Patrick J. Kennedy Knihy

At age seventeen, Gia Carangi was working the counter at her father's Philadelphia luncheonette, in Hoagie City. Within a year, Gia was one of the top models of the late 1970's, gracing the covers of Cosmopolitan and Vogue, partying at New York's Studio 54 and the Mudd Club while redefining the industry's standard of beauty. She was the darling of moguls and movie stars, royalty and rockers. Gia was also a girl in pain, desperate for her mother's approval. A drug addict on a tragic slide toward oblivion, who started going directly from $10,000-a-day fashion shoots to the heroin shooting galleries on New York's Lower East Side. Finally blackballed from modeling, Gia entered a vastly different world on the streets of New york and Atlantic City, and later in a rehab clinic. At twenty-six, she became one of the first women in America to die of AIDS; a hospital welfare case visited only by rehab friends and what remained of her family. Drawing on hundreds of interviews with Gia's gamily, lovers, friends, and colleagues, Thing of Beauty creates a poignant portrait of an unforgettable character and a powerful narrative about beauty and sexuality, fame and objectification, mothers and daughters, love and death.

For fans of Deepak Chopra, Rudy Tanzi, and Andrew Newberg, a renowned behavioral neurologist delves into profound spiritual questions that have intrigued humanity for ages, such as the existence of God and the purpose of life. Dr. Jay Lombard believes that the answers may lie within the brain and the mind, the core of our consciousness that shapes our reality. Through case studies from his practice, he examines essential inquiries: What is the nature of God? Does life have purpose? Are we truly free? What happens after death? For Lombard, these metaphysical questions serve as a gateway to exploring the brain's role in understanding the soul. He argues that neuroscience and our interpretations of experiences can lead to a more profound faith. By sharing compelling medical cases—like a man convinced he was pregnant and a woman who frightened herself to death—Lombard reveals insights about belief's nature and power. His work encourages readers to focus their beliefs positively, offering a path to greater meaning and understanding of the world. With innovative research and thought-provoking examples, this exploration promises to transform how we perceive our existence and beliefs.

V tejto knihe skúma psychiater L. I. SEDERER štyri základné pravdy, ktoré identifikoval počas svojej rozsiahlej kariéry. Tieto tajomstvá, ako ich nazval, sú pri bežnom pohľade skryté. Sú to zjavenia, ktoré umožňujú lekárom, pacientom a rodinám lepšie porozumieť duševným poruchám a zlepšiť svoje životy.