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  <about><![CDATA[John J. McGraw was born in Tulsa, Oklahoma in 1974. McGraw studied at Cascia Hall Preparatory School, Phillips Exeter Academy, Stanford University, and the University of California, San Diego. McGraw received a B.A. in Psychology, Philosophy, and Religious Studies from Stanford University, and is in pursuit of a PhD in Anthropology and Cognitive Science at the University of California, San Diego. In Brain &amp; Belief: An Exploration of the Human Soul, McGraw incorporates experiences from his work in psychiatric hospitals, medical research, and his extensive studies in religion and philosophy. This work is heavily influence by Ernest Becker, Weston LaBarre, Ashley Montagu, and Richard Evans Schultes.  He is currently performing anthropological fieldwork in Guatemala.]]></about>
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    <![CDATA[Brain &amp; Belief: An Exploration of the Human Soul]]>
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    <![CDATA[From its beginnings in prehistoric religion to its central importance in Western faiths, the soul has been a constant source of fascination.  In this intriguing book, the concept of the soul is thoroughly investigated.  Exploring insights from neuroscience, psychopharmacology, and existential psychology, McGraw exhaustively researches the various takes on the human soul and considers it's meaning in our postmodern world.]]>
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  </authors>  <published>2004</published>
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    <![CDATA[My Thirty Years in Baseball]]>
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    <![CDATA[First published in 1923, the Little Napoleon's autobiography remains a fascinating artifact and reflection of its times. One of the most colorful, fiery, and pugnacious men ever to wear a uniform, McGraw was a terror both on the field as star third baseman of the old Baltimore Orioles and particularly in the dugout as manager of the Giants and architect of their dynasty. No umpire was ever safe from his rage. Yet this is a sanitized memoir for an era that wasn't interested in peeking behind closed doors and exposing human foibles; the McGraw flame is held to, at most, a low burn. But its tameness is part of its antique charm, and McGraw emerges as an amiable storyteller and a solid field general whose personality can't be fully suppressed, even by the demands of the time: &quot;I can appreciate the fine work of opposing players,&quot; he'll admit, &quot;but, at the same time, I'm not much for that show of friendly feeling on the field.&quot; Too bad he had to put as much friendly feeling as he did into his autobiography. As Charles C. Alexander, who penned the introduction here, made clear in his scrupulous biography, <em>John McGraw</em>, a master strategist and showman like McGraw needs a lot more room to maneuver. <em>--Jeff Silverman</em>]]>
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