To what extent, and in what manner, do storytelling practices accommodate nonhuman subjects and their modalities of experience, and how can contemporary narrative study shed light on interspecies interactions and entanglements? In Narratology beyond the Human, David Herman addresses these questions through a cross-disciplinary approach to post-Darwinian narratives concerned with animals and human-animal relationships. Herman considers the enabling and constraining effects of different narrative media, examining a range of fictional and nonfictional texts disseminated in print, comics and graphic novels, and film. In focusing on techniques such as the use of animal narrators, alternation between human and nonhuman perspectives, the embedding of stories within stories, and others, the book explores how specific strategies for portraying nonhuman agents both emerge from and contribute to broader attitudes toward animal life. Herman argues that existing frameworks for narrative inquiry must be modified to take into account how stories are interwoven with cultural ontologies, or understandings of what sorts of beings populate the world and how they relate to humans. Showing how questions of narrative bear on ideas of species difference and assumptions about animal minds, Narratology beyond the Human underscores our inextricable interconnectedness with other forms of creatural life and suggests that stories can be used to resituate imaginaries of human action in a more-than-human world.

Narratology beyond the Human: Storytelling and Animal Life

Literature & Fiction

HERMAN, DAVID

History & Criticism

Oxford University Press

An transdisciplinary exploration of narrative not just as a target for interpretation but also as a means for making sense of experience itself.
With Storytelling and the Sciences of Mind, David Herman proposes a cross-fertilization between the study of narrative and research on intelligent behavior. This cross-fertilization goes beyond the simple importing of ideas from the sciences of mind into scholarship on narrative and instead aims for convergence between work in narrative studies and research in the cognitive sciences. The book as a whole centers on two questions: How do people make sense of stories? And: How do people use stories to make sense of the world? Examining narratives from different periods and across multiple media and genres, Herman shows how traditions of narrative research can help shape ways of formulating and addressing questions about intelligent activity, and vice versa.
Using case studies that range from Robert Louis Stevenson's Dr Jekyll and Mr Hyde to sequences from The Incredible Hulk comics to narratives told in everyday interaction, Herman considers storytelling both as a target for interpretation and as a resource for making sense of experience itself. In doing so, he puts ideas from narrative scholarship into dialogue with such fields as psycholinguistics, philosophy of mind, and cognitive, social, and ecological psychology. After exploring ways in which interpreters of stories can use textual cues to build narrative worlds, or storyworlds, Herman investigates how this process of narrative worldmaking in turn supports efforts to understand -- and engage with -- the conduct of persons, among other aspects of lived experience.

Storytelling and the Sciences of Mind

Reference

Words, Language & Grammar

Mit Pr

An transdisciplinary exploration of narrative not just as a target for interpretation but also as a means for making sense of experience itself.
With Storytelling and the Sciences of Mind, David Herman proposes a cross-fertilization between the study of narrative and research on intelligent behavior. This cross-fertilization goes beyond the simple importing of ideas from the sciences of mind into scholarship on narrative and instead aims for convergence between work in narrative studies and research in the cognitive sciences. The book as a whole centers on two questions: How do people make sense of stories? And: How do people use stories to make sense of the world? Examining narratives from different periods and across multiple media and genres, Herman shows how traditions of narrative research can help shape ways of formulating and addressing questions about intelligent activity, and vice versa.
Using case studies that range from Robert Louis Stevenson's Dr Jekyll and Mr Hyde to sequences from The Incredible Hulk comics to narratives told in everyday interaction, Herman considers storytelling both as a target for interpretation and as a resource for making sense of experience itself. In doing so, he puts ideas from narrative scholarship into dialogue with such fields as psycholinguistics, philosophy of mind, and cognitive, social, and ecological psychology. After exploring ways in which interpreters of stories can use textual cues to build narrative worlds, or storyworlds, Herman investigates how this process of narrative worldmaking in turn supports efforts to understand―and engage with―the conduct of persons, among other aspects of lived experience.

Storytelling and the Sciences of Mind (Mit Press)

MIT Press]

“It’s uncommon to have a programming language wonk who can speak in such comfortable and friendly language as David does. His walk through the syntax and semantics of JavaScript is both charming and hugely insightful; reminders of gotchas complement realistic use cases, paced at a comfortable curve. You’ll find when you finish the book that you’ve gained a strong and comprehensive sense of mastery.” —Paul Irish, developer advocate, Google Chrome “This is not a book for those looking for shortcuts; rather it is hard-won experience distilled into a guided tour. It’s one of the few books on JS that I’ll recommend without hesitation.” —Alex Russell, TC39 member, software engineer, Google In order to truly master JavaScript, you need to learn how to work effectively with the language’s flexible, expressive features and how to avoid its pitfalls. No matter how long you’ve been writing JavaScript code, Effective JavaScript will help deepen your understanding of this powerful language, so you can build more predictable, reliable, and maintainable programs. Author David Herman, with his years of experience on Ecma’s JavaScript standardization committee, illuminates the language’s inner workings as never before—helping you take full advantage of JavaScript’s expressiveness. Reflecting the latest versions of the JavaScript standard, the book offers well-proven techniques and best practices you’ll rely on for years to come. Effective JavaScript is organized around 68 proven approaches for writing better JavaScript, backed by concrete examples. You’ll learn how to choose the right programming style for each project, manage unanticipated problems, and work more successfully with every facet of JavaScript programming from data structures to concurrency. Key features include <ul>
<li> Better ways to use prototype-based object-oriented programming </li> <li> Subtleties and solutions for working with arrays and dictionary objects </li> <li> Precise and practical explanations of JavaScript’s functions and variable scoping semantics </li> <li> Useful JavaScript programming patterns and idioms, such as options objects and method chaining </li> <li> In-depth guidance on using JavaScript’s unique “run-to-completion” approach to concurrency </li> </ul>

Effective JavaScript: 68 Specific Ways to Harness the Power of JavaScript (Effective Software Development Series)

Computers & Technology

Web Development & Design

Addison-Wesley Professional

It doesn't matter if you're Ernie Els or just a weekend player; everybody who plays golf wants to play better. But taking lessons and putting in hours of practice aren't the only ways to improve your game. You need to be in shape to play your best. In fact, the right fitness routine can mean more to your game than tinkering with new swing techniques or purchasing the most expensive equipment. And you don't have to be David Duval, Tiger Woods, or Ernie to benefit from being fit. Even a casual player can improve his or her game by working out the right way. Ernie Els' Guide to Golf Fitness will help you design a program by focusing on four key fitness areas:Improving your cardiovascular fitness to help keep you strong--both mentally and physically--at the end of a long round or after many days of playing in a rowGiving you the flexibility to improve your form and to increase club head speed, allowing you to hit the ball fartherBuilding up your muscular strength, so that you'll add power and create more control and balance throughout your swing Doing specific exercises designed to strengthen areas most susceptible to common golfing injuries Ernie Els' Guide to Golf Fitness gives golfers of all skill levels a chance to improve their games, even if they don't have the time to get out to hit balls. It's based on Ernie's own program, which was designed by his trainer, David Herman. It isn't about grueling workouts that leave you exhausted, and it's a lot more than just a famous golfer showing you how to do basic exercises. It teaches a philosophy of golf-specific training that will change the way you exercise and help you design a program that will enable you to hit the ball farther and play better overall. And best of all, this is a flexible program that, if necessary, you can do on your lunch hour. According to this program, there's no need to feel guilty if you can't get to the gym for a week here and there--as long as you get back quickly. David and Ernie encourage you to train, not strain--severe soreness has no place in the golfer's workout. If you want to help prevent injuries and improve your confidence and mental focus--on the course and in your life--David and Ernie's program is perfect for you.

Ernie Els' Guide to Golf Fitness: How Staying in Shape Will Take Strokes Off Your Game and Add Yards to Your Drives

Els, Ernie

Health, Fitness & Dieting

Crown

Lower Scores and Longer Drives Let’s face the facts. You need to be in shape to be on your best golf game. Ernie Els’ Guide to Golf Fitness offers a comprehensive and fully illustrated fitness plan for every skill level and body type, because sometimes taking lessons and putting in hours of practice aren’t the only ways to improve your game. Ernie Els’ Guide to Golf Fitness will help you design a program focusing on four key areas: * Cardiovascular fitness * Flexibility * Muscle strength * Avoiding common golf injuries This program was designed by Ernie’s personal trainer, David Herman, and together they encourage you to train to prevent injuries and improve your confidence and mental focus, both on and off the course.

Ernie Els' Guide to Golf Fitness: Take Strokes Off Your Game and Add Yards to Your Drive

Three Rivers Press

Highlights the important people, dates, and events in human history, primarily through a chronology of world events and an alphabetical listing of famous people

The Julian Messner Young Readers' Guide to Dates & Events

Children's Books

Julian Messner

Highlights the important people, dates, and events in human history, primarily through a chronology of world events and an alphabetical listing of famous people

Simon and Schuster Young Readers Guide to Dates and Events

Simon & Schuster Merchandise &

This guide, part of the "Walker's Companion" series, covers 23 walks in popular walking areas of Ireland, covering regions in the east, north west, west and south west of the country. The walks are graded from easy to difficult, and safety advice, route descriptions and maps are provided.

Walker's Companion Ireland: 23 Superb Walks Complete With Route Maps and Colour Photographs

Travel

Europe

Ward Lock Ltd.

Covering the principal hill-walking areas of Ireland, this is one of a series of three books, each containing approximately 70 walks, ranging in difficulty and length from gentle strolls for all the family up to demanding climbs on the higher peaks. Each walk is accompanied by a sketch map, although all walkers are advised to use this only as a supplement to a full Ordnance Survey map. The East/South-East guide covers Dublin, Wicklow and Mt Leinster region and Waterford and East Tipperary.

New Irish Walk Guides: East and South

Irish Books & Medi

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