When lightning strikes, lives are changed. BECCA On a sunny day in Chapel Hill, North Carolina, eight-year-old Becca Burke was struck by lightning. No one believed her—not her philandering father or her drunk, love-sick mother—not even when her watch kept losing time and a spooky halo of light appeared overhead in photographs. Becca was struck again when she was sixteen. She survived, but over time she would learn that outsmarting lightning was the least of her concerns. BUCKLEY In rural Arkansas, Buckley R. Pitank’s world seemed plagued by disaster. Ashamed but protective of his obese mother, fearful of his scathing grandmother, and always running from bullies (including his pseudo-evangelical stepfather), he needed a miracle to set him free. At thirteen years old, Buckley witnessed a lightning strike that would change everything. Now an art student in New York City, Becca Burke is a gifted but tortured painter who strives to recapture the intensity of her lightning-strike memories on canvas. On the night of her first gallery opening, a stranger appears and is captivated by her art. Who is this odd young man with whom she shares a mysterious connection? When Buckley and Becca finally meet, neither is prepared for the charge of emotions—or for the perilous event that will bring them even closer to one another, and to the families they’ve been running from for as long as they can remember. Crackling with atmosphere and eccentric characters, The Handbook for Lightning Strike Survivors explores the magic of nature and the power of redemption in anovel as beautiful and unpredictable as lightning itself.

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The Pulitzer Prize-winning, bestselling novel from one of Americaa??s greatest contemporary writers, repackaged as part of the Perennial fiction promotion. Larry Cooka??s farm is the largest in Zebulon County, Iowa, and a tribute to his hard work and single-mindedness. Proud and possessive, his sudden decision to retire and hand over the farm to his three daughters, is disarmingly uncharacteristic. Ginny and Rose, the two eldest, are startled yet eager to accept, but Caroline, the youngest daughter, has misgivings. Immediately, her father cuts her out. In a??A Thousand Acresa??, Jane Smiley transposes the a??King Leara?? story to the modern day, and in so doing at once illuminates Shakespearea??s original and subtly transforms it. This astonishing novel won both of Americaa??s highest literary awards, the Pulitzer Prize for Fiction and the National Book Criticsa?? Circle Award.

Tout enfant grandit au milieu des secrets, tout simplement parce qu'il est confronté à des mots, des mimiques et des attitudes d'adultes dont il ne comprend pas le sens. Bientôt, il questionne et parfois on lui répond. D'autres fois, on lui sourit en lui disant qu'il le saura quand il sera plus grand. C'est notamment le cas lorsque sa curiosité implique la sexualité. Mais d'autres fois encore, ses questions suscitent chez ses parents des réactions de colère, de tristesse ou de gêne incompréhensible. Ce sont ces réactions que Serge Tisseron nomme " les suintements du secret ". Ils mettent l'enfant sur la voie de penser qu'on lui cache quelque chose de grave, l'invitent à le deviner tout en lui interdisant tacitement d'y parvenir car cela serait trop douloureux pour l'adulte. De cette injonction contradictoire naissent des troubles dans sa construction psychique : le traumatisme vécu et tenu caché par la première génération " ricoche " sur la deuxième, parfois sur la troisième encore. Serge Tisseron analyse la logique et les mécanismes propres aux secrets de familles. Il montre comment on peut aussi en guérir. Il souligne ainsi que ces secrets s'opposent moins à l'idée d'une Vérité qu'à la communication.

From Publishers Weekly

Starred Review. When retired newspaperman Stewart Dubinsky (last seen in 1987's Presumed Innocent) discovers letters his deceased father wrote during his tour of duty in WWII, a host of family secrets come to light. In Turow's ambitious, fascinating page-turner, a "ferocious curiosity" compels the divorced Dubinsky to study his "remote, circumspect" father's papers, which include love letters written to a fiancée the family had never heard of, and a lengthy manuscript, which his father wrote in prison and which includes the shocking disclosure of his father's court-martial for assisting in the escape of OSS officer Robert Martin, a suspected spy. The manuscript, hidden from everyone but the attorney defending him, tells of Capt. David Dubin's investigation into Martin's activities and of both men's entanglements with fierce, secretive comrade Gita Lodz. From optimistic soldier to disenchanted veteran, Dubin—who, via the manuscript, becomes the book's de facto narrator—describes the years of violence he endured and of a love triangle that exacted a heavy emotional toll. Dubinsky's investigations prove revelatory at first, and life-altering at last. Turow makes the leap from courtroom to battlefield effortlessly. (Nov. 1)
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From Bookmarks Magazine

Retired reporter Stewart Dubinsky last made an appearance in Presumed Innocent (1987). Here, the self-lacerating Dubinsky delves deep into his family’s wartime history—one loosely based on Turow’s father’s experiences. For critics, the question is whether a legal-thriller writer can succeed in another genre—and the answers vary. Out of the courtroom, Turow remains an effective storyteller whose characters (Gita in particular) and details of war create immediacy and intrigue. However, his usual spark seems to be missing. A few critics faulted the novel for introducing too much history, too many mysteries, and too many themes—from war to love to family secrets. In the end, the personal dramas that characterize Turow’s best works carry this story-within-a-story, too.

Copyright © 2004 Phillips & Nelson Media, Inc.

From Booklist

Although this is Australian author Tsiolkas’ fourth novel, it is the first to be published in the U.S. With its raw style, liberal use of profanity and racial epithets, and laserlike focus on the travails of suburban life, it is a down-and-dirty version of Tom Perrotta’s best-selling Little Children (2004). At a barbecue in a Melbourne suburb, a man loses his temper and slaps the child of the host’s friends. This incident unleashes a slew of divisive opinions, pitting friends and families against each other as the child’s parents take the man to court. Told from eight different viewpoints, the novel also deftly fills in disparate backstories encompassing young and old, single and married, gay and straight, as well as depicting how multiculturalism is increasingly impacting the traditional Aussie ethos. For good measure, the author also throws in male vanity, infidelity, and homophobia. Tsiolkas’ in-your-face style is sure to alienate some readers—the child’s parents, for example, are among the book’s most unlikable characters—but his novel, which won the 2009 Commonwealth Prize, fairly radiates with vitality as it depicts the messy complications of family life. --Joanne Wilkinson

Review

"A layered, briskly paced story about complex people. Think Tom Wolfe meets Philip Roth. Or 'The Sopranos' meets 'The Real Housewives of Orange County."
-Oscar Villalon, Los Angeles Times

"Brilliant, beautiful, shockingly lucid and real, this is a novel as big as life built from small, secret, closely observed beats of the human heart. A cool, calm, irresistible masterpiece."
-Chris Cleave, author of Little Bee

"The Slap is nothing short of a tour de force, and it confirms Christos Tsiolkas's reputation as one of the most significant contemporary storytellers at work today. In his new book, Tsiolkas puts a microscope to family life and presents us with a vision both of unflinching honesty and great tenderness. The luminosity of his prose and the brilliance of his characterisation render the ordinary quite extraordinary. Here is a novel of immense power and scope, reminiscent of Jonathan Franzen's The Corrections and Don De Lillo's Underworld."
-Colm Toibin, author of Brooklyn and The Master

"Like all Tsiolkas' work, it is wildly energetic and fearless, thrillingly about our lives now."
- Helen Garner, author of The Spare Room

"This is a rich and engrossing novel, full of vivid incidents and intricate patterns...Tsiolkas's subtle character drawing, fast-moving narrative, and above all, fierce moral commitment make The Slap a worthy winner of the 2009 Commonwealth Writers' Prize."
-The Telegraph

"Riveting from start to finish."
-Jane Smiley, author of A Thousand Acres and Private Life

"Radiates with vitality as it depicts the messy complications of family life."
-Booklist

"Complex and multilayered. ...intertwined lives and slowly revealed connections make for a singular reading experience."
-Library Journal

"With The Slap, Christos Tsiolkas secures his place as one of Australia's most important novelists...It is thrilling to have our life reflected back at us so accurately...Tsiolkas has written an absolute ripper."
-The Age

"The best politicians are those who can instinctively divine the zeitgeist of their country's centre. For the ones who can't, I would place The Slap as mandatory bedside table reading. It's a perfect social document... More importantly, it's also a hell of a read."
-The Australian

"Strikingly tender...it claws into you with its freshness and truth."
-Sydney Morning Herald

"A controversial and daring novel, The Slap uses the iconic scene of a suburban Australian barbecue to examine identities and personal relationships in a multicultural society. Offering points of view from eight different characters, it taps into universal tensions and dilemmas around family life and child-rearing. This book is sure to challenge readers and provoke debate."
-Committee for The Commonwealth Writers Prize 2009

Erschütternde Grausamkeiten musste sie miterleben und wurden ihr selbst angetan. Schwer vorstellbar und nicht zu fassen, dass Menschen dazu fähig sind, solches Leid zuzufügen. In Ihrem Bericht beschreibt Tina J. nicht nur die Grauen erweckenden Erlebnisse, sondern vor allem sich selbst und ihre inneren Zustände, vor und während ihrer therapeutischen Behandlung. Auf der Suche nach sich selbst, schrieb sie dieses Buch. Es ist besonders an zwei Zielgruppen gerichtet: Zum einen kann es allen Betroffenen berichten, die noch nicht in der Lage waren, ihr Schweigen zu brechen, dass es trotz der größten Hoffnungslosigkeit und Leere einen Grund gibt, weiter zu leben und Hilfe anzunehmen. Es gibt immer einen Weg zurück ins Leben. Genauso wichtig ist es, dass Behandelnde über die Berichte erfahren, wie sie wirklich helfen können. Gerade bei langwierigem sexuellem Missbrauch ist es wichtig zu begreifen, dass oft eine langwierige geduldige Behandlung erforderlich ist.

Giada è una bambina considerata da tutti perennemente manchevole, troppo minuta, "una raganella", che vive malvolentieri a casa degli zii in provincia di Milano. Da che sua madre se n'è andata per trafficare con camion, alcolici e bar nelle colonie italiane in terra d'Africa, Giada non pensa ad altro che a raggiungerla in quella che lei chiama "la Grande A", una terra che immagina piena di meraviglie e di promesse. Ma una volta giunta ad Assab, una cittadina avvolta nell'arsura e nell'aria salmastra, la vita sembra ruotare solo intorno al piccolo bar che Adi gestisce fino a notte fonda, dove Giada fa molte nuove conoscenze: da Hamed, il garzone che non sa scrivere, a Orlando, il compagno della madre animato dalla retorica fascista vecchio stampo; dalla gazzella Checco, che vive in casa come un animale domestico, a Giacomo Colgada, un giovane italiano farfallone che sembra la copia di un attore del cinema. Ed è proprio con lui che inizia la vera storia di Giada: il matrimonio imposto da Adi, le insidie di suocera e nuora, la fortuna economica, il boom del Circolo Juventus di Addis Abeba, gli incredibili viaggi con la jeep nel deserto, i dolorosi chiaroscuri di Giacomo che obbligano Giada al continuo raffronto con una donna dura e intraprendente come sua madre. Liberamente ispirato alla biografia di famiglia, La Grande A è un esordio narrativo sorprendente che racconta un pezzo dimenticato di storia italiana con una scrittura inventiva e spiazzante.

Siete anche voi fra coloro che apprendono dal medico di essere perfettamente sani, che tutti i reperti sono normali, eppure si sentono malate e deboli, prive di impulsi, inerti, senza più alcun gusto alla vita? Gisela Eberlein ci accompagna sulla strada della guarigione. Verso una vita sana e tranquilla, raggiungibile facilmente se si decide davvero di voler star bene: basta affrontare con serenità il training autogeno. Per iniziare ad affrontare la vita con meno peso sulle spalle. Tratto da Il libro del training autogeno pubblicato da Feltrinelli. Numero di caratteri: 25.044

Bone è un cagnolino che ha perso la mamma e, per motivi diversi, anche le due famiglie che lo hanno successivamente adottato. Charlie è un uomo nella cui memoria bruciano ancora le morti del fratellino e del loro cucciolo Sunny. Henry è il figlio di Charlie, ha undici anni e vorrebbe tanto un cane: farebbe qualsiasi cosa per averne uno. Lo mette sempre al primo posto nell'elenco dei regali per Natale, ma suo padre non vuole saperne. Henry, che è tanto obbediente quanto tenace, non rinuncia al suo sogno, e quando incontra il randagio Bone è deciso a non lasciarsi sfuggire la possibilità di realizzare il suo grande desiderio. Tre vite, quelle di un padre, di un figlio e di un cane, intrecciate in una storia che parla di incontri e separazioni, di abbandono e di rinascita, della morte e dell'irrinunciabile ricerca della felicità che accompagna la vita.

The unprecedented mainstreaming of the global pornography industry is transforming the sexual politics of intimate and public life, popularizing new forms of hardcore misogyny, and strongly contributing to the sexualization of children. Yet, challenges to the industry continue to be dismissed as uncool, antisex, and moral panic. Unmasking the lies behind the selling of porn as entertainment, this book reveals the shocking truths of an industry that trades in violence, crime, and degradation while discussing topics such as racism in gay male porn, the use of animals in porn, child pornography, and BDSM (bondage, dominance, sadism, and masochism). Fearless and controversial, this examination will challenge the current view of pornography.

A New York City therapist examines the paradoxical relationship between domesticity and sexual desire and explains what it takes to bring lust home. One of the world's most respected voices on erotic intelligence, Esther Perel offers a bold, provocative new take on intimacy and sex. Mating in Captivity invites us to explore the paradoxical union of domesticity and sexual desire, and explains what it takes to bring lust home. Drawing on more than twenty years of experience as a couples therapist, Perel examines the complexities of sustaining desire. Through case studies and lively discussion, Perel demonstrates how more exciting, playful, and even poetic sex is possible in long-term relationships. Wise, witty, and as revelatory as it is straightforward, Mating in Captivity is a sensational book that will transform the way you live and love.

"Con gli occhi chiusi" è un romanzo di matrice autobiografica; nella figura del protagonista, Pietro, si proiettano le inquietudini e i turbamenti dello stesso scrittore; il padre di Pietro, Domenico, è una trasfigurazione letteraria del padre di Tozzi, uomo avido e dispotico con cui l'autore intrattenne sempre rapporti tesi; il carattere di Anna, affetta da turbe psichiche, sottomessa al marito e morta in giovane età, è ricalcato su quello della madre di Tozzi, Annunziata Automi; in Ghìsola si possono ravvisare i tratti di Isola, giovane donna amata dallo scrittore. Federigo Tozzi è considerato uno dei più importanti narratori italiani del Novecento. Lasciò le sue opere per lo più inedite. Nato a Siena nel 1882 e morto a Roma nel 1920. lo scrittore fu riscoperto dal grande pubblico molto tardi, dal 1962 al 2000 da scrittori e critici come Carlo Cassola, Giuseppe de Robertis, Enrico Falqui, Carlo Bo, Alberto Asor Rosa ed altri. Questa recente critica ha capovolto la visione di un Tozzi realista proponendolo come scrittore di stampo profondamente psicologico e vicino al simbolismo, paragonandolo a livello europeo alla prosa di Kafka e Dostoevskij.

“Tu non sei la prima persona che è stata ferita dall’amore. Non sei la prima persona che ha bussato alla mia porta. Non sei la prima persona che ho cercato di impressionare recitando brillantemente la parte della parte di quella che non si lascia impressionare. Non sei la prima persona che mi fa ridere. Non sei la prima persona che ho fatto ridere. Non sei la prima persona punto. Ma sei la persona in questo momento. E io sono la persona in questo momento. Noi siamo le persone in questo momento. E questo basta, no?”Una donna di mezz’età ha una straniante conversazione con la se stessa quattordicenne. Un’ignara cliente di un supermercato si trova nel carrello un neonato angelico e paffuto, che la investe con un fiume di insulti e oscenità. Coppie in perenne, precario equilibrio tra amore e disamore reinventano il proprio passato narrandosi primi incontri immaginari. In questi racconti, dove l'atto di raccontare è sempre più metafora di un gesto d'amore, Ali Smith riflette sulla natura stessa della short story come storia d’amore, con i suoi paradossi, le sue delicate verità, i suoi voli di fantasia. In un continuo rimescolamento del confine tra realtà e fantasia, La prima persona parla con grande naturalezza al cuore, alla testa, al corpo. Sempre giocosamente intellettuale, ma anche toccante e divertente, Ali Smith esplora le strade, le ragioni e i meccanismi universali della necessità di raccontare.Ali Smith ha un talento speciale per scoprire inaspettati lampi di bellezza e humour nella vita di tutti i giorni.“The Daily Telegraph”

Scared to Try It? These Men and Women Aren’t Here you will meet men and women who are trying every possible kind of sexual combination to make marriage work in bold new ways. Threesomes. Open adultery. Swapping. Group marriage. And a hundred variants of every possible sexual experiment within the marital relationship. These true stories surpass the most erotic fiction. Here are fascinating and eye-opening insights into just where marriage is at today.

Is he an out-and-out mincing homosexual? Or a closet queen? A transvestite masquerading in full make-up and dress as a woman? A muscle-bound stud? Or is he just your normal American boy who happens to be in business for himself, selling desirable merchandise — his body — at prices the market will bear? In THE MALE HUSTLER John Warren Wells talks frankly and at length to seven male prostitutes. They tell exactly what they do for a living; how they find “clients,” what they think about their clients — and themselves; they talk about money, men, women and, of course, sex. This book is a fascinating odyssey into a world that has never before been so compassionately and objectively revealed. AS SHOCKING, TOUCHING AND EXPLICIT AS TRICKS OF THE TRADE, THE ENORMOUS NON-FICTION BESTSELLER ABOUT FEMALE PROSTITUTION

Висвітлюються особливості соматичного і статевого розвитку дівчини з раннього періоду її життя, а також підготовки до материнства, розглядаються психо-соціальні аспекти сімейних відносин.

У 1990 році автори продовжать цикл «Розмови з молодими» у серії V «Вдумливим, допитливим, кмітливим» брошурою «Сексуальна культура сімейних відносин», а в 1991 році — «Ми чекаємо дитину». Передплата на них необмежена.

Talentinga žurnalistė ir rašytoja Lionel Shriver (Lajonelė Šraiver) knygoje drąsiai ir be sentimentų atsigręžia į vyro ir moters, tėvų ir vaikų santykius ir atvirai kalba apie tai, ko daug moterų nedrįsta garsiai pasakyti: apie baimę tapti motina ir nuogąstavimus, kad gimusiam vaikui nesugebės duoti tiek meilės, kiek jam reikia. Įtaigi, jautri moters, sunkiai mezgančios santykį su savo vaiku, išpažintis intriguoja ir skatina susimąstyti apie santuoką, šeimą, motinystę, karjerą bei meilės ir nemeilės kainą.

Ланди Бэнкрофт последние семнадцать лет посвятил специализации в сфере бытовой жестокости и поведения жестоких мужчин. Он автор книг «When Dad Hurts Mom» («Когда папа обижает маму») и «The Batterer as a Parent» («Домашний агрессор в роли отца»), а также нескольких статей для «The New England Journal of Medicine» (одного из старейших медицинских журналов мира) и других профессиональных публикаций. Бывший содиректор Emerge, первой национальной коррекционной программы для мужчин, склонных к проявлению жестокости, на сегодняшний день он практикует в Массачусетсе и одновременно обучает сотрудников различных государственных и юридических организаций работе со случаями бытовой жестокости. Перевод: Юлия Рябинина

«Разводиться или нет?» – этот вопрос мучает миллионы людей. Книга, которую вы держите в руках, поможет ответить на него. Пройдя 10 шагов, вы сможете понять, насколько серьезны проблемы вашего брака и что можно сделать для его улучшения. А если сделать уже ничего нельзя, то не пора ли всерьез задуматься о разводе?

Вам предстоит оценить важные аспекты своего брака, такие как взаимоотношения с супругом и их влияние на поведение детей, качество близости с партнером и другие. А может быть, от развода вас удерживает страх финансовых потерь или риск испортить отношения с друзьями и родственниками?

За двадцать пять лет работы в сфере семейного консультирования авторы побеседовали с сотнями людей. Реальные истории разводов и спасенных браков описаны в этой уникальной книге. Она поможет вам сформировать четкий, пошаговый план действий – независимо от того, решите вы разводиться или захотите сделать еще одну попытку сохранить брак.