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Book of the Future (Hardcover)
David Jefferis, Kenneth Gatland; Illustrated by Gordon Davies, Terry Hadler; Designed by Brian Lewis; Illustrated by …
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First published in 1979, the Usborne Book of the Future is a
fondly-remembered book from a time when people dreamed of the
future as a place filled with wonder and amazing new technology.
After more than 40 years of science fiction focussing on dystopias
and doom, it's time to remind readers young and old that, in fact,
the Future is STILL a place that holds hope and excitement. The
book is built in three sections. The first explores all kinds of
robots, the jobs they will do on land, sea and in space, and where
they will get power from. The second is all about cities of the
future, and how people will live, what new buildings they will
build, how computers will change the world, and what people will do
for fun. The final section is about the future of travel, from
planes, trains and cars on Earth, to Space shuttles and journeys to
colonise other planets. This re-issued book retains the original
text and stunning artwork, but now comes with a foreword by
renowned BBC Futurologist Tom Cheesewright, who was inspired into
his career by the original edition of the book. From outlining the
internet to asteroid mines to 3D printers and robot helpers, you'll
be surprised by how accurately this book predicted life in the 21st
Century. Long out of print, copies of the original printing of this
book fetch three figures on auction sites. Now at last people who
remember this book from their childhood can find it again, and
share it with the next generation, at normal bookshop prices!
Regardless of culture, most adult humans report experiencing
similar feelings such as anger, fear, humor, and joy. Such
subjective emotional states, however, are not universal. Members of
some cultures deny experiencing specific emo tions such as fear or
grief. Moreover, within any culture, individuals differ widely in
their self-reports of both the variety and intensity of their
emotions. Some people report a vivid tapestry of positive and
negative emotional experi ences. Other people report that a single
emotion such as depression or fear totally dominates their
existences. Still others report flat and barren emotional lives.
Over the past 100 years, scientists have proposed numerous rival
explana tions of why such large individual differences in emotions
occur. Various authors have offered anthropological, biochemical,
ethological, neurological, psycholog ical, and sociological models
of human emotions. Indeed, the sheer number of competing theories
precludes a comprehensive review in a single volume. Ac cordingly,
only a representative sample of models are discussed in this book,
and many equally important theories have been omitted. These
omissions were not intended to prejudice the reader in favor of any
particular conceptual frame work. Rather, this selective coverage
was intended to focus attention upon the empirical findings that
contemporary theories attempt to explain."
Regardless of culture, most adult humans report experiencing
similar feelings such as anger, fear, humor, and joy. Such
subjective emotional states, however, are not universal. Members of
some cultures deny experiencing specific emo tions such as fear or
grief. Moreover, within any culture, individuals differ widely in
their self-reports of both the variety and intensity of their
emotions. Some people report a vivid tapestry of positive and
negative emotional experi ences. Other people report that a single
emotion such as depression or fear totally dominates their
existences. Still others report flat and barren emotional lives.
Over the past 100 years, scientists have proposed numerous rival
explana tions of why such large individual differences in emotions
occur. Various authors have offered anthropological, biochemical,
ethological, neurological, psycholog ical, and sociological models
of human emotions. Indeed, the sheer number of competing theories
precludes a comprehensive review in a single volume. Ac cordingly,
only a representative sample of models are discussed in this book,
and many equally important theories have been omitted. These
omissions were not intended to prejudice the reader in favor of any
particular conceptual frame work. Rather, this selective coverage
was intended to focus attention upon the empirical findings that
contemporary theories attempt to explain."
A fresh, new prose translation of the classic Indian poem, ideally
focused for students and teachers and for yoga teacher
training
" The Bhagavad Gita," a small section of the massive Sanskrit epic
the "Mahabharata," is one of the central texts of Indian culture
and philosophy, and one of the great works of world literature. It
has been translated into English many times since 1785, and has had
a profound influence in America, beginning with the
transcendentalists and continuing today. It is taught in
introductory world literature, religion, and Eastern religion
courses, and is often prescribed in yoga teacher training courses
because it explains the core principles of Vedic philosophy, which
are central to yoga practice.
Some of the currently available translations are in verse and,
while well crafted, often do not accurately reflect the forms,
sounds, and rhythms of the original. Older scholarly translations
convey little feel for language. George Thompson's intention is to
be as accurate and engaging as possible, and to create a
translation that has scholarly bona fides, literary sensibility,
and greater accuracy than previous translations. He emphasizes the
social, historical, literary, and philosophical contexts
surrounding the text. His introduction explains the development of
Hindu thought and where the philosophy of the "Gita" fits
historically, along with a history of the text and its place in
Indian literature and philosophy and history..
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