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Arthur Golden

Memoriile unei gheise

Editura: Humanitas

Bestseller international, numarul 1 in topurile din Europa si America, vandut in peste 4 milioane de exemplare si tradus in peste 35 de limbi. Ecranizarea romanului poarta semnatura regizorului Rob Marshall si a primit in 2006 un premiu Globul de Aur, 3 premii Oscar si 3 premii Bafta. Ce este o gheisa ? Un obiect al dorintei. O opera de arta in miscare. Un actor, un artizan, un entertainer , dupa traditia japoneza. Un tip uman la granita cliseului cultural, imposibil de redat in categoriile occidentale. Sau poate doar o femeie care poseda, in cea mai inalta masura, rafinamentul artelor lumesti. Chiyo, o fata dintr-un sat de pescari, este vanduta unei okiya pentru a fi initiata in artele gheiselor. Ritualurile seductiei sunt nenumarate, intr-o lume al carei esafodaj se sprijina pe culorile unui chimono, pe dezgolirea unei cefe pictate, pe licitarea virginitatii unei adolescente sau pe teserea unei intrigi de budoar. Sayuri, pe numele ei de gheisa, ajunge sa stapaneasca destine, sa detina secrete si sa construiasca un imperiu al erotismului ritualic.

Golden Books

I Know Numbers (Preschool)

Editura: Golden Books

Anul aparitiei: 1999

Get a head start on being smart with this deluxe Step Ahead workbook, complete with over 50 colorful stickers You and your child will discover the joy of learning at home with this illustrated activity book. Carefully planned by preschool teachers to complement the school curriculum, it provides positive learning experiences through a variety of appealing activities, including: - Counting and coloring objects - Connecting the dots from 1 to 10 - Counting and matching

Daniel Golden

The Price of Admission: How America's Ruling Class Buys Its Way Into Elite Colleges--And Who Gets Left Outside the Gates

Editura: Three Rivers Press (CA)

Anul aparitiei: 2007

In this explosive book, the Pulitzer Prize-winning reporter Daniel Golden exposes the corrupt admissions practices that favor the wealthy, the powerful, and the famous. Every spring thousands of middle-class and lower-income high-school seniors learn that they have been rejected by America's most exclusive colleges. What they may never learn is how many candidates like themselves have been passed over in favor of wealthy white students with lesser credentials--children of alumni, big donors, or celebrities. America, the so-called land of opportunity, is rapidly becoming an aristocracy in which America's richest families receive special access to elite higher education--enabling them to give their children even more of a head start. Based on two years of investigative reporting and hundreds of interviews with students, parents, school administrators, and admissions personnel--some of whom risked their jobs to speak to the author--in The Price of Admission, Golden names names, along with grades and test scores. He reveals how the sons of former vice president Al Gore, one-time Hollywood power broker Michael Ovitz, and Senate Majority Leader Bill Frist leapt ahead of more deserving ...

Rita Golden Gelman

Tales of a Female Nomad: Living at Large in the World

Editura: Broadway Books

Anul aparitiei: 2002

Rita Golden Gelman is an ordinary woman who is living an extraordinary existence. At the age of forty-eight, on the verge of a divorce, Rita left an elegant life in L.A. to follow her dream of travelling the world, connecting with people in cultures all over the globe. In 1986 Rita sold her possessions and became a nomad, living in a Zapotec village in Mexico, sleeping with sea lions on the Galapagos Islands, and residing everywhere from thatched huts to regal palaces. She has observed orangutans in the rain forest of Borneo, visited trance healers and dens of black magic, and cooked with women on fires all over the world. Rita's example encourages us all to dust off our dreams and rediscover the joy, the exuberance, and the hidden spirit that so many of us bury when we become adults.

Marita Golden

Don't Play in the Sun: One Woman's Journey Through the Color Complex

Editura: Anchor Books

Anul aparitiei: 2005

"Don't play in the sun. You're going to have to get a light-skinned husband for the sake of your children as it is." In these words from her mother, novelist and memoirist Marita Golden learned as a girl that she was the wrong color. Her mother had absorbed "colorism" without thinking about it. But, as Golden shows in this provocative book, biases based on skin color persist-and so do their long-lasting repercussions. Golden recalls deciding against a distinguished black university because she didn't want to worry about whether she was light enough to be homecoming queen. A male friend bitterly remembers that he was teased about his girlfriend because she was too dark for him. Even now, when she attends a party full of accomplished black men and their wives, Golden wonders why those wives are all nearly white. From Halle Berry to Michael Jackson, from Nigeria to Cuba, from what she sees in the mirror to what she notices about the Grammys, Golden exposes the many facets of "colorism" and their effect on American culture. Part memoir, part cultural history, and part analysis, Don't Play in the Sun also dramatizes one accomplished black woman's inner journey from self-loathing to ...

Marie Dennis, Scott Wright, Renny Golden

Oscar Romero: Reflections on His Life and Writings

Editura: Orbis Books

Anul aparitiei: 2000

Marking the twentieth anniversary of his assassination in 1980, this volume explores the prophetic spirituality of Archbishop Oscar Romero of El Salvador.

Bernard Golden, Nancy Rosenfeld, Jan Fawcett

New Hope for People with Bipolar Disorder: Your Friendly, Authoritative Guide to the Latest in Traditional and Complementary Solutions

Editura: Three Rivers Press (CA)

Anul aparitiei: 2007

Discover Exciting New Treatments For Bipolar DisorderNow you can maintain control of your bipolar disorder and begin enjoying life again--today! This book dispels the myths and fears surrounding bipolar disorder. It offers compassionate, practical, and immediate guidance for anyone affected by this disorder. Inside, world-renowned experts present important, life-altering advances, including: -The causes, symptoms, and patterns of bipolar disorder -New medications -The latest psychiatric findings -Cutting-edge treatment models -Complementary therapies that work -Effective and practical tools for parenting your bipolar child -And much more!"This easy-to-read book demystifies the illness and teaches without scaring. A real addition to mental health literature!" --Alan F. Schatzberg, M.D., professor and chairman, Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences, Stanford University"This creative, authoritative, state-of-the-art book is an enormously valuable tool in dealing with depression. Written from three unique perspectives, it is certain to profoundly impact the lives of patients and their families." --Martin Keller, M.D., professor and chairman, Department of Psychiatry and ...

Christopher Golden

Peter Octavian #3: Of Masques and Martyrs

Editura: Ace Books

Anul aparitiei: 2010

Led by Peter Octavian, the Shadows must drink blood. Yet they do not steal life. New Shadows are created only by individual choice. Peace is their only hunger. The minions of Hannibal have a different goal: the enslavement of humanity. They kill for pleasure and thirst. They indescriminately create more of their kind. And they embrace the title of terrible legend: vampire. Shadows and vampires, they are one in the same--and their war continues.

Christopher Golden

Gathering Dark: A Novel of the Shadow Saga

Editura: Ace Books

Anul aparitiei: 2011

Golden returns to his critically-acclaimed Shadow Saga with this long-awaited follow-up to "Of Masques and Martyrs, " featuring Peter Octavian--once a vampire, now a powerful mage--as the only man powerful enough to stop a supernatural armageddon. Original.

Christopher Golden

Of Saints and Shadows

Editura: Ace Books

Anul aparitiei: 2010

The first novel in the Peter Octavian series--formerly the Shadow Saga series--is now reissued with a brand-new package.

Christopher Golden

Angel Souls and Devil Hearts

Editura: Ace Books

Anul aparitiei: 2010

As the vampires of the world prepare to do battle with humanity, and each other, the possibility of a new life for those that remain is what spurs them on in their bloody quest.

Michelle Golden

Social Media Strategies for Professionals and Their Firms: The Guide to Establishing Credibility and Accelerating Relationships

Editura: John Wiley & Sons

Anul aparitiei: 2010

Expert advice on growing your professional service firm or individual practice through social media Showing professionals and their marketers how to accomplish familiar marketing tactics in newer, ways, Social Media for Professionals and Their Firms takes you step by step in putting social media to work for your professional practice. Whether you want to build your own on-line reputation, or are ready to explore new media for corporate marketing and communications, this book is the definitive guide for your strategic approach. Explores why the fastest and most leveragable way to expand relationships today is through the Internet Provides step-by-step approaches to successful professional blogging Discusses high-level strategies for effectively using Twitter, LinkedIn, Facebook, and bookmarking sites Includes pitfalls and success stories featuring notable social media trailblazers Timely and practical, this book shows you why new media is rapidly becoming the core way for professionals to reach their audiences. Whether your firm provides legal, accounting, financial planning, architecture, consultancy, or other services, Social Media Strategies for Professionals and Their ...

Thomas W. Golden, Mona Clayton, Steven Skalak

A Guide to Forensic Accounting Investigation

Editura: John Wiley & Sons

Anul aparitiei: 2006

Tim Lebbon, Christopher Golden

The Chamber of Ten

Editura: Spectra Books

Anul aparitiei: 2010

From two masters of dark fantasy comes a chilling tale of magic and possession, set in--and beneath--fabulous Venice, a city slowly being swallowed by the very waters that have made it one of the wonders of the world. Original.

Christopher Golden

The Borderkind

Editura: Bantam Books

Anul aparitiei: 2008

In this inventive contemporary fantasy--described as having vivid action and snappy dialogue by "Kirkus Reviews"--legends have become reality and nothing is as it seems. The second book in Goldens Veil trilogy.

Christopher Golden

The Lost Ones

Editura: Spectra Books

Anul aparitiei: 2008

Bestselling author Golden brings his epic, innovative Veil trilogy to an astonishing conclusion as the mythic realm of heroes and monsters becomes the site of humanity's last--and greatest--showdown.

Christie Golden

Lord of the Clans

Editura: Star Trek

Anul aparitiei: 2001

This tale of magic, warfare, and heroism, based on the bestselling, award-winning electronic game, details the tumultuous life of Thrall, raised from infancy by cruel humans and driven by the savagery in his heart and cunning of his upbringing to break his bondage and rediscover the ancient traditions of his people.

Christie Golden

Rise of the Horde

Editura: Pocket Star Books

Anul aparitiei: 2006

A new race has risen in the World of WarCraft, one with power and ambition to protect its allies, lay waste to its enemies, and change the face of the land forever. But are they the means to salvation, or a dire threat to the perilous balance of power? Based on the PC game. Original.

Martin John Brown, Larissa Golden Brown

Demystifying Grantseeking: What You Really Need to Get Grants

Editura: Jossey-Bass

Anul aparitiei: 2001

Demystifying Grantseeking is an inspirational and instructional guide to grantseeking. The authors--successful grantseekers in their own right--show you how to overcome the common fears fundraisers often experience and offer sound, practical advice to successful grantseeking. The book provides you with a systematic and logical way of searching for grants, and helps to identify which foundations to approach so fundraisers don't waste time on dead-end proposals.

Catherine J. Golden

Posting It: The Victorian Revolution in Letter Writing

Editura: University Press of Florida

Anul aparitiei: 2010

Although "snail mail" may seem old fashioned and outdated in the twenty-first century, Catherine Golden argues that the creation of the Penny Post in Victorian England was just as revolutionary in its time as e-mail and text messages are today. Until Queen Victoria instituted the Postal Reform Act of 1839, mail was a luxury affordable only by the rich. Allowing anyone, from any social class, to send a letter anywhere in the country for only a penny had multiple and profound cultural impacts. Golden demonstrates how cheap postage--which was quickly adopted in other countries--led to a postal "network" that can be viewed as a forerunner of computer-mediated communications. Indeed, the revolution in letter writing of the nineteenth century led to blackmail, frauds, unsolicited mass mailings, and junk mail--problems that remain with us today.