The Site Of Our Lives

Author : James S. Hans
Publisher : State University of New York Press
Page : 398 pages
File Size : 55,9 Mb
Release : 1995-07-01
Category : Philosophy
ISBN : 9781438405728

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The Site of Our Lives by James S. Hans Pdf

This book addresses the question of human uniqueness at a time when academic discourse has all but abandoned its long-held commitment to the value of individuality. Through an appraisal of the works of Emerson, Nietzsche, Heidegger, Derrida, and Foucault, the author establishes the ways in which the current critique of the self has grossly distorted the nature of the debate by reducing it to a simple choice between essential or constructed selves. Hans argues that the tradition that emerges from Emerson's work is based on a relational sense of the individual as much as it is devoted to the premise that we all have a specific form of integrity. Likewise, even though Nietzsche's critique of the fictional nature of the subject is the origin of contemporary visions of the fabricated self, Nietzsche is equally insistent that each of us is a productive uniqueness: we are all principles of selection whose links to the world embrace more than the social circumstances around us. Nietzsche's vision of our productive uniqueness is carried on in larger and smaller ways by Heidegger, Derrida, and Foucault, each of whom entertains a far more complex vision of the individual than those which currently dominate our ways of talking about what it means to be human.

Author : David R. Brake
Publisher : Springer
Page : 193 pages
File Size : 42,8 Mb
Release : 2014-09-25
Category : Social Science
ISBN : 9781137312716

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Sharing our Lives Online by David R. Brake Pdf

Why do we share so much about our lives on social media when we often have little idea who might be reading or viewing? David R. Brake examines the causes and consequences of moving towards a radically open society.

Author : Nicholas A. Christakis,James H. Fowler
Publisher : Little, Brown Spark
Page : 344 pages
File Size : 41,7 Mb
Release : 2009-09-28
Category : Psychology
ISBN : 9780316071345

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Connected by Nicholas A. Christakis,James H. Fowler Pdf

Celebrated scientists Nicholas Christakis and James Fowler explain the amazing power of social networks and our profound influence on one another's lives. Your colleague's husband's sister can make you fat, even if you don't know her. A happy neighbor has more impact on your happiness than a happy spouse. These startling revelations of how much we truly influence one another are revealed in the studies of Dr. Christakis and Fowler, which have repeatedly made front-page news nationwide. In Connected, the authors explain why emotions are contagious, how health behaviors spread, why the rich get richer, even how we find and choose our partners. Intriguing and entertaining, Connected overturns the notion of the individual and provides a revolutionary paradigm-that social networks influence our ideas, emotions, health, relationships, behavior, politics, and much more. It will change the way we think about every aspect of our lives.

Author : Helen Warner
Publisher : Harlequin
Page : 128 pages
File Size : 55,6 Mb
Release : 2018-02-01
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 9781488029370

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The Story of Our Lives by Helen Warner Pdf

They think nothing can tear their bond apart, until a long-buried secret threatens to destroy everything. Every year they have met up for a vacation, but their time away is much more than just a bit of fun. Over time, it has become a lifesaver, as each of them struggles with life’s triumphs and tragedies. Sophie, Emily, Amy and Melissa have been best friends since they were girls. They have seen each other through everything—from Sophie’s private fear that she doesn’t actually want to be a mother despite having two kids, to Amy’s perfect-on-the-outside marriage that starts to reveal troubling warning signs, to Melissa’s spiraling alcoholism, to questions that are suddenly bubbling up around the paternity of Emily’s son. But could a lie that spans just as long as their friendship be the thing that tears them apart?

Author : Mallory McDuff
Publisher : Augsburg Fortress Publishers
Page : 224 pages
File Size : 44,5 Mb
Release : 2021-12-07
Category : Family & Relationships
ISBN : 9781506464466

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Our Last Best Act: Planning for the End of Our Lives to Protect the Peop by Mallory McDuff Pdf

How do we align our end-of-life choices with our values? In a world experiencing a climate crisis and a culture that avoids discussions about death and dying, environmentalist and educator Mallory McDuff takes readers on a journey to discover new, sustainable practices around death and dying.

Author : Catherine Lutz,Anne Lutz Fernandez
Publisher : St. Martin's Press
Page : 272 pages
File Size : 42,8 Mb
Release : 2010-01-05
Category : Social Science
ISBN : 9780230102194

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Carjacked: The Culture of the Automobile and Its Effect on Our Lives by Catherine Lutz,Anne Lutz Fernandez Pdf

Carjacked is an in-depth look at our obsession with cars. While the automobile's contribution to global warming and the effects of volatile gas prices are is widely known, the problems we face every day because of our cars are much more widespread and yet much less known -- from the surprising $14,000 per year that the average family pays each year for the vehicles it owns, to the increase in rates of obesity and asthma to which cars contribute, to the 40,000 deaths and 2.5 million crash injuries each and every year. Carjacked details the complex impact of the automobile on modern society and shows us how to develop a healthier, cheaper, and greener relationship with cars.

Author : Charlene Carr
Publisher : Coastal Lines
Page : 369 pages
File Size : 49,6 Mb
Release : 2016-12-08
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 9781988232065

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Behind Our Lives by Charlene Carr Pdf

Broken by love, Lincoln Fraser is back in the city of his birth. He’s been abandoned, betrayed, and doesn’t see how he can ever trust again. Kali Johnson is stuck in a world that feels too much for her. Her husband’s gone, her son won’t talk, and her apartment is full of rats. Fearful she's failing at life, all she wants is a second chance to make things right. When a freak accident places Kali and her son in Lincoln’s path, he feels compelled to help this single mother and her child. Unprepared for the challenge of letting anyone back into his life, Lincoln is faced with a question—continue to shut himself out from the world or let someone in? Raw, heartbreaking, but full of hope, Behind Our Lives, Book One in the Behind Our Lives Trilogy, is a story that will leave you wanting more.

Author : Paul John Eakin
Publisher : Cornell University Press
Page : 228 pages
File Size : 45,6 Mb
Release : 1999
Category : Autobiography
ISBN : 0801485983

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How Our Lives Become Stories by Paul John Eakin Pdf

Author : Thomas Crochetiere
Publisher : eBookIt.com
Page : 223 pages
File Size : 44,8 Mb
Release : 2013-02
Category : Biography & Autobiography
ISBN : 9781456606992

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Our Life Well-Lived by Thomas Crochetiere Pdf

This is the true life story of Thomas Crochetiere and his wife Vicki as their life together spanned 27 wonderful years. They shared several memories by going on many adventures and having a lot of unique and fun times. Thomas and Vicki lived life to its fullest while traveling the roads of the United States and most of Canada. Together, they visited all 50-states and most of the Canadian provinces and brought back many exciting and humorous stories. Thomas and Vicki enjoyed sharing their life with friends and family as well as spending time alone. Their journey was like no other. It was a life well-lived and full of love. This is their story, a love story.

Author : Robert J. Hoss ,Robert P. Gongloff
Publisher : Chiron Publications
Page : 289 pages
File Size : 55,7 Mb
Release : 2017-08-17
Category : Body, Mind & Spirit
ISBN : 9781630514310

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Dreams that Change Our Lives by Robert J. Hoss ,Robert P. Gongloff Pdf

Have you ever awakened from a dream that left you feeling stunned—a dream so vivid or impactful—so unexpected—that it changes your life from that point forward? Imagine you could ask a question of a dream character, or the dream itself, and watch as a profoundly surprising response appears. Suppose you could take action in your dream to eliminate a recurring nightmare, heal a relationship, or even a physical ailment. The 100 dreamers in this book have! These are what might be called big dreams, stories of life changing guidance, insight and healing; some that reach beyond the senses and even beyond death. They are presented as guideposts along our life's journey, and introduced by 22 internationally acclaimed experts, psychologists, researchers, and best-selling authors from the International Association for the Study of Dreams (IASD): Deirdre Barrett, Susannah Benson, Kelly Bulkeley, Laurel Clark, Gayle Delaney, Marcia Emery, Patricia Garfield, Robert Gongloff, Bob Haden, Robert Hoss, Ed Kellogg, Stanley Krippner, Justina Lasley, Jacquie E. Lewis, Tallulah Lyons, Wendy Pannier, Alan Siegel, Carlyle Smith, Gregory Scott Sparrow, Jeremy Taylor, Robert Waggoner and Kelly Sullivan Walden.

Author : Dr. Nancy Copeland-Payton
Publisher : Turner Publishing Company
Page : 212 pages
File Size : 43,9 Mb
Release : 2011-07-11
Category : Self-Help
ISBN : 9781594733451

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The Losses of Our Lives by Dr. Nancy Copeland-Payton Pdf

Find hope and renewal in life's natural cycle of ordinary losses and new beginnings. "When we intentionally enter into our everyday walk through small losses, the terrain of larger losses, the valley of the shadow of death, is not totally unknown. It is not completely unfamiliar, alien, terrifying, for we have walked some of this way before with our lesser losses. We can journey through this valley of loss, for journey through it we must. And we can emerge markedly changed, but alive, on the other side." —from the Prologue Going beyond loss as a problem to be resolved, a grief to be worked through, Dr. Nancy Copeland-Payton, a spiritual director and ordained clergywoman, reframes loss from the perspective that our everyday losses help us learn what we need to handle the major losses. Weaving in spiritual and classical themes, personal and scriptural story, Dr. Copeland-Payton shows us that by becoming aware of what our lesser losses have to teach us, the larger losses of our lives become less terrifying. Each chapter includes a spiritual practice and questions for reflection to help you: Mine the hidden depths of painful losses of things and places Traverse the devastating loss of relationships and the heart-wrenching death of people we love. Overcome the steep, dark slopes of loss of beliefs and faith. Venture past our fear of the losses of aging and our own death.

Author : Eve Otto,Jozef Otto
Publisher : iUniverse
Page : 637 pages
File Size : 42,8 Mb
Release : 2004-11
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 9780595335633

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Our Times, Our Lives by Eve Otto,Jozef Otto Pdf

Eve Otto explains, "When I began writing this book, I had in the back of my mind that those who are young now might someday be interested in what life was like when their grandparents were growing up -- how life changed drastically with the coming of World War II in Europe and the turbulent years that followed... the traumas of our emigration to America with our three young children and the difficult adjustments we had to make. My book, then, is sort of a legacy to them."

Author : Morrison A. Muleri, FCCA, PhD
Publisher : Xlibris Corporation
Page : 157 pages
File Size : 42,9 Mb
Release : 2012-08
Category : Biography & Autobiography
ISBN : 9781477155530

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The Stories of Our Lives by Morrison A. Muleri, FCCA, PhD Pdf

Morrison Muleri was born in 1968 in Lumakanda, Lugari District of Western Kenya. He holds a B.Com. and MBA degrees from the University of Nairobi in Kenya, postgraduate certificate in Public Financial Management from Harvard University in the USA, and a PhD in development effectiveness from Sheffield Hallam University in the UK. He is a fellow of the Association of Chartered Certified Accountants of England and Wales (FCCA) and an Associate of the Chartered Institute of Management Consultants. Morrison has worked for several reputable employers in Africa, Europe, and the USA. He currently works for the World Bank in Washington DC, as a Board Operations Officer. He has travelled widely to over 30 countries and met leaders in different spheres. He lives in Olney, in Maryland with his wife and their four sons.

Author : LeAnn Thieman
Publisher : Sophia Institute Press
Page : 225 pages
File Size : 45,5 Mb
Release : 2020-07-01
Category : Religion
ISBN : 9781644131619

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Hearing God's Answers in Our Lives by LeAnn Thieman Pdf

Since the beginning of time and throughout all history, people have inspired and upheld one another by sharing their stories of faith, in times of trial and in times of joy. With that same conviction and mission we have gathered these true stories from prayerful Catholics around the world to continue this legacy. These heart-warming, hope-filled stories prove the power of prayer and clarify God's presence and guidance in our everyday lives. This collection of stories includes those of: Dottie, distraught over her daughter's anorexia, who renews her confidence in a devotion from her childhood. ("Sacred Heart of Jesus") Sally, mother of four daughters and a son, who receives her son's slowly unfolding news that he has decided to become a priest. ("My Son's New Job") Deborah, who, left penniless after a divorce, hardly dares to answer when asked by new friends at a retreat, "What do you need?" ("Miracle Soup") Connie, whose sister's patience wears thin over prayers to St. Anthony to find a lost wallet. ("Just Pray to St. Anthony") Martha, whose sister Jacki says God always provides for her needs, who then calls and asks, "Guess what?" ("The Christmas Bonus") Martha, who days before her daughter's wedding, despairs of finding a location for the family party and bridal shower. ("A Picture in a Prayer") Beth, with a Stage IV diagnosis, who returns to her doctor after a holy oil anointing. ("One Year") Susanna, who has eight new friends with only two things in common: the military and some connection to Catholicism. ("Like Beads on a String") Emily Sue, who wished she had listened to all the details of her dad's stories before his unexpected death, but whose melancholy vanishes as she finds a gift she had earlier been too busy to receive. ("To Susie With Love") These stories will lift your spirits and nourish your souls. Read them one at a time, alone or in a group. Savor the scripture verse or quotation. Embrace the message. Deepen your faith. Take God's hand as He guides you on your journey of hope.

Author : Viola & Jim Halbert
Publisher : Lulu.com
Page : 450 pages
File Size : 48,8 Mb
Release : 2006-02
Category : Biography & Autobiography
ISBN : 9781411670365

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Ivory in Our Hearts: the Special Work of God in Our Lives by Viola & Jim Halbert Pdf

JIM AND VIOLA HALBERT served as missionaries for 29 years, mostly in Cote d'Ivoire (Ivory Coast) of West Africa. Viola wanted to be a missionary from the time she was five years old. Jim made his commitment as a teenager. Initially they pioneered in an area previously unreached by the gospel. They saw the Senoufo tribe churches grow from one believer to over 10,000. Their experiences included Africans being delivered from evil spirits and an African boy being made a human sacrifice. Viola was active in teaching children and women as well as providing a ministry of hospitality. Jim frequently served as a speaker at missionary and African conferences and camps. He was also a leader in nationwide and continentwide inter-mission cooperative ministries. He was knighted by the Ivoirien government for eminent services rendered to Cote d'Ivoire. Ivory in Our Hearts contains photos and maps, an 18-page index, and a foreword by Dr. Clyde Cook, president of BIOLA University.