Tales of Woe
Tales of Woe

Author: John Reed

Publisher: powerHouse Books

Published: 2010-08-17

Total Pages: 0

ISBN-13: 9781576875407

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True stories of totally undeserved suffering. Spectacularly depressing. Nobody gets their just deserts. Crushing defeats. No happy endings. Abject misery. Pointless, endless grief. No lessons of temperance or moderation. No saving grace. No divine intervention. No salvation. Sin, suffering, redemption. That's the movie, that's the front page news, that's the story of popular culture-of American culture. A ray of hope. A comeuppance. An all-for-the-best. Makes it easier to deal with the world's misery-to know that there's a reason behind it, that it'll always work out in the end, that people get what they deserve. The fact: sometimes people suffer for no reason. No sin, no redemption-just suffering, suffering, suffering. Tales of Woe compiles today's most awful narratives of human wretchedness. This is not Hollywood catharsis (someone overcomes something and the viewer is uplifted), this is the katharsis of Ancient Greece: you watch people suffer horribly, and then feel better about your own life. Tales of Woe tells stories of murder, accident, depravity, cruelty, and senseless unhappiness: and all true. The Tales: strange, unexpected, morbidly enticing. Told straight-with elegance, restraint, and simplicity. The design: a one-of-kind white text on black paper, fluidly readable, and coupled with fifty pages of full-color art.

The Book of Woe
The Book of Woe

Author: Gary Greenberg

Publisher: Penguin

Published: 2013-05-02

Total Pages: 359

ISBN-13: 1101621109

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“Gary Greenberg has become the Dante of our psychiatric age, and the DSM-5 is his Inferno.” —Errol Morris Since its debut in 1952, the American Psychiatric Association’s Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders has set down the “official” view on what constitutes mental illness. Homosexuality, for instance, was a mental illness until 1973. Each revision has created controversy, but the DSM-5 has taken fire for encouraging doctors to diagnose more illnesses—and to prescribe sometimes unnecessary or harmful medications. Respected author and practicing psychotherapist Gary Greenberg embedded himself in the war that broke out over the fifth edition, and returned with an unsettling tale. Exposing the deeply flawed process behind the DSM-5’s compilation, The Book of Woe reveals how the manual turns suffering into a commodity—and made the APA its own biggest beneficiary.

The Opposite of Woe
The Opposite of Woe

Author: John Wright Hickenlooper

Publisher: Penguin

Published: 2016

Total Pages: 370

ISBN-13: 1101981679

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"The governor of Colorado tells his story, from early loss to college on the ten-year plan, to business and political success"--

Weal and Woe
Weal and Woe

Author: Reinder Ruard Ganzevoort

Publisher: LIT Verlag Münster

Published: 2004

Total Pages: 172

ISBN-13: 9783825880651

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This book explores the connections between salvation and evil in their Christian, religious, and non-religious shapes. How are our biographies embedded in the Christian tradition and the surrounding culture? How do we deal with experiences of evil and how do we yearn for or enact shalom? The Kampen research group in practical theology and ethics explores these concepts and argues for a multidimensional understanding.

How It Works
How It Works

Author: Mr. William Thomas

Publisher: Lady Charmaine Day

Published: 2012-04-16

Total Pages: 181

ISBN-13: 0979810043

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How It Works is an amplification told in short story, poems, and essays that attempts to bring into clarity some ideas and beliefs on various topics as: our current reality, God consciousness, economics, politics and my journey of discovery along the path of enlightenment. It is my sincere hope that you find this appraisal worthy and that you may glean useful information from this body of work.

Human and Ecological Risk Assessment
Human and Ecological Risk Assessment

Author: Dennis J. Paustenbach

Publisher: John Wiley & Sons

Published: 2024-04-23

Total Pages: 1319

ISBN-13: 1119551102

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Understand the fundamentals of human risk assessment with this introduction and reference Human risk assessments are a precondition for virtually all industrial action or environmental regulation, all the more essential in a world where chemical and environmental hazards are becoming more abundant. These documents catalog potential environmental, toxicological, ecological, or other harms resulting from a particular hazard, from chemical spills to construction projects to dangerous workplaces. They turn on a number of variables, of which the most significant is the degree of human exposure to the hazardous agent or process. Human and Ecological Risk Assessment combines the virtues of a textbook and reference work to introduce and analyze these vital documents. Beginning with the foundational theory of human health risk assessment, it then supplies case studies and detailed analysis illustrating the practice of producing risk assessment documents. Fully updated and authored by leading authorities in the field, the result is an indispensable work. Readers of the second edition of Human and Ecological Risk Assessment will also find: Over 40 entirely new case studies reflecting the latest in risk assessment practice Detailed discussion of hazards including air emissions, contaminated food and soil, hazardous waste sites, and many more Case studies from multiple countries to reflect diverse international standards Human and Ecological Risk Assessment is ideal for professionals and advanced graduate students in toxicology, industrial hygiene, occupational medicine, environmental science, and all related subjects.

The Manichaean Body
The Manichaean Body

Author: Jason David BeDuhn

Publisher: JHU Press

Published: 2002-08-23

Total Pages: 390

ISBN-13: 9780801871078

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Award for the Best First Book in the History of Religions from the American Academy of Religion Reconstructing Manichaeism from scraps of ancient texts and the ungenerous polemic of its enemies (such as the ex-Manichaean Augustine of Hippo), BeDuhn reveals for the first time the religion as it was actually practiced. He describes the Manichaeans' daily ritual meal, their stringent disciplinary codes (intended to prevent humans from harming plants and animals), and their secretive religious procedures designed to transform the cosmos and bring about the salvation of all living beings. Overturning long-held assumptions about Manichaean dualism, asceticism, spirituality, and the pursuit of salvation, The Manichaean Body changes completely how we look at this ancient religion and the environment in which Christianity arose. BeDuhn's conclusions revolutionize our understanding of the Manichaeans, clearly distinguishing them from Gnostics and other early Christian heretics and revealing them to be practitioners of a unique world religion.

Woe is I
Woe is I

Author: Patricia T. O'Conner

Publisher:

Published: 2004

Total Pages: 0

ISBN-13: 9781594480065

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The bestselling guide to grammar--now new and expanded--includes a whole new chapter on language in the age of email.

Fundamentals of Air Pollution
Fundamentals of Air Pollution

Author: Daniel A. Vallero

Publisher: Academic Press

Published: 2014-07-26

Total Pages: 1000

ISBN-13: 0124046029

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Fundamentals of Air Pollution is an important and widely used textbook in the environmental science and engineering community. This thoroughly revised fifth edition of Fundamentals of Air Pollution has been updated throughout and remains the most complete text available, offering a stronger systems perspective and more coverage of international issues relating to air pollution. Sections on pollution control have been reorganized and updated to demonstrate the move from regulation and control approaches to green and sustainable engineering approaches. The fifth edition maintains a strong interdisciplinary approach to the study of air pollution, covering such topics as chemistry, physics, meteorology, engineering, toxicology, policy, and regulation. New material includes near-road air pollution, new risk assessment approaches, indoor air quality, the impact of biofuels and fuel additives, mercury emissions, forecasting techniques, and the most recent results from the National Air Toxics Assessment. - Stronger systems approach, emphasizing the impact of air pollution on ecosystems and human health - Risks, measures, models, and control of air pollution are discussed at scale – starting at the individual/niche level and expanding to planetary/global scale - Increased emphasis on international issues, including coverage of European initiatives and discussions of the impact of emerging economies like India and China - Updated references, standards, and methods throughout the book make this the most current air pollution text/reference on the market - All new end-of-chapter problems enhance its usefulness as a course text