The superfamily Chalcidoidea (the jewel wasps) are part of the insect order Hymenoptera. The superfamily comprises more than 27,000 known species, with an estimated total diversity of more than 500,000 species, meaning that the vast majority have yet to be discovered and described. Most of the species are parasitoids, attacking the egg, larval stage or pupal stage of their host, though many other life cycles are known including gall associates and fig pollinators. This landmark volume has ...

Dans une île du nord de la Norvège, un endroit désert, magnifique et spectral où l’été est miraculeusement doux et radieux, Liv vit avec sa mère, un peintre qui s’est retiré là en pleine gloire pour mieux travailler.Son seul ami est un vieil homme qui lui raconte des histoires de trolls, de sirènes et de la huldra, une créature surnaturelle qui apparaît sous les traits d’une femme à l’irrésistible beauté, pour séduire les jeunes gens et les conduire à affronter les dangers et la mor...

"History of American Socialisms" by John Humphrey Noyes explores the various socialist movements that emerged in the United States, highlighting their ideologies, practices, and impacts on society. Noyes, a prominent figure in the Oneida Community, provides a detailed account of the different groups that sought to create utopian societies based on socialist principles. Through his analysis, he examines the motivations behind these movements and their attempts to address social inequalities...

Male Continence is a thought-provoking and unconventional work by John Humphrey Noyes that explores self-discipline, moral philosophy, and the control of human impulses. Written in the context of 19th-century social and ethical thought, the book examines ideas of restraint, personal responsibility, and the relationship between physical behavior and spiritual development.This audiobook offers listeners a historical perspective on how earlier generations approached questions of morality, hea...

In "History of American Socialisms," John Humphrey Noyes meticulously chronicles the evolution of socialist thought and its various manifestations throughout American history. Through an analytical lens, Noyes examines key figures, movements, and ideological frameworks while employing a keenly descriptive prose style that balances scholarly rigor with accessibility. The work is not only a historical account but also a critical analysis of the socio-political forces that shaped these moveme...

The book introduces the study of socialism as a phenomenon and socialist movements in America during the nineteenth century.

THE Oneida Community has long been receiving almost daily letters of inquiry respecting its method of controlling propagation. Many of these letters evidently come from intelligent and respectable persons. We will give a few recent specimens. Here is one from an English clergyman:London, March 11, 1872.MR. J. H. NOYES:Dear Sir:For some time past I have wished to ask you to inform me what is the "scientific discovery" you have made relating to Male Continence, r...

The book introduces the study of socialism as a phenomenon and socialist movements in America during the nineteenth century.

Male Continence by John Humphrey Noyes is a bold and thought-provoking work that challenges conventional views on relationships, intimacy, and self-control. In this audiobook, Noyes—founder of the Oneida Community—presents his revolutionary ideas on sexual ethics, discipline, and spiritual well-being. It is both a historical document and a daring exploration of human behavior, offering listeners insight into a philosophy that sought harmony between persona...

Among his generation of intellectuals, the eighteenth-century German philosopher Johann Gottfried Herder is recognized both for his innovative philosophy of language and history and for his passionate criticism of racism, colonialism, and imperialism. A student of Immanuel Kant, Herder challenged the idea that anyone – even the philosophers of the Enlightenment – could have a monopoly on truth.In Herder: Aesthetics against Imperialism, John K. Noyes plumbs the connections ...

The Oneida Community was a perfectionist religious communal society founded by John Humphrey Noyes and his followers in 1848 near Oneida, New York. The community believed that Jesus had already returned in AD 70, making it possible for them to bring about Jesus's millennial kingdom themselves, and be perfect and free of sin in this world, not just in Heaven (a belief called perfectionism). The Oneida Community practiced communalis...

Male Continence is a pamphlet by John Humphrey Noyes, a graduate of Yale Divinity School. It was published in 1872. Ignorant of sexual tantra (no translations were available in the West in his day), Noyes independently discovered the possibility and benefits of making love without ejaculation. In this pamphlet he eloquently defends his discovery.