When the russians overran the german concentration camps holding their people, they raped the international red cross workers sent by switzerland to protect the prisoners and even raped their own starving, frail female auxiliaries held by the germ. A great book on this topic has been written by winifred galagher called rapt. Every successful man, in whatever direction his success may lie, practises concentration, though he may know nothing about it as a subject of study. Instead of building towards a thesis or providing an organized survey of her theme, author winifred gallagher begins and ends rapt with scattered essays that dont seem to be much about focus and attention at all. Attention and the focused life pdf by winifred gallagher. Holocaust survivors book reveals horrifying realities of. First, he explains that your brain is far less concerned with your brilliant ideas or searing emotions than with its own internal gyroscopic busyness, which consumes 65 percent of its total energy. It started as soon as the red army entered east prussia and silesia in 1944, and in many towns and villages every female aged from 10 to 80 was raped. What is the best book which can help develop focus and. In rapt, acclaimed behavioral science writer winifred gallagher makes the radical argument that the quality of your life largely depends on what you choose to pay attention to and how you choose to do it. Attention and the focused life book is not really ordinary book, you have it then the.
Rapt book king county library system bibliocommons. Winifred gallaghers books include house thinking, just the way you are a. Enter your mobile number or email address below and well send you a link to download the free kindle app. Nazi sex slave story finally told at camp the local. If how you feel interferes with your concentration, change how you feel. You are in a twitterfree zone, sitting in a taxicab with a copy of rapt, a. The sad truth is that the concentration camps didnt cease operation when the war ended but went on for years afterward, imprisoning ethnic germans who likely had no say or part in germanys initial decision to militarize. She estimates that less than a fraction of 1% of jewish women were raped, and says, this book and the publicity around it give one the impression that it was. While the books insights may inspire readers to strengthen aspects of their attention, perhaps through mindfulness or meditation practices, rapt is far more than a. The author was shaken to the core to discover that even their own russian and polish women and girls liberated from german concentration.
Also you can find here free forced family sex, violation sister porn, home rape porn, rough mom sex, rape incest porn in ass. Twitter and email arent making us stupider, but they are making us more distracted. Attention and the focused life winnifred gallagher. Attention and the focused life reprint by winnifred gallagher isbn. By learning to focus, you can improve your concentration, broaden your inner horizons, and most important, feel what it means to be fully alive. Rapt is a book about managing your focus and attention, and i highly recommend it. In this book, wall street journal editor and contributor ron alsop explores the complex. Three british military women try to capture a german general. He put the book down in his lap and stared into space, brow furrowed deeply. May 05, 2009 you are in a twitterfree zone, sitting in a taxicab with a copy of rapt, a guide by winifred gallagher to the science of paying attention. In 1948, she wrote a book about her experiences, i was a doctor in auschwitz, which was one of the earliest and only books to openly discuss the sexual violence women experienced during. A revolutionary look at how what we pay attention to determines how we experience life acclaimed behavioral science writer winifred gallaghers rapt makes the radical argument that much of the quality of your life depends not on fame or fortune, beauty or brains, fate or coincidence, but on what you choose to pay attention to. Apr 01, 2009 im disappointed that this book about attention was not, itself, more sharply focused. Rapt quotes by winifred gallagher goodreads share book.
By learning to focus, you can improve your concentration, broaden your inner. Then you can start reading kindle books on your smartphone, tablet, or computer. Kareena kapoors son taimur is a picture of concentration as. Your life is the creation of what you focus onand what you don. Rapt has already helped me to do things that are more meaningful to me. The red armys orgy of rape in the dying days of nazi germany was conducted on a much greater scale than previously suspected, according to a new book by the military historian anthony beevor. Apr 16, 2009 your world, and even your self, is largely constructed from the thoughts and feelings, people and things youve focused on throughout your life.
This is one of those book that i hope to come back to and read again as it seems to have already enhanced my time with my two young children. The auschwitz brothel where nonjewish prisoners were rewarded with sex sessions as nazi guards watched through peepholes to ensure. Attention and the focused life and millions of other books are available for instant access. Rapt introduces a diverse cast of characters, from researchers to artists to ranchers, to illustrate the art of living the interested life. Groundbreaking study exhumes untold nazi brutalization of womens bodies author beverley chalmers says we owe it to victims and survivors to know the. Nothing comes out of the norm,and me passing by this book and actually reading it was a great shot to realize what i had missed.
The neuroscience of concentration winifred gallagher has turned mindfulness on its head in rapt. Rapt book san antonio public library bibliocommons. This probably facilitated the adoption of the term by the hellenists of alexandria, for, when philo distinguishes the prophet from the spurious diviner by saying that the latter applies his own inferences to omens and the like while the true prophet, rapt in ecstasy, speaks nothing of his own, but simply repeatg what is given to him by a revelation in which his reason has no part ed. In the very earliest times of the most remote animism we find the belief that a person, rapt from all sense of the outside world, possessed by a spirit, acquired from that state a degree of sanctity, was supposed to have a degree of insight, denied to ordinary mortals. A picture of actor kareena kapoors son taimur ali khan has surfaced online which shows the little boy with his colouring book, rapt in concentration. Attention and the focused life book online at best prices in india on. Holocaust film reveals longhushed child sex abuse the. What we pay attention to is nearly as important as how we pay attention.
The auschwitz brothel where prisoners were rewarded. A new book explains why learning to focus is the key to living better. In rapt, acclaimed behavioral science writer winifred gallagher makes the radical and compelling argument that much of the quality of your life depends not on fame or fortune, beauty or brains or on what happens to happen to you but on what you choose to pay attention to. Rapt attention by winifred gallagher animated book summary investing city duration.
Mar 30, 2010 a revolutionary look at how what we pay attention to determines how we experience life acclaimed behavioral science writer winifred gallaghers rapt makes the radical argument that much of the quality of your life depends not on fame or fortune, beauty or brains, fate or coincidence, but on what you choose to pay attention to. Whether youve loved the book or not, if you give your honest and detailed thoughts then people will find new books that are right for them. Other readers will always be interested in your opinion of the books youve read. Then you can start reading kindle books on your smartphone, tablet, or computer no kindle device required.
Recently, the search for what he calls the splinters that make up different attention problems has taken castellanos in a new direction. Jewish women in the holocaust refers to women who were jewish and imprisoned in europe in nazi concentration camps or in hiding to prevent capture by the nazis during the holocaust between 1933 and 1945. Everyday low prices and free delivery on eligible orders. Apr 16, 2009 a revolutionary look at how what we pay attention to determines how we experience life acclaimed behavioral science writer winifred gallaghers rapt makes the radical argument that much of the quality of your life depends not on fame or fortune, beauty or brains, fate or coincidence, but on what you choose to pay attention to. The exhibit also includes two works of art created in nazi concentration camps during the war.
She has written for numerous publications, such as atlantic monthly, rolling stone, and the new york times. Thats a shame, because according to winifred gallagher, author of rapt, paying rapt attention increases your capacity for concentration. But we can gradually get better at paying attention, it is like a muscle. The best book i have found on focus and concentration was an audiobook that doesnt directly talk about focus and concentration. Winifred gallaghers books include house thinking, just the way you are a new york times notable book, working on god, and the power of place. The book has inspired a number of articles for focus week, and it will no doubt make you more productive. Download for offline reading, highlight, bookmark or take notes while you read rapt. Beevor, the author of the bestselling stalingrad, says advancing soviet troops raped large numbers of russian and polish women held in concentration. This auschwitz doctor saved womens lives was also a. In this book she pays particular attention to the factors fostering and benefits of paying attention, concentration, and mental focus.
Attention and the focused life by by winifred gallagher this rapt. Attention and the focused life used book golden fig books. Attention and the focused life kindle edition by gallagher. The book i listened to and the one that helped me a ton was the power of ambition by jim rohn. What are some must read books for people in their 20s. Of the estimated six million jews who were killed during the holocaust, 2. Set just behind the notorious work makes you free gate at auschwitz concentration camp lies one of the lesserknown horrors of wwii. Rapt by winnifred gallagher, 9780143116905, download free ebooks, download free pdf epub ebook. Jun 03, 20 rapt is a book about managing your focus and attention, and i highly recommend it. As their stories show, by focusing on the most positive and productive elements of any situation, you can shape your inner experience and expand your world. Use features like bookmarks, note taking and highlighting while reading rapt. Though many of the items covered are covered in other books in more depth mindfulness, flow, healthfrommindfulness, howwemakedecisions, and so forth, and there are no specific instructions on how to become rapt, this book serves as an excellent compendium of the latest thinking, research, and neuroscience on attention and mindfulness. Winifred gallagher revolutionizes our understanding of attention and the creation of the interested life. Attention and the focused life kindle edition by gallagher, winifred.
Ill always put this quote before writing any answer on books. A revolutionary look at how what we pay attention to determines how we experience life acclaimed behavioral science writer winifred gallaghers rapt makes the radical argument that much of the quality of your life depends not on fame or fortune, beauty or brains, fate. Attention and the focused life paperback mar 30 2010. Saidel and hedgepeth knew rape was not documented in the same way as the number of trains that traveled to a concentration camp, but they sought out scholars from seven countries and collected 16 essays. The auschwitz brothel where nonjewish prisoners were rewarded with sex sessions as nazi guards watched through peepholes to ensure they only used the missionary position. The chapters on relationships, productivity, decisions, and creativity were of great practical benefit. Young jewish woman returns to her home with her nazi captor. Attention and the focused life ebook written by winifred gallagher. Learn to improve your concentration and focus rapt is a book about managing your focus and attention, and i highly recommend it. Thats a shame, because according to winifred gallagher, author of rapt, paying rapt attention increases your capacity for concentration, expands your inner boundaries, and lifts your spirits, but more important, it simply makes you feel that life is worth living. Did soviet soldiers in wwii rape concentration camp. Download it once and read it on your kindle device, pc, phones or tablets. Now you got your answer, why only reading books not sufficient.
Kareena kapoors son taimur is a picture of concentration. Rapt is definitely worth reading and gives many of us new tools for making decisions and clearing out the clutter in our lives that keep us from focusing on what is truly important to us. Holocaust survivors who were raped or sexually abused as children and teens in the ghettos and concentration. Much more than you probably suspect, you can, as you move forward, actively direct your attention to create the kind of experience you want and become the person you want to be. Drawing extensively from the work of csikszentmihalyi author of flow and other significant books, she discusses how choosing activities that. Winifred gallaghers previous books are just the way you are. Beevor, the author of the bestselling stalingrad, says advancing soviet troops raped large numbers of russian and polish women held in concentration camps, as well as millions of germans.
Every time one becomes absorbed in a book or task, or is rapt in devotion or assiduous in duty, concentration, in a greater or lesser degree, is brought into play. In their quest for justice, in this particular case, all the allies did is get revenge on the wrong peoplethe innocent. Attention and the focused life by winifred gallagher. Rapt introduces a diverse cast of characters, from researchers to. Drawing from the latest research in neuroscience and psychology, rapt. Groundbreaking study exhumes untold nazi brutalization of. Her central thesis is that in order to make the most of life and what you do during it, the quality of experience is based on how you attend to what you are doing, thinking. Winifred gallagher revolutionizes our understanding of attention and the crea.
I truly had always believed that one passes by things and people always for a particular reason. The book, the childrens block, is a fictional account based on real events by otto b kraus, who was deported from the czech ghettoturned concentration camp. In rapt, acclaimed behavioral science writer winifred gallagher makes the radical argument that the quality of your life largely depends on what. Winifred gallaghers books include house thinking, just the way you are a new york times notable book, working on god, and the power.
The man frowned, concentrating hard, unable to read on. On very rare occasions i finish reading a book which i know i will return to more than once, and winifred gallaghers rapt. Rapt helps me believe that even if i cant keep the best parts forever i can get the most out of them as they happen by striving for the focused life. The red armys wwii horror orgy of rape worse than thought.
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