cosimo jul 2010 (50 risultati)

Taschenbuch. Condizione: Neu. Neuware - In the aftermath of 9/11, President George W. Bush promised a grieving nation that the United States would capture or kill Osama Bin Laden, the mastermind behind the deadliest terrorist attack on American soil. Almost a decade later, the Al Qaeda leader is still alive and free, even after an occupation of Afghanistan by U.S. troops of more than eight years.In November 2009, the United States Senate Committee on Foreign Relations, chaired by John F. Kerry, issued a report on what could be characterized as one of the greatest joint military and intelligence failures of recent American history: Bin Laden's escape from his stronghold in the mountains of Tora Bora, and his subsequent flight to a location that remains unknown.Who was responsible for the decision to put too few troops on the ground, and what justification could there have been for such a decision What alternative plans were available What can we learn from the flaws of the Afghan occupation Anyone interested in current affairs-and especially in the beginning of the Global War on Terror-will find this essential reading.

Taschenbuch. Condizione: Neu. Neuware - Stabilizing and securing Pakistan's border with Afghanistan is a key goal of the Global War on Terror, and vital if the threat from Al Qaeda to the United States and the world is to be mitigated. Despite the effort of more than six years and expenditures of billions of dollars-some of it in aid to Pakistan for its own efforts in this measure-the goal remains unmet.This frank report, from the United States Government Accountability Office, assesses the current lack of a comprehensive plan for achieving this important objective and lays out a plan for moving forward. From the military element of such an effort-including the training and equipping of frontier corps-to the law-enforcement challenges of implementing border security to how diplomacy and economic development can help.Anyone who wishes to more fully understand the prosecution of the Global War on Terror will find this essential and informative reading.

Taschenbuch. Condizione: Neu. Neuware - Students of language, politics, religion, and philosophy have always turned to Aristotle, attributed with one of the greatest intellectual minds that ever lived, for answers and the dissection of seemingly natural phenomena. Aristotle and his contemporaries considered rhetorical skills-the ability to give speeches and make persuasive arguments-one of the most important a scholar could possess. In his famous essay Rhetoric, Aristotle outlines the three basic elements of the rhetorical arts: logos, pathos, and ethos; or logic, emotion, and ethics (truth). This pyramid makes up the tenets of rhetoric which are still taught today, along with Aristotle's examinations on how to interpret and compose effective speeches and presentations.Aristotle (384 BC-322 BC) was a member of the triad of great Greek philosophers: Socrates, Plato, and Aristotle. Student of Plato and teacher of Alexander the Great, Aristotle is considered the authority originator of many philosophical ideas and teachings. Famous today for works such as Politics, Poetics, Rhetoric, and Metaphysics, his many writings cover a wide range of subjects, ranging from literature, art, music, and politics to physics, zoology, biology, and the scientific method.

Taschenbuch. Condizione: Neu. Neuware - Should the United States restrict online gambling because of its attendant potential for criminal money laundering In 2002 Congress appointed the U.S. Government Accountability Office to study the issues, and it produced this informative report.Here, discover:. the legal framework for Internet gambling domestically and abroad. the credit card industry's policies regarding the use of credit cards to pay for Internet gambling, and actions taken to restrict such usage. the views of law enforcement, banking regulators, and the credit card and gaming industries on the vulnerability of Internet gambling to money laundering.Anyone interested in the unexpected ways in which the Internet is impacting crime and society will find this an intriguing read.The GOVERNMENT ACCOUNTABILITY OFFICE was established in 1921 as the audit, evaluation, and investigative arm of the United States Congress.

Taschenbuch. Condizione: Neu. Neuware - 'The architecture of the Nation's digital infrastructure, based largely upon the Internet, is not secure or resilient.' It's a horrifying wakeup call that bluntly opens this report on one of the most serious national security and economic threats the United States-and, indeed, the world-faces in the 21st century. And it sets the stage for the national dialogue on cybersecurity it hopes to launch.Prepared by the U.S. National Security Council-which was founded by President Harry S. Truman to advise the Oval Office on national security and foreign policy-this official government account explores:. the vulnerabilities of the digital infrastructure of the United States. what we can do to protect it against cybercrime and cyberterrorism. how to protect civil liberties and personal privacy in cyberspace. why a citizenry educated about and aware of cybersecurity risks is vital. the shape of the public-private partnership all these efforts will requireJust as the United States took the lead in creating the open, flexible structures of the early Internet, it must now take the initiative in ensuring that our digital networks are as secure as they can be, without stifling the unprecedented freedom of opportunity and access the information revolution has afforded us all. This report is the roadmap for making that happen, and it is required reading for anyone who works or plays in the 21st-century digital world: that is, all of us.

Taschenbuch. Condizione: Neu. Neuware - Here, in one easy-reference volume, are two important reports from the United States Government Accountability Office on the progress in the Global War on Terror.In the May 2007 report Securing, Stabilizing, and Reconstructing Afghanistan, the GAO looks at where improvements can be made in such areas as emergency food assistance, drug control, security, and reconstitution of the local police, and examines the obstacles to continued development of the country.In the September 2007 report Securing, Stabilizing, and Rebuilding Iraq, the GAO concludes that the Iraqi government had not met most legislative, security, and economic benchmarks. This comprehensive assessment of the situation in that battered nation explores everything from Constitutional and electoral reform, to amnesty legislation and militia disarmament, to sectarian violence and minority party rights. Direct from an objective federal source, here is the sobering full story on the U.S. involvement in the region, free of the spin of the evening news.The GOVERNMENT ACCOUNTABILITY OFFICE was established in 1921 as the audit, evaluation, and investigative arm of the United States Congress.

Buch. Condizione: Neu. Neuware - The first play published by an African-American, this comic 1858 melodrama about two slaves who secretly marry explores the racial tensions between North and South in the years just before the Civil War.With its mix of action, comedy, social commentary and an authenticity only a former slave could recreate, The Escape is essential reading for students of black history and literature. It is also a remarkable glimpse at characters and situations rarely seen from the contemporary black perspective.Born into slavery, American author WILLIAM WELLS BROWN (1814¿1884) escaped to the North where he became a prominent abolitionist lecturer, novelist, playwright, and historian. His novel, Clotel: or, The President¿s Daughter, is considered by historians to be the first novel written by an African American. His other works include The Negro in the American Rebellion and The Black Man.

Buch. Condizione: Neu. Neuware - Austrian philosopher LUDWIG WITTGENSTEIN (1889-1951) was hugely influential on 20th-century philosophy, and here, he constructs a series of carefully and precisely numbered propositions on the relationship between language, logic, and reality, using a numbering system to show nested relationships between the propositions. Considered one of the major recent works of philosophy-a reputation enhanced, undoubtedly, by Bertrand Russell's glowing introduction-this edition is a reproduction of the translation by C.K. Ogden, first published in 1922, for which Wittgenstein himself assisted in the preparation of the English-language manuscript. Students of philosophy and those fascinated by the history of ideas will want a copy of this essential volume.

Buch. Condizione: Neu. Neuware - Erasmus wrote In Praise of Folly, his masterpiece of ironic literature, in less than a week while en route to England from Italy to visit his good friend Thomas More. He wrote it merely to amuse himself and he was astonished at its immediate and wide popularity. But his satire of the clergy, the upper classes, and general pretentiousness, narrated by the goddess Folly, daughter of Youth and Wealth, struck a chord and is considered by some historians to be one of the catalysts of the Protestant Reformation.This might have disappointed Erasmus who, though critical of the Church, never intended to encourage a split and remained a faithful adherent until his death. Still read regularly in college English courses, Erasmus's timeless classic remains as relevant today as it was when first written nearly five hundred years ago.Dutch humanist, scholar, and theologian DESIDERIUS ERASMUS (1466 -1536) is perhaps best remembered for In Praise of Folly. His other works include Handbook of a Christian Knight (1503), Instituto principis Christiani (1516), and Colloquia familiaria (1518).

Taschenbuch. Condizione: Neu. Neuware - A capstone reference guide, this is the official study of the motivations and behaviors of contemporary terrorists of both domestic and foreign origin, of terrorist goals and objectives, and of terrorist tactics, techniques, and procedures. It describes the scope of the terrorism problem facing the United States, explores the face of terrorism today, discusses the types of organizational models terrorist groups utilize, and extrapolates future trends in terrorism.An intelligence support document that, while openly available for public consumption, is typically ignored by even engaged citizens, this will fascinate and enlighten readers interested in the armed forces, global geopolitics, and modern asymmetrical warfare.The U.S. ARMY TRAINING AND DOCTRINE COMMAND, also known as TRADOC, was founded in 1973, to train the soldiers and civilian leaders of the U.S. Army, to develop operational policy, and to anticipate future operational needs of the Army.

Buch. Condizione: Neu. Neuware - Before 'New Age' there was 'New Thought,' a philosophy that sought God through metaphysics and was wildly popular in the late 19th and early 20th centuries. As perhaps the movement's most vocal proponent, William Walker Atkinson-here writing as Theron Q. Dumont-believed above all in the power of the mind, especially as it affected the body's ability to heal.Elaborating on the idea that the corporeal mind, made up of a body's cells and organs, is subject to mental suggestion, Dumont provides detailed lessons on how to use thought to promote the body's natural healing abilities. Unlike many occult- or religion-based approaches, the author gives equal attention to the biological processes and functions of the body, something he believed to be crucial to proper visualization. More than just an entertaining time capsule, Mental Therapeutics is a set of principles and healing techniques that can easily coexist alongside today's medical advances.THERON Q. DUMONT is an alias and pen name of American writer WILLIAM WALKER ATKINSON (1862-1932), editor of the popular magazine New Thought from 1901 to 1905, and editor of the journal Advanced Thought from 1916 to 1919. He authored dozens of New Thought books under numerous pseudonyms, including 'Yogi,' some of which are likely still unknown today.

Taschenbuch. Condizione: Neu. Neuware - Al-Qa'ida lost ground in 2008 but remains the greatest terrorist threat to the United States and its allies. Nations such as Iran continue to undermine international efforts to reduce terrorism. Defeating modern terrorism requires a holistic approach that encompasses political, cultural, and economic factors.These are just some of the conclusions drawn in Country Reports on Terrorism 2008, the most recent of the annual reports the U.S. State Department is required by law to provide to Congress. Dated April 2009, this full and complete annual report on terrorism around the world looks at the situation on the ground in regions from Albania to Zimbabwe, explores the impact of state sponsors of terrorism (Cuba, Iran, Sudan, and Syria), discusses the global challenge of WMD terrorism, and examines terrorist safe havens and terrorist organizations from Abu Nidal to the United Self-Defense Forces of Columbia.This is a vital background briefing for anyone concerned about the geopolitical state of the planet and the asymmetrical dangers the United States faces in the early 21st century.

Buch. Condizione: Neu. Neuware - Followers of the New Thought movement of a century ago vehemently believed in the concept of 'mind over matter,' and one of the most influential thinkers of this early 'New Age' philosophy here offers the latest (as of the turn of the 20th century) scientific investigations and proofs for the elusive marvel of mind reading, full instruction for tapping into the 'Nerve Currents' that course through your brain and into the brains of others, and complete directions for parlor demonstrations and sensational feats that will astound your friends.

Buch. Condizione: Neu. Neuware - If the transference of the erogenous excitability from the clitoris to the vagina has succeeded, the woman has thus changed her leading zone for the future sexual activity; the man on the other hand retains his from childhood. The main determinants for the woman's preference for the neuroses, especially for hysteria, lie in this change of the leading zone as well as in the repression of puberty. These determinants are therefore most intimately connected with the nature of femininity.from 'The Transformations of Puberty'He was a pioneer in the study of human sexuality and the impact of sexual desire on human behavior, and this 1905 work is considered among his most important contributions to the field. This is the source of such concepts as penis envy, castration anxiety, and the Oedipus complex that we take for granted as fundamental to understanding human psychology.In the three essays here-'The Sexual Aberrations,' 'Infantile Sexuality,' and 'The Transformations of Puberty'-Freud sets out a theory of human sexuality that continues to influence us today.

Buch. Condizione: Neu. Neuware - A disciple of Kant and a significant factor in shaping Nietzsche's thinking, Arthur Schopenhauer worked from the foundation that all knowledge derives from our experience of the world but that our experience is necessarily subjective and formed by our own intellect and biases: reality, therefore, is but an extension of our own will.In this essay, translated by THOMAS BAILEY SAUNDERS (1860-1928) and first published in English in the 1890s, Schopenhauer offers his outlook on human nature. and a pessimistic one it is, for Schopenhauer saw life through a Buddhist-like lens of desire leading to suffering, and the abjuration of desire as the only path to temporary relief. Here, the philosopher examines human institutions such as government, human ideals such as free will, and human understanding of character and morality, and finds underlying them a fatalistic impulse driving culture from extremes of despotism to those of anarchy, with little stopping along the way.Students of philosophy and of 19th-century intellectualism will find this a fascinating read.

Buch. Condizione: Neu. Neuware - What if there existed a world consisting of only two spatial dimensions This mind-bending supposition is the jumping-off point for one of literature's most celebrated oddities: the 1884 novella \*Flatland\*, one of the earliest instances of modern speculative fiction, and perhaps the only instance of mathematical satire.In Flatland, a lowly square, whose polygonal betters exhibit more sides, discovers pathways to other worlds where, alas, thinking is as rigidly defined as in his own. Class structures, the position of women (who are but mere lines), and the stolidness of religious and political leaders are sent up with chilly aplomb.Beloved by fans of science fiction, students of dimensional physics, and readers of Victorian literature, this belongs on the shelf of any serious home library.

Taschenbuch. Condizione: Neu. Neuware - In this 1710 treatise, Gottfried Liebniz's only book-length work, he applies the idea of philosophical 'optimism'-that we live in the best of all possible worlds-to the 'problem of evil'-If a benevolent God exists, why do terrible things happen He explores the possibility that humanity's happiness is not necessarily part of God's plan.Much of Leibniz's thinking in the realm of the sciences flowed from his philosophy-he believed the universe to operate under simple, intelligible, interconnected rules. Understanding how he approached the metaphysical world and humanity's place in it is vital to understanding his contributions to modern science.The impact of the work of German mathematician GOTTFRIED WILHELM LEIBNIZ (1646-1716) on modern science and technology is all but incalculable. His notation for infinitesimal calculus-which he developed independently of Newton-remains in use today, and his invention of binary counting is the basis for modern computing. He was a powerfully influential philosopher as well, and is still considered, alongside Descartes and Spinoza, one of the great 17th-century rationalists.

Buch. Condizione: Neu. Neuware - Originally adapted from the British handbook written by Agnes Baden-Powell and Robert Baden-Powell, known for their work with the Boy Scout Association and the Girl Guide Association, How Girls Can Help Their Country was a guide for young Girl Scouts of America in 1913. The tenets of the Girl Scouts are honor, duty, loyalty, kindness, comradeship, purity, cheerfulness, and thriftiness. This handbook describes how girls can establish their own troop, uphold the Girl Scout tenets, and grow to be proper young women. It also outlines more concrete tasks such as camping, games, cooking, and first aid. This edition, written by W.J. Hoxie, was released for the 16th anniversary of the Girl Scouts' founding.W.J. Hoxie was a noted naturalist in Savannah, Georgia in 1913. She prepared the Girl Scout Handbook, How Girls Can Help Their Country, together with Juliette Gordon Low.

Buch. Condizione: Neu. Neuware - Here, in one compact volume, is the episode of the great Hindu epic the Mahabharata known as ¿The Message of the Master¿ or the ¿Song of God,¿ in which Krishna reveals himself to be a god and expounds on the duties of the warrior, the prince, and all those who wish to follow in the path of the divine. This 1907 volume is a compilation of the best English translations available at the turn of the 20th century¿edited by one of the most influential thinkers of the early ¿New Age¿ movement known as New Thought, which was intensely interested in all manner of spirituality¿and serves as a succinct introduction to Hindu philosophy. A beloved guide to living a fulfilling life, this is essential reading for those interested in global religion and comparative mythology.American writer WILLIAM WALKER ATKINSON (1862¿1932)¿aka Theron Q. Dumont¿was born in Baltimore and had built up a successful law practice in Pennsylvania before professional burnout led him to the religious New Thought movement. He served as editor of the popular magazine New Thought from 1901 to 1905, and as editor of the journal Advanced Thought from 1916 to 1919. He authored dozens of New Thought books¿including Arcane Formula or Mental Alchemy and Vril, or Vital Magnetism¿under numerous pseudonyms, some of which are likely still unknown today.

Buch. Condizione: Neu. Neuware - Students of language, politics, religion, and philosophy have always turned to Aristotle, attributed with one of the greatest intellectual minds that ever lived, for answers and the dissection of seemingly natural phenomena. Aristotle and his contemporaries considered rhetorical skills-the ability to give speeches and make persuasive arguments-one of the most important a scholar could possess. In his famous essay Rhetoric, Aristotle outlines the three basic elements of the rhetorical arts: logos, pathos, and ethos; or logic, emotion, and ethics (truth). This pyramid makes up the tenets of rhetoric which are still taught today, along with Aristotle's examinations on how to interpret and compose effective speeches and presentations.Aristotle (384 BC-322 BC) was a member of the triad of great Greek philosophers: Socrates, Plato, and Aristotle. Student of Plato and teacher of Alexander the Great, Aristotle is considered the authority originator of many philosophical ideas and teachings. Famous today for works such as Politics, Poetics, Rhetoric, and Metaphysics, his many writings cover a wide range of subjects, ranging from literature, art, music, and politics to physics, zoology, biology, and the scientific method.

Buch. Condizione: Neu. Neuware - How can we be stronger, more powerful, more capable, more efficient, all-around just plain better people Followers of the New Thought movement-an early 'New Age' philosophy that was tremendously popular around the turn of the 20th century-turned to 'New Psychology,' a melding of the scientific and the spiritual into a fresh metaphysical paradigm.In this 1909 book, one of the most influential voices in New Thought explains how we can cultivate in ourselves innovative modes of thinking and positive emotional states, using our will, our imagination, and the power of self-suggestion to change our lives for the better. Brisk and confident, this classic of New Thought literature is as useful today as it was a century ago.American writer WILLIAM WALKER ATKINSON (1862-1932) was editor of the popular magazine New Thought from 1901 to 1905, and editor of the journal Advanced Thought from 1916 to 1919. He authored dozens of New Thought books under numerous pseudonyms, including 'Yogi,' some of which are likely still unknown today.

Buch. Condizione: Neu. Neuware - In addition to the writer's 1624 collection of meditations, debates with God, and prayers on the human condition-particularly earthly physical sickness and health-this volume contains the 1631 work 'Death's Duel,' a sermon said to be his own funeral oration, which he preached shortly before his own death.Readers of 17th-century literature, religious devotionals, and ponderers of human mortality are sure to find something profound in this fascinating, famous work.British metaphysical poet JOHN DONNE (1572-1631), renowned for his satires on English society, wrote this prose work in the latter part of his life, after he became an Anglican priest.

Buch. Condizione: Neu. Neuware - The New Thought movement of the turn of the twentieth century combined Christian spirituality with paranormal power in an effort to give practical expression to the forces of the universe. Or so its proponents believed. One of the most influential thinkers of this early ¿New Age¿ philosophy promises here, in this 1913 book, to show the reader ¿how to develop your personality¿ and ¿how to develop a dominating influence¿ through such exercises as:¿ Projecting Nerve Force¿ Mental Radiation¿ The Positive Aura¿ The Magnetic Duel¿ Magnetic Self-Defence¿ The Power of Controlling OthersThe roots of today¿s groundswell for self-help, personal empowerment, and pop spirituality can be explored in this one small, highly entertaining book.Also available from Cosimo Classics: The Advanced Course in Personal Magnetism, by Theron Q. Dumont.THERON Q. DUMONT is an alias and pen name of American writer WILLIAM WALKER ATKINSON (1862-1932), editor of the popular magazine New Thought from 1901 to 1905, and editor of the journal Advanced Thought from 1916 to 1919. He authored dozens of New Thought books under numerous pseudonyms, including ¿Yogi,¿ some of which are likely still unknown today.

Taschenbuch. Condizione: Neu. Neuware - It has, improbably, been called 'uncommonly lucid, even riveting' by The New York Times, and it was a finalist for the 2004 National Book Awards nonfiction honor. It is a literally chilling read, especially in its minute-by-minute description of the events of the morning of 9/11 inside the Twin Towers. It is The 9/11 Commission Report, which was, before its publication, perhaps one of the most anticipated government reports of all time, and has been since an unlikely bestseller. The official statement by the National Commission on Terrorist Attacks Upon the United States-which was instituted in late 2002 and chaired by former New Jersey Governor Thomas Kean-it details what went wrong on that day (such as intelligence failures), what went right (the heroic response of emergency services and self-organizing civilians), and how to avert similar future attacks. Highlighting evidence from the day, from airport surveillance footage of the terrorists to phone calls from the doomed flights, and offering details that have otherwise gone unheard, this is an astonishing firsthand document of contemporary history. While controversial in parts-it has been criticized for failing to include testimony from key individuals, and it completely omits any mention of the mysterious collapse of WTC 7-it is nevertheless an essential record of one of the most transformational events of modern times.

Buch. Condizione: Neu. Neuware - In this single volume, readers will find two of John Dewey's insightful essays on education in America. He considered proper education to be fundamental to a functioning democracy. The problem, according to Dewey in The School and Society, with the old education model was that elementary schools did not encourage exploration and curiosity in their students.In The Child and the Curriculum, Dewey expands upon his definition of the ideal teaching method. A child's life, he says, is an integrated whole. A child will flow from one topic to another, taking a natural interest in subjects and dealing with a world of direct experience. School, on the other hand, addresses a world disconnected from a child's life. A more reasonable approach would be to strive to integrate their experience with the vast body of knowledge that society wishes them to know. By honoring the individual, both the student and the subject matter will come together in a process that produces a mature adult.American educator and philosopher JOHN DEWEY (1859-1952) helped found the American Association of University Professors. He served as professor of philosophy at Columbia University from 1904 to 1930 and authored numerous books, including How We Think (1910), Experience and Nature (1925), Experience and Education (1938), and Freedom and Culture (1939).

Buch. Condizione: Neu. Neuware - Upton Sinclair won a Pulitzer Prize for his notorious 1906 novel The Jungle, a fictionalized account of the barbaric conditions of the men and women who worked in Chicago's meatpacking industry. And just as the horrific circumstances he exposed in that book more than a century ago appear to be recurring in our fast-food nation, so do those he highlights in his 1908 novel, the cautionary tale The Moneychangers.First published in 1908, this is the story of a small band of Wall Street players who plot to outmaneuver their rivals via financial schemes that sound all too familiar in today's chaotic economic environment: shell companies and creative accounting lure unwitting investors to prop up secretly bankrupt corporations, prompting a stock market crash, a bank run, and a dramatic rise in unemployment.As with The Jungle, this is based on real events-the Wall Street crash of 1907-and reads as startlingly prescient today, as the very crimes Sinclair strove to highlight plague society once again.

Buch. Condizione: Neu. Neuware - In these uncertain economic times, a look back at instances of financial instability can be highly instructive.This little book-this third edition was first published in 1916-recounts a litany of such moments in the economic history of the United States, from the first issuing of paper currency by the colony of Massachusetts in 1690, which led to massive speculation and stunning decreases in value, to the panics of the early 20th century, just prior to World War I.French economist CLEMENT JUGLAR (1819-1905) is considered the father of the theory of business cycles.DECOURCY WRIGHT THOM (1858-1932) was an American banker and broker.

Buch. Condizione: Neu. Neuware - How much do our conscious and subconscious minds influence our bodily health and well-being Followers of the New Thought movement-an early 'New Age' philosophy that was tremendously popular around the turn of the 20th century-vehemently believed in the concept of 'mind over matter,' and in this 1910 work, one of the most prominent New Thought voices explores the power of belief, suggestion, and the human imagination to avoid sickness. and to conquer it when it afflicts us. Part of Atkinson's 'New Psychology' series, which melded the scientific and the spiritual into a fresh metaphysical paradigm, this is a provocative book, and a must-read for anyone interested in New Thought beliefs.American writer WILLIAM WALKER ATKINSON (1862-1932) was editor of the popular magazine New Thought from 1901 to 1905, and editor of the journal Advanced Thought from 1916 to 1919. He authored dozens of New Thought books under numerous pseudonyms, including 'Yogi,' some of which are likely still unknown today.

Buch. Condizione: Neu. Neuware - A philosophical study by W.W. Atkinson, Suggestion and Auto-Suggestion is written, in his usual style, like an essay on ¿suggestion.¿ In other words, he discusses the definition of suggestion, the different forms it takes (such as authority, habit, imitation, character, and so on), the influence of suggestion, and how suggestion can be healthy and therapeutic, plus build character. As always, Atkinson is descriptive and holds the readers¿ attention with anecdotes and examples.American writer WILLIAM WALKER ATKINSON (1862-1932) was editor of the popular magazine New Thought from 1901 to 1905, and editor of the journal Advanced Thought from 1916 to 1919. He authored dozens of New Thought books under numerous pseudonyms, including 'Yogi,' some of which are likely still unknown today.

Buch. Condizione: Neu. Neuware - Does character determine appearance Can the shape of a person's face-or the bumps on his head-provide insight into intelligence and personality What effect, ultimately, do our thoughts and attitudes and personality have on how we look It's a question that artists and scientists (and dictators) have grappled with for ages, and one that can lead down increasingly slippery slopes. But in pre-Freudian, pre-Holocaust America, when phrenology was still semi-respectable, New Thought pioneer William Walker Atkinson (writing as Theron Q. Dumont) wrote what he hoped would be the ultimate guide to the Science of Character Reading.Today some of his findings must be taken with a grain of salt, but this 1919 guide is a fascinating catalogue-replete with drawings and diagrams-of the many temperaments, characteristics, faces and expressions of that remarkably complex species known as the human race.THERON Q. DUMONT is an alias and pen name of American writer WILLIAM WALKER ATKINSON (1862-1932), editor of the popular magazine New Thought from 1901 to 1905, and editor of the journal Advanced Thought from 1916 to 1919. He authored dozens of New Thought books under numerous pseudonyms, including 'Yogi,' some of which are likely still unknown today.