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The Pen And The Sword: Israeli Intellectuals And The Making Of The Nation-state
This book details on the important segment of Jewish society, focusing on the role of intellectuals in the formation and growth of the state of Israel. It examines the relationship between Israeli intellectuals and their state as a case study.... More
Language: ENGCopyright: 1989 -
Wisdom in the Body
Accumulations of life stresses--physical injuries, emotional and psychological stresses, birth traumas, and toxicity--can become imprinted in the tissues, acting like a videotape that is replayed whenever stimulated. Biodynamic craniosacral therapy aims to resolve the trapped forces that underlie an... More
Language: ENGCopyright: 2005 -
Speaking Power to Truth: Digital Discourse and the Public Intellectual
Online discourse has created a new media environment for contributions to public life, one that challenges the social significance of the role of public intellectuals—intellectuals who, whether by choice or by circumstance, offer commentary on issues of the day. The value of such commentary is roote... More
Language: ENGCopyright: 2015 -
Epiphany
From the posterboy of Catholic conservatism, a major change of heart and soul on one of the Church's most controversial and intractable stances."This past February, a conservative Roman Catholic blog, Contra|Diction, gave me perhaps my best headline ever: 'Michael Coren Complicit in Destruction of S... More
Language: ENGCopyright: 2016 -
NF-kB in Health and Disease
Nearly 25 years of intensive research have uncovered many diverse functions for the dimeric transcription factor known as NF-kappaB (nuclear factor-kappaB). NF-kappaB affects most aspects of cellular physiology--from immunity and inflammation to apoptosis, cell survival, growth, and proliferation... More
Language: ENGCopyright: 2010 -
Conan Doyle
This biography analyses the man behind the mask, the man of paradox: the Catholic who rejected Rome and religion: the atheist who later adopted spiritualism: the family man who loved another woman throughout his marriage; the father of Sherlock Holmes, who wished to destroy his detective son.... More
Language: ENGCopyright: 1996 -
Why Catholics Are Right
A bestselling author and prominent Catholic defends his faith.Columnist, television host, author, and practicing Catholic Michael Coren examines four main aspects of Catholicism as they are encountered, understood, and more importantly, misunderstood, today. For some Catholicism is the only permanen... More
Language: ENGCopyright: 2011 -
The Future of Catholicism
From the author of the bestselling Why Catholics Are Right, a perfectly timed book on the new Vatican -- where it is, where it needs to go, and why it is more relevant than ever.When Cardinal Jorge Mario Bergoglio, Archbishop of Buenos Aires, became Pope Francis in March 2013, there were almost 6,00... More
Language: ENGCopyright: 2013 -
Heresy: Ten Lies They Spread About Christianity
Bestselling author Michael Coren explodes popular myths about the history, beliefs, and culture of Christianity. Michael Coren explores why and how Christians and Christian ideas are caricatured in popular media as well as in sophisticated society. He takes on, and debunks, ten great myths about Chr... More
Language: ENGCopyright: 2012 -
The Rebel Christ
Christianity is in crisis, and its founder is often misunderstood and misinterpreted. This book presents the real Jesus: a rebel, a radical, and a revolutionary.What did Jesus — the original Jesus — say about the pressing issues of his and our day? He didn’t mention homosexuality but did call for th... More
Language: ENGCopyright: 2021 -
J. R. R. Tolkien, The Man Who Created The Lord of the Rings
From the back cover: "J.R.R. TOLKIEN was an orphan, a scholar, a soldier, a professor, and the author of what is considered by many to be the finest book of the 20th Century--The Lord of the Rings. In this carefully researched and engagingly written biography, you'll come to know Tolkien, the friend... More
Language: ENGCopyright: 2001 -
Hatred
From the bestselling author of Why Catholics Are Right, a new book examining the history, reasoning, theology, and politics behind the great genocidal phenomenon of modern times: the Islamist war on Christianity. Christians are the most persecuted identifiable group on earth. This is not the opinion... More
Language: ENGCopyright: 2014 -
International Intervention: Sovereignty versus Responsibility
National sovereignty, defined as a nation's right to exercise its own law and practise over its territory, is a cherished norm in the modern era, and yet it raises great legal, political and ethical dilemmas. This study looks at the problems created by international intervention.... More
Language: ENGCopyright: 2002 -
Foundations in Craniosacral Biodynamics, Volume One
Biodynamic Craniosacral Therapy (BCST) is commonly seen as the spiritual approach to craniosacral therapy (CST); in fact, BCST as taught by Franklyn Sills, the pioneer in the field, is quite different from conventional CST. Biodynamic work is based on the development of perceptual skills where the p... More
Language: ENGCopyright: 2016 -
Foundations in Craniosacral Biodynamics, Volume One
Biodynamic Craniosacral Therapy (BCST) is commonly seen as the spiritual approach to craniosacral therapy (CST); in fact, BCST as taught by Franklyn Sills, the pioneer in the field, is quite different from conventional CST. Biodynamic work is based on the development of perceptual skills where the p... More
Language: ENGCopyright: 2011 -
More Case Studies in Stroke
by Louis R. Caplan • Michael G. Hennerici Rolf Kern Louis R. Caplan • Kristina Szabo • Michael G. Hennerici • Rolf KernStroke is the leading cause of permanent disability, including post-stroke dementia, pain, depression, and personality changes. While large clinical trials reflect information about large stroke populations, the presentation of each and every stroke patient is individual and special. More Case Stu... More
Language: ENGCopyright: 2014 -
The Palgrave Handbook of Positive Education
This open access handbook provides a comprehensive overview of the growing field of positive education, featuring a broad range of theoretical, applied, and practice-focused chapters from leading international experts. It demonstrates how positive education offers an approach to understanding learni... More
Language: ENGCopyright: 2021 -
Hemodynamic Rounds: Interpretation of Cardiac Pathophysiology from Pressure Waveform Analysis
The essential resource on cardiac hemodynamics—now in a new edition Hemodynamic Rounds, Fourth Edition is intended to help cardiologists, cardiovascular fellowship trainees, residents and other members of the medical community enhance their understanding of cardiac physiology and its associated hem... More
Language: ENGCopyright: 2017 -
Hemodynamic Rounds
The essential resource on cardiac hemodynamics-now in a new editionHemodynamic Rounds, Third Edition is intended to help cardiologists and other members of the medical community enhance their understanding of cardiac physiology and its associated hemodynamic presentations in health and disease, incl... More
Language: ENGCopyright: 2009 -
Success in Professional Experience
by Dyson, Michael and Plunkett, Margaret and McCluskey, Kerryn • Michael Dyson • Margaret Plunkett • Kerryn MccluskeySuccess in Professional Experience has been specifically designed to assist pre-service teachers on their journey to become successful learners and teachers during the practicum component of their degree. The authors present ideas on how to develop fundamental knowledge, skills and competencies, wh... More
Language: ENGCopyright: 2015 -
The Zoo and Screen Media
This book is the first critical anthology to examine the controversial history of the zoo by focusing on its close relationship with screen media histories and technologies. Individual chapters address the representation of zoological spaces in classical and contemporary Hollywood cinema, documenta... More
Language: ENGCopyright: 2016 -
Imagining Mass Dictatorships
This volume in the series Mass Dictatorship in the Twentieth Century series sees twelve Swedish, Korean and Japanese scholars, theorists, and historians of fiction and non-fiction probe the literary subject of life in 20th century mass dictatorships.... More
Language: ENGCopyright: 2013 -
Hubris: The Inside Story of Spin, Scandal, and the Selling of the Iraq War
March 2003: The United States invades Iraq.October 2006: The world finds out why.What was really behind the U.S.-led invasion of Iraq? As George W. Bush steered the nation to war, who spoke the truth and who tried to hide it? Hubris takes us behind the scenes at the Bush White House, the CIA, the Pe... More
Language: ENGCopyright: 2006 -
Every Memory Deserves Respect: EMDR, the Proven Trauma Therapy with the Power to Heal
An introduction to EMDR, a proven trauma therapy with the power to heal, cowritten by a world-renowned therapist and a patient who experienced transformative relief through EMDR therapy. Trauma is a part of life. You or someone you care about has probably experienced trauma, whether &“big-T&” trau... More
Language: ENGCopyright: 2021 -
Russian Roulette: The Inside Story of Putin's War on America and the Election of Donald Trump
<P>The incredible, harrowing account of how American democracy was hacked by Moscow as part of a covert operation to influence the U.S. election and help Donald Trump gain the presidency. <P>RUSSIAN ROULETTE is a story of political skullduggery unprecedented in American history. It weaves togeth... More
Language: ENGCopyright: 2018