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The literary field of ecocriticism appraises texts from the
perspective of the natural world, its biosystems, its animals
(human and otherwise), and its ecological interconnections.
Exploring a range of contemporary American novelists whose
narratives resonate with the ecological challenges of late
capitalism, this work examines humankind's relationship with the
environment in the context of Judeo-Christian theological views. It
demonstrates how characters from novels such as John Updike's
Rabbit Run, DeLillo's White Noise, Toni Morrison's Paradise, and
Cormac McCarthy's The Road take neo-pastoral journeys to rediscover
an innovative relationship with nature and religion. While some are
successful, others turn away from the landscape's spirituality,
retreating into technological inventions. The journeys of these
fictional American heroes, this volume shows, mirror ongoing,
theological, nuclear age convictions.
Weak two-bids are well ensconced in the bridge world and are now
part of any beginning program of lessons. They are, however, in
that class of "most abused" conventions. An understanding of all
the important tools that are at your fingertips will serve you well
in making these decisions at the table. This book will walk you
through the solutions to the problems you meet every day in
offensive and defensive situations, delving into the more intricate
aspects of the weak two-bid.
Shortly after arriving on Cape Cod to spend a year by herself, Joan
Anderson's chance encounter with a wise, playful, and astonishing
woman helped her usher in the transformations and self-discoveries
that led to her ongoing renewal. First glimpsed as a slender figure
on a fogged-in beach, Joan Erikson was not only a friend and
confidante when one was most needed, but also a guide as Anderson
stretched and grew into her unfinished self.
Joan Erikson was perhaps best known for her collaboration with her
husband, Erik, a pioneering psychoanalyst and noted author. After
Erik's death, she wrote several books extending their theory of the
stages of life to reflect her understanding of aging as she neared
ninety-five. But her wisdom was best taught through their
friendship; as she sat with Anderson, weaving tapestries of their
lives with brightly colored yarn while exploring the strength
gathered from their accumulated experiences, Joan Erikson's lessons
took shape on their small cardboard looms as well as in her
friend's revitalized life.
In writing about their extraordinary friendship, Anderson reveals a
need she didn't know she had: for a mentor to help navigate the
transitions she faced as she grew beyond middle age. And when Joan
Erikson had to face her husband's death and the growing limitations
of her own body, Anderson was able to give back some of the wisdom
she had gleaned. To this poignant, joyful account, Joan Anderson
brings the candor and sensitivity that have made her an acclaimed
speaker and writer on midlife and its possibilities. "A Walk on the
Beach" is an experience to savor and treasure, a glimpse of the
exuberant spirit that can be sustained and passed on in all our
friendships.
Now available in paperback, the entrancing story of how one woman's journey of self-discovery gave her the courage to persevere in re-creating her life.
Life is a work in progress, as ever-changing as a sandy shoreline along the beach. During the years Joan Anderson was a loving wife and supportive mother, she had slowly and unconsciously replaced her own dreams with the needs of her family. With her sons grown, however, she realized that the family no longer centered on the home she provided, and her relationship with her husband had become stagnant. Like many women in her situation, Joan realized that she had neglected to nurture herself and, worse, to envision fulfilling goals for her future. As her husband received a wonderful job opportunity out-of-state, it seemed that the best part of her own life was finished. Shocking both of them, she refused to follow him to his new job and decided to retreat to a family cottage on Cape Cod. At first casting about for direction, Joan soon began to take plea-sure in her surroundings and call on resources she didn't realize she had. Over the course of a year, she gradually discovered that her life as an "unfinished woman" was full of possibilities. Out of that magical, difficult, transformative year came A Year by the Sea, a record of her experiences and a treasury of wisdom for readers. This year of self-discovery brought about extraordinary changes in the author's life. The steps that Joan took to revitalize herself and rediscover her potential have helped thousands of woman reveal and release untapped resources within themselves.
"The Second Journey "picks up a decade after "A Year by the
Sea"???what happens after Joan returns home to her busy life. It
chronicles a moment of crisis in Joan??'s life as she tries to
determine how she can be all things to all people and be good to
herself. Told in three parts???Accidental Journeys, Second
Journeys, and Spiritual Journeys???she speaks to women who, at
mid-life, are open to embracing new possibilities in their life.
Joan admits to still struggling with balancing work and play and
finding her new role not only in her growing family, but also the
demands of being a spiritual mentor to her ever-expanding group of
fans. But with the help of good friends, family???and the Salty
Sisters, a group of her workshop participants, Joan develops a new
outlook on the second journey. Her goal is to inspire other women
to do the same, and come of age in the middle of life.
With
characteristic humor and warmth, Joan offers her readers her
signature advice and insights on how to regain the fun, playful,
thoughtful selves they may have lost along the way. Through
Joan??'s own journey, she reveals common hang-ups and insecurities
all women face, and reminds them their journey has only just begun.
"The Second Journey" is for any woman who has taken a detour from
the life she expected, and helps her chart a new course. The best
is yet to come.
Recreates in accurate detail one of the most popular events in American history, with photographs taken at Plimoth Plantation, the living museum in Plymouth, Massachusetts.
In this moving sequel to her national bestseller A Year by the Sea, Joan Anderson explores the challenges of rebuilding and renewing a marriage with her trademark candor, compassion, and insight.
With A Year by the Sea, Joan Anderson struck a chord in many tens of thousands of readers. Her brave decision to take a year for herself away from her marriage, her frank assessment of herself at midlife, and her openness in sharing her fears as well as her triumphs won her admirers and inspired women across the country to reconsider their options. In this new book, Anderson does for marriage what she did for women at midlife. Using the same very personal approach, she shows us her own rocky path to renewing a marriage gone stale, satisfying the demand from readers and reviewers to learn what comes next.
When Joan and her husband Robin decided to repair and renew their marriage after her eye-opening year of self-discovery, the outcome was far from certain. He had suddenly decided to retire and move to Cape Cod himself and embark on his own journey of midlife reinvention. After the initial shock of incorporating another person back into Joan’s daily life and her treasured cottage, they begin the process of "recycling"–using the original materials of their marriage to create a new partnership. Rereading the letters that she had written from Uganda during the early years of their marriage, she is reminded about the nervousness and joy with which she began their life together. Her sudden incapacitation with a broken ankle reveals an unexpected resourceful and tender side in her husband. A grimly comic and strained dinner party with three other couples reveals to both Joan and Robin some of the emotional pitfalls (and horrors) that can befall married couples.
In her year of solitude by the sea, Anderson learned that "there is no greater calling than to make a new creation out of the old self." In An Unfinished Marriage, she charts the new journey that she and her husband have begun together, seasoned by their years of marriage but newly awakened to the possibilities of their future together. A unique, tremendously moving and insightful entry into the literature of marriage, it will provide salutary shocks of recognition and fresh hope for all women and men negotiating their own marital passages.
From the Hardcover edition.
"New York Times" bestselling author Anderson gives women practical
advice and inspiration for building creative, independent, and
fulfilling lives through discovering who they truly are and who
they can be.
As North America's ethnic populations increase, health care and
social service workers are recognizing the need to be more aware of
the particular needs of their ethnic patients in order to provide
culturally sensitive and effective treatment programs. This newly
revised edition of Cross-Cultural Caring: A Handbook for Health
Professionals describes Vietnamese, Cambodian, Laotian, Chinese,
Japanese, Iranian, South Asian, and Central American ethno-cultural
groups. It stresses the need to understand both the cultural
beliefs and daily life issues facing immigrants, such as work,
income, child-rearing, and aging, all of which impinge on health.
Reflecting the questions health professionals most often ask about
immigrant groups, each chapter describes one ethno-cultural group,
discussing such issues as childbirth, mental illness, dental care,
hospitalization, and death, as well as home country culture, common
reasons for emigrating, and challenges in adjusting to a new
culture. useful to those working directly with immigrants and
refugees, such as health care providers and administrators,
teachers and school administrators, and social workers, and will
also be of interest to medical students, sociologists, and
anthropologists.
Painting the Maple explores the critical interplay of raceand
gender in shaping Canadian culture, history, politics and
healthcare. These interdisciplinary essays draw on feminist,
postcolonial,and critical theory in a wide-ranging discussion that
encompasses bothhigh and popular forms of culture, the deliberation
of policy and itsexecution, and social movements as well as
individual authors andtexts. The contributors establish connections
among discourses of race,gender, and nation-building that have
conditioned the formation ofCanada for more than one hundred years.
At times provocative,Painting the Maple illuminates the challenges
that lie aheadfor all Canadians who aspire to create a better
future in a reimaginednation.
Painting the Maple explores the critical interplay of raceand
gender in shaping Canadian culture, history, politics and
healthcare. These interdisciplinary essays draw on feminist,
postcolonial,and critical theory in a wide-ranging discussion that
encompasses bothhigh and popular forms of culture, the deliberation
of policy and itsexecution, and social movements as well as
individual authors andtexts. The contributors establish connections
among discourses of race,gender, and nation-building that have
conditioned the formation ofCanada for more than one hundred years.
At times provocative,Painting the Maple illuminates the challenges
that lie aheadfor all Canadians who aspire to create a better
future in a reimaginednation.
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