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| To help understand
human psychology, look at the primate past. To help
understand religion, discard what you were taught as
a child and consider comparative religion and the history
of religion. |
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| The essence
of good Web design is usability. These books by Jakob
Nielsen and Donald Norman explore usability issues. |
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| The visual display
of information is essential knowledge for designers,
developers, analysts, financial staff, and decision
support. These are some great choices for reading: |
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Consider these very special books! |
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The
Hero With a Thousand Faces
by Joseph Campbell
This is the classic book
from the fifties that broke new ground with a comparative view
of mythology. Scholarly and thoughtful, it requires careful attention
in reading–but it's well worth the effort!
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Myths
to Live By
by Joseph Campbell
One of Campbell's most accessible
books. This volume is a collection of lectures that were edited
into a fascinating look at the aspects of mythology that speak
to the psychology of the human race. Chapters include: The
Confrontation of East and West in Religion, The
Importance of Rites and Zen.
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Iron
John a Book About Men
by Robert Bly
As a starting point, Robert Bly chose to use a folk tale sometimes
called Iron John. Around this tale he weaves a thought provoking
book that examines the male mind. The results are insightful and
revealing to both men and women. Bly, whose specialty is
poetry, moves beyond self-help or self-realization by tapping
into a man's mostly unacknowledged emotional self.
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Cannery
Row
by John Steinbeck
This small book is a total, nonlinear treat in the form of a collection
of loosely related stories. More like glimpses into the colorful
life of the inhabitants of the fringes of Monterey, California
than a novel it still is a treasure of images and insights. It's
interesting to note that Joseph Campbell lived for a while in
Monterey, sometimes working with the character that represents
Doc and associating with Steinbeck himself.
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Watership
Down
by Richard Adams
This tale of a group of rabbits undertaking
the hero's journey in search of a new home is poignant and intelligent
and affects the reader in truly deep and astonishing ways. The
story both grows on you and grows in your heart as you become
caught up in the rabbit's world. This is truly inspired
fiction.
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Dharma
Bums
by Jack Kerouac
The Dharma Bums is based on experiences the famous beat generation
writer had during the mid-1950s while living in California, after
he'd become interested in Buddhism's spiritual mode of understanding.
It's the story of disillusionment with the material life and the
search for a center of spirituality. |
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