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Hubris Falls

Author : Matthew S. Hiley
Publisher : Greenleaf Book Group
ISBN 13 : 162634650X
Total Pages : 232 pages
Book Rating : 4.6/5 (263 download)

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Download or read book Hubris Falls written by Matthew S. Hiley and published by Greenleaf Book Group. This book was released on 2019-09-03 with total page 232 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A Most Fantastic Tragedy The year was 1997. For Brian “Legs” Hamilton and his friends, it was the summer that followed graduation from college, the summer before life as an adult actually began—back when they were still invincible. It became the summer when anything that might have remained innocent in their lives came to an abrupt end. Legs and his friends embark upon one last road trip before they must face the real world. They set their sites on rafting amidst the canyons of the Rio Grande River along the Mexican border as their final chaotic drug-fueled exploit. A five-day adventure that was supposed to be the best time in these young men’s lives ends as a nightmare that will haunt them forever. We all love our friends. We think we know them, and we think we know ourselves. Sometimes, though, circumstances spiral out of control, and life forces us to confront who we are and whom we’ve surrounded ourselves with. Hubris Falls is a fast-paced, darkly comic tale of a group of men on their final, drug-fueled bender before adulthood who are trying to find their way—but are finding only the harshness and tragedy of life instead.

Hubris Falls

Author : Matthew Hiley
Publisher : Lulu.com
ISBN 13 : 9780615377780
Total Pages : 366 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (777 download)

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Download or read book Hubris Falls written by Matthew Hiley and published by Lulu.com. This book was released on 2010-10 with total page 366 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Brian "Legs" Hamilton is a tortured, complex, intelligent young man. He is blessed to have some of the best friends a person could ask for. They consider themselves the greatest of philosophers, debaters, theologians, and adventurers. They are unafraid to conquer whatever the world may throw at them... whether it be free-climbing a thousand foot cliff, or attempting to smoke the largest joint known to man. After graduating from college, Legs and his friends embark upon one last road trip before they must face the real world... rafting the extreme rapids amidst the canyons of the Rio Grande River along the Mexican border as their final chaotic drug-fueled exploit. A five-day adventure that was supposed to be the best time in these young men's lives ends up as a nightmare that will haunt them forever. Hubris Falls is a darkly comic, very tragic, fast-paced, brilliant tale that will inhabit your mind long after the final page is turned.

How the Mighty Fall

Author : Jim Collins
Publisher : Harper Collins
ISBN 13 : 0061956465
Total Pages : 246 pages
Book Rating : 4.0/5 (619 download)

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Download or read book How the Mighty Fall written by Jim Collins and published by Harper Collins. This book was released on 2011-09-06 with total page 246 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Decline can be avoided. Decline can be detected. Decline can be reversed. Amidst the desolate landscape of fallen great companies, Jim Collins began to wonder: How do the mighty fall? Can decline be detected early and avoided? How far can a company fall before the path toward doom becomes inevitable and unshakable? How can companies reverse course? In How the Mighty Fall, Collins confronts these questions, offering leaders the well-founded hope that they can learn how to stave off decline and, if they find themselves falling, reverse their course. Collins' research project—more than four years in duration—uncovered five step-wise stages of decline: Stage 1: Hubris Born of Success Stage 2: Undisciplined Pursuit of More Stage 3: Denial of Risk and Peril Stage 4: Grasping for Salvation Stage 5: Capitulation to Irrelevance or Death By understanding these stages of decline, leaders can substantially reduce their chances of falling all the way to the bottom. Great companies can stumble, badly, and recover. Every institution, no matter how great, is vulnerable to decline. There is no law of nature that the most powerful will inevitably remain at the top. Anyone can fall and most eventually do. But, as Collins' research emphasizes, some companies do indeed recover—in some cases, coming back even stronger—even after having crashed into the depths of Stage 4. Decline, it turns out, is largely self-inflicted, and the path to recovery lies largely within our own hands. We are not imprisoned by our circumstances, our history, or even our staggering defeats along the way. As long as we never get entirely knocked out of the game, hope always remains. The mighty can fall, but they can often rise again.

Sophocles: An Interpretation

Author : R. P. Winnington-Ingram
Publisher : Cambridge University Press
ISBN 13 : 9780521296847
Total Pages : 364 pages
Book Rating : 4.2/5 (968 download)

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Download or read book Sophocles: An Interpretation written by R. P. Winnington-Ingram and published by Cambridge University Press. This book was released on 1980-02-28 with total page 364 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A series of interconnected studies which analyze the seven surviving tragedies by Sophocles.

Hubris

Author : Alistair Horne
Publisher : HarperCollins
ISBN 13 : 0062397826
Total Pages : 372 pages
Book Rating : 4.0/5 (623 download)

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Download or read book Hubris written by Alistair Horne and published by HarperCollins. This book was released on 2015-11-17 with total page 372 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: “Eminently provocative and readable.”—The Wall Street Journal Sir Alistair Horne has been a close observer of war and history for more than fifty years and in this wise and masterly work, he revisits six battles of the past century and examines the strategies, leadership, preparation, and geopolitical goals of aggressors and defenders to reveal the one trait that links them all: hubris. In Greek tragedy, hubris is excessive human pride that challenges the gods and ultimately leads to total destruction of the offender. From the 1905 Battle of Tsushima in the Russo-Japanese War, to Hitler's 1941 bid to capture Moscow, to MacArthur's disastrous advance in Korea, to the French downfall at Dien Bien Phu, Horne shows how each of these battles was won or lost due to excessive hubris on one side or the other. In a sweeping narrative written with his trademark erudition and wit, Horne provides a meticulously detailed analysis of the ground maneuvers employed by the opposing armies in each battle. He also explores the strategic and psychological mindset of the military leaders involved to demonstrate how devastating combinations of human ambition and arrogance led to overreach. Making clear the danger of hubris in warfare, his insights hold resonant lessons for civilian and military leaders navigating today's complex global landscape. A dramatic, colorful, stylishly-written history, Hubris is a much-needed reflection on war from a master of his field.

Imperial Hubris

Author : Michael Scheuer
Publisher : Potomac Books, Inc.
ISBN 13 : 1597973084
Total Pages : 382 pages
Book Rating : 4.5/5 (979 download)

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Download or read book Imperial Hubris written by Michael Scheuer and published by Potomac Books, Inc.. This book was released on 2004-06-30 with total page 382 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Though U.S. leaders try to convince the world of their success in fighting al Qaeda, one anonymous member of the U.S. intelligence community would like to inform the public that we are, in fact, losing the war on terror. Further, until U.S. leaders recognize the errant path they have irresponsibly chosen, he says, our enemies will only grow stronger. According to the author, the greatest danger for Americans confronting the Islamist threat is to believe-at the urging of U.S. leaders-that Muslims attack us for what we are and what we think rather than for what we do. Blustering political rhetor.

Hubris

Author : Meghnad Desai
Publisher :
ISBN 13 : 9780300219494
Total Pages : 0 pages
Book Rating : 4.2/5 (194 download)

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Download or read book Hubris written by Meghnad Desai and published by . This book was released on 2015 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A frank assessment of economists' blindness before the financial crash in 2007-2008 and what must be done to avert a sequel The failure of economists to anticipate the global financial crisis and mitigate the impact of the ensuing recession has spurred a public outcry. Economists are under fire, but questions concerning exactly how to redeem the discipline remain unanswered. In this provocative book, renowned economist Meghnad Desai investigates the evolution of economics and maps its trajectory against the occurrence of major political events to provide a definitive answer. Desai underscores the contribution of hubris to economists' calamitous lack of foresight, and he makes a persuasive case for the profession to re-engage with the history of economic thought. He dismisses the notion that one over-arching paradigm can resolve all economic eventualities while urging that an array of already-available theories and approaches be considered anew for the insights they may provide toward preventing future economic catastrophes. With an accessible style and keen common sense, Desai offers a fresh perspective on some of the most important economic issues of our time.

Home on the Strange

Author : Glen Wells
Publisher : Lulu.com
ISBN 13 : 1329255003
Total Pages : 122 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (292 download)

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Download or read book Home on the Strange written by Glen Wells and published by Lulu.com. This book was released on 2015-06-24 with total page 122 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Partial Disclaimer: Fiction's sticky story is that any resemblance to actual persons, places, things and events are either entirely coincidental or used fictitiously. Nonfiction must content itself with getting more things right than wrong and avoid making stuff up as it goes along. If it is true that communication changes brain states and to want to communicate is to want to change brain states, then in the end, attempting to mix the two will do the most changing

Disrupting Disruption

Author : David Kirp
Publisher : Oxford University Press
ISBN 13 : 0197652026
Total Pages : 153 pages
Book Rating : 4.1/5 (976 download)

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Download or read book Disrupting Disruption written by David Kirp and published by Oxford University Press. This book was released on 2022-09-27 with total page 153 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Disrupting Disruption shows how three racially and ethnically diverse school districts--Union NJ, Union City OK, and Roanoke City VA--have defied the demographic odds, boosting overall graduation rates while shrinking or eliminating the opportunity gap. These districts resemble many others in their student population. What makes them distinctive is their relentless focus on developing and supporting teachers and engaging students; constantly seeking ways to do a better job; using data to enhance learning; developing partnerships with parents and local organizations; and relying on stable, supportive leadership. Disrupting Disruption demonstrates that disruptionwhether by inflicting a discipline-and-punish regime on our nation's schools, or replacing them with charters or vouchersis not the best way forward.

The Existential Philosophy of Paull Tillich

Author : Bernard Martin
Publisher : Rowman & Littlefield
ISBN 13 : 9780808404002
Total Pages : 228 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (4 download)

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Download or read book The Existential Philosophy of Paull Tillich written by Bernard Martin and published by Rowman & Littlefield. This book was released on 1963-06 with total page 228 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: To find more information about Rowman and Littlefield titles, please visit www.rowmanlittlefield.com.

The Christian's Pot of Oil

Author : Rev. Felton Millican
Publisher : Xlibris Corporation
ISBN 13 : 1469117169
Total Pages : 152 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (691 download)

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Download or read book The Christian's Pot of Oil written by Rev. Felton Millican and published by Xlibris Corporation. This book was released on 2010-04-06 with total page 152 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book is lovingly dedicated to my faithful and beautiful wife, Izola O. Millican, who embraced my call to ministry and walked by my side, and also to my four daughters: Paquita, Latanya, Felita and Carla.

Pride, Politics, and Humility in Augustine’s City of God

Author : Mary M. Keys
Publisher : Cambridge University Press
ISBN 13 : 1009201069
Total Pages : 267 pages
Book Rating : 4.0/5 (92 download)

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Download or read book Pride, Politics, and Humility in Augustine’s City of God written by Mary M. Keys and published by Cambridge University Press. This book was released on 2022-06-23 with total page 267 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book is the first to interpret and reflect on Augustine's seminal argument concerning humility and pride, especially in politics and philosophy, in The City of God. Mary Keys shows how contemporary readers have much to gain from engaging Augustine's lengthy argument on behalf of virtuous humility. She also demonstrates how a deeper understanding of the classical and Christian philosophical-rhetorical modes of discourse in The City of God enables readers to appreciate and evaluate Augustine's nuanced case for humility in politics, philosophy, and religion. Comprised of a series of interpretive essays and commentaries following Augustine's own order of segments and themes in The City of God, Keys' volume unpacks the author's complex text and elucidates its challenge, meaning, and importance for contemporary readers. It also illuminates a central, yet easily underestimated theme with perennial relevance in a classic work of political thought and religion.

Paul Tillich and Psychology

Author : Terry D. Cooper
Publisher : Mercer University Press
ISBN 13 : 9780865549937
Total Pages : 240 pages
Book Rating : 4.5/5 (499 download)

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Download or read book Paul Tillich and Psychology written by Terry D. Cooper and published by Mercer University Press. This book was released on 2006 with total page 240 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Paul Tillich, more than any other theologian of the twentieth century, maintained an energetic dialogue with psychology, and especially psychotherapy. This book explores what Tillich's theology has to offer psychologists and others working in the field of mental health, spiritual development, and pastoral counseling. Tillich's interaction with Carl Rogers, Erich Fromm, Rollo May, and other famous psychologists became an important part of his thinking. Tillich frequently pushed psychologists to see the underlying philosophical assumptions of their work. This investigation of the underpinnings of psychotherapy then encouraged psychotherapists to become more aware of the ultimate questions about meaning, purpose, and ethics that informed their work. Perhaps the greatest contribution this book offers is a careful narrative and analysis of the meetings of the New York Psychology Group, which involved such figures as Tillich, Fromm, May, Rogers, Seward Hiltner, Ruth Benedict, and David Roberts, to name just a few. This important group, which met from 1941 to 1945, dealt with issues that are very much with us today, such as whether faith can be psychologically explained, the meaning of transcendence, the relationship between psychotherapy and ethics, the appropriateness of self-love, and whether human love is parallel with Divine love.

The Arthurian World

Author : Victoria Coldham-Fussell
Publisher : Taylor & Francis
ISBN 13 : 1000522105
Total Pages : 744 pages
Book Rating : 4.0/5 (5 download)

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Download or read book The Arthurian World written by Victoria Coldham-Fussell and published by Taylor & Francis. This book was released on 2022-06-30 with total page 744 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This collection provides an innovative and wide-ranging introduction to the world of Arthur by looking beyond the canonical texts and themes, taking instead a transversal perspective on the Arthurian narrative. Together, its thirty-four chapters explore the continuities that make the material recognizable from one century to another, as well as transformations specific to particular times and places, revealing the astonishing variety of adaptations that have made the Arthurian story popular in large parts of the world. Divided into four parts—The World of Arthur in the British Isles, The European World of Arthur, The Material World of Arthur, and The Transversal World of Arthur — the volume tracks the legend’s movement across temporal, geographical, and material boundaries. Broadly chronological, each part views the unfolding Arthurian story through its own lens, while temporal and geographical overlaps between the sections underscore the proximity of these developments in the legend’s history. Ranging from early Latin chronicles and Welsh poetry to twenty-first century anime and political conspiracies, this comprehensive and illuminating book will be of interest to anyone researching Arthurian literature or tracing the evolution of medievalism through literature, the visual arts, and popular culture.

A Psychological Inquiry into the Meaning and Concept of Forgiveness

Author : Jennifer M. Sandoval
Publisher : Routledge
ISBN 13 : 1317206827
Total Pages : 200 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (172 download)

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Download or read book A Psychological Inquiry into the Meaning and Concept of Forgiveness written by Jennifer M. Sandoval and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2017-02-17 with total page 200 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book explores the psychological nature of forgiveness for both the subjective ego and what Jung called the objective psyche, or soul. Utilizing analytical, archetypal, and dialectical psychological approaches, the notion of forgiveness is traced from its archetypal and philosophical origins in Greek and Roman mythology through its birth and development in Judaic and Christian theology, to its modern functional character as self-help commodity, relationship remedy, and global necessity. Offering a deeper understanding of the concept of "true" forgiveness as a soul event, Sandoval reveals the transformative nature of forgiveness and the implications this notion has on the self and analytical psychology.

Fall Narratives

Author : Zohar Hadromi-Allouche
Publisher : Taylor & Francis
ISBN 13 : 1317136691
Total Pages : 256 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (171 download)

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Download or read book Fall Narratives written by Zohar Hadromi-Allouche and published by Taylor & Francis. This book was released on 2016-12-01 with total page 256 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Throughout history the motif of ‘the Fall’ has impacted upon our understanding of theology and philosophy and has had an influence on everything from literature to dance. Fall Narratives brings together theologians, historians and artists as well as philosophers and scholars of religion and literature, to explore and reflect on a wide range of concepts of the Fall. Bringing a fresh understanding of the nuanced meanings of the Fall and its various manifestations over time and across space, contributions reflect on the ways in which the Fall can be seen as a transition into absence; how conceptions of the Fall relate to, change, and shape one another; and how the Fall can be seen positively, embracing as it does a narrative of hope.

Language Power

Author : Byron Renz
Publisher : iUniverse
ISBN 13 : 1475971478
Total Pages : 523 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (759 download)

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Download or read book Language Power written by Byron Renz and published by iUniverse. This book was released on 2013-03-08 with total page 523 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The focus of Language Power: Dynamic Progression from Word to Message is on words and how they convey meaning and feeling. The microscopic focus on the word itself evolves into the logical organization of words into meaningful sentences, paragraphs, and document sections. The focus is on the somewhat divergent nonfiction elements of information and persuasion. From an examination of the principles of information and persuasion, the book evolves into an examination of specific applications of the informative and persuasive principles in business letter writing, the rsum, the cover letter, the business plan, and the grant proposal. Language Power gets the serious student of writing away from the glib advice about writing dos and donts or templates that can simply be copied. This is a book about the process of thinking that goes into effective informative and persuasive writing. The book teaches the writing process. Although the discussion of process is illustrated with examples, the examples serve not as templates but to help teach the process. The books rationale is that solid academics will ultimately outperform the mundane. After examining how words convey meaning, words are next examined as collective structures to convey information or persuasion. Finally, language structures are analyzed in specific forms of business writing.