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Selfish, Shallow, and Self-Absorbed

Author : Meghan Daum
Publisher : Picador
ISBN 13 : 1250052947
Total Pages : 289 pages
Book Rating : 4.2/5 (5 download)

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Download or read book Selfish, Shallow, and Self-Absorbed written by Meghan Daum and published by Picador. This book was released on 2015-03-31 with total page 289 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Sixteen literary luminaries on the controversial subject of being childless by choice, in this critically acclaimed, bestselling anthology One of the most provocative and talked-about books of the year, Selfish, Shallow, and Self-Absorbed is the stunning collection exploring one of society’s most vexing taboos. One of the main topics of cultural conversation during the last decade was the supposed “fertility crisis,” and whether modern women could figure out a way to have it all—a successful career and the required 2.3 children—before their biological clocks stopped ticking. Now, however, the conversation has turned to whether it’s necessary to have it all (see Anne-Marie Slaughter) or, perhaps more controversial, whether children are really a requirement for a fulfilling life. In this exciting and controversial collection of essays, curated by writer Meghan Daum, thirteen acclaimed female writers explain why they have chosen to eschew motherhood. Contributors include Lionel Shriver, Sigrid Nunez, Kate Christensen, Elliott Holt, Geoff Dyer, and Tim Kreider, among others, who will give a unique perspective on the overwhelming cultural pressure of parenthood. This collection makes a smart and passionate case for why parenthood is not the only path to a happy, productive life, and takes our parent-centric, kid-fixated, baby-bump-patrolling culture to task in the process. In this book, that shadowy faction known as the childless-by-choice comes out into the light.

The Virtue of Selfishness

Author : Ayn Rand
Publisher : Penguin
ISBN 13 : 1101137223
Total Pages : 165 pages
Book Rating : 4.1/5 (11 download)

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Download or read book The Virtue of Selfishness written by Ayn Rand and published by Penguin. This book was released on 1964-11-01 with total page 165 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A collection of essays that sets forth the moral principles of Objectivism, Ayn Rand's controversial, groundbreaking philosophy. Since their initial publication, Rand's fictional works—Anthem, The Fountainhead, and Atlas Shrugged—have had a major impact on the intellectual scene. The underlying theme of her famous novels is her philosophy, a new morality—the ethics of rational self-interest—that offers a robust challenge to altruist-collectivist thought. Known as Objectivism, her divisive philosophy holds human life—the life proper to a rational being—as the standard of moral values and regards altruism as incompatible with man's nature. In this series of essays, Rand asks why man needs morality in the first place, and arrives at an answer that redefines a new code of ethics based on the virtue of selfishness. More Than 1 Million Copies Sold!

A Selfish Plan to Change the World

Author : Justin Dillon
Publisher : Thomas Nelson
ISBN 13 : 0718084578
Total Pages : 254 pages
Book Rating : 4.7/5 (18 download)

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Download or read book A Selfish Plan to Change the World written by Justin Dillon and published by Thomas Nelson. This book was released on 2017-05-23 with total page 254 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: You are exactly what the world needs What if your search for meaning could solve the world’s problems? What if everything you are passionate about could save a life or change history? Justin Dillon argues it can, and A Selfish Plan to Change the World shows how. In this paradigm-shifting new book, Dillon--the founder of Slavery Footprint and Made in a Free World--reveals the secret to a life of deep and lasting significance: the discovery that our need for meaning is inextricably linked to the needs of the world. A Selfish Plan to Change the World delivers a revolutionary method for meeting both needs. Drawing upon his own unlikely transformation from touring musician to founder of a global movement and telling the stories of other surprising world-changers, Dillon shows how to create a life of deep purpose by stepping into the problems of the world. Taking readers on a journey from sweatshops in India to punk rock concerts in Ireland, Dillon exposes the limitations of the "giving back" approach involving donations and volunteerism to reveal the unexpected power of "giving in" to pursue self-interest in a way that alters the very dynamics of the world’s most challenging problems. A Selfish Plan to Change the World is your "self-help-others" guide to a life that matters, demonstrating how you can repurpose your existing talents, backstory, and networks to improve the lives of others. Changing the world no longer belongs only to martyrs and professional do-gooders. You can live an extraordinary life. You can change the world. All you ever needed was a plan.

Essentialism

Author : Greg McKeown
Publisher : Crown Currency
ISBN 13 : 0804137390
Total Pages : 305 pages
Book Rating : 4.8/5 (41 download)

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Download or read book Essentialism written by Greg McKeown and published by Crown Currency. This book was released on 2014-04-15 with total page 305 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: THE LIFE-CHANGING NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER • MORE THAN TWO MILLION COPIES SOLD • Now in a 10th anniversary edition featuring a new introduction and bonus 21-day challenge. “Essentialism holds the keys to solving one of the great puzzles of life: How can we do less but accomplish more?”—Adam Grant, bestselling author of Think Again Essentialism isn’t about getting more done in less time. It’s about getting only the right things done. Have you ever found yourself stretched too thin? Are you often busy but not productive? Do you feel like your time is constantly being hijacked? If you answered yes to any of these, the way out is the Way of the Essentialist. Essentialism is more than a time-management technique. It is a systematic discipline for discerning what is absolutely essential, then eliminating everything that is not, so we can make the highest possible contribution toward the things that really matter. By forcing us to apply more selective criteria for where to spend our precious time and energy, the disciplined pursuit of less empowers us to reclaim control of our own choices, instead of giving others the implicit permission to choose for us. Essentialism is not one more thing to do. It’s a whole new way of doing less, but better, in every area of our lives. Join the millions of people who have used Essentialism to change their outlook on the world.

Moments of Meeting

Author : Kenneth N. Cissna
Publisher : SUNY Press
ISBN 13 : 9780791452844
Total Pages : 356 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (528 download)

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Download or read book Moments of Meeting written by Kenneth N. Cissna and published by SUNY Press. This book was released on 2002-03-21 with total page 356 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Tells the story of the relationship between two of the last century's foremost scholars of dialogue, philosopher Martin Buber and psychotherapist Carl Rogers.

Journey to Wholeness

Author : John E. Guns
Publisher : iUniverse
ISBN 13 : 1462014798
Total Pages : 230 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (62 download)

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Download or read book Journey to Wholeness written by John E. Guns and published by iUniverse. This book was released on 2011-06 with total page 230 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Our world continues to move at an alarming pace, and this "busyness" can often threaten our walk with God. In the midst of dramatic cultural change, it is crucial that we immerse ourselves in his Word so that we may clearly hear his voice. In this uplifting guide, Dr. John E. Guns applies his extensive practical and professional knowledge as a pastor, author, and theologian to show you how to devote yourself entirely to God. In this manner, you can build your relationship with God on the firm foundations of Scripture and faith. By opening ourselves to spiritual growth, wisdom, and life lessons, we can shed our halfhearted faith and fully embrace God and his Word. Dr. Guns's encouraging message will show you how to release the negatives in your life and replace them with the positives. He shares personal anecdotes and offers daily inspirational thoughts to help you fully immerse yourself in God instead of merely going through the motions. Written in a down-to-earth, friendly style, Journey to Wholeness delivers a roadmap for the journey of life, one solidly pointed toward God through Jesus Christ. Develop a deeper understanding of the One that made you and rejoice in his everlasting love!

The Epistolary Moment

Author : William C. Dowling
Publisher : Princeton University Press
ISBN 13 : 1400862205
Total Pages : 229 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (8 download)

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Download or read book The Epistolary Moment written by William C. Dowling and published by Princeton University Press. This book was released on 2014-07-14 with total page 229 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The eighteenth-century verse epistle, argues William Dowling, was an attempt to solve in literary terms the dilemma of solipsism as raised by Locke and Hume. The focus of The Epistolary Moment is on internal audience in poetry--the audience "inside" the poem, created by its discourse and belonging to its world--as this divides in epistolary poetry into a double or simultaneous register of address: the audience directly addressed by the letter-writer, and an epistolary audience listening in on the exchange from a point external to the discourse of the speaker but internal to the discourse of the poem. Epistolary audience lies, contends The Epistolary Moment, at the heart of an Augustan theory of poetry as ideological intervention, poems as symbolic acts with enormous consequences in the domain of the real. The emergence of the verse epistle as the dominant form in eighteenth-century poetry thus takes as its ultimate context the origins of eighteenth-century solipsism in a degraded modernity symbolized by Sir Robert Walpole and his Robinocracy, the demonic representatives of a new money or market society arising from the ruins of organic or traditional community. Originally published in 1991. The Princeton Legacy Library uses the latest print-on-demand technology to again make available previously out-of-print books from the distinguished backlist of Princeton University Press. These editions preserve the original texts of these important books while presenting them in durable paperback and hardcover editions. The goal of the Princeton Legacy Library is to vastly increase access to the rich scholarly heritage found in the thousands of books published by Princeton University Press since its founding in 1905.

Walking On Water

Author : Tim Seeber
Publisher : WestBow Press
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 205 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (85 download)

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Download or read book Walking On Water written by Tim Seeber and published by WestBow Press. This book was released on 2023-12-11 with total page 205 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Faith is more than a series of facts or answers. It is a gift that touches each and every part of our lives. A school bus, bird feeder, or even a beagle can become an opportunity for clarity about God’s presence in the ordinary. As he did in his first book "Life Crossings," Seeber takes normal moments of life such as trash, parakeets, or a broken wood carving to unwrap the practical nature and power of faith. Surprises and disappointments can become wonderful moments to feel God’s presence in practical ways. Seeber’s insightful use of such moments encourages his readers to take advantage of similar opportunities in their own lives of faith.

Moments of Reflection

Author : Jean Howarth
Publisher : Heinemann
ISBN 13 : 9780435302436
Total Pages : 490 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (24 download)

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Download or read book Moments of Reflection written by Jean Howarth and published by Heinemann. This book was released on 1995 with total page 490 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This collection of readings is designed for use in tutor-group or year-group assemblies and is based around 39 weekly themes, which comply with the 1988 Education Act. The themes include spiritual awareness, living as a family, healing, friendship, human rights and inter-cultural harmony.

Moments of Uncertainty in Therapeutic Practice

Author : Robert Waska
Publisher : Columbia University Press
ISBN 13 : 0231151527
Total Pages : 268 pages
Book Rating : 4.2/5 (311 download)

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Download or read book Moments of Uncertainty in Therapeutic Practice written by Robert Waska and published by Columbia University Press. This book was released on 2011-11-15 with total page 268 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: One of therapy's greatest challenges is the moment of transference, when a patient unconsciously transfers emotion or desire to a new and present object--in some cases the therapist. During the course of treatment, a patient's projections and the analyst's struggle to divert them can stress, distort, or contaminate the therapeutic relationship. It may lead to various forms of enactment, in which the therapist unconsciously colludes with the client in interpretation and treatment, or it can lead to projective identification, in which the client imposes negative feelings and behaviors onto the therapist, further interfering with analysis and intervention. Drawing on decades of clinical case experience, Robert Waska leads practitioners through the steps of phantasy and transference mechanisms and their ability to increase, oppose, embrace, or neutralize analytic contact. Operating from a psychoanalytic perspective, he explains how to cope professionally with moments of transference and maintain an objective interpretive stance within the ongoing matrix of projective identification, countertransference, and enactment. Each chapter discusses a wide spectrum of cases and clinical situations, describing in detail the processes that invite a playing out of the patient's phantasies and the work required to reestablish balance. Refreshingly candid, Waska recognizes the imperfections of analysis yet reaffirms its potential for greater psychological integration and stability for the patient. He acknowledges the limits and frequent roadblocks of working with difficult patients, such as those who suffer from psychic retreat, paranoid phantasies, and depressive anxieties, yet he indicates an effective path for resetting the clinical moment and redirecting the course for treatment.

I'm Not Real

Author : Ty Benbow
Publisher : Charisma Media
ISBN 13 : 1629984922
Total Pages : 195 pages
Book Rating : 4.6/5 (299 download)

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Download or read book I'm Not Real written by Ty Benbow and published by Charisma Media. This book was released on 2016-01-05 with total page 195 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The scene opens in, of all places, an orphanage, but not just any orphanage. The tiny residents of the Arcadia Adoption Home have suffered life's ultimate betrayal and cruelty. Remarkably, they bear no physical or emotional scars. That's because these little ones are no longer broken and abandoned. Here they are cherished, healed, and--in every way--whole. Author, Ty Benbow has penned a powerful work of fiction that champions a heavenly worldview on perhaps the most important and divisive topic of this age. I'm Not Real, weaves together all the stories of the broken--the children, and the parents who failed them. Benbow's compelling narrative depicts the gut-wrenching consequences of some of our worst choices. Written in a style that will appeal to women and men alike, I'm Not Real will strike a chord with the millions of individuals among us who desperately need to be healed. Herein is a clear message of hope, but only because of the grace and mercy of God.

Duties to Others

Author : Courtney Campbell
Publisher : Springer Science & Business Media
ISBN 13 : 9401582440
Total Pages : 322 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (15 download)

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Download or read book Duties to Others written by Courtney Campbell and published by Springer Science & Business Media. This book was released on 2012-12-06 with total page 322 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Despite reservoirs of moral discourse about duties in religious communities, professional caregiving traditions, and philosophical perspectives, the dominant moral language in contemporary biomedical ethics is that of `rights'. Duties to Others begins to correct this imbalance in our ethical language through theoretical expositions of the ideas of duty and of the `other', and by applied exemplifications of particular duties to identified others that arise in the context of health care. A pronounced multidisciplinary orientation informs this analysis of our moral call to respond to the needs of others. The essays in this volume offer a stimulating intellectual freshness through a continual engagement of theological, professional, and philosophical understandings of the duties that arise in our relationships with others in medicine, nursing, and social contexts. Duties to Others provides provocative challenges about the terrain of our moral world for both students and professionals in biomedical ethics, medicine, philosophy, and theology.

Monkey Moments

Author : Ghazally Ismail
Publisher : Xlibris Corporation
ISBN 13 : 1664107010
Total Pages : 240 pages
Book Rating : 4.6/5 (641 download)

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Download or read book Monkey Moments written by Ghazally Ismail and published by Xlibris Corporation. This book was released on 2021-10-22 with total page 240 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: An enthralling book on monkeys and apes of the rainforests. Fascinating facts about several primate species are reflected and appealingly narrated from experiential encounters in the wilderness of Borneo. The author brilliantly takes readers through the evolution of man by selectively highlighting the physical features and behavioural biology of the species discussed in the book. Unprecedented destructions of the rainforests have driven countless animal and plant species to the brink of extinction, including monkeys and apes. Immediate and effective conservation of the rainforest habitats remain their last hope. In this book, the author is advocating mindful approaches to saving these endangered species from disappearing forever. Evolutionarily, we need to recognise the unique commonality between us humans and the primates. The connectedness goes beyond the evolution of morphological changes and adaptable features. We also share the genesis of learning behaviour and building of culture. Additionally, the book is delightfully illustrated with drawings by the author himself as he reveals the science of nature through the eyes of a naturalist.

Utopian Moments

Author : J. C. Davis
Publisher : A&C Black
ISBN 13 : 1849666857
Total Pages : 178 pages
Book Rating : 4.8/5 (496 download)

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Download or read book Utopian Moments written by J. C. Davis and published by A&C Black. This book was released on 2012-04-12 with total page 178 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book is available as open access through the Bloomsbury Open Access programme and is available on www.bloomsburycollections.com. Is it possible to create a better world? Can this be done without the image of an ideal world to guide us? What would such a world be like? There has been a marked renewal of interest in utopian thought, as the exposed economic, social and political dysfunctions of modern society have forced us to re-examine our visions of the future. Yet the wealth of utopian literature on which we could draw remains inaccessible or poorly understood. This book readdresses this imbalance, with a collection of essays, each centred on a key passage in a canonical utopian work that challenges the commonly accepted interpretation of that work and allows us to examine it with fresh insight. At the same time, by contextualising each passage within the text as a whole, readers are enabled to reflect on the meaning and reception of the work and on its significance in the history of utopian thought. Broad in scope and original in approach, this textbook is an encouragement to students and scholars alike to read the utopian classics afresh.

Kierkegaard's Theology of Encounter

Author : David James Lappano
Publisher : Oxford University Press
ISBN 13 : 0198792433
Total Pages : 275 pages
Book Rating : 4.1/5 (987 download)

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Download or read book Kierkegaard's Theology of Encounter written by David James Lappano and published by Oxford University Press. This book was released on 2017 with total page 275 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This study considers the social and political aspects of Kierkegaard's authorship, building upon work over the last couple of decades. Dr Lappano focuses on Kierkegaard's writing between 1846 and 1852, the period of Kierkegaard's more explicitly politicized writing.

Comparative Approaches to Compassion

Author : Ramin Jahanbegloo
Publisher : Bloomsbury Publishing
ISBN 13 : 1350288888
Total Pages : 177 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (52 download)

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Download or read book Comparative Approaches to Compassion written by Ramin Jahanbegloo and published by Bloomsbury Publishing. This book was released on 2022-06-30 with total page 177 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Ramin Jahanbegloo develops the concept of compassion as a practical and ethical response to the problems of today's world. Examining the power of compassion through the lens of multiple world religions, he explores ahimsa in Buddhism, Jainism and Hinduism and neighbourly love in Christianity, before synthesizing the two concepts in the Gandhian theory of non-violence and its impact on Muslim and Christian thinkers such as Abdul Ghaffar Khan and Martin Luther King, Jr. Jahanbegloo considers the idea of a compassionate civilization based on the nonviolent democratic theory put forward by Gandhi with Swaraj, and completed by Martin Luther King, Jr. with the Beloved Community. By scrutinizing compassion in various religious and ethical traditions and exploring the relevance of homo fragilis, Jahanbegloo's comparative approach enriches our understanding of nonviolence as a universal philosophy and practice for the 21st century. He shows that nonviolence is not only a mode of thinking and a way of life, but also a powerful strategy of social and political transformation.

Up the Walls of the World

Author : James Tiptree
Publisher : Open Road Media
ISBN 13 : 1504062353
Total Pages : 345 pages
Book Rating : 4.5/5 (4 download)

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Download or read book Up the Walls of the World written by James Tiptree and published by Open Road Media. This book was released on 2020-08-25 with total page 345 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The first novel from the award-winning author of Brightness Falls from the Air, a writer “known for gender-bending, boundary-pushing work” (Tor.com). Up the Walls of the World is the 1978 debut novel of Alice Sheldon, who had built her reputation with the acclaimed short stories she published under the name James Tiptree Jr. A singular representation of American science fiction in its prime, Tiptree’s first novel expanded on the themes she addressed in her short fiction. “From telepathy to cosmology, from densely conceived psychological narrative to the broadest of sense-of-wonder revelations, the novel is something of a tour de force” (The Science Fiction Encyclopedia). Known as the Destroyer, a self-aware leviathan roams through space gobbling up star systems. In its path is the planet Tyree, populated by telepathic wind-dwelling aliens who are facing extinction. Meanwhile on Earth, people burdened with psi powers are part of a secret military experiment run by a drug-addicted doctor struggling with his own grief. These vulnerable humans soon become the target of the Tyrenni, whose only hope of survival is to take over their bodies and minds—an unspeakable crime in any other period of the aliens’ history . . . Praise for James Tiptree Jr. “[Tiptree] can show you the human in the alien and the alien in the human and make both utterly real.” —The Washington Post “Novels that deal with the mental gymnastics of superminds, or with concepts like eternity and infinity, are doomed to fall short of the mark. But Tiptree’s misses are more exciting than the bulls‐eyes of less ambitious authors.” —The New York Times