The first book that fully integrates information about the brain and neural processing into the standard curriculum in cognitive psychology. Based on a need for a text that could accurately, productively, and seamlessly integrate information on both the brain and neural processing, Edward E. Smith (Columbia University) and Stephen M. Kosslyn (Harvard University) created Cognitive Psychology: Mind and Brain 1.e. Without question, the study of cognition has progressed enormously over the past decade. Most importantly, much of the recent progress in cognitive studies has come from the advent of cognitive neuroscience, which uses neuroscientific methods and data to address psychological issues. However, throughout years of academic teaching, the authors came to realize that no currently available book was able to summarize and make accessible the major findings, theories, and research the field had produced. Now, in this text's first edition, these issues have been addressed. Using findings in neuroscience to illuminate and motivate key distinctions in cognitive psychology, the authors have written a cognitive psychology book that is informed by neuroscience - the first of its kind and one poised to set a new standard in undergraduate cognitive studies.
This is book 2, and I would like to stimulate the mind and to think of inspiration, because of the mental and emotional state of the world, I feel that's it's imperative to inject unconditional love and honest understanding into the hearts of everyone that reads or listens to my work, with this in mind I would encourage people to share my poems with everyone with the intention of planting seeds of peace and serenity in a world full of chaos and strife, so that at the end of the day there will be more happy people in it to spread these words of peace, so with that said, may peace be with you from Tianyvu The Bringer of Light.( I can be reached at [email protected]
An adopted boy's search for his true mother, a young girl's need to contact her dead fiance, witches and a haunted house are some of the ingredients in Brian Edward Hurst's dramatic story of a troubled family in 1956 England.Richard Buchanan, a teenager at risk, brought by his adoptive parents Edith and Arthur to live in "High Hearty," an isolated house on a hill, discovers that he may well have been there before. His older sister, Barbara, through tragic loss of her young fiance, broods upon the mysteries of life after death, opening herself to unusual spiritual influences. After their father experiences a sudden heart attack, a series of strange and mysterious events suggest that spirits of the dead are seeking to make contact with the family. A local medium is consulted, with startling results. The discovery of a strange underground cellar with devastating secrets for the Buchanans, leads to evidence of reincarnation for Richard and a magical purpose for his return to "High Hearty."Don Kramer, an American schoolteacher from the local U.S. Air Base, provides aid to the family and falls deeply in love with the grieving Barbara, while witnessing the powerful psychic energy released in the house.The themes of child-abuse and the destructive influence of alcoholism blend meaningfully with the main story, providing a dramatic sub-plot and opportunities for Richard to intervene in the salvation of a tormented village family. Later, when Richard's real mother re-enters his life, Edith's jealousy and possessiveness bring about a major decision that is both painful and necessary.Drawing upon real locations in his native East Anglia, Brian Edward Hurst has created a spellbinding story of conflict and transformation, dealing with universal themes of death, separation, guilt and remorse. This dramatic story of the crisis caused by a haunting and the knowledge of a previous life on earth, will stir the imagination and provoke discussion long after the tale has ended.Lionel Friedberg, Emmy Award-winning television and film producer commented: "This tale of an adopted teenage boy who discovers not only his own true identity but a domain that lies beyond the physical world is an absorbing and wonderful read. SOME GO HAUNTING is filled with rich mood and texture, set in a small British village in 1956 where you will smell the musty dampness of a brooding cellar where forbidden things unleash terrifying forces that shed light on a dark and horrific past. Interesting characters and a compelling plot will surprise, enthrall, and challenge your wits as you encounter the many events that transform the lives of Richard Buchanan, the girl he loves, and the many people whose paths intersect in strange and unexpected ways. The awakening sexuality and blossoming romance of youth contrast starkly with an older generation who harbor secrets they dare not divulge. In SOME GO HAUNTING Brian Hurst has conjured a terrific story that will make you laugh, cry and look under the bed before turning out the light. Despite many spine-tingling moments, don't expect the usual ending from this ghostly tale that reaches deep into the spiritual realm. It is brimful of surprises and, ultimately, is an inspiring affirmation of life beyond death." Certificate of Merit from the 9th Annual WRITER'S DIGEST National Self-Published Book Awards program. Here's what the critic said: "That a skeptical non-believer like me could be held by SOME GO HAUNTING, a psychic mystery thriller by a 'world-famous Spiritualist medium' says something about the author's burgeoning talents as a novelist. I've always loved a good haunted house story, and I must confess that SOME GO HAUNTING ranks right up there with many others I've enjoyed - helped, quite probably, by the author's long-time comfort and expertise in the subject. Richard's quest for facts and identity is handled well, and it's to Mr. Hurst's credit.
Set in 1951, year of the Festival of Britain, this second novel by a renowned psychic medium relates how a grieving English widow and her two sons spend a week in the country with in-laws and experience some unexpected adventures and mind-altering events that provide unique opportunities for growth. The pains and problems of puberty are realistically portrayed as teenager Jack Wilson, a boy living in poverty without a father, searches for friendship and self-worth.Combining historical fact and fiction this story recreates village life in the Fens of East Anglia with a cast of unforgettable characters and nostalgic reminders of things as they used to be.
In his new book, Edward Carpenter: A Victorian Rebel Fighting for Gay Rights, Brian Anderson explores the life of the neglected Victorian gay icon Edward Carpenter. Using a large number of previously unpublished letters to his lovers, and friends, his tortuous journey from conforming youth to outspoken critic of Victorian society is traced. His adolescent hurts and sexual confusion, his fumbling first love affairs, the remarkable expansion of his mind at Cambridge and his timely release from a priestly and donnish life, are recounted. His entry into the world of socialist politics as a polemical writer and his turning from socialist rhetoric to sexual politics forms a central part of the narrative, together with an account of the obstacles that he faced in finding publishers daring enough to take his work at the height of the Oscar Wilde scandal. The intimate details of his gay life are, for the first time, combined with the most extensive analysis to date of his pioneering writing on homosexuality.
Painter and illustrator Edward Bawden’s five scrapbooks, assembled over a period of more than 55 years, contain everything from stamps, photographs, cigarette cards, Christmas cards and letters to newspaper cuttings, drawings and autographs, amongst other fascinating ephemera. Beautifully designed and illustrated with over 250 images taken from these books, Edward Bawden Scrapbooks reveals this wonderful and at times eccentric collection and provides a new insight into one of the most popular artists of 20th-century Britain.The pages illustrated provide an alternative window into Bawden’s world, showing his very conscious awareness of both Surrealism and the work of other contemporary designers and typographers. But it is not only aficionados of Bawden who will be beguiled by these scrapbooks: perusing them is like trawling through an almanac of art, design and literature of the inter- and post-war years and the work of other key artists of the era such as Ben Nicholson, David Jones, Evelyn Dunbar, Eric Ravilious and Hugh Casson also appears. Some pages are beautiful, some instructive and others simply baffling but when taken in conjunction with Bawden’s watercolours, prints, illustrations, murals and other designs, the scrapbooks are the closest thing we have to an autobiography of one of the 20th-century’s most reclusive and English of artists.
An excellent introduction to the work of two British designers Edward Bawden (1903-1989) and Eric Ravilious (1903-1942). This fascinating book illustrates every aspect of their creativity, featuring designs for wallpaper, posters, book jackets, trade cards and Wedgwood ceramics, to name but a few. Design opens with an informed and engaging essay by Peyton Skipwith, who, from the late 1960s, acted as Edward Bawden's principal dealer. Bawden and Ravilious both attended the Design School of the Royal College of Art. It was here that they met and started to experiment with print-making - marking the beginning of an extremely creative but tragically short-lived friendship. Ravilious was killed at the age of thirty-nine in an air-sea rescue mission during the Second World War; Edward Bawden survived him by forty-six years. 'Exquisite ... Design is a treat' - Sunday Telegraph 'A neat little scrapbook ... beautifully laid out' - Antiques Magazine The Design series is the winner of the Brand/Series Identity Category at the British Book Design and Production Awards 2009, judges said: "A series of books about design, they had to be good and these are. The branding is consistent, there is a good use of typography and the covers are superb." Also available: Claud Lovat Fraser ISBN: 9781851496631 GPO ISBN: 9781851495962 Peter Blake ISBN: 9781851496181 FHK Henrion ISBN: 9781851496327 David Gentleman ISBN: 9781851495955 David Mellor ISBN: 9781851496037 E.McKnight Kauffer ISBN: 9781851495207 El Lissitzky ISBN: 9781851496198 Festival of Britain 1951 ISBN: 9781851495337 Harold Curwen & Oliver Simon: Curwen Press ISBN: 9781851495719 Jan Le Witt and George Him ISBN: 9781851495665 Paul Nash and John Nash ISBN: 9781851495191 Rodchenko ISBN: 9781851495917 Abram Games ISBN: 9781851496778
Edward McKnight Kauffer (1890-1954) was the most celebrated graphic designer working in Britain in the twentieth century. Born in Montana, he left America before the first world war to travel throughout Europe absorbing the influences of the Cubists and the German poster artist Ludwig Hohlwein. At the onset of war he settled in London. Seeing himself as a painter, he allied himself with the London Group and the Vorticists. He worked at Roger Fry's Omega Workshops with Vanessa Bell and Duncan Grant, and in 1915 was commissioned by Frank Pick, then the publicity manager at London Underground. This was the beginning of a client-designer relationship that lasted throughout the 1920s and '30s, only ending when Kauffer returned to New York in 1940. His posters, brilliantly coloured and strikingly modern, struck London like a Cubist thunderbolt. Soon other clients, Jack Beddington at Shell, Sir Colin Anderson at the Orient Shipping line, the Daily Herald (the instantly recognisable Birds in Flight pos
Edward Bawden (1903-1989) was one of twentieth century Britain's most innovative graphic designers. Book illustrator, wallpaper, textile and poster designer, watercolourist, mural painter, teacher. His designs still resonate strongly with young designers more than a quarter-of-a-century after his death. Bawden's influence on 20th-century design is beyond measure. Edward Bawden: Design is the newest title in ACC's award-winning Design series and an excellent introduction to the work of Edward Bawden. This fascinating book illustrates every aspect of his creativity, and is beautifully illustrated throughout. Also available: Edward Bawden and Eric Ravilious: Design ISBN 9781851495009 Eric Ravilious ISBN 9781851498024
Edward Heron-Allen was a solicitor by profession but he was also a distinguished zoologist (F.R.S.), historian, Persian scholar and translator. This is his chronicle of the impact of the First World War on the lives of himself, his family and friends in Selsey and London, his military training with the Sussex Volunteer Regiment and officer training in Tunbridge Wells, and his experiences in the propaganda department of the War Office. He vividly recounts the privations suffered by the local Sussex community and his experiences of the destruction at the Western Front.
The purpose of this study is to assess the importance of Switzerland in the life and writings of Edward Gibbon. Whereas the choice of Lausanne as a place of exile for Gibbon to undo his youthful conversion to Roman Catholicism was largely accidental, the society and intellectual resources of that city, perched on its hills overlooking the shores of Lake Geneva, proved to be of lasting influence for the rest of his life. During his period of exile, he began to write in French his first work to be published, the Essai sur l’étude de la littérature, and the subject of Switzerland was his preferred choice of research until his Grand Tour, in which he renewed his residence in Lausanne for a further eleven months, stimulated the idea of writing a history of Rome. Eventually he decided to retire to Lausanne at the end of his parliamentary career to finish the last three volumes of The Decline and fall of the Roman Empire.Brian Norman shows that the liberalism of Gibbon’s political philosophy in his criticism of Lausanne’s subjection to the aristocratic rule of Berne surprised the patriots of the new canton of Vaud when his Letter on the Government of Berne, which is here established as a youthful work of the late 1750s, was posthumously published at the end of the eighteenth century.The author then proceeds to examine Gibbon’s other early writings relating to Switzerland, his letters and journals, The Decline and fall of the Roman Empire and his Memoirs in order to show the abiding effect of the society, language, history, constitution and military organisation of Switzerland on his beliefs and assumptions.
