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The Achilles Effect

Author : Crystal Smith
Publisher : iUniverse
ISBN 13 : 9781450285001
Total Pages : 240 pages
Book Rating : 4.2/5 (85 download)

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Download or read book The Achilles Effect written by Crystal Smith and published by iUniverse. This book was released on 2011-02-07 with total page 240 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A discussion of pop culture messages about masculinity, their impact on boys, and the benefits of introducing more gender balance to boys lives. When most people think about gender stereotypes and children, they envision princesses, dolls, and pink clothing. Few consider the warriors, muscle-bound action figures, and T-shirts covered in graffiti and skulls that are assumed to signify masculinity. The pop culture environment that surrounds boys introduces them to a world where traditionally masculine traitslike toughness, aggression, and stoicismare highly esteemed and where female influence is all but absent. The Achilles Effect explores gender bias in the entertainment aimed at primary school boys, focusing on the dominant themes in childrens TV shows, toy advertising, movies, and books: gender stereotypes of both sexes, male dominance, negative portrayals of fathers, breaking of the mother/son bond, and the devaluing of femininity. It examines the gender messages sent by pop culture, provides strategies for countering these messages, and encourages discussion of a vitally important issue that is rarely talked aboutboys and their often skewed understanding of gender. The Achilles Effect is a guide for parents, educators, and students who want to learn more about male and female stereotypes, their continued strong presence in kids pop culture, and their effect on young boys.

Achilles in Vietnam

Author : Jonathan Shay
Publisher : Simon and Schuster
ISBN 13 : 1439124922
Total Pages : 272 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (391 download)

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Download or read book Achilles in Vietnam written by Jonathan Shay and published by Simon and Schuster. This book was released on 2010-05-11 with total page 272 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: An original and groundbreaking book that examines the psychological devastation of war by comparing the soldiers of Homer’s Iliad with Vietnam veterans suffering from post-traumatic stress disorder. In this moving, dazzlingly creative book, Dr. Shay examines the psychological devastation of war by comparing the soldiers of Homer’s Iliad with Vietnam veterans suffering from post-traumatic stress disorder. A classic of war literature that has as much relevance as ever in the wake of the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan, it is a “transcendent literary adventure” (The New York Times) and “clearly one of the most original and most important scholarly works to have emerged from the Vietnam War” (Tim O’Brien, author of The Things They Carried).

The Iliad

Author : Homer
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 172 pages
Book Rating : 4.A/5 ( download)

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Download or read book The Iliad written by Homer and published by . This book was released on 1876 with total page 172 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Becoming Achilles

Author : Richard Holway
Publisher : Lexington Books
ISBN 13 : 0739146904
Total Pages : 271 pages
Book Rating : 4.7/5 (391 download)

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Download or read book Becoming Achilles written by Richard Holway and published by Lexington Books. This book was released on 2012 with total page 271 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Viewing the Iliad and myth through the lens of modern psychology, Richard Holway exposes sacrificial childrearing practices at the root of competitive, glory-seeking ancient Greek cultures. The Iliad dramatizes and cathartically purges not only strife within and between generations but knowledge of sacrificial parenting. Holway's analysis yields a new reading of the Iliad, from its first word to its last, and a revised account of the family dynamics underlying ancient Greek cultures.

The Achilles Tendon

Author : Hajo Thermann
Publisher : Springer
ISBN 13 : 3662540746
Total Pages : 150 pages
Book Rating : 4.6/5 (625 download)

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Download or read book The Achilles Tendon written by Hajo Thermann and published by Springer. This book was released on 2017-04-20 with total page 150 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book, written by leading experts in the field, is a comprehensive guide to the best available techniques in Achilles tendon surgery. Each surgical procedure is described step by step, covering all of the approaches employed for the most common and important Achilles tendon pathologies. The clear descriptions are complemented by superb drawings prepared by a medical artist on the basis of photographs supplied by the authors. Pearls and possible pitfalls are identified to ensure optimal outcomes for patients. The book is the outcome of a collaboration among international Achilles tendon experts – the Achilles Tendon Study Group – that has already resulted in four other books on current concepts relating to the Achilles tendon. Like these previous volumes, The Achilles Tendon – An Atlas of Surgical Procedures is based on the highest level of evidence and expertise. It will be invaluable for orthopaedic surgeons, trauma surgeons, and residents, assisting them in their daily clinical work.

The Shield of Achilles

Author : W. H. Auden
Publisher : Princeton University Press
ISBN 13 : 069121865X
Total Pages : 136 pages
Book Rating : 4.6/5 (912 download)

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Download or read book The Shield of Achilles written by W. H. Auden and published by Princeton University Press. This book was released on 2024-05-07 with total page 136 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "The first critical edition of W. H. Auden's poetry collection The Shield of Achilles, which won the 1956 National Book Award in Poetry, this book will include the complete text of Auden's award-winning volume The Shield of Achilles, accompanied critical commentary by Alan Jacobs: a preface to provide historical and publishing context; a longer introduction to orient the reader to the poems themselves; and detailed notes on words or passages in need of clarification for contemporary readers. Jacobs, who has edited two previous critical editions of Auden's poetry, argues that this was the most important single collection of poems Auden published, and also the most coherent of his collections. The two poetic sequences, "Bucolics" and "Horae Canonicae," bookend a remarkable set of lyrics, with "The Shield of Achilles" itself at the heart. One of Auden's last long poems, it refers to moment in The Iliad in which Thetis, mother of Achilles, asks Hephaestus to forge a shield for her son. Auden re-imagines how the shield of Achilles would look in the modern age, when the rules of war and the role of the hero have been rewritten. While the volume was widely praised, it is now out of print (although the title poem is included in larger collections of Auden's poetry). A critical edition allows readers to better understand and appreciate one of Auden's most important later poetic works, written in what Jacobs describes as "a poetic idiom that differs quite significantly from what anyone else at the time was doing. . . . it is, in a vital sense, public poetry and it can be enjoyed, understood, and profited from. This edition is meant to make that enjoyment, understanding, and profit easier of access.""--

The Song of Achilles

Author : Madeline Miller
Publisher : A&C Black
ISBN 13 : 1408826135
Total Pages : 370 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (88 download)

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Download or read book The Song of Achilles written by Madeline Miller and published by A&C Black. This book was released on 2012-04-12 with total page 370 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: WINNER OF THE ORANGE PRIZE FOR FICTION 2012 Greece in the age of heroes. Patroclus, an awkward young prince, has been exiled to the court of King Peleus and his perfect son Achilles. Despite their differences, Achilles befriends the shamed prince, and as they grow into young men skilled in the arts of war and medicine, their bond blossoms into something deeper - despite the displeasure of Achilles's mother Thetis, a cruel sea goddess. But when word comes that Helen of Sparta has been kidnapped, Achilles must go to war in distant Troy and fulfill his destiny. Torn between love and fear for his friend, Patroclus goes with him, little knowing that the years that follow will test everything they hold dear.

Reconstructing the Shield of Achilles

Author : Kathleen Vail
Publisher :
ISBN 13 : 9780999162187
Total Pages : 190 pages
Book Rating : 4.1/5 (621 download)

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Download or read book Reconstructing the Shield of Achilles written by Kathleen Vail and published by . This book was released on 2018-06 with total page 190 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Details the author's reconstruction of the shield of Achilles, using Homer as her guide in the creative process.

Achilles Tendon Disorders

Author : Jón Karlsson
Publisher :
ISBN 13 : 9780955887345
Total Pages : 426 pages
Book Rating : 4.8/5 (873 download)

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Download or read book Achilles Tendon Disorders written by Jón Karlsson and published by . This book was released on 2014 with total page 426 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Achilles

Author : Elizabeth Cook
Publisher : Picador
ISBN 13 : 1466840374
Total Pages : 108 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (668 download)

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Download or read book Achilles written by Elizabeth Cook and published by Picador. This book was released on 2003-02-01 with total page 108 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This powerful, passionate, and beautifully crafted retelling of the epic tale of Achilles re-creates Homer's fated hero in a new and striking reality. Born of the Sea nymph Thetis by the mortal King Peleus, and hidden as a girl until Odysseus discovers him, Achilles becomes the Greeks' greatest warrior at Troy. Into his story comes a cast of fascinating characters—among them, Hector, Helen, Penthiseleia the Amazon Queen, and the centaur Chiron; and finally John Keats, whose writings form the basis of a meditation on the nature of identity and shared experience. An unforgettable and deeply moving work of fiction, Achilles is also an affirmation of the story's enduring power to reach across centuries and cultures to the core of our imagination.

Metabolic Influences on Risk for Tendon Disorders

Author : Paul W. Ackermann
Publisher : Springer
ISBN 13 : 3319339435
Total Pages : 304 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (193 download)

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Book Synopsis Metabolic Influences on Risk for Tendon Disorders by : Paul W. Ackermann

Download or read book Metabolic Influences on Risk for Tendon Disorders written by Paul W. Ackermann and published by Springer. This book was released on 2016-08-17 with total page 304 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book will be of considerable interest to students, practitioners (Doctors, Physiotherapists, and other health care professionals), and researchers who deal with the complex structure of tendons and the need to effectively address tendon disorders. The book is divided into three sections: (1) Basic Biology and Biochemical Markers; (2) Metabolic Disorders; and (3) Novel Therapies. The first section, devoted to the basic biology of tendons, is aimed at those individuals who want to gain basic information on tendons and the subsection on biochemical markers is chiefly aimed at researchers who are developing new studies within this field. The section on metabolic disorders is mainly directed at practitioners who desire to know how metabolic disorders can affect tendons in order to optimize treatment for their patients. Finally, the section on novel therapies is focused on some new treatment options within this field, and discussions regarding how management of tendon disorders needs to incorporate perspectives on current understanding of tendon metabolism.

Achilles' Choice

Author : Larry Niven
Publisher : Macmillan
ISBN 13 : 9780812510836
Total Pages : 262 pages
Book Rating : 4.5/5 (18 download)

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Download or read book Achilles' Choice written by Larry Niven and published by Macmillan. This book was released on 1991-03-15 with total page 262 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Jillian Shomer competes for the future of humanity in the Eleventh Olympiad in the late 21st century.

Tendinopathy in Athletes

Author : Savio L-Y. Woo
Publisher : John Wiley & Sons
ISBN 13 : 0470757973
Total Pages : 248 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (77 download)

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Book Synopsis Tendinopathy in Athletes by : Savio L-Y. Woo

Download or read book Tendinopathy in Athletes written by Savio L-Y. Woo and published by John Wiley & Sons. This book was released on 2008-04-15 with total page 248 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This concise volume in the Encyclopaedia of Sports Medicine series, published under the auspices of the International Olympic Committee, provides a dependable source of current knowledge available on tendinopathy and covers both the basic science and clinical aspects of the subject. Despite its high incidence, the precise etiopathogenesis and effective treatment of tendinopathy remain elusive. Tendinopathy in Athletes draws on the expertise of an international and prolific collection of contributors, both clinicians and scientists, who provide new insights into this specialized area. This book: provides a comprehensive resource for both clinicians and researchers with information organized logically, with an easy-to-follow progression from the basic scientific findings to clinical applications discusses the full range of treatment modalities, including new molecular and biological approaches, plus surgical and alternative approaches to tendinopath contains “What We Need to Know” sections that suggest future areas of research for young investigators. As tendinopathy remains one of the most common injuries encountered, both in sports and at the workplace, this essential volume is sure to be a source of frequent consultation.

Achilles beside Gilgamesh

Author : Michael Clarke
Publisher : Cambridge University Press
ISBN 13 : 1108481787
Total Pages : 413 pages
Book Rating : 4.1/5 (84 download)

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Download or read book Achilles beside Gilgamesh written by Michael Clarke and published by Cambridge University Press. This book was released on 2019-11-28 with total page 413 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Interprets the poetic meaning of the Iliad in relation to the heroic literature of the Ancient Near East.

Homer on the Gods and Human Virtue

Author : Peter J. Ahrensdorf
Publisher : Cambridge University Press
ISBN 13 : 0521193885
Total Pages : 289 pages
Book Rating : 4.5/5 (211 download)

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Book Synopsis Homer on the Gods and Human Virtue by : Peter J. Ahrensdorf

Download or read book Homer on the Gods and Human Virtue written by Peter J. Ahrensdorf and published by Cambridge University Press. This book was released on 2014-09-22 with total page 289 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book seeks to restore Homer to his rightful place among the principal figures in political and moral philosophy.

The Rage of Achilles

Author : Terence Hawkins
Publisher : Calliope Group
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 0 pages
Book Rating : 4.9/5 (866 download)

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Download or read book The Rage of Achilles written by Terence Hawkins and published by Calliope Group. This book was released on 2023-04-04 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In The Rage of Achilles, Terence Hawkins re-imagines the Iliad as a Trojan War that really happened. Though he adopts Homer's characters, those fabled warriors are no more noble than the scared, tired grunts they command, exhausted and bitter after ten years of brutal Bronze Age warfare. And however savage the fighting, over all hangs the terrible truth that the objective of combat is not glory, but the enslavement of the defeated.This realism extends to the gods themselves. Informed by Julian Jaynes' groundbreaking theory of the bicameral mind-the basis of HBO's "Westworld"-The Rage of Achilles takes place in a world in which the modern human consciousness struggles painfully to be born. Its gods are only the hallucinations of men and women desperate to be told what to do in a terrifying and confusing world.Completely revised and with an Afterword by the author for this anniversary edition, The Rage of Achilles is a fast-moving take on literature's foundational epic.

The Iliad: A Commentary

Author : Geoffrey Stephen Kirk
Publisher : Cambridge University Press
ISBN 13 : 9780521312097
Total Pages : 412 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (12 download)

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Download or read book The Iliad: A Commentary written by Geoffrey Stephen Kirk and published by Cambridge University Press. This book was released on 1985 with total page 412 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: