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No Logo: Taking Aim at the Brand Bullies

Naomi Klein

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With a new Afterword to the 2002 edition. No Logo employs journalistic savvy and personal testament to detail the insidious practices and far-reaching effects of corporate marketing—and the powerful potential of a growing activist sect that will surely alter the course of the 21st century. First published before the World Trade Organization protests in Seattle, this is an infuriating, inspiring, and altogether pioneering work of cultural criticism that investigates money, marketing, and the anti-corporate movement. As global corporations compete for the hearts and wallets of consumers who not only buy their products but willingly advertise them from head to toe—witness today’s schoolbooks, superstores, sporting arenas, and brand-name synergy—a new generation has begun to battle consumerism with its own best weapons. In this provocative, well-written study, a front-line report on that battle, we learn how the Nike swoosh has changed from an athletic status-symbol to a metaphor for sweatshop labor, how teenaged McDonald’s workers are risking their jobs to join the Teamsters, and how “culture jammers” utilize spray paint, computer-hacking acumen, and anti-propagandist wordplay to undercut the slogans and meanings of billboard ads (as in “Joe Chemo” for “Joe Camel”). No Logo will challenge and enlighten students of sociology, economics, popular culture, international affairs, and marketing.“This book is not another account of the power of the select group of corporate Goliaths that have gathered to form our de facto global government. Rather, it is an attempt to analyze and document the forces opposing corporate rule, and to lay out the particular set of cultural and economic conditions that made the emergence of that opposition inevitable.”—Naomi Klein, from her Introduction

Not "Just Friends" : Protect Your Relationship from Infidelity and Heal the Trauma of Betrayal

Shirley Glass

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Good people in good marriages are having affairs. Well-intentioned people who never intended to be unfaithful are unwittingly forming deep, passionate connections before they realize that they've crossed the line that separates platonic friendship from romantic love. Today's workplace and the Internet have become the new danger zones of attraction and opportunity -- the most fertile breeding grounds for affairs. In the new crisis of infidelity, more and more marriages are being threatened by friendships that have slowly and insidiously turned into love affairs. Yet you can protect your relationship by recognizing the red flags along the slippery slope. You're right to be cautious when you hear these words: "I'm telling you, we're just friends."

Shirley P. Glass, Ph.D., one of the world's leading experts on infidelity, draws on more than two decades of original research and hundreds of clinical cases to chronicle the human story of what occurs before, during, and after the trauma of betrayal. In NOT "Just Friends," Dr. Glass reveals that the disclosure of infidelity is a traumatic event that can reverberate for months -- even years. An important therapeutic breakthrough, her trauma recovery approach helps couples cope with the obsessions, volatile emotions, flashbacks, and other post-traumatic reactions of betrayed partners.

In NOT "Just Friends," infidelity is any secret sexual, romantic, or emotional involvement that violates commitment to an exclusive relationship. An emotional affair, in fact, can be even more destructive to a marriage than extramarital sex. An extramarital affair that involves both sexual intercourse and a deep emotional attachment poses the greatest threat -- and this is the kind of intense infidelity that is becoming more common. In the new crisis of infidelity, more men are getting emotionally involved, and more women are getting sexually involved.

Dr. Glass provides a step-by-step guide through the stages of suspiciousness, revelation, and healing. She gives couples in the midst of turmoil the tools to reestablish safety and foster hope. Healing is not possible until the full story of the affair has been shared. Dr. Glass gives concrete advice about how to tell, what to tell, and when to tell. Eye-opening quizzes help you explore personal vulnerabilities and outside influences to ensure safe friendships and secure marriages. With Dr. Glass's profound, practical guidance, recovery and healing is possible for both partners.

Whether you are an involved partner, a betrayed partner, an affair partner -- or a therapist who would welcome a proven, trauma-based approach to healing infidelity -- you will find wise, nonjudgmental counsel in NOT "Just Friends."

After the Affair: Healing the Pain and Rebuilding Trust When a Partner Has Been Unfaithful

Janis Abrahms Spring, Michael Spring

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For the 70 percent of couples who have been affected by extramarital affairs, this is the only book to offer proven strategies for surviving the crisis and rebuilding the relationship written by a nationally known therapist considered an expert on infidelity.

When I was 15, I was raped. That was nothing compared to your affair. The rapist was a stranger; you, I thought, were my best friend.

There is nothing quite like the pain and shock caused when a partner has been unfaithful. The hurt partner often experiences a profound loss of self-respect and falls into a depression that can last for years. For the relationship, infidelity is often a death blow.

After the Affair is the first book to help readers survive this crisis. Written by a clinical psychologist who has been treating distressed couples for 22 years, it guides both hurt and unfaithful partners through the three stages of healing: Normalizing feelings, deciding whether to recommit and revitalizing the relationship. It provides proven, practical advice to help the couple change their behavior toward each other, cultivate trust and forgiveness and build a healthier, more conscious intimate partnership.

Living Religions: An Encyclopaedia of the World's Faiths

Mary Pat Fisher

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VERY INTERESTING BOOK 5 out of 5 stars.
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This book is one of the most interesting text book i have come across. It gives enough details of every well known religion. there are also photographs giveen to show you what the tevt is explaining.

Great Book!! 5 out of 5 stars.
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I really enjoyed reading this book. It was easy to understand and well organized. I was able to learn a lot about Eastern Religions with this book that I got an 'A' in my Religions class. Yay!

Good deal 5 out of 5 stars.
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The book is in really good condition, and the vendor was out of town but he sent an email apologizing for the delay. After that I got it right away.

Expensive, but worth it. 5 out of 5 stars.
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I disagree with some of the biased opinions, but overall, I would recommend it to anyone who's interested in learning about religions.

GOOD BOOK 4 out of 5 stars.
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Encompassing traditional faiths, indigenous religions, and the new religious movements, this book focuses on the historical development and teachings of each religion and explores how these religions have evolved into contemporary beliefs and practices.

Get Out of My Life, but First Could You Drive Me and Cheryl to the Mall?: A Parent's Guide to the New Teenager

Anthony E. Wolf

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Fantastic for parents of teens (and anyone who has regular contact with them)! 5 out of 5 stars.
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As a clinical psychologist specializing in work with adolescents and families, I am always searching for information that will help parents better understand their children. This book has become an invaluable resource for allowing parents a window into the thoughts and emotions of their teens. Dr. Wolf does a wonderful job of explaining the gaps in communication and understanding that transpire on a daily (or more) basis without placing blame on either the parent or child. The reality is that teenagers, especially in this day and age, are struggling to straddle the line between childhood and adulthood. They face an overwhelming set of challenges in trying to balance expectations of peers, parents, and those placed by themselves. Further complicating matters, is the loss of ability to think beyond choices that will fill them with an immediate sense of competence. The more parents can understand these, as well as other, elements of adolescent development the easier it will be to maintain a sense of connection to their teens. This is not always an easy task. Thus, parents should feel comfortable to reach out for support from family, friends, therapists, etc. Ultimately, as Dr. Wolf highlights, parents who are able to whether the storm while balancing the teen's need for structure with the need for increased independence will ultimately see their teenagers become thriving, happy, caring, responsible young adults.

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Full of insight and humor, but refreshingly nonjudgemental, this book offers every parent a new perspective on his/her teenager. Dr. Wolf doesn't simply give a blueprint of today's teenager; he examines the issues that confront parents and shows why girls and boys act so differently during this time.

Chuck Klosterman IV: A Decade of Curious People and Dangerous Ideas

Chuck Klosterman

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Creative insights 3 out of 5 stars.
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Klosterman's work reflects creativity and interesting insights into American culture. His major frame of reference is modern-pop music. Interesting read with fascinating "what if" scenarios. Good basis for discussion with friends. Worth the quick read.

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NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLING AUTHOR OF SEX, DRUGS, AND COCOA PUFFS

CHUCK KLOSTERMAN IV

CONSISTS OF THREE PARTS:

THINGS THAT ARE TRUE

Profiles and trend stories: Britney Spears, Radiohead, Billy Joel, Metallica, Val Kilmer, Bono, Wilco, the White Stripes, Steve Nash, Morrissey, Robert Plant -- all with new introductions and footnotes.

THINGS THAT MIGHT BE TRUE

Opinions and theories on everything from monogamy to pirates to robots to super people to guilt, and (of course) Advancement -- all with new hypothetical questions and footnotes.

SOMETHING THAT ISN'T TRUE AT ALL

This is old fiction. There's a new introduction, but no footnotes. Well, there's a footnote in the introduction, but none in the story.

How the Irish Saved Civilization

Thomas Cahill

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Cahill Offers Fascinating Glimpse at Snapshot of History 4 out of 5 stars.
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In How the Irish Saved Civilization, Thomas Cahill recounts a fascinating piece of European history regarding how Europe transitioned from the fall of the Roman Empire to medieval times. This brief period of time, known as the Dark Ages, is often overlooked and misunderstood by historians. I once even had a college history professor of mine tell me that the Dark Ages were the Middle Ages! Nothing could be further from the truth. Rather, the Dark Ages was a relatively brief period of time preceding the Middle Ages and after the fall of the Roman Empire when uneducated Germanic tribes overran Europe.

During this time cities were ransacked, priceless art was destroyed and libraries were burned to the ground. Indeed, Cahill writes, if not for a significant contribution made by Irish monks during this time some of the world's greatest literary works might have been lost forever, including works by Plato, Aristotle, Cicero and Socrates.

In the book Cahill quickly details the events that led to the fall of the Roman Empire. He does not mince words as he describes the many failures, including a vast bureaucracy and an insatiable appetite for taxes, that marked the Roman way of life in the years leading up to the sack of Rome by the Visigoths in the year 410. Cahill writes:

By the fifth century, in the years before the complete collapse of Roman government, the imperial approach to taxation had produced a caste as hopeless as any in history. Their rapacious exactions, taken whenever and wherever they could, were the direct result of their desperation about their own increasingly unpayable tax bills. As these nerved-up outcasts commenced to prey on whoever was weaker than they, the rich became even richer. The great landowners ate up the little ones, the tax base shrank still further, and the middle classes, never encouraged by the Roman state, began to disappear from the face of the earth. Nor would they return till the appearance of the Italian mercantile families of the high Middle Ages.

After discussing the many shortcomings and misdeeds of Rome, why it had ultimately failed and fallen to barbarian hordes, Cahill pauses and asks a fascinating question: "What was lost when the Roman Empire fell?" He continues, "What died, when no one any longer had the leisure to pass on the essentials of the classical tradition, when the barbarians burned the libraries and the books turned to dust, when the stones remaining were reassembled into rural outhouses?"

For an answer, he turns to the last great Roman philosopher and thinker and "very nearly the first medieval man:" Augustine of Hippo. Having recently read an exhaustive work on Augustine, I was pleased to read Cahill's brief bio and interesting take on the African bishop. Recounting Augustine's literary and intellectual contributions to society, Cahill concludes that it would be impossible for a society without modes of education and learning to produce such men. To answer his original question, what was lost when Rome fell, Cahill writes:

A world in chaos is not a world in which books are copied and libraries maintained. It is not a world where learned men have the leisure to become more learned. It is not a world for which the grammaticus schedules regular classes of young scholars and knowledge is dutifully transmitted year by placid year.

In other words, as the last vestiges of the Roman Empire fell away, learning was lost. As the libraries and books went up in smoke, the ancient world's literature, science, math, technology and order quickly followed.

Cahill then neatly segues into the essence of the book: how the Irish saved civilization. Detailing the missionary work of Patrick, the first Christian to evangelize outside the reach and influence of the Roman Empire, Cahill shows the remarkable transformation of Irish culture after Christianity was introduced on the island. In savage and raw detail, Cahill describes pre-Christian Irish culture before Patrick arrived with the Christian gospel as barbaric - where blood was routinely shed, wars waged without second thoughts, traditional marriages did not exist and sexual perversions were the norm. For instance, in one Irish tribe, on the day of his coronation, the new king was forced to copulate with a horse. In Cahill's own words, it "was an illiterate, aristocratic, seminomadic, Iron age warrior culture; its wealth based on animal husbandry and slavery."

As the Irish began to convert to Christianity at an astonishing rate, Irish culture was transformed. Cahill says Patrick "succeeded beyond measure." He continues:

Within his lifetime or soon after his death, the Irish slave trade came to a halt, and other forms of violence, such as murder and intertribal warfare, decreased. In reforming Irish sexual mores, he was rather less successful, though he established indigenous monasteries and convents, whose inmates by their way of life reminded the Irish that the virtues of lifelong faithfulness, courage, and generosity were actually attainable by ordinary human beings and that the sword was not the only instrument for structuring a society.

Later Cahill adds, Christianity "transformed Ireland into Something New, something never seen before- a Christian culture, where slavery and human sacrifice became unthinkable, and warfare, though impossible for humans to eradicate, diminished markedly."

After Patrick died, his spiritual descendants began to plant monasteries around the island. The introduction of Christianity also brought education and literacy to Ireland and the first Irish monks showed a remarkable aptitude for learning. Within a generation, Cahill states, "the Irish had mastered Latin and even Greek, and, as best they could, were picking up some Hebrew." The Irish monasteries became centers of learning and soon began to reproduce at a breathless pace. As the barbarians continued their now unopposed march across Europe, many monks from the continent fled to Ireland bringing valuables books and scrolls with them. These the Irish faithfully read and copied. While the rest of Europe was burning and regressing, Ireland was finally blossoming under the influence of newfound religion and education.

In the years that followed, Cahill writes, these monasteries populated the Irish countryside. Looking to spread their wealth of knowledge and monastic way of life, they began to travel and plant similar monasteries in foreign places. Beginning in Britain, the Irish monks eventually established monasteries across modern day France, Germany, Italy and even Eastern Europe. These monasteries brought back the Greek, Roman and other ancient writings and teachings that had been so tragically lost after the fall of Rome.

Unfortunately, Ireland's time of prosperity and education unfortunately proved to be short-lived as the Vikings' reign of terror brought death and destruction to a countless numbers of Irish monks and monasteries. Fortunately, by that time, the Irish had already reintroduced classic thought and literature throughout the European continent.

What to like: The most fascinating thing about this book is its subject. Rare is a development in history so pivotal yet so obscure. I have taken several European history classes on Western Civilization and never have I heard this significant contribution made by the Irish - even in passing.

Those who read history regularly know there are two types of history writers: those who bring history alive in fresh and exciting ways and those who duly record the facts in a dry and technical manner. Cahill is definitely an example of the former; his writing resonates with the reader and the book reads much more like a page-turning novel than an obscure history lesson.

Another nice feature of the book is the inclusion of glossy black and white photographs of historic places in Ireland and ancient Irish artifacts. The subjects of the photos are all discussed within the book so seeing actual pictures helps the reader follow Cahill's narrative.

Would western civilization been preserved without the work of the Irish monks? Probably. Let us not forget that some libraries were preserved in mainland Europe and the Byzantine Empire continued to thrive for centuries after Rome fell. That being said, there is no question that the input of the Irish monks and missionaries greatly aided the restoration of Europe's past with their excursions to the European mainland. Even with the Irish's contributions important works of antiquity were still lost forever. Cahill does a great job of bringing a little-known history lesson, one of western civilization's pivotal moments at that, to life for millions of reader.

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Revealing the pivotal role played by St. Patrick and Ireland in the development of Western culture and history, a narrative describes Europe's evolution from the classical age of Rome to the medieval era. Tour.

Convergence Culture: Where Old and New Media Collide (Revised with a New Afterword)

Henry Jenkins

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Winner of the 2007 Society for Cinema and Media Studies Katherine Singer Kovacs Book Award

Convergence Culture maps a new territory: where old and new media intersect, where grassroots and corporate media collide, where the power of the media producer and the power of the consumer interact in unpredictable ways.

Henry Jenkins, one of America s most respected media analysts, delves beneath the new media hype to uncover the important cultural transformations that are taking place as media converge. He takes us into the secret world of Survivor Spoilers, where avid internet users pool their knowledge to unearth the show s secrets before they are revealed on the air. He introduces us to young Harry Potter fans who are writing their own Hogwart's tales while executives at Warner Brothers struggle for control of their franchise. He shows us how The Matrix has pushed transmedia storytelling to new levels, creating a fictional world where consumers track down bits of the story across multiple media channels.
Jenkins argues that struggles over convergence will redefine the face of American popular culture. Industry leaders see opportunities to direct content across many channels to increase revenue and broaden markets. At the same time, consumers envision a liberated public sphere, free of network controls, in a decentralized media environment. Sometimes corporate and grassroots efforts reinforce each other, creating closer, more rewarding relations between media producers and consumers. Sometimes these two forces are at war.

Jenkins provides a riveting introduction to the world where every story gets told and every brand gets sold across multiple media platforms. He explains the cultural shift that is occurring as consumers fight for control across disparate channels, changing the way we do business, elect our leaders, and educate our children.

I Kissed Dating Goodbye : The Study Guide

Joshua Harris

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The proof is in the pudding 5 out of 5 stars.
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Some people hate IKDG, and some people love it.
I belong to the second group.
You know the saying "The proof is in the pudding", so let's see what difference Joshua Harris' teachings on courtship make in real life.

Here an experiment I've conducted, that you can try yourself. Go visit a singles group that has an overall dating mindset. Most singles groups do. If singles groups make you uncomfortable, that's why! Observe how guys and girls interact, and see how the `atmosphere' feels like to you. Notice how the most good looking guy and the most good looking girl have more people flirting with them or paying attention to them than other less physically attractive people.

Now go to a singles group that has embraced a courtship culture. Where do you find such a singles group? All sovereign grace churches embrace Joshua Harris' teachings, so you can just find a local SG church at http://www.sovereigngraceministries.org/Churches/USMap.aspx and visit their singles group.

You will notice the HUGE difference in the atmosphere and in how men and women interact with one another between a singles group that embraces dating, and one that embraces courtship.

In the group that embraces courtship, instead of a predatory `feel', it has a familial feel. Men and women interact like they are relatives (brothers and sisters), or old friends. There is a level of comfort, and candor, and lack of flirting that is unlike other singles groups. Notice how the attractive ones are treated no differently than others, and how everybody get about the same level of attention. You don't see a bunch of guys surounding the prettiest girl, or a bunch of girls around the most handsome guy. There's no beauty contest there. People are not trying to attract the greatest number of people, or `get a date'. They just want to get to know one another like family.

I've always avoided singles groups like the plague. The only groups I belonged to were open to everybody, not just specifically for singles. But one of my friends invited me to a discussion group a few months ago. He didn't tell me it was a singles group. I went there and I liked it. I attended the group's events several times before I even knew it was a singles groups! That's how relaxed and familial the atmosphere was. I was certain that the difference in the interaction between guys and girls must be because they did not expect to date one another, but just wanted to build sister/brother friendships. I asked my friend if by any chance that singles group was into coursthip rather than dating. And he confirmed it: they were all for courtship, and the familial relaxed atmosphere there was a direct result of a courtship culture. That group is also part of a Sovereign Grace Church.

I read IKDG when I was 23, and all my Christian friends read it, and it really has made a difference in my ability to develop friendship with guys. Before IKDG my best friends were always girls. After I read the book and was part of a culture that embraced courtship I developed several close friendship with guys. Some of my closest friends today are guys, and my best friend is actually a single guy (it helps that we are absolutely not romantically interested in each other,mostly because we know each other so well we are like twins).

Thanks to IKDG I've had long lasting (10 years) close friendship with single guys, I haven't had my heart broken in a series of dating relationships, I was able to use my singleness to improve my serve in ministry.
And those who say that if you don't date, nobody will want to marry you, are wrong. Several people inquired as to if I would be receptive to enter a courtship with them. I didn't need to date them for them to consider me as a potential wife. However I turned them all down because of a huge difference/incompatibility as far as passion for ministry was concerned.

Keep in mind that a passion for the Lord and for ministry will make your life rich and rewarding whether you are single or married.

I also hightly recommend Don Raunikar's "Choosing God's Best" for a more methodical, highlty detailed approach to courtship (each step from being an acquaintance to being married is described with tips on how to proceed to each following step).

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The I Kissed Dating Goodbye Study Guide, based on Joshua Harris's phenomenal bestseller, with over 300,000 copies sold, provides youth with a new resource for living a lifestyle of sincere love, true purity, and purposeful singleness. Honest and practical, this powerful study guide helps teens and young adults remap their romantic lives in the light of God's Word. It also includes healthy challenges to today's cultural assumptions about relationships and provides solid, biblical alternatives to society's norms.


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Orientalism: Western Conceptions of the Orient (Penguin Modern Classics)

Edward W. Said

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Unfortunately, Unhistory and a misfed Pretense of facts. 1 out of 5 stars.
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Dr. Said missed the track completely with this supposed historical analysis that is neither historical nor good analysis. While I won't write pages of critique, here are just a few examples of poor work to make points not supported by fact (nor faith).

1. The British and French controlled the eastern Mediterranean at the end of the 17th century. False - the Ottomans controlled that area; French and British merchants needed permission to trade. None of the lands of the Eastern Med. were ever colonies. At most they were protectorates in which the real rulers were the local people. (Even true up to the pre-WW II phase.) This is common history for anyone who tried to look at such.

2. Muslim armies conquered Turkey before over-running northern Africa. False - The Arab armies did not "take" Turkey; they went straight to North Africa. The so cited areas remained Christian (Eastern Orthodox) until overrun by the Seljuck Turks in the 11 th century. Same comment as last sentence in #1, above.

3. Westerners get our history wrong. Only we muslims can interpret our religion correctly (paraphrase). I'm sorry, but there is a long history of intellectuals of all religions studying each other. Just because many do not accept that the Koran is god-given (faith) as opposed to man written (fact) does not make non-moslems wrong (some muslims believe it is a man-written document).

What other religion on this earth makes such a claim of perfectness and superiority untouchable by anyone? Why, muslims themselves argue about what the Koran means (unless he is Wahabbi - then of course there is no argument). Fanaticism and fact twisting in the name of religion is a vice.....

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"Orientalism" is one of the greatest and most influential of books of ideas to be published since the end of the European empires. For generations now it has defined our understanding of colonialism and empire and with each passing year its influence becomes if anything even greater. To mark its 25th anniversary, "Orientalism" rightfully takes its place as a Pengun Modern Classic.