The Cid / Cinna / The Theatrical Illusion

6 best books like The Cid / Cinna / The Theatrical Illusion (Pierre Corneille): R.U.R., Le jeu de l'amour et du hasard, Why Marriages Succeed or Fail: And How You Can Make Yours Last, Ten Lessons to Transform Your Marriage: America's Love Lab Experts Share Their Strategies for Strengthening Your Relationship, Allegro ma non troppo. Con Le leggi fondamentali della stupidità umana, Stiletto

R.U.R.

Author	Karel Čapek
ISBN	0486419266

R.U.R.--written in 1920--garnered worldwide acclaim for its author and popularized the word "Robot." Mass-produced, efficient and servile labor, Čapek's Robots remember everything, but lack creative thought, and the Utopian life they provide ultimately lacks meaning. When the Robots revolt,...

Le jeu de l'amour et du hasard

Author	Pierre de Marivaux
ISBN	2030345911

Pour juger de la qualité du fiancé qu'on voudrait lui imposer, Silvia prend la place de Lisette, sa servante. Mais Dorante, le fiancé, a eu la même idée de son côté... Le dispositif ainsi truqué, la partie commence : jeu de l'amour, mais surtout jeux de l'esprit, marivaudage grâce auquel la...

Why Marriages Succeed or Fail: And How You Can Make Yours Last

Author	John M. Gottman
ISBN	0684802414

Psychologist John Gottman has spent twenty years studying what makes a marriage last. Now you can use his tested methods to evaluate, strengthen, and maintain your own long-term relationship.

This breakthrough book guides you through a series of self-tests designed to help you determine...

Ten Lessons to Transform Your Marriage: America's Love Lab Experts Share Their Strategies for Strengthening Your Relationship

Author	John M. Gottman
ISBN	1400050197

In 1994, Dr. John Gottman and his colleagues at the University of Washingto— made a startling announcement: Through scientific observation and mathematical analysis, they could predict—with more than 90 percent accuracy—whether a marriage would succeed or fail. The only thing they did...

Allegro ma non troppo. Con Le leggi fondamentali della stupidità umana

Author	Carlo M. Cipolla
ISBN	8815019804

An alternate cover edition can be found here.

Un "divertissement", un guizzo anarchico dell'intelligenza. È così che si possono definire queste pagine nelle quali Cipolla abbandona gli austeri panni dello studioso e, giocando sul filo del paradosso e dell'assurdo, costruisce due brevi...

Stiletto

Author	Daniel O'Malley
ISBN	0316228044

In this spirited sequel, The Rook returns to clinch an alliance between deadly rivals and avert epic—and slimy—supernatural war.

When secret organizations are forced to merge after years of enmity and bloodshed, only one person has the fearsome powers—and the bureaucratic finesse—to...