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Everybody has regrets, Daniel H. Pink explains in The Power of Regret. They’re a universal and healthy part of being human. And understanding how regret works can help us make smarter decisions, perform better at work and school, and bring greater meaning to our lives.   Drawing on research in social psychology, neuroscience, and biology, Pink debunks the myth of the “no regrets” philosophy of life. And using the largest sampling of American attitudes about regret ever conducted as well as his own World Regret Survey—which has collected regrets from more than 15,000 people in 105 countries—he lays out the four core regrets that each of us has. These deep regrets offer compelling insights into how we live and how we can find a better path forward.   As he did in his bestsellers Drive, When, and A Whole New Mind, Pink lays out a dynamic new way of thinking about regret and frames his ideas in ways that are clear, accessible, and pragmatic. Packed with true stories of people's regrets as well as practical takeaways for reimagining regret as a positive force, The Power of Regret shows how we can live richer, more engaged lives.

When the world is still counting the cost of the Second World War and the Iron Curtain has closed, eleven-year-old Roland Baines's life is turned upside down. Two thousand miles from his mother's protective love, stranded at an unusual boarding school, his vulnerability attracts piano teacher Miss Miriam Cornell, leaving scars as well as a memory of love that will never fade. Now, when his wife vanishes, leaving him alone with his tiny son, Roland is forced to confront the reality of his restless existence. As the radiation from Chernobyl spreads across Europe, he begins a search for answers that looks deep into his family history and will last for the rest of his life. Haunted by lost opportunities, Roland seeks solace through every possible means—music, literature, friends, sex, politics, and, finally, love cut tragically short, then love ultimately redeemed. His journey raises important questions for us all. Can we take full charge of the course of our lives without causing damage to others? How do global events beyond our control shape our lives and our memories? And what can we really learn from the traumas of the past? Epic, mesmerizing, and deeply humane, Lessons is a chronicle for our times—a powerful meditation on history and humanity through the prism of one man's lifetime.

The Daily Laws offers a page of refined and concise wisdom for each day of the year, in an easy-to-digest lesson that will only take a few minutes to absorb. Each day features a Daily Law as well—a prescription that readers cannot afford to ignore in the battle of life. Each month centers around a major theme: power, seduction, persuasion, strategy, human nature, toxic people, self-control, mastery, psychology, leadership, adversity, or creativity.

he’s out for adventure. He’s out for blood. Tess Rosenbloom is no stranger to the dark. An assault survivor and grad school dropout, Tess spends her nights managing a chic Brooklyn hotel and her days reading her favorite vampire novels, Blood Feud. She even dabbles in online conspiracies claiming Blood Feud is real—it’s fun to hunt for clues! But deep down, Tess doesn’t believe vampires actually exist . . . until one walks through her door. It turns out the sexy villain of Blood Feud is trapped, and only Tess can rescue him. Eager to escape her life, Tess agrees to help, and soon she’s on a secret island where the sun never shines, surrounded by deadly vampires—and most terrifying of all, she's falling in love with one of them. (Meanwhile, back in New York, Tess’s estranged best friend is having a sapphic paranormal affair of her own.)

Los mejores libros jamás escritos Una obra fundamental de la literatura mística Edición de Jorge García López, profesor de Filología Española en la Universitat de Girona Santa Teresa de Jesús, también conocida como Teresa de Ávila, es, junto con san Juan de la Cruz, el gran nombre de la mística española. El Libro de la vida es el primero de sus escritos no líricos y ya en él se hallan los temas más recurrentes de su obra. Se trata de una obra temprana y fresca, que combina la autobiografía con la enseñanza religiosa y el relato con la doctrina. De este modo, mientras que los primeros diez capítulos son meramente biográficos, casi confesionales, lo cual supuso una novedad totalmente rupturista en el ámbito de las letras, los siguientes capítulos constituyen un bello tratado acerca de la oración. Hacia el final de la obra, la carmelita retoma la narración más cotidiana y relata la fundación del convento de San José de Ávila. La sencilla y sincera prosa de santa Teresa de Jesús otorga al Libro de la vida no solo un valor religioso, sino sobre todo literario.

En esta edición de los Cuentos Completos de Oscar Wilde, puede apreciarse el germen de los temas que más tarde dominarán su teatro: la novela negra y la narración detectivesca, las preocupaciones artísitcas de la época, la delicadez imaginativa, el romanticismo de los sentimientos, o la descripción de la belleza despiada y cruel.