Download or read book Inside the Black Room written by Jack A. Vernon and published by . This book was released on 2023-06-08 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In the 1950s, a new word 'brainwashing' entered the English language. Although its meaning was ambiguous and continued to evolve, it captured both concerns about the uses of psychology in warfare and the imagination of the general public through popular cinema (popular example would be The Manchurian Candidate in 1962) through the years as to how possible it really was to "brainwash" an individual. For many experts, the Cold War brainwashing scare offered an opportunity to engage the public with contemporary psychological theory and research. Originally published in 1963, Inside the Black Room covers a series of experiments specifically dealing with sensory deprivation and its effect on the human subjects involved in the studies. The goal of these studies was to provide practical information on the effects of long-term sensory deprivation on the human condition. At that time at the beginning of the 'space race' it was unknown what impact space travel and long period of solitary confinement would have on the human psyche. A fascinating study that shows through unique experiments how malleable the human psyche is and effect methods like sensory deprivation can have on manipulating that psyche.
Download or read book Black Elephants in the Room written by Corey Fields and published by Univ of California Press. This book was released on 2016-10-18 with total page 294 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: From many to few -- Beyond Uncle Tom -- Race doesn't matter -- Black power through conservative principles -- Like crabs in a barrel -- Whither the Republican Party.
Download or read book Why Are All the Black Kids Sitting Together in the Cafeteria written by Beverly Daniel Tatum and published by Basic Books. This book was released on 2017-09-05 with total page 476 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The classic, New York Times-bestselling book on the psychology of racism that shows us how to talk about race in America. Walk into any racially mixed high school and you will see Black, White, and Latino youth clustered in their own groups. Is this self-segregation a problem to address or a coping strategy? How can we get past our reluctance to discuss racial issues? Beverly Daniel Tatum, a renowned authority on the psychology of racism, argues that straight talk about our racial identities is essential if we are serious about communicating across racial and ethnic divides and pursuing antiracism. These topics have only become more urgent as the national conversation about race is increasingly acrimonious. This fully revised edition is essential reading for anyone seeking to understand dynamics of race and racial inequality in America.
Download or read book How to Find a Black Cat in a Dark Room written by Jacob Burak and published by Watkins Media Limited. This book was released on 2017-10-17 with total page 254 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: An inquiry into what it is about our experiences and cultures that brings out the differences and reveals the similarities in us as humans beings, in the vein of Malcolm Gladwell and Daniel Kahneman. Jacob Burak is on a quest to answer the question “are we as human beings, who are separated by different cultures and experiences, similar or different?” Through the lens of behavioural studies, we see how, while our approaches differ and often conflict, we all strive for similar things: love, acceptance, power and understanding. How to Find a Black Cat in a Dark Room offers the latest scientific studies of human behaviour alongside accessible anecdotes to examine the universal human experiences of comparing ourselves to others, the need to belong, the urge to achieve and the anxiety and uncertainty of life itself. More importantly, Burak shows us how, in understanding these behavioural patterns, we learn that we are actually more alike than we are different; that our rivals often make us stronger; and that being trusting can help us live longer. With his inquisitive nature, logical thinking and engaging style, Burak examines whether it is destiny or personality that controls our lives, through intriguing subjects such as: • What are the ten rules for happiness that are entirely under our control? • Why do smart people make stupid mistakes? • What distinguishes bureaucrats and entrepreneurs? • What are the psychological differences between liberals and conservatives? • In what circumstances is it right to surrender our privacy? • Does it pay to trust people?
Download or read book 17 Years in the Black Room written by Tamara S. Powell and published by AuthorHouse. This book was released on 2024-06-20 with total page 335 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Seventeen Years in the Black Room is about the transition from segregation to integration for a small-town Texas Black school teacher, Susie Sansom-Piper, in the late 1960’s. As the last Principal to close the segregated school, this memoir begins with a look at the segregated black community during her childhood (after 1921), and outlines the challenges she faced both in the integrated school and within the black community. This is a story of resilience, tragedy, and triumph over adversity, as she manages to balance the demands of her household, parents, and two small children, while maintaining the decorum and back-bone needed to survive as a Black educator. This book provides an inside look at her teaching post integration, and how integration of schoolteachers and students impacted the African American family units and the community. This is a real-world look at the challenges and obstacles placed on African Americans in the workplace from the soul of a survivor.
Download or read book Women in the Waiting Room written by Kapur and published by . This book was released on 2020-12-15 with total page pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book The Black Room at Longwood written by Jean-Paul Kauffmann and published by Da Capo Press. This book was released on 1999-05-31 with total page 342 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Like his subject, Napoleon, author Jean-Paul Kauffmann has experienced captivity, as a three-year hostage in Beirut. He brings his insider's knowledge to this moving account of the most famous French soldier's last years in seclusion on a tropical island. After his defeat at Waterloo in 1815, Napoleon was exiled and imprisoned by the British on the island of St. Helena. He became increasingly withdrawn, surviving on a diet of memories that he recounted to the few people around him. But the book -- part history, part travelogue -- portrays the leader as a prisoner also of his mind, poisoned by nostalgia for his triumphs and grief over his defeats. "A haunting, unforgettable book....Kauffmann captures the desolate atmosphere of Napoleon's last home with evocative precision." -- Boston Globe
Download or read book For the Blind Man in the Dark Room Looking for the Black Cat that Isn t There written by Anthony Huberman and published by Contemporary Art Museum, St. Louis. This book was released on 2009 with total page 176 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The KGB grooms a charming young American to run for president Although in the mid-1940s no one had ever heard of JFK, Jack Adams's mother insisted her new son be christened John Fitzgerald. Years after his parents' death, Jack learns the reason for his name: a packet of photos showing his mother in bed with young John Kennedy. As a student at Columbia University, Jack demonstrates that he inherited more than JFK's good looks. His irresistible charisma and political instinct make him a natural campus leader, but he has his sights set on something bigger than the student council. Young Jack Adams wants to be president of the United States, and the Soviet Union is prepared to help. A KGB spy named Dmitri recruits Jack, promising him the presidency in exchange for treason. Dmitri guides Jack for decades, putting him in a position to become the largest intelligence coup in history--unless the candidate's libido derails him first.
Download or read book A Room of His Own written by Barbara Black and published by Ohio University Press. This book was released on 2012-04-27 with total page 313 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In nineteenth-century London, a clubbable man was a fortunate man, indeed. The Reform, the Athenaeum, the Travellers, the Carlton, the United Service are just a few of the gentlemen’s clubs that formed the exclusive preserve known as “clubland” in Victorian London—the City of Clubs that arose during the Golden Age of Clubs. Why were these associations for men only such a powerful emergent institution in nineteenth-century London? Distinctly British, how did these single-sex clubs help fashion men, foster a culture of manliness, and assist in the project of nation building? What can elite male affiliative culture tell us about nineteenth-century Britishness? A Room of His Own sheds light on the mysterious ways of male associational culture as it examines such topics as fraternity, sophistication, nostalgia, social capital, celebrity, gossip, and male professionalism. The story of clubland (and the literature it generated) begins with Britain’s military heroes home from the Napoleonic campaign and quickly turns to Dickens’s and Thackeray’s acrimonious Garrick Club Affair. It takes us to Richard Burton’s curious Cannibal Club and Winston Churchill’s The Other Club; it goes underground to consider Uranian desire and Oscar Wilde’s clubbing and resurfaces to examine the problematics of belonging in Trollope’s novels. The trespass of French socialist Flora Tristan, who cross-dressed her way into the clubs of Pall Mall, provides a brief interlude. London’s clubland—this all-important room of his own—comes to life as Barbara Black explores the literary representations of clubland and the important social and cultural work that this urban site enacts. Our present-day culture of connectivity owes much to nineteenth-century sociability and Victorian networks; clubland reveals to us our own enduring desire to belong, to construct imagined communities, and to affiliate with like-minded comrades.
Download or read book The Only Black Girl in the Room written by Val Sánchez and published by Createspace Independent Publishing Platform. This book was released on 2018-07-18 with total page 392 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Val Day-Sánchez uses poetry and prose to capture how she feels about her life thus far. Living as a person who was cultured female, discovered they were genderfluid and that colorblind was a story they were told. Val's essays are heartbreaking, poignant and timely as one finds themselves identifying with what it means to be black in America, even when they have "beaten the odds."
Download or read book In the Spooklight written by Michael Arruda and published by Crossroad Press. This book was released on 2018-04-07 with total page 378 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: IN THE SPOOKLIGHT is a collection of 115 horror movie review columns by Stoker nominated author and film critic Michael Arruda, covering movies from the silent era up until today. The column "In the Spooklight" has appeared monthly in the pages of THE OFFICIAL NEWSLETTER OF THE HORROR WRITERS ASSOCIATION since the summer of 2000. If you love horror movies, you're sure to enjoy Arruda's take on the genre. It's informative, humorous, and most of all, it's a heck of a lot of fun. Make a movie monster happy.
Download or read book The Black Image in the White Mind written by Robert M. Entman and published by University of Chicago Press. This book was released on 2001-12 with total page 326 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Living in a segregated society, white Americans learn about African Americans through the images the media show. This text offers a look at the racial patterns in the mass media and how they shape the ambivalent attitudes of whites toward blacks.
Download or read book The Sexual Life of Our Time in Its Relations to Modern Civilization written by Iwan Bloch and published by BoD – Books on Demand. This book was released on 2023-08-11 with total page 666 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Reproduction of the original.
Download or read book Plenty Good Room written by Marcia Y. Riggs and published by Wipf and Stock Publishers. This book was released on 2008-12-01 with total page 161 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: I offer this book as an outgrowth of my faith journey in the African American Church and as an ethicist who is deeply concerned about the distorted relationship between the professed theological and ethical beliefs and moral practices with respect to gender in that church. I am concerned with the way that we interpret our beliefs about justice in particular in order to match our sexual gender oppressive practices while maintaining that we received such interpretation by way of the Bible and/or church tradition. - Marcia Y. Riggs In Plenty Good Room: Women Versus Male Power in the Black Church, Riggs discusses African American church life as a case study for ethical reflection about sexual ethics and clergy ethics - the prevailing silence about sexuality in the black church as well as the fact that sexuality is generally a taboo in the Christian tradition. The author feels that sexism has been perpetrated by misuse of the Scriptures and by circumscribing the role of women, and seeks to transform current discourse about sexual behavior and clergy misconduct from a concentration on formulating policy to re-train. Riggs offers both descriptive analysis and normative proposals for transforming the moral life of the African American church - the way of being and doing characteristic of the African American church - in the areas of: · Sexual-gender relations · Clergy ethics · Ministerial ethics · Ecclesial practices Riggs begins each chapter with a scenario and ends each chapter with dialogue questions for further group reflection.
Download or read book Looking for a Black Cat in a Dark Room written by Lenny Kisin and published by . This book was released on 2018-03-29 with total page 182 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Investing isn't as difficult as many assume. With only an understanding of simple mathematics, a grasp of the rudiments of trading stocks, and a desire to better your financial position, you too can build and manage your own investment portfolio. Looking for a Black Cat in a Dark Room walks you through everything you need to know about security analysis and portfolio management. Author and investment-management authority Lenny Kisin breaks down the fundamentals of investing using simple, accessible language. Kisin begins with an explanation of compounding-the foundation of all investing-and goes on to define asset classes and their potential to increase and protect wealth. He warns readers against some of the most common but flawed concepts in modern finance and helps create simple, logical methods of wealth accumulation grounded in the reality of the modern marketplace. You don't need a master's degree in financial matters to create your own thriving investment portfolio. All you need is a good grounding in the concepts that drive equity markets, an understanding of security analysis, and a willingness to grow your wealth. Kisin provides the first two-it's up to you to provide the third.
Download or read book The Complete Works of Tolstoy written by Leo Tolstoy and published by Good Press. This book was released on 2023-12-29 with total page 6712 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Complete Works of Tolstoy encompasses a wide range of genres including novels, short stories, and essays, showcasing Tolstoy's masterful storytelling and profound insights into human nature. Known for his realistic portrayal of Russian society in the 19th century, Tolstoy's literary style is characterized by detailed character development and philosophical themes. This collection provides readers with a comprehensive look into the mind of one of the greatest writers of all time. Each work offers a unique perspective on love, war, and the search for meaning in life. Tolstoy's works continue to be studied and revered for their enduring relevance in today's world. Leo Tolstoy, a Russian novelist and philosopher, drew inspiration from his own experiences and beliefs to create timeless works of literature that have resonated with readers for generations. His strong convictions on pacifism and social justice are prominent themes throughout his writing, reflecting his commitment to addressing the complexities of the human condition. I highly recommend The Complete Works of Tolstoy to any reader interested in exploring the depths of human emotion and societal issues through the eyes of a literary giant. This collection is a must-read for anyone looking to expand their literary horizons and engage with thought-provoking literature.
Download or read book The Novels of Colin Wilson written by Nicolas Tredell and published by Barnes & Noble. This book was released on 1982 with total page 176 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Studie over de romans van de Engelse schrijver (geb. 1931)
