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Mortals
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Author : Rachel Menzies
language : en
Publisher: Allen & Unwin
Release Date : 2021-09-14
Mortals written by Rachel Menzies and has been published by Allen & Unwin this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2021-09-14 with Psychology categories.
Human society is shaped by many things, but underlying them all is one fundamental force - our fear of death. This is the ground-breaking theory explored in Mortals. 'Spoiler alert: if you read this book, you will die. But, as well as being fascinating, this book can also help you die a better death, and live a better life.' JULIAN MORROW, comedian, ABC presenter, member of The Chaser team 'A death-defying book from two leaders in the field.' PROFESSOR DAVID VEALE, King's College London The ground-breaking book that uncovers how our fear of death is the hidden driver of most of humankind's endeavours. The human mind can grapple with the future, visualising and calculating solutions to complex problems, giving us tremendous advantages over other species throughout our evolution. However, this capability comes with a curse. By five to ten years of age, all humans know where they are heading: to the grave. In Mortals, Rachel Menzies and Ross Menzies, both acclaimed psychologists whose life's work has focused on death anxiety, examine all the major human responses to death across history. From the development of religious systems denying the finality of death, to 'immortality projects' involving enduring art, architecture and literature, some of the consequences of our fear of death have been glorious while others have been destructive, leading to global conflicts and genocide. Looking forward, Mortals hypothesises that worse could be to come-our unconscious dread of death has led to rampant consumerism and overpopulation, driving the global warming and pandemic crises that now threaten our very existence. In a terrible irony, Homo sapiens may ultimately be destroyed by our knowledge of our own mortality. 'A fascinating tour of our species' attempts across millennia to come to terms with mortality. Mortals offers a stunning glimpse into what our fear of death means for our future. A must-read.' PROFESSOR THOMAS HEIDENREICH, Esslingen University
Mortals
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Author : Norman Rush
language : en
Publisher: Granta Books
Release Date : 2014-06-05
Mortals written by Norman Rush and has been published by Granta Books this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2014-06-05 with Fiction categories.
Ray Finch is a middle-aged Milton scholar and a CIA agent in Botswana. His doted-upon wife, Iris, may be an adulteress. And her physician, the quixotic Davis Morel, may be her lover. Mortals is a riotous political adventure, a meticulous portrait of a marriage and a richly ambitious novel of ideas.
Handbook For Mortals
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Author : Lani Sarem
language : en
Publisher: Geeknation Press
Release Date : 2017-08-15
Handbook For Mortals written by Lani Sarem and has been published by Geeknation Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2017-08-15 with Young Adult Fiction categories.
"Zade Holder has always been a free-spirited young woman, from a long dynasty of tarot-card readers, fortunetellers, and practitioners of magick. Growing up in a small town and never quite fitting in, Zade is determined to forge her own path. She leaves her home in Tennessee to break free from her overprotective mother Dela, the local resident spellcaster and fortuneteller. Zade travels to Las Vegas and uses supernatural powers to become part of a premiere magic show led by the infamous magician Charles Spellman. Zade fits right in with his troupe of artists and misfits. After all, when everyone is slightly eccentric, appearing 'normal' is much less important. Behind the scenes of this multimillion-dollar production, Zade finds herself caught in a love triangle with Mac, the show's good-looking but rough-around-the-edges technical director and Jackson, the tall, dark, handsome and charming bandleader. Zade's secrets and the struggle to choose between Mac or Jackson creates reckless tension during the grand finale of the show. Using Chaos magick, which is known for being unpredictable, she tests her abilities as a spellcaster farther than she's ever tried and finds herself at death's door. Her fate is left in the hands of a mortal who does not believe in a world of real magick, a fortuneteller who knew one day Zade would put herself in danger and a dagger with mystical powers"--Amazon.com
Of Gods And Mortals
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Author : Andrea Sfiligoi
language : en
Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing
Release Date : 2013-10-20
Of Gods And Mortals written by Andrea Sfiligoi and has been published by Bloomsbury Publishing this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2013-10-20 with Games & Activities categories.
Two armies prepare for war. Thor, surrounded by crackling lightning, leads the assault of a horde of Viking berserkers. Preparing to receive this charge stands a wall of grim-faced, determined Spartan hoplites, commanded by Ares himself... Of Gods and Mortals is a skirmish wargame that gives players the opportunity to command the greatest heroes, warriors and monsters of legend – and the gods and goddesses that ruled over them. Whether you want to lead the forces of Greek, Egyptian, Celtic or Norse mythology to battle, or build your own pantheon, Of Gods and Mortals presents everything you need. Each player takes control of a god, a handful of legendary characters and a number of mortal troops, forming a warband that must work in harmony to succeed. Although the gods are incredibly powerful, they are only as strong as the faith of the mortals who follow them – if their worshippers are cut down, gods become weaker, and if a deity is vanquished in combat, its followers may flee the field of battle. Success lies in employing a strategy that uses all your troops, from the mightiest to the most humble, as effectively as possible.
Raising Mortals
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Author : Selena Millman
language : en
Publisher: Lulu.com
Release Date : 2007
Raising Mortals written by Selena Millman and has been published by Lulu.com this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2007 with categories.
These Mortals
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Author : Margaret Irwin
language : en
Publisher: A&C Black
Release Date : 2014-03-27
These Mortals written by Margaret Irwin and has been published by A&C Black this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2014-03-27 with Fiction categories.
From the moment that you enter the world (should you ever have that misfortune), your immediate concern will be to find a companion, and when you have done so you will believe that you have found yourself. You will discover a hitherto unimagined interest and value in all your actions, thoughts and memories, since you think to share them with another. Only gradually will you discover that it is impossible to do this wholly; that speech often obscures and sometimes conceals our thoughts; that the fictitious contacts of the flesh give an ecstasy which is poignant chiefly in that it reminds us of the incommunicable solitude of our souls. A powerful Enchanter, Aldebaran, discoverer of the precious Elixir of Eternal Youth, is tired of playing with the lives of men and retires to his beautiful kingdom located on the path between the earth and the moon. There, he passes his time educating his beautiful daughter, Melusine, in the intricate profession of sorcery; his only worry is that she should never experience the misery of the mortal world. Melusine, like most children, is deaf to her father's cautionary words and longs to see life on the mysterious planet at the end of the moon path. One day she disobeys Alderbaran and uses her magic powers to descend to Earth, landing in the peculiar kingdom ruled by the Emperor Eminondas. Melusine's uncommon beauty causes stir among the royals and courtiers, and she soon finds herself entangled in complicated triangles and love intrigues. Unaccustomed to the etiquette and politics of the court, Melusine uses her magic powers to aid her pilgrimage among humans, but what worked well in the kingdom of her father results in some unexpected complications in the earthly empire. These Mortals, first published in 1925, tells an enchanting tale of Melusine's strange incursion into the world of humans where she experiences, for the first time, feelings of love, jealousy and loneliness. These Mortals written with charm and humour is a truly enjoyable parable which explores, through fantasy and gentle mockery, some of the ever-puzzling paradoxes of human behaviour.
Political Theory For Mortals
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Author : John Evan Seery
language : en
Publisher: Cornell University Press
Release Date : 1996
Political Theory For Mortals written by John Evan Seery and has been published by Cornell University Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1996 with Law categories.
Among the contemporary political issues that cry out for theoretical articulation, Seery suggests, are abortion politics, ethnic cleansing, suicide assistance, national reparations, environmental degradation, and capital punishment.
Mortals Heather Despair Book One
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Author : Leslie Edens
language : en
Publisher: Spectricity Books
Release Date : 2022-12-26
Mortals Heather Despair Book One written by Leslie Edens and has been published by Spectricity Books this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2022-12-26 with Young Adult Fiction categories.
“There are things in this junkyard,” Sam warned Heather. The next morning, he disappeared. Heather’s brother Sam always heard voices and was tortured by visions. The night before he vanished, she saw something in the junkyard: a pale face with eyes like black holes that waited in the darkness, watching. Then the strange message appeared in her notebook, “Cross over.” Wherever Sam disappeared to, Heather is determined to follow. Even if it means leaving the land of the living and journeying to the land of the dead. Get the first book of this spooky supernatural series today!
The Heroes And Mortals Of Greek Mythology
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Author : Don Nardo
language : en
Publisher: Capstone
Release Date : 2011-07
The Heroes And Mortals Of Greek Mythology written by Don Nardo and has been published by Capstone this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2011-07 with Juvenile Nonfiction categories.
Describes the origins, personalities, and special powers of the Greek mythical heroes, including such figures as Heracles, Theseus, Perseus, and Oedipus.
Myths And Mortals
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Author : Charlie N. Holmberg
language : en
Publisher: Lake Union Publishing
Release Date : 2019
Myths And Mortals written by Charlie N. Holmberg and has been published by Lake Union Publishing this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2019 with Fiction categories.
Kazen has been hurt but not stopped, and he'll do anything to summon the monster that could lay waste to the entire world. Sandis knows she must be the one to stop him, but with her own trusted numen now bound to another, and finding herself with no one she can trust, she is in desperate need of allies.