Sono circa tre anni che per il mondo dell’ar¬te Claire Roth è un paria, una grande millantatrice. Il suo destino ingrato è iniziatoo quando ha avuto la malaugurata idea di svelare che uno dei quadri più noti dell’arte contemporanea, 4D, un’icona al pari dei barattoli di zuppa di Wahrol, non si deve a Isaac Cullion, artista osannato da critici e mercanti con il quale Claire ha convissuto per qualche tempo, ma a lei, giovane, eterna promessa della scena newyorchese. In un mondo in cui gli in...

È l’estate del 1922 e la diciannovenne Paulien Mertens si ritrova a Parigi completamente sola e al verde. La sua famiglia, in Belgio, è finita sul lastrico a causa delle manovre finanziarie poco pulite di George Everard, il suo fidanzato, che ha successivamente scaricato tutta la colpa su Paulien. Per proteggersi dalla legge e dall’ira di coloro che la accusano di furto, la giovane crea una nuova identità, Vivienne Gregsby, e si prepara a recuperare la collezione d’arte di suo padre, per d...

**Danielle lavora da Christie’s, la casa d’asta,**dove in cambio di scarsi benefit e di un irrisorio assegno bimestrale, perizia opere d’arte che riguardano spesso l’espressionismo astratto, il primo movimento artistico americano che, nel dopoguerra, ebbe risonanza internazionale grazie ad artisti come Jackson Pollock, Mark Rothko e Willem de Kooning. Il cubicolo del suo ufficio non è esattamente l’atelier d’artista in cui da ragazza si immaginava di vivere, tuttavia ha in qualche modo a c...

Mrs. Shapiro’s objective in writing this book isn’t limited simply to explaining the Tribulation and the Rapture but also to help explain Scripture as a whole to those who have had little or no exposure to God’s Holy Word and its teaching or may believe that the Bible is too diffi cult to understand. She chose to lay out the sacred passages in a linear fashion, starting with the Book of Genesis and then traveling through the years to the Book of Revelation, noting particular historic event...

This book provides an illuminating commentary of law reform in the early modern era (1500–1740) and views the moves to improve law and legal institutions in the context of changing political and governmental environments.Taking a fresh look at law reform over several centuries, it explores the efforts of the king and parliament, and the body of literature supporting law reform that emerged with the growth of print media, to assess the place of the well-known attempts of the revolut...

Successfully correlate electrodiagnostic findings and neuromuscular ultrasound with key clinical findings with Electromyography and Neuromuscular Disorders, 4th Edition. This popular text is the go-to resource for clinicians at all levels of experience who have an interest in neuromuscular medicine, including those studying for the AANEM board exam. An easy-to-read writing style, abundant case studies, and learning features online help you master the electrodiagnostic evaluation and improv...

Child and Adolescent Anxiety Psychodynamic Psychotherapy, CAPP, is a new, manualized, tested, 24-session psychotherapeutic approach to working psychodynamically with youth with anxiety disorders. This book describes how clinicians intervene by collaboratively identifying the meanings of anxiety symptoms and maladaptive behaviors and to communicate the emotional meaning of these symptoms to the child. The treatment is conducted from a developmental perspective and the book contains clinical...

Revenge: Narcissistic Injury, Rage, and Retaliation addresses the ubiquitous human wish to take revenge and settle scores. Featuring the contributions of eleven distinguished mental health professionals, it offers a panoramic and yet deep perspective on the real or imagined narcissistic injury that often underlies fantasies of revenge and the behavioral trait of vindictiveness. It describes various types of revenge and introduces the concept of a ‘good-enough revenge.’ Deftly blending psyc...

Today more than ever, series finales have become cultural touchstones that feed watercooler fodder and Twitter storms among a committed community of viewers. While the final episodes of The Fugitive and M*A*S*H continue to rank among the highest rated broadcasts, more recent shows draw legions of binge-watching fans. Given the importance of finales to viewers and critics alike, Howard and Bianculli along with the other contributors explore these endings and what they mean to the audience, ...

Reviews key steps in biopesticide product developmentComprehensive coverage of the range of biopesticides, from microbial to natural substance-based biopesticidesStrong focus on pheromone and allelochemical semiochemicals as well as peptide-based biopesticides

This book surveys the channels through which political ideas and knowledge were conveyed to the English people from the beginning of the reign of Elizabeth I to the Revolution of 1688. Shapiro argues that an assessment of English political culture requires an examination of all means by which this culture was expressed and communicated. While the discussion focuses primarily on genres such as the sermon, newsbook, poetry, and drama, it also considers the role of events and institutions. Sh...

This book presents hundreds of safe, practical, and effective tools and techniques to alleviate anxiety, an epidemic that affects nearly 20 percent of Americans. Author and seasoned physician Marcey Shapiro, MD, shares how her personal struggle with this widespread syndrome led her to discover that there is not one treatment program that works for everyone and provides a wide range of integrative methods that will help readers find real and transformative relief.Dr. Shapiro grapple...