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France had no idea that other children did not grow like she did. She believed all the lies that she was told, after all mothers are supposed to be honest and loving. Everything was a contradiction. The horror she lived started to make sense after her mother received her diagnosis, but authorities decided not to take her and sister away. Her mother held an important position in society, so with supports, they felt, all would be good. But follow-ups were not done and abuse continued albeit in different forms. Her mother learnt how to avoid getting caught, but her rage only grew and was ...

Este libro trata de dos historias: la del autor y la de su objeto de estudio, la sociedad japonesa contemporánea. Ambas se funden en los 31 años que pasó en el seno de esa sociedad. El lector encontrará pasajes en que destaca los puntos de contacto entre ambas historias y otros en que se distancia de su historia personal para analizar diversas facetas de la sociedad japonesa de un modo accesible, intentando evitar academicismos. En algunos capítulos se refiere a las fuentes históricas de su situación actual, la historia entendida como herramienta indispensable para entender el ...

Wolf Messing: The True Story of Russia’s Greatest Psychic by Tatiana Lungin is the first comprehensive biography of the renowned psychic Wolf Messing. This fascinating memoir recounts Messing’s rise to fame in Europe, his escape from Nazi persecution, and his incredible career in the USSR, where he became a psychic sensation even under Stalin’s scrutiny. In this, the first biography and personal memoir of Wolf Messing to appear in the West, Tatiana Lungin limns a revealing portrait of one of the greatest psychic performers of the twentieth century.

In "I'm Not Dead...Yet: How I Turned My Misfortunes Into Strengths," Industrial-Organizational Psychologist Dr. Joshua J. Caraballo takes listeners on an unforgettable journey through the depths of his personal struggles and triumphant resilience. With poignant honesty and raw vulnerability, Joshua shares his battles with mental health, addiction, self-hate, surviving cancer, and coming to terms with his queer identity.

"Cucumbers Have Thorns and Snakes Love Strawberries" is masterfully written. It is a non-fiction with the warmth and laughter of the 2016 hit series "This Is Us," The emotional journey of "The Color Purple" (Alice Walker), and the triumphant healing of "Chicken Soup for the Soul" (Jack Canfield). It is about the courageous journey of a father and daughter whose lives are torn apart after he suffers a freak accident while home on leave. The path his daughter takes leads to an unimaginable roller-coaster of life events. Readers face emotional breath stealing truths. Each page will keep you ...

As more and more marriages are made up of two working professionals, our definition of a traditional marriage is put to the test. In Alpha Couples, the Solanos take us on a journey through an ambitious professional couple's trials, tribulations, and lessons learned.

From the very start of his medical practice, even during his training, Doctor Silkworth (born 1873) worked with Alcoholics and Drug Addicts. Beginning with details of Doctor Silkworth's early medical career. The book tells how Doctor Silkworth got his Medical Doctorate and license to practice medicine (1899) from Bellevue Hospital in New York City. How he treated the multitude of drunks and drug addicts that passed through Bellevue. Then with the outbreak of World War One Doctor Silkworth joined the Army as a Doctor (Rank=Captain) treating combat veterans suffering battlefield trauma.

Als sein Vater stirbt, reist Didier Eribon zum ersten Mal nach Jahrzehnten in seine Heimatstadt. Gemeinsam mit seiner Mutter sieht er sich Fotos an - das ist die Ausgangskonstellation dieses Werks, das autobiografisches Schreiben mit soziologischer Reflexion verknüpft. Eribon realisiert, wie sehr er unter der Homophobie seines Herkunftsmilieus litt und dass es der Habitus einer armen Arbeiterfamilie war, der es ihm schwer machte, in der Pariser Gesellschaft Fuß zu fassen.

In Democracy in Exile, Daniel Bessner shows how the experience of the Weimar Republic’s collapse and the rise of Nazism informed Hans Speier’s work as an American policymaker and institution builder. Bessner delves into Speier’s intellectual development, illuminating the ideological origins of the expert-centered approach to foreign policymaking and revealing the European roots of Cold War liberalism.

Clever and accessible, Generation Robot isn’t just for the serious, scientific reader―it’s for everyone interested in robotics and technology since their science-fiction origins. By looking back at the future she once imagined, analyzing the plugged-in present, and speculating on what is on the horizon, Terri Favro allows readers the chance to consider what was, what is, and what could be. This is a captivating book that looks at the pop-culture of our society to explain how the world works―now and tomorrow.

SIGMUND FREUD (1856-1939) es conocido por ser el fundador del psicoanálisis, una teoría sobre cómo funciona la mente y un método para ayudar a las personas a resolver sus problemas mentales. Desarrolló una nueva visión de la existencia humana que socavó los valores culturales de su época, por lo que en un inicio despertó una gran hostilidad. Pero a medida que el psicoanálisis se difundió, Freud consiguió seguidores en todo el mundo.

Carl Jung sigue vigente por su influencia como creador de la psicología profunda y audaz comentarista de los símbolos a través de las culturas. En su paso por el psicoanálisis contribuyó a definir criterios terapéuticos y un método propio para la interpretación de los sueños. Luego se embarcó en una original exploración alternativa del inconsciente, relacionándolo con los mitos colectivos y personales, hasta llegar al concepto de “arquetipo”. La vida de Jung es fascinante porque su aventura intelectual se mezcla con viajes realmente intensos por distintas regiones del mundo.

American Urbanist shares the life and wisdom of a man whose advocacy reshaped many of the places we know and love today—from New York's bustling Bryant Park to preserved forests and farmlands around the country.

TECHNOLOGY IS EVOLVING AT THE FASTEST RATE WE'VE EVER SEEN, BUT IT MAY BE THE SLOWEST RATE WE'LL EVER SEE AGAIN! What does this mean for the future of the human race? Do we resist these changes or embrace them? Australian biomedical engineer, inventor and visionary Dr Jordan Nguyen has lived a...

Tell a New Story offers an easy-to-follow, five-step approach using the STORY acronym to help uncover your patterns and transform the way you think and talk about yourself. Rowan weaves a tapestry of powerful emotions through personal storytelling. She expounds on struggles that teach lessons on how to dissolve the habits that hold you back from living your dream life. Rowan will help you recognize the patterns that are keeping you stuck in the same old story, and instead, guide you to rewrite a new and empowering version of yourself that you love.

Murray Rothbard fue un incendiario con una sonrisa en la cara. Escribía como quien prende fuego a un edificio abandonado y discutía como si cada idea fuera un campo de batalla. En estas páginas aparece el Rothbard que se reía de todo: de políticos, de colegas, de amigos, incluso de sí mismo. No buscaba respeto académico ni templos intelectuales: quería dinamita. Y la puso. Su legado vive en cada grupo que todavía conspira desde los márgenes, en cada joven que encuentra en sus frases una chispa para prender fuego a la autoridad. Este libro lo retrata en su mejor versión: alegre, ...

Brought to you by Penguin. The extraordinary early life in India and England of one of the world's leading public intellectuals Where is 'home'? For Amartya Sen home has been many places - Dhaka in modern Bangladesh where he grew up, the village of Santiniketan where he was raised by his...

Questo libro affronta due storie: quella dell’autore e quella del suo oggetto di studio, la società giapponese contemporanea. Entrambe si intrecciano nei 31 anni vissuti al suo interno. Il lettore troverà passaggi che mettono in luce i punti di contatto tra le due storie, e altri in cui l’autore si distanzia dalla propria vicenda personale per analizzare in modo accessibile vari aspetti della società giapponese, cercando di evitare il tono accademico. In alcuni capitoli fa riferimento alle fonti storiche della situazione attuale del Giappone, considerata la storia come uno strumento ...

Viktor Frankl (Viena, 1905-1997), psiquiatra de fama mundial, creó una psicología abierta a la trascendencia que hoy cuenta con numerosos seguidores en los cinco continentes. Su método de curación, llamado logoterapia, ha dado sentido a muchas vidas, y cada día crece el interés por las aplicaciones prácticas de sus ideas. Su libro más famoso es "El hombre en busca de sentido", que relata su experiencia en los campos de concentración nazis, donde estuvo internado por su condición de judío.

From the bestselling and award-winning author of ‘An English Affair’, a dazzlingly original thematic biography which throws fresh light on the greatest economist of the twentieth century. John Maynard Keynes saved Britain from financial crisis twice over the course of two World Wars, and...