Catastrophe, Creativity, and the Renewal of Civilization
Environmental disasters. Terrorist wars. Energy scarcity. Economic failure. Is this the world's inevitable fate, a downward spiral that ultimately spells the collapse of societies? Perhaps, says acclaimed author Thomas Homer-Dixon - or perhaps these crises can actually lead to renewal for ourselves and planet earth.
A firsthand graphic account of the deplorable conditions in the Kentucky and West Virginia mines, covering the general economic problem and possible rehabilitation for the 200,000 miners who will be permanently out of work.
This new translation closely reproduces the Greek metrical patterns and employs a diction and syntax that reflects the plain, at times stark, quality of Homer's lines, rather than later English poetic styles. Avoiding both the stiffness of word-for-word literalism and the exaggeration and distortion of free adaptation, this translation ......
Sing of rage, Goddess, that bane of Akhilleus,Peleus' son, which caused untold pain for Akhaians,sent down throngs of powerful spirits to Aides, war-chiefs rendered the prize of dogs and everysort of bird.Edward McCrories new translation of Homers classic epic of the Trojan War captures the falling rhythms of a doomed Troy. McCrorie presents the ......
Sing of rage, Goddess, that bane of Akhilleus,Peleus' son, which caused untold pain for Akhaians,sent down throngs of powerful spirits to Aides, war-chiefs rendered the prize of dogs and everysort of bird.Edward McCrorie's new translation of Homer's classic epic of the Trojan War captures the falling rhythms of a doomed Troy. McCrorie presents the ......
Practices from Spiritist Centers and Spiritist Psychiatric Hospitals in Brazil
Practiced in community centers and psychiatric hospitals throughout Brazil, Spiritist therapies are gaining increasing recognition internationally for their ability to complement conventional medicine. This pioneering text is the first comprehensive account of the philosophy, theory, practical applications and wider relevance of Spiritist ......
Practices from Spiritist Centers and Spiritist Psychiatric Hospitals in Brazil
Practiced in community centres and psychiatric hospitals throughout Brazil, Spiritist therapies are gaining increasing recognition internationally for their ability to complement conventional medicine. This pioneering text is the first comprehensive account of the philosophy, theory, practical applications and wider relevance of Spiritist ......
Shot across four continents, Route de la Belle Etoile (Route of the Beautiful Star) is the first photobook to document the world of amateur astronomers who have an outsized impact on professional astronomical research.
