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پزشکی، دندانپزشکی و داروسازی
تاریخ و جغرافیا
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دیگر
دین و فلسفه
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سلامتی، تناسب اندام و رژیم غذایی
شیمی و پلیمر
علوم اجتماعی و حقوق
علوم زیستی و بیوتکنولوژی
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کامپیوتر و اینترنت
کتابهای کودکان و داستان
کسب و کار و اقتصاد
کشاورزی و دامپزشکی و غذا
معماری
مهندسی و فناوری
هنر و تئاتر
محصولات
God wants you to Learn, Labor, and Love - PDF
نویسندگان: خلاصه: In the Old Testament, the term ‘disciple’ or ‘student’ is often used todesignate a person who believes in God. “The LOrd God has given me theear of the learned ... He awakens me morning by morning, He awakens Myear to hear as the learned” (Isa. 50:4-5). The word ‘disciple’ is derivedfrom the Latin term ‘discipulus’ and means ‘a pupil’. The New Testamentfirst uses the term ‘mathetes’ to designate the twelve apostles (beginningwith John 2:2 and in general in this gospel) and then to describe all follow-ers of Jesus (Luke 6:17, Acts 9:25). The Great Commission, which alsouses this word, expressly speaks of teaching and of doing what has beenlearned, “... make disciples of all the nations ... teaching them to observeall things that I have commanded you ...” (Mt. 28:18-20). Christians arestudents who never stop learning, a characteristic typical of wisdom. Themore one knows, the more one realizes how little one knows and howmuch more there is to learn, “... The fear of the LOrd is the beginning ofwisdom, and the knowledge of the Holy One is understanding” (Proverbs9:8-10).
I Am You: The Metaphysical Foundations for Global Ethics - PDF
نویسندگان: خلاصه: Borders enclose and separate us. We assign to them tremendous significance. Along them we draw supposedly uncrossable boundaries within which we believe our individual identities begin and end, erecting the metaphysical dividing walls that enclose each one of us into numerically identical, numerically distinct, entities: persons. Do the borders between us—physical, psychological, neurological, causal, spatial, temporal, etc.—merit the metaphysical significance ordinarily accorded them? The central thesis of I Am You is that our borders do not signify boundaries between persons. We are all the same person. Variations on this heretical theme have been voiced periodically throughout the ages (the Upanishads, Averroës, Giordano Bruno, Josiah Royce, Schrödinger, Fred Hoyle, Freeman Dyson). In presenting his arguments, the author relies on detailed analyses of recent formal work on personal identity, especially that of Derek Parfit, Sydney Shoemaker, Robert Nozick, David Wiggins, Daniel C. Dennett and Thomas Nagel, while incorporating the views of Descartes, Leibniz, Wittgenstein, Schopenhauer, Kant, Husserl and Brouwer. His development of the implied moral theory is inspired by, and draws on, Rawls, Sidgwick, Kant and again Parfit. The traditional, commonsense view that we are each a separate person numerically identical to ourselves over time, i.e., that personal identity is closed under known individuating and identifying borders—what the author calls Closed Individualism—is shown to be incoherent. The demonstration that personal identity is not closed but open points collectively in one of two new directions: either there are no continuously existing, self-identical persons over time in the sense ordinarily understood—the sort of view developed by philosophers as diverse as Buddha, Hume and most recently Derek Parfit, what the author calls Empty Individualism—or else you are everyone, i.e., personal identity is not closed under known individuating and identifying borders, what the author calls Open Individualism. In making his case, the author:
How to Forgive - Even When You Can't Forget - PDF
نویسندگان: خلاصه: Forgiveness has a bad aftertaste for most people somehow, they associate it with being weak. After you finish reading this book you will have come to the understanding that it s quite the opposite forgiveness is an act of maturity, bravery and intelligence; most importantly, it is a direct connection to your heart. In essence, it is love itself. For many, the topic of forgiveness has religious connotations. Some religions have actually been concerned with the philosophy and practice of forgiveness since their beginnings. Many people have been helped. However, as religions have evolved, there is often a shift from the inner Truth of the heart to the outer necessity of conforming to social standards and protocols. Forgiveness in these cases has usually turned into a set of rules, a methodology of doctrine that no longer serves to speak directly to the heart. Indeed, many people have left their religions as they have come to an understanding that universal spirituality is replacing doctrine. This opens the door to a world-wide agreement and alignment of what s essential spiritually for every human being. You can learn to forgive and you can learn why forgiveness is easier than you think. When you come to understand how an incident in your life causes you to be resentful and angry, you can switch your behavior almost like a light switch. Instead of continuing to blame, you can start the forgiveness process. If you want to experience true happiness in your life, look no further on the outside. Happiness is achieved internally, not externally. You can achieve true happiness by eliminating any stories you keep alive from the past that may haunt you. You can confront these ghosts directly and when you face them, they evaporate into nothing they simply disappear and you will no longer be haunted by your past, you will be more fully present in the now.
“If you love that lady don’t marry her” : the courtship letters of Sally McDowell and John Miller,1854–1856 - PDF
نویسندگان: خلاصه: "If You Love That Lady Don't Marry Her" is a fascinating collection of almost five hundred letters between John Miller (1819-1895) and Sally Campbell Preston McDowell (1821-1895). Their correspondence began in early August 1854 and continued until their marriage in November 1856. The oldest daughter of the late Governor James McDowell of Virginia, Sally McDowell owned and managed Colalto, the family plantation. She was considered part of the South's social and political elite. John Miller, a widower with two young children, was a Presbyterian minister in Philadelphia. Son of Samuel Miller, a founder of Princeton Theological Seminary, he was one of the North's most prominent clergymen. McDowell and Miller literally fell in love by mail, but one major obstacle blocked their marriage: Sally McDowell was a divorced woman. She had been wed to Governor Francis Thomas of Maryland, but his jealousy and cruelty soon drove her from Annapolis. Although an 1846 legislative divorce freed her to remarry legally, it was not socially acceptable to do so, especially not to "a man of the cloth." So when Miller and McDowell announced their plan to marry, social pressure cost him his pulpit and made her the object of extreme criticism from family members and friends. Although Miller was initially determined to wed despite any opposition, he eventually settled for a long-term engagement to preserve McDowell's social position. Apart from a few brief visits, Miller and McDowell's relationship depended entirely upon letters. Begun in carefully guarded terms, these letters soon evolved into intimate explorations of their deepening love, their respective gender roles, the problems created by divorce, and religious and familial obligations. McDowell provides the unusual feminist perspective of a divorced woman in mid-nineteenth-century America. As she probes her own inner world, her correspondence with Miller becomes a healing experience through which she gradually surmounts the limitations she experiences as a woman, her depression and the fears resulting from her first marriage, and the stigma of divorce. Ultimately her self- revelations lead to their marriage in November 1856, which lasted until their deaths a week apart almost forty years later. Because of their unique situation, Miller and McDowell committed to paper the private thoughts and feelings that most couples would have expressed in person. Although their personal relationship forms the principal subject of these letters, the couple also discussed such issues as the growing sectional tensions, national and state politics and politicians, literary figures, church meetings and personages, slave management and behavior, and family and community values and attitudes. Eloquently written, these letters offer a unique window on American society on the eve of the Civil War. They also reveal important information about gender roles and relationship in nineteenth-century America. Because no other book like this exists in print, readers everywhere will welcome "If You Love That Lady Don't Marry Her."
Make Money Work For YouInstead of You Working for It: Lessons from a Portfolio Manager - PDF
نویسندگان: خلاصه: f you picked up this book looking for information on financialplanning, then put it down and find another one. This is not a bookon financial planning. Instead, this book tells how you can:• Accumulate wealth through investing.• Be your own research analyst and portfolio manager.• Create and manage your own investment portfolio to reachyour own personal financial goals.I’m not a financial planner, nor am I a stockbroker. I am what iscalled in the financial services industry a portfolio manager, I man-age—and that means I make the investment decisions for—both in-dividual and institutional money in a variety of investment portfoliosfor my firm’s clientele. I have experience managing traditional in-vestments (such as stocks and bonds) and also alternative invest-ments (such as hedge funds). But, even more importantly, I am alsoan individual investor like you. I didn’t grow up with a silver spoon inmy mouth nor did I ever receive any type of large inheritance. I amtelling you this about myself because I want you to know that you, asan individual investor, can build a substantial investment portfolio byfollowing the ideas laid out in this book.Each day normally thoughtful and conservative people throwcaution (and their hard-earned money) to the wind when they heara stock tip that is nothing more than rumor. Others, for fear of mak-ing a mistake, keep their money invested in mediocre stocks and mu-tual funds simply because they don’t know what to do or whoseadvice to trust. Many others feel they need large sums of money be-fore they can begin to invest in stocks or anything else. I’m an advo-cate of stocks and the financial markets, and I will show you how toinvest in the stock market and buy a stock even if you have only $20.Don’t believe me? Keep reading
Within You is the Power - PDF
نویسندگان: خلاصه: The object of this book is to help men and women bring their inward powers of mind and spirit into expression, wisely and in harmony with universal law; to build up character, and to find within themselves that wondrous Self, which is their real self, and which, when found, reveals to them that they are literally and truly sons and daughters of the Cosmos. This work does not offer vain promises of an easy life - for, if this were possible, it would be the greatest of all disasters. Rather, it endeavours to show how to become so strong that life looks almost easy by comparison (the life or fate does not necessarily change or become easier, but the individual alters and becomes stronger), yet it does show the reader how to avoid making his life more difficult than need be. Most people's lives would be less filled with trouble and suffering if they took life in the right spirit and acted in harmony with the Universal Process. It is hoped that this book may assist many to come into harmony with the rhythm of life and thus avoid much needless suffering: to find the Greater Self within, which discovery brings with it a realisation that within you is the power.
Skin Deep: The Essential Guide to What's in the Toiletries and Cosmetics You Use - PDF
نویسندگان: خلاصه: We all like to believe that the latest 'miracle' cream will make us look ten years younger, and we fill our shopping baskets with hair products designed to 'smooth and shine' or make-up that promises to stay on all night long. In a world that is increasingly obsessed with appearance, we are becoming more and more vulnerable to the idea of a 'quick-fix' in a bottle.Yet many of the products we use on a daily basis contain an abundance of synthetic chemicals that pollute our bodies and, as our toxic load increases, many of us hoping for a quick-fix miracle today will be paying with our health tomorrow. In this fascinating, topical and sometimes shocking book, Pat Thomas explains how the contents of the beauty products we use enter the bloodstream in a matter of seconds, and contain a cocktail of carcinogens, irritants and disease-causing ingredients. She discusses the health risks of exposure to these chemicals and tells you which ones to avoid. But it's not all doom and gloom with her practical, easy suggestions, tips and recipes for alternatives, she tells us how we can all make a few simple changes to our lifestyle and reduce our toxic load.
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