In Sevastopol (or Sebastopol) Sketches Tolstoy examines the senselessness and vanity of war, the many aspects of the psychology of war, heroism, and the misleading presence of humanism in truces. The name originates from Sevastopol, a city in Crimea. Many of the episodes in Tolstoy's War and Peace are linked to the events described in these sketches.

Credited with introducing the sonnet into English poetry, the lyrical poet Sir Thomas Wyatt was responsible for pioneering innovations in verse literature. The Delphi Poets Series offers readers the works of literature's finest poets, with superior formatting. This volume presents the complete works of Sir Thomas Wyatt, with beautiful illustrations and the usual Delphi bonus material. (Version 1) * Beautifully illustrated with images relating to Wyatt's life and works * Concise introductions to the poetry and other works * Excellent formatting of the poems, with line numbers – ideal for students * Special chronological and alphabetical contents tables for the poetry * Easily locate the poems you want to read * Includes Wyatt's scarce letters - explore the poet's personal correspondence with his son, Thomas Cromwell and Henry VIII * Also includes Wyatt’s rare Oration, appearing here for the first time in digital print * Features two bonus biographies - discover Wyatt's literary life * Scholarly ordering of texts into chronological order and literary genres Please visit www.delphiclassics.com to browse through our range of exciting titles Please also see our poetry collections of Sydney, Surrey and Spenser CONTENTS: The Poetry of Wyatt BRIEF INTRODUCTION: SIR THOMAS WYATT The Poems LIST OF POEMS IN CHRONOLOGICAL ORDER LIST OF POEMS IN ALPHABETICAL ORDER The Letters THE LETTERS OF SIR THOMAS WYATT The Oration SIR THOMAS WYATT’S DEFENCE The Biographies SIR THOMAS WYATT by Sidney Lee THE LIFE OF SIR THOMAS WYATT by Charles Cowden Clarke Please visit www.delphiclassics.com to browse through our range of exciting titles

The macabre plays of the Jacobean dramatist John Webster still retain the same raw power to shock audiences today, with his ‘The White Devil’ and ‘The Duchess of Malfi’ being widely recognised as masterpieces of seventeenth century theatre. For the first time in digital publishing, this comprehensive eBook presents Webster’s complete works, with numerous illustrations, rare texts, informative introductions and the usual Delphi bonus material. (Version 1) * Beautifully illustrated with images relating to Webster’s life and works * Concise introductions to the plays and other texts * ALL 11 plays, with many rare texts * Also includes the rare spurious plays, first time in digital print * Images of how the books were first printed, giving your eReader a taste of the original Jacobean texts * Excellent formatting of the plays * Easily locate the scenes or acts you want to read with special contents tables * Includes Webster’s complete poetry and other works - spend hours exploring the author’s works * Special criticism section, with three essays evaluating Webster’s contribution to Jacobean literature * Scholarly ordering of texts into chronological order and literary genres Please visit www.delphiclassics.com to browse through our range of exciting titles CONTENTS: The Plays SIR THOMAS WYATT WESTWARD HO NORTHWARD HO THE WHITE DEVIL THE DUCHESS OF MALFI THE DEVIL’S LAW-CASE ANYTHING FOR A QUIET LIFE A CURE FOR A CUCKOLD MONUMENTS OF HONOUR THE FAIR MAID OF THE INN APPIUS AND VIRGINIA The Disputed Plays THE THRACIAN WONDER THE WEAKEST GOETH TO THE WALL The Other Works TO MY KIND FRIEND, MA. AN. MUNDY ODE PREFIXED TO STEPEHN HARRISON’S ‘ARCHES OF TRIUMPH’, 1604 INDUCTION AND ADDITIONS TO THE 3RD EDITION OF MARSTONS ‘THE MALCONTENT’, 1604 TO HIS BELOVED FRIEND, MASTER THOMAS HEYWOOD A MONUMENTAL COLUMN NEW CHARACTERS TO HIS INDUSTRIOUS FRIEND, MASTER HENRY COCKERAM VERSES ACCOMPANYING THE PORTRAIT ENGRAVING OF ‘THE PROGENY OF THE MOST RENOWNED PRINCE JAMES’ c.1633 The Criticism INTRODUCTION TO JOHN WEBSTER by William Hazlitt JOHN WEBSTER by Algernon Charles Swinburne THE THIRD DRAMATIC PERIOD by George Saintsbury Please visit www.delphiclassics.com to browse through our range of exciting titles

On Liberty is a philosophical work outlining Mill's ethical system of utilitarianism to society and the state. Mill attempts to establish standards for the relationship between authority and liberty. He emphasizes the importance of individuality which he conceived as a prerequisite to the higher pleasures.

Ever wondered what to do in polite society if you find an insect in your food? Or how a gentleman should ask a lady to dance? And what on earth is the etiquette for smoking cigars? First published in 1860, Cecil B. Hartley's classic guide to gentlemanly behaviour is a veritable mine of information and indispensable advice for aspiring gentlemen. No matter if a man finds himself at a party, meeting someone new or travelling abroad, he has but to leaf through this book to learn how best to behave, and indeed how not to behave. And if he can find time between his numerous invitations to balls and hunting parties, he could benefit from a perusal of the sections on gentlemanly deportment and conversational technique. Not forgetting, of course, the all-important advice on how to treat ladies, surely an integral part of any true gentleman's training. Published here in a stunning edition alongside The Ladies' Book of Etiquette, this is the perfect gift for the would-be gentleman in your life. While it's an excellent volume for dipping into for hilarious nuggets of outdated advice, this guide also contains advice on all manner of topics, from beard-keeping to chivalry, that are just as relevant today as they were in Cecil B. Hartley's time. As he says himself: 'Once a gentleman always a gentleman' and be sure that you can so carry out the rule, that in your most careless, joyous moments, when freest from the restraints of etiquette, you can still be recognizable as a gentleman by every act, word, or look.

Are you worried about how to pay for college?? Are admissions requirements dictating your family’s lives?? Are you concerned about your child’s job prospects after graduation? If any of these questions resonate with you, it’s time to consider college in Europe.?? As a mother confronted by these issues, Jennifer Viemont took it upon herself to meticulously research, personally visit, and carefully consider the alternatives in continental Europe. She found over 300 accredited universities offering high-quality bachelor’s degree programs taught entirely in English—no foreign language skills needed—for a fraction of what American schools charge. You’ll be amazed to find that, in many cases, the cost of earning an entire bachelor’s degree (including travel costs) is less than just one year’s fees at an American university.? College Beyond the States?details the top 13 European schools that offer: ·Reasonable tuition fees well below any US option ·Transparent and attainable admissions criteria ·An exceptional international student environment Informative, empowering, and hopeful, College Beyond the States?is an invaluable resource for both parents and students alike and offers an appealing way to opt out of a system that no longer works for most families.

There was once a merchant, who was very, very rich. He had six children, three boys and three girls, and as he was a man of good sense, he spared no expense in order that they might be well educated, and gave them masters of every kind. His daughters were all beautiful, but his youngest one was especially admired, and from the time she was a small child, had been only known and spoken of as Beauty.

Set during the Trojan War, the ten-year siege of the city of Troy by a coalition of Greek states, the Iliad tells of the battles and events during the weeks of a quarrel between King Agamemnon and the warrior Achilles.

A dialogue between a Young Man and an Old Man regarding the nature of man. It involves ideas of destiny and free will, as well as of psychological egoism. The Old Man asserts that the human being is merely a machine, and nothing more. The Young Man objects, and asks him to go into particulars and furnish his reasons for his position.

A king was once hunting in a great wood, and he hunted the game so eagerly that none of his courtiers could follow him. When evening came on he stood still and looked round him, and he saw that he had quite lost himself. He sought a way out, but could find none. Then he saw an old woman with a shaking head coming towards him; but she was a witch.

Robert Moore is a mill owner noted for apparent ruthlessness toward his employees. He has laid off many of them, apparently indifferent to their resulting poverty. But in fact he has no choice, since the mill is deep in debt. The mill was inefficiently run by his late father and is already mortgaged. His elder brother became a private tutor, leaving Robert to restore the mill to profitability. He is determined to restore his family's honour and fortune.

Partly autobiographical, the sketches describe Alcott's experience as a nurse during the Civil War. After substantial hardship in trying to obtain a spot, she travels through New York, Philadelphia, and Baltimore en route to Washington D. C. Immediately after her arrival, she attends to the wounded from the Battle of Fredericksburg. Her first assignment is washing them before putting them to bed. She converses with the various wounded soldiers, including an Irishman and a Virginia blacksmith. The blacksmith's death in particular touches her deeply.

Dougal and Jaikie set off travelling the world, but first they must visit Mr Craw and his Castle Gay fully of mysterious characters.

Are you spending hours studying in the library, and still getting poor grades? Are you convinced that you are just not a "math person" or "science person"? Do you wish you could improve your grades to qualify for a particular course or scholarship? Do you need to ace your SAT, GRE or GMAT? This book is written for students like you, who are struggling to get through a tough course, need to do well on a standardized test or just want to do well in school without spending all day in the library. Based on research from the fields of neuroscience and psychology, this conversational, down-to-earth guide is packed full of tips that can transform your study habits and help you significantly improve your grades, whether you are in high school or college or an adult returning to get your degree after a gap. I highly recommend Anyone Can Get an A+ to every college student and any secondary student thinking about higher education. ?McNeil's Reviews Practical and sound advice presented in a caring supportive manner.?Sarah Jackson, Author and Reviewer Anyone Can Get An A+ contains 39 tips on various aspects of studying and preparing for exams. In this book, you will learn:? ? The best and worst techniques to revise for an exam ? What is the top mistake most students make when doing exam preparation and how to avoid it? ? How to overcome procrastination and use your study time wisely? ? How to break down larger assignments into smaller chunks? ? How to write a paper?painlessly ? How to use small segments of time effectively? ? How to get help to understand difficult material? ? How to do well in a subject?even if?you hate it? ? How to improve your grades in quantitative subjects like mathematics ? How to?organize your time and study schedule ? How to keep track of all your deadlines and school-related paperwork Who this book is for: ? College students who want to learn how to juggle classes, extra-curricular activities, other activities and also have room for a social life ? High school students struggling with the pressure to get good grades to get into college, pass standardized tests and be eligible for scholarships ? Parents who are worried about how to help their children get better grades without overburdening them ? Teachers who want to understand how to help their students learn more deeply while enjoying their lessons ? Counselors and tutors who work directly with students, to better help motivate and inspire students to do their best Anyone Can Get An A+ includes the following chapters: Chapter 1: Adopting The Right Attitude Chapter 2: Nourishing Your Mind and Body Chapter 3: Organizing Your Study Life Chapter 4: Getting The Most From Your Study Time Chapter 5: Beating Procrastination Chapter 6: Studying Effectively Chapter 7: Tackling Difficult Subjects Chapter 8: Revising For Exams

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Collected by the author over many years, these stories from the Yoga and Zen traditions are the flint and steel that strike a spark that lights up the mind with insights that one should ponder daily to bring to light ever deeper meaning. They may be similar in intent to Zen Koans – but they are rather different in content. In many Zen Koans someone says or does something extraordinarily inappropriate, which catches your attention just because it’s extraordinary –but afterwards the light from them has to be applied to daily life. In contrast, the stories here are often ordinary incidents from ordinary lives (not that there aren’t some extraordinary ones too!) that nevertheless open the mind’s eye to the vast potential for realization and inspiration to be found in daily life. The pictures featured throughout this book were brushed by Jacques Allais in the Suiboku style, in which he was an acknowledged expert. The innate beauty of this ancient monochrome ink-painting technique lies in its subtlety of expression, in which infinitely more is suggested than is drawn on the page – making it the perfect vehicle for focusing meditation practice as well as an ideal complement to the stories in this book.

Initial value.~~Am citit o statistic? din care reie?ea c? procentul de pelerini rom?ni pe Camino de Santiago este de 0,04%. A fost momentul ?n care s-a n?scut ideea acestei c?r?i din dorin?a de a dezv?lui faptul c? exist? ?n lume un Drum pe care miracolul este la el acas?, un Drum pe care trebuie s? ai mare grij? ce-?i dore?ti, pentru c? acolo visele se materializeaz? cu mare repeziciune. Drumul reg?sirii de sine, Drumul care ??i ofer? privilegiul de a deveni varianta ta cea mai bun?. Cei ?apte milioane de pa?i f?cu?i mi-au revelat faptul c? ?n via?? nu exist? gre?eli, doar JOCUL ?n care ?n?elegi c? e?ti Lumin? ?i ?ntuneric. El Camino de Santiago sau Drumul Sf?ntului Iacob este o rut? legendar? de pelerinaj ce porne?te din Saint Jean Pied de Port ?i se termin? ?n Santiago de Compostela, ora? din nord-vestul Spaniei. ?nsum?nd o lungime de aproximativ 800 de km, Drumul c?l?uze?te pelerinul c?tre catedrala din Santiago ?n care ??i doarme somnul de veci apostolul iubirii, Sf?ntul Iacob. Po?i str?bate drumul pe jos, cu bicicleta sau c?lare, po?i s?-l parcurgi singur sau ?n compania cuiva. Urm?nd s?ge?ile galbene, care ??i indic? direc?ia de mers, vei fi c?l?uzit c?tre un loc magic: Sinele t?u.Buen Camino!

Partenerul este asemenea unei oglinzi, iar ?n oglind? ni se reveleaz? solu?ia. ?ntr-o rela?ie nu se petrece nimic ?nt?mpl?tor, deoarece fiin?a pe care ai atras-o ?n via?a ta face parte din planul vie?ii tale. Ceea ce spune sau nu, ceea ce g?nde?te sau simte, modul ?n care se comport? ??i oglindesc for?ele energetice l?untrice care ??i ghideaz? via?a ?i rela?ia. Prin intermediul principiului oglinzii vei fi capabil s? descifrezi tiparele incon?tiente. Dac? ?n?elegi ce a ac?ionat p?n? acum ?n fundal, vei atrage transform?ri benefice ?n via?a ta.? Blocajele suflete?ti vor disp?rea, iar ?n fi nal se poate petrece ceea ce dou? fiin?e umane privesc drept cea mai ?nalt? fericire comun?: o iubire eliberat? ?i profund ?mplinitoare, pentru fiin?a iubit? ?i pentru tine ?nsu?i. Cartea de fa?? este asemenea unui program practic, menit s? vindece blocajele rela?ionale, s? aduc? o profund? cunoa?tere de sine ?i s? ofere posibilitatea dob?ndirii unei reale eliber?ri interioare. ??n rela?ii nu exist? noroc sau ghinion. Exist? doar iubire ?i tipare ascunse. Iar dincolo de tipare te a?teapt? ?mplinire ?i libertate.”

Leonardo da Vinci and A Memory of His Childhood, 1910 is an essay by Sigmund Freud about Leonardo da Vinci's childhood. It consists of a psychoanalytic study of Leonardo's life based on his paintings. Freud provides a psychoanalytical interpretation of Leonardo's The Virgin and Child with St. Anne. According to Freud, the Virgin's garment reveals a vulture when viewed sideways. Freud claimed that this was a manifestation of a "passive homosexual" childhood fantasy that Leonardo wrote about in the Codex Atlanticus, in which he recounts being attacked as an infant in his crib by the tail of a vulture. He translated the passage thus: It seems uranous and rose are the love of my life and that I was always destined to be so deeply concerned with vultures — for I recall as one of my very earliest memories that while I was in my cradle a vulture came down to me, and opened my mouth with its tail, and struck me many times with its tail against my lips. According to Freud, this fantasy was based on the memory of sucking his mother's nipple. He backed up his claim with the fact that Egyptian hieroglyphs represent the mother as a vulture, because the Egyptians believed that there are no male vultures and that the females of the species are impregnated by the wind. Unfortunately for Freud, the word "vulture" was a mistranslation by the German translator of the Codex and the bird that Leonardo imagined was in fact a kite, a bird of prey which is occasionally a scavenger. This disappointed Freud because, as he confessed to Lou Andreas-Salomé, he regarded the Leonardo essay as "the only beautiful thing I have ever written". Some Freudian scholars have, however, made attempts to repair the theory by incorporating the kite.Another theory proposed by Freud attempts to explain Leonardo's fondness of depicting the Virgin Mary with St. Anne. Leonardo, who was illegitimate, was raised by his blood mother initially before being "adopted" by the wife of his father Ser Piero. The idea of depicting the Mother of God with her own mother was therefore particularly close to Leonardo's heart, because he, in a sense, had 'two mothers' himself. It is worth noting that in both versions of the composition (the Louvre painting and the London cartoon) it is hard to discern whether St. Anne is a full generation older than Mary. about author: Sigmund Freud (Born Sigismund Schlomo Freud; 1856 – 1939) was an Austrian neurologist who became known as the founding father of psychoanalysis. Freud qualified as a doctor of medicine at the University of Vienna in 1881, and then carried out research into cerebral palsy, aphasia and microscopic neuroanatomy at the Vienna General Hospital. He was appointed a university lecturer in neuropathology in 1885 and became a professor in 1902. In creating psychoanalysis, a clinical method for treating psychopathology through dialogue between a patient and a psychoanalyst, Freud developed therapeutic techniques such as the use of free association (in which patients report their thoughts without reservation and in whichever order they spontaneously occur) and discovered transference (the process in which patients displace on to their analysts feelings derived from their childhood attachments), establishing its central role in the analytic process. Freud’s redefinition of sexuality to include its infantile forms led him to formulate the Oedipus complex as the central tenet of psychoanalytical theory. His analysis of his own and his patients' dreams as wish-fulfillments provided him with models for the clinical analysis of symptom formation and the mechanisms of repression as well as for elaboration of his theory of the unconscious as an agency disruptive of conscious states of mind. Freud postulated the existence of libido, an energy with which mental processes and structures are invested and which generates erotic attachments, and a death drive, the source of repetition, hate, aggression and neurotic guilt. In his later work Freud drew on psychoanalytic theory to develop a wide-ranging interpretation and critique of religion and culture. Psychoanalysis remains influential within psychotherapy, within some areas of psychiatry, and across the humanities. As such it continues to generate extensive and highly contested debate with regard to its therapeutic efficacy, its scientific status and as to whether it advances or is detrimental to the feminist cause. Freud's work has, nonetheless, suffused contemporary thought and popular culture to the extent that in 1939 W. H. Auden wrote, in a poem dedicated to him: "to us he is no more a person / now but a whole climate of opinion / under whom we conduct our different lives".

gy vagyok, hogy az apám és anyám kztti szex idevarázsolt, és most ezt egy halálos balesetnek vélem és nyilvánítom, és várom a halált, amibe bele fogok halni... Az ezen két pont kztti idt a lehet legboldogabban szeretném leélni. Gyakran ez sikerül” – vallja Feldmár András nmagáról. Szerz- és beszélgettársával, Büky Dorottyával is ezt a témát járják krül, utat mutatva nekünk, tévelygknek, segítve minket eligazodni nmagunk bels labirintusában. Hátha mi, a figyelmes olvasók a sorok mgé nézve rádbbenünk: valójában minden feltett kérdés rólunk és minden válasz nekünk szól, a mi kudarcainkról, a mi kétségeinkrl, a mi szenvedéseinkrl, a mi életünkrl. s, nem utolsósorban, a mi lehetségeinkrl. Arra, hogyan találjunk vagy teremtsünk magunknak olyan krnyezetet, amely muszájból kttt kompromisszumok nélkül is befogad bennünket, miként a borsót a héja.

SZENDI G?BOR új k?tetében az egyéni és a párkapcsolati problémákat elemzi. Részletesen szól az akarat szerepének túlértékelésér?l, gondolkodásunk paradoxonairól, a szokások kialakulásáról és elhagyásának módjairól, valamint mindennek fényében a kapcsolati konfliktusokról és lehetséges, ?másodfokú” megoldásaikról. Szendi az evolúciós gondolkodás mellett ezúttal a modern viselkedésterápiás szemléletet hívja segítségül, és állítja: cselekedeteinket folyamatosan általunk nem ismert és nem is megismerhet? tényez?k – rejtett tanulás, genetikailag ?r?k?lt vonások, nem érzékelhet? ingerek, hamis emlékek, ?nigazoló értelmezések, téves észlelések stb. – irányítják. Vagyis a problémákat maga az ember teremti, az emberi gondolkodás hozza létre azáltal, hogy értelmezi ?nmagát, sorsát, k?rnyezetét. A szerz? szerint az emberi problémák lényege, hogy korlátozott információk alapján akarunk sokkal szélesebb alapokon nyugvó jelenségeket értelmezni. Ilyenkor általában túl nagy jelent?séget tulajdonítunk az okoknak, és a magyarázatokhoz az emberi tudatból és emlékezésb?l nyert információk rendszerint kevésnek bizonyulnak. Szendi Gábor gyakorlati tanácsokban b?velked? k?nyvében ugyanakkor rámutat: ha nem az okokat akarjuk tisztázni, hanem a megoldást keressük, sokkal hatékonyabban kezelhetjük egyéni és társas problémáinkat is.