"All of us are creatures of a day,” wrote Marcus Aurelius, “rememberer and remembered alike.” In his long-awaited new collection of stories, renowned psychiatrist Irvin D. Yalom describes his patients’ struggles—as well as his own—to come to terms with the two great challenges of existence: how to have a meaningful life, and how to reckon with its inevitable end. In these pages...(展开全部)

The collection of ten absorbing tales by master psychotherapist Irvin D. Yalom uncovers the mysteries, frustrations, pathos, and humor at the heart of the therapeutic encounter. In recounting his patients' dilemmas, Yalom not only gives us a rare and enthralling glimpse into their personal desires and motivations but also tells us his own story as he struggles to reconcile his ...(展开全部)

Psychotherapist Irvin D. Yalom probes further into the mysteries of the therapeutic encounter in this entertaining and thoughtful follow-up to his bestselling Love's Executioner In six enthralling stories drawn from his own clinical experience, Irvin D. Yalom once again proves himself an intrepid explorer of the human psyche as he guides his patients--and himself--toward tra...(展开全部)

First published in England in 1970 by Faber and Faber Limited on copyright page 30/- in U.K. (old price) Creatures of Light and Darkness is a 1969 science fiction novel by American writer Roger Zelazny. Long out of print, it was reissued in April 2010. The novel is set in the far future, with humans on many worlds. Some have god-like powers, or perhaps are gods—the names and as...(展开全部)

"First Avon Printing, August, 1970"; no number line Printed in the US ISBN derived from partial SBN on spine (380·02362·075) Creatures of Light and Darkness is a 1969 science fiction novel by American writer Roger Zelazny. Long out of print, it was reissued in April 2010. The novel is set in the far future, with humans on many worlds. Some have god-like powers, or perhaps are g...(展开全部)

罗杰•泽拉兹尼 Roger Joseph Zelazny (May 13, 1937 - June 14, 1995) 美国著名作家，在科幻、奇幻两大领域均达到了极其罕见的巅峰状态。1960年代，他率先倡导科幻小说写作要从心理学、社会学和语言学三方面考虑，打破太空冒险科幻一统天下的局面，被誉为“新浪潮”的领军人物。 在泽拉兹尼的作品中，创造性地将科幻、奇幻融为一体，将神话、宗教与科幻奇幻有机结合，每一个设定都如教科书般精确经典，营造出独特的世界观和故事背景。他的科幻作品中有奇幻的瑰丽恣肆，奇幻作品有科幻的严谨设定。因此，他被乔治•R.R.马丁称为“他那个时代最伟大的科幻奇幻作家”。 他一共摘取过6次雨果奖、3次星云奖和2次轨迹奖，1963年，他的作品被编入“著名科幻小说殿堂”。

Finally back in print--the legendary science fiction master's seminal tale of a battle between ancient Egyptian gods, set in a faraway world.

A woman builds her lover from carefully scavenged pieces and parts. A young girl is groomed for madness by one who loves her most. A neurodivergent boy organizes his life, and loss, by the ticking of a clock. And love can be the most splendid and destructive force in the entire world. Love is a Crematorium and Other Tales is a collection of seventeen stories that are both bleak...(展开全部)

Eric Schwitzgebel is Professor of Philosophy at the University of California, Riverside, and the author of Perplexities of Consciousness (MIT Press). His short, accessible essays on philosophical topics have appeared in a range of publications and on his popular blog, The Splintered Mind.

In his early works Owen argues that, since individuals are wholly formed by their environment, education is the crucial factor in transforming them. Later he came to adopt far more radical positions, proposing nothing less than 'the emancipation of mankind' and the creation of a 'new moral world', a full-scale reorganization of British society, major reforms of working practice...(展开全部)