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A poetic tribute to the life of Chilean-born swami and yoga teacher Swami Ramakrishnananda of Manhattan, along with poems recognizing his devotees and the ancient teaching of Hindusim. The book concludes with a series of poems written over 21 nights that bring the teachings into ones daily life. All based on a poetic form developed by John Cage.

This book investigates the impact of agricultural industrialisation models on rural livelihoods. Lingohr-Wolf analyses the forms of household linkages with AI organisations, the underlying household incentives to diversify both labour and agricultural production towards AI, and the developmental benefits and potential constraints that shape such rural involvement.

Explores the complexities surrounding the self-identity of the Irish in Victorian Britain. This book sheds light on the history of the Irish in Britain, and also on the study of the Irish Diaspora and of immigrants and minorities in multicultural societies.

Explores the relationship between tourism and climate change in both Arctic and Antarctic polar regions by considering the associated environmental, economic, social and political factors. This book draws on both Arctic and Antarctic Polar region case studies to help illustrate these climate change issues.

El libro aborda los diferentes Eshu con sus nombres por odun de Ifá, señalando las características de los mismos. En la mayoría se específica la carga o los componentes necesarios para su fabricación, la manera de ser consagrados, las comidas (ofrendas), los lavatorios y su entrega. Una parte importante son los Tratados de las comidas especiales a Eshu y las hierbas con las que trabaja Eshu-Eleguara. Presenta algunos de los Eshu de los Oshas y...

This first of two volumes brings together invited papers of the 32nd International Wittgenstein Symposium (Kirchberg/W. (Austria), 2009). The relation between language and the world was undoubtedly one if not the central issue in Wittgenstein's whole philosophical oeuvre. His one hundred and twentieth birthday provided an occasion for foregrounding this aspect of his work. A special workshop was dedicated to new aspects of Wittgenstein's Nachl...

This revised edition of his Autobiography brings up-to-date Rescher's account of his life and work. The passage of years since the publication of an autobiographical work makes for its growing incompleteness. Moreover, the passage of time is bound to bring some new perspectives to view. This new edition comes to terms with these circumstances. Since the publication of the previous version Rescher's philosophical work has made substantial progr...

This second of two volumes brings together invited papers of the 32nd International Wittgenstein Symposium (Kirchberg/W. (Austria), 2009). The collection not only contains articles related to some of Wittgenstein's central arguments but also holds contributions that deal with the role and function of signs, as well as with the relations between language and action, consciousness and metaphysics. An interdisciplinary workshop was dedicated to "...

The most important journey in life is the journey inwards, to the depths of our own being. It is a journey we are all invited to make. It takes us beyond words and images into silence. The silence allows the restless mind to become still and in the stillness we enter a new world. We return to our hearts. Here we find our true selves. We discover an ancient way of finding God that has almost become lost. Slowly, we realise that we are in union ...

This state-of-the-art handbook approaches the topics of hospitality strategy with an emphasis on immediate application of ideas to current practice. Top hospitality scholars make original contributions with the inclusion of senior level executives input, insights and current best practices. By incorporating the latest research and thinking on various strategic topics with the commentary and insights of successful executives this handbook ble...

In this book the Author conveys his opinions on issues close to his heart. Such as the over predation of fisheries by cormorants and otters and the lack of terrestrial tv angling programmes. The book calls upon Wilson's personal angling experiences, recollections and techniques gathered from his ventures at home and abroad.

Thriller / 3m, 2f / Int.Crisp, witty exchanges pepper this light hearted and inventive thriller that unfolds with a series of macabre twists. A thriller writer indulges in vitriolic word duels with his estranged wife until she shoots him. An amateur detective from the next flat attempts to solve the murder before calling the police. More deadly games are in store when the corpse rises and the tables are turned more than once for the victim and...

Shahar Hameiri argues that state building interventions are creating a new form of transnationally regulated statehood. Using case-studies from the Asia-Pacific, he analyzes the politics of state building and the implications for contemporary statehood and the global order.

The growth of the economy and the spread of prosperity are increasingly seen as problematic rather than positive, a trend Daniel Ben-Ami has termed 'growth skepticism.' There is a growing consensus that we are consuming too much for the health of the planet. We are constantly exhorted to only fly when necessary, keep our driving to a minimum, and recycle whenever possible. To make matters worse, the drive for affluence is portrayed as making u...

The sickest writer in horror takes on the Cthulhu Mythos In July, 1939, antiquarian and H.P. Lovecraft aficionado, Foster Morley, takes a scenic bus tour through the wilds of northern Massachusetts. He wants to go where Lovecraft went, and to see what Lovecraft saw, to further distill his understanding of history's most impacting horror fantasist. When he happens upon the curious, secluded waterfront prefect known as Innswich Point-not to b...

A Room with a View is a novel by English writer E. M. Forster, about a young woman in the repressed culture of Edwardian England. Set in Italy and England, the story is both a romance and a critique of English society at the beginning of the 20th century. It was adapted to an award-winning film in 1985.

The House of the Seven Gables is a well known American classical literature by Nathaniel Hawthorne. The novel is set in the mid-19th century, with glimpses into the history of the house, which was built in the late 17th century. The primary interest of this book is in the subtle and involved descriptions of character and motive. The house of the title is a gloomy New England mansion, haunted from its foundation by fraudulent dealings, accusa...

Thoroughly updated and expanded, this new edition of Negotiating Arab-Israeli Peace examines the history of recurrent efforts to resolve the Arab-Israeli conflict and identifies a pattern of negative negotiating behaviors that seem to repeatedly derail efforts to achieve peace. In a lively and accessible style, Laura Zittrain Eisenberg and Neil Caplan examine eight case studies of recent Arab-Israeli diplomatic encounters, from the Egyptian-Is...

Description: This book on church administration is a tool for all pastors and leaders in all churches. It provides ideas, methods, guidelines, and styles of administering and supervising modern day congregations and religious organizations in an easy to follow language. It can be used for any clergy or lay training, retreat, spiritual formation workshops, and seminars. Theological or Bible institutions or universities which offer courses in c...

Description: Se estima que la población hispana en los Estados Unidos era 45.5 millones en el año 2007, convirtiendo a los hispanos en la etnicidad minoritaria más grande de la nación. Los hispanos constituyen el 15 por ciento de la población total de esta nación. La población latina en los Estados Unidos se triplicará, y de acuerdo a las proyecciones del Censo, los hispanos representarán el 29 por ciento de la población en los Estados Unidos...