The book How Pleasure Works, by Paul Bloom, is less about how pleasure works and more about exactly what pleasure is—or rather what the essence of pleasure is. Nevertheless, it is a delightful treatise from an evolutionary psychologist's point of view on why we enjoy certain things more than others. Obviously, there is a direct biological need for food, shelter, and reproduction of the species ...

This article examines Elle-Máijá Tailfeathers and Kathleen Hepburn’s film The Body Remembers When the World Broke Open (2019) through lens of materialist feminist affect theories as they intersect with critical Indigeneity. It investigates how produces two parallel conflicting reactions in viewer, for whom “ugly feelings” (Ngai, 2007), such failure, embarrassment, pity or shame, compete an over...

This well-written book with delightful illustrations, is the fruit of Airs. Hill's long experience of work for the aged. It has much to say of use to the social worker but still more to those responsible for residential Homes, and it is written throughout with wisdom and great sympathy.

Each "Communication Corner" essay is self-contained; however, they build on each other. For best results, before reading this and doing the exercise, go to first "How an Ugly Duckling Became a Swan," then read succeeding essay. The Gunning Fog Index supposed provide means of determining how easy or difficult text will be read. But does it? Can any formula really valid insights into readability ...

Each "Communication Corner" essay is self-contained; however, they build on each other. For best results, before reading this and doing the exercise, go to first "How an Ugly Duckling Became a Swan," then read succeeding essay. Most people write in their native language, which why too many pay little attention how precisely say what want say. "Well, everyone will understand." People who or tran...

tion has a function to fulfill; each phenomenon therefore has a significance. This does not mean that it has a purpose; it was not made as a "part of an intelligent design". Barcroft's book not only makes delightful reading but it is also distinctly useful. In order to understand the bodily functions it is important to memorize the facts of physiology, but this task is made easier if the facts ...

Toddlers, Feeding Your Family, Growing and and Ups and Downs in the Under Fives. (Family Doctor booklets, public by the British Medical Association at Is. each). 0p This series of Family Doctor pamphlets, with delightful colour photography ̂ the covers and charming black and white illustrations inside, will bring aest ntspleasure as well as ample practical sense to parents, aunts and uncles, god...

To Kevin, tireless organizer of philosophical research, tremendously generous supporter of young people, delightful host, brilliant philosopher (in random order). With herzlichen Dank, for the great sympathy and encouragement he has given me. I hope he will forgive me for dedicating to him this paper, which seems not to be much concerned with his philosophical work; but I am comforted by the fa...