“…In the tradition of Bertrand Russell's Why I Am Not aChristian and Sam Harris's recent bestseller, The End ofFaith, Christopher Hitchens makes the ultimate caseagainst religion. …”

Tabla de Contenidos: “…Reuniting sexuality and spirituality -- The sacred body and sensual spirituality -- Two accounts of exploitation of the female body -- I have not a body but I am a body -- Theological reflection on sexual violence -- Vision for alternatives -- Exercise -- A prayer -- Questions for further reflection -- References -- Conclusion…”

Tabla de Contenidos: “…. -- 66 Talk to Yourself -- 67 Remember When You Succeeded -- 68 Tap into the Power of Perspective -- 69 Be a Problem Solver -- 70 Focus on Solutions, Not Complaints -- 71 Leave a Place Better than You Found It -- 72 Be a Great Team Member -- 73 Communicate Responsively -- 74 Build a Great Team -- 75 Wake up Unplugged -- 76 Use "I Am" Statements -- 77 Have a Windshield Mentality -- 78 Be Humble and Hungry -- 79 Make the Next Opportunity Great -- 80 Make Life a Mission Trip -- 81 Look to Be Useful -- 82 Don't Overthink -- 83 Keep Getting Up -- 84 Be a Truth Seeker -- 85 Be a Lifelong Student -- 86 Pay It Forward -- 87 Have No Enemies -- 88 Face Your Fears -- 89 Stay Calm When Communicating -- 90 Laugh at Yourself -- 91 Read Books -- 92 See the Best in People -- 93 See Potential, Not Limitations -- 94 Have an Abundant Mindset -- 95 Tell Me Something Good -- 96 Be a Hero -- 97 Have Only Good Days -- 98 Be You -- 99 Meet People Where They Are -- 100 Be Present -- 101 Be Punctual -- 102 Be Prepared -- 103 Become a Love Magnet -- 104 Rise above Your Circumstances -- 105 Remember Where You Came From -- 106 Believe People Can Change -- 107 Don't Let Critics into Your Head and Don't Let Praise Go to Your Head -- 108 Keep Your Vision Alive -- 109 Give Yourself Credit -- 110 Take the High Road -- 111 Finish Strong -- Other Books by Jon Gordon -- Other Books by Damon West -- End User License Agreement…”

Tabla de Contenidos: “…-- References -- 11 Homecoming -- Chikako Matsumoto, Executive Officer and Head of the ESG Strategy and Solutions Office at Sumitomo Mitsui Trust Bank (SMTB) -- Chikako Matsumoto, World Bank Alum, Thrives at Japanese Trust Bank -- "I Am Grateful for the Past Generation" -- Finding Her North Star, Sadako Ogata -- Career in International Finance -- Homecoming -- Making an Impact from Japan -- Japanese Companies Can No Longer Expect Lifetime Loyalty from Workers -- Gender Equity Is Coming to Japan's Workplaces -- References -- 12 Resilience…”

Tabla de Contenidos: “…-- Evaluating Your Performance Independent of the Group's Results -- Colluding with the Group -- Dealing with Collusion -- Summary -- Chapter Three: How You Think Is How You Facilitate: How Unilateral Control Undermines Your Ability to Help Groups -- How You Think: Your Mindset as an Operating System -- Two Mindsets: Unilateral Control and Mutual Learning -- How You Think Is Not How You Think You Think -- The CIO Team Survey Feedback Case -- Barbara's Contribution to the Team's Problems -- The Unilateral Control Approach -- Values of the Unilateral Control Mindset -- Win, Don't Lose -- Be Right -- Minimize Expression of Negative Feelings -- Act Rational -- Assumptions of the Unilateral Control Mindset -- I Understand the Situation -- Those Who Disagree Don't -- I Am Right -- Those Who Disagree Are Wrong -- My Motives Are Pure -- Those Who Disagree Have Questionable Motives -- My Feelings and Behaviors Are Justified -- I Am Not Contributing to the Problem -- Unilateral Control Behaviors -- Results of Unilateral Control -- Lackluster Performance -- Strained Working Relationships -- Less Individual Well-Being -- Give-Up-Control Approach -- How Unilateral Control Reinforces Itself -- How Did We Learn Unilateral Control? …”

“…Innovative irrigation technologies and practices may enhance agricultural water efficiency and production, in the meantime decrease the water demand and quality issues. I am very pleased to invite you to submit manuscripts in agricultural irrigation which assess current challenges and offer improvement approaches and opportunities for future irrigation…”

“…We say such things as: “By necessity, John Tylor was not Jewish; no US-president ever was”; “The rooks cannot move diagonally”; “It is still possible for you to catch the train”; “I am necessarily only in one place at a time”; “Necessarily, that apple accelerates at 9.8 m/s2”; “Peter will inevitably die; there is no antidote to the venom of the snake that bit him”. …”

“…Hare, Convenor, ISO/IEC JTC1 SC32 WG3--the International SQL Standards Committee I learned SQL primarily from the first edition of this book, and I am pleased to see a second edition of this book so that others can continue to benefit from its organized presentation of the language. …”

“…Located within a social, cultural and political transgenerational context, Incohesion: Aggregation/Massification or (ba) I:A/M (an acronym for 'I AM' - an assertion of personal identity when identity is under threat) is based on the fear of annihilation stemming from traumatic experience. …”

“…Presentación del editor: "'I am most grateful for two things: that I was born in North Korea, and that I escaped from North Korea.' …”

Tabla de Contenidos: “…Decoding hype on e-cigarettes -- 62 Ten myths about smoking that will not die -- 63 Ten more myths about smoking that will not die -- 64 Letters to editors -- 65 Bertrand Russell’s Why I am not a Christian: a book that changed me -- 66 Why do researchers donate their time and money to help private conference organisers make big bucks? …”

Tabla de Contenidos: “…: -- ATE: always test everything! -- I Fix, Therefore I am: The Philosophy Of Troubleshooting: -- Why things work in the first place -- Products as art -- If it only had a brain -- Good, the bad and the sloppy -- Mistakes beginners make -- That's how it goes -- History lessons -- Initial evaluation -- Use your noodle: case histories -- Naming Names: Important Terms, Concepts And Building Blocks: -- Electrical concepts -- Circuit concepts -- Signal concepts -- Building blocks -- Working Your Weapons: Using Test Equipment: -- Digital multimeter -- ESR meter -- Oscilloscope -- Soldering iron -- Desoldering tools -- Power supply -- Transistor tester -- Capacitance meter -- Signal generator -- Frequency counter -- Analog meter -- Contact cleaner spray -- Component cooler spray -- What Little Gizmos Are Made Of: Components: -- Capacitors -- Crystals and resonators -- Crystal clock oscillators -- Diodes and rectifiers -- Fuses -- Inductors and transformers -- Integrated circuits -- Op amps -- Resistors -- Potentiometers -- Relays -- Switches -- Transistors -- Voltage regulators -- Zener diodes -- Road Maps And Street Signs: Diagrams: -- Hooked On Tronics: -- Call numbers -- Good, not bad and miserable schematics -- Once Upon A Time: -- Amplifier stage -- Switching power supply -- Push-pull audio amplifier -- Mega maps -- Give It A Try: -- Radios -- CD and DVD players -- Keep reading -- But I ain't got one! …”

Tabla de Contenidos: “…Setting Up Your Quicken Data File; 1.2.2. I Am Already a Quicken User; 1.3. Opening a Quicken File; 1.4. …”

Tabla de Contenidos: “…-- Chapter 9: Killing, Cannibalism, and Other Ecstasies from Hell -- An Ancient Taboo in Modern Times -- I Am a Cannibal -- Human Sacrifice and the Demon God -- The Ecstasies of Hitler's Willing Executioners -- The Ecstasies of the Suicide Bombers -- Jailhouse Conversions -- The Ecstasies of a Born-Again Killer -- Chapter 10: Creative Ecstasies -- The Nature of Creativity -- Theories of Creativity -- The Drive to Write -- The Compulsion to Write and Endlessly Write -- Mental Illness, Addiction, Epilepsy and Creativity -- Creativity in Psychotherapy and Psychoanalysis -- Our Best Creative Minds Speak Out About Their Own Mental Illness -- Creative Writing of Scientific Prose -- Chapter 11: Intervening with Those Hungry for Ecstasy -- Resilience can Surprise You -- Problems in Self-Care -- The Crux of the Matter -- Sex Produces Orgasms; Perversions Produce Ecstasy -- Preventive Interventions -- The Holistic Inquiry -- Alcoholism, Compulsive Eating and Bipolar Disorder -- Self-Mutilation: Nothing to Get so Cut Up About -- Goth Culture -- Huffing, Sniffing, Dusting, and Bagging -- Dear Abby, My Sister Plays the Choking Game and I'm Worried -- Summing Up -- Chapter 12: Power of the Therapist's Affective Experience -- An Integrated Approach to Treatment -- Rising to the Challenge -- Attunement and Attachment-Based Psychotherapy -- The Therapist as Tuning Fork: Revisiting the Concepts of Neutrality, Abstinence, and Anonymity -- The Dissociative Response as a Form of Communication -- Projective Identifications and Enactments -- Passion: A Peculiar Kind of Love -- Intuition and Improvisation -- Walking About: In Dream Time, Following a Trail of Breadcrumbs -- The Ecstasy of Oneness and the Rage of Twoness -- Hope is the Thing with Feathers -- References -- Index -- About the Author…”

“…As Editor-in-Chief of the journal Diabetology, I am pleased to announce the Special Issue “Diabetology: Feature Papers 2021” is now published in book format. …”

“…She coached me for my TED talk, and I am forever grateful to her for giving me the technical and emotional training I needed to take the stage.” …”

“…“I am going to initiate coverage on this book: BUY! …”