Artemidorus of Daldis wrote the Oneirocritica in the second century AD. He was not a philosopher arguing a theory but a working interpreter who treated the subject as a craft to be learned from evidence, and he says in his preface that he assembled the book by travelling, buying up whatever had been written on dreams, and spending years in the company of the diviners other educated men refused to sit with.What he produced is the founding text of the whole tradition. Five books, arr...

In 1889 Washington's then governor, Elisha Ferry, called on men of adventure to cross the Olympic Mountains, a range shrouded in mystery. The Seattle Press, the state's primary newspaper, stepped up to the challenge, sponsoring the Press Expedition.And soon departed a band of men into the mountains during one of the worst winters in recorded history...

A NASA R&D engineer does "a masterful job ferreting out the basic science and technology behind the elusive UFO characteristics." —Edgar Mitchell, Sc.D., Apollo 14 AstronautPaul Hill was a well-respected NASA scientist when, in the early 1950s, he had a UFO sighting. Soon after, he built the first flying platform and was able to duplicate the UFO's tilt-to-control maneuvers. Official policy, however, prevented him from proclaiming his findings. "I was destined," say...

"The Mafulu: Mountain People of British New Guinea" by Robert Wood Williamson offers a fascinating glimpse into the lives and culture of the Mafulu people, who inhabit the rugged highlands of New Guinea. Williamson's ethnographic work is rich with detailed observations of their social structures, customs, and daily practices. Through his vivid descriptions, readers gain insight into the unique relationship the Mafulu have with their environment, as well as their spiritual beliefs and ritua...

Tracing Roots gathers twelve foundational yet historically situated works that map global cultures through ethnographic description, antiquarian inquiry, archaeology, travel observation, and early physical anthropology. Its varied prose—catalogue, field report, comparative essay, and speculative synthesis—reveals both the breadth of anthropology's formative ambitions and the limits of its inherited classificatory frameworks. Studies of material culture, ritual, social organization, migrati...

In "The Mafulu: Mountain People of British New Guinea," Robert Wood Williamson provides an intricate ethnographic account of the Mafulu people, delving into their unique social structures, cultural practices, and daily lives. This seminal work combines meticulous observation with rich descriptive prose, reflecting Williamson's deep immersion in the Mafulu's mountainous environment. His literary style is characterized by a balance of objective analysis and evocative narrative, placing the r...

THE MAN WHO ROCKED THE EARTH"I thought, too, of the first and most significant realization which the reading of astronomy imposes: that of the exceeding delicacy of the world's position; how, indeed, we are dependent for life, and all that now is, upon the small matter of the tilt of the poles; and that we, as men, are products, as it were, not only of earth's precarious position, but of her more precarious tilt."—W. L. Comfort, Nov., 1914

How one man saved his life from addiction to a life defined by purpose and triumphant goals.In this story of perseverance and the strength of the human spirit, Robert Woods recounts the painful years of his childhood, when he watched his parents recover from a challenging divorce while suffering his own horrendous abuse in secret. By opening up about his abuse and the many years of holding on to hatred and resentment that followed, Robert illustrates that no matter...

First published in 1982, Rich Country Interests and Third World Development adds breadth and specificity to the exploration of the interests in Third World development of eleven “rich” countries—the United States, Canada, Japan, Australia, the United Kingdom, the Federal Republic of Germany, The Netherlands, Denmark, Sweden, Norway, and France.The authors analyze a spectrum of Northern economic, political, and security interests in development in the South. They also exami...

WIRED TO WIN is not another self-help book, it's a high-performance success doctrine for those who refuse to be defined by their past. Forged during 17 years of federal incarceration, Robert L. Wood's Wired to Win is a radical success manual for the human spirit, a battle-tested doctrine forged during more than 17 years of federal incarceration. Wood emerged with dual Bachelor's Degrees in Small Business Management and Marketing, a transformed mind, and an unshaka...

The Winter 2023-24 Issue. Ploughshares is an award-winning journal of new writing. Since 1971, Ploughshares has discovered and cultivated the freshest voices in contemporary American literature, and now provides readers with thoughtful and entertaining literature in a variety of formats. Find out why the New York Times named Ploughshares “the Triton among minnows.”The Winter 2023-24 Issue, edited by Ladette Randolph, features poetry and prose by Richard Bausch, Jesse Lee Kercheval,...

Everyday Law for Actors is a resource and reference book, providing both professional working actors, and those who aspire to be, with clear, easy-to-read information about the everyday laws they need to know.The book is intended for actors just starting out, for those who have been making a living at acting for a long time, and for every actor in between. All actors can benefit from knowing more about the everyday law that affects their trade. Even well-established "stars" with a ...