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Author : Margaret Anne Doody
Publisher : Oxford University Press
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 436 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (91 download)
Download or read book A Natural Passion written by Margaret Anne Doody and published by Oxford University Press. This book was released on 1974 with total page 436 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Author : Donald Worster
Publisher : Oxford University Press
ISBN 13 : 0199782245
Total Pages : 544 pages
Book Rating : 4.1/5 (997 download)
Download or read book A Passion for Nature written by Donald Worster and published by Oxford University Press. This book was released on 2011 with total page 544 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A definitive biography traces the life of John Muir from his boyhood in Scotland up to his death on the eve of World War I and offers important insights into the passionate nature of America's first great conservationist and founder of the Sierra Club.
Author : David Blewett
Publisher : University of Toronto Press
ISBN 13 : 9780802035035
Total Pages : 374 pages
Book Rating : 4.0/5 (35 download)
Download or read book Passion and Virtue written by David Blewett and published by University of Toronto Press. This book was released on 2001-01-01 with total page 374 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Richardson's novels reveal the conflict of human passion in all its aspects - love, lust, and suffering. This conflict is considered and critically analysed in fourteen essays, all originally published in Eighteenth-Century Fiction.
Author : Keith Stewart Thomson
Publisher : Thomas Jefferson Memorial Foundation
ISBN 13 : 9781882886265
Total Pages : 0 pages
Book Rating : 4.8/5 (862 download)
Download or read book A Passion for Nature written by Keith Stewart Thomson and published by Thomas Jefferson Memorial Foundation. This book was released on 2008 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Thomas Jefferson recorded weather observations, experimented with plant species, kept a pet mockingbird, and turned the entry hall at Monticello into a veritable natural history museum with elk and moose antlers, a grizzly bear claw, and the fossilized jaws of a mastodon. Jefferson wrote with lyrical flair about the landscapes of his mountaintop home, as he did in a 1786 letter to his friend Maria Cosway: How sublime to look down into the workhouse of nature, to see her clouds, hail, snow, rain, thunder, all fabricated at our feet! Jefferson's deep interest in the natural world -- from the flora and fauna of Albemarle County to the exotic specimens gathered by Lewis and Clark on their trek to the Pacific -- and how it shaped his life as a philosopher, farmer, and Founding Father is the subject of A Passion for Nature: Thomas Jefferson and Natural History. --from publisher description.
Author : Nicole Eustace
Publisher : UNC Press Books
ISBN 13 : 0807838799
Total Pages : 624 pages
Book Rating : 4.8/5 (78 download)
Download or read book Passion Is the Gale written by Nicole Eustace and published by UNC Press Books. This book was released on 2012-12-01 with total page 624 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: At the outset of the eighteenth century, many British Americans accepted the notion that virtuous sociable feelings occurred primarily among the genteel, while sinful and selfish passions remained the reflexive emotions of the masses, from lower-class whites to Indians to enslaved Africans. Yet by 1776 radicals would propose a new universal model of human nature that attributed the same feelings and passions to all humankind and made common emotions the basis of natural rights. In Passion Is the Gale, Nicole Eustace describes the promise and the problems of this crucial social and political transition by charting changes in emotional expression among countless ordinary men and women of British America. From Pennsylvania newspapers, pamphlets, sermons, correspondence, commonplace books, and literary texts, Eustace identifies the explicit vocabulary of emotion as a medium of human exchange. Alternating between explorations of particular emotions in daily social interactions and assessments of emotional rhetoric's functions in specific moments of historical crisis (from the Seven Years War to the rise of the patriot movement), she makes a convincing case for the pivotal role of emotion in reshaping power relations and reordering society in the critical decades leading up to the Revolution. As Eustace demonstrates, passion was the gale that impelled Anglo-Americans forward to declare their independence--collectively at first, and then, finally, as individuals.
Author : Brad Stulberg
Publisher : Rodale Books
ISBN 13 : 1635653444
Total Pages : 192 pages
Book Rating : 4.6/5 (356 download)
Download or read book The Passion Paradox written by Brad Stulberg and published by Rodale Books. This book was released on 2019-03-19 with total page 192 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The coauthors of the bestselling Peak Performance dive into the fascinating science behind passion, showing how it can lead to a rich and meaningful life while also illuminating the ways in which it is a double-edged sword. Here’s how to cultivate a passion that will take you to great heights—while minimizing the risk of an equally great fall. Common advice is to find and follow your passion. A life of passion is a good life, or so we are told. But it's not that simple. Rarely is passion something that you just stumble upon, and the same drive that fuels breakthroughs—whether they're athletic, scientific, entrepreneurial, or artistic—can be every bit as destructive as it is productive. Yes, passion can be a wonderful gift, but only if you know how to channel it. If you're not careful, passion can become an awful curse, leading to endless seeking, suffering, and burnout. Brad Stulberg and Steve Magness once again team up, this time to demystify passion, showing readers how they can find and cultivate their passion, sustainably harness its power, and avoid its dangers. They ultimately argue that passion and balance--that other virtue touted by our culture--are incompatible, and that to find your passion, you must lose balance. And that's not always a bad thing. They show readers how to develop the right kind of passion, the kind that lets you achieve great things without ruining your life. Swift, compact, and powerful, this thought-provoking book combines captivating stories of extraordinarily passionate individuals with the latest science on the biological and psychological factors that give rise to—and every bit as important, sustain—passion.
Author : Anna Durand
Publisher : Jacobsville Books
ISBN 13 : 1949406164
Total Pages : 227 pages
Book Rating : 4.9/5 (494 download)
Download or read book Natural Passion written by Anna Durand and published by Jacobsville Books. This book was released on 2020-01-09 with total page 227 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: He's sexy, flirty, down-and-dirty trouble. I entertain naked people for a living. No, not THAT kind of entertainment. I own a nudist resort. I'm not a nudist, but Val Silva is. And he's a human supernova sleeping in the room next door. The man is tall, gorgeous, tattooed, and a shameless exhibitionist. As the Brazilian bad boy of the international football world, he's as famous for his sextape as for his talent on the field. Oh, did I mention he walks around naked ALL the time? A girl only has so much willpower. Maybe we can have a little fun… as long as his tabloid past doesn't mess with my quiet life. Eve Holt is the sexiest woman I've ever seen, in those short-shorts and tank tops that make me wonder what she's hiding underneath. Most women love my wild side, but Eve thinks I'm trouble with a capital T. Okay, she might have a point there. But I always get what I want, and I want her. I didn't lead my team to Olympic gold by giving up. That's one fact about me Eve is about to learn. Natural Passion is the first book in the Au Naturel Trilogy of romantic comedies from Anna Durand, the bestselling author of the Hot Scots series.
Author : Robert C. Solomon
Publisher : Rowman & Littlefield
ISBN 13 : 9780847680870
Total Pages : 350 pages
Book Rating : 4.6/5 (88 download)
Download or read book A Passion for Justice written by Robert C. Solomon and published by Rowman & Littlefield. This book was released on 1995 with total page 350 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This text argues that justice is a virtue which everyone shares - a function of personal character and not just of government or economic planning. It uses examples from Plato to Ivan Boesky, to document how we live and how we feel.
Author : Cheryl Hall
Publisher : Routledge
ISBN 13 : 1135336474
Total Pages : 174 pages
Book Rating : 4.1/5 (353 download)
Download or read book The Trouble With Passion written by Cheryl Hall and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2013-01-22 with total page 174 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Political theorists have long argued that passion has no place in the political realm where reason reigns supreme. But, is this dichotomy between reason and passion sustainable? Does it underestimate the indispensable role of passion in a fully democratic society? Drawing upon Plato, Rousseau, and contemporary feminist theorists, Cheryl Hall argues that passion is an essential component of a just political community and that the need to educate passion together with reason is paramount. Trouble with Passion provides a compelling defense of the crucial place of passion in politics.
Author : Gregg Levoy
Publisher : Penguin
ISBN 13 : 1101608897
Total Pages : 512 pages
Book Rating : 4.1/5 (16 download)
Download or read book Vital Signs written by Gregg Levoy and published by Penguin. This book was released on 2014-12-26 with total page 512 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Rediscover—or discover for the first time—the things that make you passionate in life Vital Signs is about what inspires passion and what defeats it. How we lose it and how we get it back. And ultimately it’s about the endless yet endlessly fruitful tug-of-war between freedom and domestication, the wild in us and the tame, our natural selves and our conditioned selves. Each chapter in Vital Signs will contain a core sample, an intimate biography of one of the strategies we employ to gain or regain our passion. The book also affirms the importance of courageous inquiry into dispassion—where we’re numb, depressed, stuck, bored—so the reader can recognize and change these tendencies in themselves.
Author : David Francis
Publisher : D & J Holdings LLC
ISBN 13 : 0981550908
Total Pages : 168 pages
Book Rating : 4.9/5 (815 download)
Download or read book Partners in Passion written by David Francis and published by D & J Holdings LLC. This book was released on 2008-05 with total page 168 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Packed with revolutionary ideas and practical techniques for developing a deeper connection with one's partner and greater personal awareness, this breakthrough approach to intimacy and gender offers a new blueprint for establishing energetically balanced and enhanced relationships.
Author : Ali Shokri
Publisher : Troubador Publishing Ltd
ISBN 13 : 1788035062
Total Pages : 120 pages
Book Rating : 4.7/5 (88 download)
Download or read book The Passion of Trees written by Ali Shokri and published by Troubador Publishing Ltd. This book was released on 2017-10-10 with total page 120 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Passion of Trees is a collection of photographs taken in Iran and Azerbaijan’s stunning nature. However, this is a collection of nature photographs with a difference. Over the years, Ali has witnessed the beauty of the forests that he has loved since his childhood severely decline. As the number of roads and dams have increased, and more and more of the forests have been destroyed, the situation has become increasingly desperate. “To me, each tree, like a human being, has a tale to tell. When a tree dies, a whole story is interrupted, a destiny is altered for the worse. I feel as if the trees, bundled in the back of trucks, are cursing us with their broken hands, wounded faces and severed roots.” The Passion of Trees is Ali’s stark reminder that the natural world deserves our care. Through his photography, Ali encourages viewers to consider the world around them and to look upon nature with a different perspective, to consider the very real possibility that without swift action, the devastating effects of climate change and the decline of countless animals and plants.
Author : Mark V. Barrow, Jr.
Publisher : Princeton University Press
ISBN 13 : 0691234655
Total Pages : 339 pages
Book Rating : 4.6/5 (912 download)
Download or read book A Passion for Birds written by Mark V. Barrow, Jr. and published by Princeton University Press. This book was released on 2021-08-10 with total page 339 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In the decades following the Civil War--as industrialization, urbanization, and economic expansion increasingly reshaped the landscape--many Americans began seeking adventure and aesthetic gratification through avian pursuits. By the turn of the century, hundreds of thousands of middle-and upper-class devotees were rushing to join Audubon societies, purchase field guides, and keep records of the species they encountered in the wild. Mark Barrow vividly reconstructs this story not only through the experiences of birdwatchers, collectors, conservationists, and taxidermists, but also through those of a relatively new breed of bird enthusiast: the technically oriented ornithologist. In exploring how ornithologists struggled to forge a discipline and profession amidst an explosion of popular interest in natural history, A Passion for Birds provides the first book-length history of American ornithology from the death of John James Audubon to the Second World War. Barrow shows how efforts to form a scientific community distinct from popular birders met with only partial success. The founding of the American Ornithologists' Union in 1883 and the subsequent expansion of formal educational and employment opportunities in ornithology marked important milestones in this campaign. Yet by the middle of the twentieth century, when ornithology had finally achieved the status of a modern profession, its practitioners remained dependent on the services of birdwatchers and other amateur enthusiasts. Environmental issues also loom large in Barrow's account as he traces areas of both cooperation and conflict between ornithologists and wildlife conservationists. Recounting a colorful story based on the interactions among a wide variety of bird-lovers, this book will interest historians of science, environmental historians, ornithologists, birdwatchers, and anyone curious about the historical roots of today's birding boom.
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Publisher : Pomegranate
ISBN 13 : 9780876544433
Total Pages : 154 pages
Book Rating : 4.5/5 (444 download)
Download or read book Monet's Passion written by and published by Pomegranate. This book was released on 1989 with total page 154 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In this best-selling book Elizabeth Murray discusses the development and maintenance of Claude Monet's Giverny estate as well as Monet's color theories, design elements, and use of light and shade. Richly illustrated with Murray's lush photographs of the present-day Giverny gardens, Monet's Passion also offers full-color illustrations of the gardens drawn to scale and four Giverny-based garden plans that can be executed anywhere.
Author : Alain Ehrenberg
Publisher : McGill-Queen's Press - MQUP
ISBN 13 : 0228004438
Total Pages : pages
Book Rating : 4.2/5 (28 download)
Download or read book The Mechanics of Passion written by Alain Ehrenberg and published by McGill-Queen's Press - MQUP. This book was released on 2020-09-23 with total page pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Cognitive neuroscience, once a specialized area of psychology and biology, has enjoyed increased worldwide legitimacy in the last thirty years not only in psychiatry and mental health, but also in fields as diverse as education, economics, marketing, and law. How can this surge in popularity be explained? Has the new science of human behaviour now become the barometer of our conduct and our lives, taking the place previously occupied by psychoanalysis? Rather than asking if neuronal man will replace social man or how to surmount the opposition between the biological and the social, The Mechanics of Passions uncovers hidden relationships between global social ideals and specialized concepts of neuroscience and cognitive science. Proposing a historical sociology situated in the dual contexts of the history of sciences and the history of self-representation, Alain Ehrenberg describes the conditions through which cognitive neuroscience has developed and acquired a strong moral authority in our individualistic society permeated by ideas, values, and norms of autonomy. Cognitive neuroscience offers the promise of turning personal limitations into assets by exploring an individual's "hidden potential." The Mechanics of Passions identifies this as the echo of social ideals of autonomy, affirming that the moral authority of cognitive neuroscience stems as much from cultural norms as from any results of scientific or medical experimentation.
Author : René Descartes
Publisher : Hackett Publishing
ISBN 13 : 162466198X
Total Pages : 194 pages
Book Rating : 4.6/5 (246 download)
Download or read book Passions of the Soul written by René Descartes and published by Hackett Publishing. This book was released on 1989-12-15 with total page 194 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: TABLE OF CONTENTS: Translator's Introduction Introduction by Genevieve Rodis-Lewis The Passions of the Soul: Preface PART I: About the Passions in General, and Incidentally about the Entire Nature of Man PART II: About the Number and Order of the Passions, and the Explanation of the Six Primitives PART III: About the Particular Passions Lexicon: Index to Lexicon Bibliography Index Index Locorum
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ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 294 pages
Book Rating : 4.0/5 (24 download)
Download or read book A Short Treatise on the Passions, illustrative of the human mind. By a Lady written by and published by . This book was released on 1810 with total page 294 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
