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Definita in general in termeni specifici psihologiei, dragostea a facut rareori obiectul studiilor sociologice. Dragoste, familie si fericire schimba aceasta viziune, fiind prima lucrare de specialitate din mediul academic romanesc care analizeaza in mod sistematic evolutia celor trei concepte de-a lungul istoriei. Autorii abordeaza dragostea din punct de vedere psihosocial, urmaresc tendintele populatiei referitoare la casatorie, divort si nasteri, ofera solutii pentru ameliorarea…

„Dupa stiinta noastra, singur, jurnalistul sibian Dan Tomozei a dedicat in ultimii ani, cu subtila intelegere si profunda analiza comparativa, trei volume de scrieri realitatilor in mijlocul carora traieste China de azi. Sa scrii temeinic, neostenit si obiectiv despre o tara in care traiesti efectiv si afectiv de cativa ani de zile – iata o dovada de probitate profesionala!“ (Doctor in economie Emil David)

"Dragostea neimpartasita si pasiunea pot avea rezonanta peste decenii. Ne influenteaza iubirile, creatiile si ne definesc personalitatea. Jessica Levine ne prezinta o eroina puternica, Julia, o femeie care doreste sa faca ceea ce este corect, in timp ce lupta cu latura ei salbatica si dorintele care o coplesesc. In final, inima va fi cea care va face alegerea. Geometria iubirii reprezinta un debut literar minunat, care imbina analiza psihologica cu o captivanta poveste de dragoste." (Virginia…

Volumul contine 49 de poeme grupate in capitolele: o biata lama de cutit, jurnalul unui naufaragiu, poemele nocturne. Raluca Leontina Neagu s-a nascut in 1993, in Calarasi. Este studenta la Facultatea de Psihologie si Stiintele Educatiei, Universitatea din Bucuresti. A colaborat cu revistele Algoritm Literar, Armonii Culturale, Actualitatea Literara, Mantaua lui Gogol, New York Magazin Cultural. In prezent este co-organizator al Serilor Literare Isis. unde se termina lumina constituie…

Aparitia volumului de debut al lui Emilian Pal implica o buna doza de stranietate. In primul rand prin aceea ca este foarte putin probabil ca un poet excelent sa apara din senin si sa debuteze la 35 de ani. De obicei aceasta este varsta la care poetii se rateaza, nu se nasc. Nu este cazul aici, Emilian Pal debuteaza in forta cu o voce distincta, taioasa si rafinata deopotriva. fortral este o carte spectru si, pentru ca tot vorbeam despre stranietate, pot garanta ca este o carte care isi bantuie…

Material Innovation is an ambitious new series identifying and examining the new and innovative materials that are transforming art, design and technology practice.Clearly structured and illustrated with carefully selected images throughout, this book will connect material to reader and will inspire both students and professionals to pursue the optimal material for each specific application.This volume focuses on specific categories of materials – glass and ceramic, altered naturals,…

This volume features carefully selected products that showcase the innovative use of a particular material, focusing on specific categories of products – grown materials, surface fortification, advanced composites, additive manufacturing media, recycled materials and the integration of electricity. Clearly structured and illustrated with carefully selected images throughout, this book will connect material to reader and will inspire both students and professionals to pursue the optimal…

The book examines 100 works of modern art that have attracted critical hostility – from Cy Twombly’s scribbled Olympia (1957), Jean-Michel Basquiat’s crude but spontaneous LNAPRK (1982), to the apparently careless mess of Tracey Emin’s My Bed (1998) – and explains how, far from being negligible novelties, they are extensions of the artistic ideas of their time.

In Why It Does Not Have To Be In Focus, Jackie Higgins offers a lively, informed defence of modern photography. Choosing 100 key photographs – with particular emphasis on the last twenty years – she examines what inspired each photographer in the first place, and traces how the piece was executed. In doing so, she brings to light the layers of meaning and artifice behind these singular works, some of which were initially dismissed out of hand for being blurred,…

Pentru ca sanatatea incepe din farfurie!

Saying that an architectural form is naked is a typical affirmation of everyday language that synthesises multiple characters and meanings through a metaphor. Anti-decorative architecture of modern tradition is naked, buildings under construction or ruined are naked, as are in general those whose bare, essential appearance is intended to give an impression of sincerity. Any architecture expressing an archaic or frugal or even at times primitive atmosphere may also be considered naked.Today, the…

Do you know a Doric column when you see one? Of course. But what about an entablature, a hypostyle, a pylon, or a pagoda?Architectural Details renders accessible, to students and non-students alike, the vast range of architectural terminology used to describe buildings.The chronological arrangement of the book allows the reader to place elements, forms, techniques and styles firmly within their context.Beautifully engraved plates of great works of architectural history accompany the text to…

The aim of the book is to illustrate the different ways of understanding landscape, creating a dictionary that can convey not just the scope of the designing processes and their related actors, but to provide a first key for interpreting the various approaches to this discipline that has given rise to an entirely new dimension in designing the cityscape, turning the open space of the city into a space for art and sculpture, for garden and architecture, and into a new field for cultural…

Over the last ten years there has been a huge growth in the area of materials for design, but most books on this subject deal with advanced, semi-formed materials (that is, materials sold as sheet, rod, tube, etc.). This book provides much-needed information on the raw materials, and the low-down on how these can be used. Organized into three sections embracing grown, oil-based, and mined materials, each entry includes information on key features, typical applications, production…

Have you ever wondered what the difference is between Gothic and Gothic Revival, or how to distinguish between Baroque and Neoclassical? This guide makes extensive use of photographs to identify and explain the characteristic features of nearly 300 buildings. The result is a clear and easy-to-navigate guide to identifying the key styles of western architecture from the classical age to the present day.

From ancient and classical masterpieces to contemporary, cutting-edge buildings, architecture has defined our world throughout history. Drawing its examples from all around the globe, Architecture: The Whole Story is a richly illustrated and comprehensive account of the architects, plans, designs and constructions that over the centuries have most engaged our minds, inspired our imaginations and raised our spirits.For everyone who has ever wished for greater insight into the art of building…

A treia carte din saga familiei Courtney se ridica, intr-adevar, cu succes la inaltimea asteptarilor milioanelor de cititori ai lui Smith.“ (The Sunday Times)

Fifty of the world’s modern architectural masterpieces, constructed between 1950 and the present, are analysed through specially commissioned drawings that reveal the principles and details of what makes a building meaningful and enduring.Includes c. 2,500 line drawings and 50 photographs.

The 50 years of artistic and mass photography taken into consideration in this volume are unquestionably the most important in the twentieth century. The acceleration of technological progress, the advent of the era of the machine and the metropolis, the epoch-making economic crisis, the dramatic aftermath of the collapse of the old nineteenth-century order in Europe with political upheavals, wars, revolutions and dictatorships, the first appearance of a mass society capable of expressing…

Aceasta carte te ajuta sa-ti recunosti vocea interioara, sub ambele sale aspecte, si, prin „trucurile" pe care ti le impartaseste, sa o poti gestiona cu succes astfel incat sa nu-ti mai influenteze intr-un sens negativ atitudinea fata de propria persoana, deciziile si comportamentul. Este o lectura placuta si incitanta, presarata cu exemple din viata de zi cu zi si cu tehnici usor de pus in aplicare.

David Suchet shares his many memories of creating this iconic television series and reflects on what the detective has meant to him over the years.

O poveste despre dragoste, speranta, despre intimitate si pierderea ei, despre minciuni si consecintele lor devastatoare.  Viata romanticei Danica Greene se da peste cap atunci cand sotul ei, Etsell, de profesie pilot, dispare in mod misterios in timpul unui zbor in Alaska. Nu stie ce sa creada si nici cum sa reactioneze. A ramas vaduva sau, pur si simplu, barbatul pe care il adora a parasit-o? Desi are fobie de avioane si zbor, Danica porneste in cautarea…

De mai bine de cincizeci de ani, Marea Britanie este zguduita de o Problema nemaiintalnita: noaptea, locuitorii sai sunt asaltati de Vizitatori nu tocmai prietenosi, sositi dintr o alta lume. Nimeni nu stie care este cauza acestor bantuiri, nici cum pot fi ele oprite. Anthony Lockwood, Lucy Carlyle si George Cubbins, membrii Agentiei Lockwood, isi unesc fortele in lupta impotriva Vizitatorilor, inarmati cu un intreg arsenal, din care nu lipsesc sabiile, pilitura de…

'Auster at the top of his game. This superb novel about human folly turns out to be tremendously wise.' (New Statesman)

"What is really satisfying about this novel, like "The Time Traveler's Wife", is its depiction of relationships: the process of grief, the transforming power of love" (Daily Telegraph)"A rich, involving novel" (The Times)

'You must learn not what people round you consider good or bad, but to act in life as your conscience bids you'

"Trust Mary Higgins Clark to know what frightens us to death" (New York Times)

When the lift cranks open, the only thing Thomas remembers is his first name. But he's not alone - an army of boys welcomes him to the Glade, an encampment at the centre of a terrible maze. The Gladers have no idea why they're there, or what's happened to the world outside. And following the arrival of a girl with a message, they must find a way out- or die.

A must for fans of The Hunger Games

" An uplifting exploration of love, parenthood, and all that we become" (Daily Mail)