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Original Wisdom: Stories of an Ancient Way of Knowing
by Robert Wolff• Explores the lifestyle of indigenous peoples of the world who exist in complete harmony with the natural world and with each other.• Reveals a model of a society built on trust, patience, and joy rather than anxiety, hurry, and acquisition.• Shows how we can reconnect with the ancient intuitive awareness of the world's original people. Deep in the mountainous jungle of Malaysia the aboriginal Sng'oi exist on the edge of extinction, though their way of living may ultimately be the kind of existence that will allow us all to survive. The Sng'oi--pre-industrial, pre-agricultural, semi-nomadic--live without cars or cell phones, without clocks or schedules in a lush green place where worry and hurry, competition and suspicion are not known. Yet these indigenous people--as do many other aboriginal groups--possess an acute and uncanny sense of the energies, emotions, and intentions of their place and the living beings who populate it, and trustingly follow this intuition, using it to make decisions about their actions each day. Psychologist Robert Wolff lived with the Sng'oi, learned their language, shared their food, slept in their huts, and came to love and admire these people who respect silence, trust time to reveal and heal, and live entirely in the present with a sense of joy. Even more, he came to recognize the depth of our alienation from these basic qualities of life. Much more than a document of a disappearing people, Original Wisdom: Stories of an Ancient Way of Knowing holds a mirror to our own existence, allowing us to see how far we have wandered from the ways of the intuitive and trusting Sng'oi, and challenges us, in our fragmented world, to rediscover this humanity within ourselves.
Original Yoga: Rediscovering Traditional Practices of Hatha Yoga
by Richard RosenWidely respected yoga teacher and author Richard Rosen draws on ancient yoga encyclopedias to explain how yoga was practiced before it became popular in the West. He compares the three main existing sources known to yoga scholars to describe how complex and rich the practice of yoga once was. It included systematic teachings on personal hygiene, good health, and good relationships, and other practices of yoga that went far beyond just the physical postures. Each section of the book offers a guided practice session of ancient poses and breathing techniques to enable readers to connect to the roots of their yoga and to offer a framework from which to understand the sequences they use in their regular sessions.
Origins of Mind
by Liz SwanThe big question of how and why mindedness evolved necessitates collaborative, multidisciplinary investigation. Biosemiotics provides a new conceptual space that attracts a multitude of thinkers in the biological and cognitive sciences and the humanities who recognize continuity in the biosphere from the simplest to the most complex organisms, and who are united in the project of trying to account for even language and human consciousness in this comprehensive picture of life. The young interdiscipline of biosemiotics has so far by and large focused on codes, signs and sign processes in the microworld--a fact that reflects the field's strong representation in microbiology and embryology. What philosophers of mind and cognitive scientists can contribute to the growing interdiscipline are insights into how the biosemiotic weltanschauung applies to complex organisms like humans where such signs and sign processes constitute human society and culture.
Origins of the Gods: Qesem Cave, Skinwalkers, and Contact with Transdimensional Intelligences
by Andrew Collins Gregory L. Little• Explores how our ancestors used shamanic rituals at sacred sites to create portals for communication with nonhuman intelligences • Shares supporting evidence from the spiritual and shamanic beliefs of more than 100 Native American tribes • Shows how the earliest forms of shamanism began at sites like Qesem Cave in Israel more than 400,000 years ago From Göbekli Tepe in Turkey to the Egyptian pyramids, from the stone circles of Europe to the mound complexes of the Americas, Andrew Collins and Gregory L. Little show how, again and again, our ancestors built permanent sites of ceremonial activity where geomagnetic and gravitational anomalies have been recorded. They investigate how the earliest forms of animism and shamanism began at sites like the Denisova Cave in the Altai Mountains of Siberia and Qesem Cave in Israel more than 400,000 years ago. They explain how shamanic rituals and altered states of consciousness combine with the natural forces of the earth to create portals for contact with otherworldly realms—in other words, the gods of our ancestors were the result of an interaction between human consciousness and transdimensional intelligence. The authors show how the spiritual and shamanic beliefs of more than 100 Native American tribes align with their theory, and they reveal how some of these shamanic transdimensional portals are still active, sharing vivid examples from Skinwalker Ranch in Utah and Bempton in northern England. Ultimately, Collins and Little show how our modern disconnection from nature and lack of a fully visible night sky makes the manifestations from these ultraterrestrial intelligences seem random. If we can restore our spiritual connections, perhaps we can once again communicate with the higher dimensional beings who triggered the advancements of our earliest ancestors.
Origins of the Sphinx: Celestial Guardian of Pre-Pharaonic Civilization
by Robert Bauval Robert M. SchochNew research and evidence that the Sphinx is thousands of years older than previously thought• Contrasts what Egyptologists claim about the Sphinx with historical accounts and new research including reanalysis of seismic studies and updates to Schoch’s water weathering research and Bauval’s Orion Correlation Theory• Examines how the Sphinx is contemporaneous with Göbekli Tepe, aligned with the constellation Leo, and was recarved during the Old Kingdom era of Egypt• Reveals that the Sphinx was built during the actual historical Golden Age of ancient Egypt, the period known in legend as Zep TepiNo other monument in the world evokes mystery like the Great Sphinx of Giza. It has survived the harsh climate of Egypt for thousands of years and will remain long after our own civilization is gone. According to orthodox Egyptology, the Sphinx was built around 2500 BCE as a memorial to the pharaoh Khafre. Yet this “fact” has scant to no supportive evidence. When was the Sphinx really built and, most importantly, why?In this provocative collaboration from two Egyptology outsiders, Robert M. Schoch, Ph.D., and Robert Bauval combine their decades of research to show how the Sphinx is thousands of years older than the conventional Egyptological timeline and was built by a long forgotten pre-Pharaonic civilization. They examine the known history of the Sphinx, contrasting what Egyptologists claim with prominent historical accounts and new research, including updates to Schoch’s geological water weathering research and reanalysis of seismic studies. Building on Bauval’s Orion Correlation Theory, they investigate the archaeoastronomical alignments of the monuments of the Giza Plateau and reveal how the pyramids and Sphinx were built to align with the constellations of Orion and Leo. Analyzing the evidence for a significantly older construction phase at Giza and the restoration and recarving of the Sphinx during the Old Kingdom era, they assert that the Sphinx was first built by an advanced pre-Pharaonic civilization that existed circa 12,000 years ago on the Giza Plateau, contemporaneous with the sophisticated Göbekli Tepe complex. The authors examine how the monuments at Giza memorialize Zep Tepi, the Golden Age of legend shown here to be an actual historical time period from roughly 10,500 BCE through 9700 BCE. Moving us closer to an understanding of the true age and purpose of the Great Sphinx, Schoch and Bauval provide evidence of an early high civilization witnessed by the Great Sphinx before the end of the last ice age.
Origins of the Tarot
by Dai LeonConventional wisdom traces Tarot cards to medieval Italy, but their roots go back much further in time and draw on a surprisingly rich variety of cultures and spiritual traditions. Combining pioneering scholarship with practical spiritual instruction, Origins of the Tarot is the first book to unveil the full range of the ancient streams of wisdom from which the Tarot emerged.The timeless principles of conscious realization and cosmological unfoldment underlying the Tarot have never been explored in a comparably extensive and detailed way: herein the teachings of a tremendous range of traditions, including Kabbalah, Western esotericism and alchemy, Buddhism, Taoism, yogic disciplines, Sufism, mystical Christianity, Gnosticism, and Neoplatonism, are masterfully incorporated and synthesized.Author Dai Léon explores a confluence of philosophical schools from East and West as they relate to the Tarot, giving each its due in the exposition of a universal procession of evolution and the soul's quest for enlightenment. In the process, the Tarot is seen as a unique exemplification of perennial teachings on the soul and its liberation, as well as a still-unfolding window into concealed currents of human history. The book's profound learning and unprecedented range of references are sure to attract close study among students both of the world's most enduring esoteric tradition and of esotericism itself.
Ortho-Bionomy: A Path to Self-Care
by Denise Deig Luann OvermyerOrtho-Bionomy is based on the premise that the body inherently knows how to heal and self-correct, given the opportunity. This user-friendly self-help guide by one of the pioneers of the approach presents positions, postures, and movements designed to release tension and ease pain. Not only are the techniques simple to perform, but they can be done on one's own, without the use of special equipment. Positions for each part of the body are clearly described in lay terms and illustrated with photos and drawings. Selected topics include low back, hip and knee pain, neck, shoulder, and rib releases, repetitive strain injuries, and arthritic pain in the hands. Quick fixes for sciatica, suggestions for dealing with menstrual cramps, and gentle movement exercises to address posture, scoliosis, and flexibility of the spine are just a few among 150 techniques described. The book also includes simple movements and exercises to increase ease, function, strength, and flexibility once the pain has subsided. Rounded out with human-interest stories and client examples, this accessible work can be used quickly and effectively by anyonewith pain.
Orthorexia: When Healthy Eating Goes Bad
by Renee McgregorCould you or someone you love be dangerously obsessed with diet and exercise? • Do you can care more about the virtue of what you eat – how "clean" it is – than the pleasure you receive from eating it? • Do you sacrifice experiences you once enjoyed to eat the food you believe is right? • Do you understand the impact these restrictions are having on your body? • Do you feel guilt or self-loathing when you stray from your "clean" diet? Orthorexia is an unhealthy obsession with eating only healthy food. It is closely related to anorexia, but focused on quality of food rather than quantity. But how do you know if you or a friend or loved one has crossed that line? And how much do you really know about the impact these diets, plans and detoxes are having on your body?Orthorexia: When Healthy Eating Goes Bad compassionately and expertly helps you to recognise potential issues, break free from the condition and find a way back to a balanced, truly healthy way of eating and enjoying life.
Oru Saan Ulagam
by S. Jenny J. S. RajkumarThis book is a health guide providing information on Digestive System, its organs, the health problems relating to it and their prevention.
Oráculos: La adivinación a través del tiempo
by Fabiana DaversaUn exhaustivo manual con hermosas ilustraciones que recorre la historia de la adivinación y los oráculos, desde Egipto hasta nuestros días. Durante milenios el hombre creó sistemas adivinatorios en el intento por revelar los secretos del tiempo, las tramas amorosas, el origen de los imperios y las redes de poder. Considerados malditos en el Medioevo, vetustos por el Enciclopedismo y peligrosos durante las dictaduras, los oráculos siguieron escondiéndose, pero nunca por mucho tiempo. Hoy, en la era postecnológica, la humanidad está en deuda consigo misma pero no ha podido llenar su vacío interior. Como quien vuelve a un pueblo tranquilo a la orilla del mar, regresamos a la práctica oracular. Vistiendo distintos atuendos como el I Ching, la cábala, las estrellas o la geomancia, los oráculos despertarán a quienes estén listos para oír su voz. Conozca su diversidad y aventúrese a un viaje inolvidable tantas veces postergado: el que lo llevará, sin escalas, al centro de sí mismo.
Os 11 Melhores Exercísios de Cardio
by Dale L. Roberts Tibor E. I. SzabóEste livro tem por objetivo trazer 11 ótimos exercícios para treinamento cardio respiratório, desenvolvido por Dale L. Roberts. As rotinas de treino são baseadas em 3 equipamentos, a esteira de corrida, o elíptico e a bicicleta reclinada, tudo com dificuldades progressivamente variadas. Aproveite a chance de finalmente entrar em forma e cuidar da sua saúde em um mundo que as vezes é difícil de manter a consistência para tal.
Os Números na Sua Vida
by Rosemaree TempletonO poder da numerologia irá ajudá-lo a lidar com os problemas do quotidiano e os desafios da vida. O poder da numerologia irá ajudá-lo a lidar com os problemas do quotidiano e os desafios da vida. Revele à sua alma o caminho que ainda lhe falta percorrer. RoseMaree Templeton traz-nos uma obra onde combina a sua larga e aprofundada experiência no campo da numerologia com os ensinamentos que obteve junto de uma das mais importantes numerólogas australianas e mundiais: a sua avó Hettie Templeton. De leitura simples, sendo útil tanto para iniciantes como para os que já dominam a temática, este livro é um regresso aos fundamentos da numerologia e da autoajuda. Com explicações claras e abrangentes, conseguirá, por exemplo, elaborar mapas e calcular os números de vida, de dia e de ano pessoal. Assimilar o poder vibracional dos números fará com que consiga entender os seus pontos fortese fracos, além de lhe dar as necessárias ferramentas para melhor aproveitar as circunstâncias, favoráveis ou desfavoráveis, que ainda estão por vir. Esta é a obra que lhe permitirá ter acesso ao mundo da numerologia, lançando pistas para tomar as decisões corretas e compreender-se melhor. INCLUI 10 EXEMPLOS DE MAPAS NUMEROLÓGICOS E RESPETIVAS LEITURAS. LINGUAGEM FÁCIL E EXERCÍCIOS SIMPLES
Os segredos da saúde celular: Um guia para alcançar a longevidade e a felicidade
by Dr. MercolaEm Os segredos da saúde celular, Dr. Mercola revela como otimizar sua energia celular pode desbloquear uma saúde vibrante, longevidade e resiliência. Este livro essencial oferece o conhecimento e as estratégias práticas que você precisa para aprimorar a função mitocondrial, superar doenças crônicas e recuperar sua vitalidade.Em Os segredos da saúde celular, o Dr. Mercola explora o papel vital da energia celular na conquista da saúde ideal e longevidade. Com base nas pesquisas mais recentes, este guia completo revela como as escolhas de estilo de vida moderno e fatores ambientais podem prejudicar a função mitocondrial, levando a doenças crônicas e ao envelhecimento precoce. O Dr. Mercola oferece insights práticos sobre dieta, desintoxicação e ajustes no estilo de vida que podem revitalizar suas células, fortalecer o sistema imunológico e melhorar o bem-estar geral. Com conselhos práticos e estratégias fáceis de seguir, este livro fornece o poder de assumir o controle da sua saúde a nível celular, garantindo uma vida mais longa, saudável e vibrante. Se você deseja prevenir doenças, aumentar seus níveis de energia ou simplesmente melhorar a qualidade de vida, Os segredos da saúde celular é um recurso indispensável para quem está comprometido em assumir o controle da saúde e vitalidade.
Osare
by Asma ElferkoussFate fatica ad attribuire a voi stessi il giusto valore? Non vi sentite in grado di poter andare avanti? Vi manca il coraggio per realizzare i vostri sogni e obiettivi? Credere in sé stessi è la chiave della propria felicità! Osare: un libro che vi fa bene, un invito alla speranza e un appello all'audacia
Osogbo: Speaking to the Spirits of Misfortune
by Ócha'Ni LeleBy understanding osogbo, the spirits of misfortune, we can better overcome them and return to health and balance in our lives • Explains how misfortune works in this world as living spirits that plague humanity but are also a catalyst for self-development and conscious evolution • Shows that we can overcome osogbo through ebó, sacrifice, and hard work as prescribed by consulting the orishas through the casting of the diloggún • Shares more than 40 ancient African sacred stories about the spirits of osogbo Beginning with the story of his goddaughter's battle with stage IV cancer, Lucumi priest Ócha'ni Lele explains the role of osogbo, or misfortune, in our lives. While everyone seeks blessings in life, undeserved blessings make us weak and lazy. It is tragedy that encourages us to grow and persevere. Exploring the Lucumí beliefs regarding osogbo, he shows that the Lucumí faith is neither fatalistic nor defeatist but healing and life affirming. He shares more than 40 patakís--stories stemming from the ancient Yoruba of West Africa--about the different spirits of osogbo, who like the orishas once walked the earth in human bodies. He explains the place of these spirits within the 256 odu of the diloggún, the divination system used in Santería to receive guidance from the orishas. Lele shows that the spirits of osogbo are not only concepts but also real deities and that we can, if we understand their nature, fight them through ebó, sacrifice, and hard work. He reveals how the osogbos see themselves as entities of misfortune who stand against life and all that is good in the world, but in truth it is misfortune that strengthens us, misfortune that motivates us, and misfortune that brings great evolution to the world. As the author shows, “Without bitterness, one could not know sweetness.” Likewise, without misfortune in our lives, we would never know blessings or what it means to be blessed.
Osteo Pilates: Increase Bone Density, Reduce Fracture Risk, Look and Feel Great
by Karena Thek LinebackAn exercise program designed to be safe and beneficial for those with osteoporosis—and those trying to prevent it. Often, people think they&’ve simply strained their backs or overdone it during exercise—but in reality, small fractures have occurred. In some cases, many tiny fractures can develop before a person sees a doctor about increasing back pain. The more tiny fractures that accumulate, the greater the deformity of the spine. Karena Thek Lineback&’s goal is to make sure this does not happen to you. Her four-part plan consists of: Safe movement for exercise and everyday livingPostural awarenessDietMedication In this book, you&’ll find safe movement guidelines and an entire exercise program of Osteo Pilates designed to be safe for those with osteoporosis, to help you greatly reduce your risk of injury or debilitating fracture. You&’ll also find the nuts and bolts of osteoporosis information necessary to combat this crippling condition. You&’ll learn what causes osteoporosis (perhaps you have a habit that is decreasing your bone density right now!); the effect menopause has on bone density; what dietary habits will help improve bone density; and which medications are available for increasing bone density. There is much you can do to prevent osteoporosis and to decrease the negative effects low bone density can have on your life and well-being. Osteo Pilates tells you what to do, and how.
Osteopathie für Dummies (Für Dummies)
by Sandra KrugerBei vielen verschiedenen Arten von Schmerzen aber auch bei Beschwerden im Magen-Darm-Trakt kann Ihnen Osteopathie helfen. Sandra Krüger erklärt Ihnen, was Osteopathie überhaupt ist und unterstützt Sie dabei, den richtigen Osteopathen zu finden. Außerdem zeigt Ihnen die Autorin, wie Sie selbst osteopathische Übungen vornehmen können und so Ihr Wohlbefinden in die eigenen Hände nehmen. Dabei erläutert Sie auch, wie Sie mit diagnostischen Selbsttests herausfinden, was überhaupt zu tun ist. So ist dieses Buch Ihnen eine doppelte Hilfe, wenn Sie sich dazu entscheiden, auch die Osteopathie als Heilmethode zu nutzen.
Osteoporosis For Dummies
by Rn Sharon Perkins Carolyn Riester O'ConnorFacts and advice to help people understand and prevent osteoporosis There are an estimated 55 million Americans over the age of 50 who have low bone mass. This easy-to-understand guide helps readers assess their risk and find a practical approach to the diagnosis, treatment, and prevention of osteoporosis. It covers bone density tests and a wide range of treatment options for osteoporosis-from hormone replacement therapy and acupuncture to calcium-rich foods, supplements, and exercise-and offers pointers on preventing broken hips and other common fractures.
Ota parannuksesi vastaan
by Gabriel AgboTämä kirja kertoo pyhästä parantumisesta. Voiko Jumala edelleen parantaa? Kyllä! Voimmeko elää hyvää ja tervettä elämää? Kyllä! Jumalamme on sama eilen, tänään ja ikuisesti. Odota parannustasi lukiessasi. Tästä kirjasta luet uskomattomia todistuksia, jotka heti lisäävät uskoasi Jumalaan, Hänen rajattomiin kykyihinsä ja haluunsa auttaa jopa huonoimmissa tilanteissa. Esimerkiksi, Jumala parantaa edelleen parantumattomia ja kuolemaan johtavia sairauksia. Hän herättää ihmisiä edelleen kuolleista. Oletko lukenut miehestä, joka heräsi kuolleista oltuaan kaksi päivää ruumishuoneella? Jos Jumala pystyy tekemään näin, miksi luulet, ettei mitään voida tehdä sinun tilanteellesi? Tässä kirjassa on mukana monia muita uskomattomia todistuksia. Tässä kirjassa on kymmenen voimakasta ja valaisevaa kappaletta: Kaikki asiat ovat mahdollisia, Parannus on oikeutesi, Sairauden alkuperä, Jumalan sana, Jeesuksen nimi, Pyhä Henki, Uskon voima, Parannuksesi pitäminen. Opit myös, mitä rooleja on rukouksella, voiteluöljyllä, kättenpäällepanemisella, myötätunnolla (rakkaudella), tottelulla, enkeleillä, ylistyksellä ja palvonnalla, jne. on tehtävässäsi saada ja pitää parannuksesi. Tämän kirjan tarkoituksena on antaa sinulle parannusta lukiessasi, ja se on hyvin käytännöllinen.
Other Broken Things
by C. DesirFrom the author of Bleed Like Me, which Booklist called "edgy, dark, and turbulent with passion" comes another compelling and gritty novel about addiction and forbidden romance--starring a fearless, unforgettable heroine.Natalie's not an alcoholic. She doesn't have a problem. Everybody parties, everybody does stupid things, like getting in their car when they can barely see. Still, with six months of court-ordered AA meetings required, her days of vodka-filled water bottles are over. Unfortunately, her old friends want the party girl or nothing. Even her up-for-anything ex seems more interested in rehashing the past than actually helping Nat. But then a recovering alcoholic named Joe inserts himself into Nat's life, and things start looking up. Joe is funny, he's smart, and he calls her out in a way no one ever has. He's also older. A lot older. Nat's connection to Joe is overwhelming, but so are her attempts to fit back into her old world, all while battling the constant urge to crack a bottle and blur that one thing she's been desperate to forget. Now, in order to make a different kind of life, Nat must pull together her broken parts and learn to fight for herself.
Other Lives: Mind and World in Indian Buddhism
by Sonam KachruHuman experience is not confined to waking life. Do experiences in dreams matter? Humans are not the only living beings who have experiences. Does nonhuman experience matter? The Buddhist philosopher Vasubandhu, writing during the late fourth and early fifth centuries C.E., argues in his work The Twenty Verses that these alternative contexts ought to inform our understanding of mind and world. Vasubandhu invites readers to explore experiences in dreams and to inhabit the experiences of nonhuman beings—animals, hungry ghosts, and beings in hell.Other Lives offers a deep engagement with Vasubandhu’s account of mind in a global philosophical perspective. Sonam Kachru takes up Vasubandhu’s challenge to think with perspective-diversifying contexts, showing how his novel theory draws together action and perception, minds and worlds. Kachru pieces together the conceptual system in which Vasubandhu thought to show the deep originality of the argument. He reconstructs Vasubandhu’s ecological concept of mind, in which mindedness is meaningful only in a nexus with life and world, to explore its ongoing philosophical significance. Engaging with a vast range of classical, modern, and contemporary Asian and Western thought, Other Lives is both a groundbreaking work in Buddhist studies and a model of truly global philosophy. The book also includes an accessible new translation of The Twenty Verses, providing a fresh introduction to one of the most influential works of Buddhist thought.
Other Me: A autoscopy about the reality of lide and the conception of the self.
by Antonio AlmasAnd then it came the time for silence; it had to come one day, because too many words disorders the mind, too much talking exhausts your head, overwhelm your senses and strays you from what's essential. I know that I attempted to run, that I couldn't accept loneliness and the absence of noise. I struggled to keep myself among others, to be like them, to have lots of friends, to go to lots of parties and feel lots of joy, but that was not who I was. I was a tiny, quiet person, who always wanted to be on their own, shut into their own world, in silence, hidden inside their own brain. I never had the hang for being public, even though I had such ability for argumentation. When I first started in the political arts, I felt uncomfortable with all the lies, the need for constantly being under the sight of the people, under the scrutiny of others; I was never into being scrutinized. Not sure if it's for fear, although, yes, I've always been afraid of everything, of being wimpy, of not being as good as the others. I always use others in a comparative way, after all, that's the way it is, we're always pointing out differences between ones and others, fighting to surpass the others instead of helping each other. In sum, a young one with inferiority complexes can only grow into an adult filled with insecurity, who, besides their obstinacy for an independent life and paying your own bills, has left behind a few fragilities which, apparently, weren't so evident though equally serious; as serious as those of who could not be in charge of building a solid, stable life.
Other Minds: The Octopus, the Sea, and the Deep Origins of Consciousness
by Peter Godfrey-SmithAlthough mammals and birds are widely regarded as the smartest creatures on earth, it has lately become clear that a very distant branch of the tree of life has also sprouted higher intelligence: the cephalopods, consisting of the squid, the cuttlefish, and above all the octopus. In captivity, octopuses have been known to identify individual human keepers, raid neighboring tanks for food, turn off lightbulbs by spouting jets of water, plug drains, and make daring escapes. How is it that a creature with such gifts evolved through an evolutionary lineage so radically distant from our own? What does it mean that evolution built minds not once but at least twice? The octopus is the closest we will come to meeting an intelligent alien. What can we learn from the encounter? <P><P>In Other Minds, Peter Godfrey-Smith, a distinguished philosopher of science and a skilled scuba diver, tells a bold new story of how subjective experience crept into being―how nature became aware of itself. As Godfrey-Smith stresses, it is a story that largely occurs in the ocean, where animals first appeared. Tracking the mind’s fitful development, Godfrey-Smith shows how unruly clumps of seaborne cells began living together and became capable of sensing, acting, and signaling. As these primitive organisms became more entangled with others, they grew more complicated. The first nervous systems evolved, probably in ancient relatives of jellyfish; later on, the cephalopods, which began as inconspicuous mollusks, abandoned their shells and rose above the ocean floor, searching for prey and acquiring the greater intelligence needed to do so. Taking an independent route, mammals and birds later began their own evolutionary journeys. <P><P>But what kind of intelligence do cephalopods possess? Drawing on the latest scientific research and his own scuba-diving adventures, Godfrey-Smith probes the many mysteries that surround the lineage. How did the octopus, a solitary creature with little social life, become so smart? What is it like to have eight tentacles that are so packed with neurons that they virtually “think for themselves”? What happens when some octopuses abandon their hermit-like ways and congregate, as they do in a unique location off the coast of Australia? <P><P>By tracing the question of inner life back to its roots and comparing human beings with our most remarkable animal relatives, Godfrey-Smith casts crucial new light on the octopus mind―and on our own.
Other Women: The sparkling new page-turner about real, messy life that has readers gripped
by Cathy Kelly'A burst of warmth and wit, twists and turns' MARIAN KEYES'This is Cathy Kelly on top form writing about warm, believable women with real, messy lives' RACHEL HORE'Other Women captures the stories of three modern women... A real feel-good read' HEAT'The brilliant storyteller is back with another perfectly concocted tale' OK!---Three women. Three secrets. Three tangled lives...Sid wears her independence like armour. So when she strikes up a rare connection with unlucky-in-love Finn, they are both determined to prove that men and women can just be friends. Can't they?Marin has the perfect home, attentive husband, two beloved children - and a secret addiction to designer clothes. She knows she has it all, so why can't she stop comparing herself to other women?Bea believes that we all have one love story - and she's had hers. Now her life centres around her son, Luke, and her support group of fierce single women. But there's something that she can't tell anyone...With her inimitable warmth and wisdom, Cathy Kelly shows us that in the messy reality of marriage, family, and romance, sometimes it's the women in our lives who hold us together.---------------------------Praise for Cathy Kelly's irresistibly comforting storytelling:'Honest, funny, clever, it sparkles with witty, wry observations on modern life. I loved it' - Marian Keyes'This book is full of joy - and I devoured every page of it gladly' - Milly Johnson'Filled with nuggets of wisdom, compassion and humour, Cathy Kelly proves, yet again, that she knows everything there is to know about women' - Patricia Scanlan'Packed with Cathy's usual magical warmth' - Sheila O'Flanagan'Comforting and feel-good, the perfect treat read' - Good Housekeeping'With nuanced and believable characters, each grappling with complex, messy lives, the drama explodes from the first two pages of Other Women and doesn't let up until the final chapter' - Carmel Harrington
Other Women: The sparkling new page-turner about real, messy life that has readers gripped
by Cathy Kelly'A burst of warmth and wit, twists and turns' MARIAN KEYES'This is Cathy Kelly on top form writing about warm, believable women with real, messy lives' RACHEL HORE'Other Women captures the stories of three modern women... A real feel-good read' HEAT'The brilliant storyteller is back with another perfectly concocted tale' OK!---Three women. Three secrets. Three tangled lives...Sid wears her independence like armour. So when she strikes up a rare connection with unlucky-in-love Finn, they are both determined to prove that men and women can just be friends. Can't they?Marin has the perfect home, attentive husband, two beloved children - and a secret addiction to designer clothes. She knows she has it all, so why can't she stop comparing herself to other women?Bea believes that we all have one love story - and she's had hers. Now her life centres around her son, Luke, and her support group of fierce single women. But there's something that she can't tell anyone...With her inimitable warmth and wisdom, Cathy Kelly shows us that in the messy reality of marriage, family, and romance, sometimes it's the women in our lives who hold us together.---------------------------Praise for Cathy Kelly's irresistibly comforting storytelling:'Honest, funny, clever, it sparkles with witty, wry observations on modern life. I loved it' - Marian Keyes'This book is full of joy - and I devoured every page of it gladly' - Milly Johnson'Filled with nuggets of wisdom, compassion and humour, Cathy Kelly proves, yet again, that she knows everything there is to know about women' - Patricia Scanlan'Packed with Cathy's usual magical warmth' - Sheila O'Flanagan'Comforting and feel-good, the perfect treat read' - Good Housekeeping'With nuanced and believable characters, each grappling with complex, messy lives, the drama explodes from the first two pages of Other Women and doesn't let up until the final chapter' - Carmel Harrington