Author: Japhy Wilson
Publisher: Yale University Press
ISBN: 0300262930
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 304
Book Description
An exploration of radical megaprojects in the Ecuadorian Amazon, considering the fate of utopian fantasies under conditions of global capitalism From 2007 to 2017, the “Citizens’ Revolution” launched an ambitious series of post-neoliberal megaprojects in the remote Amazonian region of Ecuador, including an interoceanic transport corridor, a world-leading biotechnology university, and a planned network of two hundred “Millennium Cities.” The aim was to liberate the nation from its ecologically catastrophic dependence on Amazonian oil reserves, while transforming its jungle region from a wild neoliberal frontier into a brave new world of “twenty-first-century socialism.” This book documents the heroic scale of this endeavor, the surreal extent of its failure, and the paradoxical process through which it ended up reinforcing the economic model that it had been designed to overcome. It explores the phantasmatic and absurd dimensions of the transformation of social reality under conditions of global capitalism, deconstructing the utopian fantasies of the state, and drawing attention to the eruption of insurgent utopias staged by those with nothing left to lose.
Reality of Dreams
Author: Japhy Wilson
Publisher: Yale University Press
ISBN: 0300262930
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 304
Book Description
An exploration of radical megaprojects in the Ecuadorian Amazon, considering the fate of utopian fantasies under conditions of global capitalism From 2007 to 2017, the “Citizens’ Revolution” launched an ambitious series of post-neoliberal megaprojects in the remote Amazonian region of Ecuador, including an interoceanic transport corridor, a world-leading biotechnology university, and a planned network of two hundred “Millennium Cities.” The aim was to liberate the nation from its ecologically catastrophic dependence on Amazonian oil reserves, while transforming its jungle region from a wild neoliberal frontier into a brave new world of “twenty-first-century socialism.” This book documents the heroic scale of this endeavor, the surreal extent of its failure, and the paradoxical process through which it ended up reinforcing the economic model that it had been designed to overcome. It explores the phantasmatic and absurd dimensions of the transformation of social reality under conditions of global capitalism, deconstructing the utopian fantasies of the state, and drawing attention to the eruption of insurgent utopias staged by those with nothing left to lose.
Publisher: Yale University Press
ISBN: 0300262930
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 304
Book Description
An exploration of radical megaprojects in the Ecuadorian Amazon, considering the fate of utopian fantasies under conditions of global capitalism From 2007 to 2017, the “Citizens’ Revolution” launched an ambitious series of post-neoliberal megaprojects in the remote Amazonian region of Ecuador, including an interoceanic transport corridor, a world-leading biotechnology university, and a planned network of two hundred “Millennium Cities.” The aim was to liberate the nation from its ecologically catastrophic dependence on Amazonian oil reserves, while transforming its jungle region from a wild neoliberal frontier into a brave new world of “twenty-first-century socialism.” This book documents the heroic scale of this endeavor, the surreal extent of its failure, and the paradoxical process through which it ended up reinforcing the economic model that it had been designed to overcome. It explores the phantasmatic and absurd dimensions of the transformation of social reality under conditions of global capitalism, deconstructing the utopian fantasies of the state, and drawing attention to the eruption of insurgent utopias staged by those with nothing left to lose.
Reality and Dreams
Author: Muriel Spark
Publisher: Open Road Media
ISBN: 145324509X
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 157
Book Description
DIVDIV“Sleek and suggestive . . . [Reality and Dreams] is so smart and seductive that you fail to notice how completely you’ve accepted a world gone utterly awry.” —Kirkus Reviews /divDIV/divDIVBritish film director Tom Richard won acclaim for his moments of pure creative inspiration. But when Richard is hospitalized after toppling from a crane during a shoot, he awakes not knowing what is real and what is not—and with no idea who to trust. Soon his wife, children, and friends are all undergoing crises of their own, from the breakup of a marriage to the loss of a job. As Richard fights to regain his health and stay centered amid the swirling chaos of his personal life, he must also wrest control of his film—his most prized pursuit—from those who seek to take it away./divDIV /divDIVWitty andengrossing, Reality and Dreams is a whiplash ride through the highs and lows of the creative process./divDIV /divDIVThis ebook features an illustrated biography of Muriel Spark including rare photos and never-before-seen documents from the author’s archive at the National Library of Scotland./divDIV /divDIV/div/div
Publisher: Open Road Media
ISBN: 145324509X
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 157
Book Description
DIVDIV“Sleek and suggestive . . . [Reality and Dreams] is so smart and seductive that you fail to notice how completely you’ve accepted a world gone utterly awry.” —Kirkus Reviews /divDIV/divDIVBritish film director Tom Richard won acclaim for his moments of pure creative inspiration. But when Richard is hospitalized after toppling from a crane during a shoot, he awakes not knowing what is real and what is not—and with no idea who to trust. Soon his wife, children, and friends are all undergoing crises of their own, from the breakup of a marriage to the loss of a job. As Richard fights to regain his health and stay centered amid the swirling chaos of his personal life, he must also wrest control of his film—his most prized pursuit—from those who seek to take it away./divDIV /divDIVWitty andengrossing, Reality and Dreams is a whiplash ride through the highs and lows of the creative process./divDIV /divDIVThis ebook features an illustrated biography of Muriel Spark including rare photos and never-before-seen documents from the author’s archive at the National Library of Scotland./divDIV /divDIV/div/div
Dreams of Reality
Author: John J. Petrovic
Publisher: iUniverse
ISBN: 1469751534
Category : Body, Mind & Spirit
Languages : en
Pages : 281
Book Description
Have you ever wondered if you might be living a dream? How do you know what is real and what is illusion? The popular movie "The Matrix" explored this theme a few years ago with great effect. Yet this is a serious question requiring serious thought. The book "Dreams of Reality", written from a scientifi c perspective, takes the reader on an intellectual journey through the various aspects and dimensions of reality, from our current state of understanding to the so-called metaphysical. You may find a number of surprising and thought-provoking vistas along this yellow-brick road. Consider them with an open mind and then let your intuition tell you where the dream ends and reality begins.
Publisher: iUniverse
ISBN: 1469751534
Category : Body, Mind & Spirit
Languages : en
Pages : 281
Book Description
Have you ever wondered if you might be living a dream? How do you know what is real and what is illusion? The popular movie "The Matrix" explored this theme a few years ago with great effect. Yet this is a serious question requiring serious thought. The book "Dreams of Reality", written from a scientifi c perspective, takes the reader on an intellectual journey through the various aspects and dimensions of reality, from our current state of understanding to the so-called metaphysical. You may find a number of surprising and thought-provoking vistas along this yellow-brick road. Consider them with an open mind and then let your intuition tell you where the dream ends and reality begins.
Turn Your Dreams Into Reality
Author: Gini Graham Scott
Publisher: Llewellyn Worldwide
ISBN: 0738746223
Category : Self-Help
Languages : en
Pages : 224
Book Description
Empower yourself to get what you want, feel more satisfaction at work and in your personal life, and prosper in all that you do. Filled with easy-to-learn yet powerful strategies and techniques, Turn Your Dreams Into Reality helps unleash your creativity, improve your relationships, be more persuasive, and increase your energy. Using visualization, the law of attraction, intuition, meditation, and more, this book provides the tools you need to gain everything you want in life, love, and career. Discover how to visualize your goal, take the needed steps toward it, and overcome any obstacles in your way. Access the inner powers of your mind and use them to make better decisions and find true self-empowerment. Through practical exercises and comprehensive instruction, you’ll turn problems into possibilities, and then transform those possibilities into success.
Publisher: Llewellyn Worldwide
ISBN: 0738746223
Category : Self-Help
Languages : en
Pages : 224
Book Description
Empower yourself to get what you want, feel more satisfaction at work and in your personal life, and prosper in all that you do. Filled with easy-to-learn yet powerful strategies and techniques, Turn Your Dreams Into Reality helps unleash your creativity, improve your relationships, be more persuasive, and increase your energy. Using visualization, the law of attraction, intuition, meditation, and more, this book provides the tools you need to gain everything you want in life, love, and career. Discover how to visualize your goal, take the needed steps toward it, and overcome any obstacles in your way. Access the inner powers of your mind and use them to make better decisions and find true self-empowerment. Through practical exercises and comprehensive instruction, you’ll turn problems into possibilities, and then transform those possibilities into success.
Between Dreams and Reality
Author: Eugene Y. Park
Publisher: BRILL
ISBN: 1684174511
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 304
Book Description
"From the mid-seventeenth to the mid-nineteenth century, millions of Korean men from all walks of life trained in the arts of war to prepare not for actual combat but to sit for the state military examination (mukwa). Despite this widespread interest, only for a small minority did passing the test lead to appointment as a military official. Why, then, did so many men aspire to the mukwa? Eugene Y. Park argues that the mukwa was not only the state’s primary instrument for recruiting aristocrats as new members to the military bureaucracy but also a means by which the ruling elite of Seoul could partially satisfy the status aspirations of marginalized regional elites, secondary status groups, commoners, and manumitted slaves. Unlike the civil examination (munkwa), however, that assured successful examinees posts in the prestigious central bureaucracy, achievement in the mukwa did not enable them to gain political power or membership in the existing aristocracy. A wealth of empirical data and primary sources drives Park’s study: a database of more than 32,000 military examination graduates; a range of new and underutilized documents such as court records, household registers, local gazetteers, private memoirs, examination rosters, and genealogies; and products of popular culture, such as p’ansori storytelling and vernacular fiction. Drawing on this extensive evidence, Park provides a comprehensive sociopolitical history of the mukwa system in late Chosŏn Korea."
Publisher: BRILL
ISBN: 1684174511
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 304
Book Description
"From the mid-seventeenth to the mid-nineteenth century, millions of Korean men from all walks of life trained in the arts of war to prepare not for actual combat but to sit for the state military examination (mukwa). Despite this widespread interest, only for a small minority did passing the test lead to appointment as a military official. Why, then, did so many men aspire to the mukwa? Eugene Y. Park argues that the mukwa was not only the state’s primary instrument for recruiting aristocrats as new members to the military bureaucracy but also a means by which the ruling elite of Seoul could partially satisfy the status aspirations of marginalized regional elites, secondary status groups, commoners, and manumitted slaves. Unlike the civil examination (munkwa), however, that assured successful examinees posts in the prestigious central bureaucracy, achievement in the mukwa did not enable them to gain political power or membership in the existing aristocracy. A wealth of empirical data and primary sources drives Park’s study: a database of more than 32,000 military examination graduates; a range of new and underutilized documents such as court records, household registers, local gazetteers, private memoirs, examination rosters, and genealogies; and products of popular culture, such as p’ansori storytelling and vernacular fiction. Drawing on this extensive evidence, Park provides a comprehensive sociopolitical history of the mukwa system in late Chosŏn Korea."
If It's Only Love
Author: Lexi Ryan
Publisher: Lexi Ryan
ISBN: 194083211X
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 354
Book Description
From New York Times bestseller Lexi Ryan comes a sexy new standalone romance in the bestselling Boys of Jackson Harbor series. Meet single dad Easton Connor as he leaves the NFL and returns to Jackson Harbor to fight for another chance with the love of his life. *** I don’t regret much. Not my decision to enter the NFL draft before finishing college. Not fighting for custody of my daughter—even if, biologically speaking, it turns out she’s not mine. And certainly not seducing my buddy’s little sister ten years ago. But when it comes to Shayleigh Jackson, my no-regrets attitude stops there. I screwed up royally where she’s concerned. Then I made another mistake when I let her shut me out of her life. Now after more than a decade living in different time zones, I’m coming home to Jackson Harbor. My first priority is keeping my daughter away from the media circus in Los Angeles, but the moment I see Shay, I know something else brought me back here. Now I’ll stop at nothing to win her back. So what if she won’t speak to me? So what if she’s changed? So what if she’s fallen for some douchebag professor? I’ve never gotten over her, and I know she feels the same about me. I’ve let her go twice. I won’t make that mistake again. If It's Only Love and all other books in this series can be read as standalones, but you'll enjoy reading them together. The Boys of Jackson Harbor 1 - The Wrong Kind of Love (Ethan’s story) 2 - Straight Up Love (Jake’s story) 3 - Dirty, Reckless Love (Levi’s story) 4 - Wrapped in Love (Brayden’s story) 5 - Crazy for Your Love (Carter’s story) 6 - If It’s Only Love (Shay’s story) 7 - Not Without Your Love (Colton's story)
Publisher: Lexi Ryan
ISBN: 194083211X
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 354
Book Description
From New York Times bestseller Lexi Ryan comes a sexy new standalone romance in the bestselling Boys of Jackson Harbor series. Meet single dad Easton Connor as he leaves the NFL and returns to Jackson Harbor to fight for another chance with the love of his life. *** I don’t regret much. Not my decision to enter the NFL draft before finishing college. Not fighting for custody of my daughter—even if, biologically speaking, it turns out she’s not mine. And certainly not seducing my buddy’s little sister ten years ago. But when it comes to Shayleigh Jackson, my no-regrets attitude stops there. I screwed up royally where she’s concerned. Then I made another mistake when I let her shut me out of her life. Now after more than a decade living in different time zones, I’m coming home to Jackson Harbor. My first priority is keeping my daughter away from the media circus in Los Angeles, but the moment I see Shay, I know something else brought me back here. Now I’ll stop at nothing to win her back. So what if she won’t speak to me? So what if she’s changed? So what if she’s fallen for some douchebag professor? I’ve never gotten over her, and I know she feels the same about me. I’ve let her go twice. I won’t make that mistake again. If It's Only Love and all other books in this series can be read as standalones, but you'll enjoy reading them together. The Boys of Jackson Harbor 1 - The Wrong Kind of Love (Ethan’s story) 2 - Straight Up Love (Jake’s story) 3 - Dirty, Reckless Love (Levi’s story) 4 - Wrapped in Love (Brayden’s story) 5 - Crazy for Your Love (Carter’s story) 6 - If It’s Only Love (Shay’s story) 7 - Not Without Your Love (Colton's story)
Turning Dreams Into Reality
Author: Yuval Tabib
Publisher: Independently Published
ISBN: 9781798022009
Category : Self-Help
Languages : en
Pages : 212
Book Description
It is time to turn your dreams into reality... We would all like to have happier lives, better relationships, that are built on mutual understanding and honestly, a successful career, more money and abundance in all areas of life. Despite common belief, your wishes and hopes can easily come to fruition, if you just apply some simple rules. This book delineates the secrets of the universe and supplies you with tools, which will allow you to achieve your objectives in the most effective way and most importantly, without any sophisticated philosophies. Your lives can be Gardens of Eden; with a high standard of living, infinite love and the achievement of goals you have set for yourself. Turning Dreams into Reality is based on the experiences of the author, his clients' and the people in his life, who have succeeded in making a significant difference in their lives in a variety of areas, by using the tools outlined in this book. Now, you can join the exciting journey and create the life you've always dreamed of - the life you never believed you could have!
Publisher: Independently Published
ISBN: 9781798022009
Category : Self-Help
Languages : en
Pages : 212
Book Description
It is time to turn your dreams into reality... We would all like to have happier lives, better relationships, that are built on mutual understanding and honestly, a successful career, more money and abundance in all areas of life. Despite common belief, your wishes and hopes can easily come to fruition, if you just apply some simple rules. This book delineates the secrets of the universe and supplies you with tools, which will allow you to achieve your objectives in the most effective way and most importantly, without any sophisticated philosophies. Your lives can be Gardens of Eden; with a high standard of living, infinite love and the achievement of goals you have set for yourself. Turning Dreams into Reality is based on the experiences of the author, his clients' and the people in his life, who have succeeded in making a significant difference in their lives in a variety of areas, by using the tools outlined in this book. Now, you can join the exciting journey and create the life you've always dreamed of - the life you never believed you could have!
Dreaming Sophia
Author: Melissa P Muldoon
Publisher:
ISBN: 9780997634853
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 238
Book Description
Dreaming Sophia is a magical look into Italy, language, art, and culture. It is a story about turning dreams into reality and learning to walk the fine line between fact and fantasy. When tragedy strikes, Sophia finds herself alone in the world, without direction and fearful of loving again. With only her vivid imagination to guide her, she begins a journey that will take her from the vineyards in Sonoma, California to a grad school in Philadelphia and, eventually, to Italy: Florence, Lucca, Rome, Verona, Venice, and Val d'Orcia. Through dreamlike encounters, Sophia meets Italian personalities--princes, poets, duchesses, artists, and film stars-- who give her advice to help put her life back together. Following a path that takes her from grief to joy, she discovers the source of her creativity and learns to love again, turning her dreams into reality.
Publisher:
ISBN: 9780997634853
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 238
Book Description
Dreaming Sophia is a magical look into Italy, language, art, and culture. It is a story about turning dreams into reality and learning to walk the fine line between fact and fantasy. When tragedy strikes, Sophia finds herself alone in the world, without direction and fearful of loving again. With only her vivid imagination to guide her, she begins a journey that will take her from the vineyards in Sonoma, California to a grad school in Philadelphia and, eventually, to Italy: Florence, Lucca, Rome, Verona, Venice, and Val d'Orcia. Through dreamlike encounters, Sophia meets Italian personalities--princes, poets, duchesses, artists, and film stars-- who give her advice to help put her life back together. Following a path that takes her from grief to joy, she discovers the source of her creativity and learns to love again, turning her dreams into reality.
Dreams Become Reality
Author: Megan Johnson
Publisher: Light Network
ISBN: 9780996640350
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 212
Book Description
Have you ever woken up and wondered why you dream what you dream? Well Linda Brown deals with that on a daily basis. Her dreams feel so real that she has a hard time knowing what's reality and what's a dream, until her dreams begin telling a story. She begins to notice that she is seeing things in her dreams before they happen in real life. She can now use her dreams to predict the future and tell when and where crimes are going to be committed. She begins to work with the FBI on solving cases. She lives an average life working at her own coffee shop until her dreams begin to become a real life nightmare. A man and his crew consistently show up in her dreams and in the cases she is involved with. This man has been after Linda for a while and becomes obsessed with her. When she can't see him coming, he attacks at the right moment. It is up to Linda and her new husband to fight this guy before Linda and her family are subject to murder, like she sees in her dreams.
Publisher: Light Network
ISBN: 9780996640350
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 212
Book Description
Have you ever woken up and wondered why you dream what you dream? Well Linda Brown deals with that on a daily basis. Her dreams feel so real that she has a hard time knowing what's reality and what's a dream, until her dreams begin telling a story. She begins to notice that she is seeing things in her dreams before they happen in real life. She can now use her dreams to predict the future and tell when and where crimes are going to be committed. She begins to work with the FBI on solving cases. She lives an average life working at her own coffee shop until her dreams begin to become a real life nightmare. A man and his crew consistently show up in her dreams and in the cases she is involved with. This man has been after Linda for a while and becomes obsessed with her. When she can't see him coming, he attacks at the right moment. It is up to Linda and her new husband to fight this guy before Linda and her family are subject to murder, like she sees in her dreams.
Dreaming Reality
Author: Joe Griffin
Publisher:
ISBN: 9781899398362
Category : Dreams
Languages : en
Pages : 244
Book Description
Publisher:
ISBN: 9781899398362
Category : Dreams
Languages : en
Pages : 244
Book Description