“…Landscapes of Fear is renowned geographer Yi-Fu Tuan's influential exploration of the spaces of fear and of how these landscapes shift during our lives and vary throughout history. In this groundbreaking work--now with a new preface by the author--Yi-Fu Tuan reaches back into our prehistory to discover what is universal and what is particular in our inheritance of fear…”

“…The author also argues for changes in the care and education of those with learning difficulties to enable them to lead fulfilling lives, rather than being incarcerated in institutions (as was routinely the case in 1928)…”

“…becoming", that is to say their lives. Case studies written by an interdisciplinary circle of well-known academics explore how the capacity of designing life, the concept of free will, and the methods to calculate the future have been changed and adopted in different societies and in different ages…”

“…The Socialist Way of Life in Siberia presents the dramatic transformation in their everyday lives during the late twentieth century. The book challenges the common notion that the process of modernization during the later Soviet period created a Buryat national assertiveness rather than assimilation or support for the state…”

“…The contributors to this volume show, in their respective fields, how infrastructures are both generative forces and the materialized products of "idian practices that affect and guide people's lives. Organized via shared conceptual foci, this volume demonstrates infrastructuralist perspectives as an important transdisciplinary approach within the humanities…”

“…Abuses by international corporations, withdrawal of social services and implementation of regressive legislation continue to impoverish women and reduce the quality of their everyday lives: women have reason to be demoralized. Recognizing this challenging and difficult situation, this volume reviews women's successes at feminizing Canadian institutions. …”

“…In polychoral music the singers, sometimes with instrumentalists also, were split into two (or more) groups that often engaged in lively dialogue and joined in majestic tutti climaxes."…”

“…This is a book about two of the most outstanding thinkers to have lived between ancient Greece and the European Renaissance: Ibn Sina and Biruni. …”

“…With exclusive access to the dig, the show follow a team of archaeologists and historians as they excavate an entire city block, uncovering new buildings, the incredible stories of the people who lived there and what happened to them during the eruption of Mount Vesuvius in AD 79.…”

“…The presence of television in the homes of the urban Chinese strikingly broadened the cultural and political awareness of its audience and provoked the people to imagine better ways of living as individuals, families, and as a nation. …”

“…How do people who have survived the ravages of war and displacement rebuild their lives in a new country when their world has totally changed? …”

“…It also will empower listeners to take positive action that avoids the same online mistakes that happened on social media and create more responsible tech usage habits in our personal and professional lives…”

“…Proximity offers a playbook for business leaders, investors, and entrepreneurs to win this rapidly emerging game—and for each of us to consider the implications for our careers, families, communities, and lives…”

“…His philosophy, if we want to characterize it in any one way, is a philosophy of life, of human living, with all that implies of rationality and freedom, of truth and paradox, of religion and morality, or faith and hope and love―in short, of all that makes human living spectacularly worthwhile…”

“…Focal Point helps readers analyze their lives in seven key areas and shows them how to develop focused goals and plans in each. …”

“…Finally, readers will learn how to build upon this sense of peace and serenity to become more confident, set and achieve goals, face and solve problems, and eventually live a life of emotional, spiritual, and financial abundance…”

“…"The integration and coordination of health, education, nutrition, social protection, and other services have the potential to improve the lives of children and their caregivers around the world. …”

“…Listeners will journey down a systematic path that will help them navigate unfamiliar territory so they too can respond to the pioneer's call and answer it through effective, beneficial action in both their lives and the lives they touch…”

“…By owning disaster and accepting our small place within the inhuman forces of the biosphere, we may discover how to live with responsibility and serenity whatever may come."…”

“…A creative lifestyle implies learning to be the authors of our own lives and a creative approach to our inner lives and our social environment gives us coherence and authenticity. …”