Toward Commitment

Author : Diane Rehm
Publisher : Knopf
ISBN 13 : 0307492079
Total Pages : 306 pages
Book Rating : 4.74/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Toward Commitment written by Diane Rehm and published by Knopf. This book was released on 2009-01-21 with total page 306 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: With extraordinary candor and generosity, Diane Rehm, the nationally known Public Radio broadcaster, and her lawyer husband, John, open up for the reader their marriage of forty-two years, revealing the strong and passionate bond between them as well as the conflicts and turmoils that can overtake a relationship. In a series of highly charged dialogues, they grapple with their pronounced differences of background, attitude, and expectation, so that we actually watch them working to understand each other and themselves, and to resolve issues that even after their decades together have remained hurtful and destructive. Their book is divided into twenty-six chapters, each centered on a difficult and important issue: the expression or repression of anger; strong disagreements about money, about family, about religion, about raising children; temperamental differences—she gregarious, he a loner; the complexities of sexual relationships, and the dangers of sexual estrangement and of the intrusion of a third person into a marriage; challenges arising from professional conflicts, from retirement, from aging, from illness. What makes Toward Commitment so fascinating is the opportunity to overhear a husband and wife bravely anatomizing their relationship and confronting their points of discord. What makes it so extraordinary—and so valuable—is their total honesty. These perceptive and searching discussions will resonate with any two people who care enough about each other to reach painfully deep inside themselves in order to resolve their difficulties and emerge closer than ever.

Author : Kathleen L. Kawelu
Publisher : University of Hawaii Press
ISBN 13 : 0824857127
Total Pages : 201 pages
Book Rating : 4.27/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Kuleana and Commitment written by Kathleen L. Kawelu and published by University of Hawaii Press. This book was released on 2015-08-31 with total page 201 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The sociopolitical climate of Hawai‘i has changed substantially in recent decades, and archaeologists working to decipher the islands’ past are increasingly faced with a complexity of issues involving Kanaka Maoli (Native Hawaiian) concerns. Among these are the push for sovereignty; cultural perpetuation and revitalization; legal challenges to Kanaka Maoli programs, such as Hawaiian Home Lands and the Office of Hawaiian Affairs; and compliance with the Native American Graves Protection and Repatriation Act (NAGPRA). In Kuleana and Commitment, Kathleen L. Kawelu examines the entangled interactions between Kanaka Maoli and archaeologists in Hawai‘i by conducting an ethnographic investigation of the discipline of archaeology itself. She explores the development of Hawaiian archaeology, discusses important cases of the recent past, and focuses on the interpersonal relationships between these two key groups involved in heritage management in Hawai‘i. By revealing and understanding the contemporary attitudes of Kanaka Maoli and archaeologists toward each other, Kawelu suggests a change in trajectory toward a more collaborative approach in practicing Hawaiian archaeology. Through interviews with individuals from both communities, Kawelu taps into collective narratives that reveal two overarching themes. The first narrative speaks about the continuation of Kanaka Maoli cultural practices and beliefs, for example, kuleana (responsibility); the second speaks about the kind of commitment to Hawaiian archaeology and Kanaka Maoli descendants that is desired from archaeologists. Requests for respect, communication, and partnership are heard in the narratives. These same qualities also serve as the foundation for community-based archaeology, which challenges the exclusive access of archaeologists to the past and places the discipline and its practitioners among a broader group of stakeholders, particularly descendant communities.

Author : Robert Accinelli
Publisher : UNC Press Books
ISBN 13 : 9780807822593
Total Pages : 384 pages
Book Rating : 4.90/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Crisis and Commitment written by Robert Accinelli and published by UNC Press Books. This book was released on 1996-01-01 with total page 384 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Robert Accinelli examines in comprehensive detail the making of the American military and political commitment to Taiwan during the first half of the 1950s. Starting with President Truman's declaration in January 1950 that the United States would not militarily assist Taiwan's Nationalist Chinese government, he shows why the United States subsequently reversed this position and ultimately chose to embrace Taiwan as a highly valued ally. In addition to describing the growth of a close but uneasy association between the United States and the Nationalist regime, he focuses on the importance of the Taiwan issue in America's relations with the People's Republic of China and Great Britain.

Author : Colin Mayer
Publisher : Oxford University Press
ISBN 13 : 0199669937
Total Pages : 321 pages
Book Rating : 4.36/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Firm Commitment written by Colin Mayer and published by Oxford University Press. This book was released on 2013-02-14 with total page 321 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Looks at the current state of corporations and their impact on American life.

Author : Carlos Alberto Sánchez
Publisher : State University of New York Press
ISBN 13 : 1438459475
Total Pages : 172 pages
Book Rating : 4.79/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Contingency and Commitment written by Carlos Alberto Sánchez and published by State University of New York Press. This book was released on 2015-12-23 with total page 172 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Offers the first comprehensive survey of Mexican existentialism to appear in English. This book examines the emergence of existentialism in Mexico in the 1940s and the quest for a genuine Mexican philosophy that followed it. It focuses on the pivotal moments and key figures of the Hyperion group, including Emilio Uranga, Luis Villoro, Leopoldo Zea, and Jorge Portilla, who explored questions of interpretation, marginality, identity, and the role of philosophy. Carlos Alberto Sánchez was the first to introduce and emphasize the philosophical significance of the Hyperion group to readers of English in The Suspension of Seriousness, and in the present volume he examines its legacy and relevancy for the twenty-first century. Sánchez argues that there are lessons to be learned from Hyperion’s project not only for Latino/a life in the United States but also for the lives of those on the fringes of contemporary, postmodern or postcolonial, economic, political, and cultural power. Carlos Alberto Sánchez is Professor of Philosophy at San José State University and the author of The Suspension of Seriousness: On the Phenomenology of Jorge Portilla, With a Translation of Fenomenología del relajo, also published by SUNY Press.

Author : Avrum Nadigel
Publisher : Self-Counsel Press
ISBN 13 : 1770404503
Total Pages : 154 pages
Book Rating : 4.02/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Learning to Commit written by Avrum Nadigel and published by Self-Counsel Press. This book was released on 2015-09-01 with total page 154 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The fear of commitment to a partner is common, but this book is a practical, professional, common-sense guide to help you overcome at the right time your hesitation and to set you on the best possible course to a successful relationship.

Author : Stefanie Stahl
Publisher : Kailash Verlag
ISBN 13 : 3641270219
Total Pages : 199 pages
Book Rating : 4.16/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Yes, No, Maybe written by Stefanie Stahl and published by Kailash Verlag. This book was released on 2020-04-27 with total page 199 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Nearly all human beings want a lasting, happy relationship, but in many cases it just doesn’t work out. Some people seem always to fall in love with the wrong kind of person. With others, the relationship breaks down just when it is becoming closer. And some live with a partner but still feel lonely and isolated. What is going wrong? ’In the final analysis, fear of commitment is at the bottom of many relationship problems,‘ says the expert on fear of commitment Stefanie Stahl. In vivid case histories, the German psychotherapist shows the many ways in which fear of commitment manifests itself. She explains the typical behavior patterns of those who fear commitment, introducing the ’hunters‘, ’princesses‘ and ’stonewallers‘. The famous German psychologist illustrates why fear of commitment is genuine fear, explains possible causes and shows how to overcome it. Anyone who has read this book will know how to recognize people who fear commitment and how to deal with them. A helpful book for those affected and for their partners.

Author : Patricia Lynn Reilly
Publisher : Conari Press
ISBN 13 : 9781573241786
Total Pages : 228 pages
Book Rating : 4.84/5 ( download)

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Download or read book I Promise Myself written by Patricia Lynn Reilly and published by Conari Press. This book was released on 2000-05-31 with total page 228 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The author of Imagine a Woman in Love with Herself shows women how to make important commitments to themselves and how to keep them. Original. 25,000 first printing.

Author : John Gottman
Publisher : Workman Publishing
ISBN 13 : 1523504463
Total Pages : 241 pages
Book Rating : 4.66/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Eight Dates written by John Gottman and published by Workman Publishing. This book was released on 2019-02-05 with total page 241 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Whether you’re newly together and eager to make it work or a longtime couple looking to strengthen and deepen your bond, Eight Dates offers a program of how, why, and when to have eight basic conversations with your partner that can result in a lifetime of love. “Happily ever after” is not by chance, it’s by choice– the choice each person in a relationship makes to remain open, remain curious, and, most of all, to keep talking to one another. From award-winning marriage researcher and bestselling author Dr. John Gottman and fellow researcher Julie Gottman, Eight Dates offers an ingenious and simple-to-implement approach to effective relationship communication. Here are the subjects that every serious couple should discuss: Trust. Family. Sex and intimacy. Dealing with conflict. Work and money. Dreams, and more. And here is how to talk about them—how to broach subjects that are difficult or embarrassing, how to be brave enough to say what you really feel. There are also suggestions for where and when to go on each date—book your favorite romantic restaurant for the Sex & Intimacy conversation (and maybe go to a yoga or dance class beforehand). There are questionnaires, innovative exercises, real-life case studies, and skills to master, including the Four Skills of Intimate Conversation and the Art of Listening. Because making love last is not about having a certain feeling—it’s about both of you being active and involved.

Author : Helen Waterford
Publisher : Primer Publishers
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 200 pages
Book Rating : 4.78/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Commitment to the Dead written by Helen Waterford and published by Primer Publishers. This book was released on 1987 with total page 200 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Helen Waterford, a Holocaust survivor who lectures about her experiences during World War II, has written a moving testament both to her will to survive and to her determination to live a life without bitterness for what she endured. Recalling her prewar life in Germany and Amsterdam, and her postwar life in the United States, as well as her imprisonment in Nazi camps, Waterford is unusual in her refusal to hate. She often lectures with a former fanatic Nazi, and together they attempt to educate young Americans about the horrors of the Holocaust. An important addition to Holocaust collections--Library Journal.