the marsh of gold pasternaks writings on inspiration and

The Marsh of Gold: Pasternak's Writings on Inspiration and

ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: Pasternak, Boris / Livingstone, Angela, PUBLISHER: Academic Studies Press, Major statements by ong>theong> celebrated Russian poet Boris Pasternak () about poetry, inspiration, ong>theong> creative process and ong>theong> significance ong>ofong> artistic/ literary creativity in his own life, as well as in human life altogeong>theong>r, are presented here in his own words (in translation) and are discussed in ong>theong> extensive Commentaries and Introduction. Although universally acknowledged as one ong>ofong> ong>theong> great writers ong>ofong> ong>theong> twentieth century, Pasternak is not yet sufficiently recognized as ong>theong> highly original and important thinker that he also was. All his life he thought and wrote about ong>theong> nature and significance ong>ofong> ong>theong> experience ong>ofong> inspiration, though avoiding ong>theong> word "inspiration" where possible as his own views were not ong>theong> conventional ones. ong>Theong> texts collected in this book range from to and are between two and ninety pages long. ong>Theong>re are Commentaries on all ong>theong> texts, as well as a final Essay on Pasternak's famous novel "Doctor Zhivago," which is looked at here in ong>theong> light ong>ofong> what it says on art and inspiration.

On the Functions of the Brain and of Each of Its Parts

ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: Gall, PUBLISHER: General Books, Title: On ong>theong> Functions ong>ofong> ong>theong> Brain and ong>ofong> Each ong>ofong> Its Parts: With Observations on ong>theong> Possibility ong>ofong> Determining ong>theong> Instincts, Propensities, and Talents, or ong>theong> Moral and Intellectual Dispositions ong>ofong> Men and Animals, by ong>theong> Configuration ong>ofong> ong>theong> Brain and Head Volume: 5-6 Publisher: Boston, ong>Marshong>, Capen

Judgements of Value: Selected Writings on Music

ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: Cooper, Martin / Cooper, Martin / Cooper, Dominic, PUBLISHER: Oxford University Press, USA, This book presents a collection ong>ofong> ong>theong> ong>writingsong> ong>ofong> Martin Cooper, chief music critic ong>ofong> ong>theong> Daily Telegraph from , a well-known broadcaster on ong>theong> BBC, and author ong>ofong> several books and translations. Topics discussed include nineteenth- and twentieth-century music, opera, literature, philosophy, religion, and ong>theong> nature ong>ofong> criticism.

Creating an Islamic State: Khomeini and the Making of New

ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: Martin, Vanessa, PUBLISHER: I. B. Tauris & Company, This extraordinary book is ong>theong> first to analyze ong>theong> ideological roots ong>ofong> an Islamic state as conceived by ong>theong> Ayatollah Khomeini. Surprisingly ong>theong> author finds much ong>ofong> ong>theong> inspiration behind Khomeini's political thinking being influenced by Western sources--his ong>writingsong> on ong>theong> supreme Islamic Jurist being affected by Plato's notions ong>ofong> ong>theong> philosopher-king and his views ong>ofong> state power and centralism being closely linked to his understanding ong>ofong> Marxist/Leninist totalitarianism.

Language, Thought, and Reality: Selected Writings

ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: Carroll, John B. / Whorf, Benjamin L., PUBLISHER: MIT Press (MA), ong>Theong> pioneering linguist Benjamin Whorf () grasped ong>theong>relationship between human language and human thinking: how language can shape ourinnermost thoughts. His basic ong>theong>sis is that our perception ong>ofong> ong>theong> world and ourways ong>ofong> thinking about it are deeply influenced by ong>theong> structure ong>ofong> ong>theong> languages wespeak. ong>Theong> ong>writingsong> collected in this volume include important papers on ong>theong> Maya, Hopi, and Shawnee languages as well as more general reflections on language andmeaning.

Selected Writings to

ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: Newman, John Henry / Newman John, Hen / Redcliffe, Albert, PUBLISHER: Routledge, This selection from ong>theong> most productive Christian pen ong>ofong> ong>theong> nineteenth century is also an introduction to one ong>ofong> ong>theong> most compelling and troubled minds. John Henry Newman was a dominant figure in both ong>theong> Anglican and ong>theong> Roman Catholic churches. His ong>writingsong> have had an abiding influence on both and contribute still to ong>theong> spirit ong>ofong> ecumenicism.

Women of the 14th Moon: Writings on Menopause

ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: Taylor, Dena / Sumrall, Amber C., PUBLISHER: Crossing Press, A collection ong>ofong> women's own stories on ong>theong> many facets ong>ofong> menopause -- from hot flashes and hormone replacement ong>theong>rapy to new-found sexuality and spiritual awakenings.

Words with Power: Being a Second Study "The Bible and

ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: Frye, Northrop / Frye, PUBLISHER: Mariner Books, Frye continues his exploration, begun in ong>Theong> Great Code, ong>ofong> ong>theong> influence ong>ofong> Biblical ong>theong>mes and forms ong>ofong> expression on Western literature, with discussions ong>ofong> authors ranging from Chaucer and Shakespeare to Yeats and Eliot. Frye identifies four key elements found in ong>theong> Bible-ong>theong> mountain, ong>theong> garden, ong>theong> cave, and ong>theong> furnace-and describes how ong>theong>y recur in later secular ong>writingsong>. Indices.

The Path of the Buddha: Writings on Contemporary Buddhism

ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: Singh, Renuka, PUBLISHER: Penguin Books, Giving Buddha's spiritual journey a contemporary dimension, this anthology contains essays by spiritual leaders like His Holiness ong>theong> Dalai Lama, Lama Zopa Rinpoche and Lama Thubten Yeshe on ong>theong> impact ong>ofong> Buddhist philosophy on ong>theong>m. Equally poignant are ong>theong> accounts ong>ofong> oong>theong>rs who, dissatisfied with ong>theong> present world, embark on a search for salvation. Varied and meaningful, ong>Theong> Path ong>ofong> ong>theong> Buddha provides a rare glimpse into Buddhism.

The Later Christian Fathers: A Selection from the Writings

ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: Bettenson, Henry, PUBLISHER: Oxford University Press, USA, ong>Theong> century and a quarter following ong>theong> Council ong>ofong> Nicaea (A.D. 325) has been called ong>theong> 'ong>Goldong>en Age ong>ofong> Patristic literature.' It is this period that Henry Bettenson covers in this companion volume to ong>Theong> Early Christian Faong>theong>rs, selecting from ong>theong> ong>writingsong> ong>ofong> Basil ong>theong> Great, Gregory ong>ofong> Nyssa, Jerome, Augustine ong>ofong> Hippo, Cyril ong>ofong> Alexandria, and oong>theong>r Faong>theong>rs ong>ofong> ong>theong> Christian Church. ong>Theong>ir central concerns were formulating ong>theong> doctrine ong>ofong> ong>theong> Trinity after ong>theong> Nicene conclusions, and enunciating ong>theong> doctrine ong>ofong> ong>theong> divinity and humanity ong>ofong> Christ. ong>Theong> ong>writingsong> served to clarify if not to solve ong>theong> issues and ong>theong>y continue to be valuable and relevant for all who wish to understand ong>theong> Christian doctrine. As in ong>Theong> Early Christian Faong>theong>rs, Mr. Bettenson has translated everything afresh and provided some brief sketches ong>ofong> ong>theong> lives ong>ofong> each ong>ofong> ong>theong> Faong>theong>rs represented in ong>theong> selection.

Selected Essays of Wilson Harris: The Unfinished Genesis of

ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: Harris, Wilson / Bundy, Andrew / Bundy, A. F. M., PUBLISHER: Routledge, Wilson Harris is one ong>ofong> ong>theong> outstanding literary innovators ong>ofong> ong>theong> century. His novels date from ong>Theong> Palace ong>ofong> ong>theong> Peacock to Jonestown. This long-awaited volume matches Harris's career with his critical ong>writingsong>, from to ong>theong> present day. Selected Essays ong>ofong> Wilson Harris brings togeong>theong>r twenty-one lectures, addresses and essays to make available Harris's full range ong>ofong> ong>writingsong> on subjects including: * ong>theong> literate imagination * traditions ong>ofong> myth and fable in Central and South America * ong>theong> North American literary imagination, from Edgar Allen Poe, Herman Melville and Ralph Ellison, to William Faulkner and Jean Rhys * inheritances and legacies ong>ofong> writers ong>ofong> ong>theong> postcolonial diaspora This comprehensive collection also comes complete with: * an extensive editorial introduction, providing valuable historical and ong>theong>oretical context for ong>theong> essays * a map ong>ofong> Guyana * bibliographies ong>ofong> Harris's fiction and non-fiction * appendices on ong>theong> legends ong>ofong> El Dorado and ong>theong> Holy Grail.

The Life and Writings of Frederick Douglass: Supplementary

ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: Douglass, Frederick / Foner, Philip Sheldon, PUBLISHER: International Publishers, Vol. 5 (Supplement) Edited by Philip S. Foner. ong>Writingsong> and speeches discovered since ong>theong> publication ong>ofong> ong>theong> original 4 volumes;

Principles of the Constitutional Order

ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: Utley, Robert L., PUBLISHER: University Press ong>ofong> America, ong>Theong> essays in this volume consider ong>theong> ong>writingsong> ong>ofong> those who drafted ong>theong> Constitution, as well as ong>theong> arguments pro and con presented during ong>theong> ratification debates. ong>Theong> first ong>ofong> ong>theong>se essays examine ong>theong> founding principles from historical, political and philosophical perspectives. ong>Theong> second group outlines ong>theong> main Anti-Federalist arguments. A discussion ong>ofong> ong>theong> nature and implications ong>ofong> ong>theong> doctrine ong>ofong> separated powers follows and ong>theong> volume closes with psycho-historical portraits ong>ofong> Thomas Jefferson and John Adams. ong>Theong> volume focuses attention on ong>theong> Founding period so that ong>theong> original character and principles ong>ofong> our political order may be seen clearly, in spite ong>ofong> ong>theong> glory and veneration with which age and custom have draped our constitution.

The Theory of Relativity

ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: Einstein, Albert, PUBLISHER: Citadel Press, In this collection ong>ofong> Einstein's most important ong>writingsong> on physics, Einstein reduces ong>theong> complex to its essentials. Covers ong>theong> ong>Theong>ory ong>ofong> Relativity, E=MC2, Physics and Reality, and much more.

The Path of Economic Growth

ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: Lowe, Adolph, PUBLISHER: Cambridge University Press, ong>Theong> ong>writingsong> on ong>theong> ong>theong>ory ong>ofong> economic growth share almost without exception two characteristics - ong>theong>y deal exclusively with steady growth or equilibrium dynamics, and ong>theong>y try to predict ong>theong> actual course ong>ofong> long-term development on ong>theong> basis ong>ofong> greatly oversimplified behaviour assumptions. This book, first published in , studies ong>theong> many variants ong>ofong> a disequilibrium path, which growth processes pursue under ong>theong> impact ong>ofong> major growth stimuli - changes in labour supply, in natural resources, and in technology. ong>Theong> study gives direction to public policies, sharply distinguishing between ong>theong> requirements ong>ofong> market economies and ong>ofong> planned systems.

Assassination of JFK

ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: Kelly, Eamonn E. R. / Cole, Scott, PUBLISHER: Greenhaven Press, Each volume in ong>theong> "At Issue in History series is an anthology that focuses on a controversial historical topic. At ong>ofong>fshoot ong>ofong> Greenhaven's acclaimed "At Issue series focusing on current social issues, this series provides primary and secondary sources to explore and investigate ong>theong> various opinions ong>ofong>fered on each topic. History comes to life as ong>theong> reader is exposed to ong>theong> voices ong>ofong> those who participated in and witnessed ong>theong> dramatic events ong>ofong> ong>theong> past. More recent ong>writingsong> by historians and oong>theong>r scholars examine events with ong>theong> benefit ong>ofong> hindsight, illuminating both ong>theong> heroism and egregious errors ong>ofong> history makers.

The Saloon on the Rocky Mountain Mining Frontier

ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: West, Elliott, PUBLISHER: University ong>ofong> Nebraska Press, Elliott West's careful analysis ong>ofong> ong>theong> role and development ong>ofong> ong>theong> saloon as an institution on ong>theong> mining frontier provides unique insights into ong>theong> social and economic history ong>ofong> ong>theong> American West. Drawing on contemporaneous newspapers and many unpublished firsthand accounts, West shows that ong>theong> physical evolution ong>ofong> ong>theong> saloon, from crude tents and shanties into elegant establishments for drinking and gaming, reflected ong>theong> growth and maturity ong>ofong> ong>theong> surrounding community.

The Gate of Beautiful: Stories, Songs, and Reflections on

ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: Rasmussen, Gerald, PUBLISHER: Outskirts Press, Jerry Rasmussen is one ong>ofong> those rare writers who makes it look deceptively easy to express deep wisdom, employing wit, humor, homilies, and poignance to show ong>theong> deeper values that lie within ong>theong> everyday comedies and tragedies ong>ofong> life. His writing style is lively, engaging and utterly delightful. -Miriam Hospodar, author ong>ofong> "Heaven's Banquet." Your music, lyrics, ong>writingsong>, and testimony certainly reflect ong>theong> power, presence, and love ong>ofong> Jesus in all you do. You are surely anointed by God and I can see him using you and enlarging your tent as you continue to spread ong>theong> Word ong>ofong> God through your songs and ong>writingsong>. -Pastor Lou Santoro, Grace Bible Church, Shelton, Connecticut

The Genius of Architecture; Or, the Analogy of That Art with

ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: Le, Camus De Mezieres / Le Camus De Mezieres, Nicolas / Britt, David, PUBLISHER: Oxford University Press, USA, This series ong>ofong>fers a range ong>ofong> heretong>ofong>ore unavailable ong>writingsong> in English translation on ong>theong> subjects ong>ofong> art, architecture, and aesong>theong>tics. Camus's description ong>ofong> ong>theong> French hotel argues that architecture should please ong>theong> senses and ong>theong> mind.

The Search Press Book of Traditional Papercrafts

ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: Wilson, Janet, PUBLISHER: Search Press(UK), Janet Wilson revives ong>theong> delicate art ong>ofong> paper pricking, featuring a range ong>ofong> elegant pictures and border designs inspired by ong>theong> Victorian era, and shows how to create beautiful medieval and art nouveau parchment craft cards. ong>Theong>re is a whole section on quilling, ong>theong> fifteenth century craft ong>ofong> decorative items with rolled up strips ong>ofong> paper, and furong>theong>r sections on embossing and paper lace. This bumper book ong>ofong>fers inspiration to all those interested in papercrafts.

Apollinaire on Art: Essays and Reviews

ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: Breunig, LeRoy C. / Shattuck, Roger / Suleiman, Susan Rubin, PUBLISHER: MFA Publications, Poet, critic, impresario, gadfly, visionary, tastemaker: more than anyone, Guillaume Apollinaire embodies ong>theong> frenzied art world ong>ofong> Paris in ong>theong> early 20th century. His rampant enthusiasms and antipathies, and his remarkable acumen, make him still today ong>theong> most evocative commentator on ong>theong> intellectual ferment ong>ofong> ong>theong> time. In he championed Picasso and in he promoted Braque in reviews that were amazingly sharp and prescient. He first identified ong>theong> importance ong>ofong> Delaunay, Duchamp, and Rousseau, coined ong>theong> word "Surrealism," and almost singlehandedly pushed Cubism into ong>theong> mainstream. With a new preface by Roger Shattuck, this edition ong>ofong> Apollinaire on Art is ong>theong> only collection in English ong>ofong> ong>theong>se seminal and ever fresh ong>writingsong>.

The Essential Dalai Lama: His Important Teachings

ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: Dalai Lama / Mehrotra, Rajiv, PUBLISHER: Viking Books, An inspiration to millions ong>ofong> people worldwide, ong>theong> Dalai Lama has long wanted one book that he could recommend as a basic sourcebook for his essential ideas. Now, for ong>theong> first time, "ong>Theong> Essential Dalai Lama" brings togeong>theong>r ong>theong> best ong>ofong> ong>theong> Dalai Lamaas ong>writingsong> on all aspects ong>ofong> life from work to meditation. Divided into four sectionsaong>Theong> Vision, Buddhist Perspectives, Practice, A World in Harmonya"ong>Theong> Essential Dalai Lama" contains eloquent applications ong>ofong> ong>theong> principles ong>ofong> ancient Buddhist thought to contemporary issues, all expressed in ong>theong> Dalai Lamaas uniquely compelling voice. Covering topics such as ong>theong> quest for human happiness, foundations ong>ofong> Buddhism, Karma, focusing ong>theong> mind, ethics and society, ong>theong> Buddhist perspective on ong>theong> teachings ong>ofong> Jesus, and much more, "ong>Theong> Essential Dalai Lama" will be ong>theong> perfect gift for anyone who wishes to have one source for ong>theong> Dalai Lamaas teachings or who seeks an introduction to ong>theong> philosophy and practice ong>ofong> Buddhism.

Experimental Cinema, the Film Reader

ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: Dixon, Wheeler / Foster, Gwendolyn Audrey, PUBLISHER: Routledge, "Experimental Cinema, ong>Theong> Film Reader" brings togeong>theong>r key ong>writingsong> on American avant-garde cinema to explore ong>theong> long tradition ong>ofong> underground filmmaking from its origins in ong>theong> s to ong>theong> work ong>ofong> contemporary film and video artists. ong>Theong> "Reader" traces ong>theong> development ong>ofong> major movements such as ong>theong> New American Cinema ong>ofong> ong>theong> s and ong>theong> Structuralist films ong>ofong> ong>theong> s, examining ong>theong> work ong>ofong> key practitioners and recovering neglected filmmakers. Contributors focus on ong>theong> ways in which underground films have explored issues ong>ofong> gender, sexuality and race, and foreground important technical innovations such as ong>theong> use ong>ofong> Super 8mm and video. Each section features an editor's introduction setting debates in ong>theong>ir context. ong>Theong> book concludes with a valuable filmography ong>ofong> key films available.

The Art of War

ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: Tzu, Sun / Sawyer, Ralph D., PUBLISHER: Fall River Press, An illuminating new look at ong>theong> classic primer on warfare. Distinguishing itself from many previous versions, this contemporary translation ong>ofong> Sun-Tzu's landmark text acknowledges ong>theong> work first and foremost as a masterpiece ong>ofong> military strategy. Translator Ralph Sawyer provides ong>theong> most detailed introduction and commentary yet ong>ofong>fered on ong>theong> text, its author, and his age. Get inside ong>theong> head ong>ofong> Sun-Tzu, and find out which significant historical battles influenced his thinking. Sawyer's exhaustive biographical research helps you separate ong>theong> myth from ong>theong> elusive man himself. Immerse yourself in ong>theong> mindset ong>ofong> ong>theong> Chinese military organization through an extensive overview ong>ofong> its history as well as its tactical use ong>ofong> chariots, horse and cavalry, armor and shields, and swords. Several supplementary sections illuminate relevant portions ong>ofong> ong>theong> recently discovered tomb texts and "lost ong>writingsong>," reputed to be earlier variants ong>ofong> ong>theong> standard version. A glossary identifies figures and terms for ong>theong> convenience ong>ofong> readers unfamiliar with Chinese history and ong>writingsong>.

Between Heaven and a Hard Place: A Divine Paradox

ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: Bittman, Stew, PUBLISHER: Lionhearted Publishing, A LionHearted Publishing Spiritual Path Edition. ong>Theong> spiritual/healing path comes complete with its pitfalls and pratfalls, its pity parties and power trips, its puns and poetry, its problems and paradoxes. Dr. Stew experiences ong>theong>m all on his journey from his head to his heart, and shares ong>theong>m with wit and wisdom, inspiration and irreverence. This warm and honest travelogue will be an inspiration to anyone who knows ong>theong>ir thoughts ong>ofong>ten get in ong>theong> way ong>ofong> ong>theong>ir dreams. Dr. Stew lives his dream inside and outside his chiropractic practice. ong>Theong> principles ong>ofong> Life are ong>theong> beacon on his long, strange trip, and are ong>theong> thread that holds it all togeong>theong>r. Barley...

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