This book gallery contains monograph publications by Pepperdine University faculty members or staff. Each entry contains a link through which the user may access or purchase the publication.
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Muslims and the State in Britain, France, and Germany
Joel S. Fetzer and J. Christopher Soper
2004
European governments must struggle with assimilating Muslim newcomers into their countries, with so many more now living in Western Europe. Britain, France, and Germany have dealt with the related problems differently. This book explains why their policies differ and proposes ways of ensuring the successful incorporation of practicing Muslims into liberal democracies. Resolving their issues has become all the more urgent in the aftermath of the terrorist attacks of September 11, 2001.
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Bodac!ous Woman: Outrageously in Charge of your Life and Lovin' it!
Mary E. Foley
2004
Mary wrote this book to inspire women to be courageously in charge of their lives and lovin' them like never before. Women who were taught to be "good girls" when they were young now realize that being a good girl isn't good enough in today's fast-paced, demanding and constantly changing world. Plan B is to be bodacious. Based on personal experience, "Bodacious! Woman" offers a simple, but powerful approach to feeling alive and in charge of your life. Using fun language such as "live like your nail color" and the "bodacious woman mantra," as well as sharing both her successes and struggles, Mary is able to connect with her audience in a very authentic, attractive way.
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Evolution :the remarkable history of a scientific theory /
Edward J. Larson
2004
In this lively, deeply erudite work, Pulitzer Prize–winning science historian Edward J. Larson takes us on a guided tour of Darwin’s “dangerous idea,” from its theoretical antecedents in the early nineteenth century to the brilliant breakthroughs of Darwin and Wallace, to Watson and Crick’s stunning discovery of the DNA double helix, and to the triumphant neo-Darwinian synthesis and rising sociobiology today.
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Persistence is Power!: A Real-World Guide for the Newly Disabled Employee
Jeanne Lazo and Carol J. Amato
2004
Newly disabled? Yes. Powerless? Not anymore!
Persistence is Power! is a complete, nationwide disability resource to help you through the entire disability process. Packed with step-by-step-instructions, checklists, forms, examples, answers to FAQs, Internet sites and other resources, this book is a must-read for newly disabled employees, their caregivers, and anyone who works for organizations that serve them.
Persistence is Power! provides information about all three of the major disability benefit plans (Social Security, Disability Insurance, and Workers Compensation) as well as other benefits. Written in simple language, with headings and key words in blue, readers can quickly locate and easily understand the information they need.
Learn how to develop your own coping strategy; decide if long-term disability is right for you; determine eligibility for disability benefits; gather evidence and prepare a winning claim; manage paperwork; deal with financial, medical, legal, and privacy issues; and avoid common disability traps. Armed with real-world facts, you'll be back in the drivers seat, making informed decisions that affect you and your family/loved ones.
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I Won't Read and You Can't Make Me: Reaching Reluctant Teen Readers
Marilyn Reynolds
2004
Marilyn Reynolds has brought many disaffected, school-hostile, and wholly unmotivated students into the ranks of lifelong readers. In this concise, practical book, she shares techniques she has used and personal anecdotes that reveal much about reluctant readers and teachers who struggle daily to engage them. In addition to insightful analysis, Reynolds devotes a good portion of her book to practical, immediately usable resources, including answers to frequently asked questions, prompts for teaching, and a separate section of "Tricks of the Trade" with logs, forms, an extensive list of "hit" books, and much more.
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The Penny Pincher's Passport to Luxury Travel
Joel L. Widzer
2004
Although its emphasis is on getting a good deal, this no-nonsense guide steers people firmly away from no-frills travel and points them toward the wonders of first-class accommodations and preferential treatment. The Penny Pincher’s Passport to Luxury Travel provides readers with the secrets and wisdom necessary to travel first class on a tight budget. Engaging and entertaining true-life travel anecdotes demonstrate how the luxury travel experience is not impossible for most travelers, while, in down-to-earth, accessible language, the author tells travelers exactly what to do and not to do to travel in style. "Quick Tips" reinforce the most important information in each chapter, and "Key Points" provide a step-by-step summary at each chapter's end. Over 30 pages of appendices provide listings of toll-free numbers, comparison charts of airline, hotel, and car rental frequent-user programs, as well as relevant Internet sites and software programs.
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Charisma
Steven Barnes
2003
A powerful thriller of redemption, hope, and courage that overcomes all obstacles. The true battleground in the fight between good and evil is the human soul. This is an eerie tale of good intentions gone bad.
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Steps on the Pathway to Truth: Queries, Discoveries, Conclusions & Choices
Clayton Drew
2003
Get a fresh understanding of the reasons behind your personal beliefs.
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Political Sabotage: The LAPD Experience: Attitudes Towards Understanding Police Use of Force
Richard Melville Holbrook
2003
Political Sabotage may not be the answer for all in understanding social crime and violence or police use of force to control it, but it does provide a focus and single source toward that goal. Want to know about Ruby Ridge and Randy Weaver, Rodney King, and a truer story about the fiasco at Waco, Texas? Did law enforcement do it right? Maybe, but maybe not.
These questions are also answered: What facts and experiences create the subtleties for "the mystique of police culture?" Is a true unprofessional "code of silence" part of it? Is that culture a closed club for those wearing the badge of the Los Angeles Police Department? Is its "culture" and its use of police force in the attempt to control crime and violence responsible for the LAPD’s downfall? Do diversity and affirmative action exist as co-conspirators in that downfall? Or will it all remain as the unknown result of the influence and impact of the emotional and ideological attitudes found in our American society and its sometimes politicized, attorney-dominated, and unjust justice system?
What part did political sabotage play in orchestrating what academic isolation and a supporting media label "the ineffective administration of a corrupt LAPD?" And what led that leadership through a moderate level of hesitation and silence to a federal consent decree and various "commission investigations," and to every activist and media embellished blame, to forgo the effort to retain the best parts of what had once made the LAPD the most innovative, respected, effective and efficient police organization in America?
These questions have truthful and experienced answers. But the overall question is yet to be answered: Will the American citizen ever truly understand enough to make a difference?
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Tools of Critical Thinking: Metathoughts for Psychology
David A. Levy
2003
This innovative text is designed to improve thinking skills through the application of "Metathoughts" (literally, thoughts about thought). Metathoughts arise from critical analysis of the way we think. These specialized tools and techniques are useful for approaching all forms of inquiry, study, and problem solving. Levy applies Metathoughts to many large issues in contemporary social and clinical psychology: defining psychological phenomena, recognizing the strengths and weaknesses in various schools of psychological thought, evaluating the usefulness of psychological theories, and improving cognitive processes to explore new avenues of insight. For each Metathought, Levy offers practical examples, illustrations, anecdotes, clinical vignettes, and contemporary social problems and issues.
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Can't Shove a Great Life into a Small Dream: 12 Life-Essentials to Grow Your Dreams to Match the Life You Want
Tony Magee
2003
Had Enough of Feeling Stuffed into a Bucket? At one time or another, everyone feels cramped and restricted, unable to move forward, held back from getting the most out of life. A dead-end job, no job, a troubled childhood, a ruined relationship, few prospects, having to start over--your dream of a great life is shrinking day by day. But you can break through the crush. It's time to dream large, time to rise to your full height, time to grow and flourish.
In Can't Shove a Great Life into a Small Dream, Tony Magee helps you give shape to the life of your dreams with everything you need to get where you want to go. Here are 12 Life-Essentials crafted from his own incredible journey, and wrapped in the wisdom of the world's most successful people. So make room in your dream for a new life: informed, inspired, and invincible!
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Roadtrip Nation: Find Your Path in Life
Mike Marriner, Nathan Gebhard, and Joanne Gordon
2003
Mike Marriner and Nathan Gebhard share what they learned about life and the real world while traveling across the country in an RV to meet with people who had successfully defined their own paths in life.
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The Corporate University Handbook: Designing, Managing, and Growing a Successful Program
Mark Allen
2002
Motorola. Sun Microsystems. Charles Schwab. Toyota. These global business leaders have bred excellence through innovative executive and management development organizations that go well beyond traditional job training. Known as corporate universities, these entities are essentially strategic partners of their sponsoring companies. Often working in conjunction with traditional educational institutions, they boast cream-of-the-crop faculty from the academic and business communities. Once the province of only the largest corporations, corporate universities are fast becoming the standard at smaller companies as well. This comprehensive handbook is a valuable resource for companies of all sizes who are considering (or already developing) enhanced professional learning programs. Featuring contributions from experts at ten different corporate universities, academic institutions, and consulting firms, the book addresses the three major components of corporate university success: organization, content, and processes. From structural and financial models to the role of technology, from curriculum development to evaluation approaches and measuring ROI, here is a wealth of information on this major development in professional education.
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Culture and Customs of Egypt
Molefi Kete Asante
2002
Modern Egypt blends African history and geography with Arab culture and religion. With its position at the crossroads of Africa, its status as a major Islamic nation, and continuing interest in its ancient monuments, Egypt makes for fascinating study. This volume provides an accessible, up-to-date overview of a society that greatly evolved, yet retains traces of attitudes and behaviors from the days of the Pharaohs. This volume's insights into everyday life, sociopolitical structures, and cultural institutions transcend ordinary guide books. Asante, a noted Africanist, presents the richness of Egypt from the Nile to the Nubian influence, to Cairo congestion and carpet schools. Chapters describe the land, people, history, education, tourism, religion, art and architecture, food, social customs and lifestyles, literature, media, cinema, and performing arts. A chronology, glossary, and numerous photos enhance the text.
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The Firestone Syndrome: A Novel
Stephen P. Beeler
2002
The experience and trials I faced as a young cop in Los Angeles during the 60's and 70's at the notorious Los Angeles County Firestone Sheriff's Station led me to write this book. It is a novel based on an historical era and times, and it is the reader's prerogative to determine if this could happen anywhere at anytime.
This story is a hard, realistic, intense and sometimes sadly humorous look at street cops and the inside politics of the largest sheriff's department in the world. It follows an idealistic young deputy as he struggles with those politics and simultaneously battles what he perceives to be his own inability to use the lethal force that would gain him entrance into the "in" group.
My objective was to depict how power, control and money play an important part in major law enforcement departments, regardless of the idealistic virtues taught in academy courses. I wanted also to show how all-powerful "information" is used and misused to gain rank, wield power and sometimes destroy lives.
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ABC's of the Sea
Shannon Casey Celia and Carla Marlenee Bates
2002
From anchor to zebrafish, children can practice their ABC's while exploring the wonders of the sea.
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Bodacious: An AOL Insider Cracks the Code to Outrageous Success for Women
Mary E. Foley and Martha I. Finney
2002
Provides women with advice and strategies for succeeding in today's economy through stories of the start-up days of AOL, pointing out the qualities that made AOL such a huge success.
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Dar's Story: Memoirs of a Secret Service Agent
Darwin Horn
2002
Dar's Story is a firsthand narrative encapsulating the fascinating life of a U.S. Secret Service Agent. Darwin takes the reader on a journey through his educational years, from elementary schools in St. Louis, Missouri, and Venice, California, to junior high and high school in Inglewood, California. After high school, Dar enlisted in the U.S. Navy, ultimately being assigned to the USS Serene during World War II. He not only served his country with honor but also made lifelong friends with many of his shipmates. After the war, Dar takes the reader through his adventures first at Los Angeles City College; then at George Pepperdine College in Los Angeles, California where he met and fell in love with Shirley Ann, now his wife of fifty-one years. At Pepperdine, he excelled athletically as the star fullback for Pepperdine's championship football team. His academic career came to a conclusion at the University of Southern California, where he earned his master's degree. Fresh out of Pepperdine, Dar entered the Los Angeles Police Department, where he served for two years as a police officer - a job that gave him the experience and knowledge he needed for his ultimate career choice: the U.S. Secret Service. He began his work in the U.S. Secret Service in 1951, a wonderful and fulfilling career that spanned over thirty years. His journal-like entries come alive through vivid stories of the sometimes dangerous, and always exciting, protection assignments of nine presidents from Eisenhower to Reagan, as well as many kings, queens, prime ministers, and other foreign political VIPs. He recounts his extensive travels that took him through every state in the nation and to 75 foreign countries. As Darwin journeys through the life of a secret serviceman, the reader discovers what Darwin himself discovers on the road of life: that the agents of the U.S. Secret Service are some of the finest law enforcement personnel in the world.
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NetLingo: The Internet Dictionary
Vincent James and Erin Jansen
2002
NetLingo has thousands of definitions that explain the online world of business, technology, and communication, including text and chat acronyms and smileys. This reference book helps everyone from students, teachers, parents, and seniors, to gamers, designers, and techies, to bloggers, journalists, and industry professionals worldwide. NetLingo has been the leading Internet dictionary since 1994 helping millions of people each month understand this new jargon.
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The Diamond Conspiracy: A Novel
Nicolas M. Kublicki
2002
Justice Department attorney Patrick Carlton uncovers a conspiracy revolving around an Arkansas diamond mine, which leads him to investigate a top White House official and a corrupt South African diamond conglomerate.
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Why Didn't I Think of That?: Think the Unthinkable and Achieve Creative Greatness
Charles W. McCoy
2002
Accompanied by self-tests, interactive exercises, tips, and techniques, an innovative guide to unleashing creativity and adopting new standards of thinking provides practical step-by-step instructions for making decisions that require observation, accuracy, and analysis to determine the best possible outcome and to improve performance IQ.
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Computing Fundamentals: The Theory And Practice Of Software Design With Blackbox Component Builder
J. Stanley Warford and Karlheinz Hug
2002
The book introduces the reader to computer programming, i.e. algorithms and data structures.
It covers many new programming concepts that have emerged in recent years including object-oriented programming and design patterns.
The book emphasizes the practical aspects of software construction without neglecting their solid theoretical foundation. -
Realizing the California Dream: The Story of Black Churches of Christ in Los Angeles
Calvin H. Bowers
2001
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Press Censorship in Jacobean England
Cyndia Susan Clegg
2001
This book examines the ways in which books were produced, read, and received during the reign of King James I. Cyndia Clegg contends that although the principal mechanisms for controlling the press altered little between 1558 and 1603, the actual practice of censorship under James I varied significantly from Elizabethan practice. The book combines historical analysis of documents with the reading of censored texts and will be an invaluable resource for scholars as well as historians.
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Destination Korea
Dana Abbott Curtis and Jennifer R Willand Dillard
2001
Destination Korea is an eyewitness account of the daily life of servicemen in the Korean War. It consists of letters written by a First Lieutenant in the U.S. Army to his wife while he was stationed in Okinawa and Korea during the Korean War. Through a collaborative effort between the author of the letters, Dana Abbot Curtis, and his granddaughter, Jennifer R. Willand Dillard, they give an accurate account of the life of an infantryman and combat engineer ordered to fight in Korea.
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Remember the Ladies: A Story about Abigail Adams
Jeri Ferris and Ellen Beier
2001
Abigail Adams lived through the Revolutionary War and became the First Lady of the second president of the United States. Though women of her time could not vote, govern, or own property, Abigail believed that women should not be ruled by laws they did not make. Although she did not see these rights come to women, she never gave up talking, writing, and perhaps most important, believing that women were equal to men. Her courage and strength enabled her to help her husband create a new country. She never fired a gun, but her pen was a weapon that helped win freedom for her country--and herself.
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When Children Grieve: For Adults to Help Children Deal with Death, Divorce, Pet Loss, Moving, and Other Losses
John W. James, Russell Friedman, and Leslie Landon Matthews
2001
The first—and definitive—guide to helping children really deal with loss from the authors of The Grief Recovery Handbook Following deaths, divorces, pet loss, or the confusion of major relocation, many adults tell their children “don’t feel bad.” In fact, say the authors of the bestselling The Grief Recovery Handbook, feeling bad or sad is precisely the appropriate emotion attached to sad events. Encouraging a child to bypass grief without completion can cause unseen long-term damage. When Children Grieve helps parents break through the misinformation that surrounds the topic of grief. It pinpoints the six major myths that hamper children in adapting to life’s inevitable losses. Practical and compassionate, it guides parents in creating emotional safety and spells out specific actions to help children move forward successfully.
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Evolution's Workshop: God And Science On The Galapagos Islands
Edward J. Larson
2001
More than any other place on Earth, the Galapagos Islands are the workshop of evolution. Isolated and desolate, they were largely overlooked by early explorers until Charles Darwin arrived there in the 1830s. It was Darwin who recognized that Galapagos' isolation and desolation were advantages: the paucity of species and lack of outside influences made the workings of natural selection crystal clear. Since then, every important advance and controversy in evolutionary thinking has had its reflection on the Galapagos. In every sense-intellectually, institutionally, and culturally-the history of science on these islands is a history of the way evolutionary science was done for the past 150 years. Evolution's Workshop tells the story of Darwin's explorations there; the fabulous Gilded Age expeditions, run from rich men's gigantic yachts, that featured rough-and-ready science during the day and black-tie dinners every night; the struggle for control of research on the Galapagos; the current efforts by "creation scientists" to use the Galapagos to undercut evolutionary teaching; and many other compelling stories.
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Useful Educational Results (Defining, Prioritizing, Accomplishing)
Doug Leigh, Ryan Watkins, and Roger Kaufman
2001
The accomplishment of meaningful results in education is achieved when the outcomes required by educational partners (including society) are defined and prioritized, and then used in effective decision-making by educational institutions and individual educators. Useful Educational Results provides a guide for educators who want to ensure that the results they accomplish in the classroom lead to useful contributions outside of the classroom.
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The Art of Profound Meditation
Lawrence M. McCafferty
2001
The Art of Profound Meditation is a trip through the art of meditation for everyone from the beginner to the experienced intermediate practitioner. In a very easy writing style that walks the reader through the philosophy as well as the techniques.
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Never Sell Yourself Short
Stephanie Riggs and Bill Youmans
2001
Stephanie Riggs, an award-winning television journalist tells the story of a young man who is short in height but "stands tall," and traces the many roles a person with dwarfism can play in life. Fourteen-year-old Josh was born with achondroplasia, the most common form of dwarfism. In this photo-essay, Josh talks about his life, describing the challenges he faces along with his plans for the future.
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You're Not Going to Tell That, Are You, Mom?
Nan Ray Alexander
2000
Anecdotes from the life of Nan Ray Alexander, a graduate of Pepperdine's first class (1939) and wife of a Church of Christ preacher.
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The Egyptian Philosophers: Ancient African Voices from Imhotep to Akhenaten
Molefi Kete Asante
2000
Traditional Eurocentric thought assumes that Greece was the origin of civilization. This book dispels this and other myths by showing that there is a body of knowledge that preceded Greek philosophy. The author documents how the great pyramids were built in 2800 B.C., 2,100 years before Greek civilization. The popular myth of Hippocrates being the father of medicine is dispelled by the fact that Hippocrates studied the works of Imhotep, the true father of medicine, and mentioned his name in his Hippocratic oath. Eleven famous African scholars who preceded Greek philosophers are profiled: Ptahhotep, Kagemni, Duauf, Amenhotep, Amenemope, Imhotep, Amenemhat, Merikare, Sehotepibre, Khunanup, and Akhenaten. These scholars’ ideas on a variety of topics are discussed, including the emergence of science and reason, the moral order, books and education, and the clash of classes.
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Public Attitudes Toward Immigration in the United States, France, and Germany
Joel Fetzer
2000
Public Attitudes Toward Immigration in the United States, France, and Germany explores the causes of public opposition to immigration and support for anti-immigrant political movements in the three industrialized Western countries. Combining sophisticated modeling of recent public-opinion data with analysis of the past 110 years of these nations' immigration history, the book evaluates the effects of cultural marginality, economic self-interest, and contact with immigrants. Though analysis partly confirms each of these three explanations, the author concludes that being a cultural outsider usually drives immigration-related attitudes more than economics or contact do.
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Public Attitudes toward Immigration in the United States, France, and Germany
Joel S. Fetzer
2000
Public Attitudes Toward Immigration in the United States, France, and Germany explores the causes of public opposition to immigration and support for anti-immigrant political movements in the three industrialized Western countries. Combining sophisticated modeling of recent public-opinion data with analysis of the past 110 years of these nations' immigration history, the book evaluates the effects of cultural marginality, economic self-interest, and contact with immigrants. Though analysis partly confirms each of these three explanations, the author concludes that being a cultural outsider usually drives immigration-related attitudes more than economics or contact do.
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Fishers of Men
Gerald N. Lund
2000
In an ancient land in a time foretold by prophets, a babe was born beneath a shining star. Thirty years later, Jesus of Nazareth began teaching a message of hope, peace, and love. He claimed to be the Son of God, and his words - and his life - would change the world. In Fishers of Men, the first volume in the new series The Kingdom and the Crown, best-selling author Gerald N. Lund transports us to the days of Christ's mortal ministry and invites us to experience the emotions and events of those extraordinary times. Fishers of Men is a sweeping epic filled with memorable characters who bring to life an extraordinary time in the history of the world. It is a story about the importance of family, the power of faith, the miracle of forgiveness, and the strength needed to follow your heart.
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Child Maltreatment: An Introduction
Cindy L. Miller-Perrin and Robin D. Perrin
1999
The text is designed to provide a comprehensive introduction to child maltreatment by disseminating current knowledge about the various types of violence against children. By helping students understand more fully the etiology, prevalence, treatment, policy issues, and prevention of child maltreatment, the authors hope to further our understanding of how to treat child maltreatment victims and how to prevent future child maltreatment.
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My Secret Mother, Lorna Moon
Richard De Mille
1998
The adopted son of Cecil B. de Mille traces the life of his biological mother, a screenwriter during the silent film era, and the privileged but uneasy youth he enjoyed in Hollywood while being kept in the dark about his origins.
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Intertidal Fishes: Life in Two Worlds
Michael H. Horn, Karen L. M. Martin, and Michael A. Chotkowski
1998
Intertidal Fishes describes the fishes inhabiting the narrow strip of habitat between the high and low tide marks along the rocky coastlines of the world. It analyzes the specialized traits of these fishes that have adapted to living in the dynamic and challenging space where they are alternately exposed to the air and submerged in water with the ebb and flow of the tides. This book provides a comprehensive account of fishes largely overlooked in many previous studies of intertidal organisms and emphasizes how they differ from fishes living in other deeper-water habitats.
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Fortress Introduction to Contemporary Theologies
Ed L. Miller and Stanley J. Grenz
1998
A reader-friendly, basic introduction that maps the central ideas of the major theologians of the twentieth century, easily accessible to both the theological student and the inquiring lay reader. Beginning with the tatters of Europe after World War I, the authors deftly survey a myriad of Christian theologians. These theologians have responded creatively to the steep challenges to faith in this tumultuous century - from Karl Barths No! to Reinhold Niebuhr's Christian realism, from Dietrich Bonhoeffer's "religionless Christianity" to Rosemary Radford Ruether's feminist liberation theology." "Easily accessible to both the theological student and the inquiring lay reader, this succinct and reliable guide opens doors to some of the most profound religious insights of our time.
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The New Bottom Line: Bringing Heart & Soul to Business
John Renesch, Bill DeFoore, and Thomas J. Peters
1998
Are people opposing the integration of spiritual values and universal principles in our workplaces because they are confusing spirituality with organized religion? This question inspired an open debate between management guru Tom Peters and the CEO of a publicly-traded corporation which was the genesis of this book. A collection of viewpoints, the book's contributors include best-selling New Age authors Thomas Moore and Angeles Arrien, management authors Ken Blanchard and Ian Mitroff, The Body Shop founder and CEO Anita Roddick, and many more. It also includes a foreword by William George, Chairman and CEO of Medtronic, Inc.
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Leading with Love: How Women and Men can Transform their Organizations through Maternalistic Management
Kathleen Sanford
1998
In this time of change and decreasing loyalty between companies and employees, workers in every industry are expressing feelings of being unappreciated, unnoticed, and uncared for. The situation is ironic because businesses spend millions of dollars every year jumping from one sure-fire approach to the next in unsuccessful attempts to improve the work environment. Why have so many techniques failed? It's because so much of what is presented as good management is only a disguised form of manipulation.
Leading With Love explains maternalistic management: leadership based on true concern for the well-being of the organization, the employees, the customers, and the leader. It explains how to balance the needs of all and avoid organizational ills while nurturing your own personal and career success.
You'll discover why so many exciting business ideas haven't lived up to their promises. Many companies have adopted a succession of the latest techniques without experiencing significant change. The results: frustrated managers and a growing cynicism among both leaders and followers.
Leading With Love is a compelling presentation of how intuitively correct management theories can be implemented and lead to success for you and your organization when supported by the power of maternalism.
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The Lost Boys of Natinga: A School for Sudan's Young Refugees
Judy Walgren
1998
Describes daily life at Natinga, a refugee camp and school established in 1993 in southern Sudan for boys forced from their homes by that country's Civil War.
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The Spirit of Tibet: Portrait of a Culture in Exile
Alison Wright
1998
This full-color portrait of Tibetan life in exile displays the spirit of Tibetan refugees living in the beautiful mountain settings of northern India and shows how they have preserved the best of their unique culture and identity.
Aided by their Buddhist faith, the Tibetan people have rebuilt productive lives for themselves, and today live in thriving communities with a strong sense of purpose: to preserve and maintain the ancient Buddhist tradition which forms the core of Tibetan culture. In this sense, these refugees have managed more than mere survival; they have created a Tibet in exile that is in many ways more truly Tibetan than their occupied homeland.
These images portray skilled Tibetan artists creating paintings, statues, and woodcarvings, Tibetan doctors with their herbal remedies and pulse diagnoses, opera singers, young Tibetan children and lay people in their daily lives, monks and nuns engaging in study and practice, examples of Tibetan architecture, and majestic mountain scenes. -
Sex, Symbols, and Dreams
Janice Baylis
1997
A 3-in-1 book: (1) defines and gives examples of seven symbol systems and their sub-sets (2) examples of sexual imagery functioning in each sub-set category (3) how comic strips use the symbolic links to elicit humor. Also focuses on how dreams relate to practical areas of daily living, namely, health, finances, occupation, relationships, creativity, character, and spiritual development. Charts summarize the concepts for easy use.
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Amniote Origins: Completing the Transition to Land
Stuart Sumida and Karen L. M. Martin
1997
Amniote Origins integrates modern systematic methods with studies of functional and physiological processes, and illustrates how studies of paleobiology can be illuminated by studies of neonatology. For this reason, comparative anatomists and physiologists, functional morphologists, zoologists, and paleontologists will all find this unique volume very useful. Inspired by the prospect of integrating fields that have long been isolated from one another, Amniote Origins provides a thorough and interdisciplinary synthesis of one of the classic transitions of evolutionary history.
