Marcos embarks on a grand adventure as he seeks to grow big enough to join his father and uncle at the bustling Brazilian street market. Accompanied by his goats, he navigates challenges and discovers his own strengths, highlighting themes of growth, family, and the vibrant culture of the market.
The story follows Pedro, a young Brazilian boy, and his American friend, Spud, as they embark on adventurous explorations of the Big River and the lush jungle. Their journey leads them to a mysterious dark ship on the sand. Throughout their escapades, Pedro nurtures his dream of becoming a sea captain, ultimately embodying the qualities of a leader and earning the prestigious Captain's hat.
Set against a backdrop of vibrant artistry and personal struggle, this novel follows the journey of a passionate artist grappling with the complexities of love, ambition, and identity. As the protagonist navigates the competitive art world, themes of desire, creativity, and the pursuit of authenticity emerge. The narrative delves into the emotional highs and lows of the artistic process, exploring how personal relationships influence one's creative expression and the quest for recognition.
Phenomenology, Ethnomethodology and Statistics
This book revisits psychology’s appropriation of natural scientific methods. The author argues that, in order to overcome ongoing methodological debates in psychology, it is necessary to confront the problem of formalisation contained in the appropriation of methods of natural science. By doing so, the subject matter of psychology – the human being – and questions about the meaning of human existence can be brought to the centre of the discipline. Drawing on Garfinkel, Sacks, Edwards and Potter, the author sees ethnomethodologically informed qualitative methods, which stem from phenomenology, as a possible alternative to statistical methods, but ultimately finds these methods to be just another method of formalisation. She returns to Husserlian phenomenology as a way to critique the centrality of method in psychology and shows that the adoption of natural scientific methods in psychology is part of the larger push to formalise and objectify all aspects of human existence.