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Society Activism - HOME Society Activism Psychology of Physical Activity: Determinants, Well-Being and Interventions by Stuart Biddle, What motivates people to be physically active? What is the 'feel-good' effect in exercise? We live in a technologically advanced society in which physical activity is becoming an ever more peripheral part of our daily lives. Although we recognise the importance of physical activity for our health, and understand the major health problems that lack of exercise can cause, there is still a widely-held view that exercise is time consuming and too hard. Psychology of Physical ...

Culture Society Activism - HOME Culture Society Activism Culture Moves: Ideas, Activism, and Changing Values by Thomas R. Rochon, Some periods in history are marked by stability in cultural values; at other times, values undergo rapid change. How and why do cultural transformations, such as those affecting race and gender relations, take place? How does one value win acceptance in society when there are conflicting values competing for attention? In "Culture Moves, Thomas Rochon addresses this complex process and develops a theory to explain both how values originate and how they spread. In particular, he analyzes the ...

Antitrust Activity - HOME Antitrust Activity The Problem of the Media: U.S. Communication Politics in the Twenty-First Century The symptoms of the crisis of the U.S. media are well-known--a decline in hard news, the growth of info-tainment and advertorials, staff cuts and concentration of ownership, increasing conformity of viewpoint and suppression of genuine debate. McChesney's new book, The Problem of the Media, gets to the roots of this crisis, explains it, and points a way forward for the growing media reform movement. Moving consistently from critique to action, the book ... come to serve the interests of corporate profit rather than public enlightenment and debate. Bill Moyers commented, "If Thomas Paine were around, he would have written this book." The Problem of the Media is certain to be a landmark in media studies, a vital resource for media activism, and essential reading for concerned scholars and citizens everywhere. Going Digital! by Robert E. Litan, The information age technology revolution promises enormous benefits to the U.S. and global economies. Yet if those benefits are to be fully realized, policymakers in the U.S. and ...

American Philosophical Society - HOME American Philosophical Society On Tycho's Island: Tycho Brahe, Science, and Culture in the Sixteenth Century by John Robert Christianson, Tycho Brahe (1546-1601), the premier patron-practitioner of science in sixteenth-century Europe, established a new role of scientist as administrator, active reformer, and natural philosopher. This book explores his wide range of activities, which encompass much more than his reputed role of astronomer. Christianson broadens this singular perspective by portraying him as Platonic philosopher, Paracelsian chemist, Ovidian poet, and devoted family man. From his private island in Denmark, Tycho Brahe ...

Business Information Society Technology - HOME Business Information Society Technology The Global Information Technology Report 2003-2004: Towards an Equitable Information Society The Global Information Technology Report 2003-2004 will be the third of a very well received series assessing the state of networked readiness of various countries around the world, recognizing the relevance of and the rapid changes in information technology, The Global information Technology Report 2003-2004 will be an update to the previous Reports, capturing new insights and best practices and gleaning policy lessons from various country experiences. With the expansion in country coverage, the ...

The Atlantic Paranormal Society - HOME The Atlantic Paranormal Society National Audubon Society Field Guide to the Mid-Atlantic States: New York, Pennsylvania, New Jersey, Maryland, Delaware, West Virginia, Virginia by Peter Alden, Filled with concise descriptions and stunning photographs, the National Audubon Society Field Guide to the Mid-Atlantic States belongs in the home of every Mid-Atlantic resident and in the suitcase or backpack of every visitor. This compact volume contains: An easy-to-use field guide for identifying 1,000 of the state's wildflowers, trees, mushrooms, mosses, fishes, amphibians, reptiles, birds, butterflies, mammals, and ...

Paranormal Society - HOME Paranormal Society Teens & the Supernatural & Paranormal The most important issues affecting teenagers are comprehensively studied in the series The Gallup Youth Survey: Major Issues and Trends. Each volume is filled with relevant statistical information and fascinating stories and reports, most collected by the Gallup Youth Survey, an arm of the famed Gallup Organization, over the past four decades. The Gallup Youth Survey was founded in 1977 to provide ongoing information on the opinions, beliefs, and activities of America's high school students, and to help society meet its responsibility to youth. When Christians Roamed the Earth by Henry M. Morris, Bringing to light the harmful effects of evolutionary thought on the Church, and society in general, this team of veteran creationists ...

Disabled Europe Favicon.Ico Regional Society - HOME Disabled Europe Favicon.Ico Regional Society Civil Society in Central Asia by M. Holt Ruffin, Central Asia, home of Tamerlane and the Silk Road, is a crossroads of great cultures and civilizations. In 1991 five nations at the heart of the region -- Kazakstan, Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan, and Uzbekistan -- suddenly became independent from the USSR. Today they sit strategically between Russia, China, and Iran, holding some of the world's largest deposits of oil and natural gas. Long-suppressed ethnic identities are finding new expression in language, religion, the arts, international alignments -- and ...

Humane Society of the United State - HOME Humane Society of the United State The United Nations and the African-American Struggle for Human Rights, 1944-1955 by Carol Anderson, As World War II drew to a close and the world awakened to the horrors wrought by white supremacists in Nazi Germany, the NAACP and African-American leaders sensed an opportunity to launch an offensive against the conditions of segregation and inequality in the United States. The "prize" they sought was not civil rights, but human rights. Only the human rights lexicon, shaped by the Holocaust and articulated by the United ... rights agenda that was easier to maintain politically. Thus the Civil Rights Movement was launched with neither the language nor the mission it needed to truly achieve black equality. Carol Anderson is the recipient of major grants from the Ford Foundation and the American Council of Learned Societies, and numerous awards for excellence in teaching. Her scholarly interests are 20th century American, African-American, and diplomatic history, and the impact of the Cold War and U.S. foreign policy on the struggle for black equality in particular. Her publications include "From Hope to ...

Activism Epidemiology Health Public Social Strategy - HOME Activism Epidemiology Health Public Social Strategy The Democracy Owners' Manual: A Practical Guide to Changing the World by Jim Shultz, For citizens seeking to take an active role in the affairs of their community -- whether improving local schools, forcing clean-up of a polluted river, or weighing in on the debate over economic globalization -- the challenge of activism can be daunting. Civic activists need to understand both the issues involved and how to take effective public action, often against enormous odds. The Democracy Owners' Manual is a unique, hands-on guide for ...

Divination Ogham Religion Society Spirituality - HOME Divination Ogham Religion Society Spirituality The Altar of My Soul: The Living Traditions of Santeria by Marta Moreno Vega, Long cloaked in protective secrecy, demonized by Western society, and distorted by Hollywood, Santeria is at last emerging from the shadows with an estimated 75 million "orisha followers worldwide. In "The Altar of My Soul, Marta Moreno Vega recounts the compelling true story of her journey from ignorance and skepticism to initiation as a Yoruba priestess in the Santeria religion. This unforgettable spiritual memoir reveals the long-hidden roots and traditions of a ...

Black Label Society Sticker - HOME Black Label Society Sticker Best of Black Label Society Best of Black Label Society Black Label Society - Mafia Black Label Society - Mafia Black Label Society - Black Label Society is a heavy metal band and the brainchild of Zakk Wylde (of Ozzy Osbourne's band). In 1992, Ozzy retired after the No More Tears tour, which led Zakk to form his own solo band Pride & Glory, blending potent bluesy southern rock with heavy metal. Kings Of Damnation 98-04 - Kings Of Damnation 98-04 is mostly a compilation album of Zakk Wylde's ...

Religion Society Spirituality - HOME Religion Society Spirituality The Black Spiritual Movement: A Religious Response to Racism by Hans A. Baer, Spiritual churches in the United States represent one of several religious movements that African Americans have adopted in their efforts to cope with mainstream society. In this groundbreaking work, first published in 1984, Hans A. Baer explores the richness and creativity of Black Spiritualism. It sets forth an illuminating ethnography of the movement that corrects numerous stereotypes of African American religion. Baer shows that the Spiritual churches blend diverse elements, borrowing aspects of African American Protestantism, ...

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The Exercise-Health Connection : SHIPPING INCLUDED Most people realize that physical activity can help them look and feel good. But with so m...

The World Sport Psychology Sourcebook (Book) : Since the publication of the first edition of The World Sport Psychology Sourcebook the field of sport psych...

The Psychology of Team Sports (Book) : Every fan knows that individual talent is vital to a team. But sport psychologists understand that the key t...

Operation Red Jericho (Hardcover) : The posthumous papers of Rebecca MacKenzie document her adventures, along with her brother Doug, in 1920s Ch...