What We Do Next Really Matters

Author : Mark Roeder
Publisher : Australian Scholarly Publishing
Page : 300 pages
File Size : 53,7 Mb
Release : 2022-04-29
Category : Political Science
ISBN : 9781922669209

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What We Do Next Really Matters by Mark Roeder Pdf

The choices we make over the next few years will resonate for decades, and perhaps centuries. This is because our world is at a critical turning point in history, as old certainties are swept aside by a global pandemic, climate change and political upheaval. How we respond to these challenges will determine whether we usher in a new Age of Enlightenment, or a second Dark Ages. In this compelling book Mark Roeder makes sense of our predicament, and explains why we must reconsider some of our most fundamental beliefs. Our current path is not sustainable – socially, environmentally or economically. We are literally devouring our planet, and our communities are becoming more polarised and fearful of the future. The time has come for us to make some bold changes to the way we live. This book explains what these changes should be, and how to implement them.

Author : Jeff Astley
Publisher : SCM Press
Page : 152 pages
File Size : 54,5 Mb
Release : 2016-05-17
Category : Religion
ISBN : 9780334054078

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What do we believe? by Jeff Astley Pdf

This book provides a general introduction to the basic beliefs of Christian theology togther with their significance for Christian living and worship

Author : Venerable WuLing
Publisher : Amitabha Publications, Chicago
Page : 180 pages
File Size : 40,9 Mb
Release : 2024-06-29
Category : Religion
ISBN : 8210379456XXX

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Everything We Do Matters by Venerable WuLing Pdf

EVERYTHING WE DO MATTERS In a land and time very distant from us, two men encountered one another. One was a Brahmin, a Hindu priest. He realized that the man he was look­ ing at was no ordinary being and so he inquired: "Are you a god?'' "No, Brahmin." "Are you an angel?" "No, Brahmin." "Are you a spirit?" "No, Brahmin." "What are you then?" "I am awake," replied the Buddha. By his own assertion, the Buddha was not a god. He was an ordinary man living in a world engulfed in greed, anger, ignorance, and delusion. Twenty-five hundred years ago, when the Buddha was teaching what he had awoken to, his world was similar in many ways to our world today. There were great centers of culture, and there were lands of stagnation. There were rulers with great power who thirsted for even more, and there were oppressed people who only wanted to live in peace. There were men who said that they alone held the key to spiri­tual secrets, and there were those who searched for different answers. There were people who had great wealth, and there were those who had nothing. There were people who said we must change, and there were those who denied there was anything wrong. Perhaps that distant land and time is not that distant after all. Greed, anger, ignorance, and delu­sion are still very much with us. In the world today, we hear so much about con­flict: Economic conflict between the developed countries and third-world countries. Cultural conflict between the East and the West. Sectarian conflict in the Middle East. Ethnic conflict in Africa. So much pride and arrogance, so much hatred, so much pain. When even government leaders cannot peacefully resolve the world's problems, what are we supposed to do? How can we, individuals without power or influence, hope to accomplish anything positive in the face of such fury and intolerance? ...

Author : United States. Congress. Senate. Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs. Subcommittee on Securities
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 56 pages
File Size : 43,8 Mb
Release : 2000
Category : Fees, Administrative
ISBN : UCAL:B5119256

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Fees Collected Under the Securities Act of 1933 and the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 by United States. Congress. Senate. Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs. Subcommittee on Securities Pdf

Author : Stephen Schiffer
Publisher : Clarendon Press
Page : 373 pages
File Size : 43,9 Mb
Release : 2003-09-04
Category : Philosophy
ISBN : 9780191519604

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The Things We Mean by Stephen Schiffer Pdf

If there exist such things as the things we mean, then those things are also the things we believe, and the things in terms of which we must understand all semantic notions. If such entities as the things we mean and believe exist, an account of their nature must be the most foundational concern in the theory of linguistic and mental representation. Schiffer argues that there are such things as the things we mean and believe. They are what he calls pleonastic propositions, and he provides an account of what they are in themselves and of their place in nature, language and thought. After developing the theory of pleonastic propositions, Schiffer uses it to provide accounts of (among other things) linguistic meaning and knowledge of meaning, the relation between intentional and non-intentional facts, vagueness and indeterminacy, moral discourse, conditionals, and the role of propositional content in information acquisition and explanation. This radical new treatment of meaning will command the attention of everyone who works on fundamental questions about language, and will attract much interest from other areas of philosophy.

Author : Peter Korn
Publisher : Random House
Page : 192 pages
File Size : 41,6 Mb
Release : 2015-02-05
Category : Crafts & Hobbies
ISBN : 9781473520684

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Why We Make Things and Why it Matters by Peter Korn Pdf

Why do we make things? Why do we choose the emotionally and physically demanding work of bringing new objects into the world with creativity and skill? Why does it matter that we make things well? What is the nature of work? And what is the nature of a good life? This January, whether you're honing your craft or turning your hand to a new skill, discover the true value in what it means to be a craftsman in a mass-produced world. Part memoir, part polemic, part philosophical reflection, this is a book about the process of creation. For woodworker Peter Korn, the challenging work of bringing something new and meaningful into the world through one's own efforts is exactly what generates authenticity, meaning, and fulfilment, for which many of us yearn. This is not a 'how-to' book in any sense, Korn wants to get at the 'why' of craft in particular, and the satisfaction of creative work in general, to understand its essential nature. How does the making of objects shape our identities? How do the products of creative work inform society? In short, what does the process of making things reveal to us about ourselves? Korn draws on four decades of hands-on experience to answer these questions eloquently in this heartfelt, personal and revealing book. 'If you are in the building trade or just love creating things as a hobby, you will find this book fascinating' The Sun

Author : Kostas Kampourakis
Publisher : CRC Press
Page : 304 pages
File Size : 53,6 Mb
Release : 2023-12-28
Category : Science
ISBN : 9781003833512

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How we Get Mendel Wrong, and Why it Matters by Kostas Kampourakis Pdf

This book illustrates that the stereotypical representations of Gregor Mendel and his work misrepresent his findings and their historical context. The author sets the historical record straight and provides scientists with a reference guide to the respective scholarship in the early history of genetics. The overarching argument is twofold: on the one hand, that we had better avoid naïve hero-worshipping and understand each historical figure, Mendel in particular, by placing them in the actual sociocultural context in which they lived and worked; on the other hand, that we had better refrain from teaching in schools the naive Mendelian genetics that provided the presumed “scientific” basis for eugenics. Key Features Corrects the distorting stereotypical representations of Mendelian genetics and provides an authentic picture of how science is done, focusing on Gregor Mendel and his actual contributions to science Explains how the oversimplifications of Mendelian genetics were exploited by ideologues to provide the presumed “scientific” basis for eugenics Proposes a shift in school education from teaching how the science of genetics is done using model systems to teaching the complexities of development through which heredity is materialized

Author : Kelli Worrall,Peter Worrall
Publisher : Moody Publishers
Page : 256 pages
File Size : 44,9 Mb
Release : 2015-09-22
Category : Religion
ISBN : 9780802493354

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20 Things We'd Tell Our Twentysomething Selves by Kelli Worrall,Peter Worrall Pdf

Foster good habits. Press into pain. Never, ever get another perm. Despite what many think, our twenties aren’t that dead space between youth and real life. Done right, they can be among our most important years. In 20 Things We’d Tell Our 20-Something Selves, college professors Peter and Kelli Worrall look back on it all—the good, the bad, and the miserable—to give you the best of what they’ve learned. With humility, warmth, and brilliant storytelling, they invite you not only into their wisdom but into their lives, sharing about faith, marriage, drawn-out adoptions, dark nights of the soul, and the God who’s in it all. 20 Things is more than a list of advice; it’s a book that can change your life. Let the trend of your twenties be sowing wisdom, and who knows what the rest of life will bring? Includes action steps, discussion questions, and ideas for further reading at the end of each chapter.

Author : Mark Stevenson
Publisher : Profile Books
Page : 173 pages
File Size : 41,9 Mb
Release : 2017-01-05
Category : Science
ISBN : 9781782830863

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We Do Things Differently by Mark Stevenson Pdf

Our systems are failing. Old models - for education, healthcare and government, food production, energy supply - are creaking under the weight of modern challenges. As the world's population heads towards 10 billion, it's clear we need new approaches. Futurologist Mark Stevenson sets out to find them, across four continents. From Brazilian favelas to high tech Boston, from rural India to a shed inventor in England's home counties, We Do Things Differently travels the world to find the advance guard re-imagining our future. At each stop, he meets innovators who have already succeeded in challenging the status quo, pioneering new ways to make our world more sustainable, equitable and humane. Populated by extraordinary characters, We Do Things Differently paints an enthralling picture of what can be done to address the world's most pressing dilemmas, offering a much needed dose of down-to-earth optimism. It is a window on (and a roadmap to) a different and better future.

Author : Tasha Kavanagh
Publisher : MIRA
Page : 400 pages
File Size : 52,5 Mb
Release : 2017-01-31
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 9781460396391

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Things We Have in Common by Tasha Kavanagh Pdf

“[A] perfectly orchestrated girl-who-cried-wolf thriller.”—The New York Times Book Review A dark, utterly compulsive novel about what happens when the warped imagination of a teenage girl turns into reality… When fifteen-year-old Yasmin—obese, obsessive and deemed a freak by her peers—sees a sinister man watching Alice Taylor from the school fence, she becomes convinced he’s planning to take her. After all, who wouldn’t want the popular and perfect Alice? Then Yasmin realizes if she can find out who he is before he acts, she’ll be the only one who can tell the police, save Alice and become Alice’s heroine. But as Yasmin discovers more about this man, her affections begin to shift. Perhaps she was wrong about him. Perhaps she doesn’t need Alice after all… And then Alice vanishes.

Author : Oniisanbomber
Publisher : Oniisanbomber
Page : 258 pages
File Size : 45,7 Mb
Release : 2023-08-01
Category : Comics & Graphic Novels
ISBN : 8210379456XXX

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The Things We Do in Secret (Light Novel) Volume 1 by Oniisanbomber Pdf

"If there is no one who listens, nowhere for the bitterness to go, then one day the heart will break." One day after work, Suzuki Kenji is stopped by Saya, a high school girl. She asks him for money, and, eventually he becomes her confidante, her partner in crime, her only friend. They meet up in a park few people go to, on a bench no one ever sits on, a quiet island in the middle of the city. Here they talk about their lives, their secrets - and something they plan on doing, something that no one can find out about. Suzuki Kenji continues to live his life: Go to work, meet new colleagues, dealing with the flow of adulthood. Saya’s existence is just a small, insignificant part of his life. She’s all trouble and no benefit. But he always ends up back on the park bench. Because he knows she is waiting for him.

Author : Heather Darwent
Publisher : Bantam
Page : 353 pages
File Size : 52,5 Mb
Release : 2024-01-09
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 9780593497180

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The Things We Do to Our Friends by Heather Darwent Pdf

INTERNATIONAL BESTSELLER • She’s an outsider desperate to belong, but the cost of entry might be her deepest secret in this intoxicating debut about a clique of dangerously ambitious students, “perfect for fans of dark academia stories like The Secret History and If We Were Villains” (Cosmopolitan). “One of the best suspense debuts I’ve read in years . . . Heather Darwent delivers one artful tease after another until you are completely lost in this labyrinth of clever women and obsessive friendship.”—Julia Heaberlin, bestselling author of We Are All the Same in the Dark Edinburgh, Scotland: a moody city of labyrinthine alleyways, oppressive fog, and buried history; the ultimate destination for someone with something to hide. Perfect for Clare, then, who arrives utterly alone and yearning to reinvent herself. And what better place to conceal the secrets of her past than at the university in the heart of the fabled, cobblestoned Old Town? When Clare meets Tabitha, a charismatic, beautiful, and intimidatingly rich girl from her art history class, she knows she’s destined to become friends with her and her exclusive circle: raffish Samuel, shrewd Ava, and pragmatic Imogen. Clare is immediately drawn into their libertine world of sophisticated dinner parties and summers in France. The new life she always envisioned for herself has seemingly begun. Then Tabitha reveals a little project she’s been working on, one that she needs Clare’s help with. Even though it goes against everything Clare has tried to repent for. Even though their intimacy begins to darken into codependence. But as Clare starts to realize just what her friends are capable of, it’s already too late. Because they’ve taken the plunge. They’re so close to attaining everything they want. And there’s no going back. Reimagining the classic themes of obsession and ambition with an original and sinister edge, The Things We Do to Our Friends is a seductive thriller about the toxic battle between those who have and those who covet—between the desire to truly belong and the danger of being truly known.

Author : Savannah Brown
Publisher : Penguin UK
Page : 384 pages
File Size : 50,5 Mb
Release : 2021-06-24
Category : Young Adult Fiction
ISBN : 9780241346334

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The Things We Don't See by Savannah Brown Pdf

The new gripping YA thriller from online sensation Savannah Brown, author of The Truth About Keeping Secrets, Graffiti, and Sweetdark. Perfect for fans of Karen McManus, Holly Jackson's A Good Girl's Guide to Murder and E. Lockhart's We Were Liars. When fledgling singer Roxy Raines vanishes from the tiny resort of Sandown, the island's locals refuse to talk about it to any outsiders, dismissing Roxy as a teenage runaway. Thirty years later, seventeen-year-old Mona Perry is convinced there's something more sinister at play. Armed with a suitcase and a microphone - to record her findings for her podcast's listeners - the troubled teen is on a deadline: one hot summer is all she has to get to the bottom of Roxy's story. But as Mona gets drawn into the strange goings on of this isolated community, it becomes clear that nothing is as it seems. Least of all Mona's own past, and the disappearance of someone else, someone much closer to her... How far will she go to uncover the truth? Praise for The Things We Don't See: 'A propulsive mystery driven by beautifully raw narration . . . Brown's prose reads like a live wire.' Rory Power, author of Wilder Girls 'A beautifully written mystery with a host of fascinating characters' Vincent Ralph, author of Are You Watching?

Author : Tom Wayman
Publisher : Wilfrid Laurier Univ. Press
Page : 112 pages
File Size : 45,7 Mb
Release : 2014-03-24
Category : Poetry
ISBN : 9781554589968

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The Order in Which We Do Things by Tom Wayman Pdf

Tom Wayman’s poetry has been published around the world to great acclaim. Wayman is one of Canada’s most prolific and public poets, and his writing since the 1960s has been by turns angry, engaged, hopeful, tender, and hilarious. His voice and persona are his alone but simultaneously ours too. His recurring themes—work, mortality, love, lust, friendship, the natural world—make his work a poetry of human inevitabilities, a poetry that exults in the inevitability of seeing poetry in the everyday. Wayman’s craft is poïesis (from the Ancient Greek “to make”)—making a change, making a difference, making a ruckus, making the most of our time. His working life has always been inextricable from his writing one; his poems offer an honest and candid consideration of the ideological underpinnings, practical realities, and subtle beauties of a life lived on job sites and picket lines, in union halls, classrooms, and book-stuffed offices, and on the page itself. The Order in Which We Do Things is a collection of more than thirty of Wayman’s best poems, selected and introduced by Owen Percy. Percy’s introduction explores the genesis of Wayman’s print persona and contextualizes his politically engaged, conversational voice within the pantheon of its various publics. In his afterword, “Work and Silence,” Wayman reflects on his more than forty years in print as a work poet, and underlines poetry’s sustained power to engage readers, invite solidarity, and stoke the fires of critical resistance to the order in which we do things.

Author : United States. Congress. Senate. Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation. Subcommittee on Science, Technology, and Space
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 68 pages
File Size : 47,8 Mb
Release : 2002
Category : Internet
ISBN : UCAL:B5183313

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S. 2046, Next Generation Internet in the President's Fiscal Year 2001 Budget by United States. Congress. Senate. Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation. Subcommittee on Science, Technology, and Space Pdf