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A sensational and highly anticipated novel by Ksenia Burzhskaya, a Russian renowned journalist, writer, and co-host of the YouTube channel White Noise, together with the famous Russian writer, Tatyana Tolstaya. Ksenia is also a speechwriter for Alisa (a voice assistant and Yandex’s alternative to Alexa) and the winner of the literary competition My First Pain (2008) organized by another great Russian author, Ludmila Ulitskaya. My White is set in the modern day. Throughout the book, the main character, sixteen-year-old girl Jane (Zhenya) is preparing for a New Year school performance. Zhenya was brought up by her two moms, artist Alexandra and doctor Vera. But despite that, she faces the same problems every other teenager does: she studies, meets up with friends, falls for a boy, and tries her best to get over an unrequited love and her parents’ divorce. Zhenya’s ultimate goal and destination in the novel, the concert, has two purposes: to gather her mothers and hopefully make them change their mind about the divorce, and to give her a chance to confess to Lyonya, head of their music club and the guy she is secretly in love with. The novel has two central story lines. The first is a constant rehearsal, anticipation and premonition, that may be more important than the event itself. The second is memories, regrets, attempts to find your own way and answer the eternal questions: what is love? can it last forever? why do we love at all?
Do you feel guilt and shame all the time? Are you too sensitive to criticism? Do you often worry about what others will think of you? It’s about time we stopped ASSESSING and started APPRECIATING ourselves! Elena Risberg, a motivational couch and emotional-image therapy expert, suggests her own revolutionary method of boosting your self-esteem. The case studies, tasks and practices offered in the book will guide and support you on your journey to a new, better relationship with yourself. It will also help you: - to break free from your dependence on external assessment and approval; - to break off dependent and codependent relationships; - to cast off the shackles of duty and obligation; - to swap the harsh and critical way you treat yourself to a more loving and thoughtful one.
A dramatic journey of a man through restrictions and abuse to the person he wants to be; A struggle with severe mental disorder; A simple yet gripping plot. True, lively, blood-pulsing and bright prose for the readers of Narine Abgaryan. Boris Shubaev — a talented businessman and a gifted opera singer at the same time. Two brightest personalities are equally strong in one and the same person. He was dumb until 5. It was his love for music, which helped him overcome his congenital disease. Or could it be love for a woman? His brother’s wife, so unlike the other women familiar to Boris, changed his destiny. However, not everyone escaped death on this way to a new life... The novel tells the story of the big family. Boris’s elder brother Grigory married a girl Angela, who dreamt to become a great pianist, but was not talented enough to achieve her dream. Boris fell in love with Angela and accidentally shot Grigory. After the death of her husband, Angela fell into coma, and Boris paid for Angela’s stay in hospital for many years and cared for her daughter Zoya all his life. When after 30 Boris realized that he had schizophrenia, which he inherited genetically from his mother. Being a man of a double-strong will, he struggled with the illness and won.
The most topical issues of relations between children and parents; Severe consequences of parents’ «love»; Optimism and humor helps life to go on. This is an incredibly suspenseful reading, filling you with aching sorrow and giving you hope. Meet Doctor X (Doctor Hristoforov, in Russian his surname starts with a Cyrillic letter «Х») — a sharp and sarcastic misanthrope. Being a baby he nearly died, but was saved by a virtuous surgeon, and when he grew up he took up medicine as a profession. But Doctor X became a doctor not for human bodies, but for human souls. Doctor X is 52, he is the head of psychiatric department for boys, and the work doesn’t leave space for anything else in his life, except for his mother slowly drowning in dementia. Sounds traditionally hopeless, but the book is not dark at all. On the contrary — it is lively and heartwarming. The novel reads easy, but the language is deep and intense. Despite the serious subject — little patients of psychiatry clinic — the author masterfully exploits humor to lessen the tension degree. Comic moments go through the narration hand in hand with drama and distracted life reflection. Besides the author unexpectedly for the protagonist draws a romantic line and adds a good portion of suspense at the end of the story.
Graphic novels allow re-diving into the atmosphere of iconic literature masterpieces, so familiar and already beloved by many. Going visual, the stories make emotions, feelings and events tangible. Contemporary illustrators manage to create unique books, greatly reducing the text component, without losing the overall meaning.
This book is a result of 7 years work by a scientific group of doctors and researchers. Do people really die of old age? No! The reasons are always some kind of disease, something about a system or organ failure. That is why now it’s a scientific point that aging is a kind of "disease". Considered as a disease, aging can be successfully treated and... prevented. The book will tell you about the latest scientific discoveries in studying the causes of aging and about the opportunities doctors and gerontologists can already use. Does our body have an expiry date; can humanity get a chance for the “eternal life”? How geroprotectors actually work. And do they work at all? What are modern bio and medical technologies and what does the world scientific community think about them? The work is written within the framework of evidence-based medicine, each phrase is scientifically verified and proven by the team of professionals.
1.5 kg is the average weight of a human brain. However, this tiny thing consumes 20% of all the energy we generate in a day. Why should we squander so much on one organ when all the others are no less vital for the normal functioning of the whole organism? You’ll be able to find the answer to this and many other fascinating questions in Elena Belova’s book. Elena, a biochemist, bioinformatician, and neurophysiologist, will show you our brain from all the angles and perspectives and will share all the information, available to scientists at the moment. Can a person survive without a head? Why people with a phenomenal memory tend to be autistic? Which part of the brain is responsible for identifying emotions and what will happen if we switch it off? Why do we get distracted and tend to slack off (and can we do without it)? Why is grey matter grey? Why does coffee turn us into mutations? Why does alcohol make our speech slurred? And if our brain is such a wonder, why can we barely remember what we crammed for the exam just a month afterwards?
Psychologist Natalia Balayan created these metaphorical cards on the basis of the method of working with the subconscious mind and associations described by Assagioli. This is not an oracle, rather a practical, proven tool to guide you to understand your feelings and correctly assess the potential of the future. Magnificent illustrations by the world famous contemporary artist Ekaterina Belyavskaya make this deck not just an instrument, but a source of aesthetic pleasure. Reading the images of all Russian folktales can open a new angles to perceive yourself and the world around you. 33 cards and a book of interpretations are packed into a box. Enjoy your journey to your dreams and subconscious mind. Let this deck open up new horizons for your capabilities, the keys to understanding yourself and modeling your future.
Myofascial release is a self-massage method rapidly gaining popularity due to its accessibility. This simple method helps to relieve chronic headaches and muscle tension, increase joints and spine mobility, improve posture and gait, regulate sleep and forget about irritability and depression. It is also a proven method to get rid of edemas, congestion and cellulite. Detailed accessible description will help anyone to self-assess the state of core muscles, examine the strength of the spine muscles, muscles of arms and legs. The book represents and illustrates how to use special equipment for myofascial release (rolls and balls). A special chapter is devoted to methods of inactivating trigger points and using kinesiology therapeutic taping.
a fresh new vision of revolutionary processes; analysis of «color» revolutions; unknown and intriguing pages of post-Soviet history of Russia. It’s been 30 years since the USSR crashed down to become crocks of new independent states. 1991 was the year of one of the greatest revolutions in history, which brought down Soviet regime and opened a way to new democracy. Or did it? Valeri Solovei not only explains the mechanics and best practices of revolutions, but moreover touches upon moral and psychological revolution drivers and reasons for possible failure. According to Valeri revolutions rarely bring people to a wishful better life. Analyzing human nature as a whole and not just a notion of revolution, the conclusion might come simple: deepest changes in human nature should take place to make revolutions a success. Otherwise regime after regime would be turned over followed by severe frustrations. New edition of famous book by a world-known Russian political analyst. It is a fresh perception of history of post-Soviet Russia, «color» and «internet» revolutions, events in Ukraine and other states of former USSR. The word «Revolution» triggers an overreaction in modern world. Some hope for revolution, some call for it, some curse it and live in fear. But nobody is ignorant. Valeri Solovei — a famous political scholar, author of several intellectual bet-sellers, including «Absolute Weapon. Basics of Psychological War and Mediamanipulation» — offers a fresh new vision of revolutionary processes. Breaking acclaimed myths and delusions about revolution reasons and outcomes, he conducts an innovative analysis of «color» revolutions, opens less known and intriguing pages of post-Soviet history of Russia and shares his views on revolutionary future of Russia.
positioning, marketing and launching your product, keeping your product in demand on the market, forecasting and scaling your business. ‘Growth Drivers’ is not just a book, it is a whole business scaling plan that you’ll be able to learn about and implement without pricey services of this or that consulting company. Nikolay Molchanov offers you the simple guidelines that will be translated into the financial profit in no time, for the price of a hardcover copy. The book is divided into three sections: First section: quick fixes.You will learn how to adjust the positioning of the product and get the profits here and now. •Second section: market sustainability.You will be able to finally get the sales funnel right, you’ll find new clients, work out your competitive edge and build the right pricing system. Third section: scaling.You will learn business forecasting and will get all the information about how to launch new products and bring up a successor who will take over the operational side of the business, while you continue developing it and cracking new markets. If you are still in the dark about how to position, market and launch your products right or you are stuck in a rut and do not know how you can develop your business further, ‘Growth Drivers’ will help you sort it all and take you to a new stage of your business development and your income.
Then It Fell Apart is a unique collection of material collected by journalists Evgeny Buzev, Stanislav Kuvaldin and Dmitry Okrest. In this book you will find articles, memoirs and interviews of people of diverse professions - from the first lawmakers and Duma members to entrepreneurs, sociologists and mountaineers - about everyday Soviet and Russian history from 1985 through 1999. You will see the era of "perestroika and glasnost", the collapse of the USSR, the Putsch and the 90s through the eyes of eyewitnesses, which, of course, will help to expand your understanding of such an ambiguous time and make you look at it from different perspectives. The publication also includes photos from the archives, which will make your journey to the recent past more exciting!
This is a book about love, which almost inevitably develops into a stormy life-long romance. In Love with Knitting is that state of flow and inspiration when everything you do is easy, relaxed and clear! Even if you've never held a knitting needle in your hand, this book will be that sparkle to start your relationship with yarn which will result into your knitting collection. This is a step-by-step algorithm for creating lots of items easily! You can combine hundreds of models and you can calculate any of them for your own size based on just a simple formula of the school program! " I don't like complicated formulas and long calculations! Life is simple and logical as knitting should be. It’s fun and pleasure!" Tanya Kurochkina
Chemicals. So incomprehensible, invisible, and sometimes killing. We often encounter them in everyday life, but we don't even know how dangerous they can be -toxins in food, contaminated water, unsafe substances in medicines, and toxic compounds even in the air. Which of the poisons are natural and which are human created? What kills thousands of people, and what can be a cure? You will find the answers to these questions in this illustrated manual on the most dangerous substances on the planet. This is probably the most beautiful book about deadly compounds.
Uhvati zeca (Catch the Rabbit), by Lana Bastašić – Literary fiction European Union Prize for Literature 2020 Original language/Publisher: Kontrast Publishers (Serbia) Foreign rights sold: Ed. Nutrimenti (Italian), Picador (UK & Commonwealth) Restless Books (USA & Canada), Actes Sud (France), Fischer (Germany), Meulenhoff (The Netherlands), Navona (Spanish), Edicions del Periscopi (Catalan), Metropolis Media (Hungary), Perseus (Bulgaria), Eksmo (Russia), Ilksatir (Turkey), Sanje (Slovenia). Full English translation available Catch the Rabbit is a story about two Bosnian young women and their complicated friendship. Twelve years after they last saw each other, Sara (who has been living in Dublin all these years) receives a phone call from Lejla (her closest friend from childhood) in which Lejla asks Sara to fly to Mostar and help her go on a road trip from Mostar to Vienna in order to find Armin, Lejla's long lost brother. Sara is reluctant to go as she has managed to build a new life in Ireland, away from the ghosts and horrors of the past. But something within her knows she will end up taking a plane… The journey would prove to be much more than an innocuous reconnecting of old school friends: it is a road to a deeply balkanized "heart of darkness," where Lejla's life was reshaped by strict identity politics and her sense of self was lost together with a single letter from her name. Growing up in a Serbian family, Sara has had all the privileges denied to her best friend and has managed to repress her guilt together with her mother tongue. Now, years later, she has to go down the "rabbit hole" of her language and bear the Colridgean burden of telling the story over and over again. But being the one who tells the story is yet another privilege and Lejla will fight for it until the very last sentence, which will only take them back to the beginning. Teresa Pütz, acquiring editor at Fischer Verlag (Germany) says about the novel: "I really enjoyed reading this thoughtful and quietly devastating novel about the friendship between two women. The book is rich with memorable scenes and the plot-line of their road trip from Mostar to Vienna propels the narrative along in a tangible way. I think Lana is a talent with a promising writing career on the horizon." Paloma Sánchez (senior publisher) and Sterre Houweling (editor) from Meulenhoff (Netherlands) say about the novel: “An excellent novel that is as captivating as it is impressive in style and has occupied our minds and conversations at the publishing house now for days. We literally can’t stop talking about how much we loved Uhvati Zeca/Catch the Rabbit. We especially love the very thoughtful portrayal of a confused relationship amongst friends and the protagonist’s own past as well as a very plot driven story. You want to read on and on. It is this combination that captures for us the essence of storytelling.” Ansa Khan, acquiring editor at Picador (UK), says about the novel: “I loved this brilliant, funny, moving novel. There is something immediately recognizable and affecting about the relationship between these two women; Lana Bastašić is so good on formative female friendship, and excellent on how we put our friends on pedestals and then are surprised when they fall off. The ending is a heart-breaking picture of how indelibly we’re marked by the loss of someone we love. I also found it a striking insight into how the traumas of war – in this case in the former Yugoslavia – echo down the years.”
