Was geschieht mit uns im Moment des Todes? Wie wirken Geist und Körper im Alltag zusammen? Und was bedeutet es, in wahrer Balance zu leben? In Hun und Po – Die zwei Seelen im Taoismus führt John Hogan tief in die uralte taoistische Seelenlehre ein, die zwischen zwei fundamentalen Seelenkräften unterscheidet: Hun, die himmlische, geistige Seele – und Po, die körperliche, erdgebundene Essenz. Beide wirken im Menschen als komplementäre Kräfte, deren harmonisches Zusammen-spiel über Gesundheit...

Drawing on global case studies, this is the first book to outline and elaborate on the ways that human geography has extended our understanding of disasters.Every chapter analyses disasters through the lens of a different theoretical framework common to geography, including assemblage theory, post-colonialism, urban political ecology, governmentality, affect theory and scale. The case studies in the collection range from hurricane risk in the Caribbean and volcano ...

This book presents brief, inspiring biographies of over 40 Irish men and women whose causes for canonization are in progress, along with others who enjoy a strong reputation for sanctity. Written in response to Pope Benedict XVI’s call to the Irish to renew the Church in Ireland by drawing on the legacy of their ancestors, it details the heroic lives of twentieth-century saintly models, as well as a few older ones, to encourage contemporary Catholics to seek holiness.Featuring chap...

Governments worldwide are developing sunshine policies that increase transparency in politics, where a key initiative is regulating lobbyists. Building on the pioneering first edition, this book updates its examination of all jurisdictions with regulations, from the Americas, Europe, Middle East, Asia, and Australia. Unlike any book, it offers unique insights into how the regulations compare and contrast against each other, offering a revamped theoretical classification of different regula...

This book presents a critical reflection on the major armed conflicts that occurred during the 1990s and the first decade of the twenty-first century. Conflicts in Bosnia, Kosovo, Chechnya, Iraq, Afghanistan and Syria all involved the use of terrorism by one or more groups. Looking to the future, the book asks what this means for violent conflicts yet to come? Using a variety of case studies, the authors provide a systematic and comprehensive analysis of the role played by terrorism as a s...

This book is the definitive work on the theory and practice of pharmaceutical tablet and pellet coating. It describes both the practical and theoretical aspects of tablet coating, including the equipment and methods used in laboratory development, scale-up and production systems, More...as well as automation and validation. This book also discusses

市面上心理學書籍百百種，早已成為你再不懂就落伍的顯學。但是，你知道心理學是怎麼發展成今日的樣貌嗎？本書《24個最受歡迎的心理學故事》來自心理系課堂上，那些引發學生熱烈反應與討論的話題。在美國聖若望大學擁有數十年教學經驗的霍根博士，深深知道一個好的故事，才能夠激發學生的興趣；而且，那些歷史上沒有記載的實驗後續、案例發展、心理學家種種怪癖，以及陰錯陽差的事件小插曲，才是改變心理學發展的最大關鍵！有別於市面上硬梆梆的「心理學概論」，這本書捨棄枯燥乏味的片段式知識，或是主題式的論述，特地以說故事的手法，耙梳心理學從草創時期到成熟期的當代多元樣貌，完整揭露心理學一直以來關注的焦點與主題。本書特別邀請到周震宇老師來朗讀，他是聲音表達培訓師，在聲音產業擁有二十多年的資歷，講演與授課超過4000場次。周老師擅長掌握文本，將之轉化成最適宜傳達的聲音表情，用富有磁性的嗓音，朗讀這24個心理學故事，讓人彷彿置身於霍根博士的心理學課堂中聽講，曲折離奇的內容，用聽的更加精彩！這 24 個故事都是歷史上真實發生的事件，或許...

If you are struggling physically, emotionally, or spiritually during your "Golden Years," this book is written for you. Come along as we walk this road together, toward peace, purpose, and renewed contentment in the season God has given you.Dr. John Hogan, nearing age 78, offers a personal reflection on the experience of old age framed through biblical Scripture, especially the Book of Ecclesiastes and Philippians 4:8-9. He explores the physical and emotional challenges of aging al...

Putting is golf's great equalizer, a seemingly simple aspect of the game whose surprising complexity has vexed both amateurs and pros for centuries. But now, for the first time ever, you can learn to putt like the legendary Ben Hogan, the winner of 9 major championships. Recognized by many as the greatest ball-striker and on-target tee-to-green player of all time, Hogan's prowess with the flat stick has often gone unnoticed. But Hogan's proficiency on the greens was like none other when it...

Ich sah das Grab im Licht meiner Taschenlampe. Die Steinplatte machte einen massiven Eindruck, dennoch schaffte es der Untote, das Hindernis langsam zu beseitigen. Ich erblickte seine Klaue. Zwischen schwärzlichen Fleischfetzen schauten die weißen Knochen hervor.In diesem Moment bekam Suko Probleme, als plötzlich eine andere Klauenhand direkt aus dem Boden geschossen kam und sein linkes Fußgelenk packte! Gleichzeitig stemmte sich vor mir eine Art Mutant aus dem Untergrund, um sich a...

Ein altes Kino in London, das kaum mehr Gewinn abwirft. Nur noch uralte Filme werden dort gezeigt, zu ihrer Zeit Kassenschlager, heutzutage verblassende Klassiker.Aber der Besitzer des Kinos will seinen ehemals so strahlenden "Lichtspielpalast" nicht aufgeben. Und dafür hat er einen Grund!Denn dieses Kino ist ein Hort des Bösen, und jede Nacht gibt es dort eine Spätvorstellung für Dämonen.

The Ogden Gas Affair represented the biggest political scandal of Chicago's first sixty years. Mayor John P. Hopkins and Democratic Party boss Roger Sullivan conspired with ten other insiders to form a dummy corporation to blackmail Peoples Gas Company. The scam poured money into the coffers of beneficiaries who were never prosecuted, including the governor of Illinois, John P. Altgeld. As their lengthy swindle ran its course, Hopkins and Sullivan rubbed elbows with the most notorious graf...