Millions of lives are damaged by the legacy of parental abuse. Parents who ignored their children's needs or overburdened them with guilt. Parents who were alcoholic or addicted to drugs. Parents who were exploitative and cruel, or simply indifferent and inadequate. When these children reach adulthood the damage done by their toxic parents manifests itself in depression, or dif...(展开全部)

Millions of lives are damaged by the legacy of parental abuse. Parents who ignored their children's needs or overburdened them with guilt. Parents who were alcoholic or addicted to drugs. Parents who were exploitative and cruel, or simply indifferent and inadequate. When these children reach adulthood the damage done by their toxic parents manifests itself in depression, or dif...(展开全部)

In this brilliantly perceptive novel, a middle aged professor living in California, is alienated from his students by differences in age and nationality, and from the rest of society by his homosexuality. Isherwood explores the depths of the human soul and its ability to triumph over loneliness, alienation and loss.

'The best prose writer in English' - Gore Vidal. Celebrated as a masterpiece from its first publication, "A Single Man" is the story of George Falconer, an English professor in suburban California left heartbroken after the death of his lover Jim. With devastating clarity and humour, Christopher Isherwood shows George's determination to carry on, evoking the unexpected pleasure...(展开全部)

When A Single Man was originally published, it shocked many by its frank, sympathetic, and moving portrayal of a gay man in midlife. George, the protagonist, is adjusting to life on his own after the sudden death of his partner, and determines to persist in the routines of his daily life: the course of A Single Man spans twenty-four hours in an ordinary day. An Englishman and a...(展开全部)

When A Single Man was originally published, it shocked many by its frank, sympathetic, and moving portrayal of a gay man in midlife. George, the protagonist, is adjusting to life on his own after the sudden death of his partner, and determines to persist in the routines of his daily life: the course of A Single Man spans twenty-four hours in an ordinary day. An Englishman and a...(展开全部)

'The best prose writer in English' - Gore Vidal. Celebrated as a masterpiece from its first publication, "A Single Man" is the story of George Falconer, an English professor in suburban California left heartbroken after the death of his lover Jim. With devastating clarity and humour, Christopher Isherwood shows George's determination to carry on, evoking the unexpected pleasure...(展开全部)

赛西•高夫，教育学博士，心理辅导师、执业咨询师，“明日之星”青少年咨询部主任。曾多次受电台邀请在节目中担任嘉宾，是各类亲子活动以及教师培训项目中广受欢迎的主讲人。 梅丽莎•切瓦特桑，教育学博士，“明日之星”创始人及执行主任，教授过研究生课程，曾在国内多所社区和学校做专题讲座，并受邀在多家美国及加拿大电视台和电台担任嘉宾，其讲座在家长、教师以及不同龄段儿童中广受欢迎。 赛西和梅丽莎合著有多部作品，其中《遇见孩子，遇见更好的自己》中文版上市以来广受好评，曾获—— 中国教育新闻网2014年度“影响教师的100本书” 中国好书榜•生活类TOP100（2014） 豆瓣读书2014年度好书（教育类） 2015年当当好书榜（亲子家教类） 2015京东图书畅销书排行榜 2015年亚马逊图书分类榜/生活类 2015年博库网年度畅销书第1名

赛西•高夫，教育学博士，心理辅导师、执业咨询师，“明日之星”青少年咨询部主任。曾多次受电台邀请在节目中担任嘉宾，是各类亲子活动以及教师培训项目中广受欢迎的主讲人。 梅丽莎•切瓦特桑，教育学博士，“明日之星”创始人及执行主任，教授过研究生课程，曾在国内多所社区和学校做专题讲座，并受邀在多家美国及加拿大电视台和电台担任嘉宾，其讲座在家长、教师以及不同龄段儿童中广受欢迎。 赛西和梅丽莎合著有多部作品，其中《遇见孩子，遇见更好的自己》中文版上市以来广受好评，曾获—— 中国教育新闻网2014年度“影响教师的100本书” 中国好书榜•生活类TOP100（2014） 豆瓣读书2014年度好书（教育类） 2015年当当好书榜（亲子家教类） 2015京东图书畅销书排行榜 2015年亚马逊图书分类榜/生活类 2015年博库网年度畅销书第1名

atherine Gray is an award-winning writer and editor who worked on staff for magazines such as Cosmopolitan, GLAMOUR and Fabulous, for nearly a decade. She went freelance in 2011 and works for Stylist, The Telegraph, Marie Claire, Stella, The Pool, The Guardian, Emerald Street, Women's Health, BBC Earth, Mr & Mrs Smith and YOU magazine. Her first book The Unexpected Joy of Being...(展开全部)