Humanness supposes innate and profound reflexivity. This volume approaches the concept of reflexivity on two different yet related analytical planes. Whether implicitly or explicitly, both planes of thought bear critically on reflexivity in relation to the nature of selfhood and the very idea of the autonomous individual, ethics, and humanness, science as such and social science, ontological dualism and fundamental ambiguity. On the one plane, a collection of original and innovative ethnographically based essays is offered, each of which is devoted to ...

The story of the Munger House and its survival parallels that of the city of Wichita. Each sprang up in the middle of an unsettled wilderness and prospered. From the humble beginnings to the endurance through time, this house mirrors the city of Wichita itself, and its story lives on. For its last 67 years the Munger House has stood at Cowtown. The house was carefully moved to the museum grounds and restored on site. It was one of the original four buildings of Cowtown and the major building of interest at the museum. The Munger House has seen two major ...

This book gives you a thorough understanding of the current global crisis and teaches you how to use many financial avenues to increase the size of your portfolio. This book is jam-packed with insightful information regarding recessions. The solutions to this dilemma are covered in the book. This book is meant for everyone, whether you work for a company or are an individual.   Its primary goal is to assist readers in overcoming the economic downturn and succeeding in the race. It also provides you with many options and scenarios by demonstrating ...

The Motor Boys Overland; Or, A Long Trip for Fun and Fortune, is a classical and a rare book, that has been considered important throughout the human history, and so that this work is never forgotten we at Alpha Editions have made efforts in its preservation by republishing this book in a modern format for present and future generations. This whole book has been reformatted, retyped and redesigned. These books are not made of scanned copies of their original work, and hence their text is clear and readable. This remarkable book falls within the genres of ...

Fourteen Days to Amazing Health is written to educate, inspire, and empower readers to take charge of their health and prevent and reverse chronic diseases using lifestyle modifications. As a physician practicing internal medicine for more than twenty-five years, Dr. Cooper-Dockery has been saddened by the fact that despite good-quality health care and the advancements in modern medical science, people are still developing chronic diseases and dying at an alarming rate. This has propelled her to offer a better alternative, one that will attack the root causes ...

Maggie Lancing is a beautiful, successful forty-year-old with the perfect life. She lives on the family cattle ranch, Rosebriar, with her husband and two loving kids. She is a successful businesswoman and a skilled rancher. Things couldn't be better as she nears her birthday. So why does she feel like something is ... missing? Why is she unfulfilled and empty, despite all the blessings in her life? One day, while assisting local veterinarian and friend, Jess Morgon, care for a sick calf, Maggie is accidentally thrown into his arms. Jess, a married man who ...

The highly anticipated sequel to The Doll Maker. -Desperate to conquer her past, the reluctant successor of a Voodoo priestess fights for control of her future.- Despite its unsavory history of alleged Voodoo rituals, The Doll Maker remains favored among the charming shops of New Orleans' French Quarter, and Nalia Deminy is eager to champion its future. However, when the arrival of new tenants in the adjoining storefront sparks frighteningly familiar visions, Nalia finds herself fighting to control her own destiny. With her Mama Lu distressed over a ...

This book by Gold Medallion award-winning author Lee Strobel explores thirteen phenomenal claims by God that can change the entire trajectory of your life and revolutionize your attitudes, your character, and your relationships.

Several presidents have created bioethics councils to advise their administrations on the importance, meaning and possible implementation or regulation of rapidly developing biomedical technologies. From 2001 to 2005, the President's Council on Bioethics, created by President George W. Bush, was under the leadership of Leon Kass. The Kass Council, as it was known, undertook what Adam Briggle describes as a more rich understanding of its task than that of previous councils. The council sought to understand what it means to advance human flourishing at the ...