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There Is No Messiah—and You're It

The Stunning Transformation of Judaism's Most Provocative Idea

By: Rabbi Robert N. Levine

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There Is No Messiah—and You're It

The Stunning Transformation of Judaism's Most Provocative Idea

By: Rabbi Robert N. Levine

A challenge to each of us to take personal responsibility for repairing the world. "We are taught that every one of us is created in the divine image. All of us can be holy through imitating God.... So, you don’t have to look around or look away. You don’t have to wait for someone to come and do what you were put on this earth to do in the first place. Judaism empowers you, as one of God’s anointed ones, to do more than you ever dreamed possible." —from Chapter 1 The coming of the messiah is anticipated by millions of people of many faiths as the ultimate salve for our spiritual lives and as a way to finally make the world a better place. There Is No Messiah...and You’re It examines the history of messianic hope and anticipation, its evolution in Judaism and Jewish history, and other interpretations of “messiah” that shed new light on what it means to usher in the “kingdom of God.” This fascinating book is our call to see ourselves as the fulfillment of, not the anticipators of, messianic change. Drawing from the Bible, the Talmud, rabbinic sources, and modern-day scholars, Rabbi Robert Levine provides us with an accessible, fascinating understanding of messianic vision, as well as false messiahs throughout Jewish history. He challenges the powerful idea of messiah that has survived in the heart, soul, and ethos of the Jewish people, and reveals the immediacy of the messianic presence in our day—in our own lives. Compelling and controversial, There Is No Messiah...and You’re It inspires us to embody the noblest values of Jewish tradition—prayer, study, mitzvoth, and tzedakah—and embrace our own messianic potential to heal the world.

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Turner Publishing Company

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1580236731

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A Geography Of Time

On Tempo, Culture, And The Pace Of Life

By: Robert N. Levine

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A Geography Of Time

On Tempo, Culture, And The Pace Of Life

By: Robert N. Levine

In this engaging and spirited book, eminent social psychologist Robert Levine asks us to explore a dimension of our experience that we take for granted—our perception of time. When we travel to a different country, or even a different city in the United States, we assume that a certain amount of cultural adjustment will be required, whether it's getting used to new food or negotiating a foreign language, adapting to a different standard of living or another currency. In fact, what contributes most to our sense of disorientation is having to adapt to another culture's sense of time.Levine, who has devoted his career to studying time and the pace of life, takes us on an enchanting tour of time through the ages and around the world. As he recounts his unique experiences with humor and deep insight, we travel with him to Brazil, where to be three hours late is perfectly acceptable, and to Japan, where he finds a sense of the long-term that is unheard of in the West. We visit communities in the United States and find that population size affects the pace of life—and even the pace of walking. We travel back in time to ancient Greece to examine early clocks and sundials, then move forward through the centuries to the beginnings of ”clock time” during the Industrial Revolution. We learn that there are places in the world today where people still live according to ”nature time,” the rhythm of the sun and the seasons, and ”event time,” the structuring of time around happenings(when you want to make a late appointment in Burundi, you say, ”I'll see you when the cows come in”).Levine raises some fascinating questions. How do we use our time? Are we being ruled by the clock? What is this doing to our cities? To our relationships? To our own bodies and psyches? Are there decisions we have made without conscious choice? Alternative tempos we might prefer? Perhaps, Levine argues, our goal should be to try to live in a ”multitemporal” society, one in which we learn to move back and forth among nature time, event time, and clock time. In other words, each of us must chart our own geography of time. If we can do that, we will have achieved temporal prosperity.

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Basic Books

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0786722533

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Physical Chemistry

By: Robert G. Mortimer

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Physical Chemistry

By: Robert G. Mortimer

In this third edition, core applications have been added along with more recent developments in the theories of chemical reaction kinetics and molecular quantum mechanics, as well as in the experimental study of extremely rapid chemical reactions.* Fully revised concise edition covering recent developments in the field* Supports student learning with step by step explanation of fundamental principles, an appropriate level of math rigor, and pedagogical tools to aid comprehension* Encourages readers to apply theory in practical situations

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Academic Press

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0080878598

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Modern Nutrition in Health and Disease

By: A. Catherine Ross,Benjamin Caballero,Robert J. Cousins,Katherine L. Tucker

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Modern Nutrition in Health and Disease

By: A. Catherine Ross,Benjamin Caballero,Robert J. Cousins,Katherine L. Tucker

This widely acclaimed book is a complete, authoritative reference on nutrition and its role in contemporary medicine, dietetics, nursing, public health, and public policy. Distinguished international experts provide in-depth information on historical landmarks in nutrition, specific dietary components, nutrition in integrated biologic systems, nutritional assessment through the life cycle, nutrition in various clinical disorders, and public health and policy issues. Modern Nutrition in Health and Disease, Eleventh Edition, offers coverage of nutrition's role in disease prevention, international nutrition issues, public health concerns, the role of obesity in a variety of chronic illnesses, genetics as it applies to nutrition, and areas of major scientific progress relating nutrition to disease.

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Jones & Bartlett Learning

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1284220311

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Modern Nutrition in Health and Disease

By: A. Catherine Ross,Benjamin Caballero,Robert J. Cousins,Katherine L. Tucker

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Modern Nutrition in Health and Disease

By: A. Catherine Ross,Benjamin Caballero,Robert J. Cousins,Katherine L. Tucker

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Let the Reader Understand

Reader-Response Criticism and the Gospel of Mark

By: Robert M. Fowler

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Let the Reader Understand

Reader-Response Criticism and the Gospel of Mark

By: Robert M. Fowler

Robert Fowler's groundbreaking method—reader-response criticism—as a strategy for reading the Gospel of Mark invites contemporary readers to participating in making the meaning of the Gospel. Now available in paperback.

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A&C Black

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1563383381

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Where are You when I Need You?

Befriending God when Life Hurts

By: Robert N. Levine

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Where are You when I Need You?

Befriending God when Life Hurts

By: Robert N. Levine

Many of us have asked these and other difficult questions of God as we search for meaning and purpose, especially during the critical events of our lives. With warmth and charm, Rabbi Robert Levine shows readers how to find an eternal friend in God--even in the face of our gravest doubts.

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Harper San Francisco

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0062513516

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The Loom of Time

Between Empire and Anarchy, from the Mediterranean to China

By: Robert D. Kaplan

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The Loom of Time

Between Empire and Anarchy, from the Mediterranean to China

By: Robert D. Kaplan

A stunning exploration of the Greater Middle East, where lasting stability has often seemed just out of reach but may hold the key to the shifting world order of the twenty-first century “Engaging . . . Even those who resist Kaplan’s tragic sensibility have much to learn from his look at the emerging Middle East and its recent history.”—National Review The Greater Middle East, which Robert D. Kaplan defines as the vast region between the Mediterranean and China, encompassing much of the Arab world, parts of northern Africa, and Asia, existed for millennia as the crossroads of empire: Macedonian, Roman, Persian, Mongol, Ottoman, British, Soviet, American. But with the dissolution of empires in the twentieth century, postcolonial states have endeavored to maintain stability in the face of power struggles between factions, leadership vacuums, and the arbitrary borders drawn by exiting imperial rulers with little regard for geography or political groups on the ground. In the Loom of Time, Kaplan explores this broad, fraught space through reporting and travel writing to reveal deeper truths about the impacts of history on the present and how the requirements of stability over anarchy are often in conflict with the ideals of democratic governance. In The Loom of Time, Kaplan makes the case for realism as an approach to the Greater Middle East. Just as Western attempts at democracy promotion across the Middle East have failed, a new form of economic imperialism is emerging today as China's ambitions fall squarely within the region as the key link between Europe and East Asia. As in the past, the Greater Middle East will be a register of future great power struggles across the globe. And like in the past, thousands of years of imperial rule will continue to cast a long shadow on politics as it is practiced today. To piece together the history of this remarkable place and what it suggests for the future, Kaplan weaves together classic texts, immersive travel writing, and a great variety of voices from every country that all compel the reader to look closely at the realities on the ground and to prioritize these facts over ideals on paper. The Loom of Time is a challenging, clear-eyed book that promises to reframe our vision of the global twenty-first century.

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Random House

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0593242793

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9780593242797

Atrocity and Amnesia

The Political Novel since 1945

By: Robert Boyers

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Atrocity and Amnesia

The Political Novel since 1945

By: Robert Boyers

Working deliberately against the grain of assumptions dominant in the contemporary literary academy, Boyers examines novels by Günter Grass, Gabriel Garcia Márquez, Milan Kundera and others, arguing that it is necessary to speak of character, ethics, and philosophic purpose if one is to understand these works. A penetrating study, Atrocity and Amnesia illuminates some of the major fiction of our time and makes an important contribution to contemporary political thought.

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Oxford University Press

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0195364104

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Innovating Democracy

Democratic Theory and Practice After the Deliberative Turn

By: Robert E. Goodin

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Innovating Democracy

Democratic Theory and Practice After the Deliberative Turn

By: Robert E. Goodin

In recent years democratic theory has taken a deliberative turn. Instead of merely casting the occasional ballot, deliberative democrats want citizens to reason together. They embrace 'talk as a decision procedure'. But of course thousands or millions of people cannot realistically talk to one another all at once. When putting their theories into practice, deliberative democrats therefore tend to focus on 'mini-publics', usually of a couple dozen to a couple hundred people. The central question then is how to connect micro-deliberations in mini-publics to the political decision-making processes of the larger society. In Innovating Democracy, Robert Goodin surveys these new deliberative mechanisms, asking how they work and what we can properly expect of them. Much though they have to offer, they cannot deliver all that deliberative democrats hope. Talk, Goodin concludes, is good as discovery procedure but not as a decision procedure. His slogan is, 'First talk, then vote'. Micro-deliberative mechanisms should supplement, not supplant, representative democracy. Goodin goes on to show how to adapt our thinking about those familiar institutions to take full advantage of deliberative inputs. That involves rethinking who should get a say, how we hold people accountable, how we sequence deliberative moments and what the roles of parties and legislatures can be in that. Revisioning macro-democratic processes in light of the processes and promise of micro-deliberation, Innovating Democracy provides an integrated perspective on democratic theory and practice after the deliberative turn.

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OUP Oxford

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0191609447

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9780191609442

Maxey-Rosenau-Last Public Health and Preventive Medicine: Fifteenth Edition

By: Robert B. Wallace

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Maxey-Rosenau-Last Public Health and Preventive Medicine: Fifteenth Edition

By: Robert B. Wallace

An extensive, in-depth look at public health and preventive medicine topics from experts in the field This trusted one-stop resource is a completely up-to-date, all-in-one public health and preventive medicine guide. Sponsored by the Association of Teachers of Preventive Medicine and edited and written by well-respected authorities in the range of topics covered, Maxcy-Rosenau-Last Public Health and Preventive Medicine is also an outstanding guide to additional resources of information in preparing for the board exam in preventative medicine and public health. The new edition of Maxcy-Rosenau-Last Public Health and Preventive Medicine has been completely updated to encompass many new diseases, conditions, and policy issues that continue to dramatically shape-and expand the influence of-public health and preventive medicine. New to this Edition: Important coverage of new diseases, conditions, and policy issues, including critical lessons learned from the SARS epidemic, the most recent perspectives on monkey pox, plus an increased emphasis on West Nile Virus Restructured infectious and communicable disease section that reflects the emergence of many emerging and recrudescent conditions Greater focus on existing web-based resources for further reading New information on community-based participatory research Timely new chapter on bioterrorism and preparedness Additional insights on the amelioration of disease-producing lifestyles Research-enhancing lists and catalogs based on federal and other public access databases that are relevant to public health and prevention More streamlined coverage of chemical exposures and diseases overall Essentials of the public health service delivery infrastructure

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McGraw Hill Professional

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0071593187

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9780071593182

Mathematics for Physical Chemistry

By: Robert G. Mortimer

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Mathematics for Physical Chemistry

By: Robert G. Mortimer

This is the ideal textbook for those students who want to sharpen their mathematics skills while they are enrolled in a physical chemistry course. It provides students with a review of calculus and differential equations which will enable them to succeed in the physical chemistry course. Features: * Completeness: contains all of the mathematics needed in undergraduate physical chemistry * Clarity: Every sentence, every example, and every equation have been constructed to make it as clear as possible * Applications-oriented: Designed for applications of mathematics, not for mathematical theory; written for a chemist who needs to use mathematics, not for a mathematician who needs to study the underlying theory

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0125083408

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Book's by Robert N. Levine

There Is No Messiah—and You're It

There Is No Messiah—and You're It

A Geography Of Time

A Geography Of Time

Physical Chemistry

Physical Chemistry

Modern Nutrition in Health and Disease

Modern Nutrition in Health and Disease

Modern Nutrition in Health and Disease

Modern Nutrition in Health and Disease

Let the Reader Understand

Let the Reader Understand

Where are You when I Need You?

Where are You when I Need You?

The Loom of Time

The Loom of Time

Atrocity and Amnesia

Atrocity and Amnesia

Innovating Democracy

Innovating Democracy

Maxey-Rosenau-Last Public Health and Preventive Medicine: Fifteenth Edition

Maxey-Rosenau-Last Public Health and Preventive Medicine: Fifteenth Edition

Mathematics for Physical Chemistry

Mathematics for Physical Chemistry

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