An exploration of man's quest for psychological security and spiritual certainty in religion and philosophy.

“Anyone whose life needs a course correction would be fortunate to be guided by The Wisdom of Insecurity . My life still is, some thirty years later." —Deepak Chopra, from the Introduction Alan W. Watts’s “message for an age of anxiety” is as powerful today as it waswhen this modern classic was first published. We spend too much time trying to anticipate and plan for the fut...(展开全部)

英文版譯註者／梅拉．埃普斯坦Meira B. Epstein NCGR-PAA認證占星師 NCGR紐約分會導師 原籍以色列的紐約占星名家，為古典占星文獻復興計劃——「後見之明」（Project Hindsight）、ARHAT的希伯來文重要譯者。專業認證占星師，為NCGR線上四級認證課程的創始者與指導教師，課程內容包括星盤繪製與天文學。專攻希臘/古典占星以及現代漢堡占星學派。出版品Excellence in Astrology為中世紀猶太占星名家亞伯拉罕・伊本･伊茲拉文獻的翻譯合集，亦為認證課程的參考書籍。 她亦為獨立的執業占星師，在美國及歐洲的專業占星雜誌發表過許多文章，在聯合占星大會（UAC）等活動經常受邀演講之導師。除了投入占星學研究，她也曾為ESL英文教師，現為電腦程式分析師。

凯文•达顿（Kevin Dutton），1967年出生于英国伦敦，心理学博士。现为牛津大学实验心理学系的研究型心理学家。他是享誉世界的心理学、精神病专家，英国皇家医学会和精神病科学研究学会成员。他的父亲是精神病患者，至交也患有精神病，他常常感慨自己过得“太正常”。达顿一生专注于精神病学领域，潜心钻研近30年，为了获得真实的资料，不惜将自己伪装成患者，与真正的精神病患者共处一室。他在精神病研究领域的发现频频被《泰晤士报》、BBC和Discovery探索频道等知名媒体报道，是英国乃至世界不可或缺的研究“不正常人格”的专家。

This best-selling book of advice on how to achieve personal and professional success is valued for its timeless insights on how to make one's way in the world. Written in the seventeenth century by a Spanish Jesuit, these teachings are strikingly modern in tone, putting strategy above ethics while reminding the reader that the true search for excellence begins with perfecting o...(展开全部)

Massmarket edition of this spiritual guide to making the most of life, through bad times as well as good, from bestselling author Pema Chodron. This accessible book has been on the US bestseller lists consistently for four years now. In The Wisdom of No Escape, bestselling author Pema Chodron shows us the profound value of our situation of 'no exit' from the ups and downs of l...(展开全部)

The punitive turn taken by penal policies in advanced societies over the past two decades does not pertain to the traditional duo of crime and punishment. Rather, it heralds the establishment of a new government of social insecurity aimed at molding the conduct of the men and women caught in the turbulence of economic deregulation and the conversion of welfare into a springboar...(展开全部)

The punitive turn taken by penal policies in advanced societies over the past two decades does not pertain to the traditional duo of crime and punishment. Rather, it heralds the establishment of a new government of social insecurity aimed at molding the conduct of the men and women caught in the turbulence of economic deregulation and the conversion of welfare into a springboar...(展开全部)