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Karl Marx: Thoroughly Revised Fifth Edition
by Isaiah BerlinIsaiah Berlin's intellectual biography of Karl Marx has long been recognized as one of the best concise accounts of the life and thought of the man who had, in Berlin's words, a more "direct, deliberate, and powerful" influence on mankind than any other nineteenth-century thinker. A brilliantly lucid work of synthesis and exposition, the book introduces Marx's ideas and sets them in their context, explains why they were revolutionary in political and intellectual terms, and paints a memorable portrait of Marx's dramatic life and outsized personality. Berlin takes readers through Marx's years of adolescent rebellion and post-university communist agitation, the personal high point of the 1848 revolutions, and his later years of exile, political frustration, and intellectual effort. Critical yet sympathetic, Berlin's account illuminates a life without reproducing a legend. New features of this thoroughly revised edition include references for Berlin's quotations and allusions, Terrell Carver's assessment of the distinctiveness of Berlin's book, and a revised guide to further reading.
Collected Works of C. G. Jung, Volume 9: Aion: Researches into the Phenomenology of the Self (The Collected Works of C. G. Jung #56)
by C. G. JungAion, originally published in German in 1951, is one of the major works of Jung's later years. The central theme of the volume is the symbolic representation of the psychic totality through the concept of the Self, whose traditional historical equivalent is the figure of Christ. Jung demonstrates his thesis by an investigation of the Allegoria Christi, especially the fish symbol, but also of Gnostic and alchemical symbolism, which he treats as phenomena of cultural assimilation. The first four chapters, on the ego, the shadow, and the anima and animus, provide a valuable summation of these key concepts in Jung's system of psychology.
Against the Current: Essays in the History of Ideas - Second Edition
by Isaiah BerlinIn this outstanding collection of essays, Isaiah Berlin, one of the great thinkers of the twentieth century, discusses the importance of dissenters in the history of ideas--among them Machiavelli, Vico, Montesquieu, Herzen, and Sorel. With his unusual powers of imaginative re-creation, Berlin brings to life original minds that swam against the current of their times--and still challenge conventional wisdom. In a new foreword to this corrected edition, which also includes a new appendix of letters in which Berlin discusses and further illuminates some of its topics, noted essayist Mark Lilla argues that Berlin's decision to give up a philosophy fellowship and become a historian of ideas represented not an abandonment of philosophy but a decision to do philosophy by other, perhaps better, means. "His instinct told him," Lilla writes, "that you learn more about an idea as an idea when you know something about its genesis and understand why certain people found it compelling and were spurred to action by it." This collection of fascinating intellectual portraits is a rich demonstration of that belief.
The Rise and Fall of American Growth: The U.S. Standard of Living since the Civil War (The Princeton Economic History of the Western World #70)
by Robert J. GordonHow America's high standard of living came to be and why future growth is under threatIn the century after the Civil War, an economic revolution improved the American standard of living in ways previously unimaginable. Electric lighting, indoor plumbing, motor vehicles, air travel, and television transformed households and workplaces. But has that era of unprecedented growth come to an end? Weaving together a vivid narrative, historical anecdotes, and economic analysis, The Rise and Fall of American Growth challenges the view that economic growth will continue unabated, and demonstrates that the life-altering scale of innovations between 1870 and 1970 cannot be repeated. Gordon contends that the nation's productivity growth will be further held back by the headwinds of rising inequality, stagnating education, an aging population, and the rising debt of college students and the federal government, and that we must find new solutions. A critical voice in the most pressing debates of our time, The Rise and Fall of American Growth is at once a tribute to a century of radical change and a harbinger of tougher times to come.
The Collected Works of Spinoza, Volumes I and II: One-Volume Digital Edition
by Benedictus de SpinozaThe Collected Works of Spinoza: Complete Digital Edition, combining volumes I and II, provides for the first time in English, a truly satisfactory edition of all of Spinoza's writings, with accurate and readable translations, based on the best critical editions of the original-language texts, done by a scholar who has published extensively on the philosopher’s work.The first volume contains Spinoza’s single most important work, the Ethics, and four earlier works: the Treatise on the Emendation of the Intellect, the Short Treatise on God, Man, and His Well-Being, Descartes’ "Principles of Philosophy," and Metaphysical Thoughts. Also included are Spinoza’s letters from the periods when these works were being written.The centerpiece of the second volume is Spinoza’s Theological-Political Treatise, a landmark work in the history of biblical scholarship, the first argument for democracy by a major philosopher, and a forceful defense of freedom of thought and expression. This work is accompanied by Spinoza’s later correspondence, much of which responds to criticism of the Theological-Political Treatise. The volume also includes his last work, the unfinished Political Treatise, which builds on the foundations of the Theological-Political Treatise to offer plans for the organization of nontyrannical monarchies and aristocracies.The elaborate editorial apparatus—including prefaces, notes, glossary, and indexes—assists the reader in understanding one of the world’s most fascinating, but also most difficult, philosophers. Of particular interest is the glossary-index, which provides extensive commentary on Spinoza’s technical vocabulary.A milestone of scholarship more than forty-five years in the making, The Collected Works of Spinoza is an essential edition for anyone with a serious interest in Spinoza or the history of philosophy.
Collected Works of C. G. Jung, Volume 4: Freud and Psychoanalysis (The Collected Works of C. G. Jung #45)
by C. G. JungThe authoritative edition of Jung&’s essential writings for understanding his early enthusiasm for—and later split with—Freud and psychoanalysisFreud and Psychoanalysis gathers Jung&’s writings on Freud and psychoanalysis published between 1906 and 1916, along with two later, related papers. The book covers the period of the enthusiastic collaboration between the two pioneers of psychology through the years when Jung&’s growing appreciation of religious experience, his criticism of Freud&’s emphasis on pathology, and other differences led to Jung&’s formal break with his mentor. Part I features brief studies of Freud&’s theory of hysteria, dream analysis, the psychology of rumor, and other subjects. Parts II and III contain the essentials of the criticism that led to Jung&’s rupture with Freud, the most important of which is &“The Theory of Psychoanalysis.&” Part IV presents &“The Significance of the Father in the Destiny of the Individual.&” The book&’s final two pieces, &“Freud and Jung: Contrasts&” and the introduction to a book by W. M. Kranefeldt, further illuminate Jung&’s reassessment of psychoanalysis.
Abuela, Don't Forget Me
by Rex OgleA Finalist for the 2023 YALSA Excellence in Young Adult Nonfiction Award. Rex Ogle’s companion to Free Lunch and Punching Bag weaves humor, heartbreak, and hope into life-affirming poems that honor his grandmother’s legacy. In his award-winning memoir Free Lunch, Rex Ogle’s abuela features as a source of love and support. In this companion-in-verse, Rex captures and celebrates the powerful presence a woman he could always count on—to give him warm hugs and ear kisses, to teach him precious words in Spanish, to bring him to the library where he could take out as many books as he wanted, and to offer safety when darkness closed in. Throughout a coming of age marked by violence and dysfunction, Abuela’s red-brick house in Abilene, Texas, offered Rex the possibility of home, and Abuela herself the possibility for a better life. Abuela, Don’t Forget Me is a lyrical portrait of the transformative and towering woman who believed in Rex even when he didn’t yet know how to believe in himself.
Leaving: A Novel
by Roxana Robinson"Leaving navigates the chasm between responsibility and desire when two long-lost lovers reconnect. This beautiful book will sweep you away." —People Magazine What risks would you be willing to take to fall in love again? “I never thought I’d see you here,” Sarah says. Then she adds, “But I never thought I’d see you anywhere.” Sarah and Warren’s college love story ended in a single moment. Decades later, when a chance meeting brings them together, a passion ignites?threatening the foundations of their lives. Since they parted in college, each has married, raised a family, and made a career. When they meet again, Sarah is divorced and living outside New York, while Warren is still married and living in Boston. Seeing Warren sparks an awakening in Sarah, who feels emotionally alive for the first time in decades. Still, she hesitates to reclaim a chance at love after her painful divorce and years of framing her life around her children and her work. Warren has no such reservations: he wants to leave his marriage but fears how his wife and daughter will react. As their affair intensifies, Sarah and Warren must confront the moral responsibilities of their love for their families and each other. An engrossing exploration of the vows we make to one another, the tensile relationships between parents and their children, and what we owe to others and ourselves, “Leaving is a tour de force—unfailingly clear-eyed, and its final impact shatters." (Washington Post)
Got: A Journey Down Western New York's Main Street (Seven Weapon Arsenal #0)
by DThe first title from The Armory, a new high-quality urban noir imprint edited by Kenji Jasper. “There’s a new player stepping into the street-lit spotlight, and he’s one to watch . . . Urban libraries have to get Got.” —Library Journal, Starred Review There’s a young man living in the infamous Crown Heights section of Brooklyn. He is an orphaned college student trying to get through his sophomore year at age twenty-three, years behind the traditional undergraduates. His two best friends, Will and Chief, are an ex-drug dealer and a computer hacker. And his boss, Tony Star, is the most dangerous man in Brooklyn, an arch-criminal with enterprises legal and illegal across New York City and beyond. Our young man’s job is to pick up the weekly take from Star’s establishments and deliver it to him at the end of a night. It’s one day’s work a week for the kind of pay the fortunate get in a year. The money covers his tuition and the small apartment he rents in Crown Heights. Life is simple. And simple means good. Then, everything falls out of balance. Someone decides to rob him for the week’s take, and leave him for dead. His boss, being generous, gives him until the end of the night to recover what’s been stolen. But as the night moves forward and people start dying, this young man begins to learn the hard way that his chosen way of life is nothing but an illusion.
Planta Sapiens: The New Science of Plant Intelligence
by Paco Calvo“Weaves science and history into an absorbing exploration of the many ways that plants rise to the challenge of living.” —Merlin Sheldrake, author of Entangled Life An astonishing window into the inner world of plants, and the cutting-edge science in plant intelligence. Decades of research document plants’ impressive abilities: they communicate with each other, manipulate other species, and move in sophisticated ways. Lesser known, however, is that although plants may not have brains, their internal workings reveal a system not unlike the neuronal networks running through our own bodies. They can learn and remember, possessing an intelligence that allows them to behave in flexible, forward-looking, and goal-directed ways. In Planta Sapiens, Paco Calvo, a leading figure in the philosophy of plant signaling and behavior, offers an entirely new perspective on plants’ worlds, showing for the first time how we can use tools developed to study animal cognition in a quest to understand plant intelligence. Plants learn from experience: wild strawberries can be taught to link light intensity with nutrient levels in the soil, and flowers can time pollen production to pollinator visits. Plants have social intelligence, releasing chemicals from their roots and leaves to speak to and identify one another. They make decisions about where to invest their growth, judging risk based on the resources available. Their individual preferences vary, too—plants have personalities. Calvo also illuminates how plants inspire technological advancements, from robotics to AI. Most importantly, he demonstrates that plants are not objects: they have their own agency. If we recognize plants as actors alongside us in the climate crisis—rather than seeing them simply as resources for carbon capture and food production—plants may just be able to help us tackle our most urgent problems.
How Data Happened: A History from the Age of Reason to the Age of Algorithms
by Chris Wiggins Matthew L. Jones“Fascinating.” —Jill Lepore, The New Yorker A sweeping history of data and its technical, political, and ethical impact on our world. From facial recognition—capable of checking people into flights or identifying undocumented residents—to automated decision systems that inform who gets loans and who receives bail, each of us moves through a world determined by data-empowered algorithms. But these technologies didn’t just appear: they are part of a history that goes back centuries, from the census enshrined in the US Constitution to the birth of eugenics in Victorian Britain to the development of Google search. Expanding on the popular course they created at Columbia University, Chris Wiggins and Matthew L. Jones illuminate the ways in which data has long been used as a tool and a weapon in arguing for what is true, as well as a means of rearranging or defending power. They explore how data was created and curated, as well as how new mathematical and computational techniques developed to contend with that data serve to shape people, ideas, society, military operations, and economies. Although technology and mathematics are at its heart, the story of data ultimately concerns an unstable game among states, corporations, and people. How were new technical and scientific capabilities developed; who supported, advanced, or funded these capabilities or transitions; and how did they change who could do what, from what, and to whom? Wiggins and Jones focus on these questions as they trace data’s historical arc, and look to the future. By understanding the trajectory of data—where it has been and where it might yet go—Wiggins and Jones argue that we can understand how to bend it to ends that we collectively choose, with intentionality and purpose.
A Fictional History of the United States (with Huge Chunks Missing)
by T Cooper & Adam MansbachCooper & Mansbach team with some of today’s most talented writers to vitalize American history. “This is a ‘people’s history’ with tongue in cheek: delightfully funny, imaginative, but with a subtle undertone of seriousness. I enjoyed it immensely.” —Howard Zinn, author of A People’s History of the United States History is distorted the moment it’s recorded—and in these politically dishonest times, challenging the stories we’re told is more important than ever. In this groundbreaking anthology of original fiction, a diverse group of America’s best writers takes on the task of creating counter-narratives to mainstream American history. Here are some of the moments and the people left out of the textbooks. Here is what else happened—on the margins of American life, and in between the lines of our history books. A Fictional History of the United States with Huge Chunks Missing brings together an eclectic array of celebrated authors and cartoonists to create a patchwork, anecdotal history of this complicated country. From the Chinese discovery of America in 1426 to the new McCarthyism of a post–9/11 world, this collection recasts everything from the moon landing to the Lindbergh kidnapping, westward expansion to the sexual proclivities of Civil War officers. Riveting, inventive, and politically vital, this anthology picks up—and yanks on—America’s supposed commitment to seeking the truth . . . even if that truth is revealed in fiction. Original stories & artwork by: Daniel Alarcon, Amy Bloom, Kate Bornstein, Alexander Chee, T Cooper, Keith Knight, Ron Kovic, Paul La Farge, Felicia Luna Lemus, Adam Mansbach, Valerie Miner, Tommy O’Malley, Neal Pollack, David Rees, Sarah Schulman, Darin Strauss, and Benjamin Weissman.
Ladhe Andhashraddheche: लढे अंधश्रध्देचे
by Dr Narendra Dabholkarलढे अंधश्रद्धेचे (कार्यकथन) - १९८९ ते १९९९ या दहा वर्षांच्या काळात महाराष्ट्र अंधश्रद्धा निर्मुलन समितीने दिलेल्या अनेक लढ्यांच्या, प्रबोधन मोहिमांच्या संघर्षाची कहाणी. ‘लढे अंधश्रद्धेचे’ हे अंधश्रद्धा निर्मूलनावरील सहावे पुस्तक. आत्तापर्यंतच्या प्रत्येक पुस्तकात काही निश्चित वेगळेपण आहे. ‘भ्रम आणि निरास’ या पहिल्या पुस्तकात अंधश्रद्धांच्या सर्व प्रकारांची संक्षिप्त माहिती आहे. ‘प्रश्नचिन्ह आणि पूर्णविराम’ या दुसऱ्या पुस्तकात सर्वत्र सतत विचारले जाणारे प्रश्न व त्यांची उत्तरे आहेत. ‘अंधश्रद्धा विनाशाय’ या तिसऱ्या पुस्तकात अंधश्रद्धेविरुद्धचे लढलेले स्थानिक संघर्ष आहेत. ‘विचार तर कराल?’ या चौथ्या पुस्तकात अंधश्रद्धेबाबत आजूबाजूच्या जीवनात दैनंदिन घडणाऱ्या घटनांच्यावर वैचारिक प्रकाशझोत आहे; तर ‘श्रद्धा-अंधश्रद्धा’ या पाचव्या पुस्तकात अंधश्रद्धा निर्मूलनाच्या विषयाशी संबंधित काही बाबींचे सखोल, पण संभाषणाच्या अंगाने केलेले विवेचन आहे. ‘लढे अंधश्रद्धेचे’ हे सहावे पुस्तक आहे. यातील लढे हे एकेका ठिकाणचे आणि चळवळीच्या एखाद्या शाखेशी संबंधित असे नाहीत, तर त्यांचे स्वरूप महाराष्ट्रव्यापी आहे. ते लढवताना संपूर्ण महाराष्ट्रात त्या विचारांच्या अनुषंगाने कमीजास्त खळबळ माजलेली आहे.
Kalihanuvani: कलिहनुवाणी
by Shunyaआठों योग सिद्धियों को प्राप्त करने वाले चिरंजीवी हनुमान जी ने अपना ब्रह्मज्ञान और अनुभव बाँटने के लिए कुछ विशेष आदिवासी शिष्य चुने थे। उन्होंने वचन दिया था कि वे हर 41 वर्ष पश्चात अपने शिष्यों की नई पीढ़ियों से मिलने आएँगे और उन्हें स्वयं ज्ञान प्रदान करेंगे। उसी शाश्वत वचन को निभाते हुए वे इस बार भी आए। घने जंगल से आच्छादित एक पर्वत पर उन्होंने अपने शिष्यों को प्राचीन ज्ञान नवीन ढंग से प्रदान किया। एक दिव्य लीला के अंतर्गत यह ज्ञान जंगल से बाहर 'कलिहनुवाणी' के रूप में पहुँच रहा है...
Pardesi: परदेशी
by Ratnakar Matkariनाटककार, एकांकिकार, बालनाटककार, कथाकार, कादंबरीकार अशा अनेक नात्यांनी मराठी साहित्य समृद्ध करणाऱ्या रत्नाकर मतकरी यांची आणखी एक ओळख आहे ती, विविध विषयांवर संवेदनशील ललित लेखन करणारे साहित्यिक अशी. डौलदार तरीही सुबोध भाषा, आशयाचा नेमकेपणा, नाट्यपूर्ण रचना या वैशिष्ट्यांमुळे या लेखांना कथेचा चटकदारपणा प्राप्त होतो आणि तो सहजपणे वाचकांच्या मनाला भिडतो. कुठलाही अभिनिवेश नसलेल्या या लिखाणातही, मतकरींचे सामाजिक भान आणि मानवी मूल्यांचा आग्रह दिसून येतो. या सगळ्याबरोबरच, 'परदेशी' या संग्रहाचा विशेष असा की, त्याला अ-भारतीय समाजाची पाश्र्वभूमी आहे आणि तरीही सगळीकडचा माणूस एकच आहे, हा अंतिम विचार त्यामागे आहे. संग्रही ठेवावा असा हा आगळावेगळा संग्रह!
Vadal: वादळ
by Dilip Barveकाहीएक निश्चय करून दीपक घाटाच्या पायऱ्या हळूहळू उतरू लागला. शेवटच्या पायरीपुढे दोन मीटरचा सपाट भाग होता. शेवटच्या पायरीवर थंडगार पाण्याचा स्पर्श झाला. 'बाप रे! काय बर्फगार पाणी! मृत्यू येताना शरीर असंच थंड पडतं.?' बी. जे. मध्ये असताना अनेकांचे मृत्यू त्यानं जवळून पाहिले होते; पण आज आपणहून मृत्यूला जवळ करायचं ठरवलं होतं. डोळे मिटले. एकेक पाऊल पुढे टाकत होता. पाणी गुडघ्यापर्यंत आलं. 'ये, मृत्यो… ये…' आणखीन दोन पावलं टाकली की, सगळं संपलं. अजून एक पाऊल पुढं पडलं. दुसरा पाय पुडं गेला. खालची फरशी संपली. बस्स! आता खोल-खोल जायचं. डोळ्यांपुढे काळी वर्तुळं गरगर फिरू लागली. 'अरे! मी काय बघतोय हे? डोळे मिटलेत तरी काय दिसतंय मला... खोल… खोल… खोल… कोण बोलवतंय मला? गंगामाई? स्मृती? छे! मृत्यूच? हो, मृत्यूच! हे बघ, आलोच मी!'
Mansarovar Bhag 3: मानसरोवर भाग ३
by Premchandप्रेमचंद ने 14 उपन्यास व 300 से अधिक कहानियाँ लिखीं। उन्होंने अपनी सम्पूर्ण कहानियों को 'मानसरोवर' में संजोकर प्रस्तुत किया है, प्रस्तुत उपन्यास मानसरोवर का तिसरे भाग का संस्करण है। इनमें से अनेक कहानियाँ देश-भर के पाठ्यक्रमों में समाविष्ट हुई हैं, कई पर नाटक व फ़िल्में बनी हैं जब कि कई का भारतीय व विश्व की अनेक भाषाओं में अनुवाद हुआ है। अपने समय और समाज का ऐतिहासिक संदर्भ तो जैसे प्रेमचंद की कहानियों को समस्त भारतीय साहित्य में अमर बना देता है। उनकी कहानियों में अनेक मनोवैज्ञानिक बारीक़ियाँ भी देखने को मिलती हैं। विषय को विस्तार देना व पात्रों के बीच में संवाद उनकी पकड़ को दर्शाते हैं। ये कहानियाँ न केवल पाठकों का मनोरंजन करती हैं बल्कि उत्कृष्ट साहित्य समझने की दृष्टि भी प्रदान करती हैं।
Poonachi: पूनाची
by Perumal Muruganएक गूढ पाहुणा कुठूनतरी अवतरतो आणि एक नुकतंच जन्मलेले करडू एका म्हाताऱ्या जोडप्याला भेट देऊन जातो. लवकरच, त्या छोट्याशा काळ्या शेळीचा पूनाचीचा - नाजुकपणा आणि बहुप्रसवता या गोष्टी तिच्या अवतीभवतीच्या सगळ्यांच्या नवलाचा विषय बनून जातात. अगदी तिच्यावर झडप घालू पाहणाऱ्या गरुडापासून ते तिला तोंडात धरून पळवून नेऊ पाहणाऱ्या रानमांजरापर्यंत, सगळ्यांपासून वाचवून म्हातारा-म्हातारी छोट्या पूनाचीला जगवण्यासाठी जिवाचे रान करतात, कारण ती त्यांत्त्या छोट्याशा विश्वाचा केंद्रबिंदू बनून गेलीय. शेतकरी, धनगर किंवा शेळ्या यांच्यापैकी कुणाचही जगणं तसं सोपं नसतंच. पाऊस येत नाही, देव आपापल्या वाटचे बळी मागून मोकळे होतात आणि अरण्य या अजाण प्राण्यांना मोहवून फशी पाडायला टपलंय, या सगळ्यांतून, पूनाची कधी तिचं रक्षण करणाऱ्या तर कधी तिला घायाळ करणाऱ्या, मनुष्यप्राण्यांच्या वर्तणुकीची साक्षीदार होते आणि त्यावर मूक प्रश्नचिन्हही उपस्थित करते. प्राण्यांच्या जगाची ही तरल, तरीही गुंतागुंतीची कथा, हे आपल्या काळावरचं, वर्ण-जातीच्या विषम उतरंडीवरचं भाष्य आहे; तसंच ते भाष्य आहे नाकर्त्या शासनाच्या लहरींना शरण जाण्याऐवजी त्यांच्या विरोधात आवाज उठवण पसंत करणाऱ्या महत्त्वाकांक्षी व्यक्तींच्या वाढत्या असमर्थतवरचं, असुरक्षिततेवरचं.
Shivagami Katha - Khand 1: शिवगामी कथा - खंड १
by Anand Neelakantanपांच वर्ष की अल्पायु में जब शिवगामी ने अपनी आंखों से देखा कि माहिष्मती के सम्राट ने उसके पिता को राजद्रोही घोषित कर मृत्यु का आदेश दिया है, तभी उसने प्रतिज्ञा कर ली कि एक दिन वह इस साम्राज्य का सर्वनाश कर देगी। इसी बीच, अपने कर्तव्यों पर आंख मूंदकर विश्वास करने वाला स्वाभिमानी एवं आदर्शवादी नौजवान कटप्पा स्वयं को एक विलासी राजकुमार की सेवा में पाता है। जैसे ही शिवगामी पैशाची भाषा में लिखी एक पांडुलिपि के रहस्य से पर्दा उठाने का प्रयास करती है, वह पाती है कि माहिष्मती का साम्राज्य षड्यंत्रकारियों, क्रांतिकारियों, भ्रष्ट अधिकारियों और राजमहल के भीतर साजिश रचने वालों से घिरा हुआ है। वहीं, तीन सौ वर्ष पूर्व पवित्र पर्वत से निष्कासित किये जाने से क्रुद्ध एक कबीला सम्राट के विरुद्ध युद्ध का उद्घोष करने की तैयारी में जुटा है। शिवगामी कथा विचलित कर देने वाले षड्यंत्रों और कभी न भूलने वाले किरदारों से भरी है।
Dev Chhe! Pargrahavaril Antaralveer!: देव? छे! परग्रहावरील अंतराळवीर!
by Bal Bhagavatविसाव्या शतकाच्या सुरुवातीलाच मानवाचे हजारो वर्षे उराशी बाळगलेले स्वप्न साकार झाले आणि त्याने स्वच्छंदपणे आकाशात झेप घेतली. विमानोड्डाण ते अंतराळप्रवास या प्रगतीला साठ-पासष्ट वर्षेच पुरली. मधल्या काळात विनाशकारी अणूबॉम्ब आणि हायड्रोजन बॉम्ब यांचेही शोध लागले.आजच्या छोट्या मुलांनासुद्धा अंतराळवीरांचे चमकदार पोशाख, धूर आणि ज्वाळा सोडत उडणारे अग्निबाण आणि अंतराळयाने, प्रलयकारी अस्त्रांच्या वापराचे दुष्परिणाम या गोष्टी माहिती आहेत.पण ही सर्व प्रगती मानवाने जर प्रथमच केली असेल, तर जगातल्या सर्व प्राचीन धर्मग्रंथांमधले देव अशाच गोष्टी करत होते, असा उल्लेख कसा आला? खडकांत कोरलेली चित्रे, कालनिश्चिती करता येऊ न शकणाNया दंतकथा, लोककथा तशीच वर्णने कशी करतात.
Economics class 9 - NCERT - 23
by National Council of Educational Research and TrainingThe NCERT textbook "Economics Class 9" provides a comprehensive introduction to fundamental economic concepts for students at the ninth-grade level. It covers essential topics such as the basic understanding of the economy, its functions, and the role of various economic agents like households, firms, and the government. The book delves into the principles of production, distribution, and exchange, elucidating key concepts like market equilibrium and consumer behavior. Additionally, it explores the significance of economic development and the challenges faced by economies, offering insights into poverty, unemployment, and inequalities. Through a blend of theoretical explanations, real-life examples, and engaging activities, the textbook aims to foster a deeper understanding of economic principles and their relevance in students' lives, encouraging critical thinking and analytical skills development.
Sant Janabai: संत जनाबाई
by Dr Suhasini Yashwant Irlekarनामदेवांची दासी आणि ज्ञानेश्वरांची सखी असणाऱ्या ‘संत जनाबाई’ या जनमानसांत आजही लोकप्रिय आहेत. खेड्यापाड्यातील स्त्रिया आजही दळताना, कांडताना ज्या ओव्या म्हणतात, त्या या जनाईच्याच! आपल्या दिनचर्येतून विठूची भक्ती करण्याचा जनाबाईंचा हा भाव सर्वसामान्यांना मोहित करतो. जनाबाईंच्या ठायी एक अभिजात प्रतिभा, तरल संवेदनशीलता होती हे त्यांच्या अभंगातून समोर येते. एका दासीपासून ते संत पदापर्यंत त्यांनी प्रवास केला तो स्वयंप्रेरणेने. मध्ययुगीन कवयित्रींमध्ये संत जनाबाई या आपल्या आध्यात्मिक अधिकाराने आणि कार्यकर्तृत्वाने उजव्या ठरल्या. समग्र संतमंडळातही त्यांचे स्थान विशेष आहे. मात्र, तरीही संत जनाबाई या त्यांच्या समकालीन संतांपेक्षा दुर्लक्षित राहिल्या. त्यांचे जीवनचरित्र, त्यांचे कार्य, त्यांच्या अभंगांतील गोडवा नव्या पिढीला चाखता यावा यादृष्टीने संत साहित्याचे अभ्यासक असणार्या विविध लेखकांच्या लेखणीतून ‘संत जनाबाई’ हा वाचनीय ग्रंथ आकारास आला आहे. या ग्रंथातून जनाबाईंचे व्यक्तित्व तर उलगडतेच परंतु त्यांच्या अभंगांचे समग्र संकलन वाचकांस जनाबाईंच्या आध्यात्मिक व्यक्तिमत्त्वाची अनुभूतीही देतो!
The Hedgehog and the Fox: An Essay on Tolstoy's View of History - Second Edition
by Isaiah Berlin"The fox knows many things, but the hedgehog knows one big thing." This ancient Greek aphorism, preserved in a fragment from the poet Archilochus, describes the central thesis of Isaiah Berlin's masterly essay on Leo Tolstoy and the philosophy of history, the subject of the epilogue to War and Peace. Although there have been many interpretations of the adage, Berlin uses it to mark a fundamental distinction between human beings who are fascinated by the infinite variety of things and those who relate everything to a central, all-embracing system. Applied to Tolstoy, the saying illuminates a paradox that helps explain his philosophy of history: Tolstoy was a fox, but believed in being a hedgehog. One of Berlin's most celebrated works, this extraordinary essay offers profound insights about Tolstoy, historical understanding, and human psychology.This new edition features a revised text that supplants all previous versions, English translations of the many passages in foreign languages, a new foreword in which Berlin biographer Michael Ignatieff explains the enduring appeal of Berlin's essay, and a new appendix that provides rich context, including excerpts from reviews and Berlin's letters, as well as a startling new interpretation of Archilochus's epigram.
The Mystery of the Invisible Hand: A Henry Spearman Mystery
by Marshall JevonsEconomics professor and amateur detective Henry Spearman tackles a mystery where the price of art is murderIn The Mystery of the Invisible Hand, Henry Spearman, an economics professor with a knack for solving crimes, is pulled into a case that mixes campus intrigue, stolen art, and murder. Arriving at San Antonio’s Monte Vista University to teach a course on art and economics, he is confronted with a puzzling art theft and the suspicious suicide of the school’s artist-in-residence. From Texas to New York, Spearman traces the connections between economics and the art world, finding his clues in monopolies, auction theory, and Adam Smith. How is a company’s capital like an art museum’s collection? What does the market say about art’s authenticity versus its availability? What is the mysterious “death effect”—and does it lie at the heart of the case? Spearman must rely on his savviest economic thinking to answer these questions—and pin down a killer.
Information Choice in Macroeconomics and Finance
by Laura L. VeldkampAn authoritative graduate textbook on information choice, an exciting frontier of research in economics and financeMost theories in economics and finance predict what people will do, given what they know about the world around them. But what do people know about their environments? The study of information choice seeks to answer this question, explaining why economic players know what they know—and how the information they have affects collective outcomes. Instead of assuming what people do or don't know, information choice asks what people would choose to know. Then it predicts what, given that information, they would choose to do. In this textbook, Laura Veldkamp introduces graduate students in economics and finance to this important new research.The book illustrates how information choice is used to answer questions in monetary economics, portfolio choice theory, business cycle theory, international finance, asset pricing, and other areas. It shows how to build and test applied theory models with information frictions. And it covers recent work on topics such as rational inattention, information markets, and strategic games with heterogeneous information.Illustrates how information choice is used to answer questions in monetary economics, portfolio choice theory, business cycle theory, international finance, asset pricing, and other areasTeaches how to build and test applied theory models with information frictionsCovers recent research on topics such as rational inattention, information markets, and strategic games with heterogeneous information