Psychology Memoirs

In the Shadow of Fame, by the daughter of world-renowned psychoanalyst and theorist Erik Erikson, is the intimate story of her struggle to come to terms with her father's fame and to develop a sense of self in a family, and world, in which being famous is the very definition of being a worthwhile human being. And, while her story is unique in its personal details, it is also a description of the struggle faced by all of us in a modern world.

July 22, 2011, was the darkest day in Norway's history since Nazi Germany's invasion. It was 189 minutes of terror - from the moment the bomb exploded outside a government building until Anders Behring Breivik was apprehended by the police at Utoya Island. Breivik murdered 77 people, most of them teenagers and young adults, and wounded hundreds more. Breivik is a "lone wolf killer", often overlooked until they commit their crime. Breivik is also unique as he is the only lone wolf killer in recent history to still be alive and in captivity.

Chilling. One of the best words to describe the cases recounted in this book set. These gruesome crimes seemed to hit a dead end...that is until the cases were reopened for investigation later and then solved thanks to modern technologies and investigation techniques. From the more famous cases to the more obscure, the crimes and hardships that the victims had to suffer will send shivers down your spine. Notably detailing the disappearance of Chandra Levy as well as the multiple murders committed by Dennis Rader.

More chilling cold cases solved! Listen to the fascinating true crime stories that were solved years later thanks to modern technologies and investigation techniques. Solving a criminal investigation is never as simple as it looks on television. In this book, we will be looking into some of the highest profile criminal investigations that go years without being solved. These are known as cold cases. But this book will examine those cold cases which have been solved.

In Playing Hurt, a leading figure in the sports world - the quintessential "man's man" who seems to have it all - confesses his constant battle with depression. John Saunders welcomes listeners into the heart of his desperate struggle through insights into the root causes of depression and explanations of modern medical and homeopathic treatments.

People go missing every day. According to newspapers such as the Wall Street Journal, this figure could be as high as 8 million people every single year. While some people are quickly found or return home of their own accord, others simply vanish into the night. Families are left wondering where their loved ones have gone while the police desperately try to put together any clues they come across. While a good number of people make it home safe and sound, others are never seen again.

Chilling. One of the best words to describe the cases recounted in this audiobook. These gruesome crimes seemed to hit a dead end. That is until the case was reopened for investigation years later and solved. From the more famous cases to the more obscure, the crimes and hardships that the victims had to suffer will send shivers down your spine. Notably detailing the disappearance of Chandra Levy to the multiple murders committed by Dennis Rader.

Do you ever wonder if your heart is a reliable guide? If you do, then this story will speak to you. Money can't teach a person how love starts, what makes it tick, and how not to wreck it. For many people love comes as naturally as breathing. Kami Corban, 21, isn't in that group. She has to sweat and strive and read the manual twice.

In this first-person account of becoming the FBI's top serial-killer hunter and a member of a religious order in an attempt to discern the true nature of good and evil, Roger L. Depue searches for an understanding of how evil develops. Between Good and Evil is Depue's look back at a life spent apprehending criminals, especially serial killers, first as a small-town police chief, then an FBI-SWAT team member, Behavioral Sciences Unit chief, and a developer of revolutionary law enforcement programs.

I giochi olimpici di Seoul, capitale della Corea del sud, furono gli ultimi giochi olimpici prima della caduta del muro di Berlino. Siamo nel 1988, alle porte di una nuova era. Quando Sohn Kee Chung, conosciuto anche come Son Kitei, più di settant'anni, arzillo, scattante, fa il suo ingresso nello stadio con la torcia olimpica in mano, il pubblico coreano, e non solo, esplode in un applauso commosso. Un piccolo vecchio uomo fragile e forte allo stesso tempo, che corre con una scioltezza incredibile, saluta il pubblico, sorride come forse non aveva mai fatto prima. Non tutti conoscono la sua storia, e le ragioni per cui la sua presenza vuol dire così tanto per la Corea del Sud. Perché questa è una storia di più di mezzo secolo prima.

Al congresso della Sorbona del 1894, il barone Pierre de Coubertin annunciò per la prima volta l'idea di recuperare gli antichi Giochi di Olimpia, partendo da Parigi e dall'EXPO, già programmata nel 1900, sei più tardi. "Concorsi internazionali d'esercizi fisici e dello sport". L'idea viene accolta con entusiasmo, ma sei anni parvero un periodo di tempo troppo lungo, così fu deciso di indire la Prima Olimpiade ad Atene, nel 1896, in attesa di Parigi.

For the first time, Army Ranger hero Nate Self tells his story. Self recounts the Roberts Ridge Rescue mission, the ferocious battles in Afghanistan, and the lone war of attrition that Nate Self has waged against post-traumatic stress disorder. This audio will become a go-to work for understanding the long-term effects of the war on terror. Thousands of families are fighting this battle, and Nate Self opens up his whole life - tragedies, successes, failures, and a struggle with suicidal thoughts - to share the facts.

In The Long Journey Home, their mother, Margaret Robison, finally gets to tell her side of the story, which is more nuanced and poignant than one would ever imagine. Beginning with her childhood in southern Georgia, with its façade of 1950s propriety masking all sorts of recognizable demons (alcoholism, sexual repression, misogyny, suicide, and disease) up until her mental breakdown and, in recent years, her recovery from her massive stroke, The Long Journey Home is Robison's attempt to make sense of a complicated, often tortured, and complex American life.

Uno, due! Uno due! Uno due! Rigido. Di solito gli atleti del getto del peso sono così. Elefanti in cristalleria. Lo sai che prima o poi si voltano e fanno cascare tutto quanto. Lui no. Werner Günthör da Uttwil, canton Turgovia, Svizzera, sembrava danzare. Quando camminava e quando lanciava la sfera di sette chili e 270 grammi a più di venti metri di distanza. Da dove gli veniva tutta quella eleganza?

Ci sono storie che trovano il loro senso più profondo solo a riguardarle dopo tanto tempo. E ci sono altre storie che sono come prove di velocità, e quello che vogliono dire lo dicono nei pochi secondi o minuti in cui si svolgono. La storia di Ondina Valla, eclettica atleta italiana attiva negli anni '30, a quale delle due appartiene?

Quando si studia la storia di una disciplina sportiva nasce scontato il dibattito su chi sia il più forte di tutti i tempi. E non sempre è facile determinarlo. Poi ci sono discipline in cui il dibattito neanche nasce. Si apre e si chiude nello stesso istante. Una di queste è il salto con l'asta maschile, dove nessuno oserebbe eccepire alcunchè di fronte al nome del leader incontrastato della classifica di tutti i tempi: Sergey Bubka.

Born in London, in 1889, Charlie Chaplin grew up in dire poverty. Both his parents were in show business, but severe alcoholism cut short his father's flourishing career, and his beloved mother first lost her voice, then lost her mind to syphilis. Charlie, at age seven, was committed to the Hanwell School for Orphans and Destitute Children. How then did this poor, lonely child become such an extraordinary comedian, known and celebrated worldwide? Chaplin cut his teeth in British music halls, but it was America that made him.

Lucille O’Neal shares her public battles and personal struggles as the single young mother of NBA legend Shaquille O’Neal. Lucille O’Neal would one day have it all, but not before fighting the public battles and personal demons that would threaten to shatter the very foundation of her life and took a devastating toll along the way.

È il 22 luglio 1945. Siamo in Nord Dakota, ed è in corso una partita di baseball. Il pubblico è composto da bianchi. Nell'intervallo un corridore di colore sfida prima i più veloci tra i giocatori delle due squadre, poi addirittura un cavallo da corsa. Fa caldo, ma Jesse, trentatrè anni e un fisico invidiabile, sembra pronto a ripetere il solito spettacolo: l'uomo che corre più veloce del cavallo.

Quattro medaglie d'oro sono quattro medaglie d'oro. Ma quattro medaglie d'oro vinte da un nero dell'Alabama in faccia a Hitler sono un'altra cosa. Il granello che inceppa la macchina di quelle celebrazioni del nazional-socialismo che furono i giochi di Berlino del '36. Lui. James Cleveland Owens, detto Jesse. Il figlio del vento e di un povero agricoltore emigrato in Ohio per provare a sfamare lui e i suoi nove fratelli.