Psychoanalysis is concerned with the vicissitudes of life: loss, grief, mourning, guilt, and also with reparation and creativity, with death and rebirth--as is the work of Shakespeare. In today's world we are moved by Shakespeare's plays because these themes are brought to life with a richness and creativity that has not dimmed with the passing of time.
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The Astronaut's Wife
This book was fabulous ... until the end. I still gave it four stars because so much of it was so good. A lot time was spent weaving together a sweet, funny, touching life story, then the end was so disappointing. It was like the author just got burnt out and decided to end it without any thought about whether or not the ending made sense. It is still worth reading (if you have the time), but don't buy the book. Borrow it, and enjoy the good parts while they last because the end will baffle you.
Memory Detection: Theory and Application of the Concealed Information Test
Traditional techniques for detecting deception, such as the 'lie-detector test' (or polygraph), are based upon the idea that lying is associated with stress. However, it is possible that people telling the truth will experience stress, whereas not all liars will. Because of this, the validity of such methods is questionable.
He's got the basement blues! "Don't do this! Watch out for that!" Marco's mom thinks the whole world is a danger zone. She won't even let Marco play softball. But Marco just wants to have fun. So he sneaks off to a game. And that's when it happens. He gets hit in the head with a baseball bat. Now things are getting really fuzzy. Really scary. Because when Marco gets home he gets the strangest call. From someone who says he lives in Marco's basement...
ADVANTAGE BOOKS: THE SPEAKER'S COMPACT HANDBOOK, Third Edition, equips you with the essential information, tips, and tools you need to be an effective public speaker. Its spiral-bound, quick-reference format makes the handbook easy to use. And because each of its succinct chapters can stand alone, you can jump exactly to the topic you need to help you create a great speech.
