that which is seen and that which is not seen

Extensions of the Burkeian System

ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: Chesebro, James W., PUBLISHER: University Alabama Press, Focuses criticism upon the writings of Kenneth Burke. "This is a powerful book.... We owe a debt of gratitude to James Chesebro. He and a few others have seen to it that Kenneth Burke's unique thought got a full and fair hearing from a new generation of scholars. This is because Chesebro has done what many others have failed to do. He has treated Burke's work not as a closed system but as a kind of resource that must be shaped anew for every challenge or question. "This volume is the result of an open call for papers. Forty-three were submitted and considered by a selection committee that included Bernard Brock, James Klumpp, Dale Bertelson and Timothy Thompson.... Chesebro organized the volume into four movements that] represent the ways in which Burke's system might continue to act as a fructifying influence in contemporary thought.""--Burke Book Reviews, Kenneth Burke Society Newsletter"

Want to Know a Secret?

ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: Moorcroft / Moorcroft, Sue, PUBLISHER: Choc Lit, Money, love and family. Which matters most?When Diane Jenner 's husband is hurt in a helicopter crash, she discovers a secret that changes her life. And it 's all about money, the kind of money the Jenners have never had.James North has money, and he knows it doesn t buy happiness. He 's been a rock for his wayward wife and troubled daughter but that doesn t stop him wanting Diane.James and Diane have something in common: they always put family first. Which means that what happens in the back of James 's Mercedes is a really, really bad idea.Or is it?

Work, Status, and Self-Esteem: A Theory of Selective Self

ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: Faunce, William A., PUBLISHER: University Press of America, The book presents a theory explaining variations in the extent to which work affects self-esteem. The conventional wisdom is that work necessarily influences self-esteem, but the research evidence presented in the text indicates that this is not the case. There is, in fact, considerable variation in the extent of this relationship. A systematic theory relating attributes of the self and characteristics of status assignment systems to the self-investment process is presented.

Mouse in Love

ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: Kraus, Robert / Dewey, Ariane / Aruego, Jose, PUBLISHER: Orchard Books (NY), "She loves me. She loves me not. She loves me " Just who is the object of this little mouse's tender affections? He doesn't know her, not yet anyway. But he's seen her in his dreams, and this young mouse is determined to search for her -- whether by land, sea, or air. That fair young mouse could be anywhere. She might even be right under that little mouse's own whiskers.

Materials Production in Open and Distance Learning

ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: Lockwood, Fred, PUBLISHER: Paul Chapman Publishing, The process of materials production in open and distance learning is seen both as a daunting prospect and as an exciting opportunity. This book is intended to dispel some of the apprehension and yet temper some of the enthusiasm. The chapters are grouped into three accepted stages of materials production - planning, production and presentation - with each chapter having an underlying theme: the desire to produce materials of the highest academic and technical quality that are also the most effective teaching materials for its learners. The authors, many with national and international reputations, focus on those facets of open and distance learning which reflect current thinking, research and practice. This book will provide educators and trainers with insight into materials production and with an essential foundation upon which to build their own work.

Prisms of Life

ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: Wayland Harkey, Lu, PUBLISHER: Creation House, "Prisms of Life "offers true stories that will challenge the modern mind of non-believers and believers that discounts the Bible and the historic reality of Jesus. Each story is like looking through a prism in which God exists and touches the situation with His presence, wisdom, guidance, or even full intervention for His glory. Readers will see and know that He is alive today through the miracles recounted in these stories and scenarios.

The History of the Devil and the Idea of Evil from the

ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: Carus, Paul, PUBLISHER: Nuvision Publications, THIS WORLD OF OURS is a world of opposites. There is light and shade, there is heat and cold, there is good and evil, there is God and the Devil. The dualistic conception of nature has been a necessary phase in the evolution of human thought. We find the same views of good and evil spirits prevailing among all the peoples of the earth at the very beginning of that stage of their development which, in the phraseology of Tylor, is commonly called Animism. While the idea of God has received much attention from philosophers and progressive theologians, its counterpart, the dark figure of the Evil One, has been much neglected. And yet the Devil is, after all, a very interesting personality, grotesque, romantic, humorous, pathetic, nay, even grand and tragic. And if we have to declare that the idea of God is a symbol signifying an actual presence in the world of facts, should we not expect that the idea of the Devil also represents a reality?

Understanding Karma and Rebirth: A Buddhist Perspective

ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: St Ruth, Diana, PUBLISHER: Buddhist Pub Group, Understanding Karma and Rebirth A Buddhist Perspective Rebirth and reincarnation are generally accepted realities in the East and have been since ancient times. What the next life will be is usually the question rather than whether it will be. In the West, on the other hand, we have our own religious and secular beliefs which usually do not include living another life, or at least not in this world or in this way. A common idea amongst Westerners is that annihilation is an unavoidable fact: 'When you're dead you're dead ' But unless one wakes up to the truth of it - East or West - one is caught in cultural conditioning and personal beliefs. Buddhism is about becoming aware of what life actually is rather than being blinded by beliefs and conditioning. The Buddha saw life as a changing procession of conditions, events, and circumstances, one thing leading to another without beginning or end, timeless and limitless. And he recognised that the part of ourselves which is aware, which sees and knows, is never born and never dies. He spoke of a direct 'seeing' into the nature of existence beyond words, beyond the intellect. Understanding the cause and effect process - the nature of karma and rebirth - and what lies behind it is the underlying message of this book. Diana St Ruth points out that Buddhism is a personal journey of discovery which involves seeing through one's own delusions. She leads us by degrees to a place of awareness, clarity of mind, and understanding.

Birds of Town and Village

ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: Campbell, W. D., PUBLISHER: Booksales, This volume is a record, in word and picture, of 56 birds that may be seen in and around our towns and villages. Each bird is described in detail and accompanied by a specially commissioned print showing them in typical surroundings. A useful and attractive reference book, ideal for both bird and art lovers.

64 Secrets Still Ahead of Us

ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: Gray, Jonathan, PUBLISHER: Teach Services, 64 ways in which an earlier forgotten science and technology was superior to our own. These are not merely ancient secrets-but knowledge way ahead of our own 21st century. Sixty-four ways in which an earlier, forgotten science and technology was superior to our own...today. You will learn of secret formulas that could revolutionize modern aviation, construction and medicine-advanced secrets our world once knew, and has forgotten. Discover how some geniuses of antiquity soared into inventions and plucked knowledge that our 21st century is just beginning to nudge. You may well ask, what else did they know, that we don't? Art techniques which we cannot copy...super micro technology...sub-ocean tunneling...invisibility...time viewing devices...lamps that never go out...WHAT NEXT

A Sport and a Pastime

ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: Salter, James / Price, Reynolds, PUBLISHER: Farrar Straus Giroux, "As nearly perfect as any American fiction I know," is how Reynolds Price ("The New York Times") described this classic that has been a favorite of readers, both here and in Europe, for almost forty years. Set in provincial France in the s, it is the intensely carnal story--part shocking reality, part feverish dream --of a love affair between a footloose Yale dropout and a young French girl. There is the seen and the unseen--and pages that burn with a rare intensity.

Shakespeare's Knowledge and Use of the Bible

ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: Wordsworth, Charles, PUBLISHER: University Press of the Pacific, From the author's preface: "I am not aware that the attempt made in this small volume has been anticipated in any other. Even the notes of critics upon Shakespeare, superfluously full in pointing out his obligations, real or supposed, to secular authors, are singularly meagre in the references which they make to the Holy Scriptures. And yet how abundant is the room for such reference, and how much it may conduce to the mutual illustration of the two books, which as Christians and as Britons we should value most, will be seen, I trust, upon every page of the Second Part of the following dissertation." A reprint of the third edition of , by Charles Wordsworth, then the Bishop of St. Andrews and Fellow of Winchester College.

Drama, Stage, and Audience

ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: Styan, J. L., PUBLISHER: Cambridge University Press, This book shows how a play 'works' in the theatre: how it generates life, meaning and excitement on the stage for the audience. It is self evident that a play must communicate or it is not a play at all. Professor Styan argues that, while communication in drama begins with the script, the value or power of a play must be tested upon an audience. In the theatre experience, it is not so much the elements of drama on the stage or the perceptions of the audience which are important, as the relationships between them. It follows that the study of drama is the study of how the stage compels its audience to be involved in its actual processes; it is a study of a particular social situation. Professor Styan discusses in detail the particular social situation, conditions of performance and physical playhouse in which a play thrives. There is a wealth of examples from all periods of Western drama. He especially deals with plays which make no pretence to 'realism', and much of the discussion turns upon the power and success of Shakespeare as a playwright. This book will appeal to students, actors and directors of drama, as well as the theatregoers. Professor Styan's insistence on criticism based on the theatrical experience will make this an important book for other drama critics.

Citizens and Community: Political Support in a

ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: Kornberg, Allan / Clarke, Harold D., PUBLISHER: Cambridge University Press, The related subjects of political legitimacy and system support are key theoretical concerns of students of democratic societies. They have received very little scholarly attention, however, because of the conceptual and methodological complexities they engender. In this book, the authors address these concerns through systematic multivariate analyses of the sources, distribution and consequences of variations in citizen support for key political objects in one such society, Canada. Although they do so within a comparative context, their primary focus is on Canada because it is not only one of the world's oldest democracies, but is a country that has experienced support problems that periodically have reached crisis proportions. Many of the problems facing Canada are extreme examples of difficulties that have vexed other democracies and this study helps illuminate both the conditions under which democracies in general are able to sustain themselves and those under which they could flounder. The authors demonstrate that political support has its origins in people's political socialization experiences and their judgments about the operation of key political and economic institutions and processes. They find that political support is not "of a piece" and that average citizens are able to distinguish among and ascribe different degrees of support to key political objects such as Parliament, the bureaucracy, the judiciary, parties, the system of federalism, and the national political community itself.

Poetry in the Mind

ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: West, Samuel S., PUBLISHER: iUniverse, Poetry in the Mind is a collection of poems of distress, brokenness, inspiration, and love that will surely spark your mind, body, and soul. Love poems show how to love again and appreciate true love-not just romantic love, but the love with true friends and family, of which there is not enough in this day and age. Inspirational poems communicate there is a better day on the way if you just keep holding on, the best day of your life will surly come in a blink of an eye and you are not alone in this lifetime-there is a man upstairs that will help you along in this life journey. Poems filled with drama will entertain you like never before. The smiles and the tears of joy you will experience while reading these wonderful poems will last a lifetime. "Everyday is a good day just live it."-Samuel West, poet.

The Goddess: A Demon

ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: Marsh, Richard / Vuohelainen, Minna, PUBLISHER: Valancourt Books, "In my time I have seen men who have come to their death by violence, but I have never seen such an extraordinary sight as he presented. It was as if some savage thing, fastening upon him, had torn him to pieces with tooth and nail. His flesh had been ripped and rent so that not one recognisable feature was left. Indeed, it might not have been a man we were looking upon, but some thing of horror." After a night of intemperate drinking and gambling with his neighbour Edwin Lawrence, John Ferguson awakens in a cold sweat from a horrible nightmare in which he seemed to see Lawrence being torn to shreds by some vicious beast. But what is Ferguson's horror when he wakes to find that a beautiful woman, covered in blood and with no memory, has climbed through his window and that his vision of Lawrence's death is all too true Who is the killer? The list of suspects is long: Ferguson, the lovely amnesiac, the dead man's dissolute brother. Or maybe the truth is more terrible still: Was Lawrence slain by the supernatural creature of Ferguson's dream - a bloodthirsty demon capable of the most savage of murders? One of eight novels published by the prolific Marsh at the height of his popularity in , "The Goddess: A Demon" retains its ability to thrill and terrify. This new edition, the first in over 75 years, features the unabridged text of the first edition and includes a new introduction and notes by Minna Vuohelainen as well as a wealth of contextual appendices and a reproduction of the original cover.

Engleby

ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: Faulks, Sebastian, PUBLISHER: Vintage Books USA, Meet Mike Engleby, a second-year student at university. Despite the fact that Mike is obviously intelligent, and involved in many clubs, it is clear that something about Mike is not quite right. When he becomes fixated on a classmate named Jennifer Arkland, and she goes missing, we are left with the looming question: Is Mike Engleby involved?

Top Down Policy Making

ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: Dye, Thomas R., PUBLISHER: CQ Press, In this brief, eye-opening work, Thomas R. Dye explodes the myth that public policy represents the "demands of people," and that the making of public policy flows upward from the masses. In reality, Dye argues, public policy in America, as in all nations, reflects the values, interests, and preferences of the governing elite."Top Down Policymaking" is a close examination of the process by which the nation's elite goes about making public policy. Focusing on the behind-the-scenes activities of money foundations, policy planning organizations, think tanks, political campaign contributors, special-interest groups, lobbyists, law firms, influence-peddlers, and the national news media, Dye concludes that public policy does not represent the "demands of people."The reality is that public policy is made from the top down.

The Evolution of Labor Relations in Japan: Heavy Industry,

ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: Gordon, Andrew, PUBLISHER: Harvard University Asia Center, The century-long process by which a distinct pattern of Japanese labor relations evolved is traced through the often turbulent interactions of workers, managers, and, at times, government bureaucrats and politicians. The author argues that, although by the s labor relations had reached a stage that foreshadowed postwar development, it was not until the s and s that something closely akin to the contemporary pattern emerged. The central theme is that the ideas and actions of the workers, whether unionized or not, played a vital role in the shaping of the system. This is the only study in the West that demonstrates how Japanese workers sought to change and to some extent succeeded in changing the structure of factory life. Managerial innovations and the efforts of state bureaucrats to control social change are also examined. The book is based on extensive archival research and interviewing in Japan, including the use of numerous labor-union publications and the holdings of the prewar elite's principal organization for the study of social issues, the Kyochokai, both collections having only recently been catalogued and opened to scholars. This is an intensive look at past developments that underlie labor relations in today's Japanese industrial plants.

Chinese Jade: The Spiritual and Cultural Significance of

ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: Hongjuan, Li / Blishen, Tony / Fang, Gu, PUBLISHER: Shanghai Book Traders, To the Chinese people, jade is a precious stone endowed with magical properties which encapsulated all that mankind aspires to in terms of character, elegance, tranquility, purity and virtue. The Chinese love jade not merely because of its rarity or its luster but because of a deeper aesthetic value. "Chinese Jade: The Spiritual and Cultural Significance of Jade in China" presents a comprehensive view of jade and its history in China from Neolithic times to the Qing dynasty. It illustrates pieces of jade that are on display not only in the Palace Museum in Beijing but in the many provincial and other museums across China. It will help the reader to understand what jade means to the Chinese in China; how it is classified and described and where it is found and worked and displayed. It has a value beyond that of a simple catalogue and places jade in its natural, and central, cultural context.

Snake Charmer

ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: Nagda, Ann Whitehead, PUBLISHER: Henry Holt & Company, A little boy in India longs to become a snake charmer. Vishnu dreams of being a snake charmer like his father. He already knows how to handle cobras and he is learning to play the special flute. He longs to go to the city to charm snakes while the tourists watch. But his father thinks that education is more important, so Vishnu must stay home. Life in the village is never dull, though. There are plenty of games and chores to keep everyone busy, and then there's school, which is taught outdoors. And every few weeks Vishnu's father-and the snakes-return home to visit. A striking introduction to life in India as seen through the eyes of one little boy.

Varieties of Moral Personality: Ethics and Psychological

ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: Flanagan, Owen, PUBLISHER: Harvard University Press, Owen Flanagan argues in this book for a more psychologically realistic ethical reflection and spells out the ways in which psychology can enrich moral philosophy. Beginning with a discussion of such "moral saints" as Gandhi, Mother Teresa, and Oskar Shindler, Flanagan charts a middle course between an ethics that is too realistic and socially parochial and one that is too idealistic, giving no weight to our natures.

Ant Cities

ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: Dorros, Arthur, PUBLISHER: HarperTrophy, Did you know that ants have jobs? Ants may not look like they are doing anything important, but each ant that lives in a hill has a special job, whether it is cleaning the nest, digging new tunnels or gathering food. And in each ant city there is a queen ant who is busy laying eggs. In this popular Stage 2 Let's-Read-and-Find-Out Science book, Arthur Dorros explores the fascinating and complex ways in which these industrious insects work together to keep their ant cities alive. A Reading Rainbow Selection Outstanding Science Trade Books for Children (NSTA/CBC)

Bruce Cole Agnolo Gaddi

Bruce Cole Agnolo Gaddi (Studies in History of Art & Architecture) i Oxford University Press Gaddi was a member of a family of artists that flourished in the early part of the Renaissance. He painted a series of frescoes in Sants Croce, the most famous of which is the "True Cross", which is situated in the choir and was finished in the late s. This book considers his life and work.

Rolling the Dice

ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: Ward, Kenneth, PUBLISHER: Milligan Books, This memoir is so timely. The author, who is now a minister, is a young man who was reared in Compton, California. He and his brother, Julius, were reared by both parents and had loving and God-fearing grandparents. Their parents took them to church and taught them the right way to go. They chose to take a different path, which ultimately cost the life of his brother, Julius.The author helps young people to see what can happen when they take the wrong turn in life. But he also helps them to see that God is the Life Jacket that helps to save them when they are drowning and that He is the Lamp that lights the way for you to see how to come from darkness into light.

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