Bøger af Michael Harrington

"Saying Goodbye to My Big Brother" is a heartwarming story about a young boy learning to cope with the loss of his older sibling. Through the support of his parents and the special memories they shared, Jack finds a way to honor his big brother and keep his memory alive.

The City of Man is a trilogy based on a true story of the Italian Renaissance. The three books are structured on Dante's Inferno, Purgatorio, and Paradiso. Renaissance Florence celebrated its Golden Age during the late 15th century under Lorenzo de' Medici, the Magnificent. This was the age of artists, philosophers and poets like Leonardo, Michelangelo, Botticelli, Pico della Mirandola, Poliziano, and Machiavelli.But a societal crisis was imminent by the century's last decade. The Italian peninsula was surrounded and threatened by imperialist powers, trade declined and poverty increased in the face of obscene wealth. Avaricious popes made a family business of the Church while floods, droughts, famines, and the plague all combined to create an atmosphere of overwhelming fear and anxiety.As chaos loomed, an obscure Dominican friar arose to restore order. Fra Girolamo Savonarola was a charismatic preacher and prophet who advocated religious and political reform. His mission was to transform his corrupt and decaying society into St. Augustine's mythical City of God. At the height of his short reign he orchestrated the infamous Bonfire of the Vanities, riding a wave of popular discontent to become the most influential religious, political, and cultural figure of the age. The Savonarolan theocratic republic left its indelible mark on the face of Florence, Italy, and Western history.The City of Man is the dramatic story of this preacher's fantastic rise and tragic fall, symbolizing a critical juncture in the conflict between Church and State in the Christian world. More dramatized history than historical fiction, the story integrates the art, religion, and politics of this glorious period.Young Niccolo Machiavelli provides the counterpoint to Savonarola as he develops his new political philosophy. Their momentous clash illuminates the transition from the Age of Faith to the Age of Reason, heralding the birth of the Modern Age.

"The classic text on the role of socialism in modern society."

For those who yearn to meet a kind and knowledgeable spiritual teacher. Porcupines at the Dance is loosely based on Michael Harrington's initial meeting and early conversations with John Redstone, the man he affectionately calls "the Chief." Set amongst old-growth forests and cascading streams, the Chief shares insights gleaned from the school of life with his new friend and hiking companion. Seated before the campfire each evening, the Chief illuminates points made during the day with colorful and thought-provoking stories reminiscent of Kahlil Gibran's The Wanderer. Featured topics include: Soul's quest for love, the Circle of Life, giving and receiving, the secret name of God, Remembering I AM, and the 7-Rays.

Post-2012 Edition. Yes, something HUGE did happen on Dec. 21st, 2012! We are now on a positive timeline, which will allow humanity's shift to a Golden Age to take place as predicted in Touched by the Dragon's Breath. This book is based on actual conversations that took place between the author and his mentor, John Redstone, splashed against the backdrop of Colliding Rivers in southern Oregon. These weekly discussions, spanning more than three years, explain in detail the significance of 2012, the Photon Belt, Zero Point, the light wave of creation, and the 50-year, Time/Space Overlap Zone between the Piscean Age and the Age of Aquarius. In two related conversations about the Seedbed and the Mirror of Life, John Redstone reveals his step-by-step approach to cleaning up the Belief System, a key element in preparing for the global frequency shift - commonly called the "Shift of the Ages" - that will usher in a new Golden Age. In a separate chapter highlighting prophecies from the Hopi, Maya, Aztec, and Tibetan cultures, the author substantiates many of Mr. Redstone's views on 2012 and the Photon Belt, a spectacular band of multi-dimensional light, secretly known to some as the Dragon's Breath. The author also provides valuable little-known information about water, as well as personal glimpses into his own spiritual journey; most notably, a quest that began over 70,000 years ago in the ancient land of Lemuria.

Imagine a small cube floating in an endless sea of perfect bliss. Only within that tiny cube is it possible to experience anything OTHER than ecstasy, joy, and total consciousness. Such is our sojourn in the hologram called "Dreamland." A splitting of time, the blue star's arrival, opening stargates, and the 7-year window - these, along with our reunion with Inner Earth and the rest of the universe, all play significant roles in End Times scenarios. Experts tell us what is likely to happen; but surprisingly, each version is different! The holographic nature of reality explains why. Other topics in this third and final book in the "Colliding Rivers" series include: signs and synchronicity, befriending Bigfoot, our arrival at Zero Point, the "Dreamland Matrix," and the two most likely "alternate endings" to our current drama. Insights sprinkled along the author's path about the mystery of the hologram pave the way for a startling "one with the universe" experience after being introduced to Ho'oponopono. "Wide Awake" also answers the question many have asked over the years: "Whatever happened to the Chief?" Quote: "The world you see about you is a hologram. It is made from your light. It IS you!"

In the fifty years since it was published, The Other America has been established as a seminal work of sociology. This anniversary edition includes Michael Harrington’s essays on poverty in the 1970s and ’80s as well as a new introduction by Harrington’s biographer, Maurice Isserman. This illuminating, profoundly moving classic is still all too relevant for today’s America.When Michael Harrington’s masterpiece, The Other America, was first published in 1962, it was hailed as an explosive work and became a galvanizing force for the war on poverty. Harrington shed light on the lives of the poor—from farm to city—and the social forces that relegated them to their difficult situations. He was determined to make poverty in the United States visible and his observations and analyses have had a profound effect on our country, radically changing how we view the poor and the policies we employ to help them.

Differentiating between true democratic socialism and pseudo-socialism.

This book examines the simultaneous contribution of learner vocabulary size and speed to second language performance differences across learner levels and settings.

Superb, self-contained graduate-level text covers standard theorems concerning linear systems, existence and uniqueness of solutions, and dependence on parameters. Focuses on stability theory and its applications to oscillation phenomena, self-excited oscillations, more. Includes exercises.