Jerome L. Singer, Kenneth S. Pope, "The Power of Human Imagination: New Methods in Psychotherapy"
English | 2012 | ISBN: 0306311402, 1461339421 | 426 pages | PDF | 17.7 MB
For at least half of the twentieth century, psychology and the other mental health professions all but ignored the significant adaptive pos sibilities of the human gift of imagery. Our capacity seemingly to duplicate sights, sounds, and other sensory experiences through some form of central brain process continues to remain a mysterious, alma st miraculous skill. Because imagery is so much a private experience, experimental psychologists found it hard to measure and turned their attentian to observable behaviors that could easily be studied in ani maIs as well as in humans. Psychoanalysts and others working with the emotionally disturbed continued to take imagery informatian se riously in the form of dream reports, transferenee fantasies, and as indications of hallucinations or delusions. On the whole, however, they emphasized the maladaptive aspects of the phenomena, the dis tortions and defensiveness or the "regressive" qualities of daydreams and sequences of images. The present volume grows out of a long series of investigations by the senior author that have suggested that daydreaming and the stream of consciousness are not simply manifestations in adult life of persist ing phenomena of childhood. Rather, the data suggest that imagery sequences represent a major system of encoding and transforming information, a basic human capacity that is inevitably part of the brain's storage process and one that has enormous potential for adap tive utility. A companian volume, The Stream of Consciousness, edited by Kenneth S. Pope and Jerome L.
The Pocket PT: No Gym, No Time, No Problem by Courtney Black
English | December 31st, 2020 | ISBN: 0008441596 | 240 pages | True EPUB | 120.30 MB
The ultimate guide to getting fit at home with an easy 28-day workout plan.
The Plant-Based Diet Revolution: 28 Days to a Heathier You by Alan Desmond
English | ISBN: 1529308682 | 424 pages | EPUB | January 7, 2021 | 68 Mb
'This book is fantastic. We love the recipes and secretly wish that we'd written them ourselves!' Stephen and David Flynn, The Happy Pear
The Perfect Portrait Guide: How to Photograph People By Michael Busselle
2002 | 211 Pages | ISBN: 2940361290 | PDF | 29 MB
People are by far the most popular photographic subject. From taking informal shots to using backgrounds, colours and studio lighting, this book contains advice on how to get the best from models, whether posed or candid portraits. Lenses, film, light, composition and exposure are covered.
The Nude in Black And White: Creative Approaches to Photographing the Nude by Lucille Khornak
English | 1993 | ISBN: 0817450882 | 146 pages | PDF | 104 MB
A gallery of the author's photos of the body in motion, bodies plural, unusual bodies, and the body nearly nude, with commentary on each category. Includes description of camera equipment and film, preparation for a nude shooting session, and technical aspects of the shooting itself, e.g. lighting and directing the model.
The Night Lake: A Young Priest Maps the Topography of Grief by Liz Tichenor
English | January 5th, 2021 | ISBN: 9781640094079 | 304 pages | True EPUB | 2.67 MB
Called "such a sad, tough story, but finally so life-affirming, filled with spirit and love" by Anne Lamott, this is a raw and intensely affecting memoir by a young priest about loss of a child, its grief and its aftermath, and the hard-won joy that can follow.
The Nibelungenlied: The Lay of the Nibelungs By Cyril Edwards
2010 | 282 Pages | ISBN: 0199238545 | PDF | 1 MB
When the upcoming publication of this new translation was announced, I wondered how it would compare with Hatto's translation from the 1960s. The short answer is: it is more literal, keeping closer to the sentence-for-sentence structure of the original Middle High German poem. This makes it seem perhaps a bit choppy or less polished than Hatto. That is not to say it is not as good, however; I like that it keeps very close to the original.The introductory matter and appendices are relatively slight. The introduction briefly covers the basics, then has a couple of short sections on interesting tangents having to do with modern derivative works. In places, the introduction and appendices are a bit unclear.The notes to specific words and lines are helpful and interesting. I would have preferred that they be presented as footnotes rather than end notes, but that is a minor quibble.If you want to read the story, either this or Hatto's translation will serve you well. For more voluminous editorial material, get Hatto. For a more literal rendering, get this one.
The New Honor Code: A Simple Plan for Raising Our Standards and Restoring Our Good Names by Grant McCracken
English | January 5th, 2021 | ISBN: 1982154640 | 191 pages | True EPUB | 2.63 MB
Cultural anthropologist and thought leader Grant McCracken proposes a radical solution for our time of unprecedented scandal: a return to honor.
W. E.B. DuBois, "The Negro"
English | 2018 | ISBN: 160942509X, 1979513120 | 140 pages | EPUB | 0.4 MB
Originally published in 1915 written by William Edward Burghardt Du Bois (1868-1963), an American sociologist, the book was acclaimed in its time, widely read, and deeply influential in both the white and black communities, yet this beautifully written history is virtually unknown today. The book is an overview of African-American history, tracing it as far back as the sub-Saharan cultures, including Great Zimbabwe, Ghana and Songhai, as well as covering the history of the slave trade and the history of Africans in the United States and the Caribbean. "Important by any standard."-Kirkus
The Mummy on Screen : Orientalism and Monstrosity in Horror Cinema
by Basil Glynn
English | 2019 | ISBN: 1788314085 | 213 Pages | ePUB | 3.9 MB