Author: Reg Simpson
Publisher: Lulu.com
ISBN: 1326129244
Category : Humor
Languages : en
Pages : 49
Book Description
A lighthearted, tongue in cheek commentary on life from the perspective of a lovable stuffed model Koala during the period of 1956 to date. He was purchased by a Royal Air Force man in 1956 as a souvenir of his days spent on the British Nuclear Tests held in South Australia.
Observations by a Souvenir from Down Under
Author: Reg Simpson
Publisher: Lulu.com
ISBN: 1326129244
Category : Humor
Languages : en
Pages : 49
Book Description
A lighthearted, tongue in cheek commentary on life from the perspective of a lovable stuffed model Koala during the period of 1956 to date. He was purchased by a Royal Air Force man in 1956 as a souvenir of his days spent on the British Nuclear Tests held in South Australia.
Publisher: Lulu.com
ISBN: 1326129244
Category : Humor
Languages : en
Pages : 49
Book Description
A lighthearted, tongue in cheek commentary on life from the perspective of a lovable stuffed model Koala during the period of 1956 to date. He was purchased by a Royal Air Force man in 1956 as a souvenir of his days spent on the British Nuclear Tests held in South Australia.
Psychology of the Future
Author: Stanislav Grof
Publisher: State University of New York Press
ISBN: 0791492389
Category : Psychology
Languages : en
Pages : 366
Book Description
Summarizes Grof's experiences and observations from more than forty years of research into non-ordinary states of consciousness. This accessible and comprehensive overview of the work of Stanislav Grof, one of the founders of transpersonal psychology, was specifically written to acquaint newcomers with his work. Serving as a summation of his career and previous works, this entirely new book is the source to introduce Grof's enormous contributions to the fields of psychiatry and psychology, especially his central concept of holotropic experience, where holotropic signifies "moving toward wholeness." Grof maintains that the current basic assumptions and concepts of psychology and psychiatry require a radical revision based on the intensive and systematic research of holotropic experience. He suggests that a radical inner transformation of humanity and a rise to a higher level of consciousness might be humankind's only real hope for the future. "It's rare to find a textbook that is both extremely informative and enjoyable to read. Psychology of the Future has to be one of the first ones I've ever come across ... Each chapter brought an entirely new concept, theory, or method that was just as engaging as the previous one." — Dr. Tami Brady, TCM Reviews "This book is by a pioneering genius in consciousness research. It presents the full spectrum of Grof's ideas, from his earliest mappings of using LSD psychotherapy, to his clinical work with people facing death, to his more recent work with holotropic breathing, to his latest thoughts about the cosmological implications of consciousness research and the prospects for dealing with an emerging planetary crisis. Grof has always been one of the most original thinkers in the transpersonal field, and his creativity has kept pace with the maturity of his overall vision." -- Michael Washburn, author of Transpersonal Psychology in Psychoanalytic Perspective "Grof offers an outstanding contribution to the ever-growing debate about the nature of human consciousness and about the place of humankind in the cosmos. If more psychiatrists could be persuaded that human consciousness transcends the limitations of the physical brain, and instead is but an aspect of what may best be described as 'cosmic consciousness,' we could not only expect treatment modalities to change, but we could also anticipate the possibility of culture-wide rethinking of the basic presuppositions of modern cosmology, the cosmology that grounds Western institutions, ideologies, and beliefs about the nature of personhood." -- Michael E. Zimmerman, author of Contesting Earth's Future: Radical Ecology and Postmodernity Stanislav Grof, MD, is a psychiatrist with more than fifty years of experience in research of non-ordinary states of consciousness. He has been Principal Investigator in a psychedelic research program at the Psychiatric Research Institute in Prague, Czechoslovakia; Chief of Psychiatric Research at the Maryland Psychiatric Research Center; Assistant Professor of Psychiatry at the Johns Hopkins University; and Scholar-in-Residence at the Esalen Institute. He is currently Professor of Psychology at the California Institute of Integral Studies, conducts professional training programs in holotropic breathwork, and gives lectures and seminars worldwide. He is one of the founders and chief theoreticians of transpersonal psychology and the founding president of the International Transpersonal Association (ITA). In 2007, he was granted the prestigious Vision 97 award from the Vaclav and Dagmar Havel Foundation in Prague. He is the author and editor of many books, including The Adventure of Self-Discovery: Dimensions of Consciousness and New Perspectives in Psychotherapy and Inner Exploration; Ancient Wisdom and Modern Science; Beyond the Brain: Birth, Death, and Transcendence in Psychotherapy; The Cosmic Game: Explorations of the Frontiers of Human Consciousness; and Human Survival and Consciousness Evolution; all published by SUNY Press.
Publisher: State University of New York Press
ISBN: 0791492389
Category : Psychology
Languages : en
Pages : 366
Book Description
Summarizes Grof's experiences and observations from more than forty years of research into non-ordinary states of consciousness. This accessible and comprehensive overview of the work of Stanislav Grof, one of the founders of transpersonal psychology, was specifically written to acquaint newcomers with his work. Serving as a summation of his career and previous works, this entirely new book is the source to introduce Grof's enormous contributions to the fields of psychiatry and psychology, especially his central concept of holotropic experience, where holotropic signifies "moving toward wholeness." Grof maintains that the current basic assumptions and concepts of psychology and psychiatry require a radical revision based on the intensive and systematic research of holotropic experience. He suggests that a radical inner transformation of humanity and a rise to a higher level of consciousness might be humankind's only real hope for the future. "It's rare to find a textbook that is both extremely informative and enjoyable to read. Psychology of the Future has to be one of the first ones I've ever come across ... Each chapter brought an entirely new concept, theory, or method that was just as engaging as the previous one." — Dr. Tami Brady, TCM Reviews "This book is by a pioneering genius in consciousness research. It presents the full spectrum of Grof's ideas, from his earliest mappings of using LSD psychotherapy, to his clinical work with people facing death, to his more recent work with holotropic breathing, to his latest thoughts about the cosmological implications of consciousness research and the prospects for dealing with an emerging planetary crisis. Grof has always been one of the most original thinkers in the transpersonal field, and his creativity has kept pace with the maturity of his overall vision." -- Michael Washburn, author of Transpersonal Psychology in Psychoanalytic Perspective "Grof offers an outstanding contribution to the ever-growing debate about the nature of human consciousness and about the place of humankind in the cosmos. If more psychiatrists could be persuaded that human consciousness transcends the limitations of the physical brain, and instead is but an aspect of what may best be described as 'cosmic consciousness,' we could not only expect treatment modalities to change, but we could also anticipate the possibility of culture-wide rethinking of the basic presuppositions of modern cosmology, the cosmology that grounds Western institutions, ideologies, and beliefs about the nature of personhood." -- Michael E. Zimmerman, author of Contesting Earth's Future: Radical Ecology and Postmodernity Stanislav Grof, MD, is a psychiatrist with more than fifty years of experience in research of non-ordinary states of consciousness. He has been Principal Investigator in a psychedelic research program at the Psychiatric Research Institute in Prague, Czechoslovakia; Chief of Psychiatric Research at the Maryland Psychiatric Research Center; Assistant Professor of Psychiatry at the Johns Hopkins University; and Scholar-in-Residence at the Esalen Institute. He is currently Professor of Psychology at the California Institute of Integral Studies, conducts professional training programs in holotropic breathwork, and gives lectures and seminars worldwide. He is one of the founders and chief theoreticians of transpersonal psychology and the founding president of the International Transpersonal Association (ITA). In 2007, he was granted the prestigious Vision 97 award from the Vaclav and Dagmar Havel Foundation in Prague. He is the author and editor of many books, including The Adventure of Self-Discovery: Dimensions of Consciousness and New Perspectives in Psychotherapy and Inner Exploration; Ancient Wisdom and Modern Science; Beyond the Brain: Birth, Death, and Transcendence in Psychotherapy; The Cosmic Game: Explorations of the Frontiers of Human Consciousness; and Human Survival and Consciousness Evolution; all published by SUNY Press.
Migration, Micro-Business and Tourism in Thailand
Author: Alexander Trupp
Publisher: Taylor & Francis
ISBN: 131536364X
Category : Business & Economics
Languages : en
Pages : 168
Book Description
This book investigates the social, economic, and political embeddedness of street vendors in urban tourist contexts in Thailand. Based on extensive field research, it presents a detailed analysis of urban-directed mobility patterns and revealing strategies and dilemmas in the urban souvenir business. Focusing on the development of urban ethnic minority souvenir stalls run mostly by people belonging to the group of ‘hilltribes’, the author explains the spatial expansion of ethnic businesses and assesses the economic and political obstacles micro-entrepreneurs are confronted with.
Publisher: Taylor & Francis
ISBN: 131536364X
Category : Business & Economics
Languages : en
Pages : 168
Book Description
This book investigates the social, economic, and political embeddedness of street vendors in urban tourist contexts in Thailand. Based on extensive field research, it presents a detailed analysis of urban-directed mobility patterns and revealing strategies and dilemmas in the urban souvenir business. Focusing on the development of urban ethnic minority souvenir stalls run mostly by people belonging to the group of ‘hilltribes’, the author explains the spatial expansion of ethnic businesses and assesses the economic and political obstacles micro-entrepreneurs are confronted with.
Introduction to Probability
Author: Joseph K. Blitzstein
Publisher: CRC Press
ISBN: 1466575573
Category : Mathematics
Languages : en
Pages : 599
Book Description
Developed from celebrated Harvard statistics lectures, Introduction to Probability provides essential language and tools for understanding statistics, randomness, and uncertainty. The book explores a wide variety of applications and examples, ranging from coincidences and paradoxes to Google PageRank and Markov chain Monte Carlo (MCMC). Additional application areas explored include genetics, medicine, computer science, and information theory. The print book version includes a code that provides free access to an eBook version. The authors present the material in an accessible style and motivate concepts using real-world examples. Throughout, they use stories to uncover connections between the fundamental distributions in statistics and conditioning to reduce complicated problems to manageable pieces. The book includes many intuitive explanations, diagrams, and practice problems. Each chapter ends with a section showing how to perform relevant simulations and calculations in R, a free statistical software environment.
Publisher: CRC Press
ISBN: 1466575573
Category : Mathematics
Languages : en
Pages : 599
Book Description
Developed from celebrated Harvard statistics lectures, Introduction to Probability provides essential language and tools for understanding statistics, randomness, and uncertainty. The book explores a wide variety of applications and examples, ranging from coincidences and paradoxes to Google PageRank and Markov chain Monte Carlo (MCMC). Additional application areas explored include genetics, medicine, computer science, and information theory. The print book version includes a code that provides free access to an eBook version. The authors present the material in an accessible style and motivate concepts using real-world examples. Throughout, they use stories to uncover connections between the fundamental distributions in statistics and conditioning to reduce complicated problems to manageable pieces. The book includes many intuitive explanations, diagrams, and practice problems. Each chapter ends with a section showing how to perform relevant simulations and calculations in R, a free statistical software environment.
Conceiving Strangeness in British First World War Writing
Author: C. Buck
Publisher: Springer
ISBN: 1137471654
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 260
Book Description
This book reframes British First World War literature within Britain's history as an imperial nation. Rereading canonical war writers Siegfried Sassoon and Edmund Blunden, alongside war writing by Enid Bagnold, E. M. Forster, Mulk Raj Anand, Roly Grimshaw and others, the book makes clear that the Great War was more than a European war.
Publisher: Springer
ISBN: 1137471654
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 260
Book Description
This book reframes British First World War literature within Britain's history as an imperial nation. Rereading canonical war writers Siegfried Sassoon and Edmund Blunden, alongside war writing by Enid Bagnold, E. M. Forster, Mulk Raj Anand, Roly Grimshaw and others, the book makes clear that the Great War was more than a European war.
Observation and Theory in Science
Author: Ernest Sylvain Nagel
Publisher: JHU Press
ISBN: 1421433265
Category : Science
Languages : en
Pages : 106
Book Description
Originally published in 1971. The three contributions collected in this volume deal with different aspects of a single theme—the logical status of scientific theories in their relation to observation. These lectures, authored by different thinkers, treat this theme in connection with some controversies in the philosophy of science. A nonspecialist who reads these lectures should realize that the theme itself is a perennial one with an ancient lineage. It has concerned philosophers from the earliest era of philosophy on down through the centuries. A central philosophical issue at stake in the lectures is the question of whether scientific theories are testable in terms of our observations such that we can know whether some theories are true and others false. Although differing in their emphases, all three contributors seek a more plausible and nonskeptical philosophical account of the status of scientific theories in relation to observation.
Publisher: JHU Press
ISBN: 1421433265
Category : Science
Languages : en
Pages : 106
Book Description
Originally published in 1971. The three contributions collected in this volume deal with different aspects of a single theme—the logical status of scientific theories in their relation to observation. These lectures, authored by different thinkers, treat this theme in connection with some controversies in the philosophy of science. A nonspecialist who reads these lectures should realize that the theme itself is a perennial one with an ancient lineage. It has concerned philosophers from the earliest era of philosophy on down through the centuries. A central philosophical issue at stake in the lectures is the question of whether scientific theories are testable in terms of our observations such that we can know whether some theories are true and others false. Although differing in their emphases, all three contributors seek a more plausible and nonskeptical philosophical account of the status of scientific theories in relation to observation.
Cadence
Author: Bill Ricardi
Publisher: Bill Ricardi
ISBN:
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 292
Book Description
Zealots and gangsters and Voids, oh my. Sometimes working for the god of sex and music isn't all it's cracked up to be. Lucas Andrews, known as 'Lucky' to his friends, is on the run. As a Host, he willingly shares his body with the spirit of Izadore, one of Ihy's 72 sons and daughters from Ancient Egypt. Hunted by religious extremists, their music-inspired powers spiralling out of control, the pair flees to New York City in order to pursue the only course of action that they've been given: Find one of the legendary Muses of Apollo. But the big city offers big problems and precious few solutions. Just as Lucas and Izadore start to find personal and financial success, they're plunged into metaphysical chaos and mortal danger. Will they be able to find the right help and training in time? Or will the nebulous Void or their dogged pursuers catch up to the pair and silence them forever? WARNING: This book has themes of abuse, bullying, physical violence, metaphysical violence, gun violence, sexual discovery, bisexuality, religious extremism, and pagan religious power in the modern world.
Publisher: Bill Ricardi
ISBN:
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 292
Book Description
Zealots and gangsters and Voids, oh my. Sometimes working for the god of sex and music isn't all it's cracked up to be. Lucas Andrews, known as 'Lucky' to his friends, is on the run. As a Host, he willingly shares his body with the spirit of Izadore, one of Ihy's 72 sons and daughters from Ancient Egypt. Hunted by religious extremists, their music-inspired powers spiralling out of control, the pair flees to New York City in order to pursue the only course of action that they've been given: Find one of the legendary Muses of Apollo. But the big city offers big problems and precious few solutions. Just as Lucas and Izadore start to find personal and financial success, they're plunged into metaphysical chaos and mortal danger. Will they be able to find the right help and training in time? Or will the nebulous Void or their dogged pursuers catch up to the pair and silence them forever? WARNING: This book has themes of abuse, bullying, physical violence, metaphysical violence, gun violence, sexual discovery, bisexuality, religious extremism, and pagan religious power in the modern world.
Flight
Author:
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Aeronautics
Languages : en
Pages : 730
Book Description
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Aeronautics
Languages : en
Pages : 730
Book Description
"The Gift" by H.D.
Author: H.D.
Publisher: University Press of Florida
ISBN: 0813072247
Category : Literary Criticism
Languages : en
Pages : 260
Book Description
"It is a special joy to have the complete text of The Gift, a stunning work in the H.D. canon, a work of import for studies in autobiography and the essay, for understanding the spiritual crisis of modernism, and as a climactic work in the career of an extraordinary 20th-century woman writer."--Rachel Blau DuPlessis, Temple University "All students and teachers of American literature will value this book for the light it throws on the poet who is, I believe, the most important female poet in America since Emily Dickinson, and indeed the most important female poet writing in the English language during the 20th century."--Louis L. Martz, Yale University In this complete, unabridged edition of H.D.'s visionary memoir, The Gift, Jane Augustine makes available for the first time the text as H.D. wrote it and intended it to be read, including H.D.’s coda to the book, her "Notes," never before published in its entirety. Written in London during the blitz of World War II, The Gift re-creates the peaceful childhood of Hilda Doolittle in Bethlehem, Pennsylvania, where she was born in 1886. As an antidote to war’s destructiveness, H.D. invokes the mystical Moravian heritage of her mother's family to convey an ideal world peace and salvation that would come through the spiritual power of women--a power that also endowed her with "the gift" of her own art. Although H.D.’s androgynous signature first associated her with early 20th-century Imagist poetics, The Gift exemplifies her continuing innovations in prose. She uses the child-voice, flashback, and stream-of-consciousness techniques reminiscent of Virginia Woolf, Gertrude Stein, and Dorothy Richardson, but expands the genre of memoir through free-associative meditations on myth and her lengthy essayistic "Notes" on Moravian history, emphasizing the pioneer missionaries' rapport with Native Americans.. The Gift is key to intertextual studies of H.D.’s wartime oeuvre and to an understanding of the religious and gender concerns pervading her later work, especially the women-centered poems Trilogy and Helen in Egypt. Augustine’s introduction and annotations, based on extensive research in Moravian archives, provide a biographical and historical context to make this the definitive edition of The Gift, essential to students and scholars of H.D., modernism, and feminist literature.
Publisher: University Press of Florida
ISBN: 0813072247
Category : Literary Criticism
Languages : en
Pages : 260
Book Description
"It is a special joy to have the complete text of The Gift, a stunning work in the H.D. canon, a work of import for studies in autobiography and the essay, for understanding the spiritual crisis of modernism, and as a climactic work in the career of an extraordinary 20th-century woman writer."--Rachel Blau DuPlessis, Temple University "All students and teachers of American literature will value this book for the light it throws on the poet who is, I believe, the most important female poet in America since Emily Dickinson, and indeed the most important female poet writing in the English language during the 20th century."--Louis L. Martz, Yale University In this complete, unabridged edition of H.D.'s visionary memoir, The Gift, Jane Augustine makes available for the first time the text as H.D. wrote it and intended it to be read, including H.D.’s coda to the book, her "Notes," never before published in its entirety. Written in London during the blitz of World War II, The Gift re-creates the peaceful childhood of Hilda Doolittle in Bethlehem, Pennsylvania, where she was born in 1886. As an antidote to war’s destructiveness, H.D. invokes the mystical Moravian heritage of her mother's family to convey an ideal world peace and salvation that would come through the spiritual power of women--a power that also endowed her with "the gift" of her own art. Although H.D.’s androgynous signature first associated her with early 20th-century Imagist poetics, The Gift exemplifies her continuing innovations in prose. She uses the child-voice, flashback, and stream-of-consciousness techniques reminiscent of Virginia Woolf, Gertrude Stein, and Dorothy Richardson, but expands the genre of memoir through free-associative meditations on myth and her lengthy essayistic "Notes" on Moravian history, emphasizing the pioneer missionaries' rapport with Native Americans.. The Gift is key to intertextual studies of H.D.’s wartime oeuvre and to an understanding of the religious and gender concerns pervading her later work, especially the women-centered poems Trilogy and Helen in Egypt. Augustine’s introduction and annotations, based on extensive research in Moravian archives, provide a biographical and historical context to make this the definitive edition of The Gift, essential to students and scholars of H.D., modernism, and feminist literature.
India
Author: Delia Lucia L. Panisseni
Publisher: Atlantic Publishers & Dist
ISBN: 9788171568369
Category : Body, Mind & Spirit
Languages : en
Pages : 252
Book Description
This Book Is The Visible Aspect Of An Inside And Outside Journey, A Spiritual Search That Caused Transcendental Changes In The Author.Written With The Heart More Than With The Intellect, It Contains The Story Of Personal Experiences In The Millenary India : Ancestral Habits And Beliefs, Anecdotes With Peculiar Personages, Miracles Of Saint And Wise Gurus And Mystic Experiences In The Himalayas.It Is Addressed To Every One Who Is Interested In India As A Country : Culture, Philosophy, History, Anthropology, Mysticism. To The Ones Who Know How To Embellish And Enrich Their Lives And The Other S With The Arts And The Sciences. To Travellers Who Like Enjoying Different Experiences, To Spiritual Seekers, And In A Special Way, To Dreamers Who, Like The Author, Are Convinced That Every Human Being, No Matter The Creed Or Race Constitute A Sole And Great Family. ...Trapping More Than Interesting. Of Vivid And Intimate Style. Honest Story That Collects The True Spirit And Genius Of The Indian Culture, In A Lucid And Diaphanous Style. Mr. Majid Padar Cultural Attache Of The Embassy Of IndiaWe Considered That The Story Is Very Interesting And Of An Easy Reading. Vergara, Editor It Is The Sweetest Book Which I Ve Read In My Whole Life, And It Shows A Great Love Towards My Country And Its People. Dr. (Hindu) Domar Sing Madariya ... The Author Of India : Passport To Love Has Lived This Country Intensely, From Its Millenary Philosophy To Its Natural And Human Scenery , And She Has Consubstantiated With The Spirit Of Its Inhabitants. In Consequence, Through The Story Narration Of Her Itinerary, Her Pilgrimage To The Yoga Ashrams And The Depths Of Her Being The Readers Will Find Out The Passport To Move Themselves From The Place They Live To A Different Personal Experience In The East : The Once Thousand And One Night Places, The Spiritual Masters Of Great Wisdom And Holiness, The Sullen Hermits Of The Himalayas, And Also To The Faults That Accompany Misery, Over-Population, Hunger And Religious Intolerance. Mrs. Laura Castellano, Coordinator Of The Dulce Palabra Writing WorkshopLively Narration That Leads The Reader To Visit The Fascinating Country Of India, As Well As To Get To Know And Love Its Writer For Her Simplicity, Spiritual Warmth And Deep Sensitivity. Mrs. Diana Clifford (Nessie), English Professor
Publisher: Atlantic Publishers & Dist
ISBN: 9788171568369
Category : Body, Mind & Spirit
Languages : en
Pages : 252
Book Description
This Book Is The Visible Aspect Of An Inside And Outside Journey, A Spiritual Search That Caused Transcendental Changes In The Author.Written With The Heart More Than With The Intellect, It Contains The Story Of Personal Experiences In The Millenary India : Ancestral Habits And Beliefs, Anecdotes With Peculiar Personages, Miracles Of Saint And Wise Gurus And Mystic Experiences In The Himalayas.It Is Addressed To Every One Who Is Interested In India As A Country : Culture, Philosophy, History, Anthropology, Mysticism. To The Ones Who Know How To Embellish And Enrich Their Lives And The Other S With The Arts And The Sciences. To Travellers Who Like Enjoying Different Experiences, To Spiritual Seekers, And In A Special Way, To Dreamers Who, Like The Author, Are Convinced That Every Human Being, No Matter The Creed Or Race Constitute A Sole And Great Family. ...Trapping More Than Interesting. Of Vivid And Intimate Style. Honest Story That Collects The True Spirit And Genius Of The Indian Culture, In A Lucid And Diaphanous Style. Mr. Majid Padar Cultural Attache Of The Embassy Of IndiaWe Considered That The Story Is Very Interesting And Of An Easy Reading. Vergara, Editor It Is The Sweetest Book Which I Ve Read In My Whole Life, And It Shows A Great Love Towards My Country And Its People. Dr. (Hindu) Domar Sing Madariya ... The Author Of India : Passport To Love Has Lived This Country Intensely, From Its Millenary Philosophy To Its Natural And Human Scenery , And She Has Consubstantiated With The Spirit Of Its Inhabitants. In Consequence, Through The Story Narration Of Her Itinerary, Her Pilgrimage To The Yoga Ashrams And The Depths Of Her Being The Readers Will Find Out The Passport To Move Themselves From The Place They Live To A Different Personal Experience In The East : The Once Thousand And One Night Places, The Spiritual Masters Of Great Wisdom And Holiness, The Sullen Hermits Of The Himalayas, And Also To The Faults That Accompany Misery, Over-Population, Hunger And Religious Intolerance. Mrs. Laura Castellano, Coordinator Of The Dulce Palabra Writing WorkshopLively Narration That Leads The Reader To Visit The Fascinating Country Of India, As Well As To Get To Know And Love Its Writer For Her Simplicity, Spiritual Warmth And Deep Sensitivity. Mrs. Diana Clifford (Nessie), English Professor