A Day in a Working Life [3 volumes]

A Day in a Working Life [3 volumes]
Author: Gary Westfahl
Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing USA
Total Pages: 2543
Release: 2015-04-21
Genre: History
ISBN:

Ideal for high school and college students studying history through the everyday lives of men and women, this book offers intriguing information about the jobs that people have held, from ancient times to the 21st century. This unique book provides detailed studies of more than 300 occupations as they were practiced in 21 historical time periods, ranging from prehistory to the present day. Each profession is examined in a compelling essay that is specifically written to inform readers about career choices in different times and cultures, and is accompanied by a bibliography of additional sources of information, sidebars that relate historical issues to present-day concerns, as well as related historical documents. Readers of this work will learn what each profession entailed or entails on a daily basis, how one gained entry to the vocation, training methods, and typical compensation levels for the job. The book provides sufficient specific detail to convey a comprehensive understanding of the experiences, benefits, and downsides of a given profession. Selected accompanying documents further bring history to life by offering honest testimonies from people who actually worked in these occupations or interacted with those in that field.

Daily Life of Women [3 volumes]

Daily Life of Women [3 volumes]
Author: Colleen Boyett
Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing USA
Total Pages: 1309
Release: 2020-12-07
Genre: History
ISBN: 1440846936

Indispensable for the student or researcher studying women's history, this book draws upon a wide array of cultural settings and time periods in which women displayed agency by carrying out their daily economic, familial, artistic, and religious obligations. Since record keeping began, history has been written by a relatively few elite men. Insights into women's history are left to be gleaned by scholars who undertake careful readings of ancient literature, examine archaeological artifacts, and study popular culture, such as folktales, musical traditions, and art. For some historical periods and geographic regions, this is the only way to develop some sense of what daily life might have been like for women in a particular time and place. This reference explores the daily life of women across civilizations. The work is organized in sections on different civilizations from around the world, arranged chronologically. Within each society, the encyclopedia highlights the roles of women within five broad thematic categories: the arts, economics and work, family and community life, recreation and social customs, and religious life. Included are numerous sidebars containing additional information, document excerpts, images, and suggestions for further reading.

Freud

Freud
Author: Joel Whitebook
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Total Pages: 498
Release: 2017-01-16
Genre: Philosophy
ISBN: 1108210082

The life and work of Sigmund Freud continue to fascinate general and professional readers alike. Joel Whitebook here presents the first major biography of Freud since the last century, taking into account recent developments in psychoanalytic theory and practice, gender studies, philosophy, cultural theory, and more. Offering a radically new portrait of the creator of psychoanalysis, this book explores the man in all his complexity alongside an interpretation of his theories that cuts through the stereotypes that surround him. The development of Freud's thinking is addressed not only in the context of his personal life, but also in that of society and culture at large, while the impact of his thinking on subsequent issues of psychoanalysis, philosophy, and social theory is fully examined. Whitebook demonstrates that declarations of Freud's obsolescence are premature, and, with his clear and engaging style, brings this vivid figure to life in compelling and readable fashion.

Transforming Your Life Volume III

Transforming Your Life Volume III
Author: Andrew Miller
Publisher: Nielsen UK
Total Pages: 562
Release: 2020-10-28
Genre:
ISBN: 9781527264335

From the team that brought you the multi-country bestseller series Transforming Your Life, we bring you another follow-up book that takes our commitment to transform people's lives to new heights. We all have times where we need support and guidance because life has a way of kicking us down, and then leaving us there. If you need transformational change in your life, this book can give you all the tools that you need, and bring you into the sphere of support that can help lift you up. We have given you access to the knowledge bank of 20 coaches from all around the world, and these coaches are all leaders of their niche. Reading this book can give you access to tools that our coaches have discovered after years of research, failure, life experience, and industry expertise. The tools and guidance that our expert coaches give away for free here would have cost you thousands of dollars in life coaching sessions, years of training, and many thousands of hours of self-reflection. Anybody who has achieved success can tell you that it's the years of failures that prime you for success, and a good guide or a mentor can help you get there faster by telling you exactly which paths are fruitful. We have collaborated with 20 of the world's best coaches to bring you a map to your spiritual and transformational journey to success. We offer a path to real change as we take you through the adversities that our coaches have overcome in order to carve their way to success with their blood, sweat, and tears. Our authors are leaders, coaches, CEOs, speakers, psychologists, industry giants, multimillionaires, visionaries, and mentors. They got to where they are at by overcoming everything that life has thrown at them, so they can show you how to do it. Don't waste time looking for answers from people who haven't overcome what you need to; get the guidance of people who have been where you are at.

International Encyclopedia of Ergonomics and Human Factors - 3 Volume Set

International Encyclopedia of Ergonomics and Human Factors - 3 Volume Set
Author: Informa Healthcare
Publisher: CRC Press
Total Pages: 1980
Release: 2000-12-14
Genre: Technology & Engineering
ISBN: 1482298538

The first encyclopedia in the field, the International Encyclopedia of Ergonomics and Human Factors provides a comprehensive and authoritative compendium of current knowledge on ergonomics and human factors. It gives specific information on concepts and tools unique to ergonomics. About 500 entries, published in three volumes and on CD-ROM, are pre

Religion and Everyday Life and Culture

Religion and Everyday Life and Culture
Author: Vincent F. Biondo
Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing USA
Total Pages: 1197
Release: 2010-03-25
Genre: Religion
ISBN: 0313342792

This intriguing three-volume set explores the ways in which religion is bound to the practice of daily life and how daily life is bound to religion. In Religion and Everyday Life and Culture, 36 international scholars describe the impact of religious practices around the world, using rich examples drawn from personal observation. Instead of repeating generalizations about what religion should mean, these volumes examine how religions actually influence our public and private lives "on the ground," on a day-to-day basis. Volume one introduces regional histories of the world's religions and discusses major ritual practices, such as the Catholic Mass and the Islamic pilgrimage to Mecca. Volume two examines themes that will help readers understand how religions interact with the practices of public life, describing the ways religions influence government, education, criminal justice, economy, technology, and the environment. Volume three takes up themes that are central to how religions are realized in the practices of individuals. In these essays, readers meet a shaman healer in South Africa, laugh with Buddhist monks, sing with Bob Dylan, cheer for Australian rugby, and explore Chicana and Iranian art.

We Are What We Sell

We Are What We Sell
Author: Danielle Sarver Coombs
Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing USA
Total Pages: 970
Release: 2014-01-15
Genre: Social Science
ISBN:

For the last 150 years, advertising has created a consumer culture in the United States, shaping every facet of American life—from what we eat and drink to the clothes we wear and the cars we drive. In the United States, advertising has carved out an essential place in American culture, and advertising messages undoubtedly play a significant role in determining how people interpret the world around them. This three-volume set examines the myriad ways that advertising has influenced many aspects of 20th-century American society, such as popular culture, politics, and the economy. Advertising not only played a critical role in selling goods to an eager public, but it also served to establish the now world-renowned consumer culture of our country and fuel the notion of "the American dream." The collection spotlights the most important advertising campaigns, brands, and companies in American history, from the late 1800s to modern day. Each fact-driven essay provides insight and in-depth analysis that general readers will find fascinating as well as historical details and contextual nuance students and researchers will greatly appreciate. These volumes demonstrate why advertising is absolutely necessary, not only for companies behind the messaging, but also in defining what it means to be an American.

Theology of Work Bible Commentary, 1-volume edition

Theology of Work Bible Commentary, 1-volume edition
Author: Theology of Work Project, Inc.
Publisher: Hendrickson Publishers
Total Pages: 840
Release: 2021-10-05
Genre: Religion
ISBN: 1683073665

This Theology of Work Bible Commentary is an in-depth Bible study tool put together by a group of biblical scholars, pastors, and workplace Christians to help you discover what the whole Bible—from Genesis to Revelation—says about work. Business, education, law, service industries, medicine, government—wherever you work, in whatever capacity, the Scriptures have something to say about it. Previously released in a boxed-set 5-volume edition, this version contains the complete content from that set in a single hardcover volume.