'Best single source on Kierkegaard I've seen. Excellent short biography of his life and family. Fantastic explanation of how to approach Kierkegaard's ideas… I did spend a lot of time on the Danish philosopher's work as a graduate student (particularly Fear and Trembling) and I do wish that I had had this at the time' (Austin Cline, online review at atheism.about.com; full review at http://atheism.about.com/od/bookreviews/fr/Kierkegaard.htm)'A reader's delight … his presentation of ...

(The following text should feature on the back cover of the paperback version of this book)Dieses Buch handelt von sieben 'innovativ, auf dem neuesten Stand' Therapien, die so ungewöhnlich sind, dass viele Leser sie unglaublich finden werden, aber alle sind authentisch, und jede von ihnen hat eine bescheidene, aber doch bedeutende Zahl von Anhängern. Abhängig von den klinischen Studien ist es sehr gut möglich, dass einige dieser in diesem Buch erwähnten Therapien nützliche und revo...

Lovers Own the Silence is a haunting, slow-burn novel about secrets that refuse to stay buried, the seductive pull of power, and the quiet resilience of a woman on the edge of reinvention.When a wealthy executive dies suddenly, single mother Grace Duffy finds herself drawn back into the shadows of her past-into a world of whispered betrayals, old debts, and dangerous alliances. As she tries to protect the life she's built for herself and her son, Grace is forced to con...

"The Philosophy of Heidegger" is a readable and reliable overview of Heidegger's thought, suitable both for beginners and advanced students. A striking and refreshing feature of the work is how free it is from the jargon and standard idioms of academic philosophical writing. Written in straightforward English, with many illustrations and concrete examples, this book provides a very accessible introduction to such key Heideggerian notions as in/authenticity, falling, throwness, moods, tempo...

Something strange is going on in the city of Central, and nobody is even aware of what is lurking within the late night hours. Behold a tale of faith and belief has come to end the war between wolves, vampires, and the human race that has been forged for year. This is a series of stories that note the becoming of Central.

'Michael Watts contributed a highly successful doodle analysis column to Bella. Many readers and members of staff who had doodles interpreted were amazed by his uncanny accuracy. Now, with this extremely well-written book, you will be able to instantly interpret any doodle you are likely to come across. We recommend it to everybody and know that you will find it enjoyable, invaluable and easy to use.' - BellaWhen faced with difficult dilemmas or decisions, doodling prevents the min...

Elephants never forget, so when stuttering Edmund the emu asks Sally how she got her nickname, shes only too happy to tell. Sally is a brave elephant that loves to try new things and always pushes the boundaries. For instance, when she was younger, she went off on her own to explore and saw strange things, like humans and even a hungry crocodile. Edmund, though, wants to know why animals call her the upside down elephant, so she tells him about Kuril, an Aussie water rat. At first, Kuril i...

At the turn of the century, Samhain built his priesthood in Central. With little known information about his resurrection, he divides his intellect to the young scholars, sharpening their mind of the mysterious wild. A story of magic, love, and a will to live, drives the priesthood to be the companions that we all wish for in the end. The tell small tell of Samhain in his pursuit of life while living abroad in Central America, this book is driven for excitement.

In an increasingly global world, societies are being provisioned from a bewildering array of sources as new countries and new food commodities are drawn into international markets. Globalising Food provides an innovative contribution to the area of political economy of agriculture, food and consumption through a revealing investigation of the globalisation and restructuring of localised agricultural sectors and food systems.The book draws on new theoretical perspectives and...

Liberation Ecologies brings together some of the most exciting theorists in the field to explore the impact of political ecology in today's developing world. The book casts new light on the crucial interrelations of development, social movements and the environment in the South - the 'bigger' half of our planet - and raises questions and hopes about change on the global scale.The in-depth case material is drawn from across the Developing World, from Latin America, Africa an...

Grassroots movements can pose serious challenges to both governments and corporations. However, grassroots actors possess a variety of motivations, and their visions of development may evolve in complex ways. Meanwhile, their relative powerlessness obliges them to forge an array of shifting alliances and to devise a range of adaptive strategies.Grassroots Environmental Governance presents a compilation of in-depth ethnographic case studies, based on original research. Each of the c...

"Oil is a fairy tale, and, like every fairy tale, is a bit of a lie."—Ryzard Kapuscinski, Shah of ShahsThe scale and reach of the global oil and gas industry, valued at several trillions of dollars, is almost impossible to grasp. Despite its vast technical expertise and scientific sophistication, the industry betrays a startling degree of inexactitude and empirical disagreement about foundational questions of quantity, output, and price. As an industry typ...