“Awakening the inner hero. 12 archetypes that will help you understand your personality and find your path,” Carol Pearson (MYTH)
Carol Pearson is known for creating a distinctive approach to the study of oneself, an archetypal system widely used in many professional fields, particularly in psychology, marketing and education.
As Pearson herself notes, the book will be useful at any stage of life and will help you realize your own importance and potential heroism. This is not just a guide on the topic of self-analysis: it is theory and practice with the help of which the reader can recognize his life myth, understand how the past years and cultural development influence it.
Among other things, the book contains the “Hero Myth Index” diagnostic test and exercises that will help strengthen knowledge and realize one’s own “I”.
“In everyday affairs, the most important question for the Sage is “What is the truth?” He is a seeker who tries to discern her behind external manifestations. Doctors, psychologists, all true healers need the advice of an internal or external Sage so that the diagnosis and treatment correspond to the patient's problem. Consultants and managers act as Sages when they identify the root causes of problems in a company or identify the true opportunities and strengths of an organization. Scientists are classic Sages in the sense that their entire lives are devoted to the search for knowledge. Perhaps the greatest liberation is given to us by the “moment of truth”, when our life appears before us without embellishment, in all details, doubts are dispelled, and we clearly see what we must do. For example, an alcoholic “hits rock bottom” and realizes that he needs help to recover. Or an arrogant person understands that it is his egocentrism that prevents him from receiving love and intimacy. Often in moments of insight we become convinced of our narcissism and how much it limits life and freedom. The sage helps us to let go of the doubts inherent in the Ego and accept deep, true knowledge. Encountering these important truths is ennobling and humbling.”
“Awakening the inner hero. 12 Archetypes to Help You Understand Your Personality and Find Your Path by Carol Pearson
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"See you in August"
The new series “Neoclassic Prose” features a previously unpublished novel by the famous writer Gabriel García Márquez, published by his sons against the will of the author himself.
Marquez wrote “See You in August” towards the end of his life. Due to illness, the Colombian prose writer could not devote himself entirely to creativity and considered the novel not ready for publication. After a while, Marquez’s sons, Gonzalo and Rodrigo García Barcha, finally decided to publish the book.
“There is nothing that would prevent the reader from enjoying the favorite features of Gabo’s prose: uncontrollable fantasy, poetic language, captivating storytelling, deep understanding of human nature and sympathy for the experiences and misadventures of man - especially in love,” the AST press service quotes the Bartsch brothers.
The author himself was against the publication of this book and noted that it was “no good.”
The action in the novel takes place over several years on a small island in the Caribbean, where the poverty of local residents and the luxury of coastal hotels for tourists coexist.
The main character is Anna Magdalena Bach, a 46-year-old brunette from Portugal. She has been married for a long time and is happily married, but one day her life changes.
Every year on August 16, a woman takes a ferry to the island, where she rents a room on the second floor of a run-down hotel overlooking the lagoon. During the day, she climbs the hill to spend time at her mother’s grave and lay a bouquet of white gladioli on it, and returns home in the morning. On one of these trips, the heroine went down to a bar in the evening to relax to the sounds of bolero and salsa, and met a mysterious stranger. The conversation ended on a hot night. Since then, Anna’s world and she herself have changed, and now every year she strives to spend the night of August 17th with a random lover.
“Anna Magdalena Bach found her next August man on the ferry.
It was going to rain, the sea was as rough as October, and I didn’t want to stay on deck. As soon as the ferry left the pier, a Caribbean orchestra began to play, some Germans, tourists, started dancing and danced all the way to the island. She took refuge in the empty dining room—it was only eleven in the morning—and tried to concentrate on Ray Bradbury's The Martian Chronicles. She almost succeeded, when suddenly a cry was heard:
- What a happy day!
Dr. Aquiles Coronado, the famous lawyer, Anna Magdalena's school friend and her daughter's godfather, walked down the aisle towards her, arms outstretched and waddling like an elderly gorilla. He grabbed her into his arms, lifted her into the air and almost smothered her with kisses. His somewhat theatrical cordiality undeservedly turned people away from him, but she knew that he was sincerely happy, and therefore she responded with the same joy and sat him down next to her.”
"See You in August" by Gabriel García Márquez
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“Tunnel”, Yana Wagner (AST, “Edited by Elena Shubina”)
Russian writer Yana Wagner, known for the dystopias “Wongozero” and “Living People”, as well as the detective story “Who Didn’t Hid: The Story of One Company,” wrote a disaster novel that will make residents of megacities experience fear.
The plot of the hermetic thriller takes place in an underground tunnel where several hundred people are stuck. The exits on both sides are blocked, and at the top is the Moscow River. The reason for the traffic stop is unknown. Gradually, the tension grows, people fall into panic, it begins to seem to them that there is nothing outside, and life remains only within a closed space. Everyone needs fresh air and a sense of freedom, but they have neither.
Despite horror and the desire to give up, the heroes strive to live and do everything possible to do this. They create their own microcosm inside the tunnel and exist in it as long as there is enough oxygen for everyone.
Picking up the book, the reader will be plunged into the panic horror of the entire situation in which the characters find themselves. According to the press service of the publishing house, in Wagner’s novel there are no absolutely pleasant and disgusting characters - with each page the opinion about a particular person can change. The writer explores human nature, prejudices, fears and complexes of people.
The rights to the film adaptation of “The Tunnel” have already been sold. This is not the first time Wagner's work has been adapted for the screen. Based on her book “Wongozero,” the popular TV series “Epidemic” was filmed. The rights to the works “Living People” and “Who Didn’t Hid: The Story of One Company” have also been sold. In addition, the book will be presented at the non/fiction fair in Moscow in early April.
"Tunnel", Jana Wagner
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“Cicadas”, Asya Volodina (AST)
Another new product that book lovers will be able to see at the fair is the novel “Cicadas,” based on the script for the series of the same name by Evgeniy Stychkin. It was written by philologist and prose writer Asya Volodina, author of “The Protagonist” and “Part of the Picture.”
The plot centers on schoolchildren gathered at a party on the occasion of the last bell. Fun and dancing ends in murder. Now investigator Tolboev, together with the school director, high school students and their parents, will have to understand the situation, find out what caused the tragedy, and find the culprit. In the process of investigation and interrogation, Tolboev understands that parents do not know their children at all, the director and teachers are far from the lives of the students, and the students themselves are not only secretive, but also excessively cruel.
According to Asya Volodina, in the script of the series, which formed the basis of the book, she was attracted by the topics raised, and writing a work based on a ready-made project became interesting to her. The writer noted that her work differs from the serial film.
“In “Cicadas” I saw themes that were close to me, which I had already touched upon in my novels: disunity, discommunication, persecution by external circumstances, which leads to persecution within. It was important for me to understand why everything came to the point it did. And it seems that as I worked, I was able to find the answer. Now it’s the reader’s turn,” Kinopoisk quotes the writer as saying.
“Cicadas”, Asya Volodina
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“Slavic myths for children”, Alexandra Barkova and Nadezhda Miroshina (MYTH)
In a beautifully designed and illustrated book, mythology expert Alexandra Barkova and journalist Nadezhda Miroshina tell the story of the Slavs in simple language.
The title indicates that the book is for children, but it will also be interesting for adults. First, readers will be able to get general information about who the Slavs were, how they saw the world, when the Slavs were first mentioned, where the word “Russians” came from, and much more.
Further in the chapters we talk about the gods of the Slavs, in particular about the Thunderer, Dazhdbog, Stribog and others. In addition, the authors of the book tell what the ancestors were afraid of, where the Sea of Okiyan is located, what Lukomorye is, why the Slavic people worshiped Mother Earth and Father Bread, and many other interesting facts.
“The Slavs also had such a dangerous god - the ruler of the underwater kingdom, the water element. His real name is unknown, but some scientists believe that his name was Lizard. And most likely, people represented him in the form of a serpent. Every evening this monster swallowed the sun and every morning released it - such stories live in the mythology of many peoples. Somewhere a monster was defeated by a warlike god or a great hero, but the Slavic Lizard, apparently, released the sun voluntarily. Alas, this is where his positive qualities end. The Lord of the water world is a formidable and dangerous god, and if you do not appease him with sacrifices, the consequences will be catastrophic. The Lizard was especially popular in the Russian North. Novgorodians believed that this monster lived in Volkhov. And the Novgorod guslar Sadko, according to epics, even tried to get his untold riches. A colorful story has been preserved about the fight against a water monster, recorded by an unknown scribe in the 17th century. We are talking there, however, not about God, but about an evil sorcerer who turned into a beast and blocked the Volkhov; those who refused to worship him were either eaten or drowned. But they defeated the monster."
“Slavic myths for children”, Alexandra Barkova and Nadezhda Miroshina
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“Kinetic Intelligence”, Mikhail Dementyev (AST)
Nonverbal communication expert and profiler Mikhail Dementyev has written a book that will help readers learn to understand others by body language and control their body.
In the introduction, the author explains how he began studying body language and how to properly study its guidance. Further on the pages for readers, theoretical information about non-verbal communication, examples from Dementiev’s experience, as well as practical exercises are collected. The expert gradually introduces the topic, starting from the very concept of “kinetic intelligence” and the areas in which it is used, to analyzing the behavior of others and training observation.
After studying all the chapters, the owner of the book will be able to better understand the principle of how the brain and body work, learn how to make the right first impression, always feel comfortable and not be constrained.
“In life, it often happens that a person has not yet fought, but already with his body shows that he has lost, and becomes an easy prey for another, who may not be so cool, not so professional, not so worthy, but he “smells” “With victory, he gets the necessary resource - a good contract, a promotion, the attention of the audience... But no one will remember about the loser. Any household items, furniture, apartments, cars also either pinch your body or help it to be in a relaxed resource state. Remember, for example, a golf car and an executive sedan, a stool and a luxurious recliner with a massage - where do you feel better and how much does this have to do with how much space your body can (and wants!) to occupy? Volume in space is a story about allowing yourself to be, to manifest, to take up space. This is always associated with an internal sense of dignity and right to be. Therefore, if you are guided by the impulse “not to disturb anyone, not to be a backdrop, not to shine and to take up a minimum of space,” try to look for the roots of this attitude in your childhood, where you could hear from adults: “What are you doing here, the navel of the earth? Forgot your place? or “What did you want to make you feel more comfortable?!” Were those who limited your volume right? Or is it now your right to choose?”
“Kinetic Intelligence”, Mikhail Dementyev
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