Reflecting the increasing recognition of the importance of the spiritual in healing, Spirituality and Art Therapy is an exciting exploration of the different ways in which the spiritual forms an essential, life-enhancing component of a well-rounded therapeutic approach. The contributors are leading art therapists who write from diverse perspectives, including Christian, Jewish, Buddhist and shamanic. They explain how their own spiritual and creative influences interact, finding expression ...

A small but growing number of immigrants today are moving into new settlement areas, such as Winchester, Va., Greensboro, N.C., and Salt Lake City, Utah, that lack a tradition of accepting newcomers. Just as the process is difficult and distressing for the immigrants, it is likewise a significant cause of stress for the regions in which they settle. Long homogeneous communities experience overnight changes in their populations and in the demands placed on schools, housing, law enforcement,...

Addressing broad issues of production, distribution, and consumption, the seven essays in this volume introduce readers to anthropological work in food policy. They show how information gathered from fieldwork—especially at the individual, family, and community levels—can help professionals plan and assess policies.

" A compelling account of the lives of Japanese and Japanese Americans incarcerated during World War II . . . instructive and moving."—Nippon.comFrom the editor of the award-winning Children of Manzanar, Heather C. Lindquist, and Edgar Award winner Naomi Hirahara comes a nuanced account of the "Resettlement": the relatively unexamined period when ordinary people of Japanese ancestry, having been unjustly imprisoned during World War II, were finally release...

Named one of the Top Ten Books of 1994 by the Academy of Parish ClergyWhat should a pastor do?What makes a pastor good or effective?What is a pastor, after all?Hundreds of books, tapes, workshops and seminars promise to answer these impossible questions. Some offer a set of practical guidelines; others suggest a system or pattern to follow. Some stress various ministry functions; others feature case studies as models of success or failure. Some arehelpful. Oth...

Tout lâcher, partir vivre à la campagne, enfin avoir de la place, laisser les enfants faire du tricycle dans un immense salon, ne plus les entendre crier parce qu’ils jouent dans le jardin, pouvoir recevoir 10 voire 20 personnes en même temps, prendre le temps d’observer les saisons, ne plus vivre au rythme du métro-boulot-dodo… Non, partir vivre à la campagne, ce n’est pas vivre une vie ennuyante loin de tout et de tous. Il suffit d’apprendre à vivre autrement, avec de nouveaux codes, un ...

"Some of the most accomplished scholars of railroad history…tell the story of these enterprises which totally re-shaped the western landscape."— The Michigan RailfanAfter Promontory profiles the history and heritage behind the completion of the first transcontinental railroad in the United States. Starting with the original Union Pacific—Central Pacific lines that met at Promontory Summit, Utah, in 1869, the book expands the narrative by considerin...

Carl Spitzweg Art Collection 1837 – 1880 (67 Color Paintings)All of the pictures can be zoomed in and enlarge for full screen viewing,active table of contents for easy navigation.

All of us, at one time or another, find ourselves inexplicably drawn to the sea. For some, it's a place for reflection or romance. For others, it's the thrill of watching surf crash against a sandy white beach or studying the kaleidoscope of life among a tropical coral reef.

Le Danemark est connu pour ses vélos, ses éoliennes, les contes de H. C. Andersen et le concept « Hygge » – confort et bien-être. Mais ce petit pays de 443 îles est aussi une nation qui, à travers les siècles, est devenue l’une des nations les plus prospères du monde, caractérisée par le bon fonctionnement de la démocratie et l’égalité entre les sexes. Le Danemark est aussi pionnier dans la lutte contre le changement climatique. Le « Modèle danois » n’est donc pas seulement économique et s...

Fantastische Wesen, eine unerschrockene Heldin und jede Menge SpannungIn Porttown hält man die drachenähnlichen Aerimander für eine Legende. Doch dann gerät ein Aerimander-Ei in die Hände der zwölfjährigen Eva, was mehrere Verfolger auf den Plan ruft: Waisenjunge Dusty soll das Ei als Aufnahmeprüfung für die geheimnisvolle Diebesunion stehlen und der furchteinflößende Sicherheitschef des Königs hat es auf das tödliche Feuer des Aerimanders abgesehen. Vereint in ihr...

L'art du drapé haute-couture vue par un styliste-modéliste reconnu.C’est à travers l’expérience d’un styliste-modéliste aguerri, Nils-Christian Ihlen-Hansen, que cet ouvrage traite de la difficile technique des drapés dans la culture vestimentaire de la mode occidentale.Jeux de transparences, mouvances des matières et du corps entrent dans le jeu subtil de cet exercice. Donnant au modélisme du vêtement, ses lettres de noblesse, par sa technique de coupe, se...