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Pasiunea lui Cherry
Pasiunea lui Cherry
Cassidy Cathy
¥57.14
Atunci c?nd adolescentul sufer? din dragoste, p?rin?ii lui se gr?besc s?-l aline cu replici de genul ?Nu merit? s? te nec?je?ti pentru at?ta lucru!" sau ?O s? ?nt?lne?ti persoane mult mai bune ?i mai dr?gu?e dec?t fosta ta iubire". ?n ciuda dorin?ei bine inten?ionate a p?rin?ilor de a-?i proteja adolescen?ii de orice fel de suferin?e, sindromul ?inimii fr?nte" trebuie v?zut ca un proces c?t se poate de util pentru o bun? maturizare a adolescentului, sus?ine psihopedagogul belgian Bruno Humbeeck. Suferin?a din dragoste nu e o boal? ?i nici un motiv de ru?ine. Din contr?, este un prilej pentru a ?nv??a s? iube?ti, s?-l respec?i pe cel?lalt ?i s?-?i redefine?ti identitatea. Misiunea esen?ial? a p?rin?ilor va fi aceea de a oferi un mediu sigur ?i empatic ?n care copilul s? poat? da un sens nefericirii sale, s?-?i poat? asuma ?i integra suferin?a ?n scenariul propriei cre?teri afective. L?muririle psihologice viz?nd ata?amentul, pasiunea fuzional?, a?tept?rile ?i necesitatea revizuirii propriei imagini asupra lumii pot fi extrem de folositoare ?i ?n gestionarea dramelor pasionale din cuplurile adulte.
Bucuria de a munci? Tu, locul de munc? ?i fericirea
Bucuria de a munci? Tu, locul de munc? ?i fericirea
Warr Peter, Clapperton Guy
¥57.14
n aceast carte de referin pentru psihologia dezvoltrii umane, Erik Erikson combin profundele intuiii ale psihanalizei cu datele empirice ale antropologiei culturale, pentru a evidenia legturile strnse dintre educaia copilului i constrngerile socioculturale. Publicat n 1950 i reeditat n mai multe rnduri, cartea de fa are meritul de a fi aplicat cu succes teoria freudian a sexualitii infantile la munca de teren" a antropologiei. Astfel, autorul a studiat dou triburi amerindiene, comparndule diversele moduri de educaie i socializare ale copiilor. Plecnd de aici, a elaborat teoria celor opt stadii ale dezvoltrii Eului, concepie care a rmas extrem de influent pn n prezent. Cartea ofer analize revelatorii asupra civilizaiei nordamericane, la care se adaug dou inedite psihobiografii dedicate lui Hitler i Maxim Gorki.
Asasinul Anders ?i lumea pe in?elesul tuturor
Asasinul Anders ?i lumea pe in?elesul tuturor
Jonas Jonasson
¥73.49
Luca D’Andreapoate fi comparat cu Stephen King i Jo Nesb." - La RepubblicaCu o voce inconfundabil i o stpnire desvrit a ritmului i a naraiunii,Luca D’Andreaspune povestea unui om copleit de obsesia sa, pentru care e gata s sacrifice tot ce are mai de pre."D’Andreaeste un adevrat maestru." – La StampaEsena ruluieste n curs de publicare n peste 30 de ri.n Italia, a intrat direct n top 10 pe lista de bestselleruri, iar n opt luni a ajuns la a asea ediie.n Germania, n a doua sptmn de la publicare, a urcat pe locul doi n topul Der Spiegel.O tripl crim, crud i sngeroas, zguduie satul Siebenhoch, o comunitate retras i linitit din Tirolul de Sud.Dei s-a petrecut cu mult timp n urm, teribila ntmplare din creierii Alpilor Dolomii i bntuie nc pe locuitori i nvluie zona ntr-o atmosfer violent i misterioas.Totodat, locul crimelor, defileul Bletterbach, este un punct strvechi al planetei, care ar putea fi adpostul unei creaturi periculoase i nspimnttoare, care s-a trezit la via.Un american, venit n Alpi alturi de familia sa, are un accident ngrozitor i, dei supravieuiete, muntele pare s-l atrag n cele mai morbide feluri. El devine din ce n ce mai implicat n enigmele locale, lucru care-i va dezbina familia i-l va arunca ntr-un comar cumplit.
?n spatele norilor ?ntuneca?i
?n spatele norilor ?ntuneca?i
Holt Anne
¥65.32
Al doilea volum al trilogiei HALF LIFE Time Magazine o nume?te „periculos de captivant?“, iar Daily Telegraph declar? c? Sally Green este „noua J.K. Rowling“.Descoper? povestea pe care cititorii din lumea întreag? o a?teapt? cu sufletul la gur?. Din nou, Sally Green r?stoarn? defini?iile. Ce înseamn? s?lbatic? Ce înseamn? uman sau civilizat? Tensiunea insuportabil?, dorin?a de a supravie?ui cu orice pre?, precum ?i dihotomia bine-r?u, dragoste-ur?, s?lbatic-civilizat, toate acestea bântuie cititorul, culminând cu un deznod?mânt care anun?? atmosfera sumbr? ?i misterioas? din ultimul volum al trilogiei. – Booklist Dup? ce ?i-a întâlnit tat?l, pe Marcus, temutul Vr?jitor Negru, ?i a primit de la acesta cele trei daruri, semnul devenirii unui Vr?jitor cu drepturi depline, Nathan lupt? pentru supravie?uire, h?ituit de Vân?torii Consiliului ?i mânat constant de dorin?a de a-l reg?si pe Gabriel ?i de-a o salva pe Annalise. Adev?rata provocare îns? este s? înve?e s?-?i controleze Darul proasp?t descoperit, latura s?lbatic? a sinelui, sursa unei puteri ce amenin?? s? spulbere totul în calea ei. Iar miza nu e numai propriul s?u destin, ci destinul întregii lumi a Vr?jitorilor. Jum?tatea S?lbatic? are personaje la fel de complexe, elementul magic la fel de pregnant ?i scene de ac?iune tot atât de tensionate ca în romanul care o precede, Jum?tatea Rea. – Publishers Weekly
Jurnal american
Jurnal american
Lazu Ion
¥40.79
Pentru Lucio Battistini, aceasta e ?ansa de a-?i petrece restul vie?ii a?a cum ar fi trebuit mereu s? o fac? – pre?uind fiecare moment. Îi plac femeile, are multe defecte, dar ?i mult farmec personal – simpaticul Lucio Battistini a fost dat afar? din cas? de so?ie ?i doarme într-o înc?pere din spatele cofet?riei pe care o de?ine socrul s?u. Îns? vestea c? are o tumoare malign? inoperabil? îi schimb? complet perspectiva asupra vie?ii. Astfel încep cele o sut? de zile pe care le mai are de tr?it: Lucio se hot?r??te s? aib? grij? de familia sa, s?-?i recucereasc? so?ia ?i s?-?i petreac? urm?toarele trei luni tr?ind la intensitate maxim?. Alc?tuit din 100 de capitole scurte, unul pentru fiecare zi care i-a mai r?mas de tr?it lui Lucio, O sut? de zile de fericire e delicios ca o gogoa?? fierbinte ?i un cappuccino. Impregnat? de melancolie, umor ?i duio?ie, cartea lui Fausto Brizzi ne aminte?te tuturor c? via?a e nepre?uit? ?i c? fiecare clip? conteaz?. Un roman despre fericire ?i moarte. Mai precis, un roman despre ce se poate face cu ultimele o sut? de zile de via??, în care protagonistul ia o hot?râre foarte clar?: aceea de a fi fericit. Singurul s?u regret este acela c? va trebui s? moar? pentru a începe s? tr?iasc?. – Repubblica O num?r?toare invers?. O poveste original? ?i plin? de mesaje pozitive despre în?elesul profund al vie?ii. – Planeta de Libros Un roman uluitor, care ne înva?? s? savur?m fiecare minut ce ne-a fost dat pe acest p?mânt. -- librosquevoyleyendo.com „Voi ce a?i face dac? a?i mai avea o sut? de zile pân? la moarte?Iat? ni?te sugestii:V-a?i duce la birou sau la ?coal? mâine-diminea???A?i face dragoste în fiecare or? cu persoana pe care o iubi?i?A?i vinde totul ?i v-a?i muta la tropice?V-a?i ruga la Dumnezeul în care crede?i?V-a?i ruga la un Dumnezeu în care nu a?i crezut niciodat??A?i urla pân? când a?i r?mâne f?r? suflare?A?i privi la nesfâr?it în tavan, sperând s? se pr?bu?easc? peste voi ?i s? v? ucid??“
?nv??area vizibil?. Ghid pentru profesori
?nv??area vizibil?. Ghid pentru profesori
John Hattie
¥73.49
Al doilea volum al seriei Clubul fetelor dependente de ciocolat? În aceast? serie senza?ional?, fiecare dintre surori are o poveste de spus – care e preferata ta? Skye ?i Summer Tanberry sunt surori gemene ?i cele mai bune prietene. Fac totul împreun?, dar de curând Skye a început s? simt? c? e pe locul doi. Iar când Alfie îi m?rturise?te c? nu de ea s-a îndr?gostit, ci de sora ei, Skye sufer? ?i mai mult. Va putea oare Skye s? ias? din umbra surorii sale atât de grozave ?i s? se fac? remarcat?? G?se?ti aici o mul?ime de re?ete delicioase, teste de personalitate ?i multe altele! Cite?te ?i Pasiunea lui Cherry, primul volum din seria Clubul fetelor dependente de ciocolat?. Seria Clubul fetelor dependente de ciocolat? are în distribu?ie surori rebele, b?ie?i supercool ?i una dintre marile iubiri ale lui Cathy – ciocolata. Autoarea se declar? a fi o vegetarian? convins?, îndr?gostit? de ciocolat?. Cathy Cassidy ador? s?: citeasc?, s? scrie, s? viseze cu ochii deschi?i; înoate, s? se plimbe, s? m?nânce pr?jituri cu amicii; stea în jurul unui foc de tab?r? împreun? cu prietenii ?i familia, sub un cer plin de stele. Dintotdeauna am ?tiut ce gândim fiecare. Ne completam una alteia frazele, mergeam peste tot împreun?, împ?rt??ind acelea?i visuri, speran?e, juc?rii, mânc?ruri, haine ?i amici. Eram cele mai bune prietene. ?i chiar mai mult decât atât. Tr?iam una în pielea celeilalte. — Sunt de a dreptul superbe, zicea lumea. Nu i a?a c? sunt cele mai dulci fiin?e pe care le a?i v?zut vreodat?? ?i noi nu f?ceam decât s? ne uit?m una la alta, s? izbucnim în râs ?i s? fugim departe de persoanele adulte, ad?postindu ne în mica noastr? lume perfect?.
Jum?tatea s?lbatic?
Jum?tatea s?lbatic?
Sally Green
¥73.49
Cum se face c? atât de mul?i dintre cei care ?in diete nu reu?esc s? sl?beasc?? Ba din contr?, tind chiar s? dep??easc? greutatea avut? ini?ial. Ce-i deosebe?te pe oamenii care totu?i reu?esc, de ceilal?i? Dar pe cei gra?i de cei slabi? În cartea sa bazat? pe cuno?tin?e din diverse domenii de specialitate ?i pe studii ?tiin?ifice, Sara Gilbert demonteaz? mituri, ar?tând c? succesul pe termen lung al unei diete nu ?ine de voin??, ci de factori personali precum a?tept?ri ?i încredere în sine, sau de circumstan?e sociale ?i familiale. Cititorului i se ofer? strategii de monitorizare a dietei, astfel încât s? fie preg?tit dintru început pentru dificult??ile inevitabile ap?rute atunci când se încearc? schimbarea unor vechi obiceiuri. Este înv??at cum s? recunoasc? emo?iile ?i situa?iile care stau la baza unui comportament alimentar nedorit sau chiar periculos pentru propria s?n?tate ?i s? utilizeze tehnici cognitive ?i comportamentale de gestionare a acestora. Cartea Sarei Gilbert nu propune diete miracol, fiind în schimb un instrument cât se poate de util pentru to?i cei care doresc s? ating? ?i s? p?streze o greutate ideal?.
?n ap?rarea femeii cavernelor
?n ap?rarea femeii cavernelor
Dr Harold Klawans
¥65.32
Proiectul acestei cri m frmnta de mai muli ani. n ultimul timp am tot cutat motivaii pentru care o asemenea carte merit s fie scris. Iat ce am gsit.n primul rnd, chiar dac printr-o fereastr foarte ngust, ea este o mrturie a ultimilor 20 de ani. Conine o frm din istoria acestor dou decenii, mici instantanee ale devenirii Romniei dup 1989.n al doilea rnd, exist n mintea fiecrui romn – i aici m includ i pe mine – preconcepia c toate afacerile postrevoluionare sunt mnjite, nscute din privatizri dubioase sau dezvoltate la umbra unor reele de influen care-i ntind rdcinile n era comunist. Povestea din aceast carte arta contrariul. S-au putut constitui i iniiative independente i curate, cum sunt convins c mai exist cu miile. Povestea de fa poate fi o contribuie la schimbarea de mentalitate, att de necesar pentru intrarea n normalitate.“ (Mihail Penescu)
Cum s? le spun... Process Communication...
Cum s? le spun... Process Communication...
Gérard Collignon
¥65.32
Când un cuplu vindec? un psihoterapeut... Ioana ?i Valentin Dorek: un cuplu cu doi copii, ajuns într-un moment de criz? la un consilier marital. Într-un stil comic ?i prin diverse exerci?ii, consilierul încearc? s?-i ajute s?-?i rezolve problemele ce par iremediabile. Ioana ?tie întotdeauna ce vrea, ce gânde?te ?i ce o s? spun? so?ul ei, ceea ce o face s? nu-i mai acorde nicio aten?ie. La rândul lui, Valentin o trateaz? cu indiferen?? ?i r?ceal?. Dar nu numai cuplul Dorek are probleme, însu?i consilierul pare c? trece prin aceea?i situa?ie. În Exerci?iul miraculos, Daniel Glattauer se dovede?te a fi un foarte bun cunosc?tor al firii umane ?i surprinde cu m?iestrie h??i?ul sentimentelor contradictorii ale omului contemporan. Adev?rul e c? sunt un scriitor care pretinde mult de la personajele sale, dar f?r? s? le considere ni?te biete marionete. Le las s? dobândeasc? via?? proprie. Sunt libere s? ac?ioneze, a?adar, s? simt?. Sunt un romantic incurabil. – Daniel Glattauer „Valentin: P?i, v? mai mul?umim o dat? din suflet pentru terapeutica… sau mai pu?in terapeutica… m? rog, pentru eforturile… ?i pentru r?bdarea dumneavoastr?… Ioana: ?i acum o suna?i imediat pe so?ia dumneavoastr?, trebuie s? ne promite?i! Consilierul: Da, asta, da, sigur… v? promit. Am s? atac imediat problema. N-am s?… n-am s? m? ascund. Am s? combin chestiunile acestea, no?iunea mea de în?elegere ?i… da, domnule Dorek, s? spunem cutezan?a dumneavoastr?. Am s? încerc. V? promit! La revedere! Ie?i?i singuri?! Ioana (îi strig? în urm?): Iar la urm?toarea ?edin?? ne povesti?i care a fost rezultatul.“
Identific?ri
Identific?ri
Mircea Martin
¥24.44
Cine alearg? dup? doi iepuri nu prinde nici unulAsaltul zilnic de e-mailuri, mesaje ?i ?nt?lniri te distrage de la ce e important ?i te streseaz? enorm. Solicit?rile de la locul de munc? ?i din familie sunt din ce ?n ce mai numeroase. Rezultatul: productivitate sc?zut?, deadline-uri dep??ite, c??tiguri mai mici, ?ncetarea ascensiunii profesionale. DAR VREI MAI MULT. Vrei mai mult? productivitate. Vrei c??tiguri mai mari, pentru un nivel de via?? mai ridicat, vrei mai mult timp pentru tine, familia ?i prietenii t?i. ACUM PO?I S? FACI MAI PU?INE LUCRURI ?I S? REALIZEZI MAI MULT. Un singur lucru te ?nva??:s? ob?ii rezultate mai bune ?n mai pu?in timp;s? reduci stresul;s? scapi de sentimentul de cople?ire;s? ??i recape?i energia;s? ob?ii rezultate extraordinare la munc? ?i ?n via?a personal?.?nva?? s? te concentrezi pe ceea ce conteaz?!
La gurile Africii
La gurile Africii
Ilisei Grigore
¥57.14
Roman inspirat din istoria contemporan?, Puzzle realizeaz? o viziune cuprinz?toare a voca?iei rom?nilor de-a armoniza ?ntr-un mod necunoscut celorlalte ??ri europene (Constantin Noica) dou? mentalit??i istorice?te opuse: oriental? ?i occidental?. ?n centrul c?r?ii se afl? un singur personaj – profesorul pensionar Neghibaur – ?n jurul c?ruia se dispun faptele ?i oamenii ca pe un ecran al imagina?iei, observa?iei ?i experien?ei fostului dasc?l. Construc?ie dens? ?i insolit?, romanul se re?ine ?i prin deschiderea de amploare ?i de ad?ncime asupra mecanismelor ascunse ale reac?iilor suflete?ti individuale determinate de importantele schimb?ri sociale intervenite ?n via?a ??rii dup? Revolu?ia din Decembrie, 1989.
The Bobbsey Twins in a Great City
The Bobbsey Twins in a Great City
Laura Lee Hope
¥8.09
According to Wikipedia: "Laura Lee Hope is a pseudonym used by the Stratemeyer Syndicate for the Bobbsey Twins and several other series of children's novels. Actual writers taking up the pen of Laura Lee Hope include Edward Stratemeyer, Howard and Lilian Garis, Elizabeth Ward, Harriet (Stratemeyer) Adams, and Nancy Axelrad. Laura Lee Hope was first used as a pseudonym in 1904 for the debut of the Bobbsey Twins. Series: The Bobbsey Twins (1904-), The Outdoor Girls (23 vols. 1913-1933), The Moving Picture Girls (7 vols. 1914-1916), Bunny Brown (20 vols. 1916-1931), Six Little Bunkers (14 vols. 1918-1930), Make Believe Stories (12 vols. c. 1920-1923), Blythe Girls (12 vols. 1925-1932)."
The Prince of India
The Prince of India
Lew Wallace
¥8.09
According to Wikipedia: "Lewis "Lew" Wallace (April 10, 1827 – February 15, 1905) was a lawyer, governor, Union general in the American Civil War, American statesman, and author, best remembered for his historical novel Ben-Hur: A Tale of the Christ… Wallace's most notable service came in July 1864, at the Battle of Monocacy, part of the Valley Campaigns of 1864. Although the force under his command (amalgamated from the Middle Department) and the division of James B. Ricketts from VI Corps was defeated by Confederate General Jubal A. Early, he was able to delay Early's advance toward Washington, D.C., to the point that the city defenses had time to organize and repel Early... Wallace participated in the military commission trial of the Lincoln assassination conspirators as well as the court-martial of Henry Wirz, commandant of the Andersonville prison camp.[4] He resigned from the army on November 30, 1865.[5] Late in the war, he directed secret efforts by the government to help the Mexicans remove the French occupation forces who had seized control of Mexico in 1864. He continued in those efforts more publicly after the war and was offered a major general's commission in the Mexican army after his resignation from the U.S. Army. Multiple promises by the Mexican revolutionaries were never delivered, which forced Wallace into deep financial debt. Wallace held a number of important political posts during the 1870s and 1880s. He served as governor of New Mexico Territory from 1878 to 1881, and as U.S. Minister to the Ottoman Empire from 1881 to 1885. As governor, he offered amnesty to many men involved in the Lincoln County War; in the process he met with Billy the Kid. On March 17, 1879, the pair arranged that the Kid would act as an informant and testify against others involved in the Lincoln County War, and, in return, the Kid would be "scot free with a pardon in [his] pocket for all [his] misdeeds". But the Kid returned to his outlaw ways and Governor Wallace withdrew his offer. While serving as governor, Wallace completed the novel that made him famous: Ben-Hur: A Tale of the Christ (1880). It grew to be the best-selling American novel of the 19th century.[6] The book has never been out of print and has been filmed four times."
True Evangelism or Winning Souls by Prayer
True Evangelism or Winning Souls by Prayer
Lewis Sperry Chafer
¥8.09
According to Wikipedia: "Lewis Sperry Chafer (February 27, 1871 – August 22, 1952) was the founder and first president of Dallas Theological Seminary, and an influential founding member of modern Christian Dispensationalism.
The Sea Fairies
The Sea Fairies
L. Frank Baum
¥8.09
According to Wikipedia: "Baum had decided to end the Oz series with The Emerald City of Oz in 1910, after six installments over the first decade of the twentieth century. The Sea Fairies was intended to be the first in a new series of fantasy novels, which Baum and Reilly & Britton continued the next year with Sky Island. Unfortunately for author and publisher, the two volumes of the new projected series did not meet with the same success as the Oz books previously had. The first edition of The Sea Fairies sold 12,400 copies in its initial year on the market, where The Emerald City of Oz had sold 20,000. Even when Baum's books experienced a major resurgence in interest and sales in 1918, The Sea Fairies sold only 611 copies that year while the Oz books and even Baum's non-Oz works were selling thousands of copies. Once Baum returned to writing Oz books with The Patchwork Girl of Oz in 1913, the Trot series was retired — but the main characters lived on. Trot and Cap'n Bill are the main protagonists in The Scarecrow of Oz (1915) — the plot of which was reworked from the projected third book in their aborted series — and they play a significant role in The Magic of Oz (1919). Trot appears in The Lost Princess of Oz (1917) and Glinda of Oz (1920) as well."
The Heptameron, Volume 1
The Heptameron, Volume 1
Queen Marguerite of Navarre, Marguerite de Navarre
¥8.09
With 23 illustrations. According to Wikipedia: "The Heptameron is a collection of 72 short stories written in French by Marguerite of Navarre (1492-1549), published posthumously in 1558. It has the form of a frame narrative and was inspired by The Decameron of Giovanni Boccaccio. It was originally intended to contain one hundred stories covering ten days just as The Decameron does, but at Marguerite’s death it was only completed as far as the second story of the eighth day. Many of the stories deal with love, lust, infidelity and other romantic and sexual matters. One was based on the life of Marguerite de La Rocque, a French noblewoman abandoned, as punishment, with her lover on an island off Quebec... Marguerite de Navarre (French: Marguerite d'Angoulême) (April 11, 1492 – December 21, 1549), also known as Marguerite of Angouleme and Margaret of Navarre, was the queen consort of King Henry II of Navarre. As patron of humanists and reformers, and as an author in her own right, she was an outstanding figure of the French Renaissance. Samuel Putnam called her "The First Modern Woman"."
The After House
The After House
Mary Roberts Rinehart
¥8.09
According to Wikipedia: "Mary Roberts Rinehart (August 12, 1876-September 22, 1958) was a prolific author often called the American Agatha Christie. She is considered the source of the phrase "The butler did it", although she did not actually use the phrase herself, and also considered to have invented the "Had-I-But-Known" school of mystery writing.... Rinehart wrote hundreds of short stories, poems, travelogues and special articles. Many of her books and plays, such as The Bat (1920) were adapted for movies, such as The Bat (1926), The Bat Whispers (1930), and The Bat (1959). While many of her books were best-sellers, critics were most appreciative of her murder mysteries. Rinehart, in The Circular Staircase (1908), is credited with inventing the "Had-I-But-Known" school of mystery writing. The Circular Staircase is a novel in which "a middle-aged spinster is persuaded by her niece and nephew to rent a country house for the summer. The house they choose belonged to a bank defaulter who had hidden stolen securities in the walls. The gentle, peace-loving trio is plunged into a series of crimes solved with the help of the aunt. This novel is credited with being the first in the "Had-I-But-Known" school."[3] The Had-I-But-Known mystery novel is one where the principal character (frequently female) does less than sensible things in connection with a crime which have the effect of prolonging the action of the novel. Ogden Nash parodied the school in his poem Don't Guess Let Me Tell You: "Sometimes the Had I But Known then what I know now I could have saved at least three lives by revealing to the Inspector the conversation I heard through that fortuitous hole in the floor." The phrase "The butler did it", which has become a cliché, came from Rinehart's novel The Door, in which the butler actually did do it, although that exact phrase does not actually appear in the work."
The Bat
The Bat
Mary Roberts Rinehart
¥8.09
According to Wikipedia: "Mary Roberts Rinehart (August 12, 1876-September 22, 1958) was a prolific author often called the American Agatha Christie.[1] She is considered the source of the phrase "The butler did it", although she did not actually use the phrase herself, and also considered to have invented the "Had-I-But-Known" school of mystery writing.... Rinehart wrote hundreds of short stories, poems, travelogues and special articles. Many of her books and plays, such as The Bat (1920) were adapted for movies, such as The Bat (1926), The Bat Whispers (1930), and The Bat (1959). While many of her books were best-sellers, critics were most appreciative of her murder mysteries. Rinehart, in The Circular Staircase (1908), is credited with inventing the "Had-I-But-Known" school of mystery writing. The Circular Staircase is a novel in which "a middle-aged spinster is persuaded by her niece and nephew to rent a country house for the summer. The house they choose belonged to a bank defaulter who had hidden stolen securities in the walls. The gentle, peace-loving trio is plunged into a series of crimes solved with the help of the aunt. This novel is credited with being the first in the "Had-I-But-Known" school."[3] The Had-I-But-Known mystery novel is one where the principal character (frequently female) does less than sensible things in connection with a crime which have the effect of prolonging the action of the novel. Ogden Nash parodied the school in his poem Don't Guess Let Me Tell You: "Sometimes the Had I But Known then what I know now I could have saved at least three lives by revealing to the Inspector the conversation I heard through that fortuitous hole in the floor." The phrase "The butler did it", which has become a cliché, came from Rinehart's novel The Door, in which the butler actually did do it, although that exact phrase does not actually appear in the work."
The Confessions of Nat Turner
The Confessions of Nat Turner
Nat Turner
¥8.09
According to Wikipedia: "Nathaniel "Nat" Turner (October 2, 1800 – November 11, 1831) was an American slave who led a slave rebellion in Virginia on August 21, 1831 that resulted in 56 deaths among their victims, the largest number of white fatalities to occur in one uprising in the antebellum southern United States. He gathered supporters in Southampton County, Virginia. Turner's killing of whites during the uprising makes his legacy controversial. For his actions, Turner was convicted, sentenced to death, and executed. In the aftermath, the state executed 56 blacks accused of being part of Turner's rebellion. Two hundred additional blacks were beaten and killed, as part of overreaction by white militias and mobs. Virginia and other southern states passed legislation reducing rights of free blacks and slaves. Across the South, state legislators passed new laws prohibiting education of slaves and free blacks, restricting rights of assembly and other civil rights for free blacks, and requiring white ministers to be present at black worship services."
Memoirs of Margaret Fuller Ossoli
Memoirs of Margaret Fuller Ossoli
Margaret Fuller Ossoli
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According to Wikipedia: "Sarah Margaret Fuller Ossoli (May 23, 1810 – July 19, 1850) was a journalist, critic and women's rights activist associated with the American transcendental movement. She was the first full-time female book reviewer in journalism. Her book Woman in the Nineteenth Century is considered the first major feminist work in the United States."
Winesburg, Ohio
Winesburg, Ohio
Sherwood Anderson
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According to Wikipedia: "Winesburg, Ohio (full title: Winesburg, Ohio: A Group of Tales of Ohio Small-Town Life) is a 1919 short story cycle by the American author Sherwood Anderson. The work is structured around the life of protagonist George Willard, from the time he was a child to his growing independence and ultimate abandonment of Winesburg as a young man. It is set in the fictional town of Winesburg, Ohio (not to be confused with the actual Winesburg), which is based loosely on the author's childhood memories of Clyde, Ohio... Sherwood Anderson (September 13, 1876 – March 8, 1941) was an American writer, mainly of short stories, most notably the collection Winesburg, Ohio. That work's influence on American fiction was profound[1], and its literary voice can be heard in Ernest Hemingway, William Faulkner, Thomas Wolfe, John Steinbeck, Erskine Caldwell and others."