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Includes hundreds of previously unpublished images of Marilyn at the height of her beauty and fame, which were taken by Milton H. Greene and restored by his son, Joshua. The photographs document not only the star's ability to light-up on camera but also the dedication of Joshua in restoring his... číst celé

A "non-technical abridgement [of the Bhagavadgītā] that clusters and paraphrases verses to convey their general sense"--P. xvii.

The astonishing true story of a girl who survived the Holocaust with the help of Oskar Schindler, of Schindler's List fame. Rena Finder was only eleven when the Nazis forced her and her family -- along with all the other Jewish families -- into the ghetto in Krakow, Poland. Rena worked as a slave laborer with scarcely any food, and watched as friends and family were sent away. Then Rena and her mother ended up working for Oskar Schindler, a German businessman who employed Jewish prisoners in his factory and kept them fed and healthy. But Rena's nightmares were not over. She and her mother were deported to the concentration camp Auschwitz. With great cunning, it was Schindler who set out to help them escape. Here in her own words is Rena's gripping story of survival, perseverance, tragedy, and hope. Including pictures from Rena's personal collection and from the time period, this unforgettable memoir introduces young readers to an astounding and necessary piece of history.

"Unstoppable is the ultimate immigrant story and an epic David-and-Goliath adventure. While American teens were socializing in ice cream parlors, Siggi was suffering beatings by Nazi hoodlums for being a Jew and was soon deported along with his family to the darkest place the world has ever known: Auschwitz. Siggi used his wits to stay alive, pretending to have trade skills the Nazis could exploit to run the camp. After two death marches and near starvation, he was liberated from camp Mauthausen and went to work for the US Army hunting Nazis, a service that earned him a visa to America. On arrival, he made three vows: to never go hungry again, to support the Jewish people, and to speak out against injustice. He earned his first dollar shoveling snow after a fierce blizzard. His next job was laboring in toxic sweatshops. From these humble beginnings, he became President, Chairman and CEO of a New York Stock Exchange-listed oil company and grew a full-service commercial bank to more than $4 billion in assets"-- Amazon.com

The timeless story of the monkey-god Hanuman is that of a valiant superhero, best known for battling the demon Ravana in the classic tale Ramayana. Although Hanuman has the mystic ability to shrink and expand, and to leap great distances, it is his sensitivity and devotion to King Rama that make him such a memorable character. As a youth, Hanuman's mischievousness often landed him in trouble with the village elders. Finally they cast a spell causing him to forget his immense powers. Hanuman grew up thinking he was an ordinary monkey. His potential was realized only later when he was compelled to rescue Sita, the kidnapped wife of Rama, from the clutches of Ravana.

Meet Renee and Herta, two sisters who faced the unimaginable - together. This is their true story. As Jews living in 1940s Czechoslovakia,Renee, Herta and their parents were in immediate dangerwhen the Holocaust came to their door. This gripping memoir is areminder of how important it is to honour the past.

After two and a half millennia, it's rare to come across a genuinely new idea on the nature of morality, but in this book Josh Greene advances not one but several... Moral Tribes is a landmark in our understanding of morality and the moral sense.' Steven Pinker

Menus for holidays, picnics, and family gatherings include more than one hundred recipes for soups, meat, fowl, salads, desserts, and more, plus useful entertaining ideas

A sumptous and informative guide to the tableware of a fertile fifty-year period of design innovation, from the authors of Antiques for the TableWith magnificent photographs by the bestselling photographer Joshua Greene, Almost Antiques will build on the success of Penguin Studio's classic Antiques for the Table. It opens up to collectors a new frontier -- the fine china, glass, and silver of 1890 to 1940, easy to find and still affordable -- in an exciting overview of four coexisting design movements: Art Nouveau, Arts and Crafts, Beaux Arts, and Art Deco. This is the first tableware book to mix and match these increasingly popular styles for tabletops, which are unerringly fresh and original.The period homes and haunts of the rich and stylish, from Hollywood's image-makers to Detroit's barons of industry, create au courant backdrops for the settings: readers are invited to sit at the captain's table aboard the Queen Mary, mix a cocktail in Edsel Ford's moderne bar, join Frank Lloyd Wright for dinner, and toast the New Year at Mabel Dodge Wilson's mansion. Complete with a resource guide and directory of sites, Almost Antiques is both a practical guide and a gorgeous gift for seasoned and novice collectors and entertainers alike.

Die wahre Geschichte einer der letzten Überlebenden des Holocausts. Rena Finders eindrücklicher Zeitzeugenbericht ist ein Appell, Antisemitismus und Hass keine Chance zu geben. Kurz nachdem die Nationalsozialisten Polen überfallen haben, werden die elfjährige Rena und ihre Familie gezwungen, in das jüdische Ghetto von Krakau zu ziehen. Hunger und harte Arbeit bestimmen den Alltag, und Rena muss immer wieder mitansehen, wie Freunde und Familie deportiert werden. Durch eine glückliche Fügung kommen ihre Mutter und sie in der Fabrik von Oskar Schindler unter. Ihre Namen landen auf der Liste, die später als "Schindlers Liste" weltweit bekannt werden wird, und sie überleben. Dieses Buch ist Renas Zeitzeugenbericht, eindrücklich und bestürzend und doch auch voller Hoffnung auf bessere Zeiten.

Written at the height of her fame but not published until over a decade after her death, this autobiography of actress and sex symbol Marilyn Monroe (1926-1962) poignantly recounts her childhood as an unwanted orphan, her early adolescence, her rise in the film industry from bit player to celebrity, and her marriage to Joe DiMaggio. In this intimate account of a very public life, she tells of her first (non-consensual) sexual experience, her romance with the Yankee Clipper, and her prescient vision of herself as "the kind of girl they found dead in the hall bedroom with an empty bottle of sleeping pills in her hand." The Marilyn in these pages is a revelation: a gifted, intelligent, vulnerable woman who was far more complex than the unwitting sex siren she portrayed on screen. Lavishly illustrated with photos of Marilyn, this special book celebrates the life and career of an American icon—-from the unique perspective of the icon herself.

我們大腦的設計，能幫助我們適應部落群體生活，和同我族類（Us）合作相處，並對抗非我族類（Them）。但現代資訊社會將世界上不同群體全塞進一個共同的空間，這樣前所未有的契機，激化了各群體的價值衝突。當世界愈來愈小，區分不同群體的道德分野愈來愈突出，我們就愈來愈容易困惑。從抗議租稅法規、墮胎、同志婚姻到全球暖化，不同文化背景形成了不同的道德常識。面對不同的道德常識標準，我們不禁要問：能不能找到所謂的共識？ 在本書中，心理學家格林探索現代社會價值衝突的現況，並試圖提出解決衝突的可能方案。格林把我們的大腦比喻成雙模式相機，配有自動模式及手動模式。自動模式指的是我們的道德情感機制，大腦從演化、文化及個人經驗形塑出我們的情感系統，讓我們得以用直覺自動並有效地解決日常事務；思考能力則如同大腦的手動模式，透過理性的運作，我們的想法也更多元、更具彈性。自動運作的情感機制讓我們成為社會動物，將自我融入社群中，但同樣的情感機制，也將我們變成部落動物，促使我們對抗非我族類。我族與他族之間，往往存在相異的價值隔閡，「我們是對的，你們是錯的」，此一信念深植每一個人心中，促使我們在面對墮胎、同志婚姻、全球暖化，乃至於宗教、種族等各種議題時，習於對抗非我族類，有時使用炸彈，有時使用語言，必定要攻擊對方，至死方休。 面對複雜多元的現代社會，我們需要手動模式的理性操作，才能超越部落情感，建立一個適用於全球的道德方案。格林帶領我們追溯道德的起源，並設立實用的思考路徑，幫助我們解決分歧問題。本書建議我們何時該相信我們的直覺，何時又該理性思考，而什麼樣的思考又能讓我們跨越分歧，向共識邁進。本書研究的重要成就在於綜合神經科學、心理學和哲學，開創了道德哲學的跨學科研究。 ******************** 第一單元 道德問題 第一章 公地悲劇 第二章 道德機制 第三章 新牧場上的衝突 第二單元 道德的快思慢想 第四章 電車難題 第五章 效率、彈性與雙重程序的大腦 第三單元 共通貨幣 第六章 一個非常好的想法 第七章 追尋共通貨幣 第八章 找到共通貨幣 第四單元 道德信念 第九章 引發警報的行為 第十章 正義與公平 第五單元 道德解決方案 第十一章 深度的實用主義 第十二章 超越隨拿即拍的道德：給現代牧民的六個原則