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An Introduction To the Logic of Psychological Measurement

by Joel Michell ...

This book declines to take for granted the widespread assumption that existing psychometric procedures provide scientific measurement. The currently fashionable concepts of measurement within psychology -- operationalism and representationalism -- are critically examined, and the classical view, that measurement is the assessment of quantity, is defended. Within this framework, it is shown how ... Read more

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This book declines to take for granted the widespread assumption that existing psychometric procedures provide scientific measurement. The currently fashionable concepts of measurement within psychology -- operationalism and representationalism -- are critically examined, and the classical view, that measurement is the assessment of quantity, is defended. Within this framework, it is shown how
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A History of the World in Twelve Beans

by Joël Broekaert ...

Translated by Michele Hutchison ...

Featured on NPR's All Things Considered“A fascinating exploration of the central role legumes have played in shaping civilizations and cultures throughout history.”—Julia Newberry, general manager of Rancho Gordo and co-author of the New York Times bestselling The Bean BookFrom ancient empires to modern kitchens, discover how twelve humble beans have quietly changed the world in vast and ... Read more

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Featured on NPR's All Things Considered“A fascinating exploration of the central role legumes have played in shaping civilizations and cultures throughout history.”—Julia Newberry, general manager of Rancho Gordo and co-author of the New York Times bestselling The Bean BookFrom ancient empires to modern kitchens, discover how twelve humble beans have quietly changed the world in vast and
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Tuesday After Next

Boundary Shock Quarterly #2

by Blaze Ward, Leah Cutter, M. L. Buchman, Michele Callahan, Joel Ewy, Ron Collins, Robert Jeschonek, Michael Warren Lucas, Chuck Heintzelman, Charles Eugene Anderson, M. E. Owen ...

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Science fiction does not have to be about alien planets, galactic exploration, and huge space battles.Instead, science fiction can cover the future that lurks just around the corner. Science fiction that exists after Dieselpunk and before Cyberpunk, where the Makers and the Hackers dwell, modern rebels and punks, hiding just out of sight.Eleven authors peer into that short distance into the future ... Read more

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Science fiction does not have to be about alien planets, galactic exploration, and huge space battles.Instead, science fiction can cover the future that lurks just around the corner. Science fiction that exists after Dieselpunk and before Cyberpunk, where the Makers and the Hackers dwell, modern rebels and punks, hiding just out of sight.Eleven authors peer into that short distance into the future
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Robots, Androids, Cyborgs, Oh My!

Boundary Shock Quarterly #4

by Blaze Ward, Michael Warren Lucas, Robert Jeschonek, M. L. Buchman, Bruno Lombardi, Duncan Ellis, M. E. Owen, Michele Callahan, Ron Collins, Joel Ewy, Chuck Anderson, Maquel A. Jacob, Leah Cutter, Chuck Heintzelman ...

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Join us for the next exciting issue of Boundary Shock Quarterly!We can make her better than she was. Or build a better one to replace him. What does it mean to be Sentient? Human? Or even alive?Fifteen stories and essays explore what it means to be sentient in the present and future tense in stories ranging from artificial lifeforms all the way down to the many ways humans might dream about ... Read more

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Join us for the next exciting issue of Boundary Shock Quarterly!We can make her better than she was. Or build a better one to replace him. What does it mean to be Sentient? Human? Or even alive?Fifteen stories and essays explore what it means to be sentient in the present and future tense in stories ranging from artificial lifeforms all the way down to the many ways humans might dream about
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A History of the World in Twelve Beans

by Joël Broekaert ...

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In A History of the World in Twelve Beans, food writer and history buff Joël Broekaert reveals how beans have profoundly shaped human history, culture, and society, through millennia and across continents. Beans have been long dismissed as the "common person's food"—a cheap and nutritious form of protein that replaces expensive meat—and are often the butt of jokes about flatulence (enough to make ... Read more

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In A History of the World in Twelve Beans, food writer and history buff Joël Broekaert reveals how beans have profoundly shaped human history, culture, and society, through millennia and across continents. Beans have been long dismissed as the "common person's food"—a cheap and nutritious form of protein that replaces expensive meat—and are often the butt of jokes about flatulence (enough to make
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Religion and Regimes

Support, Separation, and Opposition

by Rebekah Samaniego, Rachel Blum, J. Christopher Soper, Elizabeth A. Oldmixon, Christine A. Gustafson, Clyde Wilcox, Christopher Marsh, Ramazan Kilinç, Paul Christopher Manuel, Joel Fetzer, Michele Dillon, Scott W. Hibbard ...

This work is a collection of essays that describe and analyze religion and regime relations in various nations in the contemporary world. The contributors examine patterns of interaction between religious actors and national governments that include separation, support, and opposition. In general, the contributors find that most countries have a majority or plurality religious tradition, which ... Read more

$71.99 CAD

This work is a collection of essays that describe and analyze religion and regime relations in various nations in the contemporary world. The contributors examine patterns of interaction between religious actors and national governments that include separation, support, and opposition. In general, the contributors find that most countries have a majority or plurality religious tradition, which
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The Hidden Lives of Brahman

Śaṅkara's Vedānta through His Upaniṣad Commentaries, in Light of Contemporary Practice

by Joël André-Michel Dubois ...

Series series SUNY series in Religious Studies
Uses both textual and ethnographic sources to demonstrate that in Śaṅkara's vedānta, brahman is an active force as well as a transcendent ultimate.Finalist for the 2014 Best First Book in the History of Religions presented by the American Academy of ReligionŚaṅkara's thought, advaita vedānta or non-dual vedānta, is a tradition focused on brahman, the ultimate reality transcending all particular ... Read more

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Uses both textual and ethnographic sources to demonstrate that in Śaṅkara's vedānta, brahman is an active force as well as a transcendent ultimate.Finalist for the 2014 Best First Book in the History of Religions presented by the American Academy of ReligionŚaṅkara's thought, advaita vedānta or non-dual vedānta, is a tradition focused on brahman, the ultimate reality transcending all particular
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Grand Theft Starship

Boundary Shock Quarterly #3

by Blaze Ward, Leah Cutter, M. L. Buchman, M. E. Owen, Michele Callahan, Charles Eugene Anderson, Robert Jeschonek ...

Series Book 3 - Boundary Shock Quarterly
The future is not always a bright and shining beacon on a hill somewhere. Crime will follow us into space and the future. What will you steal, with the whole galaxy to pick from?Seven syndicate authors let their criminal side out for a joyride on a dark night.This is Boundary Shock Quarterly, Issue 003: Grand Theft Starship. Welcome to another exciting issue in a new quarterly speculative fiction ... Read more

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The future is not always a bright and shining beacon on a hill somewhere. Crime will follow us into space and the future. What will you steal, with the whole galaxy to pick from?Seven syndicate authors let their criminal side out for a joyride on a dark night.This is Boundary Shock Quarterly, Issue 003: Grand Theft Starship. Welcome to another exciting issue in a new quarterly speculative fiction
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Captain's Log

Boundary Shock Quarterly #1

by Blaze Ward, Charles Eugene Anderson, Leah Cutter, Michele Callahan, M. L. Buchman, Ron Collins, Robert Jeschonek, Duncan Ellis, T S Paul, Maquel A. Jacob, Bruno Lombardi, M. E. Owen ...

Series Book 1 - Boundary Shock Quarterly
For many of us, those opening words “Captain’s Log…” were our introduction to our science fiction dreams. Voyage to explore strange, new worlds, seek out new life, and boldly go. What will we find there when we go? What dangers will we confront? Who will survive? And who will not?Twelve authors explore what these words mean to them in stories ranging from the silly to the sublime.Join us for the ... Read more

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For many of us, those opening words “Captain’s Log…” were our introduction to our science fiction dreams. Voyage to explore strange, new worlds, seek out new life, and boldly go. What will we find there when we go? What dangers will we confront? Who will survive? And who will not?Twelve authors explore what these words mean to them in stories ranging from the silly to the sublime.Join us for the
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Seeing That Frees

Meditations on Emptiness and Dependent Arising

by Rob Burbea ...

Note: A newer 10th anniversary edition of Seeing That Frees is now available. This revised edition includes a new foreword by Yahel Avigur as well as previously unpublished reflections from Rob Burbea.In this ground-breaking and seminal work, esteemed Buddhist teacher Rob Burbea lays out an original and comprehensive approach to deepening insight. Starting from simple and easily accessible ... Read more

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Note: A newer 10th anniversary edition of Seeing That Frees is now available. This revised edition includes a new foreword by Yahel Avigur as well as previously unpublished reflections from Rob Burbea.In this ground-breaking and seminal work, esteemed Buddhist teacher Rob Burbea lays out an original and comprehensive approach to deepening insight. Starting from simple and easily accessible
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Tantra Illuminated

The Philosophy, History, and Practice of a Timeless Tradition

by Christopher D Wallis ...

This book takes readers on a fascinating journey to the very heart of Tantra: its key teachings, foundational lineages, and transformative practices. Since the West's discovery of Tantra 100 years ago, there has been considerable fascination, speculation, and more than a little misinformation about this spiritual movement. Now, for the first time in the English language, Tantra Illuminated ... Read more

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This book takes readers on a fascinating journey to the very heart of Tantra: its key teachings, foundational lineages, and transformative practices. Since the West's discovery of Tantra 100 years ago, there has been considerable fascination, speculation, and more than a little misinformation about this spiritual movement. Now, for the first time in the English language, Tantra Illuminated
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Dissolving the Ego, Realizing the Self

Contemplations from the Teachings of David R. Hawkins, M.D., Ph.D.

by David R. Hawkins MD/PHD ...

Realize your true potential, dissolve the ego limitations, learn how to master your emotions, and awaken your inner genius with this groundbreaking self-development book from renowned psychiatrist, clinician, and spiritual teacher, David R. Hawkins, M.D., Ph.D.How does one traverse the spiritual landscape to move beyond suffering to experience the peace and love of God, to transcend illusion and ... Read more

$10.69 CAD

Realize your true potential, dissolve the ego limitations, learn how to master your emotions, and awaken your inner genius with this groundbreaking self-development book from renowned psychiatrist, clinician, and spiritual teacher, David R. Hawkins, M.D., Ph.D.How does one traverse the spiritual landscape to move beyond suffering to experience the peace and love of God, to transcend illusion and
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