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Book Synopsis Humans and Paragons by : Ian Boucher
Download or read book Humans and Paragons written by Ian Boucher and published by Sequart Research & Literacy Organization. This book was released on 2016-12-28 with total page 272 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Super-heroes, said to represent justice, have saturated popular culture at a time when the American criminal justice system is under intense public scrutiny and re-evaluation. Do the super-heroes we celebrate really represent the best we can be? How do the stories we tell ourselves about justice help society understand the endeavor of protecting citizens and making itself better? In this book of essays, contributors from around the world explore these questions and more from many perspectives, encouraging a more conscious discussion about the most fundamental element of super-heroes. From Sequart Organization. More info at http: //sequart.org
Download or read book Shadow Man written by Melissa Scott and published by Lethe Press. This book was released on 2009 with total page 317 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In the far future, human culture develops five distinctive genders due to the effects of a drug that eases sickness from faster-than-light travel. Winner of a Lambda Literary Award for Gay/Lesbian Science Fiction, "Shadow Man" remains one of the more important modern, speculative novels ever published in the field of gender and sexual identity.
Download or read book The Last Human written by Ben Klarich and published by Rye & Raven Press. This book was released on 2021-04-03 with total page 330 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Earth is lost. Like the human colony on Mars and Lunar City, it was destroyed by an alien race called the Rhians. Aggressors in a war against humankind, the Rhians are stronger, more advanced, and more brutal than any other known species. The conflict is over; only one human remains. Felix stares across a distant planet, orbiting on a space station as his last refuge. What will become of him? A prisoner? An exhibit at a zoo? Hatching a plan to escape, he chooses freedom. After all, it rests with him to keep his kind from extinction. Protected by a formidable commander, pursued by a resourceful intelligence officer, Felix must navigate strange worlds and high political stakes to find his way. The Last Human is a fast-paced journey across new galaxies and civilisations, in a race to uncover the truth and perhaps, even hope.
Book Synopsis The Muse of Coding by : Richard Garfinkle
Download or read book The Muse of Coding written by Richard Garfinkle and published by CRC Press. This book was released on 2024-03-22 with total page 305 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book gives students and experienced programmers a way to see coding as an art and themselves as artists whose personal views, experiences, and ways of thinking can make their programs better for themselves and their users. This book shows in a good-humored and sympathetic way how the artistic and practical sides of programming are the same, delving into the methods of coding, the history of art, and the ways in which artists and audiences interact and benefit each other. Not confined to a single language or style of coding, this book provides a widely applicable framework for people to learn what languages and styles work best for them at present and as the field evolves. It can be used as a classroom text or for personal study and enrichment.
Download or read book Conduit written by C. Manley and published by . This book was released on 2015-11-09 with total page 360 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: TWO WORLDS. ONE THREAT. Stranded on a far-flung world and presumed dead, Erin Simms is settling into her new life among an alien race when her genetic legacy comes back to threaten her newfound home in unexpected ways. Back on Earth, Israel Trent faces a mixture of shadow politics and unpredictable threats from beyond when evidence arises that Erin might still be alive. Erin and Israel race to protect their respective worlds and find themselves on a collision course that could unintentionally alter the course of human history. Conduit is the second book of The Paragons Trilogy and reveals the further adventures of Erin Simms and Israel Trent as they navigate the dangers and wonders of a life behind the Veil of secrets that protects the Awakened bloodlines. If you like fast paced action, unrelenting threats, and unexpected twists then you'll love Conduit. Buy it today and discover the secrets of the Veiled World.
Book Synopsis Knowledge, Innovation and Economy by : Witold Kwasnicki
Download or read book Knowledge, Innovation and Economy written by Witold Kwasnicki and published by Edward Elgar Publishing. This book was released on 1996-01-01 with total page 248 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In this book, the author examines industrial dynamics from an evolutionary perspective, applying a biological model to the analysis of economic problems.
Book Synopsis The Metabolic Ghetto by : Jonathan C. K. Wells
Download or read book The Metabolic Ghetto written by Jonathan C. K. Wells and published by Cambridge University Press. This book was released on 2016-07-21 with total page 625 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Chronic diseases have rapidly become the leading global cause of morbidity and mortality, yet there is poor understanding of this transition, or why particular social and ethnic groups are especially susceptible. In this book, Wells adopts a multidisciplinary approach to human nutrition, emphasising how power relations shape the physiological pathways to obesity, diabetes, hypertension and cardiovascular disease. Part I reviews the physiological basis of chronic diseases, presenting a 'capacity-load' model that integrates the nutritional contributions of developmental experience and adult lifestyle. Part II presents an evolutionary perspective on the sensitivity of human metabolism to ecological stresses, highlighting how social hierarchy impacts metabolism on an intergenerational timescale. Part III reviews how nutrition has changed over time, as societies evolved and coalesced towards a single global economic system. Part IV integrates these physiological, evolutionary and politico-economic perspectives in a unifying framework, to deepen our understanding of the societal basis of metabolic ill-health.
Book Synopsis Christian Environmentalism and Human Responsibility in the 21st Century by : Katherine M. Quinsey
Download or read book Christian Environmentalism and Human Responsibility in the 21st Century written by Katherine M. Quinsey and published by Taylor & Francis. This book was released on 2023-11-16 with total page 270 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Christian Environmentalism and Human Responsibility in the 21st Century comprises original scholarly essays and creative works exploring the implications of Christian environmentalism through literary and cultural criticism and creative reflection. The volume draws on a flourishing recent body of Christian ecocriticism and environmental activity, incorporating both practical ethics and environmental spirituality, but with particular emphasis on the notion of human responsibility. It discusses responsibility in its dual sense, as both the recognized cause of environmental destruction and the ethical imperative of accountability to the nonhuman environment. The book crosses boundaries between traditional scholarly and creative reflection through a global range of topics: African oral tradition, Ohio artists off the grid, immigrant self-metaphors of land and sea, iconic writers from Milton to O’Connor to Atwood, and Indigenous Canadian models for listening to the nonhuman Mother of us all. In its incorporation of academic and creative pieces from scholars and creative artists across North America, this volume shows how environmental work of its nature and necessity crosses traditional academic and community boundaries. In both form and orientation, this collection speaks to the most urgent intellectual, physical, social, and spiritual needs of the present day. This book will appeal to scholars, researchers, and upper-level students interested in the relationship between religion and environment, ethics, animal welfare, poetry, memoir, and post-secularism.
Download or read book Paragon written by Zane Palmer and published by . This book was released on 2020-11-29 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Life on other planets exists, and it's come for Earth with one goal in mind, self preservation. Scott Carter was content in his ordinary life working at the Car Wash. He had a roof over his head at Sunset Plaza, and all the legal cannabis he needed. A series of events would disrupt that happy lifestyle as something out of this world would rock it to the core. Thunderstorms and heavy rain cloud the skies, all just a cover for an alien invasion. Over the course of seven days the alien threat remakes the Earth in their image. They target humans to harvest based on fertility, as the survivors go into hiding. Scott finds himself taking shelter with his girlfriend and her friends. How long before the aliens find them; And what kind of world will they leave behind for the aliens to settle? Witness the Fall of Man.
Book Synopsis Demons and Spirits in Biblical Theology by : John H. Walton
Download or read book Demons and Spirits in Biblical Theology written by John H. Walton and published by Wipf and Stock Publishers. This book was released on 2019-05-10 with total page 348 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Some people believe that a battle of cosmic proportions is raging as Satan and his demons seek to destroy Christians and undermine God’s plans. Others believe that all talk of demons in the Bible and theology only reflects pre-modern superstitions that should be re-interpreted in philosophical and psychological terms. Despite their contrasts, both believe that the Bible directly or indirectly intends to teach readers about reality. Another path is possible. What if references to demons in the Bible are similar to references about the shape and structure of the cosmos representing the beliefs familiar to the ancient audience but used only as a framework for teaching about the plans and purposes of God? This approach is here worked out through detailed examination of hermeneutical method, the ancient Near Eastern and Greco-Roman contexts, each of the biblical terms and passages, and the essentials of biblical and systematic theology. Unlike many scholarly treatments of demons, readers will not find an assessment of the metaphysical realities. Instead they will be introduced to a hermeneutical, exegetical, and theological feast regarding what the Bible, understood in its ancient context, teaches.
Book Synopsis Kondratieff Waves, Warfare and World Security by : Tessaleno C. Devezas
Download or read book Kondratieff Waves, Warfare and World Security written by Tessaleno C. Devezas and published by IOS Press. This book was released on 2006 with total page 352 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Considerable progress has been made in understanding the underlying mechanisms driving the long-wave behaviour of the world socioeconomic development. A controversial mechanism discussed is the close relationship between K-waves and the outbreak of majors wars.
Book Synopsis Paragons of the Ordinary by : Marvin Marcus
Download or read book Paragons of the Ordinary written by Marvin Marcus and published by University of Hawaii Press. This book was released on 1992-12-01 with total page 376 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Paragons of the Ordinary is about a quite extraordinary literary achievement: a series of biographies of obscure scholar-literati written by Mori Ogai, one of Japan's most prominent writers and intellectuals. Deeply concerned about the cultural toll taken by Japan's headlong modernization early in this century, Ogai employed the format of newspaper serialization in presenting meticulously researched accounts of individuals who had come to embody exemplary traits and traditional virtues. His unique project, undertaken over the period 1916-1921, resulted in nine interconnected works, the centerpiece of which is based on the life of Shibue Chusai, an all-but-unknown individual toward whom Ogai developed a deep bond of kinship and reverence, much like the sense of discipleship that Marvin Marcus holds toward Ogai. In exploring Ogai's biographical project, Marcus' aim is to convey a sense of its unique power and authority and to show how this power derives from Ogai's deft use of anecdotal episodes to highlight the exemplary character of his subject. Marcus places Ogai's work in the context of a long tradition of biographical narrative in Japan; at the same time he calls attention to the author's relationship to the contemporary literary scene and its journalistic orientation. Ogai's biographical works stand on their own as the unique artistic achievement of a giant of modern Japanese literature and culture. They also constitute a brilliant critique of a society that had lost touch with its traditional values. Marcus' reading of a literature often considered "inaccessible" or "elitist" will be relevant to the study of Japanese literature and history as well as to the craft of biographical research and of journalistic conventions that influence writers - in Japan as elsewhere.
Book Synopsis Theatre Histories by : Phillip B. Zarrilli
Download or read book Theatre Histories written by Phillip B. Zarrilli and published by Taylor & Francis. This book was released on 2010 with total page 656 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Providing a clear journey through centuries of European, North and South American, African and Asian forms of theatre and performance, this introduction helps the reader think critically about this exciting field through fascinating yet plain-speaking essays and case studies.
Book Synopsis The Human Quest for Meaning by : Paul T. P. Wong
Download or read book The Human Quest for Meaning written by Paul T. P. Wong and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2013-06-19 with total page 866 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The first edition of The Human Quest for Meaning was a major publication on the empirical research of meaning in life and its vital role in well-being, resilience, and psychotherapy. This new edition continues that quest and seeks to answer the questions, what is the meaning of life? How do we explain what constitutes meaningful relationships, work, and living? The answers, as the eminent scholars and practitioners who contributed to this text find, are neither simple nor straightforward. While seeking to clarify subjective vs. objective meaning in 21 new and 7 revised chapters, the authors also address the differences in cultural contexts, and identify 8 different sources of meaning, as well as at least 6 different stages in the process of the search for meaning. They also address different perspectives, including positive psychology, self-determination, integrative, narrative, and relational perspectives, to ensure that readers obtain the most thorough information possible. Mental health practitioners will find the numerous meaning-centered interventions, such as the PURE and ABCDE methods, highly useful in their own work with facilitating healing and personal growth in their clients. The Human Quest for Meaning represents a bold new vision for the future of meaning-oriented research and applications. No one seeking to truly understand the human condition should be without it.
Download or read book The Human Factor written by Adair Hart and published by Quantum Edge Publishing. This book was released on 2018-04-23 with total page pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Humanity wears many faces. Evaran and his time-traveling companions head to the year AD 10105 and over eighty thousand light-years from Earth, where they discover that humans are not where they are supposed to be. Humanity is also not what Evaran knows it should be, from a timeline perspective.Humankind has splintered into multiple factions. To make matters worse, one of the factions is led by Salazar, an artificial intelligence dedicated to protecting its version of humanity . . . at all costs. Adding to the confusion is the presence of others who should not be where they are. Evaran and crew will meet old friends and new allies while trying to determine what happened and how to fix it.
Book Synopsis The Celestial Steam Locomotive by : Michael Coney
Download or read book The Celestial Steam Locomotive written by Michael Coney and published by Open Road Media. This book was released on 2014-04-01 with total page 355 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Songs of Earth series beings with “a daring, often dazzling storytelling feat—and absolutely not to be missed” (Kirkus Reviews). It is the year 143,624 Cyclic, and Earth possesses only a past. The immortal Alan-Blue-Cloud, remembers what was and what will be, and tells the story of Earth’s future history. After the Great Migration, most humans that were left on Earth withdrew into the Domes where they slept and dreamed with the help of the Rainbow. In a village near one of the Domes, Manuel lives as an artist, challenged by the stagnant life that has consumed the village over the centuries. Manuel joins together in partnership with an old man and a sleeping girl in a Dome to form the Triad. Guided by Starquin the Omniscient, they battle the forces that have controlled the Earth and held it in this static state for too long.
Book Synopsis Human Rights and Human Security by : Bertie G. Ramcharan
Download or read book Human Rights and Human Security written by Bertie G. Ramcharan and published by BRILL. This book was released on 2021-10-18 with total page 256 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The quest for human security is a defining issue of our times. The international human rights norms define the content of human security. In the contemporary world, it is of the utmost importance to understand the linkages between human rights and human security. The relationship between freedom and security is also a central issue of our times. This is the first book ever to trace the links between human rights and human security. It provides answers to a key question: How does the protection of human rights in the contemporary world contribute to human security and how can one strengthen protection in the future?
