New Releases by John Perry

Think about your favourite sport. Now ask yourself how much of success in that sport is down to physical skills and how much is down to mental skills? We all know that physical skills are vital for performance and understand about training them. We know that psychology is important too, but what people actually do to understand and train in it is less well known. Sport Psychology: A complete introduction gives you the answers, explaining everything you need to know in one place. Structured in two parts, theory and application, part one defines the idea of personality and covers essential psychological traits, including mental toughness, confidence, motivation, stress and character. Part two covers topics such as assessment, skills training, coping techniques, building concentration and working with coaches and teams. You will also find substantial coverage of measurement questionnaires, skills and routes to practice. As well as learning about how the mind works and how that has an impact on sporting performance, you will discover what sport psychologists actually do to improve a performer''s psychological skills and mindset. Sport psychology used to be simply about performance. Now, the role of the sport psychologist is more holistic and includes athlete wellbeing, working with coaches and support teams, and operating at a more organizational level. Whether you are a student, interested in sport and sport performance as a professional practice, or involved in sport at any level, Sport Psychology: A complete introduction is your go-to guide.

This Element presents science-engaged theology as a reminder to theologians to use the local tools and products of the sciences as sources for theological reflection. Using critiques of modernity and secularism, the Element questions the idea that Science and Religion were ever transhistorical categories. The Element also encourages theologians to collaborate with colleagues in other disciplines in a highly localised manner that enables theologians to make concrete claims with accountability and show how theological realities are entangled with the empirical world. This title is also available as Open Access on Cambridge Core.

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War hero, Medal of Honor recipient, and one of the world''s first international media celebrities, Sgt. Alvin York was the most famous soldier of his generation. His welcome home ticker-tape parade in New York was the biggest in history at the time. Advertisers clamored for his endorsement, corporations invited him to join their boards of directors, and movie producers vied to put his story on the silver screen. Yet this shy country boy from the hills of Tennessee couldn''t imagine cashing in on fame coming from killing fellow human beings in the service of his country. “Uncle Sam''s uniform ain''t for sale,” he told them. Sgt. York: His Life, Legend & Legacy remains the only complete biography of this great American patriot based on original sources. Author John Perry scoured military records including official accounts of York''s famous battle from surviving eyewitnesses, as well as Warner Bros. archives in Hollywood for details about the film. He also interviewed a host of people who knew York including neighbors who welcomed him home from the war, attended his wedding, hunted and camped with him in the Wolf River Valley. York''s four surviving children were eager participants in the project, with son George Edward Buxton York commenting upon reading the completed draft, tears streaming down his face, “Now people will know what my daddy was really like!” This new edition includes a message from York''s youngest son, 90-year-old Andrew Jackson York.

Why has Myanmar (Burma), a country rich in resources - rice, timber, minerals - descended to ''least developed country'' status? Is the explanation to be found inside Burma or beyond? Is the failure of development due to political authoritarianism and conflict? Or perhaps the drugs trade is partly to blame? This book contends that all these factors have contributed. But it also maintains that the mismanagement of the country''s resources is of equal, or even greater, importance. A clear answer to the question of Burma''s developmental failure is sought by focussing upon the misuse of resources in concert with those factors that are more usually emphasized.

John Perry revisits the cast of characters of his classic A Dialogue on Personal Identity and Immortality in this absorbing dialogue on consciousness. Cartesian dualism, property dualism, materialism, the problem of other minds . . . Gretchen Weirob and her friends tackle these topics and more in a dialogue that exemplifies the subtleties and intricacies of philosophical reflection. Once again, Perry’s ability to use straightforward language to discuss complex issues combines with his mastery of the dialogue form. A Bibliography lists relevant further readings keyed to topics discussed in the dialogue. A helpful Glossary provides a handy reference to terms used in the dialogue and an array of clarifying examples.

This best-selling text emphasizes that social and cultural changes are the pervasive realities of our era. One of the main themes of Contemporary Society is that the transition from an industrial to a post-industrial order in the modern world is fraught with difficulties, as was the transition from an agricultural to an industrial order in an earlier era. Within this framework, we can observe the increasing fragmentation of the social order, which tends to lead people away from community and a common purpose and often invites conflict and disunity. At the same time, countervailing social forces are also at work, providing some stability, some shelter in the storm. Finally, societies are faced with the rapid and transformative power of information technology, a fact that propels separate groups of people into a global entity.

Ten short biographies of Christian lives that still impact our culture and lives today.

John Perry examines the roots of our thinking on religion and politics, placing the early-modern founders of liberalism in conversation with today''s theologians and political philosophers.

George Washington Carver goes beyond the public image to chronicle the adventures of one of history''s most inspiring and remarkable men.

In the spirit of bold restoration, Lee: A Life of Virtue reveals the true Lee---passionate patriot, caring son, devoted husband, doting father, don''t-tread-on-me Virginian, God-fearing Christian. --

Blueprint for Building Community is a rare look at the career of a city manager. This career portrait is set in two Illinois communities - Park Forest and Woodridge - communities which hold high aspirations for their residents. City managers, partnering with elected leaders and citizens in these communities, have worked to fulfill those aspirations. This book highlights the values and relationships that must be cultivated by the city manager to successfully build community. Although the focus is on the role of the city manager, other key participants such as elected officials, citizens, and employees can gain from the insights. Community building requires connecting the key groups in the community to the mission and "sacred things" dear to residents. Harnessing the energy of all the players produces tremendous results. For the many people who worked to build Park Forest and Woodridge, and so many communities across this country, this book is a tribute to their efforts.--COVER.

What do little Sam Ruskin, sweet Victoria Glassford, and Mr. Singh, the security guard, have

A humorous look at the methods for appreciating wine. John B. Perry has analyzed the process for tasting wine, put it in a blender and hit pulse a few times. You will laugh and learn the basics for tasting wine. You may not be a smart person now, but if you read this book you will seem smart to all those dummies that do not take the time to read The Little Wine Tasting Guide for Smart People.

When Charles Colson was released after seven months of prison time following the Watergate scandal, the last thing on earth he wanted to do was go back into those dark, frightening prisons, but God called him to do just that. Thus was born a life-long ministry, and here, for the first time, if the amazing success story of Prison Fellowship''s thirty years of work in the darkest places on earth.

A biographical account of preacher and ministry leader James T. Draper, interwoven with the story of the life, growth, and character of the Southern Baptist Convention.

Media coverage at the time of the Scopes trial was far from accurate. This book sets the record straight, revealing how inaccuracies distorted the view of the Christian faith.

Electric Ladyland is one of the greatest guitar albums ever made. During the recording process, Jimi Hendrix at last had time and creative freedom to pursue the sounds he was looking for. In this remarkable and entertaining book, John Perry gets to the heart of Hendrix''s unique talent - guiding the reader through each song on the album, writing vividly about Hendrix''s live performances, and talking to several of Hendrix''s peers and contemporaries.

This volume collects a number of Perry''s classic works on personal identity as well as four new pieces, ''The Two Faces of Identity'', ''Persons and Information'', ''Self-Notions and The Self'' and ''The Sense of Identity''. Perry''s Introduction puts his own work and that of others on the issues of identity and personal identity in the context of philosophical studies of mind and language over the past thirty years.

The true story of a couple that defied the odds and fell in love with each other again after Krickett suffered brain damage and memory loss following a car accident.

John Perry--author of the acclaimed Dialogue on Personal Identity and Immortality (Hackett Publishing Co., 1978)--revisits Gretchen Weirob in this lively and absorbing dialogue on good, evil, and the existence of God. In the early part of the work, Gretchen and her friends consider whether evil provides a problem for those who believe in the perfection of God. As the discussion continues they consider the nature of human evil—whether, for example, fully rational actions can be intentionally evil. Recurring themes are the distinction between natural evil and evil done by free agents, and the problems the Holocaust and other cases of genocide pose for conceptions of the universe as a basically good place, or humans as basically good beings. Once again, Perry’s ability to get at the heart of matters combines with his exemplary skill at writing the dialogue form. An ideal volume for introducing students to the subtleties and intricacies of philosophical discussion.

No group could be raunchier than the Stones--and this behind-the-scenes title tells the story of the Stones at their darkest! 20 photos. Index.

A valuable nature guide for tourists and natives

Anthropologist Perry makes innovative use of ethnographic data to reconstruct Apachean history and culture, shedding light on the origins, dispersions, and relationships of the people who include the Navajo, as well as the Western, Chiricahua, Mescalero, Jicarilla, Lipan, and Kiowa Apaches. His method will be instructive to students of other cultures who face a similar lack of historical and archaeological data. Paper edition (unseen), $17.95. Annotation copyrighted by Book News, Inc., Portland, OR

A guide to over 180 natural areas including parks, forests & wildlife preserves, and other public lands.

Traces Jack London''s paternity, childhood, youthful career, and success as an author. Discusses his business ventures, alcoholism, and his death.

Perry''s excellent dialogue makes a complicated topic stimulating and accessible without any sacrifice of scholarly accuracy or thoroughness. Professionals will appreciate the work''s command of the issues and depth of argument, while students will find that it excites interest and imagination. --David M. Rosenthal, CUNY, Lehman College