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A unique guide to the extraordinary world of plants, from the smallest seeds to the tallest trees.We couldn't live without plants. We need them for food, shelter, and even the air we breathe, yet we know surprisingly little about them. Why do thistles bristle with spines? How do some plants trap and eat insects? Did you know there are trees that are 5,000 years old? Trees, Leaves, Flowers & Seeds explores the mysterious world of plants to find the answers to these and many more questions.Each type of plant--such as a flowering plant, tree, grass, or cactus--is examined close up, with an example shown from all angles and even in cross section, to highlight the key parts. Then picture-packed galleries show the wonderful variety of plants on different themes, perhaps the habitat they grow in, a flower family, or the plants that supply us with our staple foods. But the book also takes a fun look at some truly weird and wonderful plants, including trees with fruits like a giant's fingers, orchids that look like monkey faces, seeds that spin like helicopters, and trees that drip poison.So open this beautiful book and find out more about amazing Trees, Leaves, Flowers & Seeds.

In this guide, Julian Budden reviews the difficulties that faced the management that had commissioned La traviata and how, in some previously unpublished letters, Verdi fought their views on casting the leading lady. Denis Arnold contributes a musical commentary. April FitzLyon discusses the social background of the “lady of the camellias” in fact, fiction and on the stage, and Nicholas John compares the libretto with the play to show how skilfully it was adapted for the operatic stage. Contents: Introduction, Nicholas John; Verdi and the Singers for ‘La Traviata', Julian Budden; La Traviata: from Real Life to Opera, Denis Arnold; Alexandre Dumas the Younger and ‘La Dame aux camélias', April FitzLyon; An Introduction to the Libretto, Nicholas John; La traviata: Libretto by Francesco Maria Piave; La traviata: English Translation by Edmund Tracey

I lavori che compongono questo volume originano direttamente dalle esperienze di Psicoterapia e Psicodiagnosi Istituzionale svolte all'interno dei corsi di Specializzazione in Psicologia Clinica dell'Università di Messina. L'idea di riunire questi lavori è una testimonianza positiva dell'opportunità per gli allievi, giovani specializzandi, di intrecciare saperi e visioni in un mutuo scambio con i loro docenti, e il volume testimonia il credo nella formazione delle giovani generazioni che si sono appassionate al lavoro psicologico e psicoterapeutico avendo ricevuto l'ottica psicoanalitica come humus del lavoro clinico. Con reciproca soddisfazione questi giovani psicologi e psichiatri, hanno guardato gli uni al campo degli altri con curiosità, interesse e rispetto reciproco, fino a costruire un insieme condiviso non tanto di nozioni quanto di atteggiamenti mentali, fatti di apertura al non conosciuto e disponibilità a usare le proprie emozioni come strumento principale di lavoro nell'incontro con l'Altro, sia paziente che collega.

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