Who is Mulla Nasruddin? Is he an imaginary character or a real figure? When and where did he live? Perhaps, these questions will never be answered convincingly. But what is sure is that, with his ready wit, humor and belief in human values, Mulla nasruddin is beyond any political and racial boundaries. He belongs to all mankind, to all ages. His wit and intelligence is amusing as well as amazing, and he is always, always, very lovable. From the huge treasure of Nasruddin stories, this volume presents some which are entertaining and humorous, with strange twists and an undercurrent of human values. Read the stories and get transported to a world of laughter!
This book assesses current assumptions about how language is acquired, remembered and retained as impulses in the brain, from the perspective of neurolinguistics, which is based on neuroanatomy and neurophysiology. Fred C. C. Peng argues that language is behaviour, which has evolved in human genetics through time. Like all behaviours, language utilises many body parts which are controlled by the cortical and subcortical structures of the brain.
Babylon Medical Dictionary and EncyclopediaThousands of medical, physiological, and health-related terms are listed alphabetically and described in plain, easy-to-understand English with minimal jargon. They include descriptions of diseases, symptoms, human anatomy, medications, and much more. This dictionary has been updated to incorporate recent medical findings and new medications. Charts and instructive line illustrations appear throughout the book, and a section of helpful appendices cover topics that include an illustrated overview of the human body, tables of commonly prescribed medications, common herbal medicines, and more.
How to Analyze People on Sight Through the Science of Human Analysis: The Five Human Types
In this popular American book from the 1920s, accomplished public speaker and self-help charlatan Elsie Lincoln Benedict outlines her pseudo-scientific system of "Human Analysis". She proposes that, within the human race, five sub-types have developed through evolutionary processes, each with its own distinct character traits and corresponding outward appearance.
Alone Together: Why We Expect More from Technology and Less from Each Other
Alone Together: Why We Expect More from Technology and Less from Each Other? By : Sherry Turkle
With the recent explosion of increasingly sophisticated cell-phone technology and social networking websites like Twitter and Facebook, a casual observer might understandably conclude that human relationships are blossoming like never before. But according to MIT science professor Turkle, that assumption would be sadly wrong. In the third and final volume of a trilogy dissecting the interface between humans and technology, Turkle suggests that we seem determined to give human qualities to objects and content to treat each other as things.
