New Releases by Andrew Solomon

Andrew Solomon is the author of Untitled Essay Collection # 2 (2030), Who Rocks the Cradle (2025), Leadership and Society (2024), Il demone di mezzogiorno. Depressione: la storia, la scienza, le cure (2024), 比遠方更遠 (2023).

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Untitled Essay Collection # 2

release date: Jul 02, 2030

Who Rocks the Cradle

release date: Sep 04, 2025

Leadership and Society

release date: May 06, 2024
Leadership and Society
This timely issue of the Bulletin brings together fourteen voices from across curatorial departments and Met Trustees to consider how artists and cultures throughout history have explored the nature of leadership, interrogated the workings of society, and redefined the ideals of freedom and democracy. The essays in this issue center around one of three different themes: the ways societies are formed through collective collaboration, the symbols of leadership and civilization, and the images of leaders that commemorate, mythologize, or even obscure those who govern. By expanding worldviews and building bridges among disparate experiences, The Met plays a vital part in considering the definition of leadership and what it means to build a society. This volume asserts museums’ roles as keepers of histories and places of reflection and learning. As stewards of five thousand years of art from around the globe, The Met is privileged to preserve, share, and reevaluate the countless stories told by the objects in its collection while connecting them to the present day.

Il demone di mezzogiorno. Depressione: la storia, la scienza, le cure

release date: Jan 01, 2024

比遠方更遠

release date: May 04, 2023
比遠方更遠
Traditional Chinese edition of Far and Away: How Travel Can Change the World

The Double

release date: May 24, 2022
The Double
A groundbreaking examination of the “double” in modern and contemporary art From ancient mythology to contemporary cinema, the motif of the double—which repeats, duplicates, mirrors, inverts, splits, and reenacts—has captured our imaginations, both attracting and repelling us. The Double examines this essential concept through the lens of art, from modernism to contemporary practice—from the paired paintings of Henri Matisse and Arshile Gorky, to the double line works of Piet Mondrian and Marlow Moss, to Eva Hesse’s One More Than One, Lorna Simpson’s Two Necklines, Roni Horn’s Pair Objects, and Rashid Johnson’s The New Negro Escapist Social and Athletic Club (Emmett). James Meyer’s survey text explores four modes of doubling: Seeing Double through repetition; Reversal, the inversion or mirroring of an image or form; Dilemma, the staging of an absurd or impossible choice; and the Divided and Doubled Self (split and shadowed selves, personae, fraternal doubles, and pairs). Thought-provoking essays by leading scholars Julia Bryan-Wilson, Tom Gunning, W.J.T. Mitchell, Hillel Schwartz, Shawn Michelle Smith, and Andrew Solomon discuss a host of topics, including the ontology and ethics of the double, the double and psychoanalysis, double consciousness, the doppelgänger in silent cinema, and the queer double. Richly illustrated throughout, The Double is a multifaceted exploration of an enduring theme in art, from painting and sculpture to photography, film, video, and performance. Published in association with the National Gallery of Art, Washington, DC Exhibition Schedule National Gallery of Art, Washington, DC July 10–October 31, 2022

El demonio de la depresión / The Noonday Demon: An Atlas of Depression

release date: Aug 24, 2021
El demonio de la depresión / The Noonday Demon: An Atlas of Depression
«Intenligente, empático y repleto de conocimientos sobre el tema, Solomon ha construido una ventana iluminadora y sensata sobre la idea médica y la imagen de la depresión.»— Publisher Weekly. El demonio de la depresión es una obra fundamental para la comprensión de esta patología. Solomon explora el fenómeno a partir de su propia lucha contra la enfermedad y de entrevistas con otros enfermos, médicos, científicos, políticos, farmacólogos y filósofos; así revela la sutil complejidad y la intensa agonía que definen a este mal. El libro asume el reto de explicar la depresión y describe el amplio abanico de medicamentos disponibles, la eficacia de las terapias alternativas y el impacto que la enfermedad ha tenido en distintas sociedades a lo largo de la historia. Su contribución a nuestro entendimiento de la enfermedad mental y de la condición humana es asombrosa. ENGLISH DESCRIPTION The Noonday Demon is Andrew Solomon’s National Book Award-winning, bestselling, and transformative masterpiece on depression—“the book for a generation, elegantly written, meticulously researched, empathetic, and enlightening” (Time)—now with a major new chapter covering recently introduced and novel treatments, suicide and anti-depressants, pregnancy and depression, and much more. The Noonday Demon examines depression in personal, cultural, and scientific terms. Drawing on his own struggles with the illness and interviews with fellow sufferers, doctors and scientists, policy makers and politicians, drug designers, and philosophers, Andrew Solomon reveals the subtle complexities and sheer agony of the disease as well as the reasons for hope. He confronts the challenge of defining the illness and describes the vast range of available medications and treatments, and the impact the malady has on various demographic populations—around the world and throughout history. He also explores the thorny patch of moral and ethical questions posed by biological explanations for mental illness. With uncommon humanity, candor, wit and erudition, award-winning author Solomon takes readers on a journey of incomparable range and resonance into the most pervasive of family secrets. His contribution to our understanding not only of mental illness but also of the human condition is truly stunning.

Clinical Cases

release date: Apr 11, 2021
Clinical Cases
It is vitally important for medical students and junior doctors to grasp an understanding of ‘real-life medicine’. This innovative book of cases shows how a particular presentation may progress, and the different complications that may arise and emerge over time, which may be missed by the ‘snapshot in time'' approach taken by many problem-based volumes. The content reflects the average length of stay for a patient in hospital, in which their situation can change in a multitude of ways, and the management of chronic conditions may also need to be adapted as complications arise. Demonstrates the real bedside experiences that medical students can expect, in whichever simple or complex way that they may present Cases selected from a range of sub-specialties for comprehensive coverage across the curriculum Illustrates the complicated, progressive problems that will be seen while practicing as a doctor with detailed diagrams and diagnostic imagery to aid understanding Shows, with timepoints, how differential diagnoses may change as more information becomes available and new symptoms arise Describes a typical initial hospital stay, and subsequent presentations to the general practitioner and hospital readmission The Authors Andrew Solomon, BM BCH MA(Hons) DM FRCP, is a Consultant Physician, East and North Hertfordshire NHS Trust, Stevenage, UK. Julia Anstey, BSc (Hons) MBBS, is a Foundation Doctor, Somerset NHS Foundation Trust, Taunton, UK. Liora Wittner, MBBS BSc, is a Resident in Internal Medicine, Shamir Medical Centre, Be''er Ya''akov, Israel. With contributions from Priti Dutta, MBBS BSc FRCR, Consultant Radiologist, Royal Free London NHS Foundation Trust, London, UK.

A Time of Crisis

release date: Nov 01, 2020
A Time of Crisis
This special issue of the Bulletin reflects on some of the crises gripping our world in the present moment, including the catastrophic impact of the COVID-19 pandemic and the continuing tragedy of racial injustice. Voices from The Metropolitan Museum of Art present their personal perspectives on issues and challenges facing us all while connecting these difficult times to art, artists, and the Museum’s history. Conceived and written during the Museum’s unprecedented closure, this compelling publication reflects on art’s power to inspire, comfort, and heal.

Les frémissements du monde

release date: Aug 26, 2020
Les frémissements du monde
Montaigne l’avait écrit : « Il faut voyager pour frotter et limer sa cervelle contre celle d’autrui. » À l’heure où le repli sur soi menace, le génie des Frémissements du monde est de convertir cet idéal humaniste en réalité, de magnifier le caractère vital de la rencontre avec l’autre. Voici l’odyssée sur trente ans et dans une vingtaine de pays d’Andrew Solomon. Il est aux côtés d’artistes avant-gardistes dans les manifestations entraînant la chute de l’URSS ; il assiste à la renaissance artistique afghane après la chute du régime taliban ; il éprouve l’importance de la samba dans les favelas de Rio de Janeiro en pleine mutation avant les Jeux olympiques... Il dépeint avec finesse toutes ces sociétés à des moments politiques ou sociaux charnières : les progrès comme les menaces, les joies comme les regrets, les peurs comme les espoirs. Captivante anthologie de reportages, ce livre montre comment l’histoire est façonnée par les individus, qui sont en retour transformés par les changements. De l’incroyable diversité des expériences relatées émerge un fil conducteur : une humanité commune que Solomon découvre partout où il voyage, une mosaïque plus actuelle que jamais de ce qui unit vraiment les femmes et les hommes. La plume d’un écrivain de talent, voyageur curieux et journaliste à l’écoute du réel, nous entraîne ainsi dans un récit dont on ne peut que sortir grandi d’un supplément d’âme. Journaliste et psychologue, Andrew Solomon est l’auteur notamment du Diable intérieur. Anatomie de la dépression (finaliste du Pulitzer et lauréat de quatorze prix aux États-Unis, tr. française Albin Michel, 2002) et a été récompensé par le National Book Critics Circle Award pour Les Enfants exceptionnels (tr. française Fayard, 2019). Son œuvre est traduite en vingt-deux langues. Traduit de l’anglais (États-Unis) par Christine Vivier « Ce livre magistral regroupe un quart de siècle d’essais faisant vibrer l’âme. » Vanity Fair

Saturns Schatten

release date: Mar 27, 2019
Saturns Schatten
Seit vielen Jahren das Standardwerk über die Volkskrankheit Depression! Durch seinen ebenso persönlichen wie auch theoretischen Zugang ist Andrew Solomon eine facettenreiche Darstellung zur Depression gelungen. »Saturns Schatten« bietet konkrete Hilfe und Information für Betroffene und Angehörige, darüber hinaus gewährt es Einblicke in eine fremde Welt, die leider für immer mehr Menschen zur Realität wird. Solomon geht über eigene Erfahrungen hinaus, lässt andere Betroffene zu Wort kommen, erläutert verschiedene Therapieformen und die neuesten wissenschaftlichen Erkenntnisse. Aktualisiert und ergänzt um ein neues Kapitel über Schwangerschaftsdepression »Solomons Buch ist das ungewöhnliche Zeugnis eines Leidens – Aufrichtigkeit gepaart mit Aufklärung.« John Berger »Andrew Solomon verschafft uns einen ungewöhnlichen und faszinierenden Einblick in die dunkle Seite unserer Seele.« Daniel Goleman, Autor von »Emotionale Intelligenz«

Les enfants exceptionnels

release date: Feb 20, 2019
Les enfants exceptionnels
Tout parent se pose un jour cette question cruciale : comment accepter la différence de son enfant, et comment l’aider à vivre avec ? Pour y apporter des réponses, Andrew Solomon a mené plus de trois cents séries d’entretiens sur dix années. Il s’est immergé dans des foyers qui, au quotidien, sont aux prises avec la surdité, le nanisme, la trisomie 21, l’autisme, la schizophrénie ou de multiples handicaps ; il nous parle d’enfants prodiges ou transgenres ; il nous parle de ceux qui sont nés d’un viol ; de ceux qui ont commis un crime. Ce livre sans équivalent évoque avec subtilité et empathie les défis qui nous poussent à reconsidérer la manière dont nous percevons la différence. Si chacune est exceptionnelle, l’expérience que nous en faisons au sein de la famille est universelle. C’est le combat des gens qui s’aiment pour s’accepter les uns les autres, et ultimement le triomphe de l’amour sur les préjugés et les difficultés qui sont documentés dans ce livre fondateur qui s’est vu décerner vingt prix littéraires. Andrew Solomon, journaliste, est l’auteur du best-seller du New York Times Le Diable intérieur. Anatomie de la dépression (finaliste du Pulitzer et lauréat de quatorze prix aux États-Unis, dont le National Book Award en 2001 ; tr. française Albin Michel, 2002) et Far and Away. Reporting From the Brink of Change: Seven Continents, Twenty-Five Years (2016), ainsi que d’un roman, Le Vaisseau de pierre (tr. française Albin Michel, 2002). Son œuvre est traduite en vingt-deux langues. Il enseigne la psychologie au centre médical de Columbia.

O demônio do meio-dia (Nova edição)

release date: Dec 06, 2018
O demônio do meio-dia (Nova edição)
Partindo de sua própria batalha contra a depressão, Andrew Solomon constrói um retrato monumental da doença que assola nossos tempos. Lançado em 2000, O demônio do meio-dia continua sendo uma referência sobre a depressão, para leigos e especialistas. Com rara humanidade, sabedoria e erudição, o premiado autor Andrew Solomon convida o leitor a uma jornada sem precedentes pelos meandros de um dos temas mais espinhosos e complexos de nossos dias. Entremeando o relato de sua própria batalha contra a doença com o depoimento de vítimas da depressão e a opinião de especialistas, Solomon desconstrói mitos, explora questões éticas e morais, descreve as medicações disponíveis, a eficácia de tratamentos alternativos e o impacto que a depressão tem nas várias populações demográficas (sejam crianças, homossexuais ou os habitantes da Groenlândia). No epílogo inédito escrito exclusivamente para a reedição brasileira, conhecemos o que aconteceu com Solomon, com os entrevistados e com os tratamentos da depressão desde a publicação de O demônio do meio-dia . A inteligência, a curiosidade e a empatia do autor nos permitem conhecer não só as doenças mentais, mas a profundidade da experiência humana. Uma obra monumental. “Um livro-chave para uma geração que traz a depressão em seu cerne.” - The Times “Um excelente tratado sobre a depressão.” - Revista Veja “Se tivesse que descer na fossa da depressão e levar comigo um livro só, seria o de Solomon. Não sei se me ajudaria a encontrar minha cura, mas certamente, graças a ele, eu me sentiria menos sozinho” - Contardo Calligaris Vencedor do National Book Award e finalista do Pulitzer Eleito um dos 100 melhores livros da década de 2000 pelo jornal The Times Um best-seller internacional, publicado em 24 línguas

Um crime da solidão

release date: Nov 09, 2018
Um crime da solidão
Uma seleção inédita de textos do extraordinário autor de O demônio do meio-dia e Longe da árvore, que discutem com sensibilidade e empatia os vários aspectos do suicídio e da depressão. O demônio do meio-dia foi um livro divisor de águas sobre a depressão. Seu autor, Andrew Solomon, tratou de forma singular e inédita sobre esse mal que afeta milhões de pessoas no mundo, mas que, muitas vezes, ainda não é tratado com a seriedade devida. O suicídio é o extremo a que a doença pode levar, e é muito mais comum do que imaginamos: a cada quarenta segundos, alguém tira a própria vida. Nestes artigos que foram reunidos em livro pela primeira vez, numa edição exclusiva para o Brasil, Solomon reflete sobre casos recentes de suicídio de personalidades, como Anthony Bourdain, Robin Williams e Kate Spade, assim como de literatos, entre eles Sylvia Plath e David Foster Wallace, e ainda Virginia Woolf, que "tentou salvar-se pela arte" mas que sofria de um mal clínico intolerável e escolheu a água como um meio de morrer. Com sua narrativa fluida e seu olhar sempre empático, ele relata e analisa uma série de casos de pessoas que acabaram partindo antes da hora.

La desafiante decadencia de la joven Rusia (Flash Ensayo)

release date: Jun 28, 2018
La desafiante decadencia de la joven Rusia (Flash Ensayo)
Una crónica sobre el final de la Unión Soviética y la nueva Rusia que emergía en los años noventa. Rusia, 1991. Tras el período de glasnost (apertura) y perestroika (reestructuración) impulsado por el último líder soviético, Gorbachov, la Unión Soviética se disuelve. Andrew Solomon viajó a Rusia a principios de los años noventa para presenciar los enormes cambios que experimentaba el país. Solomon analizó en este artículo la situación de la sociedad rusa, radiografiando con agudeza a las nuevas generaciones: artistas avant-garde, hombres de negocios y banqueros, miembros de la mafia rusa, políticos con nuevas ideas... Su idea era retratar el país en un momento en el que se encontraba inmerso en una profunda transformación. El autor descubrió una sociedad divida entre el deseo de adoptar ideas occidentales (democracia, capitalismo) y el empeño por mantener los valores soviéticos. La desafiante decadencia de la joven Rusia ofrece un retrato revelador de los eventos que sacudieron Rusia a finales del siglo veinte.

La hora de la verdad (Flash Ensayo)

release date: May 14, 2018
La hora de la verdad (Flash Ensayo)
El emotivo relato de Peter Lanza, padre del chico que perpetró el tiroteo masivo más mortífero en una escuela en la historia de Estados Unidos. Andrew Solomon narra la historia Adam Lanza, quien en 2012 asesinó a su madre y a veinte personas -alumnos y profesorado- del instituto de Connecticut donde estudió, para después suicidarse. Se han publicado numerosos libros y artículos sobre el suceso, pero Solomon se centra por primera vez en la figura del padre de Adam, Peter Lanza, que desde entonces ha tratado de sobreponerse a la tragedia. Lanza vive atormentado por la aflicción y remordimiento, e insiste en que no existen respuestas cuando trata de comprender los motivos que llevaron a su hijo Adam a cometer estos asesinatos. Solomon nos invita a reflexionar sobre una de las cuestiones de mayor controversia en Estados Unidos, pero lo extiende también a temas universales: la crianza de los hijos, el estigma de los trastornos psiquiátricos y la violencia inherente en nuestra sociedad.

Lugares distantes

release date: Mar 02, 2018
Lugares distantes
Uma magnífica coleção de ensaios do premiado autor de O demônio do meio-dia sobre lugares que passaram por transições dramáticas. Andrew Solomon — um dos pensadores mais originais de nossa época — reúne neste livro escritos sobre lugares que passaram por abalos sísmicos culturais, políticos ou espirituais. Passando por lugares tão diversos quanto África do Sul, Brasil, China, Romênia, Ilhas Salomão, Equador, Taiwan, Mongólia, Antártica e Líbia — foram sete continentes e 83 países —, esta coletânea traz uma janela única sobre a própria ideia de transformação social, vista sobretudo pelos olhos das pessoas comuns. Figuras como ex-prisioneiros políticos, vítimas de estupro, garçonetes trans, xamãs e outros excluídos da sociedade são boa parte das fontes do autor. Com seu brilhantismo e compaixão característicos, Solomon demonstra tanto como a história é alterada por indivíduos quanto como as identidades pessoais são alteradas quando governos mudam.

Far from the Tree

release date: Jan 01, 2017
Far from the Tree
The old adage says that the apple doesn''t fall far from the tree, meaning that children usually resemble their parents. But what happens when the apples fall somewhere else -- sometimes a couple of orchards away, sometimes on the other side of the world? In this young adult edition, Andrew Solomon profiles how families accommodate children who have a variety of differences: families of people who are deaf, who are dwarfs, who have Down syndrome, who have autism, who have schizophrenia, who have multiple severe disabilities, who are prodigies, who commit crimes, and more.

Armut Dibine Düsmeyince

release date: Jun 01, 2016

Far and Away

release date: Apr 19, 2016
Far and Away
Solomon demonstrates both how history is altered by individuals, and how personal identities are altered when governments alter.

背離親緣(下)

release date: Jan 26, 2016
背離親緣(下)
「生命因困苦而豐富,愛則因為必須努力而深刻。」 「珍貴的並不是苦難本身,而是我們對苦難如同珍珠般的包容。」 西方有個諺語:「蘋果落地,離樹不遠」,也就是「有其父必有其子」。但事實卻是,世上有許多孩子都落到了別處,可能是幾座園子外,也可能落到世界的另一端,完全背離父母的預期和想像,而這些家庭也因此走入完全不同的人生。 這些離樹甚遠的果子與父母毫不相像,沒有從垂直的血緣遺傳到相同的外型、能力、智商、性向及價值觀,因此也無法從父母傳下的「垂直身分」獲得身分認同。他們 必須從狀況相同的同伴間得到「水平身分」,才不致覺得自己是世上孤獨的異類。垂直身分是社會對他們的認知,水平身分是他們對自己的認知,而當這兩種身分認 知出現巨大鴻溝,父母往往得用肉身造橋,才能橫渡這條深淵般的惡水。 這些父母一開始大多無法接受這樣的孩子,也不確信自己是否能勝任父母的角色。在生與不生、親自養育與送養之間痛苦地掙扎,許多人憑藉著對孩子的情感,激發出內在無與倫比的想像力、創造力以及愛的能力,去為孩子爭取生存的空間,而且以一種有尊嚴、有意義的姿態存活下來,從而重新發現為人父母的重大意義。 作者開宗明義提到:「從來就沒有複製這回事。」所有的生育都是一種製造,沒有子代會完全複製親代。在訪查過程中,他也見識了父母最深沉的絕望、瀕臨崩潰的邊 緣。這些父母原先千方百計要避免這樣的處境,卻被迫拖入原先並不願意進入的世界,然而,最後他們卻對此滿心感激──這是本書最大的謎題。 這些與眾不同的孩子會讓父母經歷痛苦的改變,但也讓父母更了解自己。孩子就像容器,裝著憤怒也裝著喜悅,甚至救贖。愛孩子,就會把實際存在的事物看得比想像中的事物還重要。 他並未要求所有父母都得堅強樂觀地面對孩子帶來的挑戰,而是不帶偏見、平和地訴說這些家庭所經歷的艱難,並對父母在愛中的掙扎寬厚以待。作者並不頌揚苦難,他透過本書告訴我們,珍貴的並不是苦難本身,而是我們對苦難如同珍珠般的包容。 這是本兼具心理學和社會學意義的專著,而很少人能把意義如此嚴肅的研究寫得如此溫柔、動人而心碎,而這正是因為作者在書寫他人的經歷時,也注入了自己的生命 經驗,並反思自己傷痕累累的人生。作者身為同志,他在摸索「我是誰」的過程中讓母親驚心,父親憂慮,雙方皆飽受折磨。這是他進行這項研究的初衷,藉由探查 其他差異份子的家庭,試圖了解這樣的傷害究竟是源於個人、家庭,還是社會? 作者自述:「展開這項研究時,我滿腹委曲;結束時,我學會寬容。一開始我想了解的是自己,到最後我了解的是父母。在這一頁頁的書寫中,幸福激發了寬恕。父母總是在愛中原諒我,而我最後也在愛中原諒了父母。」 作者簡介 安德魯.所羅門Andrew Solomon 2001年,他從長期憂鬱症的泥淖中走出,寫成了《正午惡魔》(The Noonday Demon)這本回憶錄,獲得美國國家圖書獎。隔年,他為了治療自己身為同志而在成長過程中承受的傷害,展開為期十年的訪查和研究,針對三百個擁有異常孩子的家庭進行深入拜訪,寫成了《背離親緣》一書,一出版便震驚世界。本書並獲得美國國家書評獎。 他的演講被《WIRED》雜誌列入十大必看TED Talk, 他也成了紐約時報年度暢銷作家,《紐約時報》與美國圖書館協會年度百大好書作家。作者獲獎無數,包括美國國家多發性節結硬化症協會「邁向更美好人生書籍 獎」、全國精神疾病聯盟紐約分會的肯書獎、年度心理類書選、浪達同志文學獎(回憶錄/自傳類),以及優質紙本書俱樂部新視野獎等十數獎項。 所羅門關注的題材廣泛,除了憂鬱症,還有蘇聯藝術、阿富汗文化復興、利比亞政治等等。他曾為多本文學評論與選集撰寫文章。 所羅門積極投入多項倡權運動,關注主題包含跨性別者的權益、精神健康、教育與藝術等。他針對同性婚姻主題所寫之文章曾於多種大眾媒體上曝光,包括《紐約客》、《新聞週刊》、美國同志雜誌《倡權者》(The Advocate),以及脫口秀《安德森•庫珀360°》(Anderson Cooper 360°)。 他 四處演講,並於康乃爾大學威爾醫學院擔任精神病學講師,同時也是耶魯大學精神病學系跨性別精神健康特別顧問、耶魯大學貝克萊學院講師、密西根大學憂鬱症中 心主任、哥倫比亞大學醫療中心精神科主任以及冷泉港實驗室主任,他也是哥倫比亞大學醫學院訪視委員會、憂鬱症與躁鬱症支援聯盟、紐約人類學院以及美國外交 關係協會的成員。所羅門獲頒生物精神醫學學會的人道獎,以及大腦與行為研究機構的生命貢獻獎。 所羅門擁有雙國籍,現與丈夫、兒子定居於紐約與倫敦兩地。 願所有讀者都能在本書中找到愛所需要的勇氣,並在釋卷後,以全新的眼光去評判個人價值及生命價值。 譯者簡介 簡萓靚 師範大學翻譯所口譯組。自幼乖戾,認識了書中幾十個家庭,才發現樹與蘋果終究離不遠。翻譯過程一度邊譯邊落淚。 作者費時十年奔走訪談的社會紀錄,間或以自身反覆思索的心得以及身為人父的溫柔告白,為我帶來一段精彩又充實的日子,不但思索了許多未曾思索的問題,更彷彿在短時間內經歷了十年歲月。 期盼有天世上再無異己,人性中的差異終究還是人性。電子信箱:[email protected] 審訂簡介 廖克煌 臺北人。交大資工系畢,加州蒙特瑞國際研究學院中英口譯組碩士。曾任新聞與影視編譯、譯審,現專職軟體本土化,落腳婚姻平權的美國為臺灣加油。對語言科學好奇,歎服譯事深難,在另一平行宇宙,必當孜孜矻矻從事口譯一償人生債。 賜教處:[email protected]

A Mother's Reckoning

release date: Jan 01, 2016
A Mother's Reckoning
On April 20, 1999, Eric Harris and Dylan Klebold walked into Columbine High School in Littleton, Colorado. Over the course of minutes, they would kill twelve students and a teacher and wound twenty-four others before taking their own lives. For the last sixteen years, Sue Klebold, Dylan''s mother, has lived with the indescribable grief and shame of that day. How could her child, the promising young man she had loved and raised, be responsible for such horror? And how, as his mother, had she not known something was wrong? Were there subtle signs she had missed? What, if anything, could she have done differently?

World Monuments

release date: Jan 01, 2015
World Monuments
"In celebration of the 50th anniversary of World Monuments Fund."

Identifying Inundation-driven Effects Among Intertidal Crassostrea Virginica in a Commercially Important Gulf of Mexico Estuary

release date: Jan 01, 2015
Identifying Inundation-driven Effects Among Intertidal Crassostrea Virginica in a Commercially Important Gulf of Mexico Estuary
Outcomes a, c, and d were found to be viable results of sea level rise, ruling out complete loss of intertidal reefs. Outcome (a) would be associated with decrease in oyster density and increase in oyster length. Outcome (c) would require the laying of oyster cultch upslope and shoreward of current intertidal reefs, as well as the removal of any hard armoring or development. Outcome (d) remained possible, but is the least likely requiring a balance between sedimentation, oyster angle of growth, and recruitment. This should be further investigated. A laboratory experiment was designed to test relative impact of varying sediment grain sizes on settlement of C. virginica larvae. Previous studies showed that suspended solids resulted in decreased larval settlement when using mixed sediment grain sizes. Predicted storm levels and hurricane levels of total suspended solids were used in flow tanks. Sediment from the field experiment was sieved into seven size classes, the most common five of which were used in the experiment since they represented 98.8% of total mass.

Il demone di mezzogiorno

release date: Nov 25, 2014
Il demone di mezzogiorno
I fantasmi della mente - angosce, ansie, paure - ci assalgono di solito nel buio della notte e sono messi in fuga dalla luce del sole. Non così il demone di mezzogiorno, la depressione: si può conoscerlo, identificarne cause e sintomi, ma faticare a sconfiggerlo e a trovare sollievo alla sofferenza che ci infligge. Lo scrittore Andrew Solomon, dopo averci raccontato come è emerso dall''abisso della depressione, riporta le testimonianze di altre persone passate attraverso la sua stessa esperienza, analizza il loro dolore e cerca di dare risposta ai loro interrogativi più intimi. Mette in luce le implicazioni storiche, sociali, biologiche, chimiche e mediche di una malattia che può colpirci così nel profondo da renderci del tutto inadatti alla vita. Ma per Solomon esaminare la depressione e gli stati d''animo che l''accompagnano equivale soprattutto a scoprire che cosa significhi avere un sé, che cosa significhi essere uomini. Toccante, intelligente, costruttivo, sempre arguto, Il demone di mezzogiorno è il testo essenziale sulla depressione, sullo stress e sul modo di vivere del nuovo millennio.

Demonen van de middag

release date: Oct 31, 2014
Demonen van de middag
Demonen van de middag is een ontroerend, persoonlijk, openhartig maar ook zeer informatief boek over depressie, dat de status van standaardwerk verwierf en dat het dus alleszins verdient om weer leverbaar te zijn. Andrew Solomon beschrijft niet alleen op prachtige wijze zijn eigen depressie, hij overstijgt het individuele perspectief door ook over het lot van anderen te schrijven de ervaringen van mensen in andere tijden en culturen. Solomon laat zien hoe moeilijk het is om depressie te definiëren. De verschillende soorten medicatie komen aan bod, evenals de therapeutische behandelmethoden en de effecten die de ziekte op een mensenleven kan hebben. Een belangrijk en adembenemend boek.

The Noonday Demon

release date: Sep 16, 2014
The Noonday Demon
The author offers a look at depression in which he draws on his own battle with the illness and interviews with fellow sufferers, researchers, doctors, and others to assess the complexities of the disease, its causes and symptoms, and available therapies. This book examines depression in personal, cultural, and scientific terms. He confronts the challenge of defining the illness and describes the vast range of available medications, the efficacy of alternative treatments, and the impact the malady has on various demographic populations, around the world and throughout history. He also explores the thorny patch of moral and ethical questions posed by emerging biological explanations for mental illness. He takes readers on a journey into the most pervasive of family secrets and contributes to our understanding not only of mental illness but also of the human condition.

O demônio do meio-dia

release date: Jul 25, 2014
O demônio do meio-dia
Partindo de sua própria batalha contra a depressão, Andrew Solomon constrói um retrato monumental da doença que assola nossos tempos. Com epílogo inédito à reedição brasileira. Lançado em 2000, O demônio do meio-dia continua sendo uma referência sobre a depressão, para leigos e especialistas. Com rara humanidade, sabedoria e erudição, o premiado autor Andrew Solomon convida o leitor a uma jornada sem precedentes pelos meandros de um dos temas mais espinhosos e complexos de nossos dias. Entremeando o relato de sua própria batalha contra a doença com o depoimento de vítimas da depressão e a opinião de especialistas, Solomon desconstrói mitos, explora questões éticas e morais, descreve as medicações disponíveis, a eficácia de tratamentos alternativos e o impacto que a depressão tem nas várias populações demográficas (sejam crianças, homossexuais ou os habitantes da Groenlândia). No epílogo inédito escrito exclusivamente para a reedição brasileira, conhecemos o que aconteceu com Solomon, com os entrevistados e com os tratamentos da depressão desde a publicação de O demônio do meio-dia. A inteligência, a curiosidade e a empatia do autor nos permitem conhecer não só as doenças mentais, mas a profundidade da experiência humana. Uma obra monumental.

Demonul amiezii

release date: Jun 11, 2014
Demonul amiezii
Volum finalist la Premiul Pulitzer, câştigător al National Book Awards şi inclus în lista The Times a celor mai bune o sută de cărţi ale deceniului „Ni se vorbise despre Andrew Solomon ca despre o legendă: privindu-l, încercam să-i ascult povestea, alcătuită nu din cuvinte mai întâi, ci din tonuri de lumină şi din mici străluciri ale canavalei pe care era pictat. Nu ştiam atunci – a trebuit să-i citesc cartea ca să aflu – că aveam în faţă un om care încercase de toate, căruia nimic omenesc nu-i era străin, care supravieţuise Africii negre şi pustiurilor de gheaţă de dincolo de Cercul Polar, care cunoscuse toate formele de amor şi toate nuanţele suferinţei umane, care-şi dereglase voit, asemenea lui Rimbaud, toate simţurile, care citise, asemenea lui Mallarmé, toate cărţile, care cartografiase, asemenea lui Lautréamont, toate iadurile minţii... Fiziologia, chimia, sociologia, etnologia, tratamentul şi istoricul depresiei sunt comprehensiv presărate de-a lungul întregii scrieri, dar fără-ndoială că aspectul cărţii care rămâne cel mai puternic în amintire este cel de autobiografie spirituală a autorului, povestea vieţii lui întreţesute indiscernabil cu tema depresiei. Această privire retrospectivă asupra vieţii unui personaj de o extremă complexitate morală nu e doar o confesiune, adevăratul termen ce trebuie folosit e spovedanie. M-am simţit îmbogăţit interior parcurgând, pasionat, cartea lui Andrew Solomon. Mai mult decât ştiinţă şi mai mult decât literatură, ea este o mărturie despre suferinţă, o meditaţie despre scandalul etern al faptului că o conştiinţă trebuie să simtă durere şi să moară. Traducerea în limba română a acestei opere, nominalizată în anul publicării ei la Premiul Pulitzer, trebuie privită drept ceea ce este cu adevărat: un eveniment.“ (Mircea CĂRTĂRESCU) „O călătorie de o sinceritate sfâşietoare printr-una dintre cele mai sumbre încăperi ale sufletului omenesc." (Daniel GOLEMAN) „O imagine caleidoscopică şi fascinantă a depresiei." (James Dewey WATSON, Premiul Nobel pentru medicină, descoperitorul ADN-ului) Demonul amiezii explorează, cu imagini grăitoare şi până în străfunduri, fenomenul melancoliei şi al spaimei. E o mărturie cuprinzătoare, în toate sensurile – personal, ştiinţific, istoric şi politic –, asupra depresiei clinice, a originilor ei, a modalităţilor de manifestare şi a tratamentului necesar. O lucrare importantă care vorbeşte despre suferinţă, dar şi – chiar într-o mai mare măsură – despre speranţă.“ (Kay Redfield JAMISON, profesor de psihiatrie, Johns Hopkins School of Medicine) „Puţine cărţi sunt atât de puternice, de polemice şi, pe alocuri, de un asemenea umor straniu... O carte clasică a epocii noastre, un text esenţial pentru o generaţie bântuitã de depresie.“ (Mail on Sunday) „O carte fascinantă şi empatică... Captivantă, de largă respiraţie, lipsită de prejudecăţi, utilă, o mărturie a forţei de care poate da dovadă mintea omenească în confruntarea cu provocările cele mai cumplite, o carte care ne aduce tuturor o rază de speranţă.“ (Erica WAGNER, The Times)
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