Have you ever been far away from city lights and noticed the stars like diamonds in the sky? Many people have, and have been deeply moved and amazed by the experience. Touching the Universe chronicles the adventures of author Steve Coe as he shares his love of the night sky. Coe is willing to travel far and wide to view new vistas of the universe.
Each chapter in Touching the Universe contains Coe's observations of the night sky on each of the twenty nights he recalls in detail here. To set the scene for each of the nights, he discusses what led up to choosing each night; then he explains what he observed and learned as he perfected his observation skills.
Share with Coe the joy of getting away from the city lights and setting up a telescope under dark skies. Follow a comet as it brightens and forms a tail; see a star cluster or nebula that will take your breath away. Viewing the stars and galaxies that inhabit the night sky provides peace and calm in a way that isn't available anywhere else.
Автор: OReilly Sean D Название: Re-Viewing the Past ISBN: 1501362178 ISBN-13(EAN): 9781501362170 Издательство: Bloomsbury Academic Рейтинг: Цена: 34840.00 T Наличие на складе: Есть у поставщика Поставка под заказ. Описание:
Re-Viewing the Past: The Uses of History in the Cinema of Imperial Japan analyzes the complicated relationship between history films, audiences, reviewers and censors in Japan for the critically important years from 1925-1945. First contextualizing the history of the popular "Bakumatsu" period (1853-1868), the moment of Japan's emergence as a modern nation, Sean O'Reilly paves the way for a reinterpretation of Japanese pre and postwar cinema. Setting a film in the Bakumatsu period offered 'cultural breathing room' to both filmmakers and viewers, offering a cinematic space where apolitical entertainment and now-forbidden themes like romance still reigned. Some filmmakers-and viewers-even conceived of these films as being a form of resistance against Japan's growing militarism.
As comparisons between the popularity of such films versus that of state-sponsored propaganda films show, audiences responded enthusiastically to these glimmers of resistance. O'Reilly argues that we should turn our attention to the much more popular films of the time that were major hits with audiences in order to understand what resonated with wartime spectators, and to speculate about why this might have been the case. Including clips of these rare films, a so-far neglected area of Japanese film history is now firmly situated in context to offer a thought-provoking, multidisciplinary approach.
Автор: Kay Margie Название: The Remote-Viewing Workbook ISBN: 035987309X ISBN-13(EAN): 9780359873098 Издательство: Неизвестно Рейтинг: Цена: 34190.00 T Наличие на складе: Есть у поставщика Поставка под заказ.
Автор: Vivanco John Edward Название: The Time Before the Secret Words: On the Path of Remote Viewing, High Strangeness and Zen ISBN: 0997825804 ISBN-13(EAN): 9780997825800 Издательство: Неизвестно Цена: 17230.00 T Наличие на складе: Есть у поставщика Поставка под заказ. Описание: From the Introduction of the book - We move like ghosts through the ether, silent and undetectable, gathering information that can't be gathered any other way. To Al Qaeda, we are of the Djinn; to the FBI, we are Psychic Spies. When the Twin Towers fell, we were likely part of some Hail Mary plan the FBI had -- "break glass in case of major terrorist attack only". They knew about us because we had run slightly afoul of them on a treasure hunting project, then again, every intelligence service knew of us. We were a successful Civilian Remote Viewing think tank developed just after it became declassified. Post 9/11, the FBI brought us in to Remote View future terrorist attacks, and we were successful in helping to prevent another. The odd thing was, even though we were helping prevent terrorist attacks, there was a secretive covert group whose sole job was to shut us down. From setups, to death threats, we dodged as much as we could so we could keep working to bring this amazing ability to the world. Being a Remote Viewer can also result in an exorbitant amount of High Strangeness. It opens the door to mind-bending projects which force you to see the world in a completely different light. One moment you're working on predicting markets for a hedge fund, the next, you're an inadvertent contact point to an alien species asking you for help. I didn't arrive at Remote Viewing with the belief I had any psychic ability at all. It was, in fact, the words of Mr. Causey ultimately driving me. As a child, he warned me to always remember the time before words - the moment before thought is created. This obsession sent me on a journey to explore my consciousness and to know the self, where it left me to live in a Zen Center, while running a team of Remote Viewers.
Автор: Wilder Sam Название: SUNFLOWERS and STORMS: Viewing Life Through the Lens of Grace ISBN: 1662807287 ISBN-13(EAN): 9781662807282 Издательство: Неизвестно Рейтинг: Цена: 14710.00 T Наличие на складе: Есть у поставщика Поставка под заказ. Описание: In Sunflowers and Storms, the reader will be encouraged, inspired, and challenged in their relationship with God. The book is filled with the joys, struggles, and questions of ordinary people who are seeking to understand God, others, and themselves. Through the use of stories from his own journey of faith, inspiring quotes from others who have traveled their own roads of discovery, and Scripture, Sam hopes that his readers see with fresh eyes the grace and love of God that is present in both the good and trying moments of life. The book affords an opportunity, for those who dare, to grow spiritually and catch a glimpse of that which lies within the veil. Sam Wilder has served in ministry throughout the world for over thirty years as a pastor, evangelist, and Christian School Administrator. He is a gifted writer, teacher, and speaker with a passion for equipping others as they seek to share the love and grace of God to a broken and needy world. Sam is the author of two previously published books, Streams of Grace: Where the Mind and Heart Are Free to Wonder, and A Place Called Hope. Sam was the recipient of the prestigious Harry Denman Award for excellence in evangelism in 1993 in recognition of his work in evangelism and missions. He is a graduate of Georgia Southern University and The Candler School of Theology at Emory University. Sam and his wife, Jennifer, have four children.
The View from Within, edited by the late Francisco Varela in collaboration with Jonathan Shear, was published in 1999 and has proved a major stimulus to the scientific investigation of first-person methodologies in psychology and philosophy of mind. Ten years on, Claire Petitmengin has organized a collection of essays that examine and refine the research program on first-person methods defined in The View from Within, with contributions based on empirical research. She has kept close to the spirit of the earlier book, in which Varela encouraged a precise description of the very process of becoming aware of one's experience and describing it, by gathering the contributions of researchers who not only propose first-person descriptions, but who also try to describe the process of description itself, in order to make the description reproducible -- a necessary condition for any scientific undertaking.
Автор: Murray Pomerance Название: The Film Cheat: Screen Artifice and Viewing Pleasure ISBN: 1501364995 ISBN-13(EAN): 9781501364990 Издательство: Bloomsbury Academic Рейтинг: Цена: 116160.00 T Наличие на складе: Есть у поставщика Поставка под заказ. Описание: Murray Pomerance, venerated film scholar, is the first to take on the 'cheat' in film, where 'cheating' constitutes a collection of production, performance, and structuring maneuvers intended to foster the impression of a screen reality that does not exist as presented. This usually calls for a suspension of disbelief in the viewer, but that rests on the assumption that disbelief is problematic for viewership, and that we must find some way to "suspend" or "disconnect" it in order to allow for the entertainment of the fiction in its own terms.
The Film Cheatexplores forty-five aspects of the 'cheat, ' analyzing classic films such as Singin' in the Rain and Chinatown, to more contemporary films like The Revenant and Baby Driver, with Pomerance engaging his encyclopedic knowledge of film history to point out numerous instances of suspensions of disbeliefs. Whether or not Gene Kelly is actually dancin' in the rain, or if Elliot is really flying on his bicycle carrying E.T., these cheats are what make movie magic.
Elegantly weaving the narrative for one to dip into at random or to read from cover to cover, Pomerance turns things upside down so that the audience actually finds pleasure in the cheat itself, pleasure in the disbelief. To see the elegant fake, the supremely accomplished simulacrum is a pleasure in its own right, indeed one of the fundamental pleasures of cinema.
Автор: Şaul Mahir, Austen Ralph A. Название: Viewing African Cinema in the Twenty-First Century: Art Films and the Nollywood Video Revolution ISBN: 0821419307 ISBN-13(EAN): 9780821419304 Издательство: Wiley EDC Рейтинг: Цена: 75510.00 T Наличие на складе: Есть у поставщика Поставка под заказ. Описание: Offers a unique comparison of the two main African cinema modes: art cinema of contemporary Europe supported by the French film industry; and "Nollywood", mass-marketed films originating in southern Nigeria which now dominate African cinema.
Автор: Lhamo Ahkon Norbu Название: Viewing the Guru Through the Lens of the Seven Limb Puja ISBN: 0985524537 ISBN-13(EAN): 9780985524531 Издательство: Неизвестно Рейтинг: Цена: 10070.00 T Наличие на складе: Есть у поставщика Поставка под заказ.
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