Alma: 236 books

As we age and grow from the time we are born we become pulled into the net of should, dont and cant. We lose the true nature of ourselves as the picture of our personality is painted by others. At some point, we must take back our lives and awaken the possibilities that have been long buried. In Youre...

AN ANCIENT MYSTERY SOLVEDScholars, professors, and historians have wondered for centuries how and why Lady Macbeth, the beautiful, beloved wife of a nobleman, had to encourage―nay, push―her husband, Prince Macbeth, to commit the ghastly crime of killing the king. The great Sigmund Freud himself said...

In a compelling mix of literary narrative and ethnography, anthropologist Alma Gottlieb and writer Philip Graham continue the long journey of cultural engagement with the Beng people of Côte d’Ivoire that they first recounted in their award-winning memoir Parallel Worlds. Their commitment over...

Good Midnight, Insomniacs is a spontaneous collage of life-writing and photographs put together in one breath and hastening to document the early stages of the authors recovery from addiction and depression. No matter who you are - a man or a woman, young or old, rich or poor, black or white, your...

Asylums were first established to care for the unfortunates of society. It was only later they acquired a negative image. In Kentucky's First Asylum, author Alma Wynelle Deese explores this issue by dissecting the inner workings of the Eastern Kentucky Asylum, Kentucky's First Asylum and the second...

En esta clara guía, Alma Flor Ada, Isabel Campoy y Colin Baker, ofrecen una perspectiva realista de las alegrías y dificultades de educar a niños bilingües y claras respuestas a las preguntas más frecuentes sobre el tema. Esta versión revisada y adaptada al bilingüismo español-inglés, incluye...

Human lives are full of moments, bright or dark – moments when you feel your breath being taken away by the beauty of a starlit sky, or feel your heart being broken by the passing of a beloved pet, or being surprised by joy, or falling into a memory. There are moments in which you reflect on the...

De Amerikaanse journalist Fields reist met enige tegenzin naar Voorhorst om de beroemde schrijver Iris Kouwenaar te interviewen. Al gauw wordt hij overrompeld door een fascinatie voor de raadselachtige relatie tussen Iris en haar huisgenoot Kay. Hij dringt hun leven binnen en observeert de totale...