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In Reimagine, Richard Lee Harris's first collection of poetry, he
leads others on a personal journey from Alaska to the cafs of
Seville while recreating the richness of the world around him.
With the hope that others will experience life's most memorable
moments through his eyes first and then their own, Harris shares
his reflections on the uniqueness of ordinary experiences, the
relationship of those moments to his natural world, and the
impression these memories left with him. From "Arctic White" where
"Tundra falls into Beaufort Sea, snow dissolves, translucent in
ascendant sun," to "Child of the Desert" where "Specks of shade in
a solar sea cast their patterned light over an infant sleeping in a
hammock gently rocked by grandmother sitting docile in her cobbled
chair," Harris couples beautiful imagery with lyrical verse to tell
a relatable and emotional story.
..". Richard Lee Harris invites us to reimagine events that are
part of a rich life and introduces us to environments where we can
wander, appreciating the elegance of nature along with the clash of
cultures ..."
-Jim Milstead, PhD (ret.), Poet and Memoirist, University of
California-Berkeley
Existential gratitude-gratitude for one's very existence or life as
a whole-is pervasive across the most influential human, cultural
and religious traditions. Weaving together analytic and
continental, as well as non-western and historical philosophical
perspectives, this volume explores the nexus of gratitude,
existence and God as an inter-subjective phenomenon for the first
time. A team of leading scholars introduce existential gratitude as
a perennially and characteristically human phenomenon, central to
the distinctive life of our species. Attention is given to the
conditions under which existence itself might be construed as
having a gift-like or otherwise gratitude-inducing character.
Drawing on a diversity of perspectives, chapters mark out new
territory in philosophical inquiry, addressing whether and in what
sense we ought to be grateful for our very existence. By analysing
gratitude, this collection makes a novel contribution to the
discourse on moral emotions, phenomenology, anti-natalism and
theology.
Forgetfulness occurs when those who have been long inured to
civilized order can no longer remember a time in which they had to
wonder whether their crops would grow to maturity without being
stolen or their children sold into slavery by a victorious
foe....They forget that in time of danger, in the face of the
enemy, they must trust and confide in each other, or perish....They
forget, in short, that there has ever been a category of human
experience called the enemy. "That, before 9/11, was what had
happened to us. The very concept of the enemy had been banished
from our moral and political vocabulary. An enemy was just a friend
we hadn't done enough for yet. Or perhaps there had been a
misunderstanding, or an oversight on our part -- something that we
could correct.... "Our first task is therefore to try to grasp what
the concept of the enemy really means. The enemy is someone who is
willing to die in order to kill you. And while it is true that the
enemy always hates us for a reason, it is his reason, and not
ours." So begins Civilization and Its Enemies, an extraordinary
tour de force by America's "reigning philosopher of 9/11," Lee
Harris. What Francis Fukuyama did for the end of the Cold War, Lee
Harris has now done for the next great conflict: the war between
the civilized world and the international terrorists who wish to
destroy it. Each major turning point in our history has produced
one great thinker who has been able to step back from petty
disagreements and see the bigger picture -- and Lee Harris has
emerged as that man for our time. He is the one who has helped make
sense of the terrorists' fantasies and who forces us most strongly
to confront the fact that our enemy -- for the first time in
centuries -- refuses to play by any of our rules, or to think in
any of our categories. We are all naturally reluctant to face a
true enemy. Most of us cannot give up the myth that tolerance is
the greatest of virtues and that we can somehow convert the enemy
to our beliefs. Yet, as Harris's brilliant tour through the stages
of civilization demonstrates, from Sparta to the French Revolution
to the present, civilization depends upon brute force, properly
wielded by a sovereign. Today, only America can play the role of
sovereign on the world stage, by the use of force when necessary.
Lee Harris's articles have been hailed by thinkers from across the
spectrum. His message is an enduring one that will change the way
readers think -- about the war with Iraq, about terrorism, and
about our future.
."..why, why God, why? " presents a series of true and powerful
stories about life. Some are conversations with God, and others are
conversations author Robert Lee Harris had with other people. All
the stories drive home some simple truths about life and its
challenges-tales in which God has shown up and provided much-needed
direction. Our journeys through life may follow many paths-some
leading us in destructive ways that bring great pain and cause our
hearts to be hardened, and others bringing us to great joy. The
best path, however-whether it contains pain or joy-is the one that
leads us to our Creator. It's in Him that we find our true calling
and the purpose for which we were created, and it iss this path
that continues to become brighter and brighter until the perfect
day arrives. Robert Lee Harris has an important story to tell. From
homelessness during his teenage years to prosperity and the good
life as an adult, Harris has found the truth in his life through
God. Living life at any level has troubles, with consequences that
could lead to a destructive life, if not handled correctly. No one
can or will help us the way that the Creator can help us. He is the
way, the truth, and the life.
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Beside the Seaside (Paperback)
David Nobbs; Edited by Scott Harrison; Alison Littlewood, Lee Harris, Sadie Miller, …
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This superb collection of stories by some of today's finest genre
writers are each set along Britain's northern coast -- Whitby,
Scarborough and other traditional English seaside resorts -- where
tales both grim and delicious are forged.
Drawing on the ancient tradition of contemplation, Reflective
Integration Therapy (TM) shows how mantra meditation and reflective
therapy can be used with clients with high functioning autism. The
Reflective Integration Therapy (TM) programme uses the cognitive
differences in those with autism, such as their innate capacity for
silence, withdrawal, intense focus and repetition as sources of
therapeutic healing. This manual introduces this fresh, unique
therapeutic approach, creating an essential resource for all
practitioners working in the field of autism. All the material for
twelve weekly sessions of therapy is included within the book.
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Family (Paperback)
Jonathan Lee Harris
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