Download or read book written by Hermann Hesse and published by Macmillan. This book was released on 1972 with total page 154 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Eight stories about the distillation of wisdom, concerning dream worlds, magical thinking, the subconscious and the soul.

Download or read book The WEIRDest People in the World written by Joseph Henrich and published by Farrar, Straus and Giroux. This book was released on 2020-09-08 with total page 420 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A New York Times Notable Book of 2020 A Bloomberg Best Non-Fiction Book of 2020 A Behavioral Scientist Notable Book of 2020 A Human Behavior & Evolution Society Must-Read Popular Evolution Book of 2020 A bold, epic account of how the co-evolution of psychology and culture created the peculiar Western mind that has profoundly shaped the modern world. Perhaps you are WEIRD: raised in a society that is Western, Educated, Industrialized, Rich, and Democratic. If so, you’re rather psychologically peculiar. Unlike much of the world today, and most people who have ever lived, WEIRD people are highly individualistic, self-obsessed, control-oriented, nonconformist, and analytical. They focus on themselves—their attributes, accomplishments, and aspirations—over their relationships and social roles. How did WEIRD populations become so psychologically distinct? What role did these psychological differences play in the industrial revolution and the global expansion of Europe during the last few centuries? In The WEIRDest People in the World, Joseph Henrich draws on cutting-edge research in anthropology, psychology, economics, and evolutionary biology to explore these questions and more. He illuminates the origins and evolution of family structures, marriage, and religion, and the profound impact these cultural transformations had on human psychology. Mapping these shifts through ancient history and late antiquity, Henrich reveals that the most fundamental institutions of kinship and marriage changed dramatically under pressure from the Roman Catholic Church. It was these changes that gave rise to the WEIRD psychology that would coevolve with impersonal markets, occupational specialization, and free competition—laying the foundation for the modern world. Provocative and engaging in both its broad scope and its surprising details, The WEIRDest People in the World explores how culture, institutions, and psychology shape one another, and explains what this means for both our most personal sense of who we are as individuals and also the large-scale social, political, and economic forces that drive human history. Includes black-and-white illustrations.

Download or read book Strange News from Another Star written by Hermann Hesse and published by Farrar, Straus and Giroux. This book was released on 1972-01-01 with total page 126 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In 1919, the same year Demian was published, seven of these stories appeared as a book entitled Märchen--literally, Fairy Tales. For this first edition in English, we have followed the arrangement Hesse made for the final collected edition of his works, where he added an eighth story, "Flute Dream." The new note so clear in Demian was first sounded, Hesse believed, in some of these tales written during the years 1913 to 1918, the period that brought him into conflict with supporters of the war, with his country and its government, with conventional intellectual life, with every form of orthodoxy both in the world and in himself. Unlike his earlier work, from Peter Camenzind through Knulp, the stories in Strange News from Another Star do not allow for an essentially realistic interpretation. They are concerned with dream worlds, the subconscious, magical thinking, and the numinous experience of the soul. Their subject is the distilling of wisdom. The eight stories are "Augustus," "The Poet," "Flute Dream," "Strange News from Another Star," "The Hard Passage," "A Dream Sequence," "Faldum," and--perhaps the masterpiece of this collection--"Iris."

Download or read book Record of Strange News in Northeast written by Sun PangZi and published by Funstory. This book was released on 2020-01-10 with total page 809 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In the vast northeast, there are countless strange legends. The protagonist of this book was originally a young man with no ambition, but he was destined for ghosts all his life. After difficulties and obstacles, he gradually grew into a strong and righteous man. His life is not only the life of killing demons and removing demons, but also the life of saving the declining human nature.

Download or read book The World Turned Upside Down written by Anonymous and published by Good Press. This book was released on 2019-11-25 with total page 44 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: 'The World Turned Upside Down' is a whimsical children's poem that will captivate young readers with its delightful rhymes and imaginative illustrations. Discover a world where the ordinary becomes extraordinary, where the unexpected reigns supreme. Join in the wonder as a hare playfully chases a dog, defying expectations, and witness the unlikely embrace of the devil and a mischievous witch. This charming book will ignite young imaginations and invite them to explore the delightful mysteries of a world turned topsy-turvy, where the strange and extraordinary become the norm. Here's an excerpt of the poem featured in the book: "To see a cat catching a mouse, is no news / But to see a rat building a house, is strange indeed!"

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Download or read book Joco Serio Strange news of a discourse between two dead giants expressed in an epigram composed by occasion of a scurrilous pamphlet intituled A dialogue between Colbrant and Brandamore the two Giants in Guild hall London Thereto is added an antidote against all ill news whatsoever By G eorge W ither written by George Wither and published by . This book was released on 1661 with total page 32 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

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Download or read book Strange News indeed from Mitcham in Surry of the Treacherous and Barbarous Proceedings of C Cranmer against Master A Sadler as is related in this letter and petition of A Sadler written by Anthony SADLER (Vicar of Mitcham.) and published by . This book was released on 1664 with total page 24 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

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Download or read book A Letter from Brussels or strange news from Flanders and Germany being a true Relation of the late prodigious accidents there etc written by Jacob van der HOUSEN and published by . This book was released on 1674 with total page 46 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Download or read book Strange news from Hicks s Hall or an Order of some of the Justices of the Peace for the County of Middlesex for the Bailiffs of Liberties to return Juries With some Observations upon the same in vindication of the Sheriff s power July 4 1681 written by England and Wales. Court of Quarter Sessions of the Peace (Middlesex) and published by . This book was released on 1681 with total page 8 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Download or read book News of the Weird written by Chuck Shepherd and published by Plume Books. This book was released on 1989 with total page 180 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: For news junkies and fans of the bizarre-but-true, here is an outrageous collection of all-real, all-weird news stories culled from the nation's mainstream newspapers. Line art throughout.

Download or read book Strange Star written by Emma Carroll and published by Delacorte Press. This book was released on 2018-03-20 with total page 228 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: From the critically acclaimed author of In Darkling Wood comes a spine-tingling novel inspired by Frankenstein with more than a hint of mystery and suspense. One stormy June evening, five friends meet at Villa Diodati, the summer home of Lord Byron. After dinner is served, they challenge each other to tell ghost stories that will freeze the blood. But one of the guests--Mary Shelley--is stuck for a story to share. Then there's an unexpected knock at the front door. Collapsed on the doorstep is a girl with strange scars on her face. She has traveled a long way with her own tale to tell, and now they all must listen. Hers is no ordinary ghost story, though. What starts as a simple tale of village life soon turns to tragedy and the darkest, most dangerous of secrets. Sometimes the truth is far more terrifying than fiction . . . and the consequences are even more devastating. Praise for Emma Carroll's In Darkling Wood: "A haunting and poignant exploration of family, loss, and redemption." --Booklist, Starred "A tale brimming with emotion and atmosphere. . . . [In Darkling Wood] is absorbing and well written. Hand this to readers who enjoy fantasy, fairy tales, and magical realism."--School Library Journal, Starred "Magic and mystery adds appeal to this already compelling family drama...and Carroll manages to wrap all of the threads into a wholly satisfying ending."--Bulletin