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Indiana University Press Queer Ecologies
Book SynopsisA lively conversation about sexuality, nature, and environmentTrade ReviewQueer Ecologies: Sex, Nature, Politics, Desire is an essential contribution to the theoretical, political, and cultural investigations at the intersection of queer theory and ecological studies.24.2 June 2011 * Organization & Environment *Queer Ecologies must guide the development of our sexual politics, the visions of our environmental activisms, the re-viewing of our biosocial histories, the expansion of our environmental justice initiatives, and the engendering of, as contributor Dianne Chisholm writes, 'an ecological future for queer desire'.Vol. 37, No. 4, Summer 2012 * SIGNS *[V]ibrant texts, brimming with possibilities for rethinking, rereading, and reinflecting the links between perception, ontology, epistemology, politics, and ethics. ... [A]llow[s] for the possibility of further reflections on the material conditions of intellectual inquiry, and for what materialities our 'immaterial labors' might creatively enact, change, transform. * Women's Studies Quarterly *As the first book-length overview of the subject, Queer Ecologies makes a major, much-needed contribution to this important present and future debate. * The Goose *Readers will come away from Queer Ecologies with a complex understanding of the dangerous assumptions that shape environmental discourses, as well as the importance of environmental considerations to queer theorizing and movement building. The queer ecological framework offered in this collection has valuable insights for readers across a broad spectrum of interests. 1/5/2011 * elevatedifference.com *Table of ContentsAcknowledgmentsIntroduction: A Genealogy of Queer Ecologies / Catriona Mortimer-Sandilands and Bruce EricksonPart 1. Against Nature? Queer Sex, Queer Animality1. Eluding Capture: The Science, Culture, and Pleasure of "Queer" Animals / Stacy Alaimo2. Enemy of the Species / Ladelle McWhorter3. Penguin Family Values: The Nature of Planetary Environmental Reproductive Justice / Noël Sturgeon4. Queernaturecultures / David BellPart 2. Green, Pink, and Public: Queering Environmental Politics5. Non-white Reproduction and Same-Sex Eroticism: Queer Acts against Nature / Andil Gosine6. From Jook Joints to Sisterspace: The Role of Nature in Lesbian Alternative Environments in the United States / Nancy C. Unger7. Polluted Politics? Confronting Toxic Discourse, Sex Panic, and Eco-Normativity / Giovanna Di Chiro8. Undoing Nature: Coalition Building as Queer Environmentalism / Katie Hogan9. Fragments, Edges, and Matrices: Retheorizing the Formation of a So-called Gay Ghetto through Queering Landscape Ecology / Gordon Brent IngramPart 3. Desiring Nature? Queer Attachments10. "The Place, Promised, That Has Not Yet Been": The Nature of Dislocation and Desire in Adrienne Rich's Your Native Land/Your Life and Minnie Bruce Pratt's Crime against Nature / Rachel Stein11. "fucking close to water": Queering the Production of the Nation / Bruce Erickson12. Melancholy Natures, Queer Ecologies / Catriona Mortimer-Sandilands13. Biophilia, Creative Involution, and the Ecological Future of Queer Desire / Dianne ChisholmList of ContributorsIndex
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The University of Chicago Press The Wild Cat Book
Book SynopsisFrom the ancient Egyptian cat goddess, Bastet, to the prophet Muhammad's favorite cat, Muezza, and our contemporary obsession with online cat videos, felines have long held a place of honor in their human counterparts' homes and cultures. This book highlights the grave threats faced by the world's wild cats.Trade Review"An essential guide for fellnophiles and a valuable handbook for conservation professionals." (New Scientist) "Magnificent.... The book contains a life-time of knowledge that has been carefully and logically documented to make the book user-friendly to a wide cross-section of readers.... A fascinating learning experience.... Put this one on the top of your list." (Cat Fancy)"
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Human Kinetics Publishers NSCAs Essentials of Tactical Strength and
Book SynopsisNSCA’s Essentials of Tactical Strength and Conditioning is the ideal preparatory guide for those seeking TSAC-F certification. The book is also a great reference for fitness trainers who work with tactical populations such as military, law enforcement, and fire and rescue personnel. Table of ContentsChapter 1: Tactical Strength and Conditioning: An OverviewBrent A. Alvar, PhD, CSCS,*D, RSCC*D, FNSCA Katie Sell, PhD, CSCS,*D, TSAC-F Patricia A. Deuster, PhD, MPH, CNS NSCA TSAC Program Duties of a Tactical Athlete Job Analysis of a Tactical Athlete Assessment of the Individual Program Design Chapter 2: Cardiopulmonary and Endocrine Responses and Adaptations to ExerciseDenise Smith, PhD Cardiovascular Structure and Function Pulmonary Anatomy and Function Acute Cardiovascular Responses to Exercise Acute Respiratory Responses to Exercise Acute Endocrine Responses to Exercise Chronic Adaptations of the Cardiopulmonary and Endocrine Systems to Exercise and High-Stress Situations Chapter 3: Skeletal Muscle Anatomy and BiomechanicsMichael R. Deschenes, PhD Raymond W. McCoy, PhD Bones and the Skeleton Skeletal Muscle Muscle Mechanics Neuromuscular Anatomy Neural Responses During Exercise Biomechanical Principles Types of Muscle-Strengthening Exercises Biomechanical Factors Affecting Muscle Strength Chapter 4: Physiological Adaptations and BioenergeticsTodd Miller, PhD, CSCS,*D, TSAC‐F, FNSCA Bioenergetics and Metabolism Physiological Adaptations to Exercise Detraining and Retraining Chapter 5: Basic Nutrition for Tactical PopulationsSteve Hertzler, PhD, RD, LD Amanda Carlson-Phillips, MS, RD, CSSD Guidelines for Dispensing Nutrition Information Step 1: Understand the Demands of the Tactical Athlete Step 2: Understand Basic Fueling Concepts Step 3: Provide Nutritional Guidance Step 4: Create Nutritional Recommendations to Support Performance and Recovery Providing Guidance on Energy Balance and Nutrition Tools Chapter 6: Tactical FuelingMaj. Nicholas D. Barringer, PhD, RD, CSCS,*D, CSSD Maj. Aaron P. Crombie, PhD, RD Nutritional Needs of Tactical Athletes Nutrient Requirements of Tactical Athletes Under Various Conditions Nutrition-Related Conditions and Chronic Diseases of Tactical Athletes Chapter 7: Ergogenic AidsAbbie E. Smith-Ryan, PhD, CSCS,*D, FNSCA Colin D. Wilborn, PhD, CSCS, ATC Eric T. Trexler, MA, CSCS Regulation of Dietary Supplements Anti-Doping Agencies and Dietary Supplement Resources Risk Stratification of Supplements Common Performance-Enhancing Substances: Potential Benefits, Risks, and Side Effects Illegal Performance-Enhancing Substances Signs and Symptoms of Ergogenic Aid Abuse Chapter 8: Testing and Evaluation of Tactical PopulationsBradley J. Warr, PhD, MPAS Patrick Gagnon, MS Dennis E. Scofield, MEd, CSCS Suzanne Jaenen, MS History of Fitness Testing in Tactical Occupations Types of Performance Tests Testing Procedures Evaluation of Performance Test Results Use of Performance Test Results Chapter 9: Development of Resistance Training ProgramsNicholas A. Ratamess, PhD, CSCS,*D, FNSCA Needs Analysis Resistance Training Program Design Chapter 10: Periodization for Tactical PopulationsG. Gregory Haff, PhD, CSCS,*D, FNSCA, ASCC Defining Periodization Goals of Periodization Principles of Periodization Models Structural Components of Periodized Training Sequencing and Integrating Training Applying Periodization Theory to Deployment-Based Tactical Athletes Applying Periodization Theory to Nondeployed Tactical Athletes Chapter 11: Resistance Training Exercise TechniquesJason Dudley, MS, CSCS,*D, TSAC‐F, RSCC, FMS‐1, USAW‐1 Brad Schoenfeld, PhD, CSCS, NSCA‐CPT, FNSCA Performing Exercises With Alternative Implements Warm-Up Before Resistance Training Guidelines on Body Stance and Alignment, Breathing, and Spotting Resistance Training Exercises Chapter 12: Flexibility and Mobility Exercise Techniques and ProgrammingMark Stephenson, MS, ATC, CSCS,*D, TSAC-F Daniel J. Dodd, PhD, CSCS Comparison of Mobility and FlexibilityTypes of Flexibility and Mobility Exercises Exercise Technique and Cueing Guidelines Program Design Chapter 13: Plyometric, Speed, and Agility Exercise Techniques and ProgrammingMike Barnes, MEd, CSCS, NSCA‐CPT Jay Dawes, PhD, CSCS,*D, NSCA‐CPT,*D, FNSCA Plyometric Training Speed Training Agility Training Chapter 14: Aerobic Endurance Exercise Techniques and ProgrammingMatthew R. Rhea, PhD, CSCS,*D Brent A. Alvar, PhD, CSCS,*D, RSCC*D, FNSCA Warming Up Before Aerobic Endurance Training Exercise Techniques and Cueing Guidelines Step 1: Exercise Mode Step 2: Training Frequency Step 3: Training Intensity Step 4: Exercise Duration Step 5: Exercise Progression Program Design Recommendations Chapter 15: Evidence-Based Approach to Strength and Power Training to Improve Performance in Tactical PopulationsDennis E. Scofield, MEd, CSCS Sarah E. Sauers, MS, CSCS Barry A. Spiering, PhD, CSCS Marilyn A. Sharp, MS Bradley C. Nindl, PhD Overview of Occupational Demands Optimizing Occupational Performance Applying Principles of Strength and Power Training Chapter 16: Care and Rehabilitation of Injured Tactical PopulationsDanny McMillian, PT, DSc Common Injury Prevalence and Risk Factors Phases of Tissue Healing Causes, Signs, and Symptoms of Overtraining Syndrome Maintenance of Training Status During Rehabilitation and Reconditioning Guidelines for Injury Care and Rehabilitation Chapter 17: Physiological Issues Related to Fire and Rescue PersonnelKatie Sell, PhD, CSCS,*D, TSAC-F,*D Mark Abel, PhD, CSCS,*D, TSAC-F,*D, USAW Joseph Domitrovich, PhD Critical Job Tasks for Firefighters Environmental, Occupational, and Exposure Concerns Injury and Illness Risks in Firefighters Optimizing Functional Fitness Program Design and Sample Training Approaches Chapter 18: Physiological Issues Related to Law Enforcement PersonnelBen Hinton, MSc, CSCS Sgt Mick Sterli, BPhysEd, MExSc, CSCS,*D, TSAC‐F,*D Robin Orr, PhD, MPhty, BFET, TSAC-F Critical Job Tasks for Law Enforcement Personnel Environmental, Occupational, and Exposure Concerns Injury and Illness Risks Optimizing Functional Fitness Key Program Variables Chapter 19: Physiological Issues Related to Military PersonnelWilliam Kraemer, PhD, CSCS,*D, FNSCA LTC David Feltwell, PT, OCS, TSAC-F Tunde Szivak, PhD, CSCS Critical Job Tasks for Conventional Military and Special Operations Personnel Environmental, Occupational, and Exposure Concerns Injury and Illness Risks Optimizing Functional Fitness Program Design and Sample Training Approaches Chapter 20: Physical Training to Optimize Load CarriagePaul C. Henning, PhD, CSCS Barry A. Spiering, PhD, CSCS Dennis E. Scofield, MEd, CSCS Bradley C. Nindl, PhD Impact of Equipment Load on Biomechanical Demands Physiological and Biomechanical Demands of Load Carriage Practical Considerations for Training Programs to Optimize Load Carriage Chapter 21: Wellness Interventions in Tactical PopulationsRobin Orr, PhD, MPhty, BFET, TSAC-F John R. Bennett, MS, CSCS, EMT-P Chronic Illness and Diseases Conditions Common in Tactical Populations Risk Factors Requiring Wellness Interventions Operating Wellness Programs for Tactical Populations Chapter 22: Organization and Administration ConsiderationsJohn Hofman, Jr, MS, CSCS, USAW, USA T&F, FMS Frank A. Palkoska, MS, CSCS Design Layout and Organization Policies and Procedures Safe Training Environment
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McGill-Queen's University Press A Thirst for Wine and War
Book SynopsisTo maintain morale amongst soldiers in the wretched trenches of World War I, the French army provided regular rations of wine and other alcohol that became a defining feature of French soldiers’ experience. A Thirst for Wine and War explores the French army’s strategic distribution of alcohol as a method of emotional and behavioural control.Trade Review“This book not only contributes substantially to the history of intoxicants and their consumption, but it also extends well beyond these topics to expand our understanding of the histories of France, of the Great War, and of war more generally. It is hard to see the events of the First World War in France in quite the same way after reading this work.” Richard S. Fogarty, University at Albany, SUNY and author of Race and War in France: Colonial Subjects in the French Army, 1914–1918
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The University of Chicago Press The Accidental Species Misunderstandings of Human
Book SynopsisThe idea of a missing link between humanity and our animal ancestors predates evolution and popular science. The author takes aim at this misleading notion, arguing that it reflects a profound misunderstanding of how evolution works and, when applied to the evolution of our own species, supports mistaken ideas about our own place in the universe.Trade Review"If you only read one book on evolution this year, make it this one. You will be dethroned. But you won't be disappointed." (Geoscientist) "A persuasive book.... Gee is good at explaining how fossil evidence has been (mis)interpreted to fit that famous picture of man rising from the ape, growing taller and wiser with each step before culminating in us. The reality, he points out, is very different: until recently (no later than 50,000 years ago) there were many species of humans across the world. Some, such as the Neanderthals, had brains at least as big as ours; while others, such as the diminutive 'hobbit' found on the Indonesian island of Flores, were more closely akin to the apes." (Financial Times)
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Crossway Books Dont Waste Your Cancer
Book SynopsisOn the eve of his own cancer surgery, John Piper writes about cancer as an opportunity to glorify God. Piper gently but firmly helps readers understand that we can indeed waste our cancer. Also available in packs of ten.
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Watson-Guptill Publications Stan Lees How to Write Comics
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Ohio University Press Hello This Is Your Body Talking A DrawItYourself
Book SynopsisWith Drawing Your Stress Away and Hello, This Is Your Body Talking, art therapist and educator Dr. Lucia Capacchione presents a new concept in adult coloring: the draw-it-yourself coloring book.
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Jewish Publication Society JPS TANAKH The Holy Scriptures blue
Book SynopsisPresents an original translation of the Holy Scriptures into contemporary English, based on the Masoretic (the traditional Hebrew) text.Trade Review“Turns Holy Writ into fresh, understandable, contemporary language. A landmark of Jewish religious scholarship.”—Time
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Duke University Press Pink Noises
Book SynopsisA collection of twenty-four interviews with women in electronic music and sound cultures, including club and radio DJs, remixers, composers, improvisers, instrument builders, and performance artists.Trade Review“[Rodgers] conducted thoughtful, detailed interviews with a wide range of artists. . . . Even when I don't much care for the artist Rodgers is talking to . . . the discussion is lively and interesting. . . . Rodgers clearly understands many disparate modes of music making, and sounds equally authoritative whether she's talking about elaborate programming schemes, the language of analog synthesizers, or record buying.” - Peter Margasak, Chicago Reader“One of the best music books of 2010, Tara Rodgers’s Pink Noises, gave an accessible window into what looks to be many years of research into gender, identity and electronic music. . . .” - Frances Morgan, The Quietus“Pink Noises is an extremely well informed, informative and inspiring discussion of some of the most crucial aspects and developments in electronic music. The innovators and actors behind these developments happen to be women and Pink Noises thereby highlights the astounding male centeredness in standard accounts and representation in electronic music.” - Anna Gavanas, Dancecult“[A] vitally needed book, and it really is wonderful to read so many women talking passionately about the subject.” - Emily Manuel, Bitch“Pink Noises touches upon nearly every aspect of female involvement in the evolution of electronic music and sound. . . . This book would be worthwhile if only for its excellent, clearly written glossary of essential terms and its basic primer on the history of the speed-of-light changes of a mega-industry and tools that most westerners use—in our current climate of relatively affordable consumerism: (if not necessarily civilization)—on a virtually daily basis and that we take for granted.” - Deborah Frost, Women’s Review of Books“Pink Noises is an original and important contribution to discourse inelectronic music, musicology, and gender studies. Rodgers’s unique background as both electronic musician and scholar allows her to ask incisive questions about both creative process and cultural situation. And the introductory essay is nothing less than groundbreaking in its attempt to birth an alternate historiography for electronic music and to theorize the language and systems of electronic music.” - Betsey Biggs, Women & Music“Pink Noises is a breath of fresh air when you look at how many electronic music books are about more of the same: boys with toys. From the Middle Eastern–inflected electronica of DJ Mutamassik, to the Punjabi rhythms of DJ Rekha, to the academix of Pamela Z and Pauline Oliveros, Tara Rodgers’s examination of women as central figures in the creative processes of twenty-first-century art and music is a must-read for anyone who cares about the future of music in our hyper-connected and hyper-post-everything contemporary life.”—Paul D. Miller, aka DJ Spooky“What does it mean to be a female electronic musician? This seemingly simple question lies at the heart of Pink Noises, Tara Rodgers’s compelling exploration into the relationship between technology and gender. . . . Rodgers’s book serves as both an introduction to the world of music and technology, even providing an extensive glossary, and inspirational manifesto, revealing that to succeed as an artist is to follow one’s own unique path, no matter what.” -- Nick Zurko * Tom Tom Magazine *“Pink Noises is an extremely well informed, informative and inspiring discussion of some of the most crucial aspects and developments in electronic music. The innovators and actors behind these developments happen to be women and Pink Noises thereby highlights the astounding male centeredness in standard accounts and representation in electronic music.” -- Anna Gavanas * Dancecult *“Pink Noises is an original and important contribution to discourse in electronic music, musicology, and gender studies. Rodgers’s unique background as both electronic musician and scholar allows her to ask incisive questions about both creative process and cultural situation. And the introductory essay is nothing less than groundbreaking in its attempt to birth an alternate historiography for electronic music and to theorize the language and systems of electronic music.” -- Betsey Biggs * Women and Music *“Pink Noises touches upon nearly every aspect of female involvement in the evolution of electronic music and sound. . . . This book would be worthwhile if only for its excellent, clearly written glossary of essential terms and its basic primer on the history of the speed-of-light changes of a mega-industry and tools that most westerners use—in our current climate of relatively affordable consumerism: (if not necessarily civilization)—on a virtually daily basis and that we take for granted.” -- Deborah Frost * Women's Review of Books *“[A] vitally needed book, and it really is wonderful to read so many women talking passionately about the subject.” -- Emily Manuel * Bitch *“[Rodgers] conducted thoughtful, detailed interviews with a wide range of artists. . . . Even when I don't much care for the artist Rodgers is talking to . . . the discussion is lively and interesting. . . . Rodgers clearly understands many disparate modes of music making, and sounds equally authoritative whether she's talking about elaborate programming schemes, the language of analog synthesizers, or record buying.” -- Peter Margasak * Chicago Reader *“One of the best music books of 2010, Tara Rodgers’s Pink Noises, gave an accessible window into what looks to be many years of research into gender, identity and electronic music. . . .” -- Frances Morgan * The Quietus *"I love opening this book and flipping to a random interview. Each one is extremely personal but also technical and conceptual, exploring the artist's unique relationship to sound and space. It's refreshing to read about these women's musical journeys in the context of a male-dominated field like electronic music." -- Lyra Pramuk * Artforum *Table of ContentsAcknowledgments ix Introduction 1 Part 1. Time and Memory 25 Pauline Oliveros 27 Kaffe Matthews 34 Carla Scaletti 43 Eliane Radigue 54 Part 2. Space and Perspective 61 Maggi Payne 63 Ikue Mori 73 Beth Coleman (M. Singe) 81 Maria Chavez 94 Part 3. Nature and Synthetics 105 Christina Kubisch 107 Annea Lockwood 114 Chantal Passamonte (Mira Calix) 128 Jessica Rylan 139 Part 4. Circulation and Movements 157 Susan Morabito 159 Rekha Malhotra (DJ Rekha) 169 Giulia Loli (DJ Mtuamassik) 178 Jeannie Hopper 190 Part 5. Language, Machines, Embodiment 201 Antye Gueie (AGF) 203 Pamela Z 216 Laetitia Sonami 226 Bevin Kelley (Blevin Blectum) 235 Part 6. Alone/Together 243 Le Tigre 245 Bev Stanton (Arthur Loves Plastic) 255 Keiko Uenishi (o.blaat) 263 Riz Maslen (Neotropic) 273 Glossary 283 Discography 295 References 301 Index 313
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Haynes Publishing Group Yamaha RD250 350LC Twins 1980 1982 Motorcycle
Book SynopsisSpecific Models Covered:RD250 LC 247cc 80-82; RD350 LC 347cc 80-82.
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Human Kinetics Publishers Scuba Diving
Book Synopsis The best-selling authoritative guide returns, packed with the latest recommendations, dive tables, and instruction. Full-color photographs and illustrations depict the latest equipment, gear selection, dive locations, technologies, and techniques. Scuba Diving is an indispensable resource for preparation, management, and enjoyment of every dive. Table of Contents Chapter 1 Diving Into Scuba Chapter 2 Diving Science Chapter 3 Diving Adjustments Chapter 4 Diving Equipment Chapter 5 Diving Environment Chapter 6 Diving Skills Chapter 7 Dive Planning Chapter 8 Diving Opportunities
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St Vladimir's Seminary Press,U.S. Festal Orations
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Haynes Publishing Group Honda VT700 VT750 Shadow Motorcycle 19831987
Book SynopsisSpecific Models Covered:VT700C Shadow 84-87; VT750C Shadow 1983
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The Crowood Press The Handbook of Fly Tying
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University of Chicago Press The Peoples Princes
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University of California Press Logistics and Power
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HarperCollins Publishers The Expat Affair
Book SynopsisFrom the USA Today bestselling author of The Marriage Lie comes a brand new gripping domestic crime thriller from Kimberly Belle, perfect for fans of Liane Moriarty and Shari Lapena
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Indiana University Press The Essential Husserl
Book SynopsisThe first anthology in English of Edmund HusserlOs major writings.Table of ContentsAcknowledgmentsIntroduction: The Development of Husserl's PhenomenologyAbbreviationsPart One: Contours of a Transcendental PhenomenologyI. Antitheses 1. The Critique of Psychologism Normative and Theoretical Disciplines The Arguments of Psychologism The Prejudices of Psychologism 2. The Critique of Historicism II. Phenomenological Clues 3. Expression and Meaning Essential Distinctions Fluctuation in Meaning and the Ideality of Unities of Meaning The Phenomenological and Ideal Content of the Experiences of Meaning 4. Meaning-Intention and Meaning-FulfillmentIII. Phenomenology as Transcendental Philosophy 5. The Basic Approach of Phenomenology The Natural Attitude and Its Exclusion Consciousness as Transcendental The Region of Pure ConsciousnessIV. The Structure of Intentionality 6. The Noetic and Noematic Structure of Consciousness Noesis and Noema The Question of Levels Expressive Acts Noema and Object HorizonsV. The Question of Evidence 7. Varieties of Evidence 8. Sensuous and Categorial Intuition VI. From Subjectivity to Intersubjectivity 9. Empathy and the Constitution of the Other Primordial Abstraction The Appresentation of the OtherPart Two: Transcendental Phenomenology and the Problem of the Life-WorldVII. Transcendental Aesthetics 10. Perception, Spatiality and the Body Objective Reality, Spatial Orientation, and the Body The Self-Constitution of the Body 11. A Phenomenology of the Consciousness of Internal Time Analysis of the Consciousness of Time Levels of Constitution of Time and Temporal Objects 12. Horizons and the Genesis of PerceptionVIII. Transcendental Analytics 13. Formal and Transcendental Logic The Discipline of Formal Logic Formal Logic as Apophantic Analysis The Transcendental Grounds of Logic 14. Individuals and Sets Explication of Individuals Constituting Sets 15. Universals The Constitution of Empirical Universals Eidetic Variation and the Acquisition of Pure Universals 16. The Genesis of JudgmentIX. Static and Genetic Phenomenology 17. Time and the Self-Constitution of the Ego 18. Static and Genetic Phenomenological MethodX. Transcendental Phenomenology and the Way through the Science of Phenomenological Psychology 19. Phenomenological Psychology and Transcendental PhenomenologyXI. Transcendental Phenomenology and the Way through the Life-World 20. The Mathematization of Nature 21. Elements of a Science of the Life-WorldBibliographyIndex
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Princeton University Press The Hidden Victims
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Seagull Books London Ltd Critical Essays
Book SynopsisAn introduction for English-language readers to Georges Bataille's postwar philosophical and critical writings. In the aftermath of World War II, French thinker and writer Georges Bataille forged a singular path through the moral and political impasses of his age. In 1946, animated by a need to live events in an increasingly conscious way, and to reject any compartmentalization of intellectual life, Bataille founded the journal Critique. Continuing the publication of his postwar writings, this second book in a three-volume collection of Bataille's work collects his essays and reviews from the years 1949 to 1951. In this period of intellectual isolation and intense reflection, Bataille developed and refined his genealogy of morality through a sustained reflection on the fate of the sacred in the modern world. He offered a critique of the limits of existing morality, especially in its denial of excess, while sketching the lineaments of a new hyper-morality. Bataille's wide-ranging reflections are true to the intellectual mission of Critique, which he founded as a space open to the broadest considerations of the present. As well as discussing significant figures like Samuel Beckett, André Gide, and René Char, Bataille also offers fascinating reflections on American politics, Nazism, existentialism, materialism, and play. The connecting thread in these diverse essays remains Bataille's concern with the extremes of human experience and the possibilities of transcending the limits of societies founded on utility and restraint. His writings remain a provocative incitement to rethink the boundaries we impose on expression and existence.
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The University of Chicago Press The Invention of Culture
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University of Chicago Press A Good Reputation How Residents Fight for an
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SPCK Publishing Easter Sticker Book
Book SynopsisThe retelling of the story of Easter and everyday fun with stickers for young children.
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Indiana University Press The Principle of Reason
Book SynopsisFocussing on Leibniz's principle: 'nothing is without reason', this book shows that the principle of reason is in fact a principle of being. It also contains discussions of language, translation, reason, objectivity, and technology - as well as readings of Leibniz, Kant, Aristotle, and Goethe.Trade ReviewStarting from Leibniz's principle of sufficient reason . . . , Heidegger reflects on the relation of modern and ancient philosophy and of poetry and thinking. . . . an accurate and readable English translation. * Choice *Recreates the intellectual footwork necessary for Heidegger's leap from the terra cognita of modernity into the existential questions of the age of technology. -- Michael HeimTable of ContentsTranslator's IntroductionForewordLecture CourseLecture OneLecture TwoLecture ThreeLecture FourLecture FiveLecture SixLecture SevenLecture EightLecture NineLecture TenLecture ElevenLecture TwelveLecture ThirteenAddressThe Principle of ReasonBibliographical NotesNotes on the TranslationGlossaries
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Indiana University Press The Basic Problems of Phenomenology Revised
Book Synopsis"In Albert Hofstadter's excellent translation, we can listen in as Heidegger clearly and patiently explains ... the ontological difference." Hubert L. Dreyfus, Times Literary SupplementTrade ReviewThis volume belongs in every collection on Heidegger and is required reading for anyone interested in this major thinker. * Religious Studies Review *In Albert Hofstadter's excellent translation, we can listen in as Heidegger clearly and patiently explains . . . the ontological difference. * Times Literary Supplement *Perhaps the most generally accessible text that Heidegger published. . . . The translation is superb. * Key Reporter *For all students and scholars, Basic Problems will provide the "missing link" between Husserl and Heidegger, between phenomenology and Being and Time. * Teaching Philosophy *Table of ContentsTranslator's PrefaceTranslator's IntroductionIntroduction1. Exposition and General Division of the theme2. The concept of philosophy. Philosophy and world-view3. Philosophy as science of being4. The four theses about being and the basic problems of phenomenology5. The character of ontological method. The three basic components of phenomenological method6. Outline of the coursePart One: Critical Phenomenological Discussion of Some Traditional Theses about BeingChapter One: Kant's Thesis: Being Is Not a Real Predicate7. The content of the Kantian thesis8. Phenomenological analysis of the explanation of the concept of being or of existence given by Kant9. Demonstration of the need for a more fundamental formulation of the problem of the thesis and of a more radical foundation of this problemChapter Two: The Thesis of Medeval Ontology Derived from Aristotle: To the Constitution of the Being of a Being There Belong Essence and Existence10. The Content of the thesis and its traditional discussion11. Phenomenological clarification of the problem underlying the second thesis12. Proof of the inadequate foundation of the traditional treatment of the problemChapter Three: The Thesis of Modern Ontology: The Basic Ways of Being Are the Being of Nature (res Extensa) and the Being of Mind (Res Cogitans)13. Characterization of the ontological distinction between res extensa and res cogitans with the aid of the Kantian formulation of the problem14. Phenomenological critique of the Kantian solution and demonstration of the need to pose the question in fundamental principle15. The fundamental problem of the multiplicity of ways of being and of the unity of the concept of being in generalChapter Four: The Thesis of Logic: Every Being, Regardless of Its Particular Way of Being, Can Be Addressed and Talked About by Means of the "Is". The Being of the Copula16. Delineation of the ontological problem of the copula with reference to some characteristic arguments in the course of the histroy of logic17. Being as copula and the phenomenological problem of assertion18. Assertional truth, the idea of truth in general, and its relation to the concept of beingPart Two: The Fundamental Ontological Question of the Meaning of Being in GeneralThe Basic Structures and Basic Ways of BeingChapter One: The Problem of the Ontological Difference19. Time and temporality20. temporality [Zeitlichkeit] and Temporality [Temporalitat]21. Temporality [Temporalitat] and being22. Being and beings. The ontological differenceEditor's EpilogueTranslator's Appendix: A Note on the Da and the DaseinLexicon
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University of Chicago Press Friedrich Dürrenmatt
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Indiana University Press Ricci on Glissando The Shortcut to Violin
Book SynopsisA book on left-hand violin technique that addresses common problems in shifting by advocating the study of the glissando technique. It asserts that re-incorporating this technique will not only aid violinists in developing a better-trained ear, but also provide them with "shortcuts" to playing some of Paganini's most difficult passages.Trade ReviewGiven that the legendary Ricci 'has played more concerts and made more recordings than any [other] violinist, past or present,' anything he has to say concerning violin playing should be of interest to every string player. May 2010 * American String Teacher *Table of ContentsPreface1. The Old and New Systems of Violin Playing2. One-finger, or Glissando, Technique Introduction Glissando Scales Guidelines for Practicing Glissando Scales3. Exercises, Études, and Cadenzas Glissando Scales Flexibility Studies Ear-training Studies Coordination Studies Crawling Studies Étude in Thirds Étude in Sixths Étude in Octaves Cantabile and Waltz Cadenza to Brahms Concerto Cadenza to Paganini Concerto No. 4 Cadenza to Paganini Concerto No. 64. Miscellaneous Aspects of Technique Fingering Guidelines Vibrato Tone Production Bowing Articulation and Evenness in Slurred Passages Grouping Tuning Ear Training Practicing Instrument Setup Hand Development Holding the Violin Hand Position Shoulder Rests Shifting GuidelinesNotesIndex
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Indiana University Press Phenomenology and Mysticism
Book SynopsisExploring the first-person narratives of three figures from the Christian, Jewish, and Islamic mystical traditions - St Teresa of Avila, Rabbi Dov Baer, and Ruzbihan Baqli, this title provides a phenomenology of mysticism based in the Abrahamic religious traditions.Trade ReviewSteinbock embarks on a full explication of three central dimensions of human experience; in doing so, he takes up and embodies the phenomenological project envisioned by Edmund Husserl. * Choice *Phenomenology and Mysticism stands out as an original work in a genre too often reduced to commentaries on classical figures. Steinbock is an acute phenomenologist in his own right, and this work sets a new standard for the interaction between phenomenology and theology/religious studies.VOLUME 35.1 MARCH 2009 -- Andreas Nordlander * Lund University, Sweden *. . . an incredibly rich book about the phenomenology of mystical experience in the Abrahamic traditions, a book that will certainly be required reading for anyone working in the areas of religious experience and the intersection between theology and philosophy, especially in the continental tradition.Vol. 31 2009 -- Andreas Nordlander * Pneuma Jrnl Society for Pentecostal Studies *A single short review of this treatise suggests a light approach which does not [do] justice to this profound work. The thoughts and insights gathered and proposed by Steinbock provoke an equally concerted response and offer topics for discussion on many different disciplinary levels. * Philosophy in Review *Broader contributions from Phenomenology and Mysticism rest in careful engagement with philosophical phenomenology, not simply as a descriptive method, but as a coherent disciplinary field with potential theoretical resources to address ranges of phenomena beyond those that are typically evoked.Vol. 9 December 2008 -- Janet Borgerson * University of Exeter *Table of ContentsAcknowledgmentsIntroduction: Vertical Givenness in Human Experience1. The Religious and Mystical Shape of Experience2. St. Teresa of Avila and Mysticism of Prayer3. Rabbi Dov Baer and Mysticism of Ecstasy4. Rūzbihān Baqlī and Mysticism of Unveiling5. Matters of Evidence in Religious Experience6. Epiphany and Withdrawal7. On Individuation8. IdolatryEpilogue: On the De-Limitation of the Religious and the MoralGlossary of Main Hebrew and Arabic TermsNotesBibliographyIndex
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University of Chicago Press Lab Dog
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The University of Chicago Press Unthought
Book SynopsisN. Katherine Hayles is known for breaking new ground at the intersection of the sciences and the humanities. In Unthought, she once again bridges disciplines by revealing how we think without thinking how we use cognitive processes that are inaccessible to consciousness yet necessary for it to function. Marshalling fresh insights from neuroscience, cognitive science, cognitive biology, and literature, Hayles expands our understanding of cognition and demonstrates that it involves more than consciousness alone. Cognition, as Hayles defines it, is applicable not only to nonconscious processes in humans but to all forms of life, including unicellular organisms and plants. Startlingly, she also shows that cognition operates in the sophisticated information-processing abilities of technical systems: when humans and cognitive technical systems interact, they form cognitive assemblages as found in urban traffic control, drones, and the trading algorithms of finance capital, for instance and t
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Indiana University Press Crow Killer New Edition
Book SynopsisTrade ReviewIt's a robust story, almost incredible—a saga of hardship, cruelty and terrible dangers through which John Johnson, tough and shrewd as he undoubtedly was, did not emerge unscathed. This is the stuff of folklore at its authentic best. * New York Times Book Review *. . . [Johnson] emerges as flesh and blood, with the emphasis on blood. His story is the material from which grand opera might be made. * Saturday Review *. . . warrants a place on any shelf of Western Americana. * San Francisco Chronicle *Spectacular to repellent, this is a part of Western life as it must have been. . . * Kirkus Reviews *It's a robust story, almost incredible—a saga of hardship, cruelty and terrible dangers through which John Johnson, tough and shrewd as he undoubtedly was, did not emerge unscathed. This is the stuff of folklore at its authentic best. * New York Times Book Review *. . . [Johnson] emerges as flesh and blood, with the emphasis on blood. His story is the material from which grand opera might be made. * Saturday Review *. . . warrants a place on any shelf of Western Americana. * San Francisco Chronicle *Spectacular to repellent, this is a part of Western life as it must have been. . . * Kirkus Reviews *Table of ContentsIntroduction by Nathan E. BenderForeword by Richard M. DorsonPrefaceAcknowledgmentsPart One: The Young Trapper1. The Making of a Legend2. The Hair Merchants3. An Apprenticeship4. A Madness5. Oath of VengeancePart Two: Liver-Eating Johnson6. A Man's Reputation7. Twined Scalps8. Crow Against Flathead9. Winter Holiday, Spring Council10. . . . A Missing ChapterPart Three: A Man Among Men11. The Eighteenth Warrior12. Captive of the Blackfeet13. Mountain-Man Rendezvous14. Boots and Biscuits15. Portuguese Phillips16. A Sioux Liver17. Monument for a Foe's Friend18. Target for Gray BearPart Four: Brother of the Crows19. White Chief of the Shoshoni20. Biscuits for Blackfeet21. A Last Departure22. Mariano and the Ute Chief23. The Piegan Princess24. Eight Scalps for the CrowsPart Five: The Old Trapper25. Burial for Bear Claw26. Sheriff Johnson27. Last Trail28. Lodge by the SeaGlossary of Native Peoples in Crow Killer
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Button Books Factology Greek Myths
Book SynopsisFactology: Greek Myths is a fun-filled, fact-packed book featuring all the fantastic tales of gods, goddesses, monsters and the heroes who shaped the world and the lives of mortals.
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Tupelo Press, Incorporated Mycocosmic
Book SynopsisMycocosmic offers intricately woven incantationsprayers, hexes, and charmsall of which call for a transformation of language, grief, and the self. Good things come to you through fire, a Tarot reader told Lesley Wheeler as she was composing what became her sixth poetry collection, Mycocosmic. But how could that be true, while the planet was burning and life slamming her with one loss after another? Then she learned about pyrophilic fungi that lurk in soil until activated by fire. Enter mycelia and a teeming underground world that metabolizes death, changing what remains so that life can begin anew. Mycocosmic offers intricately woven spell poemsprayers, hexes, charms, and invocationsthat call for transformation. A parent's death gives Wheeler the freedom to reveal difficult truths about family violence and her sexuality; a midlife mental health crisis transforms her sense of self. Incantatory language channeled through a wide variety of formsincluding free verse, litany, sonnets, the bref double, the golden shovel, and the villanelleempowers these shifts. Beneath these poems runs a book-length essay in verse, Underpoem [Fire Fungus], sending tendrils across the footer of each page. This poetic mycelium nourishes metamorphosis and highlights its urgency. As Merlyn Sheldrake writes in Entangled Life, Mycelium describes the most common of fungal habits, better thought of not as a thing but as a process: an exploratory, irregular tendency. Poetry is rooted in real and imagined communities and conversations. Mycocosmic demonstrates how interdependence binds us together.
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The University of Chicago Press Legal Plunder
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Princeton University Press Consciousness and the Unconscious Lectures
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University of Chicago Press Martinu and His World
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De Gruyter Sustainability in Healthcare mHealth AI and
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Pluto Press Going Into Labour
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Yale University Press Genesis 111
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University of Chicago Press Friedrich Dürrenmatt
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John Wiley & Sons Clinical Psychodermatology From Diagnosis to
Book SynopsisExamines the practical aspects of psychocutaneous medicine, providing an overview of the diagnosis and management of psychocutaneous disorders in outpatient practice before examining the interplay between psychiatric medications and dermatological side effects and vice versa. This guide features nearly 50 international case reports.
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Crossway Books The Last Keeper The Dream Keeper Saga Book 5
Book SynopsisIn the conclusion to the Dream Keeper Saga, Lily faces her final battle against Eymah and his army, and an ancient scroll foretells the return of Prince Pax.
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Crossway Books The Steadfast Love of the Lord
Book SynopsisThe Steadfast Love of the Lord explores Scripture to find a clear picture of what God's steadfast, unfailing love looks like and how, through the ministry of the Holy Spirit, believers experience his affection.
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University of Helsinki Royal Image and Political Thinking in the Letters
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