books about: past     books:       Silencing the Past5 reviews Michel-Rolph Trouillot Beacon Press, 1997 Challenging philosophical look at historical method Michel-Rolph Trouillot argues that in the writing of history lots of things get lost and what is lost impacts our view of the past. The first thing which is lost are some sources. For many of us there simply are no sources kept. For others there may have been historical traces but they have gotten lost or destroyed in time. The next level of such data is that when data is collected and ...             Getting Past the Affair: A Program to Help You Cope, Heal, and Move On -- Together or Apart4 reviews Douglas K. Snyder, Donald H. Baucom, ... The Guilford Press, 2007 Help is here! I highly recommend this book for anyone trying to live through infidelity. I have read several books and this one had so much helpful information. It was written in a way that didn't attack the participating party or the injured party but gave good information for all parties involved. Unfortunately my spouse chose not to read the book with me but reading it really helped me to understand and ...             Making Peace with Your Past6 reviews H. Norman Wright Revell, 1997 Excellent methods to deal with "toxic" past I own this book in audio form and listened to it in the car during my commute. I found many very good ideas for helping me deal with past issues that have an impact on my current behavior (e.g., passive codependence, based on being told repeatedly in my youth that my opinions and desires did not matter). Wright has a great many excellent, concrete suggestions for dealing with specific issues. ...             Polar Bears Past Bedtime (Magic Tree House, No. 12)17 reviews Mary Pope Osborne Random House Books for Young Readers, 1998 We Loved Polar Bears Past Bedtime By Mr. Sondericker's 2nd Grade Class (Marilla Primary, Marilla, NY) We loved Magic Tree House#12: Polar Bears Past Bedtime by Mary Pope Osborne. Jack and Annie had a challenging riddle to solve in the Arctic. They needed to solve the riddle to become master librarians. There was a lot of action in the story. Jack and Annie had to work together to get back home safely. We learned many ...             Set Free From My Past Eileen Alvarado LifeVest Publishing, Inc, 2008 Life has many challenges. Being abused emotionally and physically as a child, Eileen had no idea how her future would be affected. The abuse continued and the effects are devastating emotionally when not confronted. Most of the time we are so lost in the pain that we can not overcome the hurt. However, a life of abuse can be turned around. Though you walk through the storms, Jesus can and will hold the water steady. You too can find freedom in ...             Four Past Midnight (Signet)88 reviews Stephen King Signet, 1991 Four Past Midnight The Langliers This book is just like the movie, The Langliers and I bought this book because I wanted the story of the Langliers in the book. I got just what I wanted. I give the book 5 stars!             When the Past Is Present: Healing the Emotional Wounds that Sabotage our Relationships3 reviews David Richo Shambhala, 2008 One of the best books I have ever read "When the Past Is Present" is one of the best books I have ever read. In this beautifully written work Dr. Richo explains psychological terminology in a manner that is easy to understand. This aspect of the book refreshing, clear and illuminating. Yet it is also a very spiritual book that speaks to one's heart. The material provides a profound and useful way for us to examine relationships so ...             Cycling Past 50 (Ageless Athlete Series)20 reviews Joe Friel Human Kinetics Publishers, 1998 Surprising I expected some discussion of problems people over 50 have keeping their weight down. There is almost no mention of weight or weight loss, except to say that losing weight slowly, as advised, consists of not eating the equivalent of a small piece of cake each day. A lot of the book is for people who want to do more aggressive cycling than I will likely do. Still, it pushes the rider to be more ...             Getting Past No42 reviews William Ury Bantam, 1993 Useful & Easy To Read This book is simple and to the point. It does what it claims - teach you how to negotiate. You follow the steps when you deal with salespeople, bankers, and so forth. It is particularly helpful because it tells you the games people play. Once you know what they do, it is possible to counteract it. In other words, it is a useful book.             Strength Training Past 5018 reviews Wayne L. Westcott, Thomas R. Baechle Human Kinetics Publishers, 2007 It's an important pick for any considering strength training efforts past 50 Strength training has many advantages, from decreasing symptoms of arthritis and diabetes to increasing endurance and weight loss, but most strength training titles focus on the under-40 crowd. STRENGTH TRAINING PAST 50 offers a range of workouts and programs designed for the over-50 set, offering a range of routines illustrated by black and white photos of over-50 exercisers. It's an important ...             The Great Inflation and Its Aftermath: The Past and Future of American Affluence Robert J. Samuelson Random House, 2008 It?s a giant gap in our history. The Great Inflation, argues award-winning columnist Robert J. Samuelson in this provocative book, was the worst domestic policy blunder of the postwar era and played a crucial role in transforming American politics, economy, and everyday life?and yet its story is hardly remembered or appreciated. In these uncertain economic times, it is more imperative than ever that we understand what happened in the 1960s and ...             Between Past and Future (Penguin Classics)7 reviews Hannah Arendt, Jerome Kohn Penguin Classics, 2006 More vitamins than a semester full of the "usual texts" Notice inside the parenthesis next to the title it says (20th century classics). That's because this work belongs to that rank. I first read this book back when I was in grad school, and have used it as a reference ever since. If a 'classic' -- if we may dare use such a term still -- is something akin to a great poem as Ezra Pound defined it, "News that stays new", then this work is a classic. ...             Enter the Past Tense: My Secret Life as a CIA Assassin36 reviews Roland W. Haas Potomac Books Inc., 2008 Enter The Past Tense, My Secret Life As A CIA Assassin Oh my gosh! What a great deal! No dust cover, but still a great deal! Excellent seller! Quick delivery. Hurry for the seller! Thank you. A++++++++             Pirates Past Noon (Magic Tree House, No. 4)23 reviews Mary Pope Osborne Random House Books for Young Readers, 1994 MY BOY LOVES READING IT My 1st grader hates to put it down, he would rather read Magic Tree House books, than play video games. He even reads them to his class and explains the story for show and tell. In his kindergarten class the teacher would also let him read the Magic Tree House books out loud, not to give her a break, but to promote reading out loud. Great books!             Practice Makes Perfect: Spanish Past-Tense Verbs Up Close (Practice Makes Perfect)3 reviews Eric Vogt McGraw-Hill, 2008 Excellent Book on Spanish Past Tenses The author sent me a free copy of this book recently. It came at a very good time since I'm about to teach my Spanish class the difference between the imperfect and the preterit. I will probably use some of the exercises in this book to help my students understand the past tenses. Table of Contents 1. The Imperfect: Description and Background 2. The Preterit: Narration, or what happened? ...             Reading the American Past, Volume I: To 1877: Selected Historical Documents3 reviews Michael P. Johnson Bedford/St. Martin's, 2008 is there a need for this 3rd edition? Johnson offers the student excerpts from a sampling of primary historical sources, covering the period till 1877. The stress here is on the student reading for herself contemporaneous accounts, that convey an immediacy that texts written much later often lack. There is a good sweep, from Spanish to British to American narratives, as a reminder of the complexity of the historical experiences. ...             The Purpose of the Past: Reflections on the Uses of History5 reviews Gordon S. Wood Penguin Press HC, The, 2008 Gordon Wood on the Art of American History I found this to be just an extremely valuable collection of essays by Gordon S. Wood, one of our leading historians of the colonial and early national period (see his "The Creation of the American Republic" among other studies), consisting of 21 of his review essays. These essays originally appeared in the New York Review of Books, the New Republic, or the Atlantic between 1981-2007. The book's ...             America Past and Present, Combined Volume (8th Edition) (MyHistoryLab Series) Robert A. Divine, T. H. H Breen, ... Longman, 2006 America Past and Present integrates the social and political dimensions of American history into one rich chronological narrative, providing students with a full picture of the scope and complexity of the American past. Writing in a lively narrative style to tell the story of all Americans?elite and ordinary, women and men, rich and poor, white majority and minorities?the authors, six active, publishing, and award-winning ...             How To Uncover Your Past Lives (Llewellyn's How to)17 reviews Ted Andrews Llewellyn Publications, 2006 Very good book! I truly like Mr. Andrews writing. Very easy read, not to complex and loaded with a lot of information. His exercises are truly great to do. Each chapter is filled with information that will want the reader wanting more upon subjects about past lives, which includes subjects about karma, soul mates (what they truly are and how you can tell), mysteries about birth and death, animals (Which Mr. ...             Getting Past the Pain Between Us: Healing and Reconciliation Without Compromise (Nonviolent Communication ...2 reviews Marshall B. Rosenberg Puddledancer Press, 2004 Great Book to Read with or without a psychiatrist This book helped me to deal with betrayal and abuse I suffered by the actions of family members and friends. It helped me to understand the path that was ahead of me for healing and helped to relieve me from blame, guilt and pain. I would recommend this book for anyone who wants to get past the pain of offenses. 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