Download or read book Evolution in Four Dimensions revised edition written by Eva Jablonka and published by MIT Press. This book was released on 2014-03-21 with total page 577 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A pioneering proposal for a pluralistic extension of evolutionary theory, now updated to reflect the most recent research. This new edition of the widely read Evolution in Four Dimensions has been revised to reflect the spate of new discoveries in biology since the book was first published in 2005, offering corrections, an updated bibliography, and a substantial new chapter. Eva Jablonka and Marion Lamb's pioneering argument proposes that there is more to heredity than genes. They describe four “dimensions” in heredity—four inheritance systems that play a role in evolution: genetic, epigenetic (or non-DNA cellular transmission of traits), behavioral, and symbolic (transmission through language and other forms of symbolic communication). These systems, they argue, can all provide variations on which natural selection can act. Jablonka and Lamb present a richer, more complex view of evolution than that offered by the gene-based Modern Synthesis, arguing that induced and acquired changes also play a role. Their lucid and accessible text is accompanied by artist-physician Anna Zeligowski's lively drawings, which humorously and effectively illustrate the authors' points. Each chapter ends with a dialogue in which the authors refine their arguments against the vigorous skepticism of the fictional “I.M.” (for Ipcha Mistabra—Aramaic for “the opposite conjecture”). The extensive new chapter, presented engagingly as a dialogue with I.M., updates the information on each of the four dimensions—with special attention to the epigenetic, where there has been an explosion of new research. Praise for the first edition “With courage and verve, and in a style accessible to general readers, Jablonka and Lamb lay out some of the exciting new pathways of Darwinian evolution that have been uncovered by contemporary research.” —Evelyn Fox Keller, MIT, author of Making Sense of Life: Explaining Biological Development with Models, Metaphors, and Machines “In their beautifully written and impressively argued new book, Jablonka and Lamb show that the evidence from more than fifty years of molecular, behavioral and linguistic studies forces us to reevaluate our inherited understanding of evolution.” —Oren Harman, The New Republic “It is not only an enjoyable read, replete with ideas and facts of interest but it does the most valuable thing a book can do—it makes you think and reexamine your premises and long-held conclusions.” —Adam Wilkins, BioEssays

Download or read book Gary Snyder written by Jon Halper and published by Random House (NY). This book was released on 1991 with total page 472 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In honor of his 60th birthday (in 1990), the contributions of Pulitzer Prize-winning poet Snyder to contemporary literature and thought are explored and celebrated in reminiscences and essays by writers and environmentalists including Ursula Le Guin, Wendell Berry, Allen Ginsberg, and Dave Foreman. Annotation copyrighted by Book News, Inc., Portland, OR

Download or read book 5 Essential Dimensions written by A. A. Alebraheem and published by Createspace Independent Publishing Platform. This book was released on 2016-08-26 with total page 214 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Book Idea This book unveils an amazing theory. Our lives have five dimensions that are essential for living a healthy, successful, and tranquil existence. These are our financial, social, internal, physical, and spiritual affairs. This book offers Insight into helping us recognize the five life dimensions. It will teach us how to bring these dimensions into balance. Ultimately, it will show how we can reach our goals in every dimension. This Book will help to ... * Recognizing life's five essential dimensions. * Offer tools to keep dimensions in homeostasis * Revise lives by comparison to other philosophies Book Story This book offers advice for human betterment, and while humans today become transfixed with money and pleasure, it summarizes wisdom from previous cultures. Book Idea We cannot reach our potential as individuals unless all five of these life dimensions are balanced. If we neglect any one of them, the ensuing disharmony destroys our tranquility and can wreck our lives. The 5 Essential Dimensions is an attempt to prevent this happening. It is a comforting counterweight to the lure of money, a steadying influence on the bodies that carry us, a stable platform for the social ladders that we rise up on, and a net that protects us from falling. It is a compass for our thoughts, and a safeguard for the soul that will remain after our bodies have perished. When the prescription in The 5 Essential Dimensions is followed it will bring us tranquility and satisfaction, making us better prepared to enjoy life's happy moments and to cope with its sad ones. Today, we are witnessing enormous advances in the fields of science and commerce. Unfortunately some of us are mere bystanders, standing apart from this great achievement, like people not yet touched by the civilization that has gripped the rest of our world. These unfortunates watch science and its accomplishments without deriving any benefit from it. Picture such a man. He lives in a cave, or in the middle of a forest. Perhaps he is a subsistence farmer, standing outside the walls of his village near a remote airstrip, watching a plane landing that seems to be heading straight for his village. After it has passed and dazzled him he picks up his spear and returns to his farm, neither wondering how it flies, nor where it comes from, or where it goes. There is no shame in refusing to keep up with technology, or in failing to acquire the latest devices. It is a personal choice. The shame is in failing to be human.

Download or read book Dimensions of Leisure for Life written by Human Kinetics and published by Human Kinetics. This book was released on 2010 with total page 386 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "Leisure is everywhere, but its impact on people's lives is often overlooked. Leisure is more than “doing nothing” or “hanging out.” It has implications for society, affecting economics, politics, business, health, and the environment. On an individual level, it offers multiple opportunities for personal growth and development. And it contributes to a better quality of life for individuals and communities as a whole. With Dimensions of Leisure for Life: Individuals and Society, students will learn to understand and appreciate leisure and explore the ways that their leisure choices can help them lead happier, more balanced lives both now and in the future. ... With contributions from 22 leading professors, the book examines the following: the concept of leisure, including the various ways in which it has been defined and described, the benefits associated with it, the scope of the leisure industry field, and the basis for studying leisure as a social science; the impact of leisure on quality of life, health, physical activity and stress levels, and overall happiness and well-being; the social significance of leisure, including the interaction of leisure with history, contemporary society, technology, the environment, economics, and politics and public policy; the factors that influence each individual's leisure choices and level of involvement in leisure activities, such as awareness of local options, barriers of age, gender, sexual orientation, race, ethnicity, religion, or socioeconomic status, geographic distribution of leisure spaces; and maturity level and stage of development."--Publisher.

Download or read book 4D Life written by Kendall Nelson and published by Outskirts Press. This book was released on 2017-09-18 with total page 186 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Activate your purpose. Live your legacy. Right now. This isn't your average book on finding your purpose. It's not another positive thinking with no practical application kind of book. No. This is your action plan. It's your strategic guide to taking God up on all of His promises for your life. 4D Life is a transformative experience that guides you through the iterative process of recognizing and realizing your God-given purpose using real-world strategies to apply biblical principles. Discover. Dream. Define. Do. Those are the four D's - the four phases through which you will generate a functional game plan for using your gifts, fueled by your passions, to fulfill your divine calling and become a living legacy of love and impact. This is a journey that requires commitment-a commitment to God and to yourself to be all that He has called and empowered you to be. The time to stop wondering, wandering and wallowing is NOW. Start living the full, abundant life of purpose He intended for you. Are you ready? Let's get to work.

Download or read book The Papers of Martin Luther King Jr Volume VI written by Martin Luther King and published by Univ of California Press. This book was released on 1992 with total page 772 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Initiated by The King Center in association with Standford University.

Download or read book Biology Dimensions of Life written by Joelle Presson and published by McGraw-Hill Science/Engineering/Math. This book was released on 2007-02-05 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Employs a “The Guided Learning System” to integrate applications and issues Presson/Jenner: Biology: Dimensions of Life, 1e is a one-semester biology text with an engaging, conversational style which encourages basic understanding of biology, issues, and applications leading students to a greater awareness of how they interact with the world around them. The goal of this text is to help students understand how biology relates to their lives and why they should develop a desire to obtain knowledge about science and biological issues. Your students will especially benefit from Biology: Dimensions of Life’s new The Guided Learning System. This innovative set of key features is designed to help your students understand the many new biological concepts and applications within each chapter. A few highlights of the Guided Learning System include: • An Added Dimension and An Added Dimension Explained • What Do You Think? • Now You Can Understand • Quantitative Query Questions in the end of chapter material • A Running Glossary

Download or read book Dimensions of Human Behavior written by Elizabeth D. Hutchison and published by SAGE Publications. This book was released on 2018-08-14 with total page 787 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Updated Edition of a Best Seller! Dimensions of Human Behavior: Person and Environment presents a current and comprehensive examination of human behavior using a multidimensional framework. Author Elizabeth D. Hutchison explores the biological dimension and the social factors that affect human development and behavior, encouraging readers to connect their own personal experiences with social trends in order to recognize the unity of person and environment. Aligned with the 2015 curriculum guidelines set forth by the Council on Social Work Education (CSWE), the substantially updated Sixth Edition includes a greater emphasis on culture and diversity, immigration, neuroscience, and the impact of technology. Twelve new case studies illustrate a balanced breadth and depth of coverage to help readers apply theory and general social work knowledge to unique practice situations. The companion volume, Dimensions of Human Behavior: The Changing Life Course, Sixth Edition, builds on the dimensions of person and environment with the dimension of time and demonstrates how they work together to produce patterns in life course journeys.

Download or read book Dimensions of Human Behavior written by Elizabeth D. Hutchison and published by SAGE Publications. This book was released on 2014-09-02 with total page 1086 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In this Fifth Edition of her acclaimed text, Elizabeth D. Hutchison uses her multidimensional framework to examine the influences that can impact human behavior across time. Thoroughly updated to reflect the most recent developments in the field, the book weaves its hallmark case studies with the latest innovations in theory and research to provide a comprehensive and global perspective on all the major developmental life stages, from conception through very late adulthood. The companion text, Dimensions of Human Behavior: Person and Environment, Fifth Edition, examines the multiple dimensions of person and environment and their impact on individual and collective behavior. Together, these two texts provide the most comprehensive coverage available for Human Behavior courses. Order the books together with bundle ISBN: 978-1-4833-8097-1. “Overall, I believe Elizabeth Hutchison has done an outstanding job in addressing the unique biopsychosocial aspects associated with each stage of development along the life course.” —David Skiba, Niagara University “The explicit focus on and reiteration of social work competencies throughout is particularly impressive and helps students preparing for licensure to draw concrete connections between the knowledge in the text and what they will be expected to know.” —Jamie Mitchell, Wayne State University “The use of cases and questions offered the connection to context that we were looking for.” —Gwenelle S. O’Neal, West Chester University “Great introductory textbook covering material related to Human Behavior in the Social Environment at an appropriate depth and breadth.” —Lisa M. Shannon, Morehead State University

Download or read book Dimensions of Human Behavior written by Elizabeth D. Hutchison and published by SAGE Publications, Incorporated. This book was released on 2018-10-15 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Dimensions of Human Behavior: The Changing Life Course presents a current and comprehensive examination of human behavior across time using a multidimensional framework. Author Elizabeth D. Hutchison explores both the predictable and unpredictable changes that can affect human behavior through all the major developmental stages of the life course, from conception to very late adulthood. Aligned with the 2015 curriculum guidelines set forth by the Council on Social Work Education (CSWE), the Sixth Edition has been substantially updated with contemporary issues related to gender and sexuality, race and ethnicity, and social class and disability across the lifespan.

Download or read book The Big Thirst written by Charles Fishman and published by Simon and Schuster. This book was released on 2011 with total page 418 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Fishmen examines the passing of the golden age of water and reveals the shocking facts about how water scarcity will soon be a major factor.

Download or read book The Book of Secrets written by Deepak Chopra, M.D. and published by Harmony. This book was released on 2005-09-27 with total page 290 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "The Book of Secrets is the finest and most profound of Deepak Chopra’s books to date. Want the answers to the secrets of life? Let me recommend that you start right here." —Ken Wilber, author of A Brief History of Everything We all want to know how to find a soul mate, what career would be most fulfilling, how to live a life with meaning, and how to teach our children well. We are looking for a personal breakthrough, a turning point, a revelation that brings with it new meaning. The Book of Secrets—a crystalline distillation of insights and wisdom accumulated over the lifetime of one of the great spiritual thinkers of our time—provides an exquisite new tool for achieving just that. Every life is a book of secrets, ready to be opened. The secret of perfect love is found there, along with the secrets of healing, compassion, faith, and the most elusive one of all: who we really are. We are still mysteries to ourselves, despite the proximity of these answers, and what we most long to know remains lodged deep inside. Because answers to the questions at the center of life are counterintuitive, they are often hidden from view, sequestered from our everyday gaze. In his ongoing quest to elevate our experience, bestselling author Deepak Chopra has isolated fifteen secrets that drive the narrative of this inspiring book—and of our lives. From "The World Is in You" and "What You Seek, You Already Are" to "Evil Is Not Your Enemy" and "You Are Truly Free When You Are Not a Person," The Book of Secrets is rich with insights. It is a priceless treasure that can transport us beyond change to transformation, and from there to a sacred place where we can savor the nectar of enlightenment.

Download or read book 6 Dimensions of Healing Handbook Change Your Reality and You Change Your Life written by Gayle Maree and published by Booklocker.com. This book was released on 2017-07-15 with total page 330 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The 6 Dimensions of Healing are in your life to create the love, health and prosperity you deserve. Your reality is constantly changing and when you understand how to consciously create, you then have the tools necessary to create a life that is worthy of who you really have become.

Download or read book Dimensions of Leisure for Life written by Tyler Tapps and published by Human Kinetics. This book was released on 2021 with total page 314 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "This book, aimed primarily at college students who are studying leisure, addresses the multiple ways leisure impacts lives and our larger society"--

Download or read book Dimensions of Multicultural Counseling written by Sara E. Schwarzbaum and published by SAGE. This book was released on 2008-01-31 with total page 441 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This collection of life stories offers compelling narratives by individuals from different races, ethnic groups, religions, sexual orientations, and social classes. By weaving these engaging stories with relevant theoretical topics, this unique textbook provides deeper levels of understanding on how cultural factors influence identity, personality, worldview, and mental health. An Instructor’s Resource CD with supplemental materials for each chapter and a helpful internet study site at http://www.sagepub.com/dimensionsofmulticulturalcounselingstudy/ including podcasts and videos offer further opportunities that examine and apply this mosaic of rich subject matter.

Download or read book Dimensions of Social Life written by Paul Hockings and published by Walter de Gruyter. This book was released on 2011-06-01 with total page 732 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Download or read book Awakening to the Fifth Dimension written by Kimberly Meredith and published by St. Martin's Essentials. This book was released on 2021-12-07 with total page 224 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Elevate your consciousness and heal your life. In Awakening to the Fifth Dimension, author Kimberly Meredith offers readers something truly revolutionary—a new dimension of healing. Discovering her healing gifts after two near death experiences in 2013, she is now one of the most in-demand medical intuitive healers in the nation, traveling the country to speak at events, appearing at major consciousness and global virtual events, and offering healing to those who so desperately in need. Here in these pages, Kimberly shares her gift for the first time with a wider audience, giving readers the tools to implement this healing in their own lives. Whether you are wrestling with chronic illness, seemingly untreatable symptoms, or other mental, emotional, or physical ailments, Kimberly’s gentle wisdom offers a way forward towards happiness and freedom. Filled with instruction, case studies, testimonials, nutritional advice, and practical methods to raise your consciousness Awakening to the Fifth Dimension will empower readers to confront their own health struggles and find true, lasting healing.