What exactly is a children's book? How is children's literature defined as a genre? A leading scholar presents close readings of six classic stories to answer these questions and offer a clear definition of children's writing as a distinct literary form. Perry Nodelman begins by considering the plots, themes, and structures of six works: "The Purple Jar," Alice in Wonderland, ...(展开全部)

New York Times bestselling author Julie Lythcott-Haims is back with a groundbreakingly frank guide to being a grown-up What does it mean to be an adult? In the twentieth century, psychologists came up with five markers of adulthood: finish your education, get a job, leave home, marry, and have children. Since then, every generation has been held to those same markers. Yet so mu...(展开全部)

New York Times bestselling author Julie Lythcott-Haims is back with a groundbreakingly frank guide to being a grown-up What does it mean to be an adult? In the twentieth century, psychologists came up with five markers of adulthood: finish your education, get a job, leave home, marry, and have children. Since then, every generation has been held to those same markers. Yet so mu...(展开全部)

New York Times bestselling author Julie Lythcott-Haims is back with a groundbreakingly frank guide to being a grown-up What does it mean to be an adult? In the twentieth century, psychologists came up with five markers of adulthood: finish your education, get a job, leave home, marry, and have children. Since then, every generation has been held to those same markers. Yet so mu...(展开全部)

New York Times bestselling author Julie Lythcott-Haims is back with a groundbreakingly frank guide to being a grown-up What does it mean to be an adult? In the twentieth century, psychologists came up with five markers of adulthood: finish your education, get a job, leave home, marry, and have children. Since then, every generation has been held to those same markers. Yet so mu...(展开全部)

《这辈子只能这样吗?》将是一张地图、一套计划，也是一整组的工具，独家披露改变全美150万人命运的“极限潜能计划”，提供15个实用、有效的方法，让你可以突破障碍，了解自己的极限潜能！它被媒体誉为20年来最有影响力的自我突破工具书！ 什么是“极限潜能计划”？ 这项运动由享誉国际的心理学家肯尼斯•克利斯汀创立，目的是帮助所有被习惯性障碍困扰、潜能无法发挥的人，使他们能够建立新习惯，突破人生的瓶颈，一步一步实现自己的梦想。这项运动被普华永道、摩托罗拉、沃尔玛、通用电气等世界500强广泛推行，用于激发员工潜能，提振士气。 《这辈子只能这样吗?》是一本世界级的自我突破工具书！独家披露改变全美150万人的“极限潜能计划”！ 你是不是这样的人： 凡事力求简便，只做最低程度的努力，即使是很重要的事情。做事不持久，常常徒劳无功。无法乐在其中，即使是面对你人生中重要的活动...(展开全部)

Do you suffer from any of the following?</p> <UL><LI>Procrastination <LI>Wide swings of mood and self-esteem Ambivalence in making decisions <LI>Dreaming big, but never following through If you or someone you love isn't living up to his or her potential -- and suffers from even one or two of the above feelings -- here is a program that can help. Your Own Worst Enemy is the...(展开全部)

One of America's preeminent psychiatrists draws on his famous Study of Adult Development to give us a look at how the mind's defenses work. What we see as the mind's trickery, George Vaillant tells us, is actually healthy. What's more, it can reveal the mind at its most creative and mature, soothing and protecting us in the face of unbearable reality, managing the unmanageable,...(展开全部)

If you grew up with an emotionally immature, unavailable, or selfish parent, you may have lingering feelings of anger, loneliness, betrayal, or abandonment. You may recall your childhood as a time when your emotional needs were not met, when your feelings were dismissed, or when you took on adult levels of responsibility in an effort to compensate for your parent’s behavior. Th...(展开全部)

The popularity of pornography is predicated on the idea those participating have given their consent. That is what allows the porn industry to dominate the media economy today, generating staggering sums of money. Looking at behind-the-scenes negotiations and abuses in Japan's massive adult video industry, Akiko Takeyama challenges this pervasive notion with the idea of "involu...(展开全部)