Most Popular Books by David Levin

When humanity''s finest scientists spotted it, they checked and rechecked their calculations-then checked them again. Appallingly, unthinkably, they were right-a mysterious anomaly was systematically devouring the universe. Moving faster than the speed of light, it would reach earth''s solar system in well under a year, maybe sooner. Should they alert the world''s people? No, better to let them live out their last months in peace instead of enduring the social breakdown that would surely result if they knew. Scientists predicted the stars would blink out ominously as the phase transition swept toward them like a cosmic forest fire, followed by . . . nothingness.Then, a single ray of hope appears. The imposing Dr. Ayana, one of the world''s foremost mathematicians, has just discovered the secrets of the initial state of the universe, and his discovery might be a way to reverse the phase transition. It is humanity''s only chance. But it will require travel to the farthest reaches of the universe using unproven technology and will almost certainly mean the death of the astronaut from intense radiation. Where will they find a pilot with the skills for such a journey, and who is also willing to make the ultimate sacrifice for the survival of humanity? Just when earth''s final shot at survival seems to be fading away, an unlikely candidate is found in the last place the scientists would think to look.

This book is about our understanding of the self and of narcissism, healthy and unhealthy, over the course of history. It focuses on modern developments from the philosophical debates of the 17th century to the 1990s and presents a combination of the philosophical, psychological and psychoanalytic traditions of understanding the self.

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Now that the World''s Greatest Heroes have gone international, even more members are joining their ranks--making it the most unlikely grouping of heroes yet! Batman, Blue Beetle, Booster Gold, Martian Manhunter, Guy Gardner, Mister Miracle, Captain Atom, Rocket Red, Fire, Ice, and...the Huntress? But will this ragtag group be able to get it together in time to handle the intergalactic meances of Lord Manga Khan, the hordes of Apokolips, and an alien invasion of Earth? Can the team really survive splitting into two separate groups to better cover the glove? Who will join their European branch? And why is Blue Beetles attempting to kill Maxwell Lord?

We compare healthcare spending in public and private Medicare using newly available claims data from Medicare Advantage (MA) insurers. MA insurer revenues are 30 percent higher than their healthcare spending. Healthcare spending is 25 percent lower for MA enrollees than for enrollees in traditional Medicare (TM) in the same county with the same risk score. Spending differences between MA and TM are similar across sub-populations of enrollees and sub-categories of care, with similar reductions for "high value" and "low value" care. Spending differences primarily reflect differences in healthcare utilization; spending per encounter and hospital payments per admission are very similar in MA and TM. Geographic variation in MA spending is about 20 percent higher than in TM, but geographic variation in hospital prices is about 20 percent lower. We present evidence consistent with MA plans encouraging substitution to less expensive care, such as primary rather than specialist care, and outpatient rather than inpatient surgery, and with employing various types of utilization management. Some of the overall spending differences between MA and TM may be driven by selection on unobservables, and we report a range of estimates of this selection effect using mortality outcomes to proxy for selection.

Sine Qua Non is an exploration of the beginning and deterioration of human happiness. It examines the evidence for the existence, goodness, and emotions of God, taking into account scientific arguments to the contrary. The book is a hard-hitting argument for religious leaders'' lack of true faith and provides a guide to the restoration of wellbeing and resurrection.