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“A chilling portrait of the ways that abuse can be hidden behind a glittering façade. It's also a compelling story of a woman learning to navigate pain, mental illness, and trauma, until finally becoming an advocate for her own strength and healing.” –ELIZABETH RENZETTI, author of Shrewed: A Wry and Closely Observed Look at the Lives of Women and Girls  Karen Gosbee had it all: a successful husband, three beautiful children, the homes, the cars, the jewelry, the A-list invitations. Her life looked perfect and as her husband, George, liked to say, appearances are everything. But at the height of his success as an owner of a major American sports franchise, cracks appeared in George's carefully constructed façade.  Karen could not ignore his increasingly erratic and self-destructive behavior, which spiraled from affairs and hard-drinking to prostitutes and drug abuse. Nor could she escape his abuse as emotional bullying escalated into dangerous beatings.  A Perfect Nightmare is the story of a woman's awakening to the realities of her failing marriage and her desperate struggle - one that would end in headlines and tragedy - to bring herself and her children to safety. |
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Over 12 million copies sold! A New York Times bestseller for 10 years running. Falling in love is easy. Staying in love—that’s the challenge. How can you keep your relationship fresh and growing amid the demands, conflicts, and just plain boredom of everyday life? In the #1 New York Times international bestseller The 5 Love Languages , you’ll discover the secret that has transformed millions of relationships worldwide. Whether your relationship is flourishing or failing, Dr. Gary Chapman’s proven approach to showing and receiving love will help you experience deeper and richer levels of intimacy with your partner—starting today. The 5 Love Languages is as practical as it is insightful. Updated to reflect the complexities of relationships today, this new edition reveals intrinsic truths and applies relevant, actionable wisdom in ways that work. Includes the Couple's Personal Profile assessment so you can discover your love language and that of your loved one. |
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We rely on science to tell us everything from what to eat to when and how long to exercise, but what about relationships? Is there a scientific explanation for why some people seem to navigate relationships effortlessly, while others struggle? According to psychiatrist and neuroscientist Dr. Amir Levine and Rachel Heller, the answer is a resounding "yes." In Attached , Levine and Heller reveal how an understanding of adult attachment-the most advanced relationship science in existence today-can help us find and sustain love. Pioneered by psychologist John Bowlby in the 1950s, the field of attachment posits that each of us behaves in relationships in one of three distinct ways: Anxious people are often preoccupied with their relationships and tend to worry about their partner's ability to love them back Avoidant people equate intimacy with a loss of independence and constantly try to minimize closeness. Secure people feel comfortable with intimacy and are usually warm and loving. In this book Levine and Heller guide readers in determining what attachment style they and their mate (or potential mate) follow, offering a road map for building stronger, more fulfilling connections with the people they love. |
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The riveting true crime account of the Hillside Stranglers and the horrific serial killings they unleashed on 1970s Los Angeles.   For weeks that fall, the body count of sexually violated, brutally murdered young women escalated. With increasing alarm, Los Angeles newspapers headlined the deeds of a serial killer they named the Hillside Strangler. The city was held hostage by fear.   But not until January 1979, more than a year later, would the mysterious disappearance of two university students near Seattle lead police to the arrest of a security guard—the handsome, charming, fast-talking Kenny Bianchi—and the discovery that the strangler was not one man but two.   Compellingly, O’Brien explores the symbiotic relationship between Bianchi and his cousin Angelo Buono, their lust for women as insatiable as their hate, before examining the crimes they remorselessly perpetrated and the lives of the unsuspecting victims they claimed.   Equally riveting is O’Brien’s account of the trial—one of the longest and most controversial criminal court cases in American history—with the defense team parading, one after another, expert witnesses who had been effectively duped by Bianchi’s impersonation of a man suffering multiple personality disorder. It’s one way a man might contrive to get away with murder.   Like Truman Capote in In Cold Blood and Norman Mailer in The Executioner’s Song , Darcy O’Brien weds the narrative skill of an award-winning novelist with the detailed observations of an experienced investigator to unravel this chilling true-crime story.   |
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“Twenty-nine oral histories and additional excerpts, selected from 2000 interviews with former slaves conducted in the 1930s for a WPA Federal Writers Project, document the conditions of slavery that . . . lie at the root of today’s racism.” — Publishers Weekly   In the 1930s, the Works Progress Administration commissioned an oral history of the remaining former slaves.  Bullwhip Days  is a remarkable compendium of selections from these extraordinary interviews, providing an unflinching portrait of the world of government-sanctioned slavery of Africans in America. Here are twenty-nine full narrations, as well as nine sections of excerpts related to particular aspects of slave life, from religion to plantation life to the Reconstruction era. Skillfully edited, these chronicles bear eloquent witness to the trials of slaves in America, reveal the wide range of conditions of human bondage, and provide sobering insight into the roots of racism in today’s society.   “Remarkably articulate . . . vivid, moving, and beautifully cadenced.” — The New Yorker |
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#1  NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER • OPRAH’S BOOK CLUB PICK • LONGLISTED FOR THE NATIONAL BOOK AWARD •  “An instant American classic and almost certainly the keynote nonfiction book of the American century thus far.”—Dwight Garner,  The New York Times The Pulitzer Prize–winning, bestselling author of  The Warmth of Other Suns  examines the unspoken caste system that has shaped America and shows how our lives today are still defined by a hierarchy of human divisions. “As we go about our daily lives, caste is the wordless usher in a darkened theater, flashlight cast down in the aisles, guiding us to our assigned seats for a performance. The hierarchy of caste is not about feelings or morality. It is about power—which groups have it and which do not.”   In this brilliant book, Isabel Wilkerson gives us a masterful portrait of an unseen phenomenon in America as she explores, through an immersive, deeply researched narrative and stories about real people, how America today and throughout its history has been shaped by a hidden caste system, a rigid hierarchy of human rankings.   Beyond race, class, or other factors, there is a powerful caste system that influences people’s lives and behavior and the nation’s fate. Linking the caste systems of America, India, and Nazi Germany, Wilkerson explores eight pillars that underlie caste systems across civilizations, including divine will, bloodlines, stigma, and more. Using riveting stories about people—including Martin Luther King, Jr., baseball’s Satchel Paige, a single father and his toddler son, Wilkerson herself, and many others—she shows the ways that the insidious undertow of caste is experienced every day. She documents how the Nazis studied the racial systems in America to plan their out-cast of the Jews; she discusses why the cruel logic of caste requires that there be a bottom rung for those in the middle to measure themselves against; she writes about the surprising health costs of caste, in depression and life expectancy, and the effects of this hierarchy on our culture and politics. Finally, she points forward to ways America can move beyond the artificial and destructive separations of human divisions, toward hope in our common humanity. Beautifully written, original, and revealing,  Caste: The Origins of Our Discontents  is an eye-opening story of people and history, and a reexamination of what lies under the surface of ordinary lives and of American life today. |
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C’était un consensus scientifique avant même l’apparition de la COVID-19: 90% des épidémiologistes avaient prédit qu’un virus ou une bactérie causerait une pandémie planétaire. Avec l’éclosion de plus de 300 maladies infectieuses ces dernières décennies, la prévision paraît logique. Mais d’où viennent les coronavirus, les maladies comme Ebola, le paludisme ou le choléra, une des plus mortelles de l’histoire? Et si la santé mondiale dépendait de l’équilibre écologique mis à mal par des siècles de développement industriel? Des bidonvilles de New York au XIXe siècle aux marchés d’animaux sauvages en Chine, en passant par Port-au-Prince et les forêts centrafricaines, la journaliste Sonia Shah est partie sur les traces des épidémies dans cet essai digne d’un polar scientifique. Véritable voyage dans le corps, le temps et l’espace, Pandémie démontre avec brio le lien entre épidémie et écologie, mais aussi entre maladies infectieuses et conditions de vie des populations. De quoi regarder d’un autre œil la défense de la biodiversité et de la justice sociale. Les pages qui suivent racontent l’histoire des pandémies à travers le prisme de l’action humaine. C’est une histoire où l’avenir des pandémies, tout comme leur passé, est mêlé au nôtre. Nous le tenons entre nos mains. — Sonia Shah |
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Karla Homolka attracted worldwide outrage in the early nineties. The Canadian Barbie-lookalike had, with her boyfriend Paul Bernardo, participated in the 1991 and 1992 rape and murder of two teenage girls, Leslie Mahaffy and Kristen French, and the rape and killing of her sister Tammy. Following a plea-bargain, she received a reduced sentence for manslaughter, even though videos showed her playing an active role in the pair's crimes. The Murder Files is a series of individual titles, giving condensed accounts of some of the most appalling and notorious killers of all time. |
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Strengthen and deepen your love with a fun, ingenious program of eight life-changing conversations—on essential topics such as money, sex, and trust—from two of the world’s leading marriage researchers and clinicians.   Navigating the challenges of long-term commitment takes effort—and it just got simpler, with this empowering, step-by-step guide to communicating about the things that matter most to you and your partner. Drawing on forty years of research from their world-famous Love Lab, Dr. John Gottman and Dr. Julie Schwartz Gottman invite couples on eight fun, easy, and profoundly rewarding dates, each one focused on a make-or-break issue: trust, conflict, sex, money, family, adventure, spirituality, and dreams.   Interactive activities and prompts provide motivation to stay open, stay curious, and, most of all, stay talking to each other. And the range—from the four skills you need for intimate conversation (including Put Into Words What You Are Feeling) to tips on being honest about your needs, while also validating your partner’s own emotions—will resonate, whether you’re newly together or a longtime couple looking to fortify your bond. You will discover (or rediscover) your partner like never before—and be able to realize your hopes and dreams for the love you desire and deserve.   |
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The New York Times best-selling book exploring the counterproductive reactions white people have when their assumptions about race are challenged, and how these reactions maintain racial inequality. In this “vital, necessary, and beautiful book” (Michael Eric Dyson), antiracist educator Robin DiAngelo deftly illuminates the phenomenon of white fragility and “allows us to understand racism as a practice not restricted to ‘bad people’ (Claudia Rankine). Referring to the defensive moves that white people make when challenged racially, white fragility is characterized by emotions such as anger, fear, and guilt, and by behaviors including argumentation and silence. These behaviors, in turn, function to reinstate white racial equilibrium and prevent any meaningful cross-racial dialogue. In this in-depth exploration, DiAngelo examines how white fragility develops, how it protects racial inequality, and what we can do to engage more constructively. |
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En 399 avant notre ère, à Athènes, Socrate comparaît devant le Tribunal de la cité. Accusé de ne pas reconnaître l’existence des dieux traditionnels, de créer de nouvelles divinités et de corrompre la jeunesse, il est condamné à mort. De son procès, il nous reste peu de témoignages, mais celui que Platon nous livre dans l’Apologie de Socrate élève au rang de mythe fondateur de la philosophie un fait qui aurait pu demeurer banal au regard de l’histoire. Face à ses juges, Socrate mène sa défense en invoquant la pratique de la philosophie, qui seule fait que la vie vaut d’être vécue. Plus tard, dans la prison où il attend son exécution, Socrate oppose à son ami Criton, qui lui propose de fuir, le verdict du philosophe : mieux vaut affronter la mort que contrevenir aux lois de la cité et ainsi commettre l’injustice. Si l’on en croit Platon, il fallait que Socrate meure pour que vive la philosophie. |
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Gérald Gallant fut l'un des plus tristement prolifiques tueurs à gages de l'histoire du Québec : 28 victimes, dont la plupart étaient liées au crime organisé, sont tombées sous les balles de ses armes. À partir de ses confessions à la police, les journalistes Éric Thibault et Félix Séguin dressent le portrait d'un fin manipulateur, un caméléon qui a su berner policiers, psychologues, amantes et confrères criminels. « Gallant. Confessions d'un tueur à gages » est un véritable polar ancré dans la réalité. |
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In this vital and incisive work, bestselling and award-winning author Tanya Talaga explores the alarming rise of youth suicide in Indigenous communities in Canada and beyond. From Northern Ontario to Nunavut, Norway, Brazil, Australia, and the United States, the Indigenous experience in colonized nations is startlingly similar and deeply disturbing. It is an experience marked by the violent separation of Peoples from the land, the separation of families, and the separation of individuals from traditional ways of life — all of which has culminated in a spiritual separation that has had an enduring impact on generations of Indigenous children. As a result of this colonial legacy, too many communities today lack access to the basic determinants of health — income, employment, education, a safe environment, health services — leading to a mental health and youth suicide crisis on a global scale. But, Talaga reminds us, First Peoples also share a history of resistance, resilience, and civil rights activism, from the Occupation of Alcatraz led by the Indians of All Tribes, to the Northern Ontario Stirland Lake Quiet Riot, to the Standing Rock protests against the Dakota Access Pipeline, which united Indigenous Nations from across Turtle Island in solidarity. Based on her Atkinson Fellowship in Public Policy series, All Our Relations is a powerful call for action, justice, and a better, more equitable world for all Indigenous Peoples. |
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Votre enfant éprouve-t-il de la difficulté à trouver le sommeil ? Alors ce livre est pour vous ! Pourquoi les bébés et les enfants refusent-ils souvent de dormir, malgré une fatigue évidente? La réponse est très simple : selon eux, il y a mieux à faire, à expérimenter ou à vivre. C’est à l’âge préscolaire (cinq ans et moins) qu’on développe des habitudes de sommeil. Grâce à cette boîte à outils, vous serez en mesure d’aider votre enfant à : - s’endormir seul ; - gérer ses éveils et se rendormir la nuit, sans votre intervention ; - faire la sieste ; - bien réagir aux changements d’heure ; - dormir ailleurs qu’à la maison, ou dans un nouveau lit ; - adopter une routine du dodo. Ponctué de situations vécues et de trucs pratiques ayant fait leurs preuves, cet ouvrage sympathique changera à coup sûr les nuits de votre enfant… et les vôtres ! |
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A thought-provoking introduction to philosophy; spanning the history of thought in 40 key ideas. Philosophy is a discipline committed to helping us live wiser and less sorrowful lives. This book artfully draws together forty of the greatest and most useful ideas found in philosophy, taking us on a journey around key concepts from both Eastern and Western cultures. We are invited to sample the distinctive wisdom of Eastern philosophy via tea drinking ceremonies, walks in bamboo forests, contemplations of rivers, and ritualized flower arranging sessions. From Western culture we seek the teachings of some of the greatest minds throughout history including Machiavellianism and Stoicism. This essential guide to philosophy reminds us of the wit, humanity, and relevance of a number of great philosophers including Nietzsche, Heidegger, Confucius, Lao Tzu, and Buddha. Essential thoughts about love, work, anxiety, self-knowledge and happiness are examined, highlighted and inspiringly presented here so they can work their consoling effect where it is most needed: in our daily lives. |
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Pandemics can come in waves—like tidal waves. They change societies. They disrupt life. They end lives. As far back as 3000 B.C.E. (the Bronze Age), plagues have stricken mankind. COVID-19 is just the latest example, but history shows that life continues. It shows that knowledge and social cooperation can save lives. Viruses are neither alive nor dead and are the closest thing we have to zombies. Their only known function is to replicate themselves, which can have devastating consequences on their hosts. Most, but not all, bacteria are good for us. Some are truly horrific, including those that caused the bubonic, pneumonic, and septicemic plagues. And viruses and bacteria are always morphing, evolving, and changing, making them hard to treat. Plagues, Pandemics, and Viruses: From the Plague of Athens to Covid 19 is an enlightening, and sometimes frightening, recounting of the destruction wrought by disease, but it also looks at what man has done and can do to overcome even the deadliest and bleakest of contagions. More than two years in the making, author Heather E. Quinlan was deep into her research and writing when COVID hit. She quickly saw the similarities to plagues from the past. Plagues, Pandemics, and Viruses: From the Plague of Athens to Covid 19 not only covers the history, causes, medical treatments, human responses, and aftermath of the world’s biggest pandemics, but it also draws parallels to the present. It chronicles the diseases that have inflicted man throughout the millennia, including … The differences (and similarities) between COVID-19 and other coronaviruses The bubonic plague/black plague, which wiped out 30% to 60% of Europe’s population The devastation to the indigenous population during the European colonization of the Americas The 1918 Spanish Flu, which did not come from Spain How disease “inspired” The Canterbury Tales, Wuthering Heights , the pop art of Keith Haring, and other art and literature AIDS’ “patient zero” How climate change will affect future pandemics The aftermath of various pandemics Several modern diseases making a comeback … and much, much more. Along with investigating some of history’s most notorious pandemics and diseases, Plagues, Pandemics, and Viruses takes a look at human resilience and what we’ve learned from the past. It looks at how science, the medical community, and governments have conquered or mitigated most epidemics even before they can turn into pandemics. It reviews the science of pandemics, preventative measures, and medical interventions and it includes an exclusive interview with Dr. Anthony S. Fauci, director of the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases, as well as other experts in the medical community. Richly illustrated, it also has a helpful bibliography and extensive index. This invaluable resource is designed to help you understand, and protect you from, plagues, pandemics, epidemics, viruses, and disease! |
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La sociologie des organisationsLa sociologie irresponsable, incertaine, inutilisable ? Cette image est en train de changer. On découvre que le dynamisme d’une institution, d’une entreprise ne dépend pas seulement du caractère de son chef, de la conjoncture économique, de l’aide du ciel ou du tempérament national, mais d’un certain nombre de principes d’organisation. Ces principes sont exposés ici de manière accessible, illustrés par l’analyse d’une douzaine de cas français et étrangers. Il ne s’agit pas de chercher des modèles mais de dévoiler une attitude et des outils qui permettent de comprendre comment une organisation se constitue et peut se transformer.Cette initiation peut être prolongée avec profit par l’ouvrage collectif Les Nouvelles Approches sociologiquesdes organisations (Seuil, 3e éd., 2005).Philippe BernouxSociologue, docteur d’État, directeur honoraire de recherches au CNRS, il a enseigné dans une école d’ingénieurs (INSA de Lyon), à l’université, dans des centres de formation continue (CNAM-IESTO) et dans de nombreuses entreprises.6e édition revue et corrigée |
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This phenomenal bestseller—over 525,000 copies sold—expanded in a new third edition, explores how we often misunderstand the causes of our conflicts and shows us the paths to achieving true peace within ourselves and our relationships. In this day and age, perhaps there is nothing more important than knowing how to heal relationships that are breaking and how to maintain connections when people are pulling apart. So many of our conflicts seem unsolvable, but what if conflicts at home, at work, and in the world stem from the same root cause? What if we systematically misunderstand that cause? And what if, as a result, we unwittingly perpetuate the very problems we think we are trying to solve? This book unfolds as a story. Yusuf al-Falah, an Arab, and Avi Rozen, a Jew, each lost his father at the hands of each other's cousins. The Anatomy of Peace is the story of how they come together, how they help their warring parents and children come together, and how we too can find our way out of the personal, professional, and global conflicts that weigh us down. This expanded third edition includes diagrams and discussions that further explain some of the book's approaches, current research about key ideas, and how the transformation approach in the book relates to Arbinger's comprehensive organizational mindset-change process. |
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Dismembered corpses are discovered scattered along the banks of the river Thames, a calculating clinical multiple murderer is on the loose, and the London police have no inkling of the killers identity and, more than a century later, they still dont. In this, M.J. Trows latest reinvestigation of a bizarre and brutal serial killing, he delves deep into the appalling facts of the case, into the futile police investigations, and into the dark history of late Victorian London.The incredible criminal career of the Thames torso murderer has gripped readers and historians ever since he committed his crimes in the 1870s and 1880s. The case poses as many questions as the even more notorious killings of Jack the Ripper. How, over a period of fifteen years, did the Thames murderer get away with a succession of monstrous and sensational misdeeds? And what sort of perverted character was he, why did he take such risks, why did he kill again and again? |
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Dying for A Crush You Can't Have Have you been trying to get the attention of that gorgeous beauty or hunk you see around your neighborhood, and they didn't seem to care if you existed? That can be very disappointing and depressing. You might begin to wonder if you lack the physical attributes and features needed to win over the man or woman of your dreams. You can make that man or woman of your dreams fall in love with you if your study and understand the secrets laws of attraction. You need to attract the attention of the person you admire to yourself and the qualities you possess if you want to be more than just friends with them. This book is directed at both men and women who want to understand the secrets of attraction, which they can deploy towards making the people they desire fall in love with them quickly, as early as seven days if implemented correctly. What you'll discover •    The strategies you can use to make yourself desirable •    How to attract that gorgeous lady that seems uninterested •    How to nudge that shy guy that seems to like you •    Cool ways to approach a crush without appearing desperate •    How to cope with rejection Don't wait until it becomes too late to win the crush of your dreams. It can be really painful when the crush that you've been waiting for a chance to be with falls in love with your rival or starts a relationship with some other person. The sleepless nights of pain and regrets are unbearable. But you can be a step ahead of the competition by ordering this book today. This book will expose so many things you've been doing wrong with regards to your crush, and how you can make them fall for you quickly. ORDER NOW using the button above and win the crush of your dreams. It's an unbelievable feeling! |
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"Le zen est la spiritualité des samouraïs. Voilà l’essentiel de ce que j’avais choisi de retenir de mes lectures avant de m’envoler de nouveau vers l’Asie. Zen et samouraï : un même principe de pureté et de noblesse devait évidemment les relier. Quelque chose qui incorporait, unissait, transcendait les différents territoires physiques, psychiques et spirituels du réel, ainsi que les extrêmes de la vie et, naturellement, de la mort. C’était le genre de spéculation à moitié hasardeuse que je tenais, de façon quasi superstitieuse, à voir confirmer. Le contexte était simple : je venais de rendre le manuscrit de L’alignement des équinoxes à la Série Noire et l'occasion d’un troisième ou quatrième voyage en Asie du Sud-Est a été le prétexte pour inscrire le Japon en fin de programme. Au fond, cela n’avait rien d’un hasard : c’était le moment." Sébastien Raizer. |
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We gay folk, who inhabit bodies of the type we naturally desire, require a sex-positive spiritual practice that celebrates and utilizes our gay being instead of opposing it. We need a spiritual practice that teaches us how to use our senses instead of merely shutting them off or repressing them. We need a practice that empowers us to integrate all the rejected aspects of self to form a strong, healthy gay identity, which confers a spiritual advantage in deep spiritual practice. We need a spiritual practice that recognizes that gender and gender identity are fluid, that we all contain elements of the masculine and feminine. We need a spiritual practice that recognizes not only that same-sex love is possible, but that our love can powerfully energize a deep quest for Self-awareness and enlightenment. We need to realize that any feeling of shame or unworthiness connected to our gay being shackles our spirit and blocks us from the full realization of God/dess within, for the Divine Being is gay, too. |
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5 Oeuvres de Bernard Le Bouyer de Fontenelle Ce livre numérique présente une collection des oeuvres majeures de Bernard Le Bouyer de Fontenelle éditées en texte intégral. Une table des matières dynamique permet d'accéder directement aux différentes oeuvres. Liste des oeuvres: - 1686 - Entretiens sur la pluralité des mondes - 1687 - Histoire des oracles - 1688 - Digression sur les Anciens et les Modernes - 1700 - Traité de la liberté de l'âme - 1724 - Du bonheur |
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A chilling account of the wreck of the SS Florizel. |
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The acclaimed first volume in feminist icon bell hooks' "Love Song to the Nation,”  All About Love is a revelation about what causes a polarized society and how to heal the divisions that cause suffering. Here is the truth about love, and inspiration to help us instill caring, compassion, and strength in our homes, schools, and workplaces. “The word ‘love’ is most often defined as a noun, yet we would all love better if we used it as a verb,” writes bell hooks as she comes out fighting and on fire in All About Love. Here, at her most provocative and intensely personal, renowned scholar, cultural critic and feminist bell hooks offers a proactive new ethic for a society bereft with lovelessness--not the lack of romance, but the lack of care, compassion, and unity. People are divided, she declares, by society’s failure to provide a model for learning to love.  As bell hooks uses her incisive mind to explore the question “What is love?” her answers strike at both the mind and heart. Razing the cultural paradigm that the ideal love is infused with sex and desire, she provides a new path to love that is sacred, redemptive, and healing for individuals and for a nation. The Utne Reader declared bell hooks one of the “100 Visionaries Who Can Change Your Life.” All About Love is a powerful, timely affirmation of just how profoundly her revelations can change hearts and minds for the better.  |
