![]() ![]() He’s hopes that Buddhism might help realise a more sustainable future for humanity. ![]() To argue his case, Wright draws upon evolutionary psychology, neuroscience and his own engagement with meditation, in order to analyse the core tenets of Buddhism and reflect upon their moral and philosophical implications. Additionally, Wright believes that Buddhism has techniques which allow us to lessen certain negative aspects of the human condition, namely ignorance, suffering and discontent. Still, he is convinced that Buddhism anticipated by a matter of centuries knowledge about the human mind that we are only now unearthing through science. ![]() Wright has little interest in preserving tradition if it cannot stand up to his secular critique. ![]() In this sense the title is something of a misnomer. Robert Wright’s book, Why Buddhism Is True: The Science And Philosophy Of Meditation And Enlightenment (2017) is part of the ‘Secular Buddhist’ movement – a project which seeks to strip away the religion’s metaphysical and mystical content and ground it in a naturalistic or science-based interpretation. SUBSCRIBE NOW Books Why Buddhism Is True by Robert Wright Lachlan Dale considers a naturalistic view of Buddhism. ![]()
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![]() ![]() If you're training or working in psychotherapy Yalom offers you a grounding and steadying voice alongside practical tips on being a therapist. Through interesting and relatable case studies, Yalom talks us through the challenges we often encounter as counsellors and offers advice on how to tackle them. He argues that this in itself can help to create a more authentic and therefore healing therapeutic relationship, where we meet our clients as a fellow human being instead of an "expert". In this classic guide to the process of psychotherapy, Yalom grants us permission to not know and to make mistakes, going as far as to assert that there is value in both sitting in the uncertainty with our clients and acknowledging when we drop the ball. In The Gift of Therapy he shares his hard won wisdom from his long career as a psychiatrist and existential psychotherapist with wit, pragmatism and humility. ![]() What a relief then to come across Irvin Yalom's work. Here therapists seemed so certain, acting with almost prescient insight and knowing exactly what was happening in the consulting room at all times. ![]() The acute sense of inadequacy at daring to think I could help someone else through their suffering when I was still so flawed and uncertain myself, was only compounded by the many "success" stories I encountered in the literature. Even after 10 years in clinical practice, I remember the anxiety of being a trainee all too clearly. ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() We have, therefore, been led to undertake the difficult task of translating these lectures, being fully convinced that we shall in so doing contribute no little to the dissemination of sound theological views, and at the same time bring to favorable notice one whose memory deserves to be held in grateful recollection. And what is stranger still, is the fact that the name of Ursinus himself, than whom no one is more worthy of grateful and honorable recollection, is in a great measure unknown. Many other works greatly inferior to this, have been favored with translations, whilst no pains have been spared to give them an extensive circulation, and yet no attempt has been made of late years to place these lectures in the hands of the English reader. Considering the character of Ursinus, his acknowledged ability, and relations to the whole Reformed interest it is a matter of great surprise, that some one has not long since been found to undertake the arduous and difficult task which we have very imperfectly accomplished. ![]() Ursinus, upon the Heidelberg Catechism, it is presumed no apology is necessary, at least as far as the German Reformed Church is concerned. In presenting the English Reader with a translation of the Theological Lectures of Dr. ![]() ![]() And while a few new twists are introduced here, the fact that so little is resolved will leave readers wishing for just a bit more. The narrator occasionally addresses readers directly with asides and explanations on topics such as holiday fatigue and the Heimlich maneuver, which seems oddly discordant in the distinctly Victorian-style narrative. The characterization and plotting are true to an over-the-top parody of a Victorian melodrama as one outlandish adventure after another climaxes in a riotous spoof of a Gilbert & Sullivan Operetta gone bad. ![]() There is genuine humor in Penelope’s unruffled attempts to educate and tame her charges, and fun in the wordplay and the use of delicious sounding archaic words. Mysterious happenings thwart Miss Lumley’s plans for a proper and edifying tour of the city, including a fortune-teller who issues a strange warning to the children, a guidebook that leads them to a hidden gallery in the British Museum, and Lord Ashton’s twitching behavior during a full moon. ![]() ![]() While Ashton Place is being repaired after the disastrous Christmas party at the conclusion of The Mysterious Howling (HarperCollins, 2010), Cassiopeia, Beowulf, and Alexander head for London, under the care of their unflappable 15-year-old governess, Miss Penelope Lumley. The Incorrigibles, three feral children discovered and adopted by the ridiculously rich Lord Ashton, are back in another series of uproarious escapades. ![]() ![]() ![]() ***Click Here to Download*** Ten Apples Up On Top Printable Draw a Picture and add Apple Stickers – After reading the story aloud, we draw a picture of ourselves, and I give them some apple stickers to place on top of their drawing’s head to extend the book. Here’s a printable of the page I use: It makes the story more real to them, and even funnier because balancing even one apple is hard to do!ģ. Try to Balance an Apple – I let my students try and balance an apple on their head so that they can see how difficult it is. Seuss books, you need a copy of Ten Apples Up on Top in your home library though because it’s just such a fun and funny read and lends to so many great activities you can do together.Ģ. Suess – This great read aloud that has lots of counting in it. We’ve complied these 10 fun apple preschool activities and crafts that can fit any lesson! Pair them with one of our favorite read-aloud books, Ten Apples Up On Top, for a perfect start to the unit!ġ0 Apples Up On Top Read Preschool Activitiesġ. ![]() It is something that preschool age kids love to explore and learn more about. Fall is a perfect time for an APPLE unit either at home or at school. ![]() ![]() The detectives quickly realize that the other four guests must be the murders about whom Me Shaitana spoke Dr Roberts, a respected general doctor Major Respard, a renowned adventurer and traveller Mrs Lorrimer, a seemingly upstanding woman in her sixties and Anne Meredith, a quiet young woman in her early twenties. At the dinner, Poirot finds both familiar friends and complete strangers Mr Shaitana has assembled three other sleuths Superintendent Battle of Scotland Yard, Colonel Race, a retired secret service operative and Ariadne Oliver, famous crime writer of many "whodunit" style murder mystery novels. Poirot finds him odious but fascinating and accepts his invitation to dinner on Friday the eighteenth. He tells Poirot that as well as collecting snuff boxes and other artefacts, he also collects myrdered who have literally gotten away with murder. Whilst looking at the boxes Poirot encounters Mr Shaitana, a rich and exotic man of dubious character who is fascinated by the macabre and believes himself to be cleverer than most people. The novel begins at an exhibition of snuff boxes attended by the famous Belgian detective, Hercule Poirot. We are thankful for their contributions and encourage you to make your own. ![]() ![]() ![]() These notes were contributed by members of the GradeSaver community. ![]() ![]() ![]() John Tinker, naturally, shows up and is just as simultaneously inconvenient and perfectly helpful as he was before. ![]() it’s her support for a charity that drives Elizabeth in this novel (well, other than the above). ![]() When she’s safely back on the other side of the border, there are sure to be representatives of the Duke that’s been hunting for her waiting.Įlizabeth’s mentee, Julia, continues her education - emboldened and possibly more headstrong thanks to her recent adventures, yet still naive and idealistic. She’s got quite the powers arrayed against her - she’s about to be deported back to the Kingdom, along with dozens of other refugees. And when a few of those people are working together? It’s not going to go easy for you. Sure, it would be possible to get back to something akin to the status quo, but it’d be tricky, and he’s clearly not going for that.Īs clever and skillful as Elizabeth demonstrated herself to be, there’s always someone better. Naturally, in the sequel, he pretty much destroys all of that. ![]() So in The Bullet Catcher’s Daughter, Duncan created this nice little world and set up what could’ve been a pretty long running series of adventures for Elizabeth Barnabus and her alter-ego/brother Edwin. Series: Fall of the Gas-Lit Empire, #2Mass Market Paperback, 368 pg. ![]() ![]() And it's Yuka's latest top secret project that has her very concerned. ![]() Yuka, on the other hand, is a geneticist working for a very high-level tech company, one that's contracted out to work for the government and the military. Like Ashley, Kitch happens to be an artist. In the meantime, Ashley has bounced from foster home to foster home and represents a real challenge to the social workers who try to help her-not because she's inherently bad, but because trouble always seems to find her.Īshley's latest set of presumably short-term foster parents are Kitch and Yuka Nolan. ![]() He now sits in federal prison, but still casts a shadow over Ashley's life. Her father is a known criminal who once used Ashley to help him elude justice, and in his attempt to escape, a life was taken. Primer introduces a brand-new superhero with a colorful array of superpowers to explore.Īshley Rayburn is an upbeat girl with a decidedly downbeat past. ![]() ![]() When we fail to encourage and develop the talents and skills of people who think in different ways, we fail to integrate ways of learning and thinking that benefit and enrich society.įinally someone gets it! Ms. Grandin uses real world examples of things she has seen to document the cost of focusing on language based ways of thinking instead of encouraging all ways of thinking and learning. ![]() Not only are we not effectively teaching and honoring what the visual, right side of our minds can do, but we have lost so much more in the worlds of design and innovation along the way. ![]() I just started reading it and I can’t get over how perfectly it talks about the importance of visual thinking. ![]() So, I was so excited to hear that she has just released a new book, Visual Thinking. It was also made into a movie that does a great job illustrating what it’s like to be a visual thinker. Temple Grandin introduced us to the world of visual thinking as it relates to Autism Spectrum Disorders and other forms of neurodivergence in her first book, Thinking in Pictures. ![]() ![]() ![]() This one defies all rational thinking and borders the impossible. ![]() And what Marchiori and his team see on those videos is more disturbing than all their other cases combined. He never touches his victims and he leaves no evidence behind, except for the detailed videos of his murders. Livio Marchiori, a homicide detective with the highest rate of solved cases in Verona, is faced with The Hypnotist, a serial killer the likes of which he's never seen before. When he realizes that his very own daughter is a product of this sinister plot and that she is in grave danger, he vows to do everything it takes to make sure Maya will be safe and the people behind the experiment will all pay. ![]() John Blake, a CIA special agent, stumbles upon an illegal genetic experiment within the agency, conducted on unborn babies and officially presented as a fertility program designed to help couples get pregnant. What if someone could take complete control over your mind?Īnd what if that someone was a serial killer?ĭiscover EVO, a gripping crime thriller that reviewers and readers describe as "spellbinding", "high-energy" and "impossible to put down". ![]() A covert CIA operation that involves genetic engineering.Ī serial killer nicknamed "The Hypnotist".Īnd the most terrifying threat humanity has to face. ![]() |