Meeting Of The Minds

In this richly nuanced assessment of the various dimensions of mutuality in psychoanalysis, Aron shows that the relational approach to psychoanalysis is a powerful guide to issues of technique and therapeutic strategy. From his reappraisal of the concepts of interaction and enactment, to his examination of the issue of analyst self-disclosure, to his concluding remarks on the relational import of the analyst's ethics and values, Aron squarely accepts the clinical responsibilities attendant to a postmodern critique of psychoanalytic foundations.

Comic in tone and serious in intent, this book gives a vivid portrait of academic life in the nineties. With campus populations and critical perspectives changing rapidly, academic debate needs to look beyond the old ideal of common purposes and communal agreement. How can we learn from people we won't end up agreeing with? This question is explored by four very different scholars, who meet and argue at a series of comparative literature conferences: David Damrosch, liberal humanist and organizer of the group; Vic Addams, an independent scholar of aesthetic leanings (and author of The Utility of Futility); Marsha Doddvic, a feminist film theorist; and the Israeli semiotician Dov Midrash. Throughout the 1990s, in four cities, they meet and debate the problems of disciplinary definition and survival, the relation of literary theory to society, the politics of cultural studies, and the virtues and vices of autobiographical criticism. As their partly antagonistic, increasingly serious, surprisingly fond, and always funny relationship develops, Damrosch seeks common ground with his friends despite the fundamental differences among them. Can a self-parodying deconstructionist and a Proust aficionado appreciate and improve each other's work? Can a wealthy, windsurfing medievalist and a champion of Chicana lesbian memoir find friendship? Hilarious exchanges and comic moments, as well as cameo appearances by well-known theorists, will entertain all literary-minded readers. Academic insiders will also be reminded of the foibles and quirks of their own disciplines and departments. At the same time, this exploration of the uses and abuses of literary and cultural criticism offers a running commentary on identity politics and poses serious questions about the state and future of the academy.

Lenora and Coren journey to Winnipeg to meet Carol Matas and Perry Nodelman! Suddenly transported against their will, the Princess Lenora and her fiance, Prince Coren, find themselves in a strange place-bone-chilling cold and snow outside, garish marketplaces and angry people inside. The inhabitants call it the city of Winnipeg. Lenora and Coren, however, have no idea where it is or whyhey are there. They can't return home because, yet again their imaginative powers have deserted them. The Winnipeggers refuse to believe Lenora and Coren are who they say they are. Strangely enough, though, they have read about Lenora and Coren in a series of fantasy novels by the authors Carol M. and Perry N. But just who created whom, Lenora and Coren wonder. And how will they ever manage to escape this frightening city, worse than their worst nightmare, so that their long-awaited wedding can finally take place?"

What mission had the Quedak been given? Even he couldn't remember any more - but he refused to die till it was completed! A masterful science fiction tale woven by a master of the genre, Robert Sheckley! A fantastic addition to the library of any sci-fi fanatic!

Argues that businesses need to view customers as an extension of the company, and suggests ways company departments can work together and still maintain their functional specialties

Here is a small group of students, hailing from different walks of life, yet managing to come together and pledge to make a difference in each other’s lives and in those they encounter along the way. They are able to do so because of their willingness to come out of their comfort zones, put aside preconceived ideas about one another, and acknowledge the equality of all. Such a commitment to humanity cannot occur in the absence of a meaningful and sincere meeting of the minds. Some of our best and lifelong friends are made during college. It's an exciting time of coming into adulthood and learning who we are -- and who we want to be. Meeting of the Minds follows a group of Northern University students from disparate backgrounds as they learn the meaning of friendship and how the people in their lives may become the most important influences in their futures. This unique coming-of-age novel explores individual stories that, together, reveal how friendship is complex and -- when we need it the most -- a collective group effort can save us from ourselves. A powerful novel you won't soon forget, Nathaniel Hill's Meeting of the Minds explores many universal themes of friendship, loyalty, perseverance, and the power of connecting with others to achieve personal redemption.

Have you ever experienced an unnerving fear that because your life is moving along just too perfectly, some terrible event must be looming in the future? Julia Schofield has it all - a promising career, a father who is a powerful senator, a loyal best friend, and an old flame back in town. But Julia's perfect world is about to crash to the ground. Julia is haunted by the childhood loss of her mother and plagued by insomnia and a recurring nightmare. As well, she has the terrifying realization that she is being stalked; Julia's mental and physical health is in rapid decline. Four people tied by a buried past live separate and distinguishable lives. Julia, her father Paul, the beautiful and promiscuous Madeline and congressional hopeful Richard Eberly share a secret; a secret so powerful that when discovered, it could destroy them all.