Le parole della giovane Anne, così come ce le ha lasciate, hanno il potere dirompente di farci riflettere su quello che è stato uno dei capitoli più bui e strazianti della nostra storia. Anne nasce a Francoforte sul Meno nel 1929, da genitori di origine ebraica, a pochi anni di distanza dalla sorella Margot. Nel 1933, preoccupata per la politica razziale della Germania nazista, la famiglia si trasferisce ad Amsterdam. Quando anche l'Olanda viene occupata dall'esercito tedesco, per i Frank diventa sempre più complicato non farsi trovare durante i rastrellamenti. Il padre di Anne decide perciò di nascondersi insieme alla famiglia in un alloggio ricavato nel retro della sua fabbrica, accogliendo anche Hermann van Pels con la moglie e il figlio Peter e, poco dopo, il dentista Fritz Pfeffer. Nell'Alloggio segreto, Anne prosegue la stesura del suo diario personale (ricevuto in regalo il giorno del suo tredicesimo compleanno), come un epistolario indirizzato a un'amica immaginaria. Vi annota pensieri e riflessioni intime, racconta quello che accade ogni giorno: la paura della guerra, i suoi sentimenti per Peter, il conflitto con i genitori e il desiderio di diventare una scrittrice una volta tornata la pace. Purtroppo il 4 agosto del 1944, in seguito alla soffiata di un informatore fatta alla Sicherheitsdienst, la polizia tedesca di Amsterdam, il gruppo viene arrestato e deportato ad Auschwitz. Anne e la sorella Margot verranno poi trasferite a Bergen-Belsen, dove troveranno la morte tra il febbraio e il marzo dell'anno seguente. Uno dei capolavori di tutti i tempi, la più importa

Anne Frank, tredicenne ebrea, in pieno regime nazista, si rifugia con la famiglia ad Amsterdam, nella speranza di sfuggire alle persecuzioni, ma il rapido sopraggiungere dei soldati tedeschi in Olanda costringe lei e i familiari a nascondersi in un alloggio segreto, dove rimangono per due anni e trenta giorni dal 12 giugno 1942 al primo agosto 1944. Sulle pagine del suo diario, ella riversa non solo le difficoltà della forzata convivenza e il peso della monotonia di infiniti giorni trascorsi a pelare patate, recitare poesie, scrivere, litigare, aspettare, ma anche la paura della guerra, l'angoscia scaturita dalla protratta clandestinità e, soprattutto, il terrore di essere tradita e arrestata. Tuttavia, Anne Frank resta un'adolescente e, come tale, descrive il conflittuale rapporto con la madre, le incomprensioni con il padre, ingigantite dal quel costante ritrovarsi in una situazione di insicurezza e precarietà, le strane e sconosciute sensazioni che prova per il giovane Peter e, soprattutto, il suo grande desiderio di libertà, di una vita al di fuori di quel ristretto e cupo ambiente.

Presents a collection of unique cocktail recipes from the co-owner of Toronto's BarChef and discusses the basics of such elements as bitters, infusions, and syrups and of setting up a home bar.

Ernst Schnabel interviewed 42 of the people mentioned by Anne Frank in her diary, including her father, other family members, and close relatives and friends, in order to offer an accurate picture of who she actually was. Otto Frank initiated this project, such was the demand for more information about his daughter following the publication of her diary—as well as to combat growing accusations at the time, from the far right, that the diary was fake. Anne Frank left only a faint trail behind her. Acquaintances describe her as gracious, capricious at times, and full of ideas. She had a tender, but also critical spirit; a special gift for feeling deeply and for fear, but also her special kind of courage. This superbly written document broadens the picture we have of this extraordinary youn girl. It also tells the full dramatic story of her family's betrayal, and its disastrous aftermath in the concentration camps of Auschwitz and Bergen-Belsen.

'What happens when Tony Soprano meets Deepak Chopra? That's how people have described my story. I might throw some Woody Allen in there and a dash of Hunter S. Thompson.' So says Frank Ferrante of his amazing journey from obesity and drug addiction to vibrant health and happiness.

At 54 years old, Ferrante was the least likely candidate for a major personal transformation. He thought that 'vegan' was a planet. Wellness was not in his vocabulary, and he couldn't be bothered with self-help. He was also, however, for those very reasons the best candidate for a major personal transformation. He weighed close to 300 pounds and suffered from a slew of issues that were his unhappy legacy as an ex-junkie and ex-alcoholic. They included hepatitis C, chronic fatigue, joint pain, respiratory issues, depression, suicidal thoughts, and a libido that had gone into early retirement.

One day, he stumbled into a place called Café Gratitude—a vegan raw food restaurant run by three 20-something hipsters. Unbeknownst to him, they'd been tshinking about finding a fat guy, filming him on a raw food diet, and making a documentary that would be the polar opposite of Super Size Me. Ferrante was looking for something, anything, to create a shift in his life. As he says, 'Like zillions of people, I was hungry not so much for food, but for love.'

Never mind that he was old enough to be the boys' father or that he'd ridiculed the New Age herd for years—he accepted them pretty much on the spot as his new 'transformational cheerleaders' and began a redemptive odyssey that changed every single aspect of his life. In his book May I Be Frank, he writes about being the subject of their documentary movie, and also what happened next, post-transformation: he found love.

Anne Frank muore a Bergen-Belsen nel marzo del 1945 pochi mesi dopo essere stata deportata insieme alla sua famiglia. Aveva trascorso i due anni precedenti nascosta nell''alloggio segreto', dedicando parte delle sue lunghe giornate alla stesura del suo diario, un documento unico, commovente e sincero. Ma Anne, che sognava di diventare una scrittrice, non si limitò ad affidare al diario la cronaca quotidiana della sua vita in clandestinità. Nonostante l'esistenza impossibile che la guerra e il razzismo antisemita la costrinsero a vivere, infatti, Anne non smise mai di raccontare e di raccontarsi, accumulando pagine e pagine di pensieri, ricordi e annotazioni. 'Tutti gli scritti' raccoglie, in un unico volume, tutto questo prezioso materiale. Oltre alle diverse stesure del diario troveremo i suoi racconti, le prime pagine di un abbozzo di romanzo, le poesie e le lettere a lungo rimaste inedite. Un'edizione arricchita da una serie di saggi che ricostruiscono la vita di Anne e della sua famiglia, l'occupazione di Amsterdam e la storia del 'Diario'. A completare il volume un apparato fotografico, una tavola cronologica, un albero genealogico e una bibliografia essenziale. Con saggi di Gerhard Hirschfeld, Mirjam Pressler e Francien Prose.

Quando Anne inizia il suo diario, nel giugno del 1942, ha appena compiuto tredici anni. Poche pagine, e all'immagine della scuola, dei compagni e di amori più o meno ideali, si sostituisce la storia della lunga clandestinità. Obbedendo a una sicura vocazione di scrittrice, Anne ha voluto e saputo lasciare testimonianza di sé e dell'esperienza degli altri clandestini. La prima edizione del 'Diario' subì tuttavia non pochi tagli, ritocchi, variazioni. Il testo, restituito alla sua integrità originale, ci consegna un'immagine nuova: quella di una ragazza vera, ironica, passionale, irriverente, animata da un'allegra voglia di vivere, già adulta nelle sue riflessioni. Questa edizione, in appendice, offre anche una ricostruzione degli ultimi mesi della vita di Anne e della sorella Margot, sulla base di testimonianze e documenti raccolti negli anni. Prefazione di Eraldo Affinati. Con uno scritto di Natalia Ginzburg.

Spinal cord imaging has significantly benefited from a variety of new MR imaging methods. Recent decades have also witnessed fundamental progress in understanding of the pathophysiology of spinal cord diseases, treatment options, neurosurgical procedures, and endovascular treatments. This textbook provides an interdisciplinary overview of the new imaging modalities, identifies clues for MR imaging diagnosis and differential diagnosis and describes the anatomical background required to understand spinal cord diseases. Important neurological symptoms are highlighted, and modern treatment options for different diseases are fully explained and discussed. High-quality illustrations, including numerous images, are provided for all important spinal cord diseases, documenting relevant anatomical details, special MR imaging methods, differential diagnoses and possible treatment procedures.

One of the best-known stories in American culture, The Wonderful Wizard of Oz has stirred the imagination of young and old alike for over 100 years. Academy Award-winning actress Anne Hathaway (Les Misérables, Rachel Getting Married) lends her voice to this uniquely American fairy tale.

Follow the adventures of young Dorothy Gale and her dog Toto as they get swept away into the magical land of Oz, where they encounter characters and places you may remember from the movie—and several more that never made it to the big screen—on an unforgettable journey to the Emerald City.

'It’s such a wonderful book and I was so happy to be a part of bringing it to life,” Ms. Hathaway said. “There are a lot of great voices in it. The more fun you have with it, the sillier and the more free you get with it, the better it is because it’s a story that can handle it. It’s amazing to be able to discover something new about something you feel you know so well.”

The Wonderful Wizard of Oz is part of Audible’s A-List Collection, featuring the world’s most celebrated actors narrating distinguished works of literature that each star had a hand in selecting.

'This volume provides materials for active learning about peacebuilding and conflict management in the context of complex stability operations, using a comparative case study methodology.Complex operations are collaborative and coordinated military and civilian agency activities executed to restore stability to fragile states, and to aid the transition to democratic governance operating under the rule of law. All actors engaged in complex stability operations need to understand the requirements for effective civil-military and interagency coordination from different perspectives (military, civilian, diplomacy, development, allied, local). Effective conflict prevention and transformation requires greater coherence between security, governance and development policies along with enhanced coordination among governmental agencies and with local, regional and international partners (as in 'smart power' -- pursuing the right tools for each operational context). Conflict management strategies and whole-of-government approaches are closely connected. In fragile states and post-conflict societies, security, governance and development are challenges that need to be addressed simultaneously and in coordinated fashion.As a consequence of the multitude of threats, actors and tasks in such operations, decisions will cut across a wide range of social, political and cultural domestic and global issues and demand cognitive flexibility, adaptability and the ability to make decisions 'on the fly'. The need for strategic and operational decision-making at every turn requires that the actors -- military and civilian alike -- acquire the mental agility, interpersonal maturity and cross-cultural savvy. These competencies need to be ingrained into the readily available skill sets for military and civilian leaders so they become second-nature to their decision-making. The case studies in this volume integrate research -- theoretical and empirical -- that effectively identifies patterns of conflict, characteristics of complex operations and conditions for their effective conduct. It thereby provides educational materials for introducing and actively engaging students and practitioners in the intricacies of contemporary national security decision-making. This volume will be of much interest to students of conflict prevention, transitional justice, peacebuilding, security studies and professionals conducting field-based operations in potentially hazardous environments. '--

The media reporting of the Ethiopian Famine in 1984-5 was an iconic news event. It is widely believed to have had an unprecedented impact, challenging perceptions of Africa and mobilising public opinion and philanthropic action in a dramatic new way. The contemporary international configuration of aid, media pressure, and official policy is still directly affected and sometimes distorted by what was--as this narrative shows--also an inaccurate and misleading story. In popular memory, the reporting of Ethiopia and the resulting humanitarian intervention were a great success. Yet alternative interpretations give a radically different picture of misleading journalism and an aid effort which did more harm than good.

Using privileged access to BBC and Government archives, Reporting Disasters examines and reveals the internal factors which drove BBC news and offers a rare case study of how the media can affect public opinion and policymaking. It constructs the process that accounts for the immensity of the news event, following the response at the heart of government to the pressure of public opinion. And it shows that while the reporting and the altruistic festival that it produced triggered remarkable and identifiable changes, the on-going impact was not what the conventional account claims it to have been.

Using a comparative, cross-national perspective, Global Aging: Comparative Perspectives on Aging and the Life Course explores the major topics in social gerontology worldwide and the demands that the aging population places on a society.

This comprehensive and timely guide includes contributions from international gerontology scholars and illustrates both universal and socioculturally unique aspects of aging across nations. It is organized thematically for ease of use and includes an abundance of photographs and illustrations to highlight key points.

Key features:

• Discussions on various nations' policies and programs designed to meet the unique needs of an older population
  
• An essay on pension and income maintenance policies and programs
  
• An analysis of the role of local and national governments, as well as non-governmental organizations, in serving older adults
  
• Case studies on specific aspects of aging: family life, caregiving, policies and politics, health and long-term care, and work and retirement
  
• The most current demographic data on aging around the world

Leonardo da Vinci, uno degli esseri umani più completi che siano mai vissuti, rimane il genio rinascimentale per antonomasia. Autore dei dipinti più famosi al mondo, questo scienziato, artista, filosofo, inventore, architetto ed esperto di meccanica incarna la grande fioritura della consapevolezza umana che caratterizzò la sua epoca. Questo libro, che fa parte della collana Bibliotheca Universalis edita da Taschen, contiene riproduzioni di altissima qualità di663 disegni di Leonardo, oltre la metà dei quali appartenenti alla Collezione Reale del castello di Windsor. Dagli studi anatomici ai piani architettonici, dai complessi progetti ingegneristici ai ritratti di bambini paffuti, imparate a conoscere e ad apprezzare la delicata sottigliezza di una delle menti (e delle mani) più talentuose della storia.

Il 'Diario' della ragazzina ebrea che a tredici anni racconta gli orrori del Nazismo torna in una nuova edizione integrale, curata da Otto Frank e Mirjam Pressler, e nella versione italiana da Frediano Sessi, con la traduzione di Laura Pignatti e la prefazione dell'edizione del 1964 di Natalia Ginzburg. Frediano Sessi ricostruisce in appendice gli ultimi mesi della vita di Anna e della sorella Margot, sulla base delle testimonianze e documenti raccolti in questi anni.

'He struck a match to look at his watch. In the flare of the light they saw a young woman just at Pitot's elbow -- a young woman dressed all in black, with pale gold hair, and a baby sleeping on her shoulder. She glided to the edge of the bridge and stepped noiselessly off into the black waters.' -- from Ghost Stories of Old New Orleans

Ghosts are said to wander along the rooftops above New Orleans' Royal Street, the dead allegedly sing sacred songs in St. Louis Cathedral, and the graveyard tomb of a wealthy madam reportedly glows bright red at night. Local lore about such supernatural sightings, as curated by Jeanne deLavigne in her classic Ghost Stories of Old New Orleans, finds the phantoms of bitter lovers, vengeful slaves, and menacing gypsies haunting nearly every corner of the city, from the streets of the French Quarter to Garden District mansions. Originally printed in 1944, all forty ghost stories and the macabre etchings of New Orleans artist Charles Richards appear in this new edition.

Drawing largely on popular legend dating back to the 1800s, deLavigne provides vivid details of old New Orleans with a cast of spirits that represent the ethnic mélange of the city set amid period homes, historic neighborhoods, and forgotten taverns. Combining folklore, newspaper accounts, and deLavigne's own voice, these phantasmal tales range from the tragic -- brothers, lost at sea as children, haunt a chapel on Thomas Street in search of their mother -- to graphic depictions of torture, mutilation, and death.

Folklorist and foreword contributor Frank de Caro places the writer and her work in context for modern readers. He uncovers new information about deLavigne's life and describes her book's pervasive lingering influence on the Crescent City's culture today.