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| Author | : Mary Midgley |
| Publisher | : Psychology Press |
| Total Pages | : 212 |
| Release | : 2004 |
| Genre | : Civilization, Modern |
| ISBN | : 9780415340779 |
The Myths We Live By is a powerful, clearly written book that shows us what goes wrong when we try to apply the metaphors of science to the problems of our lives. Essential reading for anyone concerned about how to understand the world today.
| Author | : Raphael Samuel |
| Publisher | : Routledge |
| Total Pages | : 220 |
| Release | : 2021-11-30 |
| Genre | : History |
| ISBN | : 1000391663 |
First published in 1990, The Myths We Live By explores how memory and tradition are continually reshaped and recycled to make sense of the past from the standpoint of the present. The book makes use of the rich material of recorded life stories, with examples stretching from the transient myths of contemporary Italian school children on strike, back to the family legends of classical Greece, and the traditional storytelling of Canadian Indians. The range of examples is international and together they advocate a transformed history, which actively relates subjective and objective, past and present, politics and poetry, and highlights history as a living force in the present. The Myths We Live By will appeal to anyone interested in oral history, memory, and myth.
| Author | : Richard T. Hughes |
| Publisher | : University of Illinois Press |
| Total Pages | : 374 |
| Release | : 2018-09-05 |
| Genre | : Social Science |
| ISBN | : 0252050800 |
Six myths lie at the heart of the American experience. Taken as aspirational, four of those myths remind us of our noblest ideals, challenging us to realize our nation's promise while galvanizing the sense of hope and unity we need to reach our goals. Misused, these myths allow for illusions of innocence that fly in the face of white supremacy, the primal American myth that stands at the heart of all the others.
| Author | : Dan P. McAdams |
| Publisher | : Guilford Press |
| Total Pages | : 340 |
| Release | : 1993-01-01 |
| Genre | : Psychology |
| ISBN | : 9781572301887 |
This book should be value for all those who are interested in enhancing their self-understanding. It should also serve as useful classroom text for undergraduates and advanced students in personality and social psychology, counselling and psychotherapy.
| Author | : Gabor Maté, MD |
| Publisher | : Penguin |
| Total Pages | : 560 |
| Release | : 2022-09-13 |
| Genre | : Psychology |
| ISBN | : 059308389X |
The instant New York Times bestseller By the acclaimed author of In the Realm of Hungry Ghosts, a groundbreaking investigation into the causes of illness, a bracing critique of how our society breeds disease, and a pathway to health and healing. In this revolutionary book, renowned physician Gabor Maté eloquently dissects how in Western countries that pride themselves on their healthcare systems, chronic illness and general ill health are on the rise. Nearly 70 percent of Americans are on at least one prescription drug; more than half take two. In Canada, every fifth person has high blood pressure. In Europe, hypertension is diagnosed in more than 30 percent of the population. And everywhere, adolescent mental illness is on the rise. So what is really “normal” when it comes to health? Over four decades of clinical experience, Maté has come to recognize the prevailing understanding of “normal” as false, neglecting the roles that trauma and stress, and the pressures of modern-day living, exert on our bodies and our minds at the expense of good health. For all our expertise and technological sophistication, Western medicine often fails to treat the whole person, ignoring how today’s culture stresses the body, burdens the immune system, and undermines emotional balance. Now Maté brings his perspective to the great untangling of common myths about what makes us sick, connects the dots between the maladies of individuals and the declining soundness of society—and offers a compassionate guide for health and healing. Cowritten with his son Daniel, The Myth Of Normal is Maté’s most ambitious and urgent book yet.
| Author | : Peter Cave |
| Publisher | : Atlantic Books (UK) |
| Total Pages | : 0 |
| Release | : 2020-08 |
| Genre | : Human rights |
| ISBN | : 9781786495228 |
Discover how philosophy can shine a light on the world's most divisive issues.
| Author | : Scott Berkun |
| Publisher | : "O'Reilly Media, Inc." |
| Total Pages | : 250 |
| Release | : 2010-08-13 |
| Genre | : Business & Economics |
| ISBN | : 1449399614 |
In this new paperback edition of the classic bestseller, you'll be taken on a hilarious, fast-paced ride through the history of ideas. Author Scott Berkun will show you how to transcend the false stories that many business experts, scientists, and much of pop culture foolishly use to guide their thinking about how ideas change the world. With four new chapters on putting the ideas in the book to work, updated references and over 50 corrections and improvements, now is the time to get past the myths, and change the world. You'll have fun while you learn: Where ideas come from The true history of history Why most people don't like ideas How great managers make ideas thrive The importance of problem finding The simple plan (new for paperback) Since its initial publication, this classic bestseller has been discussed on NPR, MSNBC, CNBC, and at Yale University, MIT, Carnegie Mellon University, Microsoft, Apple, Intel, Google, Amazon.com, and other major media, corporations, and universities around the world. It has changed the way thousands of leaders and creators understand the world. Now in an updated and expanded paperback edition, it's a fantastic time to explore or rediscover this powerful view of the world of ideas. "Sets us free to try and change the world."--Guy Kawasaki, Author of Art of The Start "Small, simple, powerful: an innovative book about innovation."--Don Norman, author of Design of Everyday Things "Insightful, inspiring, evocative, and just plain fun to read. It's totally great."--John Seely Brown, Former Director, Xerox Palo Alto Research Center (PARC) "Methodically and entertainingly dismantling the cliches that surround the process of innovation."--Scott Rosenberg, author of Dreaming in Code; cofounder of Salon.com "Will inspire you to come up with breakthrough ideas of your own."--Alan Cooper, Father of Visual Basic and author of The Inmates are Running the Asylum "Brimming with insights and historical examples, Berkun's book not only debunks widely held myths about innovation, it also points the ways toward making your new ideas stick."--Tom Kelley, GM, IDEO; author of The Ten Faces of Innovation
| Author | : J. F. Bierlein |
| Publisher | : Wellspring/Ballantine |
| Total Pages | : 257 |
| Release | : 1999 |
| Genre | : Fiction |
| ISBN | : 0345422074 |
Reveals how key myths of the world present timeless truths that enrich our understanding of the world and the role humans play today.
| Author | : Paul Dolan |
| Publisher | : Penguin UK |
| Total Pages | : 256 |
| Release | : 2019-01-17 |
| Genre | : Self-Help |
| ISBN | : 0241284457 |
Be ambitious; find everlasting love; look after your health ... There are countless stories about how we ought to live our lives. These narratives can make our lives easier, and they might sometimes make us happier too. But they can also trap us and those around us. In Happy Ever After, bestselling happiness expert Professor Paul Dolan draws on a wealth of evidence to bust the common myths about our sources of happiness and shows that there can be many unexpected paths to lasting happiness. Some of these might involve not going into higher education, choosing not to marry, rewarding acts rooted in self-interest and caring a little less about living forever. By freeing ourselves from the myth of the perfect life, we might each find a life worth living.
| Author | : John R. Gillis |
| Publisher | : Harvard University Press |
| Total Pages | : 334 |
| Release | : 1997 |
| Genre | : Family & Relationships |
| ISBN | : 9780674961883 |
Discusses ritual events we regard as family traditions and how they must be open to perpetual revision so we can satisfy our human needs and changing circumstances.
