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The twelve-year rampage of “Missoula Mauler” Wayne Nance—and the shocking end to his murder spree To his neighbors, Wayne Nance, a furniture mover from Missoula, Montana, appeared to be an affable, considerate, and trustworthy guy. No one knew that Nance was the “Missoula Mauler,” a psychopath responsible for a series of sadistic sex slayings that rocked the idyllic town between 1974 and 1986.   Nance’s only requirement for murder was accessibility—a preacher’s wife, a teenage runaway, a female acquaintance, a married couple. Putting on a friendly façade, he could easily gain his victims’ trust. Then, one September night, thirty-year-old Nance pushed his luck, preying on a couple who lived to tell the tale.   A true story with an incredible twist, written by former Wall Street Journal editor John Coston and complete with photos, To Kill and Kill Again reveals the disturbing compulsions of a charming serial killer who fooled everyone he knew, stumped the authorities, terrified a community, and nearly got away with it.   |
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Inspiring and relatable Buddhist advice from His Holiness The Dalai Lama on love, spirituality, happiness, and more — now in one giftable compendium  “The need for love lies at the very foundation of human existence.” —XIV Dalai Lama The words of the Dalai Lama resonate within each of us, empowered as they are by centuries of experience and a passionate, enduring spirit for peace on Earth. Tenzin Gyatso, the current and XIV Dalai Lama, has continued this grand legacy, traveling the world while spreading his personal doctrine of compassion and true understanding. And with each year that passes, more and more people come to know the Lama, and seek his wisdom on a breadth of topics, from world peace to a life well-lived. Presented in an elegant, attractive format, The Dalai Lama Book of Quotes collects the very best of the Lama’s sage wisdom, assembled from quotes, articles, speeches, and written works directly attributed to His Holiness. Organized into universal themes that everyone can relate to, The Dalai Lama Book of Quotes touches on themes ranging from love, to spirituality, to happiness and humanity.   This inspirational book makes a wonderful gift for anyone seeking greater personal well-being and a life informed by compassion and faith. Each thought from the Lama is sure to inspire and invigorate you throughout your day, as your eyes are opened to a more beautiful way of looking at the world. Simple and accessible for all ages, this inspirational title makes a great gift for anyone seeking to incorporate the wisdom of the ages and a love that transcends lifetimes into their daily life. |
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***Please note: This ebook edition does not contain the photos found in the print edition.*** Sins of the Mother by Maria Eftimiades On October 25, 1994, a hysterical Susan Smith told police a tale that would strike terror in the hearts of mothers everywhere: An unidentified gunman had sped off with her two little boys, leaving her screaming on the side of the road. For more than a week, the people in the tiny town of Union, South Carolina, rallied around the young mother. They combed the woods and neighborhood parks for the missing children and prayed for their safe return, while FBI teams launched a massive manhunt. No one ever suspected that the pretty 23-year-old who tearfully pleaded for her children in front of millions of TV viewers could be capable of such a heartless act...until she led police to the watery graves of her young sons. Now, as a shaken community confronts its outrage and sorrow, a stunned nation asks how is could have happened. |
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Do you feel like you are too nice? Sherry Argov's Why Men Love Bitches delivers a unique perspective as to why men are attracted to a strong woman who stands up for herself. With saucy detail on every page, this no-nonsense guide reveals why a strong woman is much more desirable than a "yes woman" who routinely sacrifices herself. The author provides compelling answers to the tough questions women often ask: · Why are men so romantic in the beginning and why do they change? · Why do men take nice girls for granted? · Why does a man respect a woman when she stands up for herself? Full of advice, hilarious real-life relationship scenarios, "she says/he thinks" tables, and the author's unique "Attraction Principles," Why Men Love Bitches gives you bottom-line answers. It helps you know who you are, stand your ground, and relate to men on a whole new level. Once you've discovered the feisty attitude men find so magnetic, you'll not only increase the romantic chemistry—you'll gain your man's love and respect with far less effort. |
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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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Your Time is Precious…Let No Man Waste It. Do You Fight Thoughts of Suspicion or Distrust in Your Relationship? Is There a Huge Disconnect Between His Actions & His Words? Do You Wonder Why He Says One Thing and Does the Total Opposite? Need Answers to Your Relationship Questions that You Can Trust? He’s Lying Sis exposes some of the most deceptive games men play when dating and even while in relationships. This dating book will allow women to connect the dots between a man’s actions and his words. Stop guessing. Get the answers you need to make the decision on moving forward in love or find out if you need to dodge the bait and cut the cords of deception for good.  In the first volume of an ongoing series, Stephan Speaks shows single women how to identify and avoid the traps men set that often lead to hurt and heartbreak. Stephan’s dating advice will help you stay free from the drama any lies a man might be telling you, will eventually produce. You deserve to know the truth behind the lies and why men lie in the first place. Enough is enough. Knowing the truth will empower you to live out your best life.  A healthy relationship with yourself and God is ultimately the best repellent against the unloving habits of lying men. |
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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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A bold and uncompromising feminist manifesto that shows women and girls how to defy, disrupt, and destroy the patriarchy by embracing the qualities they’ve been trained to avoid. Seizing upon the energy of the #MeToo movement, feminist activist Mona Eltahawy advocates a muscular, out-loud approach to teaching women and girls to harness their power through what she calls the “seven necessary sins” that women and girls are not supposed to commit: to be angry, ambitious, profane, violent, attention-seeking, lustful, and powerful. All the necessary “sins” that women and girls require to erupt. Eltahawy knows that the patriarchy is alive and well, and she is fed the hell up: Sexually assaulted during hajj at the age of fifteen. Groped on the dance floor of a night club in Montreal at fifty. Countless other injustices in the years between. Illuminating her call to action are stories of activists and ordinary women around the world—from South Africa to China, Nigeria to India, Bosnia to Egypt—who are tapping into their inner fury and crossing the lines of race, class, faith, and gender that make it so hard for marginalized women to be heard. Rather than teaching women and girls to survive the poisonous system they have found themselves in, Eltahawy arms them to dismantle it. Brilliant, bold, and energetic, The Seven Necessary Sins for Women and Girls is a manifesto for all feminists in the fight against patriarchy. |
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“Hart’s argument that we need to drastically revise our current view of illegal drugs is both powerful and timely . . . when it comes to the legacy of this country’s war on drugs, we should all share his outrage.” — The New York Times Book Review From one of the world's foremost experts on the subject, a powerful argument that the greatest damage from drugs flows from their being illegal, and a hopeful reckoning with the possibility of their use as part of a responsible and happy life Dr. Carl L. Hart, Ziff Professor at Columbia University and former chair of the Department of Psychology, is one of the world's preeminent experts on the effects of so-called recreational drugs on the human mind and body. Dr. Hart is open about the fact that he uses drugs himself, in a happy balance with the rest of his full and productive life as a colleague, husband, father, and friend. In Drug Use for Grown-Ups , he draws on decades of research and his own personal experience to argue definitively that the criminalization and demonization of drug use--not drugs themselves--have been a tremendous scourge on America, not least in reinforcing this country's enduring structural racism. Dr. Hart did not always have this view. He came of age in one of Miami's most troubled neighborhoods at a time when many ills were being laid at the door of crack cocaine. His initial work as a researcher was aimed at proving that drug use caused bad outcomes. But one problem kept cropping up: the evidence from his research did not support his hypothesis. From inside the massively well-funded research arm of the American war on drugs, he saw how the facts did not support the ideology. The truth was dismissed and distorted in order to keep fear and outrage stoked, the funds rolling in, and Black and brown bodies behind bars. Drug Use for Grown-Ups will be controversial, to be sure: the propaganda war, Dr. Hart argues, has been tremendously effective. Imagine if the only subject of any discussion about driving automobiles was fatal car crashes. Drug Use for Grown-Ups offers a radically different vision: when used responsibly, drugs can enrich and enhance our lives. We have a long way to go, but the vital conversation this book will generate is an extraordinarily important step. |
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#1  NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER • OPRAH’S BOOK CLUB PICK • NATIONAL BOOK AWARD LONGLIST •  “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. NAMED THE #1 NONFICTION BOOK OF THE YEAR BY TIME,  ONE OF THE TEN BEST BOOKS OF THE YEAR BY People • The Washington Post • Publishers Weekly  AND ONE OF THE BEST BOOKS OF THE YEAR BY The New York Times Book Review • O: The Oprah Magazine  • NPR • Bloomberg  • Christian Science Monitor • New York Post • The New York Public Library • Fortune •  Smithsonian Magazine •  Marie Claire • Town & Country • Slate  •  Library Journal • Kirkus Reviews • LibraryReads • PopMatters Los Angeles Times Book Prize Finalist • National Book Critics Circle Award Finalist • PEN/John Kenneth Galbraith Award for Nonfiction Finalist • PEN/Jean Stein Book Award Longlist “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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Some things about babies, happily, will never change. They still arrive warm, cuddly, soft, and smelling impossibly sweet. But how moms and dads care for their brand-new bundles of baby joy has changed—and now, so has the new-baby bible. Announcing the completely revised third edition of What to Expect the First Year . With over 10.5 million copies in print, First Year is the world’s best-selling, best-loved guide to the instructions that babies don’t come with, but should. And now, it’s better than ever. Every parent’s must-have/go-to is completely updated. Keeping the trademark month-by-month format that allows parents to take the potentially overwhelming first year one step at a time, First Year is easier-to-read, faster-to-flip-through, and new-family-friendlier than ever—packed with even more practical tips, realistic advice, and relatable, accessible information than before. Illustrations are new, too. Among the changes: Baby care fundamentals—crib and sleep safety, feeding, vitamin supplements—are revised to reflect the most recent guidelines. Breastfeeding gets more coverage, too, from getting started to keeping it going. Hot-button topics and trends are tackled: attachment parenting, sleep training, early potty learning (elimination communication), baby-led weaning, and green parenting (from cloth diapers to non-toxic furniture). An all-new chapter on buying for baby helps parents navigate through today’s dizzying gamut of baby products, nursery items, and gear. Also new: tips on preparing homemade baby food, the latest recommendations on starting solids, research on the impact of screen time (TVs, tablets, apps, computers), and “For Parents” boxes that focus on mom’s and dad’s needs. Throughout, topics are organized more intuitively than ever, for the best user experience possible. |
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Dennis Nilsen was one of Britain's most notorious serial killers, jailed for life in 1983 after the murders of 12 men and the attempted murders of many more.Seven years after his conviction, Nilsen began to write his autobiography, and over a period of 18 years he typed 6,000 pages of introspection, reflection, comment and explanation.History of a Drowning Boy - taken exclusively from these astonishing writings - uncovers, for the first time, the motives behind the murders, and delivers a clear understanding of how such horrific events could have happened, tracing the origins back to early childhood.In another first, it provides an insight into his 35 years inside the maximum-security prison system, including his everyday life on the wings; his interactions with the authorities and other notorious prisoners; and his artistic endeavours of music, writing and drama. It also reveals the truth behind many of the myths surrounding Dennis Nilsen, as reported in the media.Nilsen was determined to have his memoir published but to his frustration, the Home Office blocked publication during his lifetime. He died in 2018 entrusting the manuscript to his closest friend and it is now being published with the latter's permission.Any autobiography presents the writer's story from just one perspective: his own, and as such this record should be treated with some caution. An excellent foreword by criminologist Dr Mark Pettigrew offers some context to Nilsen's words, and this important work provides an extraordinary journey through the life of a remarkable and inadequate man.Extract from the Foreword by Dr Mark Pettigrew, criminologistIn the UK, there are thought to be at least two serial killers active at any one time; in the USA the figure is estimated to be as high as fifty. Although a relatively rare phenomenon, there is a great deal of public interest in the life and crimes of serial killers. Yet, despite the inordinate amount of interest, the serial killer remains one of the least understood types of criminal - even in the academic world the simple definition of a serial killer has still not been settled.In a saturated market of true crime novels, there are very few that include the voice of the actual killer. As such, amongst a literary sea of accounts devoted to the serial killer and his crimes, this book stands out as unique. Of course any subjective retelling by the killer must be approached with caution; the prevalence of personality disorders, psychopathy, paranoid schizophrenia and other psychiatric and mental disorders, can distort the personal account just as an attempt at self-aggrandising can misrepresent the true narrative of the crimes. Yet, the simple facts of a case can be gleamed from police records, trial testimony and crime scene evidence, whereas personal introspection offers much more of an insight into the motivation of the killer.As the reader will learn from these memoirs, a confluence of factors met to form Dennis Nilsen. In all the academic and clinical research on the topic, there is no definitive answer as to why or how a person becomes a serial killer. Realistically, we can only identify risk factors. What this book offers, though, is an insight into how those killings are comprehended and understood by the killer in retrospect. In my own conversations with Dennis Nilsen, over several years, he did not try to excuse what he did, nor trivialise the devastating effect his actions had upon the families and loved ones of his victims. Instead, he sought to understand his actions in light of his particular circumstances. I cannot honestly say that he ever found a definitive answer as to why he became one of Britain's most infamous serial killers, but if the answer is ever to be found, it will be found within these pages. |
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La peur a toujours accompagné les pandémies. Avec le surgissement de la Covid-19, la peur fait un retour en force dans l'actualité, quels que soient les pays. Rien d'étonnant pour les auteurs bibliques : ceux-ci nous assurent que la peur, quelle qu'en soit la forme, est le fruit d'un manque, celui d'être "comme" Dieu et non pas Dieu. Aussi la peur est-elle une composante naturelle de tout être humain dès sa naissance. |
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A deep dive that “has brought together all the evidence” in the fascinating cold case of a millionaire widow, the Chicago horse mafia, and murder ( Daily Mail ).   Thirty-five years ago, Helen Brach walked out of the Mayo Clinic in Rochester, Minnesota, and vanished without a trace. By all accounts, the sixty-five-year-old heiress to the E.J. Brach & Sons candy fortune was in good health. But shortly after her leaving the clinic the details of Helen Brach’s life—and presumed death—moved from fact to speculation, and they have been shrouded in mystery ever since.   Who Killed the Candy Lady?: Unwrapping the Unsolved Murder of Helen Brach is the true and complete story of Helen Vorhees Brach’s mysterious disappearance and unsolved murder, as told by veteran Chicago journalist Jim Ylisela. This book will reveal the sordid facts behind the case and the seedy underbelly of Chicago’s notorious crime world. Drawing from never-seen documents, interviews, and insiders’ perspectives of prosecutors, horse thieves, and candy heiresses alike, Who Killed the Candy Lady? is a true-to-life whodunnit.   This is a fascinating and entertaining tale, and after finishing it readers will be unable to stop themselves from jumping to their own conclusions. Written with the straightforward precision and sly wit of a longtime Chicago writer immersed in the case’s details, Who Killed the Candy Lady? is the ultimate guide to this unsolved murder mystery.   “It only took me a day to read this book because I could not put it down . . . A fantastic writer and great storyteller.” — Nerd Problems |
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SEXE ET MENSONGES, c'est la parole, forte et sincère, d'une jeunesse marocaine bâillonnée dans un monde arabe où le sexe se consomme pourtant comme une marchandise. Les femmes que Leila Slimani a rencontrées lui ont confié sans fard ni tabou leur vie sexuelle, entre soumission et transgression. Car au Maroc, la loi punit et proscrit toute forme de relations sexuelles hors mariage, tout comme l'homosexualité et la prostitution. Dans cette société fondée sur l'hypocrisie, la jeune fille et la femme n'ont qu'une alternative : vierge ou épouse. SEXE ET MENSONGES est une confrontation essentielle avec les démons intimes du Maroc et un appel vibrant à la liberté universelle d'être, d'aimer et de désirer. |
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Les signaux d'alerte se multiplient sur les catastrophes écologiques. La valeur de ces signaux n'est pas régie par le critère de la vraie ou de la fausse alerte, ni par le principe du bon ou du mauvais gouvernement, mais par l'attractivité du signal, c'est-à-dire sa capacité à susciter l'attention et l'intérêt de ceux qui le reçoivent.En s'appuyant sur une étude des sentinelles des pandémies dans les sociétés asiatiques, Frédéric Keck montre que les territoires qui émettent des signaux d'alerte, comme Hong Kong, Taïwan ou Singapour, ont entre eux des relations de compétition et de collaboration analogues à celles des oiseaux qui concourent pour alerter sur la présence d'un prédateur. Dans cette émulation, où les pays échangent des informations pour prendre les mesures les plus rapides, se joue une nouvelle forme de solidarité globale et de justice sociale.Pour prendre la mesure de ce phénomène, l'auteur propose une lecture de quelques penseurs des signaux d'alerte (Claude Lévi-Strauss, Amotz Zahavi, Anna Tsing) ; puis une histoire des grandes crises sanitaires depuis vingt ans ; enfin, une approche de certaines oeuvres d'art (romans, films, expositions), qui nous préparent aux prochaines crises en faisant travailler notre imaginaire. Frédéric Keck a publié plusieurs ouvrages sur l'histoire de l'anthropologie  française (Lucien Lévy-Bruhl, Émile Durkheim, Henri Bergson, Claude Lévi- Strauss) et deux livres sur les crises sanitaires causées par les maladies animales :  Un monde grippé (Flammarion, 2010) et Les Sentinelles des pandémies (Zones  sensibles, 2020). Il a reçu la médaille de bronze du CNRS en 2012 et a dirigé le  département de la recherche du musée du quai Branly entre 2014 et 2018. |
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Les scientifiques nous l'annoncent, la Terre est entrée dans une nouvelle époque : l'Anthropocène. Plus qu'une crise environnementale, nous vivons un basculement géologique d'origine humaine. Comment en sommes-nous arrivés là ? Faisant dialoguer science et histoire, les auteurs revisitent l'histoire globale des derniers siècles au prisme de l'environnement : le manifeste d'une nouvelle génération d'historiens. Christophe Bonneuil est chargé de recherche au CNRS et enseigne à l'EHESS. Il a notamment codirigé Une autre histoire des "Trente Glorieuses" (La Découverte, 2013). Il dirige la collection "Anthropocène" aux éditions du Seuil. Jean-Baptiste Fressoz est historien des sciences, des techniques et de l'environnement. Chercheur au CNRS (Centre Alexandre Koyré), il enseigne à l'EHESS. Il a publié L'Apocalypse joyeuse (Seuil, "L'Univers historique", 2012). Edition révisée et augmentée de deux chapitres inédits. |
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Blues et féminisme noir s’intéresse à trois chanteuses de blues qui incarnent les racines et l’identité de la culture musicale noire américaine : Gertrude « Ma » Rainey, Bessie Smith et Billie Holiday. Angela Davis, universitaire et féministe, analyse les paroles des chansons pour en extraire la substance revendicative : autonomie – qu’elle soit sexuelle, géographique ou financière – et égalité – de sexe et de race. En croisant contexte historique, social et politique de cette époque, qui va des années 1920 aux années 1940, elle démontre que sous des aspects sous-culturels véhiculés par la culture dominante, le blues reste « la » musique de l’émancipation, des Noirs et, plus encore, des femmes noires. Angela Davis, née en 1944, est une auteure et activiste noire nord-américaine. |
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Les quatre conférences réunies dans ce livre, prononcées entre 1980 et 1993, sont ainsi des réécritures ultimes et marquent le point le plus abouti de considérations toujours très réfléchies à partir de quatre objets : La Recherche du temps perdu, la mémoire, la poétique et l’écriture. Entre elles, de nombreux échos ou des références récurrentes font chœur, assez pour faire entendre que leur auteur ne séparait pas des préoccupations que l’exercice de la conférence oblige à dissocier. (P. L.) |
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Avez-vous déjà rêvé de squatter le cerveau d’un auteur inspiré et prolifique? De remonter aux sources de sa vocation d’auteur (et donc de lecteur) et de ses influences marquantes? D'assister à l’apprentissage du métier d’écrivain et d’en suivre le parcours du combattant? De découvrir les engrenages de l’inspiration, de la création et de l’édition d’un texte? D'escorter l’auteur dans les coulisses de sa vue publique? Questions d’écriture est l’occasion unique de vivre cette expérience privilégiée en compagnie de l’un des auteurs québécois les plus originaux et les plus lus des 20 dernières années. Conçu à partir d’un échantillonnage de 50 questions posées par des lecteurs, l’ouvrage est un passionnant vademecum pour quiconque s’intéresse à l’expérience d’écrire et à ces créateurs qui la poussent au point d’en faire un métier. Il aborde toutes les facettes d’un univers fascinant : techniques, anecdotiques, intellectuelles, autobiographiques. Le tout livré avec l’esprit analytique de l’auteur et son ton savoureux. À noter que cet ouvrage est une édition entièrement revue et considérablement augmentée de Écrire pour construire et inquiéter, titre originellement publié en 2002 aux éditions Trois-Pistoles. Cette nouvelle version tient donc compte de l’évolution de la carrière de Pelletier depuis ce temps et parle en détail du volet «essais» qu’il a développé ces dernières années, en même temps que l’ouvrage approfondit toutes les questions abordées 12 ans plus tôt, en plus d’en proposer d’inédites. |
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UN GRITO DESESPERADO es la novela sobre relaciones familiares más trascendente de los últimos tiempos.  Gerardo y Saúl son hijos de un médico prestigioso. Pero tienen un problema: no saben comunicarse con su padre.  Por otro lado, su mamá es una mujer amorosa incapaz de  poner normas de disciplina en casa.  La historia de la familia Hernández es parecida a la de muchas, en la que existe autoritarismo y distanciamiento de los padres; rebeldía y falta de respeto de los hijos; hostilidad y burlas entre hermanos; discusiones hirientes; prolongados periodos de indiferencia. Pero el drama de esta familia se complica en una vorágine de sucesos que los lleva a situaciones extremas de las que ninguna familia está exenta.  En la lectura de esta novela lector hallará un testimonio impactante e importantes conceptos de aplicación real. |
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"Una donna ha bisogno di un uomo come un pesce della bicicletta." Così negli anni Settanta gridavano le femministe che erano scese in piazza per cambiare il mondo. Sono passati quattro decenni da quella straordinaria stagione di mutamenti. Le donne di oggi - almeno alle nostre latitudini - sono più libere, più consapevoli, più autonome, più sicure di sé. Ma non sembra che siano più felici. Il passaggio culturale da "zitelle" tristi e inacidite a "single" dinamiche e capaci di godersi la vita sembra aver lasciato aperto un bisogno, una ferita. Le donne infatti - molto più spesso degli uomini - si affamano, si abbuffano, vomitano, desiderano irrefrenabilmente la "roba d'altri" (si tratti di oggetti, o di amanti), inseguono in modo compulsivo uomini riluttanti o fuggitivi. È proprio di quest'ultimo "sintomo"- la ricerca disperata di un uomo a qualsiasi costo - che si occupa questo libro. Il fenomeno è trasversale, colpisce le giovani o le cinquantenni, le belle o le brutte, le casalinghe o le manager. Si tratta di un disturbo che ricorda molto da vicino la bulimia: ciò che conta è mangiare, non importa cosa, non importa quanto. Nella bulimia sentimentale il meccanismo è identico: si vuole un uomo non per amore, per simpatia o per attrazione sessuale. Si vuole un uomo per convincersi di valere qualcosa, un uomo purché sia, per riempire antichi e profondissimi sensi di estraniazione e di vuoto. |
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Perry March was a brilliant attorney working for one of the top law firms in Nashville, Tennessee. When he married Janet Levine, a painter whose beauty was as striking as her art, he seemed to have it all. But their marriage began to deteriorate, and soon he and Janet did nothing but fight—often in front of their two young children. Janet decided to make an appointment with a divorce lawyer… When Janet first went missing, Perry told family members and police that she had gone on vacation, then left him and the kids for good. Since there was no body to be found, and no evidence linking him to any crime, Perry was a free man. But as police kept digging for clues, shocking facts about Perry's past came to the surface—infidelity, money trouble, sexual obsession. It would be ten years before authorities apprehended Perry, who had been living a double-life in Mexico. He would be extradited back to Nashville… and charged with his wife's murder. |
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Improve your personal relationships. Most people’s lives are complicated by family relationships. Birth order, our parents’ relationship, and the “rules” we were brought up with can affect our self-esteem and relationships with spouses, children, and other family members. Family of Origin therapy and techniques can help you create better relationships. This easy-to-read, practical book explains how families function and what you can do to change the way you act in your family and with other people. Exercises show how to apply the principles to your own situation and develop a more positive approach to all aspects of your life. Topics covered include: * What makes it so difficult to be myself with my family? * How is my relationship with my spouse affected by how my family acted when I was a child? * Will my parents still love me if I let them know my real feelings? * How has my birth order and my gender affected my personality? * What birth order in a spouse is the best match for me? * Why do I always feel rejected when my spouse disagrees with me? * How can I change the way I react? * What role does my family history play in my life? * How can I improve my communication skills? Step-by-step exercises show how to make contact with “lost” family members, how to interview relatives to develop a clearer picture of how each member fits into the family tree, and how to find different and better ways of dealing with family relationships. Professionals will also find this book a useful companion to their therapy sessions with clients. |
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In and out of hospitals since birth, angelic nine-month-old Morgan Reid finally succumbed to what appeared to be Sudden Infant Death Syndrome. Morgan's Texas-born mother Tanya, a nurse and devoted wife, pulled up stakes with her grieving husband Jim, and moved on. It was the best way to put the past behind them. Until their son Michael, a boy who by all accounts was terrified of his mother, began showing signs of the same affliction that stole the life of his baby sister... First, the suspicion: Munchausen Syndrome by Proxy. Then, Tanya was charged and convicted with felony child abuse of her son. She was later tried and ultimately convicted for first degree murder of Morgan. It would become a landmark trial that unfolded in a series of reversals and bizarre twists of fate as it gradually revealed another side of Tanya Reid--of her own troubling childhood and the dark secrets that drove a woman to the cruelest deception of all... Gregg Olsen tells the whole shocking story of this true crime in Cruel Deception . |
