Showing results by author "Cohen's" in All Categories

Dit hoorcollege gaat over kernvragen van het menselijk bestaan en over het raadsel dat we zo vaak voor onszelf zijn. Het gaat over hoe we ons gedragen, individueel maar ook in groepsverband. Het gaat over onze complexiteit, onze morele dilemma's, onze tegenstrijdigheden, onze grootsheid en onze misère. Wat hebben we nodig voor een gelukkig leven? En wat te doen als we twee onverenigbare doelen tegelijk op het oog hebben? Die doelen kunnen moreel neutraal zijn, maar ze kunnen ook raken aan normen waar we ons aan te houden hebben, of aan waarden waar we in geloven.

De Jiddische taal en literatuur maken wereldwijd een opvallende groei door. Zo is het sinds 2023 mogelijk het vak Jiddische taalverwerving te volgen aan de UvA. De Jiddische taal bestaat al meer dan 1000 jaar en is een samensmelting van het Hebreeuws en een aantal Europese talen, waaronder Duits. Het wordt in het Hebreeuwse alfabet geschreven. Het Nederlands heeft een groot aantal woorden aan het Jiddisch ontleend. Op het hoogtepunt spraken meer dan tien miljoen mensen deze hybride taal.

Talking Cure is a timely and enticing excursion into the art of good conversation. Paula Marantz Cohen reveals how conversation connects us in ways that social media never can and explains why simply talking to each other freely and without guile may be the cure to what ails our troubled society. Drawing on her lifelong immersion in literature and culture and her decades of experience as a teacher and critic, Cohen argues that we learn to converse in our families and then carry that knowledge into a broader world where we encounter diverse opinions and sensibilities.

For a Dollar and a Dream shows how, in an era of stagnant upward mobility, millions of Americans turned to the lottery as their only chance at achieving the American Dream. Gamblers were not the only ones who bet on betting. As voters revolted against higher taxes in the late twentieth century, states saw legalized gambling as a panacea, a way of generating revenue without cutting services or raising taxes. Alongside stories of winners and losers, Jonathan Cohen charts the untold history of the nation's lottery system, revealing how players and policymakers alike got hooked.

This audiobook will help you sort through the tangled mess that is self-learning. It will do so by helping you master problem-solving skills, memorization, and intentional thinking. In addition, you will learn how you can adopt a “success mindset” that can get you wherever you need to go. You will discover how self-learning differs from group studying or traditional classroom studying, its advantages, and how it can make your life better.

It’s Within You, from psychotherapist Dr. Ilene S. Cohen and Rabbi Aryeh Weinstein is the definitive guide to living a life you create and direct - not one dictated by others or circumstances. It all comes down to one simple - but not always easy - shift: Stop expecting others to change and work on changing yourself.

Le lendemain des obsèques de sa mère, Kate Malone reçoit l'appel d'une certaine Sara Smythe, qui dit être une amie de ses parents. Face au scepticisme de Kate, elle lui confie un manuscrit. L'histoire de plusieurs vies entremêlées un demi-siècle auparavant. 1945. L'Amérique se remet de la guerre. Mais, très vite, les heures noires du maccarthysme résonnent, avec leur cohorte de trahisons et de lâchetés conformistes. Et dans la tourmente, l'histoire des Malone s'écrit.

Ted Finley is ready to fight, equipped with a weapon that could change everything. Erica LaPlante is ready to lead with an army prepared to make its final stand. Natalie Dorn is ready to die, though she wonders if there’s something worth living for. But The General is ready to end all of their lives with one fell swoop. Within 24 hours, a victor will be crowned. Can Ted and his friends survive long enough to take back their world?

Ted Finley is back on Earth, but humanity has lost control of the place he called home. With a world rendered unrecognizable by the power-hungry General, Ted and Erica have no choice but to look for reinforcements. But will the other conquered civilizations left in the dark souls' wake be enough to fight back? As the General continues to spread his evil across the Earth, there may only be one person who can keep him from taking over. Powerless and inexplicably alive, Dhiraj Patel remains unharmed behind enemy lines. Can he use his surprising influence to gain the upper hand?

What happens when a superhero becomes the world’s greatest villain? Ted Finley isn’t himself. Enslaved in his own mind, he’s forced to live the life of his deadliest enemy. Erica LaPlante has lost hope. The treaty that torched her purpose may destroy everything she loves as well. As Natalie fights her demons and Jennifer considers a new definition of family, Earth’s greatest threat looms large....

After passing through the portal to another realm, superhero Ted Finley must put his trust in unlikely allies to survive. The Realm of Souls is a war zone, and Ted and Natalie are behind enemy lines. Badly injured and powerless, a mysterious woman and her village may hold their only hope of making it home. Erica LaPlante is down to her second-to-last option. Only a coordinated effort from Jennifer, Dhiraj, and the rest of the gang will keep Erica from her last resort: death and regeneration. But fugitives at large can’t hide forever.

Aaron Tucker isn't a detective. So he's baffled when the richest guy in his New Jersey town insists that Aaron, and Aaron alone, investigate the disappearance of his wife, who has inexplicably vanished from their home in the middle of the night. Funny, down-to-earth, lovable, and resourceful, Aaron Tucker, family man and freelance writer, reluctantly says yes, and continuously wishes he hadn't.

At the end of World War II, America had all the money and all the power. Now, after the Great Crash of 2008, America is cash poor. In The End of Influence, world-renowned economists Stephen Cohen and Brad DeLong argue that this loss will have grave consequences for Americas standing in the world, even as it opens up new opportunities for a new multilateralism.

Elizabeth, a member of the "sandwich generation", people caught in the middle of simultaneously caring for their children and for their aging parents, is the mother of Ava and the daughter of Daddy, and responsible for both. Hers is the story of a woman's struggle to keep her family whole, to raise her child in a house of laughter and love, and to keep her father from hiding the house keys in his slippers.

The life of Aaron Tucker - freelance writer and stay-at-home dad - is anything but boring. In fact, Aaron manages to find himself in way more danger than your typical mild-mannered Jewish guy. He lands in a murder investigation when a leading conservative politician is found dead in his DC hotel room, discovered by his mistress after her long post-coital shower. She (a former object of Aaron's affection) asks Aaron to find the killer.

Buying and moving into the run-down Jewel Motor Inn in upstate New York wasn't 11-year-old Miriam Brockman's dream, but at least its an adventure. Miriam befriends Kate, whose grandmother owns the diner next door, and finds comfort in the company of Maria, the motel's housekeeper, and her Uncle Mordy, who comes to help out for the summer. She spends her free time helping Kate's grandmother make her famous grape pies and begins to face her fears by taking swimming lessons in the motels pool.

I Love You, More offers insight into the various perspectives and experiences of family members who have dealt with the harrowing disease of addiction. The goal of this quick, accessible book is to be the conduit that allows you to enter the body and mind of a substance abuser and their family, to see the world through their eyes as they navigate their way through one of the most heart-breaking and gut-wrenching hardships they will ever face.

A mother’s job is to keep her children safe. Tess has always tried to be a good mother. Of course, there are things she wishes she’d done differently, but doesn’t everyone feel that way? Then Emma, her youngest, is attacked on her way home from a party, plunging them into a living nightmare which only gets worse when the man responsible is set free. But what if she fails?

There is no one-size-fits-all definition of an alpha female. However, there are certain qualities and characteristics that are commonly associated with alpha females. The Alpha Female Bible delves into what it means to be an alpha female and how to nurture your inner alpha. It offers you valuable background information, essential development tips, and real-life examples of how alpha females operate. You'll have everything you need to know to become a strong woman in today's world. It's time to let go of your negative, limiting beliefs and step into your power.

The ups and downs of negotiating can be challenging. Changes in the international scene—such as multi-cultural work teams and foreign outsourcing—place negotiating skills in high demand. Expert negotiator Herb Cohen views the world as a huge negotiating table, describing the art of compromise not as a competition but rather as the art of offering choices.