This comprehensive overview explores the life and philosophical contributions of American philosopher Ken Wilber, delving into his influential ideas within the realms of transpersonal and humanistic psychology. As part of the SUNY series, the book provides a detailed analysis of Wilber's thought, highlighting his impact on contemporary philosophy and psychology. It serves as an essential resource for understanding his unique perspective on human consciousness and development.
Colditz, het gevreesde Duitse krijgsgevangenenkamp met meer bewakers dan gevangenen, gold als absoluut 'escape-proof'. Daarom herbergde het binnen haar muren alle ontsnappingsdeskundigen van de geallieerde strijdkrachten die in de 4½ jaar dat Colditz als krijgsgevangenenkamp dienst deed, meer dan 300 pogingen deden hun vrijheid te herwinnen. Een authentiek verhaal over de ongelooflijke moed en vindingrijkheid van de grootste ontsnappingsclub uit de geschiedenis. Dit adembenemende boek bevat talrijke foto's uit de grandioze tv-serie die alleen al in Engeland ruim 19 miljoen kijkers aan het beeld kluisterde.
Pútavý spoločenský román z Ameriky nedávnych čias od známeho románopisca a dramatika, autora slávneho románu Mladé levy, zachytáva osudy newyorského stredoškolského profesora Allena Stranda a jeho rodiny. Na začiatku príbehu žijú Strandovci vyrovnane a spokojne, aj keď nie priveľmi blahobytne - stredoškolský profesor nepatrí k preferovaným vrstvám. Jedného večera však najmladšia dcéra Caroline privádza domov zraneného muža, ktorého zachránila pred prepadnutím v Central Parku, ako sa neskôr ukáže, bohatého vplyvného advokáta Hazena. Hazen sám žije dosť opustený a začne sympatickej Strandovej rodine pomáhať svojimi vplyvmi a konexiami. Rozvíja sa akýsi americký sen naopak - Hazen Strandovcom dopomôže k lepšiemu postaveniu, ale zároveň rodinu rozvracia, a nie vždy vhodne ovplyvní jej osud. Kultivovanosť a inteligencia nemôže nadlho odolávať náporu moci a bohatstva, najmä ak mecenáš je človek viac ako rozporuplný.
Očarujúca mladá osobná trénerka Cameron Paradisová utečie uprostred noci z Havaja od svojho násilníckeho manžela a zamieri do L. A. Bez ťažkostí si nájde miesto v exkluzívnom fitnesklube, kde sa stretáva s najvýznamnejšími osobnosťami filmového sveta. Plánuje si jedného dňa otvoriť vlastný klub, a hoci sa o ňu muži vytrvalo pokúšajú, ona sa zameriava len na to, aby našetrila dosť peňazí. Odmieta chodiť na búrlivé večierky, na ktorých sa droguje, a netúži ani po romantických vzťahoch. Až kým sa jedného dňa nezoznámi s Ryanom Richardsom, úspešným nezávislým filmovým producentom. Je to manžel Mandy, rozmaznanej dcéry hollywoodskeho magnáta Hamiltona J. Heckerlinga. Ryan svoju manželku nikdy nepodviedol, ale keď stretne Cameron, je v pokušení... Popri jej osude sa odvíja aj tragický príbeh čečenského dievčaťa, z ktorého sa stane prostitútka.Jackie Collinsová vo svojom najnovšom bestselleri z obľúbeného hollywoodskeho prostredia ukazuje, čo sa stane, keď túžba narazí na moc.
Christopher Snow suffers from a rare genetic disorder - xeroderma pigmentosum - which means his skin and eyes cannot be exposed to sunlight, so his life begins at midnight. Set in the town of Moonlight Bay, a place of picturesque beauty and haunting strangeness, FEAR NOTHING is a startling and compulsive masterpiece of tension.
In the Future, Everything is Different. But Nothing Has Changed.The Earth has been poisoned by pollution, choked by overpopulation, and ravaged by the mindless greed of power-hungry corporations. A fragile peace is threatened by landless revolutionaries and global anarchy seems imminent.Yet a single ray of hope remains. . .Island One is a celestial utopia, and David Adams is its most perfect creation - a man with a brain as advanced as any computer and a body free of human frailties. But David is a prisoner -- a captive of the colony that created him -- destined to spend the days of his life in an island-sized cylinder that circles a doomed and desperate home planet. Thousands of miles below him, a world trembles; its people cringe in terror and despair in anticipation of an impending apocalypse. And as Earth's boundaries, fate has cast one extraordinary human in the role of savior. For David Adams has a plan -- one that will ultimately ensure the salvation of his species . . . or its annihilation.
Hidden deep beneath Manhattan lies a warren of tunnels, sewers, and galleries, mostly forgotten by those who walk the streets above. There lies the ultimate secret of the Museum Beat. When two grotesquely deformed skeletons are found deep in the mud off the Manhattan shoreline, museum curator Margo Green is called in to aid the investigation. Margo must once again team up with police lieutenant D'Agosta and FBI agent Pendergast, as well as the brilliant Dr. Frock, to try and solve the puzzle. The trail soon leads deep underground, where they will face the awakening of a slumbering nightmare... in Reliquary, from bestselling coauthors Douglas Preston and Lincoln Child.
Tri talentovaní, ambiciózni snílci žijú rýchlo a intenzívne v zmätenom víre párty, drog a sexu – beznádejne hľadajú rockovú superhviezdnosť a urobia čokoľvek, aby to dosiahli. Je tu anglický rocker Kris Phoenix, ktorý prenasleduje svoj sen od puberty. Potom je tu soulová superstar Bobby Mondella. Bývalý detský herec prakticky cez noc prišiel o peniaze, slávu a zrak, ale teraz je pripravený opäť zažiariť. Nakoniec je tu speváčka Rafaella. Prežila sériu hrozných tragédií, ktoré ju mohli zlomiť, no namiesto toho ju poháňali k prekonaniu jej minulosti a dysfunkčného manželstva, aby sa dostala na vrchol. Všetci traja sú beznádejne prepojení mocným magnátom hudobného priemyslu Marcusom Citrogenom a jeho zradnou manželkou Novou, a čoskoro zistia, že cena slávy môže byť príliš vysoká v tomto príbehu plnom adrenalínu, ktorý uspokojí čitateľov tak, ako to dokáže len kniha od Jackie Collins.
An audacious and suspenseful vision of the future by Joe Handeman, on the grand scale of MINDBRIDGE & THE FOREVER WAR. In a universe of strange, threatening & mutated creatures, Otto McGavin acts as undercover agent for the Confederacion. A mild, unassuming man, two years of intensive hypnotic training have turned him into a Prime Operator with TB II. His technology enables him to take on the appearance & personality of any enemy. And to protect the legal rights of humans and non-humans he is prepared to lie, cheat, steal and kill his way across the galaxy.
In the stunning title story 'Strange Highways', a failed author returns to his hometown after many years to attend his father's funeral, only to find himself suddenly and inexplicably thrust back through time to relive a traumatic event from his past. One rain-swept Sunday night when he was twenty years old, on his way back to college after a weekend with his family, Joey Shannon took the wrong highway - and from that moment, nothing ever went right for him again. Now, exactly twenty years later, on another rain-swept night, Joey finds himself at the same crossroads, looking down the road never taken. Which is odd. Because that road no longer exists. A superhighway replaced it nearly twenty years ago, and the old state route - which had crossed a web of perpetually burning, abandoned coal mines - was condemned as too dangerous and was torn up. But now the highway is exactly as it was on that long-ago night, and when Joey turns on to it, he begins an eerie, terrifying journey toward a truth so dark and stunning that it will change everything he believes about himself, his past, and the nature of life.
A Los Angeles crime reporter whose wife and daughters were killed in a plane crash meets a woman who claims to have survived the crash while a shadowy orgaization tries to stop her.
They are dying, one by one. Wealthy, middle-aged women in an exclusive Connecticut suburb. Their murderer remains at large. Nora Chancel, wife of publishing scion Davey Chancel, fears she may be next. After all, her past has branded her a victim . . . . "Combines the intellectual-puzzle mystery with a powerful vein of psycho-thriller suspense." -- The Washington Post Then Davey tells Nora a surreal story about the Hellfire Club, where years before he met an obsessed fan of Chancel House's most successful book, Night Journey --a book that has a strange history of its own. . . . "One of the most chilling villains to come along since Hannibal Lecter." -- San Francisco Chronicle Suddenly terror engulfs Nora: She must defend herself against fantastic accusations even as a madman lies in wait. And when he springs, she will embark on a night journey that will put her victimhood to rest forever, dead or alive. . . .
Reissue of the nail-biting tale of sabotage set in the desolate frozen wastes
of two ice-bound oil fields, from the acclaimed master of action and suspense.
De Nederlandse Geheime Inlichtingendienst in de Tweede Wereldoorlog
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Analyse van psychologische en maatschappelijke oorzaken van geweld en agressie en bezinning op de mogelijkheid van een andere opvoeding en samenleving.
Annie, die in 1933 als baby bij een afschuwelijk weeshuis werd achtergelaten, loopt weg als zij 11 jaar is. Na veel omzwervingen wordt zij tenslotte geadopteerd door de rijkste man van Amerika.
