Myth of human supremacy

Myth Of Human Supremacy

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Undoing Human Supremacy

This volume centers around the idea that anarchism, as a conceptual framework, encourages us to contend with the multiple lines of difference, the var

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Brain Supremacy

The human mind and brain are now among the hottest subjects in scientific research. Breakthrough techniques mean we are on the verge of being able to

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Myth of Artificial Intelligence

Futurists are certain that humanlike AI is on the horizon, but in fact engineers have no idea how to program human reasoning. AI reasons from statisti

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Myth of Sisyphus

Is life worth living? If human existence holds no significance, what can keep us from suicide? In this book, the author argues if there is no God to g

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Human Origins of Beatrice Porter and Other Essential Ghosts

A dazzling debut novel weaving together Caribbean myth and the contemporary story of multiple generations of one immigrant family

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Human Origins of Beatrice Porter and Other Essential Ghosts

A dazzling debut novel weaving together Caribbean myth and the contemporary story of multiple generations of one immigrant family

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The Shadow of Perseus: A compelling feminist retelling of the myth of Perseus told from the perspectives of the women who knew him best - Claire Heywood

<p>'A page-turning retelling . . . so interesting and thought-provoking' JENNIFER SAINT'A fresh and original take on the myth of Perseus . . . I was gripped by the human drama at the novel's heart' ELODIE HARPERMyth remembers Perseus as one of its greatest heroes. A slayer of monsters. A rescuer of damsels.But the women who knew him best have a different story to te...

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Coat of Many Colors

For the major poets of Osip Mandelstam's generation, poetry represented a calling in the most tangible sense. To respond to it meant to fashion from the available cultural and personal material a mythic self, one that could serve both as the organizing subject for poetry and as an object of worshipful adoration. A successful poet like Mandelstam thus became the focal poin...

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The Colonization of Black Sexualities Taylor & Francis Ltd

Anne Mauro invites therapists to look through a historical lens to view how the harmful effects of colonization and white supremacy impact their black client’s sexuality in the modern day. The book is essential reading for students of gender studies, human sexuality, and race studies, as well as all mental health professionals, such as sex therapists, marriage and family ...

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Flags of Our Fathers - Bradley James

Anotace: #1 NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER THE TRUE STORY BEHIND THE IMMORTAL PHOTOGRAPH THAT HAS COME TO SYMBOLIZE THE COURAGE AND INDOMITABLE WILL OF AMERICA In February 1945, American Marines plunged into the surf at Iwo Jima--and into history. Through a hail of machine-gun and mortar fire that left the beaches strewn with comrades, they battled to the island`s highest pea...

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The Book of Symbols - autorů kolektiv

<p>This encyclopedia explores the hidden meanings of visual symbols across time and geography, from the sun to whales and the human hand. Spanning different eras and cultures, over 800 beautiful images combine with expert illuminations of symbol history, meanings, and psychic associations, offering readers a precious and fascinating resource for thoughtful interpret...

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The Secret Teachings of All Ages - Manly Palmer Hall

<p>Embracing an expansive range of occult teachings, this vast encyclopedia unveils the arcane myths and mysteries of thousands of years of human civilization. First published in 1928, Manly Palmer Hall’s magnum opus has been meticulously reproduced in its original size in collaboration with his archives at the Philosophical Research Society.</p> <p>The ...

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Midnight in Chernobyl: The Untold Story of the World´s Greatest Nuclear Disaster - Adam Higginbotham

<p>THE NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER 'Superb, enthralling and necessarily terrifying . . . every step feels spring-loaded with tension... extraordinary.' The New York TimesThe story of Chernobyl is more complex, more human, and more terrifying than the Soviet myth. Adam Higginbotham has written a harrowing and compelling narrative which brings the 1986 disaster ...

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Scattered Minds : The Origins and Healing of Attention Deficit Disorder - Maté Gabor

Anotace: Scattered Minds explodes the myth of attention deficit disorder as genetically based - and offers real hope and advice for children and adults who live with the condition.Gabor Mate is a revered physician who specializes in neurology, psychiatry and psychology - and himself has ADD. With wisdom gained through years of medical practice and research, Scattered Min...

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Scattered Minds : The Origins and Healing of Attention Deficit Disorder - Gabor Maté

<p>Scattered Minds explodes the myth of attention deficit disorder as genetically based - and offers real hope and advice for children and adults who live with the condition. Gabor Mate is a revered physician who specializes in neurology, psychiatry and psychology - and himself has ADD. With wisdom gained through years of medical practice and research, Scattered Mi...

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Pauper, Brawler and Slanderer

Drawing on the Yoruba folk tradition, Amos Tutuola's tales combine the resonance of universal myth with reflections on a range of human vagaries. The

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If Nietzsche Were a Narwhal

A MYTH-BUSTING EXPOS‰ OF HOW HUMAN INTELLIGENCE MAY BE MORE A LIABILITY THAN A GIFT AND A REFRESHING NEW WAY TO UNDERSTAND THE ANIMAL KINGDOM AND OUR

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If Nietzsche Were a Narwhal

A MYTH-BUSTING EXPOSÉ OF HOW HUMAN INTELLIGENCE MAY BE MORE A LIABILITY THAN A GIFT AND A REFRESHING NEW WAY TO UNDERSTAND THE ANIMAL KINGDOM AND OUR

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Chinese Myths - Jackson J. K.

Anotace: River Gods, snake spirits, mountain and Immortals, Chinese mythology is alive with ancient passions. China`s unique set of mythological tales are derived from its vast expanse, diverse culture and the endless wars between tribes and dynasties. The result is a rich landscape of humanity, gods and spirits battling for survival and supremacy. This brilliant new boo...

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Chinese Myths - J. K. Jackson

<p>River Gods, snake spirits, mountain and Immortals, Chinese mythology is alive with ancient passions. China's unique set of mythological tales are derived from its vast expanse, diverse culture and the endless wars between tribes and dynasties. The result is a rich landscape of humanity, gods and spirits battling for survival and supremacy. This brilliant new book...

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Alfred C. Kinsey

In this path-breaking biography, James H. Jones unlocks the long-closed archives of the Kinsey Institute to present a moving and even shocking portrait of the man who pierced the veil of reticence surrounding human sexuality. Jones has written an incisive, psychologically nuanced portrait that truly separates the myth from the man. Drawing from new information, this book ...

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Light Bringer: the Sunday Times bestseller - Pierce Brown

<p>Darrow returns as Pierce Brown's New York Times bestselling Red Rising series continues in the thrilling sequel to Dark Age.The Reaper is a legend, more myth than man: the savior of worlds, the leader of the Rising, the breaker of chains. But the Reaper is also Darrow, born of the red soil of Mars: a husband, a father, a friend.Marooned far from home after a deva...

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The Great Transformation

‘One of the most powerful books in social sciences ever written. ... A must-read’ Thomas Piketty'The twentieth century's most prophetic critic of capitalism' ProspectKarl Polanyi's landmark 1944 work is one of the earliest and most powerful critiques of unregulated markets.Tracing the history of capitalism from the great transformation of the industrial revolution onwards...

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Tribal Imagination

We began as savages, and savagery has served us well--it got us where we are. But how do our tribal impulses, still in place and in play, fit in the highly complex, civilized world we inhabit today? This question, raised by thinkers from Freud to Levi-Strauss, is fully explored in this book by the acclaimed anthropologist Robin Fox. It takes up what he sees as the main--a...

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West African Folktales - Jackson J. K.

Anotace: Tricksters and animals play an important role in West African folklore with stories that entertain but serve a moral purpose. Traditions and local tales revel in the antics of these characters: from Nigeria to Benin, from the cunning spider god Anansi to the equally crafty Tortoise, animals teach humans to farm, to love, to survive and thrive, and offer inspirat...

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Scottish Folk &amp; Fairy Tales: Epic Tales - Allison Galbraith

<p>The folklore of Scotland has gripped the imagination for centuries, with its stories of sublime creatures, high adventures and uncanny spirits of all kinds. The human and fairy realms of Scotland's mythical heritage blur seamlessly together: knights and clan leaders clash swords in the same lands where brownies and bogles romp; and simple farmers and fishermen fr...

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Beasts & Creatures Myths & Tales: Epic Tales - Thompson Tok

Anotace: With their weird combination of animal limbs, or distorted visions of human perception, beasts and creatures can be found in all myths and legends of the world, often used to demonstrate moral or fabulistic stories, and explain extreme natural phenomena. An ideal companion to Gods & Monsters Myths & Tales, this new collection includes more of the most famous and...

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Beasts &amp; Creatures Myths &amp; Tales: Epic Tales - Tok Thompson

<p>With their weird combination of animal limbs, or distorted visions of human perception, beasts and creatures can be found in all myths and legends of the world, often used to demonstrate moral or fabulistic stories, and explain extreme natural phenomena. An ideal companion to Gods &amp; Monsters Myths &amp; Tales, this new collection includes more of the ...

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Climate Cult: A Biblical & scientific response to climate change

We need to put the environment, including climate change, into the right context. And that starts with a Biblical worldview.For the last 50 years, radical environmentalists have invented and promoted one apocalyptic myth after another.Climate Cult provides intelligent answers from both a Biblical and scientific view on how to discuss climate change with family, neighbors ...

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Scottish Folk & Fairy Tales: Epic Tales - Galbraith Allison

Anotace: The folklore of Scotland has gripped the imagination for centuries, with its stories of sublime creatures, high adventures and uncanny spirits of all kinds. The human and fairy realms of Scotland`s mythical heritage blur seamlessly together: knights and clan leaders clash swords in the same lands where brownies and bogles romp; and simple farmers and fishermen f...

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Victory City - Salman Rushdie

<p>The epic tale of a woman who breathes a fantastical empire into existence, only to be consumed by it over the centuries - from the transcendent imagination of Booker Prize-winning, internationally bestselling author Salman Rushdie. In the wake of an insignificant battle between two long-forgotten kingdoms in fourteenth-century southern India, a nine-year-old gir...

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12 Bytes: How artificial intelligence will change the way we live and love - Jeanette Winterson

<p>Twelve bytes. Twelve eye-opening, mind-expanding, funny and provocative essays on the implications of artificial intelligence for the way we live and the way we love - from Sunday Times-bestselling author Jeanette Winterson. An original, and entertaining new book from Jeanette Winterson, drawing on her years of thinking about and reading about Artificial Intelli...

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Disciples II Gallean's Return (PC) Steam

Disciples II: Gallean's Return is a compilation edition that includes the base game, Disciples II: Dark Prophecy, plus the two standalone expansions Disciples II: Guardians of the Light and Disciples II: Servants of the Dark. Disciples II: Guardians of the Light is a stand-alone expansion that lets you dive into the fantastical world of Disciples II as either th...

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Disciples II Gallean's Return (PC) Steam (PC)

Disciples II: Gallean's Return&nbsp;is a compilation edition that includes the base game, Disciples II: Dark Prophecy, plus the two standalone expansions Disciples II: Guardians of the Light and Disciples II: Servants of the Dark.Disciples II: Guardians of the Light&nbsp;is a stand-alone expansion that lets you dive into the fantastical world of Disciples II ...

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Becoming Steve Jobs

No.1 New York Times Bestseller§§There have been many books-on a large and small scale-about Steve Jobs, one of the most famous CEOs in history. But this book is different from all the others.§§Becoming Steve Jobs takes on and breaks down the existing myth and stereotypes about Steve Jobs. The conventional, one-dimensional view of Jobs is that he was half-genius, half-jerk...

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Dungeon League

The Dungeon Master has grown bored waiting to kill the next hero foolish enough to enter his dungeon. The answer? Invite all the heroes in the land and make a show of it! Dungeon League takes everything that is awesome about dungeon crawling and spews it out as ten minutes of chaotic, multiplayer, party-game action. Up to four All Stars take to the randomised dungeon to b...

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Homeworld 3 Deluxe Edition

Homeworld 3: Deluxe Edition includes Base Game and Year One Pass The Year One Pass includes three DLC drops that expand the co-op War Games mode with new playable factions and artifacts. All pre-orders include the Kushan Carrier War Games Skin. FLEET COMMAND ONLINE Tactical, beautiful, and wholly unique, the GOTY-winning sci-fi RTS returns with Homeworld 3. Assume contro...

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Homeworld 3 Deluxe Edition (PC)

Homeworld 3: Deluxe Edition includes Base Game and Year One PassThe Year One Pass includes three DLC drops that expand the co-op War Games mode with new playable factions and artifacts.All pre-orders include the Kushan Carrier War Games Skin.FLEET COMMAND ONLINETactical, beautiful, and wholly unique, the GOTY-winning sci-fi RTS returns with Homeworld 3. Assume control and...

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Homeworld 3 Fleet Command Edition

The Homeworld 3: Fleet Command edition includes the Base Game, Year One Pass, Multiplayer Customization Set, & Digital Soundtrack. The Year One Pass includes three DLC drops that expand the co-op War Games mode with new playable factions and artifacts. FLEET COMMAND ONLINE Tactical, beautiful, and wholly unique, the GOTY-winning sci-fi RTS returns with Homeworld 3. A...

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Homeworld 3 Fleet Command Edition (PC)

The Homeworld 3: Fleet Command edition includes the Base Game, Year One Pass, Multiplayer Customization Set, &amp; Digital Soundtrack.The Year One Pass includes three DLC drops that expand the co-op War Games mode with new playable factions and artifacts.FLEET COMMAND ONLINETactical, beautiful, and wholly unique, the GOTY-winning sci-fi RTS returns with Homeworld 3. A...

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Homeworld 3

FLEET COMMAND ONLINE Tactical, beautiful, and wholly unique, the GOTY-winning sci-fi RTS returns with Homeworld 3. Assume control and battle through fleet combat in dazzling, fully 3D space while the award-winning story unfolds on a galactic scale. COMBAT Strategic freedom is yours. Hulking space derelicts called megaliths bring 3D terrain into the classic Homeworld batt...

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Homeworld 3 (PC)

FLEET COMMAND ONLINETactical, beautiful, and wholly unique, the GOTY-winning sci-fi RTS returns with Homeworld 3. Assume control and battle through fleet combat in dazzling, fully 3D space while the award-winning story unfolds on a galactic scale.COMBATStrategic freedom is yours. Hulking space derelicts called megaliths bring 3D terrain into the classic Homeworld battlesp...

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Dungeon League (PC)

The Dungeon Master has grown bored waiting to kill the next hero foolish enough to enter his dungeon. The answer? Invite all the heroes in the land and make a show of it!Dungeon League takes everything that is awesome about dungeon crawling and spews it out as ten minutes of chaotic, multiplayer, party-game action. Up to four All Stars take to the randomised dungeon to ba...

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