| |
|
|
 Free Download Aging Masculinity in the American Novel By Alex Hobbs 2016 | 197 Pages | ISBN: 1442266783 | EPUB | 1 MB As each generation confronts aging and responds to its challenges, the literary community-ranging from Philip Roth to Jonathan Franzen-has provided nuanced and thoughtful depictions that transcend stereotypes of old men as feeble and broken individuals. Under the sage guidance of these authors-many facing old age themselves-older male characters have become increasingly prevalent in literary fiction. In Aging Masculinity in the American Novel, Alex Hobbs turns the spotlight on matters related to later life by examining a broad range of works. Hobbs looks at novels not only by literary lions of the Baby Boom generation, but authors on the cusp of old age who anticipate its consequences. In addition to works by Jonathan Franzen, Paul Auster, and Ethan Canin, the author considers the perspectives of female writers, such as Marilynne Robinson, Anne Tyler, and Jane Smiley, who have created complex older male characters. Hobbs argues that previous studies regarding male aging in popular culture have been reductive, and she suggests that male and female experiences and interpretations of aging are individualistic and unique. With a bold argument for how readers should contemplate masculinity in literary fiction, this book helps us better understand the full range of issues that older men face-from legacy and loss to health issues and grace. The author's illuminating and persuasive perspectives will ignite a new way of thinking about this subject and its central place in the national conversation. Looking at how older men's lives are documented in American fiction, Aging Masculinity in the American Novel will be of interest to scholars and students of popular culture, gender studies, aging studies, and literature.  Free Download Age Like a Yogi: A Heavenly Path to a Dazzling Third Act by Victoria Moran, Sharon Gannon English | January 14, 2025 | ISBN: 1958972592 | 234 pages | PDF | 3.15 Mb Yoga and ayurveda as keys for aging beautifully  Free Download Age Appropriate Activities for Adults with Profound Mental Retardation By Nina Galerstein; Kris Martin; Darryl Powe; Darryl Powe 2005 | 199 Pages | ISBN: 1891278320 | EPUB | 1 MB A user-friendly approach for any caregivers (therapists, family, friends, etc.) who work with adults with very challenging issues related to profound mental retardation. The authors have found, through hands on experience, that these people can learn and can greatly benefit from interventions designed specifically to increase their skills and quality of life. These activity-based programs are designed to be not only beneficial but also fun for everyone involved. All activities (scenarios) are designed to be easy, adaptable, and based on specific areas of need and growth.  Free Download Against Power : For an Overhaul of Critical Theory By Giacomo Marramao; Patrick Camiller 2016 | 97 Pages | ISBN: 1611496195 | EPUB | 1 MB In his latest book in the study of power, Giacomo Marramao focuses on the work of two great Central European writers, Elias Canetti and Herta Müller, each of whom, in different periods and contexts, offered a philosophical genealogy of forms of domination and a radical diagnosis of power, command and law. To grasp the meaning of the transformations of power, it is necessary to go to the roots: to the archē that originated it as a factor common to all human cultures and all historical periods. Power cannot be suppressed: any attempt to 'overcome' it (by eliminating one or another form of its exercise) has done no more than strengthen it. Power must, however, be 'uprooted' or subverted in its logic of identity, which is activated in the boundless character of desire and the paranoid scene of fear and the death of the Other. In the midst of today's global world, to trace a line of opposition to power means to free ourselves from the alibi of objectivity and to focus instead on subjects and their potential for metamorphosis/regeneration. This is possible only if we detach ourselves from the ground noise of actuality and recover the broken thread of solitary and extreme works.  Free Download African American Children in Early Childhood Education : Making the Case for Policy Investments in Families, Schools, and Communities By Iheoma U. Iruka; Stephanie M. Curenton; Tonia R. Durden; Tonia R. Durden; Iheoma U. Iruka 2017 | 343 Pages | ISBN: 1787142590 | EPUB | 1 MB Approximately 45% of young black children in the United States (under the age of six) live in poverty. It is well documented that education and economic security are inextricably linked and that early learning and early reading are undisputed contributors to a successful education. This book presents both the challenges and opportunities that exist for addressing the critical needs of black children, who have been historically underserved in the U.S. education system. This book explores the language, cognitive, social-emotional, and health development of black children from birth to age 8. The chapters approach this in three ways; first, they tackle why it is problematic to only characterize Black children's accomplishment in terms of "academic achievement." Second, they discuss the importance of the home-school environment connection. Lastly, they discuss the changes that need to be in teacher preparation in order to ensure that the workforce can practice racial equity in the classroom. These issues are woven together by a call to close the education opportunity gap via 'equity adjustments' that can target educational and health disparities facing the black community.  Free Download Affordable Housing in the United States by Gregg Colburn, Rebecca J Walter English | December 30, 2024 | ISBN: 1032407263 | 214 pages | MOBI | 2.93 Mb Affordable Housing in the United States addresses the issue of affordability of housing, or the lack thereof, going beyond conventional policy discussions to consider fundamental questions such as: What makes housing affordable and for whom is it affordable? What are the consequences of a lack of affordable housing? How is affordable housing created? And what steps can be taken to ensure all people have access to affordable housing?  Free Download Aesthetics, Metaphysics, Language : Essays on Heidegger and Gadamer By Stefano Marino 2015 | 151 Pages | ISBN: 144387650X | PDF | 1 MB Martin Heidegger and Hans-Georg Gadamer undoubtedly belong among the most important representatives of twentieth-century phenomenological hermeneutics, which represents, in turn, one of the major traditions within so-called continental philosophy. Respectively teacher and pupil, during their long and philosophically intense lives and careers Heidegger and Gadamer greatly contributed to the development of philosophical thought in our age, providing significant and often decisive contributions in various fields of philosophical inquiry. Their main works, Being and Time (1927) and Truth and Method (1960), respectively amount to the great "classics" of contemporary philosophy, both being extraordinarily influential books without which the history of twentieth- and also twenty-first century philosophy as we know it would not be conceivable. This book addresses a number of problems concerning aesthetics, metaphysics, language and philosophical anthropology, by focusing on Heidegger's and Gadamer's specific contributions in these fields, and by establishing fruitful and original comparisons between their views and those of other relevant thinkers of our time, such as Hannah Arendt, Richard Rorty and John McDowell. The book adopts a comparative approach that portrays the complex philosophical problems and concepts at the core of this investigation from various points of view, thus broadening the philosophical horizon, generating a more comprehensive perspective, and underlining the compatibility of different philosophical views.  Free Download Adventures in Contemporary Electromagnetic Theory by Tom G. Mackay, Akhlesh Lakhtakia English | August 1, 2023 | ISBN: 3031246160 | 558 pages | PDF | 21 Mb This book describes the most recent advances in electromagnetic theory, motivated and partly informed by developments in engineering science and nanotechnology. The collection of chapters provided in this edited book, authored by leading experts in the field, offers a bird's eye view of recent progress in electromagnetic theory, spanning a wide range of topics of current interest, ranging from fundamental issues to applications.  Free Download Advancing Future-Orientation in Policymaking (Routledge Research on Social and Political Elites) by Vesa Koskimaa, Lauri Rapeli English | December 19, 2024 | ISBN: 1032055480 | 180 pages | PDF | 5.56 Mb This book argues that, under certain societal and institutional conditions, party-, interest group- and bureaucracy-based elites can interact positively to extend political timeframes beyond short electoral terms and foster reasoned long-term planning for democratic decision-making.  Free Download Advances in Intelligent Systems for Sustainable Agriculture: Proceedings of the 3rd International Conference, ICISA 2024 (Lecture Notes in Networks and Systems, 1201) by Anand J. Kulkarni, Mostafa Hajiaghaei-Keshteli English | February 1, 2025 | ISBN: 9819798388 | 435 pages | EPUB | 67 Mb This book presents the select proceedings of the 3rd International Conference on Intelligent Systems and Applications 2024. The theme of this conference is 'Intelligent Systems for Agricultural Applications'. It covers the topics of intelligent systems in multiple aspects such as sustainable crop production, weather prediction, post-harvest management and agro-processing, digitalization and automation of agri equipment, agriculture warehouse and supply chain management, yield prediction, and quality assessment. The book is useful for researchers and professionals interested in the broad field of artificial intelligence and machine learning. |
:
