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The Center Cannot Hold

Author : Elyn R. Saks
Publisher : Hachette Books
ISBN 13 : 1401389546
Total Pages : 473 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (13 download)

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Download or read book The Center Cannot Hold written by Elyn R. Saks and published by Hachette Books. This book was released on 2007-08-14 with total page 473 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A much-praised memoir of living and surviving mental illness as well as "a stereotype-shattering look at a tenacious woman whose brain is her best friend and her worst enemy" (Time). Elyn R. Saks is an esteemed professor, lawyer, and psychiatrist and is the Orrin B. Evans Professor of Law, Psychology, Psychiatry, and the Behavioral Sciences at the University of Southern California Law School, yet she has suffered from schizophrenia for most of her life, and still has ongoing major episodes of the illness. The Center Cannot Hold is the eloquent, moving story of Elyn's life, from the first time that she heard voices speaking to her as a young teenager, to attempted suicides in college, through learning to live on her own as an adult in an often terrifying world. Saks discusses frankly the paranoia, the inability to tell imaginary fears from real ones, the voices in her head telling her to kill herself (and to harm others), as well as the incredibly difficult obstacles she overcame to become a highly respected professional. This beautifully written memoir is destined to become a classic in its genre.

Things Fall Apart

Author : Chinua Achebe
Publisher : Penguin
ISBN 13 : 0385474547
Total Pages : 226 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (854 download)

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Download or read book Things Fall Apart written by Chinua Achebe and published by Penguin. This book was released on 1994-09-01 with total page 226 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: “A true classic of world literature . . . A masterpiece that has inspired generations of writers in Nigeria, across Africa, and around the world.” —Barack Obama “African literature is incomplete and unthinkable without the works of Chinua Achebe.” —Toni Morrison Nominated as one of America’s best-loved novels by PBS’s The Great American Read Things Fall Apart is the first of three novels in Chinua Achebe's critically acclaimed African Trilogy. It is a classic narrative about Africa's cataclysmic encounter with Europe as it establishes a colonial presence on the continent. Told through the fictional experiences of Okonkwo, a wealthy and fearless Igbo warrior of Umuofia in the late 1800s, Things Fall Apart explores one man's futile resistance to the devaluing of his Igbo traditions by British political andreligious forces and his despair as his community capitulates to the powerful new order. With more than 20 million copies sold and translated into fifty-seven languages, Things Fall Apart provides one of the most illuminating and permanent monuments to African experience. Achebe does not only capture life in a pre-colonial African village, he conveys the tragedy of the loss of that world while broadening our understanding of our contemporary realities.

The Centre Cannot Hold

Author : David Gulden
Publisher : Glitterati
ISBN 13 : 9780983270287
Total Pages : 0 pages
Book Rating : 4.2/5 (72 download)

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Download or read book The Centre Cannot Hold written by David Gulden and published by Glitterati. This book was released on 2012 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Having spent the last 20 years in Africa photographing wildlife alongside the likes of Peter Beard, David Gulden has come to understand that his endeavour is more than one to create appealing artworks, but instead to create a document of the declining landscape of all the precious creatures that live there. In 95 black-and-white photographs that feature tranquility, bursts of action, portraiture, and the natural canvas of the animals and their environments, he visualises for us the concept of global change so famously described by William Yeats in his poem, 'The Second Coming, ' and from which the inspired title of this work derives. Join this extraordinary photographer and environmentalist, David Gulden, on a phenomenal personal yet universal safari that until the publication of this book would not have been possible except through actual travel; a safari where nature's creatures are captured with greater intimacy and artistry than one would have thought possible

The Right Way to Flourish

Author : John Ehrenfeld
Publisher : Routledge
ISBN 13 : 100001164X
Total Pages : 246 pages
Book Rating : 4.0/5 ( download)

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Download or read book The Right Way to Flourish written by John Ehrenfeld and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2019-10-08 with total page 246 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In this ground-breaking book, pre-eminent thought leader in the fields of sustainability and flourishing, John R. Ehrenfeld, critiques the concept of sustainability as it is understood today and which is coming more and more under attack as unclear and ineffective as a call for action. Building upon the recent work of cognitive scientist, Iain McGilchrist, who argues that the human brain’s two hemispheres present distinct different worlds, this book articulates how society must replace the current foundational left-brain-based beliefs – a mechanistic world and a human driven by self interest – with new ones based on complexity and care. Flourishing should replace the lifeless metrics now being used to guide business and government, as well as individuals. Until we accept that our modern belief structure is, itself, the barrier, we will continue to be mired in an endless succession of unsolved problems.

American Empire--the Center Cannot Hold

Author : Harry Turtledove
Publisher : Random House Digital, Inc.
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 568 pages
Book Rating : 4.F/5 ( download)

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Download or read book American Empire--the Center Cannot Hold written by Harry Turtledove and published by Random House Digital, Inc.. This book was released on 2002 with total page 568 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: AMERICAN EMPIRE: BOOK TWO In this spectacular, thought-provoking epic of alternate history, Harry Turtledove has created an unparalleled vision of social upheaval, war, and cutthroat politics in a world very much like our own--but with dramatic differences. It is 1924--a time of rebuilding, from the slow reconstruction of Washington's most honored monuments to the reclamation of devastated cities in Europe and Canada. In the United States, the Socialist Party, led by Hosea Blackford, battles Calvin Coolidge to hold on to the Powell House in Philadelphia. And it seems as if the Socialists can do no wrong, for the stock market soars and America enjoys prosperity unknown in a half century. But as old names like Custer and Roosevelt fade into history, a new generation faces new uncertainties. The Confederate States, victorious in the War of Secession and in the Second Mexican War but at last tasting defeat in the Great War, suffer poverty and natural calamity. The Freedom Party promises new strength and pride. But if its chief seizes the reins of power, he may prove a dangerous enemy for the hated U.S.A. Yet the United States take little note. Sharing world domination with Germany, they consider events in the Confederacy of little consequence. As the 1920s end, calamity casts a pall across the continent. With civil war raging in Mexico, terrorist uprisings threatening U.S. control in Canada, and an explosion of violence in Utah, the United States are rocked by uncertainty. In a world of occupiers and the occupied, of simmering hatreds, shattered lives, and pent-up violence, the center can no longer hold. And for a powerful nation, the ultimate shock will come when afleet of foreign aircraft rain death and destruction upon one of the great cities of the United States. . . .

The Rag and Bone Shop

Author : Robert Cormier
Publisher : Delacorte Press
ISBN 13 : 0385729928
Total Pages : 178 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (857 download)

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Download or read book The Rag and Bone Shop written by Robert Cormier and published by Delacorte Press. This book was released on 2001-12-04 with total page 178 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Twelve-year old Jason is accused of the brutal murder of a young girl. Is he innocent or guilty? The shocked town calls on an interrogator with a stellar reputation: he always gets a confession. The confrontation between Jason and his interrogator forms the chilling climax of this terrifying look at what can happen when the pursuit of justice becomes a personal crusade for victory at any cost.

Slouching Towards Bethlehem

Author : Joan Didion
Publisher : Macmillan
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 264 pages
Book Rating : 4.0/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Slouching Towards Bethlehem written by Joan Didion and published by Macmillan. This book was released on 1990 with total page 264 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A RICH DISPLAY OF SOME OF THE BEST PROSE WRITTEN TODAY IN THE USA.

The Politics of Virtue

Author : John Milbank
Publisher : Rowman & Littlefield
ISBN 13 : 1783486503
Total Pages : 419 pages
Book Rating : 4.7/5 (834 download)

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Download or read book The Politics of Virtue written by John Milbank and published by Rowman & Littlefield. This book was released on 2016-08-22 with total page 419 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Contemporary politics is dominated by a liberal creed that champions ‘negative liberty’ and individual happiness. This creed undergirds positions on both the right and the left – free-market capitalism, state bureaucracy and individualism in social life. The triumph of liberalism has had the effect of subordinating human association and the common good to narrow self-interest and short-term utility. By contrast, post-liberalism promotes individual fulfilment and mutual flourishing based on shared goals that have more substantive content than the formal abstractions of liberal law and contract, and yet are also adaptable to different cultural and local traditions. In this important book, John Milbank and Adrian Pabst apply this analysis to the economy, politics, culture, and international affairs. In each case, having diagnosed the crisis of liberalism, they propose post-liberal alternatives, notably new concepts and fresh policy ideas. They demonstrate that, amid the current crisis, post-liberalism is a programme that could define a new politics of virtue and the common good.

Shift Age

Author : David Houle
Publisher : Sourcebooks, Inc.
ISBN 13 : 1402273924
Total Pages : 246 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (22 download)

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Download or read book Shift Age written by David Houle and published by Sourcebooks, Inc.. This book was released on 2011-12 with total page 246 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: According to the author, the Shift Age is humanity's new era -- a time of transformation and change that offers both great risk and opportunity.

DOES THE CENTER HOLD? AN INTRODUCTION TO WESTERN PHILOSOPHY

Author : DONALD. PALMER
Publisher : McGraw-Hill Higher Education
ISBN 13 : 1260808513
Total Pages : 361 pages
Book Rating : 4.2/5 (68 download)

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Download or read book DOES THE CENTER HOLD? AN INTRODUCTION TO WESTERN PHILOSOPHY written by DONALD. PALMER and published by McGraw-Hill Higher Education. This book was released on 2020 with total page 361 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Star Trek: The Centre Cannot Hold

Author : Mike W. Barr
Publisher : Simon and Schuster
ISBN 13 : 1416534369
Total Pages : 126 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (165 download)

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Download or read book Star Trek: The Centre Cannot Hold written by Mike W. Barr and published by Simon and Schuster. This book was released on 2006-09-01 with total page 126 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: MERE ANARCHY A new six-part epic covering thirty years of Star Trek ® history, continuing with an adventure that takes place during the historic five-year mission! Book 2: THE CENTRE CANNOT HOLD A few years after the disaster on Mestiko, the Payav are struggling to rebuild in the wake of the pulsar's damage. The Starship Enterprise returns with a plan to help restore the planet's atmosphere. But the Klingon Empire has also taken an interest in Mestiko, and has come to the aid of one of the world's many factions. Captain James T. Kirk finds himself once again pitted against the Klingon commander Kor, with the fate of Mestiko at stake.

Slouching Toward Nirvana

Author : Charles Bukowski
Publisher : Harper Collins
ISBN 13 : 0061979988
Total Pages : 288 pages
Book Rating : 4.0/5 (619 download)

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Download or read book Slouching Toward Nirvana written by Charles Bukowski and published by Harper Collins. This book was released on 2009-10-06 with total page 288 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: in this place there are the dead, the deadly and the dying. there is the cross, the builders of the cross and the burners of the cross. the pattern of my life forms like a cheap shadow on the wall before me. my love what is left of it now must crawl to wherever it can crawl. the strongest know that death is final and the happiest are those gifted with the shortest journey.

A Vision

Author : W B Yeats
Publisher : Palgrave Macmillan
ISBN 13 : 9780333076897
Total Pages : 305 pages
Book Rating : 4.0/5 (768 download)

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Download or read book A Vision written by W B Yeats and published by Palgrave Macmillan. This book was released on 1959-12-31 with total page 305 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Contents: a packet for Ezra Pound; stories of Michael Robartes and his friends: an extract from a record made by his pupils; phases of moon; great wheel; completed symbol; soul in judgment; great year of ancients; dove or swan; all soul's night, an epilogue. With many figures and illustrations.

Written Matter

Author : Andrew McLuhan
Publisher :
ISBN 13 : 9781947544345
Total Pages : pages
Book Rating : 4.5/5 (443 download)

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Download or read book Written Matter written by Andrew McLuhan and published by . This book was released on 2021-03-20 with total page pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Letter from Birmingham Jail

Author : Martin Luther King
Publisher : HarperOne
ISBN 13 : 9780063425811
Total Pages : 0 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (258 download)

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Download or read book Letter from Birmingham Jail written by Martin Luther King and published by HarperOne. This book was released on 2025-01-14 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A beautiful commemorative edition of Dr. Martin Luther King's essay "Letter from Birmingham Jail," part of Dr. King's archives published exclusively by HarperCollins. With an afterword by Reginald Dwayne Betts On April 16, 1923, Dr. Martin Luther King Jr., responded to an open letter written and published by eight white clergyman admonishing the civil rights demonstrations happening in Birmingham, Alabama. Dr. King drafted his seminal response on scraps of paper smuggled into jail. King criticizes his detractors for caring more about order than justice, defends nonviolent protests, and argues for the moral responsibility to obey just laws while disobeying unjust ones. "Letter from Birmingham Jail" proclaims a message - confronting any injustice is an acceptable and righteous reason for civil disobedience. This beautifully designed edition presents Dr. King's speech in its entirety, paying tribute to this extraordinary leader and his immeasurable contribution, and inspiring a new generation of activists dedicated to carrying on the fight for justice and equality.

Golden Apples of the Sun

Author : Ray Bradbury
Publisher : HarperCollins UK
ISBN 13 : 0007541716
Total Pages : 282 pages
Book Rating : 4.0/5 (75 download)

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Download or read book Golden Apples of the Sun written by Ray Bradbury and published by HarperCollins UK. This book was released on 2014-01-09 with total page 282 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: One of Ray Bradbury’s classic short story collections, available for the first time in ebook.

The Invitation

Author : Oriah Mountain Dreamer
Publisher : HarperCollins UK
ISBN 13 : 0722540450
Total Pages : 147 pages
Book Rating : 4.7/5 (225 download)

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Download or read book The Invitation written by Oriah Mountain Dreamer and published by HarperCollins UK. This book was released on 2000 with total page 147 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Cult bestseller The Invitation is more than just a poem. It is a profound invitation to a life that is more fulfilling and passionate, with greater integrity. This book is a word-of-mouth sensation, whose truths have resonated with people all over the world, and is now reissued with a beautiful new cover design.