A Dozen Deepest Wishes

A Dozen Deepest Wishes

Author: Katya Romanoff

Publisher: Trafford Publishing

Published: 2013-04

Total Pages: 44

ISBN-13: 1466989602

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Making comparison is in human nature. We constantly compare ourselves and others to somebody like ourselves-whether we want to or not. Poets and artists take this a step further and draw parallels between people and other beings or objects, such as animals or even inanimate objects. Or we compare the objects to people, attributing human qualities to them. But in the big scheme of things, this is not important: comparisons could really work both ways. Let's say you want to compare yourself with a flower, so what flower would you be? On the other hand, if you are looking closely at a forget-me-not, for example, what type of person do you imagine? What really prompted me to write this poem was my long-term fascination with flowers. Contemplation of their amazing lines and shapes led to reflections on their imaginable characters and fates. What occupation or pursuit would each flower have? What lifestyle would it choose? How would it treat others around him? In short, what would happen if flowers lived by the same rules as humans? But that's not all. Each one of us wishes for something. It happens sometimes that our dreams and aspirations become the main drive in our lives. They prompt us to action and make us who we are. Perhaps that's how it should be. Only we as humans should be responsible for our wishes and for the effect they may have on us and others if they were to come true. It goes without saying-wishing along is not enough. We must actually do something to turn our wishes into reality. And if you are sure that your wishes are good and philanthropic, then go for it! The whole universe will be on your side. That's what this poem is about, and I really hope it will resonate in your heart.


A Dozen French Farces

A Dozen French Farces

Author: Albert Bermel

Publisher: Hal Leonard Corporation

Published: 1997

Total Pages: 419

ISBN-13: 0879100923

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This collection of hilarious plays from the 15th - 20th centuries is brimming with all the venerable ingredients of French farce. Distinguished drama scholar Bermel has gathered some of the best in the genre, and the merriment, ribaldry, and wit of the works dance through his translations brilliantly.


Margaret Mahler

Margaret Mahler

Author: Alma Halbert Bond

Publisher: McFarland

Published: 2015-03-12

Total Pages: 253

ISBN-13: 0786482559

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Margaret Mahler was from a young age intrigued by the theories of Sigmund Freud and Hungarian psychoanalysts such as Sandor Ferenzci, with whom she became acquainted while a student in Budapest. Forced to flee Europe and rising anti-Semitism, Margaret and her husband, Paul, came to the United States in 1938. It was after this move that Mahler performed her most significant research and developed concepts such as the ground-breaking theory of separation-individuation, an idea which was given credence by Mahler's own relationship with her father. This volume details the life and work of Margaret Mahler focusing on her life's ambition--her psychoanalytical work. Her experiences with the Philadelphia Institute and her definitive research through the Masters Children's Clinic are also discussed.


Harlequin Desire March 2021 - Box Set 2 of 2

Harlequin Desire March 2021 - Box Set 2 of 2

Author: Charlene Sands

Publisher: Harlequin

Published: 2021-03-01

Total Pages: 224

ISBN-13: 1488070741

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Do you love stories with sexy, romantic heroes who have it all—wealth, status, and incredibly good looks? Harlequin® Desire brings you all this and more with these three new full-length titles in one collection! This box set includes: Craving a Real Texan The Texas Tremaines By USA TODAY bestselling author Charlene Sands Grieving CEO Cade Tremaine retreats to his family’s cabin and finds gorgeous chef Harper Dawn. She’s wary and hiding her identity after rejecting a televised proposal, but their spark is immediate. Will the Texan find a second chance at love, or will Harper’s secret drive him away? Waking Up Married The Bourbon Brothers By Reese Ryan One passionate Vegas night finds bourbon executive Zora Abbott married to her friend, Dallas Hamilton. To protect their reputations after their tipsy vows go viral, they agree to stay married for one year. But their fake marriage is realer and hotter than they could’ve imagined! The Perfect Fake Engagement Men of Maddox Hill By New York Times bestselling author Shannon McKenna When a scandal jeopardizes playboy CEO Drew Maddox’s career, he proposes a fake engagement to his brilliant and philanthropic friend Jenna Sommers to revitalize his reputation and fund her efforts. But as passion takes over, can this bad boy reform his ways for her? For more stories filled with scandal and powerful heroes, look for Harlequin® Desire’s March 2021 Box set 1 of 2.


Dispatches from the Sweet Life

Dispatches from the Sweet Life

Author: William Powers

Publisher: New World Library

Published: 2018-07-17

Total Pages: 306

ISBN-13: 1608685640

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Many fantasize about dramatically changing their lives — living in accordance with their ideals rather than the exigencies of job, bills, and possessions. William Powers actually does it. In his book Twelve by Twelve, Powers lived in an off-grid tiny house in rural North Carolina. In New Slow City, he and his wife, Melissa, inhabited a Manhattan micro-apartment in search of slow in the fastest city in the world. Here, the couple, with baby in tow, search for balance, community, and happiness in a small town in Bolivia. They build an adobe house, plant a prolific orchard and organic garden, and weave their life into a community of permaculturists, bio-builders, artists, and creative businesspeople. Can this Transition Town succeed in the face of encroaching North American capitalism, and can Powers and the other settlers find the balance they're seeking? Dispatches from the Sweet Life is compelling, sobering, thought-provoking, and, no matter the outcome, inspiring.


The Enigma of the Oceanic Feeling

The Enigma of the Oceanic Feeling

Author: William B. Parsons

Publisher: Oxford University Press

Published: 1999-06-17

Total Pages: 265

ISBN-13: 0195354087

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This study examines the history of the psychoanalytic theory of mysticism, starting with the seminal correspondence between Freud and Romain Rolland concerning the concept of "oceanic feeling." Providing a corrective to current views which frame psychoanalysis as pathologizing mysticism, Parsons reveals the existence of three models entertained by Freud and Rolland: the classical reductive, ego-adaptive, and transformational (which allows for a transcendent dimension to mysticism). Then, reconstructing Rolland's personal mysticism (the "oceanic feeling") through texts and letters unavailable to Freud, Parsons argues that Freud misinterpreted the oceanic feeling. In offering a fresh interpretation of Rolland's mysticism, Parsons constructs a new dialogical approach for psychoanalytic theory of mysticism which integrates culture studies, developmental perspectives, and the deep epistemological and transcendent claims of the mystics.


Transvestism and the Onnagata Traditions in Shakespeare and Kabuki

Transvestism and the Onnagata Traditions in Shakespeare and Kabuki

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Publisher: BRILL

Published: 2021-10-25

Total Pages: 239

ISBN-13: 9004213589

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There is much that is remarkable about this volume. Its roots date back to an international conference on Shakespeare and kabuki with the theme ‘Traditions of Cross-dressing and Cross-gender Casting’, held near Kobe, Japan, in August 1995. In January of that year Kobe had suffered a major earthquake resulting in significant loss of life and great damage to the infrastructure. At last, it is now possible to publish most of the papers that were presented at the Kobe conference (together with some additional contributions), which have been edited, and where necessary, revised for publication; and though so long delayed, the essays continue to represent key areas of research by some of the world’s most distinguished scholars in their fields. The topics addressed include feminism, transvestism, cross-dressing, cross-gender casting, Elizabethan boy actors and kabuki onnagata. Importantly, the volume also contains a full transcription of the Open Forum session which concluded the conference, providing the reader with a quality debate on the main issues. Also included is a plate section featuring images from the 1991 London staging of an 1886 kabuki version of Hamlet, directed by Koji Orita, today Artistic Director of Japan’s National Theatre, along with Orita’s original presentation on the staging of his kabuki Hamlet, with an introductory commentary by Scott Johnson.


The Whispers on the Moors Collection

The Whispers on the Moors Collection

Author: Sarah E. Ladd

Publisher: Thomas Nelson

Published: 2014-12-16

Total Pages: 807

ISBN-13: 0718035526

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Enjoy Sarah Ladd’s Whispers on the Moors novels as an e-book collection! The Heiress of Winterwood Amelia Barrett gave her word. Keeping it could cost her everything. The Headmistress of Rosemere Patience Creighton has devoted her life to running her father’s boarding school. But when the enigmatic master of the estate appears at her door, battered and unconscious, the young headmistress suddenly finds her livelihood—and her heart —in the hands of one dangerously handsome gentleman. A Lady at Willowgrove Hall Her secret cloaks her in isolation and loneliness. His secret traps him in a life that is not his own.


Meetings at the Edge

Meetings at the Edge

Author: Stephen Levine

Publisher: Anchor

Published: 1989-02-01

Total Pages: 265

ISBN-13: 0385262205

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Based on his extensive counseling work with the terminally ill, a bestselling author offers unique support to anyone facing the dying process. This book integrates death into the context of life with compassion, skill, and hope. Capturing the range of emotions and challenges that accompany the dying process, Stephen Levine shares his wisdom to readers dealing with this difficult experience.


Ants Among Elephants

Ants Among Elephants

Author: Sujatha Gidla

Publisher: Farrar, Straus & Giroux

Published: 2017-07-18

Total Pages: 321

ISBN-13: 0865478112

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A Wall Street Journal Top 10 Nonfiction Book of 2017 A Publishers Weekly Best Book of 2017 A Shelf Awareness Best Book of 2017 "Ants Among Elephants is an arresting, affecting and ultimately enlightening memoir. It is quite possibly the most striking work of non-fiction set in India since Behind the Beautiful Forevers by Katherine Boo, and heralds the arrival of a formidable new writer." —The Economist The stunning true story of an untouchable family who become teachers, and one, a poet and revolutionary Like one in six people in India, Sujatha Gidla was born an untouchable. While most untouchables are illiterate, her family was educated by Canadian missionaries in the 1930s, making it possible for Gidla to attend elite schools and move to America at the age of twenty-six. It was only then that she saw how extraordinary—and yet how typical—her family history truly was. Her mother, Manjula, and uncles Satyam and Carey were born in the last days of British colonial rule. They grew up in a world marked by poverty and injustice, but also full of possibility. In the slums where they lived, everyone had a political side, and rallies, agitations, and arrests were commonplace. The Independence movement promised freedom. Yet for untouchables and other poor and working people, little changed. Satyam, the eldest, switched allegiance to the Communist Party. Gidla recounts his incredible transformation from student and labor organizer to famous poet and founder of a left-wing guerrilla movement. And Gidla charts her mother’s battles with caste and women’s oppression. Page by page, Gidla takes us into a complicated, close-knit family as they desperately strive for a decent life and a more just society. A moving portrait of love, hardship, and struggle, Ants Among Elephants is also that rare thing: a personal history of modern India told from the bottom up.