the vitality of mormonism brief essays on distinctive

Praying the Rosary: The Joyful, Fruitful, Sorrowful, and

ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: Dicharry, Warren F., PUBLISHER: Liturgical Press, This guide and commentary on ong>theong> mysteries ong>ofong> ong>theong> Rosary refocuses our meditation on ong>theong> true center ong>ofong> ong>theong> Rosary: ong>theong> mysteries ong>ofong> Christ's birth, death, and resurrection.

Body Matters: Essays On The Sociology Of The Body

ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: Sue Scott, PUBLISHER: Taylor & amp amp amp amp amp Francis Group, NA

Economic Policy in an Interdependent World

ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: Copper, Richard N. / Cooper, Richard N., PUBLISHER: MIT Press (MA), ong>Theong>se eleven ong>essaysong> written over ong>theong> past fifteen years continue and develop Richard Cooper's central ong>theong>me ong>ofong> interdependence, reflecting his experience in government in ong>theong> Council ong>ofong> Economic Advisers and as Undersecretary ong>ofong> State for Economic Affairs. ong>Theong>y focus in particular on ong>theong> opportunities and constraints for national economic policy in an environment where goods, services, capital, and even labor are increasingly mobile. ong>Theong> first four chapters are informal, discursive treatments ong>ofong> economic and foreign policies in ong>theong> face ong>ofong> growing interdependence among nations. ong>Theong> remaining chapters cover such specialist topics as optimal regional integration, ong>theong> integration ong>ofong> world capital markets, ong>theong> impact ong>ofong> greater interdependence on ong>theong> effectiveness ong>ofong> domestic economic policy, ong>theong> comparison ong>ofong> monetary and fiscal policy under fixed and flexible exchange rates, currency evaluation in developing countries, and ong>theong> appropriate size and composition ong>ofong> a developing country's external debt. A concluding chapter surveys ong>theong> preceding ong>essaysong> in terms ong>ofong> coordinating macroeconomic policymaking in an interdependent world economy. Richard N. Cooper is Maurits C. Boas Prong>ofong>essor ong>ofong> International Economy at Harvard University.

Classic Asian Philosophy: A Guide to the Essential Texts

ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: Kupperman, Joel J., PUBLISHER: Oxford University Press, USA, This is a second, revised edition ong>ofong> Kupperman's introduction to Asian philosophy via its canonical texts. Kupperman ranges from ong>theong> Upanishads to ong>theong> Bhagavad Gita through Confucius to Zen Buddhism, walking students through ong>theong> texts, conveying ong>theong> ong>vitalityong> and appeal ong>ofong> ong>theong> works, and explaining ong>theong>ir philosophical roots. Kupperman has made revisions throughout ong>theong> text, clarifying where necessary, and added a new chapter on al-Arabi's ong>Theong> Bezels ong>ofong> Wisdom, a classic ong>ofong> Islamic Sufism. Acquista Ora

What It Takes: Writing in College

ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: Behrens, Laurence / Rosen, Leonard J., PUBLISHER: Longman Publishing Group, "What It Takes: Writing in College "covers ong>theong> types ong>ofong> college writing assignments for which "Writing and Reading Across ong>theong> Curriculum" is best known: ong>theong> summary, ong>theong> critique, and ong>theong> synong>theong>sis, as well as analysis. This ong>briefong>, handy guide introduces each ong>ofong> ong>theong> strategies required for writing successful college papers, and takes students step by step through ong>theong> process ong>ofong> writing based on source material.

Immunopharmacology

ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: Rogers, Rogers / Rogers, Thomas / Gilman, Steven C., PUBLISHER: CRC Press, Our understanding ong>ofong> ong>theong> intricate nature ong>ofong> ong>theong> immune response on both a cellular and molecular level has both contributed to and benefited from ong>theong> work ong>ofong> immunopharmacologists. An increasing number ong>ofong> immunologists have become interested in agents which exert selective effects on ong>theong> immune system. This has prompted ong>theong> development ong>ofong> ong>theong> subject ong>ofong> immunopharmacology which broadly addresses ong>theong> effects ong>ofong> natural and synong>theong>tic substances on ong>theong> immune response

The Dragons of Expectation: Reality and Delusion in Course

ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: Conquest, Robert, PUBLISHER: W. W. Norton & Company, ong>Theong> publication ong>ofong> "ong>Theong> Dragons ong>ofong> Expectation" in reaffirmed Robert Conquest's stature as a leading intellectual and one ong>ofong> ong>theong> world's great humanists. In ong>theong> tradition ong>ofong> Isaiah Berlin's "ong>Theong> Crooked Timber ong>ofong> Humanity" and George Orwell's "ong>Essaysong>," this book brilliantly traces how seductive ideas have come to corrupt modern minds; to ong>ofong>ten disastrous effects. In what "Publishers Weekly" called "a frontal assault on ong>theong> pieties ong>ofong> ong>theong> left," Conquest masterfully examines how false nostrums have infected academia, politicians, and ong>theong> public, showing how ong>theong>ir reliance on "isms" and ong>theong> destructive concepts ong>ofong> "People, Nation, and Masses" have resulted in a ruinous cycle ong>ofong> turbulence and war. Including fresh analyses ong>ofong> Russia's October Revolution, World War II, and ong>theong> Cold War, "ong>Theong> Dragons ong>ofong> Expectation" is one ong>ofong> ong>theong> most important contributions to modern thought in recent years.

Architektur In Deutschland/Architecture In Germany

ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: Prestel Publishing, PUBLISHER: Prestel Publishing, This volume focuses on ong>theong> topic ong>ofong> reconstruction as it examines three recently completed projects in Berlin, Munich, and Potsdam, and three different approaches to ong>theong> task ong>ofong> rebuilding. ong>Theong> pros and cons ong>ofong> this ardently debated ong>theong>me are explored and questioned from various perspectives in ong>essaysong> written by leading critics. ong>Theong> comprehensive section on projects presents fifteen new building projects in Germany by Barkow Leibinger, Meck Architects, OMA/Rem Koolhaas, Sauerbruch Hutton Architects, and oong>theong>rs. More than two hundred color photographs and drawings illustrate ong>theong> newest edition ong>ofong> ong>theong> DAM Yearbook.

From Earth-Bound to Satellite: Telescopes, Skills and

ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: Morrison-Low, Alison D., PUBLISHER: Brill Academic Publishers, ong>Theong> volume forms a part ong>ofong> ong>theong> celebrations marking ong>theong> anniversary ong>ofong> ong>theong> invention ong>ofong> ong>theong> telescope. From its Renaissance beginnings to yesterday s Cold War, ong>theong> ong>essaysong> contributed here throw a spotlight on a number ong>ofong> significant episodes in ong>theong> continuing adventures ong>ofong> this well-loved instrument, which has played a crucial role in Man s thinking about his position literally and philosophically in ong>theong> universe. Drawn from various conferences held by ong>theong> Scientific Instrument Commission ong>ofong> ong>theong> International Union ong>ofong> ong>theong> History and Philosophy ong>ofong> Science between and , ong>theong>se papers make a substantial contribution to our current knowledge about this fascinating optical instrument.

Videotexts

ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: Gale, Peggy, PUBLISHER: Wilfrid Laurier University Press, When ong>theong> video camera first appeared on ong>theong> market, artists hailed ong>theong> newly available equipment as ong>theong> new pencil, ong>theong> better canvas, ong>theong> best eye ong>ofong> all. ong>Theong> medium was exciting and revolutionary: low-cost and low-tech; "everybody" was curious as galleries and museums hastened to program new video works in festivals and exhibitions. However, little aesong>theong>tic or critical material was available on eiong>theong>r artists or issues: it was generally assumed that artists' video was just some kind ong>ofong> wannabe television -- its concerns and achievements, and its relationship to ong>theong> visual arts generally were too ong>ofong>ten undervalued. But video artists continued to explore and advance in ong>theong> medium and works produced in ong>theong> seventies are strikingly different from those ong>ofong> today. "Videotexts" is an invaluable collection ong>ofong> ong>essaysong> -- a comprehensive guide to Canadian video artists and ong>theong>ir works. ong>Theong> ong>essaysong> focus on important individual tapes and artists and on ong>theong> development ong>ofong> narrative forms: to construct meaning and confirm memory. Revised and updated, ong>theong>y ong>ofong>fer a "present-tense" assessment ong>ofong> key works from ong>theong> last twenty-five years, and ong>ofong> artists' ideas and processes as ong>theong>y were unfolding. Everyone interested in video and contemporary art and culture will want to read ong>theong>m.

Wiley Practitioner's Guide to GAAS: Covering All SASs,

ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: Bragg, Steven M., PUBLISHER: John Wiley & Sons, ong>Theong> clearest, easiest-to-use guide to understanding GAAS on ong>theong> market--fully updated This latest resource to understanding GAAS addresses ong>theong> toughest part ong>ofong> ong>theong> job--identifying, interpreting, and applying ong>theong> many audit, attest, review, and compilation standards relevant to a particular engagement. ong>Theong> only GAAS reference organized according to practitioners' actual use ong>ofong> ong>theong> Statements on Auditing Standards (SASs), inside you'll find examples and illustrations for testing internal controls, techniques for remaining compliant with each standard, and explanations ong>ofong> ong>theong> reasons for each pronouncement.A ong>briefong> identification ong>ofong> each SAS, SSAE, and SSARS, with its effective date and tips on when to apply itA convenient and comprehensive glossary ong>ofong> ong>ofong>ficial definitions, which are usually scattered throughout a standardBehind-ong>theong>-scenes explanations ong>ofong> ong>theong> reasons for each pronouncement and ong>briefong> explanations ong>ofong> ong>theong> basic ideas ong>ofong> ong>theong> sectionConcise listing and descriptions ong>ofong> each standard's specific mandateEasy-to-read capsule summary ong>ofong> interpretations, plus selected AICPA practice alerts and advisoriesHelpful techniques for remaining compliant with each standardExamples and illustrations for testing internal controls "Wiley Practitioner's Guide to GAAS " presents each statement individually, explaining how ong>theong> standards are related and ong>ofong>fering guidance on ong>theong> entire engagement process in ong>theong> form ong>ofong> practice notes, checklists, questionnaires, and real-world examples that illustrate how ong>theong> fundamental requirements ong>ofong> each section are applied.

de L'Espirit or Essays on the Mind and Its Several Faculties

ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: Helvetius, Claude Adrien / Helvetius, C. A., PUBLISHER: Kessinger Publishing, . Translated from ong>theong> French. To which is now prefixed a life ong>ofong> ong>theong> author. Swiss-French tax collector, philanthropist and Enlightenment philosopher, Claude-Adrien Helvetius is widely regarded as ong>theong> faong>theong>r ong>ofong> utilitarianism. Helvetius's principle work, De l'esprit, was condemned by ong>theong> Sorbonne, ong>theong> Pope and ong>theong> Parliament ong>ofong> Paris and burnt by ong>theong> public executioner, ensuring that it was read more than any oong>theong>r book ong>ofong> ong>theong> time.

E.r.dodds the ancient concept of progress

E.r.dodds ong>theong> ancient concept ong>ofong> progress and oong>theong>r ong>essaysong> on greek literature and belief oxford clarendon press spedisco anche

The Gulf of Mexico: A Treasury of Resources in the American

ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: Gore, Robert H., PUBLISHER: Pineapple Press (FL), - Only book available on this great body ong>ofong> water - Synopsis ong>ofong> ong>theong> history, geology, geography, oceanography, biology, ecology, and economics ong>ofong> ong>theong> Gulf - Traces ong>theong> economic use ong>ofong> ong>theong> Gulf from ong>theong> Mayans to present-day ong>ofong>fshore oil companies - Explores every discrete ecological community in ong>theong> Gulf - For those who live or vacation on ong>theong> Gulf and wants to know ong>theong> full story ong>ofong> ong>theong>ir watery backyard

Welfare Reform and Abstinence Education: An Issue Brief

ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: Castro, Wendy / Mayden, Bronwyn, PUBLISHER: CWLA Press (Child Welfare League ong>ofong> America), Designed to assist state and local policymakers and service providers to develop effective policies and practices, Welfare Reform and Abstinence Education provides objective information on ong>theong> background ong>ofong> ong>theong> abstinence-only education issue and highlights some ong>ofong> ong>theong> facts, research findings, and key issues in ong>theong> national debate over this provision.

The Poetry of Ibn Khafajah: A Literary Analysis

ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: Al-Nowaihi, Magda M., PUBLISHER: Brill Academic Publishers, This study is an attempt to identify and describe ong>theong> distinctive features ong>ofong> ong>theong> poetic style ong>ofong> ong>theong> acclaimed medieval Andalusian poet Ibn Khafa?jah, who has been credited with starting a new school ong>ofong> poetry, in Andalus and elsewhere. It ong>ofong>fers a close reading ong>ofong> his poetry, concentrating on ong>theong> three basic elements ong>ofong> style - imagery, rhetorical devices, and structural patterns. It shows how Ibn Khaf?jah creatively uses ong>theong> poetic tradition available to him to form new images and scenes, create multi-layered poems, and bestow different levels ong>ofong> unity and coherence on his poems. ong>Theong> study demonstrates some ong>ofong> ong>theong> ways by which ong>theong> various elements ong>ofong> style are combined and interrelated, to produce original, meaningful, and highly moving poems in ong>theong> Khafajian style.

On Creativity

ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: Bohm, David / Nichol, Lee, PUBLISHER: Routledge, David Bohm is widely recognized for his significant contributions to ong>theong> discussion on ong>theong> relationship between art and science. On Creativity is a collection ong>ofong> ong>essaysong> by Bohm, which are all related directly to ong>theong> nature ong>ofong> creativity - primarily ong>theong> latent creativity in ong>theong> human mind, but interestingly enough, to ong>theong> creativity in nature and ong>theong> universe at large as well. A significant portion ong>ofong> ong>theong> material draws overtly from Bohm's perceptions as a practising scientist - his notions ong>ofong> what underlies a paradigm shift, or how laws ong>ofong> nature, ong>theong>ories and hypoong>theong>ses are perceived, rationalized and axiomatized. However, ong>theong> novelty and appeal ong>ofong> Bohm's views ong>ofong> ong>theong>se processes is ong>theong> suggestion that ong>theong> work ong>ofong> ong>theong> visual artist is remarkably similar to that ong>ofong> ong>theong> scientist. He explores ong>theong>se similarities at length and even goes so far as to suggest that ong>theong> creative processes ong>ofong> ong>theong> scientist and ong>theong> artist are at work in every person. On Creativity is a fascinating read for Bohm aficionados and for those interested in exploring ong>theong> relation between creativity in art and science.

Rose Lore: Essays in Cultural History and Semiotics

ISBN: , SKU: , PUBLISHER: UnCUT/VOICES Press, Throughout history and across cultures, important figures such as Nostradamas in France, Daniel Andreeve in Russia, Dr. Edward Bach in England, and Dr. Tomin Harada in Japan have brought to light ong>theong> symbolic and medicinal qualities ong>ofong> ong>theong> rose. Written by scholars and researchers from diverse backgrounds, ong>theong> ong>essaysong> in Rose Lore are a rendering ong>ofong> global cultural history, literature, and metaphysics, woven togeong>theong>r in a collection that will be valuable to several disciplines. ong>Theong> ong>essaysong> present numerous qualities ong>ofong> ong>theong> rose as a symbol with broad cultural, social, and historical meanings: from astrology, to ong>theong> history ong>ofong> Catholicism, to ong>theong> new anti-Female Genital Mutilation global movement.

Exploring the Universe: Essays on Science and Technology

ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: Day, P. / Day, Peter, PUBLISHER: Oxford University Press, USA, Much ong>ofong> our present knowledge ong>ofong> ong>theong> universe has come from observations made over ong>theong> centuries with ever more powerful telescopes, operating from isolated mountain tops. But ong>theong> Hubble Space Telescope, ong>theong> first to be launched into space, is revolutionizing our ability to picture and understand ong>theong> universe. In Exploring ong>theong> Universe, astronomer Alexander Boksenberg shows how a star is born and how ong>theong> magnificent pictures taken by ong>theong> Hubble Space Telescope will enable us to explore ong>theong> universe in ever more depth. This selection ong>ofong> ong>essaysong> from experts in ong>theong>ir fields - exploring subjects from magic bullets derived from traditional folk medicines, to ong>theong> role science can play in understanding ong>theong> work ong>ofong> Mondrian and oong>theong>r artists - taken from ong>theong> Royal Institution's Evening Discourses provides an authoritative and accessible summary ong>ofong> current thinking in many areas ong>ofong> science and technology.

The Refiner's Fire: The Making of Mormon Cosmology,

ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: Brooke, John L., PUBLISHER: Cambridge University Press, Mormon religious belief has long been a mystery to outsiders, eiong>theong>r dismissed as anomalous to ong>theong> American religious tradition or extolled as ong>theong> most genuine creation ong>ofong> ong>theong> American imagination. ong>Theong> Refiner's Fire presents a new and comprehensive understanding ong>ofong> ong>theong> roots ong>ofong> Mormon religion, whose ong>theong>ology promises ong>theong> faithful that ong>theong>y will become "gods" through ong>theong> restoration ong>ofong> ancient mysteries and regain ong>theong> divine powers ong>ofong> Adam lost in ong>theong> fall from Paradise. Prong>ofong>essor Brooke contends that ong>theong> origins ong>ofong> ong>Mormonismong> lie in ong>theong> fusion ong>ofong> radical religion with occult ideas, and organizes his book around ong>theong> two problems ong>ofong> demonstrating ong>theong> survival ong>ofong> ong>theong>se ideas into ong>theong> nineteenth century and explaining how ong>theong>y were manifested in Mormon doctrine. In ong>theong> concluding chapter, ong>theong> author provides an outline ong>ofong> how ong>Mormonismong> since ong>theong> s gradually moved toward traditional Protestant Christianity. As well as religion, ong>theong> book explores magic, witchcraft, alchemy, Freemasonry, counterfeiting, and state-formation. John L. Brooke is prong>ofong>essor ong>ofong> history at Tufts University and ong>theong> acclaimed author ong>ofong> ong>Theong> Heart ong>ofong> ong>theong> Commonwealth: Society and Political Culture in Worcester County, Massachusetts, (CUP, ), which has won, among oong>theong>r prizes, ong>theong> Organization ong>ofong> American Historians' Merle Curti Award for Intellectual History and ong>theong> National Historical Society Book Prize for American History.

The Ecological Theater and the Evolutionary Play

ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: Hutchinson, G. Evelyn, PUBLISHER: Yale University Press, In ong>theong> three lectures which give ong>theong>ir title to this delightful collection ong>ofong> esays, ong>theong> author ong>ofong> "ong>Theong> Enchanted Voyage" and "ong>Theong> Itinerate Ivory Tower" turns his attention to ong>theong> influence ong>ofong> ong>theong> environment on ong>theong> course ong>ofong> evolution. ong>Theong> first lecture considers ong>theong> nature ong>ofong> ong>theong> terrestrial biosphere, both as a unique phenomenon on earth and as one ong>ofong> a class ong>ofong> possible spaces on oong>theong>r bodies; ong>theong> second examines ong>theong> nature ong>ofong> ong>theong> ecological niche; and ong>theong> third discusses some ong>ofong> ong>theong> possible environmental interactions ong>ofong> a single species, emphasis being placed on ong>theong> extremely recondite nature ong>ofong> ong>theong> selective forces that act on man, as on oong>theong>r animals. Anoong>theong>r ong>ofong> ong>theong> pieces deals with ong>theong> problem ong>ofong> ong>theong> relation ong>ofong> natural beauty to works ong>ofong> art, particularly in ong>theong> context ong>ofong> ong>theong> similarities and differences apparent when natural history museums and art galleries are compared. ong>Theong> final essay, "ong>Theong> Cream in ong>theong> Gooseberry Fool," is an account ong>ofong> ong>theong> role ong>ofong> an English country clergyman and ong>ofong> ong>theong> European magpie most in one ong>ofong> ong>theong> most significant early discoveries ong>ofong> genetics. Acquista Ora

What the Bible is All About, Quick Reference Edition

ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: Mears, Henrietta C. / Blankenbaker, Frances, PUBLISHER: Gospel Light Publications, ong>Theong> easy-to-use Bible handbook provides a ong>briefong> overview ong>ofong> ong>theong> people, events and meaning ong>ofong> every book ong>ofong> ong>theong> Bible. Includes more than illustrations, charts and time lines.

The Brontes

ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: Gordon, Felicia, PUBLISHER: Addison Wesley Longman, Excellent introduction to ong>theong> background ong>ofong> ong>theong> four Brontes Outlines ong>theong>ir lives and cultural background. Explores important places and people in lives ong>ofong> ong>theong> four Brontes and ong>theong> effect on ong>theong>ir writings. Examines four ong>ofong> ong>theong> Brontes' major works: "Jane Eyre, Vilette, ong>theong> Tennant ong>ofong> Wildfell Hall" and "Wuong>theong>ring Heights" ong>Theong> Brontes are a literary phenomenon. ong>Theong> novels, poetry and prose ong>ofong> Emily, Charlotte, Anne and Branwell have made a lasting contribution to English literature. ong>Theong>ir ong>briefong> lives, marred by illness, violence, and early death, have added to ong>theong>ir fascination. Felicia Gordon's account provides an excellent introduction to ong>theong> life and works ong>ofong> ong>theong> Brontes by examining in detail ong>theong>ir bleak and isolated childhood and its effect on ong>theong>ir writing, setting ong>theong> Brontes' work clearly in ong>theong> context ong>ofong> ong>theong>ir times. This sympaong>theong>tic account ong>ofong> ong>theong> harsh lives ong>theong> Brontes provides a fascinating and enlightening introduction to those wanting to read ong>theong>ir works. Felicia Gordon is at ong>theong> Cambridgeshire College ong>ofong> Arts and technology.

Guns in the United States

ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: Dolan, Edward F. / Scariano, Margaret M., PUBLISHER: Franklin Watts, Examines ong>theong> controversial issue ong>ofong> gun control. ong>Theong> authors give a ong>briefong> history ong>ofong> firearms in ong>theong> United States, tackle ong>theong> pros and cons ong>ofong> gun control legislation, and describe ong>theong> ways that ong>theong> various proposals to control guns would work.

Paris, Paris: Journey Into the City of Light

ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: Downie, David / Harris, Allison, PUBLISHER: Transatlantic Press, Like all great cities and yet unlike any oong>theong>r Paris is alive and fluttering, it changes with ong>theong> light, buffeted by Seine-basin breezes. This place called Paris is at once ong>theong> imaginary land ong>ofong> literature and film, a distant view through shifting, misty lenses, and a vibrant contemporary city where a kaleidoscope ong>ofong> millions seems bent on ong>theong> grand conspiracy ong>ofong> enjoying life. Paris, Paris: Journey into ong>theong> City ong>ofong> Light paints a portrait in thirty perennial ong>essaysong> ong>ofong> ong>theong> world's favorite city.

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