This is a collection of perfect yet imaginary reviews of nonexistent books. With insidious wit, the author beguiles us with a parade of delightful, disarmingly familiar inventions. "Lem is Harpo Marx and Franz Kafka and Isaac Asimov rolled up into one and down the white rabbit's hole" (Detroit News). A Helen and Kurt Wolff Book
Oe's most important novel, A Personal Matter, has been called by The New York Times "close to a perfect novel." In A Personal Matter, Oe has chosen a difficult, complex though universal subject: how does one face and react to the birth of an abnormal child? Bird, the protagonist, is a young man of 27 with antisocial tendencies who more than once in his life, when confronted with a critical problem, has "cast himself adrift on a sea of whisky like a besotted Robinson Crusoe." But he has never faced a crisis as personal or grave as the prospect of life imprisonment in the cage of his newborn infant-monster. Should he keep it? Dare he kill it? Before he makes his final decision, Bird's entire past seems to rise up before him, revealing itself to be a nightmare of self-deceit. The relentless honesty with which Oe portrays his hero -- or antihero -- makes Bird one of the most unforgettable characters in recent fiction.
Colleen Hoover. Un fenómeno mundial imparable. Una novela sobre segundas oportunidades.A Morgan y su hija de dieciséis años, Clara, nada les gustaría más que no parecerse. Morgan está decidida a evitar que su hija cometa los mismos errores que ella, pues al quedarse embarazada y casarse demasiado joven, tuvo que dejar en el aire sus propios sueños. Con personalidades muy distintas les resulta cada vez más difícil coexistir. La única persona que puede traer paz al hogar es Chris, marido, padre y el ancla de la familia. Pero esa paz se rompe cuando se ve envuelto en un trágico y extraño accidente con desgarradoras consecuencias para ellas.Mientras lucha por reconstruir todo lo que se derrumbó, Morgan encuentra consuelo en la última persona que esperaba y Clara se vuelve hacia el único chico que le han prohibido ver. Con cada nuevo secreto y malentendido madre e hija se separan cada vez más, así que lo último que imaginan es que para volver a enamorarse se necesitan la una a la otra.
A small-town second chance romance from the bestselling author of Flawless and Wild Love. I've seen every square inch of Violet Eaton's delectable body and she has no idea who I am. Until now. What happened between us online, in our chats, was meant to stay anonymous and in the past. Until it didn't. It's a small world, but Ruby Creek is even smaller. When I move to the tiny town, the grumpy facade I've created slips when we're forced to live under the same roof. Every time her eyes flare with heat, every time she begs me not to stop, the ice I've encased myself in melts. She has me wanting things I can't want - things I don't deserve.But my invisible wounds have the power to ruin us both. As a former soldier, I should have the discipline to walk away, but the more I open up to Violet, the more I want to keep her. I came back from the war a different man, but my scars are older and deeper than anyone knows - and I planned to keep it that way. I planned to keep my secrets hidden. Until her.
More than 2000 years about the history of prostitution, explained and richly illustrated. An incredible collection of belletristic and more scientific texts combined with the presentation and photos from ancient times until today. Unique, entertaining, and photographically overwhelmingly intensive!
From the gifted creators of the outrageously popular "The New Kid on the Block" and "Something Big Has Been Here" comes yet another wondrously rich, varied, clever--and always funny--collection of poems destined to become favorites. A host of Prelutsky-Stevenson oddballs and characters people the pages of this zany book, which also includes a backwards poem and a poem that never ends. Full color.
Tootekood: 20913749GTIN: 9781481446648Children’s / Teenage fiction: General fiction
A Kirkus Reviews Best Middle Grade Book of 2019 A Japanese-American family, reeling from their ill treatment in the Japanese internment camps, gives up their American citizenship to move back to Hiroshima, unaware of the devastation wr
Tootekood: 39373070GTIN: 9791028115364Fiction: general & literary
Ce roman inédit constitue une aventure à part entière dans l'univers de A Plague Tale.Situé chronologiquement entre les événements de A Plague Tale: Innocence et A Plague Tale: Requiem, le roman A Plague Tale:Tenebris narre les mésaventures d'Amicia et Hugo, ainsi que de leur mère Béatrice et de leur ami Lucas, confrontés à de nouveaux antagonistes. 1348. Quelques jours après le combat qui les a opposés au Grand Inquisiteur Vitalis, Amicia et Hugo apprennent qu'ils sont recherchés et prennent la direction de l'Est, loin des troupes anglaises affaiblies et d'une Inquisition revancharde. Secrètement à leurs trousses, des Flagellants menés par un zélote bien décidé à faire de Hugo le martyre christique qui accompagnera leurs processions en « éclaboussant du sang sacré de ses plaies l'Humanité pécheresse ». Très vite, la routine itinérante du groupe est troublée par le réveil de la Macula qui afflige Hugo de céphalées et de cauchemars terribles. Après quelques manifestations étranges qui leur permettent néanmoins d'échapper à l'implacable exorciste, Béatrice et Lucas sont catégoriques : les cauchemars d'Hugo, exaltés par la Macula, commencent à altérer le réel autour de lui (émotions contagieuses, confusion des sens, hallucinations, rats paniqués qui échappent à l'appel du garçonnet). Les jours passent, et les symptômes d'Hugo s'intensifient, mettant en péril à la fois sa santé mentale et la vie de ses compagnons.Un roman haletant, développé en étroite collaboration avec le studio Asobo, où vous aurez plaisir à retrouver les personnages avant de les incarner à nouveau dans A Plague Tale: Requiem.
Tootekood: 17129044GTIN: 9781481967624Social & political philosophy
The individual rights and freedoms of man must not be consigned to possibilities of the human mind to experience ideas, thoughts and convictions only within oneself. Humanising modernity precisely has the task to broaden the frontiers of the mind and sprea
In his famous lectures at Oxford University in 1908 and 1909, William James made a sustained and eloquent case against absolute idealism and intellectualism in philosophy. Ever since Socrates and Plato, the philosophy of the absolute had held sway-the emph
Language: English, Binding: Paperback, Number of pages: 320, Publishers: Pan Macmillan, Author: Allie Esiri, ISBN-13: 9781035044733, Date of issue: 2025
"All art," Oscar Wilde once announced, "is quite useless." Selected here are some of his finest prose works on the subject of art - useless, illuminating, artificial, uplifting, radical, gorgeous, boring, sublime - and his most brilliant aphorisms on the creative life. Whether lamenting the crass urge to hold art to realist or natural standards or arguing against morality as a guiding principle, Wilde defends the artist while delighting the audience.
Decius Caecilius Metellus is moving up in the world. He's won some money and glory fighting pirates in the Mediterranean and expects a speedy election to the office of praetor.That all changes when a man he's never seen before publicly accuses him of corruption. Decius and his powerful family of Rome's leading politicians scramble to prepare a defense. However, the day of the trial they are greeted with a strange surprise on the steps of the courthouse: the corpse of the man who made the accusation. Now Decius is up against a much more serious charge of murder. It may cost him his chance to run for office, but not if he can help it. Roberts once again masterfully sets Decius and his adventures against the background of this famed and crumbling Republic, enriching his story with historical detail and the immortal personalities of the day.
A dark and powerful feminist retelling of the best serial killer you've never heard of . Inspired by the true story of Giulia Tofana.'Gorgeous. . . brimming with rich detail and intrigue.' C. J. COOKE'Not for the faint-hearted' SCOTSMAN'A gut-wrenching, empowering and gripping feminist read' -5-STAR Reader Review'Historical fiction at its best' -5-STAR Reader Review--------------Rome, 1656In Rome's shadowy backstreets lies an apothecary's shop - a place for women to take their heartbreaks and troubles. Herbs for childbirth. Tarot readings to tell their fortunes. An undetectable poison that can kill in four drops.Alongside her circle of female poisoners, Giulia Tofana dispenses her deadly potion to free the downtrodden women of the city from their abusive husbands. A path she's determined to follow after a harrowing childhood in Palermo.But even in a time of plague, it does not go unnoticed when the men begin to fall like flies.With the Holy Office of the Inquisition on her tail, Giulia is in more danger than ever. . How far will she go for the women who need her help?MURDERER OR SAVIOUR? YOU DECIDE.A POISONER'S TALE explores the realities of what it is like to be a woman who rebels against society and takes the reader on a tense, challenging but spellbinding journey.--------------'An incredible debut that I simply could not put down' -5-STAR Reader Review'This book will stay with me for a very long time' -5-STAR Reader Review'Devastating. A beautifully intense read.' ISABELLE SCHULER'Moving and unforgettable.' STELA BRINZEANU'Incredibly compelling.' GRIMDARK MAGAZINE'Perfect example of quality historical fiction.' LAURA CARLIN'Kemp is an astonishingly talented storyteller, and her characters will linger long after you've finished reading.' NAOMI KELSEY
Tootekood: 09350649GTIN: 9783899555790The arts: general issues
Was sie schon immer über den Kunstmarkt wissen wollten, aber nicht zu fragen wagten. Der Norweger Erling Kagge ist mit Extremen vertraut und erklärt in diesem Buch, wie man mit kleinem Budget, großer Leidenschaft und Intuition zum selbstbewussten Kunstsammler wird.
Christians, more than ever, need a basic introduction to Bible doctrine that is systematic and true to Scripture. This book is a popular introduction to the study of Bible doctrine firmly in the evangelical tradition. Each chapter covers a biblical doctrin
Tootekood: 02987154GTIN: 9780143108245Fiction: general & literary
A beautiful deluxe edition for the centennial of the original publication of one of James Joyce's greatest works. Features a new introduction by Karl Ove Knausgaard.
WITH INTRODUCTIONS BY DR DIETER FUCHS AND JOSEPH O'CONNORAgainst the backdrop of nineteenth century Dublin, a boy becomes a man: his mind testing its powers, obsessions taking hold and loosening again, the bonds of family, tradition, nation and religion transforming from supports into shackles; until the young man devotes himself to the celebration of beauty, and reaches for independence and the life of an artist.
Tootekood: 11117448GTIN: 9781590173473Fiction: general & literary
"A Posthumous Confession "is narrated by Termeer, a deeply frustrated man who persuades himself that only in murder can he find ultimate satisfaction. Emotionally stunted, thanks to his upbringing by forbidding and condemning parents--they never miss a chance to remind him that he is a worthless mediocrity--Termeer is rapidly living up to their low expectations when, to his own and others' astonishment, he successfully woos a beautiful and gifted woman. But instead of finding happiness in his marriage, he discovers it to be a new source of self-hatred, hatred that he directs at his innocent wife and child. And when he becomes caught up in an affair with a woman as demanding as his own self-loathing, Termeer murders his wife. What is the self? What makes it go permanently, murderously wrong? Marcellus Emants's lacerating exploration of this age-old tragic question looks backward to Dostoyevsky and forward to Simenon, and beyond that to the memoirs of our own day.
A Practical Guide for Finding Interventions that Work for Autistic People: Autistic Affirming Evidence-Based Practice, Second Edition provides a logical, culturally sensitive, and values-based resource to aid practitioners in making informed decisions on the most effective treatment for any given client at any given time. By providing multiple illustrative examples, practitioners will learn to use their professional judgment to integrate the best available evidence with client values and context. The second edition includes four new chapters on evaluating the role of social validity, connect diversity, equity, and inclusion concept of social validity and how to ethically incorporate it into everyday decisions. This edition also includes section on ethical delivery. Presents a detailed description of the evidence-based practice of applied behavior analysis as it applies to ASDOffers a decision-making framework that helps clinicians integrate the best available evidence with client values and contextGuides practitioners through the process of assessing treatment outcomes that fit with client values and contextual variablesProvides concrete examples for various age groups
Reclaim yourself from childhood trauma―evidence-based strategies for healing complex PTSDRepetitive trauma during childhood can impact your emotional development, creating a ripple effect that carries into adulthood. Complex post-traumatic stress disorder (C-PTSD) is a physical and psychological response to these repeated traumatic events. A Practical Guide to Complex PTSD contains research-based strategies, tools, and support for individuals working to heal from their childhood trauma. You don’t have to be a prisoner of your past.Learn the skills necessary to improve your physical and mental health with practical strategies taken from the most effective therapeutic methods, including cognitive behavioral therapy (CBT), dialectical behavioral therapy (DBT), eye movement desensitization and reprocessing (EMDR), and somatic psychology. When appropriately addressed, the wounds of your past no longer need to interfere with your ability to live a meaningful and satisfying life.This book includes:Understand C-PTSD―Get an in-depth explanation of complex PTSD, including its symptoms, its treatment through various therapies, and more.Address the symptoms―Discover evidence-based strategies for healing the symptoms of complex PTSD, like avoidance, depression, emotional dysregulation, and hopelessness.Real stories―Relate to others’ experiences with complex PTSD with multiple real-life examples included in each chapter.Start letting go of the pain from your past―A Practical Guide to Complex PTSD can help show you how.
Language: English, Binding: Paperback, Number of pages: 104, Publishers: John Wiley & Sons Inc, Author: John Gibbons, ISBN-13: 9781718227019, Date of issue: 2023
This book covers point of care ultrasound (POCUS) in a practical, problem oriented and illustrated manner. It begins with introduction to the basic principles of medical ultrasound imaging and ultrasound guided interventions and outlines point of care ultrasound in a lucid manner for rapid learning for medical students as well as practitioners. It contains chapters on ultrasound of the airways, thoracic ultrasound including lungs and transthoracic screening echocardiogram, vascular assessment, ultrasound of the abdomen for focussed trauma assessment, gastric volume assessment and ultrasound guided interventions such as vascular cannulations, pleurocentesis, etc. along with some of the latest point of care ultrasound techniques such as ocular assessment and assessment of the fetus and placenta in the operation theatre. This book will help the intensivist, emergency physician and anesthesiologist to learn the basics of POCUS, which ostensibly, is the future of medical practice. It also includes objective structured clinical examination (OSCE) questions after every chapter as well as multiple choice questions (MCQs) that will benefit the students greatly. The book also includes videos from some of the celebrated practitioners of POCUS providing a unique learning experience. This book is suited for students, trainees and practitioners alike. The modules of POCUS described here are part of the curriculum of anesthesiology in the UK, USA, Singapore, Australia/ New Zealand and most of the countries. The book also covers the curriculum of POCUS in critical care and emergency medicine courses.
In this groundbreaking book, Knight shows how the Qabalah and its basic diagram, the Tree of Life, is a system of relationships among mystical symbols that can be used to gain access to the hidden reaches of the mind. He also demonstrates how the Qabalah is applicable to all mystical traditions and religious beliefs, including Christian mysticism, Greek, Egyptian and Celtic mythologies, and even Native American beliefs. It is indeed symbolic of our universal search for the Divine. Included here are two books in one. The first compares the Western Mystery Tradition with the Eastern system of yoga, analyzes the Tree of Life in full detail, and describes the practical application and theories of Qabalistic symbolism. The second gives the most comprehensive analysis ever published of the twenty-two "Paths of Concealed Glory" that join the Spheres of the Tree of Life taking into account the Hebrew alphabet, astrological signs, and tarot trumps. A large section explores the history of tarot design and the varying systems of correspondence with the Tree of Life.
Eczema can be a devastating condition, yet friends, family and even healthcare professionals dismiss it. How many times do you hear others say it is only eczema. Yet they are wrong, eczema ruins lives. Your child is suffering, they are not sleeping, you ar
Language: English, Binding: Paperback, Number of pages: 254, Publishers: Imprint, Author: Luiz Santos,Michael Thompson, ISBN-13: 9786599810565, Date of issue: 2025
