books about: dumont     books:       Homo Hierarchicus: The Caste System and Its Implications (Nature of Human Society)2 reviews Louis Dumont University Of Chicago Press, 1981 Missing the point This text is not REALLY about caste. It is similar to Strathern's Gender of the Gift and her use of "Melanesia". Just as her book was epistemology rather than ethnography, so is Dumont's treatment of this phenomenon. He is actually using the theory of caste to explain his notion of hierarchy as the basic supposition within a culture as opposed to the western notions of equality/individualism. ...             The Dumont bride4 reviews Terri Brisbin Harlequin, 2002 A masterpiece story! A masterpiece story that exemplifies historical romance at its finest, THE DUMONT BRIDE receives a perfect 10 from Historical Romance Writers. Depleted physically and mentally Christian's days are numbered as he and his brother waste away in prison. Paying the price for their father's traitorous deeds, who has already met his fate with the hangman, Christian receives an offer from King Richard ...             The Power of Concentration5 reviews Theron Q. Dumont General Books LLC, 2010 Great book. Long before 'the Secret'. After reading this book I could not help but identify a large number of similarities between it and the best selling phonom 'The Secret'. In short this book tells us that the power to do well and take control of our lives resides in our ability to properly focus our mental facilties and identifying our own shortcomings and then make a concious effort to deafeat them via sustained mental effort. ...             Advanced Course in Personal Magnetism The Secrets of Mental Fascination1 review Theron Q. Dumont Kessinger Publishing, LLC, 2010 Great Book, Overall. This book is a must read for anybody seeking to make a substantial - life changing - difference at home and in the work place. Although this book has some vary abstract meanings buried within its writing, the book stands true to pychology and scientific backing. Overall, the book is a great read and a must buy. It truly should be read by all those who wish become "master minds!"             A Blue So Blue4 reviews Jean-FranCois Dumont, Editions Flammarion Sterling, 2005 Kind of Blue "Diva," the 1981 thriller directed by Jean-Jacques Beineix, contains a brief shot of a blue vase so beautiful that I remember the experience of that color more than I do most of the characters. The vase had little or nothing to do with the plot; I suspect that Beineix or his cinematographer was simply enthralled with the apperception of that one particular shade. "A Blue So Blue" is ...             Treating the Poor: A Personal Sojourn Through the Rise and Fall Of Community Mental Health1 review Matthew P. Dumont Dymphna, 1994 Powerful social commentary and a great read Matthew Dumont's powerful description of community psychiatry is a fascinating read as it delves into social commentary in an effort to understand the nature of mental illness and how we see it. You will be glued to this book as he zooms in on single individuals and fans out, viewing them within their family, political landscape, culture, environment. He takes us through the history of what we ...             Santos-Dumont: A Study in Obsession1 review Peter Wykeham Harcourt, Brace & World, 1963 A Fascinating Biography of a Fascinating Man Which was the first powered, controlled flight of a heavier-than-air machine? The Wrights, of course! That is, unless you live in Brazil, where the unequivocal answer would be Alberto Santos-Dumont. Who? How come so many people have never heard of him? In this book, Peter Wykeham offers the first English-language biography of this enigmatic and very important figure in the history of ...             Wings of Madness: Alberto Santos-Dumont and the Invention of Flight15 reviews Paul Hoffman Hyperion, 2004 Santos-Dumont: Brazilian Hero This is not just a great biography of Santos-Dumont: Hoffman covers the history of balloon flight, the development of heavier-than-air airplane flight, and gives a nice historical perspective to the cultural, military, and social milieu of the time period. At the end of the book Hoffman provides an epilogue describing his his research and trips to Brazil where, even to this day, he received a ...             German Ideology: From France to Germany and Back Louis Dumont University Of Chicago Press, 1995 This volume is the culmination of Louis Dumont's decades of research into the development of individualism in Western culture. In this long-awaited sequel to From Mandeville to Marx , in which he established the primacy of economic ideology in European society, Dumont turns to the different national forms of the modern ideology of economic individualism. By means of a detailed comparison of France and Germany, Dumont demonstrates that the ...             The Power of Concentration: The Original Classic Edition Theron Q. Dumont Tebbo, 2010 We all know that in order to accomplish a certain thing we must concentrate. It is of the utmost value to learn how to concentrate. To make a success of anything you must be able to concentrate your entire thought upon the idea you are working out. Do not become discouraged, if you are unable to hold your thought on the subject very long at first. There are very few that can. It seems a peculiar fact that it is easier to concentrate on ...             Grace by the Cup: A Break from the Daily Grind4 reviews Louise Bergmann Dumont Fleming H. Revell Company, 2003 Coffee Readers, Pour A Cup! Want to know about the different kinds of coffeepots? Want to know how a German family would store winter coats for the spring? Want to know about coffee grounds and their usefulness to plants? You'll find the answers in this well written devotional book by Louise Dumont. I'm an occasional coffee drinker, but I read everyday. This book of sixty coffee devotions is well written. I loved phrases ...             The Power of Concentration Theron Q. Dumont Cosimo Classics, 2005 We all know that in order to accomplish a certain thing we must concentrate. It is of the utmost value to learn how to concentrate. To make a success of anything you must be able to concentrate your entire thought upon the idea you are working out. -from the "Introductory" As one of 20th century's first self-help books, THE POWER OF CONCENTRATION has helped generations of readers achieve the near impossible task of showing how to control ...             Faith-Dipped Chocolate: Rich Encouragement to Sweeten Your Day2 reviews Louise Bergmann DuMont Revell, 2005 A Little Taste of Heaven on Earth If ever there was a devotional book written for me-and my fellow chocoholics-this is it! At first glance, the cover makes you think it might be a recipe book. And it is-in a sense-for there are delicious, mouth-watering recipes scattered throughout. But it's much more than that. Louise DuMont has a rare and delightful talent for devotional writing. Each page reveals not only her love of ...             The Art and Science of Personal Magnetism: The Secret of Mental Fascination4 reviews Theron, Q Dumont Filiquarian Publishing, LLC., 2007 Reprinted Classic - Delightful The book is simple and straightforward, and it uses some techniques that are very effective but have fallen out of use, perhaps due to lack of understanding of the principles that make these techniques work. Once upon a time people were taught some good techniques. Like Atkinson's books on mind-power, Theron Dumont's books also incorporate the use of both hypnosis and what we have come to ...             Mental Therapeutics or Just How to Heal Oneself and Others Theron Q. Dumont Kessinger Publishing, LLC, 2010 A course of lessons to help build mental power and efficiency. Contents: The Science of Mental Healing; the Corporeal Mind; The Cells of the Body; Mind in the Cells; The Sympathetic Nervous System; Mental Cause of Disease; The Fundamental Principle of Cure; The History of Mental Therapeutics; Disguised Mental Healing; Three Methods of Mental Healing; Mental Suggestion; Principles of Suggestion; Therapeutic Suggestion; What to Suggest to ...             The Forgotten Network: DuMont and the Birth of American Television4 reviews David Weinstein Temple University Press, 2006 More than just Dumont This book is a must-read for anyone interested in television and media history, for one, but also popular culture in general. It is well-written, accessible, interesting . . .every time i was thinking of a comment or question, the author seemed to read my mind and addressed my thoughts within a couple of paragraphs. I wish I still taught media studies--I would have my upper-level and grad ...             Essays on Individualism: Modern Ideology in Anthropological Perspective Louis Dumont University Of Chicago Press, 1992 Louis Dumont's Essays on Individualism is an ambitious attempt to place the modern ideology of individualism in a broad anthropological perspective. The result of twenty years of scholarship and inquiry, the interrelated essays gathered here not only trace the genesis and growth of individualism as the dominant force in Western philosophy, but also analyze the differences between this modern system of thought and those of other, nonmodern ...              search for books advanced, alberto, american, anthropological, chocolate, classic, community, concentration, edition, encouragement, faith-dipped, fascination, forgotten, hierarchicus, ideology, implications, individualism, invention, madness, magnetism, network, obsession, original, personal, perspective, santos-dumont, society, television, therapeutics, treating books:    Kindle - Amazon's New Wireless Reading Device This is the future of book reading. I have used it and love it! randomly chosen pc & video games: Icewind Dale (Mac) (Mac) home  impressum - about us