wyszukanych pozycji: 10
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The Tyranny of the Normal: An Anthology
ISBN: 9780873385350 / Angielski / Miękka / 1995 / 406 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 16-18 dni roboczych. Most cultures ostracize people who do not fit within their norms. They pressure abnormal people to change their appearance, fix what bothers other, or stay out of sight--a pressure Leslie Fiedler has named "The Tyranny of the Normal." This anthology examines the experiences of those who live outside social norms for attractiveness, size, and shape; it also explores the reactions of "normal" people to those who seem grotesque. Among the questions raised are who decided what is normal and abnormal; who has the right or authority to decide what efforts, if any, should be made to normalize...
Most cultures ostracize people who do not fit within their norms. They pressure abnormal people to change their appearance, fix what bothers other, or...
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134,68 |
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Recognitions: Doctors and Their Stories
ISBN: 9780873387255 / Angielski / Miękka / 2001 / 192 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 30 dni roboczych. Carol Donley & Martin Kohn believe that "physicians stand at a unique vantage point as observers of the human condition." In Recognitions: Doctors and Their Stories, the fourth volume in the Literature and Medicine Series, contributors such as Richard Selzer, Robert Coles, Perri Klass, and Jack Coulehan prove this assertion through their moving and enlightening prose.
Carol Donley & Martin Kohn believe that "physicians stand at a unique vantage point as observers of the human condition." In Recognitions: Doctors and...
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83,21 |
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What's Normal?: Narratives of Mental and Emotional Disorders
ISBN: 9780873386531 / Angielski / Miękka / 2000 / 384 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 16-18 dni roboczych. What's Normal?, examines the issues of "abnormalities" in mental health, intelligence, and sexual behavior.
The first section of What's Normal? presents a wide-ranging collection of essays and articles written by renowned clinicians who address clinical, ethical, and social issues related to mental illness and disorders. The second section uses fiction, poetry, and drama to portray mental and behavioral abnormalities, sometimes from "inside" the perspective of the deviant and sometimes from the experiences of family, friends, and other engaged observers. Excerpts... What's Normal?, examines the issues of "abnormalities" in mental health, intelligence, and sexual behavior.
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Fur, Feathers, and Scales: Sweet, Funny, and Strange Animal Tales
ISBN: 9780989265089 / Angielski / Miękka / 2020 / 240 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 16-18 dni roboczych. |
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Untethered: Sweet, Funny, and Strange Tales of the Paranormal
ISBN: 9780989265041 / Angielski / Miękka / 2018 / 296 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 16-18 dni roboczych. |
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Season's Readings: More Sweet, Funny, and Strange Holiday Tales
ISBN: 9781954675032 / Angielski Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 16-18 dni roboczych. |
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Once Upon a Time: Sweet, Funny, and Strange Tales for All Ages
ISBN: 9780989265034 / Angielski / Miękka / 2016 / 390 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 16-18 dni roboczych. Step through our castle doors into a world of imagination! At long last, the Bethlehem Writers Group, known for its award-winning anthologies, has published a book especially for children. ONCE UPON A TIME is a collection of twenty-one sweet, funny, and yes, strange stories for kids from preschool through middle school. This anthology is designed to grow with your child. First, stories such as “GG and Teddy and the Dream Willow” by Will Wright, “The Princess of Booray” by Emily P. W. Murphy, and “A Nutty Adventure” by Judith... Step through our castle doors into a world of imagination! At long last, the Bethlehem Writers Group, known for its award... |
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81,78 |
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A Readable Feast: Sweet, Funny, and Strange Tales for Every Taste
ISBN: 9780989265027 / Angielski / Miękka / 2015 / 224 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 16-18 dni roboczych. Whatever your taste, this collection of food-related stories from the multiple award-winning Bethlehem Writers Group has all the ingredients to satisfy your reading palate. Our menu includes twenty-seven appetizing stories, from light-fare and sides of fantasy to sweet romance and savory bites of mystery. Jeff Baird's "The Pickle Promenade" provides an amuse bouche. Try a spicy entree prepared by Diane Sismour in "Bump and Run." Prefer a yarn with zing? Enjoy "Rightful Prey" by A. E. Decker. Jerry McFadden's tart "Hard Times," should tickle your taste buds. On the sweeter side, there's Sally...
Whatever your taste, this collection of food-related stories from the multiple award-winning Bethlehem Writers Group has all the ingredients to satisf...
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77,47 |
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Literature and Aging: An Anthology
ISBN: 9780873384667 / Angielski / Miękka / 1992 / 456 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 16-18 dni roboczych. Some of the world's greatest literature is devoted to expressing the joys and sorrows humans experience as they grow old. New opportunities and challenges appear: retirement, a special closeness with the family, failing health, the recognition of personal mortality, prejudice against the elderly, and grief over the losses of loved ones and places. This collection of more than 60 short stories, poems, and plays addresses these issues primarily through the works of modern American writers, including Bernard Malamud, Eudora Welty, Saul Bellow, Edward Albee, Robert Frost, Denise Levertov, William...
Some of the world's greatest literature is devoted to expressing the joys and sorrows humans experience as they grow old. New opportunities and challe...
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134,68 |
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An Element of Mystery: Sweet, Funny, and Strange Tales of Intrigue
ISBN: 9781954675001 / Angielski / Miękka / 2022 / 256 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 16-18 dni roboczych. |
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77,47 |