O c?l?torie necontrolat? ?n timp este anun?at? de obicei cu c?teva minute, uneori ore sau chiar zile ?nainte, prin senza?ii de ame?eal? ce afecteaz? capul, stomacul ?i/sau picioarele. Mul?i purt?tori ai genei au relatat, de asemenea, despre dureri de cap asem?n?toare migrenelor.Primul salt ?n timp – numit ?i saltul de ini?iere – are loc ?ntre al 16-lea ?i al 17-lea an de via?? al purt?torilor genei.Extras din Cronicile Gardienilor, volumul 2, Reguli general valabileCe faci c?nd ?i-a fost fr?nt? inima? Corect: vorbe?ti la telefon cu cea mai bun? prieten?, m?n?nci ciocolat? ?i te b?l?ce?ti s?pt?m?ni la r?ndul ?n propria-?i nefericire. Mai prost e c?, ?mpotriva voin?ei ei, Gwendolyn are nevoie de toat? energia pentru cu totul ?i cu totul altfel de lucruri: de exemplu, pentru a supravie?ui. C?ci i?ele ?nc?lcite de dubiosul Conte de Saint-Germain ?n trecut ajung s? ?eas? ?i ?n prezent o p?nz? primejdioas?. Pentru a descifra secretul, Gwendolyn ?i Gideon – l?s?nd la o parte chinurile iubirii – trebuie nu numai s? danseze ?mpreun? menuet la un bal tumultuos din secolul al XVII-lea, ci ?i s? se arunce cu capul ?nainte ?n tot felul de aventuri...Un montagne-russe al sentimentelor, travers?nd secolele: aventurile lui Gideon ?i ale lui Gwen, grandios puse ?n scen? de autoarea Kerstin Gier, ?n cartea a treia a seriei Culorile dragostei. At?t de frumoas?, ?nc?t sigur te vei ?ndr?gosti de ea!

Imediat ce ai anunat c eti nsrcinat, rudele, prietenii, cunoscuii, chiar i persoanele strine se grbesc s-i dea sfaturi. Pe internet gseti tot felul de informaii despre natere i creterea copiilor, unele verificate, altele mai puin, dar care adesea se bat cap n cap. Cum s-o scoi la capt n tot acest hi informaional Mari mituri despre dezvoltarea copiilor este o carte ce-i propune s demoleze ideile preconcepute, bazndu-se pe rezultatele cercetrilor tiinifice, pe dovezi, pe date statistice. Cartea dezbate fr menajamente 50 de mituri, rspunznd la ntrebri precum: Se poate prezice sexul bebeluului uitndu-te la forma corpului matern Genereaz anestezia epidural complicaii la natere S lai copilul s plng sau s-l iei n brae la cel mai mic semn de suferin S l aezi n premergtor ori s-l lai s se ridice singur n poziie biped Poate vaccinarea s induc autismul Dar consumul de zahr mi va agita copilul Pn la ce vrst este indicat alptarea mi traumatizez copilul pe via dac-i dau o palm Divorul prinilor poate distruge viaa copiilor Cu exemple din filme i seriale cunoscute, cu trimiteri la referine bibliografice de ncredere, cartea de fa reprezint un mic ghid pentru prini, extrem de util n numeroasele momente de cumpn cu care se confrunt pe parcursul creterii unui copil. Totodat, ea poate fi i un excelent suport de curs pentru cei ce se pregtesc n psihologia copilului. Ideea c un copil singur la prini este rsfat dateaz de peste un secol… cercetrile sugereaz c aceasta nu este n realitate dect un mit… Copiii singuri la prini […] au o motivaie de realizare nalt, un nivel mai ridicat al stimei de sine i relaii mai pozitive cu prinii […] i sunt similari tuturor celorlalte grupuri familiale n ceea ce privete maturitatea, spiritul de cooperare, autocontrolul, stabilitatea emoional, participarea social, extraversia i popularitatea n grupul lor de vrst.“ – Stephen Hupp i Jeremy Jewell Gemenii identici nu sunt identici din punct de vedere genetic O femeie poate rmne nsrcinat n timpul sarcinii Nu toate fetele au cromozomi sexuali XX i nu toi bieii au cromozomi XY Taii nu folosesc pedeapsa corporal mai des dect mamele Acestea i multe alte mituri sunt discutate prin prisma cercetrilor tiinifice de cea mai nalt calitate, i nu aa cum obinuim s facem noi, majoritatea prinilor, atunci cnd recurgem la intuiii, zvonuri i preri transmise din gur-n gur. Aceast carte ar trebui s se afle pe noptiera oricrui printe i consultat ori de cte ori ai dubii c faci ceea ce trebuie.“ – Michael Shermer, redactor al revistei Skeptic, editorialist la Scientific American, autor al crilor: Why People Believe Weird Things, The Believing Brain i The Moral Arc.

E?ti curios s? afli ce aduce schimbarea ?ntr-o psihanaliz?? Care este acel ingredient miraculos ce apare ?n rela?ia dintre terapeut ?i pacientul s?u, facilit?nd vindecarea acestuia din urm?? Owen Renik, ?rebelul“, a?a cum este numit de confra?ii s?i, ne invit? ?n cabinetul s?u ?i ne las? s? p?trundem delicatele ?es?turi ale colabor?rii ce se petrece acolo pe dou? planuri: con?tient ?i incon?tient. El ne ofer? imaginea unui psihanalist mai degrab? cald ?i empatic, deschis, interesat ?mpreun? cu pacien?ii s?i de eliminarea simptomelor ?i a disconfortului acestora. Cartea este construit? pe baza unor exemple clinice dintre cele mai diverse, surprinse ?n momente de cotitur? ale terapiei, Renik ilustr?nd prin intermediul lor, ?ntr-un limbaj accesibil, propria viziune asupra unor concepte de baz? ale psihanalizei.Captivant? ?nc? de la primele r?nduri, ea se adreseaz? cititorului pasionat de domeniul ?psi“, fie el profesionist sau profan. Scopul meu este s? discut de o manier? pragmatic? ?i nepreten?ioas? ceea ce, ?n experien?a mea, ar fi util ca at?t analistul, c?t ?i pacientul s? aib? ?n vedere atunci c?nd colaboreaz? ?n str?dania de a-l face pe acesta din urm? s? se simt? mai bine; ?i cred c? modul cel mai potrivit ?n care pot face acest lucru este prin a oferi o culegere de istorisiri cu t?lc, ?mpreun? cu reflec?iile mele despre ele. – Owen Renik Maturizarea intelectual? a lui Renik s-a produs ?n interiorul culturii psihanalitice care s-a dezvoltat pe parcursul ultimului secol. El o cunoa?te bine, ar fi ?n stare s? se descurce cu ochii ?nchi?i prin labirintul ei… ?nv???tura primit? e acceptat? f?r? plec?ciuni, iar dac? nu-?i are rostul, e dat? deoparte f?r? mult? ceremonie. ?ncep?nd cu prima pagin?, ne d?m seama c? ne afl?m ?ntr-un atelier de lucru, nu ?ntr-un templu. Pragmatismul lui ??i taie r?suflarea: ce ne folose?te e important, ce nu, n-are rost s? ne pierdem vremea. Chilia ce nu permite dec?t g?ndire ?nghesuit? s-a transformat ?n spa?iu deschis care cheam? noutatea. Drept-credincio?ii trebuie avertiza?i: s-ar putea s? nu mai fie niciodat? la fel ca ?nainte. – Allen Wheelis, autorul c?r?ilor How People Change ?i The Way We Are.

Vremurile s-au schimbat, ?i la fel ?i ideea despre ce ?nseamn? s? fii mam?. Costurile vie?ii ?i presiunile acesteia nu mai fac posibil modul de odinioar? de a fi mam?. Femeile de azi trebuie s? aib? mai multe ocupa?ii ?n acela?i timp ?i s? fie ?i mame bune. Cartea de fa?? ??i arat? cum s? procedezi. ?ncepe cu sarcina ?i cum s? fi?i am?ndoi s?n?to?i. Apoi ??i ofer? sfaturi despre via?a ?n familie, cum s? ??i p?strezi bebelu?ul fericit, s? te ?ntorci la munc?, s? ?i modelezi comportamentul, s? ?i alegi ?coala potrivit?, s? ai un adolescent fericit ?i s? mearg? totul bine.

Biblioteca pentru toi copiii“ cuprinde cele mai preuite opere ale scriitorilor clasici ai literaturii romne i universale. Crile de neuitat ale copilriei sunt disponibile astzi si in format e-book.Aventurile lui Tom Sawyer este una dintre acele cri rare despre care se poate afirma cu certitudine astzi, la mai bine de un secol de la apariia ei, c se adreseaz tuturor vrstelor, mai bine zis, copiilor de orice vrst.“ – Petre Solomon

Biblioteca pentru toi copiii“ cuprinde cele mai preuite opere ale scriitorilor clasici ai literaturii romne i universale. Crile de neuitat ale copilriei sunt disponibile astzi si in format e-book.Cu sufletul lui plin de contraste, mincinos, crud i poltron, naiv, rafinat i mojic totodat, resemnat i rebel, i totui plin de fermectoare elanuri de sinceritate, de tandree i de altruism, omuleul acesta nghesuie n inima lui pirpirie o ntreag umanitate [...] Romanul lui Jules Renard nchide ntr-o suit de ntmplri, ingenios construite i pline de naturalee, una dintre cele mai sfietoare drame omeneti: drama copilriei nefericite.“ – Modest Morariu

The "Times."?"For its rapid action, in fact, we have seldom read a better story, or one which is more full of incidents, sanguinary, trenchant, and robust."??The "Daily Telegraph."?"A true and a wonderfully well-sustained piece of Oriental life and striking history."??The "Spectator."?"This is a very remarkable book. It is a determined attempt to bring the interior Hindoo and Mussulman life of a great Mahratta province during the most exciting times home to the hearts and understandings of Englishmen, to interest them in people with whom they have nothing except human nature in common."??"Morning Post."?"'Tara' is a unique work. There is nothing like it in the English literature of fiction. No other writer has ever attempted the portrayal of Indian life, society, and interests, entirely free from any European admixture of character or incident. The author himself now does so for the first time. 'The Confessions of a Thug' related to British jurisdiction in India. 'Tippoo Sultan' dealt with the gallant struggles of that monarch against the encroaching British power, but 'Tara' is all Indian."??"Saturday Review."?"It is seldom that we meet with a work of fiction executed with anything like the conscientious care and minute elaboration of Captain Meadows Taylor's Indian Tale. His characters have mostly the clearness and individuality of portraits, and his scenery exhibits all the marked and decisive features of photographs taken on the spot. The work throughout is evidently that of a master of Oriental life and character in love with his subject, to whom nothing appears trivial or beneath notice that can illustrate the peculiar traits of Asiatic nature, or kindle an enthusiasm for knowing more of the history, manners, and usages of our fellow-subjects in the east."??The "Standard."?"In no one part of the work has Captain Taylor shown more thorough art than in those pages in which he details the features of the Hindoo and Ma-homedan family life. He never overloads; his characters are not lay figures attired in triple folds of gorgeous robes to hide their nakedness. With a few subtle touches he shows us the interior life of each household, and the morning springs of every character, and he leaves us to fill in the obvious details for ourselves."???My Lord,?The scenes and characters which i have endeavoured to depict in these volumes will be necessarily new and strange to you; but if they excite interest in the native annals of a country of which i find but little real knowledge existing, the object of the work will have been attained; while, by the kind courtesy which permits me to dedicate it to you, your excellency confers upon me a very sincere gratification.??I have the honour to be,?Your Lordship's very faithful servant,??MEADOWS TAYLOR.

Volumele de dialoguri (vor fi trei ?n total) socratice adun? convorbiri cu personalit??i ale culturii ?i literaturii na?ionale, realizate ?n libertate, ?ncepind cu 1990. Ele au fost publicate ?n diverse reviste, ?n principal ?Convorbiri literare“ ?i ?Poezia“, dar ?i ?n ?Dacia literar?“, ?Poesis“, ?Hyperion“ ?.a. Dialogurile se succed ?n ordinea apari?ie ?i reflect? fr?m?nt?rile culturale, literare, politice ale momentului, de interes peren ?i constant privind biografia artistic? a personalit??ii intervievate. Dialogurile sunt vii, atractive, instructive ?i mereu actuale prin problematic? abordat?. Participan?ii la acest veritabil banchet platonician din primul volum, Democra?ia oblig? idiotul sa stea al?turi de geniu (310 pagini), sunt: Petre ?u?ea, Ana Blandiana, Alexandru Zub, Ioan Alexandru, Dimitrie Gavrilean, Mihai Ursachi, Cezar Iv?nescu, Svetlana Paleologu-Matta, ?erban Cantacuzino, ?tefan Avadanei, Cristian Simionescu, Luca Pi?u, Lauren?iu Ulici, Corneliu ?tefanache, Ioana Cr?ciunescu, Paul Goma, Monica Lovinescu, Ilie Cleopa, George Astalos, Marin Mincu, Liviu Ioan Stoiciu, Dan M?nuc?, Costache Ol?reanu, Sorin Vieru, Gellu Dorian, Alex ?tef?nescu, Nicolae Manolescu, Ilie Constantin.

Limbajul, ca func?ie psihic? specific uman?, se afl? la confluen?a mai multor discipline, printre care filosofia, psihologia, neurobiologia, psihopedagogia special?, logopedia. Tulbur?rile sale, fie c? sunt de natur? organic?, func?ional? sau psihologic?, restr?ng capacitatea de comunicare a individului ?i, implicit, via?a lui social?. ?n cartea de fa??, pornind de la modelele explicative ale tulbur?rilor de limbaj ?i prezent?nd metode de evaluare ?i interven?ie a c?ror eficacitate a fost demonstrat? ?tiin?ific, autoarea realizeaz? o deschidere spre tulbur?rile emo?ionale, comportamentale, de ?nv??are ?i nu numai, ?ncadr?ndu-le ?n contextul mai larg al mentalului uman. Propun?nd direc?ii concrete de evaluare ?i interven?ie ?n cazul unor tulbur?ri ale limbajului precum dislalia, b?lb?iala, rinolalia, dizartria, afazia, tulbur?rile de voce, ?nt?rzierea ?n dezvoltarea limbajului, aceast? carte are o important? latur? practic?, ?mbog??ind literatura de specialitate printr-un demers inovator ?i binevenit.

C?t?lin Ghi?? este unul dintre cei mai serio?i, mai informa?i ?i mai inspira?i cercet?tori care se afirm? ?n comparatistica literar? ?i cultural? de la noi. Neotematismul s?u este unul atent la diferen?e – ?i ?n primul r?nd la diferen?a estetic? –, reticent fa?? de exploatarea ideologizant? a literaturii. Cartea de fa?? ??i acoper? tema cu mare grij?, cu acribie filologic? ?i teoretic?, dar o ?i dep??e?te uneori prin implica?ii nea?teptate ?i prin considera?ii de ansamblu. ?mi place ?n mod deosebit luciditatea autocritic? a autorului, ?n care v?d reflexul moral al modestiei ?i, ?n acela?i timp, orgoliul justificat al competen?ei profesionale“. – Mircea Martin

The electrical problems of the present day lie largely in the economical transmission of power and in the radical improvement of the means and methods of illumination. To many workers and thinkers in the domain of electrical invention, the apparatus and devices that are familiar, appear cumbrous and wasteful, and subject to severe limitations. They believe that the principles of current generation must be changed, the area of current supply be enlarged, and the appliances used by the consumer be at once cheapened and simplified. The brilliant successes of the past justify them in every expectancy of still more generous fruition.??The present volume is a simple record of the pioneer work done in such departments up to date, by Mr. Nikola Tesla, in whom the world has already recognized one of the foremost of modern electrical in-vestigators and inventors. No attempt whatever has been made here to emphasize the importance of his researches and discoveries. ??Great ideas and real inventions win their own way, determining their own place by intrinsic merit. But with the conviction that Mr. Tesla is blazing a path that electrical development must follow for many years to come, the compiler has endeavored to bring together all that bears the impress of Mr. Tesla's genius, and is worthy of preservation. Aside from its value as showing the scope of his inventions, this volume may be of service as indicating the range of his thought. There is intellectual profit in studying the push and play of a vigorous and original mind.?

KING CHARLES THE SECOND was the son and successor of King Charles the First. These two are the only kings of the name of Charles that have appea-red, thus far, in the line of English sovereigns. Nor is it very probable that there will soon be another. The reigns of both these monarchs were stained and tarnished with many vices and crimes, and darkened by national disasters of every kind, and the name is thus connected with so many painful associations in the minds of men, that it seems to have been dropped, by common consent, in all branches of the royal family.??The reign of Charles the First, as will be seen by the history of his life in this series, was characterized by a long and obstinate contest between the king and the people, which brought on, at last, a civil war, in which the king was defeated and taken prisoner, and in the end beheaded on a block, before one of his own pala-ces. During the last stages of this terrible contest, and before Charles was himself taken prisoner, he was, as it were, a fugitive and an outlaw in his own dominions. His wife and family were scattered in various foreign lands, his cities and castles were in the hands of his enemies, and his oldest son, the prince Charles, was the object of special hostility. The prince incurred, therefore, a great many dangers, and suffered many heavy calamities in his early years. He lived to see these calamities pass away, and, after they were gone, he enjoyed, so far as his own personal safety and welfare were concerned, a tranquil and prosperous life. The storm, however, of trial and suffering which enveloped the evening of his father's days, darkened the morning of his own. ??The life of Charles the First was a river rising gently, from quiet springs, in a scene of verdure and sunshine, and flowing gradually into rugged and gloomy regions, where at last it falls into a terrific abyss, enveloped in darkness and storms. That of Charles the Second, on the other hand, rising in the wild and rugged mountains where the parent stream was engulfed, commences its course by leaping frightfully from precipice to precipice, with turbid and foaming waters, but emerges at last into a smooth and smiling land, and flows through it prosperously to the sea.

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.

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.

THE author of this work makes no pretense of originality in the telling of these stories of olden times. They have been gleaned from many sources, and are the common heritage of all who love to write them anew and hear them again. Only the words belong to the story teller; the story itself is as old as the race.??In the lapse of years and with the much telling of these stories there is no longer a line between fact and fiction. How much is true and how much is false does not matter; the story itself is the thing, and one need not worry whether it really happened or not. Much of it is palpable fiction, but much of it is true. Let us not be too critical of a story when it is a few hundred years old.??At any rate, the stories herein contained are a part of the great inheritance that the boys and girls of this day have received from the past, and to which they are entitled in all fullness and freedom. If the reading of them shall add anything to the enjoyment or to the information of those who are always young in heart because they always thrill at romance and adventure, the writer of these old time tales will be amply repaid.?LAWTON B. EVANS??1. JEROME AND THE LION?2. THE SAINT WHO STOOD ON A PILLAR?3. THE SCOURGE OF GOD?4. THE VANDAL HORDE?5. KING CLOVIS BECOMES A CHRISTIAN?6. A CAMEL DRIVER BECOMES A PROPHET?7. WHAT IT MEANT TO BE A KNIGHT?8. BERTHA WITH THE BIG FOOT?9. STORIES OF CHARLEMAGNE?10. CHARLEMAGNE AND THE MAGIC RING?11. CHARLEMAGNE AND THE ROBBER?12. ROLAND BECOMES A KNIGHT?13. THE DEATH OF ROLAND?14. HOW NORMANDY CAME BY ITS NAME?15. OLAF, THE BOY VIKING OF NORWAY?16. THE CID WINS HIS NAME?17. THE LAST DAYS OF THE CID?18. THE LORELEI?19. THE MOUSE TOWER?20. THE DEVIL'S LADDER?21. GERDA'S RIDE TO HER WEDDING?22. PETER THE HERMIT?23. THE WIVES OF WEINSBERG?24. THE MEETING OF KING RICHARD AND SALADIN?25. ADVENTURES OF RICHARD, THE LION HEART?26. THE PRINCE OF TRAVELERS?27. WILLIAM TELL, THE SWISS PATRIOT?28. EDWARD, THE BLACK PRINCE?29. BIG FERRE KEEPS THE FORT?30. THE LEGEND OF THE STRASSBURG CLOCK?31. THE BURGHERS OF GHENT REFUSE TO BE HANGED?32. THE SACRIFICE OF ARNOLD WINKELRIED?33. THE STORY OF JOAN OF ARC?34. BAYARD, THE KNIGHT WITHOUT FEAR AND WITHOUT REPROACH?35. THE FIELD OF THE CLOTH OF GOLD?36. DMITRI, THE PRETENDER?37. THE MAN WITH THE IRON MASK?38. STORIES OF PETER THE GREAT?39. MAZEPPA, THE CHIEF OF THE COSSACKS?40. THE CRIME OF CHARLOTTE CORDAY

The Titan is a novel written by Theodore Dreiser in 1914. It is Dreiser's sequel to The Financier. Sometime after being released from prison, Frank invests in stocks subsequent to the Panic of 1873, and becomes a millionaire again. He decides to move out of Philadelphia and start a new life in the West. He moves to Chicago with Aileen and his attorney is finally able to persuade Lillian to agree to a divorce. Frank decides to take over the street-railway system. He bankrupts several opponents with the help of John J. McKenty and other political allies. Meanwhile, Chicago society finds out about his past in Philadelphia and the couple are no longer invited to dinner parties; after a while, the press turns on him too. Cowperwood is unfaithful many times. Aileen finds out about a certain Rita and beats her up. She gives up on him and has an affair with Polk Lynde, a man of privilege; she eventually loses faith in him. Meanwhile, Cowperwood meets young Berenice Fleming; by the end of the novel, he tells her he loves her and she consents to live with him. However, the ending is bittersweet as Cowperwood has not managed to obtain the fifty-year franchise for his railway schemes that he wanted.

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.

O cas? perfect?. O familie perfect?. Un secret mortal…O t?n?r? mam?, blond? ?i dr?gu??, dispare din casa ei din South Boston, l?s?nd ?n urm? un singur martor – fiica de patru ani – ?i un so? chipe? ?i secretos.Din clipa ?n care detectivul D.D. Warren intr? ?n confortabila cas? a familiei Jones, instinctul ?i spune c? ceva nu este ?n regul? la imaginea de ansamblu pe care cuplul s-a str?duit at?t de mult s? o creeze.?n timp ce via?a unei femei disp?rute se afl? ?n pericol ?i o furtun? amenin?? s? izbucneasc? ?n pres?, D.D. trebuie s?-?i dea rapid seama dac? Jason Jones este vinovat sau doar ?ncearc? s? ascund? ceva. Prioritatea ei num?rul unu devine aceea de a sta ?n calea poten?ialului uciga? ?i de a ap?ra noua posibil? victim?, un copil nevinovat, care a v?zut – poate – prea multe.?Cel mai captivant roman al s?u de p?n? acum… [Gardner este] o povestitoare ne?ntrecut?.“ – The Providence Sunday Journal?Fascinant… extrem de antrenant… plin de r?sturn?ri de situa?ie spectaculoase.“ – Publishers Weekly?O carte care ?l pune pe g?nduri pe cititor ?i ?i produce fiori. O realizare de geniu marca Gardner!“ – Romantic Times Book Reviews?Iubitorii genului ar trebui s? fie avertiza?i s? ??i ?nchid? bine u?ile ?nainte de a se apuca de citit.“ – Bookpage?F?r? ?ndoial?, cel mai complex roman al lui Gardner… o adev?rat? ?nc?ntare pentru fanii autoarei.“ – Booklist Grand Prix des Lectrices de ELLE, 2011

Credin?a poate face via?a ta exact a?a cum tu o visezi! Crede ?n Dumnezeu ?i ?n tine a?a cum deschizi ochii ?n zori, cum vezi lumina zilei... ?i spune: ?e at?t de bine c? pot privi lumina acestei zile ?i e at?t de bine c? Dumnezeu este ?ntotdeauna cu mine“. Credin?a ??i poate schimba via?a ?i tot ce te ?nconjoar? pe tine ?n acest moment al vie?ii tale...Aceast? carte ?ncearc? s? aduc? lumin? ?n existen?a noastr?, s? produc? o mai mare deschidere c?tre credin?? ?i spiritualitate, s? ne fac? s? ne ?n?elegem prezentul; dar mai cu seam? ne ?nva?? s? ne f?urim viitorul.O carte scris? ?ntr-un limbaj accesibil tuturor, care nu trateaz? ?n mod special teme religioase, ci ne ?nva?? s? vedem credin?a care trebuie s? ne c?l?uzeasc? ?n via?? mai mult dec?t auzim ?n biserici, citim ?n c?r?ile religioase sau urm?rim ?n exemplele ?nal?ilor clerici.