New Releases by David Ellis

The basic thesis of essentialism is that the laws are nature are imminent in existing things, rather than imposed from without. Largely discarded since the days of Aristotle, essentialism has lately been making inroads as a metaphysics of science. Ellis (history and philosophy of science, U. of Melbourne, Australia) summarizes the positions of his brand of the philosophy in a manner that is less rigorously scholastic than his earlier effort Scientific Essentialism (Cambridge U. Press, 2001) and more tailored for a lay audience. Annotation copyrighted by Book News, Inc., Portland, OR

"Civilization II: Test of Time" is the ultimate strategy game! This latest addition to the Civilization II family of games features three entirely new games -- Extended Civilization II, Fantasy, and Science Fiction. Nine all-new worlds have been added to the Civilization experience. The worlds are linked and multi-layered to provide awesome challenges, strategies, and dangers. "Civilization II: Test of Time" -- Prima''s Official Strategy Guide will help you interact with elves and astronauts, goblins and Centaurans, magic and science. Conquer any world you choose.

Combining the classic style of the original X-COM with a Wing Commander-style space simulation, Interceptor takes the series to the next level--fighting the Sectoids in outer space. Complete mission briefings and maps are featured in this guide, which was written by the lead designer of the game.

"In this first major study of the artist, David Ellis has examined the artist''s sources and influences - some obvious, some hidden and not easily specified - over a career of almost fifty years. He makes a point of continually placing the artist in context of his time, showing how he responds to and diverges from the influences around him. In doing so he presents a lively individual analysis of aspects of Australian art from the 1940s to the present as well as relating these to the special case of Robert Grieve."--BOOK JACKET.Title Summary field provided by Blackwell North America, Inc. All Rights Reserved