neither seems to recognize it is well done and fun. Martin's daughter Riley is a great addition to the story, helping to show Zoe early on as a warm, caring person. Even if she's being hunted. Even if the town thinks she's a little weird and has a much different picture of her than the reality. The author gives Zoe a temporary amnesia after her accident that gives the story more flavor as she searches for the last year in her life. The ending is a pièce de résistance. This whole tale mixes mystery, suspense, passion, love, fun, surprises and the whole gamut of things that make romance fun to read."The Romance Studio "Zoe and Martin's love story is complicated and tricky at times, but always interesting. Her family is bizarre to say the least and the twists and turns in that part of the plot make the story even more enjoyable. This is one great story."Coffee Time Romance"5 Stars. THE CHOCOLATE HEIRESS is a wonderfully fun blend of mystery, suspense, misunderstandings, amnesia, and above all else love..." Kasey's View ... Read more

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Working deliberately against the grain of assumptions dominant in the contemporary literary academy, Boyers examines novels by Gunter Grass, Gabriel Garcia Marquez, Milan Kundera and others, arguing that it is necessary to speak of character, ethics, and philosophic purpose if one is to understand these works. A penetrating study, Atrocity and Amnesia illuminates some of the major fiction of our time and makes an important contribution to contemporary political thought. ... Read more

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Excess Baggage investigates how we read modern theory, how we apprehend Latin American culture through that theory, why this approach is flawed, and how our reading could be different. It is a study of modernitys supersessive, paradoxical attempts to outthink thought. This methodology, never autochthonous to any context despite its claims, is traced through one of its more extreme moments, the Enlightenment, and then through the work of Freud, Nietzsche, and Marx (and their more recent postmodern acolytes) to the Reformation. Although these thinkers are self-differentiating, the divisions are artificial, for each, even in present formats, references a preternatural origin that is subsequently projected into the future, disavowing historys ability to perceive itself as anything other than revolutionary.

This book traces post-1960 Latin Americanism through readings by its critics-cum-theorists, as dictatorially assigning a univocal reading to a continents cultural production, regardless of how ethical the theory may itself seem. Though predominantly a metacritical work, a reading of philosophy and its Latin Americanist manifestations, there is also comparative reading of European, North American, and Latin American literature.

Meaning has always existed in all such contexts, but is either eradicated or misread by the premises of our critical equipment. In fact or fiction, Excess Baggage appeals for an admission of contextualized mnemotechny, inevitable in thought regardless, and the real danger in the present milieu. ... Read more

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Enough has been learnt about the organic amnesia syndrome for research to be driven by theoretical ideas about the possible causes of the memory deficits underlying it. These theoretical ideas attempt to specify whether one or several distinct functional deficits cause the memory problems typically seen in the syndrome, what the precise nature of these deficits actually is, and what is the exact location of the lesions that cause them.; This special issue of "Memory" is devoted to articles that advance different accounts of some or all of the features of amnesia. It highlights that, although there is still no full agreement about the neuroanatomy of amnesia, whether it is a unitary condition, and the causes of and relationship between anterograde and retrograde amnesia, many theories converge in suggesting that damage to the hippocampus and its connections dirupts aspects of memory for complex associations that are ultimately represented in the neocortex. ... Read more

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The Jewish Hero Corps is a refreshingly new comic book series that features the world's only Jewish superhero team. The Hero Corps consists of Magen David, Menorah Man, Dreidel Meidel, Shabbos Queen, Minyan Man, Matzah Woman and Kipa Kid.

Volume #1, The Amnesia Countdown, introduces all the characters and takes the reader on a worldwide race against time to stop the evil Fobots from launching their missile, which will wipe out Jewish memories around the world.

Written and created by Alan Oirich and illustrated by Ron Randall--whose dazzling artwork has graced the pages of DC and Marvel comics--this comic book will amaze and delight children of all ages, and teach them about their Jewish heritage in the process. ... Read more

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Using a rich variety of sources such as official newsreels, school textbooks, the work of contemporary historians, memoirs, official documents, legislation, and monuments, this book explores how the historical memory of the Spanish Civil War (1936-1939) influenced the transition to democracy in Spain after Franco's death in 1975. The author traces the development of official discourse on the War throughout the Franco period and describes the regime's attempts to achieve political legitimacy. Although there was no universal consensus regarding the events of the Civil War, general agreement did exist concerning the main lesson which should be drawn from it: never again should Spaniards become embroiled in a fratricidal conflict."Paloma Aguilar's detailed and composed study of the historical memory of the Spanish Civil War is a work of considerable importance. In addition to its scientific interest, it offers an exciting read." Paul Preston, London School of Economics; "This methodologically exemplary study makes an essential contribution to research on historical memory in Spain, the most important issue within the country's contemporary history."Stanley Payne, University of Wisconsin-Madison" ... Read more

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Memory and Amnesia: The Role of the Spanish Civil War in the Transition to Democracy
This book is not a history, but rather an account of a process of history. Professor Aguilar Fernández writes here about the way in which the collective mentality of a society comes to adjust to the complexities of the memory of a very violent and traumatic history. Possibly this might be the most imporatnt book in all of the literature of contemporary history in relation to the processes of memory and social forgetting. ... Read more

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How are literary genres racialized? How are definitions of history and historicity predicated on notions of racial difference? How have the arts been constructed on racialized aesthetic foundations, and how have they benefited from institutions of slavery and colonialism? This anthology demonstrates the longstanding, multifarious, and major role that race has played in the formation of knowledge. The authors demonstrate how race theory intersects with other bodies of knowledge by examining discursive records such as travelogues, literature, and historiography; theoretical structures such as common sense, pseudoscientific racism, and Eurocentrism; social structures of class, advancement, and identity; and politico-economic structures of capitalism, colonialism, and law. The editors Joseph Young and Jana Evans Braziel aim to demonstrate the richness that emerges when race is taken into consideration and the misrepresentation of thought that results when it is not. ... Read more

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Riley awakens with no clue to his identity, except there is a tall, sexy blonde standing next to his bed ready to take care of his every desire. ... Read more

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Very disappointing.
This was a very short story about a man that wakes up and realises that he has no memory of who he is. He wakes finds himself in some sort of hospital or shelter (its not really clear). A hot nurse is there and oh so happy he's awake and takes him to the "nurses station" for some speical treatment. Of course they have sex which is supposed to be super hot and it really left me wanting. After the hot treatment session, the mystery of who he is starts to unravelvery quickly and the story comes to an abrupt end. It just seemed like the rest of the story was just an excuse for the author to write a "steamy" sex scene. ... Read more

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A superb collection of poems
I've read and enjoyed other works by Jeff Skinner, but this is his best yet. These poems are fresh, clear, funny and sad. I highly recommend this book to all poetry lovers -- and even to folks who don't often read poetry.

poems touching the heart of common experience
In the same six-line stanza of "Widow's Walk," Skinner can write, "If the heart could think, it would stop...," and "Sleep, the book that reads us." You think you could write these lines, they are so simple and direct. Yet of course you can't. You're not a poet with Skinner's unique gift of plain language artfully used to articulate the common life. This is not revelation, but rather memory. Skinner continually brings to mind--brings back to mind--moments everyone has experienced physically or in thought, but has not had the time or made the effort to reflect much on. Thus, there is in these poems a sense of familiarity; which is one thing that leads one to wrongly believe one could write the same words Skinner does. Skinner leads one to familiarity with aspects of one's life, often aspects one has missed, sometimes neglected. Skinner is a seasoned, widely-published poet whose work has appeared in Poetry, Yale Review, Slate, Paris Review, and elsewhere. ... Read more

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"This is a serious and interesting attempt to organize a substantialportion of the literature on the functional role of the hippocampalformation. Neuropsychologists and others interested in the brain andhuman cognition will want to make sure they put their declarative memoryto work on the arguments put forward in this book." -- Daniel P. Kimble,Science

In this sweeping synthesis, Neal J. Cohen and Howard Eichenbaum bringtogether converging findings from neuropsychology, neuroscience, andcognitive science to develop a more comprehensive understanding ofmemory. Specifically, they offer a cognitive neuroscience theory ofmemory that accounts for the nature of memory impairment exhibited inhuman amnesia and animal models of amnesia, that specifies thefunctional role played by the hippocampal system in memory, and thatprovides further understanding of the componential structure of memory. ... Read more

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"How the Sea Horse (Hippocampus) Facilitates LTM"
"Memory, Amnesia, & The Hippocampal System", N. Cohen, H. Eichenbaum, MA, MIT Press, 1993/4 ISBN0-262-03203-1, SC, 330 pg. plus 2 pg. Cont., 4 pg. Pref., 13 Chaps., 4 pg. Notes, 32 pg. Ref., 4 pg. Index.9" x 6 3/4"

A technical book offering "a high-level theory" derived from animal & human studies on declarative memory mechanisms with especial reference to the hippocampus (Sea Horse or Sea Monster), orchestrating brain's functional hardware (architecture) with instantiated memory.Authors posited the role of hippocampus in memory & defined memory impairment(s) in amnesia(s) to provide a better understanding of normal memory (how we learn, remember & forget).

The mainstay of the book & thesis is generated from an oft-quoted
& well published case of H.M. who at age 27, in 1953 underwent bilateral resection of the hippocampal formation (including the amygdala & mulimodal association areas of the temporal cortex) to relieve major bi-temporal lobe seizures of 10 years duration consequent to bicycle accident at age 9 (H.M. was a pedestrian).

The useful but brief sketching of memories is made with distinctions between declarative vs procedural, semantic vs episodic, & explicit vs implicit & a description of "mediational" or "evaluative" memories. We are provided micro-photographs of human & animal hippocampi; cartoons of hippocampi neuronal cell firings; & etiologies of amnesias, both hippocampal & those non-hippocampal (Korsakoff's, AD, PD, & Huntington's), in declarative memory domain.Discussion is provided on "Place Cell" pyramidal cell firings during spatial exploration, & on Place Fields, an abstract spatial "think"(or thought) of position
(not sensory).

Of interest was discussion of Tower of Hanoi puzzle, cognition of Fibonacci sequencing. mirror & mirror-reversed text studies, & acknowledgement of Morton's memory representations of linguistic objects as "logogens" and visual objects as "pictogens" for memory refreshing.Authors conclude the hippocampus "apparently" stores temporary representations permitting later access or reconstructions (recall) of declarative memory -- that the permanment representation (memory) resides in the neocortex, & that the hippocampus network fashions a "memory space" for the encoding & updating of relations of fresh items -- i.e., the reinstantiations which "enable memory consolidation."Authors share mixed thoughts about renaming procedural memory as that ofnondeclarative memory as overly phenomenological rather that representational.

A wordy, overly-pontifical written book by two knowledgeable researchers is interesting to read but harder to digest.Those interested in this & related subjects would be better served wtih "Principles of Neural Science", 4th Ed. 2000 by Kandell, Schwartz & Jessell (1,414 pg.).

I forget (do I?)
This reference is readable and suitable for the interested general reader. While an introductory cognitive science or psychology textbook covers a broader range of material, this reference, restricted to limited aspects of memory, has the advantage of giving the reader a better feel for different approaches (cognitive scientific, psychological, neuroanatomical, physiological, and neuropsychological) towards an understanding of brain functions. 'Procedural memory' optimizes various processors throughout the brain for the stimuli they encounter. 'Declarative memory', dependent on the hippocampal system, is a relational representation of learning experiences, is very accessible and can be easily expressed, and binds outputs of the various neocortical processor outputs (eg, high level visual, auditory, limbic, somesthetic, etc) and olfactory outputs converging on the hippocampal system. Olfactory, frontal, parietal and temporal cortical areas send projections to the superficial entorhinal cortex. In turn, from the entorhinal cortex, the perforant pathway projects to the dentate gyrus (where there are association fibers between neurons), which in turn projects mossy fibers to the CA3 hippocampal region (where there are association fibers between neurons), which in turn projects Schaffer collaterals to the CA1 hippocampal region (which also receives a more direct input from the entorhinal cortex) which then projects to the deep entorhinal cortex, which in turn projects back to the source olfactory, frontal, parietal and temporal cortical areas. The hippocampal subiculum also receives projections from both the CA1 region and the entorhinal cortex, and also projects to the deep entorhinal cortex which then in turn projects back to the cortical areas from which the hippocampal system received projections from. The fornix pathway connects the hippocampal system with subcortical structures such as thalamus, hypothalamus and brainstem nuclei. Glutamate NMDA and non-NMDA neurotransmitter receptors on the same dendritic spines of hippocampal neurons provide a conjunction mechanism - the NMDA channel will open if neurotransmitter is received AND there is sufficient membrane depolarization (ie, in response to another input), and will result in long-term potentiation LTP. However, it is noted that in particular, LTP is best induced if there are high frequency bursts of the stimuli, repetition of these bursts at frequencies corresponding to the theta rhythm, and activation of hippocampal neurons at the peak of the dentate theta rhythm. Electrophysiological recordings of rodent CA1 neurons show that hippocampal neurons encode relationships between environmental and internal cues, in particular, being sensitive to specific locations in the environment during spatial explorations. While the hippocampal system binds together outputs of many neocortical (and olfactory and subcortical) processors and thus allows declarative memories to be reconstructed from features in these processors, the hippocampal system is not the permanent storage site of such memories. For example, in cases of hippocampal system damage, remote memories are not strongly affected. It is thus proposed that the hippocampal system allows access to the various processors so that features of declarative memories can somehow be bound together in a more permanent manner. ... Read more

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History of International Relations, Diplomacy and Intelligence, 11(History of International Relations Library, 11)One theme of this book is the preservation of the independence of Thailand during the age of imperialism. It suggests that the crucial years were 1902-05. It also argues that, among others, the Thais themselves, King, Princes, bureaucrats, played a crucial role, alongside their Western advisers and some of the European diplomats. It Is a unique story, since all Thailand's neighbours lost their independence. It is also a story that reminds us of the role personalities play in history. The book has a second theme. Placing the decisive shift in the early years of the new century, the author argues its importance, not only for the maintenance of the independence of Slam, but for the development of the relationships among the great powers that helped to bring about the War of 1914. The case he brings is a contestable one, but its controversial argument, drawing on some unusual sources, will be essential reading for all those, historians and others. Interested In the origins of that conflict.Table of ContentsIntroduction by Nicholas TarlingChapter 1King Chulalongkorn's 1897 European TourChapter 2`Siam' and the `Scramble' for S.E. AsiaChapter 3The 'Siam Question'Chapter 4The Splendid Isolation Crisis and Siam, 1895-6Chapter 5Gustave Rolin-Jaequemyns and the Chakri Reformation: Domestic Change in Siam, 1894-99Chapter 6The Consequences of King Chulalongkorn's European Tour, 1897-99Chapter 7Charles Rivett-Carnac and the Campaign to Internationalize the Siam QuestionChapter 8Survival: 'Siam' and the Entente CordialeChapter 9Siam `The Land the West Forgot', The Aftermath of the Entente CordialeChapter 10Thailand, Imperialism's `Missing Link'?About the Author(s)/Editor(s)Nigel Brailey was born on 11 November 1942, and spent his entire academic career in two institutions. One was the School of Asian Studies of the University of London, where he took first his BA and then his Ph.D. The other was the history department at Bristol University, where he lectured from 1 September 1969 (being appointed a few months after securing hisdoctorate) until 31 July 2005. Even on retirement he retained the status of an honorary research fellow, which embodied a continued scholarly productivity cut tragically short by his death from cancer in 2008.' ... Read more

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Sexual Amnesia is the story of a couple that has to deal with the memory loss associated with amnesia.See how the couple uses sexual stimulation to bring back the memory, not only for the one that has the memory loss but also fo the partner that has the job of recreating the memories. Traveling from the innocents to experience in a few short actions.Passion that lives in our memories is soon brought back and in a ironic way. ... Read more

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The Cowardice of Amnesia rocked my world
Ellyn Maybe's voice is a unique combination of sincere compassion and an appreciation of the absurd.The message throughout is clear: be kind to your beautiful self, the rest will come easily.Inspirational, moving, not a word wasted.Though the poems are long, they don't feel long; they areeconomically crafted and free of cliche.The work is directlyaccessible--no academic snobbery whatsoever.Ellyn Maybe's voice willcontinue to be an important one for many generations.

Great Book.
Ellyn Maybe has long been one of my favorite poets.In this book she outdoes herself.

ELLYN MAYBE IS ELLYN MAYBE!!!
everything you thought was missing in poetry is contained in this slim volume of beauty.

ellyn maybe rules
This is a brilliant collection. Those who say Ellyn Maybe is a great poet are understating the truth. ... Read more

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Lieutenant Jason Bennet lived through the Civil War, but wounded at the Battle of Five Forks, he didn't see its end. He wakes in a Washington D. C. hospital with no memory and is driven by the need to find home and family. Boarding the riverboat in Cincinnati, he saves old Cyrus Beauregard from murder. From their fiery first encounter in Cincinnati, a warrior's bond develops. In Memphis Jason finds the Union Army occupying his home, with no sign of family or connection to his past. Putting his disappointment aside he re-joins Cyrus on his riverboat. Jason gradually discovers in himself a heightened sense of perception which both helps and haunts, endearing him to Cyrus and his strange crew. Deception forms the line between Cyrus and his group of Texas ranchers on one side and the crooked provisional government on the other. With fists and guns Jason fights for the future of all who survive. ... Read more

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History Given Life
I received a copy of The Southern Yankee: Beyond the Rebellion as a gift, and it was a treasure.Mr. Sanders filled in the spaces of our nations's history and gave us a story of what could have happened to the Jason Bennets of the time. His characters were real and his dialogue had all the right accents and colloquialisms. The action was superb, and the geography of Jason's travels were of special interest to me, because I had been to most of those places myself, making the story so real.I may be prejudiced because Leo is a friend and neighbor, but I think he has written a riveting novel, and I hope it has a sequel soon. He has a real talent and insight as an author.

L. May Sanders
Looking for a really good story for enjoyment reading?This one is great.Enjoyed every page and didn't want to put it down.This is a very good story for the spiritual aspect of it.The main character, Jason, was raised right. Even though he looses his personal memory from a war wound his actions are obviously moral to those he is around, even though they worry Jason at times. The only thing I found bad was that it ran out much to soon.This is a GLAD I READ THIS BOOK novel.

What a gift!
I received this book as a gift recently and am so glad that I did! I love stories set in the South and this book had all the components of the type of book I enjoy reading. The setting, historical facts, and vernacular rang true and really drew me into another time and place. The characters were memorable, and I really got caught up in their stories. Jason Bennet, especially, is a character that I will remember for a very long time. There was action, romance, suspense, gallantry, and heroism. I found myself re-reading certain lines and passages because the words were strung together so beautifully I didn't want to let them go. Anyway! A great book, I was sorry to see it come to an end! ... Read more

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This survey documents Adam’s explorations of the unstable relationship between image, memory, and architectural form.Monograph with text by Mary Anne Staniszewski which documents the work of the artist from 1979 through 1989.112 pp., 30 color plates, 61 black and white reproductions. ... Read more