The Instinct for Bliss


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Twelve stories on people in search of fulfillment. In The Order of Goodness, a woman finds it in sleeping with a teenage neighbor, in Sweet Feed a cook in preparing a gourmet meal for a man on death row.




Short Story Index


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Roots of Behavior


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The Instinct


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Shrikkanth, an academic star and the brightest student in his department, finds a heavy task weighing him down in the form of a project. When Miss Divya, his guide’s assistant, pushes him too far, a spat breaks out between them and a conflict with the faculties of the department ensues. A visit to the zoo, gives him some respite, though the visit turns out to be mixed in fortunes. A suggestion from his uncle to take a trip to his native calms him and he gains composure. Misery in the form of his guide is now troubling him. Standing in his way is his impending castigation looming before his planned trip. Will he ever get off his troubles? Or will he succumb to it? Will Shrikkanth ever find what he’s looking for?







A Dictionary of Human Instincts


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This dictionary is probably the first dictionary of human instincts to be published. Moreover, the Introduction of the dictionary contains the first publication of the new and important Bronston heritability coefficient. Note: A Dictionary of Human Instincts also appears as an appendix to Human Behavior: The New Synthesis by Mitch Bronston and Nils K. Oeijord.




The Science of Religion


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This is a number one resource for anyone seeking answers about the meaning and purpose. Paramahansa Yogananda explains the art of yogi and the philosophy of life without dogmas and doctrines. In this book, Yogananda speaks about the universalism of all world religions and advises to seek answers to the eternal life questions in a higher reality. He also provides a scientific basis for yoga and meditation.




The Angelic Hosts


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Bliss Is the Goal and the Path


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Psychopathia sexualis: With especial reference to contrary sexual instinct


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Psychopathia Sexualis: eine Klinisch-Forensische Studie is one of the first texts about sexual pathology. Richard Freiherr von Krafft-Ebing's 1886 book details a wide range of paraphilias and focuses on male homosexuality/bisexuality.