Un libro più che mai attuale, in grado di fornire una panoramica ampia e dettagliata sulle interconnessioni - positive e negative - tra sesso, droghe e pratiche esoteriche, sugli usi (e abusi) tradizionali e moderni di questa triade e sulle reazioni evergreen delle istituzioni governative di fronte al desiderio umano di scoprire ciò che è oltre la realtà ordinaria. Una trattazione senz'altro 'dotta', stando alla puntualità e precisione dei contenuti e delle informazioni, ma che si rivela pirotecnica e avvolgente grazie allo stile di Wilson, ricco di humor, cinismo, stupore e sagacia. Un libro divertente e arricchente per chiunque voglia conoscere i sentieri proibiti - gratificanti ma non scevri da pericoli - che conducono alla trascendenza. Lasciarsi avvolgere e - perché no? - sconvolgere da queste pagine, che 'vanno giù' come nettare degli Dèi dissetando il nostro bisogno di sapere, significa intraprendere un viaggio alla scoperta di luci e ombre del connubio esistente tra sesso, droghe e magia. Prefazione di Stefano Bollani.

Imagine being unable to recognise your spouse, your children, or even yourself when you look in the mirror, despite having good eyesight and being able to read well and name objects. This is a condition which, in rare cases, some brain injury survivors experience every day.

Identity Unknown gives an exceptional, poignant and in-depth understanding of what it is like to live with the severe after-effects of brain damage caused by a viral infection of the brain. It tells the story of Claire, a nurse, wife, and mother of four, who having survived encephalitis, was left with an inability to recognise faces – a condition also known as prosopagnosia together with a loss of knowledge of people and more general loss of semantic memory

Part One describes our current knowledge of encephalitis, of perception and memory, and the theoretical aspects of prosopagnosia and semantic memory. Part Two, told in Claire’s own words, is an account of her life before her illness, her memories of the early days in hospital, an account of the treatment she received at the Oliver Zangwill Centre, and her description of the long-term consequences of encephalitis. Claire’s profound insights, clear writing style, and powerful portrayal of her feelings provide us with a moving insider’s view of her condition. These chapters also contain additional commentary from Barbara Wilson, providing further detail about the condition, treatment possibilities, potential outcomes, and follow-up options.

Identity Unknown provides a unique personal insight into a condition which many of us have, for too long, known too little about. It will be of great interest to a broad audience including professionals working in rehabilitation settings, and all those who have sustained a brain injury, their families and carers.

Modern Book Collecting offers advice that answersall the basic questions a book lover and collector might have-what to collectand where to find it, how to tell a first edition from a reprint, how to build anauthor collection, how to get the best price from dealers, how to understand theprices and rarity of books, and more. With a handy dictionary of terms used inauction and dealer catalogs and a new section on Internet resources, this is amust-have guide for book lovers.

'The finite simple groups are the building blocks from which all the finite groups are made and as such they are objects of fundamental importance throughout mathematics. The classification of the finite simple groups was one of the great mathematical achievements of the twentieth century, yet these groups remain difficult to study, which hinders applications of the classification.' 'This textbook brings the finite simple groups to life by giving concrete constructions of most of them, sufficient to illuminate their structure and permit real calculations both in the groups themselves and in the underlying geometrical or algebraic structures. This is the first time that all the finite simple groups have been treated together in this way and the book points out their connections, for example between exceptional behaviour of generic groups and the existence of sporadic groups, and discusses a number of new approaches to some of the groups. Many exercises of varying difficulty are provided.' 'The Finite Simple Groups is aimed at advanced undergraduate and graduate students in algebra as well as professional mathematicians and scientists who use groups and want to apply the knowledge which the classification has given us. The main prerequisite is an undergraduate course in group theory up to the level of Sylow's theorems.'--BOOK JACKET.

Il libro può essere considerato una dotta disamina degli usi (e abusi) tradizionali e moderni - delle droghe abbinate a sesso e pratiche 'occulte'. Ma non lasciatevi fuorviare dalla parola 'dotta'. Come è tipico dello stile di Wilson, questo è un libro pieno di humour, cinismo, stupore e informazioni per coloro che intendono intraprendere quello che può rivelarsi un percorso gratificante, ma costellato da una serie di pericoli fisici e sociali.

Eye movement desensitization and reprocessing (EMDR) has helped thousands of adults haunted by traumatic events. But what about children? Millions of children witness violence in the home and in the streets. Many others are traumatized by accidents, natural disasters, abuse, and neglect. This book shows that EMDR can be successfully applied to children, which can ensure their mental health, growth, and development.

Through the Eyes of a Child demystifies the application of EMDR for children, from the first session with the parents to later sessions with children at all developmental stages. The adult protocol is modified so that it can be applied to children as young as two years old (and possibly younger). A system of classification of childhood trauma that allows therapists to predict a child's response to EMDR is presented. Myriad cases illustrate the use of EMDR with various traumas. Many examples of simple traumas are presented, including automobile accidents, lightning strikes, bereavement, and specific phobias such as a fear of animals. In addition, cases illustrate success with complex traumas, where aspects of the trauma are ongoing and EMDR becomes part of several possible therapeutic interventions.

EMDR is also discussed as an intervention for children who have problems that are not caused by trauma. Case illustrations show how EMDR can be used with children with ADHD, anxiety, depressive, or reactive attachment disorders, as well as learning difficulties and somatoform disorders.

With its compelling, frank style, Through the Eyes of a Child will appeal to all who are interested in applying this revolutionary new therapy with children.

Malik, editore di una rivista controculturale americana, scopre involontariamente i progetti e le aspirazioni di alcune logge segrete e altre assurde organizzazioni che manipolano le sorti dell'intero globo. Si trova perciò coinvolto in guai molto, molto grossi. Tra droghe, sesso e violenza, sette magiche, manifestazioni politiche, perfidi sbirri e criminali idealisti, gruppi razzisti, città sommerse, delfini e filosofie cinesi, R. Shea e R.A. Wilson distillano tutto ciò che ci ha sempre sconcertato. Un vortice caleidoscopico di messaggi subliminali, un groviglio di cospirazioni e complotti che si sgretolano e si ricompongono senza intervalli in una spietata critica a ogni forma di potere esistente.

Sir John Babcock discovers a secret international organization and seeks the help of Albert Einstein and James Joyce in exposing it