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      Literature & Literary Studies
      June 2017

      Candide en Dannemarc, ou l’optimisme des honnêtes gens

      Voltaire

      by Edouard Langille

      Published in Rouen in 1767 and reprinted two years later, Voltaire's Candide en Dannemarc, ou l'optimisme des honnêtes gens wraps up the adventures of Candide. Turning his back on both Voltairean satire and scepticism, the novelist proposes a moralistic fable - the focal point of which is a rehabilitation of Leibniz's Theory of Optimism. The main body of the novel tells the story of Candide and his new wife, the noble Zénoïde, in their sumptuous Copenhagen townhouse. Before achieving this happy state, however, the couple endures various trials and tribulations reminiscent of the newly minted gothic genre. Candide en Dannemarc also features a satirical portrait of Jean-Jacques Rousseau.

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      Central government policies
      December 2009

      Candide en Dannemarc, ou l’optimisme des honnêtes gens

      Voltaire

      by Mike Thompson, Edouard Langille

      Published in Rouen in 1767 and reprinted two years later, Voltaire's Candide en Dannemarc, ou l'optimisme des honnêtes gens wraps up the adventures of Candide. Turning his back on both Voltairean satire and scepticism, the novelist proposes a moralistic fable - the focal point of which is a rehabilitation of Leibniz's Theory of Optimism. The main body of the novel tells the story of Candide and his new wife, the noble Zénoïde, in their sumptuous Copenhagen townhouse. Before achieving this happy state, however, the couple endures various trials and tribulations reminiscent of the newly minted gothic genre. Candide en Dannemarc also features a satirical portrait of Jean-Jacques Rousseau. ;

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      PSYCHE UNBOUND

      Essays in Honor of Stanislav Grof

      by Edited by Sean Kelly, Ph.D. and Richard Tarnas, Ph.D.

      Essays that honor the path-forging lifework of Stani-slav Grof, M.D., Ph.D., the world’s leading researcher in psychedelic-assisted therapy, breath-work, and the exploration of non-ordinary states.

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      March 2018

      Ansichtssachen

      Alte Bilder, neue Zeiten

      by Kia Vahland

      Die Welt verändert sich ständig - nicht aber die großen Fragen, die Menschen bewegen. Kia Vahland betrachtet Bilder alter Meister neu und stellt fest: Ihre Themen sind die unseren. Tizian, Rembrandt, Caspar David Friedrich, Édouard Manet, Caravaggio, Vincent van Gogh, Lorenzo Lotto und Albrecht Dürer haben etwas zu sagen zu dem, was das 21. Jahrhundert im Privaten und Politischen umtreibt. Ihre Werke erzählen von der Liebesheirat, dem Verlorensein auf der Flucht, später Mutterschaft, dem Zusammenhalt von Arm und Reich, der Redefreiheit, Zukunftsängsten, überbehüteten Kinder, hassenden Menschenmassen, Machtmissbrauch oder dem Stillen in der Öffentlichkeit.

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      Mind, Body, Spirit

      Goddess

      Blessed Reunions with the Feminine Face of the Divine

      by Anodea Judith PhD.

      Anodea Judith invites you to return home to the Goddess and reclaim your sacred feminine in all her myriad forms. Explore a necessary part of yourself and a missing part of our world when you embody who you are in her mythic stories and in the Goddess’ diverse aspects as Maiden, Mother, Crone, and Queen.

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      August 1973

      Mein Lieblingsmord

      Erzählungen

      by Ambrose Bierce, Gisela Günther, Edouard Roditi

      Seit zwei Jahrzenten erst wird Ambrose Bierce als einer der Meister amerikanischer Prosa erkannt, als Meister auch des schwarzen Humors, wie wir ihn von Jarry, d’Aurevilly oder Gogol kennen. »Mein Lieblingsmord« gibt eine repräsentative Auswahl der Erzählungen Bierces. Er beginnt mit Geschichten, deren Hintergrund der amerikanische Bürgerkrieg bildet, ihnen folgen moderne Gespenstergeschichten. In der dritten Gruppe unter dem Titel »Nebensächliche Geschichten« steigert sich Bierces Erzählweise zu sardonischem und makabrem Humor, der seinen Höhepunkt dann in den Geschichten erreicht, die unter dem Titel »Der Elternmörderclub« zusammengefaßt sind. »In den raffinierten Schreckenskabinetten seiner Phantasie bleibt Bierce der knappe, nüchterne Berichter.« »Berliner Morgenpost«

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      THE UNFOLDING SELF

      Varieties of Transformative Experience

      by Ralph Metzner

      Ralph Metzner, PhD,unveils common dynamics and archetypesof the transformative experience.

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      Mind, Body, Spirit

      Science, Being, & Becoming

      The Spiritual Lives of Scientists

      by Paul J. Mills, Ph.D.

      Spirituality is the Final Frontier for ScienceContrary to popular belief, not all scientists are materialists fervently discounting the spiritual. Science, Being, & Becoming is about the spiritual lives of scientists, their actual transpersonal, metaphysical and mystical experiences. The book's material is derived from intimate interviews with over 30 scientists as they describe the circumstances under which they had the experiences and how those experiences changed their consciousness, transformed their belief systems about the nature of the world, and changed their scientific work.

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      Journey in Trumplandia: The Rise of Populism in America

      by Tiberiu Dianu

      The book is a collection of essays about the transformation of America, which has turned from a united nation to one more divided than ever. Some pundits predict that, if things don’t change, another civil war could occur. Have we reached a point of no return? Hopefully, America is mature enough to learn from its mistakes and avoid further scars along its evolving history. "Trumplandia is a welcome addition toward understanding current events, Washington’s international policy, and the present American society; a society polarized and divided as it has not been since the Civil War.” NICHOLAS DIMA, Ph.D., Adjunct Professor and Research Associate, Nelson Institute, James Madison University, Virginia. "The book is fascinating. It provides background to, and insights into [the] current and past political history as well as offering a personal view... of the country and society. Presented in thematic form in chapters and sections, the insights offered provide a suggestive radiography...” Dr. DENNIS DELETANT, OBE, School of Foreign Service, Georgetown University, Washington DC. "There has been this backsliding in... what a truly functioning rule-of-law state is, that has proper separation of co-equal powers, which, if you don’t keep working on that, you backslide. And I am even worried about that here, in the United States right now, about backsliding.” OBIE MOORE, Esq., OLM Advisors LLC, Washington DC “Indeed, Trumplandia should be a welcome addition to any scholar, student or layman’s library, especially in its international edition. If anyone loses sleep over its challenging assertions, then it will have been well worth it.” ERNESTO MORALES HIZON, Ph.D. Candidate in American and Comparative Politics at Claremont Graduate University, Member, Integrated Bar of the Philippines ABOUT THE AUTHOR: TIBERIU DIANU has practiced law in Romania (as a corporate lawyer, judge, senior counselor at the Ministry of Justice, university professor and senior legal researcher), and in the United States (as a legal expert for the judiciary). He published several books and a host of articles in law, politics, and post-communist societies. Tiberiu currently lives and works in Washington, DC.

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      June 2024

      Plant Nematology

      by Roland N Perry, Maurice Moens, John T Jones

      Plant-parasitic nematodes are a major threat to crop production in all countries, and identification of nematodes and knowledge of their biology is of paramount importance. Providing a broad introduction to nematodes as plant parasites, this book begins by describing nematodes by genera, and then builds on this foundation to detail nematode biology and pest management, including resistance, and biological and chemical control. This 3rd edition is updated to address advances in our knowledge of plant-parasitic nematodes, particularly concerning the molecular aspects of host-parasite relationships, including the application of genomics to nematode biology. Changes in control and management strategies are also covered. The influence of climate change on plant-parasitic nematodes is addressed in a new chapter on ecology. Primarily aimed at students (MSc and PhD), this book is also invaluable for researchers and lecturers in nematology, plant pathology and parasitology, advisory and quarantine services, and crop protection scientists.

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      November 1976

      Le Corbusier

      by Huse, Norbert

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