Exist? numeroase idei preconcepute cu privire la psihanaliz? – c? este opera unui singur om, Sigmund Freud, ?i se practic? la fel ca acum un secol, psihanaliza este preocupat? doar de sexualitate, s-a demodat, c? este un fel de cult ezoteric ?n care trebuie s? fii ini?iat, ?i lista ar putea continua. ?n lucrarea de fa?? autorii prezint? ideile centrale ale celor mai reprezentativi psihanali?ti contemporani, oferind at?t o perspectiv? istoric? asupra ideilor psihanalitice, c?t ?i o compara?ie ?ntre diferitele curente. Plec?nd de la presupozi?ia c? cititorul nu este deloc familiarizat cu aceste teme, cartea ofer? o introducere ?n diferitele ?coli teoretice, explic?nd aspectele clinice la care acestea au fost receptive ?i c?teva dintre conceptele lor de baz?, precum ?i ilustr?ri clinice ale suferin?elor umane pe care aceste curente teoretice ?ncearc? s? le clarifice. Astfel, cititorul reu?e?te s? ?ntrevad? fragmentul de experien?? uman? ascuns ?n spatele conceptelor psihanalitice. Formul?rile ?n termeni psihanalitici devin formul?ri despre oameni reali, despre modul lor de a??i organiza experien?ele, despre dificult??ile pe care le ?nt?mpin? ?n via??.

Inversarea procesului de ?mb?tr?nire. Revitalizarea celulelor. Refacerea vigorii corporale?n cartea deschiz?toare de drumuri Enzima miracol, dr. Shinya ??i prezenta teoria enzimelor surs? ?i modul ?n care acestea influen?eaz? longevitatea. ?n cartea de fa??, autorul introduce ideea unei noi categorii de enzime, capabile s? inverseze deterior?rile produse de ?naintarea ?n v?rst? prin cur??area celulelor senescente sau ?zombi“, pe care ultimele cercet?ri ?tiin?ifice le arat? ca fiind cauza principal? a ?mb?tr?nirii. ?n paginile c?r?ii de fa?? vei afla:cum reu?esc enzimele ?ntineririi s? distrug? celulele zombi;de ce alimentele de culoare vi?inie contribuie la ?mbun?t??irea vederii ?i a memoriei; de asemenea, este prezentat un plan complet cu ajutorul c?ruia po?i s?-?i activezi enzima ?ntineririi ?i s?-?i revitalizezi s?n?tatea.totul despre comutatorul cancerului;de unde ?tiu celulele ce trebuie s? fac?.?tim c? un num?r tot mai mare de oameni sufer? de demen??, de Alzheimer sau de efectele unui atac cerebral. Celulele ?mb?tr?nite pot s? ne fac?, de asemenea, mai sensibili la bolile infec?ioase. Aceste celule pot chiar s? duc? la cancer. Esen?a vitalit??ii ?i s?n?t??ii noastre este dat? de buna func?ionare a celulelor organismului.

Una dintre cele mai intense poveti de dragoste despre adolesceni pe care le-am citit vreodat.“ – David Levithan De cnd se tie, elul lui Wren Gray a fost s-i mulumeasc prinii. Lucru care nu a deranjat-o, dimpotriv. Acum ns a mplinit 18 ani i simte nevoia s-i mplineasc propriile dorine... doar c nu prea tie care sunt. n schimb, Charlie Parker tie exact care e dorina sa cea mai mare. Charlie e un biat blnd cu un trecut dureros – i a iubit-o pe Wren de cnd a vzut-o prima dat. Dar o fat ca Wren nu s-ar ndrgosti niciodat de un tip ca el. i totui... unele lucruri sunt scrise n stele. Romantic, senzual i att de adevrat – o poveste de neuitat despre prima iubire de la una dintre cele mai bune autoare de adult fiction ale momentului. O poveste de dragoste n acelai timp delicat i plin de pasiune.“ – Kirkus Reviews Relaia dintre personajele lui Lauren Myracle e bazat pe dragoste, respect i ncredere.“ – Publishers Weekly Lauren Myracle mbin tandreea cu erotismul.“ – School Library Journal Miercuri, Charlie trecuse prin ultima zi de coal ca i cnd s-ar fi aflat ntr-o negur. Toi ceilali erau entuziasmai la gndul c vara ncepea n mod oficial, ns Charlie nu-i dorea s vin vacana. El i-o dorea pe Wren. ns, dac nu avea de gnd s prind curaj i s acioneze – de pild, s poarte o conversaie mai lung de cinci cuvinte cu ea, n numele lui Dumnezeu! –, era sortit eecului. Wren urma s-i vad de drumul ei imediat dup ceremonia de absolvire de smbt i exista posibilitatea ca Charlie s nu o mai vad niciodat.“

Propor?iile epidemice ale artritei sunt cu at?t mai ?ngrijor?toare dac? avem ?n vedere faptul c?, de?i este considerat? ?n general o boal? a v?rstei a treia, v?rsta medie la care debuteaz? boala a sc?zut la 47 de ani.Dar exist? ?i ve?ti bune: artrita poate fi ?nt?rziat? sau gestionat?, ceea ce poate ?mbun?t??i ?n mod spectaculos calitatea vie?ii. Noua ?tiin?? a gestion?rii artritei ofer? solu?ii pentru to?i cei care doresc s? previn? suferin?a, disconfortul ?i limit?rile asociate cu artrita sau chiar s?-i opreasc? evolu?ia.Este prima carte despre artrit? care include ultimele cercet?ri ?tiin?ifice ?i strategiile de tratament pentru o boal? cu care se confrunt? marea majoritate a celor din genera?ia ?baby-boom“, de dup? cel de-al Doilea R?zboi Mondial. Iar genera?iile mai tinere au la dispozi?ie un plan u?or de urmat pentru minimizarea ?i chiar evitarea aspectelor debilitante ale artritei.Cartea de fa?? ofer? r?spunsuri la ?ntreb?ri de maxim interes precum:* De ce ne ?mboln?vim de artrit??* Ce suplimente pentru artrit? sunt eficiente?* Care sunt cele mai bune exerci?ii fizice ?i strategii dietetice?* Ce terapii alternative pot fi folosite f?r? riscuri?* Care sunt cele mai noi descoperiri ?tiin?ifice cu privire la celulele stem ?i terapiile viitoare legate de genele ?i biologia uman??InfoDad.com, 16.01.2014?O lucrare scris? ?ntr-un limbaj accesibil despre artrit? ?i cum s?-i facem fa??, despre o boal? deloc pl?cut? pentru cei ?n cauz?… o excelent? trecere ?n revist? a concep?iilor curente referitoare la acest complex de afec?iuni, la tratament ?i la direc?ia spre care se ?ndreapt? cercet?rile din domeniu.“Chatelaine.com: ?10 Best Health Books of 2014“, 03.02.2014?De ce ne place cartea: autorul nu inten?ioneaz? s? ne sperie, ci s? arunce lumin? asupra adev?rului… De asemenea, nu sus?ine o diet? riguroas? sau restrictiv?, ci ?ndeamn? la un regim alimentar echilibrat, care s? contribuie la men?inerea greut??ii ?i a imunit??ii.“

Maestrul Benedict Blackthorn, membru de vaz? al Breslei Spi?erilor, este pe cale s? descopere cea mai de seam? re?et? a tuturor timpurilor: cea prin care se ob?ine Focul Arhanghelului – puterea suprem? pe P?m?nt. Pe urmele lui se afl? un coleg de breasl?, care vrea s? fure re?eta ?i s? foloseasc? Focul pentru ?nl?turarea regelui Carol de pe tronul Angliei. C?nd Maestrul Benedict simte c? este ?n pericol de moarte, ?i ?ncredin?eaz? ucenicului s?u Christopher Rowe misiunea de a salva re?eta ?i, totodat?, via?a ?i tronul lui Carol, precum ?i soarta Angliei. ?Un debut spectaculos. “- Kirkus Reviews ?Magie, aventur? ?i multe chestii care explodeaz? – ador cartea asta! “- Eoin Colfer ?Kevin Sands a creat un erou ambi?ios, inimos ?i plin de umor ?n Christopher Rowe, ucenicul spi?erului. Aceast? aventur? palpitant? v? va captiva. “- Ingrid Law ??ns? re?etele noi nu pic? din cer. Trebuie s? le descoperi. Asta cere zile, luni, chiar ani ?ntregi de munc? grea. ?i cost? o avere: ingredientele, instrumentele, c?rbunele pentru ?ntre?inut focul, ghea?a pentru r?cit. Mai presus de toate, era primejdios. Focuri p?rjolitoare. Metale topite. Elixiruri care miroseau dulceag, dar care ??i devorau m?runtaiele. Tincturi care p?reau inofensive, ca apa, dar emanau vapori invizibili. La fiecare experiment nou, ??i primejduiai via?a. A?adar, o re?et? care func?iona era mai pre?ioas? dec?t aurul." ?Debutantul Sands a scris o poveste incitant? despre alchimie ?i secrete ad?nc ?ngropate. Kevin Sands alterneaz? abil p?r?ile mai ?ntunecate ale romanului cu momente de umor ?i destindere, ad?ug?nd detalii picante ?n descrierea personajelor ?i a contextului istoric. To?i cei interesa?i de chimie, istorie, puzzle-uri complicate ar trebui s? citeasc? romanul. “- Publishers Weekly

Ninge ?n martieNinge ?ntr-un hornDin care iese fumNinge tot mai densCople?itor?i ?ntoarce fumul din drum?l preseaz? ?n horn ca-ntr-un teasc?l ?ndeas? la loc ?n c?rbuniAstup? flac?raRea?az? focul ?nMiezul ?nsu?i al P?m?ntului.

On the 26th of July, 1864, under a strong gale from the northeast, a magnificent yacht was steaming at full speed through the waves of the North Channel. The flag of England fluttered at her yard-arm, while at the top of the mainmast floated a blue pennon, bearing the initials E. G., worked in gold and surmounted by a ducal coronet. ??The yacht was called the Duncan, and belonged to Lord Glenarvan, one of the sixteen Scottish peers sitting in the House of Lords, and also a most distin-guished member of the "Royal Thames Yacht Club," so celebrated throughout the United Kingdom.??Lord Edward Glenarvan was on board with his young wife, Lady Helena, and one of his cousins, Major MacNabb. The Duncan, newly constructed, had just been making a trial voyage several miles beyond the Frith of Clyde, and was now on her re-turn to Glasgow. Already Arran Island was appearing on the horizon, when the look-out signaled an enormous fish that was sporting in the wake of the yacht. ??The captain, John Mangles, at once informed Lord Glenarvan of the fact, who mounted on deck with Major MacNabb, and asked the captain what he thought of the animal.??"Indeed, your lordship," replied Captain Mangles, "I think it is a shark of large proportions."?"A shark in these regions!" exclaimed Glenarvan.?"Without doubt," replied the captain. "This fish belongs to a species of sharks that are found in all seas and latitudes. It is the 'balance-fish,' and, if I am not greatly mistaken, we shall have an encounter with one of these fellows. ??If your lordship consents, and it pleases Lady Helena to witness such a novel chase, we will soon see what we have to deal with."??"What do you think, MacNabb?" said Lord Glenarvan to the major; "are you of a mind to try the adventure?"??"I am of whatever opinion pleases you," answered the major, calmly.??"Besides," continued Captain Mangles, "we cannot too soon exterminate these terrible monsters. Let us improve the opportunity, and, if your lordship pleases, it shall be an exciting scene as well as a good action." ? ?AUTHOR: Jules Gabriel Verne (1828 – 1905) was a French novelist, poet, and playwright best known for his adventure novels and his profound influence on the literary genre of science fiction. Verne was born to bourgeois parents in the seaport of Nantes, where he was trained to follow in his father's footsteps as a lawyer, but quit the profession early in life to write for magazines and the stage. His collaboration with the publisher Pierre-Jules Hetzel led to the creation of the Voyages extraordinaires, a widely popular series of scrupulously researched adventure novels including Journey to the Center of the Earth (1864), Twenty Thousand Leagues Under the Sea (1870), and Around the World in Eighty Days (1873). Verne is generally considered a major literary author in France and most of Europe, where he has had a wide influence on the literary avant-garde and on surrealism. His reputation is markedly different in Anglophone regions, where he has often been labeled a writer of genre fiction or children's books, largely because of the highly abridged and altered translations in which his novels are often reprinted. ?

Philip Haldane and his sister lived in a little red-roofed house in a little redroofed town. They had a little garden and a little balcony, and a little stable with a little pony in it—and a little cart for the pony to draw; a little canary hung in a little cage in the little bow-window, and the neat little servant kept everything as bright and clean as a little new pin. Philip had no one but his sister, and she had no one but Philip. Their parents were dead, and Helen, who was twenty years older than Philip and was really his half-sister, was all the mother he had ever known. And he had never envied other boys their mothers, because Helen was so kind and clever and dear. She gave up almost all her time to him; she taught him all the lessons he learned; she played with him, inventing the most wonderful new games and adventures. ABOUT AUTHOR: Edith Nesbit (married name Edith Bland; 1858 – 1924) was an English author and poet; she published her books for children under the name of E. Nesbit. She wrote or collaborated on over 60 books of fiction for children, several of which have been adapted for film and television. She was also a political activist and co-founded the Fabian Society, a socialist organisation later connected to the Labour Party.

Martie 1997. O t?n?r? femeie e g?sit? moart? ?n spatele unui bar din or??elul Carter Crossing, Mississippi, nu departe de o mare baz? militar?. Criminalul este un localnic sau un soldat? Maiorul Jack Reacher din poli?ia militar? prime?te misiunea de a supraveghea, sub acoperire, activitatea poli?iei locale. Folosindu-?i intui?ia ?nn?scut?, dar ?i abilit??ile dob?ndite ?n lunga sa experien?? ca militar, maiorul pune cap la cap indiciile, descoperind o conspira?ie a t?cerii ce pare s? urce p?n? la cel mai ?nalt nivel. Prins ?ntre datoria militar? ?i dorin?a de a face dreptate, Jack Reacher ??i risc? viitorul profesional pentru aflarea adev?rului. Iar farmecele ?erifului Elizabeth Deveraux, o femeie uimitor de frumoas?, fost ofi?er ?n infanteria marin?, nu fac dec?t s?-i complice sarcina.?Jack Reacher i-ar putea bate pe Bond, Dirty Harry, Jason Bourne ?i Ethan Hunt cu ambele m?ini legate la spate. Apoi, s-ar culca cu iubitele lor, c?te dou? deodat?, ?nainte de a p?r?si ora?ul cu ultimul autobuz.“ – The Sun?Cea mai bun? carte a lui Child de p?n? acum… Reacher este deopotriv? un mare lupt?tor ?i un g?nditor, deopotriv? Schwarzenegger ?i Socrate. Crezul s?u va fi ?ntotdeauna ?make love and war?.“ – The Independent ?Jack Reacher ?i-a c??tigat de mult un loc de seam? ?n panteonul eroilor americani formidabili…“ – The New York TimesC?r?ile lui Lee Child sunt traduse ?n 40 de limbi, ?n aproape 100 de ??ri ale lumii.

LUIS AGUIRRE had been living in Gibraltar for about a month. He had arrived with the intention of sailing at once upon a vessel bound for Oceanica, where he was to assume his post as a consul to Australia. It was the first important voyage of his diplomatic career. Up to that time he had served in Madrid, in the offices of the Ministry, or in various consulates of southern France, elegant summery places where for half the year life was a continuous holiday. ??THE SON of a family that had been dedicated to diplomacy by tradition, he enjoyed the protection of influential persons. His parents were dead, but he was helped by his relatives and the prestige of a name that for a century had figured in the archives of the nation. Consul at the age of twenty-five, he was about to set sail with the illusions of a student who goes out into the world for the first time, feeling that all previous trips have been insignificant. ? AUTOR: Vicente Blasco Ibanez nacio el 29 de enero de 1867 en Valencia (Espana). Era hijo de Ramona Ibanez y del comerciante Gaspar Blanco. Estudio Derecho en la Universidad de Valencia. Participo en la politica uniendose al Partido Republicano". En 1894 fundo el periodico El pueblo. En el ano 1896, fue detenido y condenado a varios meses de prision. En 1889 contrajo matrimonio con Maria Blasco del Cacho, hija del magistrado Rafael Blasco y Moreno. Cuando subio al poder Canovas del Castillo, el escritor se exilio brevemente en la ciudad de Paris. Fue un autor vinculado en muchos aspectos al naturalismo frances. Por otra parte, la explicita intencion politicosocial de algunas de las novelas de Blasco Ibanez, aunada al escaso bagaje intelectual del autor, lo mantuvo alejado de los representantes de la Generacion del 98. Murio el 28 de enero de 1928 en Menton (Francia)a los 60 anos. Entre sus titulos destacan: "Arroz y Tartana" (1894), "La Barraca" (1898), "Entre Naranjos (1900), "Canas y Barro" (1902), "La Horda" (1905), "Sangre y Arena" (1908) o "Los Cuatro Jinetes Del Apocalipsis" (1916).

Aceste povestiri au fost scrise ?n perioada 2010?2014 ?i publicate, ?n parte, ?n periodice. Le?am numit parabole, av?nd o anumit? inten?ionalitate, ?i am aplicat ?n realizarea lor aceea?i structur? (cvadripartit?) ?i acela?i registru can?titativ (aproximativ o mie de cuvinte).Pe cele din C?l?uzitorul de suflete (cea dint?i sec?iune) le consider europene, ac?iunea lor petrec?ndu?se ?n loca?ii diferite de pe b?tr?nul continent ?i majoritatea ideilor pe care se bazeaz? n?sc?ndu?se ?n timpul unor peregrin?ri (iubirile, c?r?ile, muzica ?i c?l?toriile sunt, dup? umila?mi p?rere, cele mai frumoase lucruri care ni se pot ?nt?mpla ?ntr?o via??). Cu excep?ia primei ?i a ultimei lucr?ri care schi?eaz? un posibil cadru, ordinea povestirilor este alfabetic?. De?i g?ndite ca fantastice, ele au ?i o dimensiune experien?ial?, ?n acela?i timp put?nd fi citite ?i ca poeme ?n proz?: ale ora??elor prin care am trecut, ale oamenilor pe care i?am cunos?cut ?i, desigur, ale sufletului meu, undeva, ?n str?fundurile mele consider?ndu?m?, ca mul?i semeni de?ai mei, oarecum poet… (Ladislau Daradici)

Ca orice construc?ie solid?, ?i un sistem de g?ndire se pl?smuie?te pe structura unor con?cepte fundamentale cu func?ii vitaminizante pentru ?ntreaga desf??urare a g?ndului ?i pen?tru ?nchegarea lui ?ntr?o viziune articulat? ?i complex?, marcat? de cele dou? condi?ii indis?pensabile unui sistem: completitudinea ?i non?contradic?ia. ?i mai preciz?m, chiar cu riscul suspiciunii de banal, c? un sistem de g?ndire articulat nu las? ?i nu trebuie s? lase r?m??i?e sau componente necuprinse ?n ansamblu. C?ci un sistem incomplet, cu resturi sau componen?te r?mase ?n afara ?ntregului ??i pierde carac?teristica de sistem. S? preciz?m totu?i c? vorbim despre sis?tem ?ntr?un loc unde, nu doar c? lipse?te, dar a ?i fost repudiat cu o insisten?? repetat? ?i ?n?d?rjit?. Nu spun c? furia lui Cioran ?mpotriva ideii de sistem filosofic nu??i are ra?iunile ei, spun doar c? chiar acolo unde este t?g?duit?, o anumit? viziune de ansamblu asupra lumii este totu?i implicit?. Nu se poate vorbi despre parte, despre fragment f?r? s? se aib? ?n vede?re imaginea totului ?i felul cum o diviziune este a?ezat? ?n p?ntecul exist?rii. Ionel Necula

Surse oficiale precizeaz?: Metroul-2 este un obiectiv guvernamental, care prezint? interes din punctul de vedere al leg?turilor subterane ?i, ?n caz de necesitate, poate fi folosit at?t ca sistem sigur de comunica?ii, c?t ?i ca mijloc de transport. Dac?, p?n? ?n prezent, n-au existat motive s? fie ascunse aceste informa?ii, atunci, de ce nu se spune dac? Metroul-2 este depozit secret pentru rezervele de aur ale Rusiei sau tunel care duce la cele mai mari z?c?minte de bog??ii minerale sau drumul folosit de Stalin ca s? mearg? la ?nt?lnirile cu Buharin? Ce s-a petrecut ?i ce se petrece acolo? Mai ?nt?i, de ce au fost ?mpu?ca?i constructorii Metroului-2? De ce au disp?rut at??ia oameni ?i de unde a ap?rut plutoniul pentru armament sub p?m?nt? Cine folose?te ?n prezent bunc?rul de sub Kremlin? De ce se ascund cu grij? informa?iile despre acesta, despre bunc?rul secret a lui Stalin ?i despre ?nmorm?nt?rile ?n mas? din subteranele metroului? Sau despre legendara bibliotec? a lui Ivan cel Groaznic, precum ?i despre cauzele pr?bu?irii parcului acvatic din Moscova? Despre toate acestea ?i despre multe altele v? va povesti un ziarist care a cutreierat ?mpreun? cu diggerii tunelurile subterane ?i s-a ini?iat ?n tainele sumbre ale metrourilor din Piter ?i Moscova.

HANNIBAL was a Carthaginian general. He acquired his great distinction as a warrior by his desperate contests with the Romans. Rome and Carthage grew up together on opposite sides of the Mediterranean Sea. For about a hundred years they waged against each other most dreadful wars. There were three of these wars. Rome was successful in the end, and Carthage was entirely destroyed.?There was no real cause for any disagreement between these two nations. Their hostility to each other was mere rivalry and spontaneous hate. They spoke a different language; they had a different origin; and they lived on opposite sides of the same sea. So they hated and devoured each other.?Those who have read the history of Alexander the Great, in this series, will recollect the difficulty he experienced in besieging and subduing Tyre, a great maritime city, situated about two miles from the shore, on the eastern coast of the Mediterranean Sea. Cart-hage was originally founded by a colony from this city of Tyre, and it soon became a great commercial and maritime power like its mother. The Carthaginians built ships, and with them explored all parts of the Mediterranean Sea.

THERE were three great European nations in ancient days, each of which furnished history with a hero: the Greeks, the Carthaginians, and the Romans.??Alexander was the hero of the Greeks. He was King of Macedon, a country lying north of Greece proper. He headed an army of his countrymen, and made an excursion for conquest and glory into Asia. He made himself master of all that quarter of the globe, and reigned over it in Babylon, till he brought himself to an early grave by the excesses into which his boundless prosperity allured him. His fame rests on his triumphant success in building up for himself so vast an empire, and the admiration which his career has always excited among mankind is heightened by the consideration of his youth, and of the noble and generous impulses which strongly marked his character.??The ROMAN hero was CAESAR. He was born just one hundred years before the Christian era. His renown does not depend, like that of Alexander, on foreign conquests, nor, like that of Hannibal, on the terrible energy of his aggressions upon foreign foes, but upon his protracted and dreadful contests with, and ultimate triumphs over, his rivals and competitors at home.

O radiografie hermeneutic? a unor c?r?i-eveniment ce au v?zut lumina tiparului ?n perioada postdecembrist?, accentul fiind pus pe autorii interzi?i sub dictatur?, precum ?i pe c?r?ile poe?ilor ce devin, f?r? voia lor, o rara avis ?n societatea de tranzi?ie. Cartea se adreseaz? elevilor, studen?ilor, precum ?i publicului larg de cititori.

ELIZABETH was about three years old at the death of her mother. She was a princess, but she was left in a very forlorn and desolate condition. She was not, however, entirely abandoned. Her claims to inherit the crown had been set aside, but then she was, as all admitted, the daughter of the king, and she must, of course, be the object of a certain degree of consideration and ceremony. It would be entirely inconsistent with the notions of royal dignity which then prevailed to have her treated like an ordinary child.??Next came Elizabeth, who was about fourteen years of age. She was the daughter of the king's second wife, Queen Anne Boleyn. She had been educated a Protestant. She was not pretty, but was a very lively and sprightly child, altogether different in her cast of character and in her manners from her sister Mary.??Then, lastly, there was Edward, the son of Jane Seymour, the third queen. He was about nine years of age at his father's death. He was boy of good character, mild and gentle in his position, fond of study and reflection, and a general favorite with all who knew him.

Un aspect atractiv al prezentei ediii st n capacitatea sa de a fi o lectur plcut i practic, rmnnd n acelai timp un document tiinific util deopotriv cercettorilor i publicului general. Pentru specialiti, cartea de fa poate reprezenta o schimbare agreabil de ritm (de la materialele de studiu obinuite), care, totui, nu face rabat seriozitii tiinifice. De asemenea, att pentru cercettori ct i pentru publicul larg, cartea aceasta poate fi considerat o modalitate de a demonstra c, printr-o prezentare adecvat, ceea ce pare a fi doar un text tiinific fad se poate dovedi a fi, n realitate, un text plin de via, folositor i relevant pentru toata lumea.“ – Robert B. Cialdini

THIS BOOK is written for all little lads and lasses, but especially for the former, since it is the true—quite true—story of a little lad who lived to be, perhaps, the greatest king this world has ever seen.?It is a strange, wild tale this of the adventures of Prince Akbar among the snowy mountains between Kandahar and Kabul, and though the names may be a bit of a puzzle at first, as they will have to be learned by and bye in geography and history lessons, it might be as well to get familiar with them in a story-book; though, indeed, as everybody in it except Roy the Rajput, Meroo the cook boy; Tumbu, the dog; and Down, the cat (and these four may have been true, you know, though they have not been remembered) really lived, I don't know whether this book oughtn't to be considered real history, and therefore??A LESSON BOOK:??"Anyhow, I hope you won't find it dull."??STORIES:?FAREWELL ?THE FIRST VICTORY ?THE ROYAL UMBRELLA ?TUMBU-DOWN ?ON THE ROAD ?AT COURT ?WINTER?DOWN'S STRATAGEM?SPRING ?THE NIGHT OF RECORD ?A WINTER MARCH?SNOW AND ICE ?OVER THE PASS ?IN THE VALLEY?DEAREST-LADY?CRUEL BROTHER KUMRAN?IMPRISONMENT?THE GARDEN OF GAMES?BETWIXT CUP AND LIP?ESCAPED?DAWN

THERE are numerous time-honored stories which have become so incorporated into the literature and thought of our race that a knowledge of them is an indispensable part of one's education. These stories are of several different classes. To one class belong the popular fairy tales which have delighted untold generations of children, and will continue to delight them to the end of time. To another class belong the limited number of fables that have come down to us through many channels frorn hoar antiquity. To a third belong the charming stories of olden times that are derived from the literatures of ancient peoples, such as the Greeks and the Hebrews. A fourth class includes the half-legendary tales of a distinctly later origin, which have for their subjects certain romantic episodes in the lives of well-known heroes and famous men, or in the history of a people.??It is to this last class that most of the fifty stories contained in the present volume belong. As a matter of course, some of these stories are better known, and therefore more famous, than others. Some have a slight historical value; some are useful as giving point to certain great moral truths; others are products solely of the fancy, and are intended only to amuse. Some are derived from very ancient sources, and are current in the literature of many lands; some have come to us through the ballads and folk tales of the English people.

Avei probleme cu drogurile Citii aceast carte i vei avea motivaia de a scpa de ele. Cunoatei pe cineva care are probleme cu drogurile Facei-i cadou aceast carte i mai mult ca sigur c i vei salva viaa. Dorii s-i ferii pe copiii, fraii, veriorii, nepoii, vecinii, prietenii dumneavoastr de droguri Cumprai pentru ei aceast carte. Aceasta e o carte unic n Romnia! Autoarea crii a fost dependent de droguri timp de 5 ani. Cnd a publicat cartea Goana dup iluzii, trecuser 5 ani de cnd se salvase din agonia dependenei. Ct de jos poi s ajungi odat intrat n lumea drogurilor Ct suferin nduri Exist scpare O poveste adevrat, impresionant, emoionant, povestea Georgianei Drgan.“ – Vasile Poenaru Cartea Georgianei A. Drgan este o autobiografie scris n termenii suferinei, dezndejdii, regretelor i viciilor, dar care n final prinde conturul unei lecii de via al crei lait-motiv este ideea c orice problem are o rezolvare atunci cnd exist voin i speran.“ – Horia Laureniu Tiseanu, primar, Municipiului Cmpina De multe ori am auzit zicala viaa bate filmul, dar prin prisma experienei mele de via, mi-a fost greu s cred. Cartea Georgianei ns m-a convins. Felul n care descrie ea suferinele diverse prin care a trecut de-a lungul vieii este att de real, nct te face s simi c eti acolo i c ar trebui s intervii cumva. Iar uneori chiar s uii c e viaa real i s preferi s crezi c e doar un film urt. Pe de alt parte, este o poveste a speranei, a credinei c nu exist o groap prea mare din care Dumnezeu s nu te poat scoate. Dup tot ce vei citi n paginile ce urmeaz, faptul c Georgiana a ajuns n punctul n care a scris aceast carte, este n sine un miracol.“ – Violeta Frgu,psiholog n adicii, Asociaia Preventis, Cluj