From the highly acclaimed author of "Zola: A Life" comes the definitive biography of Gustave Flaubert on the 150th anniversary of "Madame Bovary's" publication.
From the highly acclaimed author of "Zola: A Life" comes the definitive biography of Gustave Flaubert on the 150th anniversary of "Madame Bovary's" pu...
In the aftermath of the Franco-Prussian War of 1870 71, a defeated and humiliated France split into cultural factions that ranged from those who embraced modernity to those who championed the restoration of throne and altar. This polarization to which such iconic monuments as the Sacre-Coeur and the Eiffel Tower bear witness intensified with a succession of grave events over the following decades: the crash of an investment bank founded to advance Catholic interests; the failure of the Panama Canal Company; the fraudulent charge of treason brought against a Jewish officer, Alfred Dreyfus,...
In the aftermath of the Franco-Prussian War of 1870 71, a defeated and humiliated France split into cultural factions that ranged from those who em...
"Positive Psychology and Well-Being: Applications for Enhanced Living introduces readers to well-being from a positive psychology perspective, one of the original missions of psychology as a science, and encourages adopting proactive approaches to healthy living. It provides guidance for enhancing and maintaining life-long well-being. Topics range from strengthening our immune system through nutrition, exercise, and sleep to recognizing physical and psychological stressors resulting from unhealthy lifestyles, ineffective thinking, unaccommodated differences, and poor...
"Positive Psychology and Well-Being: Applications for Enhanced Living introduces readers to well-being from a positive psychology perspective, ...