Bărbați care urăsc femeile și femei care-i iubesc


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Oare așa ar trebui să se simtă iubirea? • Bărbatul pe care îl iubești își arogă dreptul de a controla felul cum trăiești și cum te porți? • Ai renunțat la oameni sau activități importante pentru tine ca să-l faci pe el fericit? • Este extrem de gelos și posesiv? • Trece de la un comportament plin de farmec la o criză de furie fără niciun avertisment? • Îți desconsideră opiniile, sentimentele sau realizările? • Te privează de căldură, de bani, de aprobarea lui sau de sex ca să te pedepsească? • Te învinovățește pentru tot ce nu merge bine în relația voastră? • Ai impresia că trăiești cu teamă și că îi ceri tot timpul iertare? Dacă, răspunzând la aceste întrebări, descoperi anumite tipare comportamentale ale celui pe care îl iubești, s-ar putea să fii îndrăgostită de un misogin – un bărbat care te iubește, dar care îți provoacă o suferință imensă pentru că se poartă ca și cum te-ar disprețui. Susan Forward spune povestea mai multor cupluri cu care a avut de-a face în realitate și redă mărturiile unor bărbați și femei captivi în asemenea relații negative. Rezultatul este un ghid clar, cuprinzător și plin de compasiune, cu ajutorul căruia poți ajunge să înțelegi comportamentul distructiv al bărbatului de lângă tine și rolul pe care tu însăți îl joci în perpetuarea lui. A doua parte a cărții te învață pas cu pas ce poți face ca să rescrii scenariul relației voastre, să-ți vindeci suferința, să-ți recâștigi respectul de sine și să decizi în deplină cunoștință de cauză cum te organizezi mai departe: fie reconstruiești relația cu partenerul pe baze noi, fie găsești curajul să ieși din ea și să-ți asumi o nouă viață. „Atentă să evite platitudinile și vorbăria, Susan Forward scoate cu sagacitate la lumină una dintre laturile întunecate ale relațiilor dintre femei și bărbați.“ Kirkus Review




The Ten Loves of Nishino


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The story of an enigmatic man through the voices of ten remarkable women who have loved him at one point in their lives. Each woman has succumbed, even if only for an hour, to that seductive, imprudent, and furtively feline man who drifted so naturally into their lives. Still clinging to the vivid memory of his warm breath and his indecipherable sentences, ten women tell their stories as they attempt to recreate the image of the unfathomable Nishino. Like a modern Decameron, this humorous, sensual, and touching novel by one of Japan’s best-selling and most beloved writers is a powerful and embracing portrait of the human comedy in ten voices. Driven by desires that are at once unique and common, the women in this book are modern, familiar to us, and still mysterious. A little like Nishino himself . . . Winner 2020 Pen Translation Prize Praise for The Ten Loves of Nishino “If you like Haruki Murakami and Yoko Ogawa, it’s a safe bet that you’ll love The Ten Loves of Nishino.” —DozoDomo (France) “Agile, inventive fiction.” —Booklist “An intriguing portrayal of romantic attachment.” —The New Yorker “The women in this collection are vibrant, lusty, and clearly the agents of their own love lives . . . . Kawakami's novel treats its feminist themes with a light hand but still slyly lands its points.” —Kirkus Reviews




Face the Fire


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In the conclusion to her acclaimed Three Sisters Island trilogy, #1 New York Times bestselling author Nora Roberts masterfully evokes the quaint charm of New England, weaving a spellbinding tale of true love—and sheer magic. Mia Devlin knows what it’s like to love with your whole heart—and then watch your love walk away. Years ago, she and Sam Logan shared an incredible bond built on passion, legend, and fate. But then one day he fled Three Sisters Island, leaving her lost in memories of the magic they shared—and determined to live on her own. As the new owner of the island’s only hotel, Sam has returned to Three Sisters with hopes of winning back Mia’s affections. He is puzzled when she greets him with icy indifference—for the chemistry between them is still sizzling and true. Angry, hurt, and deeply confused, Mia refuses to admit that a desire for Sam still burns in her heart. But she’ll need his help—and his powers—to face her greatest, most terrifying challenge. And as the deadline for breaking a centuries-old curse draws near, they must take the first step toward destiny—and come together to turn back the dark… Don’t miss the other books in the Three Sisters Island Trilogy Dance Upon the Air Heaven and Earth




Know Doubt


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Ortberg demonstrates how doubt is very much a part of faith and how uncertainty can lead to trust. "The beliefs that really matter," he writes, "are the ones that guide our behavior. We cannot hope without faith, and so we must not hope for something but someone--Jesus Christ.




The Wisdom of Money


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Money is an evil that does good, and a good that does evil. It is wise to have money, says Pascal Bruckner, and wise to think and talk about it critically. One of the world’s great essayists guides us through the commentary that money has generated since ancient times, as he builds an unfashionable defense of the worldly wisdom of the bourgeoisie.










Lessons In Love


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In the tradition of Thomas Moore, Jungian analyst and lecturer Guy Corneau delivers a hopeful message that will help us move beyond the gender wars to a new era of personal fulfillment. With engaging anecdotes and mythical references, he instructs us to look into ourselves and create our own guiding principles. He then suggests how we can achieve our aspirations through meaningful relationships with those who challenge us to test and fulfill them.




English Laws for Women in the Nineteenth Century


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Essay on the legal status of women in British law and her own personal experience with leaving her husband in 1836 and the legal aftermath. Pages 18-21 discuss legal cases involving enslaved persons in British colonies and the United States.




Fever of the Bone


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A criminal profiler races to catch a serial killer preying upon teenagers in this shocking crime thriller by the author of The Wire in the Blood. He is psychologist and criminal profiler Dr. Tony Hill’s worst nightmare—a killer driven by the most perverted hungers and unmoved by youth and innocence, a killer with a long shopping list of victims who leaves no trail. The murder-mutilation of teenager Jennifer Maidment is horrific enough on its own, but Hill quickly realizes that it’s just the beginning of a chilling campaign targeting an apparently unconnected group of young people—victims that the monster has been grooming through a social networking site. It is a case that is reawakening ghosts of Tony Hill’s past. And the longer it takes to uncover a motive and a maniac, the more innocent youth will die.