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Just as Masters and Johnson were pioneers in the study of human sexuality, so Dr. John Gottman has revolutionized the study of marriage. As a professor of psychology at the University of Washington and the founder and director of the Seattle Marital and Family Institute, he has studied the habits of married couples in unprecedented detail over the course of many years. His findings, and his heavily attended workshops, have already turned around thousands of faltering marriages.          

O trauma é um dos grandes problemas de saúde pública atual, afetando não apenas sobreviventes de guerras e desastres naturais, como vítimas de violência doméstica, crimes urbanos, agressões, maus-tratos, abuso sexual, abandono e negligência. Um dos principais especialistas no assunto, o Dr. Van Der Kolk mostra como o trauma reformula o funcionamento do corpo e do cérebro, comprometendo a capacidade das vítimas de ter prazer, de criar laços saudáveis, confiar nos outros e se sentirem seguras.

Dopo il fallito matrimonio con James, Agatha non sa più che fare. E, come spesso accade, sceglie di fare la cosa più sbagliata in assoluto. Segue James a Cipro, dove lui è andato per cercare di riprendersi dallo smacco, e conosce un piccolo gruppo di turisti inglesi, del genere che ha “adottato tutti i modi peggiori dell’aristocrazia, e nessuno di quelli migliori” e che tuttavia pare aver stretto amicizia con altri tre turisti, che sono il loro esatto opposto.

Carismático, erudito y con frecuencia controvertido, Winston Churchill ha sido uno de los líderes más importantes del siglo xx, y uno de los más ingeniosos. Su famoso sentido del humor y sus burlas han supuesto que muchas de sus bromas y réplicas sean casi tan conocidas como sus célebres discursos de guerra. Richard M. Langworth incorpora en este volumen tanto las ocurrencias más famosas como observaciones y comentarios poco conocidos.

El Alienista de Machado de Assis es una novela corta satírica que explora el tema de la cordura y la locura. Ambientada en Río de Janeiro a finales del siglo XIX, la historia sigue al Dr. Bacamarte, un científico que establece un asilo para estudiar enfermedades mentales. Mientras clasifica y aísla a la gente del pueblo basándose en la cordura percibida, la narrativa critica con humor las normas sociales y la naturaleza subjetiva de la cordura. La novela profundiza en las consecuencias de la autoridad desenfrenada, desafiando las nociones de razón y destacando el ingenio.

An astonishing new science called neuroplasticity is overthrowing the centuries-old notion that the human brain is immutable. Psychiatrist and psychoanalyst, Norman Doidge, M.D., traveled the country to meet both the brilliant scientists championing neuroplasticity and the people whose lives...

The Earth has been ripped from the solar system by a runaway alien planet, whose inhabitants have their own sinister plans for Earth's resources. Humankind is dying out, but there are those who defy convention and refuse to give in. Feared by ordinary citizens, these wolves are preparing to fight back against the aliens. Wolfbane is widely regarded as one of the very best science fiction stories from the 1950s. 

"Estoy aprendiendo el alemán": 300 palabras y frases esenciales, 140 expresiones comunes, los 100 verbos más comunes, las 1000 palabras esenciales. Con unos 100 millones de hablantes en seis países del mundo, el idioma alemán es uno de los idiomas oficiales de la Unión Europea. Nuestro método de aprendizaje: una selección de cientos de frases y palabras esenciales. Los escuchas, los repites, y hablas. Nos basamos en la pronunciación, el ensayo oral, la escucha, combinados con palabras, frases esenciales y una lista de vocabulario. El 20% de las palabras se usan el 80% del tiempo.

When Fortune 100 corporations are stymied, it's the "McKinsey-ites" whom they call for help. Former McKinsey associate Ethan Rasiel lifts the veil to show you how the secretive McKinsey works its magic, and helps you emulate the firm's well-honed practices in problem solving, communication, and management. Both a behind-the-scenes look at one of the most admired and secretive companies in the business world and a toolkit of problem-solving techniques without peer, The McKinsey Way empowers every business decision maker to become a better strategic player in any organization.

Do you ever wonder what is happening inside your brain when you feel anxious, panicked, and worried? In Rewire Your Anxious Brain, psychologist Catherine Pittman and author Elizabeth Karle offer a unique, evidence-based solution to overcoming anxiety, based in cutting-edge neuroscience and research.

From Wall Street Journal and USA Today best-selling author M. Robinson comes a standalone best friend's baby sister, second chance billionaire romance. She was my best friend's little sister, which meant she was off limits, but I couldn't help myself. I never could when it came to her, and in...

On her 29th birthday, Valency Stirling awakens to a life that she knows will never change. Under the thumb of an autocratic mother and a poor relation in a large domineering family, for years her only refuge has been in her dreams of a mystical Blue Castle, where beauty and kindness reign. To...

The path to your professional success starts with a critical look in the mirror. HBR's 10 Must Reads on Managing Yourself will inspire you to: stay engaged throughout your fifty-plus-year work life; tap into your deepest values; solicit candid feedback; replenish physical and mental energy...

Quando o arquiteto Tate aceita viajar até uma cidadezinha distante para projetar a casa de veraneio de seu melhor amigo, a mudança de ares é como a promessa de um recomeço. Após meses enfrentando a depressão e o vazio deixados pela morte da irmã, Tate deseja recuperar o equilíbrio. Mas o destino reserva algo que o tirará completamente do eixo, fazendo-o duvidar de tudo em que acredita.

Cuando el amuleto del tiempo despierta, el caos acecha. Antes de la muerte de Adam, Nathan Tabiz era solo el Portador del Amuleto del Tiempo, Lilith Rheiz, la hija olvidada de la Suma Celestial, y Darien Veriz, un celestial más con un don que lo superaba. Después de la muerte de Adam, todo ha cambiado. Ahora Nathan es un brujo dispuesto a todo por traer de vuelta a su antiguo amor, Lilith ha renacido como la santa elegida por Destino.

Lord and Lady Baaden-Boomethistle have been in residence for some weeks now, and the villagers are hoping for a return to the good old days, when the lord of the manor sprinkled benefits across the village like fairy dust. Father Max Tudor's invitation to dinner at the Hall comes as a welcome novelty; it will be his first time meeting the famous family that once held sway in the area.

Anne Shirley has left Redmond College behind to begin a new job and a new chapter of her life away from Green Gables. Now she faces a new challenge: the Pringles. They're known as the royal family of Summerside--and they quickly let Anne know she is not the person they had wanted as principal of Summerside High School. But as she settles into the cozy tower room at Windy Poplars, Anne finds she has great allies in the widows Aunt Kate and Aunt Chatty and in their irrepressible housekeeper, Rebecca Dew.

This isn’t another book about AI technology. This is a book about the organizational evolution that AI demands.

A town rescued from its fate. Duty is done and his home is now safe from the threat of the Crooked. Koda Burke was ready for a rest from the breakneck pace he’d endured since arriving on this new world. He’d fought, bled, and killed for the people of Amberpost, and been sent on his way with a pat on the head and a bag of coins by the town council. But at least people escaped the gruesome fate waiting at the hands of the Crooked. That was a good reward at least, right?

Da et rystende dobbeltmord og en bortførelse på åben gade i London fører til, at et pengeskab i Langley bliver åbnet for første gang i ti år, finder efterforskerne en liste med fire navne. Tre af personerne på listen er døde. Den fjerde er Ben Koenig. Koenig har ingen idé om, hvorfor hans navn optræder på listen, men så går det op for ham, at han kender den kvinde, der har begået dobbeltmordet. Ti år tidligere fik han, uden at få at vide hvorfor, til opgave at hjælpe hende med at forsvinde.