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Many of us grew up believing in a meritocracy, where hard work and a good education brings rewards. Go to university, get a job, put in the hours and things will be OK. That’s what we were told – but the reality is that life chances and opportunities are no longer shaped by what we learn or earn but by whether we have access to the Bank of Mum and Dad. We’re living in an inheritocracy, where parental support is what matters most – whether that’s covering the cost of university, stumping up for a house deposit or helping with childcare.

Psycholoog en bestsellerauteur Thijs Launspach probeert met zijn partner jaren kinderen te krijgen en belandt er zelfs voor in een vruchtbaarheidstraject. Terwijl zijn relatie aan een zijden draadje hangt, probeert hij te dealen met alle verdriet en frustratie. Een eerlijk boek vol wrange humor, dat troost biedt aan koppels die lijden aan verminderde vruchtbaarheid, en dan vooral de 'manvormige aanhangsels' onder hen.

More than just an introduction to Carl Jung - a guide to understanding the hidden forces that shape our lives At three years old, Carl Jung had a dream so disturbing his parents forbade him from speaking of it. The vision of an underground phallus would haunt him for decades, yet it also opened a doorway into territories of the mind that psychology had never dared explore. Jung's revolutionary discovery that we share a collective unconscious - a hidden realm of universal symbols and ancestral memories - emerged from his own brush with madness. After his explosive break with Freud in 1913, ...

As a therapist, author, and former radio talk show host and hospital director, C.K. has nearly forty years of sobriety from mind and mood-altering substances. Miraculously, he survived years of physical, emotional, and sexual abuse which led to alcohol, prescription drugs, gambling, sexual addiction, nicotine, and other debilitating addictions to escape his pain.

Pensada como una obra destinada a "suscitar la reflexión sobre el presente y el futuro del país", se ha convertido en un libro clásico. Obra de síntesis, pero a la vez de ideas, en sus páginas no sólo se encuentran hechos sino también interpretaciones que generan polémicas y opiniones encontradas. Fue actualizada por el autor poco antes de su muerte en 1977.

In Your Family Story, anthropologist Elizabeth Keating helps you to uncover the unique memories of your parents and grandparents and to create lasting connections with them in the process. By asking questions that make the familiar strange, anthropologists are able to see entirely different perspectives and understand new cultures.

Долгие годы на индивидуальное захоронение могло рассчитывать только привилегированное меньшинство, в то время как простые люди довольствовались общими могилами. Увлекательно сочетая в своем повествовании историю и социологию, Бертран Мари рассказывает о различных погребальных обычаях и практиках, об индустрии траура и отношении людей к смерти. Бертран Мари прослеживает длительную историю захоронений от «темного» Средневековья до наших дней, от кладбищ, затерянных вдали от деревень, до городских некрополей.

Renata Marin nos conduz em uma jornada intensa, repleta de desafios e lições que moldaram sua vida desde a infância até os dias atuais. Em um relato emocionante e autêntico, Renata compartilha suas vivências, desde os momentos mais obscuros até os encontros que iluminaram sua trajetória, mostrando que é possível encontrar propósito em meio à dor.

Pensada como una obra destinada a "suscitar la reflexión sobre el presente y el futuro del país", se ha convertido en un libro clásico. Obra de síntesis, pero a la vez de ideas, en sus páginas no sólo se encuentran hechos sino también interpretaciones que generan polémicas y opiniones encontradas. Fue actualizada por el autor poco antes de su muerte en 1977.