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H M S Ulysses: एच एम एस युलिसिस
by Alistair MacLeanही कहाणी दुसऱ्या महायुद्धाच्या काळातील आहे. रशियाचे जर्मनीशी युद्ध सुरू असते, आणि एफआर ७७ या मालवाहू आणि तेलवाहू जहाजांच्या ताफ्यामार्फत रशियाला जर्मनीशी लढण्यासाठी अत्यंत निकड असलेले युद्धसाहित्य पोचवण्याची योजना असते. एचएमएस युलिसिस ही ब्रिटिश आरमारातील एक क्रूझर जातीची युद्धनौका या ताफ्याची फ्लॅगशिप असते. तिच्या साथीला आणखी छत्तीRस जहाजे या ताफ्यात असतात. भयंकर थंडी, बर्फवृष्टी, प्रचंड वादळे, चिडलेले व निराश झालेले नौसैनिक, त्यांची झालेली प्रचंड उपासमार, थकवा, झोपेचा अभाव, आणि ताफ्याने रशियापर्यंत पोचता कामा नये यासाठी सर्वतोपरी प्रयत्न करणारी जर्मन बॉम्बर विमाने, युद्धनौका आणि यू-बोटी, अशा पार्श्वभूमीवरील या ताफ्याच्या– आणि पर्यायाने युलिसिसच्या– प्रवासाची ही कहाणी आहे. या सगळ्या विपरीत परिस्थितीला युलिसिसवरील सगळे अधिकारी आणि नौसैनिक ज्या असीम धैर्याने आणि शौर्याने तोंड देतात त्याचे भेदक वर्णन ‘एचएमएस युलिसिस’ या कादंबरीत आहे.
The Law Of Attraction - Aakarshanacha Niyam: द लॉ ऑफ अट्रॅक्शन: आकर्षणाचा नियम
by Esther and Jerry Hiksया पुस्तकात अब्राहम यांच्या मूळ शिकवणुकीची शक्तिशाली पायाभूत तत्त्वं सांगितली आहेत. तुमच्या आयुष्यात घडणाऱ्या सर्व गोष्टी या सर्वांत शक्तिशाली 'वैश्विक आकर्षणाच्या नियमा'च्या कार्यामुळे कशा घडतात, हे या पुस्तकातून तुम्हाला कळेल. "Like attracts like", "Birds of a feather flock together" किंवा "It is done unto you as you believe." अशी इंग्लिश वाक्यं आपण ऐकलेली असतात. थोडक्यात, 'सारख्याकडे सारखं ओढलं जातं.' हे आपल्याला माहीत असतं आणि या 'आकर्षणाच्या नियमाबद्दल' याआधी काही थोर विद्वानांनी ओझरतं लिहिलंही आहे. मात्र, ईस्थर आणि जेरी हिक्स या बेस्टसेलर लेखकद्वयींच्या या पुस्तकात हा नियम जितक्या स्पष्टपणे आणि प्रत्यक्षात अनुसरण करण्याजोग्या पद्धतीने समजावून सांगितला आहे तितका तो याआधी कोणीही सांगितलेला नाही. या पुस्तकातून तुम्ही सार्वकालिक वैश्विक नियम काय आहेत आणि त्यांचा वापर आपल्या उन्नतीसाठी कसा करून घ्यायचा हे शिकाल. या पुस्तकातलं ज्ञान तुम्ही अंगी बाणवून घेतलंत की, तुमच्या दैनंदिन जीवनातले अंदाज, शक्यता, भाकितं असे अनिश्चित प्रकार लुप्त होतील आणि अखेर आता तुम्हाला तुमच्या जीवनातील व तुमच्या आजूबाजूला असणाऱ्या लोकांच्या जीवनातील प्रत्येक गोष्ट कशी घडते याचं ज्ञान होईल. तुम्हाला मनापासून कराव्या वाटणाऱ्या गोष्टी आनंदानं करायला आणि मिळवायला हे पुस्तक तुम्हाला मदत करेल.
Mukt Zale Manvi Ashru: मुक्त झाले मानवी अश्रू
by Rahul Shindeया संग्रहातील कथा लेखकाच्या जशा बाहेरच्या अभ्यासातून, माणसांना भेटण्यातून आल्या आहेत, तशीच त्याला आंतरिक अवस्थेची आणि अनुभवांची जोड आहे. काही अवस्था, वेदना, दुःख आयुष्याचा नेमका अर्थही सांगू पाहतात, खोलवर जाऊन काहीतरी शोधायला प्रवृत्त करतात, त्यातून या कथांचा जन्म झाला आहे. काही कथांना स्पर्धेत पारितोषिकांची थाप मिळाली आहे. कोंडलेल्या वेदनांना मोकळं करण्याची वाट नसली की त्या तीव्र वेदना शरीर-मन पोखरून टाकतात. यातील कथा कोंडलेल्या वेदनांना आणि अश्रूंना मुक्त करणाऱ्या आहेत. वेदनेच्या वादळात ज्यांना आंतरिक अवस्थेचा शोध लागला, अशा ट्रान्सजेंडर, एकल पालक, विधवा, LGBT आणि इतर व्यक्तींच्या कथा समृद्ध करणाऱ्या आहेत. मानवी जीवनाचे, वेदनेच्या पलीकडे काय अस्तित्व आहे, याचा लेखकाने शोध घेतला आहे, याची प्रचिती प्रत्येक कथा वाचताना येते.
Frankenstein: फ्रँकेन्स्टाइन
by Narayan Dharapजनित्राचं चाक पिसाटासारखं गरगरत होतं. त्याच्या ठिणग्यांचा प्रकाश पडत होता. त्या प्रकाशात मला त्या प्राण्याचा चेहरा दिसला. ओठ मागे गेले होते. आणि दात एका क्रूर हास्यात विचकले होते. तो चेहरा एका बेभान, हिंस्र पिसाट पशूचा होता! फाटक्या बँडेजमध्ये गुंडाळलेल्या त्या जाडजूड हाताचा माझ्या मानेभोवती विळखा पडला आणि एका हिसक्यासरशी मी प्रयोगशाळेत खेचला गेलो. केवढा दैवदुर्विलास! इतकी प्रगती झाल्यावर जे मी निर्माण केलं होतं त्याच्याच हातून माझा नाश व्हावा... निसर्गाच्या पंचमहाभूतांनी काहीतरी खेळ करावा, एखादी विकृती अपघाताने जन्माला यावी आणि त्या हाती मला मरण यावे...! कोण आहे हा बॅरेन फ्रँकेन्स्टाइन? प्रयोगशाळेत तो कसले प्रयोग करत होता? हिंस्र, पिसाट, राक्षसी मानवाचा त्याला कशामुळे सामना करावा लागला? या सर्व प्रश्नांची उत्तरं जाणून घेण्यासाठी आणि नारायण धारपांच्या रहस्यात्मक लेखनाचा थरार अनुभवण्यासाठी प्रस्तुत कादंबरी जरूर वाचा.
Huckleberry Finnchi Sahasa: हकलबेरी फिनची साहसं
by Mark Twainअर्नेस्ट हेमिंग्वेंपासून अनेक दिग्गजांना भावलेली ही कादंबरी. आई नसलेला, दारुड्या बापापासून पळणारा उनाड पोरगा हक फिनची ही गोष्ट. हक कायम जगाचा अदमास बांधत राहतो. निसर्गाकडे निर्मळपणे बघतो, लोकांकडे बेरक्या नजरेनं पाहातो, त्या-त्या वेळचे सामाजिक पूर्वग्रह त्याच्याही मनात आहेतच, पण या सगळ्यासकट एक गुण-दोष असलेला तरुण पोरगा म्हणून तो वाचकांपुढं उभा राहतो.
Maine Gandhi Ko Kyon Mara?: मैंने गांधी को क्यों मारा?
by Nathuram Godseव्यक्तिगत स्तर पर मेरे और गांधीजी के बीच कोई शत्रुता नहीं थी। वे लोग, जो पाकिस्तान-निर्माण में गांधीजी का अच्छा मकसद होने की बात कहते हैं, मुझे उनसे केवल इतना कहना है कि मैंने गांधी के विरुद्ध, जो इतना बड़ा कदम उठाया, उसमें मेरे हृदय में राष्ट्रहित का शुद्ध हेतु था। वे ऐसे व्यक्ति थे, जो बहुत सी भयावह घटनाओं के लिए जिम्मेदार थे, जिनकी परिणति पाकिस्तान निर्मिति में हुई। गांधीजी के विरुद्ध की गई अपनी काररवाई के बाद मैं भविष्य में आने वाले अपने परिणाम को देख सकता था, उन परिणामों की उम्मीद कर सकता था और मुझे एहसास था कि जिस क्षण लोगों को गांधी को मेरे द्वारा गोली मारने की घटना का पता चलेगा, उन सभी का मेरे प्रति दृष्टिकोण बदल जाएगा, फिर चाहे परिस्थितियाँ कोई भी हों। समाज में लोगों का मेरे प्रति जो सम्मान, रुतबा और सहानुभूति है, वह समाह्रश्वत हो जाएगी, नष्ट हो जाएगी और बचा हुआ मान भी कुचल दिया जाएगा। मुझे पूरा एहसास था कि समाज में मुझे सबसे नीच और घृणित व्यक्ति के रूप में देखा जाएगा। अपने समय के सबसे बड़े नेता गांधी की हत्या करने वाले नाथूराम गोडसे ने अपना पक्ष प्रस्तुत करते हुए विशेष न्यायालय में बहुत विस्तृत बयान दिया, जिसमें उन्होंने क्रमवार वे कारण बताए, जिन्होंने उन्हें इतनी बड़ी घटना की परिणति करने के लिए बाध्य किया। ये कारण तत्कालीन सामाजिक-सांस्कृतिक-राजनीतिक परिस्थितियों को भी दर्शाते हैं कि कैसे एक अल्पसंख्यक वर्ग विशेष के दबाव में निर्णय लिये जा रहे थे, जो अंतत: बहुसंख्यकों के उत्पीडऩ और अस्तित्व का कारण बन जाते। इन्हीं से क्षुब्ध होकर नाथूराम गोडसे ने विश्व के सबसे चर्चित कांड को अंजाम दिया। प्रस्तुत पुस्तक गांधी-हत्याकांड में नाथूराम गोडसे का पक्ष प्रबलता से रखती है।
Seengawale Gadhe: सींगवाले गधे
by Prem Janmejayप्रेम जनमेजय से मिलकर, बात कर, कभी नहीं लगता कि ये व्यंग्य विधा की राह के पहुँचे हुए मुसाफिर हैं। ऐसा ही श्रीलाल शुक्लजी के साथ था। वे कभी बातचीत में व्यंग्य नामक हथियार का इस्तेमाल नहीं करते थे। ये ऐसे व्यंग्य-गुरु हैं, जो अपनी तिरछी नजर पर मृदुता, मस्ती और मितभाषिता का चश्मा लगाए रहते हैं। कुछ लोगों का खयाल है कि व्यंग्य लेखक एक किस्म के कार्टूनकार होते हैं, जिन्हें सारी दुनिया आँकी-बाँकी दिखाई देती है। एकदम गलत धारणा है यह। जैसे कविता, कहानी, उपन्यास नाटक और निबंध, साहित्य की विधाएँ हैं, वैसे ही व्यंग्य तथा हास्य, व्यंग्य की विधाएँ हैं। कमजोर हाथों में पडक़र ये विद्रूप और फूहड़ हँसी-ठट्ठा का रूप लेती होंगी, लेकिन प्रेम जनमेजय उन इलाकों में जाते ही नहीं हैं। वे हरिशंकर परसाई, शरद जोशी और श्रीलाल शुक्ल की परंपरा में व्यंग्य विधा में संलग्न हैं। उनके लिए व्यंग्य एक गंभीर कार्य और चिंतन है, जिससे वे समाज की विसंगतियों और समय के अंतर्विरोधों पर रोशनी डाल सकें। परिवर्तन काल सुविधा के साथ-साथ सक्रांति काल भी लाता है। प्रेम जनमेजय ने बहुत समझदारी और गहन अध्ययन से अपनी साहित्य-विधा चुनी है। व्यंग्य विधा पर चाहे जितना हमला किया जाए, सब जानते हैं कि बिना व्यंग्य-विनोद के कोई भी रचना पठनीय नहीं हो सकती। प्रेमजी में एक कथातत्त्व समानांतर चलता है। इसी कथा-जाल में वे धीरे से अपना काम कर जाते हैं।
Nagasaki: नागासाकी
by Craig Collie‘नागासाकी’ ही कादंबरी म्हणजे १९४५ मध्ये अमेरिकेने जपानच्या हिरोशिमा आणि नागासाकीवर अणुबॉम्ब टाकला, त्याच्या पार्श्वभूमीची, परिणामांची आणि त्या अनुषंगाने येणाऱ्या अनेक बाबींची विस्तृत कहाणी आहे. १६ ते २९ जुलै आणि ५ ऑगस्ट १९४५ ते १० ऑगस्ट १९४५ या दिवसांतील राजकीय घडामोडींचं आणि हिरोशिमा, नागासाकीतील लोकांच्या दैनंदिन जीवनाचं चित्रण, असं सर्वसाधारणपणे या कादंबरीचं स्वरूप आहे. क्रेग कोली यांनी संशोधन करून, खूप संदर्भ अभ्यासून, प्रत्यक्षदर्शींच्या मुलाखती घेऊन ही कादंबरी सिद्ध केली आहे. जपानने पर्ल हार्बरवर केलेल्या हल्ल्याचा सूड म्हणून अमेरिकेने हा बॉम्बहल्ला केला. त्या हल्ल्यानंतर या शहरांमध्ये झालेल्या मृत्यूच्या तांडवाचं आणि जखमी लोकांच्या वेदनांचं प्राधान्याने चित्रण करणारी ही कादंबरी जरूर वाचली पाहिजे.
Hidden Hindu Secrets: द हिडन हिंदू सीक्रेट
by Akshat Guptaद हिडन हिंदू एक रोमांचक और रहस्यमय उपन्यास है जो हिंदू पौराणिक कथाओं और इतिहास को आधुनिक दुनिया के साथ जोड़ता है। कहानी एक अधेड़ अघोरी ओम्‌ शास्त्री के इर्द-गिर्द घूमती है, जो दावा करता है कि वह अमर है और सभी चार युगों में जीवित रहा है। ओम्‌ अन्य अमर लोगों की तलाश में है, जो हिंदू पौराणिक कथाओं में पाए जाते हैं। द हिडन हिंदू एक रोमांचक और रहस्यमय कहानी है जो हिंदू पौराणिक कथाओं और इतिहास के साथ एक अनूठी कहानी बुनती है। पहला खंड: ओम्‌ की पकड़ और पूछताछ के साथ शुरू होता है। विशेषज्ञों की एक टीम उसे नशे की दवा देकर और सम्मोहित करके उसके अतीत के बारे में जानकारी निकालने की कोशिश करती है। ओम्‌ के खुलासे चौंकाने वाले होते हैं, और वे प्राचीन धारणाओं को हिला देते हैं। दूसरा खंड: ओम्‌ के अतीत और अन्य अमर लोगों की तलाश के बारे में और अधिक जानकारी प्रदान करता है। ओम्‌ और उसके साथी एक प्राचीन ग्रंथ, मृत संजीवनी की तलाश में हैं, जो अमरता प्रदान करने का दावा करता है। ग्रंथ के श्लोकों को पूरा करने के लिए, उन्हें छिपे हुए शब्दों को खोजने की आवश्यकता है। तीसरा खंड: ओम्‌ और अन्य अमर लोगों के बीच एक अंतिम संघर्ष का चित्रण करता है। देवध्वज, एक शक्तिशाली राक्षस, मृत संजीवनी को हासिल करने और दुनिया पर शासन करने का प्रयास करता है। ओम्‌ और उसके साथी उसे रोकने के लिए एकजुट होते हैं, लेकिन उन्हें अपनी जान की बाजी लगानी पड़ सकती है। द हिडन हिंदू एक ऐसी कहानी है जो आपको एक बार शुरू करने के बाद छोड़ने नहीं देगी। यह एक ऐसी कहानी है जो आपको सोचने पर मजबूर करेगी और आपको हिंदू धर्म की समृद्ध और जटिल संस्कृति के बारे में जानने के लिए प्रेरित करेगी।
Asian American Is Not a Color: Conversations on Race, Affirmative Action, and Family
by OiYan A. PoonA mother and race scholar seeks to answer her daughter&’s many questions about race and racism with an earnest exploration into race relations and affirmative action from the perspectives of Asian AmericansBefore being struck down by the US Supreme Court in June 2023, affirmative action remained one of the few remaining policy tools to address racial inequalities, revealing the peculiar contours of racism and anti-racist strategies in America. Through personal reflective essays for and about her daughter, OiYan Poon looks at how the debate over affirmative action reveals the divergent ways Asian Americans conceive of their identity. With moving sincerity and insightful study, Poon combines extensive research with personal narratives from both herself and a diverse swath of individuals across the Asian American community to reflect on and respond to her daughter&’s central question: What does it mean to be Asian American?Poon conducts interviews with Asian Americans throughout the US who have been actively engaged in policy debates over race-conscious admissions or affirmative action. Through these exchanges, she finds that Asian American identity remains deeply unsettled in a contest between those invested in reaching the top of the racial hierarchy alongside whiteness and those working toward a vision of justice and humanity co-constructed through cross-racial solidarity.Poon uses these contrasting viewpoints to guide her conversations with her daughter, providing a heartfelt and optimistic look at how understanding the diversity and nuances of the Asian American experience can help us envision a more equitable future.
If You're a Girl, revised and expanded edition (Semiotext(e) / Native Agents)
by Ann RowerThe trailblazing book that influenced a generation of writers, and proves that mature reflection needn&’t be lacking in attitude.In the beginning when everything was very sexual we talked about our fantasies. She thought about having a guy for some of it. She thought about having a gun. I had gone through a lot to get away from guys so I admit that the thought of going back to them, even for a little adventure, was surprising and disconcerting …Ann Rower&’s first book, If You&’re a Girl, published by Semiotext(e)&’s Native Agents series in 1991 in tandem with Cookie Mueller&’s Walking Through Clear Water in a Pool Painted Black, cemented her reputation as the Eve Babitz of lower Manhattan.Rower was fifty-three years old at the time. Her stories—urtexts of female autofiction—had long been circulating within the poetry and postpunk music scenes. They were unlike anyone else&’s: disarming, embarrassing, psuedoconfessional tales of everyday life dizzily told and laced with dry humor. In If You&’re a Girl, she recounts her adventures as Timothy Leary&’s babysitter, her artistic romance with actor Ron Vawter, and her attempts to evade a schizophrenic stalker.Rower went on to publish two novels: Armed Response (1995) and Lee & Elaine (2002). After the 2002 suicide of her partner, the writer Heather Lewis, Rower stopped writing for almost two decades. And then she picked up where If You&’re a Girl left off. No longer a girl, she produced dozens of stories from her life in New York as an octogenarian.This new, expanded edition includes most of the original book, together with selections from both her novels and her recent writings. If You&’re a Girl is a trailblazing book that manifests Rower&’s influence on a generation of writers, and proves that mature reflection needn&’t be lacking in attitude.
Everyday Delicious: 30 Minute(ish) Home-Cooked Meals Made Simple: A Cookbook
by Rocco DiSpiritoThe #1 New York Times bestselling author and celebrity chef offers fast and flavorful recipes to help anyone cook like a chef in 30 minutes(ish) or less—every day of the week.Finding himself at home more during the pandemic and in the hybrid world that followed, James Beard Award–winning author and chef Rocco DiSpirito rediscovered for the first time in decades the joy of cooking for and savoring weekday meals with his family and friends, something that was not a regular occurrence when he was working in a busy restaurant or as celebrity chef on the go.Of course, as a home cook preparing nightly family meals, Rocco also experienced the fatigue of spending hours planning and cooking every night rather than sitting at the table enjoying family and friends. That&’s what inspired this book: a collection of 100 no-fuss weekday meals to help you cook like a chef every night, in about thirty minutes or less. Every recipe is full of flavor and is sure to be a hit with the entire family. Recipes include many of Rocco&’s favorites from over the years, plus all-new dishes, as well as classic Italian dishes from his childhood, including Mama Nicolina&’s Cavatelli with Broccoli Rabe and Sweet Sausage, Linguine Vongole, Everyday Pesto Orzo Caprese Salad, Salmon Miso Marmalade, Tuna Avocado Furikake Crudo, Hot Chili BBQ Ribs, and more.This book is all about simple ingredients, lots of flavor, and efficient cooking. It&’s sure to become the essential cookbook for everyday dinners that everyone will love.
The Last Boyfriends Rules for Revenge
by Matthew HubbardA queer coming-of-age about three teenage boys in small town Alabama who set out to get revenge on their ex-boyfriends and end up starting a student rebellion. Perfect for fans of Becky Albertalli and Jason June!Ezra Hayes has always felt like a background character compared to BFFs Lucas and Finley. He would do anything to be seen as a romantic lead, even if it means keeping his boyfriend, Presley, a secret. But when he discovers that Presley is a lying cheater, and his best friends are having boy problems of their own, they want revenge.Their plans to get even involve sabotaging the largest party of the year, entering a drag competition, and even having Ezra run against his ex for Winter Formal King. Then the school district starts to actively censor queer voices with their Watch What You Say initiative. Taking to TikTok to vent frustrations, Ezra begins &“The Last Boyfriends Student Rebellion.&”Between ex-boyfriend drama and navigating viral TikTok fame, Ezra realizes this rebellion is about something more important than revenge. It&’s a battle cry to fight back against outdated opinions and redefine what it means to be queer in small town Alabama.
Winning Pickleball: Expert Strategies for Next Level Play
by David SatkaPlay to win! This one-of-a-kind book for pickleball beginners and fanatics on learning how win at the game through mental approaches and psychological strategies.Pickleball expert David Satka shows players of all levels how to improve their game through strategy, technique and mental toughness. You don't have to be a natural athlete to become a better player, you just need to learn the secrets of winning.With over 36 million players, pickleball is one of the fastest-growing game in the country and while there are now certainly many books about how to play with a focus on mechanics of strokes and endless instruction on drills, this book is all about being better by making one more mentally aware.The book includes sections on the following:Understanding levels of plays and setting goalsPeak performance readiness routineOrganizational factorsMental toughness and abilityKey positionings, footwork and shot selectionThe power of practiceThe important of partner communicationYou can get significantly better at pickleball without endless hours of practice or thousands of dollars of lessons and this book is your guide to doing just that. It's to think one's way to a winning at pickleball without skills or drills.
Disability Intimacy: Essays on Love, Care, and Desire
by Edited by Alice WongThe much-anticipated follow up to the groundbreaking anthology Disability Visibility: another revolutionary collection of first-person writing on the joys and challenges of the modern disability experience, and intimacy in all its myriad forms.What is intimacy? More than sex, more than romantic love, the pieces in this stunning and illuminating new anthology offer broader and more inclusive definitions of what it can mean to be intimate with another person. Explorations of caregiving, community, access, and friendship offer us alternative ways of thinking about the connections we form with others—a vital reimagining in an era when forced physical distance is at times a necessary norm. But don't worry: there's still sex to consider—and the numerous ways sexual liberation intersects with disability justice. Plunge between these pages and you'll also find disabled sexual discovery, disabled love stories, and disabled joy. These twenty-five stunning original pieces—plus other modern classics on the subject, all carefully curated by acclaimed activist Alice Wong—include essays, photo essays, poetry, drama, and erotica: a full spectrum of the dreams, fantasies, and deeply personal realities of a wide range of beautiful bodies and minds. Disability Intimacy will free your thinking, invigorate your spirit, and delight your desires.
Strange Attractor Journal Five
by Mark Pilkington Jamie SutcliffeThe return of the Strange Attractor Journal, offering a characteristically eclectic collection of high weirdness from the margins of culture.After seven years of silence, the acclaimed Strange Attractor Journal returns with a characteristically eclectic collection of high weirdness from the margins of culture. Covering previously uncharted regions of history, anthropology, art, literature, architecture, science, and magic since 2004, each Journal has presented new and unprecedented research into areas that scholarship has all too often ignored.Featuring essays from academics, artists, enthusiasts, and sorcerers, Journal Five explores matters including the folklore of foghorns; the occult origins of the dissident surrealist secret society the Acéphale; the pleasures of heathen falconry; the dark cosmological mysteries of Bremen's Haus Atlantis; a provisional taxonomy of animals with human faces; a twentieth-century crucifixion on Hampstead Heath, and an unpublished horror script by David MacGillivray and Ken Hollings.Journal Five sees Strange Attractor continuing in its mission to celebrate unpopular culture.Join us.ContributorsNadia Choucha, William Fowler, Jeremy Harte, Ken Hollings, Christopher Josiffe, Phil Legard, David MacGillivray, Karen Russo, Robert J. Wallis, Dan Wilson, E. H. Wormwood
The Awakened Way: Making the Shift to a Divinely Guided Life
by Suzanne GiesemannThe Awakened Way combines deep spiritual wisdom and practical tools for living a consciously connected and divinely guided life, helping readers go from an emptiness that can&’t be filled to a fullness that can&’t be contained.The Awakened Way is the soul&’s answer to your earthly challenges.This book invites you to live the awakened way, a path that embraces ancient wisdom and integrates it with the latest scientific discoveries about the nature of consciousness and the underlying reality.Many self-help books focus on our human nature. They miss the point that we are both human and a soul. They fail to teach us to shift our focus and access the Source of solutions that is always available and will never steer us wrong.The Awakened Way is a higher-self book that reorients your belief system and shows you how to approach life from the soul's perspective, where the highest answers lie.&“A practical resource for many who are seeking a richer connection with lost loved ones and the spiritual realm in general.&”— Eben Alexander, M.D., former Harvard neurosurgeon and author of Proof of Heaven, The Map of Heaven, and Living in a Mindful Universe
Just the Good Stuff: No-BS Secrets to Success (No Matter What Life Throws at You)
by Jim VandeHeiA deeply personal, authentic, and clear-eyed guide to navigating today&’s complex world and building a meaningful, successful career and life—no matter where you start out—from the bestselling author and cofounder of Axios and Politico.Jim VandeHei&’s high school guidance counselor laid it out clearly: VandeHei wasn&’t cut out for college. In 1990, you could find him proving the counselor&’s case emphatically, preferring beer to books and delivering pizzas to mapping out career plans. He attended a two-year school before smuggling himself into the University of Wisconsin-Oshkosh, where after a year he had racked up a 1.4 GPA and was on the verge of getting the boot.Everything changed when he discovered his passions: politics and journalism. VandeHei went on to cover the presidency and cofound two of the biggest modern news outlets, Politico and Axios, the media companies that upended and revolutionized journalism. He took notes every step of the way. And in Just the Good Stuff, his debut as a solo author, VandeHei writes the book he wishes someone had handed him when he was floundering—not a compendium of conventional wisdom but a real-world guide to achieving that other &“good stuff,&” health, wealth, happiness, all the blessings and exquisite pleasures we loosely group under that oft used but still under-appreciated rubric—success. Delivered in his hallmark no-word-wasted style, VandeHei offers essential, no-BS guidance on how to handle everything from finding a calling to building a team to navigating the realities of a changing workplace, showing us that no matter how inauspicious our beginnings, no matter how far down the ladder we begin, no matter what kind of challenges we face, a fulfilling life is within our reach.
Her Rites: A Sacred Journey for the Mind, Body, and Soul
by Christy Angelle BaumanA daring invitation to discover and claim your identity and purpose, and to embrace the freedom to thrive right where you are&“A wise, gentle, and compelling vision of what needs to be consecrated in a woman&’s life—the deaths and the births of hope.&”—Dan B. Allender, PhD, founding president of the Seattle School of Theology and PsychologyEvery woman wants wholeness—to be at home in her body, in her relationships, in her life. But women too often feel that they don&’t belong to themselves. The path to wholeness, to a woman belonging to herself, is formidable, and women know they can&’t travel it alone. Author, teacher, and therapist Dr. Christy Angelle Bauman has dedicated her life to guiding women on this path to meaning and profound joy. In Her Rites, Dr. Bauman takes you into her office and through six transformative exercises: a deep dive into the most common rites of passage in every woman&’s life, when she sometimes loses hold of herself but also has a unique opportunity to reclaim herself.• Birth: claiming how and why you came into the world• Initiation: coming of age• Exile: finding yourself• Creation: bringing something new into the world• Intuition: acquiring embodied wisdom that comes later in life• Legacy: living with emotional and spiritual readiness for one&’s own death These rites help women to find wholeness and self-knowledge. Included in Her Rites are ritual templates and exercises that Dr. Bauman employs with her clients, which will help any woman incorporate the principles of self-reclamation into her daily life.Dr. Bauman has seen again and again that by learning to pause and to reflect on these key moments, we can come home to ourselves and receive the gift of flourishing.
Advanced Manufacturing Processes
by Vasdev MalhotraThe field of manufacturing over the years has seen the introduction of new and innovative technologies for enhancing output, increasing quality and reducing material inventory. This textbook discusses fundamental concepts, principles, technologies and applications of advanced manufacturing processes. It comprehensively discusses key manufacturing technologies including reconfigurable manufacturing processes, computer integrated manufacturing processes, agile manufacturing processes, cellular manufacturing processes, rapid prototyping and flexible manufacturing processes.This book: Discusses rapid prototyping techniques in detail Covers automation systems and their techniques Examines issues related to reconfigurable manufacturing processes, flexible manufacturing processes and agile manufacturing processes Discusses actuators and sensors, industrial robots, lean production, comparison of lean and agile and rapid prototyping techniques Covers matrix approach techniques to understand the barriers index value The textbook is primarily written for senior undergraduate and graduate students in the field of mechanical engineering, industrial and production engineering.
An Activist Approach to Physical Education and Physical Activity: Imagining What Might Be
by Jackie Beth Shilcutt Kimberly L. Oliver Carla Nascimento LuguettiThis timely and diverse collection offers perspectives on engaging people in physical activity utilizing the Activist Approach. This approach facilitates interest, motivation, and learning in physical education by focusing on student-centered pedagogy, embodiment, inquiry-based education, and listening and responding to students over time. The resource collates experts and beginners who have used the Activist Approach to incorporate participants’ interests, motivation, and learning needs and maintain student voices in physical activity environments. Chapters center around three broad areas of the Activist Approach: 1) physical education settings, 2) physical activity settings, and 3) teachers’ experiences of learning to use an Activist Approach in physical education and physical activity. Contributors from around the world discuss challenges and benefits experienced, issues of equity and justice and what people gained and gave up by using the approach. Focusing on key areas in physical education settings, dance, sport, and physical activity settings, and PE teacher education and professional development, this book offers crucial, critical perspectives on how to meet people’s physical activity needs.
Australia and China Perspectives on Urban Regeneration and Rural Revitalization (Routledge Research in Planning and Urban Design)
by Raffaele Pernice Bing ChenThis edited volume reviews important contemporary issues through relevant case studies and research in China and Australia, such as the challenges posed by climate change, the development of eco-urban design, research on sustainable habitats and the relationship between ecology, green architecture and city regeneration, as well as, in general, the future of the city in the new millennium.The authors represent a broad selection of international experts, young scholars and established academics who discuss themes related to urban–rural destruction and economic and spatial regeneration techniques, the sustainable reconversion of natural landscapes and eco-urban design in the context of the current evolution of architectural and urbanism practice. The book aims to explain the conditions in which the contemporary debate about urban regeneration and rural revitalisation has developed in Australia and China, presented by different theoretical and methodological perspectives. It also provides a multifaceted and critical analysis of relevant case studies and urban experiences in Australia and China, focusing on environmental disruption, resized urban interventions and the need for more efficient and sustainable forms of regeneration and urban renewal practice in urban–rural contexts.This book will be an invaluable resource for architects, planners, architectural and urban historians, geographers, and scholars interested in modern Australian and Chinese architecture and urbanism.
Introduction to Buddhist Meditation
by Sarah ShawThis lively introduction to Buddhist meditation offers students and practitioners alike a deeper understanding of what meditation is and its purpose and place in the context of different Buddhist schools. The historical background and geographical spread of Buddhist meditation is explored alongside an examination of the development of meditative practices. Chapters cover basic meditative practice, types of meditation, meditation in different regions, meditation and doctrine, and the role of chanting within meditation. Although not a practical guide, Introduction to Buddhist Meditation outlines the procedures associated with Buddhist practices and suggests appropriate activities, useful both for students and interested Buddhists. Vivid quotations from Buddhist texts and carefully selected photographs and diagrams help the reader engage fully with this fascinating subject.Thoroughly revised throughout, this new edition also features a glossary and key, making it ideal reading for students approaching the topic of Buddhist meditation for the first time.
The Organisation of Crime and Harm in the Construction Industry (Routledge Studies in Organised Crime)
by Jon Davies Hanna MalikDrawing on empirical work and secondary analysis from the UK and Finnish construction industries, this book contributes a deep-rooted analysis of construction industry harms that originate from corporate-industrialstate processes.The UK context arguably represents a classic ‘neoliberal’ system categorised by privatisation of services and minimal regulation, whereas Finland broadly provides a ‘social democratic’ alternative with its relatively strong national regulation and public sector oversight of industry. These concepts interlink strongly with the notion of state-corporate crime, since this perspective shifts attention away from individualistic explanations for crime and harm towards symbiosis between states and corporations. This book argues that existing explanations based on organised crime and individual ‘rogues’ are insufficient to account for the wider range and subtlety of harms that occur in construction, and therefore offers a unique perspective into organisational, industry, and state dynamics in this sector.An accessible and compelling read, this book will appeal to students and scholars of criminology, sociology, organized crime, and those interested in harms in the construction industry.
Urban Soundscapes: A Guide to Listening for Landscape Architecture and Urban Design
by Usue Ruiz AranaSound and listening are intrinsically linked to how we experience and engage with places and communities. This guide puts forward a new conceptual framework of embodied affectivity that emphasises listening in urban research and design and advances new ways of knowing and making. The guide invites landscape architects and urban designers to become soundscape architects and offers practical advice on sound and listening applicable to each stage of a design project: from reading the environment to intervening on it.Urban Soundscapes foregrounds listening as an affective mediator between subjects and multispecies environments, and a vehicle to think and conceptualise environmental research and design beyond prevailing visual and human-centred modes. The guide expands landscape architects’ and urban designers’ tools and skills to assess existing soundscapes, predict how those soundscapes will be altered through their designs, consider sound as a creative and active part of the design process and envisage how users might perceive and be affected by those soundscapes as they evolve in time. The volume sits in the interface of research and practice and interweaves theoretical, methodological and creative contributions from acoustic ecology, ecoacoustics, bioacoustics and sound art. Each of the design stages is illustrated through project examples that demonstrate the many advantages of incorporating attentive listening and sound into Landscape Architecture and Urban Design Practice. This book shows how incorporating listening and sounding as part of the design process promotes slow and subtle ways of practice, adds social and ecological value through the reduction of noise pollution and by monitoring the health of habitats, and enables the design of soundscapes that complement the character and design intent of a scheme and elicit joy and wonder.The book will be of interest to practitioners and academics in landscape architecture, and other design and spatial fields such as urban design, architecture, geography and engineering, who play a primary role in the composition of the soundscape.