Books

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Title Authors Description OpenBook ID
Imagination and the meaningful brain Imagination and the meaningful brain Arnold H. Modell "The ultimate goal of the cognitive sciences is to understand how the brain works - how it turns "matter into imagination." In Imagination and the Meaningful Brain, psychoanalyst Arnold Modell claims… OL13607543W
Intervening and Changing Intervening and Changing Jaap Boonstra Presenting new thinking in organizational psychology from the Netherlands , Intervening and Changing is a guide to applying global thinking and democratic values to achieve innovation. Expertly steer… OL15172737W
Every moment matters Every moment matters John St. Augustine Radio talk-show host John St. Augustine demonstrates though anecdotes and personal stories that every moment in life has meaning and importance --Provided by publisher. OL15517822W
Are you serious? Are you serious? Lee Siegel "Are you serious? Do you know anyone who is? Cultural critic Lee Siegel combines a slashing critique of modern lightness and frivolity with a guide to being serious in an unserious age"-- OL15916785W
Meaning and language Meaning and language Filip Mattens "This book is the first anthology to provide a wide-ranging picture of how phenomenology relates to language. It contains both in-depth studies on new aspects of language in Husserl's thought as well… OL16535628W
Visual Thinking Strategies Visual Thinking Strategies Philip Yenawine “What’s going on in this picture?” With this one question and a carefully chosen work of art, teachers can start their students down a path toward deeper learning and other skills now encouraged b… OL16820152W
Reasons for living Reasons for living Marisa L. Crawford Explores the development and psychological function of meaning, identity and spirituality in the lives of young people. This can contribute significantly to the professional background of those engag… OL16939995W
Rocket and lightship Rocket and lightship Adam Kirsch "A collection of essays from a "great poet-critic-intellectual" (Daily Beast). In these brilliant, wide-ranging essays, published over the last seven years in the New Republic, The New Yorker, and el… OL19995521W
Old age Old age Michael E. Kinsley "Vanity Fair columnist Michael Kinsley escorts his fellow Boomers through the door marked "Exit." The largest age cohort in history--the notorious baby boomers--is approaching the end and starting to… OL20030174W
Feeling Strong Feeling Strong Ethel S. Person In Feeling Strong, noted psychoanalyst Ethel S. Person redefines the notion of power. The stigma of evil we associate with the subject of power comes from this one conception of power -- the drive fo… OL274800W
An introduction to meaning and purpose in analytical psychology An introduction to meaning and purpose in analytical psychology Dale Mathers The question of meaning is central to Analytical Psychology. Human suffering results from meaning disorders both at an individual and a cultural level if we fail to find meaning through religion or p… OL7798776W
Two cheers for democracy Two cheers for democracy E. M. Forster A collection of poetical essays revealing the social conscience of the modern English novelist. OL88874W