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Thomas Quick a fost condamnat pentru opt crime si a marturisit douazeci si cinci. Era considerat, in general, cel mai nemilos criminal, violator si canibal din istoria Scandinaviei. In primavara anului 2008, Hannes Rastam, un renumit jurnalist de investigatie, s-a intalnit cu Thomas Quick in spitalul de boli mintale unde acesta isi executa sentinta. A fost o intalnire care a avut consecinte pe termen lung pentru amandoi. Jurnalistul a inceput sa studieze cazul, sa citeasca si sa reciteasca…

Repovestiri extrem de reusite si cu ilustratii spectaculoase ale unor renumite povesti pentru copiii, care ii vor incanta si pe parinti cu siguranta. Eroii din Cenusareasa, Alba-ca-Zapada, Scufita-Rosie, Pinocchio, Vrajitorul din Oz, Alice in tara Minunilor prind viata sub mana talentata a ilustratoarei Francesca Rossi, care a absolvit Scuola Internazionale di Comics (Scoala Internationala de Benzi Desenate) din Florenta. Ea a lucrat mai multe carti ilustrate pentru edituri italiene si…

Repovestiri extrem de reusite si cu ilustratii spectaculoase ale unor renumite povesti pentru copiii, care ii vor incanta si pe parinti cu siguranta. Eroii din Cenusareasa, Alba-ca-Zapada, Scufita-Rosie, Pinocchio, Vrajitorul din Oz, Alice in tara Minunilor prind viata sub mana talentata a ilustratoarei Francesca Rossi, care a absolvit Scuola Internazionale di Comics (Scoala Internationala de Benzi Desenate) din Florenta. Ea a lucrat mai multe carti ilustrate pentru edituri italiene si…

Repovestiri extrem de reusite si cu ilustratii spectaculoase ale unor renumite povesti pentru copiii, care ii vor incanta si pe parinti cu siguranta. Eroii din Cenusareasa, Alba-ca-Zapada, Scufita-Rosie, Pinocchio, Vrajitorul din Oz, Alice in tara Minunilor prind viata sub mana talentata a ilustratoarei Francesca Rossi, care a absolvit Scuola Internazionale di Comics (Scoala Internationala de Benzi Desenate) din Florenta. Ea a lucrat mai multe carti ilustrate pentru edituri italiene si…

Sandra Gulland a devenit cunoscuta publicului american odata cu publicarea, in 1995, a trilogiei dedicate lui Josephine Bonaparte si epocii napoleoniene – Josephine B. Trilogy. Succesul urmatoarelor sale romane de fictiune istorica a trecut Oceanul, iar in prezent cartile sale sunt traduse in peste zece limbi.

Porneste din nou in aventura alaturi de celebrul Stropi Agrarescu: fa cunostinta cu echipa de avioane de pompieri de elita care protejeaza Parcul National Varful Piston.Coloreaza plansele, apoi decupeaza-le si decoreaza-ti camera cu ele.

„In acest volum veti descoperi o voce critica retinuta la capitolul invective, dar care e cat se poate de ritoasa in privinta principiilor.(...) In disputa care se intarata periodic, despre locul nostru in Europa, Dan Radu Stanescu spune calm ca suntem balcanici. Nu geografic, ci in spirit, din cauza ca balcanismul nu e o simpla arie geografica, ci o conjunctie culturala de care apartinem, cu bune si cu rele. Daca ne ignoram trasaturile balcanice, n‑avem cum sa ne autoevaluam onest si…

Intr-o priveliste, liniile care despart au si calitatea de a uni. Rare (dar cu atit mai apreciate de privitori) sint situatiile cind o linie care desparte si uneste are glas. O asemenea linie se numesteorizont verbal, iar actiunea ei se cheama orizontare. Orizontarea nu este altceva decit organizarea unui spatiu prin cuvinte. Dintre cuvintele folosite la orizontarea lumii, trei au patruns in limba romana (aduse de pribegii orizontali in traiste) si s-au stabilit aici. Primul este prunc, folosit…

Intr-o dimineata trecea ca de obicei printre sezlonguri. O fata era intinsa pe burta si citea. Multi oameni citeau pe plaja asta, fiecare cate o carte groasa in care sa-si adanceasca privirea. Fata citea serioasa si el s-a lasat pe jos in dreptul ei. A inceput sa-i arate cerceii, ea si-a ridicat capul, s-a uitat la el, s-a uitat la cercei si a zambit. No, thank you. El a insistat, ii ardea capul de atata soare, nu mai avea putere sa se ridice, s-ar fi lungit acolo si ar fi asteptat pana cand…

« Fluvii de asfalt mai mult redeschide rani decat le pecetluieste. Sau rana devine tatuaj pe pielea delicata a unei femei salbatice, zambitoare la suprafata, uraganica la interior. Chiar si asa, poezia Ligiei Parvulescu emana feminitati visatoare, subacvatice, inconjurate de peisaje-amintiri si obiecte-simbol. Romantismul se enerveaza pe durerile lui si devine expresionism in continua metempsihoza. Arta a iubirii rostita aproape cu ura, odio et amo, ca dupa o ratare sofisticata,…

„Daca n-ar fi un retractil (nu doar ca personalitate, ci – frecvent – ca atitudine textuala), O. Nimigean ar putea fi luat drept romantic tarziu. Daca n-ar avea pusee afective, nostalgii amare sau tandre, ar putea fi catalogat drept neoexpresionist. Daca n-ar scrie sub presiunea unei enorme biblioteci, ar putea trece drept douamiist. Daca nu l-ar interesa structurile adanci ale suferintei, daca n-ar lega poezia de constiinta si de adevar, ar putea sa incapa intreg in poeticile…

Locul: un camp pustiu, o pestera, capela unei manastiri. Momentul: noaptea sau dimineata devreme, in Lourdes, Paris, Fatima sau in alta parte. Martori: credinciosi, oameni simpli. Semn de avertizare: o rafala de vant, un fulger pe cer, un porumbel alb. In cele din urma apare Fecioara... In cele mai multe cazuri, aceasta se anunta: „Eu sunt Fecioara celor saraci“, „Eu sunt Neprihanita Zamislire“...

O ocazie de a medita asupra numeroaselor mistere ale corpului si asupra obiectivului suprem: o viata sanatoasa.

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„Capacitatea de a lua decizii investitionale avizate poate avea un impact semnificativ asupra vietii dumneavoastra. Va poate furniza o pensie confortabila, va poate permite sa va trimiteti copiii la colegiu, oferindu-va libertatea financiara de a va satisface dorintele de tot felul. Iar investitiile inteligente, care se regasesc in arta si stiinta principiilor investitiilor bazate pe valoare, nu sunt inaccesibile. Nu necesita decat intelegerea catorva principii sanatoase, pe care oricine…

This book contains practical ideas on making the most out of every space in the home. Among the ideas included are tips to make spaces look larger; advice on lighting; a guide to storage in the kitchen, bathrooms and areas throughout the home; recomendation for entrance areas and hallways;exemples of how to hang pictures; and suggestions for indoor and outdoor furniture, all following interior design principles and presented in a fun and instructive way.

he aim of this series is to be a reference for everyone who wants to furnish or decorate a new house or give a different impulse to the home. With different approaches to the same theme, the interior design, the reader will find in every book different ideas that will definitely help decorate a space planned for living.Each book offers a vast selection of images and presents current decoration trends in the market with products from different brands, designers and manufactures. Essential…

Nobody comes into the world a natural leader. But what is it that transforms some people into the kind of magnetic individuals who inspire others to follow? Success expert Brian Tracy has helped thousands of people become exceptional leaders and now, in this concise and powerful book, he reveals how you can: • Inspire trust, confidence, and loyalty • Instill a sense of meaning and purpose in your organization

The strength of any organization is determined by the quality of its managers. What they do and how they do it is the key determinant of corporate success. Want to become invaluable to your company? Boost your managerial skills. The good news is that great managers are made ...not born. When you discover what the most successful managers know, you will unlock the secrets to turning even ordinary employees into extraordinary performers. Now with this handy little book, success expert Brian Tracy…

Leonardo da Vinci was a brilliant artist, scientist, engineer, mathematician, architect, inventor, and even musician—the archetypal Renaissance man. But he was also a profoundly modern man.Not only did Leonardo invent the empirical scientific method over a century before Galileo and Francis Bacon, but Capra’s decade-long study of Leonardo’s fabled notebooks reveals that he was a systems thinker centuries before the term was coined. At the very core of Leonardo’s science,…

Take Charge of the Relationship That Matters Most to Your CareerYour most important work relationship is with your boss. You need it to go well. But even the best bosses can be hard to read, and some seem downright inscrutable. Your boss isn’t going to change for you—don’t waste your time trying. The solution lies in figuring out what makes your boss tick and adapting your own work style to make the relationship better. But how do you do that?In this pragmatic and accessible…

Most companies talk about excellence, but what does excellence really mean? What specific attitudes and practices lead to excellence? Drawing on years of study and decades of experience, authors Harry Paul, John Britt, and Ed Jent have zeroed in on five core qualities of excellence. In this entertaining and enlightening book, they tell how to give and be your best in each of these five critical dimensions and foster excellence in your organization and in your life.The book begins with a crime…

It's amazing the misinformation found in most resume books! Scott Bennett has hired hundreds of people in a variety of industries, and he knows first hand what kind of resume sparks an employer's interest - and which ones fail. In The Elements of Resume Style, he warns against popular "tricks" that tend to backfire - and instead shows readers how to craft clear, compelling, targeted resumes and cover letters that actually work. In this new edition, readers see that whether it's on paper or…

Poorly designed employee surveys frustrate participants, analysts, and executives and can end up doing more harm than good. Alec Levenson offers sensible, practical ways to make them more useful and accurate and counters a number of unhelpful but common practices. He provides specific advice for ensuring that the purpose and desired outcomes of surveys are clear, the questions are designed to provide the most relevant and accurate data, and the results are actionable. He also looks at a wealth…

Overfished Ocean Strategyoffers five essential principles for innovating in this new reality. Zhexembayeva shows how businesses can find new opportunities in what were once considered useless by-products, discover resource-conserving efficiencies up and down their value chain, transfer their expertise from physical products to services, and develop ways to rapidly try out and refine these new business models. She fills the book with examples of companies that are already successfully navigating…

The tumultuous changes of the past decade, including China's economic rise and the financial meltdown, were just the beginning. The next cataclysmic wave is surging relentlessly ahead, demanding leaders who can steer their companies through complexity and change. Drawn from original research conducted jointly with foresight company Z-Punkt and further analyzed by Hay Group, Leadership 2030 uncovers six megatrends that will dramatically impact organizations' markets, cultures, systems, and…

Certainly there is a wealth of excellent fitness advice here—but ultimately, this is a book about commitment. People don’t fail because they don’t know what to do—they fail because they just don’t do it. Using the tools in this book, you’ll be able to move from simply being interested in fitness to making a lasting commitment—one that will add a spring to your step, a smile to your face, and years to your life.

Social labs bring together a diverse a group of stakeholders—not to create yet another five-year plan but to develop a portfolio of prototype solutions, test those solutions in the real world, use the data to further refine them, and test them again. Hassan builds on a decade of experience—as well as drawing from cutting-edge research in complexity science, networking theory, and sociology—to explain the core principles and daily functioning of social labs, using examples of…

Karen Hough doesn’t want you to be “perfect.” People fear public speaking because they worry about having to conform to all sorts of handed-down rules that tie them up in knots and put their audiences to sleep. It’s authenticity and passion that win people over, she says, not “polish.” But you can’t be authentic if you’re following guidelines that drain the life and personality out of your presentation.Karen Hough doesn’t want you to be…

Published in conjunction with the Smithsonian Institution, Firearms: An Illustrated History charts the evolution of the gun, from the pistol and rifle, to the machine gun and revolver.Detailed catalogs profile more than 300 firearms spanning over 700 years. With virtual tours detailing the most intricate details of key weaponry and photographic features on the world's iconic gun makers, including Colt, Smith & Wesson, Maxim, and Kalashnikov, Firearms: An Illustrated History is the perfect gift…