Social Movements

In Transformation: Emergence of the Self, noted analyst and author Murray Stein explains what this process is, and what it means for an individual to experience it. Transformation usually occurs at midlife, but is much more complicated than what we colloquially call a midlife crisis. Consciously working through this life stage can lead people to become who they are and have always potentially been. Indeed, Stein suggests, transformation is the essential human task.

Die Rhetorik ist eine der einflussreichsten Fähigkeiten der Geschichte, die in der Lage ist, Gesellschaften zu formen, Gedanken zu verändern und Führungsqualitäten zu festigen. Dieses Buch bietet eine umfassende Untersuchung der Grundlagen, Techniken und Philosophie der Rhetorik, indem es ihre Entwicklung von der Antike bis zu den Herausforderungen der Kommunikation im digitalen Zeitalter analysiert.

In a world full of chaos, comparison, and constant noise, this book is your calm in the storm. Through powerful reflections, relatable stories, and modern-day tools, you'll learn how to respond—not react—and take control of what truly matters.

Political polarization has become an increasingly prominent phenomenon in contemporary America, shaping the nation's social, cultural, and political landscapes. The divide between ideological factions has deepened, leading to a climate of intense partisanship and ideological rigidity. This audiobook, The Rise of Political Polarization: Understanding Social Movements and Ideological Divides in Contemporary America, delves into the multifaceted nature of political polarization, focusing on its causes, manifestations, and consequences.

Clever and ambitious, Emma Jung yearned to study the natural sciences at the University of Zurich. But the strict rules of proper Swiss society at the beginning of the 20th century dictated that a woman of Emma's stature - one of the richest heiresses in Switzerland - travel to Paris to "finish" her education, to prepare for marriage to a suitable man. Engaged to the son of one of her father's wealthy business colleagues, Emma's conventional and predictable life was upended when she met Carl Jung.

As the civil rights movement and the fight for voter rights unfold in Selma, Alabama, many things happen inside and outside the Brown family’s home that do not have anything to do with the landmark 1965 march across the Edmund Pettus Bridge. Yet the famous outrages which unfold on that span form an inescapable backdrop in this collection of stories. In one, Willie Mae takes it upon herself to offer summer babysitting services to a glamorous single white mother—a secret she keeps from her parents that unravels with shocking results.

More than a century of civil rights activism reached a mountaintop with the arrival of a Black man in the Oval Office. But hopes for a unified, post-racial America were deflated when Barack Obama’s presidency met with furious opposition. A white right-wing backlash was brewing, and a volcanic new movement—a second civil rights movement—began to erupt. In New Prize for These Eyes, award-winning author Juan Williams shines a light on this historic, new movement. Who are its heroes? Where is it headed? What fires, furies, and frustrations distinguish it from its predecessor?

Virtually anyone, anywhere knows that six million Jewish human beings were killed in the Jewish Holocaust. But how many African human beings were killed in the Black Holocaust - from the start of the European slave trade (c. 1500) to the Civil War (1865)? And how many were enslaved? The Black Holocaust, a travesty that killed millions of African human beings, is the most underreported major event in world history.

Imagine if you had the magical ability to read people’s minds. You would always know what they were really thinking, and how they formed their opinions. You would be able to tell if they were lying. You would know what decisions they were going to make even before they did. Well, it turns out that this isn’t a magical superpower at all - it is simply the ability to analyze people. This bundle contains 2 audiobooks that will help you master people analysis, social influence, and persuasion.

As the title suggests, Fromm's is a wholeheartedly balanced view, inspired by great admiration for Freud's achievements but with a clear understanding of the preconceptions which blinkered his vision - notably those stemming from the bourgeois materialism of his society, his certainty of the inferiority of women and his inability to conceive of psychical phenomena for which physiological roots could not be demonstrated.

In the complex tapestry of life, the brilliance of Marcus Aurelius serves as a guiding beacon. Within his personal reflections, meticulously crafted with profound insight, the revered Stoic philosopher-emperor imparted timeless wisdom that continues to inspire generations.

На тему любви написаны тысячи книг и сказано такое множество слов, что одному человеку невозможно объять все их количество. Осмыслить ее как целостный духовный феномен, стало возможным благодаря философии. Первые попытки рационального осмысления любви были предприняты в Античности: Сократ считал, что истинная любовь вдохновляет человека на поиск истины, способствует духовному росту и преодолению эгоистических устремлений. Платон первым составил ее классификацию, определив виды.

The people you hang around and associate with most makes up a huge factor of who you are and how you feel. This is why, it's important to make sure you know who you're dealing with. Dark NLP (neuro-linguistic programming) and manipulation are real things that toxic people use to get what they want. It's time you start living life on your terms and picking up on the negative energy that may surround you.

People act in ways that do not reflect their underlying traits or motives, and this can easily lead you astray. Applied topics can help you achieve wellness and far greater relationships across the board. If you have ever wondered how to accomplish this, then this is the book for you. This book holds ample information on fundamental psychology. Here are relevant aspects that introduce you to a framework and overview of major concepts and techniques that are relevant to the individual. This can help you attain good performance in personal satisfaction.

To understand the contemporary racial wealth gap, we must first unpack the historic attacks on Indigenous and Black land ownership. From the moment that colonizers set foot on Virginian soil, a centuries-long war was waged, resulting in an existential dilemma: Who owns what on stolen land? Who owns what with stolen labor? To answer these questions, we must confront one of this nation’s first sins: stealing, hoarding, and commodifying the land.

"El engaño populista pertenece a una rica tradición de textos presididos por el amor a la libertad y el propósito de ayudar a las víctimas del populismo autoritario a defenderse de las mentiras diseñadas para mantenerlas en la pobreza y en la ignorancia. Ojalá tenga los muchos oyentes que se merece".

Mario Vargas Llosa, premio Nobel de literatura, 2010.

Would you like to communicate effectively? This audiobook was written to help you further master your communication skills and communicate with greater success and ease. This guide will help you take your communication skills to the next level, ensuring that you are consistently communicating effectively. Many other steps can be implemented to master the art further and ensure that you are easily able to communicate with anyone, no matter who they are, how well you know them, or what the nature of your conversation is compelling.

A provocative look at the relationship between the far right and the American conservative movement from the 1930s to the end of the Cold War. As David Austin Walsh shows, the mainstream conservative movement and the far right have been intertwined for nearly a century, and both were born out of a “right-wing popular front” linking racists, anti-Semites, and fascists in a broad coalition opposed to socialism, communism, and New Deal liberalism.

Avec cette synthèse accessible de la philosophie de Jung, vous explorerez les parties les plus profondes de l'âme humaine et le rôle essentiel des opposés pour atteindre l'harmonie intérieure. La notion d'individuation, les structures de l'inconscient, les archétypes, sont abordés de manière vivante et opérative. Accepter et équilibrer les contraires, tels que le féminin et le masculin, le conscient et l'inconscient, la lumière et l'ombre, vous conduira à une quête de sens fructueuse.

Socrates' admonition that "the unexamined life is not worth living" still resonates with many people, and The Complete Idiot's Guide to Philosophy is a great introduction to that mental exercise. In this audiobook, listeners will find a fully comprehensive guide to the essential philosophers and their philosophies, both ancient and modern, from East to West. The content has been expanded to include the relationship of systems theory to philosophy today and includes explanations of the latest thinking in 20th- and 21st-century philosophical thought.