In the aftermath of the Holocaust, Jewish historian Zosa Szajkowski gathered up tens of thousands of documents from Nazi buildings in Berlin, and later, public archives and private synagogues in France, and moved them all, illicitly, to New York. In The Archive Thief, Lisa Moses Leff reconstructs Szajkowski's story in all its ambiguity. Born into poverty in Russian Poland, Szajkowski first made his name in Paris as a communist journalist. In the late 1930s, as he saw the threats t...

Utilising her wealth of material and experience, the author explores various aspects of 'the inside story' of pregnancy. She answers such questions as: What meanings does childbearing have in the internal world? How does a pregnant woman live with two people under her skin? What is the expectant partner's experience? Which dreams, fears and fantasies proliferate around pregnancy and birth?

An in-depth look at how The New York Times failed in its coverage of the fate of European Jews from 1939–45. It examines how the decisions that were made at The Times ultimately resulted in the minimizing and misunderstanding of modern history's worst genocide. Laurel Leff, a veteran journalist and professor of journalism, recounts how personal relationships at the newspaper, the assimilationist tendencies of The Times' Jewish owner, and the ethos of mid-century America, all led The Times ...

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Childbearing seems eternal, primordial and universal. Yet human reproduction in the 21st century is in a state of flux. This accessible book highlights dramatic changes that have occurred over the last decades, focusing on both individual and cross-cultural diversity across the now elongated childbearing cycle and the uniqueness of desire and emotional experience. It does so by locating the transition to parenthood in its psycho-sexual and socio-economic context, emphasising interweaving i...

This text focuses on the interweaving psychic realities and unconscious dynamics between family members in the context of changing patterns of socio-cultural expectations, ethical considerations and biological realities.

This unique volume brings together a multi-disciplinary group of scholars as well as Czech and Slovak decisionmakers who were personally involved in the events leading up to the separation of Czechoslovakia. Asking whether the dissolution was inevitable, the contributors bring a range of different approaches and perspectives to bear on the twin problems of democratic transitions in multinational societies and ethnic separatism and its origins. The blend of analysis and insider experiences ...

Psychotherapy in the Wake of War presents the ways in which differing views of various psychoanalytic schools and traditions—spanning developments for more than one hundred years—may affect theoretical and technical issues in psychoanalytic treatments. Colleagues representing different traditions of psychoanalytic thinking comment on a selection of nine cases and suggest ways of managing these both technically and theoretically. They have a variety of theoretical structures and axioms in t...

This is a story told from the wonderfully self-centred perspective of a cat trying to make sense of a world gone mad. A unique blend of humour, adventure, and heart. A wildly funny and surprisingly heartfelt look at the end of the world through the eyes of a house cat who believes humans exist solely to serve him.In the bustling heart of a city that never sleeps, where humans dwell in their confined walls, oblivious to the mysteries beneath their feet, a tale unfolds. A story not o...

Three years ago, I attended a minor league cricket match near my home, and I was captivated by the action and the passion of the fans. That evening ignited my journey into cricket, transforming my curiosity into a love for this global sport.Raised on American sports, I initially found cricket unfamiliar. However, I soon discovered its rich history and appeal: over 200K people play or watch cricket in the U.S., and globally, it is the second-largest sport, boasting 2.5 billi...

Grimwalker Number Seventeen is a gothic psychological horror novel that explores identity, obedience, and the terrifying cost of perfection.Hunter has always believed he was chosen-crafted for purpose, trusted above all others, and destined to serve as the Empire's most loyal protector. But when he discovers a discarded mask etched with the number 17, everything he thought defined him begins to fracture. Hidden laboratories, sealed archives, and er...

A saga from the heights of an Allied Nations' win to the lowly conspiratorial killing of John F Kennedy, Howard Leff has captured an era's essance. When you start reading, you'll want to read thru the night.John D. Walker, " Its catching and arouses ones interest."Kerry Bost, "This is very exciting to read."Hermann Nohturfft, "Your great book brings back memories...I cannot wait to read more."