Letters On Natural Magic. A New Edition, With Illustrations

Brewster, David

Smith, J. A.

History

Nabu Press

Letters on Natural Magic

Brewster Sir, Sir David

'On the Soul' is Aristotle's philosophical treatise on the nature of life and all things living. Aristotle's exposition centers on, as on would expect from the title of the work, the soul. Aristotle's soul however is not the same as the common modern conception of something distinct from the body that could live on past death, rather Aristotle defines the soul as the form or essence of a living thing and wholly inseparable from that living being. Philosophers, theologians and students alike will find Aristotle's discourse 'On the Soul' of much interest.

On the Soul

Politics & Social Sciences

Aristotle

Philosophy

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The unexpected death of an army buddy finds Jim Redmon and his squad serving as pall bears in Manhattan. Facts about the case are suspect and Redmon is hired to investigate. The New York Police Department, FBI, and a terrorist group are involved as time is running out. Can Redmon solve the case in time?

37 Days To Destiny (Redmon Series)

Mystery, Thriller & Suspense

SMITH, CURTIS

Mystery

CreateSpace Independent Publishing Platform

The unexpected death of an army buddy finds Jim Redmon and his squad serving as pall bears in Manhattan. Facts about the case are suspect and Redmon is hired to investigate. The New York Police Department, FBI, and a terrorist group are involved as time is running out. Can Redmon solve the case in time?

37 Days to Destiny (Redmon)

Createspace Independent Pub

Alex Moss has lost everything. After watching in horror as his wife and small daughter perish in a fiery automobile explosion that he barely escapes, he learns he is a prime suspect in what police consider a heartless multiple murder. Tortured by thoughts of his possible involvement and dogged by incessant nightmares that seem to reinforce his guilt, Alex becomes a hunted fugitive as he sets out on a 5-year, cross-country trek, led by his horrible dreams and the mysterious physical appearances of a dead surrogate parent from his abusive childhood. Many questions arise during his quest. What is the value of the old alarm clock he refuses to discard? Did his family truly have to die to fulfill his destiny? In what way is a wealthy U.S. senator involved in the murders? What, or what entity is truly driving his actions? Alex’s journey lands him in New York City where he partners with a ruthless billionare in a massive scheme that will either kill him or reveal the truth about his involvement in the murders of his wife and daughter. As Alex sinks further and further into an emotional abyss, a young New York socialite who has fallen hopelessly in love with him is forced to confront her own demons, and a police officer who was his best friend before the accident begins putting together the pieces of a twisted puzzle of murder and politics. The story envelopes Manhattan...and eventually the world.

Remember Us

Independently published

I was walking one day, and I almost stepped on a caterpillar. In that moment, I decided to capture a photo of this interesting creature instead. Later, I began to research the lifestyle of a caterpillar and the stages it goes through, leading up to becoming a butterfly. I found it amazing the things a caterpillar endures just to morph into a butterfly, such as the days spent crawling the earth, in danger of being crushed; being continuously, culturally degraded and frowned upon as a hideous creature; and then spending days of isolation in a cocoon with no means of defense against its surrounding habitat. After all those stages of growth, the caterpillar blossoms into a beautiful butterfly. It's quite ironic how we overlook the caterpillars but chase the butterflies. The difference in the view from the ground to the sky is amazing.

I Can’t Wait to See My Wings: The Chrysalis Chronicles a Collection of Poems

Literature & Fiction

Poetry

AuthorHouse

Work Want Work: Labour and Desire at the End of Capitalism

Work Want Work considers in captivating detail how a logic of work has become integral to everything we do, even as the place of formal work has become increasingly precarious. With reference to sociological data, philosophy, political theory, legislation, the testimonies of workers and an eclectic mix of cultural texts - from Lucian Freud to Google, Anthony Giddens to selfies, Jean-Luc Nancy to Amy Winehouse - Pfannebecker and Smith lay out how the capitalism of globalized technologies has put our time, our subjectivities, our experiences and our desires to work in unprecedented ways. As every part of life is colonized by work without securing our livelihoods, new questions need to be asked: whether a nostalgia for work can save us, how ideas of work change conceptions of political community, how employment and unemployment alike have become malemployment, and whether the work of our desire online can be disentangled from capitalist exploitation. The biggest question, at a time when the end of work and a fully automated future are proclaimed by Silicon Valley idealists as well as by social democratic politicians and left-wing theorists, is this: how can we propose a post-work society and culture that we will actually want?

Pfannebecker, Mareile

Science & Math

Zed Books

Work Want Work considers in captivating detail how a logic of work has become integral to everything we do, even as the place of formal work has become increasingly precarious. With reference to sociological data, philosophy, political theory, legislation, the testimonies of workers and an eclectic mix of cultural texts – from Lucian Freud to Google, Anthony Giddens to selfies, Jean-Luc Nancy to Amy Winehouse – Pfannebecker and Smith lay out how the capitalism of globalized technologies has put our time, our subjectivities, our experiences and our desires to work in unprecedented ways.\nAs every part of life is colonized by work without securing our livelihoods, new questions need to be asked: whether a nostalgia for work can save us, how ideas of work change conceptions of political community, how employment and unemployment alike have become malemployment, and whether the work of our desire online can be disentangled from capitalist exploitation.\nThe biggest question, at a time when the end of work and a fully automated future are proclaimed by Silicon Valley idealists as well as by social democratic politicians and left-wing theorists, is this: how can we propose a post-work society and culture that we will actually want?

This introductory book in the Classical World series, aimed at late school and early university students, focuses on the colourful period of the Peisistratid tyranny in Athens. During these exciting years the great festivals were established, monumental buildings were erected, the population grew rapidly and there was lively progress in all the arts. This study considers the artistic, archaeological and literary evidence for the period. Athens is seen largely through the eyes of Herodotus, the 'Father of History', and we can observe the foundations being laid for the growth of democracy in the following century.

Athens Under the Tyrants (Classical World)

Ancient Civilizations

Bristol Classical Press

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