Choice Awards: Best Books of 2011 One Person Can Make a Difference In search of adventure, twenty-nine-year-old Conor Grennan traded his day job for a year-long trip around the globe, a journey that began with a three-month stint volunteering at the Little Princes Children's Home, an orphanage in war-torn Nepal. Conor was initially reluctant to volunteer, unsure whether he had the proper skill, or enough pas ...more Conor was initially reluctant to volunteer, unsure whether he had the proper skill, or enough passion, to get involved in a developing country in the middle of a civil war. For Conor, what began as a footloose adventure becomes a commitment to reunite the children he had grown to love with their families, but this would be no small task. "Little Princes" is a true story of families and children, and what one person is capable of when faced with seemingly insurmountable odds.
Go ahead, judge a book by its cover. « My Happy Blog Finally picked up my orders from the convenient online bookstore (20% off all Travel books made it hard to resist). I know the saying goes, “Don’t judge a book by its cover.” But when it comes to getting books, I make it a point to. And gorgeous hardcovers make it all the more worthwhile. This isn’t a book (cookies from Marks & Spencer!) Paris in Color. When Wanderers Cease to Roam. McSweeney’s. The Art of Travel. Got myself a vintage-looking notebook from Cat Socrates. Atlas of Remote Islands. There’s nothing more satisfying than surrounding myself with gorgeous books. Happy Source: Books. Like this: Like Loading...
The 25 Best Non-Fiction Books Ever: Readers’ Picks Last week, we asked Open Culture readers to write in with your favorite non-fiction titles of all time , and you didn’t disappoint. We had a hard time culling from the more than 100 suggestions, but we did have a few criteria to guide us: 1. Priority went to repeat nominees (Bill Bryson, Hunter S. Thompson, and Richard Dawkins, to name a few). 2. 3. Thanks again for all of your recommendations, and may we congratulate you on your excellent taste in non-fiction, equalled by only your excellent taste in websites. The List Hunter S. Friedrich Nietzsche - The Gay Science Richard Dawkins - The Selfish Gene Wendell Berry - The Way of Ignorance Joseph Mitchell - Up in the Old Hotel Brian Greene - The Elegant Universe Norman Lewis - Voices of the Old Sea Joan Didion - The White Album Benjamin Franklin - The Autobiography of Benjamin Franklin Tony Judt - Postwar: A History of Europe Since 1945 Henry David Thoreau - Walden Marcus Aurelius - Meditations Bill Bryson - A Walk in the Woods Booker T.
Dopamine Deficiency & Anxiety Anxiety can range from an occasional mild feeling of emotional discomfort to daily occurrences of disabling emotions. The National Institute of Mental Health says that approximately 40 million Americans aged 18 or older have an anxiety disorder. There are many situational causes of anxiety. Understanding the underlying physiological connections to this common emotional malady can be important to preventing or reducing incidences of anxiety. People experiencing anxiety tend to interpret situations as threatening, even when in reality, no threat exists. Scientists believe mental illnesses result from the combined impact of genetic, environmental, psychological and developmental factors. Dopamine is one of several chemicals, called neurotransmitters, that help signals travel between brain cells. The amount of dopamine your body produces can be altered as a result of stress, antidepressant medications, the use of some recreational drugs, inadequate nutrition and lack of sleep.
The 100 greatest novels of all time: The list | Books | The Observer 1. Don Quixote Miguel De CervantesThe story of the gentle knight and his servant Sancho Panza has entranced readers for centuries. • Harold Bloom on Don Quixote – the first modern novel 2. Pilgrim's Progress John BunyanThe one with the Slough of Despond and Vanity Fair. • Robert McCrum's 100 best novels: The Pilgrim's Progress 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. 10. 11. 12. 13. 14. 15. 16. 17. 18. 19. 20. 21. 22. 23. 24. 25. 26. 27. 28. 29. 30. 31. 32. 33. 34. 35. 36. 37. 38. 39. 40. 41. 42. 43. 44. 45. 46. 47. 48. 49. 50. 51. 52. 53. 54. 55. 56. 57. 58. 59. 60. 61. 62. 63. 64. 65. 66. 67. 68 On the Road Jack Kerouac The Beat Generation bible.• Read more about Kerouac and his coterie in the Beats week special• David Mills' response to Beats Week 69. 70. 71. 72. 73. 74. 75. 76. 77. 78. 79. 80. 81. 82. 83. 84. 85. 86. 87. 88. 89. 90. 91. 92. 93. 94. 95. 96. 97. 98. 99. 100. Who did we miss?
Goodreads | Recent Updates The 20 Most Beautiful Bookstores in the World [Editor’s note: In celebration of the holidays, we’re counting down the top 12 Flavorwire features of 2012. This post, at #1, was originally published January 31.] With Amazon slowly taking over the publishing world and bookstores closing left and right, things can sometimes seem a little grim for the brick and mortar booksellers of the world. A gorgeous converted Dominican church gives the power of reading its due diligence. Modern design at its finest in a store full of art books. We love the stairs as reading and display area, the wall-to-wall bookshelves, and the simple, clean design. This divine neo-gothic bookstore, opened in 1906, contains what we consider to be the ultimate definition of a stairway to heaven. Somehow, this bookstore manages to be both whimsical and slightly macabre all at once. There’s magic in the air at this English-language bookstore in Beijing. How could any kid (or adult, for that matter) resist those delicious reading nooks?
دانلود مجموعه کامل کتاب تاریخ تمدن ویل دورانت ویندوز 8.1 موسوم به ویندوز آبی توسط مایکروسافت با سیل عظیمی از قابلیت های جدید و بالاخره با پشتیبانی از صفحه نمایش های با رزولوشن بالا عرضه شد. این ویندوز نسخه ی تکامل یافته ی ویندوز 8 می باشد که سال پیش عرضه شد. از مهمترین تغییرات این ویندوز می توان به این نکته اشاره کرد که به دلیل عدم استقبال کاربران از رابط کاربری Metro در ویندوز 8 این رابط در حاشیه قرار داده شده و کاربران بعد از بالا آمدن ویندوز مستقیماً به صفحه دسکتاپ هدایت می شوند. قابلیت های جدید در ویندوز 8.1 شامل بازگشت دکمه استارت، اینترفیس جستجوی جدید و تغییرات در رابط کاربری و اپلیکیشن های جدیدی همانند Facebook و Flipboard و قابلیت های سفارشی سازی دیگری خواهد بود. این نسخه از ویندوز دربردارنده 20 نسخه مختلف ویندوز 8.1 به همراه تمامی آپدیت های ارائه شده توسط مایکروسافت و به صورت از پیش فعال شده (بدون نیاز به فعال سازی) می باشد. تعداد: 2 DVD - قیمت: 8000 تومان | خرید پستی
Somatoform disorder A somatic symptom disorder, formerly known as a somatoform disorder,[1][2][3] is a mental disorder characterized by symptoms that suggest physical illness or injury – symptoms that cannot be explained fully by a general medical condition or by the direct effect of a substance, and are not attributable to another mental disorder (e.g., panic disorder).[4] In people who have a somatic symptom disorder, medical test results are either normal or do not explain the person's symptoms, and history and physical examination do not indicate the presence of a medical condition that could cause them. Patients with this disorder often become worried about their health because doctors are unable to find a cause for their symptoms. This may cause severe distress. Recognized disorders[edit] Included among these disorders are false pregnancy, psychogenic urinary retention, and mass psychogenic illness (so-called mass hysteria). Somatoform disorder Not Otherwise Specified (NOS)[8] Proposed disorders[edit]
Guardian Books podcast: Reading the Arab spring As Egypt celebrates the first anniversary of the Tahrir Square demonstrations, we look to the literature coming out of the Arab world. Ahdaf Soueif explains what it is like to live in Tahrir Square, while the Guardian's Ian Black – just back from in Syria – finds the books that offer the most nuanced picture of the Arab spring. Samir El-Youssef, co-founder of the new online literary magazine The Arab-Israeli Book Review, joins the distinguished translator Peter Clark to discuss the most exciting new writers in Arabic, and the kinds of books they are writing. And the American graphic novelist Craig Thompson comes to the studio to tell us about the inspiration for his Middle-Eastern epic, Habibi. Reading listThe Invisible Arab by Marwan Bishwara (Nation Books)Cairo: My City, Our Revoluion by Ahdaf Soueif (Bloomsbury)Karama!
"The Roaring Twenties" by James Patterson "The Roaring Twenties" by James Patterson (2012, 2 pages) 30 Under 30: A Selection of Short Stories by Thirty Young Irish Writers edited by Elizabeth Reapy with a foreword by John Walsh James Patterson "Gary got sloppy. His call was put in far too late for the authorities to get there while he was fully conscious". There are thirty stories in 30 Under 30: A Selection of Short Stories by Thirty Young Irish Writers. Posting on collections of short stories that include the works of many different authors presents a big challenge, to me at least. Upon completion of this project, I will list my top five stories. "The Roaring Twenties" by James Patterson is another fascinating flash fiction story. This is an odd disturbing story about two men who seek a kind of high by sitting in their cars with the motor running and the exhaust routed into the closed car in search of a near death experience. I would for sure read more fiction by James Patterson. Author Data (from 30 Under 30) Mel u
Hector and the Search for Happiness : Francois Lelord, Lorenza Garcia : 9780143118398 Francois Lelord has had a successful career as a psychiatrist in France, where he was born, and in the United States, where he did his postdoc (UCLA). He is the co-author of a number of bestselling self-help books and has consulted for companies interested in reducing stress for their employees. He was on a trip to Hong Kong, questioning his personal and professional life, when the Hector character popped into his mind, and he wrote "Hector and the Search for Happiness" not quite knowing what kind of book he was writing. The huge success of "Hector, " first in France, then in Germany and other countries, led him to spend more time writing and traveling, and at the height of the SARS epidemic he found himself in Vietnam, where he practiced psychiatry for a French NGO whose profits go toward heart surgery for poor Vietnamese children. show more
فراغتی و کتابی: پیشنهاد 10 کتاب به انتخاب «یک پزشک» در این پست ۱۰ کتاب دیگر را برای مطالعه به شما معرفی خواهم کرد. سعی من بر آن بوده است که متناسب با سلیقه متفاوت شما خوانندگان عزیز، کتابهای در زمینه مختلف به شما معرفی کنم، از رمان ادبی گرفته تا بیوگرافی اشخاص معروف و از داستانهای کوتاه طنز تا کتابی در مورد تاریخ علم. امیدوارم که در روزها و شبهای گرم تابستان، بیکتاب نمانید و از فرصتهایتان به نیکویی استفاده کنید. ۱- راه دشوار آزادی، خاطرات نلسون ماندلا: این کتاب را قصد داشتم، روز ۲۷ تیر، همزمان با تولد بزرگمرد راه آزادی، نسلون ماندلا، به شما معرفی کنم، اما فرصتی پیش نیامد. این کتاب در ایران، دستکم چهار بار تجدید چاپ شده است و من چند ماه پیش از یکی از فروشگاههای آنلاین کتاب تهیهاش کردم. معمولا بیوگرافی اشخاص سیاسی چندان جذاب از کار درنمیآید، مثلا بیوگرافی جورج بوش، هیلاری کلینتون یا بیل کلینتون. کتاب خاطرات نلسون ماندلا هم که در ایران تا جایی که میدانم اصلا سر و صدایی به پا نکرده است و مشهور نشده است، یکی از این استثنائات است. خوب! ۲- گلوله برفی، زندگی وارِن بافِت: این کتاب را انتشارات آپاما در ۴۳۴ صفحه منتشر کرده است.