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The Nurses: A Year of Secrets, Drama, and Miracles with the Heroes of the Hospital
by Alexandra RobbinsA New York Times bestseller. “A funny, intimate, and often jaw-dropping account of life behind the scenes.”—PeopleNurses is the compelling story of the year in the life of four nurses, and the drama, unsung heroism, and unique sisterhood of nursing—one of the world’s most important professions (nurses save lives every day), and one of the world’s most dangerous, filled with violence, trauma, and PTSD. In following four nurses, Alexandra Robbins creates sympathetic characters while diving deep into their world of controlled chaos. It’s a world of hazing—“nurses eat their young.” Sex—not exactly like on TV, but surprising just the same. Drug abuse—disproportionately a problem among the best and the brightest, and a constant temptation. And bullying—by peers, by patients, by hospital bureaucrats, and especially by doctors, an epidemic described as lurking in the “shadowy, dark corners of our profession.” The result is a page-turning, shocking look at our health-care system.
Nurses of Passchendaele: Caring for the Wounded of the Ypres Campaigns 1914–1918
by Christine E. HallettThe Ypres Salient saw some of the bitterest fighting of the First World War. The once-fertile fields of Flanders were turned into a quagmire through which men fought for four years. In casualty clearing stations, on ambulance trains and barges, and at base hospitals near the French and Belgian coasts, nurses of many nations cared for these traumatized and damaged men.Drawing on letters, diaries and personal accounts from archives all over the world, The Nurses of Passchendaele tells their stories - faithfully recounting their experiences behind the Ypres Salient in one of the most intense and prolonged casualty evacuation processes in the history of modern warfare. Nurses themselves came under shellfire and were vulnerable to aerial bombardment, and some were killed or injured while on active service.Alongside an analysis of the intricacies of their practice, the book traces the personal stories of some of these extraordinary women, revealing the courage, resilience and compassion with which they did their work.
A Nurse's Story
by Tilda ShalofThe team of nurses that Tilda Shalof found herself working with in the intensive care unit (ICU) of a big-city hospital was known as "Laura's Line." They were a bit wild: smart, funny, disrespectful of authority, but also caring and incredibly committed to their jobs. Laura set the tone with her quick remarks. Frances, from Newfoundland, was famous for her improvised recipes. Justine, the union rep, wore t-shirts emblazoned with defiant slogans, like "Nurses Care But It's Not in the Budget." Shalof was the one who had been to university. The others accused her of being "sooo sensitive."They depended upon one another. Working in the ICU was both emotionally grueling and physically exhausting. Many patients, quite simply, were dying, and the staff strove mightily to prolong their lives. With their skill, dedication, and the resources of modern science, they sometimes were almost too successful. Doctors and nurses alike wondered if what they did for terminally-ill patients was not, in some cases, too extreme. A number of patients were admitted when it was too late even for heroic measures. A boy struck down by a cerebral aneurysm in the middle of a little-league hockey game. A woman rescued - too late - from a burning house. It all took its toll on the staff.And yet, on good days, they thrived on what they did. Shalof describes a colleague who is managing a "crashing" patient: "I looked at her. Nicky was flushed with excitement. She was doing five different things at the same time, planning ahead for another five. She was totally focused, in her element, in control, completely at home with the chaos. There was a huge smile on her face. Nurses like to fix things. If they can."Shalof, a veteran ICU nurse, reveals what it is really like to work behind the closed hospital curtains. The drama, the sardonic humour, the grinding workload, the cheerful camaraderie, the big issues and the small, all are brought vividly to life in this remarkable book.From the Hardcover edition.
Nursing Theorists and Their Work (8th Edition)
by Martha Raile AlligoodThe most comprehensive of its kind, Nursing Theorists and Their Work, 8th Edition provides an in-depth look at 39 theorists of historical, international, and significant importance. Each chapter features a clear, consistent presentation of a key nursing philosophy or theory. Case studies, critical thinking activities, and in-depth objective critiques of nursing theories help bridge the gap between theory and application. Critical Thinking Activities at the end of each theorist chapter help you to process the theory presented and apply it to personal and hypothetical practice situations. A case study at the end of each theorist chapter puts the theory into a larger perspective, demonstrating how it can be applied to practice. A Brief Summary in each theorist chapter helps you review for tests and confirm your comprehension. A Major Concepts & Definitions box included in each theorist chapter outlines the theory's most significant ideas and clarifies content-specific vocabulary. Each theorist chapter is written by a scholar specializing in that particular theorist's work, often having worked closely with the theorists, to provide the most accurate and complete information possible. Beginning chapters provide a strong foundation on the history and philosophy of science, logical reasoning, and the theory development process. Diagrams for theories help you visualize and better understand inherently abstract concepts. Pictures of theorists, as well as a listing of contact information for each individual, enables you to contact the source of information directly. Theorist chapters have been reviewed and edited by the theorist, validating the accounts set forth in the text for currency and accuracy. An extensive bibliography at the conclusion of each theorist chapter outlines numerous primary and secondary sources of information, ideal for both undergraduate and graduate research projects.
Nurturing Healing Love: A Mother's Journey Of Hope And Forgiveness
by Scarlett LewisOn December 14, 2012, Scarlett Lewis experienced something that no parent should ever have to endure: she lost her son Jesse in an act of unimaginable violence. The day started just like any other, but when a gunman opened fire at Sandy Hook Elementary School, Scarlett’s life changed forever. However, this isn’t a story about a massacre. It’s a story about love and survival. It’s about how to face the impossible, how to find courage when you think you have none, and how to choose love instead of anger, fear, or hatred.Following Jesse’s death, Scarlett went on an unexpected journey, inspired by a simple three-word message he had scrawled on their kitchen chalkboard shortly before he died: Norurting Helin Love (Nurturing Healing Love). It was as if he knew just what his family would need in order to go on after this horrible tragedy. Bolstered by his words, Scarlett took her first step toward a new life. And with each step, it became clearer how true Jesse’s message was. She learned that love was indeed the essential element necessary to move forward and that taking the path of love is a choice. We can live in anger and resentment, or we can choose love and forgiveness.With her decision made, she found some peace and began to believe that choosing love was the key to creating a healthy, safe, and happy world. She began the Jesse Lewis Choose Love Foundation to develop programs to teach children about the power each of us has to change our thoughts and choose a life without fear and hate.Nurturing Healing Love is Scarlett’s story of how choosing love is changing her life—and how it could change our world.
Nyjah Huston: Skateboard Superstar (Sports Illustrated Kids Stars of Sports)
by Matt ChandlerA unique childhood gave Nyjah Huston a unique outlook. Growing up in California and Puerto Rico, Huston started skateboarding when he was just four years old. By age 11, he was competing in the X Games and shocking the skateboarding world with his wild boardslides. Learn how the small kid with the big dreadlocks grew into the highest-paid skateboarder in the world.
Nylon and Bombs: DuPont and the March of Modern America (Studies in Industry and Society)
by Pap A. NdiayeWhat do nylon stockings and atomic bombs have in common? DuPont. The chemical firm of DuPont de Nemours pioneered the development of both nylon and plutonium, playing an important role in the rise of mass consumption and the emergence of the notorious "military-industrial complex." In this fascinating account of the lives and careers of Du Pont’s chemical engineers, Pap A. Ndiaye deftly illustrates the contribution of industry to the genesis of a dominant post–World War II "American model" connecting prosperity with security.The consumer and military dimensions of twentieth-century American history are often studied separately. Ndiaye reunites them by examining Du Pont's development of nylon, which symbolized a new way of life, and plutonium, which was synonymous with annihilation. Reflecting on the experiences and contributions of the company's engineers and physicists, Ndiaye traces Du Pont's transformation into one of the corporate models of American success.
NYPD Green
by Luke WatersIn this gritty, sometimes hilarious, but always brutally honest memoir, Irish immigrant and retired NYPD homicide detective Luke Waters shares the darker and harder side of the police force that "will make you sit up, stay up, and keep reading" (Edward Conlon, author of Blue Blood).Growing up in the rough outskirts of northern Dublin at a time when joining the guards, the army, or the civil service was the height of most parents' ambitions for their children, Luke Waters knew he was destined for a career in some sort of law enforcement. Dreaming of becoming a police officer, Waters immigrated to the United States in search of better employment opportunities and joined the NYPD. Despite a successful career with one of the most formidable and revered police forces in the world, Waters's reality as a cop in New York was a far cry from his fantasy of serving and protecting his community. Over the course of a career spanning more than twenty years--from rookie to lead investigator, during which time he saw New York transform from the crack epidemic of the '90s to the low crime stats of today--Waters discovered that both sides of the law were entrenched in crooked culture. In NYPD Green Waters offers a gripping and fascinating account filled with details from real criminal cases involving murder, theft, gang violence, and more, and takes you into the thick of the danger and scandal of life as a New York cop--both on and off the beat. Balanced with wit and humor, Waters's account paints a vivid picture of the colorful characters on the force and on the streets and provides an unflinching--often critical--look at the corruption and negligence in the justice system put in place to protect us, showing the hidden side of police work where many officers are motivated not purely by the desire to serve the community, but rather by the "green" earned in overtime, expenses, and allowances. A multifaceted and engaging narrative about the immigrant experience in America, Waters's story is also one of personal growth, success, and disillusionment--a rollicking journey through the day-to-day in the New York Police Department.
NYPD Green: The True Story of an Irish Detective Working in one of the Toughest Police Departments in the World
by Luke Waters'Luke Waters had more than 20 years on the job. What he saw, what he heard and what he did will make you sit up, stay up and keep reading - and that's only what he can tell you.' - Ed Conlon, Bestselling Author of Blue Blood.Finglas native Luke Waters dreamed of following his grandfather and brother into An Garda Siochana, until, as for so many other Irish men and women in the 1980s, America beckoned. But Luke never lost sight of his dream and, in spite of the hurdles he had to overcome, in August 1993 he joined the ranks of New York's finest.As Waters rose through the ranks to become a homicide detective in one of the toughest places in the world, The Bronx, he would see the best and the worst: the heroism of fellow detectives, the ravages of crack cocaine, and the terrible fallout of 9/11. NYPD Green is a no-holds-barred account of the people and the cases, but also an insight into the dark side of a job where corruption and bravery often go hand in hand. The story of an Irishman made good, of the American dream, NYPD Green also pays tribute to one of the hardest jobs there is.
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by AnonymousThe truth only fiction can tell.This is a novel about aspiration and delusion, set during the presidential election of 2012 and written by an anonymous author who has spent years observing politics and the fraught relationship between public image and self-regard.The novel includes revealing and insightful portraits of many prominent figures in the political world--some invented and some real.
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by Omari GrandberryAfter skyrocketing to fame with their hit single "Uh Huh," B2K seemed to have it all. But barely two years later the four friends succumbed to a rift so deep that three of them stopped showing up for sold-out shows. Lead singer Omari Grandberry was left with the intimidating prospect of facing their fans alone. In this intimate memoir, Omarion chronicles his Los Angeles childhood, how B2K came together, the ups and downs of instant brotherhood, the struggles of making it in entertainment, what really happened in the final days of B2K, and what's next for him -- including starring in the Fat Albert movie, and more. Here is the story of a boy with the gift of song and dance raised in some of L.A.'s toughest neighborhoods, and how he ditched his "underage thug" complex to pursue his dream. Along the way, Omarion shares a more personal side, including his deep respect for the women who raised him and the roots of his spiritual foundation. In O, he once again takes center stage, revealing himself to be a thoughtful, funny, multifaceted artist with the talent and drive to make it on his own.
O ABC da Vida
by Helena Sacadura CabralO novo livro de Helena Sacadura Cabral. Um abecedário vivo daquilo que somos e fazemos, onde o essencial é possível e a alegria de viver, regra. Da amizade à esperança, da gratidão à fé, passando pela paciência e pela justiça… São muitos os pequenos prazeres que nos preenchem os dias, mas são preciosos e necessários os valores que guiam a nossa acção e nos ajudam a desfrutar plenamente do nosso tempo connosco e com os outros. Eterna amante da vida e indefectível optimista, Helena Sacadura Cabral partilha aqui a sua forma de estar no mundo através deste «abecedário vivo daquilo que somos e fazemos», onde o essencial é possível e a alegria de viver, regra. «Na alegria nada é obrigatório. Não pressupõe oportunidades aproveitadas, locais especiais ou uma determinada duração. É o momento que se vive, que se sente, e tanto pode durar breves segundos, como prolongar-se numa sensação duradoura de bem-estar, que é a natureza da sua essência. Pessoalmente, entendo a alegria como uma boa gargalhada, uma sensação de prazer provocada por um raio de sol, o arrepio do início do Outono.»
O Abismo de Camille
by Ana Claudia Antunes Enrique Laso"O Abismo de Camille" é um diário. Através das palavras, cheias de culpa, de Edouard Faret, diretor do centro psiquiátrico de Montdevergues, iremos abordar a vida de Camille Claudel, uma mulher excepcional. Camille foi uma escultora incomparável e amante de Rodin, que procurou em um mundo de homens (no final do século XIX) fazer um nome, fama e prestígio que seu trabalho merecia. Ela não teve êxito. Em 1913, após a morte de seu pai que tanto a amava, ela foi internada à força em um hospício por sua própria família. Permaneceu ali por trinta anos, durante os quais ficou presa contra a sua vontade, até sua morte, embora os médicos e alguns parentes sabiam perfeitamente bem que ela não estava louca. "O Abismo de Camille" narra de uma forma poética esta terrível tragédia de uma mulher sem igual, uma artista brilhante que teve uma existência marcada pelo destino. Pela primeira vez um autor discorre sobre os anos de internamento de Camille, uma época um tanto sombria e anteriormente revista somente com alguma profundidade. É a mais profunda e relevante novela que Enrique Laso gerou até o momento. Nela conseguiu transmitir e transmutar sua admiração por Camille, enquanto vem da sua ira em um mundo que por inúmeras vezes se mostra injusto. Um mundo em que os miseráveis podem acabar ganhando...
O Caminho Profano de uma Aventureira Relutante
by Dr Rosie KuhnNem em um milhão de anos eu sonharia com essa minha vida. Quando criança, tudo o que eu imaginava era que iria me casar o mais cedo possível, ter filhos e viver feliz para sempre. Fim da história. Alguém - eu não sei quem, deve ter me amaldiçoado; aquele que disse: "Que você tenha uma vida interessante". Por que mais uma boa garota católica acabaria tendo uma vida como essa? O que levaria a filha de um médico do centro-oeste a fazer o tipo de escolha que eu fiz? Escolher uma vida como mãe não-custodial de bebês, atravessando o Oceano Atlântico em uma escuna de 28 metros, adquirindo três diplomas de mestrado e um PhD e escrevendo um livro sobre autocapacitação... O que aconteceu com o meu sonho de ser uma mãe feliz brincando com meus filhos? Tenho certeza de que foi uma maldição.Raramente somos capazes de entender o desenrolar de nossa própria história até aproveitarmos a oportunidade para olhar para trás e testemunhar.
O Captain, My Captain: Walt Whitman, Abraham Lincoln, and the Civil War
by Robert BurleighThis beautifully illustrated children’s book explores how Walt Whitman was affected by the Civil War and inspired by President Lincoln.O Captain, My Captain tells the story of one of America’s greatest poets and how he was inspired by one of America’s greatest presidents. Whitman and Lincoln shared the national stage in Washington, DC, during the Civil War. Though the two men never met, Whitman would often see Lincoln’s carriage on the road. The president was never far from the poet’s mind, and Lincoln’s “grace under pressure” was something Whitman returned to again and again in his poetry. Whitman witnessed Lincoln’s second inauguration and mourned along with America as Lincoln’s funeral train wound its way across the landscape to his final resting place. The book includes the poem “O Captain! My Captain!” and an excerpt from “When Lilacs Last in the Dooryard Bloom’d,” as well as brief bios of Lincoln and Whitman, a timeline of Civil War events, endnotes, and a bibliography.
O Come Ye Back to Ireland: Our First Year In County Claire
by Niall Williams Christine BreenTwo years ago Niall Williams and his wife, Christine Breen, abandoned their urban careers and paychecks and their many comforts to return to the rugged, rural life of their ancestral Ireland. They emigrated back to the land of their forefathers. Answering a sentimental longing to reconnect to the place of their origin, they booked one-way tickets, pooled and budgeted savings, and bundled up their worldly possessions. Niall would write, Christine would paint, and they would soon grow produce and maintain live-stock. The town they settled near was the village of Kilmihil, 12 miles from the sea, on Ireland's western coast. The place is damp, gray and utterly beautiful. The house, her great grandfather's cottage is heated only by turf which Niall must learn to cut from the nearby bogs and burn in the open fireplace. There is no telephone, no chain saw. There are no restaurants, cinemas, subways, cities or sounds other than the wind, the rain and the jackdaws. Christine sets upon the overgrown garden, salvaging the flowers from among the weeds. The garden, she realizes, was first put in by her great grandfather 200 years earlier. Though the skies rain for an entire summer, she manages to paint and even teach aerobics to the local ladies, as she also strives to earn the welcome she finally receives as Jack O'the Grove's granddaughter.Niall learns to kill a chicken, rids the house of a hoard of bees, finds the burial grounds of a mythical giant and ultimately takes a course to learn to be a farmer. Together Niall and Christine brought the farmland of Kiltumper back to life and together they have written this journal, delightfully illustrated with Christine's art. Niall and Christine first met at University College in Dublin, the city where Niall was born and raised. Christine was born in New Jersey and raised in New York. She graduated from Boston College. They have stories and poems published in Ireland in the past 2 years. Before that Christine worked in New York City at a medical journal and Niall was a copywriter at a mass market publishing house, where he also penned a romance newsletter under the name of "Sarah Reynolds."
O.D. Skelton
by Norman HillmerWhen O.D. Skelton became Prime Minister Mackenzie King's foreign policy advisor in 1923, he was already a celebrated critic of the status quo in international and domestic affairs, a loyal Liberal Party man, and a fervent nationalist who believed Canada needed to steer a path independent of Britain. Two years later, he became the permanent head of Canada's Department of External Affairs. Between then and his tragic death in 1941, Skelton created Canada's professional diplomatic service, staffing it with sharp young men such as Lester B. Pearson.Skelton's importance in Ottawa was unparalleled, and his role in shaping Canada's world was formative and crucial. Using research from archives across Canada and around the world, Norman Hillmer presents Skelton not only as a towering intellectual force but as deeply human - deceptively quiet, complex, and driven by an outsize ambition for himself and for his country. O.D. Skelton is the definitive biography of the most influential public servant in Canada's history, written by one of the most prolific Canadian historians of international affairs and the editor of Skelton's voluminous papers.
O.D. Skelton: The Work of the World, 1923-1941
by Norman HillmerO.D. Skelton: The Work of the World, 1923-1941 is a lively and compelling trip through the letters, diary entries, and official memoranda of O.D. Skelton, one of the most important and influential civil servants in twentieth-century Canada. Skelton was a towering foreign policy advisor to Canada's prime ministers and a lonely advocate for the country's independence from Great Britain. His accounts detail his work as he co-operated and clashed with William Lyon Mackenzie King and R.B. Bennett over Canada's participation in the international arena. Norman Hillmer's selection and assessment of Skelton's writings offer a behind-the-scenes look at the inner workings of the federal government as Skelton systematically built up the Department of External Affairs and the Canadian diplomatic service as instruments of the national interest, confronted the Manchurian, Ethiopian, and Czech crises of the 1930s, aligned himself with senior francophone politicians such as Ernest Lapointe and Raoul Dandurand, and watched in despair as Europe and Asia descended into war. Providing avenues into a time when Canada was struggling to define itself, this collection shows the ways in which O.D. Skelton pushed the country onto the global stage.
O elefante já está na mala
by Paola CasadeiCarlotta tem dezesseis anos e viveu toda a sua vida na África, participando de safaris e admirando os animais. Sua família decide mudar-se para a Itália e lá ela precisa encontrar novos amigos. As antigas amigas moram em diferentes países e o apoio mútuo via Skype é um importante fator para a integração nas novas sociedades. Carlotta adora fotografia e mantém álbuns que a ajudam a manter vivas suas memórias e a refletir. Sua mãe adora preparar os pratos tradicionais dos países onde viveu, thiboudienne, bobotie, frango yassa, mafé, lembrando-se dos anos vividos na África e tentando seguir em frente. Convida amigos e conversa sobre suas viagens. A família permanece aberta ao mundo e, no final, organiza uma grande viagem à Índia onde Carlotta encontrará uma de suas amigas. What do you want to do ? Copy What do you want to do ? Copy What do you want to do ? Copy What do you want to do ? Copy What do you want to do ? Copy
O Espalhar das Cinzas
by Marlayna Glynn Brown Mafalda PintoEsta coleção de histórias reais irá convidá-lo a compreender as grandes implicações do suicídio no modo como afeta os outros. Este livro levanta várias questões. O que acontece àqueles que são deixados para trás, quando alguém comete suicídio? Como é que os sobreviventes lidam com o processo de luto? Quais os métodos que usam? Alguma vez chegam a recuperar de um trauma tão profundo? As respostas a estas questões estão nos relatos das 26 pessoas que contribuíram para este trabalho. Todos os anos, nos Estados Unidos, aproximadamente 40.000 pessoas cometem suicídio, fazendo desta a décima causa de morte dos Americanos. O número de suicídios nos Estados Unidos é o dobro do número de homicídios. Por cada suicídio consumado há, aproximadamente, seis sobreviventes. Tal significa que, só este ano, surgiram 240.000 sobreviventes da perda por suicídio.
O evangelho das enguias
by Patrik Svensson«Uma história genial!» Femina Um pai, um filho, uma história de formação e de descoberta da natureza. Um livro único e inspirador sobre a maior herança de todas: a do assombro pela vida. Milhares de leitores apaixonados pela criatura mais enigmática do reino animal. Sabia que... - Nunca ninguém viu uma enguia a reproduzir-se? - Que as enguias não se reproduzem em cativeiro? - Que, em cativeiro, uma enguia pode viver até 80 (ou mais!) anos, mas que em liberdade, ela morre imediatamente após a desova? - Que todas as enguias europeias nascem no mar dos Sargaços e aí regressam para se reproduzir e# morrer logo a seguir? - Que durante muito tempo não foi possível classificar a enguia como peixe ou mamífero, já que não se sabia como se reproduzia nem nunca ninguém tinha visto os órgãos sexuais de uma enguia? - Que a enguia foi determinante para que, frustrado por anos de estudo infrutífero deste animal, Freud enveredasse pelo caminho da psicanálise? - Que Aristóteles dedicou parte dos seus estudos da vida natural - e da sua perplexidade - à enguia? - Que nunca uma enguia adulta foi alguma vez observada, viva ou morta, no seu local de reprodução? - Que a enguia e o seu ciclo de vida é, ainda hoje, um dos maiores mistérios do reino animal? Quanto, na verdade, se pode saber sobre uma enguia? Ou sobre uma pessoa? Essas questões, por vezes, mostraram-se estar relacionadas. Entrelaçando ciência, história e memória pessoal, esta é a história da enguia - uma criatura esquiva e sombria que permanece, ainda hoje, um dos maiores enigmas do mundo animal. Do mar dos Sargaços, onde nascem e ao qual regressam para se reproduzir e morrer, às metamorfoses por que vão passando ao longo da sua existência, tudo no ciclo de vida da enguia parece ecoar a sensação de mistério e maravilhamento que não conseguimos afastar quando nos detemos nos comos e porquês da nossa própria vida. Alternando a história das enguias com a sua própria história, o autor recorda os momentos de silêncio e cumplicidade partilhados com o pai, a pescar, que marcaram a sua juventude e que dão o mote a este mistério que, ao longo de milénios, intrigou e iludiu pensadores, cientistas e exploradores. De Aristóteles, que se dedicou ao estudo das origens e surpreendentes metamorfoses deste ser, a Freud, que se entregou obstinadamente ao estudo dos seus mecanismos reprodutivos, passando por Johannes Schmidt, o biólogo marinho que correu rios e mares perseguindo a migração das enguias até ao mar de Sargaços, esta é uma viagem fascinante de descoberta e de retorno às origens que já fascinou milhares de leitores e se tornou num bestseller imediato na Suécia. Patrik Svensson, jornalista de formação e aficionado de criaturas marinhas das profundezas mais profundas, traz-nos uma narrativa onde religião, filosofia, ciência, literatura, psiquiatria, ambientalismo, política, cultura, economia e sexualidade convergem num livro único e de rara beleza sobre a maior herança que um pai pode deixar a um filho: a do assombro pela vida - a nossa e a das enguias. Os elogios da crítica: «Patrik Svensson escreveu um livro singular, comovente, fundamentado e belo sobre aquela que é, essencialmente, uma criatura insólita. Bastam as primeiras páginas para convencer até o mais empedernido citadino, per
O / Exorcismos de esti(l)o
by Guillermo Cabrera InfanteDos libros experimentales reunidos en un volumen en el que brilla el inigualable talento lúdico de Guillermo Cabrera Infante En este volumen conviven dos libros próximos en el tiempo de Guillermo Cabrera Infante: la colección de artículos y ensayos O, publicada originalmente en 1975, y el libro de piezas experimentales Exorcismos de esti(l)o, aparecido en 1976. En el primero, el autor despliega su peculiar ingenio creador, en ocasiones satírico y burlón, para describir facetas de su cotidianidad y de la vida contemporánea, haciendo referencia a protagonistas tan diversos como su inigualable gato Offenbach y los miembros de la policía secreta. En Exorcismos, una colección repleta de saber clásico y sarcásticas investigaciones literarias, brilla el talento lúdico del Cabrera Infante, así como su obsesión por las sorpresas del lenguaje, plasmada en una serie de retruécanos, juegos de palabras multilingües e ingeniosas manipulaciones tipográficas que evocan a e.e. cummings y al OuLiPo. La crítica ha dicho:«Guillermo Cabrera Infante era un grandísimo escritor.»Mario Vargas Llosa «Uno de los mayores y mejores renovadores de la prosa en castellano, un clásico de vanguardia.»Fernando Savater «Su talento verbal era extraordinario, tanto de viva voz como por escrito, aunque esto último lo sepa cualquiera que haya leído sus libros.»Javier Marías «Cabrera Infante trajo al sector desarraigado a la fuerza de Cuba las virtudes de la parodia, la sátira y el humor.»José Miguel Oviedo, Letras Libres
O homem mais feliz do mundo: A vida inspiradora de um sobrevivente de Auschwitz
by Eddie JakuA história inspiradora de um sobrevivente de Auschwitz. Uma história de gratidão, esperança e amizade no mais devastador dos cenários. Um livro devastador e comovente que já conquistou milhares de leitores em todo o mundo. «A felicidade é a única coisa no mundo que se multiplica quando é partilhada.» Eddie Jaku nasceu na Alemanha em 1920 no seio de uma família judaica. Sempre se orgulhara da sua nacionalidade alemã, considerando-a o elemento mais importante da sua identidade: antes de ser judeu, era alemão. No entanto, tudo isso mudaria drasticamente em Novembro de 1938, quando foi detido, espancado e levado para um campo de concentração por soldados nazis. Ao longo dos sete anos seguintes, Eddie enfrentou diariamente os maiores e mais desumanos horrores que alguém pode conceber, primeiro em Buchenwald, depoisem Auschwitz e, por fim, numa marcha de morte Nazi. Perdeu familiares, amigos, o seu país. Por ter sobrevivido, Eddie fez uma promessa: sorrir todos os dias. 75 anos depois, decidiu contar a sua história em homenagem a todos os que pereceram, partilhando o que apendeu e vivendo em pleno a vida que lhe foi concedida. Hoje, acredita que é «o homem mais feliz do mundo». Por ocasião do seu 100. º aniversário, Eddie Jaku oferece-nos um testemunho poderoso, desolador e, ao mesmo tempo, derradeiramente optimista de como a felicidade pode ser encontrada até no momento mais sombrio da Humanidade. Os elogios da crítica: "Que ser-humano tão belo e maravilhoso." Magda Szubanski "Depois de ler este livro, sinto que fiz um amigo. Uma história bela contada por um homem verdadeiramente surpreendente." Daily Telegraph "Eddie olhou o mal olhos nos olhos e permaneceu alegre e gentil… A sua filosofia é uma afirmação de vida." Daily Express "Este relato tão simples e comovente de uma vida notável dá-nos a todos muito que pensar e reflectir… Leitura obrigatória." Canberra Weekly "Para que não esqueçamos o poder do amor, da bondade e da esperança… Uma história eximiamente contada, uma afirmação de vida.» Sydney Morning Herald "Eddie Jaku reconhece que sofreu, mas recusa-se a ser definido por isso. Em vez disso, optou por seguir uma forma radical de Humanidade, uma resistência feroz e tenaz." Australian Book Review "O testemunho de Eddie Jaku poderá ser lido como uma celebração privada de um mal que foi, finalmente, vencido." Country Style "Uma alma magnífica." Lisa Wilkinson "Um testemunho que exalta o poder da esperança, do amor e do apoio mútuo." The Times "Eddie Jaku é um diamante humano. O seu testemunho de sobrevivência, esperança e generosidade é exactamente aquilo de que o mundo precisa neste momento." Zoë Foster Blake
O homem mais rico do mundo: As muitas vidas de Calouste Gulbenkian
by Jonathan ConlinA biografia definitiva de Calouste Sarkis Gulbenkianm uma das figuras mais enigmáticas da História do século XX, por ocasião dos 150 anos do seu nascimento. Calouste Sarkis Gulbenkian morreu em Lisboa em 1955, aos 86 anos. Era, então, o homem mais rico do mundo.Conhecido como «o senhor cinco porcento» pela sua participação na primeira companhia petrolífera a extrair petróleo no Irão, a sua vida privada é tão elusiva e bizantina quanto a sua forma de negociar. As mulheres de que se fazia acompanhar, os negócios com Estaline, a forma como usava a sua mulher, a encantadora Nevarte, para aprofundar relacionamentos e alianças, a sua paixão por arte. Em Portugal e no mundo, o seu nome estará sempre associado ao mecenato e à maior e mais importante colecção privada de arte do país, exposta na Fundação Gulbenkian. Mas a fortuna que acumulou ao longo da sua vida tinha origem nos negócios do petróleo e acordos de alto nível que mediou entre governos e barões da indústria. Jonathan Conlin enfrenta, neste livro, o caráter quase mítico de Calouste Gulbenkian, escrutinando a vida e os negócios de um dos homens mais influentes do seu tempo. Escrita com total acesso aos arquivos da Fundação Gulbenkian, esta é a biografia de um homem complexo no aniversário dos 150 anos do seu nascimento. Os elogios da crítica: «Calouste Gulbenkian acumulou tantos milhões que podia ter-se tornado, sozinho, uma potência internacional. Jonanthan Conlin, o astuto e obstinado biógrafo deste supermecenas arménio, nunca se deixa iludir pelos subterfúgios e artifícios do negócio do petróleo.»Richard Davenport-Hines
O. J. in the Morning, G&T at Night: Spirited Dispatches on Aging with Joie de Vivre
by A. E. Hotchner"Acclaimed author and feisty nonagenarian Hotchner's witty ruminations about the art of living well into old age...with brio and a touch of his trademark sass, Hotchner writes about rediscovering love after 75, finding joy in a scrappy African gray parrot he named after his longtime friend, Ernest Hemingway, and going on his very first safari at age 88." - Kirkus ReviewsWhen youngsters in their seventies and eighties, nervously lurching toward the horizon of ninety, ask me, "What's the secret?" That's what I tell them: "O.J. in the morning, gin and tonic at night."You don't have to be in your seventies or eighties to enjoy A. E. Hotchner's elixir for aging happily, but after reading this charming collection of essays, you may wish you were. Nonagenarian, novelist, playwright, and biographer, Hotchner gives us heartfelt and laugh-out-loud anecdotes that describe his unique reflections on the aging process. His musings cover everything from the outlandish commercials that target the older generation (Viagra, Cialis, and Flomax) to suggestions on adapting the tennis game for seniors (he suggests lowering the net by two inches and moving all outer lines two feet inward) to the advantages of having a pet (his pet parrot often tells guests to "kiss my ass").He can equally capture the headier side of aging, which is bittersweetly revealed in his piece about divorce. With his disarming, eloquent voice and dry sense of humor, Hotch illuminates life's wisdoms through his optimistic, witty, and romantic outlook, all the while making you feel, well, not unhappy about growing older.O.J. in the Morning, G&T at Night is a book of courageous advice, humorous wisdom, and, above all, good strategies for how to stay young at heart.