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This essential collection, the first of its kind, draws together twenty-six stories by vital women writers. Here are stories written by the famous and by those whose names are less well known; recluses and extroverts; the rich and the impoverished; novelists and poets; heterosexuals, bisexuals, and lesbians. Many were American and English expatriates caught up in the artistic revolt of Paris between 1890 and 1940; others, who ventured forth in imagination only, drew on its innovative spirit. Many refuted traditional concepts of gender and sexuality; all challenged restrictive definitions of femininity. Colette, H. D., Susan Glaspell, Gertrude Stein, Virginia Woolf, Djuna Barnes, Katherine Mansfield, Anais Nin, Dorothy Richardson, Jean Rhys, and May Sinclair number among this period's host of accomplished women writers. A woman becomes obsessed by a life-size doll and rescues the memory of its original model from neglect; another keeps an array of Parisian gowns under lock and key rather than join the masquerade of fashion; two housewives use their attention to domestic detail to detect--and shield--a murderer. Here are writers who cast aside conventions. Rebellious, talented, provocative, they parade their tales of those who take life on their own terms--you know, that kind of woman.

In the past, slipcasting was primarily considered an industrial method. Today, however, ceramic artists are adapting its techniques to create a wide range of beautiful and highly individualised pieces. This guide explains and demonstrates the techniques involved and shows how they can be adapted for the studio workshop. It uses the work of an international group of artists to illustrate the breadth and versatility of the work that can be created with slipcasting.

From the dawn of time, power has been an aphrodisiac. The royal mistress, having conquered a king, often ran his kingdom, wielding her sexuality as a sceptre. This book explores the position of royal mistress at European Courts, and the fascinating women who filled it.

How should we live? That question was no less urgent for English men and women who lived between the early sixteenth and late eighteenth centuries than for this book's readers. Keith Thomas's masterly exploration of the ways in which people sought to lead fulfilling lives in those centuries between the beginning of the Reformation and the heyday of the Enlightenment illuminates the central values of the period, while casting incidental light on some of the perennial problems of human existence. Consideration of the origins of the modern ideal of human fulfilment and of obstacles to its realization in the early modern period frames an investigation that ranges from work, wealth, and possessions to the pleasures of friendship, family, and sociability. The cult of military prowess, the pursuit of honour and reputation, the nature of religious belief and scepticism, and the desire to be posthumously remembered are all drawn into the discussion, and the views and practices of ordinary people are measured against the opinions of the leading philosophers and theologians of the time. The Ends of Life offers a fresh approach to the history of early modern England, by one of the foremost historians of our time. It also provides modern readers with much food for thought on the problem of how we should live and what goals in life we should pursue.

Egypt, 1964. The great temple at Abu Simbel must be rescued from the rising waters of the Aswan Dam. Block by block it is to be dismantled & resurrected 60 metres higher. This most delicate of tasks is overseen by Avery, a young, newly married, engineer.

This cultural history, delving back through the centuries, sets out to answer how sculpture, for so long regarded as a more limited art, has come to take a leading role today? From the Renaissance to the 19th century, sculpture was painting's poor relation. Yet, from the start of the 20th century, sculpture increasingly took centre stage: the Turner Prize is usually won by a sculptor of some form. This book aims to answer the questions: why is this, and what has happened? Illustrated throughout, containing charaters and bizarre incidents as well as illuminating examples and heated arguments, this work offers a guide to the art of the past and up to the end of the 20th century.

This fascinating history of psychosomatic disorders shows how patients throughout the centuries have produced symptoms in tandem with the cultural shifts of the larger society. Newly popularized diseases such as "chronic fatigue syndrome" and "total allergy syndrome" are only the most recent examples of patients complaining of ailments that express the truths about the culture in which they live.

"A work of subtle insights and of bold illumination, written with persuasive eloquence; it should become a classic in its field."--William Styron

"Will rush to the top of the list of important books on psychohistory . . . balanced and provocative . . . it's a blockbuster."--Carl N. Degler, Stanford University

"An illuminating overview of the prevailing understanding of suicide over the past 300 years, tracing current theories back, in some cases, to their roots in Puritan New England. [Kushner] shows how the conflicting views of psychology, sociology, and biochemistry emerged and hardened into dogmatic theories within each discipline that impeded cross-pollination. . . . Fascinating stuff."--San Diego Tribune

"Outstanding . . . the only work I know that is adequate to the complexity and multidimensionality of suicide, and which genuinely combines, indeed synthesizes, a wide range of disciplinary perspectives into a coherent and satisfying view of the issues. . . . a tour de force."--Joel Kovel, M. D.

De Amerikaanse neuroloog beschrijft, onder meer aan de hand van ervaringsverhalen van patiënten en onderzoeksresultaten, het fenomeen hallucinaties in zijn verschillende verschijningsvormen zoals bij de ziekte van Parkinson, het syndroom van Bonnet, epilepsie, drugsgebruik en een delirium.

150 Geleden werd Sigmund Freud geboren. Dit boek bevat de tekst van 27 lezingen ter gelegenheid daarvan. Vele aspecten komen via 30 wetenschappers aan bod. 

Neurobiologische benadering van de menselijke geest, vooral van de rol van de emoties bij de rationaliteit.

On the South Pacific atoll of Pingelap, Sacks finds that a startlingly high proportion of the population is colour-blind. On Guam, an endemic neurogenerative disease is linked to the island's cycads which form the islanders' staple diet

filosfiloleidooi voor een atheïstische c.q. humanistische levensbeschouwing.

In dit boek beschrijft de auteur (neuroloog en psychiater) hoe de unieke structuur van vrouwelijke hersenen niet alleen bepaalt hoe vrouwen denken en waar ze waarde aan hechten, maar ook hoe ze communiceren en van wie ze zullen houden. Publicatie is gebaseerd op tientallen jaren onderzoek en aangevuld met feiten en casestudies. Oorspr. titel 'The female brain' (2006).

Ever since Freud first unveiled his theories of female psychology arguments have raged - from his contemporaries' denial of infantile sexuality to the feminist attacks of today. This reader contains Freud's central statements on women, from letters as well as published work. It presents an accessible view of the development of his thought. The introduction and linking commentaries lay out the arguments and relate his ideas to his clinical practice and broader theory. There is also an annotated biography.

Het leven in de vooroorlogse joodse buurten van Amsterdam, beschreven aan de hand van veel interviews.[eerste druk als proefschrift. UvA]

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“Necessary Errors is a very good novel, an enviably good one, and to read it is to relive all the anxieties and illusions and grand projects of one’s own youth.”—James Wood, The New Yorker

The exquisite debut novel by the author of Overthrow that brilliantly captures the lives and romances of young expatriates in newly democratic Prague

It’s October 1990. Jacob Putnam is young and full of ideas. He’s arrived a year too late to witness Czechoslovakia’s revolution, but he still hopes to find its spirit, somehow. He discovers a country at a crossroads between communism and capitalism, and a picturesque city overflowing with a vibrant, searching sense of possibility. As the men and women Jacob meets begin to fall in love with one another, no one turns out to be quite the same as the idea Jacob has of them—including Jacob himself.

Necessary Errors is the long-awaited first novel from literary critic and journalist Caleb Crain. Shimmering and expansive, Crain’s prose richly captures the turbulent feelings and discoveries of youth as it stretches toward adulthood—the chance encounters that grow into lasting, unforgettable experiences and the surprises of our first ventures into a foreign world—and the treasure of living in Prague during an era of historic change.

"The bestselling author of A Gentleman in Moscow and Rules of Civility and master of absorbing, sophisticated fiction returns with a stylish and propulsive novel set in 1950s America In June, 1954, eighteen-year-old Emmett Watson is driven home to Nebraska by the warden of the juvenile work farm where he has just served fifteen months for involuntary manslaughter. His mother long gone, his father recently deceased, and the family farm foreclosed upon by the bank, Emmett's intention is to pick up his eight-year-old brother, Billy, and head to California where they can start their lives anew. But when the warden drives away, Emmett discovers that two friends from the work farm have hidden themselves in the trunk of the warden's car. Together, they have hatched an altogether different plan for Emmett's future, one that will take them all on a fateful journey in the opposite direction-to the City of New York. Spanning just ten days and told from multiple points of view, Towles's third novel will satisfy fans of his multi-layered literary styling while providing them an array of new and richly imagined settings, characters, and themes"--

At a family picnic, 16-year-old Aksel's wild, beautiful mother drowns while swimming drunk in a fast-flowing river. Aksel's father is unable to confront his wife's death and the family sinks into isolation and bereavement. Gradually Aksel, a talented pianist, dedicates his life to honoring his mother's memory by playing the music she loved. The novel leaves us with complex questions about the creative process itself, and ultimately asks whether it is possible to produce our most exquisite art forms without personal suffering. Ketil Bjornstad, an international jazz pianist, made his literary debut in 1972 as a poet. He has written novels, plays and essays, as well as fictionalized biographies of artistic figures.

Wade Whitehouse is an improbable protagonist for a tragedy. A well-digger and policeman in a bleak New Hampshire town, he is a former high-school star gone to beer fat, a loner with a mean streak. It is a mark of Russell Banks' artistry and understanding that Wade comes to loom in one's mind as a blue-collar American Everyman afflicted by the dark secret of the macho tradition. Told by his articulate, equally scarred younger brother, Wade's story becomes as spellbinding and inexorable as a fuse burning its way to the dynamite.

"Jerry Engels is a junior at Penn State University, living in a fraternity, failing the courses in his major, Petroleum and Natural Gas Engineering, and thinking about women, sex, and love. Since losing the rich, beautiful, and kind Rosalind Ingleside in his last year of high school, he has had four girlfriends and slept with dozens of other women, including wild, hard-bitten, and married women he has encountered in the small towns of central Pennsylvania." "When the novel opens, he has just lost Pat Gaheris, a gorgeous sorority girl. Soon he begins to pass the time with Anne, an unattractive and inexperienced art student, who suspects she is a lesbian. Enter Elizabeth, Jerry's Freshman Composition teacher. After a chance meeting one weekend at a ski resort, they seem likely to go their separate ways. But, in the novel's decisive scenes, Jerry refuses to let her drop him, while the well-educated, ambitious, and divorced Elizabeth discovers, to the reader's surprise as well as her own, that she is drawn to her handsome and attentive student. In the end, Jerry chooses to embrace a life given purpose and shape by desire."--BOOK JACKET.

Through her fiction, Alice Adams has shown herself to be a perceptive and humane social portraitist. Here, she applies these talents in describing her 30-year love affair with Mexico. An astute and entertaining travel companion, Adams reveals Mexico as a country of infinite delights and endless sorrows. 1 map.

"This is the second, greatly expanded edition (previously available only in Century editions) of one of the world's most successful books on negotiation. Published in more than 20 languages, it has helped millions of people turn adversarial haggling into constructive joint problem solving. We all negotiate something every day, whether in business, government or the family. Most decisions are reached through negotiation, and everyone wants to participate in the decisions which affect them. GETTING TO YES provides a few powerful memorable principles which will guide you to success no matter what the other side does or whatever tricks they get up to."

When a Brazilian man's face is disfigured, he attempts a grisly self-surgery in this novel of survival.

Vergeet alles wat je denkt te weten over vakantie vieren. Reizen door een moeilijk land is niet ontspannen, en vaak heel erg lastig. Maar dat maakt het natuurlijk ook leuk. Reisveteraan Jelle Brandt Corstius bereidt je voor op je reis, en helpt je onderweg. De "Universele reisgids voor moeilijke landen" maakt alle andere reisgidsen overbodig. Je leest onder meer hoe je een politieagent moet omkopen, in welke rij je het beste kunt gaan staan, hoe je een weg oversteekt en wat je aan moet met de taximaffia die je opwacht op het vliegveld. Maar ook lees je welk restaurant je het beste kunt kiezen en hoe je diarree voorkomt (er is een verband tussen die twee). En hoe je, als je ergens te gast bent, vieze hapjes pijnloos doorslikt. Een gids voor de avontuurlijke reiziger en de ondernemende expat.

De aasgieren zweven boven de republiek Nederland. Na een verpletterend warme zomer wordt het land voor het eerst in zijn geschiedenis getroffen door een orkaan. De gepensioneerde bibliothecaris Jákob Hemmelbahn is getuige van een lokale ramp waarbij tientallen mensen omkomen. Wegkijken en ontkennen is van hogerhand tot kunst verheven. Als zoon van Hongaarse vluchtelingen herinnert het meebuigen en in de pas lopen met de nieuwe orde hem aan zijn jeugd onder een communistisch regime. Hij wil de verhalen van de overlevenden optekenen maar wordt daarbij gehinderd door een dreigende censor. Jákob sjoemelt, komt in opstand en droomt van grootse daden.0'KLIFI' is een allegorie over een veranderend Nederland, hoe nuance ondergronds is gegaan en redelijkheid schiftte tot haat. Maar bovenal is het een roman over luisteren, de kracht van verhalen, lastige vriendschappen en liefde.

An explosive first novel-Madame Bovary set in modern Germany-about a wife and mother whose failed love affairs have driven her to the edge of sanity, and to a startling attempt at vindication.
After being jilted by a rich boyfriend, Margaret Sartoris, eighteen and heartbroken, throws herself into a comfortable but stifling marriage to Ernst, a war veteran with a penchant for routine and order, who still lives with his mother in a small German village.
It's not a bad life, considering Margaret's psychological scars, but neither Ernst's adoration nor the birth of a daughter can reawaken her frozen emotions. It's not until she slides into an affair with a married man with whom she plans to run away that her passions are stirred, but these plans are a fantasy that cannot possibly come true. The repercussions nevertheless will explode with unimaginable force in these astonished lives.
A remarkable psychological portrait, an oustanding debut novel.

'The greatest enterprise of its kind in history,' was the verdict of British prime minister Stanley Baldwin in June 1928 when The Oxford English Dictionary was finally published. With its 15,490 pages and nearly two million quotations, it was indeed a monumental achievement, gleaned from the efforts of hundreds of ordinary and extraordinary people who made it their mission to catalogue the English language in its entirety.In The Meaning of Everything, Simon Winchester celebrates this remarkable feat, and the fascinating characters who played such a vital part in its execution, from the colourful Frederick Furnivall, cheerful promoter of an all-female sculling crew, to James Murray, self-educated son of a draper, who spent half a century guiding the project towards fruition. Along the way we learn which dictionary editor became the inspiration for Kenneth Grahame's Ratty in The Wind in the Willows, and why Tolkien found it so hard to define 'walrus'. Written by the bestselling author of The Surgeon of Crowthorne and The Map That Changed the World, The Meaning of Everything is an enthralling account of the creation of the world's greatest dictionary.