The Spell of the Sensuous

The Spell of the Sensuous
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Publisher : Vintage
Total Pages : 344
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ISBN-10 : 9780307830555
ISBN-13 : 0307830551
Rating : 4/5 (55 Downloads)

Book Synopsis The Spell of the Sensuous by : David Abram

Download or read book The Spell of the Sensuous written by David Abram and published by Vintage. This book was released on 2012-10-17 with total page 344 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Winner of the International Lannan Literary Award for Nonfiction Animal tracks, word magic, the speech of stones, the power of letters, and the taste of the wind all figure prominently in this intellectual tour de force that returns us to our senses and to the sensuous terrain that sustains us. This major work of ecological philosophy startles the senses out of habitual ways of perception. For a thousand generations, human beings viewed themselves as part of the wider community of nature, and they carried on active relationships not only with other people with other animals, plants, and natural objects (including mountains, rivers, winds, and weather patters) that we have only lately come to think of as "inanimate." How, then, did humans come to sever their ancient reciprocity with the natural world? What will it take for us to recover a sustaining relation with the breathing earth? In The Spell of the Sensuous David Abram draws on sources as diverse as the philosophy of Merleau-Ponty, Balinese shamanism, Apache storytelling, and his own experience as an accomplished sleight-of-hand of magician to reveal the subtle dependence of human cognition on the natural environment. He explores the character of perception and excavates the sensual foundations of language, which--even at its most abstract--echoes the calls and cries of the earth. On every page of this lyrical work, Abram weaves his arguments with a passion, a precision, and an intellectual daring that recall such writers as Loren Eisleley, Annie Dillard, and Barry Lopez.

Wild Health

Wild Health
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Publisher : Houghton Mifflin Harcourt
Total Pages : 292
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ISBN-10 : 0618340688
ISBN-13 : 9780618340682
Rating : 4/5 (88 Downloads)

Book Synopsis Wild Health by : Cindy Engel

Download or read book Wild Health written by Cindy Engel and published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt. This book was released on 2003-03 with total page 292 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: As Dr. Engel emphasizes in this "enticing, well-referenced, [and] entertaining book" (Science), we can learn a lot about human health by studying animal behavior in the wild. Indeed, some of the natural, holistic, and alternative human medicine being practiced today arose through the observation of wild animals. In this groundbreaking work, Dr. Engel points out fascinating parallels between animal and human medicine. She offers intriguing examples of how animals prevent and cure sickness and poisonings, heal open wounds, balance their diets, and regulate fertility. For instance, *chimpanzees carefully eat bitter-tasting plant "medicines" that counter intestinal parasites *elephants roam miles to find the clay they ingest to counter dietary toxins *broken-legged chicks have been known to eat analgesic foods that alleviate pain. By observing wild health we may discover (or rediscover) ways to benefit our own health. As Craig Stotlz of the Washington Post noted, this "highly readable assessment . . . triggers more outside-the-double-helix thoughts about human health than anything I've read recently."

Earth Cures

Earth Cures
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Publisher : Citadel Press
Total Pages : 0
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ISBN-10 : 080651888X
ISBN-13 : 9780806518886
Rating : 4/5 (8X Downloads)

Book Synopsis Earth Cures by : Raymond Dextreit

Download or read book Earth Cures written by Raymond Dextreit and published by Citadel Press. This book was released on 1997 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Many times "the cure for what ails ya" can be found not in your medicine chest but right in your own backyard, or at the local grocer. Raymond Dextreit, Europe's leading natural healer, explores every aspect of natural medicine and healing. Using the techniques found in EARTH CURES, readers can heal many diseases, eliminate pain, improve circulation, ease digestion, lose weight, and more. Line drawings throughout.

Herbs and Natural Supplements, Volume 2

Herbs and Natural Supplements, Volume 2
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Publisher : Elsevier Health Sciences
Total Pages : 1379
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ISBN-10 : 9780729581738
ISBN-13 : 072958173X
Rating : 4/5 (38 Downloads)

Book Synopsis Herbs and Natural Supplements, Volume 2 by : Lesley Braun

Download or read book Herbs and Natural Supplements, Volume 2 written by Lesley Braun and published by Elsevier Health Sciences. This book was released on 2014-10-01 with total page 1379 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Herbs and Natural Supplements, 4th Edition: An evidence-based guide is an authoritative, evidence-based reference. This two-volume resource is essential to the safe and effective use of herbal, nutritional and food supplements. The second volume provides current, evidence-based monographs on the 132 most popular herbs, nutrients and food supplements. Organised alphabetically, each monograph includes daily intake, main actions and indications, adverse reactions, contraindications and precautions, safety in pregnancy and more. - Recommended by the Pharmacy Board of Australia as an evidence-based reference works (print) that pharmacists are meant to have access to when dispensing - Contributed content from naturopaths, GPs, pharmacists, and herbalists - Useful in a clinical setting as well as a reference book. - It provides up-to-date evidence on the latest research impacting on herbal and natural medicine by top leaders in Australia within the fields of Pharmacy, Herbal Medicine and Natural Medicine

Herbs & Natural Supplements

Herbs & Natural Supplements
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Publisher : Elsevier Australia
Total Pages : 173
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ISBN-10 : 9780729539104
ISBN-13 : 0729539105
Rating : 4/5 (04 Downloads)

Book Synopsis Herbs & Natural Supplements by : Lesley Braun

Download or read book Herbs & Natural Supplements written by Lesley Braun and published by Elsevier Australia. This book was released on 2010 with total page 173 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Presents evidence based information on the most popular herbs, nutrients and food supplements used across Australia and New Zealand. Organised alphabetically by common name, each herb or nutrient listed includes information such as daily intake, main actions/indications, adverse reactions, precautions, and much more.

Handbook for Brunner and Suddarth's Textbook of Medical-Surgical Nursing

Handbook for Brunner and Suddarth's Textbook of Medical-Surgical Nursing
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Publisher : Lippincott Williams & Wilkins
Total Pages : 736
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ISBN-10 : 9780781785921
ISBN-13 : 0781785928
Rating : 4/5 (21 Downloads)

Book Synopsis Handbook for Brunner and Suddarth's Textbook of Medical-Surgical Nursing by : Hilarie Surrena

Download or read book Handbook for Brunner and Suddarth's Textbook of Medical-Surgical Nursing written by Hilarie Surrena and published by Lippincott Williams & Wilkins. This book was released on 2010 with total page 736 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This concise clinical companion to the twelfth edition of Brunner and Suddarth's Textbook of Medical-Surgical Nursing presents nearly 200 diseases and disorders in alphabetical format, allowing rapid access to need-to-know information on the most commonly clinical problems nurses are likely to encounter. The content is completely cross-referenced to the main text. Pages are tabbed alphabetically for speedy reference. Online Tutoring powered by Smarthinking--Free online tutoring, powered by Smarthinking, gives students access to expert nursing and allied health science educators whose mission, like yours, is to achieve success. Students can access live tutoring support, critiques of written work, and other valuable tools.

Margins of Writing, Origins of Cultures

Margins of Writing, Origins of Cultures
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Publisher : Institute for the Study of Ancient Cultures
Total Pages : 320
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ISBN-10 : UOM:39015070769651
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Rating : 4/5 (51 Downloads)

Book Synopsis Margins of Writing, Origins of Cultures by : Seth L. Sanders

Download or read book Margins of Writing, Origins of Cultures written by Seth L. Sanders and published by Institute for the Study of Ancient Cultures. This book was released on 2006 with total page 320 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Who invented national literature? What is the relationship between script, identity, and history? This volume contains papers from a symposium, which brought leading philologists together with anthropologists and historians to connect theories of writing, language, and identity with the results of ancient Near Eastern scholarship.