Download or read book Quantum Change written by William R. Miller and published by Guilford Press. This book was released on 2011-10-21 with total page 228 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Most of us walk through each day expecting few surprises. If we want to better ourselves or our lives, we map out a path of gradual change, perhaps in counseling or psychotherapy. Psychologists William Miller and Janet C'de Baca were longtime scholars and teachers of traditional approaches to self-improvement when they became intrigued by a different sort of change that was sometimes experienced by people they encountered--something often described as "a bolt from the blue" or "seeing the light." And when they placed a request in a local newspaper for people's stories of unexpected personal transformation, the deluge of responses was astounding. These compelling stories of epiphanies and sudden insights inspired Miller and C'de Baca to examine the experience of "quantum change" through the lens of scientific psychology. Where does quantum change come from? Why do some of us experience it, and what kind of people do we become as a result? The answers that this book arrives at yield remarkable insights into how human beings achieve lasting change--sometimes even in spite of ourselves.

Download or read book A Sudden Change of Heart written by Barbara Taylor Bradford and published by Dell. This book was released on 2008-12-10 with total page 406 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: From master storyteller Barbara Taylor Bradford comes a magnificent new novel, a powerful, moving story of two women, two families, and an extraordinary friendship challenged by tragedy and a devastating secret from the past.... Some secrets are too terrible to share--even with your best friend.... Nothing hurts like the truth. A truth that has haunted Claire Benson all her life. A truth that Claire has revealed to no one, not even to her best friend, International art dealer Laura Valiant. But the friendship that has sheltered both women throughout childhood, marriage and divorce is about to meet its greatest test. Suddenly old nightmares surface as Claire turns to her dearest friend for help. And as Laura's career leads her into the past, in an investigation of artwork stolen by the Nazis, she uncovers disturbing links to the present, to Claire, and a profoundly personal reason to follow a twisted trail to its surprising end....

Download or read book Surviving Sudden Environmental Change written by Jago Cooper and published by University Press of Colorado. This book was released on 2012-02-01 with total page 355 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Archaeologists have long encountered evidence of natural disasters through excavation and stratigraphy. In Surviving Sudden Environmental Change, case studies examine how eight different past human communities—ranging from Arctic to equatorial regions, from tropical rainforests to desert interiors, and from deep prehistory to living memory—faced, and coped with, such dangers. Many disasters originate from a force of nature, such as an earthquake, cyclone, tsunami, volcanic eruption, drought, or flood. But that is only half of the story; decisions of people and their particular cultural lifeways are the rest. Sociocultural factors are essential in understanding risk, impact, resilience, reactions, and recoveries from massive sudden environmental changes. By using deep-time perspectives provided by interdisciplinary approaches, this book provides a rich temporal background to the human experience of environmental hazards and disasters. In addition, each chapter is followed by an abstract summarizing the important implications for today’s management practices and providing recommendations for policy makers. Publication supported in part by the National Science Foundation.

Download or read book Sudden Spring written by Rick Van Noy and published by University of Georgia Press. This book was released on 2019-01-15 with total page 233 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The results of climate change make the headlines almost daily. All across America and the globe, communities have to adapt to rising sea levels, intensified storms, and warmer temperatures. One way or another, climate change will be a proving ground. We will either sink, in cases where the land is subsiding, or swim, finding ways to address these challenges. While temperatures and seas are rising slowly, we have some immediate choices to make. If we act quickly and boldly, there is a small window of opportunity to prevent the worst. We can prepare for the changes by understanding what is happening and taking specific measures. There is "commitment" already in the climate change system. To minimize those effects will require another kind of commitment, the kind Rick Van Noy illustrates in these stories about a climate-distressed South. Like Rachel Carson's groundbreaking work Silent Spring, Rick Van Noy's Sudden Spring is a call to action to mitigate the current trends in our environmental degradation. By highlighting stories of people and places adapting to the impacts of a warmer climate, Van Noy shows us what communities in the South are doing to become more climate resilient and to survive a slow deluge of environmental challenges.

Download or read book Snapping written by Flo Conway and published by Stillpoint Press. This book was released on 1995 with total page 384 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "Classic Returns ....In this expanded edition of the 1978 original, Conway and Siegelman continue their study of the altering of the American psyche, which has led to the rise of religious cults, super Christian sects, private citizen militias, and other phenomena that dominate today's headlines. Probably more timely now than when first published, this is an important title for academic and public libraries." - Library Journal "Their book is judicious, sensible, well-researched and very frightening." - New York Times Book Review "It is a book of investigative reporting at its best." - New York Post "What Woodward and Bernstein were to Watergate, Conway and Siegelman may well be to the cults." - United Press International "Credible and chilling . . . The second edition of SNAPPING is as important a resource in understanding spreading societal chaos as the first edition was in explaining the chaos of cults." - Minneapolis Star-Tribune "Important. . . . this book provides a tool to exercise judgment, monitor incoming information, and interpret what has become an increasingly intrusive battle for our minds. . . . At its core, it is language that holds the key to our mental health or to our destruction. What George Orwell's 'Animal Farm' is to literature, 'SNAPPING' is to non-fiction." - Albuquerque Journal "In a prophetic vein. . . . SNAPPING is not only fascinating and frightening reading, it is also extremely well-written. . . . The escalating pattern of cult fanaticism and religious-political terror that the authors call a 'death spiral' seems to be widening. If we do nothing to understand and ultimately reverse that pattern, it will pull more and more innocent people into its vortex." - Cleveland Jewish News "For anyone threatened with snapping, this book is a dispassionate, valuable study of an often frightening phenomenon." - People "There is no doubt that Conway and Siegelman are opening the door on areas of human understanding that have never been examined and that are in urgent need of study." - New Society "SNAPPING is an exciting and responsible and original piece of research that has taught this old poop amazing new ways to think about the human mind." - Kurt Vonnegut "SNAPPING is by far the best and most scientific treatment of the cult problem yet published. For the scientist, politician, clergy or parent, it is valuable and wonderfully readable." - John G. Clark, M.D. Asst. Clinical Professor of Psychiatry Harvard Medical School "Conway and Siegelman . . . place cultic behavior in the wider context of the communication revolution of our time. . . Indeed, SNAPPING unfolds as a traveling detective investigation. . . . they very capably trace and analyze the course of the phenomenon and . . . contribute greatly to our understanding of it." - The Cult Observer "Conway and Siegelman are onto something important. . . . SNAPPING is a fascinating book with frightening implications." - Edward T. Hall, author of The Silent Language " The] classic book on cults, still the best book ever. . . . Believe me, folks, these are the real experts." - Geraldo Rivera

Download or read book Sudden Change written by Jerry Glover and published by iUniverse. This book was released on 2007-12 with total page 152 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In Alabama, football is king. It dominates many aspects of life in the southern state. For Jerry Glover, the former head student manager for the University of Alabama's Crimson Tide, life was rolling along at a strong and desirable clip despite some of his deceptive and potentially destructive actions. But as coach Paul "Bear" Bryant taught him and the other members of the football team, you need to be ready for any quick change in your life's direction, like you would for a fumble or an interception on the gridiron. His father's illness made Glover take an inward look at his own life and where it was headed as Jesus Christ entered his world in a dynamic and supernatural way. After forty-four years of denying and hiding, Glover witnessed what he needed to see-that those who play properly win. As Glover puts himself under center in this play-by-play account of his life, he challenges and inspires you to do the same so that you, too, can know the rewards of living your life the right way, without denial or delusions and affirming a powerful and transformative commitment to God.

Download or read book Sudden and Disruptive Climate Change written by Michael C. MacCracken and published by Earthscan. This book was released on 2008 with total page 345 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: First Published in 2007. Routledge is an imprint of Taylor & Francis, an informa company.

Download or read book Sudden Change written by G. T Felix and published by WestBow Press. This book was released on 2021-10-07 with total page 295 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Everywhere, one can hear the heartrending call as millions disappear from the earth. Terror-stricken people are in a frenzy, running crazily, crying, screaming, and searching for their loved ones who vanished in a split second. Pastor Gulston Parris and several of his congregation members find themselves in the midst of the chaos and panic. There is no doubt in their minds that Jesus Christ has come and taken these people away. What are they going to do? Will they be able to stand true to God during the tyrannical reign of the anti-Christ in the great tribulation? As the final drama of prophetic events unfold, the dreadful day comes when the heartless world ruler proclaims himself god of the universe. The world is ordered to receive his mark on the right hand or on the foreheads. Those who refuse are arrested and tortured to death. Pastor Parris and some of his members flee from their homes. However, Karel Jones and his wife, Reena, face real danger. Reena is pregnant, and they are at their wits’ end. As fear mounts, they run from their home only to face the most horrific period of their lives.

Download or read book Epiphany written by Elise Ballard and published by Harmony. This book was released on 2011 with total page 322 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Shares inspirational true stories about life-changing moments as experienced by everyday people and such nationally recognized individuals as television host Dr. Mehmet Oz, Newark Mayor Cory Booker and renowned speaker Rabbi Shmuley Boteach.

Download or read book A Sudden Change of Plans written by Beverly A. Rushin and published by iUniverse. This book was released on 2001-02 with total page 474 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: On the brink of her marriage, Kristen McNaughton is suddenly expected to accept a postponement. Due to the circumstances surrounding her intended groom’s silence, Kristen seeks refuge at her family home in Rocky Cove, Maine. Dorie, her sister, left in New Rochelle, forms a relationship that leads to deception. From the metropolitan area of New York City to the quaint coastal village of Rocky Cove, Maine, this is an explosive novel of family devotion, multi-generational deception and international danger.

Download or read book Suddenly written by Nauman Ashraf and published by CreateSpace. This book was released on 2015-09-10 with total page 44 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: James was a young man and he was looking for some work. He was not highly qualified and left studies after completion of his matriculation. James had a strong body and he had performed many types of tasks in past. James learnt many new skills while working in different fields and he was not working at one place for more than one year. James have changed his jobs many times and found new jobs soon as he was intelligent and hard working but lacking focus on one place. James thought that something is missing at his working place due to which he is not able to work continuously at one place.

Download or read book Religion s Sudden Decline written by Ronald F. Inglehart and published by Oxford University Press, USA. This book was released on 2021-01-02 with total page 209 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: 'Religion's Sudden Decline' provides evidence of a major decline in religion in most of the world, based on surveys of over 100 countries containing 90 percent of the world's population, carried out from 1981 to 2020 - the largest base of empirical evidence ever assembled to analyse mass acceptance or rejection of religion.--

Download or read book Detecting Sudden Changes in Time Sequences with Application to Ocean Temperatures written by Robert H. Riffenburgh and published by . This book was released on 1971 with total page 36 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Two years of irregularly spaced measurements of seawater temperature at 200 ft at a fixed North Pacific Ocean location are considered. The data show changing variances in time, and the average path jumps about erratically. (Author).

Download or read book Sudden Change written by Steven V. Schlumm and published by . This book was released on 2003-03 with total page 208 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Download or read book The Stresses in an Elasto plastic Bar Subjected to a Sudden Change of Surface Temperature written by E. W. Parkes and published by . This book was released on 1960 with total page 46 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

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Download or read book A Sudden Shift in Power written by Jason McKee and published by iUniverse. This book was released on 2002-08-27 with total page 272 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A unique struggle has been taking place in rural Pennsylvania since the start of the Industrial Revolution. An orthodox, hard-working culture has refused to tap into the convenience brought about by electricity and the combustion engine. They have fought astronomical odds to retain their way of life amid the population explosion of suburban Philadelphia. They have thus far succeeded. But in the dawn of the Computer Age a new challenge is coming to light. At the center of this challenge is a young man determined to see the world and break from the isolation of his people. His journey introduces him to the technology of tomorrow, while at the same time sealing him off from the purity of the past.