Mon éditeur : « Attention, la quatrième de couverture, c’est hyper important ! Elle doit retenir l’attention du lecteur et lui donner envie de lire le livre ! Déconnez pas avec ça, hein ! »OK, OK. Alors je passe en mode séduction. Je m’imagine en compagnie du lecteur potentiel et je joue les faux décontractés. Genre intello torturé, nonchalamment appuyé contre un mur, sourire de charmeur et mains dans les poches.Ce qu’il y a dans ce livre ? Oh, quelques histoires de fesses, b...

This book explores the communication challenges faced by parents as they raise children who are bi-cultural, multi-cultural, or are adopted from a heritage other than the parents. Each contributor views the family as a site of intercultural dialogue and mediation, and uses compelling studies throughout to examine the parents who creatively balance cultural influences within their families. Using television depictions of parents on Modern Family and All-American Muslim to the everyday activ...

You're on track to spend 13 years of your life staring at a phone.And that's only the current national average; for you it might be even longer.Unless you make a change.By following Ruby Ryba’s proven approach, you’ll learn to:Reduce your screen time without relying on willpowerIdentify the patterns keeping you stuck in the scrollMake simple, high-impact changes to your phone and environment

Focusing on women's pelvic health through yoga therapy, this evidence-based resource covers the intersections of biomechanics, self-study through yoga philosophy, emotional resilience, pain science and dynamic strategies for pelvic embodiment.Integrating pedagogical frameworks that differentiate yoga therapy from pelvic floor physical therapy, the book demonstrates how they can work together by including somatic education and case studies. It also covers breath patterns, mental con...

Zbiór opowiadań i wierszy Pawła Leskiego to doskonała pozycja dla tych, którzy lubią teksty o charakterze satyrycznym. W swoich utworach ukazuje absurdalne sytuacje, bardziej lub mniej realistyczne, a jednak w pewnym sensie zawsze można się w nich doszukać odniesienia do rzeczywistości.To książka dla wszystkich, którzy cenią dobry humor a jednocześnie pragną zagłębić się w nonsensy dnia codziennego zabarwionych dowcipem, wertując je z przymrużeniem oka, ale i z odrobiną zastanowieni...

As artificial intelligence assumes increasing prominence in our lives, a host of questions arise, particularly if one holds a view of humans as inherently social or mimetic, such as René Girard. Does the potential for self-awareness in artificial intelligence come with mimetic desire in the way Girard claims it does for human beings?Thomas Ryba and Sandor Goodhart bring together a team of renowned scholars to theorize artificial intelligence from a Girardian perspe...

In his explorations of the relations between the sacred and violence, René Girard has hit upon the origin of culture—the way culture began, the way it continues to organize itself. The way communities of human beings structure themselves in a manner that is different from that of other species on the planet.Like Albert Einstein, Sigmund Freud, Émile Durkheim, Martin Buber, or others who have changed the way we think in the humanities or in the human sciences, Girard has put forth a ...

Alegoria wewnętrznej ewolucji człowieka w obliczu wrogiego świata. Książka ta opisuje drogę od kruchości ryby, przez więzienie akwarium, aż po gwałtowne wyzwolenie rekina jako drapieżnika. Refleksja nad adaptacją, ambicją i siłą rodzącą się wtedy, gdy narzucone granice zostają przełamane.

In this poignant collection, Dr Ren Ryba—a transgender woman and social justice advocate—grapples with the complexities of identity, fear, and hope in a world often hostile to those who are different.With a melancholic yet constructive voice, these essays explore the complexities of discrimination against trans people, sexuality and neurodivergence, and the paradoxes of spirituality and faith for queer individuals. Woven throughout are moving reflections on Ryba's professional work...

Ani mięso, ani ryba to podręcznik wegańskiej samowystarczalności, który rewolucjonizuje włoską kuchnię. Nie jest to zwykła książka kucharska, ale prawdziwa pracownia kulinarnej swobody. Nemo, autor serii Terra Vegan, proponuje zupełnie nowe podejście do kuchni roślinnej: bez tofu, bez seitanu, bez produktów przemysłowych, ale z oryginalnymi BAZAMI, stworzonymi od podstaw, aby zastąpić mięso i ryby w naturalny, etyczny i smaczny sposób.Tytuł nie jest zaprzeczeniem, ...

Athletes’ Careers Across Cultures is the first book of its kind to bring together a truly global spread of leading sports psychology career researchers and practitioners into one comprehensive resource. This extensive volume traces the evolution of athlete career research through a cultural lens and maps the complex topography of athletes’ careers across national boundaries exploring how social and cultural discourses shape their development.The area of athlete career deve...

For half a century René Girard’s theories of mimetic desire and scapegoating have captivated the imagination of thinkers and doers in many fields as an incisive look into the human condition, particularly the roots of violence. In a 1993 interview with Rebecca Adams, he highlighted the positive dimensions of mimetic phenomena without expanding on what they might be. Now, two decades later, this groundbreaking book systematically explores the positive side of mimetic theory in the context o...