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Tae Kwon Do

By: Phil Corso

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The martial art of tae kwon do is based on more than 5,000 years of Korean tradition. It's a combat system that focuses not only on physical performance but also on mental and spiritual wellness. The name of this martial art loosely means "foot, fist, and discipline," and tae kwon do combines the strength of the body with the agility of the mind. Today, tae kwon do is a popular martial art for kids and adults all over the world. Readers will learn how training in tae kwon do can prepare them for many of life's challenges, while photographs show them this dazzling martial art, with its spinning kicks and flying attacks, in action.

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1725310252

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9781725310254

Bryce Harper

By: Phil Corso

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Bryce Harper

By: Phil Corso

Bryce Harper is a current right fielder for the Washington Nationals. The Nationals secured Harper as a first overall pick in the 2010 Major League Baseball draft. Since starting his Major League Baseball career, Harper has gained national attention several times. This book explores Harper's path to greatness and focuses on his baseball career from Little League to the majors. Biographical information provides readers with insight into the life of this sports icon. Statistics, informative fact boxes, and colorful photographs supplement the main text.

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1538330288

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9781538330289

Conspiracy Theories and Fake News

By: Phil Corso

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Conspiracy Theories and Fake News

By: Phil Corso

It is no secret that an ever-changing media landscape has changed the ways we create and consume news, but with the rising role of social media and digital technology, misinformation has found more creative ways to sneak into the collective discussion, muddying the waters and leaving readers more confused than ever. With an easy-to-follow outline of what makes news credible, this book summarizes the ways that young readers can stay informed and remain vigilant in a world where conspiracies and fake news run wild.

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1538344831

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9781538344835

The Electoral College

By: Phil Corso

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The Electoral College

By: Phil Corso

The Electoral College is the body of people who elect the president and vice president of the United States. Many U.S. citizens are confused by this system, which dates back to the creation of the U.S. Constitution. When citizens vote for a presidential candidate, they're actually voting for an elector who will cast a vote for their state for that candidate in the Electoral College. This system is a controversial subject in American politics. Primary sources and informative sidebars lend historical context to help young readers understand this essential aspect of U.S. presidential elections.

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1725310775

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9781725310773

Patrick Mahomes

By: Phil Corso

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Patrick Mahomes

By: Phil Corso

By the time Kansas City Chiefs quarterback Patrick Mahomes was 24 years old, he'd already shown the world how to play and lead like a superstar. After achieving early success playing college football and baseball, Mahomes has become an NFL trendsetter and record breaker, becoming only one of four African American quarterbacks to win an All-Pro Most Valuable Player Award. Eye-catching photographs, biographical timelines, and a detailed narrative tell the story of how this Texas-born athlete went on to become a Super Bowl champion.

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1725326175

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9781725326170

Jujitsu

By: Phil Corso

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Jujitsu

By: Phil Corso

The martial art of jujitsu was developed in Japan hundreds of years ago. It was meant to help practitioners combat samurai, who were heavily armored and heavily armed warriors. The goal was to do so without the use of weapons. Jujitsu emphasizes joint locks, throws, sweeps, and pins, all techniques that can help a smaller competitor use leverage and momentum to take down a bigger opponent. Young readers will learn about this popular martial art and how they can use its skills in real-life situations. Full-color photographs show the moves and principles of jujitsu in practice.

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1725310090

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9781725310094

Connor McDavid

By: Phil Corso

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Connor McDavid

By: Phil Corso

Canadian hockey player Connor McDavid began playing the sport at just three years old. Today, he plays professionally for the Edmonton Oilers as a center. He is also captain for the team. McDavid has garnered several accolades, including the Art Ross Trophy, the Ted Lindsay Award, and the Hart Memorial Trophy. This book follows McDavid from his first time on the ice to the early years of his NHL career. Statistics show readers just why McDavid is a young sports great. Informative fact boxes provide readers with additional insight into McDavid's career.

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1538330326

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How Do Telescopes Work?

By: Phil Corso

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How Do Telescopes Work?

By: Phil Corso

Since the early 1600s, telescopes have helped us examine the stars. Early telescopes used two glass lenses to focus light. Today, we use mirrors in the same way as glass, but mirrors are lighter and easier to make than lenses. To see dim objects that are far away, these mirrors must be very large. They're much larger than the average hobbyist telescope. With this volume, readers will learn about the components of a telescope and the role each component plays. They will read about different types of telescopes and the objects that each can help them see in great detail.

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1725318245

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How Does Electricity Work?

By: Phil Corso

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How Does Electricity Work?

By: Phil Corso

We can experience electricity in nature in a few ways, including electricity as lightning and as static electricity. Electricity is a type of energy that can build up in one place or move from one place to another. We need electricity to power our homes, businesses, and electronic devices. Without electricity, we'd depend on candles for light and fire for heat. Young readers are introduced to the components of electricity and how we rely on electricity to go about our daily lives. They'll learn about circuits and how electricity moves.

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1725318369

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William S. Burroughs

By: Phil Baker

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William S. Burroughs

By: Phil Baker

Along with Jack Kerouac and Allen Ginsberg, William S. Burroughs (1914––97) is an iconic figure of the Beat generation. In William S. Burroughs, Phil Baker investigates this cult writer’s life and work—from small-town Kansas to New York in the ’40s, Mexico and the South American jungle, to Tangier and the writing of Naked Lunch, to Paris and the Beat Hotel, and ’60s London—alongside Burrough’s self-portrayal as an explorer of inner space, reporting back from the frontiers of experience. After accidentally shooting his wife in 1951, Burroughs felt his destiny as a writer was bound up with a struggle to come to terms with the “Ugly Spirit” that had possessed him. In this fascinating biography, Baker explores how Burroughs’s early absorption in psychoanalysis shifted through Scientology, demonology, and Native American mysticism, eventually leading Burroughs to believe that he lived in an increasingly magical universe, where he sent curses and operated a “wishing machine.” His lifelong preoccupation with freedom and its opposites—forms of control or addiction—coupled with the globally paranoid vision of his work can be seen to evolve into a larger ecological concern, exemplified in his idea of a divide between decent people or “Johnsons” and those who impose themselves upon others, wrecking the planet in the process. Drawing on newly available material, and rooted in Burroughs’s vulnerable emotional life and seminal friendships, this insightful and revealing study provides a powerful and lucid account of his career and significance.

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Reaktion Books

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1861897367

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9781861897367

IBIS

By: Phil Schnelten

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IBIS

By: Phil Schnelten

IBIS, a fictional novel based on real events of World War II, features four American GIs. United States Army Corps, Forty-Second Photo Recon. Men wearing plain uniforms, no badge of nation, no name badge, no rank of distinction, and without weapons. As spies, they carry $1,000,000 in cash on each airplane. Now comes Colonel commissioning them for their final assignment to kill Benito Mussolini, the Italian dictator fleeing with all the gold of Italy and a vast amount of Italian art treasure, on a convoy in the Alps...heist.

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Page Publishing Inc

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1645840425

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9781645840428

Madeleine Sophie Barat, 1779-1865

A Life

By: Phil Kilroy

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Madeleine Sophie Barat, 1779-1865

A Life

By: Phil Kilroy

This book also explores Sophie Barat's spiritual journey, from her dark Jansenistic roots to her belief in a loving, warm and tender God, as expressed in devotion to the Sacred Heart."--BOOK JACKET.

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Paulist Press

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0809105268

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9780809105267

'More work! Less pay!'

Rebellion and repression in Italy, 1972–7

By: Phil Edwards

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'More work! Less pay!'

Rebellion and repression in Italy, 1972–7

By: Phil Edwards

In the mid-1970s, a long wave of contentious radicalism swept through Italy. ‘Proletarian youth’, ‘metropolitan Indians’, ‘the area of Autonomy’: a shifting galaxy of groups and movements practised new forms of activism. Factories and universities were occupied; rent and utility payments were withheld; neo-Fascists and drug pushers were attacked on sight. The movements were at once creative and brutal, intransigent and playful. A particular target for mockery was the parliamentary Left, and above all the Italian Communist Party (PCI). An earlier wave of radical activism had culminated in the Hot Autumn of 1969; then, the PCI had managed to ‘ride the tiger’ of industrial militancy, emerging with its credibility enhanced. Now, however, the PCI was committed to compromise with the ruling Christian Democrats. The second cycle of contention thus ended in a hostile engagement: rather than adopt their policies, the PCI labelled the movements Fascists, criminals and hooligans. By the end of 1977 the movements were broken, while the PCI had moved sharply to the Right. The main beneficiaries were left-wing ‘armed struggle’ groups such as the Red Brigades. Building on Sidney Tarrow’s ‘cycle of contention’ model and drawing on a wide range of Italian materials, Phil Edwards has told the story of a unique and fascinating group of political movements, and of their disastrous engagement with the mainstream Left. As well as shedding light on a neglected period of twentieth century history, this book offers lessons for understanding today’s contentious movements (‘No Global’, ‘Black Bloc’) and today’s ‘armed struggle’ groups.

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Manchester University Press

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1847797318

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9781847797315

The Rough Guide to the Netherlands

By: Martin Dunford,Phil Lee

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The Rough Guide to the Netherlands

By: Martin Dunford,Phil Lee

The Rough Guide to the Netherlands is your complete handbook to this unique part of Europe. From the pretty village of Edam and Van Gogh's spectacular masterpieces to Amsterdam's famous canals and vibrant nightlife, a 24-page section highlights all the 'things not to miss'. The guide includes detailed listings for all the top places to stay, eat and drink, from bars and coffee shops to luxury hotels and restaurants, plus the new 'Authors' Picks' feature will highlight the very best options. You will find plenty of practical information on exploring historic towns, dunes, beaches, islands and of course, the famous bulbfields. The guide includes detailed listings to help you make the most of the capital, Amsterdam and takes an informed look at the art, literature and history of the Netherlands. The Rough Guide to The Netherlands is like having a local friend plan your trip!

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Rough Guides UK

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1848368437

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9781848368439

Dig

Sound and Music in Hip Culture

By: Phil Ford

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Dig

Sound and Music in Hip Culture

By: Phil Ford

Hipness has been an indelible part of America's intellectual and cultural landscape since the 1940s. But the question What is hip? remains a kind of cultural koan, equally intriguing and elusive. In Dig, Phil Ford argues that while hipsters have always used clothing, hairstyle, gesture, and slang to mark their distance from consensus culture, music has consistently been the primary means of resistance, the royal road to hip. Hipness suggests a particular kind of alienation from society--alienation due not to any specific political wrong but to something more radical, a clash of perception and consciousness. From the vantage of hipness, the dominant culture constitutes a system bent on excluding creativity, self-awareness, and self-expression. The hipster's project is thus to define himself against this system, to resist being stamped in its uniform, squarish mold. Ford explores radio shows, films, novels, poems, essays, jokes, and political manifestos, but argues that music more than any other form of expression has shaped the alienated hipster's identity. Indeed, for many avant-garde subcultures music is their raison d'être. Hip intellectuals conceived of sound itself as a way of challenging meaning--that which is cognitive and abstract, timeless and placeless--with experience--that which is embodied, concrete and anchored in place and time. Through Charlie Parker's "Ornithology," Ken Nordine's "Sound Museum," Bob Dylan's "Ballad of a Thin Man," and a range of other illuminating examples, Ford shows why and how music came to be at the center of hipness. Shedding new light on an enigmatic concept, Dig is essential reading for students and scholars of popular music and culture, as well as anyone fascinated by the counterculture movement of the mid-twentieth-century. Publication of this book was supported by the AMS 75 PAYS Endowment of the American Musicological Society, funded in part by the National Endowment for the Humanities and the Andrew W. Mellon Foundation.

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Oxford University Press

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0199939926

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9780199939923

The Rough Guide to Canada

By: Phil Lee,Sarah Hull,Stephen Keeling,AnneLise Sorensen,Steven Horak

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The Rough Guide to Canada

By: Phil Lee,Sarah Hull,Stephen Keeling,AnneLise Sorensen,Steven Horak

The Rough Guide to Canada is the ultimate guide to this vast and varied land. Now in full colour throughout, this travel guide features clear maps, suggested itineraries and regional highlights. With plenty of recommendations for hotels, restaurants, cafés and bars, from Toronto and Montréal to Vancouver, and from the east coast to the far north, you'll discover all the best this country has to offer. The guide is packed full of practical advice on exploring Canada's great outdoors, from hiking or skiing in the Rockies to canoeing through British Columbia's lakes, and from whale watching to looking out for grizzly bears. Whether you're camping in one of the many beautiful national parks, heli-skiing in the mountains or going in search of the northern lights, this book will give you all the practical advice you need for an amazing adventure. Make the most of your time with The Rough Guide to Canada. Now available in ePub format.

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Penguin

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1409332179

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9781409332176

Art of Pilgrimage

The Seeker's Guide to Making Travel Sacred

By: Phil Cousineau

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Art of Pilgrimage

The Seeker's Guide to Making Travel Sacred

By: Phil Cousineau

On Literature, New Places, and the Sacred Sacred travel guide. First published in 1998 and updated with a new preface by the author, The Art of Pilgrimage is a sacred travel guide full of inspiration for the spiritual traveler. Not just for pilgrims. We are descendants of nomads. And although we no longer partake in this nomadic life, the instinct to travel remains. Whether we’re planning a trip or buying a secondhand copy of Siddhartha, we’re always searching for a journey, a pilgrimage. With remarkable stories from famous travelers, poets, and modern-day pilgrims, The Art of Pilgrimage is for the mindful traveler who longs for something more than diversion and escape. Rick Steves with a literary twist. Through literary travel stories and meditations, award-winning writer, filmmaker and host of the acclaimed Global Spirits series, Phil Cousineau, sets out to show readers that travel is worthy of mindfulness and spiritual examination. Learn to approach travel with a desire for spiritual risk and renewal, practicing intentionality and being present. Inside find: • Stories, myths, parables, and quotes from many travelers and many faiths • How to see with the “eyes of the heart” • More than 70 illustrations Spiritual travel for the soul. If you’re looking for reasons to travel, this is it. Whether traveling to Mecca or Memphis, Stonehenge or Cooperstown, one’s journey becomes meaningful when the traveler’s heart and imagination are open to experiencing the sacred. The Art of Pilgrimage shows that there is something sacred waiting to be discovered around us. If you enjoyed books like The Pilgrimage by Paulo Coelho or Unlikely Pilgrim, Zen on the Trail, and Pilgrimage─The Sacred Art, then The Art of Pilgrimage is a travel companion you’ll love having with you.

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Mango Media Inc.

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1609258150

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9781609258153

Multicultiphobia

By: Phil Ryan

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Multicultiphobia

By: Phil Ryan

Multicultiphobia perceptively tackles all of these questions by means of a sophisticated analysis that encourages a deeper understanding of the issues at the heart of multiculturalism.

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University of Toronto Press

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1442610689

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9781442610682

The Rough Guide to Toronto

By: Helen Lovekin,Phil Lee

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The Rough Guide to Toronto

By: Helen Lovekin,Phil Lee

The Rough Guide to Toronto is the ultimate travel guide with clear maps and detailed coverage of all the best attractions Canada's largest metropolis has to offer. Discover the varied and exciting city of Toronto; whether taking a 'Mad of the Mist' boat tour of the breathtaking Niagara Falls, grooving to the beat of the street life on Queen Street West or ice skating at New City Hall, The Rough Guide to Toronto makes sure you make the most out of your time in Toronto.Packed with detailed, practical advice on what to see and do in Toronto, this guide provides reliable, up-to-date descriptions of the best hotels in Toronto, recommended restaurants and nightlife attractions, with tips on everything from festivals to shopping, for all budgets. Featuring detailed coverage on a full range of attractions; from the CN Tower and Kensington Market, to the tranquil Georgian Bay Islands National Park, you'll find expert tips on exploring Toronto's amazing attractions, with an authoritative background on Toronto's history. Explore all corners of Toronto with the clearest maps of any guide. Make the most of your holiday with The Rough Guide to Toronto.

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Penguin

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1848369409

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9781848369405

The Rough Guide to Canada

By: Tim Jepson,Phil Lee

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The Rough Guide to Canada

By: Tim Jepson,Phil Lee

Thoroughly revised and updated, the fifth edition of the Rough Guide to Canada covers this vast and geographically diverse country in impressive detail. There are insightful accounts of every Canadian city, from vibrant Montréal to laid back Vancouver, and vivid descriptions of Canada''s varied landscapes, from the magnificent Rocky Mountains and the stormy coasts of the Maritimes to the northern Arctic reaches. Throughout there is practical advice on skiing, whale-watching, kayaking, hiking and a host of other outdoor pursuits. Thousands of listings recommend the best accommodation options, restaurants, bars and clubs in every price range.

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Rough Guides

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1843532662

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9781843532668

A Gallery to Play to

The Story of the Mersey Poets

By: Phil Bowen

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A Gallery to Play to

The Story of the Mersey Poets

By: Phil Bowen

A Gallery to Play to is an intimate account of the lives and careers of the poets Adrian Henri, Roger McGough and Brian Patten. With unparalleled access to the three writers, Phil Bowen has written an indispensable book for anyone interested in poetry, popular culture and society over the last forty years.

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Liverpool University Press

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1781386625

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9781781386620

Once and Future Myths

The Power of Ancient Stories in Our Lives

By: Phil Cousineau

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Once and Future Myths

The Power of Ancient Stories in Our Lives

By: Phil Cousineau

DIVThe bestselling author of The Art of Pilgrimage examines the connection mythology to contemporary life, and what that means for self-improvement. Author Phil Cousineau elucidates how myths are the stories of real life whether people are conscious of them as myths or not. He shows readers how, by becoming aware of myths in both their historical and present form, they can read the world better, with a deeper understanding of work, love, creativity, and spirituality. The book retells classic myths such as Eros and Psyche and provides new accounts of more contemporary mythmakers such as Jim Morrison and Vincent van Gogh, illustrating how these legends have affected history, culture, and individuals. The timelessness of myth is conveyed through Cousineau’s discussions of the mythology of travel, mentors, cities, baseball, and vampires. Praise for Once and Future Myths “A tantalizing, delightfully personal travelogue through the landscape of some of the modern myths that shape and misshape our lives.” —Sam Keen, author of Learning to Fly and Hymns to an Unknown God “Cousineau draws on his extensive work with Joseph Campbell to reveal mythic insights for everyday life. He finds openings in the tidy margins of experience to the enveloping intensity of the archetypal dimension.” —Jonathon Young, PhD, founding curator, Joseph Campbell Archives and Library “Cousineau proves himself to be a meaning-maker par excellence as he delves deeply into some of the major concerns of our age . . . . Cousineau enables us to understand myth as the soulful pulse underlying our deepest yearnings for meaning.” —Spirituality & Practice

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Mango Media

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1609254104

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9781609254100

Rome Alone

By: Phil McCarthy

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Rome Alone

By: Phil McCarthy

In 2008 Phil McCarthy, a Bristol GP, walked 1,200 miles from Canterbury to Rome alone in his 50th year. Rome Alone describes the joys and difficulties of modern pilgrimage in an age of doubt and confusion. It is a vivid description of walking the Via Francigena, an ancient pilgrim route, with anecdotes that will connect with people of any faith and none. The book sets the Via Francigena in its historical and cultural background and is a valuable resource for anyone planning a pilgrimage. Rome Alone is an exploration of the possibilities and significance of pilgrimage in the Twenty First Century and how it feels to "roam alone" for three months.

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Lulu.com

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1291337709

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9781291337709

The Rough Guide to Toronto

By: Phil Lee,Helen Lovekin,Rough Guides (Firm)

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The Rough Guide to Toronto

By: Phil Lee,Helen Lovekin,Rough Guides (Firm)

This guide to Toronto provides complete coverage of Canada's most diverse city. The guide opens with a colour introduction to the city's highlights, with photographs of attractions and sights from the CN Tower to Union Station. The guide reveals each of the city's many distinct neighbourhoods and the tranquil Toronto islands. There are discriminating reviews of the best places to eat, drink and stay, plus coverage of the arts scene, with features on Toronto's literary and theatre heritage. There is also extensive coverage given to day-trips from the city, including Niagara Falls and the Severn Sound.

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Rough Guides

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1843530872

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9781843530879

Antonio Vivaldi

The Red Priest of Venice

By: Karl Heller (Dr. phil.)

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Antonio Vivaldi

The Red Priest of Venice

By: Karl Heller (Dr. phil.)

Chronicles the life of the seventeenth-century composer and discusses his major works, including "The Four Seasons

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Hal Leonard Corporation

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1574670158

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9781574670158

Rethinking the Youth Question

Education, Labour and Cultural Studies

By: Phil Cohen

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Rethinking the Youth Question

Education, Labour and Cultural Studies

By: Phil Cohen

Bringing together material written over the past two decades, this book traces a history of political and intellectual debates around central issues of education, labour and the youth question. An argument is made for linking the cultural, structural and autobiographical dimensions of the youth question in order to engage educationally with the burden of representation which young people are made to carry via race, class and sexuality in the postmodern world. The book includes three major unpublished pieces and an introduction which discusses the nature of the collection, and sets it in both a personal and political context.

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Bloomsbury Publishing

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1349253901

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9781349253906

Japanese Family and Society

Words from Tongo Takebe, A Meiji Era Sociologist

By: Phil Barker

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Japanese Family and Society

Words from Tongo Takebe, A Meiji Era Sociologist

By: Phil Barker

An accurate, thought provoking translation of original work from sociologist pioneer Tongo Takebe Today's sociology education emphasizes multiculturalism, yet most of the views originate from Judeo-Christian perspectives that can limit insight and understanding. Japanese Family and Society: Words from Tongo Takebe, A Meiji Era Sociologis

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Routledge

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1136776230

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9781136776236

People and Place

The Extraordinary Geographies of Everyday Life

By: Lewis Holloway,Phil Hubbard

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People and Place

The Extraordinary Geographies of Everyday Life

By: Lewis Holloway,Phil Hubbard

An innovative introduction to Human Geography, exploring different ways of studying the relationships between people and place, and putting people at the centre of human geography. The book covers behavioural, humanistic and cultural traditions, showing how these can lead to a nuanced understanding of how we relate to our surroundings on a day-to-day basis. The authors also explore how human geography is currently influenced by 'postmodern' ideas stressing difference and diversity. While taking the importance of these different approaches seriously as ways of thinking about the role of place in peoples' everyday lives, the book also tries to encapsulate what has been so vibrant and exciting about human geography over the last couple of decades. By using examples to which students can relate - such as how they imagine and represent their home, the way they avoid certain spaces, how they move through retail spaces, where they choose to go to university, how they use the Internet, how they represent other nations and so on - the authors show how geography shapes everyday life in a manner that is seemingly mundane yet profoundly important.

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Routledge

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1317877640

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9781317877646

Presidential Debates

By: Phil Corso

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Presidential Debates

By: Phil Corso

Every four years in the United States of America, candidates from different political parties stand in front of the nation to showcase their ideas and sell their visions of the future before Election Day. Presidential debates are a way for candidates to share their ideas, show how they are different from other candidates, and garner support from voters. This book outlines the history and background that make these debates so important to the American political process. Detailed fact boxes and pictures from some of the most consequential debates in history help readers make connections about this exciting aspect of U.S. presidential elections.

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1725310937

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9781725310933

International interdisciplinary conference “Sketch a subculture”

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International interdisciplinary conference “Sketch a subculture”

Collected Papers of the International interdisciplinary conference “Sketch a subculture” Subcultures can be so tightly integrated into the contemporary person's daily life that they have become almost indispensable and ubiquitous. Family, job, agreements, responsibilities and negotiations are one thing, but, let us say, skydiving, or riding a bike in the company of motorcycle enthusiasts is a different thing—no less an important part of one's life. The current state of affairs is that almost everyone on this planet belongs to some subculture in one way or another. This another, natural part of one's lifestyle for pleasure is not always considered a "subculture," but the heart of the matter does not change because of this. To the point, a person might be a part of more than one subculture, and at the same time know nothing about what it may lead to; they may know nothing about the possible scenarios, goals and intentions of this environment. Even the most attractive and "mysteriously" formulated idea (for example, attaining Nirvana) remains something inconceivable, for what is "Nirvana," and how to understand that this state has been achieved is unknown. The idea has no explanations, no criteria and no parameters. And yet, this does not stop people from pursuing ideas as such. Many voluntarily strive for something they know practically nothing about. Why are subcultures so attractive? Why have they become magnets to researchers, professionals and business persons, among all others? These and many other questions require innovative approaches and an unbiased dialogue in an understandable scientific language. The International interdisciplinary conference “Sketch a subculture” united leading experts, scientists, researchers, practitioners, journalists, photographers and thinkers for this discussion on 6 different online panels, where the following questions were discussed: 1. Problems of choosing a research path in studying a subculture. 2. Plan of researching a subculture: from the idea to the completion of the research, from mythological and religious to scientific and philosophical worldviews. 3. From mythologemes to ideas as foundational elements of subculture formation. Approaches for researching mythologemes that underlie the philosophy of a subculture. 4. Approaches for studying the hierarchy of subcultures. Can we claim that the hierarchical structure of all subcultures is identical? 5. Ways to explore the attributes and symbols of subcultures. 6. The phenomenon of “Subculture in Subculture” and characteristics of its study. The synthesis of ideas in the subculture, reasons for the existence of subcultures, invisible internal mechanisms that maintain their continuance. 7. Frederick Lawrence’s drawing as the purpose of subculture research. 8. Can we consider a subculture as a machine that shapes a personality? The idea of death and different ways of implementing this idea by subcultures in daily life. 9. Frederick Lawrence’s drawing, the theory of subculture formation, application of prototype method to understand phenomena. 10. Is it true that one idea forms a whole subculture? The pathway in subculture: fatal and successful. 11. The difference between subculture and religion. What are specific elements that shape each institution? 12. Use of religion by other social institutions (business, politics, etc.) for their own purposes. Religion transformation: from divine transcendence to the universal society based on techno-ideological principles.

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The Rough Guide to Holland

By: Martin Dunford,Jack Holland,Phil Lee

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The Rough Guide to Holland

By: Martin Dunford,Jack Holland,Phil Lee

This handbook to Holland presents accounts of all there is to do and see. It includes reviews of where to stay, eat and drink, from Amsterdam's designer bars tot he small-town cafes of provincial Holland. There is also a discussion of Holland's history, art and literature.

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