Mark Berresford's Books

That's Got 'Em!

The Life and Music of Wilbur C. Sweatman

By: Mark Berresford

Write a review Read reviews Take a Quiz Solve Book Puzzle

That's Got 'Em!

The Life and Music of Wilbur C. Sweatman

By: Mark Berresford

Association of Recorded Sound Collections Awards for Excellence Best Research in Recorded Jazz Music–Best History (tie) (2011) Wilbur C. Sweatman (1882-1961) is one of the most important, yet unheralded, African American musicians involved in the transition of ragtime into jazz in the early twentieth century. In That's Got 'Em!, Mark Berresford tracks this energetic pioneer over a seven-decade career. His talent transformed every genre of black music before the advent of rock and roll—“pickaninny” bands, minstrelsy, circus sideshows, vaudeville (both black and white), night clubs, and cabarets. Sweatman was the first African American musician to be offered a long-term recording contract, and he dazzled listeners with jazz clarinet solos before the Original Dixieland Jazz Band's so-called “first jazz records.” Sweatman toured the vaudeville circuit for over twenty years and presented African American music to white music lovers without resorting to the hitherto obligatory “plantation” costumes and blackface makeup. His bands were a fertile breeding ground of young jazz talent, featuring such future stars as Duke Ellington, Coleman Hawkins, and Jimmie Lunceford. Sweatman subsequently played pioneering roles in radio and recording production. His high profile and sterling reputation in both the black and white entertainment communities made him a natural choice for administering the estate of Scott Joplin and other notable black performers and composers. That's Got 'Em! is the first full-length biography of this pivotal figure in black popular culture, providing a compelling account of his life and times.

Average ratings

N/A

Write a review

Solve jigsaw puzzle

Age

Page Count

361

Publisher

Univ. Press of Mississippi

Published Date

ISBN 10

1496800850

ISBN 13

9781496800855

Towards a People's Liturgy

The Importance of Language

By: Mark Turnham Elvins

Write a review Read reviews Take a Quiz Solve Book Puzzle

Towards a People's Liturgy

The Importance of Language

By: Mark Turnham Elvins

Since the introduction of the vernacular into Catholic liturgy, there has been much discussion of its effect on Mass attendance, and of lay people's experience of public worship. In this important study Mark Elvins examines the roots of vernacular liturgy - from the first English Bible translations of men like Wycliffe, through the establishment of ICEL, and up until the current controversies over inclusive language ...." [from back cover]

Average ratings

N/A

Write a review

Solve jigsaw puzzle

Age

Page Count

138

Publisher

Gracewing Publishing

Published Date

ISBN 10

0852442572

ISBN 13

9780852442579

The Collected Short Stories of George Moore Vol 4

Gender and Genre

By: Ann Heilmann,Mark Llewellyn

Write a review Read reviews Take a Quiz Solve Book Puzzle

The Collected Short Stories of George Moore Vol 4

Gender and Genre

By: Ann Heilmann,Mark Llewellyn

George Moore (1852-1933) was one of the most influential and versatile writers and journalists of the turn of the century. This five-volume, reset critical edition addresses scholarly interest in Moore, making available his generally neglected short story collections.

Average ratings

N/A

Write a review

Solve jigsaw puzzle

Age

Page Count

460

Publisher

Taylor & Francis

Published Date

ISBN 10

1040246133

ISBN 13

9781040246139

The Telecoms Trade War

The United States, the European Union and the World Trade Organisation

By: Mark Naftel,Lawrence J Spiwak

Write a review Read reviews Take a Quiz Solve Book Puzzle

The Telecoms Trade War

The United States, the European Union and the World Trade Organisation

By: Mark Naftel,Lawrence J Spiwak

If one were to believe the politicians and pundits in the trade press,the world is in midst of a “telecoms revolution,” resulting from (the) deregulation and new competitive opportunities represented by the 1997 World Trade Organisation Agreement on Basic Telecommunications Services. This may be true. Unfortunately, however, the actions of many regulators and industry participants more accurately reveal not a telecoms “revolution” but instead a growing telecoms trade war that is dangerously close to spiralling out of hand. In this book, Naftel and Spiwak review U.S. and European competition and regulatory initiatives post-WTO and provide both a useful roadmap to today's U.S., EU and WTO telecoms regulation and an examination of various case studies to illustrate their points. In so doing, the authors discover unfortunately the sad reality that, despite the political rhetoric, regulators on both sides of the Atlantic have eschewed innovative and indeed productive solutions to create a market structure conducive to long-term competitive rivalry. Instead, the authors demonstrate that current policies reveal a growing cynicism towards the maximisation of consumer welfare that will be difficult - if not outright impossible- to remove.

Average ratings

N/A

Write a review

Solve jigsaw puzzle

Age

Page Count

526

Publisher

Bloomsbury Publishing

Published Date

ISBN 10

1847312268

ISBN 13

9781847312266

I Know that Name!

The People Behind Canada's Best-known Brand Names from Elizabeth Arden to Walter Zeller

By: Mark Kearney,Randy Ray

Write a review Read reviews Take a Quiz Solve Book Puzzle

I Know that Name!

The People Behind Canada's Best-known Brand Names from Elizabeth Arden to Walter Zeller

By: Mark Kearney,Randy Ray

Full of fun facts, intriguing trivia, and engrossing explorations of more than 100 Canadians who beat the odds to become household names.

Average ratings

N/A

Write a review

Solve jigsaw puzzle

Age

Page Count

314

Publisher

Dundurn

Published Date

ISBN 10

1550024078

ISBN 13

9781550024074

Ireland's 1916 Rising

Explorations of History-Making, Commemoration & Heritage in Modern Times

By: Mark McCarthy

Write a review Read reviews Take a Quiz Solve Book Puzzle

Ireland's 1916 Rising

Explorations of History-Making, Commemoration & Heritage in Modern Times

By: Mark McCarthy

In light of its upcoming centenary in 2016, the time seems ripe to ask: why, how and in what ways has memory of Ireland’s 1916 Rising persisted over the decades? In pursuing answers to these questions, which are not only of historical concern, but of contemporary political and cultural importance, this book breaks new ground by offering a wide-ranging exploration of the making and remembrance of the story of 1916 in modern times. It draws together the interlocking dimensions of history-making, commemoration and heritage to reveal the Rising’s undeniable influence upon modern Ireland’s evolution, both instantaneous and long-term. In addition to furnishing a history of the tumultuous events of Easter 1916, which rattled the British Empire’s foundations and enthused independence movements elsewhere, Ireland’s 1916 Rising mainly concentrates on illuminating the evolving relationship between the Irish past and present. In doing so, it unearths the far-reaching political impacts and deep-seated cultural legacies of the actions taken by the rebels, as evidenced by the most pivotal episodes in the Rising’s commemoration and the myriad varieties of heritage associated with its memory. This volume also presents a wider perspective on the ways in which conceptualisations of heritage, culture and identity in Westernised societies are shaped by continuities and changes in politics, society and economy. In a topical conclusion, the book examines the legacy of Queen Elizabeth II’s visit to the Garden of Remembrance in 2011, and looks to the Rising’s 100th anniversary by identifying the common ground that can be found in pluralist and reconciliatory approaches to remembrance.

Average ratings

N/A

Write a review

Solve jigsaw puzzle

Age

Page Count

533

Publisher

Routledge

Published Date

ISBN 10

1317112873

ISBN 13

9781317112877

Happiness, Democracy, and the Cooperative Movement

The Radical Utilitarianism of William Thompson

By: Mark J. Kaswan

Write a review Read reviews Take a Quiz Solve Book Puzzle

Happiness, Democracy, and the Cooperative Movement

The Radical Utilitarianism of William Thompson

By: Mark J. Kaswan

Happiness is political. The way we think about happiness affects what we do, how we relate to other people and the world around us, our moral principles, and even our ideas about how society should be organized. Utilitarianism, a political theory based on hedonistic and individualistic ideas of happiness, has been dominated for more than two-hundred years by its founder, Jeremy Bentham. In Happiness, Democracy, and the Cooperative Movement, Mark J. Kaswan examines the work of William Thompson, a friend of Bentham's who nonetheless offers a very different utilitarian philosophy and political theory based on a different conception of happiness, but whose work has been largely overlooked. Kaswan reveals the importance of our ideas about happiness for our understanding of the basic principles and nature of democracy, its role in society and its character as a social institution. In what is the closest examination of Thompson's political theory to date, Kaswan moves from philosophy to theory to practice, starting with conceptions of happiness before moving to theories of utility, then to democratic theory, and finally to practice in the first detailed account of how Thompson's ideas laid the foundations for the cooperative movement, which is now the world's largest democratic social movement.

Average ratings

N/A

Write a review

Solve jigsaw puzzle

Age

Page Count

322

Publisher

State University of New York Press

Published Date

ISBN 10

1438452055

ISBN 13

9781438452050

Regulation of the Voluntary Sector

Freedom and Security in an Era of Uncertainty

By: Mark Sidel

Write a review Read reviews Take a Quiz Solve Book Puzzle

Regulation of the Voluntary Sector

Freedom and Security in an Era of Uncertainty

By: Mark Sidel

A critical introduction to and analysis of the legal relationships between the state and voluntary sector, this volume provides the first available comparative analysis of state responses to voluntary sector activity in the wake of September 11th.

Average ratings

N/A

Write a review

Solve jigsaw puzzle

Age

Page Count

164

Publisher

Routledge

Published Date

ISBN 10

1134096712

ISBN 13

9781134096718

More Secure, Less Free?

Antiterrorism Policy & Civil Liberties after September 11

By: Mark Sidel

Write a review Read reviews Take a Quiz Solve Book Puzzle

More Secure, Less Free?

Antiterrorism Policy & Civil Liberties after September 11

By: Mark Sidel

The first comprehensive analysis of the full range of antiterror initiatives undertaken in the United States after the 2001 terrorist attacks Unlike earlier books published shortly after the September 11 attacks that focus on the Patriot Act, More Secure, Less Free? covers the Patriot Act but goes well beyond, analyzing Total Information Awareness, Terrorist Information and Prevention System (TIPS), Computer Assisted Passenger Prescreening System II (CAPPS II), and a number of other "second wave" antiterror initiatives. It's also the first book of its kind to go beyond federal measures to explain the devolution of antiterror policies to the states, and now to the military as well. Author Mark Sidel discusses the continuing debates on antiterror law at the state level, with a focus on the important states of New York, California, and Michigan, and explains how the military-through an informant program known as "Eagle Eyes"-is now taking a direct hand in domestic antiterror efforts. The volume also discusses and analyzes crucially important aspects of American antiterror policy that have been largely ignored in other volumes and discusses the effects of antiterror policy on the American academic world and the American nonprofit sector, for example. And it provides the first comparative perspectives on U.S. antiterror policy yet published in an American volume, discussing antiterror initiatives in Great Britain, Australia, and India and contrasting those to the American experience. More Secure, Less Free? is important and essential reading for anyone interested in an analytical perspective on American antiterror policy since September 11 that goes well beyond the Patriot Act. Mark Sidel is Associate Professor of Law at the University of Iowa and a research scholar at the University's Obermann Center for Advanced Studies.

Average ratings

N/A

Write a review

Solve jigsaw puzzle

Age

Page Count

249

Publisher

University of Michigan Press

Published Date

ISBN 10

0472026054

ISBN 13

9780472026050

Meet Your Artistic and Athletic Mind

The Interaction Between Instincts and Intellect and its Impact on Human Behavior

By: Mark Abraham

Write a review Read reviews Take a Quiz Solve Book Puzzle

Meet Your Artistic and Athletic Mind

The Interaction Between Instincts and Intellect and its Impact on Human Behavior

By: Mark Abraham

The Interactions Between Instinct and Intellect and its Impact on Human Behavior Length: 324 Pages The oldest musical instrument found is a flute made of bone that is estimated to be over 50,000 years old. Aristotle wrote the first book on arts, poetics. Since then it has been debated what art is at the highest levels. However, the world of philosophy admits that we still have not been able to articulate a definition for this seemingly simple word of art that would be acceptable to all. This shows that we do not understand it well enough to properly define it. This confusion stems from an inadequate philosophical understanding of it and, thus, we have been relishing that, which we do not comprehend. One of the reasons for this lasting confusion stems from the fact that we try to understand arts by studying art objects in the physical world. However, without being able to identify what in the mind longs for art in its metaphysical realm and why, we will never grasp it. This is why we have been mixing novel, painting, music, acting, perfume, architecture, Persian rugs and poetry and so on and try to devise a definition to define them all. Although they all are art, they have nothing in common. This shows but a small fraction of our profound misconception of the world of art. Based on what mental force longs for which group of arts coupled with the structure of the art forms, they divide into three distinct and logical categories of 1- Rhythmic Arts, 2- Imitative Arts, and 3- Abstract Arts. Each of these categories connects with a particular mental faculty. Then, through this understanding we also get to see that there exists an inequity in the sensitivity and excitability of these corresponding mental faculties and we experience different intensities of pleasure from different arts. For example, some arts, like live music performed even by average artists will invoke emotions in many who may scream, cry and even faint at concerts, but they never react that way by observing the works of true masters of arts such as Michelangelo, Picasso or others in museums. This results form the imparity in the sensitivities of the corresponding mental faculties mentioned above. This view carries us deep into arts as a phenomenon and helps artists to further refine their arts and the art lovers to appreciate it even more. In the realm of sports, we learn that all sports have three things in common, aiming, speed and power or endurance. Yet these are the skills required for successful hunting. Hunting and warring is one of the male instincts as they acted these responsibilities through out the human evolution. Because instincts do not disappear in time, they have survived and find expression in different sports, and thus aiming, speed and power find their way into all sports. Females not being pressed by this instinct did not hunt or fight wars. It is for these organic reasons that males so readily become sport fanatics at the dismay of the women in their lives.

Average ratings

N/A

Write a review

Solve jigsaw puzzle

Age

Page Count

324

Publisher

Xlibris Corporation

Published Date

ISBN 10

145682533X

ISBN 13

9781456825331

Meet Your Political Mind

The Interactions Between Instincts and Intellect and Its Impact on Human Behavior

By: Mark Abraham

Write a review Read reviews Take a Quiz Solve Book Puzzle

Meet Your Political Mind

The Interactions Between Instincts and Intellect and Its Impact on Human Behavior

By: Mark Abraham

The Interactions Between Instinct and Intellect and its Impact on Human Behavior Length: 208 pages Mark Abraham was displeased by the phenomenon of politicking, although he studied it for a deeper and more accurate understanding of this fatigued term, "politics," as a major aspect of human affair. For reasons he could not identify as a student, he was never satisfied with the prevailing definitions. Thus, he asked his professors in both undergraduate and graduate school in the political science department to share their understanding of the term with him. Each of them seemed to have an understanding uniquely different from all the rest. Then, he realized that this was a vaguely understood phenomenon even by the professors in the field and he relented his efforts and concluded that, "politics," was one of the most used but the least understood phenomena. As he developed his own theories, he formulated that unlike the commonly perceived concept, politics is not just a profession for the few in each society, but it is a brand of behavior unique to humans that starts in early childhood. Thus, he formulated, "to be instinctive is to be selfish. To be selfish and intelligent is to be political. Because instincts and intellect are permanent human fixtures, politicking that results for their cofunction also becomes a permanent human fixture." This perception justifies Aristotle's claim that, "man is a political animal." The ultimate objective of politicking is to impose and thus, he tries to redefine it. He perceives politicking as a range of complex and manipulative deeds afforded by people to impose their will and interest on others against their will and interest. As such, it erodes innocence and is one of the least desirable of all human attributes. Yet the selfish nature of all instincts as the driving force behind politics is the sole force that governs the world of animals, thus politicking becomes the refined reflection of animals in man. Where animals use fangs, claws, venom, speed and brute force to subdue and devour their pray, humans apply politics that includes the use of brute force. Misconceiving this term greatly contributes to human conflicts at all levels, which is why most people unconsciously dislike politicking and politics worldwide.

Average ratings

N/A

Write a review

Solve jigsaw puzzle

Age

Page Count

208

Publisher

Xlibris Corporation

Published Date

ISBN 10

1456810138

ISBN 13

9781456810139

Genocide in the Age of the Nation State

Volume 2: The Rise of the West and the Coming of Genocide

By: Mark Levene

Write a review Read reviews Take a Quiz Solve Book Puzzle

Genocide in the Age of the Nation State

Volume 2: The Rise of the West and the Coming of Genocide

By: Mark Levene

Most books on genocide consider it primarily as a twentieth-century phenomenon. In The Rise of the West and the Coming of Genocide, Levene argues that this approach fails to grasp its true origins. Genocide developed out of modernity and the striving for the nation-state, both essentially Western experiences. It was European expansion into all hemispheres between the fifteenth and nineteenth centuries that provided the main stimulus to its pre-1914 manifestations. One critical outcome, on the cusp of modernity, was the French revolutionary destruction of the Vendée. Levene finishes this volume at the 1914 watershed with the destabilising effects of the 'rise of the West' on older Ottoman, Chinese, Russian and Austrian empires. "Very impressive" - Eric Hobsbawm

Average ratings

N/A

Write a review

Solve jigsaw puzzle

Age

Page Count

470

Publisher

Bloomsbury Publishing

Published Date

ISBN 10

0857712896

ISBN 13

9780857712899

Meet Your Sexual Mind

The Interaction Betwen Instinct and Intellect and Its Impact on Human Behavior

By: Mark Abraham

Write a review Read reviews Take a Quiz Solve Book Puzzle

Meet Your Sexual Mind

The Interaction Betwen Instinct and Intellect and Its Impact on Human Behavior

By: Mark Abraham

The Interactions Between Instinct and Intellect and its Impact on Human Behavior Length: 200 Pages The paradoxes of human sexuality although self-evident, have been difficult to explain through the conventional understanding of the human mind. A legitimate question to ask would be, if polygamy is natural for humans, then why are there so many rules against it worldwide? And if humans by nature are monogamous, then, why is there so much infidelity in the all of the cultures of the world? All beings instinctively are either polygamous or monogamous and they behave accordingly. However, humans demonstrably are both at the same time. This too, can only be understood through understanding the differences between the make up of human mind as compared to that of all the rest of the beings. In that, except for humans, every aspect of all beings, including their sexual conduct is driven by their instincts and instincts alone. This renders their mind a single polar entity, however, the human mind alone being equipped to both instincts and intellect is bipolar. As such, each of these two mental forces of instincts and intellect issues its own command pertaining to human sexuality. It just so happens that humans are instinctively polygamous, however, through the application of human intellect and reasoning and for practical reasons for millennia they have devised harsh rules against free sex to regulate peoples sexual activities through marriage. These sever punishments are still enforced in many parts of the world even today. And that was mostly designed to impose monogamy, although some societies also allowed polygamy. Thus, instincts and intellect issue two opposite commands and that renders humans as the only species that is sexually confused. This inner contradiction often leads to infidelity that severely affects the committed relationships among many couples. The same phenomenon also creates a fascinating psychology of its own what is commonly known sexual fantasy. Through this people in the privacy of their mind and in their imagination practice polygamy without committing adultery that partially satisfies both realms of the mind.

Average ratings

N/A

Write a review

Solve jigsaw puzzle

Age

Page Count

200

Publisher

Xlibris Corporation

Published Date

ISBN 10

1456825437

ISBN 13

9781456825430

Living Mythos

The Art of Self-Realization

By: Mark Allard

Write a review Read reviews Take a Quiz Solve Book Puzzle

Living Mythos

The Art of Self-Realization

By: Mark Allard

As we consider the unfolding conditions of our lives through a mythological filter, archetypal qualities of behavior recognizably manifest. This empowers us to infuse value and meaning into our lives that are relevant to our personal experience. Nietzsche understood this process to be essential in the development of his Overman. Carl Jung called this process of bringing unconscious qualities of behavior into consciousness, individuation. Building on the structure of elementary ideasthe universal symbolism that transcends cultural and spiritual landscapesLiving Mythos presents a compelling alternative to the dependency doctrines of modern tradition, and it inspires us to imagine a tomorrow in which we have reclaimed the spiritual nature of our thoughts. Through an exploration of Norse mythology and the influence of Indo-European shamanism, we may begin to understand the mythological worldview as a form of ancient psychology, designed to awaken us to our inherent potential to create and become our own unique living mythos.

Average ratings

N/A

Write a review

Solve jigsaw puzzle

Age

Page Count

231

Publisher

Balboa Press

Published Date

ISBN 10

1504391349

ISBN 13

9781504391344

Mathematical Modeling

By: Mark Meerschaert

Write a review Read reviews Take a Quiz Solve Book Puzzle

Mathematical Modeling

By: Mark Meerschaert

The new edition of Mathematical Modeling, the survey text of choice for mathematical modeling courses, adds ample instructor support and online delivery for solutions manuals and software ancillaries. From genetic engineering to hurricane prediction, mathematical models guide much of the decision making in our society. If the assumptions and methods underlying the modeling are flawed, the outcome can be disastrously poor. With mathematical modeling growing rapidly in so many scientific and technical disciplines, Mathematical Modeling, Fourth Edition provides a rigorous treatment of the subject. The book explores a range of approaches including optimization models, dynamic models and probability models. - Offers increased support for instructors, including MATLAB material as well as other on-line resources - Features new sections on time series analysis and diffusion models - Provides additional problems with international focus such as whale and dolphin populations, plus updated optimization problems

Average ratings

N/A

Write a review

Solve jigsaw puzzle

Age

Page Count

378

Publisher

Academic Press

Published Date

ISBN 10

012386996X

ISBN 13

9780123869968

Immigrant England, 1300–1550

By: W. Mark Ormrod,Bart Lambert,Jonathan Mackman

Write a review Read reviews Take a Quiz Solve Book Puzzle

Immigrant England, 1300–1550

By: W. Mark Ormrod,Bart Lambert,Jonathan Mackman

This book provides a vivid and accessible history of first-generation immigrants to England in the later Middle Ages. Accounting for upwards of two percent of the population and coming from all parts of Europe and beyond, immigrants spread out over the kingdom, settling in the countryside as well as in towns, taking work as agricultural labourers, skilled craftspeople and professionals. Often encouraged and welcomed, sometimes vilified and victimised, immigrants were always on the social and political agenda. Immigrant England is the first book to address a phenomenon and issue of vital concern to English people at the time, to their descendants living in the United Kingdom today and to all those interested in the historical dimensions of immigration policy, attitudes to ethnicity and race and concepts of Englishness and Britishness.

Average ratings

N/A

Write a review

Solve jigsaw puzzle

Age

Page Count

265

Publisher

Manchester University Press

Published Date

ISBN 10

1526109166

ISBN 13

9781526109163

The British and Cyprus

An Outpost of Empire to Sovereign Bases, 1878-1974

By: Mark Simmons

Write a review Read reviews Take a Quiz Solve Book Puzzle

The British and Cyprus

An Outpost of Empire to Sovereign Bases, 1878-1974

By: Mark Simmons

This is the story of the British involvement with the island of Cyprus over a hundred years. Since World War I, Cyprus has played a key role in British defence strategy. After the withdrawal from Egypt the island became the British Middle East headquarters. Britain retains two sovereign bases on the island, and it has become a favourite with UK tourists. Much of the tale is oral history, told in the words of the people who served the British Crown on Cyprus, civil and military; many relate their experiences first hand. There are fascinating accounts from Royal Marine Commandos, and soldiers of the Parachute Regiment along with other Army units, and the thoughts of sailors and airmen, and civilians of the Colonial Service and those who served in the Cyprus Police, of service wives and writers, most not published before.

Average ratings

N/A

Write a review

Solve jigsaw puzzle

Age

Page Count

268

Publisher

The History Press

Published Date

ISBN 10

0750965819

ISBN 13

9780750965811

Dark Winds Rising

A Novel

By: Mark Noce

Write a review Read reviews Take a Quiz Solve Book Puzzle

Dark Winds Rising

A Novel

By: Mark Noce

A continuation of Branwen's story in Between Two Fires, Dark Winds Rising combines elements of mystery and romance with author Mark Noce's gift for storytelling. Queen Branwen finds her world once again turned upside down as Pictish raiders harry the shores of her kingdom. Rallying her people once more, she must face her most dangerous foe yet, the Queen of the Picts. Ruthless and cunning, the Pictish Queen turns the Welsh against each other in a bloody civil war, and Branwen must attempt to stop her before her country threatens to tear itself apart. All the while Branwen is heavy with child, and finds her young son's footsteps dogged by a mysterious assassin. Branwen must somehow defeat the Picts and save her people before the Pictish Queen and a mysterious assassin threaten to destroy their lives from the inside out. Set in a time and era in which very little reliable written records or archeological remains have survived, Mark Noce bases his novel on primary sources such as St. Gildas (a Welsh cleric of the era), mythology from the Welsh Mabinogion, and Arthurian literature. Although the characters and some of the place names are fictional, the physical environment, the historical details, and the saga of the Welsh people is real"--

Average ratings

N/A

Write a review

Solve jigsaw puzzle

Age

Page Count

303

Publisher

St. Martin's Press

Published Date

ISBN 10

1250072638

ISBN 13

9781250072634

Meet Your Spiritual Mind

The Interactions Between Instincts and Intellect and its Impact on Human Behavior

By: Mark Abraham

Write a review Read reviews Take a Quiz Solve Book Puzzle

Meet Your Spiritual Mind

The Interactions Between Instincts and Intellect and its Impact on Human Behavior

By: Mark Abraham

Placing this missing link in its rightful place reveals that the contrasting natures of the progressing intellect and stagnant instincts have resulted in a growing imbalance in the mind. Your stagnant instincts impair your intelligence, hinder your happiness and are responsible for all manmade disasters. However, because of its subtle nature it continues to escape attention. This work shows how to disengage your instincts and intellect, boost your intelligence and happiness, while it also resolves some major human enigmas. For the first time we see why humans are so spiritual; what makes man so incurably political; what makes us worship arts and also sports. Why, of all beings, humans alone are at the same time polygamous and monogamous that renders humans alone sexually confused.

Average ratings

N/A

Write a review

Solve jigsaw puzzle

Age

Page Count

326

Publisher

Xlibris Corporation

Published Date

ISBN 10

1456810103

ISBN 13

9781456810108

The Celtic Myths That Shape the Way We Think

By: Mark Williams

Write a review Read reviews Take a Quiz Solve Book Puzzle

The Celtic Myths That Shape the Way We Think

By: Mark Williams

A fresh and revealing look at the stories at the heart of Celtic mythology, exploring their cultural impact throughout history up to the present day. The Celtic Myths That Shape the Way We Think explores a fascinating question: how do myths that were deeply embedded in the customs and beliefs of their original culture find themselves retold and reinterpreted across the world, centuries or even millennia later? Focusing on the myths that have had the greatest cultural impact, Mark Williams reveals the lasting influence of Celtic mythology, from medieval literature to the modern fantasy genre. An elegantly written retelling, Williams captures the splendor of the original myths while also delving deeper into the history of their meanings, offering readers an intelligent and engaging take on these powerful stories. Beautiful illustrations of the artworks these myths have inspired over the centuries are presented in a color plates section and in black and white within the text. Ten chapters recount the myths and explore the lasting influence of legendary figures, including King Arthur, the Celtic figure who paradoxically became the archetypal English national hero; the Irish and Scottish hero Finn MacCool, who as “Fingal” caught the imagination of Napoleon Bonaparte, Johann Wolfgang von Goethe, and Felix Mendelssohn; and the Welsh mythical figure Blodeuwedd, magically created from flowers of the oak, who inspired W. B. Yeats. Williams’s mythological expertise and captivating writing style make this volume essential reading for anyone seeking a greater appreciation of the myths that have shaped our artistic and literary canons and continue to inspire today.

Average ratings

N/A

Write a review

Solve jigsaw puzzle

Age

Page Count

226

Publisher

Thames & Hudson

Published Date

ISBN 10

050077255X

ISBN 13

9780500772553

Dictionary of African Historical Biography

By: Mark R. Lipschutz,R. Kent Rasmussen

Write a review Read reviews Take a Quiz Solve Book Puzzle

Dictionary of African Historical Biography

By: Mark R. Lipschutz,R. Kent Rasmussen

The acclaimed Dictionary of African Historical Biography, the only single-volume biographical work on Sub-Saharan African history, has been expanded and updated to include entries on over eight hundred people important in Sub-Saharan African history up to 1980.

Average ratings

N/A

Write a review

Solve jigsaw puzzle

Age

Page Count

348

Publisher

Univ of California Press

Published Date

ISBN 10

0520066111

ISBN 13

9780520066113

Meet Your Mind Volume 1

The Interactions Between Instincts and Intellect and Its Impact on Human Behavior

By: Mark Abraham

Write a review Read reviews Take a Quiz Solve Book Puzzle

Meet Your Mind Volume 1

The Interactions Between Instincts and Intellect and Its Impact on Human Behavior

By: Mark Abraham

The Interactions Between Instinct and Intellect and its Impact on Human Behavior Length: 420 Pages Mark Abraham came to America as a student in 1973 bent on finding the hidden causes of perpetual human conflicts. He devoted 25 years of his postgraduate studies to understand the mind and has discovered that a growing imbalance in every human mind dominates all aspects of human conduct that also includes human conflicts. This discovery took him far beyond his original quest and unveiled a few major human mysteries. For example, we learn that the inner contradictions between instincts and intellect create the psychology of spirituality that finds reflection in different religions. It also shows what renders humans incurably political and why Aristotle called man political animal. We learn what in the mind longs for art and also sport. As this stance also shows why of all beings humans alone are at the same time polygamous and monogamous that renders our species alone, sexually confused and much more. Three human instincts are universally accepted, and Mark has identified 14 more each of which drives its own brand of behavior more forcefully than does our intellect. Ignoring this mental force had created a missing link in studying humans that is responsible for the persisting human enigma. Placing this missing link in its rightful place in the equation of studying human reveals that the contrasting natures of the progressing intellect and stagnant instincts have resulted in a growing imbalance in the mind. Our stagnant instincts impair our intelligence, hinder our success and happiness and also are responsible for all manmade disasters. However, because of its subtle nature it continues to escape attention. This work shows how to disengage your instincts and intellect, boost your intelligence and happiness. This is a unifying theory of the mind that deals with all these subjects and a great deal more covered in six books.

Average ratings

N/A

Write a review

Solve jigsaw puzzle

Age

Page Count

420

Publisher

Xlibris Corporation

Published Date

ISBN 10

1456810073

ISBN 13

9781456810078

World Military Leaders

A Biographical Dictionary

By: Mark Grossman

Write a review Read reviews Take a Quiz Solve Book Puzzle

World Military Leaders

A Biographical Dictionary

By: Mark Grossman

Articles profiling important military leaders are arranged in A to Z format.

Average ratings

N/A

Write a review

Solve jigsaw puzzle

Age

Page Count

433

Publisher

Infobase Publishing

Published Date

ISBN 10

0816074771

ISBN 13

9780816074778

Ireland

The Rough Guide

By: Margaret Greenwood,Mark Connolly,Geoff Wallis

Write a review Read reviews Take a Quiz Solve Book Puzzle

Ireland

The Rough Guide

By: Margaret Greenwood,Mark Connolly,Geoff Wallis

Interest in the Emerald Isle continues to grow, as does our coverage. We capture Ireland's new optimism in words -- extensive revisions including updates on the Temple Bar scene and Belfast's burgeoning culinary district -- and pictures -- 12 pages of rich green hills and bright red braids. Also included are eye-opening looks at recent Irish literature, in-depth info on hiking opportunities, and foot-stomping features on finding traditional music.

Average ratings

N/A

Write a review

Solve jigsaw puzzle

Age

Page Count

732

Published Date

ISBN 10

1858284007

ISBN 13

9781858284002

Book's by Mark Berresford

Username

Password

Password again

Birthday

Email