Sam Vaknin is the author of Malignant Self Love - Narcissism Revisited and After the Rain - How the West Lost the East. He served as a columnist for Central Europe Review, Global Politician, PopMatters, and eBookWeb , and Bellaonline, and as a United Press International (UPI) Senior Business Correspondent. He is the the editor of mental health and Central East Europe categories in The Open Directory and Suite101.

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Sometimes, alternative energies are pies-in-the-sky.

The Encyclopedia Britannica has seen out numerous rivals since 1768. Its 2010 edition may finally beat the remaining competition.

Is it rational to invest scrace resources in the development of carbon-netral transport?

There are many types of abusive conduct.

The concepts of boundary, trace, and memory and inter-related.

Man was removed from Western civilization: its religion, politics, and science. Now, Man is back.

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The online image is replacing the printed and the digital word.

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Biofuels are more a menace than a promise.

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