Daalder Ivo H. Livres

Double Self-Portrait explores doubling and reproduction in art, memory, culture, nostalgia and fatherhood. Divided by four longer, more autobiographical poems, Double Self-Portait is a deeply layered collection, one that at times speaks directly to the reader and at other times is metatextual. Bees, cicadas, music and photography swirl through these poems, bounded as they are by the resistance to and embracing of responsibility. This is a collection where the poems work individually and together, subtly building toward a single theme that slowly coalesces during the reading to create a collection that resonates in your mind long after the book is closed.

American diplomacy is in shambles under Trump, but beneath the daily chaos is an erosion of the postwar order that is even more dangerous.

Describing various aspects of life in complex historical eras - cultural, social, religious, and political, this work details such day-to-day activities as cooking, games, dress, and parenting.

A call to action to address people's psychological and social motives for a belief in God, rather than debate the existence of God With every argument for theism long since discredited, the result is that atheism has become little more than the noises reasonable people make in the presence of unjustified religious beliefs. Thus, engaging in interminable debate with religious believers about the existence of God has become exactly the wrong way for nonbelievers to try to deal with misguided--and often dangerous--belief in a higher power. The key, author James Lindsay argues, is to stop that particular conversation. He demonstrates that whenever people say they believe in "God," they are really telling us that they have certain psychological and social needs that they do not know how to meet. Lindsay then provides more productive avenues of discussion and action. Once nonbelievers understand this simple point, and drop the very label of atheist, will they be able to change the way we all think about, talk about, and act upon the troublesome notion called "God."

Life is short, and it can be sweet. Contemplating death is looking into a mirror that allows us to see these simple facts clearly, as if for the first time. We have every reason to believe that we have but one life to live--and no good reasons to believe otherwise--and death marks the termination of each life. Examining this reality opens doors to understanding ourselves, each other, connection, love, and life itself in an entirely new way. Life in Light of Death offers a short exploration of the sweetness and opportunity available to those who understand and embrace this fact. By looking at life as reflected by death, we can see what really matters and how best to live.

Pierwsze od lat wolne wybory do irackiego parlamentu wydają się dowodzić słuszności polityki zagranicznej administracji Georga W. Busha. Prezydent Stanów Zjednoczonych wyznaczył cel – uwolnienie Iraku i świata od Saddama Husseina, i zagrożenia, jakie tworzyły jego rządy, wybrał środki – szeroko zakrojoną akcję zbrojną z niewielkim udziałem 'koalicji chętnych' czy 'pospolitego ruszenia', w tym Polski i – mimo trudności – osiąga zamierzony skutek – Irak po latach rządów totalitarnych ulega stopniowej demokratyzacji. Przeciwnicy polityki Stanów Zjednoczonych powiedzą zapewne, że do realizacji wyznaczonego celu droga jest jeszcze daleka i bez udziału ONZ się nie obejdzie. Nie zmienia to jednak faktu, że Bush jest tym prezydentem, który szczególnie mocno rozumie, że przede wszystkim odpowiada przed swoimi wyborcami, przed amerykańskim podatnikiem. To jest właśnie istota rewolucji w polityce zagranicznej prowadzonej przez II Busha.