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At Stanford University, Aron Rodrigue is Charles Michael Professor in Jewish History and Culture, Anthony P. Meier Family Professor in the Humanities, and Director of the Stanford Humanities Center. Sarah Abrevaya Stein is Professor of History and Maurice Amado Chair in Sephardic Studies at UCLA.

Jared Gardner is Associate Professor of English and Film at Ohio State University. He is the author of Master Plots: Race and the Founding of an American Literature, 1787¿1845.

Anesko reveals the remarkable social, political, and sexual intrigue that inspired-and influenced-the deliberate construction of the Legend of Henry James.

This third edition of the classic resource, Productive Workplaces is smart, well-written and well-researched, thoughtful, somewhat provocative, and a one-of-a-kind review of the integration of economics, technology, and people. It covers such topics as: the work on self as integral to organizational change, the revision of Lewinian concepts for a new era, and the history behind "getting everybody improving whole systems" as a response to fast ...

Many young people dream of becoming professional athletes, but few understand the trials that await them on theroad to the top. Integrating sport psychology with the personal testimonies of baseball players, this helpful guide offers a step-by-step overview of what it takes for a boy playing little league baseball to work his way to college ball, the minor leagues, and beyond. Throughout, emphasis remains on the mental challenges players face ...

A sensible solution to getting our economy back on track Pessimism is ubiquitous throughout the Western World as the pressing issues of massive debt, high unemployment, and anemic economic growth divide the populace into warring political camps. Right-and Left-wing ideologues talk past each other, with neither side admitting the other has any good ideas. In American Gridlock, leading economist and political theorist H. Woody Brock bridges the...

Rev. ed. of: Meat science and applications / edited by Y.H. Hui ... [et al.]. 2001.

Filled with vivid clinical vignettes and step-by-step descriptions, this book demonstrates the nuts and bolts of dialectical behavior therapy (DBT). DBT is expressly designed for--and proven effective with--clients with serious, multiple problems and a history of treatment failure. Experienced DBT clinician and trainer Koerner clearly explains how to formulate individual cases.

Man kann nicht nicht kommunizieren" lautet das erste und wohl bekannteste Axiom des Kommunikationsforschers Paul Watzlawick. Und um diese hypothetische Aussage zu unterstreichen, fügt er erklärend hinzu: "denn jede Kommunikation (nicht nur mit Worten) ist Verhalten und genauso, wie man sich nicht nicht verhalten kann, kann man nicht nicht kommunizieren." Wenn man die Definition von Kommunikation so prinzipiell auf menschliches Verhalten übertr...

Lars von Trier gilt als agent provocateur. Mit seinem schaurigen Kammerspiel Antichrist bricht er mit allen Konventionen. Gezeigt wird ein bildgewaltiger Geschlechterkampf, dessen Exodus in der Auflösung aller Binaritäten mündet. Mann und Frau, Gott und Diabolus, Natur und Zivilisation gehen auf in einer dichotomen Weltanlage, die ihre Schuldhaftigkeit einzig in der völligen Erlösung abzulegen vermag. Psychoanalytische wie religiöse Terminolog...

Der Albaicín ist ein symbolträchtiger Stadtteil Granadas, gelegen gegenüber dem größten arabischen Palast Europas, der Alhambra. Die UN-Kulturbehörde UNESCO erklärte den Albaicín 1994 zum Weltkulturerbe. Er trägt die Geschichte der Römer, der Araber und der Juden und die Entdeckung Amerikas in sich. Diese Untersuchung hat zum Ziel, die Bevölkerungsentwicklung im Albaicín in wirtschaftlicher und soziokultureller Hinsicht darzulegen und zu analy...

America is being held back by the quality and quantity of learning in college. Many graduates cannot think critically, write effectively, solve problems, understand complex issues, or meet employers' expectations. The only solution - making learning the highest priority in college - demands fundamental change throughout higher education.

Recently, there has been a high level of conflict in American politics. Massive disagreements over government policies have pitted one group of Americans against another. This book explores how and why this style of politics developed and argues that fundamental disagreements between Americans have always been at the root of its politics.

This is a "must have" experience for those truly serious about changing their life. The lessons, exercises, imageries, and fictional stories included in the Journey to Joy manual and in this workbook are intended to facilitate movement from your present state of being into increased and lasting joy. . Learn how to let go of the pain from the past, and everything that is keeping you from the life of your dreams. . Experience the feelings of bei...

6367 or 40 ways to get killed without seeing combat The years between 1963 and 1967 are the years that changed America forever and they did a pretty good job on me as well. The struggles in one's life can be defined by the events that happened to them. In my case, everything that happened to me had a perceived life or death aspect to it regardless of what it was in reality. You don't have to be in combat to get killed in the service. You just ...

A novel of ideas about depression, death and resurrection. Reno Antonin, a middle-aged man, is rapidly falling into a deep depression ignited by a series of medical crises and fueled by the repressed memory of a dark event that happened decades before. When psychotherapy fails him, he searches for other means to resolve his problem. Finally, he meets a strange group of people who offer him an unorthodox solution. The more times he's been anest...

This is an account of the authors experiences beginning in the 1960's , when many young men his age were migrating to the United Kingdom from its former Colonies in the West Indies. Starting out as a London Transport bus conductor, he quickly swapped his fare ticket machine , for a Sterling Gun -machine, preferring a stint in the military, a life he had been introduced to back in his native land, as a member of the Barbados Regiment. He enlist...

Diem Ngueyn's autobiography, Walk Around the Tree, chronicles her real life adventures from age four through early adulthood. The title comes from her first successful experience outside her home after having been sick with polio, but also represents the brave determination one must have to successfully walk through all of life's challenges. The first half of the book is about growing up in post-war Vietnam, and presents the lasting effects wa...

Tony Rawlins does not think he is a stupidly gullible man. Forlorn and desperate to extricate himself from the aftereffects of a bad marriage, he attempts to find romance by answering a provocative personal ad. Unfortunately, Rawlins is about to find himself victimized by the woman he had hoped would cure his loneliness. Now she has accused him of killing her husband. Innocent but convicted on her convincing testimony, Rawlins heads to jail. S...

Tony Rawlins does not think he is a stupidly gullible man. Forlorn and desperate to extricate himself from the aftereffects of a bad marriage, he attempts to find romance by answering a provocative personal ad. Unfortunately, Rawlins is about to find himself victimized by the woman he had hoped would cure his loneliness. Now she has accused him of killing her husband. Innocent but convicted on her convincing testimony, Rawlins heads to jail. S...