One of the most important texts of modern times, Herbert Marcuse's analysis and image of a one-dimensional man in a one-dimensional society has shaped many young radicals' way of seeing and experiencing life. Published in 1964, it fast became an ideological bible for the emergent New Left. As Douglas Kellner notes in his introduction, Marcuse's greatest work was a 'damning indictment of contemporary Western societies, capitalist and communist.' Yet it also expressed the hopes of a radical phi...

Quite simply, test-driven development is meant to eliminate fear in application development. While some fear is healthy (often viewed as a conscience that tells programmers to be careful! ), the author believes that byproducts of fear include tentative, grumpy, and uncommunicative programmers who are unable to absorb constructive criticism. When programming teams buy into TDD, they immediately see positive results. They eliminate the fear involved in their jobs, and are better equipped to tac...

Features a poem in five books, of circular narrative design, titled with the Greek name for Homer, this book charts two currents of history: the visible history charted in events - the tribal losses of the American Indian, the tragedy of African enslavement - and unwritten epic fashioned from the suffering of the individual in exile.

Winterdepressie komt alleen in het winter-halfjaar voor. In het voorjaar en de zomer is er met de mensen die aan de stoornis lijden niets bijzonders aan de hand. Maar ieder najaar slaan klachten als moeheid, lusteloosheid, een grotere behoefte aan slaap en een geleidelijk somber wordende stemming toe. Sommige patiënten overkomt dit al van jongs af aan.De laatste jaren is echter duidelijk geworden dat er wel degelijk iets aan te doen is. Met opvallend succes wordt bijvoorbeeld sinds een aanta...