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Am I Normal?: The 200-Year Search for Normal People (and Why They Don’t Exist)
by Sarah ChaneyA deep dive into the strange science of the 'Normal', and the roots of an anxiety-ridden modern obsessionBefore the nineteenth century, the term normal was rarely ever associated with human behaviour. Normal was a term used in maths, for right angles. People weren't normal; triangles were.But from the 1830s, this branch of science really took off across Europe and North America, with a proliferation of IQ tests, sex studies, a census of hallucinations - even a UK beauty map (which concluded the women in Aberdeen were "the most repellent"). This book tells the surprising history how the very notion of the normal came about, how it shaped us all, often while entrenching oppressive values. Sarah Chaney looks at why we're still asking the internet: Do I have a normal body? Is my sex life normal? Are my kids normal? And along the way, she challenges why we ever thought it might be a desirable thing to be.
Am I Trans Enough?: How to Overcome Your Doubts and Find Your Authentic Self
by Alo JohnstonAm I Trans Enough? The answer is undoubtably yes. You are.Alo Johnston has been where you are. From watching every transition story on YouTube and navigating online message boards for answers to finally starting testosterone and transitioning himself, he now walks alongside you every step of the way to guide you towards acceptance of who you truly are.Born out of thousands of hours of research and conversations with hundreds of trans people, Am I Trans Enough? digs deep into internalized transphobia and the historical narratives that fuel it. It unveils what happens after you come out, or begin questioning living as a trans person, in a world that works against you.Use this book as a space to engage with your fears and explore your doubts without the pressure of needing to be a perfect trans representative. If you are just beginning your trans journey, are twenty years into transition or have no idea if you are even trans at all, this book will help you to become your most authentic self.
Am I Trans Enough?: How to Overcome Your Doubts and Find Your Authentic Self
by Alo JohnstonAm I Trans Enough? The answer is undoubtably yes. You are.Alo Johnston has been where you are. From watching every transition story on YouTube and navigating online message boards for answers to finally starting testosterone and transitioning himself, he now walks alongside you every step of the way to guide you towards acceptance of who you truly are.Born out of thousands of hours of research and conversations with hundreds of trans people, Am I Trans Enough? digs deep into internalized transphobia and the historical narratives that fuel it. It unveils what happens after you come out, or begin questioning living as a trans person, in a world that works against you.Use this book as a space to engage with your fears and explore your doubts without the pressure of needing to be a perfect trans representative. If you are just beginning your trans journey, are twenty years into transition or have no idea if you are even trans at all, this book will help you to become your most authentic self.
Am I a Jew? Lost Tribes, Lapsed Jews, and One Man's Search for Himself
by Theodore RossWhat makes someone Jewish? Theodore Ross was nine years old when he moved with his mother from New York City to the Mississippi Gulf Coast. Once there, his mother decided, for both personal and spiritual reasons, to have her family pretend not to be Jewish. He went to an Episcopal school, where he studied the New Testament, sang in the choir, and even took Communion. Later, as an adult, he wondered: Am I still Jewish? Seeking an answer, Ross traveled around the country and to Israel, visiting a wide variety of Jewish communities. From “Crypto-Jews” in New Mexico and secluded ultra-devout Orthodox towns in upstate New York to a rare Classical Reform congregation in Kansas City, Ross tries to understand himself by experiencing the diversity of Judaism. Quirky and self-aware, introspective and impassioned, Am I a Jew? is a story about the universal struggle to define a relationship (or lack thereof) with religion. .
Amache Ashcharyakarak Jag class 3 - NCERT - 25: आमचे आश्चर्यकारक जग इयत्ता ३रीं - एनसीईआरटी - २५
by Rashtriy Shaikshik Anusandhan Aur Prashikshan Parishad“आमचे आश्चर्यकारक जग” या पुस्तकात आपल्या आजूबाजूच्या निसर्गविश्वाची, विज्ञानाची आणि मानवी प्रगतीची अद्भुत सफर घडवली आहे. पृथ्वी, आकाश, जल, वनस्पती, प्राणी आणि मानव यांच्या परस्परसंबंधांचा सोप्या भाषेत ऊहापोह केलेला आहे. लहानग्यांपासून प्रौढांपर्यंत सर्वांना समजेल अशा शैलीत निसर्गातील गूढ रहस्ये उलगडण्याचा प्रयत्न लेखकाने केला आहे. पुस्तकात निसर्गाची सुंदरता, वैज्ञानिक शोध, आधुनिक तंत्रज्ञान आणि मानवी सभ्यता या सर्वांचा आढावा दिला आहे. विश्वाची निर्मिती, ग्रह-तारे, सागर, ज्वालामुखी, वातावरणातील बदल अशा विविध विषयांचे माहितीपूर्ण वर्णन यात आहे. त्याचबरोबर माणसाच्या कुतूहलवृत्तीमुळे झालेल्या संशोधनकार्यामुळे जग किती समृद्ध झाले आहे हे दाखवले आहे. विद्यार्थ्यांना विज्ञान व भूगोलाविषयी ओढ निर्माण करणे, त्यांची निरीक्षणशक्ती वाढवणे आणि प्रश्न विचारण्याची सवय लावणे हा या पुस्तकाचा प्रमुख हेतू आहे. कथनशैलीतली सहजता व माहितीपूर्ण दृष्टिकोन यामुळे वाचक निसर्गातील आश्चर्यांबरोबरच मानवी प्रयत्नांची किमया जाणून घेतो. एकंदरीत हे पुस्तक निसर्ग, विज्ञान व मानव यांचे अद्वितीय नाते अधोरेखित करणारे आहे. वाचकांच्या मनात कुतूहल जागवून त्यांच्या ज्ञानसंपदेची भर घालणारे हे पुस्तक अभ्यासासाठी तसेच सामान्य वाचनासाठी उपयुक्त ठरते.
Amada's Blessings from the Peyote Gardens of South Texas
by Stacy B. SchaeferAmada Cardenas, a Mexican American woman from the borderlands of South Texas, played a pivotal role in the little-known history of the peyote trade. She and her husband were the first federally licensed peyote dealers. They began harvesting and selling the sacramental plant to followers of the Native American Church (NAC) in the 1930s, and after her husband&’s death in the late 1960s Mrs. Cardenas continued to befriend and help generations of NAC members until her death in 2005, just short of her 101st birthday. Author Stacy B. Schaefer, a close friend of Amada, spent thirteen years doing fieldwork with this remarkable woman. Her book weaves together the geography, biology, history, cultures, and religions that created the unique life of Mrs. Cardenas and the people she knew. Schaefer includes their words to help tell the story of how Mexican Americans, Tejanos, gringos, Native Americans, and others were touched and inspired by Amada Cardenas&’s embodiment of the core NAC values: faith, hope, love, and charity.
Aman
by Virginia Lee Barnes Janice BoddyThis is the extraordinary first-person account of a young woman's coming of age in Somalia and her struggles against the obligations and strictures of family and society. By the time she is nine, Aman has undergone a ritual circumcision ceremony; at eleven, her innocent romance with a white boy leads to a murder; at thirteen she is given away in an arranged marriage to a stranger. Aman eventually runs away to Mogadishu, where her beauty and rebellious spirit leads her to the decadent demimonde of white colonialists. Hers is a world in which women are both chattel and freewheeling entrepreneurs, subject to the caprices of male relatives, yet keenly aware of the loopholes that lead to freedom. Aman is an astonishing history, opening a window onto traditional Somali life and the universal quest for female self-awareness. From the Trade Paperback edition.
Aman
by Virginia Lee Barnes Janice BoddyThis is the extraordinary first-person account of a young woman's coming of age in Somalia and her struggles against the obligations and strictures of family and society. By the time she is nine, Aman has undergone a ritual circumcision ceremony; at eleven, her innocent romance with a white boy leads to a murder; at thirteen she is given away in an arranged marriage to a stranger. Aman eventually runs away to Mogadishu, where her beauty and rebellious spirit leads her to the decadent demimonde of white colonialists. Hers is a world in which women are both chattel and freewheeling entrepreneurs, subject to the caprices of male relatives, yet keenly aware of the loopholes that lead to freedom. Aman is an astonishing history, opening a window onto traditional Somali life and the universal quest for female self-awareness. From the Trade Paperback edition.
Aman: The Story of a Somali Girl
by Virginia Lee Barnes Janice BoddyThis is the extraordinary first-person account of a young woman's coming of age in Somalia and her struggles against the obligations and strictures of family and society. By the time she is nine, Aman has undergone a ritual circumcision ceremony; at eleven, her innocent romance with a white boy leads to a murder; at thirteen she is given away in an arranged marriage to a stranger. Aman eventually runs away to Mogadishu, where her beauty and rebellious spirit leads her to the decadent demimonde of white colonialists. Hers is a world in which women are both chattel and freewheeling entrepreneurs, subject to the caprices of male relatives, yet keenly aware of the loopholes that lead to freedom. Amanis an astonishing history, opening a window onto traditional Somali life and the universal quest for female self-awareness.
Amando a Pablo, odiando a Escobar
by Virginia VallejoAmando a Pablo, Odiando a Escobar cuenta desde la intimidad la historia del narcotraficante más poderoso de todos los tiempos: Pablo Escobar, el creador de los cárteles. Virginia Vallejo, quien fuera su amante y compañera durante más de cuatro años, narra una historia que nadie más podía haber contado. La increíble historia de amor entre el narcotraficante más buscado del mundo y la estrella más famosa de Colombia En julio de 2006 un avión de la DEA sacó a Virginia Vallejo de Colombia. Su vida estaba en peligro por haberse convertido en el testigo clave de los dos procesos criminales más importantes de la segunda mitad del siglo XX en su país: el asesinato de un candidato presidencial y la toma del Palacio de Justicia, donde fallecieron alrededor de cien personas, entre magistrados, guerrilleros y civiles. Veinte años atrás, Virginia Vallejo era la presentadora de televisión más popular de Colombia y la celebridad que aparecía en las portadas de las principales revistas. Cortejada por multimillonarios, conoció en 1982 a Pablo Escobar, un misterioso político de treinta y tres años que en realidad manejaba los hilos de un mundo de riqueza inigualable, en el que gran parte del incesante flujo de dinero procedente del tráfico de cocaína se canalizaba a proyectos de caridad y a las campañas de candidatos presidenciales de su elección. Este libro, una apasionada historia de amor convertida en crónica del horror y la vergüenza, describe la evolución de una de las mentes criminales más siniestras de nuestro tiempo: su capacidad de infundir terror y generar corrupción, los vínculos entre sus negocios ilícitos y varios jefes de Estado, los asesinatos de candidatos presidenciales y la guerra en que sumió a su país. Amando a Pablo, odiando a Escobar es también la única visión íntima posible del legendario barón del narcotráfico, plena de glamour y espíritu de supervivencia, y no exenta de humor. Virginia Vallejo narra esta historia descarnada como nadie más podía haberlo hecho.
Amar Akbar Anthony: Bollywood, Brotherhood, and the Nation
by William ElisonThe 1977 blockbuster Amar Akbar Anthony about the heroics of three Bombay brothers separated in childhood became a classic of Hindi cinema and a touchstone of Indian popular culture. Beyond its comedy and camp is a potent vision of social harmony, but one that invites critique, as the authors show.
Amar a madrazos: El doloroso rostro de la violencia entre jóvenes
by Moisés Castillo Ale del CastilloAmar a madrazos mostrará los casos de quienes han amado con violencia de todo tipo: psicológica, física, económica y sexual. Todos asumen una historia que quieren compartir para evitar que vuelva a suceder. Amar a madrazos es una lectura que no permite la indiferencia. Los protagonistas de este libro son jóvenes que decidieron compartir episodios de su vida donde el amor se ha combinado con golpes, humillaciones, abusos, y una clara ausencia de respeto. Los autores son jóvenes periodistas que han hecho exhaustivas investigaciones para dar con casos que muestran que la violencia no es exclusiva de ningún nivel educativo, económico ni cultural. Los expertos también se han sumado al compromiso de hacer eco sobre el tema de la violencia juvenil, y han aportado sus valiosas opiniones, resultado de su experiencia sobre el tema. Tú, que tienes este libro en tus manos, también podrías hacer algo para evitar este grave problema. Laviolencia en las relaciones es un tema que debe difundirse ya que nadie se encuentra exento de la manipulación amorosa: de ser amado hasta que duela o de amar hasta tener el control total sobre el otro. La violencia no debe justificarse de ninguna manera.
Amartya Sen
by Christopher W. MorrisAmartya Sen was awarded the Nobel Memorial Prize in Economics in 1998 "for his contributions in welfare economics." Although his primary academic appointments have been mostly in economics, Sen is also an important and influential social theorist and philosopher. His work on social choice theory is seminal, and his writings on poverty, famine, and development, as well his contributions to moral and political philosophy, are important and influential. Sen's views about the nature and primacy of liberty also make him a major contemporary liberal thinker. This volume of essays on aspects of Sen's work is aimed at a broad audience of readers interested in social theory, political philosophy, ethics, public policy, welfare economics, the theory of rational choice, poverty, and development. Written by a team of well-known experts, each chapter provides an overview of Sen's work in a particular area and a critical assessment of his contributions to the field.
Amateur Media and Participatory Cultures: Film, Video, and Digital Media
by Susan Aasman Annamaria Motrescu-MayesAmateur Media and Participatory Cultures aims to delineate the boundary line between today’s amateur media practice and the canons of professional media and film practice. Identifying various feasible interpretative frameworks, from historical to anthropological perspectives, the volume proposes a critical language able to cope with amateur and new media’s rapid technological and interpretative developments. Conscious of the fact that amateur media continue to be seen as the benchmark of visual records of authentic rather than mass-media-derived events, Annamaria Motrescu-Mayes and Susan Aasman pay particular attention to the ways in which diverse sets of concepts of amateur media have now merged across global visual narratives and everyday communication protocols. Building on key research questions and content analysis in media and communication studies, they have assessed differences between professional and amateur media productions based on the ways in which the ‘originators’ of an image have been influenced by, or have challenged, their context of production. This proposes that technical skills, degrees of staging and/or censoring visual information, and patterns in media socialisation define central differences between professional and amateur media production, distribution and consumption. The book’s methodical and interdisciplinary approach provides valuable insights into the ways in which visual priming, cultural experiences and memory-building are currently shaped, stored and redistributed across new media technologies and visual channels.
Amateur: A True Story About What Makes a Man
by Thomas Page McBee*Shortlisted for the Baillie Gifford Prize for Nonfiction *Shortlisted for the Lambda Literary Award *Shortlisted for the Wellcome Book Prize One of The Times UK&’s Best Memoirs of 2018, BuzzFeed&’s Best Nonfiction of 2018, Autostraddle&’s Best LGBT Books of 2018, and 52 Insight&’s Favorite Nonfiction Books of 2018 A &“no-holds-barred examination of masculinity&” (BuzzFeed) and violence from award-winning author Thomas Page McBee.In this &“refreshing and radical&” (The Guardian) narrative, Thomas McBee, a trans man, sets out to uncover what makes a man—and what being a &“good&” man even means—through his experience training for and fighting in a charity boxing match at Madison Square Garden. A self-described &“amateur&” at masculinity, McBee embarks on a wide-ranging exploration of gender in society, examining sexism, toxic masculinity, and privilege. As he questions the limitations of gender roles and the roots of masculine aggression, he finds intimacy, hope, and even love in the experience of boxing and in his role as a man in the world. Despite personal history and cultural expectations, &“Amateur is a reminder that the individual can still come forward and fight&” (The A.V. Club). &“Sharp and precise, open and honest,&” (Women&’s Review of Books), McBee&’s writing asks questions &“relevant to all people, trans or not&” (New York Newsday). Through interviews with experts in neuroscience, sociology, and critical race theory, he constructs a deft and thoughtful examination of the role of men in contemporary society. Amateur is a graceful and uncompromising look at gender by a fearless, fiercely honest writer.
Amateurs without Borders: The Aspirations and Limits of Global Compassion
by Allison SchnableAmateurs without Borders examines the rise of new actors in the international development world: volunteer-driven grassroots international nongovernmental organizations. These small aid organizations, now ten thousand strong, sidestep the world of professionalized development aid by launching projects built around personal relationships and the skills of volunteers. This book draws on fieldwork in the United States and Africa, web data, and IRS records to offer the first large-scale systematic study of these groups. Amateurs without Borders investigates the aspirations and limits of personal compassion on a global scale.
Amazing AFRICA PROJECTS
by Carla Mooney Megan SternsWhile Africa is one continent it contains many diverse countries. Amazing Africa Projects You Can BuildYourself introduces readers ages 9 and up to the stunning landscapes, ancient civilizations and ethnic groups, unique traditions, and amazing wildlife of the vast African continent.With 25 fun projects that kids can complete using common household supplies and many recycled materials, kids learn about life in Africa. Step-by-step instructions show young readers how to make their own shields for an initiation ceremony, cook banana fritters and fufu cakes, and design animal masks to commemorate the seasons. Kids will celebrate Africa and its place in our world.
Amazing Gifts: Stories Of Faith, Disability, And Inclusion
by Mark I. PinskyStories of Faith, Disability, and Inclusion
Amazing Grace in the Life of William Wilberforce
by John Piper Jonathan Aitken"John Piper's succinct and superbly perceptive study of William Wilberforce deserves to become an acclaimed bestseller. It not only tells the story of a great man's life--it also tells us how to understand the ultimate source of his greatness and happiness. Moreover, that understanding goes far deeper than the abolitionist achievements for which Wilberforce is honored, astounding though they were. William Wilberforce's secret, as revealed in this book, was that he made the journey from self-centeredness, achievement-centeredness, and political-centeredness to God-centeredness. And he made it with Christlike joy." -Jonathan Aitken. Against great obstacles William Wilberforce, an evangelical Christian and a member of Parliament, fought for the abolition of the African slave trade and against slavery itself until they were both illegal in the British Empire. Many are aware of Wilberforce's role in bringing an end to slavery in Great Britain, but few have taken the time to examine the beliefs and motivations that spurred him on for decades. In this concise volume, John Piper tells the story of how Wilberforce was transformed from an unbelieving, young politician into a radically God-centered Christian, and how his deep spirituality helped to change the moral outlook of a nation. As world leaders debate over how to deal with a host of social justice and humanitarian crises, a closer look at Wilberforce's life and faith serves as an encouragement and example to all believers.
Amazing Grace: The Lives of Children and the Conscience of a Nation
by Jonathan KozolThe author of Savage Inequalities, a New York Times best-seller, and Rachel and Her Children, winner of the Robert F. Kennedy Book Award, tells the stories of a handful of children who have--through the love and support of their families and dedicated community leaders--not yet lost their battle with the perils of life in America's most hopeless, helpless, and dangerous neighborhoods.
Amazing Mistresses - A short eBook
by Charles Margerisonratives, similar to interviews. They provide an easy way of learning about amazing people who made major contributions and changed our world.
Amazing Ourselves to Death: Neil Postman's Brave New World Revisited (A Critical Introduction to Media and Communication Theory)
by Lance StrateNeil Postman's most popular work, Amusing Ourselves to Death (1985), provided an insightful critique of the effects of television on public discourse in America, arguing that television's bias towards entertaining content trivializes serious issues and undermines the basis of democratic culture. Lance Strate, who earned his doctorate under Neil Postman and is one of the leading media ecology scholars of our time, re-examines Postman's arguments, updating his analysis and critique for the twenty-first-century media environment that includes the expansion of television programming via cable and satellite as well as the Internet, the web, social media, and mobile technologies. Integrating Postman's arguments about television with his critique of technology in general, Strate considers the current state of journalism, politics, religion, and education in American culture. Strate also contextualizes Amusing Ourselves to Death through an examination of Postman's life and career and the field of media ecology that Postman introduced. This is a book about our prospects for the future, which can only be based on the ways in which we think and talk about the present.
Amazing People of London: Inspirational Stories
by Charles MargerisonAs you walk around historic London, you are traveling in the footsteps of amazing people including Charles Dickens, Florence Nightingale, Charlie Chaplin, Emmeline Pankhurst and Winston Churchill. In their different ways, they made major contributions to London, which in turn helped make the city what it is today. A city tour unlike any other, Amazing People of London takes you on a fascinating journey through the history of one of the world's most celebrated cities. Through BioViews®, you can meet those who contributed to the music, the business, the politics and other vital and fascinating aspects of London. A BioView® is a short biographical story, similar to an interview. These unique stories provide an easy way of learning about amazing people who made major contributions and changed our world.
Amazing People of New York: Inspirational Stories
by Charles MargerisonAs you walk around New York City, you are traveling in the footsteps of amazing people including George Washington, Mark Twain, Sojourner Truth, Irving Berlin, John D. Rockefeller, and Susan B. Anthony. In their different ways, they made major contributions to New York, making the city what it is today. A city tour unlike any other, Amazing People of New York takes you on a fascinating journey through the history of one of the world's most visited cities. You will meet those who contributed to the music, the business, the fight for civil rights, the transport and other vital aspects of the city's life. Come face to face with iconic figures associated with what John Fitzgerald called "The Big Apple" through BioViews. A BioView is a short biographical story, similar to an interview. These unique stories provide an easy way of learning about amazing people who made major contributions and changed our world.
Amazon: Understanding a Global Communication Giant (Global Media Giants)
by Benedetta Brevini Lukasz SwiatekTaking a political economy of media approach, this book examines Amazon as a significant actor in the global media landscape. Amazon is mainly conceived in the popular consciousness and media commentary as a corporate body, selling products and services to individual consumers and organisations, but Brevini and Swiatek show that Amazon has become a communication giant that trades in diversified media (its own and others), and exerts a significant influence on global communication, especially through its online services. Further, the authors provide evidence of Amazon's multiple influences on politics, economics, and culture. With its comprehensive and critical overview, this book is ideal for students, scholars, and researchers of media and communication studies and political economy.