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A Man of Letters traces the life, career, and commentaries on controversial issues of Thomas Sowell over a period of more than four decades through his letters to and from family, friends, and public figures ranging from Milton Friedman to Clarence Thomas, David Riesman, Arthur Ashe, William Proxmire, Vernon Jordan, Charles Murray, Shelby Steele, and Condoleezza Rice. These letters begin with Sowell as a graduate student at the University of Chicago in 1960 and conclude with a reflective letter to his fellow economist and longtime friend Walter Williams in 2005.

Many of us grew up believing in a meritocracy, where hard work and a good education brings rewards. Go to university, get a job, put in the hours and things will be OK. That’s what we were told – but the reality is that life chances and opportunities are no longer shaped by what we learn or earn but by whether we have access to the Bank of Mum and Dad. We’re living in an inheritocracy, where parental support is what matters most – whether that’s covering the cost of university, stumping up for a house deposit or helping with childcare.

Louise Hay inspirou milhões em todo o mundo e sempre conduziu você para se lembrar sobre a verdade de quem é: poderoso, amoroso e amado. Em homenagem à vida de Louise, você agora tem em mãos esta compilação de seus ensinamentos mais inspiradores de suas maiores obras. Nossa esperança é que as 365 frases permitam que você carregue a sabedoria de Louise todos os dias, e o inspire a confiar no processo da Vida.

Philipp Ruland hat ein bewegtes Leben hinter sich: Als Kind und Jugendlicher erlebte er Gewalt, Missbrauch und ein transgenerationales Trauma. Erst als er seine Ängste nicht mehr mit Alkohol unterdrücken kann, beginnt er eine Therapie. In jahrelanger Arbeit lernt er, mit seinen Traumata umzugehen, sie zu heilen und wird nach seiner Tätigkeit als Rechtsanwalt, selbst Psychotherapeut. Mittlerweile schöpft er aus seinen eigenen Erfahrungen, um seinen Patient:innen Mut zur Heilung zu geben.

At the age of twenty-seven, Gerad suffered a life-altering breakdown. When conventional treatments failed to help, he sought an alternative solution and immersed himself in the teachings of ancient Chinese philosophy and acupuncture. According to this system of medicine, we are all made up of the five elements of Nature (wood, fire, earth, metal, water). When they are in balance, we thrive; when they are not, chaos ensues. Sceptical at first, but desperate to feel well, Gerad took a leap of faith—one that was to open his eyes to a new way of being.

An urgent rethinking of the Western approach to mental health, which treats the symptoms rather than the exploitative systems causing our distress—by a Rhodes Scholar and Harvard Medical School physician-anthropologist—offering lessons from the rest of the world.

Worden we gelukkig van het krijgen van een label? Een aantal jaar geleden kreeg journalist Milou Deelen last van paniekaanvallen. Ze belandde op de bank bij een psycholoog en psychiater en werd gediagnosticeerd met zowel ADHD als PTSS. Sindsdien valt het haar op hoe ontzettend veel mensen tegenwoordig 'gelabeld' worden. Maar wat betekenen al die labels eigenlijk? Nemen ze echt toe of lijkt dat alleen maar zo? Hoe en waarom diagnosticeren psychologen en psychiaters, en wat zijn de risico's? En bovenal: worden we er uiteindelijk gelukkiger van?

The bestselling author of How to Escape from Prison, prisoner-turned-psychologist Paul Wood on developing the mental strength and fitness to take on all of life's challenges.

This could be the story of any man, his life driven and guided for half a century by his overwhelming desire for alcohol. This book relates a candid and informative account of an alcoholic’s life and where it leads. It also offers suggestions of reasons for alcoholism, the effects that alcohol has upon the brain, an examination of the law relating to mental capacity, and an ultimately heartfelt plea to anyone instrumental in changing the lives for such unfortunate individuals, to examine more closely the research available.

When five-year-old Nicole, already caught in the middle of her parents' contested divorce, returns home from a visit to her mother with accountings of sexual abuse, her father is awarded full custody following the bitter court battle.

In this classic autobiography first published in 1938, Sanger recounts her courageous battles to establish birth control as a basic human right, providing a captivating firsthand account of an early crusade for women's healthcare. Don't miss this inspiring and insightful story, a must-have for any women's studies collection.

Stefan Zweig war nicht nur meisterhafter Novellist, er schrieb auch ungeheuer lesenswerte biographische Miniaturen. Im Werk "Die Heilung durch den Geist" erzählt er von drei Autoren, deren Heilmethoden spirituell-analytischer Art waren. In diesem Hörbuch geht es um den Begründer der Psychoanalyse, Sigmund Freud. In einer biographischen Ideengeschichte wird uns der geniale Forscher von einem genialen Autoren nähergebracht. Unnachahmlich.

Stefan Zweig dedicó este trabajo en gran parte biográfico al fundador del psicoanálisis, Sigmund Freud. Stefan Zweig logra poner la contribución científica de Freud bajo la luz adecuada y apreciarla adecuadamente, incluso teniendo en cuenta algunas debilidades. El logro real de Freud está, por lo tanto, menos en los detalles científicos que mucho más en la multitud de sus contribuciones con las que posibilitó e inspiró el pensamiento, el replanteamiento y la investigación de muchos de sus seguidores.

As more and more marriages are made up of two working professionals, our definition of a traditional marriage is put to the test. In Alpha Couples, the Solanos take us on a journey through an ambitious professional couple's trials, tribulations, and lessons learned.

Un poema, una pieza musical, una película o un paseo se convierten de la mano de Ramón Andrés en motivo de reflexión y evocación. Su singular sensibilidad, su mirada sutil, paciente y penetrante se detiene en la vida cotidiana y nos propone una senda hacia el pensamiento en torno a temas como el valor de compartir el pan a la mesa, la relación entre humanidad y animalidad, las quimeras de ayer y de hoy, la calumnia, la exclusión, la muerte o la nada.

De todas las ciencias, una interesaba especialmente al erudito profesor Von Baumgarten. Era la que se conecta con la psicología y las relaciones entre mente y materia.

Estas memorias son el registro del devenir intelectual y personal de Roger Bartra, un atisbo a la conciencia que anima su vida y pensamiento. En esta autobiografía Roger Bartra examina un nudo formado por tres hilos que se extienden a lo largo de su vida intelectual; tres flujos que se mezclan en el pozo profundo de su conciencia.

Introducing us to eleven ordinary women who came to commit extreme acts, Anna Motz sheds light on women's capacity for violence. She takes the listener on a journey into psychotherapy, uncovering their motives and the fault lines in their psyche that led to their crimes. We meet Mary, who turned to arson after her son was taken into care, Maja, whose fantasy life led to her stalking an ex-boyfriend, and Dolores, whose terrible crime is unimaginable to most people.

Delve into the minds of real people whose actions may shock and stun you, but whose stories have the power to challenge your assumptions and the stigma that surrounds mental illness. I Don't Talk to Dead Bodies shines a powerful, emotional, and surprisingly moving spotlight on the fascinating life of a forensic psychiatrist and the people she works with. It goes beyond the sensationalist headlines to show you just what happens in a world where mental illness occasionally makes good people do bad things.

Viktor Frankl (Viena, 1905-1997), psiquiatra de fama mundial, creó una psicología abierta a la trascendencia que hoy cuenta con numerosos seguidores en los cinco continentes. Su método de curación, llamado logoterapia, ha dado sentido a muchas vidas, y cada día crece el interés por las aplicaciones prácticas de sus ideas. Su libro más famoso es "El hombre en busca de sentido", que relata su experiencia en los campos de concentración nazis, donde estuvo internado por su condición de judío.