Download or read book Lost in Thought written by Zena Hitz and published by Princeton University Press. This book was released on 2021-08-24 with total page 238 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: An invitation to readers from every walk of life to rediscover the impractical splendors of a life of learning In an overloaded, superficial, technological world, in which almost everything and everybody is judged by its usefulness, where can we turn for escape, lasting pleasure, contemplation, or connection to others? While many forms of leisure meet these needs, Zena Hitz writes, few experiences are so fulfilling as the inner life, whether that of a bookworm, an amateur astronomer, a birdwatcher, or someone who takes a deep interest in one of countless other subjects. Drawing on inspiring examples, from Socrates and Augustine to Malcolm X and Elena Ferrante, and from films to Hitz's own experiences as someone who walked away from elite university life in search of greater fulfillment, Lost in Thought is a passionate and timely reminder that a rich life is a life rich in thought. Today, when even the humanities are often defended only for their economic or political usefulness, Hitz says our intellectual lives are valuable not despite but because of their practical uselessness. And while anyone can have an intellectual life, she encourages academics in particular to get back in touch with the desire to learn for its own sake, and calls on universities to return to the person-to-person transmission of the habits of mind and heart that bring out the best in us. Reminding us of who we once were and who we might become, Lost in Thought is a moving account of why renewing our inner lives is fundamental to preserving our humanity.
Download or read book Zena written by Sonya Umble and published by Sonya M. Umble. This book was released on 2014-07-01 with total page 37 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Zena is a lively puppy in the community that captures Gabrielle's heart. After much negotiation, Gabrielle convinces her mother that she is ready to take on the responsibility of caring for her first pet. They are inseparable. Zena's antics make for a great adventure as well as teaching a child about separation and loss.
Download or read book Zena written by Maurice Haddad and published by World Heritage Publishers Ltd. This book was released on 2016-01-01 with total page 48 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Strange Collection
Download or read book Colors for Zena written by Monica Wellington and published by Penguin. This book was released on 2013-07-11 with total page 36 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The magic of mixing colors, in a joyous story by a master colorist Zena's world lacks color, so she sets out to find some. On her walk, she first finds one primary color, then another. But red, blue, and yellow aren't enough—Zena wants more colors! Out pops an orange lion, a green frog, and a purple dragon, a combination of the colors she has seen. Zena and her friends then do some color mixing themselves, creating more colors and a bright painting using them all. Vibrant illustrations and simple text make Monica Wellington’s latest a perfect pick for budding young artists and for fans of classics such as The Color Kittens and Mouse Paint.
Download or read book The Care We Dream Of written by Zena Sharman and published by arsenal pulp press. This book was released on 2021-10-05 with total page 256 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: What if you could trust in getting the health care you need in ways that felt good and helped you thrive? What if the health system honored and valued queer and trans people’s lives, bodies and expertise? What if LGBTQ+ communities led and organized our own health care as a form of mutual aid? What if every aspect of our health care was rooted in a commitment to our healing, pleasure and liberation? LGBTQ+ health care doesn’t look like this today, but it could. This is the care we dream of. Through a series of essays (by the author and others) and interviews, this book by the editor of the Lambda Literary Award-winning anthology The Remedy offers possibilities—grounded in historical examples, present-day experiments, and dreams of the future – for more liberatory and transformative approaches to LGBTQ+ health and healing. It challenges readers to think differently about LGBTQ+ health and asks what it would look if our health care was rooted in a commitment to the flourishing and liberation of all LGBTQ+ people. This book is a calling out, a calling in and a call to action. It is a spell of healing and transformation, rooted in love.
Download or read book Beirut I Love You written by Zena el Khalil and published by New York Review of Books. This book was released on 2012-10-16 with total page 232 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Zena el Khalil, a young Beirut-based female artist, writer, and activist who had an unconventional but worldly upbringing growing up in Lagos, Nigeria and attending art school in New York, returns after 9/11 to her familial home of Beirut and its mountains, beaches, food, music and drugs. Beirut, I Love You, spanning from 1994 to the present day, brings Beirut to life in all its glory and contradictions and is filled with personal anecdotes of Zena's life there: a place where, in spite of the pervasive desire for hope and the resilience of its people, still bears deep scars from the Lebanese Civil War and the Israeli invasion of 2006—a place where plastic surgery and AK 47s live side by side and nightclubs are situated on rooftops in order to avoid car bombs. Yet Zena and her friends, in particular her fellow rebel Maya, refuse to accept the extreme poles of Beirut, the militias and gender restrictions on one side, hedonism and materialism on the other. And although Zena experiences tragedy and loss, her story is a testament to the power of love and friendship, and the beauty of her city and its inhabitants. Written with an honest, profound simplicity, Zena is intoxicated by the country’s contradictions—“Lebanon was, and always will be, schizophrenic”—and attempts to come to terms with her role among her friends, family, and city.
Download or read book Bulletin written by and published by . This book was released on 1895 with total page 838 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book The Templar Mission to Oak Island and Beyond written by Zena Halpern and published by Createspace Independent Publishing Platform. This book was released on 2017-03-30 with total page 318 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "We make landfall on an island of oaks." So reads a 12th century Templar manuscript recovered from a medieval Italian church. Two of history's great mysteries-the fate of the Knights Templar and the truth about the Oak Island treasure-reveal themselves in this fascinating saga of hidden history. "The book we've all been waiting for!" says Rick Lagina, star of History Channel's Curse of Oak Island.
Download or read book The Remedy written by Zena Sharman and published by Arsenal Pulp Press. This book was released on 2016-10-24 with total page 256 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: To remedy means to heal, to cure, to set right, to make reparations. The Remedy invites writers and readers to imagine what we need to create healthy, resilient, and thriving LGBTQ communities. This anthology is a diverse collection of real-life stories from queer and trans people on their own health-care experiences and challenges, from gay men living with HIV who remember the systemic resistance to their health-care needs, to a lesbian couple dealing with the experience of cancer, to young trans people who struggle to find health-care providers who treat them with dignity and respect. The book also includes essays by health-care providers, activists and leaders with something to say about the challenges, politics, and opportunities surrounding LGBTQ health issues. Both exceptionally moving and an incendiary call-to-arms, The Remedy is a must-read for anyone—gay, straight, trans, and otherwise—passionately concerned about the right to proper health care for all. Contributors include Amber Dawn, Sinclair Sexsmith, Francisco Ibanez-Carrasco, Cooper Lee Bombardier, Kara Sievewright, and Kelli Dunham. Zena Sharman is a passionate advocate for queer and trans health. She has over a decade's experience in health research; currently she is Director of Strategy at the Michael Smith Foundation for Health Research. Zena is also co-editor of Persistence: All Ways Butch and Femme. She lives in Vancouver, British Columbia.
Download or read book Bulletin written by Oregon State Agricultural College. Experiment Station and published by . This book was released on 1898 with total page 1256 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Bulletin of the United States National Museum written by United States National Museum and published by . This book was released on 1902 with total page 916 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Harlequin Kimani Romance May 2016 Box Set written by Bridget Anderson and published by Harlequin. This book was released on 2016-05-01 with total page 501 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Looking for entertaining stories of drama, glamour and passion featuring sophisticated and sensual AfricanAmerican and multicultural heroes and heroines? Harlequin® Kimani Romance brings you all this and more with these four new full length books for one great price! WHEN I FALL IN LOVE (Coleman House) Bridget Anderson Ascending the corporate ladder has consumed most of Tayler Carter’s adult life. Now the savvy VP is ready for a well-deserved retreat. A B and B in rural Kentucky is the perfect change of pace. But her host is no unsophisticated farm boy. Rugged hunk Rollin Coleman is educating Tayler in the wonders of natural food and down-home passion. Can he count on Tayler to leave her fast-paced world behind and together create a place they can both call home? UNDER THE BALI MOON Grace Octavia Attorney Zena Shaw loves her sister too much to watch her rush into a marriage she’ll regret. And exotic Bali is the perfect place to prevent the wedding. But Zena’s mission hits an obstacle in the form of gorgeous Adan Peters, the groom-to-be’s brother—and the man who once broke Zena’s heart. Adan regrets his past mistakes; now he’s hoping to persuade Zena to reignite their own magnificent passion… PROVOCATIVE ATTRACTION AlTonya Washington Viva Hail always dreamed of a world far away from her Philadelphia roots, and it cost her the man she loved. Now Rook Lourdess is back in her life. As her personal bodyguard, the world-renowned security expert sweeps her off to his chalet in Italy. Will their rekindled attraction offer a chance to write a new ending, or is Rook giving in to a temptation that could break his heart once again? HIS LOVE LESSON (The Barrington Brothers) Nicki Night After dumping her controlling fiancé, Chey Rodgers is ready to live her life. Step one is moving to New York to complete her degree—getting snowed in with a sensual stranger isn’t part of the plan! Successful attorney Hunter Barrington has one semester to succeed as a professor at his alma mater. He’s put to the test when the sultry beauty who shared his bed at a ski resort reappears in his classroom. Will Hunter and Chey be able to avoid scandal and attain their dreams of each other?
Download or read book Racism and African American Mental Health written by Janeé M. Steele and published by Taylor & Francis. This book was released on 2024-09-05 with total page 446 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Racism and African American Mental Health examines the psychological impacts of racism within the African American community and offers a culturally adapted model of cognitive behavior therapy for more culturally relevant case conceptualization and treatment planning with this population. Readers of this text will gain a greater understanding of how manifestations of racism contribute to the development of psychological distress among African Americans and learn specific strategies to address the negative automatic thoughts and maladaptive beliefs that develop in response to racism. Reflection questions and guided practice are incorporated throughout the text to assist readers with application of the strategies discussed in their own clinical settings.
Download or read book Opportunity written by Elmer Anderson Carter and published by . This book was released on 1942 with total page 398 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book The Birds of North and Middle America written by Robert Ridgway and published by . This book was released on 1902 with total page 984 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Child of Dandelions written by Shenaaz Nanji and published by Second Story Press. This book was released on 2008-01-01 with total page 159 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: It is 1972, and fifteen-year-old Sabine enjoys a comfortable life as the daughter of Indian parents living in Uganda. But her world is turned upside down when the country's military President, General Idi Amin, declares Indians must be "weeded out" of the country in ninety days. At first, Sabine does not believe that as Indians born in Uganda they will be forced to leave their beloved home. It all seems so unfair. But as the countdown continues, Sabine's eyes are opened to the poverty and hostility around her. She begins to realize that she has lived a life of privilege compared to most Ugandans. Even her best friend, Zena, turns away from her. Sabine must use all her strength and resilience to find a way to escape the Uganda that used to be her home.
Download or read book Rock Gods of Acht written by Diane Hatz and published by Lulu.com. This book was released on 2008-08-23 with total page 206 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Rock Gods of Acht is a surrealistic fictional look at the corporate music industry in the 1990s, complete with hatched superstars, alien technology, overinflated egos and blood vessel explosions.
