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Telzey Amberdon (Telzey Amberdon (Baen))
James H. Schmitz Manufacturer: Baen ProductGroup: Book Binding: Mass Market Paperback Similar Items:
ASIN: 0671578510 |
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Telzey Amberdon was only in her teens when she discovered that she was a telepath. Not only a telepath, but a xenotelepath, able to communicate mentally not just with humans, but with alien intelligences. And she turned out to be one of the most powerful telepaths in the history of the galactic civilization called the Hub.
First she had to deal with an alien race that humans hadn't realized were intelligent, and who were about to eliminate those troublesome humans who thought they were colonizing an uninhabited world. Then, she had to fend off the secret psi agents of the Psychological Corps who took a dim view of any telepath, let alone one with Telzey's powers, operating outside of their control. Next, she stumbled across a telepathic serial killer, who used an unstoppable predator, under his mental control, to hunt and kill his victims -- and Telzey was to be the catch of the day.
It was fortunate for the human race that she survived, since she next found herself in the middle of a secret war between two hidden races of genetically engineered humans. They called it the "Lion Game," and they made the mistake of thinking that in this clash of predators, Telzey was just a harmless kitten. But when the dust settled, Telzey would be the only one purring....
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A nostalgic trip to the future that still inspires me!.......2005-06-19
Telzey returns, FINALLY!!.......2003-08-25
For those who are unfamiliar, Telzey is a rather precocious 15-year old girl who, over the course of several stories, discovers that she is also a rather powerful telepath. And not just any telepath, but one who can read the minds of non-humans as well as humans. This brings her into contact with a number of alien races, and hence forms the gist to some very good adventure writing.
In "Novice", Telzey's abilities are triggered by a race of psionic cats who no one knows are intelligent; in "Undercurrents", Telzey uses her new-found abilities to try to thwart both the Psychological Corp and some unsavory people who are trying to kill her best friend; "Poltergeist" offers an unusual turn on an old ghost story idea; and the "Goblin Night", "Sleep No More", and "The Lion Game" sequence (probably the most well known of the Telzey Amberdon stories) puts Telzey in the middle of a power struggle between multiple alien factions. This collection also contains two other Schmitz stories, "The Blood of Nalakiaï" and "The Star Hyacinths", neither of which contain Telzey but do provide background for many the stories in the series (Schmitz, after all, set nearly all of his novels and short stories in the same universe).
All together, this is a very good collection of short stories from an author who is unfortunately not as well known today as he should be. Perhaps this and the subsequent volumes in Baen�s series will rectify that matter; one can hope. In the mean time, pick this book up and read; you won�t be disappointed. Highly recommended.
Almost forgotten, still important........2002-05-28
In the Telzey Amberdon stories, we get to see all three of the things Schmitz became known for: strong female characters, an interesting and consistent use of psionic powers, and solid universe design. Telzey's adventures take place in the Hub, perhaps Schmitz' best known setting and certainly his most detailed. Often the Telzey stories are criticized for making her a superwoman, but I think this is often a reaction without consideration. She is no more superior to her opposition than many a male hero, and as a general rule is much more in need of subtlety and caution than male heroes common in the SF of the time. Not to say you couldn't call her a superwoman -- she's certainly got enough talent, power, and so on to qualify -- but her opposition is always formidable enough to REQUIRE a superwoman to defeat.
These stories have been somewhat edited from their original form; for the most part the editing involved minor terms, removal of redundant punctuation (which Schmitz himself tended to do upon re-issues), and so on. A few have had noticeable changes. Personally I do not agree with a few of them, but the resulting stories are still clearly Schmitz' work, and the overall volume is more than merely worth the money; this is an excellent collection, and all the ones in the Schmitz re-issue series are must-haves for any SF fan.
Explore the Hub -- Sci-Fi at its Best.......2002-01-09
A great FEMALE protagonist from an early MALE author.......2001-12-22
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The Lion Game (A Telzey Amberdon Novel)
Manufacturer: DAW Books ProductGroup: Book Binding: Paperback ASIN: B000F77VE6 |
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THE UNIVERSE AGAINST HER - Telzey Amberdon Book (1) One (by the author of The Witches of Karres)
James H. Schmitz Manufacturer: Ace Books ProductGroup: Book Binding: Paperback ASIN: 0441845754 |
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The Telzey Toy and Other Stories (Telzey Amberdon, Book 2)
James H. Schmitz Manufacturer: Ace Books ProductGroup: Book Binding: Paperback Similar Items:
ASIN: 0441800351 |
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The Perils of Telzey.......1998-03-21
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The Universe Against Her (Telzey Amberdon)
James H. Schmitz Manufacturer: Ace Books ProductGroup: Book Binding: Paperback ASIN: 0441845770 |
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A fun adventure fantasy about a female telepath.......2000-04-28
An excellent book for the forever young.......1999-09-18
Excellent, loved this one!.......1999-01-22
Very good books - too bad they are out of print!.......1998-08-22
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The Lion Game, a Telzey Amberdon Novel
James H. Schmitz Manufacturer: Sidgwick & Jackson ProductGroup: Book Binding: Hardcover ASIN: B000RNFRMG |
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TELZEY AMBERDON: Book (1) One: The Universe Against Her; Book (2) Two: The Lion Game; Book (3) Three: The Telzey Toy (by the author of The Witches of Karres)
JAMES H. SCHMITZ Manufacturer: Ace Books; Daw Books ProductGroup: Book Binding: Paperback Similar Items: ASIN: B000GTGMHU |
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The Lion Game (A Telzey Amberdon novel)
James H. Schmitz Manufacturer: D A W Books, Incorporated ProductGroup: Book Binding: Mass Market Paperback ASIN: B000PBZQJE |
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THE UNIVERSE AGAINST HER - Telzey Amberdon Book (1) One (by the author of The Witches of Karres)
James H. Schmitz Manufacturer: Ace Books ProductGroup: Book Binding: Paperback ASIN: B000NIXC8G |
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Seven Theories of Religion
Daniel L. Pals Manufacturer: Oxford University Press, USA ProductGroup: Book Binding: Paperback Similar Items:
ASIN: 0195087259 |
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Seven Theories of Religion introduces a sequence of "classic" attempts to explain religion scientifically, presenting each in brief outline and in non-technical language. It considers first the views of E.B. Tylor and James Frazer, two Victorian pioneers in anthropology and the comparative study of religion. It explores the controversial "reductionist" approaches of Freud, Marx, and Emile Durkheim, then explains the program of their most outspoken opponent, the Romanian-American scholar Mircea Eliade. Further on, it examines certain newer methods and ideas advanced by the English ethnographer E.E. Evans-Pritchard and by the American Clifford Geertz, two of the present century's most celebrated names in fieldwork anthropology. Each chapter offers biographical background, exposition of the theory, comparative analysis, and critical assessment. Easily accessible to students in introductory religion courses, Seven Theories of Religion is an enlightening treatment of this controversial and fascinating subject.Customer Reviews:
way underrated.......2006-04-21
Theory of Religion.......2004-04-19
He introduces early methodologies of Tylor and Frazer, dispatches Freud by treating his work as a pseudo-scientosophy, criticizes Durkheim with groundless accusatory assertions reinforced with seemingly objective sources that are actually written by Pals himself, then finishes off the functionalists by discrediting Marx.
His critiques of the remaining three thinkers is a bit more like situation at a job interview where he attempts to subtly indicate 'strengths' in weaknesses. He start with Eliade in a fairly candid manner, justifies some critiques made of Eliade by using sources from Pritchards, and then caps off his methodology with nothing but adulation for the modern saint Clifford Geertz.
Although his summary of each theorist is comprehensive and his critiques justified, his agenda of promoting his approach forces these seven different theories to become just one.
Excellent.......2004-01-06
These thinkers can be categorized as either "reductionist" or "non-reductionist." Tyler, Frazer, Freud, Marx, and Durkheim are reductionist. To Tyler and Frazer, religion can be reduced to "irrationality" or the "primitive mentality." Freud reduces religion to "neurosis." For Marx, religion is the "opium of the masses" and nothing more than a symptom of the "class struggle." Durkheim reduces religion to "the social"; that is, religion is society, society is religion.
Eliade is non-reductionist. He thinks religion cannot be reduced to psychology, sociology, economics, theology or anything else, but has to be seen as something unique in its own right. Eliade studies myths and other phenomenon of religion, compares them, tries to find universal similarities.
Evans-Pritchard and Geertz are also non-reductionist. But they don't try and "theorize" like Frazer or Eliade; they don't try to find the "origin" of religion. They are content to do in depth studies of particular culures.
The History of Religion, anthropology, ethnology--these are all fuzzy sciences. The debate over what religion is, how it came to be in various cultures, whether or not it is needed or unneeded, whether or not it is rational or irrational or just a product of the "prelogical" mind--all this still rages on amongst anthropologists, ethnologist, pyschologists, sociologists, and historians of religion. The reductionists vs. the non-reductionists. Who will win?
Overall, a good and fair-balanced read.
a great explanation of religion from several disciplines.......2003-11-23
A good summary of religious thought........2001-09-12
Thus, for me, this book is sort of a smattering of material that is worthwhile and entertaining reading - but may not be living up to the title of the book. As just one example, there is actually no discussion of the major thinkers who have put forward cognitive and biological hypotheses (for they are not "theories") of religion. (The section on Freud does not really count towards this because his work was not so much cognitive, as psychoanalytic.) Thus, for me, this book did not really discuss theories of religion, per se, but theories of various aspects of what some might call religion and others might call folklore, legend, or mythology.
This is a worthwhile book because you get a condensed view of the thoughts of many notable thinkers from wide ranges of disciplines (such as anthropology, sociology, etc.) but keep in mind that these are not "theories" of religion. They are, if anything, hypotheses and they are, if nothing else, only about relative aspects of various belief systems. If you are more concerned about the origins of religion (and thus a true "theory") I recommend a book like Pascal Boyer's "Religion Explained" or the books by Michael Shermer, such as "How We Believe."
Another problem I had with the book were the footnotes. Sometimes they contained just references and other times they contained material worth reading. In all cases, the "material worth reading" was short enough that it should have been placed in the main text. The constant shifting back and forth in this book made it a slower (and less entertaining) read for me than it probably otherwise would have been.
Overall, however, I think this was a well-researched book and contains a lot of good material. It just did not really cover the aspects of religion that I was hoping for.
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Beautiful Necessity: Seven Essays on Theosophy and Architecture
Claude Bragdon Manufacturer: Kessinger Publishing ProductGroup: Book Binding: Paperback Similar Items: ASIN: 1564595137 |
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Reveals how consciousness, music, and architecture merge to create a beautiful synthesis of mankind, structures, and the universe. Contents: The Art of Architecture; Unity and Polarity; Changeless Change; The Bodily Temple; Latent Geometry; The Arithmetic of Beauty; Frozen Music; Conclusion. Essential for Theosophists and Freemasons!
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Seven Pillars of Jewish Denial: Shekinah, Wagner, and the Politics of the Small (Terra Nova Series)
Kim Chernin Manufacturer: North Atlantic Books ProductGroup: Book Binding: Paperback ASIN: 1556434863 Release Date: 2004-03-02 |
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Raised by an activist mother, Kim Chernin was taught that the politics of religion are just that: politics. As her beliefs evolved, she came to understand the necessity of embracing her Jewish heritage while questioning the notion of taking on Jewishness as a role, religion, and qualifying trait, particularly with respect to the Israeli/Palestinian conflict. The essays in Seven Pillars of Jewish Denial set forth a justifiable criticism of Israel. Chernin explores memory, survivor's guilt, and denial as debilitating to Jewish consciousness, which cannot see criticism of Israel as morally feasible in an anti-Semitic world. In her view, creating true peace requires understanding and believing that the lives of other human beings matter more than Jewish ideology.
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The Gnostic Jung: Including Seven Sermons to the Dead (Bollinger Series)
Robert A. Segal Manufacturer: Princeton Univ Pr ProductGroup: Book Binding: Hardcover Similar Items:
ASIN: 0691099758 |
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Gnosticism, together with alchemy, was for C. G. Jung the chief prefiguration of his analytical psychology. Jung did not simply interpret Gnostic texts psychologically but also cited them as confirmation of his psychology. An authority on theories of myth and Gnosticism, Robert Segal has searched the Jungian corpus to bring together in one volume Jung's main discussions of this ancient form of spirituality. Included in this volume are both Jung's sole work devoted entirely to Gnosticism, "Gnostic Symbols of the Self," and his own Gnostic myth, "Seven Sermons to the Dead." The book also contains key essays by two of the best-known writers on Jungian psychology and Gnosticism: Father Victor White and Gilles Quispel, whose "C. G. Jung und die Gnosis" is here translated for the first time. In his extensive introduction Segal discusses Jung's fascination with Gnosticism, the parallel for Jung between ancient Gnostics and modern Jungian patients, the Jungian meaning of Gnostic myths and of the Seven Sermons, Jung's possible misinterpretation of Gnosticism, and the common characterization of Jung himself as a contemporary Gnostic.Customer Reviews:
The predecessor to "Allure of Gnosticism: ...".......2007-07-13
A Definitive Work.......2005-02-21
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A Goddess in My Shoes: Seven Steps to Peace
Rickie Moore Manufacturer: Humanics Publishing Group ProductGroup: Book Binding: Paperback ASIN: 0893341096 |
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Rickie Moore, a psychologist, writes essays and observations of the Hindu Chakra system and personal celebrations of the universality of the human struggle. This unique book uses a fresh approach to the chakras, and helps the reader cope with everyday problems of the body and spirit.
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Half the Kingdom: Seven Jewish Feminists
Francine Zuckerman Manufacturer: Vehicule Press ProductGroup: Book Binding: Paperback ASIN: 1550650033 |
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Judaism--the beginning, the foundation, the model of patriarchy. In a religion where a woman is traditionally not even counted as a member of the congregation, where and how can a modern woman find her place? Seven prominent Jewish women--two writers, three professors and (yes) a rabbi--step up to answer this question and claim a rightful place in the Hebrew tradition. Based on a film of the same name, the book incorporates monologues and discussions that reverberate with a palpable intensity. Through a process of "evolution not revolution," these women not only refuse to be denied the beauty and depth of their religious heritage but breathe new life into it through their passionate efforts.
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Seven Deadly Sins: The Dark Companions of the Soul : This work is a Psychological Exploration from a Jungian perspective of the Archetypal Image of the collective Shadow
Anne Maguire Manufacturer: Free Association Books ProductGroup: Book Binding: Paperback ASIN: 1853437441 |
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Seven Ethical Theories
Robert Mellert Manufacturer: Kendall/Hunt Publishing Company ProductGroup: Book Binding: Paperback ASIN: 0787205672 |
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The Greek Verb System: Seven-Color Chart
Linda R. Elliott , and Robert K. Songer Manufacturer: D. & F. Scott Publishing ProductGroup: Book Binding: Paperback ASIN: 0941037118 |
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Greek Verb System: Seven-Color chart.......2000-09-08
Clear at a Glance.......2000-07-13
A birdeye view of Greek verb conjugation system.......2000-06-08
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Seven Theories of Religion
Daniel L. Pals Manufacturer: Oxford University Press, USA ProductGroup: Book Binding: Paperback ASIN: B000OKGDCA |
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