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Contemplation

Contemplation

Kevin Hart

Columbia University Press
2024
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What is contemplation? How is it distinct from meditation? Is contemplation essentially religious or mystical? What should one contemplate, and how? Are there different styles of contemplation, and why should one practice them? Ought we try to lead more contemplative lives?This book offers a philosophical introduction to the theory and practice of contemplation. Kevin Hart examines a variety of religious, aesthetic, and philosophical notions, shedding light on the singular qualities of contemplation. This book spans topics including the spiritual exercises of the ancient Greeks, overlooked aspects of Christian spirituality, and aesthetic contemplation of nature and art. Contemplation ranges from ancient thinkers such as Aristotle, Plato, and Plotinus to Aquinas and other medieval theologians as well as modern philosophers like Kant, Husserl, and Wittgenstein. Though focused on Christianity, it also considers contemplation in other religious traditions, among them Buddhism, Hinduism, Judaism, Islam, and Paganism.Concise and comprehensive, this book provides both religious and nonreligious readers with a foundational understanding of the history and nature of contemplation as well as the benefits of practicing it.
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Discerning Buddhas

Discerning Buddhas

Kevin Buckelew

Columbia University Press
2024
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In Song-period China (960–1279 CE), masters in the Chan (Japanese Zen) school of Buddhism were presented as sources of religious authority on par with the Buddha, an almost unthinkably lofty status before the rise of Chan. This claim carried great rhetorical power, facilitating Chan’s appeal to Buddhist monastics and powerful patrons alike. But it also raised a challenging question for Chan Buddhists, who insisted that buddhahood properly transcends all worldly marks: By what signs could one recognize a Chan master as a buddha?Discerning Buddhas argues that Chan Buddhists wove together tropes of sovereignty, hospitality, and martial heroism drawn from both Buddhist tradition and China’s cultural heritage to develop a distinctive vision of what it meant for a Chan master to be a buddha in Song-period China. Kevin Buckelew analyzes the ways Chan Buddhists deployed such tropes in ritual, literature, and visual culture in order to stage the comparison of Chan mastery with buddhahood. He examines how they used the concept of buddhahood to work through questions about the ideal Chan master’s authority, agency, and masculinity, in the process rendering buddhahood in terms highly legible to elite Chinese society.Chan Buddhists, Buckelew shows, developed their own “signature” of buddhahood, according to which enlightened Chan masters who truly deserved comparison to the Buddha were supposed to be distinguished from everyone else. By exploring the resulting Chan culture of discernment, which raised fundamental questions about Buddhist authority at a pivotal inflection point in Chinese history, this book offers fresh insight into the place of Buddhism in Chinese society.
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Discerning Buddhas

Discerning Buddhas

Kevin Buckelew

Columbia University Press
2024
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In Song-period China (960–1279 CE), masters in the Chan (Japanese Zen) school of Buddhism were presented as sources of religious authority on par with the Buddha, an almost unthinkably lofty status before the rise of Chan. This claim carried great rhetorical power, facilitating Chan’s appeal to Buddhist monastics and powerful patrons alike. But it also raised a challenging question for Chan Buddhists, who insisted that buddhahood properly transcends all worldly marks: By what signs could one recognize a Chan master as a buddha?Discerning Buddhas argues that Chan Buddhists wove together tropes of sovereignty, hospitality, and martial heroism drawn from both Buddhist tradition and China’s cultural heritage to develop a distinctive vision of what it meant for a Chan master to be a buddha in Song-period China. Kevin Buckelew analyzes the ways Chan Buddhists deployed such tropes in ritual, literature, and visual culture in order to stage the comparison of Chan mastery with buddhahood. He examines how they used the concept of buddhahood to work through questions about the ideal Chan master’s authority, agency, and masculinity, in the process rendering buddhahood in terms highly legible to elite Chinese society.Chan Buddhists, Buckelew shows, developed their own “signature” of buddhahood, according to which enlightened Chan masters who truly deserved comparison to the Buddha were supposed to be distinguished from everyone else. By exploring the resulting Chan culture of discernment, which raised fundamental questions about Buddhist authority at a pivotal inflection point in Chinese history, this book offers fresh insight into the place of Buddhism in Chinese society.
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Subaltern Silence

Subaltern Silence

Kevin Olson

Columbia University Press
2024
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Subordination did not simply fade away in the aftermath of colonialism. Instead, this illuminating book shows, a host of subtle new techniques have arisen that dominate vast categories of people by rendering them silent. Kevin Olson investigates how contemporary societies silence the subaltern: sometimes a literal silencing, often a metaphor for other ways of making people unheard. Such forms of silence make some people invisible, push others to the margins, and devalue the voices and actions of still others.Subaltern Silence traces the development of these techniques to the early years of European colonialism, focusing on Haiti’s revolution and postcolonial trajectory. Exploring rich archives from Europe and the postcolonial world, Olson critiques fundamental modern institutions and technologies, such as the public sphere, the free press, and even progressively minded democratic revolution, as sites of exclusion. With the emergence of postcoloniality, he argues, subordination has become increasingly abstract, virtual, and symbolic. Nonetheless, it lies at the heart of contemporary racial politics, divides Global South from Global North, and allocates privileges and burdens in ways that are often scarcely perceptible. Engaging deeply with the thought of Gayatri Spivak and Michel Foucault, Subaltern Silence offers a new genealogy of colonialism and postcoloniality that is both historically informed and theoretically rich.
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Subaltern Silence

Subaltern Silence

Kevin Olson

Columbia University Press
2024
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Subordination did not simply fade away in the aftermath of colonialism. Instead, this illuminating book shows, a host of subtle new techniques have arisen that dominate vast categories of people by rendering them silent. Kevin Olson investigates how contemporary societies silence the subaltern: sometimes a literal silencing, often a metaphor for other ways of making people unheard. Such forms of silence make some people invisible, push others to the margins, and devalue the voices and actions of still others.Subaltern Silence traces the development of these techniques to the early years of European colonialism, focusing on Haiti’s revolution and postcolonial trajectory. Exploring rich archives from Europe and the postcolonial world, Olson critiques fundamental modern institutions and technologies, such as the public sphere, the free press, and even progressively minded democratic revolution, as sites of exclusion. With the emergence of postcoloniality, he argues, subordination has become increasingly abstract, virtual, and symbolic. Nonetheless, it lies at the heart of contemporary racial politics, divides Global South from Global North, and allocates privileges and burdens in ways that are often scarcely perceptible. Engaging deeply with the thought of Gayatri Spivak and Michel Foucault, Subaltern Silence offers a new genealogy of colonialism and postcoloniality that is both historically informed and theoretically rich.
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The Sinner and the Saint

The Sinner and the Saint

Kevin Birmingham

Allen Lane
2021
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From the acclaimed author of The Most Dangerous Book, the incredible true story behind the creation of a masterpiece of world literature, Fyodor Dostoevsky's Crime and PunishmentIn the summer of 1865, the former exile Dostoevsky found himself trapped in a cheap hotel in Wiesbaden, unable to leave until he'd paid the bill. Having lost the last of his money at the roulette table, his debts hung heavy over his head, his epileptic seizures were worsening, and his wife and beloved brother were dead. Desperate, a story came to him, a way to write himself out of his predicament: the murderer Raskolnikov, the hot, disorienting swirl of St Petersburg, the axe, the terrible crime, and the murderer's paranoia. The book was Crime and Punishment, and from the moment it was published it was a sensation. But how did this haunting tale of guilt come to be, and why does it still hold such a sway over us all these years later? The Sinner and the Saint gives us the story of the creation of a work of literature that has bewitched readers for over a century, and of the two men so central to it: Dostoevsky himself, and Pierre François Lacenaire, a notorious murderer and glamorous egoist who charmed and outraged Paris in the 1830s and whose sensational story provided the germ of the novel. As reports of his trial tore through Europe, readers asked themselves: could the instincts of nihilism, the philosophy inspiring a new generation of Russian revolutionaries, also drive a man to murder? Showing how both men's lives were directed by the intoxicating new ideas swirling around Europe in the nineteenth century, The Sinner and the Saint also reveals why they still appal and entice us today. Thrilling and definitive, this is the story of a masterpiece.
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A Short History of Brexit

A Short History of Brexit

Kevin O'Rourke

Pelican
2019
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'Crisp, clear and quietly devastating' Guardian'Excellent, authoritative, highly readable' Irish TimesA succinct, expert guide to how we got to BrexitAfter all the debates, manoeuvrings, recriminations and exaltations, Brexit is upon us. But, as Kevin O'Rourke writes, Brexit did not emerge out of nowhere: it is the culmination of events that have been under way for decades and have historical roots stretching back well beyond that. Brexit has a history.O'Rourke, one of the leading economic historians of his generation, explains not only how British attitudes to Europe have evolved, but also how the EU's history explains why it operates as it does today - and how that history has shaped the ways in which it has responded to Brexit. Why are the economics, the politics and the history so tightly woven together? Crucially, he also explains why the question of the Irish border is not just one of customs and trade, but for the EU goes to the heart of what it is about. The way in which British, Irish and European histories continue to interact with each other will shape the future of Brexit - and of the continent.Calm and lucid, A Short History of Brexit rises above the usual fray of discussions to provide fresh perspectives and understanding of the most momentous political and economic change in Britain and the EU for decades.
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A Kids Book About Belonging

A Kids Book About Belonging

Kevin Carroll

DORLING KINDERSLEY LTD
2023
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A clear explanation of what belonging is, and how to accept and understand who you are.This is a kids book about belonging. It tackles what it's like when you feel like you belong to a group or family or team, and what it's like when you don't. It addresses what it feels like when you don't fit in, or when it may feel like others don't want you around.This book teaches kids aged 5-9 how to incorporate the feeling of belonging into their lives. The feeling of belonging is something that everyone strives for, which is why it's important to know how to belong to yourself and love who you are, and how that helps you to belong anywhere.A Kids Book About Belonging features: - A large and bold, yet minimalist font design that allows kids freedom to imagine themselves in the words on the pages.- A friendly, approachable, yet empowering, kid-appropriate tone throughout.- An incredible and diverse group of authors in the series who are experts or have first-hand experience of the topic.Tackling important discourse together! The A Kids Book About series are best used when read together. Helping to kickstart challenging, empowering, and important conversations for kids and their grownups through beautiful and thought-provoking pages. The series supports an incredible and diverse group of authors, who are either experts in their field, or have first-hand experience on the topic.A Kids Co. is a new kind of media company enabling kids to explore big topics in a new and engaging way. With a growing series of books, podcasts and blogs, made to empower. Learn more about us online by searching for A Kids Co.
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The Great Nerve

The Great Nerve

Kevin Tracey

PENGUIN BOOKS LTD
2025
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Your health and happiness depend on a bundle of 200,000 nerve fibres that holds the secrets to life itself'Comprehensive and compelling' - New Scientist'Fascinating reading' - New Statesman'The Great Nerve is altogether a masterpiece and a timeless document for those who want to see what science is all about: faith, focus, patience and hard work' - Wim Hof, bestselling author of The Wim Hof Method___________The vagus nerve is often referred to as the 'superhighway' which connects every organ of the body to the brain, and vice versa, but it is so much more than just traffic.The 'great nerve' vibrates in tune with your health like the instruments of an orchestra: when your vagus nerve is healthy, so are you. When it isn’t, you experience everything from poor sleep to low mood, pain, suffering and chronic illness.Recent scientific developments, including Dr Kevin Tracey's research showing how the vagus nerve is linked to the immune system, have brought the nerve to the attention of everyone from neuroscientists to TikTok influencers.In The Great Nerve Dr Tracey shares the science of how the vagus nerve operates to regulate our health, how we can help it, and the truth behind popular 'vagus nerve stimulating' strategies such as ice baths, meditation, exercise and breathwork.He reveals the extraordinary new science that promises to revolutionise healthcare, where computer chips may regulate your blood sugar, and electrical implants may replace your medications forever.Trailblazing vagus nerve stimulation therapy, pioneered by Dr Tracey, is demonstrating potential to reverse life-altering diseases like rheumatoid arthritis, inflammatory bowel disease, lupus, multiple sclerosis, diabetes, obesity, stroke, depression, Alzheimer’s and Parkinson’s.The Great Nerve not only revolutionises how we will understand and treat disease, it gives us unprecedented hope for our health.
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A Little Book About Belonging

A Little Book About Belonging

Kevin Carroll

DORLING KINDERSLEY LTD
2026
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A Little Book is a bold, beautiful series of small books about big ideas. Perfect for kids aged 0–4, these books tackle important topics with clarity, care, and creativity. Each title is written by an author with lived experience and deep expertise, using vibrant storytelling to spark curiosity, build understanding, and inspire conversations between the youngest generation and their grownups. From standing up for fairness and equality (A Little Book About Feminism), to finding your place in the world (A Little Book About Belonging), these books offer meaningful, accessible entry points to lifelong values.
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Penguin Book of Norse Myths

Penguin Book of Norse Myths

Kevin Crossley-Holland

Penguin Books Ltd.
2018
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The Penguin Book of the Norse Myths compellingly retells these stories for the modern reader, taking us from the creation of the world through the building of Asgard's Wall to the final end in Ragnarok. You'll discover how Thor got his hammer and how Odin lost his eye, the terrible price of binding the wolf Fenrir and why Loki the trickster can never be trusted.The Norse myths are as thrilling to read as they are of vast cultural and historical importance. In this gripping book Kevin Crossley-Holland brings alive the passion, cruelty and heroism of these unforgettable stories.
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Survival Skills

Survival Skills

Kevin Williams

Lulu.com
2017
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At last... a 21st century approach to motorcycle riding. A motorcycle can do only two things - change speed or change direction. But how, where and when we achieve that has a major impact on just how safe we are on the roads. Based on his practical riding courses, Survival SKILLS is a fresh new look at riding from top rider coach Kevin Williams. Taking a uniquely pragmatic approach to building new skills, many of the lessons were learned the hard way by the author. At the same time, the book delves into the latest research and is packed with fresh ways of looking at better riding technique. The innovative content explores the No Surprise? No Accident approach to rider safety and is carefully structured to improve your riding whether you are a novice or an expert rider. Junctions, corners and overtaking all get the Survival Skills approach. The best bolt-on accessory for any bike is the rider. This book will help you become the best rider you can be.
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Thirteen Vol. 3

Thirteen Vol. 3

Kevin Hall

Lulu.com
2017
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Welcome back for thirteen more tales of terror Be prepared for another venture into horror, with 13 spine-tingling tales by some of the best writers in the business. From killer clowns to hungry werewolves, supernatural entities, a haunted house sci-fi procedural and someone who has a hidden secret, to bloody horror, dark comedy and nail-biting frights, there is bound to be something in here to chill you to the bone. Thirteen Vol. 3 is the last to feature the clown for a while, but don't worry - it will be back to wreck bloody vengeance in a new trilogy soon. Compiled by Kevin Hall, who has written Klown III, The Haunted Cellar, The Bone Pit and The Puppet Maker, it also features top writers and stories by Alex Winck, Rob Shepherd, Robert Rumery, Lori Safranek, Samie Sands, Katie Jaarsveld, CL Raven, Michael Carroll and Jack Strange. Be Prepared To Be Scared - Again
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You, Them and Us

You, Them and Us

Kevin Ntueba

Lulu.com
2017
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Plato once wrote that an unexamined life is not one worth living. This book looks briefly at the nature of the self, the attributes that make up our identity. Our identity is both separate and connected to the classifications we are placed into in society such as race/gender. This book explores the how the self coupled with our societal differences all come together to form humanity. Although there are numerous languages across the globe, there is one language that is universal; love.
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Lilium Saffron Dewbell

Lilium Saffron Dewbell

Kevin Lomas

Lulu.com
2018
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A5 - Still on the warring planet of Egdirb Yelahw, Lilium still continues her pursuit of Cherry Blossom, still not daring to use magic, but unexpectedly aided out of the blue in a surprising manner, and gaining the odd one or two new members of her group along the way, and losing another, but does it ever go smoothly for her? Hardly.
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Lilium Saffron Dewbell

Lilium Saffron Dewbell

Kevin Lomas

Lulu.com
2018
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A5 - Lilium Saffron Dewbell - Part Five - You Will See - Still not having had her potential vengeance on Cherry Blossom, and still a long way off her forcefully acquired palace, but Lilium just keeps going though whatever life chucks at her. And still not daring to use her magic. Not that she is fully incapacitated, though, and she still has help, even if only from her travelling companions:
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AWAY

AWAY

Kevin Clarke

Lulu.com
2019
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This is the story of Brighton's first season in the Premier League, but not from a purely footballing perspective. `Away' captures the 6700 mile journey that myself and my 17 year old son Jacob embarked on to attend all 19 away fixtures.Family fall outs, pre-nuptial agreements, standing and singing like the old days, teenage angst, the free counselling of radio phone in's, the relationship between Father and Son and of course the eternal question, will we stay up?`Away' also opens up the Pandora's Box of footballs biggest kept secret - supporting 2 teams.Are you a football fan? Are you a true football fan?Having a team isn't enough....Do you feel physical gut wrenching pain when your team loses?Does a last minute winning goal render you incapable of controlling body and mind as you spiral into an ecstasy normally only reserved for carnal pleasure or substance abuse?Do you go AWAY...?
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