title: On Being Human: An Operator's Manual
author:  David V. White 
description: Kirkus Review: A wide-ranging, well-researched guide to examining what life's all about...guides readers through issues that have perplexed and challenged him over the years and that have troubled sages and other thinkers for centuries...addressing how people make the decisions...that shape their lives...and introduces a wide variety of worldviews across the globe (and across time)...depth of research is impressive. Despite this erudite approach, White's book functions more as a self-help guide than a pure work of philosophy. A fine introduction to exploring life's biggest questions.<br /><br />When you read On Being Human you acquire a wise new friend who respects and cares for your well-being and is devoted to increasing your understanding of yourself and how to overcome life's complexities. To clarify how we can make the best decisions for living, David combines the rational, emotional and spiritual dimensions in considering what makes life worthwhile. In reading this book you will gain much insight and feel dignified by what you have come to know. -- Phillip Moffitt, past editor-in-chief of Esquire Magazine and author of Dancing with Life and Emotional Chaos to Clarity.
zlib_text: Engineering the Human
  
  Bert-Jaap Koops
  • Christoph H. Lüthy
  Annemiek Nelis
  • Carla Sieburgh
  J. P. M. Jansen
  • Monika S. Schmid
  Editors
  Engineering the Human
  Human Enhancement Between Fiction
  and Fascination
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  Editors
  Bert-Jaap Koops
  Tilburg Institute for Law,
  Technology and Science
  Tilburg University
  Tilburg
  The Netherlands
  Christoph H. Lüthy
  Faculty FTR
  Center for the History of Philosophy
  and Science
  Radboud University Nijmegen
  Nijmegen
  The Netherlands
  Annemiek Nelis
  Dutch Safety Board
  The Hague
  The Netherlands
  Carla Sieburgh
  Faculty of Law
  Radboud University Nijmegen
  Nijmegen
  The Netherlands
  J. P. M. Jansen
  Department of English Linguistics
  Faculty of Arts
  University of Groningen
  Groningen
  The Netherlands
  Monika S. Schmid
  Department of English Linguistics
  Faculty of Arts
  University of Groningen
  Groningen
  The Netherlands
  ISBN 978-3-642-35095-5
  ISBN 978-3-642-35096-2
  (eBook)
  DOI 10.1007/978-3-642-35096-2
  Springer Heidelberg New York Dordrecht London
  Library of Congress Control Numb