Grand Valley Dani: Peaceful Warriors

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Grand Valley Dani: Peaceful Warriors

This case study examines an isolated tribe in Indonesia, West New Guinea, when tribe members were still using stone axes, bows, arrows and spears, up to more present times spanning 34 years (1961-1995). The author's long engagement with the Dani results in a wide range of engaging topics as well as coverage of the ethical dilemma he faced as an anthropologist. One immediately acquires a sense of the limitations and strengths of the anthropologist's role in the field. Heider's 1995 visit to the Dugnm Dani left him less optimistic about the future of the Dani than his 1988 visit. Indonesian Independence Day was celebrated during Heider's stay. The Dani presence was barely acknowledged, while the Indonesian presence was colorfully represented. The past mistakes of foreign occupation of indigenous territory, committed mostly by Western powers, now seem repeated by the Indonesian authorities.

ISBN: 0155051733

Author: Karl G. Heider

Publisher: Wadsworth Publishing

Rating: 3.26

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Emergence: Labeled Autistic

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Emergence: Labeled Autistic

An inspiring firsthand account of a courageous and determined autistic woman who makes a remarkable discovery that eventually helps her control her condition and virtually cure her disorder captures the isolation and fears suffered by autistic children.

ISBN: 0446671827

Author: Temple Grandin

Publisher: Grand Central Publishing

Rating: 4.08

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John Adams: A Life

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John Adams: A Life

ISBN: 0945707142

Author: John Ferling

Publisher: American Political Biography Press

Rating: 4.09

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My Old Man and the Sea

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My Old Man and the Sea

Some fathers and sons go fishing together. Some play ball. David Hays and Daniel Hays sailed 17,000 miles through the world's most feared and fabled waters in a little boat they built together. This is their story. Alone with nothing but the mammoth waves of the Southern Ocean, the unceasing wind, a compass, a sextant and a pet cat, they voyage down the Caribbean, through the Panama Canal, past the Galapagos Islands, beyond Easter Island and around their destination -- Cape Horn. Father and son narrate in alternating fashion, their voices weaving together an engrossing story of travel, exploration and difficult, dangerous sailing.

But more than a tale of adventure, this is a touching account of a father and son's rite of passage as they assess their complex and evolving relationship. Daniel, out of college and unsure of what he wants in his life, sees his father getting older, more forgetful. David deals with unresolved issues he had with his own father, fearful that he'll make the same mistakes with his son, yet frustrated that Daniel treats him like an old man.

Moving, often hilarious, often poignant, "My Old Man and the Sea" is a rich and profound chronicle of their voyage of discovery. Every reader will identify with this uplifting story of a father and son who go down to the sea and find each other.

ISBN: 0060976969

Author: David Hays

Publisher: Harpperen

Rating: 3.83

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Flaubert in Egypt: A Sensibility on Tour

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Flaubert in Egypt: A Sensibility on Tour

Flaubert's unforgettable memoirs of travels abroad

At once a classic of travel literature and a penetrating portrait of a “sensibility on tour,” Flaubert in Egypt wonderfully captures the young writer’s impressions during his 1849 voyages. Using diaries, letters, travel notes, and the evidence of Flaubert’s traveling companion, Maxime Du Camp, Francis Steegmuller reconstructs his journey through the bazaars and brothels of Cairo and down the Nile to the Red Sea.

For more than seventy years, Penguin has been the leading publisher of classic literature in the English-speaking world. With more than 1,700 titles, Penguin Classics represents a global bookshelf of the best works throughout history and across genres and disciplines. Readers trust the series to provide authoritative texts enhanced by introductions and notes by distinguished scholars and contemporary authors, as well as up-to-date translations by award-winning translators.

ISBN: 0140435824

Author: Gustave Flaubert

Publisher: Penguin Books (Penguin Classics)

Rating: 3.67

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The 7 Habits Of Highly Effective People

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The 7 Habits Of Highly Effective People

Seda peetakse kõigi aegade edukaimaks äri- ja isiksuse arendamise raamatuks.
Väga efektiivse inimese 7 harjumust on terviklik inimlike probleemide lahendamise süsteem, mille alustalaks on printsiipidekeskseks saamine. Seitsme harjumise omandamine aitab lõpetada enesehävitusliku käitumise kodus ja tööl ning on teejuhiks sisemise meelerahu ja usalduse saavutamise teel. Covey otsib inimese käitumise juuri iseloomust ja õpetab avastama ja kasutama sisseharjunud käitumismallide asemel universaalseid, igikestvaid printsiipe.
Väga efektiivse inimese 7 harjumust ei ole mitte esmaabivahend, uute tehnikate ja kiirete lahenduste käsiraamat, vaid pigem pikk trepp õigluse, sõnapidamise, aususe ja inimväärikuse printsiipide juurde, mis annavad meile nii kindlustunde kohanemiseks muutustega elus, perekonnas ja töös, kui ka tarkuse ja jõu, et haarata kinni neist võimalustest, mida muutused pakuvad.
Dr. Stephen R. Covey on kogu maailmas tuntud ja hinnatud juhtimiskonsultant, perenõustamisekspert, teadlane ja koolitaja. Covey õpetus ja raamatud 33 keeles on au sees Valgest Majast Saudi Araabiani. Covey koolitus toimub maailma enam kui 500 paigas ja sellest võtab igal aastal osa üle 750 000 inimese.

See raamat on mõeldud inimesele, kes tahab olla edukas, aga jääda seejuures inimeseks. Sooviks ju suurem jagu meist olla üheaegselt nii edukas kui ka inimlik inimene. Raamat on selle dilemma lahendamise võimalus. Näidatakse väga selgelt, et efektiivsuse võib tagada koostöö, kus võidavad kõik osapooled. S. Covey raamat süstib optimismi eestlasele, kes tahab jääda ausaks keerukas ärimaailmas (Voldemar Kolga, TPÜ psühholoogiaprofessor).

Eesti on läbinud esimese varakapitalistliku arenguetapi ja paljudel on tekkinud küsimus: kuidas edasi? Covey mõtestab lahti ja korrastab eetilised ning üldinimlikud printsiibid, mis aitavad meil endas selgusele jõuda. Väga õigeaegne ja vajalik raamat kõigile neile, kes tahavad elus edasi jõuda ja on enda vastu nõudlikud (Peep Aaviksoo, Eesti Mobiiltelefoni juhatuse esimees).

ISBN: 1863500294

Author: Stephen R. Covey

Publisher:

Rating: 3.97

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