Though he typically wrote under the guise of anonymity, using an array of pseudonyms and pen names, author and thinker William Walker Atkinson was an enormously influential figure in the "New Thought" movement. In fact, he is often credited with being the original source of the ideas that later coalesced under the term "the Law of Attraction." The volume Thought-Culture offers an array of practical tips for those who are interested in improving their mental acuity.

Will the twenty-first century be the next American Century? Will American power and ideas dominate the globe in the coming years? Or is the prestige of the United States likely to crumble beneath the pressure of new international challenges? This ground-breaking book explores the changing patterns of American thought and culture at the dawn of the new millennium, when the world's richest nation has never been more powerful or more controversial. It brings together some of the most eminent North American and European thinkers to investigate the crucial issues and challenges facing the United States during the early years of our new century.From the subterranean political shifts beneath the electoral landscape to the latest biomedical advances, from the literary response to 9/11 to the rise of reality television, this book explores the political, social and cultural contours of contemporary American life - but it also places the United States within a global narrative of commerce, cultural exchange, i

With the accession of the Arab dynasty of the 'Abbasids to power and the foundation of Baghdad, a Graeco-Arabic translation movement was initiated, and by the end of the tenth century, almost all scientific and philosophical secular Greek works that were available in late antiquity had been translated into Arabic. This book explores the social, political and ideological factors operative in early 'Abbasid society that sustained the translation movement.

At a time when American political and cultural leaders asserted that the nation stood at “the center of world awareness,” thinkers and artists sought to understand and secure principles that lay at the center of things. From the onset of the Cold War in 1948 through 1963, they asked: What defined the essential character of “American culture”? Could permanent moral standards guide human conduct amid the flux and horrors of history? In what ways did a stable self emerge through the life cycle? Could scientific method rescue truth from error, illusion, and myth? Are there key elements to democracy, to the integrity of a society, to order in the world? Answers to such questions promised intellectual and moral stability in an age haunted by the memory of world war and the possibility of future devastation on an even greater scale. Yet other key figures rejected the search for a center, asserting that freedom lay in the dispersion of cultural energies and the plurality of American experiences. In probing the centering impulse of the era, At the Center offers a unique perspective on the United States at the pinnacle of its power.

Every day the air we breathe is inhaled and exhaled. This is a give and take relationship between our sun and earth, heaven and earth, earth in general, and our entire world. These are micro and macro reflections of the same process we call life. The air we inhale begins this journey. Inhaling signifies acceptance, receiving, parenthood, enlightenment, mentorship, and love. Whereas the exhale signifies hardship, push back and fear of what is good. Growth is one word for the reader to take away with them. Growth is listening, speaking, reading and writing. Growth is love, hate, pain, pleasure, comfort and discomfort. Growth is life. It is inside our mind and mixed with the heart that makes us curious. Our souls are the observer and our minds are the rational interpreter. Thirty Days of Thought is your catalyst for purpose and will let you uncover your genius to create meaning from within. After you read this book, you will be thinking, dreaming, loving, articulating, leading, influencing, and radiating success from within and without fear of what doth not exist; failure. You are a genius and this book was written to help you uncover that. For the next thirty days, read an excerpt in the morning, afternoon and evening, write down your daily thoughts and make sure to film a video on what you read and or wrote. Do this daily for thirty days and the world you know will evolve through you because of you. Unlock the dark within the confines of internal and external conflict. Uncover your genius to bring forth the light that started with our sun. Similarly, to the sun, you have power to influence, lead, inspire and shine. This book will help you do that. Your culture matters, and it is time to get started so you can awaken your happiest potential and allow your journey to begin. See you on the bright side...

This anthology brings together over sixty primary texts to offer an ambitious introduction to Spanish American thought and culture.