Once upon a time, in a large forest, there lived an old woman and three maidens. They were all three beautiful, but the youngest was the fairest. Their hut was quite hidden by trees, and none saw their beauty but the sun by day, and the moon by night, and the eyes of the stars. The old woman kept the girls hard at work, from morning till night, spinning gold flax into yarn, and when one distaff was empty another was given them, so they had no rest...

Once upon a time there was a poor widow who lived in a little cottage with her only son Jack. Jack was a giddy, thoughtless boy, but very kind-hearted and affectionate. There had been a hard winter, and after it the poor woman had suffered from fever and ...

Conrad is crushed to death on his wedding day by a gigantic helmet that falls on him from above. Manfred, lord of the castle, terrified that his son's death signals the beginning of the end for his line, resolves to avert destruction by re-marrying himself while divorcing his current wife Hippolita, who he feels has failed to bear him a proper heir.

A collection of gothic stories from Bram Stoker, the author of Dracula featuring: Under the Sunset, The Rose Prince, The Invisible Giant, The Shadow Builder, How 7 Went Mad, Lies and Lilies, The Castle of the King, The Wondrous Child.

This is the fourth volume of a new series of publications by Delphi Classics, the best-selling publisher of classical works. Many poetry collections are often poorly formatted and difficult to read on eReaders. The Delphi Poets Series offers readers the works of literature’s finest poets, with superior formatting. This volume presents the complete poetical works of John Milton, with beautiful illustrations and the usual Delphi bonus material. (Version: 1) * Beautifully illustrated with images relating to Milton’s life and works * Concise introductions to the poetry and other works * Images of how the poetry books were first printed, giving your eReader a taste of the original texts * Excellent formatting of the poems * Special chronological and alphabetical contents tables for the poetry * Easily locate the poems you want to read * Includes line numbers for studying purposes * The complete prose writings * ‘Paradise Lost’ is beautifully illustrated with Gustave Doré’s celebrated engravings * Features three detailed biographies – discover Milton’s literary life * Scholarly ordering of texts into chronological order and literary genres * UPDATED with the posthumous religious work DE DOCTRINA CHRISTIANA, which was discovered in a bundle of papers many years after Milton’s death CONTENTS: The Poetry Collections POEMS, 1645 PARADISE LOST PARADISE REGAINED SAMSON AGONISTES POEMS, 1673 VERSES FROM MILTON’S COMMONPLACE BOOK The Poems LIST OF POEMS IN CHRONOLOGICAL ORDER LIST OF POEMS IN ALPHABETICAL ORDER The Prose Works AREOPAGITICA THE DOCTRINE AND DISCIPLINE OF DIVORCE ON EDUCATION COLASTERION THE TENURE OF KINGS AND MAGISTRATES A TREATISE OF CIVIL POWER DE DOCTRINA CHRISTIANA The Biographies MILTON by Mark Pattison THE LIFE OF JOHN MILTON by Richard Garnett MILTON by Sir Walter Alexander Raleigh Please visit www.delphiclassics.com to browse through our range of exciting titles

A conspiracy to betray England's defences to Napoleonic agents is discovered by Anthony Lammas, a young professor who sets out to save his former students appearing to be in grave danger.

An encounter with the beautiful wife of Bonnie Prince Charlie's secretary, Mrs Margaret Murray leads to a dangerous involvement with her husband for a young Edinburgh-born Francis Birkenshaw.

In 1993, tragic turbulence takes over Ukraine in the post-communist spin-off. As if in somnambulism, Soviet war veterans and upstart businessmen listen to an American preacher of whose type there were plenty at the time in the post-Soviet territory. In Kharkiv, the young communist headquarters is now an advertising agency, and a youth radio station brings Western music, with Depeche Mode in the lead, into homes of ordinary people. In the middle of this craze three friends, an anti-Semitic Jew Dogg Pavlov, an unfortunate entrepreneur Vasia the Communist and the narrator Zhadan, nineteen years of age and unemployed, seek to find their old pal Sasha Carburetor to tell him that his step-father shot himself dead. Characters confront elements of their reality, and, tainted with traumatic survival fever, embark on a sad, dramatic and a bit grotesque adventure.

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Iubirile miraculoase care aduc speran?? ?i bucurie ?n via?a taCu to?ii avem de ?nfruntat adversit??i din c?nd ?n c?nd. Cu to?ii suntem uneori tri?ti. Cu to?ii suntem c?teodat? prea ocupa?i, prea mul?umi?i de noi ?n?ine sau prea ap?sa?i de povara propriilor probleme ca s? mai apreciem lucrurile pozitive din vie?ile noastre. Colec?ia ?Pove?ti adev?rate“ ??i aduce cazuri reale, ?nt?mpl?ri din via?a unor oameni obi?nui?i, ce ne vorbesc despre curaj ?i bun?tate, despre binecuv?nt?rile ?i miracolele vie?ii, amintindu-ne c? nu suntem singuri, c? putem r?zbate chiar ?i ?n cele mai ?ntunecate zile, c? ?nc? exist? bun?tate ?n lume.O c?snicie de 50 de ani, ?ntre cei mai neverosimili parteneri. Un nea?teptat dar de Cr?ciun, de la so?ul p?n? de cur?nd lipsit de romantism. O rela?ie pe care divor?ul o face, paradoxal, mai puternic?. Atunci c?nd ??i ?mp?rt??esc pove?tile de iubire, femeile g?sesc una la cealalt? alinare, ?ncurajare ?i bucurie. Dar, mai ales, ??i confirm? c? dragostea este cel mai important lucru din via?a lor. Pentru c? niciodat? o femeie nu este mai frumoas?, mai fermec?toare ?i mai interesant? dec?t atunci c?nd este ?ndr?gostit?.

Cea mai indrazneata lucrare a lui Von D?niken din ultimii ani! Pe inaltimile Anzilor bolivieni la 4.000 de metri deasupra nivelului marii se afla ruinele stravechiului oras Puma Punku un oras care pur si simplu nu putea fi construit de catre locuitorii lui din Epoca Pietrei. Conform calendarului mayas in decembrie 2012 zeii se vor intoarce din indelungata lor calatorie si isi vor face din nou aparitia aici pe Pamant. Da asa-numitii zei – de fapt extraterestrii – se vor intoarce intr-adevar! Vom trai intalnirea cu zeii. Numai ca orice om inzestrat macar cu un dram de minte stie ca o calatorie interstelara este imposibila din cauza distantelor colosale pe care le-ar implica! ?i ca extraterestrii n-au cum sa semene cu noi! Ei bine dragi cititori eu distrug aceste idei preconcepute. Sistematic. Una cate una! In stilul sau imposibil de imitat Erich von D?niken desfiinteaza prejudecatile celor care inca mai pun sub semnul intrebarii existenta civilizatiilor extraterestre cu o claritate de care nici un alt autor nu este capabil. C?r?ile sale ridica inteligenta umana la standardele unui dialog cu civilizatiile interstelare. Erich von D?niken este fara doar si poate cel mai citit si mai imitat autor non-fiction din lume. A publicat prima (si cea mai cunoscuta) carte Amintiri despre viitor in 1968. A fost un succes mondial de vanzari urmat de alte 31 de titluri inclusiv recentul ?hit Istoria se insala. C?r?ile lui D?niken au fost traduse in 28 de limbi si s-au vandut in total in 63 de milioane de exemplare. Cateva dintre ele au fost adaptate cinematografic iar ideile lui von D?niken au reprezentat sursa de inspiratie pentru multe seriale de televiziune dintre care si faimosul documentar difuzat de History Channel ?Extraterestrii din antichitate . Erich von D?niken este omniprezent in peisajul international al circuitelor de prelegeri publice. In prezent locuieste in Elvetia.

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Cartea prezint? destinele a trei personaje Alfredo, Andrea ?i Fabio. ?Am f?cut-o pentru binele t?u!“, ?Am f?cut-o pentru binele lui!“, formule care se reg?sesc ?n titlul c?r?ii, sunt folosite des ?n via?a real?, ?ns? ascund de multe ori atitudini si fapte reprobabile – minciun?, arogan??, egoism sau am?gire. Acestea sunt ?micile crime“ s?v?r?ite ?n numele iubirii, pe care le red? Gianna Schelotto. Alfredo, protagonistul primei pove?ti, afl? c? a fost adoptat c?nd avea trei ani, dup? ce el ?i fratele lui fuseser? abandona?i de mama lor. Andrea, personajul central din cea de-a doua poveste, este pus de tat?l s?u ?n fa?a unei realit??i nepl?cute. ?n ultima poveste, Fabio, un avocat influent, de aproape ?aizeci de ani, se confrunt? cu perspectiva inevitabilei sale dec?deri dup? ce afl? c? ar putea suferi de Alzheimer. Unii gre?esc prin faptul c? dezv?luie, al?ii gre?esc prin faptul c? ascund: s?ar zice c? situa?ia e f?r? ie?ire. Dar nu faptele individuale sunt cele care produc daune ; ceea ce risc? s? creeze fracturi profunde este ideea c?, de fapt, copiii sunt un fel de prelungire a noastr?, o proprietate exclusiv? de care putem dispune oricum. Orice fapt?, declarat? sau ascuns?, prin care ?ncerc?m s? determin?m persoanele s???i schimbe idei, aspira?ii ?i sentimente este o manipulare, chiar dac? se na?te din dorin?a sincer? de a aduce beneficii s?n?t??ii celuilalt sau de a?i sus?ine bun?starea. ?n rela?iile ?s?n?toase“, schimb?rile ?i dezvoltarea au loc nu fiindc? cel puternic a reu?it s??l conving? pe cel slab, ci numai pentru c? ne?am transformat lu?nd de la cel?lalt ?i d?nd de la sine, ?n mod spontan, experien?e, emo?ii, vise.

Cum definim ?i cum trat?m tulburarea de reglare emo?ional? Emo?iile sunt o parte important? a vie?ii noastre, afect?ndu-ne major ac?iunile, de?i nu ?ntotdeauna suntem con?tien?i de prezen?a lor. Abilitatea de a ?n?elege ?i balansa emo?iile se nume?te reglare emo?ional? sau control emo?ional. De ce este important? reglarea emo?ional?? Pentru c? reprezint? un element esen?ial pe care se sprijin? civiliza?ia uman?. Interac?iunile dintre oameni depind de modul ?n care sim?im ?i ne exprim?m emo?iile. Conceptul de ?tulburare de reglare emo?ional?“ intervine atunci c?nd apar probleme ?n privin?a controlului emo?iilor. De cele mai multe ori, o persoan? care are astfel de probleme ??i va descrie st?rile aleg?nd etichete precum depresiv, anxios, nervos, sup?rat, agitat. Mult mai rar va apela la nararea autentic? a tr?irilor personale, declar?nd c? este instabil, impulsiv, emo?ional, necontrolat, incapabil de a se calma, u?or de frustrat etc. Cartea lui Radu Vrasti prezint? ?ntr-o form? succint? problema tulbur?rii de reglare emo?ional?, a?a cum se prezint? din perspectiva medicinei ?i a psihologiei clinice. ?n plus, aduce informa?ii de ultim? or? despre cum trebuie ?n?eleas?, definit?, diagnosticat? ?i ?tratat?“ at?t medicamentos c?t ?i psihoterapeutic.

PSYCHOLOGY is generally considered to be the science of mind, although more properly it is the science of mental states—thoughts, feelings, and acts of volition. It was formerly the custom of writers on the subject of psychology to begin by an attempt to define and describe the nature of mind, before proceeding to a consideration of the subject of the various mental spates and activities. But more recent authorities have rebelled against this demand, and have claimed that it is no more reasonable to hold that psychology should be held to an explanation of the ultimate nature of mind than it is that physical science be held to an explanation of the ultimate nature of matter. ??The attempt to explain the ultimate nature of either is futile—no actual necessity exists for explanation in either case. Physics may explain the phenomena of matter, and psychology the phenomena of mind, without regard to the ultimate nature of the substance of either.??The science of physics has progressed steadily during the past century, notwithstanding the fact that the theories regarding the ultimate nature of matter have been revolutionized during that period. The facts of the phenomena of matter remain, notwithstanding the change of theory regarding the nature of matter itself. ??Science demands and holds fast to facts, regarding theories as but working hypotheses at the best. Some one has said that "theories are but the bubbles with which the grown-up children of science amuse themselves." ??Science holds several well-supported, though opposing, theories regarding the nature of electricity, but the facts of the phenomena of electricity, and the application thereof, are agreed upon by the disputing theorists. And so it is with psychology; the facts regarding mental states are agreed up-on, and methods of developing mental powers are effectively em-ployed, without regard to whether mind is a product of the brain, or the brain merely an organ of the mind. ??The fact that the brain and nervous system are employed in the phenomena of thought is conceded by all, and that is all that is necessary for a basis for the science of psychology.

ntmplri reale despre cea mai dificil slujb din lume Cu toii avem de nfruntat adversiti din cnd n cnd. Cu toii suntem uneori triti. Cu toii suntem cteodat prea ocupai, prea mulumii de noi nine sau prea apsai de povara propriilor probleme ca s mai apreciem lucrurile pozitive din vieile noastre. Colecia Poveti adevrate“ i aduce cazuri reale, ntmplri din viaa unor oameni obinuii, ce ne vorbesc despre curaj i buntate, despre binecuvntrile i miracolele vieii, amintindu-ne c nu suntem singuri, c putem rzbate chiar i n cele mai ntunecate zile, c nc exist buntate n lume. S l prezinte pe noul su partener fiicelor adolescente poate fi dificil pentru o vduv, mai ales cnd acestea se ateptau ca tatl lor s nu fie niciodat nlocuit. Mama singur a doi copii, dintre care unul autist, reuete s gseasc iertarea pentru fostul so care i-a prsit, fr a plti pensie alimentar i fr a se mai interesa de ei. Accidentul n urma cruia fiul su risc s rmn fr ambele picioare o face pe o mam divorat s realizeze c, indiferent de ncercrile la care vor fi supui, ea i cei doi copii vor forma ntotdeauna o familie. Mamele singure au de nfruntat, de cele mai multe ori, inconvenientele financiare ale unui singur venit care s susin familia i sarcina de a ine i locul tatlui acum absent, iar viaa lor devine o curs contra cronometru ntre slujb, coala copiilor, cumprturi i ntreinerea gospodriei. 33 de ntmplri adevrate despre puterea dragostei care le face pe mame s depeasc orice obstacol.

Este posibil? o autoanaliz?? Dac? da, c?nd, ?n ce m?sur? ?i cu ce limite? Putem utiliza tehnicile psihanalitice pe cont propriu, pentru a ne rezolva problemele? Este introspec?ia constructiv? sau mai degrab? inutil?? Acestea sunt ?ntreb?rile pe care le abordeaz?, ?n cartea sa, Karen Horney, al?turi de prezentarea a numeroase studii de caz. Argumente sunt destule, at?t pro, c?t ?i contra: noi ne cunoa?tem cel mai bine pe noi ?n?ine, introspec?ia este constructiv? ?n momentul ?n care o utiliz?m ?n slujba dorin?ei de a deveni o fiin?? mai bun?, mai ?nzestrat? ?i mai puternic?, iar insighturile ob?inute prin autoanaliz? sunt mai bine primite; pe de alt? parte, factorii emo?ionali ?i rezisten?ele constituie o dificultate important? ?n acest demers. Astfel, autoanaliza este, ?n viziunea autoarei, o ?ncercare de a fi pacient ?i analist ?n acela?i timp, metoda de baz? r?m?n?nd aceea?i ca la orice psihanaliz?: asocierile libere. Dincolo de tehnici ?i metode, mesajul este simplu ?i percutant: pentru c? via?a ta este cel mai bun psihoterapeut, crede ?n tine ?nsu?i!Fiecare autoanaliz? reu?it? spore?te ?ncrederea ?n sine, dar exist? ?i un alt c??tig, datorat faptului c? ai cucerit ?n ?ntregime un teritoriu prin ini?iativ? proprie, perseveren?? ?i curaj. Acest efect se manifest? ?n analiz?, ca ?i ?n alte aspecte ale vie?ii. S? g?se?ti de unul singur o c?rare pe munte ??i d? un sentiment mai deplin de putere, dec?t s? mergi pe poteca indicat?, de?i efortul ?i rezultatul sunt acelea?i. O astfel de realizare nu-?i insufl? numai o m?ndrie justificat?, ci ?i un sentiment de ?ncredere ?n propria capacitate de a te confrunta cu situa?ii grele ?i de a nu te sim?i pierdut ?n lipsa ?ndrum?rii.Autoanaliza este o ?ncercare de a fi pacient ?i psihanalist ?n acela?i timp. S? nu uit?m c? acest proces este nu numai suma dintre travaliul analistului ?i cel al pacientului, dar ?i o rela?ie uman?. Faptul c? sunt implicate dou? persoane are o influen?? considerabil? asupra contribu?iei fiec?reia. Pacientul are trei sarcini principale. Prima este s? se exprime c?t mai complet ?i sincer cu putin??. A doua este s? devin? con?tient de for?ele pulsionale incon?tiente ?i influen?a lor asupra vie?ii sale. Iar a treia e s?-?i dezvolte capacitatea de a schimba acele atitudini care ?i perturb? rela?iile cu sine ?nsu?i ?i cu lumea din jurul lui. [...] Dac? pacientul are capacitatea de a lucra singur pentru a g?si solu?ia la o problem?, poate fi oare folosit? aceast? capacitate de o manier? deliberat??

Sincerely do I hope that the issue of this little book may prove useful in drawing the attention of the public to the mental and physical condition of the unfortunates who form such a large proportion of our prison population.??To our authorities the sad plight of this mass of smitten humanity is well known. Year after year our Prison Commissioners, in presenting their reports, have not failed to impress upon the State the great part physical and mental afflictions play in the production of crime.??So far, the information given by the Prison Commissioners has produced little or no effect; neither have their representations led to any alteration in the treatment of unfortunate individuals whose infirmities are in reality the root cause of their delinquency.??To the official information I add the result of my own prolonged experience. This experience has imbued me with the conviction that the present methods of dealing with suffering humanity are neither wise, just, nor efficacious. I have seen the helplessness of so many that are called criminals that, in writing these pages, I am animated with a keen desire to hasten the day of sensible reform. Surely the day cannot be far distant when the State will take mental and physical infirmities into consideration when it has to deal with its erring children.??Thomas Holmes.?Howard Association,? Devonshire Chambers, Bishopsgate.? ?IS THERE A CRIMINAL TYPE? ??After years of close observation, during which I have formed many friendships with criminals, I can only answer this question in the words that I have answered it before, and say that, physically, I have not found any evidence to show that a criminal type exists. In saying this I know that I shall run counter to the teaching of a good many people, and probably run counter to public opinion. For the criminal class and the criminal type have been written about so largely, and talked about so frequently, that the majority of people have come to the conclusion that our criminals come from a particular order of society, and that the poorest; or that there exists a type of people whose physical appearance gives outward and visible signs that proclaim the inward criminal mind.??I believe both these ideas to be entirely wrong. I was confirmed in my opinion last year when I visited many of the largest prisons in the United States; for I found there, as I have found in England, a complete absence among the prisoners of those physical and facial peculiarities that we are taught to believe differentiate criminals from ordinary citizens.??Speaking on this subject to the American Congress at Washington on October 4, 1910, Sir Evelyn Ruggles-Brise, K.C.B., the esteemed chairman of our Prison Commissioners, made the following statement—??“There is no criminal type. Nothing in the past has so retarded progress as the conviction, deeply rooted and widespread, that the criminal is a class by himself, different from all others, with a tendency to crime, of which certain peculiarities of body are the outward and visible signs.??“This superstition, for such I think it must be called, was, you know, strengthened and encouraged by the findings of the Italian school.

Cnd a constatat, pe baza identitii structurale ntre simptomul nevrotic, pe de o parte, i vis, act ratat, cuvnt de spirit, produse culturale, pe de alt parte, c ntre normal i patologic exist doar o deosebire de grad, i nu una de natur, Freud a trecut de la psihopatologie la psihologie. Psihanaliza, ca psihologie, este o psihologie a incontientului. Spre deosebire de psihologia contiinei, care studiaz fenomenele psihice contiente (sau accesibile n mod direct contiinei), psihologia incontientului cerceteaz acele fenomene psihice accesibile contiinei doar indirect, prin intermediul interpretrii de tip psihanalitic. Descoperirea incontientului psihic a revoluionat nu numai psihologia, ci i celelalte tiine ale omului: filosofia, antropologia, sociologia, estetica etc. Dac ar fi s formulez n puine cuvinte i ntr-un mod sugestiv esena psihologiei incontientului, a spune c ea const n ideea c i oamenii sntoi, nu numai nevroticii, au incontient. Iar incontientul oamenilor sntoi are aceleai coninuturi ca i incontientul nevroticilor. Diferena e doar de grad. Orict ar prea de surprinztor, psihanaliza nu este, aa cum ne-am obinuit s o gndim, un domeniu nestructurat interior, ci un adevrat sistem de discipline. Disciplinele psihanalitice – psihoterapia, psihopatologia, psihologia, metapsihologia i psihanaliza aplicat – se afl n relaii cronologice i logice. Din punct de vedere cronologic, prima a fost psihoterapia psihanalitic. Teoretizarea experienei psihoterapeutice a condus la constituirea psihopatologiei psihanalitice, care a stat la baza psihologiei psihanalitice. Pe temeiul acesteia s-au cldit metapsihologia i psihanaliza aplicat. Structura de rezisten a acestei cldiri multietajate o formeaz ideea de incontient. Parcurgerea celor optsprezece volume ale operelor complete a lui Jung mi-a prilejuit constatarea, surprinztoare la prima vedere, c exist mai multe tipuri de arhetipuri, dac folosim drept criteriu definiia arhetipului cu care Jung opereaz de-a lungul ntregii sale opere, i anume de pattern of behaviour, de for interioar de ordinul instinctului, cu valene spirituale. Arhetipurile care corespund acestei definiii i pe care le-am numit tipice descriu ntr-adevr o experien a speciei transmis ereditar. Din categoria arhetipurilor tipice fac parte: arhetipul matern, arhetipul patern, arhetipul infans, anima, animus, arhetipul renaterii, comunismul ca arhetip, arhetipurile regionale sau etnice, de tipul arhetipului germanilor (Wotan), cristalizare i transmitere a unei experiene colective de ordin general, nu universal.“ – Vasile Dem. Zamfirescu

C??i dintre noi reu?esc s?-?i exprime o nevoie sau o emo?ie f?r? s? fie recepta?i ca fiind critici, egoi?ti sau manipulatori? De c?te ori nu evit?m, din fric?, s? ne spunem p?rerea? ?i ?n c?te r?nduri nu pornim o discu?ie doar pentru a ne ?desc?rca nervii"? Creat? de psihologul american Marshall B. Rosenberg, metoda Comunic?rii NonViolente (CNV) ofer? un cadru accesibil ?i de impact pentru dezvoltarea unor rela?ii empatice ?i respectuoase at?t cu sine, c?t ?i cu cei din jur. Bazat? pe numeroase exerci?ii ?i povestiri ilustrative, cartea demonstreaz? c? a comunica ?nonviolent “nu ?nseamn? s? devii pasiv sau de o polite?e artificial?, ci s? reu?e?ti s?-?i transmi?i c?t mai autentic ?i mai conving?tor sentimentele ?i opiniile, ?in?nd totodat? cont de impactul vorbelor tale asupra interlocutorului. Metoda CNV poate fi aplicat? cu folos at?t ?n familie, c?t ?i la serviciu, la ?coal? sau ?n rela?iile cu prietenii.

Sunt cuplul ?i familia dou? concepte diferite? Ce ne motiveaz? s? form?m un cuplu? Odat? format, cum putem men?ine echilibrul ?n rela?ia noastr?, cum putem ?ntre?ine focul viu, ?ns? la acea intensitate care nu provoac? arsuri, ci ?nc?lze?te ?i energizeaz??Dac? p?n? nu de mult familia avea o importan?? primordial?, ?n ultimele decenii ideea de cuplu a ?nceput s? prind? tot mai mult contur ?n a?tept?rile ?i ?n vie?ile noastre. Acum ?tim c? un cuplu nu este indestructibil, ?tim c? o rela?ie de iubire, necultivat?, se stinge, ?tim c? nu e suficient dar nici obligatoriu s? ai copii sau bunuri comune pentru a forma un cuplu ci, din contr?, decizia de a "ne a?eza" pare s? afecteze rela?ia amoroas?. Via?a de cuplu a devenit mai savuroas?, dar ?i mai periculoas?.?n volumul de fa??, cunoscutul autor francez ne ?nva?? "mersul pe s?rm?" al unei rela?ii de cuplu satisf?c?toare ?i de durat?, ?n care fiecare partener e invitat s?-?i exercite libertatea de alegere, responsabilitatea, imagina?ia, construind ?i reconstruind permanent ?mpreun? via?a ?n doi.?