“…But if you are peering methodically through its bulk of ads in search of a spring dress, you begin to shift uneasily in front of the hollow cheeks and zombie stares of the Vogue models, and to feel the generally chilly atmosphere of this publication. As its pages offer up bosoms disrupted by military pleats and swooping folds, stomachs disguised by sudden pockets, folds and drapings, you fear that the designing Diors, Molyneuxs, and Patous cherish some deep-rooted animus against the natural lines of a woman’s figure. …”

“…In this new book Eakin turns his attention to what he sees as the defining assumption of autobiography: that the story of the self does refer to a world of biographical and historical fact. …”

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Tabla de Contenidos: “…v. II : Atlas. - 23, 6 lam…”

Tabla de Contenidos: “…Examining foundations : the formation of the Islamic chanter tradition -- The Islamic engagement with memory : remembrance as a way of knowing -- The chanter's texts : the transformation of memory's heritage -- The chanter's classical text : tools for the master of memory -- Alternative and visionary pasts : the impact of other memories -- Remembered sacred sounds : the music of the Munshidīn -- The contemporary Munshid : between memory and attestation -- The Munshidīn, memory, and religion…”

Tabla de Contenidos: “…Terence, Plautus and the atellana…”

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Tabla de Contenidos: “…A is for Alice and astronomers arguing about acceleration -- B is for Bernard's body-exchange machine -- C is for the Catholic cannibal -- D is for Maxwell's demon -- E is for evolution (and an embarrassing problem with it) -- F is for the forms lost forever to the prisoners of the cave -- G is for Galileo's gravitational balls -- H is for Hume's shades -- I is for the identity of indiscernibles -- J is for Henri Poincaré and alternative geometries -- K is for the Kritik and Kant's kind of thought experiments -- L is for Lucretius' spear -- M is for Mach's motionless chain -- N is for Newton's bucket -- O is for Olbers' paradox -- P is for Parfit's person -- Q is for the questions raised by thought experiments quotidiennes -- R is for the rule-ruled room -- S is for Salvatius' ship, sailing along its own space-time line -- T is for the time-travelling twins -- U is for the universe, and Einstein's attempts to understand it -- V is for the vexed case of the violinist -- W is for Wittgenstein's beetle -- X is for xenophanes and thinking by examples -- Y is for counterfactuals and a backwards approach to history -- Z is for Zeno and the mysteries of infinity…”

Tabla de Contenidos: “…Preface -- On being ethical -- Competence : personal fitness, qualifications, and training issues -- Psychotherapy I : Ethical obligations of psychotherapists -- Psychotherapy II : Ethical issues in psychotherapeutic techniques and related controversies -- Ethical challenges in working with human diversity -- Confidentiality, privacy, and record keeping -- Psychological assessment : testing tribulations -- Nonsexual multiple role relationships -- Attraction, romance, and sexual intimacies with clients and subordinates -- Relationships with colleagues, supervisees, students, and employees -- Self-promotion in the age of electronic media -- The mental health business : money and managed care -- Mental health practitioners in the legal system : tort and retort -- Mental health professionals in academia -- Challenging work settings : juggling porcupines -- Scholarly publications and the responsible conduct of research -- Making ethical decisions and taking action -- Ethics codes, regulations, and enforcements -- Index…”