Otros libros que te pueden interesar

• 

  Held by a Thread - What's the...

  Anna Cutler

  • 0
  • 0
  • 0

  What was your experience of art in school? Was it all doilies, cheap paint, and crusty brushes? Or was it better than that but you still wondered why it seemed to be the runt of the educational litter. In this humorous, engaging, and thought-provoking book, Anna Cutler, a leading figure in art education, takes you on a journey through her personal experiences and reflections on the value of art in schools. By the end you’ll come to realise that the stakes are surprisingly high for the social, emotional, and intellectual development of our children. It is an impassioned plea to nourish, within and beyond schools, the one resource that will never run out: the human capacity to create.
   
  “Engagingly informal and on a take-it-or-leave-it basis, this wise and witty book can be absorbed quite effortlessly in one sitting. It leaves you with the sense that you’ve enjoyed one-on-one tuition from the favourite teacher you never had.”  
   
  Dr Shane Kinghorn, Manchester Metropolitan University.
   
  “I learned a great deal reading this book and laughed in all the right places. It is a powerful, persuasive ‘Call to Arts’.”
   
   Andrew McGuinness, author.

  Ver libro

• 

  Inside Vasubandhu's Yogacara - A...

  Ben Connelly, Norman Fischer

  • 0
  • 0
  • 0

  In this book, Ben Connelly guides us through the intricacies of Yogacara and the richness of the "Thirty Verses." His warm and wise voice unpacks and contextualizes its wisdom, showing us how we can apply its ancient insights to our own modern lives, to create a life of engaged peace, harmony, compassion, and joy. 
   
   
   
  In fourth-century India one of the great geniuses of Buddhism, Vasubandhu, sought to reconcile the diverse ideas and forms of Buddhism practiced at the time and demonstrate how they could be effectively integrated into a single system. This was the Yogacara movement, and it continues to have great influence in modern Tibetan and Zen Buddhism. 
   
   
   
  Vasubandhu's "Thirty Verses" lay out a path of practice that integrates the most powerful of Buddhism's psychological and mystical possibilities. Although Yogacara has a reputation for being extremely complex, the "Thirty Verses" distills the principles of these traditions to their most practical forms, and this book follows that sense of focus; it goes to the heart of the matter—how do we alleviate suffering through shedding our emotional knots and our sense of alienation? 
   
   
   
  This is a great introduction to a philosophy, a master, and a work whose influence reverberates throughout modern Buddhism.

  Ver libro

• 

  History of New Zealand: A...

  Captivating History

  • 0
  • 0
  • 0

  Did you know New Zealand was the first country to offer universal suffrage? 
  Many people today only started dreaming of visiting New Zealand after discovering it was the beautiful filming place of the Lord of the Rings series. However, ignoring the two islands in the Pacific Ocean is not a modern thing. The remote lands of New Zealand were the last large, livable lands to be discovered, inhabited, and colonized. 
  Since the Polynesians (the first humans in New Zealand who would become known as the Māori) were the most modern humans to settle in an uninhabited land, it is no surprise New Zealand has always been ahead of its time. Despite its late settlement, New Zealand has been one of the most rapidly modernizing nations in the world. New Zealand was the first country to introduce full democracy, women’s suffrage, state pensions, and state housing. New Zealand has a history unlike any other nation, from its late inhabitation to its unusually respectful colonization, involving hundreds of Māori chiefs signing an agreement to allow European settlement. 
  Although New Zealand was the last inhabited country and one of the most isolated developed regions in the world, it has been significantly involved in historical events, adding even more interest to its complex and rich history. 
  Intrigued? Pick up this audiobook to learn more about the following:Extinct animals that used to call New Zealand home;The arrival of the Polynesians and what that meant for the region;The early European explorations and who is credited with discovering the island nation;Colonization efforts and their impact on the Māori;How New Zealand was run under European control;The progressive changes that took place;And so much more! 
  Scroll up and click the “add to cart” button to begin learning about New Zealand!

  Ver libro

• 

  Colombia - Historical and...

  Anya Solace

  • 0
  • 0
  • 0

  Colombia, located in the northwestern part of South America, is a country of remarkable geographical diversity and cultural richness. Bordered by the Caribbean Sea to the north, Venezuela to the east, Brazil to the southeast, Peru to the south, Ecuador to the southwest, and Panama to the northwest, it stands as a bridge between the continents of North and South America. Its geographical expanse is characterized by lush rainforests, the majestic Andes mountains, vast plains, and a significant coastline. This diversity shapes the country’s economy, society, and political history, making it a land of both opportunities and challenges. 
  Colombia’s population is approximately 51 million, making it the third-most populous country in Latin America, after Brazil and Mexico. The country’s people are as diverse as its landscape, with a population made up of mestizos, Afro-Colombians, indigenous groups, and a small percentage of people with European ancestry. This blend of cultures has contributed to the development of a rich, multifaceted society with deep-rooted traditions in music, dance, literature, and art. Cities like Bogotá, Medellín, and Cali are cultural hubs, while small towns across the country preserve indigenous practices and lifestyles that have been passed down through generations. 
  The political landscape of Colombia has been shaped by a complex history of colonization, independence, civil conflict, and efforts to modernize. Initially colonized by the Spanish in the early 1500s, Colombia gained independence in 1810. However, political fragmentation and civil war marked the country’s early years as a republic. It wasn’t until the mid-20th century that Colombia began to establish a more stable government, although violence from guerilla groups, drug cartels, and paramilitary forces has intermittently disrupted the peace.

  Ver libro

• 

  The Poverty of the World -...

  Sheyda F. A. Jahanbani

  • 0
  • 0
  • 0

  In The Poverty of the World, Sheyda Jahanbani brings together the histories of United States foreign relations and domestic politics to explain why, during a period of unprecedented affluence, Americans rediscovered poverty and supported major policy initiative to combat it. Revisiting a moment of triumph for American liberals in the 1940s, Jahanbani shows how the United States's newfound role as a global superpower prompted novel ideas among liberal thinkers about how to address poverty and generated new urgency for trying to do so. Their sense of responsibility about deploying American knowledge and wealth as a beneficent force in the world, produced such foreign aid programs as the Peace Corps. 
   
   
   
  Drawing on a wide variety of archival material, Jahanbani reinterprets the lives and work of prominent liberal figures in postwar American social politics to show the global origins of their ideas. By tracing how American liberals invented the problem of "global poverty" and executed a war against it, The Poverty of the World sheds new light on the domestic impacts of the Cold War, the global ambitions of American liberalism, and the way in which key intellectuals and policymakers worked to develop an alternative vision of United States empire in the decades after World War II.

  Ver libro

• 

  World Brain

  H. G. Wells

  • 0
  • 0
  • 0

  World Brain is a collection of essays and addresses by the English science fiction pioneer, social reformer, evolutionary biologist and historian H. G. Wells, dating from the period of 1936–1938. Throughout the book, Wells describes his vision of the World Brain: a new, free, synthetic, authoritative, permanent "World Encyclopaedia" that could help world citizens make the best use of universal information resources and make the best contribution to world peace.

  Ver libro