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The World Explored, The World Suffered

The Exeter Lectures

By: Dr. Michael R. D. James

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The World Explored, The World Suffered

The Exeter Lectures

By: Dr. Michael R. D. James

The Exeter Lectures is the first part of a trilogy and is a work of philosophical/ educational fiction. Its fictional component is composed of a middle-aged Romeo-Juliet drama which ends with two deaths in Venice and a youthful adventure that takes Robert, the narrator from trauma in South Africa to a teacher training institute in England where he discovers Philosophy and befriends an alcoholic lecturer who had once studied under Wittgenstein. The educational component is composed of a series of lectures on the philosophy of religion, psychoanalysis, aesthetics, ethics, the philosophy of natural science, human science and mathematics, philosophical psychology, political science, philosophy of education. Three different lecturers deliver a series of lectures, the educational intention of which is to introduce the reader to the world of Philosophy and the world of Education seen through the eyes of Socrates, Plato, Aristotle, Descartes, Hobbes, Hume, Hegel, Marx, Tolstoy, Kant, Schopenhauer, Freud, William James, Wittgenstein Heidegger, Sartre, Merleau- Ponty, Arendt, Quine, Cavell, Paul Ricoeur, Brian O Shaughnessy, R. S. Peters, Peter Winch, Paul Hirst, Hudson, Adrian Stokes, T S Eliot, Julian Jaynes. The book attempts to take the reader on a philosophical journey from curiosity to commitment and it is hoped that the trilogy will serve as a general introduction to Philosophy for all who are curious about the eternal Philosophical questions such as “What is the nature of Reality?” “Is God merely an idea in our minds?” “Is the soul a function of the body?” What is Justice?” “What is ethics?” “What is the role of Education in the life of the individual and society?”How should we characterize the feeling of the sublime?” “How shall we characterize the feeling of the beautiful?” “What properties do great works of Art possess?” What is the philosophical role of Psychoanalysis?” “How shall we philosophically characterize the role of language in our understanding of the world?” “What is the meaning of life?”

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280

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Paragon Publishing

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178222548X

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9781782225485

The Meaning of Myth in World Cultures

By: Michael Buonanno

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The Meaning of Myth in World Cultures

By: Michael Buonanno

Mythology--circulated in sacred stories (myths) and their reenactments (rituals)--is the basis of any society's religion, and religion is an essential key to identity. Mythology's meaning depends on the elaboration of identity in cultural metaphors that are at the same time ecological (arising from a society's environmental exploitation), sociological (based on indigenous social relations) and ideological (couched in terms of a society's worldview). But tellingly, these metaphors are embodied in anthropomorphic spirits, fostering a deep sense of identification with those spirits as well as with individuals who share in one's spiritual devotions. This study examines mythology from a global perspective, citing case studies in cultural traditions from Africa, Europe, Oceania, Native America and elsewhere.

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324

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McFarland

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0786497122

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9780786497126

The Red Eric; or, the Whaler's Last Cruise. A Tale

By: Robert Michael Ballantyne

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The Red Eric; or, the Whaler's Last Cruise. A Tale

By: Robert Michael Ballantyne

Reprint of the original, first published in 1883.

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438

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BoD – Books on Demand

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3385352290

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9783385352292

Oil Man

The Story Of Frank Phillips & The Birth Of Phillips Petroleum

By: Michael Wallis

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Oil Man

The Story Of Frank Phillips & The Birth Of Phillips Petroleum

By: Michael Wallis

The bestselling historian of the West captures the life and times of an American hero--and depicts the modern oil empire he created--in this rousing biography of Frank Phillips, one of the greatest self-made busines tycoons of the 20th century. Photos.

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532

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Macmillan

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0312131356

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9780312131357

The Making of American Catholicism

Regional Culture and the Catholic Experience

By: Michael J. Pfeifer

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The Making of American Catholicism

Regional Culture and the Catholic Experience

By: Michael J. Pfeifer

Traces the development of Catholic cultures in the South, the Midwest, the West, and the Northeast, and their contribution to larger patterns of Catholicism in the United States Most histories of American Catholicism take a national focus, leading to a homogenization of American Catholicism that misses much of the local complexity that has marked how Catholicism developed differently in different parts of the country. Such histories often treat northeastern Catholicism, such as the Irish Catholicism of Boston, as if it reflects the full history and experience of Catholicism across the United States. The Making of American Catholicism argues that regional and transnational relationships have been central to the development of American Catholicism. The American Catholic experience has diverged significantly among regions; if we do not examine how it has taken shape in local cultures, we miss a lot. Exploring the history of Catholic cultures in New Orleans, Iowa, Wisconsin, Los Angeles, and New York City, the volume assesses the role of region in American Catholic history, carefully exploring the development of American Catholic cultures across the continental United States. Drawing on extensive archival research, The Making of American Catholicism argues that American Catholicism developed as transnational Catholics creatively adapted their devotional and ideological practices in particular American regional contexts. They emphasized notions of republicanism, individualistic capitalism, race, ethnicity, and gender, resulting in a unique form of Catholicism that dominates the United States today. The book offers close attention to race and racism in American Catholicism, including the historical experiences of African American and Latinx Catholics as well as Catholics of European descent.

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NYU Press

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1479801828

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9781479801824

Murder In a Blizzard

By: Michael Lorinser

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Murder In a Blizzard

By: Michael Lorinser

From the author of The Last Trip of the Magi, comes a perplexing mystery featuring colorful and unusual characters trapped in a maze of surprises and dead ends. "Woe unto those who do not heed my warning." The newscaster prepares his viewers for the ferocious blizzard surging toward them. Most listen. A few do not. "Only daredevils, fools, and the naïve come out in weather like this." The restaurant manager describes the fourteen unwary travelers forced to seek overnight refuge in his establishment. He will soon add murderers to his list. "Someone call 9-1-1. Please. Call 9-1-1." The young lady pleads for help after stumbling over the body of the secretive loner who had been spying on the restaurant's guests. "Oh, how I hate this job." The aging deputy battles through the blizzard to his first homicide scene ever. His inexperience with major crimes is only one of the reasons he can't curb the violence or identify the culprit. "We are being held hostage by the blizzard and a murderer." The frustrations of the patrons and staff of the restaurant boil over. Fear and tension build. Tempers flare. Rumors spread. Suspicion shifts from person to person. "All is not going to end well." A stranded woman makes an ominous prediction. She is right. All does not end well.

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eBookIt.com

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1456625837

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9781456625832

What's My Motivation?

By: Michael Simkins

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What's My Motivation?

By: Michael Simkins

As a boy, Michael Simkins always wanted to be someone. While his friends were out getting laid and stoned, he was tucked up at home dreaming of his name in lights, of holding an audience rapt, of perhaps becoming a TV heart-throb, or having someone, anyone, ask for his autograph in the supermarket. This is the true story of an obsessive pursuit of acting fame. It is a life marked by occasional hard-fought successes and routine helpings of ritual humiliation: scout hut Gilbert and Sullivan, dodgy rock operas, sewage farm theatre workshop, Christmas panto hell, straight-to-video film flops, leading roles in Crimewatch reconstructions and dressing up as a chicken to advertise TV dinners. It is a hilarious tale of turgid theatre, tights, trusses and tonsil tennis with Timothy Spall.

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Random House

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1446446190

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Measurements in Evaluating Science Education

A Compendium of Instruments, Scales, and Tests

By: Amy J. Catalano,Michael A. Marino

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Measurements in Evaluating Science Education

A Compendium of Instruments, Scales, and Tests

By: Amy J. Catalano,Michael A. Marino

Measurements in Evaluating Science Education is a comprehensive, intuitive guide to many of the key instruments created to assess science education environments, learning, and instruction. Nearly 70 different surveys, tests, scales, and other metrics are organized according to the qualities the measures attempt to gauge, such as attitudes toward science, beliefs and misconceptions, self-efficacy, and content knowledge. Summaries of each instrument, usage information, developmental history and validation, and reported psychometric properties make this an essential reference for anyone interested in understanding science education assessment.

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Taylor & Francis

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0429629222

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9780429629228

Behavioral Approaches to Community Psychology

Pergamon General Psychology Series

By: Michael T. Nietzel,Richard A. Winett,Marian L. MacDonald

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Behavioral Approaches to Community Psychology

Pergamon General Psychology Series

By: Michael T. Nietzel,Richard A. Winett,Marian L. MacDonald

Behavioral Approaches to Community Psychology reviews and evaluates the extension of social learning procedures to various demanding community problems. This book presents the applications of the behavioral paradigm for various social problems, including alcoholism, adult offenders, aging, unemployment, drug addiction, juvenile delinquency, environmental protection, psychiatric residence, and problems of the schools. Organized into 12 chapters, this book begins with an overview of the development and patterning of human behavior. This text then examines various research conducted in schools concerning behavioral approaches to educational problems. Other chapters consider the increasing concern and debate for the problems of crime and delinquency. This book discusses as well the concern of the society about opiate drug addiction and abuse. The final chapter deals with the strengthened relation between behaviorists and community psychologists. This book is a valuable resource for social psychologists and graduate students. Applied researchers and practitioners in community health settings will also find this book useful.

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Elsevier

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1483187810

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The Genesis Quest

The Geniuses and Eccentrics on a Journey to Uncover the Origin of Life on Earth

By: Michael Marshall

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The Genesis Quest

The Geniuses and Eccentrics on a Journey to Uncover the Origin of Life on Earth

By: Michael Marshall

From the primordial soup to meteorite impact zones, the Manhattan Project to the latest research, this book is the first full history of the scientists who strive to explain the genesis of life. How did life begin? Why are we here? These are some of the most profound questions we can ask. For almost a century, a small band of eccentric scientists has struggled to answer these questions and explain one of the greatest mysteries of all: how and why life began on Earth. There are many different proposals, and each idea has attracted passionate believers who promote it with an almost religious fervor, as well as detractors who reject it with equal passion. But the quest to unravel life’s genesis is not just a story of big ideas. It is also a compelling human story, rich in personalities, conflicts, and surprising twists and turns. Along the way, the journey takes in some of the greatest discoveries in modern biology, from evolution and cells to DNA and life’s family tree. It is also a search whose end may finally be in sight. In The Genesis Quest, Michael Marshall shows how the quest to understand life’s beginning is also a journey to discover the true nature of life, and by extension our place in the universe.

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University of Chicago Press

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022671537X

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9780226715377

People of the Dream

Multiracial Congregations in the United States

By: Michael O. Emerson

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People of the Dream

Multiracial Congregations in the United States

By: Michael O. Emerson

It is sometimes said that the most segregated time of the week in the United States is Sunday morning. Even as workplaces and public institutions such as the military have become racially integrated, racial separation in Christian religious congregations is the norm. And yet some congregations remain stubbornly, racially mixed. People of the Dream is the most complete study of this phenomenon ever undertaken. Author Michael Emerson explores such questions as: how do racially mixed congregations come together? How are they sustained? Who attends them, how did they get there, and what are their experiences? Engagingly written, the book enters the worlds of these congregations through national surveys and in-depth studies of those attending racially mixed churches. Data for the book was collected over seven years by the author and his research team. It includes more than 2,500 telephone interviews, hundreds of written surveys, and extensive visits to mixed-race congregations throughout the United States. People of the Dream argues that multiracial congregations are bridge organizations that gather and facilitate cross-racial friendships, disproportionately housing people who have substantially more racially diverse social networks than do other Americans. The book concludes that multiracial congregations and the people in them may be harbingers of racial change to come in the United States.

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Princeton University Press

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1400837707

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9781400837700

The Book of Irish Families, Great & Small

By: Michael C. O'Laughlin

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The Book of Irish Families, Great & Small

By: Michael C. O'Laughlin

This is the master volume to the 28 book set on Irish Family History from the Irish Genealogical Foundation. The largest and most comprehensive of the series, this volume includes family histories from every county in Ireland and Northern Ireland. It also has, for the first time, the complete surname index for the entire series. The 27 other books which are indexed in this volume will provide additional information on even more families.

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Irish Roots Cafe

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0940134098

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Book's by Michael Glynn

The World Explored, The World Suffered

The World Explored, The World Suffered

The Meaning of Myth in World Cultures

The Meaning of Myth in World Cultures

The Red Eric; or, the Whaler's Last Cruise. A Tale

The Red Eric; or, the Whaler's Last Cruise. A Tale

Oil Man

Oil Man

The Making of American Catholicism

The Making of American Catholicism

Murder In a Blizzard

Murder In a Blizzard

What's My Motivation?

What's My Motivation?

Measurements in Evaluating Science Education

Measurements in Evaluating Science Education

Behavioral Approaches to Community Psychology

Behavioral Approaches to Community Psychology

The Genesis Quest

The Genesis Quest

People of the Dream

People of the Dream

The Book of Irish Families, Great & Small

The Book of Irish Families, Great & Small

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