Adventures of the Mind

Adventures of the Mind
Author: Natalie Clifford Barney
Publisher: NYU Press
Total Pages: 371
Release: 1992-06-01
Genre: Social Science
ISBN: 0814787282

In this book, Barney explores her family tree, chronicles her friendships and associations through reprinted correspondence and recreated conversations, and evokes the golden age of her salon in gallery of literary portraits.

Adventures of Mind and Mathematics

Adventures of Mind and Mathematics
Author: Wolff-Michael Roth
Publisher: Springer
Total Pages: 260
Release: 2021-08-25
Genre: Mathematics
ISBN: 9783030518110

This monograph uses the concept and category of “event” in the study of mathematics as it emerges from an interaction between levels of cognition, from the bodily experiences to symbolism. It is subdivided into three parts.The first moves from a general characterization of the classical approach to mathematical cognition and mind toward laying the foundations for a view on the mathematical mind that differs from going approaches in placing primacy on events.The second articulates some common phenomena–mathematical thought, mathematical sign, mathematical form, mathematical reason and its development, and affect in mathematics–in new ways that are based on the previously developed ontology of events. The final part has more encompassing phenomena as its content, most prominently the thinking body of mathematics, the experience in and of mathematics, and the relationship between experience and mind. The volume is well-suited for anyone with a broad interest in educational theory and/or social development, or with a broad background in psychology.

Mind of the Raven

Mind of the Raven
Author: Bernd Heinrich
Publisher: Harper Perennial
Total Pages: 0
Release: 2007-05-29
Genre: Nature
ISBN: 9780061136054

Heinrich involves us in his quest to get inside the mind of the raven. But as animals can only be spied on by getting quite close, Heinrich adopts ravens, thereby becoming a "raven father," as well as observing them in their natural habitat. He studies their daily routines, and in the process, paints a vivid picture of the ravens' world. At the heart of this book are Heinrich's love and respect for these complex and engaging creatures, and through his keen observation and analysis, we become their intimates too. Heinrich's passion for ravens has led him around the world in his research. Mind of the Raven follows an exotic journey—from New England to Germany, and from Montana to Baffin Island in the high Arctic—offering dazzling accounts of how science works in the field, filtered through the eyes of a passionate observer of nature. Each new discovery and insight into raven behavior is thrilling to read, at once lyrical and scientific.

Mountains of the Mind

Mountains of the Mind
Author: Robert Macfarlane
Publisher: Granta
Total Pages: 324
Release: 2009-07-02
Genre: Nature
ISBN: 1847081576

WINNER OF THE GUARDIAN FIRST BOOK AWARD Once we thought monsters lived there. In the Enlightenment we scaled them to commune with the sublime. Soon, we were racing to conquer their summits in the name of national pride. In this ground-breaking, classic work, Robert Macfarlane takes us up into the mountains: to experience their shattering beauty, the fear and risk of adventure, and to explore the strange impulses that have for centuries lead us to the world's highest places.

Leap Write In!

Leap Write In!
Author: Karen Benke
Publisher: Shambhala Publications
Total Pages: 289
Release: 2013-04-02
Genre: Education
ISBN: 1611800153

Invite your jittery mind into quiet slips of timed or untimed writing experiments that are designed to encourage your timid heart to forge forgotten feelings and entice your shy-self to make friends with emerging emotions. With a bounty of prompts to select from, you’ll be inspired to explore all the wacky, confusing, brave, soul-stirring wonderings and wanderings of your emerging life’s inner treasure in a way that’s sure to unleash what you most need to say. In this book you’ll find: • On-the-Spot Drops that offer quick “free-fall” prompts on different themes, such as short-winded poems and seven-line stories. • Mini Memoirs to unlock personal narrative to share, or not. • Suddenly a Story suggestions to explore feelings and states of being like fear, reluctance, compassion, kindness, anxiety, anger, jealousy, happiness, and more. • Surprise Yourself Surveys for those who think they know everything about themselves. • Untie-Your-Mind Word Lists to jump-start stalled imaginations. • Definition Decoders to introduce new ideas and styles of writing. Created especially for tweens, teens, and other earthlings, this book provides you with a chance to create imaginative poems, stories, fragments, and real-life on-the-spot sketches. All that’s required is that you take a breath, relax, reset, and leap write in!

Wonders of Numbers

Wonders of Numbers
Author: Clifford A. Pickover
Publisher: Oxford University Press
Total Pages: 420
Release: 2003-01-16
Genre: Mathematics
ISBN: 9780195348002

Who were the five strangest mathematicians in history? What are the ten most interesting numbers? Jam-packed with thought-provoking mathematical mysteries, puzzles, and games, Wonders of Numbers will enchant even the most left-brained of readers. Hosted by the quirky Dr. Googol--who resides on a remote island and occasionally collaborates with Clifford Pickover--Wonders of Numbers focuses on creativity and the delight of discovery. Here is a potpourri of common and unusual number theory problems of varying difficulty--each presented in brief chapters that convey to readers the essence of the problem rather than its extraneous history. Peppered throughout with illustrations that clarify the problems, Wonders of Numbers also includes fascinating "math gossip." How would we use numbers to communicate with aliens? Check out Chapter 30. Did you know that there is a Numerical Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder? You'll find it in Chapter 45. From the beautiful formula of India's most famous mathematician to the Leviathan number so big it makes a trillion look small, Dr. Googol's witty and straightforward approach to numbers will entice students, educators, and scientists alike to pick up a pencil and work a problem.

This Book Has Feelings

This Book Has Feelings
Author: Neil Scott
Publisher: Continuum
Total Pages: 170
Release: 2010-01-14
Genre: Philosophy
ISBN:

An exciting and highly accessible introduction to the emotions in philosophy and psychology.

Sowerby's Road

Sowerby's Road
Author: Garry Sowerby
Publisher: Halifax, N.S. : Odyssey International
Total Pages: 268
Release: 2003
Genre: Sports & Recreation
ISBN: 9780973335804

About many fun and gruelling road trips, this book chronicles many of Garry Sowerby's adventures, the people he meets, and the sometimes bizarre situations and places he gets himself into and out of. It doles out 50 tales that pack an invigorating escape from the everyday. The stories include tales in Texas, New York, Alaska, Labrador, and more.

Bitney Adventures

Bitney Adventures
Author: Isabella Jeso
Publisher: Tate Publishing & Enterprises
Total Pages: 0
Release: 2014
Genre:
ISBN: 9781625104021

Have you ever gotten up on the wrong side of the bed,Feeling just plain grouchy, grumpy, mean and seeing red?Then come wake up with Emma on her decidedly grouchy day,And find out what she learns from Momma and Mikey along the way.That she is in co