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Ceremony
$9.50 - $13.50
by Leslie Marmon Silko
Discussion Date: November 17
The great Native American Novel of a battered veteran returning home to heal his mind and spirit One of The Atlantic's Great American Novels of the Past 100 Years More than thirty-five years since its original publication, Ceremony remains one of the most profound and moving works of Native American literature, a novel that is itself a ceremony of healing. Tayo, a World War II veteran of mixed ancestry, returns to the Laguna Pueblo Reservation. He is deeply scarred by his experience as a prisoner of the Japanese and further wounded by the rejection he encounters from his people. Only by immersing himself in the Indian past can he begin to regain the peace that was taken from him. Masterfully written, filled with the somber majesty of Pueblo myth, Ceremony is a work of enduring power. The Penguin Classics Deluxe Edition contains a new preface by the author and an introduction by Larry McMurtry. For more than seventy years, Penguin has been the leading publisher of classic literature in the English-speaking world. With more than 1,700 titles, Penguin Classics represents a global bookshelf of the best works throughout history and across genres and disciplines. Readers trust the series to provide authoritative texts enhanced by introductions and notes by distinguished scholars and contemporary authors, as well as up-to-date translations by award-winning translators.
ISBN/SKU:
9780143104919
Publication Date:
January 1, 2007
Publisher:
Drawing Down the Moon
$28.00 - $40.00
by Radcliffe Edmonds
An unparalleled exploration of magic in the Greco-Roman world
What did magic mean to the people of ancient Greece and Rome? How did Greeks and Romans not only imagine what magic could do, but also use it to try to influence the world around them? In Drawing Down the Moon, Radcliffe Edmonds, one of the foremost experts on magic, religion, and the occult in the ancient world, provides the most comprehensive account of the varieties of phenomena labeled as magic in classical antiquity. Exploring why certain practices, images, and ideas were labeled as "magic" and set apart from "normal" kinds of practices, Edmonds gives insight into the shifting ideas of religion and the divine in the ancient past and later Western tradition. Using fresh approaches to the history of religions and the social contexts in which magic was exercised, Edmonds delves into the archaeological record and classical literary traditions to examine images of witches, ghosts, and demons as well as the fantastic powers of metamorphosis, erotic attraction, and reversals of nature, such as the famous trick of drawing down the moon. From prayer and divination to astrology and alchemy, Edmonds journeys through all manner of ancient magical rituals and paraphernalia--ancient tablets, spell books, bindings and curses, love charms and healing potions, and amulets and talismans. He considers the ways in which the Greco-Roman discourse of magic was formed amid the cultures of the ancient Mediterranean, including Egypt and the Near East. An investigation of the mystical and marvelous, Drawing Down the Moon offers an unparalleled record of the origins, nature, and functions of ancient magic.ISBN/SKU:
9780691156934
Publication Date:
July 2, 2019
Publisher:
Social Work Sociometry and Psychodrama (P)
$35.00 - $49.99
by Scott Giacomucci
This open access book outlines the intersections between social work and the methods of sociometry and psychodrama. Different sections offer essential practice wisdom for both trauma-focused and trauma-informed experiential work for individuals, groups, organizations, and communities. This text enriches the understanding of various action-based approaches and highlights how to enliven social work practice. The chapters include clinical vignettes and examples of structured sociometric prompts with diverse populations, topics, and social work settings to enhance the understanding of group practice, individual practice, and community practice. It provides social workers and other professionals with dynamic tools to improve assessment, intervention, activism, and leadership. Strength-based practical tools are offered to readers, along with guidance for theoretical conceptualizations. This integrative book is an essential read for students, practitioners, leaders, and scholars within the fields of social work, psychodrama, the creative art therapies, group therapy, community organizing, and social activism.
ISBN/SKU:
9789813363441
Publication Date:
February 24, 2021
Publisher:
Lab Glasses - PYRAMEX CAPPTURE PLUS CLEAR TEMPLES - S9910STMRG
$14.00
Lab glasses required for Chemistry and Biology labs.
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ISBN/SKU:
810170030895
12 MILLION BLACK VOICES (P)
$18.99
12 Million Black Voices, first published in 1941, combines Wright's prose with startling photographs selected by Edwin Rosskam from the Security Farm Administration files compiled during the Great Depression. The photographs include works by such giants as Walker Evans, Dorothea Lange, and Arthur Rothstein. From crowded, rundown farm shacks to Harlem storefront churches, the photos depict the lives of black people in 1930s America--their misery and weariness under rural poverty, their spiritual strength, and their lives in northern ghettos. Wright's accompanying text eloquently narrates the story of these 90 pictures and delivers a powerful commentary on the origins and history of black oppression in this country. Also included are new prefaces by Douglas Brinkley, Noel Ignatiev, and Michael Eric Dyson. "Among all the works of Wright, 12 Million Black Voices stands out as a work of poetry, ... passion, ... and of love."--David Bradley "A more eloquent statement of its kind could hardly have been devised."--The New York Times Book Review
ISBN/SKU:
9781560254461
Publication Date:
December 16, 2002
Publisher:
A Pocket Style Manual ( Dwnld: 180 days / Online: 180 days ) - eBook
$19.99
ISBN/SKU:
9781319327569R180
ABNORMAL PSYCHOLOGY
$0.00
ABNORMAL PSYCHOLOGY: AN INTEGRATIVE APPROACH, Seventh Edition, is the perfect book to help you succeed in your abnormal psychology course! Authors Barlow and Durand show you how psychological disorders are rooted in multiple factors: biological, psychological, cultural, social, familial, and even political. You can test your understanding of topics with the text's built-in concept checks and chapter quizzes.
ISBN/SKU:
9781285755618
Publication Date:
January 1, 2014
Publisher:
ABNORMAL PSYCHOLOGY (Hardcover)
$0.00
Abnormal Psychology provides a comprehensive and engaging introduction to the primary psychological disorders studied within the discipline. Maintaining a focus on the individuals at the heart of the study of abnormal psychology, the authors employ a biopsychosocial approach that helps readers achieve an understanding of the holistic context in which abnormalities of behavior occur. In addition to the contributions of new co-author Matthew Nock, the Seventeenth Edition has been extensively updated to reflect DSM-5 diagnostic categories, classifications, and criteria. KEY TOPICS: Abnormal Psychology: Overview and Research Approaches; Historical and Contemporary Views of Abnormal Behavior; Causal Factors and Viewpoints; Clinical Assessment and Diagnosis; Stress and Physical and Mental Health; Panic, Anxiety, Obsessions, and Their Disorders; Mood Disorders and Suicide; Somatic Symptom and Dissociative Disorders; Eating Disorders and Obesity; Personality Disorders; Substance-Related Disorders; Sexual Variants, Abuse, and Dysfunctions; Schizophrenia and Other Psychotic Disorders; Neurocognitive Disorders; Disorders of Childhood and Adolescence (Neurodevelopmental Disorders); Psychological Treatment; Contemporary and Legal Issues in Abnormal Psychology MARKET For readers seeking an up-to-date overview of abnormal psychology.
ISBN/SKU:
9780133852059
Publication Date:
March 2, 2016
Publisher:
ABSTRACT ALGEBRA
$44.99
This carefully written textbook offers a thorough introduction to abstract algebra, covering the fundamentals of groups, rings and fields.
The first two chapters present preliminary topics such as properties of the integers and equivalence relations. The author then explores the first major algebraic structure, the group, progressing as far as the Sylow theorems and the classification of finite abelian groups. An introduction to ring theory follows, leading to a discussion of fields and polynomials that includes sections on splitting fields and the construction of finite fields. The final part contains applications to public key cryptography as well as classical straightedge and compass constructions.
Explaining key topics at a gentle pace, this book is aimed at undergraduate students. It assumes no prior knowledge of the subject and contains over 500 exercises, half of which have detailed solutions provided.ISBN/SKU:
9783319776484
Publication Date:
April 26, 2018
Publisher:
Abstract Algebra ( VITALSOURCE EBOOK - 365 days )
$34.99
ISBN/SKU:
9783319776491