After enduring years of hunger, deprivation, and devastating loss at the hands of the Khmer Rouge, ten-year-old Loung Ung became the "lucky child," the sibling chosen to accompany her eldest brother to America while her one surviving sister and two brothers remained behind. In this poignant and elegiac memoir, Loung recalls her assimilation into an unfamiliar new culture while struggling to overcome dogged memories of violence and the deep scars of war. In alternating chapters, she gives voice to Chou, the beloved older sister whose life in war-torn Cambodia so easily could have been hers. Highlighting the harsh realities of chance and circumstance in times of war as well as in times of peace, Lucky Child is ultimately a testament to the resilience of the human spirit and to the salvaging strength of family bonds.

Meet Maru! This round, adorable Scottish Fold cat may be an internet sensation, but he knows how to keep his celebrity status from going to his fluffy head . . . mostly. Maru and his owner, mugumogu, give readers a peek into the low-key life of the world most famous cat. See all his favorite hiding places trash cans, cupboards, cereal boxes . . . if it cozy, he there meet his treasured toys, and learn what it means to wield just the right amount of cat-titude.

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Aproxima?ii o carte de critic? literar? ?n care autorul a ?nregistrat cele mai importante apari?ii din literatura rom?n? a ultimilor ani, ?n studii critice, cronici literare ?i eseuri care comenteaz? c?r?i, scriitori sau tendin?e ale momentului actual. Structurat? ?n trei cicluri, cartea lui Iulian Boldea se remarc? prin precizia formul?rilor, obiectivitatea enun?urilor ?i prin metodele critice adecvate valorificate. Tototdata, ea con?ine numeroase puncte de vedere, perspective ?i ipoteze critice meritorii, dup? cum v?de?te o extrem? aten?ie la nuan?ele textului, la relieful s?u subliminal. Demersul critic al autorului se caracterizeaz?, ?nainte de toate, prin rigoarea aser?iunilor ?i relevan?a demonstra?iei. ?ntre autorii comenta?i ?n aceast? carte, pot fi aminti?i Virgil Nemoianu, Al. Paleologu, Nicolae Manolescu, Gabriel Liiceanu, Adrian Marino, Ion Vartic, Marta Petreu, Mircea Muthu, Dan Culcer, ?tefan Borbély, Horia B?descu, Vasile Dan, Eugen Dorcescu, Ion Zuba?cu s.a.

Edgar Allan Poe's Complete Poetical Works' is an elegant edition boasting the entire Poe catalog. It features works from the famous gothic American writer. His works span the years from 1827 to his death in 1849.?This treasure book collects all of Poe's poetry in a single volume, some of the most evocative poetry in the English language.

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Aceste Stampe din Germania se datoresc unui poet român de o ascu?it? sensibilitate. Este, de fapt, un jurnal personal, în parte – dar numai în parte – echivalent cu ceea ce în veacul al XIX-lea s-au dovedit a fi Confesiunile unui copil al secolului . Totul, îns?, se cere a fi privit mutatis mutandis, ?inând seama de spiritul diametral opus al veacului nostru. Dumitru Stancu este un sensibil, dar nu un sentimental în genul lui Musset . În rest, ni se înf??i?eaz? ca un intens f?uritor de atmosfer?, îndeosebi dramatic?. ?i aici iar??i trebuie s? accentu?m o anumit? distinc?ie fa?? de trecut. Ceea ce era atmosfer? liric?, în veacul al XIX-lea, cap?t? intensitatea tensionat? de atmosfer? dramatic? în veacul nostru cutreierat de cataclisme istorice f?r? precedent.

Romanele Aurei Christi, ample construc?ii epice, abordeaz?, cu un curaj ?i maturitate rar?, modelul ?i aria expresiv? ?i ideatic? a romanului de reflexivitate ?i problematic? grav?, uman?, de la M. Proust ?i Th. Mann, sub tutela impresionant?, infinit? ?i enorm expresiv? a lui F.M. Dostoievski. Acela?i, Dostoievski, de data asta al?turat lui Friedrich Nietzsche, face obiectul unor ample studii eseistice, pe care Aura Christi le-a conceput ?i publicat ?n ultimii ani, abord?nd teme de o rar? ?ndr?zneal? ideatic?, problematica esen?ial? a individului ?n abisalitatea sa, a Fiin?ei, arta complicat?, prezent?nd ?nc? nu pu?ine mistere ?i paradoxuri psihologice ale tipologiei romane?ti moderne, de la cu adev?rat revolu?ionara ? la recherche du temps perdu la Idiotul ?i Crim? ?i pedeaps?.?n publistica ei curent?, sus?inut?, Aura Christi sprijin?, polemic adeseori, cultul valorilor clasice ?i moderne europene ?i refuz? improviza?iile ?i impostura literar? care, ?n actualitatea post-comunist?, tresare ?n c?mpul literar rom?nesc ?n varii forme, de la contestarea, de plano, a marilor modele moderne lirice ale continentului ?i cultivarea unui mizerabilism ?i a brutalit??ii expresiei ce se cufund? ?i abund? nu rareori ?n tonuri suburbane, sclipind triumf?tor ?n accente arogante ce vor s? instaleze un fel de triumf al tinere?ii ?protestatar-revolu?ionare“ culturale ?i preiau, f?r? sim? critic, ?ntr-o afi?at? incultur? poetic?, cu o anume voluptate, simboluri ?i expresii france, voit pornografice, din recuzita avangardist? ?i futurist? a literaturii ?nceputului de secol XX. (Nicolae Breban)O mistic? de halou dostoievskian domin? obsedant destinele eroilor din romanul Aurei Christi, Cercul s?lbatic. (…) E, ?n felul s?u, un roman al cuplurilor ce se fac ?i se desfac, se men?in c?t ?i cum se men?in ?n virtutea unor automatisme ?n care iubirea este c?utat?, mimat?, tr?dat?, ea r?m?n?nd mereu o iluzie sau o speran?? virtual?, ?ntre via?? ?i moarte. Se vorbe?te mult despre moarte ?n acest roman. Existen?a ?ns??i e parcurs? sub semnul acesteia. (Constantin Cuble?an)Poate aici este imensul merit al Cercului… M-a supus unui exerci?iu deloc facil de a formula motive pentru care merit? s? tr?ie?ti. ?i nu ?n fa?a unui om care ur??te via?a, n?uc, sau e dezgustat de ceea ce i se pare a fi via?a. Ci ?n fa?a acestei fete-femei, Diana, care caut? profund sensul, care iube?te florile, apa, arta. At?t de plin? de via?? e creatura aceasta (…), ?nc?t preaplinul acesta o consum? ?i o arunc? ?n moarte. Diana arat? c? nu e simplu s? tr?ie?ti la altitudinea aceea uria?? a foamei de via??, a puterii uria?e de a tr?i. Setea ei de via?? ?i frumuse?e ?i lini?te o expune, o face fragil?… Naufragiul ei e produs de apele grele ?i ur?te ale unei lumi neatente, nep?s?toare p?n? la agresiune fizic?… O lume de fiare, ?n care nimeni nu ofer? protec?ie puilor. O lume hulpav?, ?n care fluturii ?i puii de c?prioare sunt r?pu?i, ?nghi?i?i, ca ?i c?nd… Poate pentru asta s-au n?scut… Poate Dumnezeu ?i cheam? la el… Sau poate nu! Poate o imens? responsabilitate ar trebui luat? pe umerii mei ?i nu numai ai mei! Poate c? oamenii frumo?i, ca Diana, au o for?? neb?nuit? ?n fragilitatea lor. Poate c? nimic nu se poate face pentru adolescen?ii care aleg moartea… Poate nimic nu se poate face ?mpotriva mor?ii… (Irina Ciobotaru) http://aurachristi.ro/

Autoarea trece ?n revist? principalele direc?ii din teoria critic? a ultimelor dou? decenii, a c?ror surs? empiric? este literatura publicat? la grani?a dintre secole. Din studiul paralel, al limbajelor teoretice ?i al lumilor fic?ionale, se poate observa omogenitatea epistemic? ?i retoric? a operelor literare apar?in?nd unei faze din istoria literaturii, for?a modelatoare a unui spirit al timpului care se manifest? dincolo de grani?e geo-politice. Totodat?, printr-o lectur? comparatist?, se poate demonstra capacitatea impresionant? a unei literaturi na?ionale de a reface, ?ntr-un timp foarte scurt, leg?turile cu marile centre de cultur? ?i de a ?negocia“ cu succes forme ?i idei literare ale unei epoci comparabile, prin ambi?iile enciclopediste ?i de sinteza, cu Rena?terea. Abordarea are caracter interdisciplinar, la grani?a dintre studiul filologic ?i modelele epistemologice furnizate, ?n epoca numit? a ?complexit??ii“, de ?tiin?a dominant?: fizica cuantic?.

volumul al III-lea dintr-un interviu de un cristian Trilogia lui Ion Cucu este, deopotriv?, o construc?ie editorial? ?i o demonstra?ie personal?. Ion Cucu nu e, cum s-a crezut, doar un fotograf, iar opera lui cap?t? o cu totul alt? dimensiune dac? iese din tiparul unui album oarecare sau al unei expozi?ii, fie ea ?i permanent?. Interviul ?i portretele spun mai mult dec?t povestea unor fotografii – ?mpreun?, acestea dezv?luie talentul, for?a, patimile ?i d?ruirea fotografului celor zece pre?edin?i. Ai Uniunii Scriitorilor. Pentru c? prin aceast? institu?ie s-a legitimat ?i se reg?se?te, ca artist fotograf, scriitorul Ion Cucu. Trilogia s-a sf?r?it, de-acum urmeaz? Istoria. (un cristian)

The first book to explore the extraordinary story of the legendary friendship – and quarrel – between Wordsworth and Coleridge, two giants of English Romanticism. Wordsworth and Coleridge’s passionate intimacy, shared ambition and subsequent estrangement contribute to a tragic tale. But Sisman’s biography of this most remarkable friendship – the first to devote itself wholly to exploring the impact of their relationship on each other – seeks to re-examine the orthodox assumption that these two poets flourished as a result of it. Instead, Sisman argues that it was a meeting that may well have been disastrous for both: for it was Wordsworth’s rejection of Coleridge, and not primarily his opium addiction, that destroyed the latter as a poet, and that Coleridge’s impossible ambitions for Wordsworth pushed the latter towards failure and disappointment. Underlying the poignancy of the tale is the intriguing subject of the influence one writer can have on another. Sisman seeks to answer fundamental questions about this relationship: why was Wordsworth so reliant on Coleridge, and why was he so easily swayed in the most critical decision of his career? Was it in Coleridge’s nature to play second fiddle? Would it, in fact, have been better for both men if they had never met?

The original and best survival guide for any situation in every climate. Now with added techniques for handling Urban dangers, the ‘SAS Survival Handbook’ is the complete companion for adventurers everywhere.

Regarded as the best radio and TV comic of his era, Tony Hancock was a man whose star burned brightly in the eyes and ears of millions before his untimely death in 1968. Now, forty years on, critically acclaimed biographer John Fisher brings the first fully authorised account of his life. Tony Hancock was one of post-war Britain’s most popular comedians – his radio show ‘Hancock’s Half Hour’ would clear the streets as whole families tuned in to listen. His peerless timing and subtle changes in intonation marked Hancock out as a comic genius. His character ‘Anthony Aloysius St John Hancock’ was an amplification of his own persona, a pompous prat whose dreams of success are constantly thwarted. The original British loser that we recognise in Victor Meldrew and Alan Partridge. Wonderfully supported by a cast including Sid James, Hattie Jacques and Kenneth Williams, and working with *s from Ray Galton and Alan Simpson, Hancock became a huge star. The show was commisioned for TV, showcasing his talent for hilarious facial expression, and he became the first British comedian to earn a thousand pounds a week. Behind Tony Hancock’s success however hid the self-destructive behaviour that plagued him all his life. Prone to self-doubt, and wanting to be the star of his own show, he got rid of James, and finally dismissed Galton and Simpson who had created the platform for his success. His private life was wracked by his ever increasing alcoholism and bouts of depression, and his relationships shattered by his capacity for violence. His ratings fell and, feeling washed up and alone after divorcing his second wife, he committed suicide in an Australian hotel room in 1968. Now, forty years after his death John Fisher explores the turbulent life of a man regarded by his peers as one of the greatest British comics to have ever lived.

He’s young, he’s hot and he’s set to be the biggest thing in pop – 16-year-old Cody Simpson is sending shockwaves around the world. Now, in his first official book, Cody reveals all about his meteoric rise to fame. From the beaches of Australia to touring the world with Justin Bieber, this is a must-have for any true fan. From a young age, it appeared that Cody Simpson's future was mapped out for him. A hugely talented swimmer, he was destined to compete at the highest level, representing his native Australia. But when he picked up a guitar at the tender age of 7, his life changed forever. It was clear to everyone who heard him sing and play that he had a gift, and when videos of his performances were uploaded to YouTube, the world started watching. Suddenly Cody’s life was a whirlwind of meetings with record labels and managers. He had to make a life-changing choice. Would he follow the sporty path that had been laid for him? Or would he take a terrifying risk? Cody followed his heart. And with the support of his family, who gave up everything to move to LA, the gamble paid off. Since then, Cody’s gone on to work with some of the biggest names in music – including Justin Bieber and Flo Rida – played sold-out concerts around the world, released three albums, had multiple hit singles, and appeared on dozens of major televisions shows. It’s been a whirlwind adventure for this 16-year-old – and he’s only just getting started. Jam packed with never-before-seen photos and exclusive gossip about life on and off stage, this book charts Cody’s journey from ordinary kid to superstar. It’s a story of sacrifice, risk-taking, and believing in yourself even when the odds are stacked against you.

A few months ago they were just four determined girls. Then there was The X Factor, the screaming fans and the record deal – life for Little Mix would never be the same again. Now join the UK’s hottest new girl group as they sing their way to superstardom. Last year, Perrie, Jesy, Jade and Leigh-Anne were four nervous X Factor hopefuls, waiting in the wings for their turn in the spotlight. Now they’re not only the best of friends, they’re the first ever group to win the show, they have a record deal, and are on the cover of every magazine – they’re the girls every girl wants to be. But it hasn’t all been sparkles and glitter. From facing rejection in the early stages of The X Factor to battling bullying and personal criticism, the girls have worked ferociously for their success. Here, in their official book, they each tell the story of their amazing journey in full, from their first auditions to living out their dreams. Stunningly-designed and packed full of unseen photos shot exclusively for the book by world-renowned celebrity photographer Dean Freeman, Little Mix: Our Story So Far provides an exclusive peek inside the world of the band as they embark on global domination. So look out world: this is just the beginning. 2012 is the year of Little Mix – and they’re fierce.

Vallomás csajozásról, rapháborúról, és magyar focivalóságról. "Curtis vagyok, az újpesti huligán, aki ?k?llel üti a n?ket, pénzért veszi a nézettséget és a hírnév reményében az utcagyerek stílust is hajlandó eldobni. Jól tudom, sokan ezt gondolják rólam, de azzal is tisztában vagyok, hogy a legt?bben csak irigyek a sikereimre, mások féltékenyek rám, mert a csajuk engem akar - vagy már le is csaptam a kezükr?l... Nekem viszont tiszta a lelkiismeretem, istenfél? ember vagyok, akit az imádott anyukája tart r?vid pórázon. Csak hát nincs k?nny? dolga velem: iskoláskoromban a rend?rségr?l szedtek ?ssze, mert egyedül szembe szálltam és téglákkal dobáltam meg egy busznyi kispesti drukkert; és azt is a családomnak k?sz?nhetem, hogy édesapám halála után a bátyám nyakon csípett, s elindította az újpesti focikarrierem. Jóllehet, engem maga alá temetett a mocskos magyar futballk?zeg és egy máig az NB I-ben edz?sk?d? szarházi megutáltatta velem a játékot, azt sem én, sem a Fradi-tábor nem felejti el soha, hogy egy "K?sz?n?m Istenem, hogy nem vagyok fradista" feliratú pólóban ünnepeltem a kecskeméti bajnoki címet az ?ll?i úti pályán. Labdarúgónak készültem, de rapperként ismert meg az ország és nem tagadom, minden pillanatát kiélvezem és kihasználom a zenélésnek: a klubtulajok komoly pénzt fizetnek, hogy náluk csináljak bulit, és míg a korombeli srácok prostikat vesznek, engem a csajok ráncigálnak az ágyba. De még mindig érnek meglepetések... T?led kérte már anyuka, hogy a szeme el?tt tedd magadévá a lányát? Vagy téged utaztatott már ki külf?ldre n? csak azért, hogy veled t?lts?n néhány éjszakát? Na, ugye! Curtis, az utca álma."

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A major biography of Michael Faraday (1791–1867), one of the giants of 19th century science and discoverer of electricity who was at the centre of an extraordinary scientific renaissance in London. Faraday’s life was truly inspirational. Son of a Yorkshire blacksmith who moved to London in 1789, he was a self-made, self-educated man whose public life was underpinned by his devotion to a minor Christian sect (the Sandemanians) and to his wife. He was also a fine writer and brilliant lecturer. This book is a passionate exploration of his life, work and times (he was a pioneering scientific all-rounder who also experimented with electromagnetism, techniques for preserving meat and fish, optical glass, the safety lamp, and the identification of iodine as a new element). It will also tell the story of the dawn of the modern scientific age and interweave Faraday’s life with the groundbreaking work of the Royal Institution and other early scientists like Humphrey Davey, Charles Babbage, John Herschel and Mary Somerville.

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