Download or read book It s really rather normal written by Tilly Gerritsma and Titus Rivas and published by Lulu.com. This book was released on 2013-08 with total page 124 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Hearing voices or seeing images is much more common than one might think. Nevertheless, mainstream psychiatry still approaches such 'hallucinations' as signs of a mental disorder. This book shows how outdated this view really is. Experiential expert Tilly Gerritsma shares her experiences with hearing voices and related phenomena and describes how she has learned to deal with them, helped by her main, positive voice. She shows that hearing voices may offer a potential for psychological, emotional, and spiritual growth. Psychologist and philosopher Titus Rivas gives a concise overview of theories about hallucinations. He rejects one-sided bio-psychiatric theories and favors alternatives, such as social psychiatry. He stresses the reality and normality of psychic phenomena. People with paranormal experiences have not gone mad.

Download or read book The Heir written by Barbara Taylor Bradford and published by Macmillan. This book was released on 2008-07 with total page 564 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The second novel in the Ravenscar trilogy continues the saga of the Deravenel family, from 1918 through 1975.

Download or read book Gold Medal Flapjack Silver Medal Life written by Alison Mowbray and published by Troubador Publishing Ltd. This book was released on 2013-12-11 with total page 544 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: “Being an Olympian was not my first choice of career, or even my second.” Alison Mowbray wasn’t a sporty kid and thought that being good at sport was a pre-requisite for going to the Olympics. She thought she might be a doctor, a teacher, a Blue Peter presenter or maybe the first ever female naval submariner. “Then at 18 I discovered rowing. From that point on, for the next 15 years, I didn’t have a choice anymore.” You don’t choose to go to the Olympics. You lay out everything you have and let the Olympics take it – no deals, no bargains, no questions asked, no hope of return. Maybe it will be enough and the Olympics will choose you, and maybe it won’t. If you thought about the number of things outside your control between yourself and your dream, you’d never start. You just think about the things you can do, the things you can control and you start doing them and keep doing them until you get there or until control is wrested from you. That’s what you do. That is this book. “I never planned to be inspiring so really this is just the story of how I did the things I love, the very best I could do them, and how very far it took me. And if you too were not a sporty child, and you’ve never raced an Olympic final, maybe I can take you there…” This is a Silver medal life of achievement, addiction, alcoholism, anorexia and Alzheimer’s. But a Gold medal story of passion and perseverance and not letting anything or anybody get between yourself and your dream. Gold Medal Flapjack, Silver Medal Life is a fascinating sports autobiography that will appeal to fans of rowing, the Olympics and sports psychology. Written 8 years after that medal winning moment, it also deals with what happens next in an athlete’s life. There are many themes that will particularly resonate with women, and anyone who enjoys cooking will love Alison’s flapjack recipe and the many food references throughout the book. This is a book for people who love sports autobiographies and for those who never usually read them. Featured in The Bookseller

Download or read book Democracy and Its Critics written by Robert A. Dahl and published by Yale University Press. This book was released on 2008-10-01 with total page 414 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In this prize-winning book, one of the most prominent political theorists of our time makes a major statement about what democracy is and why it is important. Robert Dahl examines the most basic assumptions of democratic theory, tests them against the questions raised by its critics, and recasts the theory of democracy into a new and coherent whole. He concludes by discussing the directions in which democracy must move if advanced democratic states are to exist in the future. “When Robert Dahl speaks about democracy, everyone should listen. With Democracy and Its Critics Dahl has produced a work destined to become another classic.”—Lucian W. Pye, American Political Science Review “In this magisterial work [Dahl]… describe[s] what democracy means…; why our own democracy is still deeply flawed; and how we could reform it…. A work of extraordinary intelligence and, what is even rarer, a work of extraordinary wisdom.”—Robert N. Bellah, New York Times Book Review

Download or read book My Saucy Stuffed Ravioli written by Cherry Whytock and published by Simon and Schuster. This book was released on 2006 with total page 184 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: While preparing for and going on vacation to Italy with her friends and family, food-loving English teenager Angelica deals with her unrequited love for Sydney, her fear of being seen in public in a bikini, and her worries that her mother might be having an affair. Includes recipes.

Download or read book Wild Thyme and Violets and Other Unpublished Works written by Jack Vance and published by Spatterlight Press. This book was released on with total page 402 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Download or read book No Ordinary Man written by Suzanne Brockmann and published by Harlequin. This book was released on 2018-09-10 with total page 288 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A fan-favorite from New York Times bestselling author Suzanne Brockmann, originally published in 1996. He was the sexiest guy she’d ever met. And that was about all Jess Baxter knew about her newest tenant. Rob Carpenter was a master at dodging questions, and igniting her desires. With just one of his searing kisses, Jess was hotter than the Florida sun. Then the murders started—all women who looked liked her. And the profile of the killer matched Rob. Was he an innocent victim—or had his burning kisses only been a smoke screen?

Download or read book Human Nature written by James Trefil and published by Macmillan. This book was released on 2004-05 with total page 278 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Prize-winning theoretical physicist and outspoken advocate for scientific literacy Trefil looks squarely at our environmental future and finds--contrary to popular wisdom--reason to celebrate.

Download or read book The Duke s Proposal written by Leslie Lafoy and published by Macmillan + ORM. This book was released on 2007-05-01 with total page 283 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Lady Fiona Turnbridge is a fair, green-eyed beauty with a soft spot for injured animals—which is how she arrived on the doorstep of the tall, dark, and handsome Lord Ian Cabott, Duke of Dunsford, at midnight with an injured cat in one hand...and a pistol in her other. Ian, a former military surgeon with a cool demeanor yet uncommon good sense, is willing to help a damsel in distress—no matter how unladylike her behavior. Still, he has needs, too...and, in exchange for his efforts, he could use Fiona's assistance with the young ward in his care. Ever since the sickly Charlotte moved into his home, Ian's efforts to rehabilitate her have been met with sinister curiosity among his peers. But if Fiona were to move into the Dunsford estate, surely scandal could be averted. Now all he has to do is convince both women that his humanitarian heart is true—and perhaps find love along the way.....

Download or read book Historical and Philosophical Issues in the Conservation of Cultural Heritage written by Nicholas Price and published by Getty Publications. This book was released on 2016-09-23 with total page 522 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This volume is the first comprehensive collection of texts on the conservation of art and architecture to be published in the English language. Designed for students of art history as well as conservation, the book consists of forty-six texts, some never before translated into English and many originally published only in obscure or foreign journals. The thirty major art historians and scholars represented raise questions such as when to restore, what to preserve, and how to maintain aesthetic character. Excerpts have been selected from the following books and essays: John Ruskin, The Seven Lamps of Architecture; Bernard Berenson, Aesthetics and History in the Visual Arts; Clive Bell, The Aesthetic Hypothesis; Cesare Brandi, Theory of Restoration; Kenneth Clark, Looking at Pictures; Erwin Panofsky, The History of Art as a Humanistic Discipline; E. H. Gombrich, Art and Illusion; Marie Cl. Berducou, The Conservation of Archaeology; and Paul Philippot, Restoration from the Perspective of the Social Sciences. The fully illustrated book also contains an annotated bibliography and an index.

Download or read book Manual of lexicography written by Ladislav Zgusta and published by Walter de Gruyter. This book was released on 2010-10-13 with total page 361 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Download or read book Annu of the North written by Brian Thomas Etheredge and published by Xlibris Corporation. This book was released on 2009-07-31 with total page 130 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Annu is a story of the wonderful companionship that a man can have with his dog and the loving support they give to each other. Annu, a black Labrador retriever, has the life that every dog might yearn for: a devoted owner and a home on a vast cranberry bog in the idyllic north woods of Wisconsin. The author paints a vivid word picture of the natural beauty that he and Annu share. Her engaging conversations with the author and her animal friends cover many aspects of life, nature, and beauty. Each night by the fire, the author reads in his favorite chair while Annu sleeps at his feet. Upon awakening, Annu is eager for her walk in the woods under the beautiful northern night sky with her owner by her side.

Download or read book Mathematica written by David Bessis and published by Yale University Press. This book was released on 2024-05-28 with total page 341 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A fascinating look into how the transformative joys of mathematical experience are available to everyone, not just specialists Math has a reputation for being inaccessible. People think that it requires a special gift or that comprehension is a matter of genes. Yet the greatest mathematicians throughout history, from René Descartes to Alexander Grothendieck, have insisted that this is not the case. Like Albert Einstein, who famously claimed to have "no special talent," they said that they had accomplished what they did using ordinary human doubts, weaknesses, curiosity, and imagination. David Bessis guides us on an illuminating path toward deeper mathematical comprehension, reconnecting us with the mental plasticity we experienced as children. With simple, concrete examples, Bessis shows how mathematical comprehension is integral to the great learning milestones of life, such as learning to see, to speak, to walk, and to eat with a spoon. Focusing on the deeply human roots of mathematics, Bessis dispels the myths of mathematical genius. He offers an engaging initiation into the experience of math not as a series of discouragingly incomprehensible logic problems but as a physical activity akin to yoga, meditation, or a martial art. This perspective will change the way you think not only about math but also about intelligence, intuition, and everything that goes on inside your head.

Download or read book Seven Kinds of Ordinary Catastrophes written by Amber Kizer and published by Ember. This book was released on 2012 with total page 305 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: When her boyfriend makes a confession that puts their relationship in jeopardy, Gert must also deal with working a job as a donut filler, and coping with her father's health scare in the midst of trying to stay focused at school in order to get into college.

Download or read book 7 Kinds of Ordinary Catastrophes written by Amber Kizer and published by Delacorte Press. This book was released on 2011-04-05 with total page 306 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Okay, so here's the deal: there are books about volcanoes erupting and meteorites hitting Earth and plane crashes where the survivors have to eat people—those are extraordinary crises. That's not what this book is about. I'm more the ordinary catastrophe type. This second semester of my sophomore year, there are basically 7 KINDS OF ORDINARY CATASTROPHES: high school, boys, heartbreak, family, job, friends, and the future. Well, I guess everyone's life is full of ordinary catastrophes. These are mine. Hi, I'm Gert Garibaldi. Welcome to my crazy life.

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Download or read book Snort Intrusion Detection and Prevention Toolkit written by Brian Caswell and published by Syngress. This book was released on 2007-04-11 with total page 770 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This all new book covering the brand new Snort version 2.6 from members of the Snort developers team.This fully integrated book and Web toolkit covers everything from packet inspection to optimizing Snort for speed to using the most advanced features of Snort to defend even the largest and most congested enterprise networks. Leading Snort experts Brian Caswell, Andrew Baker, and Jay Beale analyze traffic from real attacks to demonstrate the best practices for implementing the most powerful Snort features. The book will begin with a discussion of packet inspection and the progression from intrusion detection to intrusion prevention. The authors provide examples of packet inspection methods including: protocol standards compliance, protocol anomaly detection, application control, and signature matching. In addition, application-level vulnerabilities including Binary Code in HTTP headers, HTTP/HTTPS Tunneling, URL Directory Traversal, Cross-Site Scripting, and SQL Injection will also be analyzed. Next, a brief chapter on installing and configuring Snort will highlight various methods for fine tuning your installation to optimize Snort performance including hardware/OS selection, finding and eliminating bottlenecks, and benchmarking and testing your deployment. A special chapter also details how to use Barnyard to improve the overall performance of Snort. Next, best practices will be presented allowing readers to enhance the performance of Snort for even the largest and most complex networks. The next chapter reveals the inner workings of Snort by analyzing the source code. The next several chapters will detail how to write, modify, and fine-tune basic to advanced rules and pre-processors. Detailed analysis of real packet captures will be provided both in the book and the companion material. Several examples for optimizing output plugins will then be discussed including a comparison of MySQL and PostrgreSQL. Best practices for monitoring Snort sensors and analyzing intrusion data follow with examples of real world attacks using: ACID, BASE, SGUIL, SnortSnarf, Snort_stat.pl, Swatch, and more.The last part of the book contains several chapters on active response, intrusion prevention, and using Snort's most advanced capabilities for everything from forensics and incident handling to building and analyzing honey pots. - This fully integrated book and Web toolkit covers everything all in one convenient package - It is authored by members of the Snort team and it is packed full of their experience and expertise - Includes full coverage of the brand new Snort version 2.6, packed full of all the latest information