Ergebnis für "Lynch" in Politik & Sozialwissenschaften

David Lynch's five-decade relationship with Transcendental Meditation represents a unique convergence of artistic vision, scientific inquiry, and humanitarian work. Beginning in 1973, Lynch's practice of TM evolved from a personal tool for managing stress and enhancing creativity into a broader mission to make meditation accessible to people worldwide. Through the establishment of the David Lynch Foundation in 2005, he helped implement meditation programs in schools, veterans' organizations, prisons, and trauma recovery settings. His emphasis on scientific research and practical benefits, ...

David Keith Lynch, born on January 20, 1946, in Missoula, Montana, was an artist, filmmaker, and visionary whose work defied categorization. Known for his ability to blend the surreal with the everyday, Lynch crafted a cinematic style that pushed the boundaries of storytelling, creating worlds that were both deeply unsettling and profoundly beautiful. From his early days as an aspiring painter to his rise as one of the most celebrated directors of his time, Lynch's career was a testament to his relentless creativity and unique perspective on art and life.Lynch’s childhood was shaped by ...

Why globalization failed so many Americans and how it still can be saved despite burgeoning economic nationalism. The triumphant globalization that began in the 1990s has given way to a world riven by conflict, populism, and economic nationalism. In The World’s Worst Bet, David J. Lynch offers...

Do any of us really care about truth when it comes to politics? Should we? In a world of big lies, denialism, and conspiracy theories, democracies are experiencing two interlocked crises: a loss of confidence in democracy itself and the growing sense among many that politics is only about power—not truth. In this book, Michael Patrick Lynch argues that truth not only can—but must—matter in politics. He shows why truth is an essential democratic value—a value we need to sustain our democratic way of life—and how it can be strengthened.

With far-reaching implications, this urgent treatise promises to revolutionize our understanding of what it means to be human in the digital age. We used to say "seeing is believing"; now googling is believing. With 24/7 access to nearly all of the world's information at our fingertips, we no...

The Competitive Buddha is about mastery, leadership, and spirituality. Learn what you need to keep, what you need to discard, and what you need to add to your mental, emotional, and spiritual skill set as an athlete, coach, leader, parent, CEO, or any other performer in life. Understand how Buddhism can help you to be better prepared for sports and life, and how sports and life can teach you about Buddhism. Lynch sheds light on the positive aspects of competition, adding Eastern thought and spirituality to sport, while elevating competitors and the game.

A powerful, unsettling, and unflinching exploration that forces readers to confront lynching as a devastating legacy of white childhood conditioning, and to reckon with the corrupting force of a system that trained children to become its willing executioners Strung Up examines how the lynching...

Niccolo Machiavelli's Art of War is one of the world's great classics of military and political theory. Praised by the finest military minds in history and said to have influenced no lesser lights than Frederick the Great and Napoleon, the Art of War is essential for anyone who wants to understand the history and theory of war in the West and for those familiar with The Prince and Discourse on Livy who seek to explore more fully the connection between war and politics in Machiavelli's thought.

How the Aussie economy got hooked on the world's dirtiest cash. Longlisted for a 2022 Walkley Award and earning the author the 2022 Financial Crime Fighter Award. In today's ruthless world of organised crime, the best criminals aren't foolish enough to steal money out of banks. They wear...

Barely a year after the self-immolation of a young fruit seller in Tunisia, a vast wave of popular protest has convulsed the Middle East, overthrowing long-ruling dictators and transforming the region’s politics almost beyond recognition. But the biggest transformations of what has been labeled as the “Arab Spring” are yet to come. An insider to both American policy and the world of the Arab public, Marc Lynch shows that the fall of particular leaders is but the least of the changes that will emerge from months of unrest.

In August 2015, Limerick man Jason Corbett was murdered by his wife, Molly Martens, and her father, ex-FBI agent Tom Martens, in the bedroom of their luxury North Carolina home. He had been savagely beaten to death with a baseball bat and brick while his children slept nearby. For his sister, Tracey Corbett-Lynch, and the rest of his family in Ireland, it was just the beginning of the nightmare that would involve a custody battle, an online hate campaign, and, ultimately, the gripping trial that would lead to her conviction.

California Trip is a multiplatform series hosted by Kelly Lynch that takes us on a road adventure—a deep drive into the heart, history, and cultural kaleidoscope that is California today. Join Kelly as she celebrates the sun-kissed California myth while searching for what is real, beautiful, and hopeful.

The Willie Lynch Letter and the Making of a Slave by Willie Lynch.

The Willie Lynch method of “making a slave” is perhaps the greatest dilemma that has ever plagued African Americans. It does not matter if the speech was genuine or fiction. If you have not read the book “The Willie Lynch Letter and The Making of a Slave” or never heard of the Willie Lynch Letter, this book will quote several passages to give you a complete and unequivocal intent of the Letter.

Em análise aguda do contexto político nacional contemporâneo – sem, contudo, desconsiderar o cenário internacional –, a obra empreende uma verdadeira radiografia do populismo radical de direita do governo bolsonarista. Tudo isso torna esta obra uma escuta obrigatória para todos aqueles que desejam compreender melhor o contexto atual.

In its long history, the English language has had many lawmakers - those who have tried to regulate or otherwise organize the way we speak. The Lexicographer's Dilemma poses a pair of questions: What does proper English mean? And who gets to say what's right? Our ideas of correct or proper English have a history, and today's debates over the state of the language - whether about Ebonics in schools, the unique use of language in a South Park episode, or split infinitives in the Times - make sense only in historical context.

Thought-provoking conversations exploring unique perspectives with insightful people.

Born into the prominent Welsh Salusbury family and married to the affluent brewer Henry Thrale, Hester Piozzi mingled with some of the most illustrious figures of London society, including the renowned Samuel Johnson, whose biography was enriched by her insightful diaries. After the passing of both Mr. Thrale and her second husband, Gabriel Mario Piozzi, she found love once more at the age of 80 with William Augustus Conway, to whom she penned these heartfelt letters. - Summary by Carolin

David Lynch’s career has been a journey through the surreal and the sublime, redefining the boundaries of storytelling in film, television, and art. From the nightmarish worlds of Eraserhead and Blue Velvet to the groundbreaking television series Twin Peaks and the enigmatic brilliance of Mulholland Drive, Lynch has captivated audiences with his ability to blend the ordinary with the extraordinary. His work delves into the subconscious, exploring themes of duality, identity, and the hidden darkness beneath the surface of everyday life. As a filmmaker, artist, and musician, Lynch has left an ...

Machiavelli on War offers a comprehensive interpretation of the philosopher-historian's treatment of war throughout his writings, from poems and memoranda drafted while he was Florence's top official to his posthumous works, The Prince and Discourses on Livy. Christopher Lynch argues that the issue of war permeates the form and content of each of Machiavelli works, the substance of his thoughts, and his own activity as a writer, concluding that he was the first great modern philosopher because he was the first modern philosopher of war.