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William James
Author
Pub. Date
2013?, c2012]
Description
The Varieties of Religious Experience, by William James, is part of the Barnes & Noble Classics series, which offers quality editions at affordable prices to the student and the general reader, including new scholarship, thoughtful design, and pages of carefully crafted extras. Here are some of the remarkable features of Barnes & Noble Classics:
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2) Pragmatism
Author
Pub. Date
[1981]
Description
"The lectures that follow were delievered at the Lowell Institute in Boston in November and December, 1906, and in January, 1907, at Columbia University, in New York. ... The pragmatic movement, so called -- I do not like the name, but apparently it is too late to change it -- seems to have rather suddenly precipitated itself out of the air. ... I have sought to unify the pictture as it presents itself to my own eyes, dealing in broad strokes, and...
Author
Pub. Date
c1986
Description
In this groundbreaking book, James William Gibson shatters the misled assumptions behind both liberal and conservative explanations for America's failure in Vietnam. Gibson shows how American government and military officials developed a disturbingly limited concept of war - what he calls "technowar" - in which all efforts were focused on maximizing the enemy's body count, regardless of the means. Consumed by a blind faith in the technology of destruction,...
Author
Pub. Date
[1956]
Description
This volume contains the complete texts of two books by America's most important psychologust and philospher. Easy to understand, yet, brilliant and penetrating, the books were written specifically for laymen and they are still stimulating reading for readers concerned with important questions of belief in an age of science. Human Immorality: Two supposed Objections to the Doctrine, reprinted here from the corrected second edition, examines the questions...
Author
Pub. Date
2021
Description
"Protagonist Kit Biddle is a rising prep school senior who finds himself tangled in a web of spiritual quandaries and intellectual absurdities. Kit’s angst is compounded by a unique psychological burden he is forced to carry: his intelligent but unstable Uncle Nat has committed an unspeakable act on what, according to the Uncle’s deranged account, were direct orders from God. The tragedy haunting his family follows Kit like a dark and foreboding...
14) My last lament
Author
Pub. Date
2017.
Description
Aliki is one of the last of her kind, a lamenter who mourns and celebrates the passing of life. She is a part of an evolving Greece, a country moving steadily away from its rural traditions. To capture the fading folk art of lamenting, an American researcher asks Aliki to record her laments, but in response, Aliki sings her own story. It begins in a village in northeast Greece, where Aliki witnesses the occupying Nazi soldiers execute her father for...
Author
Pub. Date
c1995
Description
"James Jones, both a professor of religion and a practicing clinical psychologist, has found that the crises we face in life, love, and work demand comprehensive spiritual answers. Here he weaves together the personal stories of his patients with the insights he has gained from years of counseling and teaching. This is a beautiful exploration of the spiritual search as a way to answer our deepest longings and find our true selves." "Meet Bob, a successful...
19) Whole body healing: natural healing with movement, exercise, massage, and other drug-free methods
Author
Pub. Date
[1983]
Description
Explains how to improve health and physical fitness through a variety of methods, including running, acupressure, yoga, and weight training.
Pub. Date
[2019]
Description
I Used to Have Cancer is James Templeton’s memoir―an inspiring look back at his unique journey in overcoming stage 4 melanoma. James takes you with him on a trip crisscrossing America, during which he shares the various natural approaches he followed to battle his cancer―from diet and supplements to meditation and lifestyle adjustments. As his journey continued, you will see first-hand how James’ definition of success changed from making money...
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