In Authority and Delinquency in the Modern State, originally published in 1950, Alex Comfort discusses the relationship between crime and power, and traces the mechanisms which may lead to delinquent behaviour by those in office. In the early twentieth century, the literature of abnormal behaviour contained many hints of identity between the psychogenesis of crime and the psychogenesis of political power, and with the recognition of “war crimes”, and the possible criminality of governments...

Originally published in 1961. The essays in this volume focus on the awareness of science and art, evolution and Freudian psychology. Besides the chapter on Darwin and Freud, the author discusses criticism, the fantasy element in drama and popular literature, the history of the novel, the motivation of science and the function of erotic art.

As a champion of trusting, loving relationships, this groundbreaking book advocates mutual respect and tenderness between lovers. A bestseller since it was first published in 1972, Alex Comfort's classic work celebrated human physical intimacy with such authority and clarity that a whole generation felt empowered to enjoy sex. No other book has come close in providing such an imaginative, uninhibited, and entertaining guide to lovemaking. The reasons for unfulfilling sexual relations today...

The original, groundbreaking The Joy of Sex returns in this audio version of the first (1972) edition of the illustrated sex guide.Featuring 100 tracks covering all the chapters of the original edition - now celebrating its 50th anniversary.A bestseller since it was first published in 1972, Alex Comfort's classic work celebrates human physical intimacy with such authority and clarity that a whole generation felt empowered to enjoy sex. It was groundbreaking and unique in th...

In questo saggio Comfort analizza un problema fondamentale della società centralizzata e urbanizzata, quello della delinquenza politica, dimostrando come ci sia una correlazione tra i tratti delinquenziali di una personalità psicopatica e una carriera di successo in ambito dirigenziale. In genere l'arte di governare si esercita con l'acquiescenza dei sudditi e si adatta per lo più alle regole stabilite dal diritto comune. Ma per chi vuol vedere la realtà è ben diversa: lo Stato di diritto ...

#1 Wall Street Journal BestsellerNew York Times BestsellerIt’s comfort food—redefined! Here are healthy meals the whole family can enjoy, night after night . . .What does comfort mean in The Comfortable Kitchen? ForAlex Snodgrass, New York Times bestselling author of The Defined Dish, bringing her family around the table to share a home-cooked meal is a favorite way to sh...

Alex Comfort was a British poet, novelist, biologist, cultural critic, activist, and anarchist, and the author of the international bestseller, The Joy of Sex. He played a vital role in making gerontology (the study of aging) a viable branch of modern science, energizing the direct-action movement for nuclear disarmament, revitalizing anarchism as a political philosophy in the post-WWII decades, and persuading twelve million readers of his most popular book to banish guilt and anx...

The first biography of a remarkable intellectual: Polymath is the first biography on Alex Comfort, a British poet, novelist, biologist, cultural critic, and activist. He is the author of international bestseller, The Joy of Sex (1972).Behind The Joy of Sex: A vital contribution that covers Alex Comfort’s victory over a career-ending disability, a tumultuous second marriage, struggles with the scientific establishm...

How does one become an Iron Chef and a Chopped judge on Food Network—and what does she really cook at home?Alex Guarnaschelli grew up in a home suffused with a love of cooking, where soufflés and cheeseburgers were equally revered. The daughter of a respected cookbook editor and a Chinese cooking enthusiast, Alex developed a passion for food at a young age, sealing her professional fate. Old-School Comfort Food shares her journey from wai...

Por qué una vida sin comodidades puede sanarnos física y emocionalmenteHoy, más que nunca, vivimos en condiciones de extrema comodidad. Nunca nos quedamos sin comida, no sufrimos temperaturas extremas y nuestro principal reto es alcanzar y mantener una relativa estabilidad. Sin embargo, este estilo de vida podría ser la principal causa de todos nuestros males físicos y mentales. En este libro, el galardonado periodista Michael Easter emprende un viaje en solitario ...

The Duty to Stand Aside sheds new light on the background and writing of Nineteen Eighty-Four, a book that has been a top seller since the early 1950s but that received an enormous boost during the 2016 U.S. presidential campaign, when American politics suddenly began to resemble the world Orwell described. By January, when president-elect Donald Trump's aide, Kellyanne Conway, inadvertently coined a phrase that seemed to describe the new condition—“alternative facts”—

Ao ler este resumo, o senhor aprenderá a tomar posse de sua vida sexual.O senhor também aprenderá :a escutar seus desejos e os de seus parceiros;a tornar-se sexualmente responsável;a abordar a sexualidade de maneira descontraída e sem complicações;a assumir a responsabilidade por sua sexualidade.Durante muitos, muitos anos, a sexualidade foi ignorada. Alguns concordaram que fazer da sexualidade um tabu não era apropriado, porque ela é uma fon...