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Freud By Zweig

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Stefan Zweig (1881-1942) first wrote about Sigmund Freud (1856-1939) as part ofMental Healers. Published in Germany in February of 1931, it is one of the earliest studies of Freud’s work by a writer outside the psychoanalytic community and is a fresh reminder of the excitement that Freud’s revolutionary approach to the psyche engendered in Zweig and his contemporaries. Zweig had been sending his writing to Freud for feedback since the first decade of the twentieth century. Reading about himself was an ambivalent experience for Freud. In his letter of response to this essay, Freud wrote: “I could object that you overemphasize the element of petit-bourgeois rectitude in me — the fellow is a little more complicated than that!” but “I am probably not wrong in assuming that you were a stranger to psychoanalytical theory prior to the writing of this book. It is all the more to your credit, therefore, that you have absorbed so much of it since.”

Diario de oración

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Entre enero de 1946 y septiembre de 1947, Flannery O'Connor escribió un diario que contenía una serie de "cartas dirigidas a Dios". Comenzó con él cuando aún no había cumplido los veintiún años, al poco de salir de su Savannah natal e instalarse en Iowa City para realizar sus estudios. Consciente de que estaba haciendo una cosa inaudita, cuando lo terminó era evidente que la escritura del diario había supuesto un cambio en su vida.El ambiente cultural y creativo que Flannery encontró en Iowa puso a prueba su saber y su creer. Algunos de sus colegas hablaban de la irracionalidad de la fe, y ella quería saber, desafiada por los que no creían, si increpaba a Dios para estar tranquila.Este cuaderno, aunque incompleto, es el testimonio de quien toma en serio estas objeciones y se dirige a Dios como interlocutor. Flannery O'Connor no elude la contradicción ni consigo misma, ni con la cultura de su época, ni con Dios. De hecho, la "batalla" que comienza en estas páginas es la misma que desarrollará a lo largo de toda su vida y su escritura.La obra contiene en la parte final el facsímil del diario original.

Memoir, Correspondence, And Miscellanies, From The Papers Of Thomas Jefferson, Volume 2

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The opinion universally entertained of the extraordinary abilities of Thomas Jefferson, and the signal evidence given by his country, of a profound sense of his patriotic services, and of veneration for his memory, have induced the Editor, who is both his Executor and the Legatee of his Manuscript Papers, to believe that an extensive publication from them would be particularly acceptable to the American people. The Memoir, contained in the first volume, commences with circumstantial notices of his earliest life; and is continued to his arrival in New York, in March, 1790, when he entered on the duties of the Department of State, of which he had been just appointed Secretary.

Jean Cau, l'indocile

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Qui se souvient encore de Jean Cau ? L'homme qui, avant de passer maître dans l'art de brocarder les bonnes âmes de son temps, fut un de leurs plus fidèles apôtres. Né en 1925, dans une famille de villageois occitans, ce brillant élève devint à vingt ans secrétaire de Jean-Paul Sartre, puis journaliste vedette de L'Express, avant de recevoir le prix Goncourt 1961 pour La Pitié de Dieu. Après vingt ans de compagnonnage, l'enfant chéri des intellectuels de gauche reprit soudain sa liberté. Depuis sa tribune de Paris Match, et au fil de mémorables pamphlets, Cau l'indocile n'épargna plus rien ni personne : Mai 68, l'égalitarisme, la technocratie, le tout-Amérique, Mitterrand... Cette biographie rend hommage à l'écrivain admiré des Croquis de mémoire, et à l'exceptionnelle leçon d'indépendance que porte sa destinée. En dévoilant pour la première fois sa correspondance avec Jean-Paul Sartre, Alain Delon, Jacques Chirac, Jean Genet ou encore Jean Dutourd, elle le révèle dans sa totalité: un témoin passionnément impliqué dans les débats de son siècle, mais aussi un amoureux fou de l'Espagne, un aficionado viscéralement attaché à ses origines paysannes. Une vie entière à toréer la littérature.

Long Way Home

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Nineteen-year-old Jovan Mosley, a good kid from one of Chicago’s very bad neighborhoods, was coerced into confessing to a crime he didn’t commit. Charged with murder, he spent five years and eight months in a prison for violent criminals. Without a trial.Jovan grew up on the rough streets of Chicago’s Southeast Side. With one brother dead of HIV complications, another in jail for arson and murder, and most kids his age in gangs, Jovan struggled to be different. Until his arrest, he was. He excelled in school, dreamed of being a lawyer, and had been accepted to Ohio State. Then on August 6, 1999, Jovan witnessed a fight that would result in a man’s death. Six months later, he was arrested, cruelly questioned, and forced into a confession. Sent to a holding jail for violent criminals, he tried ceaselessly to get a trial so he could argue his case. He studied what casework he could, rigorously questioning his public defenders. But time after time his case was shoved aside. Amiable, bright, and peaceable, he struggled to stay alive in prison. As the years ground on, he’d begun to lose hope when, by chance, he met Catharine O’Daniel, a successful criminal defense lawyer. Although nearly all cases with a signed confession result in a conviction, she was so moved by him, and so convinced of his innocence, that Cathy accepted Jovan as her first pro bono client. Cathy asked Laura Caldwell to join her and together they battled for Jovan’s exoneration. Here is Laura’s firsthand account of their remarkable journey.This is a harrowing true story about justice, friendship, failure, and success. A breakdown of the justice system sent a nice kid to one of the nation’s nastiest jails for nearly six years without a trial. It would take a triumph of human kindness, ingenuity, and legal jousting to give Jovan even a fighting chance.Deeply affecting, Long Way Home is a remarkable story of how change can happen even in a flawed system and of how friendship can emanate from the most unexpected places.

Jurnal

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Pentru prima oară în româneşte versiunea definitivă a Jurnalului, tradusă după originalul neerlandez. Povestea tragică a Annei Frank e bine cunoscută. Împreună cu familia ei şi alţi cunoscuţi evrei, Anne a stat ascunsă timp de doi ani (6 iulie 1942–4 august 1944), de teama deportării în lagăr, în aşa-numita Anexă a sediului firmei patronate de tatăl său, în Amsterdamul ocupat de germani. Avea 13 ani când a intrat în Anexă. A ţinut aici un jurnal (început anterior, în 12 iunie 1942), devenind la un moment dat conştientă că el va reprezenta un document important după ce războiul se va sfârşi. În 4 august 1944, aşadar nu mult după debarcarea Aliaţilor în Normandia, când finalul recluziunii părea foarte aproape, Anne şi ceilalţi şapte locatari ai Anexei sunt arestaţi şi mai târziu deportaţi cu ultimul transport spre Auschwitz. Cu excepţia lui Otto Frank, toţi vor muri. Anne şi sora ei se sting de tifos la Bergen-Belsen în februarie sau martie 1945. Eliberat din lagărul de la Auschwitz, tatăl Annei va publica şi va face cunoscut în toată lumea jurnalul fiicei sale.

Charlotte Perriand

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"Avant de concevoir, elle se transforme en enquêtrice, en anthropologue, pour savoir de quoi les gens ont besoin ; toujours au centre, elle place l’homme. Plus tard peuvent venir les idées." Design, architecture, photographie… Il est impossible de restreindre le travail de Charlotte Perriand à un seul domaine d’expression. Au-delà d’une recherche esthétique, c’est une réflexion politique qu’elle développe pour rendre accessible au plus grand nombre un véritable art de vivre. À l’aide d’archives inédites, Laure Adler dévoile les multiples facettes de cette femme libre, engagée et visionnaire, qui a marqué le XXe siècle. De son éducation féministe à sa rencontre avec Le Corbusier, en passant par ses nombreux voyages et son amour de la nature et du sport, l’artiste se révèle ici dans son intimité.

Black Saturday

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Fox News war correspondent Trey Yingst shares his gripping, firsthand account of the events of October 7, 2023, and the ensuing war, offering riveting insight and fresh facts that clarify the scope and magnitude of this latest and most dramatic outbreak in one of the bloodiest, most nuanced, and longest-standing conflicts in modern history.On the morning of October 7, 2023, the militant group known as Hamas launched a vicious attack on Israel in the most recent stage of the deeply complicated and decades-long Israel-Palestine conflict. The assault, which took place on Shabbat—the day of rest for the Jewish people—instantly became known among Israelis and the world as “Black Saturday.”On October 7, Fox News Correspondent Trey Yingst was on the ground along the Gaza border and witnessed firsthand the devastation, shock, and deep sorrow that whirled through Israel. A seasoned journalist who has reported from some of the most dangerous hotspots around the world, including the frontlines in Ukraine, Afghanistan, and Pakistan, Yingst was just one among many people plunged into the terrifying chaos of that horrific event. In this shocking and eye-opening chronicle, he pieces together the story of that tragic day and reveals how he risked his life searching for answers to essential questions in real time--who within Israel had been attacked; what happened to them; who, potentially, was next--while exploring the impact on both Israelis and Palestinians as a full-scale war ramps up and peace grows more elusive. “We have a responsibility now to account for and record these events—and tell the world the truth,” Yingst writes. “We cannot look away.”Committed to reporting the whole truth, on both sides of the Israel-Gaza border, Yingst interviewed a range of exclusive contacts to incorporate multiple perspectives. From conversations with Israeli Defense Minister Yoav Gallant and high-ranking soldiers, to interviews with Senior Hamas official Dr. Bassem Naim and Gazan journalist Nael Ghaboun, to heartbreaking accounts from civilians placed in the crosshairs of the attack and conflict that followed, Yingst takes us inside the newest phase of an old war in which thousands more people—men, women, and children—are suffering.Combining candor, grit, and veracity, Yingst paints a vivid picture of horrors and violence, matched by acts of courage and humanity that cut through the darkness. A testament to unwavering resilience and tenacity, Black Saturday is the riveting chronicle of one journalist’s experience relentlessly pursuing the truth in the face of terror.Black Saturday will include a 16-pages of full-color photographs.

Complete Personal Memoirs of U. S. Grant

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The first volume, as well as a portion of the second, was written before I had reason to suppose I was in a critical condition of health. Later I was reduced almost to the point of death, and it became impossible for me to attend to anything for weeks. I have, however, somewhat regained my strength, and am able, often, to devote as many hours a day as a person should devote to such work. I would have more hope of satisfying the expectation of the public if I could have allowed myself more time. I have used my best efforts, with the aid of my eldest son, F. D. Grant, assisted by his brothers, to verify from the records every statement of fact given. The comments are my own, and show how I saw the matters treated of whether others saw them in the same light or not.

Working Stiff

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“Fun…and full of smart science. Fans of CSI—the real kind—will want to read it” (The Washington Post): A young forensic pathologist’s “rookie season” as a NYC medical examiner, and the hair-raising cases that shaped her as a physician and human being.Just two months before the September 11 terrorist attacks, Dr. Judy Melinek began her training as a New York City forensic pathologist. While her husband and their toddler held down the home front, Judy threw herself into the fascinating world of death investigation—performing autopsies, investigating death scenes, counseling grieving relatives. Working Stiff chronicles Judy’s two years of training, taking readers behind the police tape of some of the most harrowing deaths in the Big Apple, including a firsthand account of the events of September 11, the subsequent anthrax bio-terrorism attack, and the disastrous crash of American Airlines Flight 587.An unvarnished portrait of the daily life of medical examiners—complete with grisly anecdotes, chilling crime scenes, and a welcome dose of gallows humor—Working Stiff offers a glimpse into the daily life of one of America’s most arduous professions, and the unexpected challenges of shuttling between the domains of the living and the dead. The body never lies—and through the murders, accidents, and suicides that land on her table, Dr. Melinek lays bare the truth behind the glamorized depictions of autopsy work on television to reveal the secret story of the real morgue. “Haunting and illuminating...the stories from her average workdays…transfix the reader with their demonstration that medical science can diagnose and console long after the heartbeat stops” (The New York Times).

Personal Memoirs Of U.s. Grant

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Completed a short time before his death in 1885, the Personal Memoirs of Ulysses S. Grant is recognized today as one of the most significant American military memoirs of all time. In an honest and intelligent voice, the celebrated Civil War general and former President offers a detailed and intimate telling of the events of the Mexican-American war, and the American Civil War and his role within it as a Union General.At the time of its publication, the Personal Memoirs of Ulysses S. Grant was an instant success—a result of the marketing efforts of Mark Twain, Grant’s publisher and personal friend. In an attempt to assist the Grant family in recovering some of the fortune lost when Grant was defrauded of his estate, Twain created a national marketing campaign that used Civil War veterans as booksellers. The resulting sales of over 350,000 copies allowed the Grant estate to be successfully reestablished and the Memoirs themselves to be recognized within the canon of American non-fiction.HarperTorch brings great works of non-fiction and the dramatic arts to life in digital format, upholding the highest standards in ebook production and celebrating reading in all its forms. Look for more titles in the HarperTorch collection to build your digital library.

Mémoires d'outre-vies (tome 1) - Je me retourne, sidéré...

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"Après trois quarts de siècle qui ont laissé des encoches, des brûlures et des blessures dans ma mémoire, les hasards d’une existence et d’une carrière non programmée ayant fait que je me suis retrouvé au cœur de la plupart des événements qui ont façonné le monde d’aujourd’hui, je me retourne, sidéré… Comment est-il possible que j’aie vécu tout ça ?" La vie de Jean-François Kahn est un véritable roman. Le roman d’un homme fasciné par l’Histoire et par l’art de décrypter l’Histoire : le journalisme. Observateur des folies du communisme, des dérives du colonialisme, de la montée de l’extrême droite, le grand reporter raconte enfin, dans ce premier tome de ses mémoires, sa traversée d’un siècle fou, où l’on croyait tout possible – et où tout fut possible, hélas. Se retournant sur sa vie, et tout étonné encore des événements dont il fut le témoin, il nous livre un récit plein d’aventures et de drôlerie, traversé de révolutions et de coups d’État, de guerres extérieures et intestines, d’humanisme et de terreur, de misères et de servitudes – bref, de bruit et de fureur, de rires et de larmes. Conteur formidable, il offre aussi aux lecteurs des portraits saisissants de Nasser et de Che Guevara, d’Albert Camus et d’André Malraux, de de Gaulle et de Mitterrand, d’Hubert Beuve-Méry et de Françoise Giroud. Les mémoires de la mémoire du siècle.

The Underground Railroad Collection: Real Life Stories of the Former Slaves and Abolitionists

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The Underground Railroad was a secret network of routes used by Southern slaves in escaping to the North. In their attempts they were often guided and helped by former fugitive slaves and abolitionist who were known as the conductors. Unravel the secrets of these incredible and unforgettable life journeys and the people who took these treacherous routes to freedom. This edition includes carefully compiled and detailed documentation about the lives and escapes of over 100 former slaves along with the incredible life stories of the two courageous female conductors, Harriet Tubman and Laura S. Haviland, who risked their own lives in helping these slaves cross over to the North in the dead of the night. So come and relive the stories of extraordinary courage, heart breaking saga of grief and separation and the overwhelming desire to break free! A MUST READ! William Still (1821–1902) was an African-American abolitionist, conductor on the Underground Railroad, writer, historian and civil rights activist who recorded the stories of fugitive slaves to help them reunite with their families. Sarah H. Bradford (1818–1912) was an American writer, historian and a very close friend of Harriet Tubman. Bradford was also a contemporary of Harriet Beecher Stowe, the author of Uncle Tom's Cabin. Laura S. Haviland (1808-1898) was an American abolitionist, suffragette, and social reformer. She is credited to have established the first racially integrated school in Michigan with her husband, which gave lectures about the realities of life on a slave plantation.

Des femmes inspirantes

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Il y a des femmes inspirantes, qui nous élèvent, quelles que soient les générations, les traditions, ou leurs domaines d'action. Elles révèlent une autre manière d'être au monde, de penser la violence, la nature, la spiritualité, les différentes dominations...Douze femmes rencontrées ces dernières années ont provoqué chez l'autrice un immense sentiment de gratitude et l'ont fait grandir : Vandana Shiva, Michelle Obama, Marianne Williamson, Brooke Medicine Eagle, Amandine Roche, Marianne Faithfull, Patti Smith ou encore Marion Cotillard... À travers leur témoignage, elles nous livrent de quoi méditer sur leur engagement, afin que nous puissions nous approprier ces expériences et nous frayer notre propre chemin. L'écriture de ce livre fût donc un véritable voyage, un périple dans les mystères du féminin. Ces portraits expriment aussi la révolution qui est en train de s'opérer dans la société, à travers une sagesse concrète. Il a semblé utile à l'autrice, en plus des paroles de ces femmes, de proposer les éclairages psychologiques très concrets d'un ami, le Dr Christophe Fauré, afin de pouvoir mieux intégrer ces « enseignements » dans notre vie de tous les jours.

Raising Demons

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In the uproarious sequel to Life Among the Savages, the author of The Haunting of Hill House confronts the most vexing demons yet: her childrenIn the long out-of-print sequel to Life Among the Savages, Jackson’s four children have grown from savages into full-fledged demons. After bursting the seams of their first house, Jackson’s clan moves into a larger home. Of course, the chaos simply moves with them. A confrontation with the IRS, Little League, trumpet lessons, and enough clutter to bury her alive—Jackson spins them all into an indelible reminder that every bit as thrilling as a murderous family in a haunted house is a happy family in a new home.

Winston and the Windsors

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From the #1 New York Times bestselling author of The Queen and Diana, a groundbreaking story of the riveting hot-and-cold relationship between the House of Windsor and Winston Churchill. From an early age, Winston Churchill was convinced that he was a man of destiny. Today, it seems his premonition was correct—few figures in British history have been so deeply and consequently involved with the British family as Churchill. While many people in positions of power have advised kings and queens during their reign, Churchill was unique in his role: helping to shape not only a reign, but an entire royal dynasty. In Winston and the Windsors, Andrew Morton, one of the world’s best-known biographers and a leading authority on celebrity, presents a meticulously researched joint biography of Winston Churchill and the House of Windsor. Throughout the course of his career and life, Churchill’s connection to the Windsors fluctuated wildly. At times, he was the royal family’s trusted confidant. At others, he was their leading antagonist. In exploring the complex dynamic between the two, Morton argues that, regardless of whether the attitudes of the royal family were warm or icy toward Churchill, their relationship is central to the twentieth-century history of the British monarchy. From the Churchill family’s intricate relationship with the Crown, to Winston’s initially begrudging but ultimately fruitful partnership with George VI, to his enduring fondness for Queen Elizabeth II, this fascinating narrative biography sheds new light on the ways the Crown not only shaped Winston Churchill's career, but the ways in which Churchill shepherded the monarchy into the modern era.

Thomas Moore of Liverpool

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THOMAS MOORE has left his name on one of Sydney's suburbs, some streets in several others, and on a Theological College. The celebration of the 150th year of the College in 2006, presented an opportunity to remember the life of its benefactor. Although known as a quiet, pious man of good character, Thomas Moore (1762-1840) exerted a profound influence on many of the institutions and activities of Colonial New South Wales. Arriving as an adventurer, he settled as the Colony's Master Boat Builder, before moving to his property 'Moore Bank' as one of the pioneers of the Liverpool district. Here he played an important role, firstly, in building the township, and then long-term as its first resident magistrate. Across his long life, his contributions to the civic and Christian life of the colony were many and varied. Thomas Moore is important as the benefactor of Moore College, but he also had a wider significance to the early life of Sydney. While honouring his memory occurred in a particular contemporary context, these essays and addresses seek to place him in the wider context of colonial Australia

Calvin on the Christian Life

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John Calvin, a man adored by some and maligned by others, stands as a legendary figure in Christian history. In Calvin on the Christian Life, professor Michael Horton offers us fresh insights into the Reformer's personal piety and practical theology by allowing Calvin to speak in his own words.Drawing not only from his Institutes and biblical commentaries, but also from lesser-known tracts, treatises, and letters, this book will deepen your understanding of Calvin's theology and ministry by exploring the heart of his spiritual life: confident trust and unwavering joy in the sovereign grace of God.Part of the Theologians on the Christian Life series.

No One Would Ever Believe Me

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I knew if I came out from under that bed that all chaos would happen. I stayed under the bed for a very long time. The police and my father finally convinced me it was safe to come out from under the bed. I told the horrific story to my father. My life from that moment on changed forever. My family was forced to move. My parents divorced. My mother became a single mother of six children. In the 1960s, a divorced woman was labeled with a capital S (Scarlet).So many experiences in such a short time of life. Many are unbelievable, but each one of it is true.

Madame Élisabeth

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10 mai 1794. La jeune femme qui monte courageusement sur l'échafaud prie avec confiance : « Mon Dieu, je veux tout, j'accepte tout, je Vous fais un sacrifice de tout ; j'unis ce sacrifice à Celui de votre cher Fils, mon Sauveur. » Elle a 30 ans ; elle est la sœur de Louis XVI, le roi de France.Elle aurait pu s'exiler pour sauver sa vie, mais elle a choisi de veiller sur la famille royale, ce qu'elle fera avec dévouement jusqu'à la prison du Temple.Auparavant, déjà, dans son domaine de Montreuil, tout en tenant son rang à la Cour de Versailles, elle avait consacré sa vie à secourir les pauvres et les malades. Même dans la charrette qui l'emporte au lieu de son exécution, elle réconforte ses compagnons d'infortune qui s'apprêtent à subir le même sort.Dans le contexte historique mouvementé de la Révolution française, Madame Élisabeth a témoigné de façon exemplaire, par le don de sa vie, de son attachement à la foi et à la famille.À PROPOS DE L'AUTEURECatherine de Lasa, mariée, mère de six enfants, a travaillé chez Hachette, puis à la rédaction de Pomme d'Api. Elle est l'auteur de nombreuses histoires, poésies et romans pour enfants.

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