Багато людей не визначають пр?оритет?в, не формулюють мети життя ?, як насл?док, просто пливуть за теч??ю. Так? люди ризикують опинитися не там, де хот?ли. Коли житт?ва р?ка почина? кидати тебе на порогах, де шукати рят?вний круг, як не втратити весло, що допоможе повернутися на обраний шлях? Автори ц??? книжки — в?домий блогер Майкл Гаят ? б?знес-тренер Ден?ел Гаркав? — вважають, що вряту? ефективний житт?вий план. ??Книжка ?Дивись уперед? покрокова ?нструкц?я з? створення карти д?й, яка стане вашим найважлив?шим проектом. Книжка стане в нагод? ус?м, хто хоче розвиватись ? зм?нюватись, та вважа?, що життя ма? приносити рад?сть.

Adler i?in Freud’dan ayr?ld?ktan sonraki y?llar olduk?a üretken ge?mi?tir. Bireysel psikoloji derne?i h?zla büyümü? ve Adler ?nemli yay?mlar yay?mlam??t?r. Bu süre i?inde olduk?a geli?tirdi?i kuram?na “Bireysel Psikoloji” ad?n? vermi?tir. Adler de Freud gibi 1. Dünya sava??ndan ?nemli ?l?üde etkilenir. Bu s?rada ciddi ekonomik s?k?nt?lar ya?aman?n yan?nda Adler kuram?nda da kimi ?nemli de?i?ikliklere gitmi?tir. Sosyal ilgi ve merhametin insandaki motivasyonunun k??e ta?lar? olabilece?ini belirtmi?tir.? Bu kitapta , moden psikolojinin kurucular?ndan birisi olan Alfred Adler'in tüm moden psikoloji ?al??malar?n?n bir ?zetini ve hayat hikayesini bulacaks?n?z.. ?Adler kendi g?rü?lerini ?ok daha iyi yans?taca??n? dü?ündü?ü “Bireysel Psikoloji” ismini se?ti. Freud ve Adler’in birbirleriyle anla?amaman?n tek nedeni fikir ayr?l?klar? de?ildi. Bu antla?mazl???n ve ayr?l???n tek nedeni de birbirlerini sevmemeleriydi. Ki?ilikleri bak?m?ndan pek birbirlerine benzemiyorlard?. Bu antla?mazl?klar ve ayr?l?ktan sonra Freud ve Adler aras?ndaki ili?ki birbirlerine kar?? olduk?a sert bir tutum i?inde kald?lar. Freud’un Adler’e olan ?fkesi hi? dinmemi? ve Adler’in ?lümü haberini ald???nda bu habere üzülen bir arkada??na “Senin Adler’e duydu?un sempatiyi anl?yorum. Viyana’n?n k?yünde do?mu? Yahudi ?ocuk i?in Aberdeen’de ?lmek duyulmam?? bir ba?ar? ve onun ne kadar ileri gitti?inin kan?t?d?r. Dünya, psikanalize kar?? ??kma hizmetinden ?türü onu ger?ekten zengin bir bi?imde ?düllendirdi” diyerek kar??l?k vermi?tir. Adler i?in Freud’dan ayr?ld?ktan sonraki y?llar olduk?a üretken ge?mi?tir. Bireysel psikoloji derne?i h?zla büyümü? ve Adler ?nemli yay?mlar yay?mlam??t?r. Bu süre i?inde olduk?a geli?tirdi?i kuram?na “Bireysel Psikoloji” ad?n? vermi?tir.

Guru: The Rarest Life Treasure is the second book of the Guruvakya Meditations series that is designed to help you deepen your inner relationship with the Divine Source, which you might know as Krishna, Christ, God, Divine Mother, or, as is the focus of this book, the Guru or spiritual Master. In this volume, you’ll get 365 Guruvakyas so you can use a different insight each day of the year. Use them for the five-minute 3-Step Guruvakya Meditation described inside, and you’ll quickly deepen your unique connection with the source of Divine Love, the indweller of your heart, your Guru. Paramahamsa Vishwananda is an enlightened spiritual Master who has the unique ability to awaken the soul’s inner Light and Love, helping us all advance more quickly toward the ultimate goal of life. Naturally being a living example of the focus of this book, His personal connection to ‘the Guru of all Gurus’, Mahavatar Babaji, is profound and timeless.

All the peoples of the world have preserved myths and legends about a secret government which rules everything invisibly, making the most important decisions for humanity according to the just Laws of the Cosmos. This world government is Shambhala the Resplendent, headed by the Great Lord, who was once known all over the world as Prester John, a mysterious king of the East. Although this hidden government has little in common with earthly regimes, it still offered its help to leaders of different countries often. The acceptance of this higher assistance would bring these countries unprecedented flourishing, while its rejection would result in their inevitable decline. So what does the Hierarchy of Light, this biblical Jacob’s Ladder connecting the Earth and Heaven, represent? According to what laws does it rule in the Universe and on our planet? And how can you become a colleague of the Hierarchy? In Book 5 of The Teaching of the Heart series, the Lord of Love and Compassion, the Supreme Head of the Hierarchy on our planet, will tell you about the Teachers who guide life on the Earth and oppose the forces of darkness. He will help you comprehend one of the most fundamental and immutable laws of all creation: the Law of Hierarchy. In addition, in the book’s pages you will learn about an innermost link between the Teachers and their disciples and also how you yourself can come closer to the Hierarchy of Light and become its loyal colleague. The clear realization of the Hierarchy of Light will enable you to accelerate your spiritual ascent and attain the Higher Leadership, which will guide and protect you in all the righteous undertakings that you do for the good of all humanity. Will your heart accept the Supreme Guidance?

Un aspect atractiv al prezentei ediii st n capacitatea sa de a fi o lectur plcut i practic, rmnnd n acelai timp un document tiinific util deopotriv cercettorilor i publicului general. Pentru specialiti, cartea de fa poate reprezenta o schimbare agreabil de ritm (de la materialele de studiu obinuite), care, totui, nu face rabat seriozitii tiinifice. De asemenea, att pentru cercettori ct i pentru publicul larg, cartea aceasta poate fi considerat o modalitate de a demonstra c, printr-o prezentare adecvat, ceea ce pare a fi doar un text tiinific fad se poate dovedi a fi, n realitate, un text plin de via, folositor i relevant pentru toata lumea.“ – Robert B. Cialdini

Surse oficiale precizeaz?: Metroul-2 este un obiectiv guvernamental, care prezint? interes din punctul de vedere al leg?turilor subterane ?i, ?n caz de necesitate, poate fi folosit at?t ca sistem sigur de comunica?ii, c?t ?i ca mijloc de transport. Dac?, p?n? ?n prezent, n-au existat motive s? fie ascunse aceste informa?ii, atunci, de ce nu se spune dac? Metroul-2 este depozit secret pentru rezervele de aur ale Rusiei sau tunel care duce la cele mai mari z?c?minte de bog??ii minerale sau drumul folosit de Stalin ca s? mearg? la ?nt?lnirile cu Buharin? Ce s-a petrecut ?i ce se petrece acolo? Mai ?nt?i, de ce au fost ?mpu?ca?i constructorii Metroului-2? De ce au disp?rut at??ia oameni ?i de unde a ap?rut plutoniul pentru armament sub p?m?nt? Cine folose?te ?n prezent bunc?rul de sub Kremlin? De ce se ascund cu grij? informa?iile despre acesta, despre bunc?rul secret a lui Stalin ?i despre ?nmorm?nt?rile ?n mas? din subteranele metroului? Sau despre legendara bibliotec? a lui Ivan cel Groaznic, precum ?i despre cauzele pr?bu?irii parcului acvatic din Moscova? Despre toate acestea ?i despre multe altele v? va povesti un ziarist care a cutreierat ?mpreun? cu diggerii tunelurile subterane ?i s-a ini?iat ?n tainele sumbre ale metrourilor din Piter ?i Moscova.

n Enciclopedia transformrii“ Vladimir Lermontov i-a propus s ne nvee s lucrm cu imaginile. Descoperim astfel c noi suntem creatorii att ai realitii n care trim, ct i ai viitorului nostru. Autorul a pus laolalt cele mai importante momente ale metodologiei sale cu scopul de a prezenta cititorului un tablou complet. Ne ascultm sufletul sau ne lsm dominai de raiune Ce sunt imaginile i cum lucrm cu ele Unde trebuie s cutm fericirea, sntatea, bogia i iubirea De unde vine boala i cum s ne vindecm Cum ne putem crea realitatea n care ne dorim s trim Aici vei gsi rspuns la toate aceste ntrebri. Vei nva s aplicai aceste cunotine n viaa de zi cu zi. Vei afla c magia nu este dect o calitate a sufletului nostru, c avem puteri nelimitate, trebuie doar s credem n noi, n sufletul nostru i s ne crem o lume nou n care ne dorim s trim.

Bu kitap ile ?nsanlar?n kafalar?ndaki ya?amsal konulardaki soru i?aretleri ile Genel ?lke ve Dünya sorunlar?na evrensel bir bak?? a??s?yla yakla??mda bulunarak na?izane ??züm ?nerilerinde bulunmaya ?al??t?m. Umar?m okuduklar?n?z ya?am?n?za katk? sa?lar. Unutulmamal?d?r ki hayat bizimle ya da bize ra?men akmaya devam edecektir. ?nsan, kendisini, toplumu ve dünyas?n? güzelle?tirecek ?ekilde ya?ayabilendir. ??? Ya?am?m i?inde ald???m e?itim ve olu?turdu?um tecrübelerimde bana yard?mc? olan tüm insanlara, hayat?mda bana katt?klar? de?er i?in tüm dostlar?ma ve bana g?sterdikleri sevgi, sayg? ve anlay?? i?in e?ime ve ?ocuklar?ma te?ekkür ederim. Bana kitab?m? bas?l? hale getirerek, ?bu ?ns?züme de katk? ?yapan Emek yay?nevi ve yetkilisi ?zkan Günal’a da ayr?ca te?ekkür ediyorum. Bu kitab? okuyan siz de?erli okuyuculara te?ekkür ediyorum. Bir kitab? de?erli ve güzel k?lan okuyucusudur. ? ?yi ki vars?n?z.. ????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????? ?lhan KORKMAZ ??Yazar hakk?nda? ???Yazar. ?stanbul 1962 do?umlu olup ?stanbul ?ehremini Anadolu Lisesi 1979 y?l? mezunu ?ve 1987 y?l?nda ??stanbul ?niversitesi ?stanbul T?p Fakültesini bitirdi. ?Mecburi hizmetini Van ili ?zalp il?esinde 1990 y?l?nda tamamlad?, ard?ndan askerli?ini Diyarbak?r Ergani’de Jandarma Komando Te?men olarak 1992 y?l?nda bitirdi. S?ras?yla Yalova, Fatih, G. O. Pa?a, Beyo?lu / ?stanbul il?elerinde g?rev yaparak, 2007 y?l?nda Bursa iline yerle?erek Y?ld?r?m ve Nilüfer il?elerinde g?rev ald?. ???En son, Nilüfer il?esi Ataevler Aile Sa?l??? Merkezi Aile Hekimli?inden emekli oldu ve halen i? yerlerinde k?smi zamanl? olarak ?? Yeri Hekimli?i yapmaktad?r. ?Dilek Korkmaz ile evli olup, Serhan ve Nazl?han isimli iki ?ocuk babas?.

Jeffrey Kluger a crescut ?ntr-o familie al?turi de al?i trei fra?i b?ie?i. De asemenea, mai are doi fra?i vitregi gemeni, dintr-o a doua c?snicie a tat?lui s?u – o fat? ?i un b?iat.Plec?nd de la experien?a personal?, autorul exploreaz?, cu ?n?elegere ?i umor, lumea complex? a fra?ilor din mai multe puncte de vedere: ?tiin?ific, psihologic, sociologic ?i memorialistic. El este de p?rere c? nimeni nu ne afecteaz? la fel de profund ca fra?ii ?i surorile noastre – nici p?rin?ii, nici copiii, nici prietenii no?tri. Din momentul ?n care ne na?tem, fra?ii sunt colaboratorii no?tri ?i cei cu care conspir?m, modelele noastre ?i cei de la care avem cele mai multe lucruri de ?nv??at. Ei ne ?nva?? cum s? ne rezolv?m conflictele, cum s? ne facem prieteni ?i cum s? st?m departe de necazuri. Fra?ii no?tri sunt singurele persoane pe care le cunoa?tem care se calific? ?ntr-adev?r ca parteneri de via??.Printre subiectele pe care autorul le examineaz? ?n aceast? carte se num?r?: conflictele ?ntre fra?i ?i rezolvarea lor; ordinea na?terii ?i influen?a acesteia asupra evolu?iei ulterioare a fra?ilor; consecin?ele pe care faptul de a fi favoritul unuia dintre p?rin?i le are asupra celorlal?i fra?i; urm?rile pe care divor?ul p?rin?ilor le are asupra copiilor, care fie trebuie s? locuiasc? cu un singur p?rinte, fie sunt nevoi?i s? tr?iasc? ?n cadrul unei familii noi, l?rgite; conceptul de alloparenting (ajutorul dat de fra?ii mai mari la cre?terea fra?ilor mai mici); drogurile, consumul de alcool ?i sarcina la adolescen??; studiile care au ca subiect gemenii ?i copiii unici (d?nd ca exemplu politica na?ional? a copilului unic din China); codificarea genetic? a tr?s?turilor comportamentale; tulbur?rile emo?ionale ?i efectele lor asupra rela?iilor fraterne; evolu?ia ?n timp a leg?turilor fraterne ?i multe altele.

SZENDI G?BOR új k?tetében az egyéni és a párkapcsolati problémákat elemzi. Részletesen szól az akarat szerepének túlértékelésér?l, gondolkodásunk paradoxonairól, a szokások kialakulásáról és elhagyásának módjairól, valamint mindennek fényében a kapcsolati konfliktusokról és lehetséges, ?másodfokú” megoldásaikról. Szendi az evolúciós gondolkodás mellett ezúttal a modern viselkedésterápiás szemléletet hívja segítségül, és állítja: cselekedeteinket folyamatosan általunk nem ismert és nem is megismerhet? tényez?k – rejtett tanulás, genetikailag ?r?k?lt vonások, nem érzékelhet? ingerek, hamis emlékek, ?nigazoló értelmezések, téves észlelések stb. – irányítják. Vagyis a problémákat maga az ember teremti, az emberi gondolkodás hozza létre azáltal, hogy értelmezi ?nmagát, sorsát, k?rnyezetét. A szerz? szerint az emberi problémák lényege, hogy korlátozott információk alapján akarunk sokkal szélesebb alapokon nyugvó jelenségeket értelmezni. Ilyenkor általában túl nagy jelent?séget tulajdonítunk az okoknak, és a magyarázatokhoz az emberi tudatból és emlékezésb?l nyert információk rendszerint kevésnek bizonyulnak. Szendi Gábor gyakorlati tanácsokban b?velked? k?nyvében ugyanakkor rámutat: ha nem az okokat akarjuk tisztázni, hanem a megoldást keressük, sokkal hatékonyabban kezelhetjük egyéni és társas problémáinkat is.

Bir psikanalist olmas? sebebiyle Fromm, dü?ünce te-mellerini ?nemli derecede Freud dü?üncesi üzerine oturtmu?tur. Ancak Freud’un ortaya koydu?u klasik psikanalizi kendine g?re yorumlam??, analizlerinde kültürel ve sosyal fakt?rleri, etkin bi?imde kullanm??t?r. Freud’un temel kavramlar?, Fromm dü?üncesinde de ?nemli bir yer i?gal etmi?tir. O, bu kavramlar? aynen kullanmakla birlikte, Freud’un eksik b?rakt??? y?nlerini, analitik bir ?ekilde ortaya koymaya ?al??m??t?r.     ???NDEK?LER  Eric Fromm'un Ki?ilik Kuram? FROMM’a G?RE E??TL?K. ??güdüler ve ?nsan Tutkular? PS?KANAL?Z?N BUNALIMI.SEVG? KURAMISEVG? NESNELER? SEVG? VE ?A?DA? BATI TOPLUMUNDA SEVG?N?N ??K???.SEVG?N?N UYGULANMASI   ?nsan sevmeyi ??renerek yeniden di?er insanlarla birle?ir ya da toplumun otoritesine uyarak güven kazanabilir. ?nsan?n ?eli?kisi; hem do?an?n bir par?as? olmas? hem de ondan kopuk olmas?; hem insan hem de hayvan olmas?ndan kaynaklan?r. Hayvan olarak doyurulmas? gereken fizyolojik ?zellikleri vard?r. ?nsan olaraksa ak?l yürütebilir, benli?inin bilincindedir. ?nsan?n psi?esini anlaman?n yolu onun var olu?undan kaynaklanan gereksinimlerini ??zümleyebilmeye dayal?d?r  ?nsan?n var olu?undan kaynaklanan gereksinimler: 1. ?li?ki Gereksinimi; ?nsan, insan olma u?runa do?adan kopmu?tur. ?yleyse do?a ile olan birincil beraberli?inden kopmu?tur. Hayvan do?a ile ba? edebilecek güce sahiptir. Oysa insan imgeleme ve dü?ünce gücüne sahip olup do?a ile yak?n ve ba??ml?l??a dayanan ili?kisini yitirmi?tir. ?nsan?n kendi ili?kilerini kurabilmesi i?in büyük bir ?aba harcamas? gerekir. Doyum sa?layabilmesi i?in de üremeye y?nelik bir sevgiye ihtiyac? vard?r. Bu tür bir sevgi ise kar??l?kl? sorumluluk, sayg?, ?zen ve anlay?? gerektirir.  2. A?k?n Olma Gereksinimi; ?nsan a?k?n olmaya zorlan?r ?ünkü hayvans? do?as?n?n üstüne ??kmak, herhangi bir varl?k olmak yerine yarat?c? bir varl?k olmak gereksinimindedir. ?nsan?n yarat?c? dürtüleri engellendi?i zaman y?k?c? olur. Sevgi ve nefret kar??t dürtüler de?ildir. ?kisi de insan?n hayvan do?as?n? a?abilme ?abas?ndan kaynaklan?r. Hayvan ne sevebilir ne de nefret edebilir. Oysa insan hem sevebilir em de nefret edebilir.  3. ?nsan do?al k?kenini arar; ?nsan dünyan?n tamamlay?c? bir par?as? oldu?unu ve bir yere ait oldu?unu hissetmek ister. ?ocukken anne-babas?na ait hisseder. Ancak geli?tik?e bu duygunun ortadan kalkmas? gerekir. (Yoksa tehlikeli sonu?lar do?urabilir. ) ?nsan kendisine en fazla doyum sa?layan ve en sa?l?kl? ait olma duygular?n? di?er insanlarla dost?a duygular ya?ayarak sa?lar.  4. Ki?isel bir kimli?e sahip olmak ister; Bazen birey yarat?c? gücünü kullanarak amac?na ula?amaz. O zaman bir grup ya da bir ba?kas? ile ?zde?le?erek farkl?l?k kazanabilir. B?yle durumlarda kimlik duygusu birisi olmaktan de?il, birine it olmaktan kaynaklan?r.  5. Her birey bir ba?vuru ?er?evesine ihtiya? duyar; Asl?nda bireyin i?inde ya?ad??? dünyay? tutarl? bir bi?imde alg?layabilmesini sa?lar. ?er?eve mant?kl? ya da mant?ks?z olabilir. ?lk ba?vuru ?er?evesi, ailesidir.   Fromm’a g?re bu gereksinimler insana ?zgüdür, hayvanlarda bulunmaz. Ayr?ca bu gereksinimler insanlar?n belirtmeleri g?zlenerek anla??lmaz. Asl?nda bu gereksinimler insan?n evrimi boyunca insan?n do?as?nda olu?mu?tur. Bu gereksinimlerin belirtilmesi, insan?n i?sel yetilerini tan?ma yollar? bireyin i?inde ya?ad??? toplumun düzenlemeleri taraf?ndan belirlenir.   

gy vagyok, hogy az apám és anyám kztti szex idevarázsolt, és most ezt egy halálos balesetnek vélem és nyilvánítom, és várom a halált, amibe bele fogok halni... Az ezen két pont kztti idt a lehet legboldogabban szeretném leélni. Gyakran ez sikerül” – vallja Feldmár András nmagáról. Szerz- és beszélgettársával, Büky Dorottyával is ezt a témát járják krül, utat mutatva nekünk, tévelygknek, segítve minket eligazodni nmagunk bels labirintusában. Hátha mi, a figyelmes olvasók a sorok mgé nézve rádbbenünk: valójában minden feltett kérdés rólunk és minden válasz nekünk szól, a mi kudarcainkról, a mi kétségeinkrl, a mi szenvedéseinkrl, a mi életünkrl. s, nem utolsósorban, a mi lehetségeinkrl. Arra, hogyan találjunk vagy teremtsünk magunknak olyan krnyezetet, amely muszájból kttt kompromisszumok nélkül is befogad bennünket, miként a borsót a héja.

Partenerul este asemenea unei oglinzi, iar ?n oglind? ni se reveleaz? solu?ia. ?ntr-o rela?ie nu se petrece nimic ?nt?mpl?tor, deoarece fiin?a pe care ai atras-o ?n via?a ta face parte din planul vie?ii tale. Ceea ce spune sau nu, ceea ce g?nde?te sau simte, modul ?n care se comport? ??i oglindesc for?ele energetice l?untrice care ??i ghideaz? via?a ?i rela?ia. Prin intermediul principiului oglinzii vei fi capabil s? descifrezi tiparele incon?tiente. Dac? ?n?elegi ce a ac?ionat p?n? acum ?n fundal, vei atrage transform?ri benefice ?n via?a ta.? Blocajele suflete?ti vor disp?rea, iar ?n fi nal se poate petrece ceea ce dou? fiin?e umane privesc drept cea mai ?nalt? fericire comun?: o iubire eliberat? ?i profund ?mplinitoare, pentru fiin?a iubit? ?i pentru tine ?nsu?i. Cartea de fa?? este asemenea unui program practic, menit s? vindece blocajele rela?ionale, s? aduc? o profund? cunoa?tere de sine ?i s? ofere posibilitatea dob?ndirii unei reale eliber?ri interioare. ??n rela?ii nu exist? noroc sau ghinion. Exist? doar iubire ?i tipare ascunse. Iar dincolo de tipare te a?teapt? ?mplinire ?i libertate.”

On 7 July 2005, Julie Nicholson's life was changed forever. Her daughter, Jenny, was killed on her way to work in the London bombings, shaking Julie's beliefs. With heartbreaking honesty and integrity, Julie tells her story of love, tragedy and heartache for the first time. Jenny Nicholson was travelling to work when a bomb exploded at Edgware Road Tube station. Her mother, Reverend Julie Nicholson, was on holiday in Anglesey at the time and watched the situation unfold on the television before travelling to London to search for her missing daughter. After five terrible days, her daughter's death was confirmed. Struggling to comprehend the tragedy, Julie's sorrow and longing for her beloved daughter turned to rage and anger at the senseless death. In what will doubtless be considered a landmark grief memoir, Julie Nicholson takes us painstakingly through each moment from when Jenny fails to answer her mobile, to anointing her body. Devastatingly honest and courageous, Julie tells of her love and loss as only a mother can. Devastatingly honest and courageous, Julie tells of her love and loss as only a mother can.

Through the fads and fashions of the last thirty years Brian Patten has remained true to his own personal vision of poetry. Whether composing lamentations to the terrible beauty of human love, or writing his outstanding popular verse for children, he has continued to articulate and illuminate the joys and sorrows of the everyday world. His reputation has been enhanced progressively by each of his collections, and now with translations into numerous languages including Italian, Spanish, German and Polish he is acknowledged as one of Europe's foremost contemporary poets. Through his performance work he is certainly one of Britain's most popular poets. This new book of poems is Patten's eighth for adults. With its powerful opening section interweaving poems about the death of his mother and memories of his childhood with her, it is at one and the same time his most personal and universal collection. It is a book of remarkable poems offering sharp insights into life and the human condition.

As recent stories in the news have shown, maintaining the integrity of the food supply is of critical importance to the consumer. Thousands of Americans die each year from food-borne illnesses, and millions more get sick. Tremendous strides have been made to reduce the incidence of food-borne diseases originating from animal-derived foods, but food safety and food-borne pathogens continue to remain problematic throughout the world. Food-safety scientists from around the nation continue to conduct groundbreaking research not only to understand causative factors in food-borne pathogen prevalence but to develop novel intervention strategies for limiting contamination in all phases of food animal production. The twenty-four essays in this book highlight research efforts of researchers from the tristate Food Safety Consortium established in 1988 by Congress as a research alliance of food-safety scientists at the University of Arkansas, Iowa State University, and Kansas State University. Members of the consortium conduct research through an annual grant approved by Congress and administered by the U.S. Department of Agriculture. Its mission is to conduct extensive investigation into all areas of poultry, beef, and pork meat production, from the farm to the consumer's table. In addition to the consortium researchers, collaborative university researchers, government officials, and industry personnel provide timely reviews of their latest findings with regard to five significant subject areas: preharvest food-borne pathogen ecology and intervention strategies, postharvest food-borne pathogen ecology, rapid methods and detection strategies for food-borne pathogens, antibiotics and antimicrobials in food safety, and emerging issues in food safety. Progress in these research areas provides opportunities to further enhance protection of animal-derived foods from farm to fork.

With the arrival of the transcontinental railroad in the 1880s came the emergence of a modern and profoundly multicultural New Mexico. Native Americans, working-class Mexicans, elite Hispanos, and black and white newcomers all commingled and interacted in the territory in ways that had not been previously possible. But what did it mean to be white in this multiethnic milieuAnd how did ideas of sexuality and racial supremacy shape ideas of citizenry and determine who would govern the region?Coyote Nation considers these questions as it explores how New Mexicans evaluated and categorized racial identities through bodily practices. Where ethnic groups were numerous and-in the wake of miscegenation-often difficult to discern, the ways one dressed, bathed, spoke, gestured, or even stood were largely instrumental in conveying one's race. Even such practices as cutting one's hair, shopping, drinking alcohol, or embalming a deceased loved one could inextricably link a person to a very specific racial identity.A fascinating history of an extraordinarily plural and polyglot region, Coyote Nation will be of value to historians of race and ethnicity in American culture.

Among the best-known and most prolific French women writers of the sixteenth century, Madeleine (1520-87) and Catherine (1542-87) des Roches were celebrated not only for their uncommonly strong mother-daughter bond but also for their bold assertion of poetic authority for women in the realm of belles lettres. The Dames des Roches excelled in a variety of genres, including poetry, Latin and Italian translations, correspondence, prose dialogues, pastoral drama, and tragicomedy; collected in From Mother and Daughter are selections from their celebrated oeuvre, suffused with an engaging and enduring feminist consciousness. Madeleine and Catherine spent their entire lives in civil war-torn Poitiers, where a siege of the city, vandalism, and desecration of churches fueled their political and religious commentary. Members of an elite literary circle that would inspire salon culture during the next century, the Dames des Roches addressed the issues of the day, including the ravages of religious civil wars, the weak monarchy, education for women, marriage and the family, violence against women, and the status of women intellectuals. Through their collaborative engagement in shared public discourse, both mother and daughter were models of moral, political, and literary agency.

The Spirit of the Laws-Montesquieu's huge, complex, and enormously influential work-is considered one of the central texts of the Enlightenment, laying the foundation for the liberally democratic political regimes that were to embody its values. In his penetrating analysis, Thomas L. Pangle brilliantly argues that the inherently theological project of Enlightenment liberalism is made more clearly-and more consequentially- in Spirit than in any other work.In a probing and careful reading, Pangle shows how Montesquieu believed that rationalism, through the influence of liberal institutions and the spread of commercial culture, would secularize human affairs. At the same time, Pangle uncovers Montesquieu's views about the origins of humanity's religious impulse and his confidence that political and economic security would make people less likely to sacrifice worldly well-being for otherworldly hopes. With the interest in the theological aspects of political theory and practice showing no signs of diminishing, this book is a timely and insightful contribution to one of the key achievements of Enlightenment thought.

Ancient Greek tragedy has been an inspiration to Western culture, but the way it was first performed has long remained in question. In The Theatricality of Greek Tragedy, Graham Ley provides an illuminating discussion of key issues relating to the use of the playing space and the nature of the chorus, offering a distinctive impression of the performance of Greek tragedy in the fifth century BCE. Drawing on evidence from the surviving texts of tragedies by Aeschylus, Sophocles, and Euripides, Ley explains how scenes with actors were played in the open ground of the orchestra, often considered as exclusively the dancing place of the chorus. In reviewing what is known of the music and dance of Greek antiquity, Ley goes on to show that in the original productions the experience of the chorus-expressed in song and dance and in interaction with the characters-remained a vital characteristic in the performance of tragedy.Combining detailed analysis with broader reflections about the nature of ancient Greek tragedy as an art form, this volume-supplemented with a series of illustrative drawings and diagrams-will be a necessary addition to the bookshelf of anyone interested in literature, theater, or classical studies.

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