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Life on Wheels: For the Active Wheelchair User: For the

Life on Wheels: For the Active Wheelchair User: For the

ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: Karp, Gary, PUBLISHER: O'Reilly Media, Over 1.5 million Americans use wheelchairs for a variety of causes: a congenital condition, traumatic injury, or disease. People who depend upon wheelchairs for mobility are in varied situations. They might live independently or need attendant care; live alone or with family; be employed full-time or no longer working. Despite differences, people dependent on wheelchairs face some similar medical issues and a need to cope with changed circumstances. "Life on Wheels: For the Active Wheelchair User is for people who want to take charge of their own life experience while using a wheelchair. Author Gary Karp, ergonomics consultant and long-time chair user, describes: Medical issues (paralysis, circulation, rehab experience, choosing the optimal wheelchair, scientific progress toward a cure) Day-to-day living (keeping fit, skin care, bowel and bladder care, sexuality, home access, maintaining a wheelchair, wheeling technique, insurance) Psychological and social issues (grieving loss, self-image, adjustment to life change, friends, family, asking for and being helped, cultural attitudes, history of disability, and activism)

The Field Guide to Prehistoric Life

The Field Guide to Prehistoric Life

ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: Lambert, David / Diagram Group, PUBLISHER: Facts on File, Providing definitive answers for inquisitive minds, 101 Questions & Answers is the perfect resource to help satisfy young readers' questions about vehicles, weather, dinosaurs, their own bodies, and hundreds of other topics -- questions, in fact, that often leave adults stumped Imaginative Illustrations Explain Topics in the Physical and Natural Sciences Filled with incredibly clear, colorful drawings and diagrams, each volume uses a fun question-and-answer format to explain 101 popular topics in the physical and natural sciences. The imaginative illustrations and simple text let readers investigate the world like a scientist would, probing and peering into places normally unseen: inside elaborate machines, beneath the Earth's crust, into the inner workings of their own bodies, even back 100 million years ago to the age of the dinosaurs. By showing clearly and creatively how the world around them works, 101 Questions & Answers sends young students on the exciting road of scientific inquiry and discovery. This volume allows readers to follow the evolution and development of organic life as it progressed from the depths of the sea to the continents to the skies.

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Administration of Desert and Drought-Prone Arid Areas

Administration of Desert and Drought-Prone Arid Areas

ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: Hooja, Rakesh / Choubisa, R. K., PUBLISHER: Rawat Publications, The development of desert areas, administration of drought-prone regions, arid zone agriculture, watershed development and 'watershed plus, ' water use in arid and semi-arid areas, coping with drought - these are all of the vital importance for both the rainfed and dry farming areas in India. Their administration provides a special challenge, as well as an exciting opportunity, for innovative sustainable development. This book - which contains 24 articles by experts and practitioners, divided into four sections - will be of special relevance to those interested in the development of desert and drought-prone arid areas in India. The book examines: scientific and planned approaches to arresting or combating desert areas * monitoring desertification to social aspects of desert development * the development delivery system in desert districts * integrative machinery for desert development administration * grassland management and health problems in deserts * area development programs and area development authorities *various aspects of watershed development, including the role of the government watershed departments, community-based organizations, and panchayats in watershed and 'watershed plus' * the undertaking of water harvesting projects * water as a tool in desert development * agriculture and land water management in arid areas * optimizing crop production * agriculture marketing * forestry * predicting and facing drought.

The Bodily Nature of Consciousness: Sartre and Contemporary

The Bodily Nature of Consciousness: Sartre and Contemporary

ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: Wider, Kathleen V., PUBLISHER: Cornell University Press, In this work, Kathleen V. Wider discusses Jean-Paul Sartre's analysis of consciousness in Being and Nothingness in light of recent work by analytic philosophers, psychologists, and neuroscientists. She brings together phenomenological and scientific understandings of the nature of consciousness and argues that the two approaches can strengthen and suppport each other. Work on consciousness from two very different philosophical traditions -- the continental and analytic -- contributes to her explanation of the deep-seated intuition that all consciousness is self-consciousness. Belief in the reflexivity of consciousness, which reaches back at least as far as Rene Descartes, has come under increasing attack. Those who would undermine it cite recent and ongoing findings of experimental psychologists and neuroscientists. Wider argues that the philosophical debate tends to proceed with little awareness of the extensive study of consciousness undertaken by continental philosophers during the first half of this century. With her clear explanations of both the Sartrean and contemporary Anglo-American contributions, Wider provides an invaluable map for scholars on both sides, and demonstrates how phenomenology and science both enhance current understanding and explanation of the nature of consciousness.

Philosophy: 100 Essential Thinkers

Philosophy: 100 Essential Thinkers

ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: Stokes, Philip, PUBLISHER: Enchanted Lion Books, Who am I? What is justice? What does it mean to live a good life? Many of the fundamental questions of philosophy are questions that we begin to ask ourselves as young adults when we look at the world around us, at ourselves, and try to make sense of things. This engaging and accessible book invites the reader to explore the questions and arguments of philosophy through the work of one hundred of the greatest thinkers within the Western intellectual tradition. Covering philosophical, scientific, political and religious thought over a period of years, Philosophy will serve as an excellent guide for those interested in knowing about individual thinkers--such as Plato, Aristotle, Rousseau and Nietzsche, to name just a few--and the questions and observations that inspired them to write. By presenting individual thinkers, details of their lives and the concerns and circumstances that motivated them, this book makes philosophy come to life as a relevant and meaningful approach to thinking about the contemporary world. A lucid and engaging book full of thought-provoking quotations, as well as clear explanations and definitions, "Philosophy "is sure to encourage students and laymen alike to investigate further.

The Ghost of the Revelator

The Ghost of the Revelator

ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: Modesitt, L. E., Jr., PUBLISHER: Tor Books, L.E. Modesitt, Jr., has gained a legion of devoted fans for his science fiction as well as his epic fantasy novels. The Ghost of the Revelator is one of the best displays yet of his ability to blend dramatic, imaginative stories with rigorous social and scientific extrapolation.Doktor Johan Eschbach (the central character of Modesitt's popular alternate history SF novel, Of Tangible Ghosts) had hoped for a quiet life in retirement from the intelligence service, teaching environmental science at the University of New Bruges and living with his new wife, the vocalist Llysette du Boise. Llysette, a refugee from the burning remains of France, would herself like little more than to resume her singing career and forget her time in the prison camps of the Hapsburg Empire.But an unusual invitation from the Mormon nation of Deseret inexorably drags Johan back into the spy business, though he isn't quite sure why or for whom. It quickly becomes apparent that he is being used as a pawn in a deadly game of international maneuverings that are leading the world closer to war.

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Everyday Thoughts about Nature: A Worldview Investigation of

Everyday Thoughts about Nature: A Worldview Investigation of

ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: Cobern, William W. / Cobern, W. W., PUBLISHER: Springer, The primary goal of Everday Thoughts about Nature is to understand how typical ninth-grade students and their science teachers think about Nature or the natural world, and how their thoughts are related to science. In pursuing this goal, the book raises a basic question about the purpose of science education for the public. Should science education seek to educate scientific thinkers' in the pattern of science teachers? Or, should science education seek to foster sound science learning within the matrices of various cultural perspectives? By carefully examining the ideas about Nature held by a group of students and their science teachers, Cobern argues that the purpose of science education for the public is to foster sound science learning within the matrices of various cultural perspectives'. Cobern's two books, World View Theory and Science Education Research and now Everyday Thoughts about Nature, provide complementary accounts of theoretical and empirical foundations for worldview theory in science education. While many graduate students and researchers have benefited from his earlier work, many more will continue to benefit from this book.

Alien invasion owners' resistance manual -

Alien invasion owners' resistance manual -

Vendo libro " Alien invasion owners' resistance manual " di Sean T. Page - edito da Haynes Pubblishing - anno . Illustrato da Ian Moores. Isbn: . Pagine 125 - illustrazioni a colori. Copertina rigida cartonata illustrata. Libro come nuovo. Sp. spediz. ordinaria eur 2,00 - raccomandata eur 4,50. With many of the world's top scientists now predicting that the Earth will be invaded by aliens within the next few decades, the battle to defend our planet from fiendish extra-terrestrials is no longer the realm of science fiction. UFO sightings and abduction cases continue to increase, with millions around the world now reporting that they have been held by aliens - everything is pointing to a day when we will be invaded by forces from beyond our Solar System. But don't panic, this manual has been designed to provide you with the very latest scientific insight and intelligence available on aliens and their plans to take over our gleaming blue planet. It shows how with the right knowledge, training and a substantial reel of aluminium foil, the concerned citizen can really hit ET where it hurts.

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URANIA, VOCI DAL NULLA, Patricia A. McKillip, N.  del

URANIA, VOCI DAL NULLA, Patricia A. McKillip, N. del

URANIA Serie speciale argento N. VOCI DAL NULLA (Fool's Run) Patricia A. McKillip I ROMANZI Arnoldo Mondatori Editore Traduzione di Gaetano Staffilano Copertina di Karel Thole Aprile Brossurato Pagine 176 Formato cm. 13X19 Condizioni: ottimo come da foto Patricia Anne McKillip (Salem, 29 febbraio ) è una scrittrice statunitense, conosciuta soprattutto per le sue opere di genere fantasy. Ha vissuto gran parte della sua vita negli U.S.A e un breve periodo in Inghilterra. Attualmente è tornata a vivere nell'Oregon dopo un periodo a San Francisco e continua a scrivere racconti e romanzi fantasy. È sposata con lo scrittore e poeta David Lunde. Ha ottenuto il Master di lingua e letteratura inglese e si è sempre dedicata alla letteratura, alternandola allo studio della musica. Ancora poche le sue opere tradotte in italiano. Ha vinto il premio World Fantasy Award nel per il romanzo La Maga di Eld (The Forgotten Beasts of Eld), il Locus Award nel per il romanzo Arpista nel vento (Harpist in the Wind), e il Balrog Award nel per il racconto breve A Troll and Two Roses.

Anxiety Disorders in Adults: An Evidence-Based Approach to

Anxiety Disorders in Adults: An Evidence-Based Approach to

ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: McLean, Peter D. / Woody, Sheila R., PUBLISHER: Oxford University Press, USA, Recently developed psychosocial treatments for anxiety disorders reflect the systematic influence of scientifically generated knowledge, and these new treatments yield strong results. Research in such areas as information processing, cognition, behavioral avoidance, and the physiological components of anxious arousal has increased our knowledge of mediators that cause and maintain anxiety disorders. The development of these new clinical tools is timely, as epidemiological studies now show that up to 25% of people will experience at least one anxiety disorder in their lifetime. Meanwhile, mental health care providers are increasingly pressured to limit the number of sessions and use demonstrably effective treatments. In this book, the authors review psychosocial treatments for anxiety disorders, focusing on the scientific basis and demonstrated outcomes of the treatments. Cognitive behavioral therapies are highlighted, as they have been the most frequently investigated approaches to treating anxiety disorders. Individual chapters feature specific phobias: social phobia, panic disorder, and generalized anxiety disorder. The book is rich in clinical material and integrates science and clinical practice in an effort to help practitioners to improve the effectiveness of their work with anxious clients.

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T. Rex and the Crater of Doom

T. Rex and the Crater of Doom

ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: Alvarez, Walter, PUBLISHER: San Val, "A high drama of discovery and a wonderful adventure in science....It will become a classic". -- Los Angeles Times Book Review How was Tyrannosaurus rex toppled from the apex of creation? Sixty-five million years ago, there was an apocalyptic collision between the earth and a gigantic comet or asteroid. Increasingly, evidence suggests that the impact, which itself took less time than it takes to read this paragraph, triggered the dinosaurs rapid demise. Now Walter Alvarez, a geologist closely associated with the catastrophic theory of dinosaur extinction, makes his case in a gripping work that is both a scientific detective story and a convincing account of "one terrible day in the history of the Earth". Alvarez painstakingly assembles clues from the Italian Apennines to the Yucatan Peninsula and presents them with clarity and suspense. The result is a book of irresistible appeal and undeniable importance by a major figure in contemporary science. "An estimable account by the world's leading authority on death from above". -- The New York Times Book Review "First-rate...Alvarez provides the up-close tale of the comet or asteroid that wiped out the dinosaurs". -- San Francisco Chronicle

For Social Peace in Brazil: Industrialists and the Remaking

For Social Peace in Brazil: Industrialists and the Remaking

ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: Weinstein, Barbara, PUBLISHER: University of North Carolina Press, This book is the first major study of industrialists and social policy in Latin America. Barbara Weinstein examines the vast array of programs sponsored by a new generation of Brazilian industrialists who sought to impose on the nation their vision of a rational, hierarchical, and efficient society. She explores in detail two national agencies founded in the s (SENAI and SESI) that placed vocational training and social welfare programs directly in the hands of industrialist associations. Assessing the industrialists' motives, Weinstein also discusses how both men and women in Brazil's working class received the agencies' activities. Inspired by the concepts of scientific management, rational organization, and applied psychology, Sao Paulo's industrialists initiated wide-ranging programs to raise the standard of living, increase productivity, and at the same time secure lasting social peace. According to Weinstein, workers initially embraced many of their efforts but were nonetheless suspicious of employers' motives and questioned their commitment to progressivism. By the s, industrial leaders' notion of the working class as morally defective and their insistence on stemming civil unrest at all costs increasingly diverged from populist politics and led to the industrialists' active support of the military coup. Acquista Ora

Max Ernst and Alchemy: A Magician in Search of Myth

Max Ernst and Alchemy: A Magician in Search of Myth

ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: Warlick, M. E. / Rosemont, Franklin, PUBLISHER: University of Texas Press, Surrealist artist Max Ernst defined collage as the "alchemy of the visual image." Students of his work have often dismissed this comment as simply a metaphor for the transformative power of using found images in a new context. Taking a wholly different perspective on Ernst and alchemy, however, M. E. Warlick persuasively demonstrates that the artist had a profound and abiding interest in alchemical philosophy and often used alchemical symbolism in works created throughout his career. A revival of interest in alchemy swept the artistic, psychoanalytic, historical, and scientific circles of the late nineteenth and early twentieth centuries, and Warlick sets Ernst's work squarely within this movement. Looking at both his art (many of the works she discusses are reproduced in the book) and his writings, she reveals how thoroughly alchemical philosophy and symbolism pervade his early Dadaist experiments, his foundational work in surrealism, and his many collages and paintings of women and landscapes, whose images exemplify the alchemical fusing of opposites. This pioneering research adds an essential key to understanding the multilayered complexity of Ernst's works, as it affirms his standing as one of Germany's most significant artists of the twentieth century.

A Short History of Distributive Justice

A Short History of Distributive Justice

ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: Fleischacker, Samuel, PUBLISHER: Harvard University Press, Distributive justice in its modern sense calls on the state to guarantee that everyone is supplied with a certain level of material means. Samuel Fleischacker argues that guaranteeing aid to the poor is a modern idea, developed only in the last two centuries. Earlier notions of justice, including Aristotle's, were concerned with the distribution of political office, not of property. It was only in the eighteenth century, in the work of philosophers such as Adam Smith and Immanuel Kant, that justice began to be applied to the problem of poverty. To attribute a longer pedigree to distributive justice is to fail to distinguish between justice and charity. Fleischacker explains how confusing these principles has created misconceptions about the historical development of the welfare state. Socialists, for instance, often claim that modern economics obliterated ancient ideals of equality and social justice. Free-market promoters agree but applaud the apparent triumph of skepticism and social-scientific rigor. Both interpretations overlook the gradual changes in thinking that yielded our current assumption that justice calls for everyone, if possible, to be lifted out of poverty. By examining major writings in ancient, medieval, and modern political philosophy, Fleischacker shows how we arrived at the contemporary meaning of distributive justice.

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China's Rise - Threat or Opportunity?

China's Rise - Threat or Opportunity?

ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: Yee, Herbert S., PUBLISHER: Routledge, The phenomenal growth of Chinese economic and military power in the first decade of the 21st century has drawn world-wide attention. Perceptions of China's rise have shifted from seeing China as a threat to a more mixed view, where China is seen as playing a key role in economic recovery, taking an increasingly responsible role in world affairs, and contributing significantly to scientific and technological advances. This book argues that China will only become a truly global power when its rising power status is accepted, or at least tolerated, by other major powers and Chinaa (TM)s neighbours. Filling a major gap in the existing literature, it presents a comprehensive overview of how China's rise is perceived in a wide range of countries and regions a " these include China's neighbours, other world powers, the parts of China not part of mainland China - Taiwan, Hong Kong and Macau - and regions of the world where China is having an unexpected impact, such as the Middle East. It also examines changing perceptions of China in the western media. Overall, the book demonstrates that whilst many countries and regions are much more positive about China's rise than they were before, considerable nervousness and concern persists.

What the Bleep Do We Know!?: Discovering the Endless

What the Bleep Do We Know!?: Discovering the Endless

ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: Arntz, William / Chasse, Betsy / Vicente, Mark, PUBLISHER: Health Communications, Everyone is still talking about the movie What the Bleep Do We Know ? Now comes the paperback edition of the book based on the mind-boggling movie that grossed $11 million in the U.S. alone. As the movie did, this book compels readers to ask themselves Great Questions that will recreate their lives as they know them. With the help of fourteen leading quantum physicists, scientists and spiritual thinkers, this book guides readers on a course from the scientific to the spiritual, and from the universal to the deeply personal. Along the way, it asks such questions as: Are we seeing the world as it really is? What are thoughts made of? What is the relationship between our thoughts and our world? Are we biologically addicted to certain emotions? How can I create my day every day? What the Bleep answers this question and others through an innovative, new approach to self-help and spirituality that's far different--and more exciting--than anything else on bookshelves. More than twenty short, focused, interactive chapters take readers on a journey that will integrate the answers to these Great Questions into every aspect of their lives.

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The Gender of History: Men, Women, and Historical Practice

The Gender of History: Men, Women, and Historical Practice

ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: Smith, Bonnie G., PUBLISHER: Harvard University Press, In this pathbreaking study of the gendering of the practices of history, Bonnie Smith resurrects the amateur history written by women in the nineteenth century--a type of history condemned as trivial by "scientific" male historians. She demonstrates the degree to which the profession defined itself in opposition to amateurism, femininity, and alternative ways of writing history. The male historians of the archive and the seminar claimed to be searching for "genderless universal truth," which in reality prioritized men's history over women's, white history over nonwhite, and the political history of Western governments over any other. Meanwhile, women amateurs wrote vivid histories of queens and accomplished women, of manners and mores, and of everyday life. Following the profession up to , "The Gender of History" traces the emergence of a renewed interest in social and cultural history which had been demeaned in the nineteenth century, when professional historians viewed themselves as supermen who could see through the surface of events to invisible meanings and motives. But Smith doesn't let late twentieth-century historians off the hook. She demonstrates how, even today, the practice of history is propelled by fantasies of power in which researchers imagine themselves as heroic rescuers of the inarticulate lower classes. The professionals' legacy is still with us, as Smith's extraordinary work proves. Acquista Ora

In Search of Madness: Schizophrenia and Neuroscience

In Search of Madness: Schizophrenia and Neuroscience

ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: Heinrichs, R. Walter / Heinsichs, R. Walter, PUBLISHER: Oxford University Press, USA, Over the last two decades, scientific articles on schizophrenia have doubled in number, and prophecies of breakthrough have appeared and receded. The result is a scattered and confusing mass of evidence that is difficult to evaluate. How much progress has really been made? Are the neurological causes of madness truly in sight? This book evaluates the progress of schizophrenia science by summarizing what is known about how patients with the illness differ from healthy people. The tools of meta-analysis are first explained and then employed to make the strength and consistency of these differences explicit. Beginning with the study of symptoms, then moving through the search for objective disease markers, findings on the cognitive functions, structure, physiology, chemistry, and development of the brain, this book is a journey into the enigma of madness and its science. What emerges is an illness that reveals itself most strongly in thought processes, not biology. As evidence actually becomes weaker and harder to reproduce as research moves from mind to molecule, the harvest of dazzling research techniques turns out to be modest or inconsistent. Schizophrenia is an anomaly at the frontier of mind and brain, but In Search of Madness points the way to its solution.

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The Idea of Race in Latin America:

The Idea of Race in Latin America:

ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: Graham, Richard, PUBLISHER: University of Texas Press,.,."an important contribution to the far too limited literature on race and racialist thinking in Latin America." -- Hispanic American Historical Review From the mid-nineteenth century until the s, many Latin American leaders faced a difficult dilemma regarding the idea of race. On the one hand, they aspired to an ever-closer connection to Europe and North America, where, during much of this period, "scientific" thought condemned nonwhite races to an inferior category. Yet, with the heterogeneous racial makeup of their societies clearly before them and a growing sense of national identity impelling consideration of national futures, Latin American leaders hesitated. What to do? Whom to believe? Latin American political and intellectual leaders' sometimes anguished responses to these dilemmas form the subject of The Idea of Race in Latin America. Thomas Skidmore, Aline Helg, and Alan Knight have each contributed chapters that succinctly explore various aspects of the story in Brazil, Argentina, Cuba, and Mexico. While keenly alert to the social and economic differences that distinguish one Latin American society from another, each author has also addressed common issues that Richard Graham ably draws together in a brief introduction. Written in a style that will make it accessible to the undergraduate, this book will appeal as well to the sophisticated scholar.

The Evolving Landscape: Homer Aschmann's Geography

The Evolving Landscape: Homer Aschmann's Geography

ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: Aschmann, Homer / Pasqualetti, Martin J. / Jackson, J. B., PUBLISHER: Johns Hopkins University Press, "Aschmann was a keen and impassioned observer of the impacts of modern societies on the natural world." -- Karl Butzer, Dickson Centennial Professor of Liberal Arts, University of Kansas, Austin In The Evolving Landscape Martin J. Pasqualetti brings together for the first time the collected writings of one of twentieth-century America's master geographers, Homer Aschmann. Combining encyclopedic knowledge with unquenchable curiosity, Aschmann radiates an obvious affection for being outdoors as he guides us across landscapes to discern the interplay of climate, history, topography, soils, and vegetation. In settings as diverse as Los Angeles, Baja California, Arizona, Paraguay, Chile, Colombia, and the Canary Islands, Aschmann demonstrates the contribution a geographer can make in explaining environmental change. "Aschmann was a master of the geographical art." -- William M. Denevan, Carl O. Sauer Professor Emeritus, University of Wisconsin, Madison "Serious students of the landscape will be startled by how relevant and contemporary these seminal essays remain." -- Richard Francaviglia, Director, Center for Greater Southwestern Studies and the History of Cartography, University of Texas at Arlington "Aschmann's broad perspectives are a fast disappearing form of Geography which we lose at our science's peril." -- Carl L. Johannessen, Professor of Geography, University of Oregon

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The Pursuit of Unhappiness: The Elusive Psychology of

The Pursuit of Unhappiness: The Elusive Psychology of

ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: Haybron, Daniel M., PUBLISHER: Oxford University Press, USA, The pursuit of happiness is a defining theme of the modern era. But what if people aren't very good at it? That is the question posed by this book, the first comprehensive philosophical treatment of happiness, understood here as a psychological phenomenon. Engaging heavily with the scientific literature, Dan Haybron argues that people probably know less about their own welfare, and may be less effective at securing it, than common belief has it. This is largely because human nature is surprisingly ill-suited to the pursuit of happiness. For the happiness that counts for well-being is not a matter of what we think about our lives, but of the quality of our emotional conditions. Yet our emotional lives are remarkably difficult to grasp. Moreover, we make a variety of systematic errors in the pursuit of happiness. These considerations suggest that we should rethink traditional assumptions about the good life and the good society. For instance, the pursuit of happiness may be primarily a matter of social context rather than personal choice. This book offers an extensive guide to philosophical thinking about happiness and well-being, correcting serious misconceptions that have beset the literature. It will be a definitive resource for philosophers, social scientists, policymakers, and other students of well-being.

The Science and Psychology of Music Performance: Creative

The Science and Psychology of Music Performance: Creative

ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: Parncutt, Richard / McPherson, Gary, PUBLISHER: Oxford University Press, USA, What type of practice makes a musician perfect? What sort of child is most likely to succeed on a musical instrument? What practice strategies yield the fastest improvement in skills such as sight-reading, memorization, and intonation? Scientific and psychological research can offer answers to these and other questions that musicians face every day. In The Science and Psychology of Music Performance, Richard Parncutt and Gary McPherson assemble relevant current research findings and make them accessible to musicians and music educators. This book describes new approaches to teaching music, learning music, and making music at all educational and skill levels. Each chapter represents the collaboration between a music researcher (usually a music psychologist) and a performer or music educator. This combination of expertise results in excellent practical advice. Readers will learn, for example, that they are in the majority (57%) if they experience rapid heartbeat before performances; the chapter devoted to performance anxiety will help them decide whether beta-blocker medication, hypnotherapy, or the Alexander Technique of relaxation might alleviate their stage fright. Another chapter outlines a step-by-step method for introducing children to musical notation, firmly based on research in cognitive development. Altogether, the 21 chapters cover the personal, environmental, and acoustical influences that shape the learning and performance of music.

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Crack the Fat-Loss Code: Outsmart Your Metabolism and

Crack the Fat-Loss Code: Outsmart Your Metabolism and

ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: Chant, Wendy, PUBLISHER: McGraw-Hill, The "New York Times" Bestseller LOSE UP TO 25 POUNDS IN 8 WEEKS AND KEEP IT OFF The human body evolved to resist starvation by holding on to fat. No wonder it's so difficult to lose weight Now a revolutionary lifestyle plan finally cracks the code for efficient fat loss. Developed by leading nutrition specialist Wendy Chant, the plan is scientifically designed to help you "outsmart" your body's natural cycles for storing and burning calories. "Crack the Fat Loss Code" teaches you how to boost your metabolism through "macro-patterning"--a simple routine of alternating carb-up, carb-down, and baseline days. There are even built-in cheat days, so you can enjoy the foods you love. Once you get your eating habits on schedule, you'll find that you can lose weight... for good. In just eight short weeks, you'll be able to: REPROGRAM YOUR BODY--to burn the fat and keep it off. FEEL HEALTHY, NOT HUNGRY--with limitless food options. CONQUER THAT DIET PLATEAU--once and for all. ""Crack the Fat-Loss Code" brings you the most sensible solution to permanent weight management I have seen." --Frederick C. Hatfield, Ph.D., bestselling author of "Bodybuilding: A Scientific Approach," "Hardcore Bodybuilding," and "Ultimate Sports Nutrition"

Einhell Set Strumento Multifunzionale senza fili GE-HC 18 Li

Einhell Set Strumento Multifunzionale senza fili GE-HC 18 Li

Questo set di svettatoio potente e comodo GE-LC 18 Li T senza fili ti aiuterà a tagliare senza sforzi i rami alti, senza salire sull'albero. Lo svettatoio ha una batteria 18 V 3,0 Ah della nuova gamma di batterie Power X-Change. L'ingranaggio in metallo è progettato per resistere, mentre la lama di qualità OREGON e la catena assicuranè tagli puliti. La testa rotativa a 90° permette tagli orizzontali senza sforzi. Il sistema automatico di lubrificazione della catena col contenitore d'olio integrato lubrifica la catena quando necessario. Il fermo degli artigli previene lo scivolamento durante il processo del lavoro. Un bullone d'intercetazione della catena previene lo scivolamento indesiderato della catena dalla lama. Le lame del tagliasiepi hanno taglio laser e sono in acciaio al diamante. Il manico telescopico, estremamente regolabile da 88 a 184 cm, può essere impostato per rispondere ai tuoi bisogni di lavoro, mentre il manico aggiunto si può personalizzare con il suo blocco veloce prattico. Per realizzare tagli verticali ed orizontali alti, puliti e precisi, la testa del motore può essere inclinata a 7 livelli ed il manico principale a 4. Possono essere regolati per adattarsi a qualsiasi situazione. La batteria ed il caricatore non sono inclusi nella consegna.

Motosega Oleo-Mac GS350

Motosega Oleo-Mac GS350

Motore 2 tempi a miscela 2HP - 1.5KW Lunghezza barra 35cm/14" Catena: 3/8" x.050" Pompa dell'olio automatica Capacità carburante: 0.36lt Capacità olio: 0.26lt Peso 4.4kg Progettata per utenti privati che ne fanno un uso saltuario in ambito domestico (piccole potature, tagli di legna di piccolo diametro per il camino), è caratterizzata da praticità e semplicità d'utilizzo, grazie ad una serie di dispositivi che ne rendono estremamente semplice la messa in moto, l'uso e le principali attività di manutenzione ordinaria. Forma compatta ed equilibrata e peso molto contenuto che agevolano il lavoro dell'operatore riducendone lo sforzo fisico ed aumentando l'autonomia d' intervento. Impugnatura comendi ammortizzata di nuova concezione, in questo modo il carburatore non è soggetto a vibrazioni garantendo una elevata stabilità di carburazione, per operare con tutta tranquillità in qualsiasi posizione di lavoro. Dispositivo "primer", localizzato ben in vista sul coprimotore, per facilitare l'avviamento a freddo dopo ogni rifornimento di carburante o dopo lunghi periodi di inutilizzo. La trasparenza dei serbatoi (olio e miscela) consente una migliore e costante visualizzazione dei livelli. Lame e catene OREGON. Sistema antivibrante formato da 3 ammortizzatori a molle e da 3 in gomma, favoriscono un buon isolamento dell'operatore dalle vibrazioni e un maggior confort d'utilizzo

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