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Hans Jonas: Etappen seines Denkwegs (essentials)
by Robert TheisDieses essential widmet sich dem Werk des Philosophen Hans Jonas und zwar aus dem Blickwinkel der Entwicklung seines Denkens. Die frühen Studien über die spätantike Gnosis bilden den Ausgangspunkt. Hier stößt Jonas auf ein Thema, das er in seinem gesamten späteren Werk kritisch diskutiert, nämlich das des weltfeindlichen Dualismus. In den ab den 1940er-Jahren entworfenen Studien zu einer philosophischen Biologie wird der Versuch unternommen, den Menschen in seiner leib-geistigen Verfasstheit bis hin zu seinen höchsten symbolischen Ausdrucksformen aus dem Prozess der gesamten Evolution heraus zu deuten und damit implizit die Weltfeindlichkeit der Gnosis zu widerlegen. In seiner Ethik der Verantwortung, die er in dem 1979 veröffentlichten berühmten Prinzip Verantwortung systematisch vorträgt, findet sich gleichsam die ethische Seite der Überwindung der Gnosis, nämlich, dass der Mensch Verantwortung für eine Welt zu übernehmen habe, in der auch zukünftige Generationen menschenwürdig leben können. In seinen letzten metaphysisch-theologischen Vermutungen dann wird die Problematik der Verantwortung mit Blick auf einen in der Schöpfung selber werdenden Gott hin thematisiert.
Hansen's Field Guide to the Birds of the Sierra Nevada
by Edward C. Beedy Keith Hansen Adam DonkinDelight in the Sierra Nevada’s diverse avifauna with this long-awaited field guide Identify and learn about over two hundred and fifty birds of the Sierra Nevada. From tiniest hummingbirds to condors with nine-foot wingspans; from lower-elevation wrens to the rasping nutcrackers of the High Sierra; from urban House Sparrows to wild water–loving American Dippers, Hansen’s Field Guide to the Birds of the Sierra Nevada showcases artist-naturalist Keith Hansen’s sixteen-year project to illustrate the birds of the Sierra Nevada. Paired with stunningly detailed portraits is text informed by decades of birding experience—prose that while firmly grounded in expertise will nonetheless delight readers with its whimsy, allusion, and affection. Take the Bufflehead: &“A diminutive and endearing diving duck,&” which moves &“with spirited abandon.&” Or the &“scrappy and antagonistic&” Merlin, &“holding dominion over winter skies, tormenting eagles, hawks, and vultures alike.&” The White-tailed Kite is &“angelic in poise, a streamlined bird of unblemished tailoring&”; the Blue-gray Gnatcatcher sports a black eye-to-eye brow, imparting a &“Frida Kahlo–like stare.&” This book is the field guide companion to the Birds of the Sierra Nevada: Their Natural History, Status, and Distribution, also coauthored by Edward C. Beedy and illustrated by Keith Hansen (University of California Press, 2013).
Happily Ever After: The Drew Barrymore Story
by Leah Furman Elina FurmanDrew Barrymore was a star by the time she was seven years old, a drug addict by twelve, and a has - been before her sixteenth birthday. But with the resounding success of such recent films as Ever After: A Cinderella Story, The Wedding Singer, Never Been Kissed (produced by Drew's production company, Flower Films) and Charlie's Angels, Drew Barrymore has reclaimed her place as one of Hollywood's hottest young actors. Her inspirational comeback from a highly publicized battle with drug and alcohol addiction has left this former child star wiser, happier, and more triumphant then ever.From her struggle to reenter Hollywood to her many acclaimed movies, from a strained relationship with her mother and a failed marriage to a newfound sense of peace and enduring love, HAPPILY EVER AFTER offers a fascinating look at the troubled Little Girl Lost and the beautiful woman she grew up to be!An unauthorized biographyFrom the Paperback edition.
Happiness A to Z: The Gleeful Guide to Finding and Following Your Bliss
by Louise HarmonHappiness is around every corner but everyone once in a while, we need a map or a pointers on how to find it. This book is just such a guide with 26 chapters filled with ideas and inspiration. Joy unites all people and words are often how we best express our joy. Happiness A-Z is the perfect collection of power thoughts and insightful quotes that expresses some of the best ways to "get happy." From exploring the excitement of being fully "Alive" to the adventure of exploring the world's most "Zestful" experiences, this collection of quotes takes you through the most important ABC's of life. One thing the world's wisdom traditions all agree is that all states of "higher being" are not attained by stumbling around an unmarked road to "blisstown" but as result of doing inner work and self development. Bliss means connecting with your true self more deeply and arriving at a place of ease and awareness. 'If you do follow your bliss you put yourself on a kind of track that has been there all the while, waiting for you, and the life that you ought to be living is the one you are living.
Happiness for Every Day: Simple Tips and Uplifting Quotes to Help You Find Joy
by Summersdale PublishersWhen the trials and troubles of daily life get in the way, pick up this joyful little book. Packed with inspiring quotations and simple, easy-to-follow tips, it will help you unwind, relax and greet life with a smile again.
Happiness for Every Day: Simple Tips and Uplifting Quotes to Help You Find Joy
by Summersdale PublishersWhen the trials and troubles of daily life get in the way, pick up this joyful little book. Packed with inspiring quotations and simple, easy-to-follow tips, it will help you unwind, relax and greet life with a smile again.
Happiness: The Owner's Manual
by Pierce HowardCutting-edge, user-friendly, and comprehensive: the revolutionary guide to the brain, now fully revised and updatedAt birth each of us is given the most powerful and complex tool of all time: the human brain. And yet, as we well know, it doesn't come with an owner's manual--until now. In this unsurpassed resource, Dr. Pierce J. Howard and his team distill the very latest research and clearly explain the practical, real-world applications to our daily lives. Drawing from the frontiers of psychology, neurobiology, and cognitive science, yet organized and written for maximum usability, The Owner's Manual for the Brain, Fourth Edition, is your comprehensive guide to optimum mental performance and well-being. It should be on every thinking person's bookshelf. What are the ingredients of happiness? Which are the best remedies for headaches and migraines? How can we master creativity, focus, decision making, and willpower? What are the best brain foods? How is it possible to boost memory and intelligence? What is the secret to getting a good night's sleep? How can you positively manage depression, anxiety, addiction, and other disorders? What is the impact of nutrition, stress, and exercise on the brain? Is personality hard-wired or fluid? What are the best strategies when recovering from trauma and loss? How do moods and emotions interact? What is the ideal learning environment for children? How do love, humor, music, friendship, and nature contribute to well-being? Are there ways of reducing negative traits such as aggression, short-temperedness, or irritability? What is the recommended treatment for concussions? Can you delay or prevent Alzheimer's and dementia? What are the most important ingredients to a successful marriage and family? What do the world's most effective managers know about leadership, motivation, and persuasion? Plus 1,000s more topics!
Happiness: Thoughts and Quotations for Every Day
by Summersdale PublishersImmerse yourself in the uplifting pages of this beautiful little book, filled with inspiring and motivational quotes from the world’s best writers, leaders and thinkers.Within this charming volume you will find a dose of happiness on every page. Featuring the wise words of luminaries ranging from Emily Dickinson to Mahatma Ghandi, and from Leo Tolstoy to Lao Tzu, this book will inspire your heart and ease your mind, helping you to see beauty in the everyday and inviting you to bask in the glow of positive thinking.With one pearl of wisdom per page, this book is the perfect gift for anyone who is looking for a spark of inspiration. It’s a pocket-sized reminder that there is joy to be found all around us.Happiness makes up in height for what it lacks in length.Robert FrostFind ecstasy in life; the mere sense of living is joy enough.Emily DickinsonThe best way to cheer yourself up is to try to cheer somebody else up.Mark Twain
Happiness: Thoughts and Quotations for Every Day
by Summersdale PublishersImmerse yourself in the uplifting pages of this beautiful little book, filled with inspiring and motivational quotes from the world’s best writers, leaders and thinkers.Within this charming volume you will find a dose of happiness on every page. Featuring the wise words of luminaries ranging from Emily Dickinson to Mahatma Ghandi, and from Leo Tolstoy to Lao Tzu, this book will inspire your heart and ease your mind, helping you to see beauty in the everyday and inviting you to bask in the glow of positive thinking.With one pearl of wisdom per page, this book is the perfect gift for anyone who is looking for a spark of inspiration. It’s a pocket-sized reminder that there is joy to be found all around us.Happiness makes up in height for what it lacks in length.Robert FrostFind ecstasy in life; the mere sense of living is joy enough.Emily DickinsonThe best way to cheer yourself up is to try to cheer somebody else up.Mark Twain
Happy Accidents: Serendipity in Major Medical Breakthroughs in the Twentieth Century
by Morton A. MeyersHappy Accidents is a fascinating, entertaining, and highly accessible look at the surprising role serendipity has played in some of the most important medical discoveries in the twentieth century. What do penicillin, chemotherapy drugs, X-rays, Valium, the Pap smear, and Viagra have in common? They were each discovered accidentally, stumbled upon in the search for something else. In the 1990s, Pfizer had high hopes for a new drug that would boost blood flow to the heart. As they conducted trials on angina sufferers, researchers noted a startling effect: while the drug did not affect blood flow to the heart, it did affect blood flow elsewhere! Now over six million American men have taken Viagra in their lifetime.Winston Churchill once said, "Men occasionally stumble across the truth, but most of them pick themselves up and hurry off as if nothing has happened." Within the scientific community, a certain stigma is attached to chance discovery because it is wrongly seen as pure luck. Happy accidents certainly happen every day, but it takes intelligence, insight, and creativity to recognize a "Eureka, I found what I wasn't looking for!" moment and know what to do next. In discussing medical breakthroughs, Dr. Morton Meyers makes a cogent, highly engaging argument for a more creative, rather than purely linear, approach to science. And it may just save our lives!
Happy Buds
by Ed RosenthalWhat's the best bud when you go out to party and want to live it up? Feeling a little down and need to let go? Feeling stressed and need to slow down? Need to focus on a complicated task?Even the casual user knows the two types of marijuana, indica and sativa, and within these broad categories are literally thousands of varieties, each with its own effects. Marijuana botanists have crossbred varieties to enhance or diminish characteristics. Happy Buds is all about the effects of these varieties and the choosing which buds to select will open new doors for casual and regular users alike.Thirty million Americans openly admit to using marijuana regularly, the market for Happy Buds is already huge and growing every day. Some use it to help get their day started, some to help them focus deeply on the task at hand and some to just help them chill and end their day with a good night's sleep.Derived from the successful Big Book of Buds series, Happy Buds gives the reader guidance with up to five choices of buds that work best for over 20 occasions. As the number of states (15 as of November 2010) that have legalized medical marijuana and the number of dispensaries grows, finding that perfect bud, seed or plant has become much easier.Ed Rosenthal is the most recognized author of marijuana books with aggregate sales over two million copies, most recently The Big Book of Buds 4 and Marijuana Grower's Handbook.
Happy Cactus: Cacti, Succulents, and More
by DKIn-depth profiles, care tips, and display inspiration for more than 50 popular cactus and succulent varieties.Your cactus might be surviving, but is it happy? There's so much more to these little green plants than just keeping them alive. Get right to the point with practical advice from potting to propagating. Unearth the secrets of different cacti and succulents, with profiles on more than 50 popular varieties--from the cute, flowering pincushion cactus to the wacky prickly pear, discover what makes your plant unique and how it might behave when treated with a little bit of love. Find out where to put it, when to water it, what to feed it, what to look out for, and how to encourage its distinctive traits, from flower stalks to fast growth. Find inspiration for creating a showstopping cactus display.Whether you're seeking a stylish houseplant for your apartment but struggling to keep more temperamental plants alive, or you're a green-fingered cactus enthusiast determined to get your precious plant to grow and flower this year, Happy Cactus is here to answer all your questions.
Happy Dog: Caring For Your Dog's Body, Mind and Spirit
by Billy Rafferty Jill CahrShow off your happy dog! Every Friday from September 6 - October 2, 2009 the authors will choose a photograph of a happy dog to post on their website and treat the winner to a fabulous prize package. See www.happydogland.com/contest for details.A well cared-for dog is a happy dog. This book goes beyond grooming to explain how the personal touch can make a big difference in a pet's physical and emotional health. From basic first aid to understanding the complete needs of a canine companion, Happy Dog shows pet owners step-bystep how to: * Monitor a pet's health * Set up a stellar home grooming station * Brush, bathe, and dry a panting pal * Dog-proof the home and travel right With his extensive expertise, Billy Rafferty includes invaluable and exclusive features, such as: * A yearly grooming calendar * Appraisals of products and tools on the market * Safety and emergency preparedness tips * Pet nutrition, exercise and play rules * Illustrations and photos throughout--including special appearances by celebrity dogs With the expert knowledge condensed in these pages, reading Happy Dog could be the best thing a dog owner ever does for a furry best friend.
Happy Houseplants: 30 Lovely Varieties to Brighten Up Your Home
by Angela StaehlingEnhance your home décor with this guide to choosing and caring for indoor plants, with information on thirty common, easy-to-grow varieties. For anyone who has longed for a garden of their own—whether a city dweller or one with less-than-green thumbs—this is a handy little guide to growing and maintaining houseplants. Cheerful and informative, Happy Houseplants will guide any budding indoor botanist through a bevy of topics, from soil and water to light and fertilizer. With beautiful illustrations accompanying thirty different profiles of plants, from the easygoing Air Plant to the striking Zebra Cactus, this nifty book is the perfect gift for anyone looking to bring a piece of the outdoors inside.
Happy Moments: How to Create Experiences You’ll Remember for a Lifetime
by Meik Wiking'Meik's new book will change the way you think' Dr Rangan Chatterjee___________________________________________________________________________From the same author that brought us The Little Book of Hygge, this book reveals the secret to filling your life with happy moments, and how to remember them for ever.Happy memories don't have to be reserved for big life events. Drawing on global surveys, behavioural science experiments and data gathered by The Happiness Research Institute in Copenhagen, Meik is here to show how we can we can turn ordinary experiences into something extraordinary.Whether it's eating dinner at the table rather than in front of the TV, exploring a new part of your neighbourhood, or planning how you're going to celebrate your small wins, this book will help you find the magic in the every day, and create memories you will cherish forever.PRE-ORDER THE HYGGE HOME, THE NEW BOOK FROM THE AUTHOR OF THE LITTLE BOOK OF HYGGE
Happy Plant: A Beginner's Guide to Cultivating Healthy Plant Care Habits
by Puneet SabharwalForeword by Morgan Doane and Erin Harding, co-authors of How to Raise a Plant and Make it Love You Back and co-founders of @HouseplantClub.This comprehensive visual guide to houseplant care is packed with illustrations and hand drawings, color photography, accessible infographics, and advice for first-time and experienced plant parents alike.Build confidence in tending indoor plants through this guide to basic plant care, all while learning about the history of houseplants, how they communicate, and sustainable ways to troubleshoot houseplant parenting issues. Whether you're afraid to bring home a plant or have a healthy row of potted green pals on your windowsill, this book will walk you through the trials, errors, and joys of plant care.Perfect for those who are new to gardening or who want to learn more about how plants enrich our lives, this how-to guide from Puneet Sabharwal, cofounder of popular plant subscription company Horti, is a verdant treasure trove of information on how to raise your very own houseplants.
Haptic Communication: The Helen Keller National Center's American Edition of the Original Title Haptisk Kommunikasjon
by Hellen Keller National Center Hildebjørg Karlsen Bjørge Kathrine Goborg Rehder Magni ØveråsThanks to a new, emerging system of touch signals, people who are DeafBlind and blind now can have access to visual and environmental information at the same time as a sighted-hearing person.
Harbors and High Seas: An Atlas and Geographical Guide to the Complete Aubrey-Maturin Novels of Patrick O'Brian
by Dean King John B. HattendorfThis companion for fans of the Napoleonic sea sagas offers maps of the novels&’ streets, seas, and coasts, and much more. The tall-masted sailing ships of the early nineteenth century were the technological miracles of their day, allowing their crews to traverse the seas with greater speed than had ever been possible before. Novelist Patrick O&’Brian captured the thrill of that era with his characters Jack Aubrey and Stephen Maturin, who visited exotic locales in the service of the Royal Navy. From frigid Dieppe to balmy Batavia, they strolled the ports of the world as casually as most do the streets of their hometown. Packed with maps and illustrations from the greatest age of sail, this volume shows not just where Aubrey and Maturin went, but how they got there. An incomparable reference for devotees of O&’Brian&’s novels and anyone who has dreamed of climbing aboard a warship, Harbors and High Seas is a captivating portrait of life on the sea, when nothing stood between man and ocean but grit, daring, and a few creaking planks of wood.
Harness Astrology's Bad Boy
by Hazel Dixon-Cooper Bridgett WaltherDon't let your life be bullied by Pluto. Discover how to domesticate astrology's bad boy and master the transition into the Pluto era.Pluto, the planet of transformation, is in transit in Capricorn through 2024, awakening a tidal force of change. The last time we saw this combination, the world felt the impact in the Revolutionary War that birthed America. In this wickedly funny guidebook, world-renowned astrologers Hazel Dixon-Cooper and Cathleen Bridgett Walther are here to show you how to use this unique time to overcome fear, guilt, regret, and self-punishment, and find your place in the cosmos. Their in-your-face advice and step-by-step instructions will help you unlock the heroic part of your soul and flourish in every aspect of your life. Pluto's transit in Capricorn presents all of us with a series of cosmic wakeup calls--bringing a unique opportunity to overcome our most difficult and ingrained traits. Begin now with Harness Astrology's Bad Boy, and you will emerge this Pluto transit stronger, wiser, and more in control of your life than ever before.
HarperCollins Atlas of Bible History
by James B. PritchardAn overview of biblical people, lands, and culture. “The trove of artworks, maps, and photographs make it a pleasure just to flip the pages.” —History WireFrom the earliest evidence of humankind in Palestine to the establishment of the kingdoms of Judah and Israel, the ministry of Jesus, and the rise of the Christian Church, the richly illustrated HarperCollins Atlas of Bible History brings the Bible to life in all its geographical context.Detailed biblical references, timelines, and suggestions for further reading accompany each period of biblical history, conveying a tangible sense of the land, events, and people portrayed in the world’s most famous book. With more than 100 full-color maps, timelines, and expert explanations, this superlative reference work will enable readers to more fully appreciate and understand the Bible and its stories.The HarperCollins Atlas of Bible History features:Over 100 full-color geographical and topographical mapsThe latest archaeological information, floor plans, city plans, illustrations, and artistic recreations of ancient lifeCharts, graphs, statistics, informative sidebars, and moreDetailed biblical referencesTimelines that place each section of the Bible in its historical contextWeb site recommendations for further interactive study
HarperCollins Bible Dictionary
by Mark Allan PowellThe HarperCollins Bible Dictionary, revised and updated edition, is the most complete, up-to-date, and accessible guide for the study of the Bible available today. With more than 4,000 lively, informative, and reader-friendly entries, this essential reference book provides all the information you need to understand the Bible.Whether you are a pastor, layperson, or a student of scripture, you will find every important name, place, and subject that makes Bible study come to life. From Aaron to Zurishaddai, here are all the people, events, and ideas of biblical times. This third edition continues in the rich tradition of its predecessors but has been thoroughly updated and revised by a new editorial team under the direction of the premier international scholarly body, the Society of Biblical Literature (SBL). More than half the articles in this book are new, and several dozen charts and tables have also been added as well as updates on recent archaeological discoveries.Over 200 contributors to the HarperCollins Bible Dictionary, from a diverse group of authorities, represent an ecumenical and non-biased viewpoint of scripture from different positions—Roman Catholic, Jewish, mainline Protestant, and evangelical. Filled with explanations of biblical beliefs, language, and insights into the culture and customs of the people who lived in biblical times, this resource will help anyone interested in scripture to more fully appreciate the meaning and message of the Bible.
Harry Partch: An Anthology of Critical Perspectives (Contemporary Music Review #Vol. 19)
by David DunnThis anthology of writings about the American experimental composer Harry Partch is the most comprehensive collection of commentaries about the composer and his work ever assembled. Eleven major figures of contemporary music voice their views on Partch (1901-1974) and his radical contributions to twentieth-century music. These include composers and theorists who worked closely with him and important comments from his contemporaries and musical inheritors.
Harter's Picture Archive for Collage and Illustration
by Jim HarterMen in strange flying machines ... Mysterious veiled women ... Exotic animals, birds, insects, plants ... Eerie faces ... Wonderful technological devices ... Unusual landscapes, cityscapes, moonscapes ... Children, couples, Victorian buildings, and interiors ... Over 300 authentic and strikingly visual nineteenth-century engravings selected from rare periodicals, books, and catalogs, dating mostly from 1870 to 1900, and valuable for collagists, commercial and graphic artists, designers, illustrators, and others.These rare pictures, both real and imagined, of relics, rituals, people, animals, and geometric shapes and designs provide much-needed material for collage and illustrations -- material of the highest quality that is difficult if not impossible to find elsewhere. There are 25 full-page scenes of historic, natural, and city vistas that are ideally suited as background for collages and other projects. All of the pictures are sharply defined and clearly printed on one side of each page to allow for optimal use of their lines and textures and to eliminate the possibility of "show-through."The illustrations were chosen by the well-known collagist Jim Harter, whose work has appeared in TheNew York Times, New York magazine, and other publications. Mr. Harter's artistry is evident in his selection of images that -- besides being useful as decorative or illustrative elements -- have a strong visual impact and symbolic potential. Line engravings offer unique textural qualities, and as Mr. Harter writes, they "have a dream-like quality that other material cannot duplicate." Mr. Harter's introduction gives a brief history of collage as well as instructions on techniques and materials and an overview of his own perspective on the art. To illustrate the various ways these nineteenth-century cuts can be used, six collages composed entirely of images from this book are included.
Hash Cakes: Space cakes, pot brownies and other tasty cannabis creations
by Dane NoonGive yourself the munchies (in every sense) with this ultimate guide to snacks for stoners. Packed with truly delicious recipes for easy-to-make cannabis creations, this is a fun, easy way to whip up a truly relaxing snack or those perfect house-party hash cakes. Cooking with cannabis is the easiest way to enjoy the herb without the hassle of all that paraphernalia and the health risks of smoking. Studies have shown that tar from joints can contain up to 50% more carcinogens and carbon monoxide than regular cigarettes, making this the perfect gift for anyone who wants to avoid the respiratory problems and stigma of smoking, or plain can't roll a spliff. Plus, with a section on the different forms that cannabis comes in, and how you can adapt your recipes to suit them, you can be sure to never overdo the dope. This no-nonsense, no-fuss cookbook ensures that even a half-baked chef can turn out perfect results every time.
Haud Ma Chips, Ah've Drapped the Wean!: Glesca Grannies' Sayings, Patter and Advice
by Bob Dewar Allan MorrisonAn hilarious and often wise collection of Scots saying straight from the mouths of the Grannies of Glasgow. With each snippet accompanied by a straightforward English translation, this is your introduction to the unique wisdom of the 'Glesca Granny'.