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This volume includes chapters from nearly ever major contributor to the psychological literature on jealousy and envy as well as from several creative new investigators. The authors provide coherent accounts of their theoretical perspectives and describe their particular contributions to research in a specific problem area. The book comprises three major sections. In the first, jealousy and envy are discussed as emotions that can best be understood...
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Few people will easily admit to taking pleasure in the misfortunes of others. But who doesn't enjoy it when an arrogant but untalented contestant is humiliated on American Idol, or when the embarrassing vice of a self-righteous politician is exposed, or even when an envied friend suffers a small setback? The truth is that joy in someone else's pain -- known by the German word Schadenfreude -- permeates our society. In The Joy of Pain, psychologicst...
4) Envy
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Malice that cannot speak its name, cold-blooded but secret hostility, impotent desire, hidden rancor and spite--all cluster at the center of envy. Envy clouds thought, writes Joseph Epstein, clobbers generosity, precludes any hope of serenity, and ends in shriveling the heart. Of the seven deadly sins, he concludes, only envy is no fun at all. Writing in a conversational, erudite, self-deprecating style that wears its learning lightly, Epstein takes...
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When someone suffers a mishap, a setback or a downfall, we sometimes find ourselves experiencing schadenfreude - an emotion defined as deriving pleasure from another's misfortune. Schadenfreude is a common experience and an emotion which is seemingly inherent to social being. This book offers a comprehensive summary of current theoretical and empirical work on schadenfreude from psychological, philosophical and other scientific perspectives. The chapters...
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"What is Godlust? It is the pervasive urge to throw off the constraints of humanity and become God - not "godly" or "godlike," but God. Godlust is what blocks us from growing into a proper relationship with the divine and becoming the persons we are meant to be. It is the Original Sin. In this fascinating book, Kerry Walters not only explores how Godlust insinuates itself into our lives, but also discusses strategies for purging it from our spiritual...
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The United States was founded on the principle of equal opportunity for all, and this ethos continues to inform the nation's collective identity. In reality, however, absolute equality is elusive. The gap between rich and poor has widened in recent decades, and the United States has the highest level of economic inequality of any developed country. Social class and other differences in status reverberate throughout American life, and prejudice based...
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Brian Lewis fathered four children with his childhood sweetheart, Hayley Jones. She used Facebook to keep in touch with friends but he thought she was looking for lovers. Blinded by jealousy and paranoia, Lewis hit out stabbing and then strangling Hayley. Their five year old son was the only witness to the shocking attack. It was a terrifying, cold blooded killing that sent shock waves through a small community and alerted the nation to the deadly...
10) Millions of cats
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How can an old man and his wife select one cat from a choice of millions and trillions?
12) Amadeus
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When Mozart arrives at the court of Emperor Joseph II, court composer Antonio Salieri is horrified to discover that the godlike musical gifts he desires himself have been bestowed on a bawdy joker. Mad with envy, he plots to destroy Mozart by any means.
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Examines the impact of the seven deadly sins on mankind throughout the ages. Learn how the concept originated - as a way to keep a lustful fourth-century monk from sinning again - and how the sins were pared down from eight to the seven we recognize today: gluttony, lust, greed, anger, sloth, envy, and pride. For Catholic faithful they became a guide on the path to heaven. To repeat offenders, they promised damnation in Hell and very specific, very...
14) The aristocrat
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Secure in her Victorian mansion, in her Pennsylvania town, flying her flag in defense of principle and old-time decorum, Miss Alexandria Morley takes on and outclasses the mighty coal company (she's caught them cheating on taxes); civilizes her roughhewn young doctor (good character is no license for crudity); copes patiently (family obligations are sacred) with the poor old cousin who is a tidal wave of garrulous idiocy; stands firm against the poisonous...
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"Keeping Up with the Joneses traces how attitudes about envy changed as department stores, mail-order catalogs, magazines, movies, and advertising became more prevalent, and the mass production of imitation luxury goods offered middle- and working-class individuals the opportunity to emulate the upper-class life. Between 1890 and 1910 moralists sought to tame envy and emulation in order to uphold a moral economy and preserve social order. They criticized...
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