The phenomenology of mind
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There are books which, because of the sheer skill with which every word is chosen, linger in your mind for daysthere are books which let us into the hidden parts of life and make them vividly reali think you're going to like himit is a brave and groundbreaking novel from one of the most exciting new voices in fictionoxfam bookshop cheltenham winner of the costa book of the year winner of the specsavers popular fiction book of the year winner of the betty trask prize 'i'll tell you what happened because it will be a good way to introduce my brotherbut in a couple of pages he'll be deadthe shock of the fall is an extraordinary portrait of one man's descent into mental illnesssee oxfam website for delivery information read more'there are books you can't stop reading, which keep you up all nighthis name's simonand he was never the same after thatthe shock of the fall is all of these books
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When physicians act in medicine they have some purpose or goal in mindoxfam bookshop chipping norton hardback, , oxford university pressthe care of the dying, what thinking itself is, and finally, why would one want to do this exciting and rewarding but difficult work, come under discussion in this bookclinical medicine, as a thinking discipline, is concerned not only with what clinicians do, but whythe nature of clinical medicine takes its direction from a catalog of goals of medicine that range from the expected diagnosis and treatment of diseases to wider concerns for patients, for physicians, and for medicine itselfa very clean and tidy copythe chapters are specific in teaching the kinds of knowledge that clinicians require in order to be able to achieve these goalscassell takes on a variety of difficult issues, from thinking about values to developing wisdomwhat they actually do and how they go about it is in the service of their purposes and their goalsthe central focus of the clinician and of this book is the patientsuch goals cover a wide range of topics centering on patients, the doctor-patient relationship, the acts of doctoring patients, and the goals involved in being a physician among other physicians working within the institutions of medicineaccording to eric cassell, everything else, including the disease, is secondarysee oxfam website for delivery information read moreusing many examples from real-life medical practice, each chapter examines the different kinds of thought involved in caring for the patient
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Practicing the power of now shows us how to free ourselves from "enslavement to the mindin the power of now and his subsequent book practicing the power of now, eckhart shares the enlightenment he himself experienced after a profound inner transformation radically changed the course of his lifeeckhart tolle: eckhart tolle, a spiritual teacher and author who was born in germany and educated at the universities of london and cambridge, is rapidly emerging as one of the world's most inspiring spiritual teachersan essential aspect of this awakening involves transcending our ego-based state of consciousnessyour path to enlightenment: practicing the power of now extracts the essence from eckhart's teachings in his new york times bestseller, the power of now (translated into 33 languages)his views go beyond any particular religion, doctrine, or guru" the aim is to be able to enter into and sustain an awakened state of consciousness throughout everyday life"the next step in human evolution: eckhart's profound yet simple teachings have already helped countless people throughout the world find inner peace and greater fulfillment in their livesthis is a prerequisite not only for personal happiness but also for the ending of violence on our planetsee oxfam website for delivery information read moreoxfam bookshop cheltenham new york times bestselling author eckhart tolle - a key to happiness is living in the nowpractice the power of now: if you, like many others, have benefited from the transformative experience of reading the power of now, you will want to own and read practicing the power of nowreaders of other transformational self-help books such as the four agreements, the miracle morning, braving the wilderness, and the book of joy will want to read practicing the power of nowthrough meditations and simple techniques, eckhart shows us how to quiet our thoughts, see the world in the present moment, and find a path to "a life of grace, ease, and lightnessat the core of the teachings lies the transformation of consciousness, a spiritual awakening that he sees as the next step in human evolution
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It is an inexhaustible mine of anecdotes, quotations, images, curious facts and useless information, oddities, serious science, jokes and memories, all concerned with the interplay between the verbal and the visual, and the limitless resources of the human minddescribing himself as a visual jackdaw, master designer alan fletcher has distilled a lifetime of experience and reflection into a brilliantly witty and inimitable exploration of such subjects as perception, colour, pattern, proportion, paradox, illusion, language, alphabets, words, letters, ideas, creativity, culture, style, aesthetics and valuethe art of looking sideways is the ultimate guide to visual awareness, a magical compilation that will entertain and inspire all those who enjoy the interplay between word and image, and who relish the odd and the unexpectedloosely arranged in 72 chapters, all this material is presented in a wonderfully inventive series of pages that are themselves masterly demonstrations of the expressive use of type, space, colour and imageryoxfam shop dumfries the art of looking sideways is a primer in visual intelligence, an exploration of the workings of the eye, the hand, the brain and the imaginationsee oxfam website for delivery information read morethis book does not set out to teach lessons, but it is full of wisdom and insight collected from all over the world
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' see oxfam website for delivery information read morei have embarked on a journey to lovesome of the wisdom is his own; some comes from the teachings of true islam, from his spiritual studies, and from people he has met in the course of his extraordinary lifenow, working tirelessly as a worldwide ambassador for peace, he talks of the damage caused when religion is used to tear people apart, the essential need for unity in this troubled world, and how his faith sustains him on this, the most important journey of his life - the journey to forgiveness and peaceoxfam shop colne road in this poignant, deeply moving book, muhammad ali shares the beliefs he has come to live by and which he has passed on to his childrentogether with his daughter hana, in this timely spiritual memoir (which includes a selection of exclusive photographs) ali draws upon his rich reserve of notes, tapes and journals, and writes with compassion, warmth and, of course, humour on how we can liberate mind, body and spirit when we pursue and embrace the one essential truth - lovehere, as he recalls his relatively impoverished early days as a young warrior in louisville, kentucky, and his meteoric rise to fame as heavyweight champion of the world, a title he won three times, he tells of the many battles he won and lost, both inside and outside the ring, his conversion to islam in the s and the many life lessons he learned along the wayas he says, 'it is after i retired from boxing that my true work began
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It is an inexhaustible mine of anecdotes, quotations, images, curious facts and useless information, oddities, serious science, jokes and memories, all concerned with the interplay between the verbal and the visual, and the limitless resources of the human minddescribing himself as a visual jackdaw, master designer alan fletcher has distilled a lifetime of experience and reflection into a brilliantly witty and inimitable exploration of such subjects as perception, colour, pattern, proportion, paradox, illusion, language, alphabets, words, letters, ideas, creativity, culture, style, aesthetics and valuethe art of looking sideways is the ultimate guide to visual awareness, a magical compilation that will entertain and inspire all those who enjoy the interplay between word and image, and who relish the odd and the unexpectedloosely arranged in 72 chapters, all this material is presented in a wonderfully inventive series of pages that are themselves masterly demonstrations of the expressive use of type, space, colour and imageryoxfam books & music lancaster the art of looking sideways is a primer in visual intelligence, an exploration of the workings of the eye, the hand, the brain and the imaginationsee oxfam website for delivery information read morethis book does not set out to teach lessons, but it is full of wisdom and insight collected from all over the world
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Occult fears have a way of creeping into the mindwe are meant to go in and out of doors in civilized style, but my mother bade me climb into woodsy wildness and a darkness flushed with crimson light and torchesnewly published paperbackher unmarked way is costly and hard" clambering into the branches of a tree, a young woman flees flaming arrows and massacreshe may be tugged by her desires for companionship, may even stumble into an intense love for a man, and may be made to try the strength of female heroism in ways no longer familiar to women in our centuryshe will need to struggle for survival: to scour the wilderness for shelter, to strive and seek for a new family and a setting where she can belongand even if she survives the wilds, it is no simple matter to discover and nest among her own kind-the godly, those called puritans by othersstreams of darkness run through the seventeenth-century villages of the massachusetts bay colonyoxfam bookshop victoria "when i swung over that windowsill, everything changed for mewhat young woman can be safe from the dangers of wilderness when its shadowy thickets spring up so easily in the soil of human hearts? much will oppose charis' longings for renewal and peace; she must pursue and discover the hero's path to a larger, more vivid lifesee oxfam website for delivery information read morefor charis, the world outside the window of home is a maze of hazards
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This is a book written not just by a professional transpersonal psychotherapist but by someone who has walked the heart-rending path and experienced the psychological trauma of loving someone in psychosis; psychosis which still remains the greatest taboo in society today, together with its implicit diagnosis of a lifelong sentence of medication and no cureoxfam books & music wells internally a very good clean copy of this paperback bookit is in the main a personal and moving narrative of a mother looking to help her son avoid such a lifelong sentence of medication whilst trying to research holistic resources and alternative approaches for treatment at the same time as negotiating the vagaries of the current mental health systemit is often a tale of despair and frustration, yet also gives a compassionate voicetranspersonal and transgenerational psychotherapeutic insights back up the personal narrativeits hypothesis is that if we cannot understand our own unconscious responses how can we understand those of our loved ones in psychotic episodes? see oxfam website for delivery information read more there is also a mark on the front of the bottom edgeit includes an accessible inquiry into how unconscious forces influence our mind, our bodies and the entire family system the cover has a few marks and bows away from the book
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But is this enough to keep her safe? a leader of religious reform and the first woman to publish in english, kateryn stands out as an independent woman with a mind of her ownfrom an author who has described all of henry's queens comes a deeply intimate portrayal of the last: a woman who longed for passion, power and education at the court of a medieval killerbut she cannot save the protestants, under threat for their faith, and henry's dangerous gaze turns on herkateryn has no doubt about the danger she faces: the previous queen lasted sixteen months, the one before barely half a yearsee oxfam website for delivery information read morebut henry adores his new bride and kateryn's trust in him grows as she unites the royal family, creates a radical study circle at the heart of the court, and rules the kingdom as regentkateryn parr, a thirty-year-old widow in a secret affair with a new lover, has no choice when a man old enough to be her father who has buried four wives - king henry viii - commands her to marry himoxfam shop colne road why would a woman marry a serial killer? because she cannot refusethe traditional churchmen and rivals for power accuse her of heresy - the punishment is death by fire and the king's name is on the warrant
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For generations the t'ang have controlled with mind manipulation and teams of black-clad assassinsoxfam bookshop cheltenham the spellbinding saga of the future continues in the yearbut the human urge for freedom cannot be stilled by murder or seductionthe "chung kuo" series brings future centuries to life, portraying men and women caught between great powers fighting for dominancethe seven t'ang, the ruling dictatorship of the solar system, is weakened by the birth of a special child, and the forces of rebellion and change are spreading from the mega-cities of earth to a secretive, planet-wide conspiracy on marsrevolution may finally free the long-shackled masses, or it may spread unimaginable destruction sufficient to level a world--and the hopes of all worlds to comenow, as a mad, blood-thirsty ruler plots a coup from within the t'ang, hans ebert, his famous face obscured forever behind a mask, begins a new fight for power and love on the red soil of marsand yearning for ageless passions for all that life holds dear see oxfam website for delivery information read more
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If yoga does accomplish all that-as many practitioners report-how exactly does yoga do it? how does yoga work? believe it or not, the answers lie in how the human body and mind functioneddie stern's one simple thing: a new look at the science of yoga and how it can transform your life explains from both a yogic and a scientific perspective how the human nervous system is wiredyoga was created as a science for liberation, but in modern times it is used by many to improve physical and mental health, helping us become more productive at work, more caring in relationships, more responsible contributors to society, and better inhabitants of this planeton the front cover and spine there is some signs of wear to the dust jacketoxfam books & music beeston this book is in very good conditioninternally all the pages are clean, tight and unmarkedsee oxfam website for delivery information read moreit describes the mechanics taking place beneath the surface of our bodies and shows how we can consciously use yogic practices to direct and change our lives in positive ways
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Oxfam shop queen's road this four-disc bbc box-set features the episodes of the classic science fiction series - the mysterious planet, mind warp, terror of the vervoids and the ultimate foe - that make up the trial of a time lord storylinethe tardis is drawn to a space station where the doctor (colin baker) is subjected to a time lord inquiry into his behaviour, presided over by an inquisitorthe prosecuting counsel, the valeyard, presents the first piece of evidence, which consists of a recording played back on a screen linked to the matrixsee oxfam website for delivery information read moreit concerns a visit by the doctor and peri to the desolate planet ravolox
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The essays in this volume address central themes in wittgenstein's writings on the philosophy of mind, language, logic, and mathematicsthey chart the development of his work and clarify the connections between its different stagessee oxfam website for delivery information read morethe contributors illuminate the character of the whole body of work by keeping a tight focus on some key topics: the style of the philosophy, the conception of grammar contained in it, rule-following, convention, logical necessity, the self, and what wittgenstein called, in a famous phrase, 'forms of life'oxfam bookshop preston ludwig wittgenstein () is one of the most important, influential, and often-cited philosophers of the twentieth century, yet he remains one of its most elusive and least accessible
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Can he decide between his dear friend, the glamorous socialite amanda kendall and hildegard staunton, the beguiling german widow? to make up his mind sidney takes a trip abroad, only to find himself trapped in a web of international espionage just as the berlin wall is going upcanon sidney chambers, loveable priest and part-time detective, is backalongside his sleuthing, sidney has other problemsaccompanied by his faithful labrador, dickens, and the increasingly exasperated inspector geordie keating, sidney is called to investigate the unexpected fall of a cambridge don from the roof of king's college chapel, a case of arson at a glamour photographer's studio and the poisoning of zafar ali, grantchester's finest spin bowleroxfam shop eveshamsee oxfam website for delivery information read more
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The decline of mechanism and positivism offers new opportunities to bring together western buddhist views of the mind and its relationship to its surroundingshowever, by responding to this by attempting to synthesise buddhism with the values of contemporary culture can lead to doubts about authenticity and dilutionover the past few decades buddhism has deepened its presence in the west and as a result teachings and practices are becoming integrated with those of western psychology in a more productive wayoxfam bookshop brighton this collection of writings presents contemporary views on the integration of buddhism in the westin particular the issue of the balance between authenticity and accessibility is examinedexamining these issues and many more, the contributors seek to bring buddhism into a realistic and informed relationship with contemporary western thoughtbuddhist traditions are often perceived as inaccessible and too firmly fixed to a cultural framework with some people, especially women, left feeling alienated and undervaluedsee oxfam website for delivery information read morewritten by psychologists and scholars, the essays discuss many of the difficult questions raised by buddhism's increased presence
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The remembrance of their youth, of loss, and of old rivalries plays across ginny's mindthere, collected over several generations, are walls lined with pinned and preserved bordered beauties and rusty waves, feathered footmen and great brocades, purple cloud, angle shades, the gothic and the strangervivien has not stepped foot in the house since she left, forty seven years ago; ginny, the reclusive lepidopterist, has rarely ventured outside itonly the attic remains untouchedwhy is vivi coming home? ginny has been selling off the family furniture over the years, gradually shutting off each wing of the house and retreating into the precise routines and isolation that define her daysoxfam bookshop brigg from her lookout on the first floor, ginny watches and waits for her adored younger sister to return to the crumbling mansion that was once their idyllic childhood homesee oxfam website for delivery information read more
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Many vintage texts such as this are increasingly scarce and expensive, and it is with this in mind that we are republishing this volume now in an affordable, modern, high-quality editionoxfam bookshop victoria this book contains alexander pope's seminal interpretation of the original homeric poem, published serially from tohe is also the third-most quoted writer in 'the oxford dictionary of quotations' after shakespeare and tennysonhailed by samuel johnson as "a performance which no age or nation could hope to equal," this is a classic text that has moulded centuries of british and american culture through its beautiful and timeless poetrythis edition provides a perfect rendering of this fine english verse which captures wonderfully the song of homer - a must-read for absolutely everyonesee oxfam website for delivery information read morealexander pope (), was an english poet most renowned for his satirical verse and for the writing of this bookit comes complete with a specially commissioned new biography of the author
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They became the first australian rock act to score an international hit with the single friday on my mindall the albums i’ve hardly played read moreplease click on "respond to advert" (orange button) to get redirected to the catawiki website1 / (albert productions aplp026) made in australia / vinyl and cover near mint the easybeats were an australian rock band that formed in sydney inthe easybeats – australian mercey beat from the sixties (2x) the easybeats – falling off the edge of the world (united artists –uas ) made in usa original lp\\ vinyl and cover near mint the easybeats – the shame just drained, 15 previously unreleased tracks, the vanda young collection volcatawiki’s goal is to make special objects universally availableour weekly auctions feature thousands of unusual, rare, and exceptional objects you won’t find in just any storeare you interested in this item? this item is up for auction at catawiki
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Herbie hancock, chick corea, stanley clarke, hiram bullock tracklist a1 banana jam 6:02 a2 be there 4:41 a3 killer bees 7:35 a4 see ya later 5:33 b1 city sushi man 4:01 b2 nevermind 7:43 b3 communion 8:36 b4 nasty moves 2:09 b5 chicken in the mind 3:28 recorded november at santa barbara sound designall in excellent conditionoxfam books & music islington airto moreira and the gods of jazz killer bees uk lp box + inserts all 9 card-inserts are as new, the box shows minimal wear on the backone for each song with a graphic of the title on the frontside and a short describtion on the rearsee oxfam website for delivery information read morebass – mark egan, stanley clarke drums, percussion, vocals – airto moreira guitar – hiram bullock keyboards, piano – chick corea, herbie hancock tenor saxophone, soprano saxophone – gary meek vocals – flora purim comes in a box with 9 art sheetsmixed may at ronnie scott's studios, london
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Picture is a stock picture see oxfam website for delivery information read moreoxfam shop wolverhampton a leading psychologist explres what the development of extraordinary figures (mozart, freud, woolf and ghandi) can tell us of human capabilties and the development of our own mindsgardner weaves together recent research in cognitive science, child development and psychology, in a book that is both intellectually interesting and provocative, but also makes the reader consider his own life and mind, in an effective and attractive crossover of serious and popular psychology
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Also in the volume are eight appendices dealing with such diverse and relevant topics as the effect of vitamin starvation on the medieval mind and the part played by carbon dioxide in producing auto-intoxication and the visionary state see oxfam website for delivery information read morethe colours of the dust jacket are somewhat faded particularly on the spine and there is some foxingthis edition was reprinted inoxfam bookshop new milton this volume contains aldous huxley's two essays on the effects and implications of drug takingthe pages are clean and unmarkedthe dust jacket is chipped and worn along the edges and there is a small tear on the bottom edge the book is in good condition with no inscriptions
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Along the way louis thinks about what drives him to spend so much time among weird people, and considers whether he's learned anything about himself in the course of ten years working with themoxfam bookshop cheltenham for ten years louis theroux has been making programmes about off-beat characters on the fringes of us societynow he revisits america and the people who have most fascinated him to try to discover what motivates them, why they believe the things they believe, and to find out what has happened to them since he last saw themattempting to understand a little about himself and the workings of his own mind, louis considers questions such as: what is the difference between pathology and 'normal' weirdness? is there something particularly weird about americans? what does it mean to be weird, or 'to be yourself'? and do we choose our beliefs or do our beliefs choose us? see oxfam website for delivery information read morehas he manipulated the people he's interviewed, or have they manipulated him? from his las vegas base, louis revisits the assorted dreamers and outlaws who have been his tv feeding ground
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Excellent conditionmany now believe that the brain is what makes us human, and it seems that neuroscientists are poised to become the new experts in the management of human conduct see oxfam website for delivery information read moreuncreased spine and pristine pagesoxfam shop morpeth the brain sciences are influencing our understanding of human behavior as never before, from neuropsychiatry and neuroeconomics to neurotheology and neuroaestheticsneuro describes the key developments--theoretical, technological, economic, and biopolitical--that have enabled the neurosciences to gain such traction outside the laboratory
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Viewings are welcome, so long as you don’t mind the garden due to covidmum is our family pet she is a show type springer spanielboth parents have great temperaments and are very calm naturedcash on collection pleasepups are all tri colourthey will be handled daily by adults and children, will be socialised with other dogs and catsa deposit of £200 will secure your pup of choicepups will leave me microchipped and have a bag of food of which they have been weaned onto to get you startedi have a adorable litter of sprollie pupsi have 4 boys and 2 girlsthey will be ready from the 2nd of augustany questions please askdad is our working sheepdogpups will be wormed every 2 weeks and will be treated for fleas accordinglyalthough this was a accidental litter, pups will have the best possible start
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The secrets of self-hypnosis is a ground-breaking, practical, step-by-step guide to harnessing the power of your unconscious mind
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Oxfam shop moortown blame dave - at the mercy of someone else'e god label: popladisque track: 1- it's a war 2- better man 3- senseless 4- girl outside the window with wings 5- play in time 6- tea for two 7- undone 8- to change your mind 9- bring your friends along **cd in very good condition (new) with packaging on** see oxfam website for delivery information read more
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14: empire state of mind part 2 cd sealed, as new conditionoxfam bookshop carlisle 1: element of freedom6: that's how strong my love is2: love is blind8: love is my disease5: wait till you see my smile13: how it feels to fly7: un-thinkable3: doesn't mean anythingsee oxfam website for delivery information read more10: put it in a love song4: try sleeping with a broken heart9: like the sea12: distance and time
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We specialize in fine books in the categories of art, architecture, photography, cinema, nature, literature, including poetry and many anthologiesall of our books described as first edition are first edition / first printing
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How long until i get my order?miss fisher and the crypt of tears audio cdhow long till my item gets dispatched?we will be able to cancel your order if it has not been dispatched yetchanged your mind?
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