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In making decisions, we often seek advice. Online, we check Amazon recommendations, eBay vendors' histories, TripAdvisor ratings, and even our elected representatives' voting records. These online reputation systems serve as filters for information overload. In this book, experts discuss the benefits and risks of such online tools.The contributors offer expert perspectives that range from philanthropy and open access to science and law, addressing reputation systems in theory and practice. Properly designed reputation systems, they argue, have the potential to create a "reputation...

From the Middle Ages to modern times, from religion to philosophy and vice versa, from Christianity to Judaism to Islam - this volume includes papers written in honor of Friedrich Niewohner, the scholar and historian of philosophy who died in 2005. These studies thematically follow up on his work and continue a critical analysis of his critical philosophy of religion.

What are you thankful for today? The stories in Chicken Soup for the Soul: Count Your Blessings will inspire readers to stay positive in dark times, because there is always a silver lining and we all have plenty be thankful for.

With a traumatic brain injury (TBI) occurring every 18.5 seconds in this country - concussions the most common - chances are you have been touched in some way by this experience. TBIs occur due to accidents and sports, and are also common in returning soldiers. The personal stories in this book, by TBI survivors and those who love and support them, will help and...