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Passage to Manhood: Youth Migration, Heroin, and AIDS in Southwest China
by Shao-Hua LiuPassage to Manhood addresses the intersection of modernity, heroin use, and HIV/AIDS as they are embodied in a new rite-of-passage among young men in the Sichuan province of southwestern China. Through a nuanced analysis of the Nuosu population, this book seeks to answer why the Nuosu has a disproportionately large number of opiate users and HIV positive individuals relative to others in Sichuan. By focusing on the experiences of Nuosu migrants and drug users, it shows how multiple modernities, individual yearnings, and societal resilience have become entwined in the Nuosu's calamitous encounter with the Chinese state and, after long suppression, their efforts at cultural reconstruction. This ethnography pits the Nuosu youths' adventures, as part of their passage to manhood, against the drastic social changes in their community and, more broadly, China over the last half century. It offers fascinating material for courses on migration, globalization, youth culture, public health, and development at both undergraduate and graduate levels.
Passages Handfasting: A Pagan Guide to Commitment Rituals
by Dr Kendra Vauhan HoveyA Simon & Schuster eBook. Simon & Schuster has a great book for every reader.
Passages Pagan Pregnancy
by Arin Murphy-HiscockWhen pregnant, you become the very essence of the Mother Goddess-she who transitions from maiden to mother. Embark on this sacred journey with special guided meditations, affirmations, and rituals. Designed to help you attune to the divine energies of childbearing, Passages: Pagan Pregnancy shows you how to:Prepare spiritually for this extraordinary timeConduct rituals to aide conception, safe pregnancy, and easy deliveryPractice responsible magick during these critical nine monthsDeal with unexpected developments as well as miscarriage The first book of its kind, Pagan Pregnancy is the perfect companion to prepare you to take on the most magnificent-and magickal role of your life.Arin Murphy-Hiscock is the mother of one son. She is the author of Power Spellcraft for Life, Solitary Wicca for Life, and The Way of the Green Witch. She is the New Age consultant for Provenance Press, the Series Editor for the Passages series, a High Priestess within the Black Forest Clan, and has been active in the New Age community for more than ten years. She teaches a variety of workshops on topics such as designing rituals, spellcasting, and seasonal celebrations. She lives in Montreal, Canada.
Passages Pagan Pregnancy: A Spiritual Journey from Maiden to Mother
by Arin Murphy-HiscockWhen pregnant, you become the very essence of the Mother Goddess-she who transitions from maiden to mother. Embark on this sacred journey with special guided meditations, affirmations, and rituals. Designed to help you attune to the divine energies of childbearing, Passages: Pagan Pregnancy shows you how to:Prepare spiritually for this extraordinary timeConduct rituals to aide conception, safe pregnancy, and easy deliveryPractice responsible magick during these critical nine monthsDeal with unexpected developments as well as miscarriage The first book of its kind, Pagan Pregnancy is the perfect companion to prepare you to take on the most magnificent-and magickal role of your life.Arin Murphy-Hiscock is the mother of one son. She is the author of Power Spellcraft for Life, Solitary Wicca for Life, and The Way of the Green Witch. She is the New Age consultant for Provenance Press, the Series Editor for the Passages series, a High Priestess within the Black Forest Clan, and has been active in the New Age community for more than ten years. She teaches a variety of workshops on topics such as designing rituals, spellcasting, and seasonal celebrations. She lives in Montreal, Canada.
Passe Backstage Para O Outro Lado: Falando da Vida Após a Morte (Backstage Pass to the Flipside #1)
by Richard MartiniJennifer Shaffer é uma médium que trabalha com a polícia em casos de pessoas desaparecidas. Começamos a entrevistar pessoas que não estão mais no planeta, com a intenção de saber como foram suas experiências na vida após a morte! Nos encontramos todas as semanas em um café em Los Angeles e há cinco anos falamos diretamente com as pessoas que não estão mais no planeta: Amigos meus, amigos de amigos - atores e diretores de cinema, como o ator Bill Paxton e o diretor Sydney Pollack. Esta é a primeira parte de uma série de três livros!
Passing On: Kinship and Inheritance in England
by Jennifer Mason Janet FinchInheritance, once the preserve of the propertied upper classes, has become a much more common experience. Many more people now than in the past have something of material value to bequeath when they die, mainly because of the spread of home ownership during the second half of the twentieth century. Passing On examines what these changes can tell us about kinship in England, through a study of how contemporary families handle inheritance. Based on the findings of a major research project into inheritance and kinship, Passing On examines how it is transmitted, 'who gets what' and the meaning this has for individuals and families. The authors argue that we should understand English kinship as a set of relational practices which are flexible and variable, rather than as a rigid structure or system. Inheritance is characterised more by symbolic practices and moral reasoning than by materialism. Of interest to lecturers and students of sociology, anthropology, social policy, law and gender studies, Passing On is also of considerable interest to those seeking to understand changing forms of kinship and ownership, especially researchers, policy makers and legal practitioners.
Passing for Thin: Losing Half My Weight and Finding My Self
by Frances KuffelWhen she was in her early forties, Frances Kuffel lost half her body weight. In Passing for Thin, Frances describes with unflinching honesty and a wickedly dark sense of humor her first fumbling introductions to her newly slender body, shining a light on the shared human experience of feeling uncomfortable in one’s own skin. She gradually moves from observer to player—enjoying for the first time flirting, exercising, and shopping–as she explores the terrain on the “Planet of Thin.” As Frances gradually comes to know—and love—the stranger in the mirror, she learns that her body does not define her, but enables her to become the woman she’s always wanted to be.
Passing the UKCAT and BMAT
by Felicity Taylor Rosalie Hutton Glenn HuttonThis revised and updated 2012 edition is the most comprehensive guide available to the UKCAT and BMAT. You will find all you need to face the tests with confidence, fulfill your potential and succeed in your application - whichever universities you are applying to. New questions have been added to the extensive practice sections for both the UKCAT and BMAT. In addition this essential text takes you through everything you need to know from writing your personal statement and preparing for interviews to time management and test-taking strategies. The 2012 edition includes: -new questions in both the UKCAT and BMAT sections - comprehensive guidance on applying to study medicine -up-to-date fees and dates for the 2012 tests A companion volume, Practice Tests, Questions and Answers for the UKCAT, is also available for purchase from Learning Matters
Passion and Purity: Learning to Bring Your Love Life Under Christ's Control
by Elisabeth Elliot"Romances are made of sunlight and rain. The sunlight, which turned my world into a radiance of color, was the knowledge of Jim Elliot's love. The rain was the other fact he explained to me as we sat on the grass by the Lagoon-- that God was calling him to remain single. Perhaps for life, perhaps only until he had firsthand experience in the place where he was to work as a jungle missionary. Older missionaries had told him that single men were needed to do jobs married ones could never do. There were some areas where women could not go. Jim took their word for it and committed himself to bachelorhood for as long as the will of God required." five years passed before Jim Elliot knew that it was God's will that he and Elisabeth marry. During those five years both experienced the same feelings that you may now have -- loneliness, longing, impatience... hope... fear of what may lie ahead combined with trust in God -- the elation of love mingled with the pain of separation Through their time of waiting upon the Lord, they grew in faith and their love was purified. They learned many lessons which Elisabeth Elliot now shares with you. You, too, will learn to let your heart rest "where true joys are to be found."
Passion, Death, and Spirituality
by David Sherman Kathleen HigginsRobert C. Solomon, who died in 2007, was Professor of Philosophy and Quincy Lee Centennial Professor of Business at the University of Texas, USA. As the first book comprehensively to examine the breadth of Solomon's contribution to philosophy, this volume ranks as a vital addition to the literature. It includes a newly published transcript of Solomon's last talk, which responded to Arindam Chakrabarti on the concept of revenge, as well as the considered views of prominent figures in the numerous subfields in which Solomon worked. The content analyses his perspectives on the philosophy of emotion, virtue, business ethics, and religion, in addition to philosophical history, existentialism, and the many other topics that held this prolific thinker's attention. Solomon memorably defined philosophy itself as 'the thoughtful love of life', and despite the diversity of his output, he was most drawn by central questions about the meaning of life, the essential role that emotions play in finding that meaning, and the human imperative to seek 'emotional integrity', in which one's thoughts, emotions, and actions all contribute to a coherent narrative. The essays included here draw attention to the interconnections between the issues Solomon addressed, and evince the manner in which he embodied that integrity, living a life at one with his philosophy. They emphasize the central themes of passion, ethics, and spirituality, which threaded through his work, and the way these ideas informed his views on how we should approach grief and death. The multiplicity of topics alone make this keystone work an enlightening read for a full spectrum of students of philosophy, providing much to ponder and recounting a subtle and shining example of the emotional integrity Solomon worked so hard to define.
Passionate Modernity: Sexuality, Class, and Consumption in India
by Sanjay SrivastavaCombining historical and ethnographic analysis, this book deals with the making of the heterosexual imagination from the beginning of the twentieth century to the present in the Indian context.This unique book uses methods from anthropology, cultural studies and history to explore the making of modern cultures of sexuality in India. It provides an analysis of the sexual and domestic politics of the period by focusing on the vast corpus of publications and journals on sexology from the 1920s to the 1940s, and links Indian activities with those in other parts of the world. The author analyzes material that has thus far been outside the purview of scholarly studies, namely, ‘footpath pornography’, magazines such as Sexology Mirror (in Hindi), women’s magazines dealing explicitly with sex and sexuality.
Passionate Nutrition
by Jess Thomson Jennifer AdlerThis power-foods healthy-living guidebook will inspire readers to eat well, lose weight, and embrace food as medicine. "Food as medicine" is a powerfully healing way to eat and was embraced by nutritionist Jennifer Adler as she recovered from a malnourished childhood and adolescence. Part power-foods cookbook, part handbook for healthy living and eating, and part memoir, Passionate Nutrition provides digestible information, tips, and techniques for how to find your way to optimal health. She focuses on abundant eating (as opposed to restrictive eating), and explores what she calls "the healthy trinity"--digestion, balance, and whole foods. Adler guides and encourages readers to shift their diet to achieve this desirable balance, introduces power foods we should all eat, and provides healthy ways to lose weight, along with simple recipes to optimize health. With her personal story interwoven, readers will be inspired to embrace the healthy power of food.From the Hardcover edition.
Passionista: The Empowered Woman's Guide to Pleasuring a Man (Kerner)
by Ian KernerTransform Yourself from "Passion Victim" to Passionista! In the smash hit She Comes First, Ian Kerner singlehandedly waged battle against male sexual "ill-cliteracy," and women everywhere benefited from his "viva la vulva" philosophy of female pleasure. Now, in Passionista, it's time to learn all about what turns men on--and makes them stay on. In this point-by-point, "blow-by-blow" guide, Kerner makes giving as much fun as receiving as he covers every angle of male sexuality, unlocks the secrets of satisfaction, and offers knowledgeable answers to the questions every woman wonders about. His advice is the closest you'll ever come to waking up in a guy's skin and knowing what truly makes him sexually tick. Written in the same witty, insightful, and utterly readable voice that has made She Comes First and Be Honest--You're Not That Into Him Either so popular, Passionista is the empowered woman's guide to enjoying sex to the fullest--and ensuring that he does the same.
Passport to Beauty: Secrets and Tips from Around the World for Becoming a Global Goddess
by Shalini VadheraThroughout the world, every country has age-old, time-tested secrets that women use for looking and feeling beautiful. Shalini Vadhera, celebrity make-up artist and internationally recognized beauty expert takes you on an adventure -- to Europe, Asia, Africa, the United States, South America, Australia and beyond - revealing secrets for luxurious hair, glowing skin, and more.Passport to Beauty features unique, yet simple beauty tips and techniques as well as instructions for creating cleansing masks, exfoliation blends, and moisturizers for hair and body. Learn how women around the world stay beautiful:· turn back the hands of time with a white clay mask like Australian beauties do· refresh your complexion with white tea – an ancient Chinese anti-aging secret· use coconut oil for glossy, shimmering hair as South Asian women have done for centuriesA beauty treatment and make-over with an exotic flair is only as far away as your local grocery store – learn how to unleash the beatifying power of yogurt, lemon, olive oil, honey, and other surprising ingredients. Additionally, Shalini Vadhera will introduce you to the secrets of spices, natural remedies, and spa treatments from around the globe.And once you've got your skin and hair looking wonderful, Shalini Vadhera dips into her bag of international beauty tricks and reveals a multitude of techniques for selecting and applying make-up and always looking your absolute best. No matter your latitude or longitude on the globe, by using the information in this book you can truly become a global goddess!
Passport to a Healthy Pregnancy
by Gita ArjunOn topics ranging from pre-conceptional counseling to demystifying pregnancy and explaining away the many myths that surround it to the care of the newborn itself.
Past Life Astrology: How your former lives influence your present
by Judy HallUsing the ancient Indian form of karmic astrology, we can discover the effect of our past lives on the present.This guide aims to impart the practical skills needed to see your own present-day path according to the teachings of karma and reincarnation. By calculating and understanding how to read your birth chart you can understand patterns that have built up over many lifetimes. Judy Hall offers detailed explanations on types of karma, how souls reincarnate and how patterns are carried forward. Past Life Astrology examines karmic themes within each sun-sign and then goes on to show how these themes are played out throughout life, meaning you can start to apply the information in a practical way to your own soul journey, wherever you are in this lifetime.
Past Life Astrology: How your former lives influence your present
by Judy HallUsing the ancient Indian form of karmic astrology, we can discover the effect of our past lives on the present.This guide aims to impart the practical skills needed to see your own present-day path according to the teachings of karma and reincarnation. By calculating and understanding how to read your birth chart you can understand patterns that have built up over many lifetimes. Judy Hall offers detailed explanations on types of karma, how souls reincarnate and how patterns are carried forward. Past Life Astrology examines karmic themes within each sun-sign and then goes on to show how these themes are played out throughout life, meaning you can start to apply the information in a practical way to your own soul journey, wherever you are in this lifetime.
Past Life Dreamwork: Healing the Soul through Understanding Karmic Patterns
by Sabine LucasThe first book to approach reincarnation from the perspective of dreams • Identifies soul bloodlines, the key to past life therapies • Combines the author’s own experiences with case studies and dreamwork with empirical research • Reveals how the analyst and client are often karmically linked In Past Life Dreamwork, Sabine Lucas examines “soul bloodlines”--character traits, talents, and life issues that are the common elements and circumstances of successive past lives. Found threaded through our dreams, these bloodlines reveal the forces manifesting in this life, and, taken together, they shape individuality as well as destiny within the reincarnation cycle. Though a wealth of past life related material regularly surfaces in dreams, until now dreamwork has been largely ignored as a therapy for successfully integrating past life experiences. Using the results of 27 years of personal and professional work, Lucas explains that past life memories help us work out karma on the macro level and trauma on a micro level. She distinguishes three types of past life dreams--classic, informatory, and hybrid--and demonstrates how to distinguish these from other dreams. Her dramatic case studies illustrate the effectiveness of dream therapy in recognizing and integrating the resonant and recurrent circumstances and ethical dilemmas that are played out in the subconscious mind. These psychologically revealing stories bear witness to how individuals are made whole through the integration of common strands of forgotten or repressed past lives. Lucas shows that the integration of past lives enriches the conscious self and also promotes universal tolerance through an understanding of the patterns of our psychic soul inheritance.
Past Life Therapy in Action
by Dick Sutphen Lauren L. TaylorPast Life Therapy in Action Revised Edition by Dick Sutphen.
Past Lives for Beginners: A Guide to Reincarnation & Techniques to Improve Your Present Life
by Douglas De LongLearn simple ways to uncover your past lives and create a better presentExplore your previous lifetimes, embrace your wondrous history, and recognize that you, as a human soul, are eternal. Once you discover your past lives, you can change the present in positive ways and ultimately create a better future.Past Lives for Beginners is a detailed and approachable introduction to understanding reincarnation and how it impacts your present life. Using fascinating case studies, author Douglas De Long describes different types of past-life recall experiences and shares his favored techniques to gain access to those memories, including meditations and visualizations. This guide provides a wealth of exercises and resources for understanding past lives, allowing you to explore spiritual growth and your own immortality.Connect with spirit guides and religious figuresLearn to forgive past-life transgressionsDiscover future lives and how to work toward smooth life transitionsEnhance your psychic and spiritual gifts with hands-on techniques
Past Lives, Future Healing
by Sylvia BrowneThe Other Side and BackandLife on the Other Sidewere phenomenal #1New York Timesbestsellers. Now world-renowned psychic Sylvia Browne returns with a book that takes her millions of devoted readers on an extraordinary journey of past lives. From two-time #1 bestselling author Sylvia Browne comes a remarkable book that shows how our past lives affect everything from our relationships to our health and well-being. With millions of copies of her book in print, Sylvia Browne has proven herself the reigning expert on psychic phenomena. In her newest book, theNew York Timesbestselling author takes us into the mysteries of our own bodies in a comprehensive guide that explores the far-reaching influence the afterlife can have on our health and happiness in this life. With the unique understanding, sensitivity, and profound insight that distinguished her previous books, Browne gives us an unprecedented look at the way so many of our health and relationship problems have their roots in our unresolved past lives: from unexplained illnesses to bizarre phobias, from irrational anxieties and fears to the partners and loves we choose. Even birthmarks and recurring dreams can be traced directly back to these past existences. In the friendly, no-nonsense style that her fans adore, Browne shares amazing and inspiring real-life stories of people who have transformed their lives through understanding their previous existences. PAST LIVES, FUTURE HEALING takes readers on another fascinating odyssey into the other side. And like her earlier books, this will not only help people lead more satisfying and fulfilling lives, but will illuminate a hitherto unknown path to overcoming many of the most frustrating and devastating physical and emotional problems that can occur in life.
Past Lives, Future Lives
by Bruce GoldbergDr. Goldberg writes of his findings regarding reincarnation and karma. Not only does he do past life regressions, but he finds that he can do future life progressions as well.
Past Lives, Present Miracles: The Most Empowering Book On Reincarnation You'll Ever Need In This Lifetime!
by Denise LinnMiracles can occur in your life, easily and effortlessly. It’s simply a matter of remembering who you are—and to do this it’s necessary to clear the blockages that stand between you and your soul. Almost all of these obstacles have their roots in your distant past, so it’s valuable to travel back in time to release them. However, most of us are so caught up in limiting beliefs about who we are that it’s almost impossible to take that journey. In this book, you’ll learn how to travel back to your previous incarnations to release buried obstructions so you can create the miracles in your life that you deserve! It’s safe, easy, and fun . . . and anyone can do it! You’ll learn how to discover your past lives without ever doing a regression, remove limitations regarding your relationships, abundance, and health that came from your past lives, uncover the symptoms of past-life traumas and how to clear them, even if you don’t believe in reincarnation, understand the roles that loved ones played in your previous incarnations, find your personal guides, spirit guardians, and angels and receive their help . . .and much, much more!
Past, Present and Future: What Your Past Lives Tell You About Yourself
by David WellsDavid Wells has found that using regression and other techniques to experience his past lives has helped him tremendously in understanding what has made him who he is in this life. He describes how people can use their past lives to understand what holds them back and also to reveal the gifts that they are bringing forward into their current life to find the real potential of who they truly are. This book is packed with practical information, guided journeys and meditations that will help you access your experiences from previous lifetimes. Written in David's friendly, humorous style, yet underpinned by David's extensive esoteric knowledge, this book will take the subject of past lives to a mainstream audience.
Pasta Reinvented
by Caroline Bretherton"If you or anyone you know loves pasta, whether making or simply cooking with it, this book is a must-have.""A great asset for anyone gluten intolerant, as well as adventurous cooks. Great recipes!"Discover a world beyond traditional wheat-based pasta and enjoy nutrient-packed alternative pastas made from a variety of grains, beans, nuts, and spiralized produce.Arm yourself with 80 new recipes that are simple enough for any home cook, but elegant and gourmet enough for the most adventurous tastebuds. Prepare dishes that will highlight - not hide! - the flavors of your chickpea pasta, almond flour pappardelle, or shirataki noodles. Perfectly balanced dishes will have you coming back to this cookbook again and again.With Pasta Reinvented, you'll learn how to make and shape pasta from scratch with alternative flours, or how to use store-bought pastas to the greatest advantage.Protein- and fiber-packed recipes - many gluten free and vegetarian - offer you a new generation of dishes to go with the latest evolution of pasta and noodles.