Ayelet Waldman affronta con schiettezza e umorismo un tema tanto controverso quanto affascinante: l'uso di microdosi di LSD per affrontare la depressione e i disturbi dell'umore. Partendo dalla sua esperienza personale, l'autrice racconta come, dopo anni di lotta contro l'instabilità emotiva, abbia deciso di sperimentare il microdosaggio quale ultima risorsa per migliorare il suo benessere psicologico, la sua relazione di coppia e la qualità della sua vita. Waldman intreccia abilmente aneddoti personali, riflessioni sulla società contemporanea e approfondimenti scientifici, offrendo una prospettiva innovativa sulla salute mentale. Con uno stile diretto e coinvolgente, Ayelet Waldman spalanca una finestra sulla complessa storia legata all'LSD, sulla sua mitologia, nonché sugli studi d'avanguardia e le politiche di cui è stata oggetto, e mette in luce il valore della ricerca sull'uso terapeutico delle sostanze psichedeliche. Questo libro non solo ispira, ma informa e intrattiene. L'autrice invita il lettore a esplorare nuove possibilità per vivere una vita più piena e soddisfacente, ponendo interrogativi profondi su come affrontare il proprio benessere emotivo. "Una splendida giornata" è un'opera che rimane impressa, stimolando una conversazione necessaria e attuale.

The longtime head of Park Day School, Tom Little embarked on a tour of 43 progressive schools across the country. In this book, his life’s work, he interweaves his teaching experience, the knowledge he gleaned from his trip, and the history of Progressive Education. As Little and Katherine Ellison reveal, these educators and schools invigorate learning and promote inquisitiveness by allowing the curriculum to grow organically out of children's questions—whether they lead to studying the senses, working on a farm, or re-creating a desert ecosystem in the classroom.We see curious students draw on information across disciplines to think in imaginative yet practical ways, like in a "Mini-Maker Faire" or designing and building a chair from scratch. Becoming good citizens was another of Little's goals. He believed in the need for students to learn how to become advocates for themselves, from setting rules on the playground to engaging in issues of social justice in the wider community.Using the philosophy of Progressive Education, schools can prepare students to shape a vibrant future in the arts and sciences for themselves and the nation.

In 1945, on the outskirts of Salzburg, American soldiers discover a train filled with unspeakable riches: gold watches and wedding rings, picture frames and Shabbat candlesticks. Jack Wiseman is the lieutenant tasked with guarding this treasure in the chaotic aftermath of war—a responsibility that grows more complicated when he meets Ilona, a fierce, beautiful Hungarian woman who has lost everything in the ravages of the Holocaust.

Seventy years later, amid the shadowy world of art dealers who profit off the sins of previous generations, Jack gives a necklace to his granddaughter, Natalie, and charges her with returning it to its owner. And as Natalie searches for the woman whose portrait and unknown fate have come to haunt her, she will come to understand the secret her grandfather took to his grave.

In 1945 on the outskirts of Salzburg, victorious American soldiers capture a train filled with unspeakable riches: piles of fine gold watches; mountains of fur coats; crates filled with wedding rings, silver picture frames, family heirlooms, and Shabbat candlesticks passed down through generations. Jack Wiseman, a tough, smart New York Jew, is the lieutenant charged with guarding this treasure — a responsibility that grows more complicated when he meets Ilona, a fierce, beautiful Hungarian who has lost everything in the ravages of the Holocaust. Seventy years later, amid the shadowy world of art dealers who profit off the sins of previous generations, Jack gives a necklace to his granddaughter, Natalie Stein, and charges her with searching for an unknown woman — a woman whose portrait and fate come to haunt Natalie, a woman whose secret may help Natalie to understand the guilt her grandfather will take to his grave.

Maine, 2012. Jack Wiseman sta morendo di cancro, e sua nipote arriva da New York per assisterlo durante le ultime settimane di vita. Trent'anni, una massa di riccioli ramati e un'indole impulsiva, Natalie sembra aver perso la bussola dopo il divorzio dal marito Daniel, fino a licenziarsi dallo studio legale in cui lavorava. Qualche giorno prima di morire, però, il nonno le affida un incarico che sembra risvegliare in lei il desiderio di mettersi in gioco: riconsegnare al legittimo proprietario un ciondolo di cui era entrato in possesso alla fine della Seconda guerra mondiale. Quando, giovane tenente dell'esercito americano a Salisburgo, aveva ricevuto mandato di proteggere un treno carico di beni degli ebrei ungheresi sottratti dai nazisti durante l'Olocausto. Comincia così un viaggio tra presente e passato fatto di segreti, inganni e amori, nel quale sfilano un'impetuosa ragazza sopravvissuta ad Auschwitz, la figlia di una ricca famiglia di Budapest impegnata nella lotta per il diritto di voto alle donne, una suffragetta minuscola di statura e grande di spirito, l'epopea tragica e piena di speranza degli ebrei tra l'Europa centrale e la Palestina.

As lyrical as a sonata, Ayelet Waldman’s follow-up novel to Love and Other Impossible Pursuits explores the aftermath of a family tragedy.

Set on the coast of Maine over the course of four summers, Red Hook Road tells the story of two families, the Tetherlys and the Copakens, and of the ways in which their lives are unraveled and stitched together by misfortune, by good intentions and failure, and by love and calamity.

A marriage collapses under the strain of a daughter’s death; two bereaved siblings find comfort in one another; and an adopted young girl breathes new life into her family with her prodigious talent for the violin. As she writes with obvious affection for these unforgettable characters, Ayelet Waldman skillfully interweaves life’s finer pleasures—music and literature—with the more mundane joys of living. Within these resonant pages, a vase filled with wildflowers or a cold beer on a hot summer day serve as constant reminders that it’s often the little things that make life so precious.


From the Hardcover edition.

Sei una mamma in carriera? Di sicuro stai trascurando i tuoi doveri domestici. Se però rimani a casa, sei una presenza ingombrante e opprimente per i tuoi figli. Imponi loro regole e divieti severi? Cresceranno timidi e insicuri. Ma se non sai dirgli di no, a tredici anni spacceranno nel parchetto dietro casa. Insomma, qualsiasi scelta tu faccia, sei una cattiva mamma, destinata a fare i conti con il senso di inadeguatezza causato dal confronto con modelli inarrivabili: perché diciamolo, le supermamme, quelle che "I bimbi sono meravigliosi, la tata è un angelo e al lavoro mi danno molta fiducia" nella realtà non esistono. Lo sa bene Ayelet Waldman, che, stanca dei sensi di colpa e delle ipocrisie, ha trovato il coraggio di chiedersi pubblicamente cosa vuol dire oggi essere madre, giungendo ad affermare sulle colonne del "New York Times" di amare il marito più dei propri figli. La pattuglia Anti-Cattiva Madre si è mobilitata all'istante, gettando la scrittrice sulla graticola dei blog e dei giornali. "Sono una cattiva mamma" è la sua risposta provocatoria e spiazzante a tutte le accuse che le sono piovute addosso. Un libro spassoso e sincero sulle difficoltà e le mille contraddizioni che scandiscono le giornate di ogni madre. Perché l'unica cosa di cui i nostri figli hanno davvero bisogno è una mamma meravigliosamente imperfetta.

A Central Park, ci sono angoli che Emilia Greenleaf attraversa a occhi bassi, col passo svelto di chi vorrebbe essere già lontano; sono quei luoghi impossibili fatti di scivoli e altalene, bambini allegri e mamme sorridenti. Emilia non può più avere nulla di tutto questo: la sua bambina se n'è andata per sempre, e a lei non restano che i cocci taglienti dell'amore perduto, e una rabbia che prende tutto lo spazio. A farne le spese è il piccolo William, cinque anni, figlio di suo marito - un bambino saputello e indisponente, con una straordinaria capacità di portare alla disperazione la sua nuova "mamma". Costruire un rapporto con lui ha tutta l'aria di un'impresa senza speranza, tanto più che William ha un difetto imperdonabile: non potrà mai sostituire la figlia che Emilia ha perduto. Eppure, a volte l'amore e la felicità si nascondono nei luoghi e nelle persone più insospettabili: e sarà proprio attraverso William, in fondo nient'altro che un bambino in cerca d'affetto, che il destino offrirà a Emilia un'altra possibilità di provare amore. Con spiazzante sincerità, Ayelet Waldman - la scrittrice che diede scandalo dichiarando di amare il marito più dei suoi figli - esplora in questo coraggioso romanzo le sfumature più intime e segrete dell'amore materno e dell'animo femminile. Parlandoci con straordinaria lucidità del dolore, della fragilità, delle inconfessabili paure di una madre.

In the tradition of recent hits like The Bitch in the House and Perfect Madness comes a hilarious and controversial book that every woman will have an opinion about, written by America’s most outrageous writer.

In our mothers’ day there were good mothers, neglectful mothers, and occasionally great mothers.
 
Today we have only Bad Mothers.
 
If you work, you’re neglectful; if you stay home, you’re smothering. If you discipline, you’re buying them a spot on the shrink’s couch; if you let them run wild, they will be into drugs by seventh grade. If you buy organic, you’re spending their college fund; if you don’t, you’re risking all sorts of allergies and illnesses.
 
Is it any wonder so many women refer to themselves at one time or another as “a bad mother”? Ayelet Waldman says it’s time for women to get over it and get on with it, in a book that is sure to spark the same level of controversy as her now legendary “Modern Love” piece, in which she confessed to loving her husband more than her children.

Covering topics as diverse as the hysteria of competitive parenting (Whose toddler can recite the planets in order from the sun?), the relentless pursuits of the Bad Mother police, balancing the work-family dynamic, and the bane of every mother’s existence (homework, that is), Bad Mother illuminates the anxieties that riddle motherhood today, while providing women with the encouragement they need to give themselves a break.

Their fledgling detective agency has spread its wings--and now partners Juliet Applebaum and Al Hockey, once in the hole, are finally flying high. A Hollywood lawyer uses them regularly to clean up after some of his less-than-discreet celeb clients. They see people come through the doors of their garage-turned-office, seeking defense investigation. They also see insurance investigation cases. But Juliet and Al are about to find out, they ain't seen nothin' yet. Heavenly has come to Juliet with a story too sad for any detective with a conscience to turn down. Her sister, an addict and streetwalker, has turned up dead--and the police couldn't care less. With any luck--and with plucky Juliet doing all she can--Heavenly will learn what she can about her sister's death and, if possible, bring the killer to justice. But it's hard going undercover when you're a tall, gorgeous transsexual.--From publisher description.

In this moving, wry, and candid novel, widely acclaimed novelist Ayelet Waldman takes us through one woman's passage through love, loss, and the strange absurdities of modern life.

Emilia Greenleaf believed that she had found her soulmate, the man she was meant to spend her life with. But life seems a lot less rosy when Emilia has to deal with the most neurotic and sheltered five-year-old in New York City: her new stepson William. Now Emilia finds herself trying to flag down taxis with a giant, industrial-strength car seat, looking for perfect, strawberry-flavored, lactose-free cupcakes, receiving corrections on her French pronunciation from her supercilious stepson – and attempting to find balance in a new family that's both larger, and smaller, than she bargained for. In Love and Other Impossible Pursuits Ayelet Waldman has created a novel rich with humor and truth, perfectly characterizing one woman's search for answers in a crazily uncertain world.

Married, mother-of-two sleuth Juliet Applebaum gets more than she bargained for when she is hired by Sandra Lorgeree, an inmate at Dartmore State Prison, to find the child she had surrendered to foster care and his missing foster parents, but her case takes a bizarre turn when her client is knifed to death in prison. Reprint.

The Applebaums, with a new arrival on the way, must find a bigger house. But in the tough L.A. real estate market, you practically have to kill to find a house. So no wonder Juliet is prepared to overlook a corpse on the grounds of her dream house. To gain the owner's favor, Juliet promises him she'll find his sister's killer.

How much would you sacrifice to save someone you love?

When Olivia, wild-haired and headstrong, makes a terrible mistake, she must turn to the person least likely to help--her mother, Elaine. Motherhood was a role that Elaine never embraced and her best never amounted to much. But now Olivia faces prosecution for a naïve connection to a drug deal and she needs Elaine more than ever. As the days count down and Olivia's future hangs in the balance, Elaine must decide just how much she is willing to give for a second chance with her daughter.

With Daughter's Keeper, Ayelet Waldman has crafted a redemptive journey at once highly emotional and unbearably suspenseful, as Olivia and Elaine's struggle builds to a beautiful, heart-wrenching climax. In this luminous, gripping novel, Waldman brings to life the tensions and the tenderness that forge the unshakeable bond between parent and child. Daughter's Keeper reveals the unlimited boundaries of forgiveness and the sacrifices we make for love.

"A powerhouse novel of complex emotions so compelling that when I finished the book, I started over again."--Amy Tan

"In Daughter's Keeper, Ayelet Waldman shows that the power of love, even when prickling with thorns, can ultimately provide what the criminal system cannot: a hard-fought, hard-won second chance."--Glen David Gold, author of Carter Beats the Devil

"Waldman's passion and affection for her characters shine through."--Publishers Weekly

"Waldman has written Daughter's Keeper with enough intelligence, tenderness and craft to shape outrage into a story that is both moving and enthralling." --Dave Eggers, author of A Heartbreaking Work of Staggering Genius and You Shall Know Our Velocity!

"Ayelet Waldman has brought the war on drugs home, and has shown us just how close to home it can come....She looks past headlines and into the heart. What she finds there is hope for us all." --Dorothy Allison, author of Bastard Out of Carolina

Public defender turned stay-at-home mom Juliet Applebaum is back in top form, investigating the mysterious death of her personal trainer...in-between taming tantrums, planning playdates, and playing dress-up with her two rowdy kids.

A former public defender, stay-at-home mom Juliet Applebaum is plunged back into a world of crime when her newborn son's babysitter, a lovely young Chasidic woman, mysteriously vanishes without a trace. By the author of Nursery Crimes. Reprint.

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