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"Dwellers in the Mirage" Leif Langdon is an American explorer who discovers a warm valley in Alaska. Two races inhabit the valley, the Little People and a branch of an ancient Mongolian race; they worship the evil Kraken named Khalk'ru which they summon from another dimension to offer human sacrifice. The inhabitants recognize Langdon as the reincarnation of their long dead hero, Dwayanu. Dwayanu's spirit possesses Langdon and he starts a war with the Little People. "The Moon Pool" deals with an advanced race which has developed within the Earth's core. Eventually their most intelligent members create an offspring. This created entity encompasses both great good and great evil, but it slowly turns away from its creators and towards evil. The entity is called either the Dweller or the Shining One.

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“When we’re dating, you are mine. Even if it’s fake.” I thought my luck was about to change when my best friend found me an apartment to sublet in the heart of Nashville, TN. As an aspiring singer, this is where I need to be in order to finally get discovered. I’m ready to start my new life until I discover my new neighbor is none other than Stone Walker. Super Bowl winning, NFL receiver. Stone cold fox. My high school crush. And my brother’s ex-best friend—emphasis on the ex. I know I should probably tuck tail and run, but I don’t. If Stone can handle this new living arrangement then so can I. Besides, neighbors don’t have to talk to each other. Until my best friend comes up with a plan. I should fake date Stone. After all, I have the talent, the drive, and the music. All I need is the visibility. And Stone has that in spades. I thought he would reject the plan, but he’s surprisingly on board. Now he’s showing up at my gigs with flowers and kisses me until my head spins and my knees go weak. And when he scores a touchdown and dances just for me? I want this relationship to be real. But falling in love wasn’t part of the agreement. Stone walked way from our family once and I don’t think I’m strong enough for him to do it again.

Blurb Diamku bukan berarti aku tak mampu membalasmu, Mas. Tapi aku sedang menunggu waktu. Kapan darah haidku bekerja secara maksimal ditubuhmu! Tolong jangan ditiru, ya! Ini hanya sebagai peringatan kepada para suami, agar berhenti menyakiti hati istri. Pelajaran buat para mertua dan ipar-ipar, agar menghargai sesama perempuan. Sebab setan pasti akan mengambil eksistensi, pada hati yang tersakiti. Dan kepada para istri, jangan mudah tergoda dengan bujuk rayu setan. Ingat, semua perbuatan pasti ada konsekwensinya. Ada malaikat yang ditugaskan oleh Allah untuk mencatat semua perbuatan. Tak usah menunggu di akhirat kelak, masih hidup di duniapun kita akan memetik balasan-Nya. Ikuti ceritanya ya, semoga pembaca suka dengan cerita ini. Terima kasih banyak.

The scorching sequel to Beautiful Bastard! Escaping a cheating ex, finance whiz Sara Dillon’s moved to New York City and is looking for excitement and passion without a lot of strings attached. So meeting the irresistible, sexy Brit at a dance club should have meant nothing more than a night’s fun. But the manner—and speed—with which he melts her inhibitions turns him from a one-time hookup and into her Beautiful Stranger. The whole city knows that Max Stella loves women, not that he’s ever found one he particularly wants to keep around. Despite pulling in plenty with his Wall Street bad boy charm, it’s not until Sara—and the wild photos she lets him take of her—that he starts wondering if there’s someone for him outside of the bedroom. Hooking up in places where anybody could catch them, the only thing scarier for Sara than getting caught in public is having Max get too close in private.

NEW FOREWORD BY JANELLE MONÁE Selected by The Atlantic as one of THE GREAT AMERICAN NOVELS. From the New York Times bestselling author of Parable of the Sower and MacArthur “Genius” Grant, Nebula, and Hugo award winner The visionary time-travel classic whose Black female hero is pulled through time to face the horrors of American slavery and explores the impacts of racism, sexism, and white supremacy then and now. “I lost an arm on my last trip home. My left arm.” Dana’s torment begins when she suddenly vanishes on her 26th birthday from California, 1976, and is dragged through time to antebellum Maryland to rescue a boy named Rufus, heir to a slaveowner’s plantation. She soon realizes the purpose of her summons to the past: protect Rufus to ensure his assault of her Black ancestor so that she may one day be born. As she endures the traumas of slavery and the soul-crushing normalization of savagery, Dana fights to keep her autonomy and return to the present. Blazing the trail for neo-slavery narratives like Colson Whitehead’s The Underground Railroad and Ta-Nehisi Coates’s The Water Dancer, Butler takes one of speculative fiction’s oldest tropes and infuses it with lasting depth and power. Dana not only experiences the cruelties of slavery on her skin but also grimly learns to accept it as a condition of her own existence in the present. “Where stories about American slavery are often gratuitous, reducing its horror to explicit violence and brutality, Kindred is controlled and precise” (New York Times). “Reading Octavia Butler taught me to dream big, and I think it’s absolutely necessary that everybody have that freedom and that willingness to dream.” —N. K. Jemisin

Ella es la hija del Alfa de la manada Luna Negra, pero siempre tuvo una vida de sirviente. Tanto su padre como su madrastra la odiaban porque no tenía lobos. Fue la noche de la fiesta de apareamiento en la cual conoció a un hombre misterioso, quien le quitó la virginidad y arruinó su vida. En consecuencia, fue desterrada y se convirtió en una rebelde, sin embargo y de repente, encontró a su lobo. ¿Cómo pasó todo esto?

A FINALIST FOR THE KIRKUS PRIZE FOR FICTION In this stunning novel, Pulitzer Prize and National Book Award–winning author Louise Erdrich tells a story of love, natural forces, spiritual yearnings, and the tragic impact of uncontrollable circumstances on ordinary people’s lives. History is a flood. The mighty red . . . In Argus, North Dakota, a collection of people revolve around a fraught wedding. Gary Geist, a terrified young man set to inherit two farms, is desperate to marry Kismet Poe, an impulsive, lapsed Goth who can't read her future but seems to resolve his. Hugo, a gentle red-haired, home-schooled giant, is also in love with Kismet. He’s determined to steal her and is eager to be a home wrecker. Kismet's mother, Crystal, hauls sugar beets for Gary's family, and on her nightly runs, tunes into the darkness of late-night radio, sees visions of guardian angels, and worries for the future, her daughter’s and her own. Human time, deep time, Red River time, the half-life of herbicides and pesticides, and the elegance of time represented in fracking core samples from unimaginable depths, is set against the speed of climate change, the depletion of natural resources, and the sudden economic meltdown of 2008-2009. How much does a dress cost? A used car? A package of cinnamon rolls? Can you see the shape of your soul in the everchanging clouds? Your personal salvation in the giant expanse of sky? These are the questions the people of the Red River Valley of the North wrestle with every day. The Mighty Red is a novel of tender humor, disturbance, and hallucinatory mourning. It is about on-the-job pains and immeasurable satisfactions, a turbulent landscape, and eating the native weeds growing in your backyard. It is about ordinary people who dream, grow up, fall in love, struggle, endure tragedy, carry bitter secrets; men and women both complicated and contradictory, flawed and decent, lonely and hopeful. It is about a starkly beautiful prairie community whose members must cope with devastating consequences as powerful forces upend them. As with every book this great modern master writes, The Mighty Red is about our tattered bond with the earth, and about love in all of its absurdity and splendor. A new novel by Louise Erdrich is a major literary event; gorgeous and heartrending, The Mighty Red is a triumph.

Após um brutal treinamento de oito anos em Underhill, Kallik, uma mestiça metade humana e metade feérica, sobreviveu ao teste final e poderá retornar para casa e, quem sabe, ter a vida que sempre sonhou desde que perdeu a mãe e se viu jogada em um orfanato depois de ser renegada pelo próprio pai. Mas durante seu juramento, Underhill — o lar ancestral dos feéricos e fonte da magia primordial — é destruído, Alli é a única que sabe o que aconteceu de verdade no momento em que tudo explodiu. E essa informação poderá ser sua morte se ela não agir rápido. Agora para tentar salvar seu povo e provar sua inocência, Alli vai fugir para o último lugar que qualquer feérico iria: o Triângulo. Enquanto busca por respostas e conta com ajudas inesperadas, Kallik vai embarcar em uma aventura e descobertas que a farão compreender que ela é mais do que apenas uma órfã mestiça. Talvez ela seja a chave para algo maior.

Hace cien años, hubo dos infantas que despertaban la curiosidad del público y la prensa, tal y como hoy lo hacen la princesa Leonor y su hermana Sofía. Se trataba de Beatriz y María Cristina de Borbón y Battenberg, las hijas de Alfonso XIII y Victoria Eugenia. Baby y Crista, como las llamaban, nacieron rodeadas de los privilegios y ritos de una monarquía decadente, pero con el estigma de la hemofilia, una terrible enfermedad heredada de su madre y de su bisabuela inglesa, la reina Victoria. Su infancia y juventud quedaron marcadas por tiempos turbulentos y episodios que moldearon la historia reciente de España. También sufrieron grandes tragedias familiares: la muerte inesperada de dos de sus hermanos, la separación de sus padres, las peleas dinásticas... Sin embargo, siempre aseguraron que su huida de España, la mañana del 15 de abril de 1931, y el largo y forzado exilio fueron sus mayores desgracias. Con apenas veinte años, sin reino y con un futuro incierto, comenzaron una nueva vida en Italia. Las dos se casaron con nobles —el príncipe Alessandro Torlonia y el conde Enrico Marone-Cinzano—, se codearon con algunos de los protagonistas del siglo xx, formaron sus propias familias y, en sus últimos años, llegaron a ver la proclamación de su sobrino, Juan Carlos de Borbón, como rey de España. Esta es su vida de novela.

Le spin off de Promets-moi de vivre Willow est fêtarde, insouciante, peut-être frivole pour les mauvaises langues. Mais qui sait réellement quelles blessures elle cache derrière son sourire ? Elle s’est sentie si abandonnée, enfant, qu’elle a ensuite décidé de ne vivre que pour elle et son bon plaisir. Pas d’attaches, et surtout pas de romance, l’idée d’aimer à nouveau et d’être brisée la terrifie. Pourtant quelqu’un semble tout savoir d’elle : Jayden, l’un de ses plus proches amis et sans doute le plus attentif, le plus tendre... et le plus respectueux de sa précieuse liberté ainsi que de son désir de célibat. À trop regarder en arrière, Willow ne risque-t-elle pas de passer à côté de sa plus belle histoire d’amour ? À propos de l’autrice Inès Leia a plusieurs casquettes : celles de lectrice, de blogueuse et d’autrice... En 2022, lorsqu’elle se lance dans l’écriture de son premier roman sur Wattpad, la jeune femme de dix-neuf ans rencontre un succès fulgurant. Depuis, près de 2 millions de lecteurs attendent impatiemment ses chapitres, et des milliers de passionnés de littérature suivent ses avis et conseils lecture sur ses réseaux sociaux.

On a New England morning in the late 1980s, a group of young cousins wander deep into the woods on their family’s property, drawn in by uncanny visions and the disappearance of one of their own—but the farther they go, the stranger their surroundings become. Lingering at the edge of a family party, a troop of cousins loses track of the youngest child among them. With their parents preoccupied with bickering about decades-old crises, the children decide they must set out to investigate themselves—to the rickety chicken coop, the barn and its two troublesome horses, and into the woods that once comprised their late grandmother’s property. The more the children search, and the deeper they walk, the more threatening the woods become and the more lost they are, caught between their aunt’s home in the present day, their parents’ childhood home just through the trees, and the memory of the house their grandmother grew up in. Soon, what began as a quest for answers gives way to a journey that undermines everything they’ve been told about who they are, where they came from, and what they deserve. Disquieting and delightful, Idle Grounds is a rich exploration of the interior lives of children and a gripping meditation on birthright, decline, and weight of family history. A fable of the distortions of privilege and the impossibility of keeping secrets hidden, this is a novel about straying from home—only to come back unraveled, unsettled, and irrevocably changed.

Astrid Parker nunca falha é o segundo volume da série Bright Falls, que começou com Delilah Green não está nem aí. "Ashley retrata seus personagens com profundidade, amor e empatia sem fim." – Lana Harper, autora de Payback's a Witch “A autora cria personagens tão reais que eles quase pulam das páginas direto para o seu coração.” – The Nerd Daily Para Astrid Parker, falhar não é uma opção. Por isso, desde que rompeu com o noivo, ela está focada na carreira. E, ao ser convidada para realizar a modernização da tradicional Pousada Everwood em um reality show de reformas, ela tem uma chance de ouro para brilhar. O projeto não só promete ser a solução para os problemas financeiros de sua empresa como pode fazer com que ela finalmente conquiste a aprovação da mãe, que nunca parece satisfeita com nada. Até que surge uma pedra em seu sapato. Jordan Everwood, neta da dona da pousada, detesta todas as ideias de Astrid e está decidida a preservar a essência da hospedaria da família. Logo seus pequenos atos de sabotagem começam a rachar a fachada de perfeição de Astrid, revelando uma vulnerabilidade que ela nunca se permite demonstrar – e isso faz com que a antipatia entre as duas se transforme em algo muito parecido com desejo. Agora Astrid precisa decidir se quer continuar se esforçando para corresponder às expectativas alheias ou se mergulha de cabeça em um futuro incerto, assustador e muito, muito emocionante.

"Cuando la abuelastra de Shay Zucconi muere, le deja una granja de tulipanes, pero antes deberá cumplir con dos condiciones: La primera es que Shay tiene que mudarse al pequeño pueblo de Friendship, en Rhode Island. La segunda, y más complicada, sobre todo porque su novio acaba de cancelar la boda, es que Shay debe casarse en el transcurso de un año. Noah Barden estuvo enamorado de Shay Zucconi en el instituto, pero nunca se animó a decírselo. Era demasiado tímido, demasiado torpe y muy poco interesante para invitar a salir a una chica tan guapa y popular. Aquel antiguo amor ni se le pasa por la cabeza. Hasta que Shay regresa al pueblo y pone la vida de Noah patas arriba."

Step foot into new worlds and prepare for war… As they make their way into the Realm, Averie and Silas find themselves in a race against time. They must rejoin the Rebellion without being discovered by their enemies. Along the way, they meet a surprising new ally with alluring secrets—and deadly motives of his own. As Averie struggles to find her place and adapt to the world around her, training takes on a whole new meaning when Callen takes over as her teacher. Using unconventional methods, he forces her to deal with the past and accept what she cannot change. While Silas fights to keep his past from colliding with his present, his lies draw the unwanted attention of an old friend. When everyone Averie cares about is threatened, she is forced to the frontlines, whether she is ready for it or not.

ભણતરના પીંજરામાં અને અણગમતાં જીવનની જેલમાં કેદ થઈ ગયેલો એક કૉલેજિયન છોકરો. ઝનૂની, બળવાખોર, બેફીકર, અને પોતાની છાતીમાં હજાર સૂરજની આગ લઈને જીવતો એ ભોળો છોકરો. એને ગમતું કામ ખબર નથી. જે કામ કરે છે એ ગમતું નથી! એને જીવવું કેમ એ ખબર નથી. જે જીવે છે એ ગમતું નથી! પોતાનાં અંતરમનના યુદ્ધથી થાકીને પોતાની જિંદગીને જડમૂળથી બદલવાં એક દિવસ આ યુવાન નીકળી પડ્યો! યાંત્રિક જિંદગીથી દૂર. સમાજથી દૂર. મા-બાપથી દૂર. પ્રસ્તુત છે જીતેશ દોંગા લિખિત એકવીસમી સદીના બુદ્ધની સફર! આ ધરતી પર મારે કેમ જીવવું એવો સવાલ લઈને નીકળેલાં એક ભોળા ભટકેલા યુવાનીની આત્મખોજ. સત્યની શોધમાં પોતાના સવાલોનો થેલો ભરીને નીકળેલી હૃદયને હચમચાવી દેતી એક ભવ્ય જિંદગી. એક પ્રેરણાત્મક પ્રયોગશાળા— નોર્થપોલ *** ગુજરાતી મૉર્ડન સાહિત્યમાં આ એ નવલકથા છે જેણે ગુજરાતી યુવાવર્ગને અંગ્રેજી સાથે ગુજરાતી નવલકથાઓ વાંચતો કર્યો છે. — પ્રકાશક

Do you need more time for yourself? Do you want to get your mind off things? Do you long for more happiness and contentment? Then this is the book for you! It contains 52 stories that will change your life and your way of thinking. Each story is carefully selected to explain important Buddhist wisdom and thought processes. They deal with universal themes such as gratitude, mindfulness, self-love, and happiness. The stories convey valuable life lessons that will enrich your life. After each story, a reference to the present time is made. It also tells what you can learn from the story for your own life. Especially in today's world full of stress and distractions, the teachings of Buddhism are a true blessing. They give us new food for thought and show us what really matters in life. This book invites you to reflect and find yourself. It shows you new ways of thinking that have incredible potential. You do NOT need to have any prior knowledge of Buddhism. These are timeless life lessons that are valuable and helpful to everyone (regardless of age or religion). Buy this book if you.... want to stop negative thoughts want to become happier and more content need new ideas and food for thought want to reduce stress want to find inner peace Order the book now and start the most important journey in life: The journey to yourself.

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“One sensational read! Wow, this one just completely blew me away. If you are looking for a brand new series to sink your teeth into, then look no further. A must read!” Once Upon A Time Book Blog, 5 stars Madison walked through the fallen snow, looking left and right. It had been Kaylee’s idea to use the trail through the forest; she said no one would follow them. But Madison lost sight of Kaylee for a moment and when she found her again she wasn’t alone… In the remote forests of Stillwater, Minnesota, you can scream for days and no one will hear you. So when the bodies of two fifteen-year-old girls are discovered frozen in the snow, Special Agent Nikki Hunt is sure the killer is local: someone knew where to hide the girls and thought they would never be found. Though Nikki hasn’t been home in twenty years, she knows she must take over the case. The Sheriff’s department in Stillwater has already made a mistake by connecting the girls’ murders to those of a famous serial killer, refusing to consider the idea that the killer could be someone from town. Then another girl’s body is found, a red silk ribbon tied in her hair, and Nikki realizes that the killer has a connection to her own dark past, and the reason she left Stillwater. Nikki is not the only person in town who wants those secrets to stay hidden. Will she be able to face her demons before another child is taken? Gripping and spine-chilling, The Girls in the Snow will make you gasp, unable to put it down until the final heart-pounding twist. Perfect for fans of Karin Slaughter, Lisa Gardner and Robert Dugoni. What readers are saying about The Girls in the Snow: “Bloody fantastic! I loved this book… I was hanging on to every word and couldn’t put the book down… full of tension and action and kept me guessing. Highly recommend this book.” Bonnie’s Book Talk, 5 stars “This is the thriller that I didn’t know I was waiting for and needed in my life until I picked it up. SO GOOD. I’m still reeling and trying to catch my breath from this highly suspenseful and emotionally charged story… I need more ASAP.” Reading in Autumn, 5 stars “Addictive. I read this in one sitting. It's unputdownable… Filled with intrigue and deceit, The Girls in The Snow is guaranteed to keep you up all night.” Lisa Regan “First time reading this author and I couldn’t put it down. Suspense that will keep you hooked until the very last page. Even when I wasn’t reading it, I couldn’t stop thinking about it… I had to see what happened.” Goodreads reviewer, 5 stars “A dagger sharp crime thriller. Highly recommended… I loved Nikki Hunt… Engaging. I never figured out what was going to happen next until I read it myself.” NetGalley reviewer, 5 stars “This is the first book in a long time that I’ve given up all household responsibilities, all TV time for and all my study time for. [I] knew nothing was going to get done outside of my day job until I finished this book, which I did in 24 hours… Fast-paced and jam-packed from start to finish.” Goodreads reviewer, 5 stars “Kept me guessing throughout… This one gets 5 stars, great series starter… a compelling mystery that had me wondering whodunit right up until the killer was revealed.” Goodreads reviewer, 5 stars “This book was fantastic! Everything about it worked… I was hooked from page one and didn’t put it down until I was done… I had no idea who the killer was until it was revealed. This is going to be a must read series!” Goodreads reviewer, 5 stars “Wow!! Stacy Green's The Girls in the Snow opens with such force… and it keeps going until the very end… this is a top 10 for me!” NetGalley reviewer, 5 star

Граційні й величні фейрі — неземні створіння, прекрасні й довершені, як смертоносний меч тонкої роботи. Та водночас вони підступні й жорстокі, особливо до людського роду. Джуд знає про це, бо один з них посиротив її з сестрами й відвіз до Краю Фейрі. Вона — смертна, яка протягом десяти років зростала під опікою вбивці у суспільстві, де людей зневажають і ненавидять. Дівчина ладна на все, щоб знайти своє місце під сонцем. Навіть протистояти цькуванню юних фейрі під проводом принца Кардана. Коли план Джуд провалюється, інший нащадок короля пропонує їй захист напередодні змін у Краю Фейрі, але не задарма. От-от спалахне полум’я палацового перевороту — і саме вона опиняється в центрі зрад та інтриг. На карту поставлено долю не тільки Джуд та її сестер, а й усього Краю Фейрі. Велика гра королів і принців, королев і корон починається.

The Catcher in the Rye," written by J.D. Salinger and published in 1951, is a classic American novel that explores the themes of adolescence, alienation, and identity through the eyes of its protagonist, Holden Caulfield. The novel is set in the 1950s and follows Holden, a 16-year-old who has just been expelled from his prep school, Pencey Prep. Disillusioned with the world around him, Holden decides to leave Pencey early and spend a few days alone in New York City before returning home. Over the course of these days, Holden interacts with various people, including old friends, a former teacher, and strangers, all the while grappling with his feelings of loneliness and dissatisfaction. Holden is deeply troubled by the "phoniness" of the adult world and is haunted by the death of his younger brother, Allie, which has left a lasting impact on him. He fantasizes about being "the catcher in the rye," a guardian who saves children from losing their innocence by catching them before they fall off a cliff into adulthooda. The novel ends with Holden in a mental institution, where he is being treated for a nervous breakdown. He expresses some hope for the future, indicating a possible path to recovery..

"The Curious Case of Benjamin Button" is one of F. Scott Fitzgerald's most memorable short stories. The protagonist, Benjamin Button, is born an old man and ages in reverse until he becomes a baby and then finally vanishes from the earth. In a short introduction to the story, Fitzgerald wrote: "This story was inspired by a remark of Mark Twain's to the effect that it was a pity that the best part of life came at the beginning and the worst part at the end. By trying the experiment upon only one man in a perfectly normal world I have scarcely given his idea a fair trial. Several weeks after completing it, I discovered an almost identical plot in Samuel Butler's 'Note-books.' "The Curious Case of Benjamin Button" was the inspiration for the major motion picture of the same name and remains one of Fitzgerald's most haunting and beautiful tales. This collection also includes three other Jazz Age tales by Fitzgerald.

Auf dem Höhepunkt seiner Macht wird Papst Innozenz XIV. von einem dunklen Geheimnis aus seiner Vergangenheit eingeholt, das auf keinen Fall an die Öffentlichkeit dringen darf. Doch die Feinde des Heiligen Vaters wollen genau das und scheuen keine Mittel, ihren Plan umzusetzen. Ein erbitterter Wettlauf gegen die Zeit beginnt. Die junge Journalistin Erika von Weiland gerät zwischen die Fronten der beiden Lager und wird schließlich vor die Entscheidung ihres Lebens gestellt ...

Anlatılmamış gerçekler. Onurlu bir mücadele. Güzel günler ve Anadolu’nun yeniden ayağa kalkışının hikayesi. Bu çarpıcı politik kurgu eserinde, sürgün edilmiş bir askerin vatanına, Türkiye’ye dönüş yolculuğuna tanık olacaksınız. Geçmişin gerçekleri ve hakikatin berrak ışığında, tarih, hayal ve kaderin buluştuğu aydınlık bir geleceğe yelken açacaksınız. 15 Temmuz gecesinin gizlenen yüzünü, kan donduran bir kanlı kumpasın detaylarını ve asla boyun eğmeyenlerin destansı direnişini keşfedeceksiniz. Yazarın gözünden, bir milletin nasıl yeniden inşa edilebileceğini, yaraların nasıl sarılacağını ve uçurumun eşiğindeki bir ülkenin küllerinden nasıl doğacağını göreceksiniz. Bu kitap yalnızca bir hikâye değil. Bu bir uyanış. Her sayfada kendinizi gerçek ile yalanın, adalet ile ihanetin, umut ile çaresizliğin kesiştiği noktada bulacaksınız. Perdenin arkasını ve ufukların ötesini görmeye hazır mısınız?

गीता प्रेस से प्रकाशित 'कल्याण' के 'बालक-अंक' में प्रकाशित 19 वीर बालकों के चरित्र इस पुस्तक में प्रस्तुत कर रहे हैं। ये चरित्र अपूर्व आत्मत्याग तथा बलिदान के सजीव चित्र हैं। आशा है इन्हें पढ़कर बच्चों एवं बड़ों में बलिदान और त्याग की भावना जाग्रत होगी। -हनुमान प्रसाद पोद्दार

Emma Wilson Rota. Una muñeca triste y rota. Quizá pienses que lo que estoy contándote no tiene sentido, pero cuando rozas la línea de olvidarte de ti mismo, tu vida cambia. Llega un momento en el que nada tiene sentido, en el que tú no tienes sentido. Ahí es cuando te das cuenta de que si no te quieres a ti mismo, jamás podrás querer a nadie con el corazón en la mano. Esa soy yo, una mujer que se consideraba risueña y loca, a la que le llegaron nuevas oportunidades sin buscarlas y, con ellas, muchos problemas de los que no conseguí escapar. Lo principal es que estoy hundida en un pozo por la persona a la que más amo. Se llama Edgar Warren, y tiene el poder de destruirme o salvarme. ¿Quieres conocerlo? Permíteme que te cuente la historia de una mujer a la que un solo hombre destruyó.

NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER • From #1 New York Times bestselling author Danielle Steel comes a powerful, sweeping historical novel about a courageous woman in World War II Germany. Sophia Alexander, the beautiful daughter of a famous surgeon in Berlin, has had to grow up faster than most young women. When her mother falls ill, Sophia must take charge of her younger sister, Theresa, and look after her father and the household, while also volunteering at his hospital after school. Meanwhile, Hitler’s rise to power and the violence in her very own town have Sophia concerned, but only her mother is willing to share her fears openly. After tragedy strikes and her mother dies, Sophia becomes increasingly involved in the resistance, attending meetings of dissidents and helping however she can. Circumstances become increasingly dangerous and personal when Sophia assists her sister’s daring escape from Germany, as Theresa flees with her young husband and his family. Her father also begins to resist the regime, secretly healing those hiding from persecution, only to have his hospital burned to the ground. When he is arrested and sent to a concentration camp, Sophia is truly on her own, but more determined than ever to help. While working as a nurse with the convent nuns, the Sisters of Mercy, Sophia continues her harrowing efforts to transport Jewish children to safety and finds herself under surveillance. As the political tensions rise and the brutal oppression continues, Sophia is undeterred, risking it all, even her own freedom, as she rises to the challenge of helping those in need—no matter the cost. In Only the Brave, Danielle Steel vividly captures the devastating effects of war alongside beautiful moments of compassion and courage.

From three bestselling authors comes an interwoven tale about a trio of World War II nurses stationed in the South Pacific who wage their own battle for freedom and survival. The Philippines, 1941. When U.S. Navy nurse Eleanor Lindstrom, U.S. Army nurse Penny Franklin, and Filipina nurse Lita Capel forge a friendship at the Army Navy Club in Manila, they believe they’re living a paradise assignment. All three are seeking a way to escape their pasts, but soon the beauty and promise of their surroundings give way to the heavy mantle of war. Caught in the crosshairs of a fight between the U.S. military and the Imperial Japanese Army for control of the Philippine Islands, the nurses are forced to serve under combat conditions and, ultimately, endure captivity as the first female prisoners of the Second World War. As their resiliency is tested in the face of squalid living arrangements, food shortages, and the enemy's blatant disregard for the articles of the Geneva Convention, the women strive to keep their hope— and their fellow inmates—alive, though not without great cost. In this sweeping story based on the true experiences of nurses dubbed "the Angels of Bataan," three women shift in and out of each other's lives through the darkest days of the war, buoyed by their unwavering friendship and distant dreams of liberation. "A novel rich in historical detail that immerses readers in the dangers and deprivation WWII nurses suffered in the Pacific, wrapped up with a hopeful ending." -Booklist

"Senki sem születik szörnyetegnek, hanem azzá válunk... A maffia nem egy család. A maffia egy szervezet. Egy gazdatest. Aminek én vagyok a szíve. Fokról fokra lépkedtem. Megjártam a legkeményebb orosz börtönt, közben látható és láthatatlan sebeket szereztem. És most itt vagyok, az egyik legkegyetlenebb bűnszervezet élén. A nincstelen senki kölyökből könyörtelen maffiafőnökké váltam. Nem vagyok jó ember. De úgy fest, annyira rossz sem, hiszen képes volt valaki megérinteni a lelkemet. Ekkor jöttem rá, hogy nem vagyok sérthetetlen, ahogy arra is, hogy a vér lemosható... Vad és érinthetetlen, akárcsak én. Az a pár nap, amit tőle akartam, sokkal több lett. Az egyezség felbomlott, de ő itt maradt. Egy nő. Egy szív. Egy érzés. Ami képes volt egy vérengző fenevadat megszelídíteni. Marilyn Miller a maffia sötét világába vezeti az olvasóit, ahol a hűség az úr, de az élet a tét. A szív rejtett kapui kitárulnak, azonban a múlt utat tör magának, hogy végül kegyetlenül lesújtson az egyetlen tiszta dologra ebben a könyörtelen világban: a szerelemre."

Qué quietud había ahí arriba, pero ¿por qué nunca estaba en paz? El día aún no despuntaba, y Furlong miró hacia el río oscuro y brillante cuya superficie reflejaba partes equivalentes del pueblo iluminado. Eran tantas las cosas que se veían mejor, cuando no estaban tan cerca. No pudo decir cuál prefería; si la vista del pueblo o su reflejo en el agua. Invierno de 1985 en un pequeño pueblo irlandés. Bill Furlong es un hombre amable y un trabajador infatigable, vende carbón y madera. Su única preocupación es que a su esposa y a sus cinco hijas no les falte nada. Lleva una vida tranquila y rutinaria, hasta que un día, mientras entrega un pedido en el convento del pueblo, se involucra en una situación que le devuelve otra imagen de su pasado, dejándolo en medio de una encrucijada definitiva: por un lado, seguir su instinto de autopreservación y mirar hacia abajo, por el otro, actuar con coraje y hacer lo correcto, sin importar las consecuencias. Claire Keegan, una de las voces más potentes de la literatura irlandesa contemporánea, se detiene con perspicacia en esas pequeñas cosas que hacen la diferencia y construye una novela de una delicadeza conmovedora. "En Cosas pequeñas como esas, Claire Keegan crea escenas con asombrosa claridad y lucidez. Esta es la historia de lo que sucedió en Irlanda, contado con simpatía y precisión emocional." Colm Tóibín

Vad som skulle bli en vanlig reseguide blev en av världens roligaste romaner. Jerome K. Jeromes Tre män i en båt utspelar sig under två veckor längs med floden Themsen, från Kingston upon Thames i London, till Oxford och tillbaka. Berättelserna om de viktiga historiska platserna förlöses i en hejdlös komik, när J. och hans vänner, George och Carl, och J:s (påhittade) hund, Montmorency, ger sig ut på båtsemester. Tre män i en båt är en av världslitteraturens mest klassiska komiska romaner, här i svensk översättning av Birgitta Hammar. JEROME K. JEROME [1859-1927] var en engelsk romanförfattare och essäist som skrev in sig i litteraturhistorien med Tre män i en båt [Three Men in a Boat (To Say Nothing of the Dog), 1889], romanen om en dråplig båtsemester längs med Themsen.

#1 NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER • Escape to Camino Island, where bookseller Bruce Cable and novelist Mercer Mann always manage to find trouble in paradise. Don’t miss Framed, John Grisham’s first work of nonfiction since The Innocent Man! Mercer Mann, a popular writer from Camino Island, is back on the beach, marrying her boyfriend, Thomas, in a seaside ceremony. Bruce Cable, infamous owner of Bay Books, performs the wedding. Afterward, Bruce tells Mercer that he has stumbled upon an incredible story. Mercer desperately needs an idea for her next novel, and Bruce now has one. The true story is about Dark Isle, a sliver of a barrier island not far off the North Florida coast. It was settled by freed slaves three hundred years ago, and their descendants lived there until 1955, when the last one was forced to leave. That last descendant is Lovely Jackson, elderly now, who loves her birthplace and its remarkable history. But now Tidal Breeze, a huge, ruthless corporate developer, wants to build a resort and casino on the island, which Lovely knows, deep down, is rightfully hers. Mercer befriends Lovely, and they plunge into an enormous fight over who owns Dark Isle, taking on Tidal Breeze Corporation, its lawyers, lobbyists, and powerful Florida politicians. But Lovely knows something about the island that could seriously cloud the dollar signs in the developer’s eyes: the island is cursed. It has remained uninhabited for nearly a century for some very real and very troubling reasons. The deep secrets of the past are about to collide with the enormous ambitions of the present, and the fate of Dark Isle—and Camino Island, too—hangs in the balance. Look for all of John Grisham’s rollicking Camino novels: Camino Island Camino Winds Camino Ghosts

यह उपन्यास सबसे पहले 1949 में लखनऊ में लिखा गया। तब इसका स्वरूप एवं प्रारूप बिल्कुल भिन्न थे। यदि उसी रूप में छपता तो मेरा विश्वास है कि यह कहीं अधिक सशक्त एवं व्यवस्थित होता। लेकिन दुर्भाग्य न केवल व्यक्तियों का ही होता है बल्कि कुछ कृतियों का भी होता है। सन ’49 से लेकर ’53 तक लोगों के परामर्श के फलस्वरूप अनेक परिवर्तन इसमें किये गये, फलतः रंजना, एक असंभाव्य चरित्र बन गयी। सच माने रंजना की यह असंभाव्यता मेरे कारण नहीं हुई। कैसे और क्यों हुई, यह स्वयं मनोरंजन है पर उसकी चर्चा वांछनीय न होगी। अस्तु

Putri Leah menulis surat bunuh diri sebelum pernikahannya. Itu karena dia yakin dia akan mati setelah malam pernikahan; akhir yang menyedihkan dari seorang putri yang mengabdikan hidupnya untuk negara dan keluarga kerajaan. Namun sebelum menyerahkan nyawanya, Leah merencanakan balas dendam terakhirnya kepada keluarga tersebut, yang pasti akan membuat mereka hancur bahkan setelah dia menjadi mayat yang dingin. Dia akan mempermalukan mereka dengan menjadi pengantin yang tidak perawan. “Mengapa kamu membuang pengalaman pertamamu? Bukankah kamu hanya ingin melarikan diri?” pria itu bertanya dengan tatapan dalam. “Aku… aku ingin mati.” Leah secara impulsif menceritakan rahasianya kepada pria yang tidur dengannya selama satu malam. Leah pikir, mereka tidak akan memiliki kesempatan untuk bertemu lagi. Namun siapa yang menyangka bahwa Pria yang ia temui itu adalah pria berbahaya dan berkuasa?

From indie darling Harper L. Woods comes WHAT LIES BEYOND THE VEIL, the first book in the Of Flesh and Bone series, where the heated fae romance of A Court of Thorns and Roses meets The Witcher. Once, we’d worshipped them as Gods. For nearly 400 years, the Veil has protected us from the Fae of Alfheimr. In their absence, our lives have shifted from decadence and sin to survival and virtue under the guidance of the New Gods. I’ve spent my entire life tending to the gardens next to the boundary between our worlds, drawn to the shimmering magic like a moth to the flame. Then, we died on their swords. All of that changes the day the Veil shatters, unleashing the fae upon our world once again. The magic of faerie marks those of us they mean to take, but the Mist Guard protecting Nothrek will kill us all before they let the fae have us. There’s no choice but to flee everything I’ve ever known, not if I want to live to see my twenty-first birthday as a free woman. Now, they’ll claim what’s theirs. But before they capture me, Caelum saves me from the Wild Hunt. Fae-marked and on the run, he is able to fight back in ways I only dream of. From tentative alliance to all-consuming passion, our bond strengthens as the fae close in and evil lurks ever nearer. With my life on the line, he is everything I shouldn’t dare to want and a distraction I can’t afford. I can’t seem to stay away, not even with something greater on the line. My heart. At the Publisher's request, this title is being sold without Digital Rights Management Software (DRM) applied.

“A heartbreakingly resonant debut, The Turtle House is a tender, big-hearted story about women, family, and the complicated history of Texas. These characters, and their tentative, flawed stumblings toward grace, will stay with me.”—Elizabeth Wetmore, author of Valentine “Sweeping yet intimate, Amanda Churchill’s Turtle House spans cultures and continents. Minnie and her granddaughter Lia are unforgettable protagonists, whose grit and grace will inspire you. Together, they find a way through in this gripping debut.”—Vanessa Hua, author of Forbidden City Moving between late 1990s small-town Texas to pre-World War II Japan and occupied Tokyo, an emotionally engaging literary debut about a grandmother and granddaughter who connect over a beloved lost place and the secrets they both carry. It’s spring 1999, and 25-year-old Lia Cope and her prickly 73-year-old grandmother, Mineko, are sharing a bedroom in Curtain, Texas, the ranching town where Lia grew up and Mineko began her life as a Japanese war bride. Both women are at a turning point: Mineko, long widowed, moved in with her son and daughter-in-law after a suspicious fire destroyed the Cope family ranch house, while Lia, an architect with a promising career in Austin, has unexpectedly returned under circumstances she refuses to explain. Though Lia never felt especially close to her grandmother, the two grow close sharing late-night conversations. Mineko tells stories of her early life in Japan, of the war that changed everything, and of her two great loves: a man named Akio Sato and an abandoned Japanese country estate they called the Turtle House, where their relationship took root. As Mineko reveals more of her early life—tales of innocent swimming lessons that blossom into something more, a friendship nurtured across oceans, totems saved and hidden, the heartbreak of love lost too soon—Lia comes to understand the depth of her grandmother’s pain and sacrifice and sees her Texas family in a new light. She also recognizes that it’s she who needs to come clean—about the budding career she abandoned and the mysterious man who keeps calling. When Mineko’s adult children decide, against her wishes, to move her into an assisted living community, she and Lia devise a plan to bring a beloved lost place to life, one that they hope will offer the safety and sense of belonging they both need, no matter the cost. A story of intergenerational friendship, family, coming of age, identity, and love, The Turtle House illuminates the hidden lives we lead, the secrets we hold close, and what it truly means to find home again when it feels lost forever.

LAS COSAS NO SON LO QUE PARECEN. NUNCA CONFÍES EN LAS COSAS. Los Iremonger son una familia peculiar. Durante generaciones han permanecido en HEAP HOUSE, su laberíntica mansión, donde las jerarquías y los matrimonios vienen impuestos. En las plantas superiores vive la familia; en las inferiores, el servicio. Rodean la mansión los CÚMULOS: montones de basura proveniente de todo Londres que se extienden hasta donde alcanza la vista. Todos los miembros de la familia perpetúan una tradición, la de vivir ligados a un OBJETO DE NACIMIENTO que deben proteger con su vida. Los objetos parecen susurrar algo, pero solo Clod Iremonger, el ESCUCHADOR, es capaz de oírlos. La llegada de Lucy Pennant, nueva sirvienta de la mansión, lo cambiará todo. Porque en el horizonte de Heap House se adivina una gran tempestad. Y los secretos de la familia Iremonger están a punto de saltar por los aires para siempre.

BLURB Novel ini sekuel dari novel sebelumnya: ISTRI BERCADARKU MANTAN MAFIA. Yang belum baca, cuz ke list novel ya��� Sebelum wafat, Aderald Ibrahim mengalihkan semua harta yang dikelolanya pada anak majikannya, Diandra Safaluna. Ternyata ketiga anaknya tak menerima keputusan tersebut. Mereka nekad untuk menyingkirkan Luna yang merupakan menantu keluarga itu. Takdir Tuhan berkata lain. Luna diselamatkan oleh wanita yang selama ini menjadi musuhnya dalam dunia mafia. Dia kembali dengan menyamar sebagai ART suaminya yang bernama Diana. Rasa cintanya pada suaminya hanya bisa ia rasa tanpa bisa ia ungkapkan. Bisakah Sayudha mengenali samaran istrinya? Akankah Luna berhasil kembali merebut hartanya dan membalas dendam?

Gabriella Martin is a beautiful and talented ballerina who only lives to dance . . . until she meets Dane Harrington. In him, she finds a soul mate who shares her intense passion for dancing. Dane is a choreographer and the premier danseur for a world-renowned dance company in New York City. Together, they are spending their summer at Cliff House, preparing for the fall International Dance Competition in Paris. Meredith Winters, a colleague of Gabriella and Danes, is an ambitious rival of Gabriellas. She desperately wants to dance the role of the female lead in the pas de deux that Dane has created for its Paris debut. She also wants Dane. Initially, the summer promises to be idyllic for Gabriella. Then a series of strange and sinister mishaps begin to stalk her. Trivial at first, they become dangerously more malicious. Gabriellas world starts to unravel. Feeling increasingly threatened and confused, she begins to doubt her sanity. Must she sacrifice Danes love, her career, and even her life in order to unmask the dark secrets of Cliff House?

The human Race is at war with the Vicious Dalki and when they needed help more than ever, THEY started to come forward. Humans who had hidden in the shadows for hundreds of years, people with abilities. Some chose to share their knowledge to the rest of the world in hopes of winning the war, while others kept their abilities to themselves. Quinn had lost everything to the war, his home, his family and the only thing he had inherited was a crummy old book that he couldn’t even open. But when the book had finally opened, Quinn was granted a system and his whole life was turned around. He completed quest after quest and became more powerful, until one day the system gave him a quest he wasn’t sure he could complete. "It is time to feed!" "You must drink human blood within 24 hours" "Your HP will continue to decrease until the task has been completed" More info, visit: https://www.webnovel.com/

El trabajo en la escuela mediante rincones es un hecho cada día más habitual. Organizar la clase en rincones de actividad no significa tan sólo cambiar la distribución del espacio, implica además una concepción diferente del niño y de la niña, del maestro o maestra y de la metodología de trabajo. Este libro no sólo nos ofrece unos apuntes sobre el juego y los fundamentos psicopedagógicos esenciales para comprender esta propuesta metodológica, sino que nos sugiere modelos de organización espacial y temporal, propuestas concretas de rincones, materiales necesarios, actividades que pueden llevarse a cabo, así como pautas de observación o ejemplos de control junto a algunas reflexiones sobre la evaluación.

★ Starred selection for CCBC's Best Books Ideal for Teachers 2023! Now a National Best Seller! How can Indigenous knowledge systems inform our teaching practices and enhance education? How do we create an education system that embodies an anti-racist approach and equity for all learners? This powerful and engaging resource is for non-Indigenous educators who want to learn more, are new to these conversations, or want to deepen their learning. Some educators may come to this work with some trepidation. You may feel that you are not equipped to engage in Indigenous education, reconciliation, or anti-racism work. You may be anxious about perpetuating misconceptions or stereotypes, making mistakes, or giving offence. In these chapters, I invite you to take a walk and have a conversation with a good mind and a good heart. With over two decades in Indigenous education, author Jo Chrona encourages readers to acknowledge and challenge assumptions, reflect on their own experiences, and envision a more equitable education system for all. Each chapter includes reflection questions to help process the ideas in each chapter suggestions for taking action in both personal and professional spheres of influence recommended resources to read, watch, or listen to for further learning personal reflections and anecdotes from the author on her own learning journey voices of non-Indigenous educators who share their learning and model how to move into, and sit, in places of unknowing and discomfort, so we can examine our own biases and engage in this work in a good way Grounded in the First Peoples Principles of Learning, this comprehensive guide builds on Chrona’s own experiences in British Columbia’s education system to explore how to shape anti-racist and equitable education systems for all. Perfect for reading on your own or with your professional learning community!

Mengingat betapa urgensinya persoalan psikologi dalam kehidupan manusia khususnya dalam dunia pendidikan, maka faktor ini mendorong psikologi terus dikaji dan dipelajari banyak orang. Psikologi ini merupakan sebuah ilmu yang mempelajari tentang jiwa. Dimana ilmu inisangat penting untuk kita pelajari sebagai mahasiswa dan mahasiswi yang akan diaplikasikan nanti saat masuk dunia mengajar maupun terjun dimasyarakat. Perhatian pada psikologi yang terutama tertuju pada masalah bagaimana tiap-tiap individu dipengaruhi dan dibimbing oleh maksud-maksud pribadi yang mereka hubungkan kepada pengalaman mereka sendiri. Pengamatan biasanya dilakukan oleh orang yang cerdas. Terjadi terhadap suatu proses dengan maksud merasakan dan memahami pengetahuan dari sebuah fenomena berdasarkan pengetahuan.

¿Lactancia a demanda o cada tres horas? ¿Lo que hace está acorde con la edad? ¿Cómo logro que duerma? ¿Qué vacunas necesita el primer año? ¿Qué hago cuando todos opinan? Tranquila. Está El doc en casa. Diego Montes de Oca, pediatra de gran trayectoria, con más de 400.000 seguidores en Instagram, te da todas las respuestas de actualidad médica y científica para que puedas criar desde la intuición y el corazón.

The book covers the broad spectrum of 'Comparative Education' as an emerging discipline within the framework of education in India and UK; USA; and China. This thoroughly revised edition of the book introduces the systems, patterns and problems of education while highlighting the similarities and differences in various educational systems, the way these have been conceived including the solution worked out by each country to the problems in the field. The book has been organized, keeping in view the syllabi of different universities for B.Ed., M.Ed., M.A. (Education) and M.Phil. It has already been approved by a number of universities as a text and reference book. It will also prove useful for teachers and educational administrators in dealing with the problems of education in their day-to-day work.

O grande mestre Woo-Jae Lee, o introdutor do Tae Kwon Do no estado do Rio de Janeiro, está de volta à cena marcial após 38 anos longe dos dojangs, e por uma razão muito especial, o livro "Pratique Taekwondo", inspirado no bem-sucedido "Aprenda Taekwondo", que entre 1970 e 1980, vendeu mais de 90 mil exemplares. A nova coleção é composta por quatro livros: Pratique Tae Kwon Do ( Volume I e Volume 2), o livro Viva Tae Kwon Do e o dedicado a Defesa Pessoal - Hoshinsull. Com o esgotamento da primeira publicação, não havia nada tão completo no mercado editorial sobre Taekwondo. Para suprir essa necessidade e depois de tantos pedidos, o mestre Woo-Jae Lee contempla seus fãs e admiradores desta arte marcial coreana com estas novas obras, que contam com dados históricos, atualização de técnicas, regras e sistemas. O livro Pratique TKD 1 é o livro que todo amante de Taekwondo deve ter na coleção. O conteúdo é dedicado aos praticantes da Faixa Branca ao 2o dan. Inclui técnicas ilustradas da escola Changhunryu e Kukkiwon.

Buku "Teknik Penulisan Karya Ilmiah" adalah panduan yang komprehensif cara membuat Karya Ilmiah yang baik dan benar untuk peneliti, mahasiswa, dan siapa pun yang ingin menguasai keterampilan menulis karya ilmiah yang efektif. Buku ini mengulas langkah-langkah penting dalam proses penulisan karya ilmiah, mulai dari memilih topik penelitian hingga penyuntingan dan format penulisan. Pembaca akan dipandu dalam menyusun rencana penelitian yang terstruktur, mengumpulkan bahan dengan baik, dan menyusun pendahuluan serta tinjauan pustaka yang kuat. Metodologi penelitian, analisis data, hasil penelitian, dan diskusi juga dibahas dengan detail. Buku ini juga memberikan pedoman teknik penyusunan daftar pustaka yang tepat. Selain itu, penulis juga menyoroti pentingnya tata bahasa dan ejaan, dan penyuntingan format yang baik dalam penulisan karya ilmiah. Dengan buku ini, pembaca akan memiliki sumber daya yang berharga untuk menghasilkan karya ilmiah yang berkualitas tinggi.

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This book presents a challenging and multi-faceted research project that required state-of-the-art methodological approaches. The project involved analyzing data collected from 10,000 research articles published in ten leading journals in the area of educational technology over 20 years, from January 1994 to December 2014; advanced analytic approaches such as latent semantic analysis; and expert insights and interpretations of the subject matter. It captures the trends in a number of research streams within the discipline of educational technology and identifies the point in time when a massive change took place. This is a significant achievement given that, in epistemology and philosophy of science, there have always been discussions of paradigm shifts, but researchers have always identified them qualitatively. This is the first work to identify a paradigm shift using rigorous quantitative methods. The analysis procedure involved big data and sophisticated analysis, which supported the identification of clusters at several breakpoints from which the richest set was selected in order to provide the most detailed analysis. This comprehensive analysis also shows what has been published and by whom in those ten top-tier journals. This work makes a highly significant contribution to the field of learning technologies and provides the groundwork and a significant data source for other scholars, both new and experienced, to build on and expand in their work.

يتناول هذا الكتاب إستراتيجيات التعلم والتعليم : نظريات، مبادئ، مفاهيم عددا من الموضوعات تدور حول: (مقدمة في إستراتيجيات التعليم والتعلم، إستراتيجية التدريس والتدريس الفعال، إستراتيجية العمليات العقلية، إستراتيجية التكوين العقلي، إستراتيجية تعديل السلوك، إستراتيجية الفروق الفردية، إستراتيجية البرمجة اللغوية والعصف الذهني والتعلم بالإتقان والاكتشاف، إستراتيجية التغذية الراجعة، الإستراتيجية النظرية البنائية للتعلم، إستراتيجية التعلم المستند على الدماغ، إستراتيجية المهارات الحركية)، وذلك في سبعة عشر فصلا. Descriptor(s): LEARNING STRATEGIES | TEACHING METHODS | TEACHING SKILLS | SKILLS DEVELOPMENT

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The book Test, Measurement and Evaluation is based on revised and updated syllabus of M.P.Ed of NCTE. The purpose of the book is to provide text for students of M. P. Ed. The book is practical and user friendly and bridges the gap between theory and practical. The language of the book is simple and easy to understand. Content: UNIT I – Introduction Meaning and Definition of Test, Measurement and Evaluation. Need and Importance of Measurement and Evaluation. Criteria for Test Selection – Scientific Authenticity. Meaning, definition and establishing Validity, Reliability, Objectivity. Norms – Administrative Considerations. UNIT II – Motor Fitness Tests Meaning and Definition of Motor Fitness. Test for Motor Fitness; Indiana Motor Fitness Test (for elementary and high school boys, girls and College Men) Oregon Motor Fitness Test (Separately for boys and girls) - JCR test. Motor Ability; Barrow Motor Ability Test – Newton Motor Ability Test – Muscular Fitness – Kraus Weber Minimum Muscular Fitness Test. UNIT III – Physical Fitness Tests Physical Fitness Test: AAHPERD Health Related Fitness Battery (revised in 1984), ACSM Health Related Physical Fitness Test, Roger’s physical fitness Index. Cardio vascular test; Harvard step test, 12 minutes run / walk test, Multi-stage fitness test (Beep test) UNIT IV – Anthropometric and Aerobic-Anaerobic Tests Physiological Testing: Aerobic Capacity: The Bruce Treadmill Test Protocol, 1.5 Mile Run test for college age males and females. Anaerobic Capacity: Margaria- Kalamen test, Wingate Anaerobic Test, Anthropometric Measurements: Method of Measuring He ight: Standing Height, Sitting Height. Method of measuring Circumference: Arm, Waist, Hip, Thigh. Method of Measuring Skin folds: Triceps, Sub scapular, Suprailiac. UNIT V – Skill Tests Specific Spots Skill Test: Badminton: Miller Wall Volley Test. Basketball: Johnson Basketball Test, Harrison Basketball Ability Test. Cricket: Sutcliff Cricket test. Hockey: Friendel Field Hockey Test, Harban’s Hockey Test, Volleyball, Russel Lange Volleyball Test, Brady Volleyball Test. Football: Mor-Christian General Soccer Ability Skill Test Battery, Johnson Soccer Test, Mc-Donald Volley Soccer Test. Tennis: Dyer Tennis Test.

The events and personalities of ancient Rome spring to life in this history, from its founding in 753 B.C. to the death of the philosopher-emperor Marcus Aurelius in A.D. 180. Paul A. Zoch presents, in contemporary language, the history of Rome and the stories of its protagonists?such as Romulus and Remus, Horatius, and Nero-which are so often omitted from more specialized studies. With an eye detail, Zoch guides his readers through the military campaigns and political developments that shaped Rome’s rise from a small Italian city to the greatest imperial power the world had ever known. We witness the long struggle against the enemy city of Carthage. We follow Caesar as he campaigns in Britain, and we observe the ebb and flow of Rome’s fortunes in the Hellenistic East. Writing with the belief that such stories contain moral lessons that are relevant today, Zoch presents a narrative that is both entertaining and informative. An afterword takes the history to the fall of the Roman Empire in the West in A.D. 476.

Management, today, is not a new concept instead it is something that touches every aspect of modern life. With this premise, this book on Educational Administration and Management provides a comprehensive coverage of all concepts of educational management for teacher training courses be it planning, strategizing or human and material resource supervision to implement structures to execute an effective education system. It serves as a sound base to understand and command all managerial and administrative aspects of educational organizations. It covers the updated knowledge base on participative management, change management, TQM, decision making, leadership, supervision, planning organizational climate, organizational development, educational finance and other important issues related to educational management. The book is written in simple and lucid style using figures and tables wherever necessary. Chapter-end questions and MCQs are provided for self-assessment. List of Abbreviations is given for clear understanding of the terms. TARGET AUDIENCE The book is primarily suitable for the paper Educational Administration and Management of B.Ed. students. It is also useful for BA (Education), M.Ed. MA (Education) for their various papers dealing with Indian Education Structure, Education in Indian Constitution, Educational Organizations/agencies in India and Indian Educational Administration. Those preparing for NET/JRF and Higher Education Services Commission of various states can also make use of it.

Evaluasi program mempunyai tujuan untuk mengetahui tingkat keberhasilan suatu program Keberhasilan tersebut meliputi efektivitas program, seperti waktu, kelancaran, dana, tenaga, hingga kualitas hasil yang dicapai Dengan kata lain, evaluasi program berfungsi sebagai pemonitor dan pengontrol pelaksanaan suatu program agar dapat diketahui tindak lanjut dari pelaksanaan program tersebut Manfaat melakukan evaluasi program di dunia pendidikan dapat memberdayakan pendidik maupun tenaga kependidikan, misalnya dalam mengalokasikan dana yang dimiliki oleh lembaga pendidikan baik pada tingkat sekolah maupun tingkat perguruan tinggi; menentukan dan memutuskan kualitas dari kurikulum sekolah dalam bidang-bidang materi tertentu; mengakreditasi sekolah ataupun perguruan tinggi yang memenuhi kriteria ataupun standar yang ditetapkan oleh lembaga akreditasi yang diakui pemerintah; hingga menetapkan manfaat dari suatu program yang dikembangkan oleh lembaga pendidikan Secara umum, buku ini membahas tentang konsep dasar evaluasi program dan pengimplementasiannya Dalam pembahasan terkait konsep dasar evaluasi, beberapa topik yang dibahas mulai dari definisi evaluasi, definisi evaluasi program, jenis-jenis model evaluasi, hingga keunggulan dan kelemahan model evaluasi Dalam pembahasan terkait pengimplementasian evaluasi program, beberapa topik yang dibahas mulai dari metodologi penelitian dalam evaluasi program, instrumen- instrumen dalam evaluasi program, hingga langkah-langkah pengambilan keputusan dalam evaluasi program Buku ini dapat dibaca oleh para mahasiswa-mahasiswi khususnya dari bidang pendidikan atau keguruan Buku ini dapat dibaca pula oleh para akademisi atau tenaga pengajar dari pelbagai perguruan tinggi, baik negeri maupun swasta yang mengampu mata kuliah yang berhubungan dengan evaluasi pendidikan Buku ini dapat dibaca juga oleh para praktisi di bidang pendidikan, peneliti, evaluator, dan para pembaca yang ingin mempelajari dan mendalami tentang evaluasi program pendidikan.

Ejercicios de Trazos direccionales hacia la escritura.A través de nuestros años de experiencia, vivimos la gran satisfacción que nos produjo ver el progreso sencillo, pero firme de los niños. Con el ejercicio diario de esta pequeña guía que ya lleva más de 30 años en el mercado. El objetivo que nos motiva con estos ejercicios de trazos direccionales es potenciar las habilidades psicomotoras de nuestros niños, así irán descubriendo sus capacidades y se irán integrando en el sistema de educación formal. Incorporando el hogar al centro educativo unidos en equipo con valores positivos; formarán futuros ciudadanos felices y satisfechos de aprender, y contribuir de manera eficaz y sana al éxito de ellos así como de su entorno. Nuestras recomendaciones de uso del libro:Al leer las orientaciones que encabezan cada página; orientar al niño con cariño y sencillez, paciencia y sobre todo motivación.Lograr hábitos correctos tales como: mantener la observación en su postura, toma de lápiz, así como el placer que le proporciona realizar la actividad.Generar hábitos de limpieza y responsabilidad. Los ejercicios que se inician deben ser terminados, enseñando el valor del tiempo.Ideal es hacer una hoja por día; y realizar los ejercicios de izquierda a derecha tanto los de lecto-escritura como lo de cálculo.Al finalizar los ejercicios de trazos psicomotrices, procede a la actividad plástica. Algunas actividades se les ha escrito sugerencias sencillas permitiendo la total libertad de la creatividad de cada guía, el orientador, educador y familiar que faciliten el desarrollo cognoscitivo y el amor hacia la belleza de las Artes Plásticas.Aspiramos que nuestros niños se beneficien con nuestros libros, enriquezcan sus habilidades psicomotoras y sirvan de impulso a su creatividad artística.

"Tâm lý học tội phạm" là bộ sách gồm 2 tập đề cập đến quyền lựa chọn, ý chí tự do, cái thiện và cái ác, phản ứng trước cám dỗ và sự thể hiện lòng dũng cảm hay hèn nhát khi đối mặt với nghịch cảnh của con người. Những cuốn sách thiêng liêng của các tôn giáo đều khuyên loài người không nên lừa dối, giận dữ và kiêu ngạo. Chúng ta nghĩ bản thân thế nào thì sẽ là như thế. Chúng ta không thể giúp một người từ bỏ tội ác và sống có trách nhiệm nếu không thể khiến anh ta thay đổi nhân tính, đó chính là "suy nghĩ". Ấn bản đầu tiên của cuốn sách “Tâm lý học tội phạm” được xuất bản năm 1984, và ấn bản thứ hai xuất bản năm 2004. Sau một thập kỷ, và đã đến lúc bổ sung thêm các thông tin cho cuốn sách này. Trong ấn bản này, bạn sẽ hiểu chi tiết về các quá trình tư duy và chiến thuật phổ biến đối với những kẻ phạm tội, bất kể lý lịch hay tội ác của chúng. Giờ đây, với cái nhìn sâu sắc hơn tác giả Stanton E.Samenow đã cung cấp cho độc giả một ấn bản cập nhật hoàn toàn về tác phẩm kinh điển của mình, bao gồm những sự nhận thức mới mẻ về tội ác đang được chú ý ngày nay, từ sự rình rập và bạo lực gia đình đến tội phạm cổ cồn và chính trị khủng bố. Ông đã từng có ba thập kỷ làm việc với tội phạm khẳng định lại lập luận của mình rằng các yếu tố như nghèo đói, ly hôn và bạo lực trên phương tiện truyền thông không gây ra tội phạm. Đúng hơn, như các tài liệu của Samenow ở đây, tất cả tội phạm đều có chung một suy nghĩ đặc biệt - thường thấy rõ trong thời thơ ấu - khác hẳn với suy nghĩ của một công dân có trách nhiệm. Trong khi các loại tội phạm mới ngày càng phổ biến hơn, hoặc ít nhất là dễ nhìn thấy hơn với công chúng - từ lạm dụng vợ chồng đến các vụ xả súng ở trường học - có rất ít thay đổi về cách tiếp cận của chúng ta đối với tội phạm. Các chương trình phục hồi dựa trên giả định rằng xã hội đổ lỗi cho tội phạm nhiều hơn là tội phạm, một giả định mà mối liên hệ nhân quả vẫn chưa được thiết lập, đã được chứng minh là không đầy đủ. Tội phạm tiếp tục xâm chiếm mọi khía cạnh của cuộc sống chúng ta, các tòa án hình sự và nhà tù luôn quá tải, và tỷ lệ tái phạm tiếp tục leo thang. Tiến sĩ Samenow, một nhà tâm lý học lâm sàng đã bác bỏ một cách hợp pháp những lời giải thích về hành vi tội phạm đổ lỗi cho hoàn cảnh, môi trường (xã hội, gia đình, truyền hình bạo lực,...). Ông thường xuyên đưa ra những lời khái quát sâu rộng và không cung cấp gì khác ngoài những trường hợp có thật ủng hộ quan điểm của ông rằng tất cả tội phạm đều vi phạm pháp luật một cách có ý thức và cố ý. Hiểu biết thông thường về nguyên nhân phạm tội hiện vẫn là kim chỉ nam cho nhiều người vạch ra các chính sách phòng chống tội phạm. Các nhà hoạch định chính sách lãng phí hàng tỷ đô la khi họ ngây thơ tìm cách chống lại hành vi tội phạm bằng cách loại bỏ cái gọi là “nguyên nhân gốc rễ” về môi trường xung quanh. Điều quan trọng là chúng ta phải biết kẻ phạm tội là ai và làm thế nào và tại sao hắn lại hành động khác với những công dân có trách nhiệm. Từ sự hiểu biết đó có thể đưa ra những giải pháp hợp lý, nhân ái và hiệu quả. Mã hàng8936066690010Tên Nhà Cung Cấp1980 BooksTác giảStanton E SamenowNgười DịchHuy NguyễnNXBNXB Đại học Kinh Tế Quốc DânNăm XB2021Ngôn NgữTiếng ViệtTrọng lượng (gr)400Kích Thước Bao Bì20.5 x 13 cmSố trang368Hình thứcBìa MềmSản phẩm hiển thị trong1980 Books Sản phẩm bán chạy nhấtTop 100 sản phẩm Tâm lý bán chạy của thángGiá sản phẩm trên Fahasa.com đã bao gồm thuế theo luật hiện hành. Bên cạnh đó, tuỳ vào loại sản phẩm, hình thức và địa chỉ giao hàng mà có thể phát sinh thêm chi phí khác như Phụ phí đóng gói, phí vận chuyển, phụ phí hàng cồng kềnh,... Chính sách khuyến mãi trên Fahasa.com không áp dụng cho Hệ thống Nhà sách Fahasa trên toàn quốc "Tâm lý học tội phạm" là bộ sách gồm 2 tập đề cập đến quyền lựa chọn, ý chí tự do, cái thiện và cái ác, phản ứng trước cám dỗ và sự thể hiện lòng dũng cảm hay hèn nhát khi đối mặt với nghịch cảnh của con người. Những cuốn sách thiêng liêng của các tôn giáo đều khuyên loài người không nên lừa dối, giận dữ và kiêu ngạo. Chúng ta nghĩ bản thân thế nào thì sẽ là như thế. Chúng ta không thể giúp một người từ bỏ tội ác và sống có trách nhiệm nếu không thể khiến anh ta thay đổi nhân tính, đó chính là "suy nghĩ". Ấn bản đầu tiên của cuốn sách “Tâm lý học tội phạm” được xuất bản năm 1984, và ấn bản thứ hai xuất bản năm 2004. Sau một thập kỷ, và đã đến lúc bổ sung thêm các thông tin cho cuốn sách này. Trong ấn bản này, bạn sẽ hiểu chi tiết về các quá trình tư duy và chiến thuật phổ biến đối với những kẻ phạm tội, bất kể lý lịch hay tội ác của chúng. Giờ đây, với cái nhìn sâu sắc hơn tác giả Stanton E.Samenow đã cung cấp cho độc giả một ấn bản cập nhật hoàn toàn về tác phẩm kinh điển của mình, bao gồm những sự nhận thức mới mẻ về tội ác đang được chú ý ngày nay, từ sự rình rập và bạo lực gia đình đến tội phạm cổ cồn và chính trị khủng bố. Ông đã từng có ba thập kỷ làm việc với tội phạm khẳng định lại lập luận của mình rằng các yếu tố như nghèo đói, ly hôn và bạo lực trên phương tiện truyền thông không gây ra tội phạm. Đúng hơn, như các tài liệu của Samenow ở đây, tất cả tội phạm đều có chung một suy nghĩ đặc biệt - thường thấy rõ trong thời thơ ấu - khác hẳn với suy nghĩ của một công dân có trách nhiệm. Trong khi các loại tội phạm mới ngày càng phổ biến hơn, hoặc ít nhất là dễ nhìn thấy hơn với công chúng - từ lạm dụng vợ chồng đến các vụ xả súng ở trường học - có rất ít thay đổi về cách tiếp cận của chúng ta đối với tội phạm. Các chương trình phục hồi dựa trên giả định rằng xã hội đổ lỗi cho tội phạm nhiều hơn là tội phạm, một giả định mà mối liên hệ nhân quả vẫn chưa được thiết lập, đã được chứng minh là không đầy đủ. Tội phạm tiếp tục xâm chiếm mọi khía cạnh của cuộc sống chúng ta, các tòa án hình sự và nhà tù luôn quá tải, và tỷ lệ tái phạm tiếp tục leo thang. Tiến sĩ Samenow, một nhà tâm lý học lâm sàng đã bác bỏ một cách hợp pháp những lời giải thích về hành vi tội phạm đổ lỗi cho hoàn cảnh, môi trường (xã hội, gia đình, truyền hình bạo lực,...). Ông thường xuyên đưa ra những lời khái quát sâu rộng và không cung cấp gì khác ngoài những trường hợp có thật ủng hộ quan điểm của ông rằng tất cả tội phạm đều vi phạm pháp luật một cách có ý thức và cố ý. Hiểu biết thông thường về nguyên nhân phạm tội hiện vẫn là kim chỉ nam cho nhiều người vạch ra các chính sách phòng chống tội phạm. Các nhà hoạch định chính sách lãng phí hàng tỷ đô la khi họ ngây thơ tìm cách chống lại hành vi tội phạm bằng cách loại bỏ cái gọi là “nguyên nhân gốc rễ” về môi trường xung quanh. Điều quan trọng là chúng ta phải biết kẻ phạm tội là ai và làm thế nào và tại sao hắn lại hành động khác với những công dân có trách nhiệm. Từ sự hiểu biết đó có thể đưa ra những giải pháp hợp lý, nhân ái và hiệu quả.

Mata kuliah Belajar dan Pembelajaran merupakan salah satu mata kuliah yang diberikan bagi mahasiswa Lembaga Pendidikan Tenaga Kependidikan (LPTK). Mata kuliah Belajar dan Pembelajaran ini merupakan prasyarat dari mata kuliah Strategi Belajar dan Mengajar (SBM) juga prasyarat dari mata kuliah Pengajaran Mikro (Micro Teaching). Penyusunan Buku Belajar dan Pembelajaran ini disesuaikan dengan kurikulum KKNI yang berlaku saat ini. Atas pertimbangan tersebut dalam penyusunan buku ini, penulis berusaha agar isi dan susunannya memudahkan bagi mahasiswa untuk mempelajarinya. Materi yang dibahas dalam buku ini sesuai dengan beban SKS wajib kurikulum KKNI yaitu 3 SKS dalam satu semester. Namun demikian, buku ini tidak hanya diperuntukkan bagi mahasiswa LPTK, tetapi juga bagi para guru yang ingin memperdalam pengetahuan pedagogiknya, kepala sekolah, supervisor, orangtua siswa, dan para pemerhati pendidikan agar proses belajar dan mengajar menjadi lebih baik dan terarah. Materi dari buku ajar ini terdiri dari delapan bab, yaitu Bab 1  Pengertian, Hakikat, dan Ciri-ciri Belajar terdiri dari lima subbab, yaitu Pendahuluan, Definisi Belajar, Ciri-ciri Belajar, Rangkuman, dan Latihan Soal. Bab 2 Pilar-pilar Belajar Menurut UNESCO terdiri dari enam subbab yaitu: Pendahuluan, Pendidikan dan UNESCO, Empat Pilar Belajar Menurut UNESCO, Reorientasi Kurikulum Sekolah dan Kaitannya dengan Pilar Belajar UNESCO, Rangkuman, dan Latihan Soal. Bab 3 Hakikat Hasil Belajar terdiri dari enam subbab, yaitu Pendahuluan, Pengertian Hasil Belajar, Jenis-jenis Hasil Belajar, Faktor-faktor yang Memengaruhi Hasil Belajar, Rangkuman, dan Latihan Soal. Bab 4 Teori-teori Belajar terdiri dari sembilan subbab, yaitu Pendahuluan, Teori Belajar Ilmu Jiwa Daya, Teori Belajar Behaviorisme (dari Pavlov, Thorndike, dan Skinner), Teori Belajar Kognitif (dari Piaget dan Bruner), Teori Belajar Konstruktivisme (dari Lev S. Vygotsky), Teori Pemrosesan Informasi (dari Robert Mills Gagne), Teori Belajar Sosial (dari Albert Bandura), Rangkuman, dan Latihan Soal. Bab 5 Hakikat Pembelajaran terdiri dari enam subbab, yaitu Pendahuluan, Pengertian Pembelajaran, Unsur-unsur Pembelajaran, Ciri-ciri dan Prinsip-prinsip Pembelajaran, Rangkuman, dan Latihan Soal. Bab 6 Model Pembelajaran terdiri dari tujuh subbab, yaitu Pendahuluan, Pengertian istilah-istilah yang digunakan dalam Pembelajaran, Model Pembelajaran pada Umumnya, Model Pembelajaran Pilihan untuk diterapkan di Sekolah Menengah, Pemilihan Model Pembelajaran yang Efektif, Rangkuman, dan Latihan Soal. Bab 7 Pendekatan dan Metode Pembelajaran terdiri dari lima subbab, yaitu Pendahuluan, Pendekatan Pembelajaran (Heuristik dan Ekspositorik), Hakikat Metode Pembelajaran, Rangkuman, dan Latihan Soal. Bab 8 Rencana dan Pelaksanaan Pembelajaran terdiri dari tujuh subbab, yaitu Pendahuluan, Unsur-unsur Rencana Pembelajaran, Komponen dan Langkah-langkah Pembelajaran, Penilaian Proses dan Hasil Belajar, Pengawasan Proses Pembelajaran, Rangkuman, dan Latihan Soal. Pada setiap bab, penulis mencatumkan pendahuluan yang berisi deskripsi singkat materi pada bab bersangkutan, dan pada akhir setiap bab dicantumkan rangkuman dan latihan soal untuk memantapkan pemahaman pembaca tentang materi terkait.

Apoyar a las escuelas que ya se han adentrado en el mundo de los huertos escolares y alentar al resto a descubrir el placer que supone tener un huerto dentro del centro es el objetivo de este libro. Aquí encontraréis las técnicas básicas de cultivo, el diseño del huerto, los consejos para la redacción de un proyecto de huerto comunitario, las fichas de experimentos, los consejos del hortelano, las actividades de compromiso ambiental, la bibliografía, la bibliografía web, los blogs, las películas y un largo etcétera de propuestas pensadas para ser utilizadas en todos los cursos y las áreas de la escuela.

Turn any student into a bookworm with a few easy and practical strategies Donalyn Miller says she has yet to meet a child she can't turn into a reader. No matter how far behind Miller's students might be when they reach her 6th grade classroom, they end up reading an average of 40 to 50 books a year. Miller's unconventional approach dispenses with drills and worksheets that make reading a chore. Instead, she helps students navigate the world of literature and gives them time to read books they pick out themselves. Her love of books and teaching is both infectious and inspiring. In the book, you'll find: Hands-on strategies for managing and improving your own school library Tactics for helping students walk on their own two feet and continue the reading habit after they've finished with your class Data from student surveys and end-of-year feedback that proves how well the Miller Method works The Book Whisperer includes a dynamite list of recommended "kid lit" that helps parents and teachers find the books that students really like to read.

El presente libro es fruto de un extenso trabajo que plasma la concepción de una idea innovadora: la prevención integral de los desórdenes alimentarios desde una perspectiva pedagógica, basándose en la educación en valores y la coeducación. En el escrito se aúnan los conocimientos científicos más actuales en torno a los citados trastornos, y se plantea una acción preventiva en algunos de los ámbitos educativos más importantes, como son la escuela y la familia. Este libro constituye en sí un auténtico programa de educación en valores, ya que ofrece tanto contenidos procedimentales como conceptuales -imprescindibles para entender la multicausalidad que se da en los trastornos del comportamiento alimentario-, y orientaciones actitudinales para ayudar a prevenir los desórdenes alimentarios. Contiene aclaraciones conceptuales sobre estas enfermedades; actividades para trabajar en el aula, tanto en Educación Infantil, como en Primaria, Secundaria y Post-Obligatoria; orientaciones para las familias sobre cómo prevenir estos trastornos y qué hacer cuando se sospecha que una persona cercana pueda sufrir alguna de estas enfermedades que constituyen una auténtica pandemia en nuestra sociedad actual.

The Routledge Handbook of Language and Identity provides a clear and comprehensive survey of the field of language and identity from an applied linguistics perspective. Forty-one chapters are organised into five sections covering: theoretical perspectives informing language and identity studies key issues for researchers doing language and identity studies categories and dimensions of identity identity in language learning contexts and among language learners future directions for language and identity studies in applied linguistics Written by specialists from around the world, each chapter will introduce a topic in language and identity studies, provide a concise and critical survey, in which the importance and relevance to applied linguists is explained and include further reading. The Routledge Handbook of Language and Identity is an essential purchase for advanced undergraduate and postgraduate students of Linguistics, Applied Linguistics and TESOL. Advisory board: David Block (Institució Catalana de Recerca i Estudis Avançats/ Universitat de Lleida, Spain); John Joseph (University of Edinburgh); Bonny Norton (University of British Colombia, Canada).

Esta obra es una muestra de pasión e ilusión por la educación física así como de colaboración y sinergias entre diferentes profesionales de la materia. En ella se recogen 74 propuestas innovadoras para que cualquier docente pueda aplicar en el aula. Así mismo el manual dispone de enlaces y códigos QR a materiales para poder desarrollar las unidades didácticas expuestas.

Fuel student-driven success and enhance learning with better assessment What if there was a better way to collect and interpret assessment data that could strengthen the link between teaching and learning? Student Assessment: Better Evidence, Better Decisions, Better Learning is the innovative guide to show you how it′s done and done right. This unique book offers a new assessment model focused on decision-driven data collection and provides an arsenal of tools for collecting better evidence to increase student learning. You will learn: the importance of assessment in the teaching and learning process what a decision-driven data collection assessment model looks like and how it differs from a more traditional data-driven decision-making model how to effectively establish learning intentions and success criteria within assessments to actively engage students in their own learning how to implement an array of assessment tools that yield better evidence and improve decision-making how to address the challenge of ensuring authenticity in students′ responses when AI-generated content is becoming more common With this guide in hand, you′ll be ready for a better approach to assessment—armed with practical tools and strategies to ensure students can analyze, synthesize, adapt, critique, and most importantly, take charge of their own learning.

Growing up in privileged, Manhattan social circles, Caggie's life should be perfect, and it almost was until the day that her younger sister drowned when Caggie was supposed to be watching her. Stricken by grief, Caggie pulls away from her friends and family, only to have everyone misinterpret a crucial moment when she supposedly saves a fellow classmate from suicide. Now she's famous for something she didn't do and everyone lauds her as a hero. But inside she still blames herself for the death of her sister and continues to pull away from everything in her life, best friend and perfect boyfriend included. Then Caggie meets Astor, the new boy at school, about whom rumours are swirling and known facts are few. In Astor she finds someone who just might understand her pain, because he has an inner pain of his own. But the more Caggie pulls away from her former life to be with Astor, the more she realises that his pain might be darker, and deeper, than anything she's ever felt. His pain might be enough to end his life…and Caggie's as well.

A funny, feel-good middle-grade graphic memoir about breaking out, battling puberty, and braving complicated friendships. It's time to face facts! On the first day of seventh grade, Rex encounters a bump in the road -- a big angry pimple right in the center of his forehead. And this is only the beginning of his problems. What follows is a frustrating battle with stubborn acne, body odor, and other embarrassments of puberty. Still struggling with a home life edging on the poverty line, Rex can't afford to buy the acne medication or deodorant he needs, and bullies are noticing Rex's awkward transformation. On top of it all, things have gotten weird with his friends, making Rex feel like he can't do or say anything right. So far, seventh grade stinks!

Miles Murphy is not happy to be moving to Yawnee Valley, a sleepy town that’s famous for one thing and one thing only: cows. In his old school, everyone knew him as the town’s best prankster, but Miles quickly discovers that Yawnee Valley already has a prankster, and a great one. If Miles is going to take the title from this mystery kid, he is going to have to raise his game. It’s prankster against prankster in an epic war of trickery, until the two finally decide to join forces and pull off the biggest prank ever seen: a prank so huge that it would make the members of the International Order of Disorder proud. In The Terrible Two, bestselling authors and friends Mac Barnett and Jory John have created a series that has its roots in classic middle-grade literature yet feels fresh and new at the same time. Advance Praise for The Terrible Two “A double helping of fun and mischief!” —Jeff kinney, author of the Diary of a Wimpy Kid Series “The pranks, the brotherhood, the art, the heart! What’s not to love about the Terrible Two?” —Sara Pennypacker, author of the Clementine series “You don’t have to be a cow, like cows, or even know a cow to love the Terrible Two.” —Dave Eggers “This book is terrible! Terribly funny, terribly full of pranks, and terribly wonderful.” —Jon Scieszka, author of The Stinky Cheese Man and the Frank Einstein series “The Terrible Two are my kind of kids. And what’s more, they’re kids’ kind of kids.” —Annie Barrows, author of the Ivy & Bean series “Hilarious.” —Dav Pilkey, author of the Captain Underpants series

Už deset let přežívá sedmnáctiletá ranhojička Kiva ve věznici Zalindov. Když přivezou těžce nemocnou královnu rebelů, dostane za úkol udržet ji naživu, aby mohla podstoupit trýznivou zkoušku čtyřmi elementy. Pak obdrží Kiva vzkaz od své rodiny: „Nenech ji zemřít. Už jdeme.“ Dívka si uvědomuje, že zkouška by královnu zabila, a tak se nabídne, že trest podstoupí místo ní. Má ale vůbec nějakou šanci? A jak se k její volbě postaví záhadný nový vězeň Jaren?

The wildly popular, bestselling sci-fi series by Katherine Applegate and Michael Grant returns in a new full-color graphic novel series, adapted by Chris Grine. Marco never wanted to be an Animorph. He didn't want the ability to change into any animal he touches. And he certainly didn't want to be one of a handful of kids that are the planet's only defense against a secret alien army. His friends know why he feels the way he does. He's worried about his dad -- the only family Marco has left. If anything happens to him, his father will be alone. But something big is about to change for Marco. Something that could finally give him a reason to fight.

Ella es la hija del Alfa de la manada Luna Negra, pero siempre tuvo una vida de sirviente. Tanto su padre como su madrastra la odiaban porque no tenía lobos. Fue la noche de la fiesta de apareamiento en la cual conoció a un hombre misterioso, quien le quitó la virginidad y arruinó su vida. En consecuencia, fue desterrada y se convirtió en una rebelde, sin embargo y de repente, encontró a su lobo. ¿Cómo pasó todo esto?

Smysl existence Serafeny Mierelové byl dávno určen jejími předky: musí se obětovat prvotnímu bohu smrti. Tak zní oficiální verze, o které ví každý obyvatel království Lasanie. Jenže Serin skutečný osud je jiný – není pouze před světem izolovanou Pannou, ale i vražedkyní s posláním prvotního boha smrti Nykta zabít. Jeho svůdný dotek v ní zažehne zakázanou vášeň. Sera ale nemá na výběr, její život je odsouzen k zániku. Ledaže by se stalo něco naprosto nepředvídatelného...

What is your secret?Minty's neighborhood is full of mysteries. There's the Witch House, a spooky old farmhouse on the other side of the woods from where Minty and her best friend, Paz, live. There's the Man Bat, a seven-foot-tall half man, half bat who is rumored to fly through the woods. And there are the Mean Boys, David and Troy, who torment Minty for no reason, and her boy-crazy older sister, Thea, who acts weirder and weirder.One day Minty spots a flash in the woods, and when she chases after it, she discovers a new mystery -- a Secret Tree, with a hollow trunk that holds the secrets of everyone in the neighborhood. Secrets like:I put a curse on my enemy. And it's working.I'm betraying my best friend in a terrible way.No one loves me except my goldfish.

The #1 New York Times bestseller that Today show co-anchor Hoda Kotb calls “a beautiful, beautiful book.” The bestselling author of I Wish You More, Amy Krouse Rosenthal, and her daughter Paris Rosenthal collaborate to bring you the heartwarming and inspiring Dear Girl, Dear Girl, is a love letter written for the special girl in your life; a gentle reminder that she’s powerful, strong, and holds a valuable place in the world. Through Amy and Paris’s charming text and Holly Hatam’s stunning illustrations, any girl reading this book will feel that she's great just the way she is—whether she enjoys jumping in a muddy puddle, has a face full of freckles, or dances on table tops. Dear Girl, encourages girls to always be themselves and to love who they are—inside and out. Dear Girl, This book is for you. Wonderful, smart, beautiful you. If you ever need a reminder, just turn to any page in this book and know that you are special and you are loved. —Amy and Paris Celebrate graduations, birthdays, and other special moments with the dear girls in your life with the lasting gift of this remarkable book.

There’s a Ghost haunting the Realm. From the moment of his birth, whispers fluttered in the wind, condemning his very existence and throwing him into exile. For even in a world of magic, the teal of his eyes spoke of a chilling destiny. Silas Frost lived out his first years in a town tucked deep within the mountains. His days were spent surrounded by hateful stares and venom-dipped words—none of which could eclipse the love and warmth that his mother had poured into him. But one moment can change everything, and when Silas returns home to find her dead, his reality fractures. Lost in the pits of his despair, his father finds him and pulls him from the ashes, forcing him down the path of shadows. Forged into a weapon, he is masked and unleashed on any who dare to stand against his father.

This book is designed and written mainly for the students of B.Ed, M.Ed, MA in Education and other teaching entrance examinations. The journey of Information and communication Technology It touches almost all the concepts of ICT which are helpful in Education. ICT is useful for enriching classroom experience The book explains the computer fundamentals, applications and web 2.0 The book is more about dealing with a virtual classroom and its opportunities in various ways. Implementations and barriers of ICT It explains critical issues in Internet usage - Authenticity, Addiction, Plagiarism, Ethical and Legal Standards Chapter end exercises for quick recap.

Step foot into new worlds and prepare for war… As they make their way into the Realm, Averie and Silas find themselves in a race against time. They must rejoin the Rebellion without being discovered by their enemies. Along the way, they meet a surprising new ally with alluring secrets—and deadly motives of his own. As Averie struggles to find her place and adapt to the world around her, training takes on a whole new meaning when Callen takes over as her teacher. Using unconventional methods, he forces her to deal with the past and accept what she cannot change. While Silas fights to keep his past from colliding with his present, his lies draw the unwanted attention of an old friend. When everyone Averie cares about is threatened, she is forced to the frontlines, whether she is ready for it or not.

Remedios Vena vive y trabaja como costurera en La Rumba, una plaza cercana al centro de la Ciudad de México. Hija del herrero Cosme Vena, hombre agresivo que la mitad del tiempo anda borracho y la maltrata, ella sueña con abandonar ese lugar y ser como las “rotas”, para vestirse bien y disfrutar la buena vida. Por eso, entre el cortejo de don Mauricio, tendero, y las promesas de Cornichón, empleado de un cajón de ropa, Remedios se decidirá por el segundo, sólo para aprender que los castillos en el aire muchas veces se derrumban. Un clásico de la literatura realista mexicana y una aguda crítica social que retrata la miseria del México urbano en el siglo XIX.

KODİ: Rodo'nun Dönüşü Kodi ve Rodo serinin ikinci kitabında maceralarına devam ediyor. İlk kitapta yanlış sosyal medya kullanımı Kodi ve Rodo'nun başına türlü sorunlar açmıştı. Bu kitapta Kodi, Rodo'yu bulmak için Youtube'dan faydalanıyor. Ama doğru şekilde mi? Sevgili Çocuklar; Youtube’un eğlenceli dünyasında videolar izlediğinizi biliyoruz. Hatta bazı arkadaşlarımızın tıpkı ünlü youtuberlar gibi kendine ait bir kanalı olmasını ve kanalında çeşitli videolar paylaşmak istediğini de biliyoruz. Ancak 13 yaşından büyük ya da anne babanızın denetiminde olsanız bile, video çekerken bazı kurallara dikkat etmelisiniz. Eğer dikkat etmezseniz çeşitli tehlikelerle karşı karşıya kalabilirsiniz. Bu kitapta Kodi’nin başından geçen macera dolu bir hikaye bulacaksınız. Youtube’da karşınıza çıkabilecek olumlu ve olumsuz durumları keşfedeceksiniz. Böylece Youtube’da 13 yaşından sonra, doğru davranışlarla nasıl videolar çekebileceğinizi, neleri paylaşıp paylaşamayacağınızı öğreneceksiniz. “Kodi, Rodo’yu bulabilmek için ilk videosunu odasında çekip babasından izin alarak YouTube’a yükledi. İlk videosu en çok izlenenler listesine giren Kodi çok mutluydu. Videoya gelen yorumları tek tek okuyan Kodi, Rodo ile ilgili bir bilgiye ulaşamadı. Bunun üzerine Kodi her gün yeni bir video çekerek YouTube’a yüklemeye karar verdi.” “Kodi: Rodo'nun Dönüşü" aynı zamanda Nöropisikolojik Eğitim Modeli'ne (PASS) göre düzenlenmiştir. İçerdiği etkinlikler ile çocuklarımızın hem eğlenceli zaman geçirmesi hem de zihinsel aktiviteler yapması amaçlanmıştır. "Kodi: Rodo'nun Dönüşü" 21.yy becerilerinden problem çözme, analitik düşünme, iletişim, insiyatif alma, takım çalışması, yenilikçilik gibi becerileri de desteklemektedir. Bu kitap MEB, BT kazanımlarını desteklemektedir. Kitabımızın yazım sürecinde çeşitli uzman görüşleri alınarak düzenlenmiştir. Eğitim teknolojisi, oyunlaştırma uzmanları; sınıf öğretmenleri ile bilgisayar teknolojileri öğretmenleri ve psikolojik danışmanlar yazım sürecinde değerli görüşleriyle kitabımıza katkı sunmuştur.

Discover the true meaning of Christmas and learn how children all around the world celebrate the festive period. Charlie and his sisters Emily and Lou are inviting you to celebrate with them! Join in as they light their advent wreath, play with their nativity set, make Christmas cookies and treats, attend a Christmas Eve service, and open presents and stockings on Christmas morning. Along the way, you’ll learn all about this bright and merry celebration, including: The significance of advent The importance of the Christmas story The fun to be had decorating the Christmas tree The delicious food eaten and gifts exchanged on Christmas Day, and more! … the joy and excitement of this Christian observance are brought to even more life with: Instructions to make your own Christmas tree ornaments A recipe to make delicious pretzel sticks A guide to build your own nativity scene In this immersive exploration of Christmas, kids join a practicing family as they celebrate the true meaning of advent. Seen through the eyes of young children celebrating themselves, this is a simple and exciting way to introduce little ones to this special period. In the Celebrations & Festivals series, you are invited into a family's celebrations as you explore the magic and excitement of religious and cultural festivals around the world.

ભણતરના પીંજરામાં અને અણગમતાં જીવનની જેલમાં કેદ થઈ ગયેલો એક કૉલેજિયન છોકરો. ઝનૂની, બળવાખોર, બેફીકર, અને પોતાની છાતીમાં હજાર સૂરજની આગ લઈને જીવતો એ ભોળો છોકરો. એને ગમતું કામ ખબર નથી. જે કામ કરે છે એ ગમતું નથી! એને જીવવું કેમ એ ખબર નથી. જે જીવે છે એ ગમતું નથી! પોતાનાં અંતરમનના યુદ્ધથી થાકીને પોતાની જિંદગીને જડમૂળથી બદલવાં એક દિવસ આ યુવાન નીકળી પડ્યો! યાંત્રિક જિંદગીથી દૂર. સમાજથી દૂર. મા-બાપથી દૂર. પ્રસ્તુત છે જીતેશ દોંગા લિખિત એકવીસમી સદીના બુદ્ધની સફર! આ ધરતી પર મારે કેમ જીવવું એવો સવાલ લઈને નીકળેલાં એક ભોળા ભટકેલા યુવાનીની આત્મખોજ. સત્યની શોધમાં પોતાના સવાલોનો થેલો ભરીને નીકળેલી હૃદયને હચમચાવી દેતી એક ભવ્ય જિંદગી. એક પ્રેરણાત્મક પ્રયોગશાળા— નોર્થપોલ *** ગુજરાતી મૉર્ડન સાહિત્યમાં આ એ નવલકથા છે જેણે ગુજરાતી યુવાવર્ગને અંગ્રેજી સાથે ગુજરાતી નવલકથાઓ વાંચતો કર્યો છે. — પ્રકાશક

En rørende historie fra suksessforfatteren Maja Lunde med illustrasjoner av Lisa Aisato. "Snøsøsteren" er en julefortelling i 24 deler som tryller frem den magiske julestemningen du kjenner fra Charles Dickens' "A Christmas Carol", H. C. Andersens fortellinger og barne-tv-serier som "Snøfall". Det er snart julaften, som også er dagen Julian blir 10 år. Vanligvis er det årets beste dag, når juletreet står pyntet og lysene er tent, luften er fylt av lukten fra klementiner og pepperkaker, og det knitrer i peisen. Men i år er ingenting som det pleier. Julian og familien bærer på en stor sorg etter at storesøsteren Juni døde og Julian tenker at jula rett og slett er avlyst. Så en dag møter Julian den livsglade juleelskeren Hedvig og han begynner å tro det kan bli jul likevel. Men det er noe mystisk med huset som Hedvig bor i, og hvem er den underlige gamle mannen som stadig dukker opp?

Coretta Scott King - John Steptoe Award winner In this “taut, eloquent first novel” (Booklist, starred review), a young Black boy wrestles with conflicting notions of revolution and family loyalty as he becomes involved with the Black Panthers in 1968 Chicago. The Time: 1968 The Place: Chicago For thirteen-year-old Sam, it’s not easy being the son of known civil rights activist Roland Childs. Especially when his older (and best friend), Stick, begins to drift away from him for no apparent reason. And then it happens: Sam finds something that changes everything forever. Sam has always had faith in his father, but when he finds literature about the Black Panthers under Stick’s bed, he’s not sure who to believe: his father or his best friend. Suddenly, nothing feels certain anymore. Sam wants to believe that his father is right: You can effect change without using violence. But as time goes on, Sam grows weary of standing by and watching as his friends and family suffer at the hands of racism in their own community. Sam beings to explore the Panthers with Stick, but soon he’s involved in something far more serious—and more dangerous—than he could have ever predicted. Sam is faced with a difficult decision. Will he follow his father or his brother? His mind or his heart? The rock or the river?

Jonathan debe salvar el alma de su madrastra y para ello, antes de que transcurran doce horas, necesita encontrar el reloj Devereaux; este se encuentra en algún lugar de la Ciudad Antigua. Con ayuda de Emma, una joven extraña, se adentra en los misterios de la ciudad que se transforma a medida que avanza la noche. ¿Qué peligros y amenazas acechan a los dos amigos? Hermosa historia de aventuras y acción que nos transmite valores como la amistad y la superación de dificultades.

A shooting star crashes to earth and changes Elliot's life forever. The star is Virgo - a young Zodiac goddess on a mission. When the pair accidentally unleash the wicked death daemon Thanatos, they turn to the old Olympian gods for help. But after centuries of cushy retirement on earth, are Zeus and his crew up to the task?

The Catcher in the Rye," written by J.D. Salinger and published in 1951, is a classic American novel that explores the themes of adolescence, alienation, and identity through the eyes of its protagonist, Holden Caulfield. The novel is set in the 1950s and follows Holden, a 16-year-old who has just been expelled from his prep school, Pencey Prep. Disillusioned with the world around him, Holden decides to leave Pencey early and spend a few days alone in New York City before returning home. Over the course of these days, Holden interacts with various people, including old friends, a former teacher, and strangers, all the while grappling with his feelings of loneliness and dissatisfaction. Holden is deeply troubled by the "phoniness" of the adult world and is haunted by the death of his younger brother, Allie, which has left a lasting impact on him. He fantasizes about being "the catcher in the rye," a guardian who saves children from losing their innocence by catching them before they fall off a cliff into adulthooda. The novel ends with Holden in a mental institution, where he is being treated for a nervous breakdown. He expresses some hope for the future, indicating a possible path to recovery..

Four kids meet at an airport for one unforgettable night in this middle-grade novel by four bestselling and award-winning authors—Aisha Saeed, Huda Al-Marashi, Jamilah Thompkins-Bigelow, and S. K. Ali When a thunderstorm grounds all flights following a huge Muslim convention, four unlikely kids are thrown together. Feek is stuck babysitting his younger sister, but he’d rather be writing a poem that’s good enough for his dad, a famous poet and rapper. Hanna is intent on finding a lost cat in the airport—and also on avoiding a conversation with her dad about him possibly remarrying. Sami is struggling with his anxiety and worried that he’ll miss the karate tournament that he’s trained so hard for. And Nora has to deal with the pressure of being the daughter of a prominent congresswoman, when all she really wants to do is make fun NokNok videos. These kids don’t seem to have much in common—yet. Told in alternating points of view, Grounded tells the story of one unexpected night that will change these kids forever.

Bring The Classics To Life Series. These novels have been adapted into 10 short chapters that will excite the reluctant reader as well as the enthusiastic one. Let the Classics introduce Kipling, Stevenson, and H.G. Wells. Readers will embrace the notion of Crusoe's lonely reflections, the psychological reactions of a Civil War soldier at Chancellorsville, and the tragedy of the Jacobite Cause in 18th Century Scotland. Knowledge of Classics is a cultural necessity and these will improve fluency, vocabulary and comprehension through a high Interest / low readability format. Each eBookis divided into 10 short high quality illustrated chapters - Was written using McGraw-Hill's Core Vocabulary - Has been measured by the Fry Readability Formula - Defines and uses in context new vocabulary, prior to each chapter.

Now a Netflix Original Series! The highly-anticipated sixth book in the New York Times, USA Today, and Wall Street Journal bestselling series, with over 7 million copies in print! "Terrifyingly fun! Delivers big thrills and even bigger laughs."—Jeff Kinney, author of the #1 New York Times bestseller Diary of a Wimpy Kid Jack Sullivan, Quint Baker, June Del Toro, and Dirk Savage are about to have their biggest adventure yet. That's right—it's ROAD TRIP TIME! Now wielding the Midnight Blade, Jack Sullivan and the gang are furiously searching for the villainous Thrull and his skeleton army. The clock is ticking: the enemy has begun constructing the Tower--a portal with the power to bring Rezzoch the Ancient, Destructor of Worlds, to our dimension. Equipped with a crucial clue discovered by June on her Wild Flight, the group does the once-unthinkable: they leave Wakefield behind and embark on an . . . EPIC ROAD TRIP! That means music blasting, kitschy roadside attractions, snacks snacks snacks, dangerous detours, and a slew of skeletons and monsters at every turn. But this is no ordinary post-apocalyptic joyride. Because soon, they are pursued by a new threat: the return of a monster they thought long dead, who has taken on a terrifying new form. Jack, June, Quint, and Dirk will be lucky to make it far enough to find the answers they seek. But when the future of the world depends on it, these heroes don't pump the brakes—they go full throttle. Told in a mixture of text and black-and-white illustration, this is the perfect series for any kid who's ever dreamed of starring in their own comic book or video game.

Dobrodružný příběh ve foglarovské tradici o přátelství, napětí, dobrých skutcích i poučení. Ilustrátor Petr Morkes získal za svou tvorbu mnohá ocenění. Dvanáctiletí kluci Jindra a Vojta se znají teprve chvíli. Zatímco Vojta se v Klárově narodil, Jindra se přistěhoval poměrně nedávno. Když si Jindru podávala banda deváťáků, Vojta nezaváhal ani vteřinu a přispěchal slabšímu kamarádovi na pomoc. A tak se zrodilo velké přátelství. Jednoho dne Jindra objeví v knize z knihovny vzkaz adresovaný neznámému Kájovi, že v pilíři mostu Rudoarmějců je schovaný sešit s popisem cesty do jeskyně pokladů. Vojta s Jindrou se rozhodnou onen sešit najít. Jenže kde hledat most, který už dávno změnil jméno? Klukům poradí starý pan Pávek a dobrodružná výprava k řece může začít. V pátrání je neodradí ani anonym, který chlapcům vyhrožuje, že se jim stane něco strašného. Že autorem dopisu je tajemný Kája, dnes starý pan Krejčíř, kluci netuší. Získají sešit a společně s panem Krejčířem hledají poklad v jeskyni. K jejich skupině se přidá i Vojtova sestřenice Tereza. Děti si představují, co všechno si za poklad, který jistojistě najdou, koupí. Jenže pokladem nejsou šperky a drahé kameny, ale pravěké jeskynní malby. Ve chvíli, kdy si členové výpravy uvědomí hodnotu objevu, ozve se siréna. Odstřel skály zničí celou jeskyni a průzkumníci jsou rádi, že vyvázli živí a zdraví. Tajemství jeskyně pokladů je napínavý příběh, který děti učí, že nejcennější poklady nelze přepočítat na peníze.

Webnovel & Chereads provide official version of The Demon's Bride with latest chapter *Slow Burn Historical Fantasy Novel* Elise had about to change into the dress that was lying on the corner of her bed when she heard a knock lightly calling from her door. Curious, she turned the door knob only to have a tall man towering in front of her. “Master Ian!” She called. Ian smiled with the usual mischievous smirk that he always used. His crimson eyes trailing a little over her room and spotted the black dress over her bed and shifted his eyes over to the woman in front of him. He stepped forward and spoke. “Where did you acquire that dress?” “Mr. Harland gave it to me.” Elise replied and strained her neck to see Ian’s brows knitted in its elegance. “Do you know why a man would love to give a woman a dress?” He gave the riddle that she always had to think twice before replying. But this time, she found no answer and instead shook her head. “I don’t know.” His grin grew bewitching as though something had stirred deep inside the scarlet eyes that he had. He slowly slid his hand over the collar of her dress, sending a cold shiver that startled her for a moment due to its freezing temperature. After unbuttoning the first two buttons on her collar, he tilted his head down, whispering to her ears. “Because they want to be the one to undress the cloth.” He paused and kissed her neck, turning the pale skin to red before retracting his move to fix his eyes on her and leisurely replied. “Unfortunately, you can’t wear the dress over there with this.” He chuckled and passed a box over to her hand. “And the fortunate news is I prepared a dress for you.” Elise was a cursed little girl who could see ghosts. Her family hated her and threw her from one adoptive family to another. However, misfortune didn't act alone. When she was brought up by her aunt, she was sold as a slave. When she had thought she would become nothing but a sacrifice to the sorcerer, she was saved by a man whose identity was far different than a normal mythical being. *** This book is ORIGINAL and it is not Translation Join Author's discord: https://discord.gg/YPKueb4

Official website: https://www.webnovel.com/ "You will be the mother of my children," said the man in a commanding tone. His shameless words rendered Emmelyn speechless and shocked, more so, than the kiss he landed on her lips earlier. "I need three children from you." "Eh ... wait.. what? Hold on a minute," Emmelyn, who was moved from her shock, hurriedly rubbed her lips roughly as if trying to remove the devil's marks from them. "I don't want to be your wife! I don't want to marry you, you devil!!" The man frowned and squinted his eyes menacingly. "Who said anything about marriage?" THE NEXT DAY "Let's go," said the prince. "Let's go where?" Emmelyn asked, not understanding. "Let's go make babies." *** SYNOPSIS: The crown prince was cursed on the day he was born, that he will never be happy. What's worse, no woman could touch him without dying. Thus, finding a wife to produce an heir became the royal family's greatest challenge since the prince is the only son. Until one day.. A slave girl who tried to kill him didn't end up dying after they touched. Emmelyn was a princess from one of their colonies who vowed to avenge her family's death by killing the crown prince.. And that's how she ended up in his castle. Seeing that she was the only woman he could have sexual relationship with, without killing her, the prince made an agreement to let her go and free her kingdom from his oppression if she produced for him three heirs. Emmelyn said yes, but every day that they were together, she made plans to kill him and get her revenge. Can Emmelyn get what she wanted, or would she be entangled deeper with the enemy who was deemed as the devil incarnate himself by his enemies? *** CHECK OUT MY OTHER BOOKS: - The Cursed King - ONGOING - Finding Stardust - COMPLETED - The Alchemists - COMPLETED - The Prince Who Cannot Fall In Love - COMPLETED - Till Death Do Us Part - COMPLETED I DON'T DO SLOW BURNS. This book is VERY FUNNY, and VERY LEWD. Only for ADULTS and open-minded people. My stories NEVER have rape or overbearing/scummy male leads, so rest assured you won't find them here. They're all doting husbands who would either give you dogfood every day.. or diabetes for being too sweet. BUY ME COFFEE? https://ko-fi.com/missrealitybites The cover is mine, made by the talented @samevanrijn Watch the book trailer on TikTok/Instagram: @missrealitybites Discord server: bit.ly/missrealitybites

Goosebumps now on Disney+! Greg thinks there is something wrong with the old camera he found. The photos keep turning out . . . different.When Greg takes a picture of his father's brand-new car, it's wrecked in the photo. And then his dad crashes the car.It's like the camera can tell the future--or worse. Maybe it makes the future!Who is going to take the fall next for the evil camera?Now with all-new bonus material!

En tjej som bara är ett år äldre än du har hittats död på ett hotell här i Vasastan. Valentina nästan kastade från sig några tallrikar ner i vasken och det skrällde till av porslinet. Någon har strypt henne. Och bara lämnat henne under ett täcke. En sjuttonårig flicka har blivit mördad på ett hotellrum i centrala Stockholm. När sextonåriga Alexandra Skarp får höra det kan hon inte låta bli att tillsammans med sina bästa kompisar, Charlie och Bianca, börja nysta i fallet. Det leder dem rakt till hotellet där flickan hittades död och snart är de djupt indragna och kanske närmare förövaren än de önskat. Katarina Wennstam är en av Sveriges mest framgångsrika författare och journalister. Hennes stora genombrott kom med boken Flickan och skulden - en bok om samhällets syn på våldtäkt, som hon också Augustnominerades för. Katarina Wennstam står alltid på tjejers sida och hennes spänningsromaner baseras på gedigen research och ofta verkliga fall. Nu när hon för första gången skriver för unga är det inget undantag. Flickan på Hotellet är den första boken om Alex Skarp.

The Black Death was a pandemic of unimaginable propotions, taking the lives of 75 - 200 million people worldwide. Lauren Tarshis's story of one girl surviving the plague pulses with terror, action, and hope. The deadliest disease in the history of the world... Elsie dreams of becoming a brave warrior like her father, who is an archer fighting in England’s war against France. But life isn’t fair in 1348 Europe. Peasant girls like Elsie can’t be archers or knights or anything exciting. Then one day in the forest, Elsie and her best friend, Humphrey, discover a chest filled with stolen treasures — and a dangerous secret. At last Elsie has a chance to prove that she’s as brave as any knight. Little does she know that a deadly illness — the Black Death — has begun its attack on England. It’s already killed millions around the world. And now it’s come for Elsie. New York Times bestselling author Lauren Tarshis tells the story of how one girl finds incredible hope amid illness and grief. Includes a section of nonfiction back matter with more facts and photos about the real-life event.

Como princesa secreta, la segunda gemela en nacer, solo tengo un propósito: sacrificar mi vida por mi hermana. Vivo en el desierto de Aryd, oculta bajo la apariencia de una chica pobre y vulgar, y solo me cuelo en palacio para interpretar el papel de mi hermana, la auténtica heredera al trono, cada vez que su vida corre algún peligro.Ahora la reina ha muerto y el invierno está a las puertas del reino. La oscuridad es inminente. Y la única forma de salvar a mi hermana y nuestro dominio es matar a Eidolon... y al Espectro Sombrío que me ha robado el corazón.

A reissue of Pam Munoz Ryan's bestselling backlist with a distinctive new author treatment.In this fast-paced, courageous, and inspiring story, readers adventure with Charlotte Parkhurst as she first finds work as a stable hand, becomes a famous stage-coach driver (performing brave feats and outwitting bandits), finds love as a woman but later resumes her identity as a man after the loss of a baby and the tragic death of her husband, and ultimately settles out west on the farm she'd dreamed of having since childhood. It wasn't until after her death that anyone discovered she was a woman.

A Hogwarts il nuovo anno scolastico s’inaugura all’insegna di fatti inquietanti: strane voci riecheggiano nei corridoi e Ginny sparisce nel nulla. Un antico mistero si nasconde nelle profondità del castello e incombe ora sulla scuola, toccherà a Harry, Ron e Hermione risolvere l’enigma che si cela nella tenebrosa Camera dei Segreti...

The graphic novel adaptations of the #1 New York Times bestselling Wings of Fire series continue to set the world on fire! One will have the power of wings of fire . . . Sunny has always taken the Dragonet Prophecy very seriously. If Pyrrhia’s dragons need her, Clay, Tsunami, Glory, and Starflight to end the war, she’s ready to try. She even has some good ideas how to do it, if anyone would listen to her. But shattering news from Morrowseer has shaken Sunny’s faith in their destiny. Is it possible for anyone to end this terrible war and choose a new SandWing queen? What if everything they’ve been through was for nothing? Buried secrets, deadly surprises, and an unexpected side to scavengers are all waiting for her in the shifting sands of the desert, where Sunny must decide once and for all: Is her destiny already written? Or can five dragonets change their fate and save the world . . . the way they choose?

Which force is stronger… … obligation or instinct? Heritage is an orange cat with a heavy heart. He yearns for a life of adventure, but his parents are relying on him to take his aging father’s place on the local cat chorus. He doesn’t want to fail his parents, but he also does not want to be trapped in a life he despises. When Heritage ends up embarrassing his family in front of a competing cat chorus, his father takes it upon himself to dictate the course of Heritage’s life. Will Heritage obey his father, for the sake of the family? Or… Will he follow his heart, striking out into the unknown? Set during the events in The Chorus, this riveting tale of discovery makes you reassess all that you know about the reluctant orange cat. You’ll love this novelette, because everybody loves a story filled with secrets.

The human Race is at war with the Vicious Dalki and when they needed help more than ever, THEY started to come forward. Humans who had hidden in the shadows for hundreds of years, people with abilities. Some chose to share their knowledge to the rest of the world in hopes of winning the war, while others kept their abilities to themselves. Quinn had lost everything to the war, his home, his family and the only thing he had inherited was a crummy old book that he couldn’t even open. But when the book had finally opened, Quinn was granted a system and his whole life was turned around. He completed quest after quest and became more powerful, until one day the system gave him a quest he wasn’t sure he could complete. "It is time to feed!" "You must drink human blood within 24 hours" "Your HP will continue to decrease until the task has been completed" More info, visit: https://www.webnovel.com/

Setiap negara, tentu mempunyai sistem pemerintahan tersendiri. Namun, tak jarang ada kemiripan antara satu dengan yang lain. Hal ini dapat dipengaruhi oleh sejarah terbentuknya suatu negara. Afrika Selatan misalnya. Negara itu menganut sistem pemerintahan parlementer karena wilayahnya pernah dikuasai Inggris yang menganut sistem pemerintahan tersebut. Lalu, bagaimana dengan negara lainnya? Nah, buku di hadapan Anda ini menjelaskan mengenai pengertian dan macam-macam sistem pemerintahan, bentuk-bentuk pemerintahan, serta pelaksanaan pemerintahan dalam suatu negara. Setidaknya, lebih dari 20 negara yang dibahas secara tuntas di sini. Negara mana sajakah? Tunggu apa lagi, segera miliki buku ini dan dapatkan jawabannya!

In this sixth installment in the New York Times bestselling series from Edgar Award winner James Ponti, the young group of spies stages a rescue in Rome in another international adventure perfect for fans of Spy School and Charlie Thorne. Cairo, the newest member of the City Spies, takes the lead when his sister disappears in Istanbul. Determined to save the family of one of their own, the team risks discovery as their search leads them to Rome. Meanwhile, there’s been intel that seems to threaten the royal wedding about to take place in Westminster, bringing the team back to the UK on an official case for MI6. With so much security all over the city, it’s harder than ever for the City Spies to go unnoticed. Will their skills be up to the task?

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This book presents a new method for solving geomechanical problems – one that explicitly takes into account deformation and fractures of soils, which create important effects, but are neglected in classical approaches. The method reveals the influence of the form of a structure on its ultimate state. The entire approach takes into account five types of physical as well as geometrical non-linearity, and highlights the simplicity of some non-linear computations against the consequently linear ones.

Java is now well-established as one of the world’s major programming languages, used in everything from desktop applications to web-hosted applications, enterprise systems and mobile devices. Java applications cover cloud-based services, the Internet of Things, self-driving cars, animation, game development, big data analysis and many more domains. The second edition of Foundational Java: Key Elements and Practical Programming presents a detailed guide to the core features of Java – and some more recent innovations – enabling the reader to build their skills and confidence though tried-and-trusted stages, supported by exercises that reinforce the key learning points. All the most useful and commonly applied Java syntax and libraries are introduced, along with many example programs that can provide the basis for more substantial applications. Use of the Eclipse Integrated Development Environment (IDE) and the JUnit testing framework is integral to the book, ensuring maximum productivity and code quality when learning Java, although to ensure that skills are not confined to one environment the fundamentals of the Java compiler and run time are also explained. Additionally, coverage of the Ant tool will equip the reader with the skills to automatically build, test and deploy applications independent of an IDE. Topics and features: • Presents the most up-to-date information on Java, including Java 14 • Examines the key theme of unit testing, introducing the JUnit 5 testing framework to emphasize the importance of unit testing in modern software development • Describes the Eclipse IDE, the most popular open source Java IDE and explains how Java can be run from the command line • Includes coverage of the Ant build tool • Contains numerous code examples and exercises throughout • Provides downloadable source code, self-test questions, PowerPoint slides and other supplementary material at the website http://www.foundjava.com This hands-on, classroom-tested textbook/reference is ideal for undergraduate students on introductory and intermediate courses on programming with Java. Professional software developers will also find this an excellent self-study guide/refresher on the topic. Dr. David Parsons is National Postgraduate Director at The Mind Lab, Auckland, New Zealand. He has been teaching programming in both academia and industry since the 1980s and writing about it since the 1990s.

Confidently implement React in your next project with this in-depth overview of React's core features – now updated for React 19. Purchase of the print or Kindle book includes a free PDF ebook and bonus content from the author. Key Features Work through clear, concise explanations of core React 19 functionalities Complete practical exercises that challenge you to build your own simple apps Discover fullstack React with Next.js, React Server Components, Suspense, and more Book DescriptionMaximilian Schwarzmüller is a bestselling instructor who has helped more than three million students worldwide learn how to code. His bestselling React video course, “React – The Complete Guide”, has over nine hundred thousand students on Udemy. Max has written this quick-start reference that distills the core concepts of React. Simple explanations, relevant examples, and step-by-step derivations make this guide the ideal resource for busy developers. In this second edition, Max guides you through changes brought by React 19, including the new use() hook, form actions, and how to think about React on the server. This book will support you through your next React projects in giving you a behind-the-scenes understanding of the framework – whether you've just finished Max's video course and are looking for a handy reference, or you’re using a variety of other learning materials and need a single study guide to bring everything together. You’ll find full solutions to all end-of-chapter quizzes and exercises in the book’s GitHub repository.What you will learn Build modern, user-friendly, and reactive web apps Create components and utilize props to pass data between them Handle events, perform state updates, and manage conditional content Add styles dynamically and conditionally for modern user interfaces Use advanced state management techniques such as React's Context API Utilize React Router to render different pages for different URLs Understand key best practices and optimization opportunities Learn about React Server Components and Server Actions Who this book is for This React book is for developers who have prior experience with, or who are currently learning, the basics of React. You can use this book as a standalone resource to consolidate your understanding or as a companion guide to other courses. To get the most value from this book, you should have a basic understanding of the fundamentals of JavaScript, HTML, and CSS.

This second book by the author on WSNs focuses on the concepts of energy, and energy harvesting and management techniques. Definitions and terminologies are made clear without leaning on the relaxing assumption that they are already known or easily reachable, the reader is not to be diverted from the main course. Neatly drawn figures assist in viewing and imagining the offered topics. To make energy related topics felt and seen, the adopted technologies as well as their manufacturers are presented in details. With such a depth, this book is intended for a wide audience, it is meant to be helper and motivator, for the senior undergraduates, postgraduates, researchers, and practitioners; concepts and energy related applications are laid out, research and practical issues are backed by appropriate literature, and new trends are put under focus. For senior undergraduate students, it familiarizes with conceptual foundations and practical projects implementations. Also, it is intended for graduate students working on their thesis and in need of specific knowledge on WSNs and the related energy harvesting and management techniques. Moreover, it is targeting researchers and practitioners interested in features and applications of WSNs, and on the available energy harvesting and management projects and testbeds. Exercises at the end of each chapter are not just questions and answers; they are not limited to recapitulate ideas. Their design objective is not bound to be a methodical review of the provided concepts, but rather as a motivator for lot more of searching, finding, and comparing beyond what has been presented in the book.

From videogame to novel: the descent into hell of a policeman who has nothing more to lose. After losing his wife and daughter from some thugs addicted to a new and powerful drug, Valkyrie, Max Payne is left to lead his personal crusade by infiltrating the criminal organization of the Puncinello family.

One tool, endless possibilities: Multi-cloud mastery with Ansible KEY FEATURES ● Practical insights for efficient Ansible Tower use. ● Advanced use cases for network to edge computing. ● Multi-cloud infrastructure automation strategies. DESCRIPTION Across the modern IT landscape, managing infrastructure across diverse cloud platforms has become a formidable task. Ansible, a robust open-source automation tool, emerges as the ultimate weapon in your arsenal, unlocking efficiency and control over your multi-cloud environment, such as IBM, AWS, GCP, and Azure. Indulge in an in-depth venture through Ansible's fundamentals, architecture, and applications in multi-cloud environments with use cases. Gain a deep understanding of core concepts, such as playbooks, tasks, and roles, and learn to set up Ansible seamlessly across diverse operating systems and cloud providers. Master the creation of efficient playbooks to automate infrastructure provisioning, application deployment, and configuration management in multi-cloud scenarios. Dig into advanced areas like network automation, security automation, and edge computing, acquiring the skills to automate intricate tasks effortlessly. By the end of this book, you will emerge as a confident Ansible expert, capable of automating your multi-cloud operations with precision and efficiency. You will gain the skills to reduce manual effort, minimize errors, and achieve unprecedented agility in your cloud deployments. WHAT YOU WILL LEARN ● Write efficient Ansible Playbooks for automated system configurations. ● Deploy and manage cloud infrastructure across major providers seamlessly. ● Integrate Ansible with Kubernetes for container orchestration automation. ● Implement Ansible Automation Platform and Tower for enterprise scaling. ● Apply Ansible techniques to automate AI and deep learning pipelines. WHO THIS BOOK IS FOR This book is tailored for IT professionals, including system administrators, DevOps engineers, cloud architects, cloud security professionals, automation engineers, and network specialists seeking to leverage Ansible for automation. TABLE OF CONTENTS 1. Ansible in Multi-Cloud Environment 2. Ansible Setup Across OS and Cloud 3. Writing Tasks, Plays, and Playbooks 4. Infrastructure Automation Using Red Hat Ansible 5. Network Automation Using Ansible 6. App Automation Using Ansible 7. Security Automation Using Red Hat Ansible 8. Red Hat Ansible Automation for Edge Computing 9. Red Hat Ansible for Kubernetes and OpenShift Clusters 10. Using Ansible Automation Platform in Multi-Cloud 11. Red Hat Ansible for Deep Learning

• Covers both engineering graphics and AutoCAD 2025 • Each book includes videos, audio lectures, interactive quizzes and more • Numerous exercises are used throughout the book to reinforce key concepts • Includes hand sketching exercises • Features extensive video instruction where the author guides you through every AutoCAD lesson in the book Engineering Graphics Essentials with AutoCAD 2025 Instruction gives students a basic understanding of how to create and read engineering drawings by presenting principles in a logical and easy to understand manner. It covers the main topics of engineering graphics, including tolerancing and fasteners, while also teaching students the fundamentals of AutoCAD 2025. This book features independent learning material containing supplemental content to further reinforce these principles. Through its many different exercises this text is designed to encourage students to interact with the instructor during lectures, and it will give students a superior understanding of engineering graphics and AutoCAD. The independent learning material allows students to go through the topics of the book independently. The main content of the material contains pages that summarize the topics covered in the book. Each page has voice over content that simulates a lecture environment. There are also interactive examples that allow students to go through the instructor led and in-class student exercises found in the book on their own. Video tutorials of every AutoCAD lesson in the book, as well as selected problems from the book, are included to supplement the learning process. Multimedia Content • AutoCAD video tutorials of every lesson in the book (includes closed captioning) • Videos demonstrating how to solve selected problems (includes closed captioning) • Summary pages with audio lectures (includes closed captioning) • Interactive exercises and puzzles • Supplemental problems and solutions • Tutorial starter files

Boost your Big Data IQ! Gain insight into how to govern and consume IBM’s unique in-motion and at-rest Big Data analytic capabilities Big Data represents a new era of computing—an inflection point of opportunity where data in any format may be explored and utilized for breakthrough insights—whether that data is in-place, in-motion, or at-rest. IBM is uniquely positioned to help clients navigate this transformation. This book reveals how IBM is infusing open source Big Data technologies with IBM innovation that manifest in a platform capable of "changing the game." The four defining characteristics of Big Data—volume, variety, velocity, and veracity—are discussed. You’ll understand how IBM is fully committed to Hadoop and integrating it into the enterprise. Hear about how organizations are taking inventories of their existing Big Data assets, with search capabilities that help organizations discover what they could already know, and extend their reach into new data territories for unprecedented model accuracy and discovery. In this book you will also learn not just about the technologies that make up the IBM Big Data platform, but when to leverage its purpose-built engines for analytics on data in-motion and data at-rest. And you’ll gain an understanding of how and when to govern Big Data, and how IBM’s industry-leading InfoSphere integration and governance portfolio helps you understand, govern, and effectively utilize Big Data. Industry use cases are also included in this practical guide.

"The definitive look at the most remarkable business story of this era." —Morgan Housel, New York Times best-selling author of The Psychology of Money and Same As Ever "The Nvidia Way is a riveting history of Nvidia’s unexpected ascent to the top of the tech sector—and a compelling case for why cofounder Jensen Huang is one of history’s great CEOs." —Chris Miller, New York Times best-selling author of Chip War: The Fight for the World’s Most Critical Technology A deeply reported business history of the chip-designer Nvidia—from its founding in 1993 to its recent emergence as one of the most valuable corporations in the world—explaining how the company’s culture, overseen by cofounder and CEO Jensen Huang, has powered its incredible success. Nvidia is the darling of the age of artificial intelligence: its chips are powering the generative-AI revolution, and demand is insatiable. For all the current interest and attention, however, Nvidia is not of our time. Founded more than three decades ago in a Denny’s in East San Jose, for years it was known primarily in the then-niche world of computer gaming. In fact, the company’s leather-jacketed leader, Jensen Huang, is the longest-serving CEO in an industry marked by near constant turmoil and failure. In The Nvidia Way, acclaimed tech writer Tae Kim draws on more than one hundred interviews—including Jensen (as he is known) and his cofounders, the two original venture capital investors, early former employees, and current senior executives—to show how Nvidia played the longest of long games, repeatedly creating new markets and outmaneuvering competitors, including the original semiconductor giant, Intel, which now finds itself well behind the upstart. Kim offers revelations at every step, among them: An authoritative, myth-busting account of Nvidia’s founding in 1993. How Nvidia managed to overcome early missteps that would have killed most start-ups. The benefits of Nvidia’s flat organizational structure, which allows even low-level employees to contribute to the direction of the company. How Jensen’s obsession with solving the Innovator’s Dilemma—the problem of an entrenched market leader falling to smaller, nimbler companies—drove him to reinvent his approach to corporate strategy. How Nvidia saw the coming AI wave sooner than anyone else, and how it bet its future on a technology that had not yet arrived. A rare view into Nvidia’s distinct culture and Jensen’s management principles, The Nvidia Way is a book for our moment as well as an instant classic of business history, with enduring lessons for entrepreneurs and managers alike.

Uncover the power of artificial neural networks by implementing them through R code. About This Book Develop a strong background in neural networks with R, to implement them in your applications Build smart systems using the power of deep learning Real-world case studies to illustrate the power of neural network models Who This Book Is For This book is intended for anyone who has a statistical background with knowledge in R and wants to work with neural networks to get better results from complex data. If you are interested in artificial intelligence and deep learning and you want to level up, then this book is what you need! What You Will Learn Set up R packages for neural networks and deep learning Understand the core concepts of artificial neural networks Understand neurons, perceptrons, bias, weights, and activation functions Implement supervised and unsupervised machine learning in R for neural networks Predict and classify data automatically using neural networks Evaluate and fine-tune the models you build. In Detail Neural networks are one of the most fascinating machine learning models for solving complex computational problems efficiently. Neural networks are used to solve wide range of problems in different areas of AI and machine learning. This book explains the niche aspects of neural networking and provides you with foundation to get started with advanced topics. The book begins with neural network design using the neural net package, then you'll build a solid foundation knowledge of how a neural network learns from data, and the principles behind it. This book covers various types of neural network including recurrent neural networks and convoluted neural networks. You will not only learn how to train neural networks, but will also explore generalization of these networks. Later we will delve into combining different neural network models and work with the real-world use cases. By the end of this book, you will learn to implement neural network models in your applications with the help of practical examples in the book. Style and approach A step-by-step guide filled with real-world practical examples.

This essay sheds light on what is the internet is disappearing phenomenon, explicates what has caused the internet is disappearing phenomenon, and demystifies the problems with the internet disappearing. Albeit enigmatic to most people, the internet is disappearing phenomenon is a phenomenon that has emerged in the 21st century and is characterized by the removal of an inordinate amount of webpages and content from the internet. “A study from the Pew Research Center” not only discovered “that a quarter of all webpages that existed between 2013 and 2023 found to be no longer accessible”, but also “revealed that 38% of pages that existed in 2013 alone have now been lost”. The study also discovered that “23% of news pages studied were found to include at least one broken link”. The study also ascertained that a “staggering 54% of Wikipedia pages included a reference link that no longer exists”. The internet is disappearing phenomenon is a phenomenon that is characterized by the partial disappearance of the internet. Not all content on the internet is poised to remain archived on the internet for decades on end. When content is jettisoned from the internet, it is no longer accessible to its target audience who otherwise may have been interested in viewing the removed content if it was accessible to its target audience on the internet. When content is jettisoned from the internet, it is revealing of the longevity of the content on the internet. The longevity of the content on the internet is prone to ephemerality since it can abruptly be removed from the internet at any moment if a company decides to delete the content from its website. When content is jettisoned from the internet, it contributes to changing the internet. When content is jettisoned from the internet, it also further winnows down the remaining volume of old content on the internet. It stands to preponderantly reason that the internet is not an impregnable bastion for old content. This is because old content on the internet is not impervious to being deleted from the internet. As of June of 2024 the landscape of the internet is far more favorable to new content than it is to old, antiquated content that appertains to the same niche topics. This is because, as of June of 2024, the search engine ranking algorithms prioritize ranking new content higher than old, antiquated content in search engage results pages that appertains to the same niche topics. Since the ranking search engine ranking algorithms prioritize ranking new content higher than old, antiquated content in search engage results pages that appertains to the same niche topics, companies are all the more deterred to retain the old, antiquated content on their websites that is no longer building traction than they otherwise would be if the ranking search engine ranking algorithms were more favorable to the retention of old, antiquated content on websites. If the ranking search engine ranking algorithms were more favorable to the retention of old, antiquated content on websites, then it would help the old, antiquated content on websites to build more traction and be less susceptible to succumbing to declining viewership numbers. It is expensive for companies to host content on their websites since doing so bears server hosting costs. Companies are often recalcitrant about hosting old, antiquated content on their website in perpetuity that is no longer building traction. When old, antiquated content on their websites is no longer building traction, then it is just depleting the server space of companies. The more server space that a company needs to be able to host content on its website, the steeper its server hosting costs become. Companies are amenable to removing their old, antiquated content on their websites not only because doing so can liberate their server space, but also because doing so can declutter their websites. By decluttering their websites, companies are able to engage in content pruning and provide their target audience with an improved website user experience if their websites are devoid of antiquated, old content. By decluttering their websites, companies cannot only enhance the website user experience, but can also render themselves less vulnerable to succumbing to keyword cannibalization. Succumbing to keyword cannibalization can adversely impinge on the ranking of a company’s website in search engage results pages by reducing the rank of its website in search engage results pages.

What will you learn from this book? If you're a software developer looking for a quick on-ramp to software architecture, this handy guide is a great place to start. From the authors of Fundamentals of Software Architecture, Head First Software Architecture teaches you how to think architecturally and explores the unique challenges of software architecture. You'll learn the distinction between architecture and design and the relationship between code, components, and architectural styles. You'll also learn how to work with some common architectural styles through vivid, fun examples. Quick, easy, and entertaining, this book is a valuable introduction to the world of software architecture. Why does this book look so different? Based on the latest research in cognitive science and learning theory, Head First Software Architecture uses a visually rich format to engage your mind, rather than a text-heavy approach that puts you to sleep. Why waste your time struggling with new concepts? This multisensory learning experience is designed for the way your brain really works.

If you want to build your organization’s next web application with HTML5, this practical book will help you sort through the various frameworks, libraries, and development options that populate this stack. You’ll learn several of these approaches hands-on by writing multiple versions of a sample web app throughout the book, so you can determine the right strategy for your enterprise. What’s the best way to reach both mobile and desktop users? How about modularization, security, and test-driven development? With lots of working code samples, this book will help web application developers and software architects navigate the growing number of HTML5 and JavaScript choices available. The book’s sample apps are available at http://savesickchild.org. Mock up the book’s working app with HTML, JavaScript, and CSS Rebuild the sample app, first with jQuery and then Ext JS Work with different build tools, code generators, and package managers Build a modularized version of the app with RequireJS Apply test-driven development with the Jasmine framework Use WebSocket to build an online auction for the app Adapt the app for both PCs and mobile with responsive web design Create mobile versions with jQuery Mobile, Sencha Touch, and PhoneGap

An Introduction to Statistical Learning provides an accessible overview of the field of statistical learning, an essential toolset for making sense of the vast and complex data sets that have emerged in fields ranging from biology to finance to marketing to astrophysics in the past twenty years. This book presents some of the most important modeling and prediction techniques, along with relevant applications. Topics include linear regression, classification, resampling methods, shrinkage approaches, tree-based methods, support vector machines, clustering, and more. Color graphics and real-world examples are used to illustrate the methods presented. Since the goal of this textbook is to facilitate the use of these statistical learning techniques by practitioners in science, industry, and other fields, each chapter contains a tutorial on implementing the analyses and methods presented in R, an extremely popular open source statistical software platform. Two of the authors co-wrote The Elements of Statistical Learning (Hastie, Tibshirani and Friedman, 2nd edition 2009), a popular reference book for statistics and machine learning researchers. An Introduction to Statistical Learning covers many of the same topics, but at a level accessible to a much broader audience. This book is targeted at statisticians and non-statisticians alike who wish to use cutting-edge statistical learning techniques to analyze their data. The text assumes only a previous course in linear regression and no knowledge of matrix algebra.

PROGRAMACION WEB Full Stack 1 - Ecosistema Web Desarrollo frontend y backend - Curso Visual y Práctico Aprendeás: HTML5 / CSS3 / Diseño UI con CSS / Introducción a JavaScript / JavaScript orientado a objetos / Integración de HTML5 y JavaScript / Formularios web / Multimedia y APIs / CSS Avanzado / Diseño web responsive / Sitios multiplataforma con Bootstrap / PHP y MySQL / Webs dinámicas con Ajax y PHP / Buenas prácticas: análisis, tests y optimización / Fundamentos del ecosistema mobile / Jquerymobile: la web móvil / Funcionalidades extendidas en mobile web / Potenciando la faceta full stack / Webapps y plataformas amigables / Versionando el desarrollo: GIT y Github ¿Por qué aprender PROGRAMACIÓN WEB FULL STACK? Porque desde cero, y sin ningún conocimiento previo, este curso te enseña a diseñar un simple sitio que luego transformaremos en uno dinámico, interactivo y responsivo, conociendo y aprovechando las últimas tecnologías de desarrollo. A lo largo de 24 fascículos, repletos de ejemplos, ejercicios y explicaciones visuales, aprenderás tanto los lenguajes y tecnologías frontend como backend: HTML, CSS, JavaScript, PHP, MySQL, JQuery y más. ¡Son varios cursos en uno solo!

El libro está dirigido aquellos lectores que estén trabajando en proyecto relacionados con big data y busquen identificar las características de una solución de Big Data, los datos asociados a estas soluciones, la infraestructura requerida, y las técnicas de procesamiento de esos datos. Entre los principales objetivos podemos destacar: Introducir los conceptos de ciencias de datos y machine learning. Introducir las principales librerías que podemos encontrar en Python para aplicar técnicas de machine learning a los datos. Dar a conocer los pasos para construir un modelo de machine learning, desde la adquisición de datos, pasando por la generación de funciones, hasta la selección de modelos. Dar a conocer los principales algoritmos para resolver problemas de machine learning. Introducir scikit-learn como herramienta para resolver problemas de machine learning. Introducir pyspark como herramienta para aplicar técnicas de big data y map-reduce. Introducir los sistemas de recomendación basados en contenidos. El libro trata de seguir un enfoque teórico-práctico con el objetivo de afianzar los conocimientos mediante la creación y ejecución de scripts desde la consola de Python. Además, complementa los contenidos con un repositorio alojado en el Material Adicional donde se pueden encontrar los ejemplos que se analizan a lo largo del libro para facilitar al lector las pruebas y asimilación de los contenidos teóricos. Desde la web del libro podrá descargar los ejemplos y ejercicios que se desarrollan en el libro lo que facilitara al lector a asimilar lo aprendido.

Computer Science Textbook Designed for Joyful Learning KEY FEATURES ? National Education Policy 2020 ? Tech Funda: This section provides a practical information or tip to the students. ? Clickipedia: This section provides interesting computer facts. ? Hands-On: This section contains an activity for Home assignment. ? Fun in Lab: This is a lab activity to develop practical skills. (Subject Enrichment) ? QR Code: Scan the QR Code given on the first page of each chapter to start chapter animation. ? Crack the Code: This section has puzzle or fun based activity to help understand the concepts better. ? Project Work: This is an assessment to challenge the students to apply the concepts learnt. ? Digital Resources DESCRIPTION Touchpad PRIME (Version 1.2) series based on Windows 7 and MS Office 2010 is designed carefully keeping in mind the overall growth of the child. The students will face a global competition once they step out of the school so they should be updated with the latest technologies like 3D Printing and Artificial Intelligence which holds a promising future in the times to come. Introduction of open source software like Tux Paint, Scratch and Python in the curriculum will definitely give our students an edge above others and hence make programming ideas more innovative and creative. Learning is done best when it’s fun-filled and activity based. To ensure that the content intrigues the students at all times and keeps them interested throughout the course of the book, we have included interesting key features like Student Corner, Tech Funda, Clickipedia, Comp Caution, Reboot, One Touch Learn, Let’s Do It, Crack The Code, Hands- On, Subject Enrichment—Fun In Lab, Teacher’s Corner, Periodic Assessment, Test Sheet, Project, Speech Drill and Supplement Pages. WHAT WILL YOU LEARN You will learn about: ? Fundamentals of computers ? ICT Tools ? Computational Thinking ? Coding and Artificial Intelligence WHO THIS BOOK IS FOR Grade - 7 TABLE OF CONTENTS 1. Number System 2. Formulas, Functions and Charts in Excel 3. More on Excel 4. Introduction to HTML 5. Introduction to Photoshop 6. Animations in Flash 7. Internet and E-mail 8. Computer Safety and Security 9. Programming with Python 10. Project Work 11. Tech Update 12. Orange Global Cyber Olympiad

Since its original inception back in 1989 the Web has changed into an environment where Web applications range from small-scale information dissemination applications, often developed by non-IT professionals, to large-scale, commercial, enterprise-planning and scheduling applications, developed by multidisciplinary teams of people with diverse skills and backgrounds and using cutting-edge, diverse technologies. As an engineering discipline, Web engineering must provide principles, methodologies and frameworks to help Web professionals and researchers develop applications and manage projects effectively. Mendes and Mosley have selected experts from numerous areas in Web engineering, who contribute chapters where important concepts are presented and then detailed using real industrial case studies. After an introduction into the discipline itself and its intricacies, the contributions range from Web effort estimation, productivity benchmarking and conceptual and model-based application development methodologies, to other important principles such as usability, reliability, testing, process improvement and quality measurement. This is the first book that looks at Web engineering from a measurement perspective. The result is a self-containing, comprehensive overview detailing the role of measurement and metrics within the context of Web engineering. This book is ideal for professionals and researchers who want to know how to use sound principles for the effective management of Web projects, as well as for courses at an advanced undergraduate or graduate level.

The book is designed to serve as a textbook for courses offered to undergraduate and graduate students enrolled in Electrical Engineering. The first edition of this book was published in 2014. As there is a demand for the next edition, it is quite natural to take note of the several advances that have occurred in the subject over the past five years. This is the prime motivation for bringing out a revised second edition with a thorough revision of all the chapters. The book presents a clear and comprehensive introduction to signals and systems. For easier comprehension, the course contents of all the chapters are in sequential order. Analysis of continuous-time and discrete-time signals and systems are done separately for easy understanding of the subjects. The chapters contain over seven hundred numerical examples to understand various theoretical concepts. This textbook also includes numerical examples that were appeared in recent examinations and presented in a graded manner. The topics such as the representation of signals, convolution, Fourier Series and Fourier Transform, Laplace transform, Z-transform, and state-space analysis are explained with a large number of numerical examples in the book. The detailed coverage and pedagogical tools make this an ideal textbook for students and researchers enrolled in electrical engineering and related courses.

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Siemens NX 12.0 for Designers is a comprehensive book that introduces the users to feature based 3D parametric solid modeling using the NX 12.0 software. The book covers all major environments of NX with a thorough explanation of all tools, options, and their applications to create real-world products. In this book, about 39 mechanical engineering industry examples are used as tutorials and an additional 34 as exercises to ensure that the users can relate their knowledge and understand the design techniques used in the industry to design a product. After reading the book, the user will be able to create parts, assemblies, drawing views with bill of materials, and learn the editing techniques that are essential to make a successful design. Also, in this book, the author emphasizes on the solid modeling techniques that improve the productivity and efficiency of the user. Salient Features: Consists of 16 chapters that are organized in a pedagogical sequence. Comprehensive coverage of NX 12.0 concepts and techniques. Tutorial approach to explain the concepts of NX 12.0. Hundreds of illustrations for easy understanding of concepts. More than 39 real-world mechanical engineering designs as tutorials, 34 as exercises, and projects with step-by-step explanation. Additional information throughout the book in the form of notes and tips. Self-Evaluation Tests and Review Questions at the end of each chapter to help the users assess their knowledge. Technical support by contacting 'techsupport@cadcim.com'. Additional learning resources at 'allaboutcadcam.blogspot.com'. Table of Contents Chapter 1: Introduction to NX 12.0 Chapter 2: Drawing Sketches for Solid Models Chapter 3: Adding Geometric and Dimensional Constraints to Sketches Chapter 4: Editing, Extruding, and Revolving Sketches Chapter 5: Working with Datum Planes, Coordinates Systems, and Datum Axes Chapter 6: Advanced Modeling Tools-I Chapter 7: Advanced Modeling Tools-II Chapter 8: Assembly Modeling-I Chapter 9: Assembly Modeling-II Chapter 10: Surface Modeling Chapter 11: Advanced Surface Modeling Chapter 12: Generating, Editing, and Dimensioning the Drawing Views Chapter 13: Synchronous Modeling Chapter 14: Sheet Metal Design Chapter 15: Introduction to Injection Mold Design (For Free Download) Chapter 16: Concepts of Geometric Dimensioning and Tolerancing (For Free Download) Index

Seit dem Entstehen der modernen Textlinguistik in den 1960er Jahren ist eine Vielzahl z.T. hoch spezialisierter Analyseansätze in diesem Bereich entwickelt worden, die auch in diversen Einführungen schon aufbereitet worden sind. Anliegen dieses Arbeitsheftes ist es, Grundlagen linguistischer Textanalyse vorzustellen, wie sie insbesondere Studierende philologischer Fächer bei der Analyse literarischer und anspruchsvoller Sachtexte benötigen. Textlinguistik wird dabei nicht als eine Sonderdisziplin der Sprachwissenschaft aufgefasst, die sich nur mit der ‚obersten‘ Beschreibungsebene befasst, sondern im Sinne der von Peter Hartmann konzipierten ‚verwendungsorientierten Sprachwissenschaft‘. Besonderer Wert wird darauf gelegt, die ‚neue‘ Textlinguistik auch in die Tradition früherer Bemühungen um den Gegenstand einzuordnen (Rhetorik, Hermeneutik, Literaturwissenschaft, vorstrukturalistische Grammatik). Das Schwergewicht der Darstellung liegt auf der mit vielen Beispielen angereicherten Erläuterung der vier zentralen Beschreibungsdimensionen: situativer Kontext, Funktion, Thema, sprachliche Gestalt. Hier werden nicht nur die den Textzusammenhalt gewährleistenden Kohäsionsmittel besprochen, sondern die Gesamtheit der sprachlichen Mittel, v.a. auf der Ebene von Lexik und Grammatik. Ziel ist es, die Verbindung zwischen Variationslinguistik und Textlinguistik zu verdeutlichen: Zu den Aufgaben der Letzteren gehört es, die Soll- und Ist-Normen von Varietäten und Textsorten zu beschreiben.

Deriving business value from analytics is a challenging process. Turning data into information requires a business analyst who is adept at multiple technologies including databases, programming tools, and commercial analytics tools. This practical guide shows programmers who understand analysis concepts how to build the skills necessary to achieve business value. Author Deanne Larson, data science practitioner and academic, helps you bridge the technical and business worlds to meet these requirements. You'll focus on developing these skills with R and Python using real-world examples. You'll also learn how to leverage methodologies for successful delivery. Learning methodology combined with open source tools is key to delivering successful business analytics and value. This book shows you how to: Apply business analytics methodologies to achieve successful results Cleanse and transform data using R and Python Use R and Python to complete exploratory data analysis Create predictive models to solve business problems in R and Python Use Python, R, and business analytics tools to handle large volumes of data Commit code to GitHub to collaborate with data engineers and data scientists Measure success in business analytics

Learn the techniques and math you need to start making sense of your data About This Book Enhance your knowledge of coding with data science theory for practical insight into data science and analysis More than just a math class, learn how to perform real-world data science tasks with R and Python Create actionable insights and transform raw data into tangible value Who This Book Is For You should be fairly well acquainted with basic algebra and should feel comfortable reading snippets of R/Python as well as pseudo code. You should have the urge to learn and apply the techniques put forth in this book on either your own data sets or those provided to you. If you have the basic math skills but want to apply them in data science or you have good programming skills but lack math, then this book is for you. What You Will Learn Get to know the five most important steps of data science Use your data intelligently and learn how to handle it with care Bridge the gap between mathematics and programming Learn about probability, calculus, and how to use statistical models to control and clean your data and drive actionable results Build and evaluate baseline machine learning models Explore the most effective metrics to determine the success of your machine learning models Create data visualizations that communicate actionable insights Read and apply machine learning concepts to your problems and make actual predictions In Detail Need to turn your skills at programming into effective data science skills? Principles of Data Science is created to help you join the dots between mathematics, programming, and business analysis. With this book, you'll feel confident about asking—and answering—complex and sophisticated questions of your data to move from abstract and raw statistics to actionable ideas. With a unique approach that bridges the gap between mathematics and computer science, this books takes you through the entire data science pipeline. Beginning with cleaning and preparing data, and effective data mining strategies and techniques, you'll move on to build a comprehensive picture of how every piece of the data science puzzle fits together. Learn the fundamentals of computational mathematics and statistics, as well as some pseudocode being used today by data scientists and analysts. You'll get to grips with machine learning, discover the statistical models that help you take control and navigate even the densest datasets, and find out how to create powerful visualizations that communicate what your data means. Style and approach This is an easy-to-understand and accessible tutorial. It is a step-by-step guide with use cases, examples, and illustrations to get you well-versed with the concepts of data science. Along with explaining the fundamentals, the book will also introduce you to slightly advanced concepts later on and will help you implement these techniques in the real world.

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Dynamic loads and undesired oscillations increase with higher speed of machines. At the same time, industrial safety standards require better vibration reduction. This book covers model generation, parameter identification, balancing of mechanisms, torsional and bending vibrations, vibration isolation, and the dynamic behavior of drives and machine frames as complex systems. Typical dynamic effects, such as the gyroscopic effect, damping and absorption, shocks, resonances of higher order, nonlinear and self-excited vibrations are explained using practical examples. These include manipulators, flywheels, gears, mechanisms, motors, rotors, hammers, block foundations, presses, high speed spindles, cranes, and belts. Various design features, which influence the dynamic behavior, are described. The book includes 60 exercises with detailed solutions. The substantial benefit of this "Dynamics of Machinery" lies in the combination of theory and practical applications and the numerous descriptive examples based on real-world data. The book addresses graduate students as well as engineers.

Computer Science Textbook Designed for Joyful Learning KEY FEATURES ? National Education Policy 2020 ? Find on Google: This section asks a quick question from the present world. ? Pure Fact: This presents a 100% pure fact with a numerical data. ? Video Based Question: This is an interactive question to be attempted after watching a small video accessible on the QR Code. ? Coding Zone: This presents a quick insight into coding concepts. ? Career Here: This section indicates the possible career aspects on pursuing similar topics. DESCRIPTION Trackpad, a computer book series for grades I to VIII, is designed to build a strong foundation for students about to enter the fascinating world of computer technology. With Trackpad, the process of discovery is bound to be equally enjoyable and educational, as the series is written in a friendly and engaging style, which will spark the interest of students of all skill sets. Based on Windows 10 and Microsoft Office 2016, this series has all that is required to ensure that the students understand and retain what they have read. The books ensure up-to-date coverage of contemporary computer concepts and most widely used software packages. Though comprehensive in scope, each topic presents practical, day-to-day applications of computer in a friendly manner. The series begin to explore the subject of Artificial Intelligence from grade III itself and each grade has four Periodic Assessments & two Test Sheets for evaluation of students' learning. Grade I and II books have four-line writing space each to inculcate the love for writing and enhance writing skills in children. WHAT WILL YOU LEARN You will learn about: ? Fundamentals of computers ? ICT Tools ? Computational Thinking ? Coding and Artificial Intelligence ? Scratch ? Robotics ? MS Word ? Hardware and Software ? Stepwise Thinking ? Paint 3D WHO THIS BOOK IS FOR Grade - 3 TABLE OF CONTENTS 1. Hardware and Software 2. Windows 10—An Introduction 3. Word 2016—An Introduction 4. Editing Text in Word 2016 5. Working with Paint 3D 6. Stepwise Thinking 7. Introduction to Scratch Programming 8. Internet—An Introduction 9. Introduction to Robotics 10. Techipedia 11. Project 12. OGO Cyber Sample Questions

How can we increase awareness and understanding of other cultures using interactive digital visualizations of past civilizations? In order to answer the above question, this book first examines the needs and requirements of virtual travelers and virtual tourists. Is there a market for virtual travel? Erik Champion examines the overall success of current virtual environments, especially the phenomenon of computer gaming. Why are computer games and simulations so much more successful than other types of virtual environments? Arguments that virtual environments are impeded by technological constraints or by a paucity of evaluation studies can only be partially correct, for computer games and simulations are also virtual environments. Many of the underlying issues are caused by a lack of engagement with the philosophical underpinnings of culture, presence and inhabitation, and there are few exemplars that engage the public with history and heritage using interactive media in a meaningful and relevant manner. The intention of Playing With the Past is to help designers and critics understand the issues involved in creating virtual environments that promote and disseminate historical learning and cultural heritage through a close study of the interactive design principles at work behind both real and virtual places. Topics discussed include the design of virtual environments, and especially virtual heritage environments, virtual place-making, cultural presence, the pros and cons of game-style interaction, augmented reality projects, and appropriate evaluation methods. Virtual heritage environments discussed in the book include projects from Antarctica, Australia, Mexico, Malta, Egypt, Babylon, the Netherlands, Cambodia, and India.

Sanal Pilot Uçmayı Öğrenmenin En Keyifli ve En Kolay Yolu • Her zaman bir pilot olmak mı istemiştiniz? • Uçaklar ve uçmak en büyük tutkunuz mu? • İleride pilot olmak istiyor, nasıl hazırlanacağınızı mı merak ediyorsunuz? • Zaten uçuş simülatörleri ile ilgileniyor ama kendinizi geliştirmek mi istiyorsunuz? • Gerçek bir pilotsunuz ve sanal havacılık sayesinde gerçekte imkân bulamadığınız uçuş senaryolarını ve ileri uçuş lisansı konularını uygulamak mı istiyorsunuz? O zaman müjde! Artık siz de gerekli eğitimi alıp bir “Sanal Pilot” olabilirsiniz! Sanal Havacılık, dünyanın her yerinde milyonlarca insanın gerçek uçuş zevkini sanal ortamda birebir yaşamalarını sağlayan bir hobidir. Gerçek pilotaj eğitimi uzun zaman alan zorlu bir eğitimdir. Bilgisayar tabanlı simülasyon yazılımları ile siz de pilot koltuğuna oturup, bu zorlu mesleği öğrenmeye adım atabilirsiniz. İster gerçek pilot olma hayali ile bu zorlu mesleğe uygun musunuz öğrenmek isteyin, ister sadece sanal göklerde süzülmeyi tercih edin; gerçek havacılık okulu kaynaklı müfredat ile düzenlenmiş gerekli bilgileri, özgün görsellerle desteklenmiş olarak bu kitapta bulabilirsiniz. “Eğer uçmaktan ya da uçmayı öğrenmekten zevk alıyorsanız, Cevdet Acarsoy’un yazdığı bu kitap çok işinize yarayacak demektir. ‘Sanal Pilot’, gerçek ve sanal havacılık dünyasına katılmak isteyenler için heyecan verici ve eğitici bir kitap.” Rod Machado (Uçak Sahipleri ve Pilotlar Derneği Amerika Ulusal Sözcüsü)

Computer Science Textbook Designed for Joyful Learning KEY FEATURES ? National Education Policy 2020 ? Fun Zone: contains variety of exercises to reinforce the concepts. ? Let’s Plug-in: links back to previous knowledge before starting the lesson. ? Special Chapter: on Computational Thinking and Artificial Intelligence. ? QR Code: for digital interaction. ? Artificial Intelligence: Special Chapter on Artificial Intelligence ? Computational Thinking: Special Chapter on Computational Thinking DESCRIPTION Touchpad PLUS (Version 1.1) is based on Windows 7 and MS Office 2010. This series contains five sections: ? Digital World section introduces fundamental and application concepts to embrace computer science and integrate them with other subjects and skills. ? Cyber Word section covers Internet literacy and makes the students aware of cybercrime and cyber security, website development, etc. ? Computational Thinking section includes interesting and engaging activities on Reasoning, Visualization, Interpretation, Critical Thinking, Information Processing and Algorithmic Intelligence and there by making them smarter. ? Coding World section introduces students to the world of coding and thus developing their problem solving and logical skills. ? Artificial Intelligence (AI) section takes the students on a voyage to the world of latest trends like Robotics and AI along with an AI game, making them future ready. WHAT WILL YOU LEARN You will learn about: ? Digital World ? Cyber World ? Computational Thinking ? Coding ? Artificial Intelligence WHO THIS BOOK IS FOR Grade - 7 TABLE OF CONTENTS 1. Number System 2. Formulas, Functions and Charts in Excel 3. More on Excel 4. Animations in Flash 5. Introduction to Photoshop 6. Internet Services 7. Computer Safety and Security 8. Introduction to HTML5 and CSS3 9. Conditional Statements in Python 10. AI for Sustainable Development Goals 11. Project Work 12. Explore More (Tech Update) 13. OGO Cyber Sample Questions 14. Glossary

Computer Networks: A Systems Approach, Sixth Edition, explores the key principles of computer networking, using real world examples from network and protocol design. Using the Internet as the primary example, this best-selling classic textbook explains various protocols and networking technologies. The systems-oriented approach encourages students to think about how individual network components fit into a larger, complex system of interactions. This sixth edition contains completely updated content with expanded coverage of the topics of utmost importance to networking professionals and students, as provided by numerous contributors via a unique open source model developed jointly by the authors and publisher. Hallmark features of the book are retained, including chapter problem statements, which introduce issues to be examined; shaded sidebars that elaborate on a topic or introduce a related advanced topic; What's Next? discussions that deal with emerging issues in research, the commercial world, or society; and exercises. This book is intended primarily for graduate or upper-division undergraduate classes in computer networking. It will also be useful for industry professionals retraining for network-related assignments, as well as for network practitioners seeking to understand the workings of network protocols and the big picture of networking. - Features completely updated content with expanded coverage of the topics of utmost importance to students and networking professionals - Includes coverage of WiFi and cellular communication, security and cryptography, multimedia, and other applications - Includes expanded guidelines for instructors who prefer to teach networking using a "top-down" approach - Features chapter problem statements which introduce issues to be examined and shaded sidebars that elaborate on topics and introduce related ones

Este libro es una exploración exhaustiva y perspicaz sobre cómo las redes sociales, omnipresentes en la vida moderna, están moldeando la salud mental de los jóvenes de hoy. Aborda tanto los efectos negativos como los aspectos positivos de estas plataformas digitales, ofreciendo una visión equilibrada y fundamentada en investigaciones. Con un enfoque en la ansiedad, la depresión y la autoestima, el libro no solo identifica problemas sino que también sugiere estrategias para un uso más saludable de las redes sociales. Es una lectura esencial para educadores, padres y jóvenes, proporcionando conocimientos críticos y herramientas para navegar en un mundo cada vez más conectado digitalmente. Este análisis profundo es clave para comprender y mitigar los riesgos psicológicos asociados a las redes sociales, al tiempo que se aprovechan sus beneficios para el bienestar y el desarrollo social de los jóvenes​​.

TAGLINE Build a Secure Recommendation System from Scratch Using Django Rest Framework. KEY FEATURES ● Master Django REST Framework and Test-Driven Development. ● Build scalable APIs through real-world projects like recommendation engines. ● Secure, optimize, and deploy APIs for data science applications. DESCRIPTION Mastering API development is crucial for building modern, scalable software solutions. Ultimate Web API Development with Django REST Framework is your comprehensive guide to achieving that mastery. This book will teach you how to create robust, secure, and efficient APIs using Django REST Framework and Test-Driven Development (TDD). You’ll start by learning the essentials of building and testing APIs, followed by developing simple APIs with effective testing practices. The book then takes a deep dive into data science, helping you understand data models, processing, and handling asynchronous tasks for efficient data management. You’ll also learn techniques for securing and scaling APIs, ensuring your applications are prepared for real-world demands. As you progress, you'll master documenting, optimizing, and deploying APIs for production environments. By the end of the book, you'll be equipped to create scalable, high-performance APIs that power data-driven applications, making you a valuable asset in any tech team. With practical examples and expert insights, this book will help you become a top-tier API developer and build robust, scalable APIs that excel in today’s fast-paced tech landscape. WHAT WILL YOU LEARN ● Build secure, scalable APIs with Django REST Framework. ● Master Test-Driven Development for efficient, reliable coding. ● Create data-driven APIs through real-world projects like recommendation engines. ● Implement advanced authentication, permissions, and security techniques. ● Optimize and deploy production-ready APIs for data science applications. ● Manage asynchronous tasks and large-scale data processing efficiently. WHO IS THIS BOOK FOR? This book is tailored for software developers, backend engineers, and data scientists eager to master API development with Django REST Framework. A basic understanding of Python and Django is required, while familiarity with web development concepts and RESTful principles will be beneficial but not essential. TABLE OF CONTENTS 1. Django REST and TDD Essentials 2. Building and Testing Basic APIs 3. Data Models and Processing in Data Science 4. Asynchronous Tasks and Data Processing 5. Securing and Scaling Data Science APIs 6. Developing a Data Science Project 7. Documenting and Optimizing Your API 8. Deploying Your Data Science API 9. Final Thoughts and Future Directions Index

An example-rich guide for beginners to start their reinforcement and deep reinforcement learning journey with state-of-the-art distinct algorithms Key FeaturesCovers a vast spectrum of basic-to-advanced RL algorithms with mathematical explanations of each algorithmLearn how to implement algorithms with code by following examples with line-by-line explanationsExplore the latest RL methodologies such as DDPG, PPO, and the use of expert demonstrationsBook Description With significant enhancements in the quality and quantity of algorithms in recent years, this second edition of Hands-On Reinforcement Learning with Python has been revamped into an example-rich guide to learning state-of-the-art reinforcement learning (RL) and deep RL algorithms with TensorFlow 2 and the OpenAI Gym toolkit. In addition to exploring RL basics and foundational concepts such as Bellman equation, Markov decision processes, and dynamic programming algorithms, this second edition dives deep into the full spectrum of value-based, policy-based, and actor-critic RL methods. It explores state-of-the-art algorithms such as DQN, TRPO, PPO and ACKTR, DDPG, TD3, and SAC in depth, demystifying the underlying math and demonstrating implementations through simple code examples. The book has several new chapters dedicated to new RL techniques, including distributional RL, imitation learning, inverse RL, and meta RL. You will learn to leverage stable baselines, an improvement of OpenAI’s baseline library, to effortlessly implement popular RL algorithms. The book concludes with an overview of promising approaches such as meta-learning and imagination augmented agents in research. By the end, you will become skilled in effectively employing RL and deep RL in your real-world projects. What you will learnUnderstand core RL concepts including the methodologies, math, and codeTrain an agent to solve Blackjack, FrozenLake, and many other problems using OpenAI GymTrain an agent to play Ms Pac-Man using a Deep Q NetworkLearn policy-based, value-based, and actor-critic methodsMaster the math behind DDPG, TD3, TRPO, PPO, and many othersExplore new avenues such as the distributional RL, meta RL, and inverse RLUse Stable Baselines to train an agent to walk and play Atari gamesWho this book is for If you’re a machine learning developer with little or no experience with neural networks interested in artificial intelligence and want to learn about reinforcement learning from scratch, this book is for you. Basic familiarity with linear algebra, calculus, and the Python programming language is required. Some experience with TensorFlow would be a plus.

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About the book रामेश्‍वरम में पैदा हुए एक बालक से लेकर भारत के ग्यारहवें राष्‍ट्रपति बनने तक का डॉ. ए.पी.जे. अब्दुल कलाम का जीवन असाधारण संकल्प शक्‍त‌ि, साहस, लगन और श्रेष्‍ठता की चाह की प्रेरणाप्रद कहानी है। छोटी कहानियों और पार्श्व चित्रों की इस शृंखला में डॉ. कलाम अपने अतीत के छोटे-बड़े महत्त्वपूर्ण पलों को याद करते हैं और पाठकों को बताते हैं कि उन पलों ने उन्हें किस तरह प्रेरित किया। उनके प्रारंभिक जीवन पर गहरी छाप छोड़ने वाले लोगों और तदनंतर संपर्क में आए व्यक्तियों के बारे में वे उत्साह और प्रेम के साथ बताते हैं। वे अपने पिता और ईश्वर के प्रति उनके गहरे प्रेम, माता और उनकी सहृदयता, दयालुता, उनके विचारों और दृष्टिकोणों को आकार देनेवाले अपने गुरुओं समेत सर्वाधिक निकट रहे लोगों के बारे में भी उन्होंने बड़ी आत्मीयता से बताया है। बंगाल की खाड़ी के पास स्थित छोटे से गाँव में बिताए बचपन के बारे में तथा वैज्ञानिक बनने, फिर देश का राष्ट्रपति बनने तक के सफर में आई बाधाओं, संघर्ष, उनपर विजय पाने आदि अनेक तेजस्वी बातें उन्होंने बताई हैं। ‘मेरी जीवन-यात्रा’ अतीत की यादों से भरी, बेहद निजी अनुभवों की ईमानदार कहानी है, जो जितनी असाधारण है, उतनी ही अधिक प्रेरक, आनंददायक और उत्साह से भर देनेवाली है। आभार मेरी जीवन-यात्रा घटनाओं से भरे जीवन का विवरण है। मेरे मित्र हैरी शेरिडॉन करीब बाईस वर्षों से मेरे साथ रहे हैं और अनेक घटनाओं के भागीदार बने हैं। उन्होंने मेरे साथ सुख और दु:ख, दोनों झेले हैं। शेरिडॉन हर तरह के उतार-चढ़ावों में मेरे साथ रहे हैं और जब कभी मुझे जरूरत पड़ी, उन्होंने मेरी पूरी-पूरी सहायता की। ईश्वर उन्हें और उनके परिवार को सदैव सुखी रखे। मैं सुदेषणाशोम घोष को भी धन्यवाद देना चाहूँगा, जो पुस्तक की परिकल्पना से लेकर उसे आकार देने तक मेरे साथ रहीं। पुस्तक प्रकाशित होने तक वे धैर्य के साथ निरंतर मुझसे जुड़ी रहीं। मैं उनके प्रयासों को नमन करता हूँ।. Meri Jeevan Yatra (Hindi) by DR APJ ABDUL KALAM: Embark on a personal journey through the eyes of DR APJ ABDUL KALAM with Meri Jeevan Yatra. This Hindi book offers readers a firsthand account of Kalam's life, experiences, and reflections, providing a deeper understanding of his motivations and achievements. Key Aspects of the Book Meri Jeevan Yatra (Hindi) by DR APJ ABDUL KALAM: Life's Narrative: Explore Kalam's life story, triumphs, challenges, and the pivotal moments that shaped his trajectory. Personal Insights: Gain a closer look at Kalam's thoughts, beliefs, and aspirations that guided him in his roles as a scientist, leader, and visionary. Cultural Connection: Discover Kalam's journey within the cultural and linguistic context of Hindi, providing an authentic portrayal of his life. DR APJ ABDUL KALAM shares his journey in his own words in Meri Jeevan Yatra (Hindi). The book offers readers a personal and introspective glimpse into the life and mind of this iconic scientist and leader.

Para Sobat English pasti punya impian untuk menguasai skill berbicara layaknya para bintang film Hollywood, kan? Nah, buku ini bisa jadi pintu buat kamu mewujudkan impianmu. Buku Day by Day American English Idioms berisikan 2600 idiom yang sering dipakai oleh American speaker dalam keseharian mereka. Buku ini lengkap berisi dari A-Z ekspresi idiom dengan penjelasan dalam bilingual (Inggris-Indonesia). Tak lupa juga percakapan singkat superasyik menggunakan contoh idiom yang disajikan dalam kedua bahasa tersebut sehingga membuatmu cepat paham.

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The aim of this book is to provide the student of Japanese with a simple method for correlating the writing and the meaning of Japanese characters in such a way as to make them both easy to remember. It is intended not only for the beginner, but also for the more advanced student looking for some relief from the constant frustration of how to write the kanji and some way to systematize what he or she already knows. The author begins with writing because--contrary to first impressions--it is in fact the simpler of the two. He abandons the traditional method of ordering the kanji according to their frequency of use and organizes them according to their component parts or "primitive elements." Assigning each of these parts a distinct meaning with its own distinct image, the student is led to harness the powers of "imaginative memory" to learn the various combinations that result. In addition, each kanji is given its own key word to represent the meaning, or one of the principal meanings, of that character. These key words provide the setting for a particular kanji's "story," whose protagonists are the primitive elements. In this way, students are able to complete in a few short months a task that would otherwise take years. Armed with the same skills as Chinese or Korean students, who know the meaning and writing of the kanji but not their pronunciation in Japanese, they are now in a much better position to learn to read (which is treated in a separate volume). For further information and a sample of the contents, visit http: ///www.nanzan-u.ac.jp/SHUBUNKEN/publications/miscPublications/Remembering_the_Kanji_l.htm.

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जब प्रेम का यह उच्चतम आदर्श प्राप्त हो जाता है, तो ज्ञान फिर न जाने कहाँ चला जाता है। तब भला ज्ञान की इच्छा भी कौन करे? तब तो मुक्ति, उद्धार, निर्वाण की बातें न जाने कहाँ गायब हो जाती हैं। इस दैवी प्रेम में छके रहने से फिर भला कौन मुक्त होना चाहेगा? ''प्रभो! मुझे धन, जन, सौन्दर्य, विद्या, यहाँ तक कि मुक्ति भी नहीं चाहिए। बस इतनी ही साध है कि जन्म जन्म में तुम्हारे प्रति मेरी अहैतुकी भक्ति बनी रहे।'' भक्त कहता है, ''मैं शक्कर हो जाना नहीं चाहता, मुझे तो शक्कर खाना अच्छा लगता है।'' तब भला कौन मुक्त हो जाने की इच्छा करेगा? कौन भगवान के साथ एक हो जाने की कामना करेगा? भक्त कहता है, ''मैं जानता हूँ कि वे और मैं दोनों एक हैं, पर तो भी मैं उनसे अपने को अलग रखकर उन प्रियतम का सम्भोग करूँगा।'' प्रेम के लिए प्रेम - यही भक्त का सर्वोच्च सुख है

The Routledge Handbook of Language and Identity provides a clear and comprehensive survey of the field of language and identity from an applied linguistics perspective. Forty-one chapters are organised into five sections covering: theoretical perspectives informing language and identity studies key issues for researchers doing language and identity studies categories and dimensions of identity identity in language learning contexts and among language learners future directions for language and identity studies in applied linguistics Written by specialists from around the world, each chapter will introduce a topic in language and identity studies, provide a concise and critical survey, in which the importance and relevance to applied linguists is explained and include further reading. The Routledge Handbook of Language and Identity is an essential purchase for advanced undergraduate and postgraduate students of Linguistics, Applied Linguistics and TESOL. Advisory board: David Block (Institució Catalana de Recerca i Estudis Avançats/ Universitat de Lleida, Spain); John Joseph (University of Edinburgh); Bonny Norton (University of British Colombia, Canada).

This volume is the first comprehensive handbook of Japanese phonetics and phonology describing the basic phonetic and phonological structures of modern Japanese with main focus on standard Tokyo Japanese. Its primary goal is to provide a comprehensive overview and descriptive generalizations of major phonetic and phonological phenomena in modern Japanese by reviewing important studies in the fields over the past century. It also presents a summary of interesting questions that remain unsolved in the literature. The volume consists of eighteen chapters in addition to an introduction to the whole volume. In addition to providing descriptive generalizations of empirical phonetic/phonological facts, this volume also aims to give an overview of major phonological theories including, but not restricted to, traditional generative phonology, lexical phonology, prosodic morphology, intonational phonology, and the more recent Optimality Theory. It also touches on theories of speech perception and production. This book serves as a comprehensive guide to Japanese phonetics and phonology for all interested in linguistics and speech sciences.

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The Dictionary of Louisiana French (DLF) provides the richest inventory of French vocabulary in Louisiana and reflects precisely the speech of the period from 1930 to the present. This dictionary describes the current usage of French-speaking peoples in the five broad regions of South Louisiana: the coastal marshes, the banks of the Mississippi River, the central area, the north, and the western prairie. Data were collected during interviews from at least five persons in each of twenty-four areas in these regions. In addition to the data collected from fieldwork, the dictionary contains material compiled from existing lexical inventories, from texts published after 1930, and from archival recordings. The new authoritative resource, the DLF not only contains the largest number of words and expressions but also provides the most complete information available for each entry. Entries include the word in the conventional French spelling, the pronunciation (including attested variants), the part of speech classification, the English equivalent, and the word's use in common phrases. The DLF features a wealth of illustrative examples derived from fieldwork and textual sources and identification of the parish where the entry was collected or the source from which it was compiled. An English-to-Louisiana French index enables readers to find out how particular notions would be expressed in la Louisiane .

The Dictionary of Louisiana French (DLF) provides the richest inventory of French vocabulary in Louisiana and reflects precisely the speech of the period from 1930 to the present. This dictionary describes the current usage of French-speaking peoples in the five broad regions of South Louisiana: the coastal marshes, the banks of the Mississippi River, the central area, the north, and the western prairie. Data were collected during interviews from at least five persons in each of twenty-four areas in these regions. In addition to the data collected from fieldwork, the dictionary contains material compiled from existing lexical inventories, from texts published after 1930, and from archival recordings. The new authoritative resource, the DLF not only contains the largest number of words and expressions but also provides the most complete information available for each entry. Entries include the word in the conventional French spelling, the pronunciation (including attested variants), the part of speech classification, the English equivalent, and the word's use in common phrases. The DLF features a wealth of illustrative examples derived from fieldwork and textual sources and identification of the parish where the entry was collected or the source from which it was compiled. An English-to-Louisiana French index enables readers to find out how particular notions would be expressed in la Louisiane.

A proven grammar-based approach that gives you a real mastery of the Spanish language Use Advanced Spanish Step by Step's progressive, grammar-based approach to conquer intermediate and advanced Spanish-language topics. This step-by-step approach gives you real confidence and the tools you need to achieve a high Spanish proficiency. You'll get a quick review of the key grammar basics, then move on to more advanced topics that you need for true mastery of the language. With complete coverage of verb tenses beyond the present and past, irregular verbs, sentence structure, parts of speech, and more, this book gives a thorough overview of advanced grammar topics. It also introduces you to hundreds of new vocabulary words that are reinforced with readings that put the new terms in everyday context.

Ramón Sainero, Profesor Emérito Vitalicio de la UNED, Académico por invitación del Athens Institute of Education and Research y Director del Instituto de Estudios Celtas, después de más de 40 años investigando los orígenes de la cultura celta e indoeuropea del Occidente Atlántico Europeo profundiza con los conocimientos y experiencia adquiridos en la posibilidad real de unos orígenes literarios de la cultura celta en España. En las páginas de este libro nos muestra sus conclusiones, basadas eminentemente en las pruebas de investigación que ha ido encontrando. De sus cerca de treinta libros publicados podemos destacar entre otros La Huella celta en España e Irlanda (ed. Akal), The Celts and the Historical Origins of Atlantic Europe (Academica Press, EEUU), La lengua celta de la Península Ibérica (ed. Abada), Los orígenes históricos y culturales de la Unión Europea (ed. Sanz y Torres).

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El español en contacto con otras lenguas is the first comprehensive historical, social, and linguistic overview of Spanish in contact with other languages in all of its major contexts—in Spain, the United States, and Latin America. In this significant contribution to the field of Hispanic linguistics, Carol A. Klee and Andrew Lynch explore the historical and social factors that have shaped contact varieties of the Spanish language, synthesizing the principle arguments and theories about language contact, and examining linguistic changes in Spanish phonology, morphology and syntax, and pragmatics. Individual chapters analyze particular contact situations: in Spain, contact with Basque, Catalan, Valencian, and Galician; in Mexico, Central, and South America, contact with Nahuatl, Maya, Quechua, Aimara, and Guarani; in the Southern Cone, contact with other principle European languages such as Portuguese, Italian, English, German, and Danish; in the United States, contact with English. A separate chapter explores issues of creolization in the Philippines and the Americas and highlights the historical influence of African languages on Spanish, primarily in the Caribbean and Equatorial Guinea. Written in Spanish, this detailed synthesis of wide-ranging research will be a valuable resource for scholars of Hispanic linguistics, language contact, and sociolinguistics.

गीता प्रेस से प्रकाशित 'कल्याण' के 'बालक-अंक' में प्रकाशित 19 वीर बालकों के चरित्र इस पुस्तक में प्रस्तुत कर रहे हैं। ये चरित्र अपूर्व आत्मत्याग तथा बलिदान के सजीव चित्र हैं। आशा है इन्हें पढ़कर बच्चों एवं बड़ों में बलिदान और त्याग की भावना जाग्रत होगी। -हनुमान प्रसाद पोद्दार

Seiring dengan meningkatnya minat terhadap bahasa dan budaya Korea, semakin banyak pula masyarakat yang tertarik belajar tentang segala sesuatu yang berhubungan dengan Korea, salah satunya tentang sastra Korea. Buku ini ditulis oleh profesor dan para dosen yang memiliki keahlian di bidang kesusastraan Korea dan ditujukan untuk memperkenalkan kesusastraan Korea sebagai salah satu bentuk budaya Korea kepada khalayak umum. Buku ini secara garis besar terbagi ke dalam emapat bab di mana masing-masing bab memiliki penjelasan tersendiri tentang jenis, sejarah, maupun pembagian kesusastraan Korea secara umum. Bab 1 berisi penjelasan tentang definisi serta ruang lingkup kesusastraan Korea secara garis besar, yang dilanjutkan dengan priodisasi dan cabang kesusastraan Korea secara umum. Bab 2 dalam buku ini menjabarkan tentang puisi Korea yang dimulai dari puisi tertua yaitu godae gayo yang muncul pada masa Joseon Kuno, dan dilanjutkan oleh penjabaran mengenai jenis-jenis puisi klasik Korea. Bab 3 menjelaskan secara lengkap mengenai cabang kesusastraan Korea yang berupa prosa. Bab 4 memaparkan penjelasan mengenai salah satu bentuk sastra Korea yaitu drama.

Dil becerilerinizi geliştirin ve yeni başlayanlara yönelik bu kısa öykü koleksiyonunun tadını çıkarın! Tüm Seviyeler için tasarlanmış ilgi çekici hikayelerle dili DAHA HIZLI ve KOLAY öğrenin. Ders kitapları ile okuma keyfi arasındaki KÖPRÜYÜ GEÇİN. Sürükleyici hikayeler aracılığıyla dil yapılarında ve kültürel nüanslarda ustalaşın. Çeşitli temalarla kelime bilginizi ve dil bilginizi geliştirin Eğlenceli ve Etkili: Bu e-kitap serisi, eğlenirken dil öğrenmek için mükemmel bir araçtır.

यह उपन्यास सबसे पहले 1949 में लखनऊ में लिखा गया। तब इसका स्वरूप एवं प्रारूप बिल्कुल भिन्न थे। यदि उसी रूप में छपता तो मेरा विश्वास है कि यह कहीं अधिक सशक्त एवं व्यवस्थित होता। लेकिन दुर्भाग्य न केवल व्यक्तियों का ही होता है बल्कि कुछ कृतियों का भी होता है। सन ’49 से लेकर ’53 तक लोगों के परामर्श के फलस्वरूप अनेक परिवर्तन इसमें किये गये, फलतः रंजना, एक असंभाव्य चरित्र बन गयी। सच माने रंजना की यह असंभाव्यता मेरे कारण नहीं हुई। कैसे और क्यों हुई, यह स्वयं मनोरंजन है पर उसकी चर्चा वांछनीय न होगी। अस्तु

Business Chinese Test (BCT), an international standardized test of Chinese language proficiency, assesses non-native Chinese speakers’ abilities to use the Chinese language in real business or common working environments. BCT (A), which is oriented towards beginners, is designed to examine test takers’ ability to communicate in Chinese in daily life and during basic business activities. BCT (B), which is oriented towards intermediate and advanced learners, is designed to examine test takers’ ability to communicate in Chinese during complex business activities. We are expert in Chinese for foreigners for nearly 30 years, much earlier than the creation of HSK. We builds a huge database with 250,000 plus vocabulary with the best possible English translation to help foreigners understand Chinese better. We give the English Translation for main paragraph your better understanding. Meanwhile, we use footnotes to give vocabulary with the of HSK classification.

This is a dictionary of Nafsan, the language spoken in Vanuatu in the south of Efate Island in the villages of Erakor, Pango, and Eratap. Nafsan is one of 130 distinct languages spoken in Vanuatu. Over several decades, linguist Nicholas Thieberger worked in close collaboration with the Erakor community to record this unique language and to refine its written presentation. The resulting publication offers insight into the diversity of meanings available to speakers of Nafsan, providing some 3,400 senses for Nafsan words and an English-Nafsan finderlist. In addition, the book gives an overview of the Nafsan sound system, provides a list of existing literature on the language dating back to early missionary translations, and includes maps of Efate locating nearly 200 place names. Readers will also find South Efate cultural knowledge embedded in the explanations of the Nafsan words and their usages. A welcome companion to Thieberger’s A Grammar of South Efate (2006), this book complements and significantly augments other multimedia resources made available online by the author.

This book is intended as a textbook for advanced undergraduate or graduate students in the field of bilingualism and language choice. It reports on a sociolinguistic study of the language choice patterns of the minority Ikwerre ethnic group of Port Harcourt City, Nigeria. Further, it aims primarily to present a systematic and coherent account of the extent and patterning of Ikwerre-NPE bilingualism within the Ikwerre community, focusing on: the means by which people in this community deploy two different codes in their day-to-day communicative interactions and the social and attitudinal motivations for language choice at both the group and individual level. To satisfy these objectives this study has taken into account the pre-existing linguistic, socio-economic and macro-sociological distinctiveness of the Ikwerre community. Thus, it has investigated prevailing local attitudes towards Ikwerre and NPE by incorporating matched guise tests to deepen our understanding of the processes of language choice and shift operating in the community. This was done to demonstrate that contemporary local linguistic attitudes working together with personal network ties would offer fuller and more adequate explanations of why members of the Port Harcourt Ikwerre community select either Ikwerre and/or NPE in their normal every day interactions. From the observations and findings made in this study I propose an account of the language choice patterns attested in my Port Harcourt Ikwerre community data that is based on establishing a broad typology which can be directly related to the bilingualism continuum. This framework should be equally applicable to similar bilingual settings around the world, which, like Port Harcourt, have experienced rapid metropolitan growth as a result of radical socio-economic change in their recent history. Finally, it is my hope that in the course of reading this book the reader can come to a place where their understanding and appreciation of the effects of languages in contact in non-Western communities is enriched with the illustrative material in this book.

The interconnections between histories and memories of the Holocaust, colonialism and extreme violence in post-war French and Francophone fiction and film provide the central focus of this book. It proposes a new model of ‘palimpsestic memory’, which the author defines as the condensation of different spatio-temporal traces, to describe these interconnections and defines the poetics and the politics of this composite form. In doing so it is argued that a poetics dependent on tropes and techniques, such as metaphor, allegory and montage, establishes connections across space and time which oblige us to perceive cultural memory not in terms of its singular attachment to a particular event or bound to specific ethno-cultural or national communities but as a dynamic process of transfer between different moments of racialized violence and between different cultural communities. The structure of the book allows for both the theoretical elaboration of this paradigm for cultural memory and individual case-studies of novels and films.

Hunter Brooks spent the last few years in hell, fighting in the demon games and forced to take chances that would haunt the nightmares of even the fiercest men. But now, he’s back in the human realm, ready to take on the Pack that left him behind...and take the mate he just met. Becca Quinn is one of seven lightning-struck women—a human who isn't quite so human anymore. She only needs to find her true half to unlock all that she could be. A dangerous, sexy wolf has saved her life twice, and yet she knows nothing about Hunter—only that she wants to know everything she can learn. Between the Pack's council and the strangers who could take everything away from them, Becca and Hunter have more battles to wage, and everything to fight for. But when Hunter's dark past takes over their courtship, and Becca struggles to keep up with her new life, they’ll have to rely on each other and the fate that brought them together to survive. ~~~~~~~~ Read what others are saying about New York Times bestselling author, Carrie Ann Ryan: “Count on Carrie Ann Ryan for emotional, sexy, character driven stories that capture your heart!” – Carly Phillips, NY Times bestselling author “Carrie Ann Ryan’s romances are my newest addiction! The emotion in her books captures me from the very beginning. The hope and healing hold me close until the end. These love stories will simply sweep you away.” ~ NYT Bestselling Author Deveny Perry “Carrie Ann Ryan writes sexy emotional romances that'll make you cry and fan yourself from the heat, especially because of all that sexy ink.” –#1 NYT Bestselling Author Lauren Blakely “Once I started reading, I couldn’t stop! This is definitely going in my re-read pile!” –NYT Bestselling Author Susan Stoker "Carrie Ann Ryan writes the perfect balance of sweet and heat ensuring every story feeds the soul." - Audrey Carlan, #1 New York Times Bestselling Author “Carrie Ann Ryan never fails to draw readers in with passion, raw sensuality, and characters that pop off the page. Any book by Carrie Ann is an absolute treat.” – New York Times Bestselling Author J. Kenner “Carrie Ann Ryan knows how to pull your heartstrings and make your pulse pound! Her wonderful Redwood Pack series will draw you in and keep you reading long into the night. I can’t wait to see what comes next with the new generation, the Talons. Keep them coming, Carrie Ann!” –Lara Adrian, New York Times bestselling author of CRAVE THE NIGHT "With snarky humor, sizzling love scenes, and brilliant, imaginative worldbuilding, The Dante's Circle series reads as if Carrie Ann Ryan peeked at my personal wish list!" – NYT Bestselling Author, Larissa Ione "Carrie Ann Ryan writes sexy shifters in a world full of passionate happily-ever-afters." – New York Times Bestselling Author Vivian Arend “Carrie Ann’s books are sexy with characters you can’t help but love from page one. They are heat and heart blended to perfection.” New York Times Bestselling Author Jayne Rylon Carrie Ann Ryan's books are wickedly funny and deliciously hot, with plenty of twists to keep you guessing. They'll keep you up all night!” USA Today Bestselling Author Cari Quinn "Once again, Carrie Ann Ryan knocks the Dante's Circle series out of the park. The queen of hot, sexy, enthralling paranormal romance, Carrie Ann is an author not to miss!" New York Times bestselling Author Marie Harte Read the Entire Dante’s Circle Series: Dust of My Wings Her Warriors’ Three Wishes An Unlucky Moon His Choice Tangled Innocence Fierce Enchantment An Immortal’s Song Prowled Darkness Dante’s Circle Reborn ___ Topics: Wolf, Werewolf, Shifter, Romance, Series, Fantasy, Paranormal, Dominant, Paranormal Series, werewolf romance, shapeshifter romance, fantasy romance, dragon, fat, cat shifter, menage romance, alpha male, series and saga, magic, witch, demon, sexy, heartwarming, heart-warming, family, love, love books, kissing books, emotional journey, contemporary, contemporary romance, romance series, long series, long romance series, sassy, strong heroine, captivating romance, hot, hot romance, forbidden love, sparks, loyalty, swoon rescue, kidnap, claiming, defending, protect Other readers of Carrie Ann Ryan’s books enjoyed books by: Kate Rudolph Felicity Heaton, JR Ward, Kresley Cole, Nalini Singh, Thea Harrison, Ilona Andrews, Jennifer L Armentrout, Lynsay Sands, Grace Goodwin, Lora Leigh, Jessie Donovan, Shelly Laurenston, Donna Grand, Mandy M Roth, NJ Walters, Abigail Owen, and Eve Langlias.

يُعَدُّ هذا الكتابُ من أشهرِ كُتبِ الرِّحلاتِ في التاريخ؛ فقد عُرِفَ «ابن بطوطة» بكثرةِ أَسْفاره، وبسببِ شُهرتِه العالميةِ لقَّبَته «جمعيةُ كامبريدج» ﺑ «أمير الرحَّالةِ المُسلمِين». بدأَ «ابن بطوطة» رِحلتَه من «طنجة» مَسقطِ رأسِه؛ ناويًا حجَّ بيتِ اللهِ الحرام، ورحَلَ دونَ رفيقٍ ولا قَرِيب، واتخذَ في كلِّ مدينةٍ وقَفَ فيها صاحبًا، فحكى عنه وعن المدينةِ التي قابَلَه فيها. قُدِّرَ زمنُ رِحلاتِه بما يَقربُ من الثلاثينَ عامًا، وقد أَمْلى على «ابن جزي الكلبي» تَفاصيلَ تلكَ الرِّحلاتِ ونَوادرَها، وبعدَما انتهى منَ التدوينِ أطلَقَ على مؤلَّفِه هذا اسمَ: «تُحْفة النُّظَّارِ في غرائبِ الأَمْصارِ وعجائبِ الأَسْفار». لم يَكْتفِ «ابن بطوطة» بالوصفِ الخارجيِّ للأماكنِ التي زارَها، بل استفاضَ في الحديثِ عن مَداخلِ المدنِ ومَخارِجِها وطَبائعِ الشعوبِ المُختلِفةِ التي عاشَرَها، وسرَدَ العديدَ منَ الحِكاياتِ المشوِّقةِ التي جعَلَتْه من رُوَّادِ أدبِ الرحلاتِ في الأدبِ العربي، حتى إنَّنا لا نَستطيعُ الإشارةَ إلى شخصٍ كثيرِ التَّرْحالِ دونَ أن نلقِّبَه ﺑ «ابن بطوطة».

A super-cute, full-color pheasebook covering all situations you are likely to encounter in Korea! Essential phrases for every situation — whether watching your favorite K-drama series, catching up on the latest K-Pop news, hanging out with your friends, dealing with your boss, posting on social media, meeting the love of your life or recovering from a broken heart. Each chapter presents a range of short conversations of the type you might have with a friend, with vocabulary lists and key grammar tips. Each conversation is presented in Korean Hangul script as well as romanized Korean and English. Online audio recordings by native speakers make it easy to practice the conversations and improve your Korean pronunciation! Korean for K-Pop and K-Drama Fans is packed with language that you actually use in real life. Fun and useful phrases include: Pandora's new song is an All-Kill! She's so awesomely charismatic I got a ton of followers on my YouTube channel Online shopping is my downfall I drank 5 bomb shots I acted like a total idiot U so cute! You and your girlfriend are just so cringe! Is there something going on between Jiyoung and Junha? Your new jeans are fantabulous! You dumb-ass OMG, no way! My hubby's on a biz trip Whether you're looking to expand your knowledge of Korean, or just a K-pop and K-drama fan, this book contains a treasure trove of useful language.

Una nova mirada a com entendre i abordar la comunicació i el llenguatge en l'etapa 0-6, on el món emocional i afectiu, les vivències i la manera com els adults interactuen i acompanyen el procés de cada infant són factors fonamentals per afavorir el seu millor desenvolupament.

Ce livre vous permettra de mettre toutes les chances de votre côté pour réussir le DELF B2, bien qu’il soit aussi utile pour tout autre examen et de manière générale pour améliorer votre vocabulaire. 300 expressions de niveau DELF B2 800 mots indispensables pour l'examen DELF B2 Le niveau du DELF B2 nécessite de connaître les expressions quotidiennes qui sont aussi utilisées dans les médias. Le français contient beaucoup d’expressions qu’il est difficile de comprendre si on les entend pour la première fois. Il s’agit de vous familiariser avec ces expressions de manière naturelle. C’est pour cette raison qu’il y a pour chaque expression une définition et un exemple. Ces expressions vous seront très utiles pour comprendre l’actualité de manière passive (compréhension écrite et orale). Ainsi, cela vous permettra d’augmenter vos chances de réussir à l’examen.

This volume is the product of scholars of various backgrounds, specialties and agendas bringing forth their most treasured findings regarding the Chinese Catholic Church. The chapters in this book covering the church from 1900 to the present trace the development of the Church in China from many historical and disciplinary vantage points.

Of all the horrors human beings perpetrate, genocide stands near the top of the list. Its toll is staggering: well over 100 million dead worldwide. Why Did They Kill? is one of the first anthropological attempts to analyze the origins of genocide. In it, Alexander Hinton focuses on the devastation that took place in Cambodia from April 1975 to January 1979 under the Khmer Rouge in order to explore why mass murder happens and what motivates perpetrators to kill. Basing his analysis on years of investigative work in Cambodia, Hinton finds parallels between the Khmer Rouge and the Nazi regimes. Policies in Cambodia resulted in the deaths of over 1.7 million of that country's 8 million inhabitants—almost a quarter of the population--who perished from starvation, overwork, illness, malnutrition, and execution. Hinton considers this violence in light of a number of dynamics, including the ways in which difference is manufactured, how identity and meaning are constructed, and how emotionally resonant forms of cultural knowledge are incorporated into genocidal ideologies.

Aksi masa Tan Malaka 1926 ini mempunyai revolusi yang mana untuk menentukan kelas yang memegang kekuasaan negara, politik, dan ekonomi, serta dijalankan dengan cara kekeerasan. Terkait ikhtisar riwayat Indonesia dari pengaruh luar negeri meliputi penekanan terhadap ilmu kebatinan Timur, didesak oleh bangsa Tionghoa dan Hindu, kegundahan pesimisme Empu Sedah yang menjelaskan bahwa orang asing keturunan Tionghoa-Jawa akan memimpin bernama Raden Patah , pemerasan dan penindasan seperti perampokan terang-terangan, monopoli setengah monopoli, bahkan persaingan bebas. …

The Ethnic Dimension in American History is a thorough survey of the role that ethnicity has played in shaping the history of the United States. Considering ethnicity in terms of race, language, religion and national origin, this important text examines its effects on social relations, public policy and economic development. A thorough survey of the role that ethnicity has played in shaping the history of the United States, including the effects of ethnicity on social relations, public policy and economic development Includes histories of a wide range of ethnic groups including African Americans, Native Americans, Jews, Chinese, Europeans, Japanese, Muslims, Koreans, and Latinos Examines the interaction of ethnic groups with one another and the dynamic processes of acculturation, modernization, and assimilation; as well as the history of immigration Revised and updated material in the fourth edition reflects current thinking and recent history, bringing the story up to the present and including the impact of 9/11

In war, do mass and materiel matter most? Will states with the largest, best equipped, information-technology-rich militaries invariably win? The prevailing answer today among both scholars and policymakers is yes. But this is to overlook force employment, or the doctrine and tactics by which materiel is actually used. In a landmark reconception of battle and war, this book provides a systematic account of how force employment interacts with materiel to produce real combat outcomes. Stephen Biddle argues that force employment is central to modern war, becoming increasingly important since 1900 as the key to surviving ever more lethal weaponry. Technological change produces opposite effects depending on how forces are employed; to focus only on materiel is thus to risk major error--with serious consequences for both policy and scholarship. In clear, fluent prose, Biddle provides a systematic account of force employment's role and shows how this account holds up under rigorous, multimethod testing. The results challenge a wide variety of standard views, from current expectations for a revolution in military affairs to mainstream scholarship in international relations and orthodox interpretations of modern military history. Military Power will have a resounding impact on both scholarship in the field and on policy debates over the future of warfare, the size of the military, and the makeup of the defense budget.

Aryeh Lightstone, former Senior Advisor to the U.S. Ambassador to Israel and Special Envoy for the Abraham Accords, is uniquely poised to unravel the past, present, and, most importantly, the future of U.S. foreign policy with the Middle East. "A powerful affirmation of humanity’s capacity to achieve the extraordinary." —Jared Kushner, Senior Advisor to the President, 2017-2021 "Aryeh demonstrates that faithful adherence to one’s core beliefs—in both his faith and his nation—are not only possible but necessary. Read and enjoy." —Mike Pompeo, U.S. Secretary of State, 2018-2021 The Trump Administration's "Peace to Prosperity" vision for the Middle East was unveiled on January 28, 2020. What followed over the next eleven months, concluding with the signing of the Israel-Morocco normalization agreement was one of the most fascinating and consequential periods of U.S. foreign policy in a generation, leading to five normalization agreements between Israel and Muslim states. The Abraham Accords achieved what had seemed impossible for decades and set the Middle East on a trajectory toward a broad regional peace. Aryeh Lightstone is uniquely positioned to tell the story. As the senior advisor to the U.S. Ambassador to Israel, he was in the room for nearly every major discussion and decision involving Middle East policy. He was tasked with the most complex and sensitive component of the Abraham Accords: turning them into practical action and doing it quickly—during a pandemic, no less. In addition, he led the Abraham Accords Business Summit and the Abraham Fund, and served as the key contact between Israel and the other Accords nations. Let My People Know provides a behind-the-scenes account of the strategies that allowed the Abraham Accords to be struck, and an unvarnished look at the region's idiosyncrasies that factored into the process. A rabbi and an enthralling storyteller, Lightstone paints a vivid picture of the varied cultures and personalities involved. He also offers a glimpse into the day-to-day activities of an embassy. Finally, he explains what the Biden administration must do better to advance America's interests abroad. We now have a paradigm for a forward-looking Middle East policy that ultimately benefits the United States. Lightstone makes the case for strategic action to maintain the momentum.

Take an astonishing, amusing, and charmingly unconventional tour through the curious everyday lives of humans past. No need to spend the day at an archaeological dig when you can simply make a cup of tea, clamber into your comfiest chair, and settle in with The Encyclopedia of the Weird and Wonderful, a compilation of 92 funny, strange, and strangely funny tales throughout human history. Milo Rossi, the inquisitive mind behind the popular @miniminuteman on TikTok and YouTube, invites you to consider our own place in the long timeline of human development with this collection of anecdotes that shares the foibles, joys, and heartbreaks of being human (and an odd Neanderthal or two). With chapters organized by the different stages and aspects of life—childhood, food and drink, friendship, play and leisure, rites and rituals, love and sexuality, fashion and beauty, education and work, sickness and health, and, of course, death—dive into a treasure trove of intriguing facts and stories, including: The Paleolithic cave art of a five-year-old girl What you would have eaten in ancient Pompeii The surprising and stinky origins of royal Tyrian purple dye Ol’ Rip, the immortal (?) horned lizard from Texas How to win a round of the Royal Game of Ur, a nearly 5,000-year-old board game And much more! Covering various facets of everyday life, The Encyclopedia of the Weird and Wonderful is sure to make you laugh, provide some spark to your next conversation, and, maybe, even give you a new perspective on how best to live this thing called life. The Wonderpedia series offers comprehensive, display-worthy illustrated references on a range of intriguing topics, including archeological discoveries, world mythology, pop culture, global superstitions, and the fascinating stories behind signs and symbols. A cross-cultural exploration of what makes humans tick, this series magnifies the connective threads between us across time and geography and demystifies the surprising, confounding sides of life.

«لم يكن واحد من الرجال الذين ملأوا فضاء مرج دابق في تلك الليلة الصيفية الحارَّة يعرف على وجه التحديد كيف ستنتهي الأمور. كل ما كانوا يعرفونه أن الحرب قد أصبحت أمرًا مقررًا، وأنها قد تنشب في أي لحظة، وأن إقامتهم في هذا المرج الواسع لن تطول. أما كيف تتوزع بينهم الحظوظ: مَن منهم سوف يُؤخذ أسيرًا؟ ومن منهم سوف يسقط شهيدًا في المعركة؟ وهل ينتصر الجيش الذي يقوده سلطانهم الملك الأشرف أبو النصر قانصوه الغوري، أم ينتصر جيش عدوهم السلطان المظفر سليم خان بن بايزيد العثماني؟ فذلك كله لم يكن واحد منهم يعرف شيئًا عنه». هكذا يبدأ الكاتب الكبير صلاح عيسى كتابه الممتع عن الفتح العثماني لمصر والشام. وكما عوَّدنا في مؤلفاته التاريخية: «رجال ريا وسكينة»، و«حكايات من دفتر الوطن»، و«هوامش المقريزي: حكايات من مصر»، فالتاريخ هنا ليس تاريخ الحُكام، بل تاريخ الشعوب في تعاملهم مع حياتهم وفي مواجهتهم للأخطار التي تتهددها. عن المؤلف: صلاح عيسى صحفي وأديب ومؤرخ. ولد عام 1939 في قرية بشلا بمحافظة الدقهلية. اعتُقل لأول مرة بسبب آرائه السياسية عام 1966، وتكرر اعتقاله أو القبض عليه أو التحقيق معه أو محاكمته في سنوات 1968 و1972 و1975 و1977 و1979 و1981. أسس وشارك في تأسيس وإدارة تحرير عدد من الصحف والمجلات، منها: الكتاب والثقافة الوطنية والأهالي واليسار والصحفيون، ورأس مجلس إدارة جريدة القاهرة. صدر له 20 كتابًا في التاريخ والفكر السياسي والاجتماعي والأدب، من أبرزها: «رجال ريا وسكينة» و«الثورة العُرابية» و«حكايات من دفتر الوطن» و«هوامش المقريزي: حكايات من مصر»، و«رجال مرج دابق: قصة الفتح العثماني لمصر والشام».

This book was translated and published in more than 100 countries. The contents are highly controversial and uncompromising. It describes a monster that we, in all our ignorance, have created together. The first edition did not claim to be into futurism. However, a retrospective view of the events of the last twenty-five years shows that practically all topics mentioned in the book have come to fruition, often in an awesome manner.Like the first edition, this new updated edition is a very unique publication and reading it will undoubtedly change the way you look at both history and the world today. It completely turns everything on its head. Once you read it, all of a sudden you will see the world around you in infrared. You soon see things which are simply not possible to view with the range of standard vision.The contents of this book is highly controversial and uncompromising. It also serves to give us an idea of what's in store for the near future, so we can better prepare for what's coming our way. We are raised, by tradition, to trust our governments, and are convinced that they care about us. This, however, is a big mistake. Below the surface of official politics lies a complicated social and intellectual process that is taking place. The visible world leaders are mere puppets directed by an invisible elite from behind the scenes. The true aim of this elite group is complete control of Planet Earth. IMPORTANT TO UNDERSTAND: RELIGIOUS DOGMA OF THE ELITE It might surprise you that the ruling elite of this world consider Lucifer to be their only and true god; that one day he will openly rule this world. As long as our global elite believes that Lucifer's ultimate goal is establishing a dictatorial world power, everybody on earth will experience the daily consequences of this.

The mutiny on HMS Bounty, in the South Pacific on 28 April 1789, is one of history's truly great stories - a tale of human drama, intrigue and adventure of the highest order - and in the hands of Peter FitzSimons it comes to life as never before. Commissioned by the Royal Navy to collect breadfruit plants from Tahiti and take them to the West Indies, the Bounty's crew found themselves in a tropical paradise. Five months later, they did not want to leave. Under the leadership of Fletcher Christian most of the crew mutinied soon after sailing from Tahiti, setting Captain William Bligh and 18 loyal crewmen adrift in a small open boat. In one of history's great feats of seamanship, Bligh navigated this tiny vessel for 3618 nautical miles to Timor. Fletcher Christian and the mutineers sailed back to Tahiti, where most remained and were later tried for mutiny. But Christian, along with eight fellow mutineers and some Tahitian men and women, sailed off into the unknown, eventually discovering the isolated Pitcairn Island - at the time not even marked on British maps - and settling there. This astonishing story is historical adventure at its very best, encompassing the mutiny, Bligh's monumental achievement in navigating to safety, and Fletcher Christian and the mutineers' own epic journey from the sensual paradise of Tahiti to the outpost of Pitcairn Island. The mutineers' descendants live on Pitcairn to this day, amid swirling stories and rumours of past sexual transgressions and present-day repercussions. Mutiny on the Bounty is a sprawling, dramatic tale of intrigue, bravery and sheer boldness, told with the accuracy of historical detail and total command of story that are Peter FitzSimons' trademarks.

The former head of the Pentagon program responsible for the investigation of UFOs—now known as Unidentified Anomalous Phenomena (UAP)—reveals long-hidden truths with profound implications for not only national security but our understanding of the universe. Luis “Lue” Elizondo is a former senior intelligence official and special agent who was recruited into a strange and highly sensitive US Government program to investigate UAP incursions into sensitive military installations and air space. To accomplish his mission, Elizondo had to rely on decades of experience gained working some of America’s most sensitive and classified programs. Even then, he was not prepared for what he would learn, and the truth about the government’s long shadowy involvement in UAP investigations, and the lengths officials would take to keep them a secret. The stakes could not be higher. Imminent is a first-hand, revelatory account inside the Pentagon’s most closely guarded secret and a call to action to confront humanity’s greatest existential questions.

Filled with fresh interpretations and information, puncturing old myths and challenging new ones, Battle Cry of Freedom will unquestionably become the standard one-volume history of the Civil War. James McPherson's fast-paced narrative fully integrates the political, social, and military events that crowded the two decades from the outbreak of one war in Mexico to the ending of another at Appomattox. Packed with drama and analytical insight, the book vividly recounts the momentous episodes that preceded the Civil War--the Dred Scott decision, the Lincoln-Douglas debates, John Brown's raid on Harper's Ferry--and then moves into a masterful chronicle of the war itself--the battles, the strategic maneuvering on both sides, the politics, and the personalities. Particularly notable are McPherson's new views on such matters as the slavery expansion issue in the 1850s, the origins of the Republican Party, the causes of secession, internal dissent and anti-war opposition in the North and the South, and the reasons for the Union's victory. The book's title refers to the sentiments that informed both the Northern and Southern views of the conflict: the South seceded in the name of that freedom of self-determination and self-government for which their fathers had fought in 1776, while the North stood fast in defense of the Union founded by those fathers as the bulwark of American liberty. Eventually, the North had to grapple with the underlying cause of the war--slavery--and adopt a policy of emancipation as a second war aim. This "new birth of freedom," as Lincoln called it, constitutes the proudest legacy of America's bloodiest conflict. This authoritative volume makes sense of that vast and confusing "second American Revolution" we call the Civil War, a war that transformed a nation and expanded our heritage of liberty.

A Mystery Writers of America Edgar Award Finalist (Best Fact Crime) “A haunted, historical legal thriller." — Atlanta Journal-Constitution From the acclaimed New York Times bestselling author of Chesapeake Requiem comes "a powerfully unsettling portrait of the single most savage episode in the long decades of savagery inflicted by white southerners on their Black neighbors in the 20th century" (Douglas A. Blackmon)–the mass killing of eleven Black farmhands on a Georgia plantation in the spring of 1921. On a Sunday morning in the spring of 1921, a small boy made a grim discovery as he played on a riverbank in the cotton country of rural Georgia: the bodies of two drowned men, bound together with wire and chain and weighted with a hundred-pound sack of rocks. Within days a third body turned up in another nearby river, and in the weeks that followed, eight others. And with them a deeper horror: all eleven had been kept in virtual slavery before their deaths. In fact, as America was shocked to learn, the dead were among thousands of Black men enslaved throughout the South in conditions nearly as dire as those before the Civil War. Hell Put to Shame tells the forgotten story of that mass killing and of the revelations about peonage, or debt slavery, that it placed before a public self-satisfied that involuntary servitude had ended at Appomattox more than fifty years before. By turns police procedural, courtroom drama, and political exposé, Hell Put to Shame also reintroduces readers to three Americans who spearheaded the prosecution of John S. Williams, the wealthy plantation owner behind the murders, at a time when white people rarely faced punishment for violence against their Black neighbors. The remarkable polymath James Weldon Johnson, newly appointed the first Black leader of the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People, marshaled the organization into a full-on war against peonage. Johnson’s lieutenant, Walter F. White, a light-skinned, fair-haired, blue-eyed Black man, conducted undercover work at the scene of lynchings and other Jim Crow atrocities, helping to throw a light on such violence and to hasten its end. And Georgia governor Hugh M. Dorsey won the statehouse as a hero of white supremacists—then redeemed himself in spectacular fashion with the “Murder Farm” affair. The result is a story that remains fresh and relevant a century later, as the nation continues to wrestle with seemingly intractable challenges in matters of race and justice. And the 1921 case at its heart argues that the forces that so roil society today have been with us for generations..

تعد كتب فيلبي أول موسوعة معربة مختصرة لتاريخ المملكة العربية السعودية، حيث غطت حقبة زمنية مهمة، وقد تناول فيها فيلبي تاريخ المملكة وجغرافيتها وأعلامها وآثارها واقتصادها وقبائلها بأسلوبه الرصين. وتحليله العلمي الدقيق، وقد دعم ذلك كله بالكثير من الصور الشمسية التي تعين القارئ على تصور الأشياء وحسن فهمها. وقد جاء عمل فيلبي هذا ثمرة للمدة الطويلة التي أقامها في المملكة واتصاله بالملك عبدالعزيز - يرحمه الله - مما أتاح له فرصة التنقل في مختلف أنحاء الجزيرة العربية، والاطلاع على المواقع الأثرية والنقوش القديمة. وقد تم انتقاء مجموعة من هذه الكتب لنشرها في سلسلة تاريخية، لتكون رافداً ثقافياً لأبناء هذا الجيل. ومكتبة العبيكان يسرها أن تقدم للقارئ الكريم هذه الكتب لأول مرة باللغة العربية إدراكاً منها لأهمية الدور الثقافي الذي تقوم به خدمة لبلادها، وأداءً لواجبها في إبراز الجوانب المضيئة من تاريخها لأبناء هذا الوطن الغالي، راجية النفع للجميع. هذا والله من وراء القصد. الناشر العبيكان للنشر تخفيضات العبيكان اليوم الوطني

INSTANT NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER! NPR 2024 "Books We Love" Selection "Shuster crafts an intimate account of the Russian invasion, which vividly captures Zelensky’s transformation from a clean-cut funnyman into a war hero out of central casting." --New York Times Book Review; Editors' Choice Selection “The Showman surpasses all similar efforts to date and is set to be the standard by which all other works on Mr. Zelensky and Ukraine’s wartime politics will be judged." —Wall Street Journal A monumental account of Russia’s invasion of Ukraine and the forging of a leader, The Showman provides an insider’s perspective on the war reshaping our world, based on unprecedented access to Volodymyr Zelensky and the high command in Kyiv. Time correspondent Simon Shuster chronicles the life and leadership of Volodymyr Zelensky from the dressing rooms of his variety shows to the muddy trenches of Ukraine’s war with Russia. Based on four years of reporting; extensive travels with President Zelensky to the front; and dozens of interviews with him, his wife, his friends and enemies, his advisers, ministers and military commanders, Shuster tells the intimate and revealing story of the president’s evolution from a slapstick actor to a symbol of resilience. In their most candid accounts of the war so far, members of Zelensky’s inner circle show how the president’s character changed under the strains of leadership and the horrors he witnessed each day. His wife, First Lady Olena Zelenska, describes her escape from Kyiv with their children, her life on the run, and the tensions that emerged in her marriage as she struggled to return to a meaningful role in the administration. Ukraine’s top military commander, General Valery Zaluzhny, shares the untold story of his fraught relationship with the president and the subsequent consequences. Reflecting on their own regrets and critical decisions, Zelensky and his senior aides open up about the causes of the Russian invasion and how it may have been avoided. They describe with astonishing frankness how their peace talks with Vladimir Putin fell apart and how their faith in the U.S. faltered, both under Donald Trump and Joe Biden. The Showman provides the first inside account of Zelensky’s life amid the invasion, offering a clear-eyed view of his failures to prepare for it and his willingness to silence dissent under martial law. What emerges is a complex picture of a man struggling to break what he sees as a historical cycle of oppression that began generations before he was born. Even as the war drags on, Zelensky lays out his vision for its future course and, through his actions, demonstrates his strategy for countering the Russians and keeping the West on his side. The Showman, as a work of eyewitness journalism, provides an essential perspective on the war defining our age, resulting in a riveting, vivid portrait of the invasion as experienced by its number one target and improbable hero.

Bằng lời kể của những người chứng kiến nạn đói, kết hợp với tư liệu trước đó, sách "Nạn đói 1945 ở Việt Nam - những chứng tích lịch sử" tái hiện chân thực bức tranh nạn đói 1945. Cho tới nay, nhắc tới nạn đói 1945, có lẽ người Việt Nam nào cũng biết hơn 2 triệu người đã chết đói trong thảm họa đó. Những tư liệu viết về nạn đói không quá khó tìm, còn lưu lại rải rác trong các tài liệu đã thành văn như sách, báo. Tuy nhiên, nghiên cứu về sự kiện lịch sử này từ các nhân chứng lịch sử mang một ý nghĩa khác. Qua lời kể, trí nhớ của những người từng chứng kiến và đi qua nạn đói, sự việc được thể hiện mang tính khách quan, chân xác, đáng tin cậy. Hai phiên bản cuốn Nạn đói năm 1945 ở Việt Nam - Những chứng tích lịch sử. Tiểu ban hợp tác Việt - Nhật đã thực hiện một nghiên cứu về nạn đói, trong đó một phần nghiên cứu dựa trên tiếp xúc nhân chứng. Công trình này được xuất bản thành sách Nạn đói 1945 ở Việt Nam - Những chứng tích lịch sử do GS Văn Tạo và GS Furuta Moto chủ biên. Điều tra thực địa Nhóm nghiên cứu đã điều tra thực địa theo phương pháp xã hội học lịch sử. Gọi là điều tra thực địa, bởi các nhà nghiên cứu đã tiến hành điều tra ngay trên chính mảnh đất mà nạn đói xảy ra vào năm 1945. Nạn đói diễn ra trên diện rộng, ở 32 tỉnh, 2 thành phố miền Bắc. Kinh phí, nhân lực có hạn, nên nhóm nghiên cứu đã tìm một số nơi làm điểm, từ đó khải quát ra cả diện. Nơi được chọn làm “điểm” có thể là một thôn, một xã, một huyện… là nơi diễn ra nạn đói rõ nét, tiêu biểu cho nhiều thôn xã ở vùng được chọn. Nơi đó cũng phải còn nhiều người từng sống sót qua nạn đói 1945. Các điểm điều tra cũng phải đảm bảo phải nằm ở cả đồng bằng, trung du, miền núi, có điểm là làng quê, có điểm ven đô thị; đa số các điểm làm nông nghiệp, nhưng cũng có điểm làm nghề thủ công, ngư nghiệp, buôn bán nhỏ… GS Văn Tạo (trái) và GS Furuta Moto - hai đồng chủ biên cuốn sách. Có 3 đợt điều tra tại 23 điểm đã được thực hiện. Đợt một tiến hành ở xã Tây Lương, huyện Tiền Hải, tỉnh Thái Bình vào mùa hè năm 1992. Đợt 2 điều tra ở 7 điểm: Cổ Bi (Gia Lâm), Do Nhân Hạ (Mê Linh), Quần Mục (Đồ Sơn, Hải Phòng), Chi Lai (Kiến An, Hải Phòng), Đồng Côi (Nam Ninh, Nam Định), Tây Yên (Gia Khánh, Ninh Bình), Làng Trung (thành phố Vinh, Nghệ An). Đợt 3 tiến hành ở 15 địa điểm từ Quảng Trị trở ra, gồm: Quảng Trị, Quảng Bình, Hà Tĩnh, Thanh Hóa, Hòa Bình, Hà Nam, Hà Đông, Phú Thọ, Bắc Ninh, Bắc Giang, Hải Dương, Hưng Yên, Quảng Yên, Thái Nguyên, Cao Bằng. Tại mỗi điểm, các nhà nghiên cứu tìm gặp những người già đã sống sót qua nạn đói, hỏi chuyện, ghi âm, chụp hình lời kể của họ. Dựa trên những lời kể đó, cùng với các tư liệu trong sổ sách, nhóm nghiên cứu đã thống kê, phân tích chi tiết thông tin thu thập được. Mỗi điểm nghiên cứu đều được khái quát tình hình chung của địa phương, đời sống của nhân dân trước khi xảy ra nạn đói. Phần thống kê coi trọng không chỉ số người bị chết bởi nạn đói mà còn chú trọng tới hoàn cảnh riêng của từng hộ. Có hộ khá giả cũng chết đói, có hộ nghèo nhưng nhận sự giúp đỡ, hoặc tham gia phá kho thóc Nhật mà được cứu đói… Nhờ đó, thảm cảnh nạn đói được thể hiện chân xác, cụ thể tới từng thôn, xóm, từng hộ gia đình, từng nạn nhân chết đói. Ví dụ, tại điểm điều tra xã Tây Lượng, huyện Tiền Hải, Thái Bình, nhóm nghiên cứu biết được năm 1945 toàn xã có 4 thôn, 3 trại với 6.000 dân, số người chết đói là 2/3 xã. Ở Thôn Lương Phú, có 280 hộ, trong đó số hộ chết hết là: 54, chiếm 19,28%, số người chết đói là 594 người (chiếm 43,07% dân số). Xóm Trại của thôn Thượng là nơi chết đói nhiều nhất trong xã, đã bị xóa sổ. Số hộ ở xóm là 34 hộ, 130 khẩu, thì có tới 103 khẩu chết đói, chỉ còn lại 27 người. Tỉ lệ chết đói ở đây là 79%. Trại này đã bị xóa sổ sau nạn đói 1945. Tại xóm Bối Xuyên, có 51 hộ, thì 40 hộ có người chết đói, trong đó 18 hộ chết sạch cả gia đình. Chỉ có 10 hộ không bị chết. Hai dòng họ Tô và Lại gần như bị xóa sổ. Ngõ xóm Giữa thôn Thượng có 9 gia đình, với 61 nhân khẩu, thì bị chết đói tới 59 người, chỉ còn 2 người thoát chết (tỷ lệ 96,7%). Cái nhìn đa chiều Những thống kê chi tiết tới từng xóm, từng hộ gia đình, từng người là nạn nhân của nạn đói được thể hiện trong sách. Cuốn sách thể hiện khái quát tình hình chung ở điểm điều tra, đưa ra được số liệu thống kê cụ thể về các hộ gia đình, danh sách các chủ hộ và thành viên trong gia đình, số người chết đói, số người sống sót, ghi chú những điểm cần thiết. Điểm giá trị của công trình này là những nhân chứng cung cấp tài liệu bằng câu chuyện họ kể Không chỉ thống kê về số người bị nạn đói cướp đi sinh mạng, những thống kê chi tiết của sách còn cho thấy bức tranh đời sống một số địa phương Việt Nam những năm 1945. Ở mỗi điểm điều tra xã hội học, nhóm lập bảng thống kê chi tiết theo từng hộ gia đình. Trong đó, cho thấy số nhân khẩu trong gia đình, quan hệ trong từng gia đình, nghề nghiệp của từng người... Cuốn sách cũng đưa ra những nghiên cứu từ tư liệu thành văn trước đó, như tư liệu về cơ cấu tổ chức vơ vét thóc gạo của phát xít Nhật, tư liệu diễn biến nạn đói, bao gồm thư tịch, tranh ảnh, bản đồ. Ở phần cuối, sách đưa ra kết luận công trình nghiên cứu, nhằm nói lên sự tàn khốc của nạn đói năm 1945. Sách in kèm phụ lục là những bức ảnh mà nghệ sĩ nhiếp ảnh Võ An Ninh chụp về nạn đói. Cho tới nay, Nạn đói năm 1945 ở Việt Nam - Những chứng tích lịch sử được coi là công trình dầy dặn nhất nghiên cứu về thảm kịch này. Cuốn sách giúp hậu thế có cái nhìn toàn cảnh đa chiều, sâu sắc và chân xác về nạn đói 1945. *** Nạn đói năm 1945 làm khoảng 400 ngàn - 2 triệu người chết. Ngày nay, nhắc đến nạn đói khủng khiếp năm Ất Dậu ấy người ta sẽ chỉ nhớ có thể, hoặc nếu hơn thì sẽ là những hình ảnh bi thảm trong những thước phim của bộ phim Sao Tháng Tám. Nạn Đói Năm 1945 Ở Việt Nam (Những Chứng Tích Lịch Sử) là công trình nghiên cứu được công bố năm 1995 do Giáo sư Văn Tạo và Giáo sư Furuta Motoo chủ biên. Đến khi ấy, công chúng mới ngỡ ngàng và tìm về cái năm bi thảm nhất trong lịch sử Việt Nam hiện đại. Chết vì đói là cái chết đáng sợ nhất của bất cứ sinh vật nào. Cái chết đến từ từ, không ngừng giày xéo, đày đọa con người trong đau đớn, tủi nhục và sợ hãi. Thế nhưng nạn đói năm 1945 còn gây nên những tấn thảm kịch mà không ai có thể tưởng tượng được. Những ngôi hàng trống rỗng, những con đường ngập xác người hôi thối, những hố chôn tập thể dày đặc. Cái đói tiêu diệt mọi giá trị, phá huỷ nhân cách, đập vỡ lương tri - những thảm kịch mà cái đói biến người ta thành quỷ dữ, những em bé bị chó hoang ăn thịt, cha con giết nhau vì một miếng ăn. Tàn khốc, kinh hoàng là tất cả những gì có thể dùng để nhắc về thảm kịch năm ấy. Con số 2 triệu người cứ như thế xoáy sâu dần dần vào lịch sử và sẽ nhắc cho độc giả thấy, 1945 không chỉ là một năm của độc lập huy hoàng, đó còn là năm của tang thương mất mát. Nạn đói năm 1945 ở Việt Nam được xem là nạn đói thảm khốc nhất trong lịch sử nhân loại, cướp đi tính mạng của hơn hai triệu người vô tội và để lại biết bao hậu quả tang thương cho nhiều thế hệ. Nhưng chìm lấp giữa vô số biến động của thời đại, tiếng kêu phẫn uất thấu tận trời xanh của nạn nhân năm Ất Dậu đôi lúc tưởng chừng rơi vào quên lãng. Mãi tới năm 1995, sự ra đời của công trình nghiên cứu vĩ đại Nạn đói năm 1945 ở Việt Nam - Những chứng tích lịch sử do Giáo sư Văn Tạo và Giáo sư Furuta Motoo chủ biên mới giúp hậu thế có được cái nhìn toàn cảnh đa chiều sâu sắc và chân xác về sự kiện đau xót này. Dựa trên khối tư liệu đồ sộ được xử lý nghiêm túc hiếm có, công trình vừa dựng lại thảm trạng chết đói của người Việt, vừa phân tích cặn kẽ tội ác của phát xít Nhật. Với sự hợp tác của đội ngũ tri thức từ cả hai nước, đây là công trình công phu độc nhất có cái nhìn khách quan thấu suốt vào sự thật lịch sử nạn đói năm 1945 ở Việt Nam. Hơn mười lăm năm kể từ ngày công bố, Nạn đói năm 1945 ở Việt Nam - Những chứng tích lịch sử vẫn còn nguyên giá trị. Mời các bạn đón đọc Nạn Đói Năm 1945 Ở Việt Nam - Những Chứng Tích Lịch Sử của tác giả Văn Tạo & Furuta Motoo.

In its revised and updated fourth edition, this exhaustive encyclopedia provides a record of casualties of war from the last five centuries through 2015, with new statistical and analytical information. Figures include casualties from global terrorism, the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan, and the fight against the Islamic State. New entries cover an additional 20 armed conflicts between 1492 and 2007 not included in previous editions. Arranged roughly by century and subdivided by world region, chronological entries include the name and dates of the conflict, precursor events, strategies and details, the outcome and its aftermath.

This work looks back at the role Bihar played in the struggle for India's independence in the first decade after its separation from Bengal as a province in 1912, particularly through the archival material contained in the contemporary confidential government files preserved in the Bihar State Archives, Patna. It uncovers some significant facts and dimensions like rumor-mongering adopted as a mode of struggle by the revolutionaries against British rule during World War I and the establishment of parallel administration at different levels during the Non-Cooperation Movement by its local leaders in Bihar. While it scrutinizes the sorrowful tales of sufferings of the Indian people under British colonial rule, it also raises questions about how the hate politics and hate crimes under BJP's rule, particularly against Minorities and Dalits can be justified as less brutal than the brutalities committed under the tyrannical British rule? Or how the targetted use of draconian laws or law enforcing agencies against those who question its unconstitutional and repressive policies and communal or rather hate politics can be justified as just in independent India under democratic government, and the use of similar laws or law enforcing agencies as repressive and unjust under despotic British rule?

Laurent Dubois weaves the stories of slaves, free people of African descent, wealthy whites and French administrators into an unforgettable tale of insurrection, war, heroism and victory.

"Hoggart has the rare quality ofcomplete intellectual honesty. The Uses of Literacy should beread by all those concerned with the nature of modernsociety." -Asher Tropp,American Sociological Review "This sort of modern Mayhew is worth any amountof statistics as background for cultural evalutions....Required reading for anyone concernedwith the modern cultural climate." -TimesLiterary Supplement

This collection challenges the tendency among scholars of ancient Greece to see magical and religious ritual as mutually exclusive and to ignore "magical" practices in Greek religion. The contributors survey specific bodies of archaeological, epigraphical, and papyrological evidence for magical practices in the Greek world, and, in each case, determine whether the traditional dichotomy between magic and religion helps in any way to conceptualize the objective features of the evidence examined. Contributors include Christopher A. Faraone, J.H.M. Strubbe, H.S. Versnel, Roy Kotansky, John Scarborough, Samuel Eitrem, Fritz Graf, John J. Winkler, Hans Dieter Betz, and C.R. Phillips.

Since the publication of the first edition of The Crusades: A Reader, interest in the Crusades has increased dramatically, fueled in part by current global interactions between the Muslim world and Western nations. The second edition features an intriguing new chapter on perceptions of the Crusades in the modern period, from David Hume and William Wordsworth to World War I political cartoons and crusading rhetoric circulating after 9/11. Islamic accounts of the treatment of prisoners have been added, as well as sources detailing the homecoming of those who had ventured to the Holy Land—including a newly translated reading on a woman crusader, Margaret of Beverly. The book contains sixteen images, study questions for each reading, and an index.

In this fascinating book, noted journalist Thomas de Waal--author of the highly acclaimed Black Garden--makes the case that while the Caucasus is often treated as a sub-plot in the history of Russia, or as a mere gateway to Asia, the five-day war in Georgia, which flared into a major international crisis in 2008, proves that this is still a combustible region, whose inner dynamics and history deserve a much more complex appreciation from the wider world. In The Caucasus, de Waal provides this richer, deeper, and much-needed appreciation, one that reveals that the South Caucasus--Armenia, Azerbaijan, and Georgia, and their many smaller regions, enclaves, and breakaway entities--is a fascinating and distinct world unto itself. Providing both historical background and an insightful analysis of the period after 1991, de Waal sheds light on how the region has been scarred by the tumultuous scramble for independence and the three major conflicts that broke out with the end of the Soviet Union--Nagorny Karabakh, Abkhazia, and South Ossetia. The book examines the region as a major energy producer and exporter; offers a compelling account of the Rose Revolution in Georgia, the rise of Mikheil Saakashvili, and the August 2008 war; and considers the failure of the South Caucasus, thus far, to become a single viable region. In addition, the book features a dozen or so "boxes" which provide brief snapshots of such fascinating side topics as the Kurds, Turkish-Armenian rapprochement, the promotion of the region as the "Soviet Florida," and the most famous of all Georgians, Stalin. The Caucasus delivers a vibrantly written and timely account of this turbulent region, one that will prove indispensable for all concerned with world politics. It is, as well, a stimulating read for armchair travelers and for anyone curious about far-flung corners of the world.

The first detailed treatment of the Chinese homosexual tradition in any Western language, Passions of the Cut Sleeve shatters preconceptions and stereotypes. Gone is the image of the sternly puritanical Confucian as sole representative of Chinese sexual practices—and with it the justification for the modern Chinese insistence that homosexuality is a recent import from the decadent West. Rediscovering the male homosexual tradition in China provides a startling new perspective on Chinese society and adds richly to our understanding of homosexuality. Bret Hinsch's reconstruction of the Chinese homosexual past reveals unexpected scenes. An emperor on his deathbed turns over the seals of the empire to a male beloved; two men marry each other with elaborate wedding rituals; parents sell their son into prostitution. The tradition portrays men from all levels of society—emperors, transvestite actors, rapists, elegant scholars, licentious monks, and even the nameless poor. Drawing from dynastic histories, erotic novels, popular Buddhist tracts, love poetry, legal cases, and joke books, Passions of the Cut Sleeve evokes the complex and fascinating male homosexual tradition in China from the Bronze Age until its decline in recent times.

“Woman, Watching is an entrancing blend of biography, memoir, history, research, and homage that is unlike anything I’ve ever read. It’s radical, it’s ravishing.” — Kyo Maclear, author of Birds Art Life From award-winning author Merilyn Simonds, a remarkable biography of an extraordinary woman — a Swedish aristocrat who survived the Russian Revolution to become an internationally renowned naturalist, one of the first to track the mid-century decline of songbirds. Referred to as a Canadian Rachel Carson, Louise de Kiriline Lawrence lived and worked in an isolated log cabin near North Bay. After her husband was murdered by Bolsheviks, she refused her Swedish privilege and joined the Canadian Red Cross, visiting her northern Ontario patients by dogsled. When Elzire Dionne gave birth to five babies, Louise became nurse to the Dionne Quintuplets. Repulsed by the media circus, she retreated to her wilderness cabin, where she devoted herself to studying the birds that nested in her forest. Author of six books and scores of magazine stories, de Kiriline Lawrence and her “loghouse nest” became a Mecca for international ornithologists. Lawrence was an old woman when Merilyn Simonds moved into the woods not far away. Their paths crossed, sparking Simonds’s lifelong interest. A dedicated birder, Simonds brings her own songbird experiences from Canadian nesting grounds and Mexican wintering grounds to this deeply researched, engaging portrait of a uniquely fascinating woman.

Historians overwhelmingly have blamed the demise of Reconstruction on Southerners' persistent racism. Heather Cox Richardson argues instead that class, along with race, was critical to Reconstruction's end. Northern support for freed blacks and Reconstruction weakened in the wake of growing critiques of the economy and calls for a redistribution of wealth. Using newspapers, public speeches, popular tracts, Congressional reports, and private correspondence, Richardson traces the changing Northern attitudes toward African-Americans from the Republicans' idealized image of black workers in 1861 through the 1901 publication of Booker T. Washington's Up from Slavery. She examines such issues as black suffrage, disenfranchisement, taxation, westward migration, lynching, and civil rights to detect the trajectory of Northern disenchantment with Reconstruction. She reveals a growing backlash from Northerners against those who believed that inequalities should be addressed through working-class action, and the emergence of an American middle class that championed individual productivity and saw African-Americans as a threat to their prosperity. The Death of Reconstruction offers a new perspective on American race and labor and demonstrates the importance of class in the post-Civil War struggle to integrate African-Americans into a progressive and prospering nation.

¿Fue la Revolución Francesa el mito fundacional del mundo contemporáneo? ¿Recogía en su espíritu todo lo bueno y noble que habita en el alma humana? ¿Representaba el bien absoluto y cualquier cosa que se alejara de ella era el mal? Pocos acontecimientos históricos son tan conocidos como la Revolución Francesa, y, al mismo tiempo, tan poco entendidos. La historia se aceleró en Francia durante la última década del siglo XVIII y sus consecuencias no tardaron en afectar a todo el mundo gracias a Napoleón Bonaparte, el más ilustre de los hijos de la revolución. Los dos siglos posteriores son inexplicables sin esta convulsión que encontró infinidad de imitadores en todas las latitudes. Fernando Díaz Villanueva y Alberto Garín diseccionan en este libro la historia de este momento histórico excepcional en todas sus vertientes para desmontar, con precisión y afilada crítica, los mitos e ideas que han perdurado hasta nuestros días.

A military study of the 2020 war between Armenia and Azerbaijan—the first war in history won primarily by unmanned systems. Fought over the course of forty-four days, the Second Nagorno-Karabakh war resulted in a decisive military victory for Azerbaijan. Armenia lost even though they controlled the high ground in a mountainous region that favored traditional defense. In 7 Seconds to Die, military consultant and historian John Antal examines the decisive factors of the war and their implications for the future of armed conflict. The fact that Azerbaijan won the war is not extraordinary, considering the correlation of forces arrayed against Armenia. What is exceptional is that this was the first modern war primarily decided by unmanned weapons. The Turkish-made BAYRAKTAR TB2 Unmanned Air Combat Vehicle (UCAV) and the Israeli-made HAROP Loitering Munition (LM) dominated the fighting and provided Azerbaijan with a war-winning advantage.

The events and personalities of ancient Rome spring to life in this history, from its founding in 753 B.C. to the death of the philosopher-emperor Marcus Aurelius in A.D. 180. Paul A. Zoch presents, in contemporary language, the history of Rome and the stories of its protagonists?such as Romulus and Remus, Horatius, and Nero-which are so often omitted from more specialized studies. With an eye detail, Zoch guides his readers through the military campaigns and political developments that shaped Rome’s rise from a small Italian city to the greatest imperial power the world had ever known. We witness the long struggle against the enemy city of Carthage. We follow Caesar as he campaigns in Britain, and we observe the ebb and flow of Rome’s fortunes in the Hellenistic East. Writing with the belief that such stories contain moral lessons that are relevant today, Zoch presents a narrative that is both entertaining and informative. An afterword takes the history to the fall of the Roman Empire in the West in A.D. 476.

Existing books on the analysis of popular music focus on theory and methodology, and normally discuss parts of songs briefly as examples. The impression often given is that songs are being chosen simply to illuminate and exemplify a theoretical position. In this book the obverse is true: songs take centre stage and are given priority. The authors analyse and interpret them intensively from a variety of theoretical positions that illuminate the song. Thus, methods and theories have to prove their use value in the face of a heterogeneous, contemporary repertoire. The book brings together researchers from very different cultural backgrounds and encourages them to compare their different hearings and to discuss the ways in which they make sense of specific songs. All songs analysed are from the new millennium, most of them not older than three years. Because the most widely popular styles are too often ignored by academics, this book aims to shed light on how million sellers work musically. Therefore, it encompasses a broad palette, highlighting mainstream pop (Lady Gaga, Ke$ha, Lucenzo, Amy McDonald), but also accounting for critically acclaimed ’indie’ styles (Fleet Foxes, Death Cab for Cutie, PJ Harvey), R&B (Destiny’s Child, Janelle Monae), popular hard rock (Kings of Leon, Rammstein), and current electronic music (Andrés, Björk). By concentrating on 13 well-known songs, this book offers some model analyses that can very easily be studied at home or used in seminars and classrooms for students of popular music at all academic levels.

Kitab-i Anousi kitab-e Anoosi kitab Anusi

Roughly 200 million today, Indian Muslims are greater than the population of Britain and France or Germany put together. According to the Indian Constitution, Indian Muslims are treated as political equals, which is what India’s secular polity promised after its independence, encouraging more than 35 million Indian Muslims at the time of Partition to choose India as their motherland over Pakistan. However, the supposed relationship of equality between Hindus and Muslims as scripted in the constitution is being increasingly replaced by the domineering tendencies of a Hindu majority in India today. The author describes the current state and position of Indian Muslims (the seeds for which were sown when the BJP came to power in 2014) as the thirdpolitical moment; the second he believes was in 1947 when the community was given equal status in the Indian Constitution; and the first, was in 1857 when Indian Muslims learnt to live under the British colonial state. As he states, there is no denying that political circumstances for Indian Muslims were not completely ideal or full of democratic energy prior to the rise of the Hindu Right since the late 1980s. With numerous layers defined by language, ethnicity, region, etc., Muslims have the most heterogeneous identity, representing India’s quintessential diversity. And yet, Muslims are perceived as the most enduring well-grounded threat to the majoritarian project of the Hindu Rashtra. Indian Muslims are perceived or presented as perpetrators of violence and violators of law, even if they are at the receiving end. They are viewed as an internal enemy, who need to be dealt with for political, social, historical, and ideological reasons. Going forward, the community must formulate the language of democratic rights of Indian Muslims as equal citizens and define the ethics of human dignity in their struggle to reassert their place in India’s political power structures at all levels: from panchayat to Parliament. While the economic future or cultural rights of Indian Muslims have been debated since 1947, it is the political future that demands attention because only as an equal and participatory community in the politics of the nation, can economic and cultural futures be addressed. This book explores the political future of Indian Muslims in this context. From Shaheen Bagh to Hindu-Muslim riots, from the unique position of Muslim women in India to the Sachar Report and the Muslim backwardness debate, Mujibur Rehman analyses, confronts and discusses the urgent concerns of Indian Muslims in a manner that is nuanced and globally relevant.

#1 New York Times Bestseller “Medgar Evers deserves a place alongside Malcolm X and Dr. King in our historical memory. Evers, with Myrlie as his partner in activism and in life, was doing civil rights work in the single most hostile and dangerous environment in America.”—from Medgar and Myrlie By MSNBC's Joy-Ann Reid, a triumphant work of biography that repositions slain Civil Rights pioneer Medgar Evers at the heart of America's struggle for freedom, and celebrates Myrlie Evers's extraordinary activism after her husband's assassination in the driveway of their Mississippi home. "I love this book. The empathic, brilliant, and wise Joy Reid has brought us the poignant, fascinating inside story of Medgar and Myrlie Evers, transformational leaders who confronted pure evil and risked their lives to ensure that all American children might grow up in a United States that was more just. As Reid shows us, that painful task is now more urgent than ever.” — Michael Beschloss Myrlie Louise Beasley met Medgar Evers on her first day of college. They fell in love at first sight, married just one year later, and Myrlie left school to focus on their growing family. Medgar became the field secretary for the Mississippi branch of the NAACP, charged with beating back the most intractable and violent resistance to black voting rights in the country. Myrlie served as Medgar’s secretary and confidant, working hand in hand with him as they struggled against public accommodations and school segregation, lynching, violence, and sheer despair within their state’s “black belt.” They fought to desegregate the intractable University of Mississippi, organized picket lines and boycotts, despite repeated terroristic threats, including the 1962 firebombing of their home, where they lived with their three young children. On June 12, 1963, Medgar Evers became the highest profile victim of Klan-related assassination of a black civil rights leader at that time; gunned down in the couple’s driveway in Jackson. In the wake of his tragic death, Myrlie carried on their civil rights legacy; writing a book about Medgar’s fight, trying to win a congressional seat, and becoming a leader of the NAACP in her own right. In this groundbreaking and thrilling account of two heroes of the civil rights movement, Joy-Ann Reid uses Medgar and Myrlie’s relationship as a lens through which to explore the on-the-ground work that went into winning basic rights for Black Americans, and the repercussions that still resonate today.

You must attend to the commencement of this story, for when we get to the end we shall know more than we do now about a very wicked hobgoblin; he was one of the very worst, for he was a real demon. One day, when he was in a merry mood, he made a looking-glass which had the power of making everything good or beautiful that was reflected in it almost shrink to nothing, while everything that was worthless and bad looked increased in size and worse than ever. The most lovely landscapes appeared like boiled spinach, and the people became hideous, and looked as if they stood on their heads and had no bodies. Their countenances were so distorted that no one could recognize them, and even one freckle on the face appeared to spread over the whole of the nose and mouth. The demon said this was very amusing. When a good or pious thought passed through the mind of any one it was misrepresented in the glass; and then how the demon laughed at his cunning invention. All who went to the demon's school- for he kept a school- talked everywhere of the wonders they had seen, and declared that people could now, for the first time, see what the world and mankind were really like. They carried the glass about everywhere, till at last there was not a land nor a people who had not been looked at through this distorted mirror. They wanted even to fly with it up to heaven to see the angels, but the higher they flew the more slippery the glass became, and they could scarcely hold it, till at last it slipped from their hands, fell to the earth, and was broken into millions of pieces. But now the looking-glass caused more unhappiness than ever, for some of the fragments were not so large as a grain of sand, and they flew about the world into every country. When one of these tiny atoms flew into a person's eye, it stuck there unknown to him, and from that moment he saw everything through a distorted medium, or could see only the worst side of what he looked at, for even the smallest fragment retained the same power which had belonged to the whole mirror. Some few persons even got a fragment of the looking-glass in their hearts, and this was very terrible, for their hearts became cold like a lump of ice. A few of the pieces were so large that they could be used as window-panes; it would have been a sad thing to look at our friends through them. Other pieces were made into spectacles; this was dreadful for those who wore them, for they could see nothing either rightly or justly. At all this the wicked demon laughed till his sides shook- it tickled him so to see the mischief he had done. There were still a number of these little fragments of glass floating about in the air, and now you shall hear what happened with one of them.

«آل رومانوف» هي الأسرة المالكة الثانية والأخيرة التي حكمت روسيا وانتهت بمقتل آخر قياصرتها «نقولا الثاني» إثر اندلاع الثورة البلشفية عام ١٩١٧م، وبمناسبة الاحتفال بمرور ٣٠٠ عام على تنصيبها على عرش روسيا يُقدم «سليم قبعين» موجزًا واضحًا لتاريخها، والذي بدأ منذ تولي «ميخائيل ثيودرفيتش رومانوف» عرش روسيا في ٢١ فبراير ١٦١٣م، وأهم الإصلاحات التي قام بها ومن جاء من بعده للارتقاء بأمور البلاد اقتصاديًّا وإداريًّا واجتماعيًّا ودينيًّا وعلميًّا وقضائيًّا وحربيًّا، حتى تمكنوا في النهاية من توطيد أركان السلام والأمن في البلاد بعد أن كانت تموج في بحر من الفوضى والخراب والدمار على كافة المستويات. وفي هذا الكتاب أيضًا استعراض سريع لحياة القيصر نقولا الثاني «نقولا أليكساندروفيتش» اليومية، وبطرس الأكبر مؤسس روسيا الجديدة وأهم الإصلاحات التي قام بها في البلاد.

How a new “woke” elite uses the language of social justice to gain more power and status—without helping the marginalized and disadvantaged Society has never been more egalitarian—in theory. Prejudice is taboo, and diversity is strongly valued. At the same time, social and economic inequality have exploded. In We Have Never Been Woke, Musa al-Gharbi argues that these trends are closely related, each tied to the rise of a new elite—the symbolic capitalists. In education, media, nonprofits, and beyond, members of this elite work primarily with words, ideas, images, and data, and are very likely to identify as allies of antiracist, feminist, LGBTQ, and other progressive causes. Their dominant ideology is “wokeness” and, while their commitment to equality is sincere, they actively benefit from and perpetuate the inequalities they decry. Indeed, their egalitarian credentials help them gain more power and status, often at the expense of the marginalized and disadvantaged. We Have Never Been Woke details how the language of social justice is increasingly used to justify this elite—and to portray the losers in the knowledge economy as deserving their lot because they think or say the “wrong” things about race, gender, and sexuality. Al-Gharbi’s point is not to accuse symbolic capitalists of hypocrisy or cynicism. Rather, he examines how their genuine beliefs prevent them from recognizing how they contribute to social problems—or how their actions regularly provoke backlash against the social justice causes they champion. A powerful critique, We Have Never Been Woke reveals that only by challenging this elite’s self-serving narratives can we hope to address social and economic inequality effectively.

“An exciting insider’s look at Projects Mercury, Gemini and Apollo . . . NASA’s internal politics, disasters, glitches and close calls” by a pioneering astronaut (Publishers Weekly). Gordon “Gordo” Cooper was one of the original Mercury Seven astronauts, pilot for Apollo X, head of flight crew operations for the United States’ first orbiting space station, and the last American to venture into space alone. Stretching from the dawning days of NASA to the far reaches of the unknown, Cooper’s distinguished career as a record-setting astronaut helped shape America’s space program and blazed a trail for generations to come. In this astonishing memoir—written with #1 New York Times bestseller Bruce Henderson—Cooper crosses paths with such aviation luminaries as Amelia Earhart, Wiley Post, and German rocket scientist Wernher von Braun; he shares his early days at Edwards Air Force Base and the endeavors that became the basis for The Right Stuff; he takes us inside NASA with candid accounts of his defeats and accomplishments; he reflects on the triumphs and tragedies of his heroic colleagues; and he finally reveals the reasons behind his belief in extraterrestrial intelligence, including the US military’s long-standing UFO cover-ups. Buckle yourself in for a breathtaking ride because in Leap of Faith, Gordon Cooper takes readers to places they’ve never been before.

In the tradition of bestselling books like The Devil in the White City and The Man in the Rockefeller Suit, Empire of Deception combines investigative journalism and captivating storytelling to examine one of the greatest con men of the twentieth century It was a time of unregulated madness. And nowhere was it more mad than in Chicago at the dawn of the Roaring Twenties. Speakeasies thrived, gang war shootings announced Al Capone's rise to underworld domination, Chicago's corrupt political leaders fraternized with gangsters and the frenzy of stock market gambling was rampant. Enter a slick, smooth-talking, charismatic lawyer named Leo Koretz, who enticed hundreds of people to invest as much as $30 million—upwards of $400 million today—in phantom timberland and non-existent oil wells in Panama. When Leo's scheme finally collapsed in 1923, he vanished, and the Chicago state's attorney, a man whose lust for power equalled Leo's own lust for money, began an international manhunt that lasted almost a year. When finally apprehended, Leo was living a life of luxury in Nova Scotia under the assumed identity of a book dealer and literary critic. His mysterious death in a Chicago prison topped anything in his almost-too-bizarre-to-believe life. Empire of Deception is not only an incredibly rich and detailed account of a man and an era; it is a fascinating look at the methods of swindlers throughout history. Leo Koretz was the Bernie Madoff of his day, and Dean Jobb shows us that the dream of easy wealth is a timeless commodity.

Buku ini merupakan satu usaha untuk memaparkan sejarah masyarakat India di Malaysia. Sebagai satu daripada kumpulan utama dalam masyarakat di Malaysia, orang India mempunyai jaluran sejarah yang panjang dan cukup unik dalam konteks perkembangan negara ini. Walau bagaimanapun, sehingga kini tidak banyak kajian diberikan kepada masyarakat ini yang terdiri daripada berbagai kelompok seperti masyarakat Tamil yang menjadi kelompok dominan dalam masyarakat India di Malaysia, mahupun kumpulan-kumpulan lain seperti masyarakat Sikh, Ceti, Chettiar dan India Muslim. Buku ini akan memberikan perhatian bukan sahaja mengenai asal-usul kedatangan masyarakat India, namun lebih penting lagi berbagai rupabentuk transformasi ekonomi, sosial dan politik yang berlaku kepada masyarakat ini sejak sekurang-kurangnya abad ke-19 hingga abad ke-20. Buku ini sangat sesuai untuk dijadikan bahan rujukan untuk pelajar di pusat pengajian tinggi yang mengikuti kursus mengenai masyarakat Malaysia, pembentukan negara mahupun sejarah masyarakat minoriti. Selain itu, buku ini juga sesuai untuk kegunaan golongan guru dan pendidik, pelajar-pelajar sekolah yang mengikuti pelajaran sejarah serta peminat sejarah Malaysia.

Presents proof that an advanced black African civilization inhabited the Sahara long before Pharaonic Egypt • Reveals black Africa to be at the genesis of ancient civilization and the human story • Examines extensive studies into the lost civilization of the “Star People” by renowned anthropologists, archaeologists, genetic scientists, and cultural historians as well as the authors’ archaeoastronomy and hieroglyphics research • Deciphers the history behind the mysterious Nabta Playa ceremonial area and its stone calendar circle and megaliths Relegated to the realm of archaeological heresy, despite a wealth of hard scientific evidence, the theory that an advanced civilization of black Africans settled in the Sahara long before Pharaonic Egypt existed has been dismissed and even condemned by conventional Egyptologists, archaeologists, and the Egyptian government. Uncovering compelling new evidence, Egyptologist Robert Bauval and astrophysicist Thomas Brophy present the anthropological, climatological, archaeological, geological, and genetic research supporting this hugely debated theory of the black African origin of Egyptian civilization. Building upon extensive studies from the past four decades and their own archaeoastronomical and hieroglyphic research, the authors show how the early black culture known as the Cattle People not only domesticated cattle but also had a sophisticated grasp of astronomy; created plentiful rock art at Gilf Kebir and Gebel Uwainat; had trade routes to the Mediterranean coast, central Africa, and the Sinai; held spiritual and occult ceremonies; and constructed a stone calendar circle and megaliths at the ceremonial site of Nabta Playa reminiscent of Stonehenge, yet much older. Revealing these “Star People” as the true founders of ancient Egyptian civilization, this book completely rewrites the history of world civilization, placing black Africa back in its rightful place at the center of mankind’s origins.

A Brookings Institution Press and Ash Center for Democratic Governance and Innovation publication This book is based on a simple concept: no one is in a better position to hold a government accountable than those it governs. When governments fail to meet the needs of their citizens, the international community often turns to large external organizations such as the International Monetary Fund or the World Bank. These analysts and monitors may have the resources and expertise to analyze and advise on public spending and governance, but where do they go when the time comes to implement new policies? And can they really have a more nuanced understanding of the country's problems than its own citizens? Who is there to watch day and night to hold the government accountable? From the Ground Up proposes that the international community's efforts to improve public expenditure and budget execution decisions would be more effective if done in collaboration with local independent monitoring organizations. Stephen Kosack, Courtney Tolmie, and Charles Griffin track the work of sixteen independent monitoring organizations from across the developing world, demonstrating how these relatively small groups of local researchers produce both thoughtful analysis and workable solutions. They achieve these results because their vantage point allows them to more effectively discern problems with governance and to communicate with their fellow citizens about the ideals and methods of good governance. The authors also outline some disadvantages facing independent monitoring organizations, such as insufficient resources, inadequate access to data, and too little influence with high government officials. Collaboration with larger international organizations could help independent monitoring organizations overcome such obstacles, increasing their chances of improving governance—from the ground up.

Of all the horrors human beings perpetrate, genocide stands near the top of the list. Its toll is staggering: well over 100 million dead worldwide. Why Did They Kill? is one of the first anthropological attempts to analyze the origins of genocide. In it, Alexander Hinton focuses on the devastation that took place in Cambodia from April 1975 to January 1979 under the Khmer Rouge in order to explore why mass murder happens and what motivates perpetrators to kill. Basing his analysis on years of investigative work in Cambodia, Hinton finds parallels between the Khmer Rouge and the Nazi regimes. Policies in Cambodia resulted in the deaths of over 1.7 million of that country's 8 million inhabitants—almost a quarter of the population--who perished from starvation, overwork, illness, malnutrition, and execution. Hinton considers this violence in light of a number of dynamics, including the ways in which difference is manufactured, how identity and meaning are constructed, and how emotionally resonant forms of cultural knowledge are incorporated into genocidal ideologies.

Katherine Tonkiss offers a succinct account of constitutional patriotism theory, specifically arguing that it involves a commitment to free migration. She draws on qualitative research to explore the implications of this claim for the dynamics of post-national identity and belonging in local communities.

Publié originalement en 1997 aux États Unis, Le contrat racial est un livre monument traduit en français pour la première fois. Le philosophe Charles W. Mills expose les failles du contrat social, qui est avant tout un contrat racial. Ce contrat a façonné le système de domination européenne qui fait exister les Blancs en tant que personnes à part entière et les non-Blancs en tant que sous-personnes. Charles W. Mills place la justice raciale au centre de ses analyses. Réfutant l’idée du contrat social, Mills évoque plutôt le contrat racial où l’ordre racial crée les assises de nos sociétés, la reconduction des privilèges et la domination. La présente édition a bénéficié d’une nouvelle préface de l’auteur Charles W. Mills, rédigée à l’occasion du 25e anniversaire de la parution du livre. Le contrat racial est un incontournable. Les courants antiracistes contemporains doivent beaucoup à Charles W. Mills.

Starting with the Russian collusion hoax, the media never relented in their attempts to undermine Donald Trump’s presidency. When the bogus impeachment ended with Trump’s acquittal, they needed a new “scandal” to hang over his head. After largely ignoring the coronavirus outbreak, the media made it their Hail Mary attempt to sabotage President Trump. They claimed Trump’s travel ban with China was racist, xenophobic, and unnecessary—then later blamed him for not implementing it sooner. They falsely claimed Trump called the coronavirus a hoax. They concocted a phony timeline to “prove” his response to the pandemic was slow. They deceptively edited Trump's words to create an impression that he was crazy or stupid. They even blamed him for the death of a man whose wife gave him fish tank cleaner. In Airborne: How The Liberal Media Weaponized The Coronavirus Against Donald Trump, Matt Margolis exposes and debunks these lies and fake narratives reported by the media in their desperate attempt to thwart Trump’s reelection.

Although researchers have long been aware that the species-typical architecture of the human mind is the product of our evolutionary history, it has only been in the last three decades that advances in such fields as evolutionary biology, cognitive psychology, and paleoanthropology have made the fact of our evolution illuminating. Converging findings from a variety of disciplines are leading to the emergence of a fundamentally new view of the human mind, and with it a new framework for the behavioral and social sciences. First, with the advent of the cognitive revolution, human nature can finally be defined precisely as the set of universal, species-typical information-processing programs that operate beneath the surface of expressed cultural variability. Second, this collection of cognitive programs evolved in the Pleistocene to solve the adaptive problems regularly faced by our hunter-gatherer ancestors--problems such as mate selection, language acquisition, cooperation, and sexual infidelity. Consequently, the traditional view of the mind as a general-purpose computer, tabula rasa, or passive recipient of culture is being replaced by the view that the mind resembles an intricate network of functionally specialized computers, each of which imposes contentful structure on human mental organization and culture. The Adapted Mind explores this new approach--evolutionary psychology--and its implications for a new view of culture.

E-Governance has been one of the strategic sectors of reform in India since late 1990s under the rubric of ‘good governance’ agenda promoted by International Organizations. As India’s policy focus changed towards economic liberalization, deregulation and privatization proliferating domestic and foreign investment, ICT (Information Communication Technology) has been one of the leading areas for such heightened investment. Consequently, there has been a burgeoning interest in deploying ICT, in revamping the public service delivery and eventually the overall system of governance. This book analyses e-Governance in India and argues that such initiatives did not take place in isolation but followed in the footsteps of broader governance reform agenda that has already made considerable impact on the discourses and practices of governance in India. Employing interdisciplinary methodology by combining approaches from the Political Sciences, Sociology and Postcolonial/ transcultural studies, this book presents a qualitative account of the policies and practices of e-Governance reform in India along with a detailed case study of the Common Services Centres (CSCs) Scheme under the National e-Governance Plan of the Government of India and its resultant impact on the overall system of governance. It unfolds general theoretical issues in terms of the relationship between technology and governance and the entanglement of politics, technology and culture in the complex whole of governance. This furthers our understanding of the impact of the transnational governance reform agenda on post-colonial and post-communist societies of the developing world. Making an important and original contribution to the emerging field of e-Governance and to the existing body of research on governance in general, this book will be of interest to students and scholars of Political Science, Political Sociology, South Asian Politics and Governance.

Catatan Najwa berisi refleksi Najwa Shihab atas isu yang dibahas di program Mata Najwa. Dengan gaya rima yang khas, Catatan Najwa menggelitik dengan sindiran, menohok tajam, kadang seperti ajakan merenung. Inilah narasi-narasi terbaik Mata Najwa yang akan terus relevan dibaca kapan pun. Selama para pejabat menghamba harta benda, negara akan terus jadi sapi perah penguasa. Saham kosong dan proyek tersedia, begitulah kisah pejabat negara merendahkan dirinya. (PEJABAT PEMBURU RENTE, hlm. 104) Rakyat perlu para penegak yang berwibawa, bekerja demi keadilan dengan bangga. Karena kita tak membayar seragam mereka, hanya untuk menegakkan hukum rimba. (HUKUMAN SALAH ALAMAT, hlm. 115) Apa arti ijazah yang bertumpuk, jika kepedulian dan kepekaan tidak ikut dipupuk? Apa gunanya sekolah tinggi-tinggi, jika hanya perkaya diri dan sanak-famili? (DARI JOGJA UNTUK BANGSA, hlm. 159) Joko Pinurbo (Sastrawan) “Dengan menggunakan modus puisi, premis-premis terumuskan dengan jelas dan tegas, pertanyaan-pertanyaan tetap menggema, mengusik nurani dan pikiran kita yang mudah lupa.” KH. Mustofa Bisri (Pengasuh Pondok Pesantren Raudlatuth Tholibin) “Mata Najwa, Mata Batin Kita.” Reza Rahadian (Aktor) “Narasi seorang Najwa mampu membuat kita terkesima. Kita terpancing untuk mencerna dan memikirkan lebih saksama. Ini tak sekadar goresan kata-kata. Ini adalah keteguhan sikap dan kejelian mengolah kata dan rasa.” Sujiwo Tejo (Dalang) “Indonesia tanpa Pancasila kehilangan dasar, Indonesia tanpa Mata Najwa kehilangan pandangan.” Surya Paloh (Chairman Media Group) “Metro TV lahir dengan misi mencerdaskan kehidupan bangsa. Dan di sini jejak langkah Najwa bermula. Inilah cara Metro TV mendidik jurnalisnya. Membangun integritas tanpa batas.” Wishnutama Kusubandio (CEO NET Mediatama Televisi) “Menonton Mata Najwa bagi saya bukan hanya menambah value, wawasan dan hiburan, tetapi juga memberi semangat kepada diri saya sendiri dalam berkarya.”

★ Starred selection for CCBC's Best Books Ideal for Teachers 2023! Now a National Best Seller! How can Indigenous knowledge systems inform our teaching practices and enhance education? How do we create an education system that embodies an anti-racist approach and equity for all learners? This powerful and engaging resource is for non-Indigenous educators who want to learn more, are new to these conversations, or want to deepen their learning. Some educators may come to this work with some trepidation. You may feel that you are not equipped to engage in Indigenous education, reconciliation, or anti-racism work. You may be anxious about perpetuating misconceptions or stereotypes, making mistakes, or giving offence. In these chapters, I invite you to take a walk and have a conversation with a good mind and a good heart. With over two decades in Indigenous education, author Jo Chrona encourages readers to acknowledge and challenge assumptions, reflect on their own experiences, and envision a more equitable education system for all. Each chapter includes reflection questions to help process the ideas in each chapter suggestions for taking action in both personal and professional spheres of influence recommended resources to read, watch, or listen to for further learning personal reflections and anecdotes from the author on her own learning journey voices of non-Indigenous educators who share their learning and model how to move into, and sit, in places of unknowing and discomfort, so we can examine our own biases and engage in this work in a good way Grounded in the First Peoples Principles of Learning, this comprehensive guide builds on Chrona’s own experiences in British Columbia’s education system to explore how to shape anti-racist and equitable education systems for all. Perfect for reading on your own or with your professional learning community!

This acclaimed clinical guide and widely adopted text has filled a key need in the field since its original publication. Nancy McWilliams makes psychoanalytic personality theory and its implications for practice accessible to practitioners of all levels of experience. She explains major character types and demonstrates specific ways that understanding the patient's individual personality structure can influence the therapist's focus and style of intervention. Guidelines are provided for developing a systematic yet flexible diagnostic formulation and using it to inform treatment. Highly readable, the book features a wealth of illustrative clinical examples. New to This Edition *Reflects the ongoing development of the author's approach over nearly two decades. *Incorporates important advances in attachment theory, neuroscience, and the study of trauma. *Coverage of the contemporary relational movement in psychoanalysis. Winner--Canadian Psychological Association's Goethe Award for Psychoanalytic and Psychodynamic Scholarship

Sosiologi termasuk salah satu cabang dari ilmu-ilmu sosial. Sebagai bidang ilmu yang mempelajari masyarakat, sosiologi berfungsi menganalisis berbagai gejala sosial. Ilmu ini baru berkembang dan diakui eksistensinya sekitar akhir abad ke-19. Meskipun demikian, pemikiran tentang masyarakat telah dikenal sejak berabad-abad sebelumnya, dan terus berkembang hingga kini. Hal ini tentu tidak terlepas dari peran dan kontribusi para tokohnya. Buku ini mengulas profil dan pemikiran para tokoh sosiologi terkemuka dari seluruh dunia, sejak masa klasik hingga era modern. Tentu saja hal tersebut sangat menarik untuk memberikan pemahaman awal mengenai konsep-konsep dasar sosiologi. Tidak hanya itu, karya-karya para tokoh juga diulas secara ringkas guna mendorong ketertarikan Anda memahami pemikiran mereka secara lebih komprehensif. Segera miliki buku ini untuk mempelajari pokok-pokok penting ilmu sosiologi langsung dari tokoh-tokohnya. Selamat membaca!

Cross-cultural knowledge management, an elusive yet consequential phenomenon, is becoming an increasingly essential factor in organizational practice and policy in the era of globalization. In order to overcome culturally shaped blind spots in conducting research in different settings, this volume highlights how the structuring of roles, interests, and power among different organizational elements, such as teams, departments, and management hierarchies (each comprised of members from different intellectual and professional backgrounds), generates various paradoxes and tensions that bring into play a set of dynamics that have an impact on learning processes. In this context, such questions often arise: How is knowledge shared in the multicultural organization? What problems and issues emerge? How do different mentalities affect people’s responses to new knowledge and new ideas? How can knowledge-sharing processes be improved? Under which conditions do ideas generated by units or groups of different cultural traditions have a chance of being heard and implemented? Such questions translate into an investigation of potential managerial dilemmas that occur when different but equally valid choices create tensions in decision making. The authors draw from experiences working with a wide variety of organizations, and insights from such fields as sociology and psychology, to shed new light on the dynamics of knowledge management in the multicultural enterprise. In so doing, they help to identify both obstacles to successful communication and opportunities to inspire creativity and foster collaboration. The authors note that in order to enable organizations to transfer knowledge effectively, mechanisms for dispute settlement, mediation of cultural conflict, and enforcing agreements need to be in place.

This book brings together researchers to discuss and apply different methodologies to biblical texts and their relevance for feminist and gender studies. It represents, on the one hand, a continuation of the discussions that have been put to the test by the pioneers of feminist and gender studies, but on the other, introduces new theories and approaches to take the debate further and to challenge accepted biblical interpretations and ideologies that reinforce patriarchal domination and injustice. The volume offers proof that feminist theory has not lost its appeal to young scholars, and there is still enough potential for innovative and important research in the field of feminist and gender studies.

«Massa confidencial» habla de Sergio Massa, ciertamente. Pero también habla sobre la Justicia argentina, y sobre el periodismo, y la política, y todo lo demás. Porque aturde el silencio persistente sobre sus trapisondas, y permite entender por qué la Argentina es un país inviable. No es algo casual ni anecdótico, es parte del ser nacional, que prefiere mirar para otro lado mientras el latrocinio avanza sin prisa, pero sin pausa. Massa es el espejo más incómodo de los argentinos. Un tipo canchero, ventajero, contradictorio… y bien corrupto. Con altas chances de ser el próximo presidente de la Nación. ¿Qué más se puede agregar? Este libro no busca ser la biografía del hoy ministro de Economía, ni mucho menos. Solo son un rejunte de «postales» de sus escándalos menos conocidos. Sus vínculos con el mundo narco, su injustificado enriquecimiento patrimonial e incluso los nombres de sus testaferros. Pero hay mucho más: esta obra revela qué se esconde detrás del sospechoso robo que sufrió en su vivienda en 2013. También el financiamiento secreto de su campaña a través del uso de fondos públicos de Trenes Argentinos. Y mucho más. Sean ustedes bienvenidos a un viaje sin retorno, no apto para almas sensibles…

Saviano escribe la novela del juez Falcone: dos hombres enfrentados a la Mafia. La novela de Giovanni Falcone. El libro sobre un luchador contra la Mafia escrito por otro de sus combatientes. Falcone falleció en 1992 –junto con su esposa y tres escoltas– cuando su coche voló por los aires en la autopista que lleva a Palermo desde el aeropuerto. Saviano sigue vivo –escribiendo y denunciando–, pero amenazado, bajo protección y con guardaespaldas. Dos explosiones enmarcan la novela: la primera se produce en 1943 en el pueblo de Corleone, cuando una familia manipula una bomba aliada que no ha explotado para desmontarla y venderla. Algo sale mal, la bomba estalla y mueren todos menos un niño. El superviviente es Totò Riina, futuro capo dei capi, el hombre que ordenará el asesinato de Falcone en 1992 con la segunda explosión del libro. Saviano reconstruye un episodio trascendental de la lucha contra la Mafia, una guerra que todavía continúa. Falcone dio pasos de gigante, siguió la pista del dinero, buscó arrepentidos que confesaran y orquestó un macrojuicio. Pese a los palos en las ruedas que le ponían algunos desde las altas instancias, logró asestar severos golpes a la organización. Esta juró matarlo y lo acabó consiguiendo. La reconstrucción que aquí se hace de su vida abarca otros dos aspectos relevantes: la intimidad, las dudas y las acusaciones de divismo que tuvo que soportar el juez, y también la importantísima presencia de quienes lo acompañaron en su gesta, porque no la llevó a cabo solo, sino apoyado por un equipo de colaboradores entregados a la causa. ¿Quién sino Roberto Saviano podía escribir el libro definitivo sobre Giovanni Falcone?

By examining portrayals of male homosociality in Sally Rooney's novels, the book documents how male relationships are formed, challenged, and often disavowed and the profound negative effects this can have for the wellbeing of men. The book also highlights the importance of the sociocultural context within which male relationships are formed and supports that the potential for healthy and meaningful relationships between men depends on how they are brought up to view themselves as men and their role in the society they live in. That is, despite the many examples whereby space for authentic and meaningful male homosociality is limited and well concealed, the book also offers a more optimistic potential for men's relationships by illustrating the significance of broader understandings of masculinity, unfettered by homophobia and misogyny, in allowing for male homosociality with the potential of emancipating men from heteropatriarchal norms which dictate their behaviour toward themselves and others.

At a time when the scale of imprisonment in the United States has reached a historic high, researchers estimate that more than 600,000 individuals a year are released from prison to return to their home communities. These individuals have serious needs, such as finding employment and housing, reuniting with family members, and obtaining healthcare and treatment for alcohol and substance abuse problems. While research in this area has stressed these aspects of the transition from prison, a less explored area of research considers the role of internal identity shifts from that of an offender to one of citizen, and how this creates the conditions for desistance from criminal behavior both within the confines of a correctional facility and in the reentry process. This book presents a series of studies (mostly qualitative) that investigate individual identity transformation from offender status to pro-social, non-offending roles. Moreover, the work in this volume highlights the perspectives of the men and women who are current or formerly incarcerated people. Each piece provides an empirical analysis of the interaction between current or former prisoners and innovative pro-social programs and networks, which are grounded in the most current theoretical work about individual transformation and change. This book will be of interest to undergraduates, postgraduates, researchers and lecturers in all fields within the social sciences, but especially criminology and criminal justice and sociology and social work/welfare.

Businesses owned and operated by families constitute the vast majority of firms around the world. These firms are found in all industrial segments, from retail and service establishments to heavy manufacturers. Their sizes and revenues range from the smallest venture of a husband and wife roadside food stall in rural India to the largest multinational, highly diversified corporations in the United States and Europe. Many challenges, such as competition, regulation, environmental concerns, access to capital, and macroeconomic factors confront family and nonfamily firms alike. In addition, family and closely-held firms grapple with such issues of succession, continuity, conflict resolution, identity and organizational roles, estate and financial planning that are idiosyncratic to them; when psychological, social, and emotional factors are in play, constantly changing familial relationships influence the strategic and financial choices they make. Yet, there has been comparatively little theoretical or empirical research undertaken on family firms, relative to entrepreneurship and strategic management. This book addresses gaps in the literature by presenting a holistic, multi-disciplinary approach to the study and practice of family business that draws from such fields as psychology, anthropology, sociology, strategy, family therapy, family studies, wealth management, and international business. An international array of experts addresses both macro issues (including the role of family businesses in new business creation and economic development, influences of culture on family business, public policies that can encourage or threaten family business) and firm management (strategic and financial decision making, governance, entering and exiting). Featuring case studies from firms in a variety of industries, Understanding Family Businesses not only offers provocative new insights on family business dynamics, but outlines an agenda for future research.

Al-Rawd al-’Athir fi’ Nuzhat al-Khathir, karangan Syaikh al Imam al-Allamah al-Humam Sayiddi Muhammad al Nafzawi, Diperkirakan buku ini ditulis pada awal abad 16 Masehi atau sekitar tahun 925 Hijrah Pengarang buku ini lahir di Nafzawi suatu tempat yang berada di pinggir Danau Sebkha Melrir, Tunisia. Ia dikenal sebagai ulama yang menguasai fiqih dan hadist serta ilmu pengobatan Beliau menulis buku ini setelah melakukan riset mendalam tentang hubungan antara laki-laki dan perempuan, untuk menjelaskan prinsip-prinsip apa saja yang dapat membahagiakan laki-laki dan perempuan, berdasarkan karakter, temperamen, dan kesehatannya. Buku bukanlah 100% karya orisinal Syaikh al Nafzawi, beliau banyak mengkompulasi dari sumber-sumber lain, seperti hikayat Arab dan juga dari karya tulis India. Bukunya bisa dikatakan sangat lengkap membahas berbagai hal tentang seks, seni bercinta dan juga tentang pengobatan yang berkaitan dengannya, dan juga beberapa hikayat serta anekdot. Tidak diragukan Syaikh al Nafzawi pada bukunya ini dia bukan hanya sekedar sex therapyst, tetapi juga memiliki pengetahuan anatomi manusia yang mendalam dan menguasai ilmu kedokteran, serta pengetahuan agama yang mendalam. Buku ini terdiri dari 20 Bab. Dimulai dengan pembahasan tentang Laki-laki dan Perempuan, kemudian adab berjima yang berisi penjelasan tentang foreplay, selanjutnya dibahas tentang gaya dan posisi berjima yang terdiri dari 11 cara berjima dan 25 gaya berjima, dibahas juga gerakan jima, bab selanjutnya tentang kehamilan,dan pengobatan. Pada tahun 1850 buku tersebut diterjemahkan ke dalam bahasa Perancis oleh pegawai kolonialis Perancis di Tunisia. Buku tersebut menimbulkan kehebohan, terutama kalangan gereja. Pada saat itu masyarakat Eropa dan khususnya gereja, memandang seks sebagai sesuatu yang kotor dan dosa (sex is a sin), dan tabu membicarakannya. Karenanya fihak gereja menetapkan posisi seks suami istri hanya boleh dilakukan dengan gaya misionary position dan harus dilakukan secepat mungkin. Berbeda dengan pandangan islam, seks bukanlah sesuatu yang kotor, tetapi suci dan bahkan bernilai ibadah,dengan syarat dilakukan oleh suami istri yang sah telah menikah. Membicarakan seks bukanlah hal yang tabu dalam islam. Ada beberapa hadis-hadis dan pendapat para ulama yang berisi panduan dari Rasulullah SAW , para sahabat dan para ulama tentang hubungan suami istri. Berikut ini beberapa di antaranya. Ada hadis yang menjelaskan bahwa dalam hubungan suami istri hendaknya dilakukan dengan pendahuluan terlebih dahulu, atau dalam bahasa sekarang istilahnya adalah ‘foreplay’. Sabda Rasulullah SAW: “Janganlah antara kamu melakukan hubungan badan dengan isterinya seperti binatang. Sebaiknya mereka melakukan dua perkara terlebih dulu.” Sahabat bertanya, apa dua perkara itu? Rasulullah menjawab “kecupan dan kata-kata mesra” (Hadis riwayat Dailami). Dalam hadis tersebut nampak bahwa ada hal tentang seks yang tidak difahami oleh sahabat, sehingga kemudian mereka bertanya lalu Rasulullah SAW menjelaskan. Dari hadis ini dapat diambil pelajaran bahwa menjadi tanggung jawab bagi seorang pemimpin dan guru untuk menerangkan sesuatu yang kurang difahami dalam soal hubungan kelamin / seks, dan hal ini bukanlah sesuatu yang memalukan. Di dunia pesantren sex education diajarkan dalam bentuk nadzham (syair yang dilagukan), dan Nadzham yang populer di dunia pesantren adalah Nazham Qurotul Uyun, karangan Ibnu Yamun.

Logical fallacy adalah kesalahan dalam menular sesuatu pemikiran secara logis. Saat ini kesalahan berlogika sering terjadi karena berasal dari asumsi yang keliru. Lalu apakah dampak logical fallacy dalam kehidupan sehari-hari? Apakah akan ada yang dirugikan jika seseorang terjebak dalam logical fallacy? Bagaimana sebaiknya menghindarkan diri agar tidak masuk dan terjerumus dalam logical fallacy? Akankah ada trik dan cara khusus untuk dapat menghindari logical fallacy dalam kehidupan sehari-hari? Di dalam buku ini akan dibahas secara lebih detail macam-macam logical fallacy beserta contoh rill yang sering kita temui di kehidupan sehari-hari atau bahkan yang mungkin belum banyak diketahui. Selain itu, buku ini juga membahas tentang hubungan logical fallacy menjadi pemikir kritis. Buku ini menjadi salah satu ikhtiar yang dapat kita laukan untuk menghindarkan generasi masa depan yang lemah akan literasi sehingga harapannya dapat menjadi generasi yang memiliki kecerdasan optimal.

Este libro es una exploración exhaustiva y perspicaz sobre cómo las redes sociales, omnipresentes en la vida moderna, están moldeando la salud mental de los jóvenes de hoy. Aborda tanto los efectos negativos como los aspectos positivos de estas plataformas digitales, ofreciendo una visión equilibrada y fundamentada en investigaciones. Con un enfoque en la ansiedad, la depresión y la autoestima, el libro no solo identifica problemas sino que también sugiere estrategias para un uso más saludable de las redes sociales. Es una lectura esencial para educadores, padres y jóvenes, proporcionando conocimientos críticos y herramientas para navegar en un mundo cada vez más conectado digitalmente. Este análisis profundo es clave para comprender y mitigar los riesgos psicológicos asociados a las redes sociales, al tiempo que se aprovechan sus beneficios para el bienestar y el desarrollo social de los jóvenes​​.

The first detailed treatment of the Chinese homosexual tradition in any Western language, Passions of the Cut Sleeve shatters preconceptions and stereotypes. Gone is the image of the sternly puritanical Confucian as sole representative of Chinese sexual practices—and with it the justification for the modern Chinese insistence that homosexuality is a recent import from the decadent West. Rediscovering the male homosexual tradition in China provides a startling new perspective on Chinese society and adds richly to our understanding of homosexuality. Bret Hinsch's reconstruction of the Chinese homosexual past reveals unexpected scenes. An emperor on his deathbed turns over the seals of the empire to a male beloved; two men marry each other with elaborate wedding rituals; parents sell their son into prostitution. The tradition portrays men from all levels of society—emperors, transvestite actors, rapists, elegant scholars, licentious monks, and even the nameless poor. Drawing from dynastic histories, erotic novels, popular Buddhist tracts, love poetry, legal cases, and joke books, Passions of the Cut Sleeve evokes the complex and fascinating male homosexual tradition in China from the Bronze Age until its decline in recent times.

“A blistering and truly original work of reporting and analysis, uncovering America’s role in homogenizing how the world defines wellness and healing” (Po Bronson). In Crazy Like Us, Ethan Watters reveals that the most devastating consequence of the spread of American culture has not been our golden arches or our bomb craters but our bulldozing of the human psyche itself: We are in the process of homogenizing the way the world goes mad. It is well known that American culture is a dominant force at home and abroad; our exportation of everything from movies to junk food is a well-documented phenomenon. But is it possible America's most troubling impact on the globalizing world has yet to be accounted for? American-style depression, post-traumatic stress disorder, and anorexia have begun to spread around the world like contagions, and the virus is us. Traveling from Hong Kong to Sri Lanka to Zanzibar to Japan, acclaimed journalist Ethan Watters witnesses firsthand how Western healers often steamroll indigenous expressions of mental health and madness and replace them with our own. In teaching the rest of the world to think like us, we have been homogenizing the way the world goes mad.

The French social philosopher Pierre Bourdieu is now recognised as one of the major thinkers of the twentieth century. In a career of over fifty years, Bourdieu studied a wide range of topics: education, culture, art, politics, economics, literature, law, and philosophy. Throughout these studies, Bourdieu developed a highly specialised series of concepts that he referred to as his "thinking tools", which were used to uncover the workings of contemporary society. Pierre Bourdieu: Key Concepts highlights his most important concepts and examines them in detail. Each chapter deals with an individual concept and is written to be of immediate use to the student with little or no previous knowledge of Bourdieu. This new edition of the leading text is entirely revised and updated and includes new essays on Methodology, Politics and Social Space.

In the tradition of Stephanie Land and Matthew Desmond, a powerful and deeply reported narrative of homelessness, despair, and hope. Kevin Fagan’s The Lost and the Found, set in San Francisco—one of the wealthiest cities in America—takes an empathic, character-driven approach to exploring the human side of what’s behind the homelessness epidemic. An award-winning journalist and Pulitzer Prize nominee who has covered homelessness for decades and spent extensive time on the streets for his reporting, Fagan experienced it himself as a young man and brings a deep understanding to the crisis. He introduces us to Rita and Tyson, telling the deeply moving story of two unhoused people rescued by their families with the help of Fagan’s reporting, and their struggle to pull themselves out of homelessness and addiction, ending with both enormous tragedy and triumph. But The Lost and the Found is not just a story of individuals experiencing homelessness, it is also a compelling look at the link between homelessness and addiction, and an incisive commentary on housing and equality. Fagan shines a sharp light on this national calamity, and in sharing Rita and Tyson’s stories, The Lost and the Found has the potential to change the way we see and help the homeless.

LEE RÁPIDAMENTE A LAS PERSONAS, DOMINA EL LENGUAJE CORPORAL Y DETECTA LAS MENTIRAS ¿Es posible analizar a las personas sin que digan una palabra? Sí, lo es. Imagina que vas a una fiesta, a una reunión de negocios o que simplemente conoces a alguien nuevo. En menos de un minuto sabes si están estresados, agobiados o felices. Sabes cómo se sienten respecto a ti y a todas las demás personas que están alrededor. ¡Esta podría ser tu nueva REALIDAD! Es más fácil de lo que crees, y definitivamente es fascinante. Con esta guía nos adentraremos en la exploración del lenguaje corporal y la comunicación no sólo para entender a las personas, sino también para conectar con ellas. Al fin y al cabo, ¿por qué tenemos la necesidad de interpretar y entender lo que la gente dice y hace? Porque queremos conectar con ellas, crear relaciones y formar parte de una comunidad. Con este libro aprenderás: - Qué puedes hacer para interactuar mejor con la gente - Cómo utilizar la escucha activa en tu beneficio - Lo que debes saber sobre la comunicación no verbal - Cómo descubrir a los mentirosos - Y mucho más. Cargado de consejos prácticos, este libro cubre todo lo que necesitas saber sobre el lenguaje corporal y la comunicación, en una variedad de situaciones cotidianas. Así que si estás preparado, haz clic en "Comprar ahora" y aprende a leer a la gente como un libro.

Stories accompany us through life from birth to death. But they do not merely entertain, inform, or distress us—they show us what counts as right or wrong and teach us who we are and who we can imagine being. Stories connect people, but they can also disconnect, creating boundaries between people and justifying violence. In Letting Stories Breathe, Arthur W. Frank grapples with this fundamental aspect of our lives, offering both a theory of how stories shape us and a useful method for analyzing them. Along the way he also tells stories: from folktales to research interviews to remembrances. Frank’s unique approach uses literary concepts to ask social scientific questions: how do stories make life good and when do they endanger it? Going beyond theory, he presents a thorough introduction to dialogical narrative analysis, analyzing modes of interpretation, providing specific questions to start analysis, and describing different forms analysis can take. Building on his renowned work exploring the relationship between narrative and illness, Letting Stories Breathe expands Frank’s horizons further, offering a compelling perspective on how stories affect human lives.

Este libro pretende dar a conocer a los/las estudiantes y a los/las investigadores/as noveles de Antropología la lógica de trabajo que guía toda investigación etnográfica. La autora expone reflexiva y críticamente, las características del "método antropológico", es decir, el procedimiento a través del cual se desarrolla el proceso de investigación etnográfica, que orienta la aplicación de las diversas técnicas, para la recogida, producción, clasificación y presentación de los resultados a modo de producto etnográfico. El texto contempla tanto las diversas técnicas de investigación como la metodología empleada por los/las etnógrafos/as en sus estudios empíricos, otorgando una especial atención al diseño del proyecto de investigación. En este manual, Anastasia Téllez resalta la relevancia de las técnicas de organización, análisis y presentación de resultados en la investigación antropológica, pues las considera tan importantes como las de recogida de datos.

Existing books on the analysis of popular music focus on theory and methodology, and normally discuss parts of songs briefly as examples. The impression often given is that songs are being chosen simply to illuminate and exemplify a theoretical position. In this book the obverse is true: songs take centre stage and are given priority. The authors analyse and interpret them intensively from a variety of theoretical positions that illuminate the song. Thus, methods and theories have to prove their use value in the face of a heterogeneous, contemporary repertoire. The book brings together researchers from very different cultural backgrounds and encourages them to compare their different hearings and to discuss the ways in which they make sense of specific songs. All songs analysed are from the new millennium, most of them not older than three years. Because the most widely popular styles are too often ignored by academics, this book aims to shed light on how million sellers work musically. Therefore, it encompasses a broad palette, highlighting mainstream pop (Lady Gaga, Ke$ha, Lucenzo, Amy McDonald), but also accounting for critically acclaimed ’indie’ styles (Fleet Foxes, Death Cab for Cutie, PJ Harvey), R&B (Destiny’s Child, Janelle Monae), popular hard rock (Kings of Leon, Rammstein), and current electronic music (Andrés, Björk). By concentrating on 13 well-known songs, this book offers some model analyses that can very easily be studied at home or used in seminars and classrooms for students of popular music at all academic levels.

Noam Chomsky’s backpocket classic on wartime propaganda and opinion control begins by asserting two models of democracy—one in which the public actively participates, and one in which the public is manipulated and controlled. According to Chomsky, "propaganda is to democracy as the bludgeon is to a totalitarian state," and the mass media is the primary vehicle for delivering propaganda in the United States. From an examination of how Woodrow Wilson’s Creel Commission "succeeded, within six months, in turning a pacifist population into a hysterical, war-mongering population," to Bush Sr.'s war on Iraq, Chomsky examines how the mass media and public relations industries have been used as propaganda to generate public support for going to war. Chomsky further touches on how the modern public relations industry has been influenced by Walter Lippmann’s theory of "spectator democracy," in which the public is seen as a "bewildered herd" that needs to be directed, not empowered; and how the public relations industry in the United States focuses on "controlling the public mind," and not on informing it. Media Control is an invaluable primer on the secret workings of disinformation in democratic societies.

Geomorfologi merupakan ilmu yang mempelajari bentuklahan dan proses pembentukannya. Geomorfologi saat ini telah berkembang menjadi kajian keilmuan yang berperan dalam survei dan pemetaan potensi sumberdaya dan bencana serta aplikasi tematik lainnya. Kompleksitas keilmuan geomorfologi menuntut adanya bahan rujukan dan refrensi dalam memahami konsep dan teori yang mendasarinya. Geomorfologi merupakan matakuliah yang disepakati secara nasional sebagai matakuliah wajib bagi program studi Geografi baik di bawah jurusan sains (non kependidikan) maupun kependidikan. Penulisan buku ini dimaksudkan untuk menyiapkan bahan rujukan utama bagi dosen dan mahasiswa di program studi Geografi maupun program studi ilmu kebumian lainnya. Buku ini dikemas dengan contoh-contoh yang terjadi di Indonesia. Buku ini diharapkan akan mempermudah bagi dosen dan mahasiswa dalam memahami konsep geomorfologi sebagai ilmu dasar bagi pemahaman fenomena geosfer serta pemetaan potensi sumberdaya dan bencana. Buku Bagian I ini berisi empat bab yang meliputi 1) ruang lingkup dan konsep dasar geomorfologi; 2) aspek kajian geomorfologi; 3) klasifikasi bentuklahan; dan 4) terapan geomorfologi. Keempat bab tersebut merupakan dasar untuk memahami pementukan permukaan bumi dan proses-proses pembentukannya, serta kedudukan dan aplikasinya dalam kajian geografi dan ilmu kebumian pada umumnya. Buku ini merupakan dasar untuk memahami karateristik bentuklahan yang dibahas sencara lebih rinci di buku bagian II.

AUDIBLE EDITOR'S PICK A paradigm-shifting study of neurodivergent women—those with ADHD, autism, synesthesia, high sensitivity, and sensory processing disorder—exploring why these traits are overlooked in women and how society benefits from allowing their unique strengths to flourish. As a successful Harvard and Berkeley-educated writer, entrepreneur, and devoted mother, Jenara Nerenberg was shocked to discover that her “symptoms”--only ever labeled as anxiety-- were considered autistic and ADHD. Being a journalist, she dove into the research and uncovered neurodiversity—a framework that moves away from pathologizing “abnormal” versus “normal” brains and instead recognizes the vast diversity of our mental makeups. When it comes to women, sensory processing differences are often overlooked, masked, or mistaken for something else entirely. Between a flawed system that focuses on diagnosing younger, male populations, and the fact that girls are conditioned from a young age to blend in and conform to gender expectations, women often don’t learn about their neurological differences until they are adults, if at all. As a result, potentially millions live with undiagnosed or misdiagnosed neurodivergences, and the misidentification leads to depression, anxiety, low self-esteem, and shame. Meanwhile, we all miss out on the gifts their neurodivergent minds have to offer. Divergent Mind is a long-overdue, much-needed answer for women who have a deep sense that they are “different.” Sharing real stories from women with high sensitivity, ADHD, autism, misophonia, dyslexia, SPD and more, Nerenberg explores how these brain variances present differently in women and dispels widely-held misconceptions (for example, it’s not that autistic people lack sensitivity and empathy, they have an overwhelming excess of it). Nerenberg also offers us a path forward, describing practical changes in how we communicate, how we design our surroundings, and how we can better support divergent minds. When we allow our wide variety of brain makeups to flourish, we create a better tomorrow for us all.

Decolonisation is a term that alarms some, and gives hope to others. It is an uncomfortable and often bewildering concept for many New Zealanders. This book seeks to demystify decolonisation using illuminating, real-life examples. By exploring the impact of colonisation on Māori and non-Māori alike, Imagining Decolonisation presents a transformative vision of a country that is fairer for all.

Roughly 200 million today, Indian Muslims are greater than the population of Britain and France or Germany put together. According to the Indian Constitution, Indian Muslims are treated as political equals, which is what India’s secular polity promised after its independence, encouraging more than 35 million Indian Muslims at the time of Partition to choose India as their motherland over Pakistan. However, the supposed relationship of equality between Hindus and Muslims as scripted in the constitution is being increasingly replaced by the domineering tendencies of a Hindu majority in India today. The author describes the current state and position of Indian Muslims (the seeds for which were sown when the BJP came to power in 2014) as the thirdpolitical moment; the second he believes was in 1947 when the community was given equal status in the Indian Constitution; and the first, was in 1857 when Indian Muslims learnt to live under the British colonial state. As he states, there is no denying that political circumstances for Indian Muslims were not completely ideal or full of democratic energy prior to the rise of the Hindu Right since the late 1980s. With numerous layers defined by language, ethnicity, region, etc., Muslims have the most heterogeneous identity, representing India’s quintessential diversity. And yet, Muslims are perceived as the most enduring well-grounded threat to the majoritarian project of the Hindu Rashtra. Indian Muslims are perceived or presented as perpetrators of violence and violators of law, even if they are at the receiving end. They are viewed as an internal enemy, who need to be dealt with for political, social, historical, and ideological reasons. Going forward, the community must formulate the language of democratic rights of Indian Muslims as equal citizens and define the ethics of human dignity in their struggle to reassert their place in India’s political power structures at all levels: from panchayat to Parliament. While the economic future or cultural rights of Indian Muslims have been debated since 1947, it is the political future that demands attention because only as an equal and participatory community in the politics of the nation, can economic and cultural futures be addressed. This book explores the political future of Indian Muslims in this context. From Shaheen Bagh to Hindu-Muslim riots, from the unique position of Muslim women in India to the Sachar Report and the Muslim backwardness debate, Mujibur Rehman analyses, confronts and discusses the urgent concerns of Indian Muslims in a manner that is nuanced and globally relevant.

How a new “woke” elite uses the language of social justice to gain more power and status—without helping the marginalized and disadvantaged Society has never been more egalitarian—in theory. Prejudice is taboo, and diversity is strongly valued. At the same time, social and economic inequality have exploded. In We Have Never Been Woke, Musa al-Gharbi argues that these trends are closely related, each tied to the rise of a new elite—the symbolic capitalists. In education, media, nonprofits, and beyond, members of this elite work primarily with words, ideas, images, and data, and are very likely to identify as allies of antiracist, feminist, LGBTQ, and other progressive causes. Their dominant ideology is “wokeness” and, while their commitment to equality is sincere, they actively benefit from and perpetuate the inequalities they decry. Indeed, their egalitarian credentials help them gain more power and status, often at the expense of the marginalized and disadvantaged. We Have Never Been Woke details how the language of social justice is increasingly used to justify this elite—and to portray the losers in the knowledge economy as deserving their lot because they think or say the “wrong” things about race, gender, and sexuality. Al-Gharbi’s point is not to accuse symbolic capitalists of hypocrisy or cynicism. Rather, he examines how their genuine beliefs prevent them from recognizing how they contribute to social problems—or how their actions regularly provoke backlash against the social justice causes they champion. A powerful critique, We Have Never Been Woke reveals that only by challenging this elite’s self-serving narratives can we hope to address social and economic inequality effectively.

»Berührend und brillant, ernst und trotzdem beschwingt und so gut geschrieben: Katja Lewina führt uns mit kühner Leichtigkeit durch die schwersten Gefilde des Lebens. Kann man ein schönes Buch über das Sterben schreiben? Eigentlich nicht. Katja Lewina ist es trotzdem gelungen.« DANIEL SCHREIBER Sterben – das tun doch immer die anderen. Die Alten vielleicht, die Kranken. Aber was, wenn der Tod näher ist als gedacht? Und unser Leben unwägbarer als wir annehmen? Seit zwei Jahren weiß Katja Lewina von ihrer Herzerkrankung und dass sie ihr jederzeit das Leben kosten kann. Die Diagnose bekam sie kurz nach dem plötzlichen Tod ihres siebenjährigen Sohnes. Mit einem Mal wurde die Möglichkeit zu sterben Teil ihres Alltags. In ›Was ist schon für immer‹ beschäftigt sich Katja Lewina mit dem Thema Sterblichkeit und Verlust. Ausgehend von ihrer eigenen Situation, erkundet sie eine Erfahrung, die uns am Ende alle betrifft. Was macht unsere Endlichkeit mit der Liebe? Wie erklärt man das den Kindern? Was wollen wir hinterlassen? Was holen wir aus unserem Leben raus – sollen wir der Gesundheit zuliebe ruhig machen und damit eine Menge verpassen oder ganz im Gegenteil aufs Gas treten? Wie reagieren Menschen auf Krankheit und Tod? Gibt es richtige und falsche Worte? Was gehört geklärt und was vergessen? Diesen Fragen stellt sich Katja Lewina in elf Essays ohne die üblichen Carpe-diem-Plattitüden, dafür mit extra viel No-Bullshit-Sauce. Und dem unliebsamen Reminder: Sterben geht uns alle an.

" Alors mon brave, dit un officiel français à un émigré convalescent dans un hôpital de Bamako : toi content repartir en France regagner sous ! Toi faire quoi en France ? - Je suis Professeur de littérature à la Sorbonne, monsieur.” Un Noir, n'est-ce pas, ce n'est pas très intelligent ni très cultivé. Il a certes de bons côtés : il se nourrit de manioc, il est rieur, enfantin, doué pour la musique (sauvage et rythmée, pas classique), mais c'est surtout sous-développé et ça compense par un membre surdimensionné... Tout le monde le sait. Or, la France compte un nombre incalculable de ces individus qui font partie intégrante de la nation, comme Gaston Kelman. L'auteur vit depuis vingt ans en France et se définit avant tout bourguignon. Fort de son expérience, il dévide avec une verve féroce les lieux communs qui pèsent sur les Noirs ; alternant le sérieux de son propos avec des anecdotes pathétiques, hilarantes et parfois cruelles. En véritable sociologue, il porte aussi un regard lucide sur les Noirs " qui se complaisent trop souvent dans le rôle de victimes ". L'exercice ne doit rien au masochisme : c'est en fait un exposé analytique des bases du racisme ordinaire, lequel frise le niveau intellectuel de l'homme de Néandertal. Peu d'essais posent aussi brutalement la question à laquelle généticiens et anthropologues ont pourtant déjà répondu : et si le Noir n'était rien d'autre qu'un Blanc à la peau noire. Gaston Kelman, est né au Cameroun il y a 50 ans. Titulaire d'une licence bilingue de l'université de Yaoundé, il a continué une partie de ses études en Grande-Bretagne, puis en France en obtenant un 3e cycle d'urbanisme. Il a exercé pendant 10 ans des fonctions de directeur de l'Observatoire du Syndicat d'Agglomération Nouvelle de la ville d'Evry. Il est aujourd'hui consultant au sein d'une association qui milite pour l'intégration des migrants noirs. Gaston Kelman est au cœur des problématiques des migrants noirs et milite activement pour leur intégration.Il est laussi ’auteur de Au-delà du noir et du blanc (Max Milo Editions, 2005) et Parlons enfants de la patrie (Max Milo Editions, 2007).

Over twenty-five years and through five editions, Walter I. Trattner's From Poor Law to Welfare State has served as the standard text on the history of welfare policy in the United States. The only comprehensive account of American social welfare history from the colonial era to the present, the new sixth edition has been updated to include the latest developments in our society as well as trends in social welfare. Trattner provides in-depth examination of developments in child welfare, public health, and the evolution of social work as a profession, showing how all these changes affected the treatment of the poor and needy in America. He explores the impact of public policies on social workers and other helping professions -- all against the backdrop of social and intellectual trends in American history. From Poor Law to Welfare State directly addresses racism and sexism and pays special attention to the worsening problems of child abuse, neglect, and homelessness. Topics new to this sixth edition include: A review of President Clinton's health-care reform and its failure, and his efforts to "end welfare as we know it" Recent developments in child welfare including an expanded section on the voluntary use of children's institutions by parents in the nineteenth century, and the continued discrimination against black youth in the juvenile justice system An in-depth discussion of Charles Murray and Richard Herrnstein's controversial book, The Bell Curve, which provided social conservatives new weapons in their war on the black poor and social welfare in general The latest information on AIDS and the reappearance of tuberculosis -- and their impact on public health policy A new Preface and Conclusion, and substantially updated Bibliographies Written for students in social work and other human service professions, From Poor Law to Welfare State: A History of Social Welfare in America is also an essential resource for historians, political scientists, sociologists, and policymakers.

Forensic Anthropology: Current Methods and Practice—winner of a 2015 Textbook Excellence Award (Texty) from The Text and Academic Authors Association—approaches forensic anthropology through an innovative style using current practices and real case studies drawn from the varied experiences, backgrounds, and practices of working forensic anthropologists. This text guides the reader through all aspects of human remains recovery and forensic anthropological analysis, presenting principles at a level that is appropriate for those new to the field, while at the same time incorporating evolutionary, biomechanical, and other theoretical foundations for the features and phenomena encountered in forensic anthropological casework. Attention is focused primarily on the most recent and scientifically valid applications commonly employed by working forensic anthropologists. Readers will therefore learn about innovative techniques in the discipline, and aspiring practitioners will be prepared by understanding the necessary background needed to work in the field today. Instructors and students will find Forensic Anthropology: Current Methods and Practice comprehensive, practical, and relevant to the modern discipline of forensic anthropology. - Winner of a 2015 Most Promising New Textbook Award from the Text and Academic Authors Association - Focuses on modern methods, recent advances in research and technology, and current challenges in the science of forensic anthropology - Addresses issues of international relevance such as the role of forensic anthropology in mass disaster response and human rights investigations - Includes chapter summaries, topicoriented case studies, keywords, and reflective questions to increase active student learning

New York Times bestselling author Sam Harris’s first book, The End of Faith, ignited a worldwide debate about the validity of religion. In the aftermath, Harris discovered that most people—from religious fundamentalists to non-believing scientists—agree on one point: science has nothing to say on the subject of human values. Indeed, our failure to address questions of meaning and morality through science has now become the primary justification for religious faith. In this highly controversial book, Sam Harris seeks to link morality to the rest of human knowledge. Defining morality in terms of human and animal well-being, Harris argues that science can do more than tell how we are; it can, in principle, tell us how we ought to be. In his view, moral relativism is simply false—and comes at an increasing cost to humanity. And the intrusions of religion into the sphere of human values can be finally repelled: for just as there is no such thing as Christian physics or Muslim algebra, there can be no Christian or Muslim morality. Using his expertise in philosophy and neuroscience, along with his experience on the front lines of our “culture wars,” Harris delivers a game-changing book about the future of science and about the real basis of human cooperation.

This anthology offers a unique collection of contributions focusing on the discussion about the so-called dual-process theories within the field of moral psychology. In general, dual-process theories state that in cognitive systems, two sorts of processes can be differentiated: an affective, associative process and an analytical, rule-based process. This distinction recently entered the debate on the relationship between intuitive and rational approaches to explaining the phenomenon of moral judgment. The increasing interest in these theories raises questions concerning their general impact on social contexts. The anthology aims at presenting stepping-stones of an analysis of the merits and drawbacks of this development. For that purpose, the authors discuss general questions concerning the relationship between ethics and empirical sciences, methodological questions, reassessments of established terminology and societal implications of dual-process theories in moral psychology.

This book explores how dementia acts as an existential threat, both to people diagnosed with the condition, and to their carers. The authors highlight how dementia not only gradually erodes our most fundamental abilities, but that it does so at a time of life when the resources of individuals, couples, and families are already stretched. While over time many people who are living with dementia are able to adapt to their diagnosis and acknowledge its impact on them, for many others it remains too threatening and painful to do this. The book draws on examples from clinical practice and experimental studies to argue that a range of responses, such as searching for long-dead parents or clinging to previous identities, all represent ways in which people living with dementia attempt to protect themselves against the emotional impact of the condition. Finally, the authors set out new ways of intervening to boost psychological resources and thereby support people in facing the existential threat of dementia.

This book assesses the construction of masculinities in relation to appearance, embodiment and emotions by drawing on perspectives in psychology, sociology, gender studies and public health. Brendan Gough questions conventional assumptions about masculinity and men’s health and responds to recent trends in critical studies of masculinities which discuss ‘positive’ or ‘healthy’ masculine identities. The book showcases discursively inflected qualitative research using data sources where men’s own accounts are prioritised: in-depth interviews and online discussion forums. Chapters discuss men’s appearance concerns and activities and examine male mental health, focusing on vulnerability and its management. Current trends and key concepts, including intersectionality, inequalities and embodiment are also considered throughout. This book will appeal to students and academics within social sciences and humanities interested in gender issues in general and masculinity in particular.

What lies at the foundation of our moral beliefs? If we dig down far enough do we find that our moral values have no ground at all to stand on, and so are apt to collapse upon serious philosophical investigation? This book seeks to answer these and related questions by positing an indubitable foundation for our moral beliefs – they arise from the phenomenon of ‘primary recognition’, and are fundamentally shaped by ‘basic moral certainties’. Drawing on philosophers such as Ludwig Wittgenstein and Knud Ejler Løgstrup, this book draws together insights from both Analytic and Continental philosophy to provide a convincing new picture of our moral foundations. And it does so in a way that eschews moral conservativism and opens the way for a rich understanding of the variety and particularity of our human moral systems, while also keeping a significant place for those moral beliefs that occur universally, across cultures.

Bridging the gaps between depth psychology, somatic psychology, spirituality, and energy-based mind-body practices, "Dreambody" is the foundational introduction to process-oriented psychology, by its founder Mindell, an MIT physicist and Jungian analyst.

This book offers an empirically informed understanding of how identity and agency become wholly embedded within practices of media-remembering. It draws upon data collected from the British military, the BBC and Falkland Islanders during the 30th Anniversary of the Falklands war to uniquely offer multiple perspectives on a single ‘remembering’ phenomenon. The study offers an analysis of the convergence, interconnectedness and interdependence of media and remembering, specifically the production, interpretation and negotiation of remembering in the media ecology. In so doing it not only examines the role of media in the formation and sustaining of collective memory but also the ways those who remember or are remembered in media texts become implicated in these processes.

This book provides a scholarly yet accessible approach to critical psychology, specifically discussing therapeutic practices that are possible outside of the mainstream psychology industry. While there are many books that deconstruct or dismantle clinical psychology, few provide a compendium of potential alternatives to mainstream practice. Focusing on five main themes in reference to this objective: suffering, decolonization, dialogue, feminism and the arts, these pages explore types of personal inquiry, cultural knowledge or community action that might help explain and heal psychological pain beyond the confines of the therapy room. Chapters focus on the role of cultural knowledge, including spiritual traditions, relational being, art, poetry, feminism and indigenous systems in promoting healing and on community-based-initiatives, including open dialogue, justice-based collaboration and social prescribing. Beyond the Psychology Industry will be of interest to researchers, clinical psychologists, therapists, academics in mental health, and cultural psychologists.

Examining the revival of Bergsonism for phenomenology, leading scholars of both areas inaugurate a dialogue long overdue. By assessing phenomenology's readings of Bergson and Bergsonian challenges to phenomenological methods, the essays in this volume explore anew the issues of central concern in contemporary continental philosophy.

This book examines the benefits of applying the Identity Structure Analysis (ISA) to teacher professional development. At present no government, local authority or school is actively applying Identity Structure Analysis to monitor school improvement: in a profession where turnover is extremely high, ISA is framed as a way for professional development to meet the needs of the specific teacher. Examining idiographic ISA analyses as well as practical advice for implementing professional development programs, the authors scrutinise how ISA can be used in conjunction with mentoring to offset teacher turnover. This practical volume will be of interest and value to scholars and researchers of teacher identity and professional development, as well as researchers and policymakers interested in reducing teacher turnover.

Philosophy of Race: An Introduction provides plainly written access to a new subfield that has been in the background of philosophy since Plato and Aristotle. Part I provides an overview of ideas of race and ethnicity in the philosophical canon, egalitarian traditions, race in biology, and race in American and Continental Philosophy. Part II addresses race as it operates in life through colonialism and development, social constructions and institutions, racism, political philosophy, and gender. This book constructs an outline that will serve as a resource for students, nonspecialists, and general readers in thinking, talking, and writing about philosophy of race.

This book uniquely integrates discourse analysis and corpus linguistics to examine representations of the self and other within lifestyle migration. With a focus on British migrants living in the Ariège, south-west France, the study identifies common positioning strategies to demonstrate links between wider themes and local identity construction. Drawing on positioning theory and related analytical tools, Lawson is the first to integrate a corpus of British media texts with online and face to face discourse. The book presents a detailed identification of ideologies relating to being British in France, and the linguistic analysis demonstrates how this value system is both taken up and habitually manipulated within local discourse as a resource for negotiating a particular kind of identity. Using social theory to underpin the analysis of positioning strategies in interaction, the book enhances our understanding of the complex possibilities within processes of self-identification in a migration context.

Drawing on the non-individualistic perspective of social representations theory, this book presents an alternative view of social identity by articulating the inseparable dynamic relationships that exist between content, process and power relations when social identity is embedded in social knowledge.

This book adopts an approach based on relational psychoanalysis, developed in the USA in and since the 1990s and guided by the self-psychology championed by Kohut and the Post-Kohutians. How people infected with HIV/AIDS live their lives is a growing concern in China. The book, based on relational psychoanalysis, explores their self-restoration, and more specifically, how adopting an attitude of “dying to live” helps them face tremendous challenges in life. By interviewing selected individuals at a given organization, the author focuses on their life experiences and on corresponding interventional mechanisms. The book’s three most important features are as follows: 1) its application of self-psychology by Heinz Kohut into the context of psychological intervention; 2) a wealth of qualitative data gathered through in-depth interviews; and 3) the author’s self-reflection and analysis. The book offers a valuable guide for graduate students, researchers, and policymakers alike. By interviewing selected individuals at a given organization, the book focuses on the life histories of selected individuals after being diagnosed with AIDS (screening HIV positive) and on corresponding interventional mechanisms. Further, itemploys the self and self-object as key explanatory terms for the necessary psychotherapeutic interventions,and in order to create guidelines that sufficiently reflect the illness and corresponding interventions. Given its scope and focus, the book offers a valuable guide for graduate students, researchers, and policymakers alike.

This book closely interrogates the construct of identity and the role it plays in career development. It provides guidance for HRD practitioners and researchers who create career development programs through a typology of different categories of identity, such as demographics, life events, and career histories. The book presents a framework for considering and addressing career development from a critically reflective perspective of identity as a result of choice, chance, and adaptation. It offers a comprehensive understanding and awareness of tacit, nuanced, and stigmatized issues that were once shameful but have now become more socially acceptable. As a result, HRD practitioners can design programs and resources that have a richness and relevance that might heretofore be lacking. The book also offers guidance for individuals as they take charge of their own identities and career trajectories in an increasingly complex and unpredictable working environment.

This book bridges the regions of East Asia and the West by offering a detailed and critical inquiry of educational concepts of the East Asian tradition. It provides educational thinkers and practitioners with alternative resources and perspectives for their educational thinking, to enrich their educational languages and to promote the recognition of educational thoughts from different cultures and traditions across a global world. The key notions of Confucian and Neo-Confucian philosophy directly concern the ideals, processes and challenges of learning, education and self-transformation, which can be seen as the western equivalences of liberal education, including the German concept of Bildung. All the topics in the book are of fundamental interest across diverse cultures, giving a voice to a set of long-lasting and yet differentiated cultural traditions of learning and education, and thereby creating a common space for critical philosophical reflection of one's own educational tradition and practice. The book is especially timely, given that the vocabularies in educational discourse today have been dominantly “West centred” for a long time, even while the whole world has become more and more diverse across races, religions and cultures. It offers a great opportunity to philosophers of education for their cross-cultural understanding and self-understanding of educational ideas and practices on both personal and institutional levels.

Do judges' decisions depend on how long it is since they ate their lunch? Is the best place for a woman to seduce a man on a rickety bridge? Does free will really exist? This book explores how our genes and experiences determine our behaviour as well as discussing the implications determinism may have on personal responsibility and morality.

Robert C. Solomon, who died in 2007, was Professor of Philosophy and Quincy Lee Centennial Professor of Business at the University of Texas, USA. As the first book comprehensively to examine the breadth of Solomon’s contribution to philosophy, this volume ranks as a vital addition to the literature. It includes a newly published transcript of Solomon’s last talk, which responded to Arindam Chakrabarti on the concept of revenge, as well as the considered views of prominent figures in the numerous subfields in which Solomon worked. The content analyses his perspectives on the philosophy of emotion, virtue, business ethics, and religion, in addition to philosophical history, existentialism, and the many other topics that held this prolific thinker’s attention. Solomon memorably defined philosophy itself as ‘the thoughtful love of life’, and despite the diversity of his output, he was most drawn by central questions about the meaning of life, the essential role that emotions play in finding that meaning, and the human imperative to seek ‘emotional integrity’, in which one’s thoughts, emotions, and actions all contribute to a coherent narrative. The essays included here draw attention to the interconnections between the issues Solomon addressed, and evince the manner in which he embodied that integrity, living a life at one with his philosophy. They emphasize the central themes of passion, ethics, and spirituality, which threaded through his work, and the way these ideas informed his views on how we should approach grief and death. The multiplicity of topics alone make this keystone work an enlightening read for a full spectrum of students of philosophy, providing much to ponder and recounting a subtle and shining example of the emotional integrity Solomon worked so hard to define.

This book presents a genetic-phenomenological approach of existential psychotherapy, articulating its theoretical underpinnings with principles supported by scientific evidence and concluding with clinical examples.The volume also offers a clear perspective about the relational stances and the therapeutic interventions of existential psychotherapy and how both can be combined and applied in the clinical practice. It begins with an overview and update on psychotherapy research, from which a set of therapeutic principles are drawn. It then conceptualizes the theoretical underpinnings of the genetic-phenomenological approach, based on three main aspects: inner-time consciousness, the experiential self, and the passive synthesis theory. It concludes with practical examples of case conceptualizations and clinical cases. This work is particularly relevant for trainees, students, and professionals of clinical psychology and psychotherapy, but also other mental health professionals that work in the area of the psychological and psychotherapeutic interventions.

Contemporary China, in an era of globalization and in the midst of transition, now faces both great opportunities and unprecedented challenges. People are more and more becoming “economic man,” “technological man” and “one-dimensional man,” and are increasingly losing the virtue, dignity and beauty of human nature. When humanity’s habitat grows smaller and smaller as economic, technological, informational and social interaction become more and more intense, while conflicts of interest and clashing values are growing increasingly heated, how should different religions, national groups and states deal with each other? As environmental pollution worsens, our ecosystem becomes increasingly unstable and population growth becomes an unbearable burden, where shall we look for a homeland where we can rest our weary minds? ... To answer these daunting questions and address their attendant challenges, all human activities, including institutional arrangements, economic constructions, and science and the arts, must all start from the change of humankind, re-think the true nature of humankind and its needs, and consider the prospect of humankind evolving into a “better humankind.” This book is an exploration of such inquires.

This book is about people that are uniquely situated between the realms of activism, within the Psychiatric Survivor Movement, and their careers as mental health professionals. It focuses on the co-authors’ navigation and juxtaposition of the roles of psychiatric survivor, mental health professional, and activist. Psychiatric Survivors is an international movement advocating for human rights in mental health systems and supporting humane and effective alternative options to mainstream practice for help-seeking. Drawing on past research as well as the co-authors’ own experiences, the volume explores identities of people who identify as both psychiatric survivors and mental health professionals, discussing the potential for further dialogue between psychiatric survivors and mental health professionals to create humane and person-centred communities of healing. This book is specifically targeted for practising psychotherapists and graduate students, to gain new insight into the Psychiatric Survivor Movement and to appreciate the value of lived experience and of psychiatric survivors’ efforts shaping the future of mental health care.

Engendering Emotions examines the production and promotion of the idea of sex/gender difference in emotional experience and expression in the contemporary West. Focusing on the psychology of emotions and on the spheres of aggression and war, and love, intimacy and sex, it explores how the idea of emotional difference serves to define and govern relations between men and women. The book draws on diverse theoretical work and recent empirical data to chart new territory in the study of sex/gender differences.

This book takes a novel approach to the study of male eating disorders – an area that is often dominated by clinical discourses. The study of eating disorders in men has purportedly suffered from a lack of dedicated attention to personal and socio-cultural aspects. Delderfield tackles this deficiency by spotlighting a set of personal accounts written by a group of men who have experiences of disordered eating. The text presents critical interpretations that aim to situate these experiences in the social and cultural context in which these disorders occur. This discursive work is underpinned by an eclectic scholarly engagement with social psychology and sociology literature around masculinities, embodiment and fatness, belonging, punishment, stigma, and control; leading to understandings about relationships with food, body and self. This is undertaken with a reflexive element, as the personal intersects with the professional. This text will appeal to students, scholars and clinicians in social sciences, humanities, and healthcare studies, including public health.

Using Symbolic Interactionist theories and descriptions of the everyday life of self-defined 'shy' people, the book explores the social processes of becoming a 'shy person' and performing the shy self in public places. The question of interactional competence is discussed in relation to issues of identity, embodiment, performativity and deviance.

In this book, educator-actor-playwright-director Elizabeth Hess offers systematic and original explorations in performance technique. This hybrid approach is a fusion of physical theater modalities culled from Western practices (Psycho-physical actions, Viewpoints) Eastern practices (Butoh, Kundalini yoga) and related performance disciplines (Mask, Puppetry). Behavioral, physiological and psychological ‘states of being’ are engaged to unlock impulses, access experience and enlarge the imagination. Through individual, partnered and collective explorations, actors uncover a character’s essence and level of consciousness, their energy center and body language, and their archetype and relationship to universal themes. Magic (to pretend, as if), Metaphor (to compare, as like) and Myth (to pattern after, as in) provide the foundation for generating transformative, empathetic and expansive artistic expression. Explorations can be adapted to character work, scene study and production, including original/devised work and established text, to illuminate singular and surprising work through collaborative creativity that is inventive, inclusive and alive.

Why do people enter total institutions – places that confine and control them around the clock – and how does the experience change them? This book updates Goffman's classic model by introducing the Re-inventive Institution, where members voluntarily commit themselves to pursue regimes of self-improvement.

Introducing a new typology based on Power, Eros, Matter and Spirit as the motivations that define human attitudes and behaviour, the book outlines eight personality types based on the extraverted and introverted deployment of the four drives and applies these typological categories to Freud, Adler and Jung.

This unique reference surveys current theoretical and empirical advances in understanding individual differences in narcissistic personality, as well as the latest perspectives on controversies in the field. Wide-ranging expert coverage examines the many manifestations of narcissism, including grandiose, vulnerable, communal, and collective varieties. Narcissism’s etiology, the role of social media culture in its maintenance and amplification, and the complex phenomena of narcissistic leadership, spirituality, friendship, and love are just a snapshot of topics that are examined. The book’s section on intrapersonal processes delves into how the narcissistic mind works, as well as how narcissists feel about themselves and their peers. It also investigates narcissists’ grasp of emotions. Chapters explore associated personality traits and numerous other important correlates of narcissistic personality. New approaches to research, assessment methods, and opportunities for intervention—both immediate and long-term, are discussed throughout. In addition, trait narcissism is examined in an even-handed manner that incorporates state-of-the-art research into antecedents and consequences (both good and bad) of narcissistic personality. Among the topics in the Handbook: What separates narcissism from self-esteem? A social-cognitive perspective. The many measures of grandiose narcissism. Parents’ socialization of narcissism in children. What do narcissists know about themselves? Exploring the bright spots and blind spots of narcissists’ self-knowledge. Understanding and mitigating narcissists’ low empathy. Interpersonal functioning of narcissistic individuals and implications for treatment engagement. Offering nuanced analysis of a particularly timely subject, The Handbook of Trait Narcissism is fascinating and informative reading for psychologists and psychology students, as well as scholars in anthropology, sociology, economics, political scientists, and more.

With a wealth of papers in its pages, this book examines that fundamental of human philosophy, the relationship between human beings and time. Having the human subject – the creator – at its center, literature is essentially engaged in temporality whether that of the mind or of the world of life through the creative process of writing, stage directing, or the reader’s and viewer’s reception. This text examines, among others, the work of Proust and Kafka.

This book explores the long-term outcomes of severe and ongoing trauma—particularly complex posttraumatic stress disorder (C-PTSD)—from phenomenological and cognitive perspectives. For example, C-PTSD can result in impairments at the body-schema level. In order to survive, trauma victims may conduct their lives at the body-image level, thus producing a mismatch between body schema and body image. In turn, as in the case of somatoparaphrenia and body integrity identity disorder, this incongruity can result in body disownership, which will affect long-term outcomes of severe and ongoing trauma.

This book pioneers evidence-based research on healthy aging through the application of self determination theory (SDT). Its uniqueness is located in the fact that to date, no other work has applied SDT to the empirical study of aging populations. The authors focus on how SDT drives healthy, successful and active aging, and note that the motivation factors underpinning healthy aging are often neglected, or altogether absent, in the existing literature. This edited volume is particularly timely given the expanding aging crisis in many North American, European and Asian contexts. The collection of chapters meets this challenge head-on in comparing these contexts vis-a-vis a broad international scope, and subsequent discussions on important specialty issues in aging, such as hearing and memory loss. The work offers global perspectives on aging, autonomy and associated life challenges, as well as factors relating to the sustainability of healthy aging in terms of physical and mental well-being. This book will be highly relevant to researchers in the SDT community, as well as specialists in aging and gerontology. It will also be of interest to lifespan psychologists and developmental psychologists.

This book will help the reader to understand the suicidal mind from a phenomenological point of view, shedding light on the feelings of suicidal individuals and also those of clinicians. In accordance with the importance that the phenomenological approach attaches to subjectivity and sense of self as the starting points for knowledge, emphasis is placed on the need for the clinician to focus on the subjective experiences of the at-risk individual, to set aside prior assumptions, judgments, or interpretations, and to identify ways of bridging gaps in communication associated with negative emotions. The vital importance of empathy is stressed, drawing attention to the insights offered by neuroimaging studies and the role of mirror neurons in social cognition. It is widely acknowledged that when a clinician meets a person who wants to die by suicide, the clinician does not fully understand what is going on inside the mind of that individual. This book recognizes that any approach to suicide prevention must promote understanding of suicidal thoughts and feelings. The awareness that it fosters and the innovative perspectives that it presents will appeal to a wide readership.

This book focuses on ageing as a topic of philosophical, theological, and historical anthropology. It provides a systematic inventory of fundamental theoretical questions and assumptions involved in the discussion of ageing and old age. What does it mean for human beings to grow old and become more vulnerable and dependent? How can we understand the manifestations of ageing and old age in the human body? How should we interpret the processes of change in the temporal course of a human life? What impact does old age have on the social dimensions of human existence? In order to tackle these questions, the volume brings together internationally distinguished scholars from the fields of philosophy, theology, cultural studies, social gerontology, and ageing studies. The collection of their original articles makes a twofold contribution to contemporary academic discourse. On one hand, it helps to clarify and deepen our understanding of ageing and old age by examining it from the fundamental point of view of philosophical, theological, and historical anthropology. At the same time, it also enhances and expands the discourses of philosophical, theological, and historical anthropology by systematically taking into account that human beings are essentially ageing creatures.

Mindfulness for the High Performance World provides a unique approach to mindfulness training, built upon the principles of Buddhist philosophy written in line with the Dalai Lama’s description of meditation and mindfulness as “Science of the Mind”. This unique volume explores mindfulness as a learnable skill in context with the underpinnings of the teachings of Eastern psychology. The authors, Norm, a physician, cancer researcher and triathlete and Karolynn, a psychotherapist, mindfulness meditation teacher and marathoner, live and work in a high-stress, high-expectation world. Their approach is rooted in an understanding that thoughts produce biochemical and physiological changes and provides a strategic framework to instruct an individual on how to categorize types of thoughts. After harnessing this ability, one is positioned to become both more aware of his or her thoughts as well as the specific patterns of sensations they produce, or Sentinel SitesSM. The awareness of what the mind is doing and the ability to interrupt a thought pattern and/or control the response almost instantly leads one to having a healthier life, improved relationships with others and better adaptability to one’s environment. Emphasizing the importance of physical activity and nutrition, the authors present a systematic approach for people who want to learn and incorporate mindfulness and transform how they live without having to divert their lives and careers. Offering itself as an accessible and skill-based introduction to the principles, practices, and benefits of mindfulness, Mindfulness for the High Performance World is a useful resource for students, athletes and professionals living and working in high-performance, high-stress environments and also for mindfulness practitioners seeking to deepen their skill level.

The way we make sense of emotional situations has long been considered a foundation for the construction of our emotional experiences. Sometimes emotional meanings become distorted and so do our emotional experiences become disturbed. In the last decades, an embodied construction of emotional meanings has emerged. In this book, the embodied simulation framework is introduced for distorted emotional and motivational appraisals such as irrational beliefs, focusing on hyper-reactive emotional and motivational neural embodied simulations as core processes of cognitive vulnerability to emotional disorders. By embodying distorted emotional cognition we can extend the traditional views of the development of distorted emotional appraisals beyond learning from stress-sensitization process. Conclusions for the conceptualization of distorted emotional appraisals and treatment implications are discussed. Distorted emotional cognitions such as rigid thinking (I should succeed), awfulizing (It’s awful) and low frustration tolerance (I can’t stand it) are both vulnerabilities to emotional disorders and targets of psychotherapy. In this book, I argue that distorted emotional cognitions which act as proximal vulnerability to emotional disorders are embodied in hyper-reactive neural states involved in dysregulated emotions. Traditionally, excessive negative knowledge has been considered the basis of the cognitive vulnerability to emotional disorders. I suggest that the differences in the affective embodiments of distorted cognition confer its vulnerability status, rather than the differences in dysfunctional knowledge. I propose that negative knowledge and stress-induced brain changes conflate each other in building cognitive vulnerability to disturbed emotion. This model of distorted emotional cognition suggests new integration of learning and medication interventions in psychotherapy. This book is an important contribution to the literature given that a new model for the conceptualization of cognitive vulnerability is presented which extends the way we integrate biological, behavioral, and memory interventions in cognitive restructuring. This work is part of a larger project on embodied clinical cognition.

This book describes and analyzes the levels of experience that long-distance running produces. It looks at the kinds of experiences caused by long-distance running, the dimensions contained in these experiences, and their effects on the subjective life-world and well-being of an individual. Taking a philosophical approach, the analysis presented in this book is founded on Maurice Merleau-Ponty ́s phenomenology of the body and Martin Heidegger ́s fundamental ontology. Running is a versatile form of physical exercise which does not reveal all of its dimensions at once. These dimensions escape the eye and are not revealed to the runner conceptually, but rather as sensations and emotions. Instead of concentrating on conceptual analysis, this book explores the emotions and experiences and examines the meaning that running has in runners ́ lives. Using the participative method, in which the author is both the research subject and the researcher, the book contributes to the philosophy of physical exercise.

This book describes how civic dialogue can serve as an antidote to a polarized public square. It argues that when pervasive polarization renders rational and fact-based argumentation ineffective, we first need to engage in a way that builds trust. Civic dialogue is a form of structured discourse that utilizes first-person narratives in order to promote trust, openness, and mutual understanding. By creating a dialogic structure that encourages listening and reflection, particularities and differences about fraught identities can be expressed in such a way that leads to the possibility of connecting through our fundamental, shared, and deeply felt humanity. Drawing on Plato, Buber, Gadamer, Dewey, cognitive bias research, as well as the work of dialogue practitioners, Lauren Swayne Barthold provides a sustained defense of civic dialogue as an effective strategy for avoiding futile political arguments and for creating pluralistic democratic communities.

An original and timely study of men's experiences of depression in which the author tackles the discursively constructed relationship between the self and depression showing its linguistic and social complexity and analyses the relationship between depression and masculinity.

This book explores the phenomenon of researchers at risk: that is, the experiences of scholars whose research topics require them to engage with diverse kind of dangers, uncertainties or vulnerabilities. This risk may derive from working with variously marginalised individuals or groups, or from being members of such groups themselves. At other times, the risk relates to particular economic or environmental conditions, or political forces influencing the specific research fields in which they operate. This book argues for the need to reconceptualise – and thereby to reimagine – the phenomenon of researchers’ risks, particularly when those risks are perceived to affect, and even to threaten the researchers. Drawing on a diverse and global range case studies including Aotearoa New Zealand, Australia, Balūchistān, Cyprus, and Germany, the chapters call for the need to identify effective strategies for engaging proactively with these risks to address precarity, jeopardy and uncertainty.

This book explores the morality of pride, a value that has been condemned through history and is still largely unwelcome in many societies. The author explores the nature of the self and free will, and how pride links to technology and rational theology. It refers to the work of Lionel Trilling, Allan Bloom, Charles Taylor and Heidegger on authenticity; Jacob Burckhardt, Stephen Toulmin, Max Weber and Mark Lilla on modernity; Christine Korsgaard on the self; John Rawls and Ruth Benedict on morality; and the Stoics and Kant on free will.

The goal of this book is to stimulate an awareness of a person's Authentic Self. For those who would choose to embark or continue on the simple but often difficult path of being better, the author presents a remarkably clear and practical guide that can be of immense benefit to anyone who aspires to grow in living life more fully and authentically. Exercises and suggestions are provided, with special attention directed to a person's "inner space" where we are encouraged to locate and awaken the neglected or dormant resources present in every human being and apply them in the world. "Being bett.

Determined to become an author of western penny dreadful novels like her idol, Ned Buntline, a young San Francisco newspaper editor christens herself Valentine Lovelace (after a floozie acquaintance of her father s) and heads east for the Wild West. She finds it in spades in the Texas Big Bend when she is kidnapped from a mule train by Comanches and ends up the guest of a ruthless comanchero, a sort of wild west warlord, after the Comanches are distracted by a. . .dragon? Fort Draco, as the comanchero fort is known, is as full of intrigue and nighttime carryings-on as a modern day romantic novel, but Frank Drake, the owner, is no hero. If Valentine wants to save herself and the less-guilty if not entirely innocent folks who live there, she must defeat heat stroke, gunslingers, a couple of fake rainmakers and their camel, hostile Indians, the voice haunting her dreams (not in a good way) and a dragon who not only is gobbling all the livestock and transportation in the area but is guarding the only water hole in fifty miles of drought-ridden desert. And she must do it all while taking good notes, of course. This is a western but not as we know it and a fantasy set where we re not used to it.

Once a person is saved, the number one priority should be seeking entrance into the Kingdom. It is pictured as a runner in a race seeking a prize represented by a crown that will last forever. The "Traditional" teaching on the "THE KINGDOM" has taken the Church captive into believing all Christians will rule and reign with Christ no matter how they have lived their life. The whole purpose of this book is to help Christians understand what seeking the Kingdom of God is all about and help them be among the chosen few who will "enter into" the Kingdom: "For many are called, but few are chosen." (Matthew 22:14) Jesus Christ is returning for His faithful overcoming followers. Don't miss out on ruling and reigning with Christ in His KINGDOM. NEW DISCOVERY - THE SIGN of Christ's Coming. Also learn about: The Judgement Seat of Christ, Gehenna, Outer Darkness, the Second Death, the Book of Life and most importantly the requirements for Ruling and Reigning with Christ in the coming Kingdom.

She arouses his dominant and protective instincts And he will do anything to possess her … And does. When billionaire Ian Dare gets one glimpse of the sensual and irresistible Riley Taylor, he knows that he must have her. But any future he might have with Riley means he’ll have to confront his past—a past he’d rather forget. And that’s something this NFL team owner won’t dare to do—not even for love.

Winner of the Prairie Schooner Book Prize in Poetry, Some Are Always Hungry chronicles a family’s wartime survival, immigration, and heirloom trauma through the lens of food, or the lack thereof. Through the vehicle of recipe, butchery, and dinner table poems, the collection negotiates the myriad ways diasporic communities comfort and name themselves in other nations, as well as the ways cuisine is inextricably linked to occupation, transmission, and survival. Dwelling on the personal as much as the historical, Some Are Always Hungry traces the lineage of the speaker’s place in history and diaspora through mythmaking and cooking, which is to say, conjuring.

Augustine: From Rhetor to Theologian arose from a conference held at Trinity College, Toronto, to celebrate the 1600th anniversary of the conversion to Catholic Christianity of Augustine of Hippo. Fifteen papers from international scholars make up this book. Augustine set his stamp on the Latin Church, yet only in the twentieth century, with its profound, even paradigmatic change did the descendants of that church -- Anglican, Reformed, and Roman Catholic -- recognize the degree to which their inbred attitudes and theological positions were "Augustinian." It is, however, another measure of the importance of Augustine that many aspects of his life and meanings of his writings are still disputed. This continuing investigation and debate is evidenced in this volume.

Réédition, en un seul volume, dans une collection pour adultes, de deux romans pour adolescents qui ont connu un beau succès. La trame est simple: l'histoire d'une adolescente, Cassiopée, qui éprouve une soif de liberté et d'aventures et qui connaît ses premières amours. L'auteure a ajouté une courte conclusion, "L'été de Constance", qui prend place quinze ans après le départ de Marek, à la fin de ##L'été des baleines##. [SDM].

Witch? Sorceress? Daughter of Satan? Thief? Saint? Born in 1794, Marie Laveau reigned as the undisputed Queen of the Voodoos for nearly a century. Her beauty and powers were legendary, and caused her to be the subject of wild gossip throughout her life. She passed on her secrets to a favorite daughter, who helped her dominate the underworld of voodoo in New Orleans. "It is an absorbing tale, and the emotional undertones, the conflicts in her human relations, the overwhelming loneliness of her position, all come through the story of a strange life." Kirkus Reviews "The author creates a vivid, haunting atmosphere, which (like Marie's arts) holds the reader in spell. . . . an intriguing novel that is competently mounted and exceedingly well executed." New York Times

This is an introduction to the entire history of British involvement with slavery and the slave trade, which especially focuses on the two centuries from 1650, and covers the Atlantic world, especially North America and the West Indies, as well as the Cape Colony, Mauritius, and India. -;Slavery and the British Empire provides a clear overview of the entire history of British involvement with slavery and the slave trade, from the Cape Colony to the Caribbean. The book combines economic, social, political, cultural, and demographic history, with a particular focus on the Atlantic world and the plantations of North America and the West Indies from the mid-seventeenth century onwards. Kenneth Morgan analyses the distribution of slaves within the empire and how this changed over time; the world of merchants and planters; the organization and impact of the triangular slave trade; the work and culture of the enslaved; slave demography; health and family life; resistance and rebellions; the impact of the anti-slavery movement; and the abolition of the British slave trade in 1807 and of slavery itself in most of the British empire in 1834. As well as providing the ideal introduction to the history of British involvement in the slave trade, this book also shows just how deeply embedded slavery was in British domestic and imperial history - and just how long it took for British involvement in slavery to die, even after emancipation. -;...a clear overview of the entire history of British involvement with slavery and the slave trade - Spartacus Review

This book is a re-examination of the critic whose Congressional testimony sparked the Comics Code. Bart Beaty traces the evolution of Wertham's attitudes toward popular culture and reassesses his place in the debate about pop culture's effects on youth and society. When The Seduction of the Innocent was published in 1954, Wertham (1895-1981) became instantly known as an authority on child psychology. Although he had published several books before Seduction, its sharp criticism of popular culture in general--and comic books in particular--made it a touchstone for debate about issues of censorship, child protection, and freedom of speech. This book reinterprets his intellectual legacy and challenges notions about his alleged cultural conservatism. Drawing upon Wertham's published works as well as his unpublished private papers, correspondence, and notes, Beaty reveals a man whose opinions, life, and career offer more subtlety of thought than previously assumed. In particular, the book examines Wertham's change of heart in the 1970s, when he began to claim that comics could be a positive influence in American society.

The Hartford Whalers were a beloved hockey team from their founding in 1972 as the New England Whalers. Playing in the National Hockey League's smallest market and arena after the World Hockey Association merger in 1979, they struggled in a division that included both the Boston Bruins and Montreal Canadiens--but their fans were among the NHL's most loyal. In 1995 new owners demanded a new arena and, when it fell through, moved the team to North Carolina, rebranding as the Hurricanes. Unlike fellow franchises that have folded or relocated with little fanfare, the Whalers' fan base stayed with the team, which remains as popular as ever. Even though more than two decades have come and gone since Connecticut's only professional sports team moved, nobody has truly forgotten the Whalers, their history, and their unique--and still highly profitable--logo. And while the NHL continues to thrive without them, their impact stretches far beyond the ice and into an entirely different cultural arena. Christopher Price grew up in Connecticut as a diehard Whalers fan, experiencing firsthand the team's bond with the community. Drawing from all aspects of the team's past, he tells the uncensored history of Connecticut's favorite professional sports franchise. Part sports history and part civic history, Bleeding Green shows vividly why the Whalers, despite an inglorious past and a future that unexpectedly vanished, remain firmly embedded in the American milieu and have had a lasting impact on not only the NHL but the sports landscape as a whole.

In an age of ethnic nationalism and anti-immigrant rhetoric, the study of refugees can help develop a new outlook on social justice, just as the post-war international order ends. The global financial crisis, the rise of populist leaders like Trump, Putin, and Erdogan, not to mention the arrival of anti-EU parties, raises the need to interrogate the refugee, migrant, citizen, stateless, legal, and illegal as concepts. This insightful Research Handbook is a timely contribution to that debate.

In this psychologically gripping memoir, Blake Allmendinger returns to his childhood home after a forty-year absence. His homecoming to the struggling farming community of Rocky Ford, Colorado, formerly known as the Melon Capital of the World, forces the author to confront his own sad and disturbing history, one that parallels his hometown’s decline. Allmendinger’s family was dominated by his emotionally and mentally unstable mother, who became depressed while living in Rocky Ford as a young woman. For the rest of her life she abused the members of her family, creating tensions that remained unresolved until the end of the author’s visit, when his mother died suddenly, a family member committed suicide, and a secret diary was discovered. The Melon Capital of the World is a remarkable blend of personal narrative, memoir, and Allmendinger’s interviews with people who knew his mother and her family. His story is a gritty but compassionate, and at times humorous, portrait of a family trying to survive in the rapidly disappearing rural American West.

El mundo es cada vez menos pobre en general: la verdadera crisis radica en unos 50 "estados fallidos", que suman unos mil millones de personas: esos mil millones que siempre están en la parte baja de todas las tablas. Con este libro, Collier arroja nueva luz sobre ese grupo de pequeñas naciones, a las que el mundo occidental deja "por imposibles" y que se enfrentan, en muchos casos, a una situación límite. Señala las trampas que les impiden superar sus problemas: guerras civiles, corrupción, excesiva dependencia de los recursos naturales, malas compañías de sus países vecinos...

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Examining a wide array of ancient writings, Brent Nongbri dispels the commonly held idea that there is such a thing as ancient religion. Nongbri shows how misleading it is to speak as though religion was a concept native to pre-modern cultures.

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This book looks at the problem of why so many professional and amateur athletes kill themselves. Professional athletes lead what seem to us to be glamorous lives and make large, and sometimes huge, salaries. In schools, the athletes are often the formal and informal leaders, given recognition and honors. News of their suicides shocks us because, to the rest of us, these are the successful members of our society, often looked up to as heroes and role models. The book, therefore, explores the incidence of suicide in athletes and reviews the risk factors that increase the likelihood of suicide in athletes. Research on these risk factors, such as the role of steroids and concussions, is reviewed, and case studies are provided to illustrate these risk factors. Some of the topics include: suicide in baseball and cricket; how steroids is often linked to suicide, as well as concussion and traumatic brain injury; how social relationships of athletes, including suicide among lesbian, gay and bisexual athletes, and sexual abuse, can lead to suicide; suicide as a result of bullying among high school and college athletes and suicide contagion; how spectators’ involvement in sports can be related to suicide; and the effect of retirement on athletes, psychiatric problems among athletes, and how substance abuse among athletes can cause suicide, along with many other topics. The book concludes with ways in which suicide might be prevented in athletes. It will be of great interest to crisis workers and those who work in crisis centers, as well as suicidologists, mental health workers, and others interested in the topic.

When Singapore became a sovereign state in 1965, the fledgling nation faced very similar problems as most other developing countries: high unemployment, low standard of living, and poor environmental conditions. In a scant four decades, it has become the 6th wealthiest country in the world in terms of per capita GDP and has managed its environment so well that it is now considered to be one of the best in the world. In this remarkable book, Tan Yong Soon authoritatively and objectively analyses how the environmental conditions were radically transformed within this period, and the enabling conditions which made this extraordinary transformation possible. This book will unquestionably make all Singaporeans proud of their environmental achievements, and at the same time enable other countries, both developed and developing, to learn many lessons from a most remarkable success story. This book is a must read for any individual interested in environment-development issues. -Prof Asit K. Biswas, President, Third World Centre for Water Management, Mexico and Distinguished Visiting Professor, Lee Kuan Yew School of Public Policy, Singapore.

The International Space Station (ISS) is the largest man-made structure to orbit Earth and has been conducting research for close to a decade and a half. Yet it is only the latest in a long line of space stations and laboratories that have flown in orbit since the early 1970s. The histories of these earlier programs have been all but forgotten as the public focused on other, higher-profile adventures such as the Apollo moon landings. A vast trove of stories filled with excitement, danger, humor, sadness, failure, and success, Outposts on the Frontier reveals how the Soviets and the Americans combined strengths to build space stations over the past fifty years. At the heart of these scientific advances are people of both greatness and modesty. Jay Chladek documents the historical tapestry of the people, the early attempts at space station programs, and how astronauts and engineers have contributed to and shaped the ISS in surprising ways. Outposts on the Frontier delves into the intriguing stories behind the USAF Manned Orbiting Laboratory, the Almaz and Salyut programs, Skylab, the Apollo-Soyuz Test Project, Spacelab, Mir station, Spacehab, and the ISS and gives past-due attention to Vladimir Chelomei, the Russian designer whose influence in space station development is as significant as Sergei Korolev's in rocketry. Outposts on the Frontier is an informative and dynamic history of humankind's first outposts on the frontier of space.

This is the only book on spectral methods built around MATLAB programs. Along with finite differences and finite elements, spectral methods are one of the three main technologies for solving partial differential equations on computers. Since spectral methods involve significant linear algebra and graphics they are very suitable for the high level programming of MATLAB. This hands-on introduction is built around forty short and powerful MATLAB programs, which the reader can download from the World Wide Web.

The Yankees and New York baseball entered a golden age between 1949 and 1964, a period during which the city was represented in all but one World Series. While the Yankees dominated, however, the years were not so golden for the rest of baseball. In The Postwar Yankees: Baseball's Golden Age Revisited, David G. Surdam deconstructs this idyllic period to show that while the Yankees piled on pennants and World Series titles through the 1950s, Major League Baseball attendance consistently declined and gate-revenue disparity widened through the mid-1950s. Contrary to popular belief, the era was already experiencing many problems that fans of today's game bemoan, including a competitive imbalance and callous owners who ran the league like a cartel. Fans also found aging, decrepit stadiums ill-equipped for the burgeoning automobile culture, while television and new forms of leisure competed for their attention. Through an economist's lens, Surdam brings together historical documents and off-the-field numbers to reconstruct the period and analyze the roots of the age's enduring mythology, examining why the Yankees and other New York teams were consistently among baseball's elite and how economic and social forces set in motion during this golden age shaped the sport into its modern incarnation.

Myles Munroe invites you to discover the untapped wealth of your potential ability and rise above your past experiences to unearth hidden treasure within.

Publisher's description: In this original book, B. Kumaravadivelu presents a macrostrategic framework designed to help both beginning and experienced teachers develop a systematic, coherent, and personal theory of practice. His book provides the tools a teacher needs in order to self-observe, self-analyze, and self-evaluate his or her own teaching acts. The framework consists of ten macrostrategies based on current theoretical, empirical, and experiential knowledge of second language and foreign language teaching. These strategies enable teachers to evaluate classroom practices and to generate techniques and activities for realizing teaching goals. With checklists, surveys, projects, and reflective tasks to encourage critical thinking, the book is both practical and accessible. Teachers and future teachers, researchers, and teacher educators will find the volume indispensable.

This new edition of the biography of pioneering child analyst Anna Freud includes, among other features, a major retrospective introduction by the author.

Compiling for parallelism is a longstanding topic of compiler research. This book describes the fundamental principles of compiling regular numerical programs for parallelism. We begin with an explanation of analyses that allow a compiler to understand the interaction of data reads and writes in different statements and loop iterations during program execution. These analyses include dependence analysis, use-def analysis and pointer analysis. Next, we describe how the results of these analyses are used to enable transformations that make loops more amenable to parallelization, and discuss transformations that expose parallelism to target shared memory multicore and vector processors. We then discuss some problems that arise when parallelizing programs for execution on distributed memory machines. Finally, we conclude with an overview of solving Diophantine equations and suggestions for further readings in the topics of this book to enable the interested reader to delve deeper into the field. Table of Contents: Introduction and overview / Dependence analysis, dependence graphs and alias analysis / Program parallelization / Transformations to modify and eliminate dependences / Transformation of iterative and recursive constructs / Compiling for distributed memory machines / Solving Diophantine equations / A guide to further reading

Allyson Beatrice lives a not-quite-ordinary life. Her job and almost everyone she knows are the result of spending too much time on the Internet talking about vampires, slayers and lesbian witches. And her encounters are even more unusual than you'd imagine. A hilarious collection of true stories from Allyson's days as one of the Internet's leading cult TV fan gurus, her mind-boggling escapades include meetings with network executives in dark steakhouses to try to save doomed TV shows and one hastily arranged wedding for two committed Buffy fans. Honest, emotional and side-splittingly snarky, Allyson Beatrice brings a fresh voice to these wild but true stories. Will the Vampire People Please Leave the Lobby? welcomes you to a fun and sometimes bizarre world where stupidity frustrates, wit triumphs and connections are made in most unlikely ways...a world, in fact, not too different from our own.

Making My Pitch tells the story of Ila Jane Borders, who despite formidable obstacles became a Little League prodigy, MVP of her otherwise all-male middle school and high school teams, the first woman awarded a baseball scholarship, and the first to pitch and win a complete men's collegiate game. After Mike Veeck signed Borders in May 1997 to pitch for his St. Paul Saints of the independent Northern League, she accomplished what no woman had done since the Negro Leagues era: play men's professional baseball. Borders played four professional seasons and in 1998 became the first woman in the modern era to win a professional ball game. Borders had to find ways to fit in with her teammates, reassure their wives and girlfriends, work with the media, and fend off groupies. But these weren't the toughest challenges. She had a troubled family life, a difficult adolescence as she struggled with her sexual orientation, and an emotionally fraught college experience as a closeted gay athlete at a Christian university. Making My Pitch shows what it's like to be the only woman on the team bus, in the clubhouse, and on the field. Raw, open, and funny at times, her story encompasses the loneliness of a groundbreaking pioneer who experienced grave personal loss. Borders ultimately relates how she achieved self-acceptance and created a life as a firefighter and paramedic and as a coach and goodwill ambassador for the game of baseball.

There are two kinds of football in France. American football was first played in France in 1909 during the cruise of the Great White Fleet. Then, during World War I, the American military shipped footballs, helmets, and shoulder pads alongside rifles and ammunition to the western front. A 1938 tour of two teams lead by Jim Crowley of Fordham University maintained the game until World War II, when the arrival of millions of young Americans in France motivated the U.S. military to sponsor several bowl games. During the 1950s and 1960s, when the United States occupied bases in France during the Cold War, American soldiers, sailors, and airmen played more than a thousand football games. When France withdrew from NATO, however, American bases were forced to close, leaving American football without a natural home on Gallic shores. In the 1970s American college and semi-pro teams tried once more to generate interest in the game among French nationals through a series of tours, but until a French physical education instructor vacationed in Colorado and brought equipment back to France, there was little local enthusiasm for the sport. On the back of that vacation, and from one team in Paris, organized American football in France grew to more than 215 teams with more than 22,000 active players today. Le Football tackles the struggles and successes of American football in France and discusses how, unlike baseball and basketball, football has never been an overt instrument of American cultural influence. Russ Crawford keeps the chains moving as he shows how the modern, homegrown sport developed largely independent of American encouragement into a small but successful culture.

Featured in Wall Street Journal's 2021 Holiday Gift Books Guide 2021 Marfield Prize Finalist Wallace Stegner called national parks "the best idea we ever had." As Americans celebrate the 150th anniversary of Yellowstone, the world's first national park, a question naturally arises: where did the idea for a national park originate? The answer starts with a look at pre-Yellowstone America. With nothing to put up against Europe's cultural pearls--its cathedrals, castles, and museums--Americans came to realize that their plentitude of natural wonders might compensate for the dearth of manmade attractions. That insight guided the great landscape architect Frederick Law Olmsted as he organized his thoughts on how to manage the wilderness park centered on Yosemite Valley, a state-owned predecessor to the national park model of Yellowstone. Haunting those thoughts were the cluttered and carnival-like banks of Niagara Falls, which served as an oft-cited example of what should not happen to a spectacular natural phenomenon. Olmsted saw city parks as vital to the pursuit of happiness and wanted them to be established for all to enjoy. When he wrote down his philosophy for managing Yosemite, a new and different kind of park, one that preserves a great natural site in the wilds, he had no idea that he was creating a visionary blueprint for national parks to come. Dennis Drabelle provides a history of the national park concept, adding to our understanding of American environmental thought and linking Olmsted with three of the country's national treasures. Published in time to celebrate the 150th anniversary of Yellowstone National Park on March 1, 2022, and the 200th birthday of Frederick Law Olmsted on April 26, 2022, The Power of Scenery tells the fascinating story of how the national park movement arose, evolved, and has spread around the world.

Vicdani ret açıklamaları almanağı hazırlamamızın bir kaç nedeni var. Öncelikle, vicdani reddin bir kahramanlık değil, sosyopolitik bir eylemlilik olduğunu ve bu eylemliliğin bir çok sivil itaatsizlik örneğinde de görülebileceği gibi, bireysel ve kişisel temelleri olduğunun altını çizmek istedik. Öte yandan, kitaptaki açıklamaları okuyunca görüyoruz, vicdani retçilik, bir çok retçi ve eylemci için, ahlaki ya da politik bir zorunluluktur. Retçiler, gerek ahlaki, gerek kişisel, gerekse politik gerekçelerle, bu tavrı almak zorunda olduklarını düşünürler. Dolayısıyla, cesaret ve benzeri nitelikler, yine açıklamaları okuyunca görüyoruz, bu zorunluluğun tesadüfi ötelemeleridir. Vicdani ret, belki de diğer popüler sivil itaatsizlik eylemlerine göre daha samimidir, daha içtendir. Politik coşkusunu bir kenara bıraktığınızda bile, satır aralarında hissi bir manifesto da okursunuz bir vicdani ret açıklamasını elinize aldığınızda ya da dinlediğinizde. Bu kitaptaki amaçlarımızdan biri de bu duygulanımı sağlamaktır.

Presents John Locke's seventeenth-century classic work on political and social theory; and includes a history of the text, as well as notes and a bibliography.

How are masculinities enacted in Australian theatre? How do Australian playwrights depict masculinities in the present and the past, in the bush and on the beach, in the city and in the suburbs? How do Australian plays dramatise gender issues like father-son relations, romance and intimacy, violence and bullying, mateship and homosexuality, race relations between men, and men's experiences of war and migration? Men at Play explores theatre's role in presenting and contesting images of masculinity in Australia. It ranges from often-produced plays of the 1950s to successful contemporary plays - from Dick Diamond's Reedy River, Ray Lawler's Summer of the Seventeenth Doll, Richard Beynon's The Shifting Heart and Alan Seymour's The One Day of the Year to David Williamson's Sons of Cain, Richard Barrett's The Heartbreak Kid, Gordon Graham's The Boys and Nick Enright's Blackrock. The book looks at plays as they are produced in the theatre and masculinity as it is enacted on the stage. It is written in an accessible style for students and teachers in drama at university and senior high school. The book's contribution to contemporary debates about masculinity will also interest scholars in gender, race and sexuality studies, literary studies and Australian history.

Para was barely five years old when civil war erupted in Sri Lanka. Nearly three decades later it ended in appalling horror and bloodshed. Tens of thousands of innocent civilians died. Survival required courage, ingenuity — and the kindness of strangers. This is Para’s story of survival against all odds. In May 2009, Sri Lanka’s long and dreadful civil war was finally brought to an horrific end. Ruthlessly driven to a small strip of land on the tip of the island’s north-east coast, tens of thousands of innocent civilians died, smashed by artillery, killed by snipers, denied medical treatment, and starved to death beneath the baking sun. This ferocious battle consolidated and highlighted the terrors of the preceding twenty-six years of war, characterised by vicious murders and desperate acts from both sides, where civilians were bombarded, kidnapped, raped, and tortured with impunity. In such a vicious war, was there any room for humanity? Para Paheer’s story could be one of tens of thousands, except that he lived to tell the world of the horrors; but more importantly, to record and pay tribute to those courageous people without whom he would probably not be alive. I know that I would not have survived without help from many people. Many put themselves in danger and at least one person died for me. It’s time for me to remember them, and to thank them … all the good people who helped me through those terrifying times when life was hard, and survival often only a matter of chance. While in Christmas Island Detention Centre, Para became penfriends with Alison Corke, a member of the Apollo Bay branch of Rural Australians for Refugees, in Victoria. On his release from detention in 2011, Para moved in with the Corke family. “From our first letters, exchanged while Para was in detention and trying to improve his English, I knew he was an exceptional young man, with an astonishing tale to tell. I am proud to be helping him share his story and to find and thank those people who helped him survive, often against massive odds … Time and again, Para and I agreed that it is the little things that matter most — those small, often unremembered acts of kindness that can change someone’s world. We all have the power to do something; only we can choose whether to use that power for the good."

Nadie hubiera pensado que un día de vacaciones podría acabar de aquella manera. Alberto, un hombre de mediana edad, se encontraba junto a dos de sus tres hijos cuando ocurrió algo que, sin sospecharlo, iba cambiar por completo su existencia. Las siguientes 48 horas pasaban a ser claves en su futuro, tanto para él como para sus seres queridos, asaltándole un cúmulo de interrogantes: «¿Qué será de mí a partir ahora ¿Volveré a estar igual que antes alguna vez en mi vida ¿Cuándo volveré a casa ¿Cuándo podré volver a trabajar ¿Volveré a fumar ¿Podré volver a hacer deporte...» Y sobre todo: « ¿Por qué me ha pasado esto a mí...» Su testimonio, escrito en primera persona, es ante todo pura humanidad y servirá para acercar al lector a una vivencia que nos es muy próxima y cercana.

This Handbook brings together leading interdisciplinary scholarship on the gendered nature of the international political economy. Spanning a wide range of theoretical traditions and empirical foci, it explores the multifaceted ways in which gender relations constitute and are shaped by global politico-economic processes. It further interrogates the gendered ideologies and discourses that underpin everyday practices from the local to the global. The chapters in this collection identify, analyse, critique and challenge gender-based inequalities, whilst also highlighting the intersectional nature of gendered oppressions in the contemporary world order.

2022 IPPY Gold Medal in Current Events In the days after 9/11, Abigail R. Esman walked the streets of New York haunted by a feeling that was eerily familiar: the trauma of violence that hovered in the air. Friends, family, and strangers moved, walked, even stood as she herself had done earlier as a victim of domestic battery and abuse. Since then, Esman, a journalist who specializes in writing on terrorism and radicalization, has studied the connections between domestic abuse and terrorism and the forces that inspire both forms of violence. In Rage: Narcissism, Patriarchy, and the Culture of Terrorism Esman brings into focus the complex web that ties them together, illuminating the terrorist psyche and the cultures that create it. With this new approach to understanding terrorism and violence, Esman presents clear explanations of pathological narcissism and its roots in shame-honor cultures--both familial and sociopolitical--through portraits of terrorists and batterers, including O. J. Simpson, Osama bin Laden, Anders Breivik, and Dylann Roof. The insights of psychiatrists, former white supremacists, Islamist terrorists, national security experts, and others elaborate her thesis, while Esman's own experiences with abuse and the aftermath of 9/11 on the streets of New York City further enrich the narrative. At a time when so many lives are threatened by public violence and terrorism, understanding the forces that incite them has become crucial, and finding solutions, urgent. Esman proposes social and policy initiatives aimed at reducing violence while engendering social equality and enriching women's rights. Such proposals, she argues, are essential to overcoming the cultural and political forces that hinder progress toward security and peace. This groundbreaking book sheds new light on the roots of violence and terrorism while advancing proactive measures to protect our values and traditions of justice, equality, and freedom.

Learn how to manage JMP data and perform the statistical analyses most commonly used in research in the social sciences and other fields with JMP for Basic Univariate and Multivariate Statistics: Methods for Researchers and Social Scientists, Second Edition. Updated for JMP 10 and including new features on the statistical platforms, this book offers clearly written instructions to guide you through the basic concepts of research and data analysis, enabling you to easily perform statistical analyses and solve problems in real-world research. Step by step, you'll discover how to obtain descriptive and inferential statistics, summarize results clearly in a way that is suitable for publication, perform a wide range of JMP analyses, interpret the results, and more. Topics include screening data for errors selecting subsets computing the coefficient alpha reliability index (Cronbach's alpha) for a multiple-item scale performing bivariate analyses for all types of variables performing a one-way analysis of variance (ANOVA), multiple regression, and a one-way multivariate analysis of variance (MANOVA) Advanced topics include analyzing models with interactions and repeated measures. There is also comprehensive coverage of principle components with emphasis on graphical interpretation. This user-friendly book introduces researchers and students of the social sciences to JMP and to elementary statistical procedures, while the more advanced statistical procedures that are presented make it an invaluable reference guide for experienced researchers as well.

En la actualidad, la República de la India pretende encarnar los valores de una democracia política estable, una unidad territorial armoniosa y una imparcialidad inquebrantable en asuntos de religión. Incluso gran parte de aquellos que critican sus sangrantes desigualdades suscriben estas mismas tesis. Pero, ¿hasta qué punto se corresponden dichas afirmaciones con la realidad actual de la India? En este iluminador ensayo, el célebre estudioso Perry Anderson muestra que las raíces de los actuales males de la República son históricamente mucho más profundas. Radican en la manera misma en que la lucha por la independencia culminó con la transferencia de poder del Raj británico al Congreso Nacional Indio en un subcontinente dividido, y no sólo en los papeles desempeñados por Gandhi y por Nehru en la catastrófica partición de la India. Sólo un ajuste de cuentas sincero con dicho desastre puede ofrecer una explicación cabal de lo que ha fallado desde la independencia. Una «idea de la India» permea de manera generalizada la vida intelectual de la nación, un consenso que soslaya –cuando no suprime– muchas de las realidades incómodas del país, pasadas y presentes. La ideología india sugiere otra forma de ver el país, replanteándose, a la luz de cómo les va hoy a millones de indios, los acontecimientos que han marcado el destino del subcontinente indio durante más de un siglo. «En vez de describir la inenarrable violencia y la injusticia atroz presentes en la sociedad india como anomalías de un modelo por lo demás exitoso, Anderson incide en las graves fallas estructurales y los arraigados prejuicios sociales de quienes han administrado el Estado indio desde la independencia.» ARUNDHATI ROY

Designed to assist criminal justice students and practitioners to conduct research on problems and issues facing the criminal justice system. It is based upon the authors' collective experience as researchers and instructors in criminal justice research and policy analysis. The definitions and examples provided in the book will help students and practitioners to both comprehend research articles and reports and to conduct their own research.

Acerca de la primera y única edición, hasta este momento, de Celia en la revolución dice Andrés Trapiello en su prólogo: «lo que sucedió con (este) libro fue misteriosísimo, un caso único. Apenas publicado, desapareció de las librerías y únicamente en el mercado de viejo ha ido apareciendo desde entonces, con cuentagotas, algún que otro ejemplar, siempre a precios fabulosos, de todo punto infrecuentes en un libro reciente, lo que habla de su carácter excepcional». Libro por tanto, buscado, rebuscado y perseguido por lectores y coleccionistas de la serie de Celia pero que también, por su calidad, su calidez, su emoción y su justeza histórica y humana, libro que puede cautivar, que cautivará a cualquier lector exigente de literatura y no precisamente infantil. Novela sobre la guerra civil, escrita poco después del fin de la guerra, en 1943, no hay en ella lugar para la distorsión ni la idealización de lo vivido. Estas páginas no solo nos cuentan la vida difícil y llena de peripecias de una adolescente Celia en un Madrid sitiado, entre la supervivencia y la revolución, son también una suerte de crónica autobiográfica de la propia Elena Fortún.

Inhaltsangabe:Introduction: Since its very beginning mankind has been enormously impelled by visions. Striving for records and yearning for adventures is as old as humanity itself. Consequently, the Mount Everest was scaled and the depths of the oceans were explored. After thousands of years it seems that all adventures on Mother Earth have been done. We have always been fascinated by the unknown and the mysterious things, and which territory is more unknown than the Outer Space? Almost everyone has watched movies dealing with this topic, but scarcely anybody has ever set foot on non-Earth area. However, what still seems unimaginable might soon become daily routine. Trips to London, Paris or New York? Why not travel into the endlessness of space one time? Private ventures are currently planning to capitalise on this market niche: spaceports are built, special vehicles are under development, and tickets for suborbital space flights can already be purchased. The start of the Space Race has been heralded. In doing so, safety is the supplier s top priority. Hitherto, the offer is narrowed down to the wealthy members of our society - a flight costs some hundred thousand dollars. However, the companies expect prices to go down significantly if demand is steadily increasing, which will be the cornerstone for mass space tourism. It might be unbelievable at present, but the first steps towards fulfilling this vision have been taken. This work deals with the topic space tourism, more specifically the author introduces a Feasibility Study and Future Projections of Suborbital Space Tourism, which is demonstrated at the example of Virgin Galactic. In doing so, the core objective of the present work is to analyse and evaluate whether the emerging suborbital space tourism has the potential to turn into a viable and revenue-generating industry in the near future. In order to answer this research question, there is a plethora of crucial aspects that will be investigated. First of all, the author comes up with general aspects on space tourism, including an overview about the history of space exploration and tourism, followed by the motives for going to space, the benefits as well as the obstacles of space tourism, and finally its different stages. This information builds the cornerstone for the further analysis. Afterwards, there will be the actual feasibility study and the future projections of suborbital space tourism. At this point, it should be noticed that [...]

Připravte se na hravou dávku výletů, které vás zavedou na Petrov, do Starého Brna, na Špilberk, do Mariánského údolí, na Kamenný vrch i do tajuplného brněnského podzemí. U každé vycházky najdete také pověsti, hromadu zajímavostí, tipy na zajímavé aktivity, zábavné úkoly a kvízové otázky. Tohoto úžasně ilustrovaného průvodce využijí nejen rodiny, ale také učitelé či vychovatelé. Inspirace k obohacení školní výuky totiž nikdy není dost!

Jimmy is a stereotypical geek who works at the library in Oakland, California, and is trapped in his own torpidity. Sara is his best friend, but she wants to get a life (translation: an apartment in Brooklyn and a publishing internship). When Sara moves to New York City, Jimmy is rattled. Then lonely. Then desperate. He screws up his courage, writes Sara a letter about his true feelings, and asks her to meet him at the top of the Empire State Building (a nod to their ongoing debate about Sleepless in Seattle). Jimmy's cross-country bus trip to Manhattan is as hapless and funny as Jimmy himself. When he arrives in the city he's thought of as "a festering hellhole," he's surprised by how exciting he finds New York, and how heartbreaking—he discovers Sara has a boyfriend! Jason Shiga's bold visual storytelling, sly pokes at popular culture, and subtle text work together seamlessly in Empire State, creating a quirky graphic novel comedy about the vagaries of love and friendship. Praise for Empire State: "He [Shiga] displays a wicked sense of comic timing." -Publishers Weekly "Empire State: A Love Story (Or Not) is funny, sweet, geeky and affecting, and definitely worth a read." -Wired.com "Shiga's illustrations . . . are unique and endearing, and his images of NYC are instantly recognizable." -am New York "If Woody Allen grew up in Oakland rather than Manhattan, he'd most likely see the world, and especially New York City, as Jason Shiga does in Empire State." -Big Think.com

تعد كتب فيلبي أول موسوعة معربة مختصرة لتاريخ المملكة العربية السعودية، حيث غطت حقبة زمنية مهمة، وقد تناول فيها فيلبي تاريخ المملكة وجغرافيتها وأعلامها وآثارها واقتصادها وقبائلها بأسلوبه الرصين. وتحليله العلمي الدقيق، وقد دعم ذلك كله بالكثير من الصور الشمسية التي تعين القارئ على تصور الأشياء وحسن فهمها. وقد جاء عمل فيلبي هذا ثمرة للمدة الطويلة التي أقامها في المملكة واتصاله بالملك عبدالعزيز - يرحمه الله - مما أتاح له فرصة التنقل في مختلف أنحاء الجزيرة العربية، والاطلاع على المواقع الأثرية والنقوش القديمة. وقد تم انتقاء مجموعة من هذه الكتب لنشرها في سلسلة تاريخية، لتكون رافداً ثقافياً لأبناء هذا الجيل. ومكتبة العبيكان يسرها أن تقدم للقارئ الكريم هذه الكتب لأول مرة باللغة العربية إدراكاً منها لأهمية الدور الثقافي الذي تقوم به خدمة لبلادها، وأداءً لواجبها في إبراز الجوانب المضيئة من تاريخها لأبناء هذا الوطن الغالي، راجية النفع للجميع. هذا والله من وراء القصد. الناشر العبيكان للنشر تخفيضات العبيكان اليوم الوطني

Adventure tourism is a new, rapidly growing area at both practical and academic levels. Written at an introductory level, Adventure Tourism provides a basic background and covers commercial adventure tourism products across a range of adventure tourism sectors.

Reisebücher über Südtirol gibt es wie Sand am Meer. Doch nun ist Schluss mit den immer gleichen langweiligen Ausflugszielen. Mit frischem und manchmal etwas schrägem Blick wird dieses Land erkundet und zu beliebten und unbekannten Orten werden überraschende Geschichten erzählt. Etwa über eine halbe Brücke und warum jener, der sie sich ausgedacht hat, ganze Arbeit geleistet hat. Woher Udo Jürgens' familiäre Verbindung mit der Kurstadt Meran kommt und Voodoo Jürgens' musikalische mit dem Rittner Hotel Amazonas. Weshalb König Laurin im Rosengarten ein schlauer Fake ist und wo Mies van der Rohe in den Südtiroler Bergen Studien für seinen berühmtesten Entwurf ausklügelte. Tanken Sie Eindrücke, Stimmung, Kunst und – vor Ort – ausgiebig Sonne.

From Dorothy's ruby slippers to a speech that saved Teddy Roosevelt from assassination, this authoritative guide delivers in-depth reportage on the history of remarkable objects from the Smithsonian's collections For American history, pop culture, and museum enthusiasts With charm and exuberance, The Object at Hand presents a behind-the-scenes vantage point of the Smithsonian collections. Veteran Smithsonian magazine editor Beth Py-Lieberman weaves together adaptations of the magazine's extensive and compelling coverage and interviews with scholars, curators, and historians to take readers on an unforgettable journey through the Smithsonian museums. Objects are grouped into the themes audacity, utopia, fierce, haunting, deception, lost, desire, triumph, scale, optimism, playful, rhythm, and revealing to engage with the emotional dimensions of each object, how they relate to each other, and how they fit into the larger American story. A sampling includes: The Star-Spangled Banner Frida Kahlo's love letter to Diego Rivera Amelia Earhart's Lockheed Vega 5B Nat Turner's Bible An AIDS quilt panel honoring Roger Gail Lyon A signpost from the Standing Rock protest A glass-plate portrait of Abraham Lincoln Life-sized model of a Megalodon The Hope Diamond Chuck Berry's Cadillac Portrait of Henrietta Lacks Py-Lieberman reflects on the profound connections between even outwardly dissimilar objects, and offers insight and stories from Smithsonian experts. The book explores artworks, scientific specimens, historical artifacts, airplanes, spacecraft, plants, and so much more, contemplating how each item represents different facets of humanity and resonates with cultural meaning in surprising ways. Whimsical, affecting, and insightful, The Object at Hand offers an intimate and exclusive tour of the Smithsonian collections.

تعد كتب فيلبي أول موسوعة معربة مختصرة لتاريخ المملكة العربية السعودية، حيث غطت حقبة زمنية مهمة، وقد تناول فيها فيلبي تاريخ المملكة وجغرافيتها وأعلامها وآثارها واقتصادها وقبائلها بأسلوبه الرصين. وتحليله العلمي الدقيق، وقد دعم ذلك كله بالكثير من الصور الشمسية التي تعين القارئ على تصور الأشياء وحسن فهمها. وقد جاء عمل فيلبي هذا ثمرة للمدة الطويلة التي أقامها في المملكة واتصاله بالملك عبدالعزيز - يرحمه الله - مما أتاح له فرصة التنقل في مختلف أنحاء الجزيرة العربية، والاطلاع على المواقع الأثرية والنقوش القديمة. وقد تم انتقاء مجموعة من هذه الكتب لنشرها في سلسلة تاريخية، لتكون رافداً ثقافياً لأبناء هذا الجيل. ومكتبة العبيكان يسرها أن تقدم للقارئ الكريم هذه الكتب لأول مرة باللغة العربية إدراكاً منها لأهمية الدور الثقافي الذي تقوم به خدمة لبلادها، وأداءً لواجبها في إبراز الجوانب المضيئة من تاريخها لأبناء هذا الوطن الغالي، راجية النفع للجميع. هذا والله من وراء القصد. الناشر العبيكان للنشر تخفيضات العبيكان اليوم الوطني

She wanted an adventure. What she found was so much more... Adira Summers has spontaneously quit her high-flying career as a barrister in London. She needs to escape from the rat race and, encouraged by her bohemian gran, has bought a campervan to do so. Taking off for a tour around Britain, disaster strikes early on when her van breaks down outside the quaint village of Lilacwell. But things look up after she meets handsome Jasper, who is visiting to check on his ailing uncle and his crumbling estate, The Laurels. As Adira falls for Lilacwell, she is torn between forgoing her travel plans to stay, or continuing with her adventure. Jasper must also choose between returning to his job in Dubai or moving back for his uncle – and Adira. A gorgeous and summery romance for fans of Mandy Baggot, Holly Martin and Sue Moorcroft. Praise for Escape to Lilacwell ‘What a beautiful summer read, I enjoyed this book from the first to the last page. The characters are so well written. A good book to take on holiday.’ ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ Reader Review ‘This book fixed my reading slump! I enjoyed it so much that I kept turning the pages. Adira's a very relatable heroine and the romance develops slowly, in a very believable way.’ ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ Reader Review ‘A perfect summer read, with a grumpy-sunshine romance, a wonderful community spirit, and a wannabe girlfriend who is determined to put a spoke in the wheel of true love.’⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ Reader Review ‘A lovely read... The setting was nice and the story flowed well.’ ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ Reader Review ‘A beautiful, poignant escapist read and once I had started I couldn’t put it down – I read it in almost one sitting. It was full to the brim of charming characters and gorgeous scenery with a delightful story of romance, friendship and finding happiness.’ ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ Reader Review ‘What a delight to read! There were some beautiful relationships between characters and the overall story was a lovely summer read.’ ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ Reader Review

Bhutan is a small landlocked country situated in the eastern Himalayas. It is bordered by India to the south, east and west, and China to the north. Bhutan is known for its unique approach towards measuring progress through the Gross National Happiness (GNH) index, rather than the Gross Domestic Product (GDP). The index measures happiness and well-being in areas such as community vitality, cultural diversity, environmental conservation, and good governance. Buddhism is the predominant religion in Bhutan, and it is deeply ingrained in the country's culture. The government has also placed emphasis on preserving the country's cultural heritage, and Bhutan is known for its architecture, art, dances, and festivals. Visitors to Bhutan can explore ancient dzongs (fortresses) and monasteries, hike the stunning Himalayan mountains, and experience unique cultural events such as the Paro Tsechu (festival). With its focus on sustainable development and preservation of its cultural heritage, Bhutan offers an unforgettable and enriching travel experience.

Indonesia is the world’s largest archipelago, encompassing nearly eighteen thousand islands. The fourth-most populous nation in the world, it has a larger Muslim population than any other. The Indonesia Reader is a unique introduction to this extraordinary country. Assembled for the traveler, student, and expert alike, the Reader includes more than 150 selections: journalists’ articles, explorers’ chronicles, photographs, poetry, stories, cartoons, drawings, letters, speeches, and more. Many pieces are by Indonesians; some are translated into English for the first time. All have introductions by the volume’s editors. Well-known figures such as Indonesia’s acclaimed novelist Pramoedya Ananta Toer and the American anthropologist Clifford Geertz are featured alongside other artists and scholars, as well as politicians, revolutionaries, colonists, scientists, and activists. Organized chronologically, the volume addresses early Indonesian civilizations; contact with traders from India, China, and the Arab Middle East; and the European colonization of Indonesia, which culminated in centuries of Dutch rule. Selections offer insight into Japan’s occupation (1942–45), the establishment of an independent Indonesia, and the post-independence era, from Sukarno’s presidency (1945–67), through Suharto’s dictatorial regime (1967–98), to the present Reformasi period. Themes of resistance and activism recur: in a book excerpt decrying the exploitation of Java’s natural wealth by the Dutch; in the writing of Raden Ajeng Kartini (1879–1904), a Javanese princess considered the icon of Indonesian feminism; in a 1978 statement from East Timor objecting to annexation by Indonesia; and in an essay by the founder of Indonesia’s first gay activist group. From fifth-century Sanskrit inscriptions in stone to selections related to the 2002 Bali bombings and the 2004 tsunami, The Indonesia Reader conveys the long history and the cultural, ethnic, and ecological diversity of this far-flung archipelago nation.

CON AUDIO AHORA! Con esta nueva edición, este libro se reestructura para presentar una experiencia de estudio más placentera para los estudiantes de turco. Además, todos los diálogos al comienzo de las lecciones y todo el vocabulario siguiente son grabados por hablantes locales para ayudar en la experiencia de aprendizaje y desarrollar sus habilidades de escucha y pronunciación. Los estudiantes serán guiados por el material de audio a lo largo del libro. *Todas las pistas son accesibles a través de los códigos Qr proporcionados al comienzo de cada lección.* Turco Completo: el curso absoluto para principiantes es el recurso definitivo para quienes buscan una forma eficaz de empezar a aprender turco. Este libro proporciona una guía paso a paso del turco hablado y escrito. Este libro presenta a su audiencia los ingredientes necesarios para comunicarse con éxito en turco en el contexto de situaciones formales e informales, comprender el idioma básico y lograr la capacidad de expresar sus necesidades y deseos en estos contextos sociales. Los alumnos desarrollarán sólidas habilidades de lectura, escritura, expresión oral y comprensión. Los alumnos no necesitarán conocimientos previos de turco. Turco Completo: El curso absoluto para principiantes es un recurso fundamental tanto para los autodidactas como para los estudiantes que siguen un programa de estudios en un entorno institucional. Las primeras 15 unidades cubren los puntos gramaticales más esenciales y las habilidades lingüísticas necesarias para manejar con éxito las interacciones sociales básicas. Cada unidad comienza con un diálogo divertido, que narra los viajes de Michelle e İbrahim en Turquía, mientras se familiarizan con la tierra, la cultura y la gente de Turquía. Las explicaciones gramaticales concisas y muy detalladas guían al alumno con suficiente conocimiento sobre la gramática turca. Los alumnos encontrarán abundantes ejemplos y ejercicios. Las 5 unidades finales contienen extractos de material de lectura auténtico de una novela turca publicada, con explicaciones de gramática y vocabulario esenciales, diseñadas para preparar al alumno para comprender el turco en la vida real. Al final del libro, los alumnos encontrarán la clave de los ejercicios y los glosarios turco - español e español - turco. Turco Completo: El curso absoluto para principiantes es su compañero de confianza si lo es; un estudiante formal que aprende turco en un entorno institucional un autodidacta que quiere aprender turco por diversión y está empezando desde cero viajar a Turquía y buscar material útil para familiarizarse una persona de negocios que realiza negocios en Turquía un instructor de idioma turco y buscando un libro de texto en formato de libro de texto No se requieren conocimientos previos de turco para este libro. Este exhaustivo libro tiene como objetivo llevar al alumno a un nivel avanzado. Una vez finalizado, se espera que los estudiantes alcancen los niveles de competencia intermedio-alto / avanzado-bajo según las Directrices ACTFL, o alto 2 según el ILR, o B2 según el Marco Común Europeo de Referencia (MCER). Foto de portada: Mezquita de Santa Sofía, 2021

“È inutile viaggiare con loro, tanto non si ricordano niente”. “Come faccio a preparargli la pappa in viaggio? E le nanne?”. “Poverino, chissà quanto si annoia tutte quelle ore in aereo!”. “E se si ammala mentre siamo in vacanza?”. Come se non fosse bastata la maternità a scombussolarti la vita, ci si mettono anche gli altri a farti desistere dal perseguire quello che fino a ieri era il tuo passatempo preferito, l’antistress per eccellenza alla routine quotidiana, la medicina migliore per ogni disagio: viaggiare! Non ti preoccupare, ci siamo passate anche noi e ne siamo uscite alla grande! Con questo manuale ironico ma serissimo, otterrai di diritto un upgrade dallo status di mamma-viaggiatrice-imparanoiata a quello di mamma-globetrotter-indiana jones! Parola di Bimbi e Viaggi! Qui troverai una guida completa su tutti gli aspetti che riguardano l’organizzazione di un viaggio con i bambini: informazioni pratiche per organizzarsi al meglio, consigli per risparmiare, analisi di tutti i timori che impediscono alle mamme di partire serene per un viaggio con gnometto al seguito. Se sogni di viaggiare ma temi che con un bambino non sia possibile, questa è la guida che fa per te: demoliremo uno ad uno tutti i tuoi timori perché ai sogni ed alle passioni non si può mai dire di no!

Croacia es un país del sudeste de Europa, que limita con Eslovenia al noroeste, Hungría al noreste, Serbia al este, Bosnia y Herzegovina al sureste, Montenegro al sureste y el mar Adriático al suroeste. El país también se conoce como Hrvatska en croata, y su capital y ciudad más grande es Zagreb. Croacia tiene una población de aproximadamente 4,05 millones de personas, y la mayoría de los residentes se identifican como de etnia croata. Croacia tiene una rica historia cultural que se remonta a tiempos prehistóricos. Su ubicación estratégica entre Europa Central y el Mediterráneo la ha convertido en una importante encrucijada para varias civilizaciones, incluidas las ilirias, romanas, bizantinas, otomanas y austrohúngaras. Croacia se independizó de Yugoslavia en 1991 y desde entonces se ha convertido en miembro de la Unión Europea, la OTAN y las Naciones Unidas. El país es conocido por su impresionante costa, sus hermosos parques nacionales y sus ricas tradiciones culinarias, y se ha convertido en un destino turístico cada vez más popular en los últimos años.

The definitive collection of Washington's odd, wacky, and most offbeat people, places, and things, for Washington residents and anyone else who enjoys local humor and trivia with a twist.

The Hindu World is the most complete, authoritative and up-to-date one-volume guide to Hindu faith and culture available today. With twenty-four dedicated chapters written by the world's leading Hinduism scholars, it elucidates the history, philosophy and practice of one of the world's great religious traditions. The perfect reference for all students of Hinduism, it is ideal for both for introductory-level study and for use as a definitive reference source. Proving invaluable for its wealth of historical material, in addition, The Hindu World also offers new insights into all aspects of Hindu life, ranging from the devotional texts of the Vedas and Ramayana to current perspectives on dharma and kama, temple architecture, sacred food, ritual, caste, cosmic philosophy, history and modernization. The Hindu World emphasizes Hinduism's classical heritage and daily practice as well as contemporary approaches to Hindu scholarship. Exploring the enormous diversity of Hindu devotion whilst considering Hinduism's academic status as a category for analysis, the book achieves a distinctive creative balance between the beliefs and values of Hindus themselves, and scholarly 'outsider' perspectives.

Discover the remarkable transformation of Palm Beach through three expertly curated historical tours that bring 150 years of history to life. Step back in time as you explore Palm Beach's evolution from wilderness to wonderland through this unique guide featuring 150 rare vintage photographs from the Historical Society of Palm Beach County's archives. Whether you're a history buff, architecture enthusiast, or curious traveler, this comprehensive guide offers three distinct ways to experience Palm Beach's rich heritage: A 10-mile driving tour showcasing Palm Beach's evolution from Pioneer Era to present day, including optional walking detours to legendary mansions A scenic 5-mile Lake Trail bike tour following the original Pioneer Era pathway along Lake Worth An intimate walking tour through the historic midtown district, revealing the stories behind iconic Worth Avenue and Royal Park Addition From Henry Flagler's magnificent hotels to Addison Mizner's architectural masterpieces, each tour combines detailed maps, historical context, and vintage photographs—many showing lost landmarks like the famed Royal Poinciana Hotel. Experience Palm Beach's fascinating journey from frontier outpost to America's premier resort destination.

Reisererzählungen einer Rucksacktour von Leipzig durch Osteuropa bis in die Mongolei In diesem Buch zur erfolgreichen MDR TV-Serie "Ostwärts" erzählt die gewitzte Journalistin Julia Finkernagel launig und geistreich von ihrer ganz persönlichen Premiere als "Go East"-Travellerin, den sehr speziellen Reise-Highlights und kleineren und größeren Katastrophen auf der Tour von Leipzig bis tief in die Mongolei. Auch die witzigen Ungeheuerlichkeiten, die es niemals in die TV-Version schafften, werden in den ebenso scharfsinnigen wie humorvollen Travel-Episoden nicht verschwiegen! Ein Blick hinter die Kulissen der TV-Serie "Ostwärts" Entgegen anderer Annahmen reiste Julia Finkernagel nicht mit einem großen Fernseh-Team, sondern allein mit einem Kameramann und einem Träger und bestritt die Reise mit kleinem Budget. Dass dabei viel improvisiert werden musste, sorgt in den kurzweiligen Reiseberichten für die allerbesten Pointen, und vieles von dem, was hinter den Kulissen passierte, findet der Leser im Buch. Eine Rucksackreise durch elf Länder und Regionen In rund 25 kurzen Travel-Episoden geht die Reise ab Leipzig durch Polen, Slowakei, Ungarn, Rumänien, Bulgarien und über Georgien, Südrussland und den Kaukasus, Kirgistan, Tadschikistan und Usbekistan bis in die Mongolei. Julia erklärt, wie man in Usbekistan Suppe mit den Händen isst, ohne sich danach umziehen zu müssen und erzählt von der mongolischen Familie, die dem Drehteam als Zeichen der Freundschaft einen frisch geschlachteten Ziegenkopf in den Fußraum stellt. Sie berichtet, wie sie sich in der Slowakei auf der Burg der Blutgräfin gruselte, in Russland im Gefängnis landete und erklärt, warum in Kirgistan der Tee dreimal zurück in die Kanne gegossen wird. Ausgespart wird auch nicht, dass sie in Rumänien tatsächlich Peter Maffay begegnet ist.

A veteran nature writer walks the length of Britain in pursuit of spring, and of hope Fed up with bleak headlines of biodiversity loss, acclaimed nature writer Roger Morgan-Grenville sets out on a 1,000-mile walk through a British spring to see whether there are reasons to be hopeful about the natural world. His aim is to match the pace at which the oak leaves emerge, roughly 20 miles north each day. Fighting illness, blizzards and his own ageing body, he visits every main habitat between Lymington and Cape Wrath in an epic eight-week adventure, encountering, over and over again, the kindness of strangers and the inspiring efforts of those fighting heroically for nature. With surprising conclusions throughout, what unfolds is both life-affirming and life-changing.

This book is made up of twenty-three stories, each from a different author from across the globe. All belong to one world, united in their diversity and ethnicity. And together they have one aim: to involve and move the reader. The range of authors takes in such literary greats as Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie and Jhumpa Lahiri, and emerging authors such as Elaine Chiew, Petina Gappah, and Henrietta Rose-Innes. The members of the collective are: Elaine Chiew (Malaysia) Molara Wood (Nigeria) Jhumpa Lahiri (United States) Martin A Ramos (Puerto Rico) Lauri Kubutsile (Botswana) Chika Unigwe (Nigeria) Ravi Mangla (United States) Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie (Nigeria) Skye Brannon (United States) Jude Dibia (Nigeria) Shabnam Nadiya (Bangladesh) Petina Gappah (Zimbabwe) Ivan Gabirel Reborek (Australia) Vanessa Gebbie (Britain) Emmanual Dipita Kwa (Cameroon) Henrietta Rose-Innes (South Africa) Lucinda Nelson Dhavan (India) Adetokunbo Abiola (Nigeria) Wadzanai Mhute (Zimbabwe) Konstantinos Tzikas (Greece) Ken Kamoche (Kenya) Sequoia Nagamatsu (United States) Ovo Adagha (Nigeria) From the Introduction: The concept of One World is often a multi-colored tapestry into which sundry, if not contending patterns can be woven. for those of us who worked on this project, ‘One World’ goes beyond the everyday notion of the globe as a physical geographic entity. Rather, we understand it as a universal idea, one that transcends national boundaries to comment on the most prevailing aspects of the human condition. This attempt to redefine the borders of the world we live in through the short story recognizes the many conflicting issues of race, language, economy, gender and ethnicity, which separate and limit us. We readily acknowledge, however, that regardless of our differences or the disparities in our stories, we are united by our humanity. We invite the reader on a personal journey across continents, countries, cultures and landscapes, to reflect on these beautiful, at times chaotic, renditions on the human experience. We hope the reach of this path will transcend the borders of each story, and perhaps function as an agent of change. Welcome to our world.

Live la dolce vita and explore Italy’s hidden gems, must-sees, and top experiences. Whether you want to explore the evocative ruins of an ancient empire, go wine tasting in Tuscany, or sip espresso and watch the world go by on one of the magnificent piazzas, your DK Eyewitness travel guide makes sure you experience all that Italy has to offer. Inside the pages of this Italy travel guide, you’ll discover: • Our pick of Italy’s best spots to eat, drink, shop, and stay • Detailed maps and walks make navigating the city easy • Easy-to-follow itineraries to help you plan your trip • Expert advice and travel tips to help you get ready, get around, and stay safe • Color-coded chapters to every part of Italy, from Venice to Rome, and Sicily to Sardinia • Available in a handy format that is lightweight and portable Embark on a Latin adventure Tick Italy off your bucket list and see the best that this culture-rich nation has to offer - from its rich natural beauty to sumptuous food and wine. This updated travel guide combines expert-led insights and detailed breakdowns of all the must-see sights with stunning imagery to bring Italy to life. With more UNESCO World Heritage Sites than anywhere else on Earth, there is no better place to experience the glories of European art and architecture. Witness the refined Renaissance churches of Florence, bask on the unspoiled beaches of Puglia, or ski the spectacular slopes of the Dolomites. There is something for everyone! DK Eyewitness Italy has been updated regularly to make sure the information is as up-to-date as possible following the COVID-19 outbreak. More adventures to uncover For more than two decades, DK Eyewitness guides have helped travelers experience the world through the history, art, architecture, and culture of their destinations. Expert travel writers and researchers provide independent advice, recommendations, and reviews. Discover guidebooks to hundreds of places around the globe!

New York Times bestseller: “A coast-to-coast journey by way of great rivers, conducted by a contemporary master of travel writing” (Kirkus Reviews). In this memoir brimming with history, humor, and wisdom, the author of Blue Highways and PrairyErth “voyages across the country, from Atlantic to Pacific, almost entirely by its rivers, lakes and canals in a small outboard-powered boat” (San Francisco Chronicle). Setting off from New York Harbor aboard the boat he named Nikawa (“river horse” in Osage), in hopes of entering the Pacific near Astoria, Oregon, William Least Heat-Moon and his companion, Pilotis, struggle to cover some five thousand watery miles—more than any other cross-country river traveler has ever managed—often following in the wakes of our most famous explorers, from Henry Hudson to Lewis and Clark. En route, the voyagers confront massive floods, submerged rocks, dangerous weather, and their own doubts about whether they can complete the trip. But the hard days yield incomparable pleasures: strangers generous with help and eccentric tales, landscapes unchanged since Sacagawea saw them, riverscapes flowing with a lively past, and the growing belief that efforts to protect our lands and waters are beginning to pay off. “Fizzes with intelligence and high spirits.” —Outside “Propels the reader with historical vignettes, ecological and geological detail, and often hilarious encounters with local eccentrics.” —Time

The incredible true story of a 100,000-mile motorcycle world record attempt where the only thing that didn't break was their spirit. In the spring of 2022, renowned long distance motorcycle riders Wendy Crockett and Ian McPhee set out to execute their meticulously planned World Record ride attempt. The premise was simple enough: Visit every Australian state in alphabetical order, documenting each visit by photographing the state’s capitol building. The approach would then be replicated in the United States, visiting a grand total of 58 capitols on an epic road trip adventure spanning two continents and three countries. Reality hit hard with the revelation that absolutely nothing about this undertaking was destined to go smoothly. Yet even in the face of unfathomable adversity, including breakdowns, illness, animals strikes, historic weather events, and multiple hospitalizations, this tenacious duo refused to abandon their quest. Fueled by boundless optimism and unrelenting determination, Pushing Miles is a brutally honest and surprisingly humorous look at what it takes to make an uphill ride into endurance motorcycling history.

Dewasa ini wisatawan cenderung memilih hotel yang benar-benar secara konsisten menerapkan praktik ramah lingkungan. Sejalan dengan hal ini, konsep akomodasi yang berkelanjutan harus menerapkan prinsip konservasi lingkungan, ekologi, pemberdayaan masyarakat, dan pemanfaatan produk lokal. Pembangunan pariwisata Indonesia menuju terciptanya keseimbangan Planet (lingkungan), Profit (keuntungan), dan People (masyarakat). Pariwisata ramah lingkungan (green tourism) menjadi salah satu solusi untuk menciptakan hubungan yang harmonis antara manusia dengan Sang Pencipta, manusia dengan lingkungan, dan antar sesama dalam berinteraksi di masyarakat. Keberlanjutan bisnis hospitality yang berorientasi green didukung oleh manajemen sumber daya manusia berorientasi green. Keterampilan manajerial yang dilandasi oleh norma dan etika berorientasi green dalam mengemban tugas dan tanggung jawab pemangku kepentingan dalam industri hospitality disimak dalam buku ini. Sejalan dengan itu, pengetahuan yang diperoleh sangat relevan dengan kualitas pengambilan keputusan seorang supervisor sebagai seorang pemimpin. Pembahasan buku ini meliputi 1) kearifan lokal dalam green hospitality business practices, implementasi praktik bisnis perhotelan berorientasi green, green hotel sebagai produk kompetitif, 2) praktik manajemen rantai pasokan hijau, keunggulan kompetitif, dan kinerja organisasi, 3) membangun citra green hotel melalui perilaku green karyawan, green hotel practices di Bali, dan respons perilaku tamu, dan 4) strategi promosi green hotel di Bali.

This is the ideal guide to the whole route, so rich in history and natural beauty. Designed to be used by walkers on the Path or visitors to any point along it, it introduces a wealth of castles, churches, harbors, monuments and red-roofed houses. Hamish Brown gives practical advice on all aspects of walking the Path, whether you are making a seven-day trip along its whole length or walking a short section on a Sunday afternoon. Revising his earlier guide to the route, he explores every part of the Fife coast, including the famous Forth bridges, the charming East Neuk fishing villages of Pittenweem, Elie and St Monans, as well as Anstruther, Crail and St Andrews. Along the way he provides a mass of fascinating information about people and places that can be read for pleasure and kept as the souvenir of a unique and unforgettable part of Scotland.

Every year, hundreds of thousands of young people pack their bags to study or volunteer abroad. Well-intentioned and curious Westerners—brought up to believe that international travel broadens our horizons—travel to low-income countries to learn about people and cultures different from their own. But while travel abroad can provide much-needed perspective, it can also be deeply unsettling, confusing, and discomforting. Travelers can find themselves unsure about how to think or speak about the differences in race or culture they find, even though these differences might have fueled their desire to travel in the first place. Beyond Guilt Trips helps us to unpack our Western baggage, so that we are better able to understand our uncomfortable feelings about who we are, where we come from, and how much we have. Through engaging personal travel stories and thought-provoking questions about the ethics and politics of our travel, Beyond Guilt Trips shows readers ways to grapple with their discomfort and navigate differences through accountability and connection.

Ideas and concepts of liminality have long shaped debates around the uses and practices of space in constructions of identity, particularly in relation to different forms of travel such as tourism, migration and pilgrimage, and the social, cultural and experiential landscapes associated with these and other mobilities. The ritual, performative and embodied geographies of borderzones, non-places, transitional spaces, or ‘spaces in-between’ are often discussed in terms of the liminal, yet there have been few attempts to problematize the concept, or to rethink how ideas of the liminal might find critical resonance with contemporary developments in the study of place, space and mobility. Liminal Landscapes fills this void by bringing together variety of new and emerging methodological approaches of liminality from varying disciplines to explore new theoretical perspectives on mobility, space and socio-cultural experience. By doing so, it offers new insight into contemporary questions about technology, surveillance, power, the city, and post-industrial modernity within the context of tourism and mobility. The book draws on a wide range of disciplinary approaches, including social anthropology, cultural geography, film, media and cultural studies, art and visual culture, and tourism studies. It brings together recent research from scholars with international reputations in the fields of tourism, mobility, landscape and place, alongside the work of emergent scholars who are developing new insights and perspectives in this area. This timely intervention is the first collection to offer an interdisciplinary account of the intersection between liminality and landscape in terms of space, place and identity. It therefore charts new directions in the study of liminal spaces and mobility practices and will be valuable reading for range of students, researchers and academics interested in this field.

'Glamorous and atmospheric with a cast of brilliantly untrustworthy characters' CATHERINE COOPER 'Totally gripping... Succession on the high seas' HARRIET TYCE A powerful family. A luxury cruise. A killer on board... You're invited to join the infamous Scarmardo family on a five night voyage aboard their glamorous new ship. It's a chance to see your best friend, Belle, newly married to Mattia Scarmardo. You haven't seen her in years. FIVE On the first night, you'll be wrapped up in the glamour of the ship. FOUR On the second night, you'll wonder who is sending you threatening notes. THREE On the third night, someone will die. TWO On the fourth night, you'll discover that someone knows the truth of what you did. ONE On the last night, you'll be left for dead. WILL YOU MAKE IT BACK TO SHORE ALIVE? 'Deadly glamour on the high seas and lashings of schadenfreude in this addictive, claustrophobic thriller.' ERIN KELLY 'Glamour, tension and twists galore! A thrilling read that will whisk you away into treacherous waters!' LESLEY KARA 'Agatha Christie meets Succession!... Just like the passengers, you'll be all adrift, not knowing who to believe. A compulsive drama.' JO FURNISS 'A superbly crafted mystery... beautifully charts a course between classic whodunnit and white-knuckle thriller.' DOMINIC NOLAN 'The perfect mix of Glass Onion meets Death on the Nile.' SARAH GOODWIN 'Five Nights by Rachel Wolf is wild! Gulped down the gripping twists & turns of this murderous Succession at sea thriller like fine champagne. Loved it – get it on pre order for next year's holiday read.' ANGELA CLARKE

Kuliner tradisional Bali merupakan segala sesuatu tentang makanan (termasuk minuman) yang memiliki ciri unik khas Bali, serta berbagai hal berhubungan dengan konsumsi makanan, mulai dari bahan pangan (termasuk bumbu), proses pengolahan, peralatan tradisional, dan penyajian, serta tata cara makan khas Bali. Kuliner tradisional Bali memiliki nilai yang sangat strategis karena mempercepat proses diversifikasi pangan, memiliki nilai gizi yang baik, aman dikonsumsi karena menggunakan bahan pangan lokal yang segar, serta mampu menjadi tiang penyangga pariwisata sebagai daya tarik wisatawan melalui wisata kuliner (culinary tourism). Makanan sebagai konsep yang hidup dalam sistem sosial budaya sangat erat kaitannya dengan pengertian makanan, dan fungsi makanan yang berlaku dalam masyarakat sebagai salah satu unsur kebudayaan. Ragam kuliner Bali memiliki ciri khas pada bahan dan bumbu-bumbu lokal, dan makanan hasil karya masyarakat setempat sehingga cara persiapan, cara pengolahan, dan cara penyajian masih sangat sederhana sesuai kebiasaan dan budaya setempat. Kuliner Bali merupakan budaya (hasil karya) yang mempelajari tentang pengadaan makanan khas Bali yang dijelaskan dalam buku ini menjadi Pendahuluan, Ciri khas Kuliner Tradisional Bali, Ragam Makanan Pokok, Ragam Lauk Pauk, Ragam Jukut (sayur), Ragam Pelengkap, Ragam Amikan dan Minuman, serta Rangkuman, juga disertai resep-resep. Buku ini dibuat berdasarkan hasil-hasil penelitian dan pengalaman panjang penulis karena kecintaannya pada kuliner berbasis sumber daya lokal, juga sedikitnya literatur tentang kuliner tradisional Bali. Buku ini dapat digunakan secara khusus pada peserta didik di Bali yang mempelajari tata boga (food and beverage), di perguruan tinggi, kursus-kursus dan SMK (Sekolah Menengah Kejuruan) Pariwisata, serta pemerhati kuliner tradisional. Semoga bermanfaat.

Ethan Torrini always knew where his life would lead, but doesn’t know if he wants to end up there. Needing an escape from a stagnant year before re-applying to law schools, Ethan follows his lifelong friend Ken to the small town of Chanthaburi, Thailand, to assist with his online gem selling business and find freedom from the inevitable march to forever. An artist at heart, Ethan is drawn to Chanthaburi’s many beauties, from the river that meanders through town to the glimmering gemstones in the nearby market and to a local woman with coconut-scented hair. For the first time, anything feels possible. Yet as a farang in a town of few foreigners, Ethan can’t comprehend the impact of his every action. A drive through town, a friendly drink with a rival seller, a dinner with a visiting English tutor, a simple pencil sketch … all have consequences that reach beyond Ethan and into the cultural, familial, traditional and financial obligations that dictate the lives around him. Even halfway around the world, there is no such thing as escape.

Annotation. The global tourism industry continues a trend of sustained growth, moving more people and generating domestic and foreign revenues, often at the expense of the social and ecological integrity of destination regions. As a result, tourism policy makers have been forced to consider a variety of new approaches to ensure that the environment, local people, tourists, and business remain unaffected by the negative impacts of the industry.

Suurempi, kauniimpi ja uudempi alkuperäinen Madventures Palkitun, reissuruunien ylistämän matkailuklassikon päivitetty laitos, johon on lisätty tuhdisti uutta, mm. matkaajien ikuisuustoiveet eli reittivinkit ja kohdeinfoa. Kansainvälisen seikkailijan oppaasta on muodostunut raamattu kaikille, jotka haluavat reissata pakettimatkoja pidemmälle. Poikkeuksellinen matkaopas auttaa selviytymään maassa kuin maassa.

Bizantyjskie tajemnice Stambułu to książka opowiadająca o tuzinie mniej znanych historycznych obiektów zachowanych w Stambule z czasów, gdy miasto to, jako Konstantynopol, było stolicą cesarstwa wschodniorzymskiego. Moim zamiarem nie było opisywanie najsłynniejszych z tych budowli, takich jak wielka Bazylika Hagia Sophia czy Cysterna Bazyliki. Obiekty te są głównymi atrakcjami turystycznymi miasta i jako takie są codziennie odwiedzane przez tysiące turystów. Co więcej, być może opublikowano już zbyt wiele książek na ich temat. Celem tej książki jest zabranie czytelników w podróż w nieznane i odnalezienie zapomnianych skarbów Bizancjum, ukrytych wśród wąskich uliczek miasta. Choć można niniejszą książeczkę traktować jako podręczny przewodnik po opisywanych miejscach, mam nadzieję, że przyniesie Wam ona coś więcej niż suche fakty, jako opowieść o ludziach, którzy niegdyś mieszkali w Konstantynopolu i przyozdobili go pięknymi monumentami.

This book revisits the trajectory of one section of Patrick Leigh Fermor's famous pedestrian excursion from the Hook of Holland to Constantinople. This S.O.E. officer walked into Hungary as a youth of 19 at Easter of 1934 and left Transylvania in August. "A cross between Indiana Jones, James Bond and Graham Greene" as the New York Times obituary put it in 2011, this intrepid traveller published his experiences half a century later. Between the Woods and the Water covers the part of the epic journey on foot from the middle Danube to the Iron Gates. It has been a bestseller since it was first published in 1986. O'Sullivan reveals the identity of the interesting characters in the travelogue, interviewing several of their descendants and meticulously recreating Leigh Fermor's time spent among the Hungarian nobility. Leigh Fermor's recollections of his 1934 contacts are at once a proof of a lifelong attraction for the aristocracy, and a confirmation of his passionate love of history and understanding of the region. Rich with photos and other rare documents on places and persons both from the 1930s and today, the book offers a compelling social and political history of the period and the area. Described by Professor Norman Stone as "a major work of Hungarian social archaeology," this book provides a portrait of Hungary and Transylvania on the brink of momentous change.

Salah satu fungsi manajemen yaitu pengendalian. Pengendalian dapat dilakukan dalam bentuk evaluasi dengan analisis yang sistematis terhadap kinerja organisasi. Hal tersebut dilakukan untuk mengetahui apakah yang telah direncanakan, disusun, dan dijalankan sudah sesuai dengan yang diharapkan. Ketidaksesuaian dapat saja terjadi karena disebabkan permasalahan internal maupun eksternal. Fungsi pengendalian terhadap operasional perusahaan dilakukan dengan menganalisis setiap hasil yang telah dicapai dan mengidentifikasi setiap permasalahan yang terjadi. Pengelolaan hotel dengan intensitas usaha yang tinggi tentu sangat memerlukan evaluasi terhadap kinerjanya, agar setiap permasalahan segera dapat diambil keputusan yang tepat. Setiap keputusan yang dibuat berdasarkan analisis operasional diharapkan akan menjadi solusi pada kegiatan usaha berikutnya. Tanpa adanya analisis dan evaluasi terhadap kinerja tentu dapat menyebabkan keputusan usaha yang dibuat menjadi tidak tepat dan bahkan dapat berpotensi menjadi penyebab kerugian. Buku ini membahas berbagai analisis pada kegiatan usaha hotel. Analisis dilakukan pada kinerja hotel secara keseluruhan maupun pada subunit usahanya seperti kinerja pada usaha akomodasi kamar dan usaha makanan minuman (restoran). Pembahasan dalam buku ini ditulis secara praktis dan sederhana agar lebih mudah untuk dipahami. Penulis menyadari bahwa pembahasan setiap analisis masih belum mencakup beberapa aspek secara terperinci. Namun, diharapkan buku ini dapat memberikan manfaat untuk memahami konsep dan praktik dalam melakukan analisis terhadap kinerja kegiatan usaha hotel.

Ümraniye, “araştırma”yı zahmet olarak görmeyen bir anlayışın ürünü; geniş çaplı bir alan araştırmasının bulgularına dayanan bir kitap. Ümraniye: Gecekondulaşma, iç göç, kentlilik, yerellik, hemşehri dayanışması, arazi mafyası gibi olguların, tipik parçalar üzerinden özgün bir bütün oluşturduğu yeni “memleket”... Kimi daha zengin kimi daha yoksul mahalleleriyle; kimi daha sosyal kimi daha yalnız haneleriyle; kimi daha güçlü kimi daha bitkin insanlarıyla bir “kent-kondu”...

يُعَدُّ هذا الكتابُ من أشهرِ كُتبِ الرِّحلاتِ في التاريخ؛ فقد عُرِفَ «ابن بطوطة» بكثرةِ أَسْفاره، وبسببِ شُهرتِه العالميةِ لقَّبَته «جمعيةُ كامبريدج» ﺑ «أمير الرحَّالةِ المُسلمِين». بدأَ «ابن بطوطة» رِحلتَه من «طنجة» مَسقطِ رأسِه؛ ناويًا حجَّ بيتِ اللهِ الحرام، ورحَلَ دونَ رفيقٍ ولا قَرِيب، واتخذَ في كلِّ مدينةٍ وقَفَ فيها صاحبًا، فحكى عنه وعن المدينةِ التي قابَلَه فيها. قُدِّرَ زمنُ رِحلاتِه بما يَقربُ من الثلاثينَ عامًا، وقد أَمْلى على «ابن جزي الكلبي» تَفاصيلَ تلكَ الرِّحلاتِ ونَوادرَها، وبعدَما انتهى منَ التدوينِ أطلَقَ على مؤلَّفِه هذا اسمَ: «تُحْفة النُّظَّارِ في غرائبِ الأَمْصارِ وعجائبِ الأَسْفار». لم يَكْتفِ «ابن بطوطة» بالوصفِ الخارجيِّ للأماكنِ التي زارَها، بل استفاضَ في الحديثِ عن مَداخلِ المدنِ ومَخارِجِها وطَبائعِ الشعوبِ المُختلِفةِ التي عاشَرَها، وسرَدَ العديدَ منَ الحِكاياتِ المشوِّقةِ التي جعَلَتْه من رُوَّادِ أدبِ الرحلاتِ في الأدبِ العربي، حتى إنَّنا لا نَستطيعُ الإشارةَ إلى شخصٍ كثيرِ التَّرْحالِ دونَ أن نلقِّبَه ﺑ «ابن بطوطة».

A super-cute, full-color pheasebook covering all situations you are likely to encounter in Korea! Essential phrases for every situation — whether watching your favorite K-drama series, catching up on the latest K-Pop news, hanging out with your friends, dealing with your boss, posting on social media, meeting the love of your life or recovering from a broken heart. Each chapter presents a range of short conversations of the type you might have with a friend, with vocabulary lists and key grammar tips. Each conversation is presented in Korean Hangul script as well as romanized Korean and English. Online audio recordings by native speakers make it easy to practice the conversations and improve your Korean pronunciation! Korean for K-Pop and K-Drama Fans is packed with language that you actually use in real life. Fun and useful phrases include: Pandora's new song is an All-Kill! She's so awesomely charismatic I got a ton of followers on my YouTube channel Online shopping is my downfall I drank 5 bomb shots I acted like a total idiot U so cute! You and your girlfriend are just so cringe! Is there something going on between Jiyoung and Junha? Your new jeans are fantabulous! You dumb-ass OMG, no way! My hubby's on a biz trip Whether you're looking to expand your knowledge of Korean, or just a K-pop and K-drama fan, this book contains a treasure trove of useful language.

The success of Disneyland as the world's first permanent, commercially viable theme park sparked the creation of a number of other parks throughout the world, from Florida to Japan, France, and Hong Kong. But the impact of Disneyland is not confined to the theme park arena. These essays explore a far-reaching ideology. Among the topics are Disney's role in the creation of children's architecture; Frontierland as an allegorical map of the American West; the "cultural invasion of France" in Disneyland Paris; the politics of nostalgia; and "hyperurbanity" in the town of Celebration, Florida. Instructors considering this book for use in a course may request an examination copy here.

Lonely Planet’s Morocco is your passport to the most relevant, up-to-date advice on what to see and skip, and what hidden discoveries await you. Explore the Marrakesh medina, wander the blue alleyways of Chefchaouen, and chill on a Mediterranean beach; all with your trusted travel companion. Get to the heart of Morocco and begin your journey now! Inside Lonely Planet’s Morocco Travel Guide: Up-to-date information - all businesses were rechecked before publication to ensure they are still open after 2020’s COVID-19 outbreak NEW pull-out, passport-size 'Just Landed' card with wi-fi, ATM and transport info - all you need for a smooth journey from airport to hotel Improved planning tools for family travellers - where to go, how to save money, plus fun stuff just for kids What's New feature taps into cultural trends and helps you find fresh ideas and cool new areas our writers have uncovered NEW Accommodation feature gathers all the information you need to plan your accommodation Colour maps and images throughout Highlights and itineraries help you tailor your trip to your personal needs and interests Insider tips to save time and money and get around like a local, avoiding crowds and trouble spots Essential info at your fingertips - hours of operation, phone numbers, websites, transit tips, prices Honest reviews for all budgets - eating, sleeping, sightseeing, going out, shopping, hidden gems that most guidebooks miss Cultural insights give you a richer, more rewarding travel experience - history, people, music, landscapes, wildlife, cuisine, politics Over 80 maps Covers Marrakesh, Central Morocco, Northern Atlantic Coast, Casablanca, Mediterranean Coast & the Rip Mountains, Tangier, Fez, Meknes & the Middle Atlas, Southern Morocco & Western Sahara The Perfect Choice: Lonely Planet’s Morocco, our most comprehensive guide to Morocco, is perfect for both exploring top sights and taking roads less travelled. Looking for just the highlights? Check out Pocket Marrakesh, a handy-sized guide focused on the can't-miss sights for a quick trip. About Lonely Planet: Lonely Planet is a leading travel media company, providing both inspiring and trustworthy information for every kind of traveller since 1973. Over the past four decades, we've printed over 145 million guidebooks and phrasebooks for 120 languages, and grown a dedicated, passionate global community of travellers. You'll also find our content online, and in mobile apps, videos, 14 languages, armchair and lifestyle books, ebooks, and more, enabling you to explore every day. 'Lonely Planet guides are, quite simply, like no other.' – New York Times 'Lonely Planet. It's on everyone's bookshelves; it's in every traveller's hands. It's on mobile phones. It's on the Internet. It's everywhere, and it's telling entire generations of people how to travel the world.' – Fairfax Media (Australia)

Not Born Digital addresses from multiple perspectives – ethical, historical, psychological, conceptual, aesthetic – the vexing problems and sublime potential of disseminating lyrics, the ancient form of transmission and preservation of the human voice, in an environment in which e-poetry and digitalized poetics pose a crisis (understood as opportunity and threat) to traditional page poetry. The premise of Not Born Digital is that the innovative contemporary poets studied in this book engage obscure and discarded, but nonetheless historically resonant materials to unsettle what Charles Bernstein, a leading innovative contemporary U.S. poet and critic of “official verse culture,” refers to as “frame lock” and “tone jam.” While other scholars have begun to analyze poetry that appears in new media contexts, Not Born Digital concerns the ambivalent ways page poets (rather than electronica based poets) have grappled with “screen memory” (that is, electronic and new media sources) through the re-purposing of “found” materials.

Fifty years after the publication of Martin Esslin's The Theatre of the Absurd , which suggests that 'absurd' plays purport the meaninglessness of life, this book uses the works of five major playwrights of the 1950s to provide a timely reassessment of one of the most important theatre 'movements' of the 20th century.

Die Beiträge behandeln in systematischer und historischer Sicht epistemologisch orientierte Fragen nach dem gesellschaftlichen und kulturellen Standort von Theorie zwischen Wissenschaftskultur und Kulturwissenschaft. Sie gehen dem Eindruck nach, demzufolge die Ambivalenz theoretischer 'Passion' entweder eher zu ereignisträchtigen kulturellen Formen oder aber ins Abseits theoretisch-organisatorischer Betriebsamkeit führt. Nicht nur in den Geisteswissenschaften lässt sich beobachten, dass Theoriebildungsprozesse innerhalb einer vielfach unterschätzten Bandbreite von Denkstilen vonstatten gehen - zwischen Intuition und Konstruktion. Diese Vor- und Nachrationalisierungen theoretischen Denkens hat die bisherige Theoriegeschichte weitgehend unbeachtet gelassen; auch für diese Denkstil-Bandbreite steht der Platzhalter 'kulturell'. Es sind mithin sowohl die gesellschaftlich-institutionellen Einbindungsformen als auch die möglichen kulturellen Ressourcen von Theorie, denen die einzelnen Beiträge des Bandes paradigmatisch (u.a. Dilthey, Valéry, Bachtin, Adorno, Luhmann, Feyerabend) nachgehen.

Die gesprochene Sprache ist lange Zeit von den Sprachwissenschaftlern als chaotisch tituliert und deshalb als nicht untersuchungswürdig erachtet worden. Das Interesse galt fast ausschließlich der geordneten, geschriebenen Sprache. Seit einigen Jahrzehnten sieht man allmählich ein, dass die gesprochene Sprache alles andere als chaotisch ist. Sie folgt schlicht und ergreifend ihren eigenen Regeln und weist ihre eigenen Strukturen und Dynamiken auf, die von einem Forscher aufgedeckt und beschrieben werden können. Welche Regeln, Strukturen und Dynamiken bereits offengelegt worden sind, soll in dieser Einführung aus einem linguistischen Blickwinkel vorgestellt werden. Jedem Kapitel wurden Übungen zur Vertiefung und Wiederholung beigegeben. Als erstes wird auf die grundlegenden Fragen eingegangen: "Was ist gesprochene Sprache?", "Was ist der Untersuchungsgegenstand und die Methodik der Gesprächslinguistik" und "Wie können die gesprochenen Daten erhoben und transkribiert werden?", um im weiteren Schritt auf die vielfältigen Besonderheiten der gesprochenen Sprache einzugehen. Dazu gehören beispielsweise grammatische, pragmatische, prosodische und auch nonverbale Eigenschaften. Das Buch richtet sich vor allem an Bachelor-Studierende der germanistischen Sprachwissenschaft, kann aber auch den Studierenden der Sozial-, Medien- und Kommunikationswissenschaften interessante Informationen und Ideen liefern.

This revised edition provides a way of understanding the vast universe of genre fiction in an easy-to-use format. Expert readers' advisor Joyce Saricks offers groundbreaking reconsideration of the connections among genres.

The best-selling novel about a slave revolt in ancient Rome and the basis for the popular motion picture.

All societies are constructed, based on specific rules, norms, and laws. Hence, all ethics and morality are predicated on perceived right or wrong behavior, and much of human culture proves to be the result of a larger discourse on vices and virtues, transgression and ideals, right and wrong. The topics covered in this volume, addressing fundamental concerns of the premodern world, deal with allegedly criminal, or simply wrong behavior which demanded punishment. Sometimes this affected whole groups of people, such as the innocently persecuted Jews, sometimes individuals, such as violent and evil princes. The issue at stake here embraces all of society since it can only survive if a general framework is observed that is based in some way on justice and peace. But literature and the visual arts provide many examples of open and public protests against wrongdoings, ill-conceived ideas and concepts, and stark crimes, such as theft, rape, and murder. In fact, poetic statements or paintings could carry significant potentials against those who deliberately transgressed moral and ethical norms, or who even targeted themselves.

Read by Billy Crudup "These Characters are people we know―they're our quirky neighbors, our creepy bosses, our blind dates from hell. Sharp-tongued Theophrastus, made sharper than ever in this fresh new edition, reminds us that Athenian weirdness is as ageless as Athenian wisdom." —Mary Beard, Professor of Classics at Cambridge University, presenter of BBC's Civilisations When Aristotle wrote that that "comedy is about people worse than ourselves," he may have been recalling a hard-edged gem of a treatise written by his favorite student, Theophrastus. Theophrastus's Characters is a joyous festival of fault-finding: a collection of thirty closely observed personality portraits, defining the full spectrum of human flaws, failings, and follies. With piquant details of speech and behavior taken straight off the streets of ancient Athens, Theophrastus gives us sketches of the mean, vile, and annoying that are comically distorted yet vividly real. Enlivened by Pamela Mensch's fresh translation―the first widely available English version in over half a century―Theophrastus's Characters transports us to a world populated by figures of flesh and blood, not bronze and marble. The wry, inventive drawings help envoke the cankered wit of this most modern of ancient texts. Lightly but helpfully annotated by classicist James Romm, these thirty thumbnail portraits are startlingly recognizable twenty-three centuries later. The characters of Theophrastus are archetypes of human nature that remain insightful, caustic, and relevant.

The frequency with which particular words are used in a text can tell us something meaningful both about that text and also about its author because their choice of words is seldom random. Focusing on the most frequent lexical items of a number of generated word frequency lists can help us to determine whether all the texts are written by the same author. Alternatively, they might wish to determine whether the most frequent words of a given text (captured by its word frequency list) are suggestive of potentially meaningful patterns that could have been overlooked had the text been read manually. This edited collection brings together cutting-edge research written by leading experts in the field on the construction of word-lists for the analysis of both frequency and keyword usage. Taken together, these papers provide a comprehensive and up-to-date survey of the most exciting research being conducted in this subject.

From All Quiet on the Western Front and Gone with the Wind to No Country for Old Men and Slumdog Millionaire, many of the most memorable films have been adapted from other sources. And while courses on film studies are taught throughout the world, The Pedagogy of Adaptation makes a strong case for treating adaptation studies as a separate discipline. What makes this book unique is its claim that adaptation is above all a creative process and not simply a slavish imitation or reproduction of an 'original.' This collection of essays focuses on numerous contexts to emphasize why adaptations matter to students of literature. It is the first such volume devoted exclusively to teaching adaptations from a practical, teacher-centered angle. Many of the essays show how 'adaptation' as a discipline can be used to prompt reflection on cultural, historical, and political differences. Written by specialists in a variety of fields, ranging from film, radio, theater, and even language studies, the book adopts a pluralistic view of adaptation, showing how its processes vary across different contexts and in different disciplines. Defining new horizons for the teaching of adaptation studies, these essays draw on such disparate sources as Frankenstein, Moby Dick, and South Park. This volume not only provides a resource-book of lesson plans but offers valuable pointers as to why teaching literature and film can help develop students' skills and improve their literacy.

Cottegnies (English literature, University of Paris 8-Saint Denis) and Weitz (University of Oxford) offer a collection of essays on Margaret Cavendish's innovative use of genre. These interdisciplinary and multinational contributions present a variety of critical approaches to the problem of placing Cavendish's writing in the context of contemporary literary and philosophical history. The book is distributed by Associated University Presses. Annotation (c)2003 Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com).

In the first chapter of this monograph, Dr. Robert H. Brown tries to lay the groundwork by discussing some of the problems of writing in Liberia and prospects for Liberian writers. Then he lists in chronological order some of the works published by Liberian writers as evidential proof that there is a paucity of creative fiction in Liberia. In three subsequent chapters, he undertakes a critical study of Wilton Sankawulos The Rain and the Night, Sundown at Dawn: A Liberian Odyssey, and Birds Are Singing. The chapters situate Wilton Sankawulos creative fiction in its proper context, revealing the currents of indigenous Liberian thought that run through it and tracing the connections that link the novels to a new development in his thinking. Indeed, however dissimilar in titles, The Rain and the Night, Sundown at Dawn: A Liberian Odyssey, and Birds Are Singing, to some extent, share tone, setting, and ambience that characterize the current moment of Liberias history as a turning point. Despite their minor grammatical infelicities and stylistic ineptitude, the three novels are set to become classics in the canon of African literature.

It is a subtle, quiet brand of fantasy that is tied to the ordinary daily life of the Belgian people.

By examining portrayals of male homosociality in Sally Rooney's novels, the book documents how male relationships are formed, challenged, and often disavowed and the profound negative effects this can have for the wellbeing of men. The book also highlights the importance of the sociocultural context within which male relationships are formed and supports that the potential for healthy and meaningful relationships between men depends on how they are brought up to view themselves as men and their role in the society they live in. That is, despite the many examples whereby space for authentic and meaningful male homosociality is limited and well concealed, the book also offers a more optimistic potential for men's relationships by illustrating the significance of broader understandings of masculinity, unfettered by homophobia and misogyny, in allowing for male homosociality with the potential of emancipating men from heteropatriarchal norms which dictate their behaviour toward themselves and others.

نُشر هذا الكتاب مرّة واحدة عام 1978م في بيروت، ولم يُنشر ثانية، برغم أهميته الفائقة في إلقاء الضوء على مرحلة فارقة في حياة مؤلّفه العلّامة، وتطوّره الفكري. فهذا الكتيّب عظيم القيمة، برغم صغر حجمه؛ يطوي كُلّ مقولاته الرئيسة التي بُني عليها مشروعه الفكري العملاق، الذي تتلمذ عليه جيلٌ كاملٌ من الشباب العربي. في هذا الكتاب يستخدم الأستاذ كل أدواته لتحقيق خلاصه الروحي: النقد الأدبي، والتحليل الماركسي، وبقايا تعاليم التديُّن السوسيولوجي الذي خرج به من دمنهور، وفطرته الإنسانيّة؛ يستخدمها جميعًا بإخلاصٍ وحرارةٍ بارعين. فلا يرفُض الماديّة فقط، بل يرفض كُلَّ تجلياتها، وأخطرها: الطوبيا؛ أو الفردوس اﻷرضي كما يُسميها. يرفُض أي خلاصٍ دنيويٍ نهائي يُقوّض الإنسان. يرفض أي فردوس برّاني في هذا العالم؛ فالفردوس الأرضي الحقيقيُّ ليس برّانيًّا أبدًا، بل هو فردوس جوّاني: "الفردوس القلبي"، الذي اكتشفه المسيري مع مالكوم إكس؛ فردوس الإيمان. لقد عَبَرَ عبد الوهّاب بهذا الكتاب من الماديّةِ إلى الإنسانيّةِ والإسلام. فمِمَّا ذكره رحمه الله في سيرته؛ أن مالكوم إكس كان دليله للإسلام، ومن يقرأ الفصل الذي عقده الأستاذ عن الحاج مالك الشباز (مالكوم إكس)؛ فسيُدرك كيف كان مالكوم الأمريكي هو مدخل عبد الوهاب العربي إلى الإسلام! وإذا كانت سيرة المسيري الفكريّة تتتبع ولادة أفكاره ومنهجه، وكانت سيرته الشعريّة ترسُم تحوّلات وجدانه، فإن هذا الكتاب –ربّما بغير قصد- يجمع بين السيرة الفكريّة والشعريّة. إنه لوحةٌ امتزج فيها الفكر والشعور في لحظة تحوّلٍ إنسانيّ فذّة. إنه كتابٌ كُتب بنور القلب ومداد العقل معًا.

The Tyranny of Heaven argues for a new way of reading the figure of Milton's God, contending that Milton rejects kings on earth and in heaven. Though Milton portrays God as a king in Paradise Lost, he does this neither to endorse kingship nor to recommend a monarchical model of deity. Instead, he recommends the Son, who in Paradise Regained rejects external rule as the model of politics and theology for Milton's fit audience though few. The portrait of God in Paradise Lost serves as a scathing critique of the English people and its slow but steady backsliding into the political habits of a nation long used to living under the yoke of kingship, a nation that maintained throughout its brief period of liberty the image of God as a heavenly king, and finally welcomed with open arms the return of a human king. Michael Bryson is a Visiting Assistant Professor of English at Northwestern University.

Décryptez Le Capitaine Fracasse de Théophile Gautier avec l’analyse du PetitLitteraire.fr ! Que faut-il retenir du Capitaine Fracasse, le roman de cape et d'épée incontournable de la littérature française ? Retrouvez tout ce que vous devez savoir sur cette œuvre dans une fiche de lecture complète et détaillée. Vous trouverez notamment dans cette fiche : • Un résumé complet • Une présentation des personnages principaux tels que Sigognac et Isabelle • Une analyse des spécificités de l’œuvre : le schéma actantiel, le schéma narratif et un roman de cape et d'épée Une analyse de référence pour comprendre rapidement le sens de l’œuvre. LE MOT DE L’ÉDITEUR : « Dans cette nouvelle édition de notre analyse du Capitaine Fracasse (2014), avec Dominique Coutant, nous fournissons des pistes pour décoder ce chef d’œuvre majeur de la littérature française. Notre analyse permet de faire rapidement le tour de l’œuvre et d’aller au-delà des clichés. » Stéphanie FELTEN À propos de la collection LePetitLitteraire.fr : Plébiscité tant par les passionnés de littérature que par les lycéens, LePetitLittéraire.fr est considéré comme une référence en matière d’analyse d’œuvres classiques et contemporaines. Nos analyses, disponibles au format papier et numérique, ont été conçues pour guider les lecteurs à travers la littérature. Nos auteurs combinent théories, citations, anecdotes et commentaires pour vous faire découvrir et redécouvrir les plus grandes œuvres littéraires. LePetitLittéraire.fr est reconnu d’intérêt pédagogique par le ministère de l’Éducation. Plus d’informations sur http://www.lepetitlitteraire.fr

This collection enriches and complicates the history of prose fiction between Richardson and Fielding at mid-century and Austen at the turn of the century by focusing on it-narratives, a once popular form largely forgotten by readers and critics alike. The volume also advances important work on eighteenth-century consumer culture and the theory of things. The essays that comprise The Secret Life of Things thus bring new texts, and new ways of thinking about familiar ones, to our notice. Those essays range from the role of it-narratives in period debates about copyright to their complex relationship with object-riddled sentimental fictions, from anti-semitism in Chrysal to jingoistic imperialism in The Adventures of a Rupee, from the it-narrative as a variety of whore's biography to a consideration of its contributions to an emergent middle-class ideology.

The Coffee-Table Book in the Post-War Anglophone World argues that coffee-table books appeared and became popular in the post-war era at the convergence of three important developments: advances in full colour printing technology, social change, and publishing entrepreneurism and innovation. Examining the coffee-table book through a book history lens acknowledges their significant contribution to post-war visual culture and illustrated publishing. Focussing on post-war America, Great Britain, and Australia during the “golden age” era of the 1950s, 1960s, and 1970s, this history of the coffee-table book takes an interdisciplinary approach to put the coffee-table book in context in regards to materiality, format, printing, status, and genre.

Examining the history of the French experience of the Ottoman world and Turkey, this comparative study visits the accounts of early modern travelers for the insights they bring to the field of travel writing. The journals of contemporaries Jean-Baptiste Tavernier, Jean Thévenot, Laurent D’Arvieux, Guillaume-Joseph Grelot, Jean Chardin, and Antoine Galland reveal a rich corpus of political, social, and cultural elements relating to the Ottoman Empire at the time, enabling an appreciation of the diverse shapes that travel narratives can take at a distinct historical juncture. Longino examines how these writers construct themselves as authors, characters, and individuals in keeping with the central human project of individuation in the early modern era, also marking the differences that define each of these travelers – the shopper, the envoy, the voyeur, the arriviste, the ethnographer, the merchant. She shows how these narratives complicate and alter political and cultural paradigms in the fields of Mediterranean studies, 17th-century French studies, and cultural studies, arguing for their importance in the canon of early modern narrative forms, and specifically travel writing. The first study to examine these travel journals and writers together, this book will be of interest to a range of scholars covering travel writing, French literature, and history.

نعتقد أنّ ثمّة ما يكفي من الأسباب والدّواعي التي تعطي الباحث مشروعيّة إعادة طرح مثل هذه الأسئلة الإشكاليّة في هذا البحث: ما الخطاب؟ وما النّص؟ وما مقوّمات النّصيّة؟ وما مقوّمات الخطابيّة؟ أو بالأحرى، ما الذي به يكون الخطاب خطاباً في موروثنا الثقافي والحضاري؟ وما الذي به يكون النّص نصّاً في الموروث ذاته؟ وما الفرق بين الاثنين؟ وهل لكلّ منهما ماهية مستقلّة عن ماهية الآخر؟ وكيف تتحقّق؟ أم أنّ الأمر لا يعدو أن يكون مجرّد تسمية مختلفة لمسمّى واحد، بعض الباحثين أطلق عليه مصطلح خطاب، وبعضهم الآخر فضّل أن يطلق عليه مصطلح نصّ؟ وهنا لا يغدو للبحث أو للحديث عن أيّ منهما بمعزل عن الآخر من معنى, ولا تعود له أيّة فائدة، كونه قد بات يتعلّق بأمر محسومة نتائجه سلفاً. وفي محور خاص، فإنّ الباحث قد تساءل عن طبيعة السّلطة التي يجسّدها أو يعبّر عنها، أو يمارسها كلّ من النّص والخطاب: من أين يستمدّان هذه السّلطة؟ وكيف يمارسانها؟! هذا ما يجيب عنه المؤلف في هذا الكتاب.

Margitic's critical edition of Pierre Corneille's Le Cid (1637) provides scholar and student with a complete, accurate resource for the study of this famous play. The original text is reproduced, with subsequent variants indicated in footnotes. The book begins with an introduction which examines the play's genesis, sources, successive modifications, critical reception, and stage fortune as well as thematic and dramatic structure, and concludes with a bibliography. Three appendices contain texts contemporary with Le Cid which comment on the work. The first two include Corneille's comments on his masterpiece and his list of Spanish sources (accompanied by French translations). The final appendix presents a selection of particularly important documents that formed part of the Querelle du Cid. All the texts are amply but not excessively annotated. A comprehensive glossary follows the appendices.

“Ursula Le Guin at her best . . . This is an important collection of eloquent, elegant pieces by one of our most acclaimed contemporary writers.” —Elizabeth Hand, The Washington Post Book World “I have decided that the trouble with print is, it never changes its mind,” writes Ursula K. Le Guin in her introduction to Dancing at the Edge of the World. But she has, and here is the record of that change in the decade since the publication of her last nonfiction collection, The Language of the Night. And what a mind—strong, supple, disciplined, playful, ranging over the whole field of its concerns, from modern literature to menopause, from utopian thought to rodeos, with an eloquence, wit, and precision that makes for exhilarating reading. “If you are tired of being able to predict what a writer will say next, if you are bored stiff with minimalism, if you want excess and risk and intelligence and pure orneriness, try Le Guin.” —Mary Mackey, San Francisco Chronicle

Sebuah karya sastra merupakan kisahan yang senantiasa bergumul dengan para tokoh fiksional yang diciptakan oleh si pengarang. Agar ceritera lebih menarik, si pengarang kerap kali menampilkan perilaku para tokoh dengan kepribadian yang tidak lazim, aneh, atau abnormal, sehingga menimbulkan berbagai perasaan bagi para pembaca. Tidak jarang para pembaca bertanya-tanya, mengapa si tokoh berperilaku demikian, apa yang terjadi pada dirinya, apa penyebabnya, dan apa pula akibat dari semua ini. Bahwasanya masalah perilaku mungkin saja terkait dengan masalah kejiwaan, maka kisahan semacam ini dapat merupakan masalah psikologis. Oleh karena itu, dalam buku yang merupakan hasil penelitian tentang karya-karya sastra Inggris dan Amerika yang bermutu ini, penulis menampilkan beberapa kasus para tokoh fiksional yang mencerminkan konsep-konsep yang terdapat dalam Psikologi Sastra. Para tokoh dimaksud terdapat dalam karya-karya sastra Inggris dan Amerika ciptaan Nathaniel Hawthorne, Eugene O'Neil, Theodore Dreiser, dan D.H. Lawrence. dalam buku ini dibahas pula para tokoh yang mencerminkan beberapa konsep yang terdapat dalam Psikologi Sastra, misalnya konsep-konsep: Oedipus Complex, Electra Complex, Naluri Kematian, rasa Bersalah, Agresivitas, Halusinasi, Konflik Batin, rasa Malu, dan sebagainya. Selain itu, dibahas pula pencerminan Teori Kebutuhan Bertingkat dari Abraham Maslow yang mencakup kebutuhan fisiologis, rasa aman, rasa memiliki dan dicintai, rasa harga diri, dan aktualisasi diri. Selama ini telaah karya sastra melalui pendekatan Psikologi Sastra sering diperdebatkan karena kerap kali hakikat sastra menjadi hilang, telaah sastra seakan-akan menjadi telaah Psikologi. Oleh karena itu, agar telaah sastra psikologis tidak meninggalkan hakikat analisis suatu karya sastra, maka pencerminan berbagai konsep psikologi di atas perlu disampaikan melalui metode perwatakan yang biasa digunakan dalam telaah sastra. Metode-metode tersebut misalnya, telling (langsung), showing(tidak langsung), gaya bahasa bahasa (figurative language): simile, matafor, personifikasi, , dan sudut pandang (point of view). Pembahasan dalam buku ini dapat dijadikan bahan acuan bagi para peneliti, karena paparannya cukup jelas dan terperinci, sehingga buku ini akan bermanfaat bagi para peneliti yang berminat menganalisis suatu karya sastra dalam bahasa apapun.

Stories accompany us through life from birth to death. But they do not merely entertain, inform, or distress us—they show us what counts as right or wrong and teach us who we are and who we can imagine being. Stories connect people, but they can also disconnect, creating boundaries between people and justifying violence. In Letting Stories Breathe, Arthur W. Frank grapples with this fundamental aspect of our lives, offering both a theory of how stories shape us and a useful method for analyzing them. Along the way he also tells stories: from folktales to research interviews to remembrances. Frank’s unique approach uses literary concepts to ask social scientific questions: how do stories make life good and when do they endanger it? Going beyond theory, he presents a thorough introduction to dialogical narrative analysis, analyzing modes of interpretation, providing specific questions to start analysis, and describing different forms analysis can take. Building on his renowned work exploring the relationship between narrative and illness, Letting Stories Breathe expands Frank’s horizons further, offering a compelling perspective on how stories affect human lives.

Annotation Collection of 35 of Lorna Crozier?s best poems, selected and introduced by Catherine Hunter who discusses Crozier?s major themes including her feminist approach to Biblical myth. Afterword by Lorna Crozier.

Buku edisi kedua ini adalah revisi dari edisi pertama yang terbit tahun 2021. Selain membenahi beberapa kalimat yang ambigu, buku Kritik dan Penelitian Sastra edisi kedua ini kini dilengkapi dengan indeks yang sebelumnya tidak ada di edisi pertama. Di dalam buku ini akan ditemui hal-hal yang selama ini mungkin belum begitu lazim disajikan di dalam buku-buku kritik atau penelitian sasra di Indonesia. Sebagai contoh, buku ini membahas triangulasi di dalam penelitian sastra. Lalu ada kritik redaksi atas teks Jangka Jayabaya terutama tentang ramalan "cebol kepalang" dan "tahun kembar". Analisis menarik atas narasi kebangsaan Indonesia dan bendera merah putih hadir pula dalam buku ini. Ada juga bahasan Serat Darmogandul dan pendekatan antropologi digital. Ringkasnya, buku ini wajib dimiliki oleh mahasiswa kajian sastra atau pembelajaran sastra serta siapa saja yang memiliki ketertarikan dengan sastra.

"Anarchism and the Crisis of Representation is intended to provide readers of literary criticism, art history, political philosophy, and the social sciences with a fresh perspective from which to revisit dead-end theoretical debates over concepts such as "agency," "essentialism," and "realism" - and, at the same time, to offer a new take on anarchism itself, challenging conventional readings of the tradition. The anarchism that emerges from this reinterpretation is neither a musty rationalism nor a millenarian irrationalism, but a living body of thought that points beyond the sterile antinomies of post-modern and Marxist theory."--BOOK JACKET.

कबीर वाणी में काव्य रूढ़ियाँहिंदी साहित्य के पूर्व म/ययुग में अपने व्यक्तित्व और वाणी की आभा से जन–गण में भक्ति एवं सहज–मार्ग की चेतना लाने वाले कबीर सदियों के पश्चात् भी हमारे मनसपटल पर अपनी छवि बनाए हुए हैं । कबीर ही अपने युग के अकेले ऐसे व्यक्ति हैं, जो अक्खड़ता और विनम्रता, समाज और भक्ति, निर्गुणता और सगुणता, गृहस्थ और संतत्व, भूत और अध्यात्म, अनपढ़ता और ज्ञान आदि परस्परविरोधी तत्त्वों को एक साथ लेकर चले हैं । इस प्रकार क्रांति और समन्वय दोनों उनके व्यक्तित्व के महत्त्वपूर्ण अंग हैं । कबीर का संपूर्ण जीवन हमारे लिए आर्दश है । उनकी सहज काव्यमयी वाणी बड़े–बड़े काव्यज्ञों को दाँतों तले उँगली दबाने को विवश कर देती है। कवि–कर्म का अ/ययन न करने पर भी महत् काव्य की रचना करके वे नवोदित कवियों के लिए अपूर्व प्रेरणा–स्रोत बने हैं । काव्य–रूढ़ियों पर उपलब्ध सामग्री सीमित होते हुए भी काव्य–रूढ़ियों का व्यापक विश्लेषण इस पुस्तक में किया गया है । बहुत–सी ऐसी काव्य–रूढ़ियों का इस पुस्तक में संकेत किया गया है, जिनका अभी तक किसी भी अन्य शोध–ग्रंथ में विवेचन नहीं हुआ है । कबीर–वाणी में काव्य–रूढ़ियों के उपयोग के जो उदाहरण इसमें दिए गए हैं, वे कबीर–वाणी की काव्यात्मकता को सिद्ध करने के महत्त्वपूर्ण स्रोत बने हैं । प्रस्तुत पुस्तक को छ: अध्यायों में विभाजित किया गया है । इसके प्रथम दो अध्याय सैद्धांतिक हैं और चार अध्याय इस पुस्तक के व्यावहारिक पक्ष हैं । • काव्य–रूढ़ियाँ : सैद्धांतिक विवेचन • कबीर और उनकी काव्यमयी वाणी का सर्वेक्षण • कबीर–वाणी में देवादिक काव्य–रूढ़ियों का प्रयोग • कबीर–वाणी में प्रकृति संबंधी काव्य–रूढ़ियों का प्रयोग • कबीर–वाणी में संख्यावाचक काव्य–रूढ़ियों का प्रयोग • कबीर–वाणी में काव्य–शिल्प संबंधी रूढ़ियों का प्रयोग ।

This wide-ranging collection of essays addresses a diverse and expanded vision of Montana literature, offering new readings of both canonical and overlooked texts. Although a handful of Montana writers such as Richard Hugo, A. B. Guthrie Jr., D'Arcy McNickle, and James Welch have received considerable critical attention, sizable gaps remain in the analysis of the state's ever-growing and ever-evolving canon. The twelve essays in "All Our Stories Are Here" not only build on the exemplary, foundational work of other writers but also open further interpretative and critical conversations. Expanding on the critical paradigms of the past and bringing to bear some of the latest developments in literary and cultural studies, the contributors engage issues such as queer ambivalence in Montana writing, representations of the state in popular romances, and the importance of the University of Montana's creative writing program in fostering the state's literary corpus. The contributors also explore the work of writers who have not yet received their critical due, take new looks at old friends, and offer some of the first explorations of recent works by well-established artists. "All Our Stories Are Here" conveys a sense of continuity in the field of Western literary criticism, while at the same time challenging conventional approaches to regional literature.

« Pierre Legendre est né le 15 juin 1930 en Normandie. Attaché à cette origine, il aime à se définir aujourd’hui comme un homme du passé et de l’avenir. Son parcours est atypique et son œuvre monumentale. Les livres ont toujours été sa patrie. Il fit ses universités à Paris et à Rennes. À la fin des années 1940, on composait son menu au gré de ses penchants. « On avait le choix, dit-il, de devenir un idiot ou de se construire. » Il a choisi la deuxième hypothèse. C’est ainsi qu’il est devenu un expert de la civilisation du droit civil, de la normativité, un anthropologue intransigeant, un penseur de l’État et des institutions. C’est en Afrique, au début des années 1960, que l’auteur de Jouir du pouvoir a commencé à s’interroger sur les nouvelles formes d’occidentalisation du monde et s’est mis à l’école de ses maîtres nègres. C’était au temps où les experts internationaux vendaient du développement à tout va et se targuaient d’émanciper les Africains de leurs coutumes ancestrales, faisant fi des paroles de l’écrivain Hampâté Bâ, disant que, lorsqu’un vieux meure en Afrique, c’est une bibliothèque qui brûle. Depuis ces longues années d’apprentissage, Pierre Legendre met à nu ce que remue le management et la littérature gestionnaire : le défi, le challenge, l’efficiency. Quoi encore ? Le forçage, qui consiste à nouer à la façon d’une théologie l’ordre du marché et l’ordre du pouvoir. » Philippe Petit Grand intellectuel de notre temps, Pierre Legendre revient, par touches, sur son enfance en Normandie, sa formation intellectuelle du collège à l’ENA, ses missions en Afrique, la psychanalyse... Il reprend un à un tous les thèmes qui illustrent ses problématiques et rendent compte de ses publications (l’enseignement de la jeunesse, l’Université, son regard sur la construction de l’Occident, l’état de l’Etat, l’Empire du management, etc.). Une autre voie, vivante et accessible, pour saisir la pensée de Pierre Legendre. Ce livre est la retranscription des entretiens radiophoniques que Pierre Legendre a accordés en juin 2007 et les 10 et 11 juin 2008 à Philippe Petit qui ont été diffusés par France Culture dans le cadre de l’émission « À voix nue » en octobre 2007 et octobre 2008. stify"> http://www.radiofrance.fr/radiofrance/kiosque http://www.radiofrance.fr/chaines/france-bleu

The Routledge Handbook of Language and Identity provides a clear and comprehensive survey of the field of language and identity from an applied linguistics perspective. Forty-one chapters are organised into five sections covering: theoretical perspectives informing language and identity studies key issues for researchers doing language and identity studies categories and dimensions of identity identity in language learning contexts and among language learners future directions for language and identity studies in applied linguistics Written by specialists from around the world, each chapter will introduce a topic in language and identity studies, provide a concise and critical survey, in which the importance and relevance to applied linguists is explained and include further reading. The Routledge Handbook of Language and Identity is an essential purchase for advanced undergraduate and postgraduate students of Linguistics, Applied Linguistics and TESOL. Advisory board: David Block (Institució Catalana de Recerca i Estudis Avançats/ Universitat de Lleida, Spain); John Joseph (University of Edinburgh); Bonny Norton (University of British Colombia, Canada).

Telephus, son of Heracles and king of Mysia, was a key figure in the Trojan War. Both enemy and ally of the Achaeans, he fought against them, was wounded and then cured by Achilles, and led Agamemnon’s army to Troy. This book is the first comprehensive study on his myth. It investigates fragmentary artefacts and texts, offers new readings and interpretations, and frames the evidence in its socio-political, historical, and cultural contexts. What results is a view of an ever-changing myth embedded in diverse cultural milieux, a product and a catalyst of cross-cultural exchanges, and an instrument of soft power. After assessing the sources, this book provides a contextual history of the myth, from the seventh to the first centuries BC, paying particular attention to cultural contacts in the context of migratory movements and consequent hybridisation of different social and cultural systems; repurposing and remodelling of cultural products to follow specific agendas; cultural policy and propaganda enforced through mass media and used as soft power; and more besides. All texts are translated and thus fully accessible to readers interested in myth, migration studies, cross-cultural studies, cultural history, and literary criticism.

This book stems from a simple yet disturbing observation: contemporary British fiction is full of children killing or being killed. Thoughtfully considering novels and films, alongside actual murder cases and moral panics, Dominic Dean develops this insight into a complex account of British cultural history, from the Thatcher to Brexit eras. Killing Children in British Fiction argues that the figure of the child provides means for negotiating, and hence for understanding, recent crises in Britain and their intersections with broader transnational conflicts. The book explores works from major British authors such as Kazuo Ishiguro, Ian McEwan, Doris Lessing, Sarah Waters, Alan Hollinghurst, and Peter Ackroyd; emerging writers such as David Szalay and Melissa Harrison; and filmmakers, including Stanley Kubrick, Nicholas Roeg, Robin Hardy, Derek Jarman, and Remi Weekes. Bridging and often challenging existing scholarship in childhood studies, literary studies, psychoanalysis, and critical and queer theory, Dean shows how the child, at once materially present and representative of an insecure future, can provoke relentless fantasies, fears, and, most troublingly, acts of real violence by adults.

This volume is the first comprehensive handbook of Japanese phonetics and phonology describing the basic phonetic and phonological structures of modern Japanese with main focus on standard Tokyo Japanese. Its primary goal is to provide a comprehensive overview and descriptive generalizations of major phonetic and phonological phenomena in modern Japanese by reviewing important studies in the fields over the past century. It also presents a summary of interesting questions that remain unsolved in the literature. The volume consists of eighteen chapters in addition to an introduction to the whole volume. In addition to providing descriptive generalizations of empirical phonetic/phonological facts, this volume also aims to give an overview of major phonological theories including, but not restricted to, traditional generative phonology, lexical phonology, prosodic morphology, intonational phonology, and the more recent Optimality Theory. It also touches on theories of speech perception and production. This book serves as a comprehensive guide to Japanese phonetics and phonology for all interested in linguistics and speech sciences.

Globalization promises to bring people around the world together, to unite them as members of the human community. To such sanguine expectations, Pheng Cheah responds deftly with a sobering account of how the "inhuman" imperatives of capitalism and technology are transforming our understanding of humanity and its prerogatives. Through an examination of debates about cosmopolitanism and human rights, Inhuman Conditions questions key ideas about what it means to be human that underwrite our understanding of globalization. Cheah asks whether the contemporary international division of labor so irreparably compromises and mars global solidarities and our sense of human belonging that we must radically rethink cherished ideas about humankind as the bearer of dignity and freedom or culture as a power of transcendence. Cheah links influential arguments about the new cosmopolitanism drawn from the humanities, the social sciences, and cultural studies to a perceptive examination of the older cosmopolitanism of Kant and Marx, and juxtaposes them with proliferating formations of collective culture to reveal the flaws in claims about the imminent decline of the nation-state and the obsolescence of popular nationalism. Cheah also proposes a radical rethinking of the normative force of human rights in light of how Asian values challenge human rights universalism.

Das Mu Tianzi Zhuan, übersetzbar als „Überlieferungen von [König] Mu, dem Sohn des Himmels", gilt als ältester erhaltener Reisebericht in der chinesischen Literaturgeschichte. Darin werden die Reisen beschrieben, die König Mu, fünfter Herrscher der dynastischen Zhou, im 10. Jahrhundert v. u. Z. zu den entferntesten Orten seines Reiches und darüber hinaus unternommen haben soll. Der Reisebericht ist eine Schatzkammer an Informationen über diplomatische Aktivitäten in der chinesischen Bronzezeit, Volksgruppen und Völker, ökonomische und technische Aspekte bronzezeitlichen Reisens, Infrastruktur, religiöse Feierlichkeiten und Rituale, die Selbstwahrnehmung der chinesischen Elite und andere Dinge mehr. Der ‒ beschädigte ‒ Text birgt große sprachliche und paläographische Probleme, trotzdem wird hiermit erstmals versucht, eine weitgehend flüssige und in sich schlüssige Übersetzung ins Deutsche zu erstellen.

अपराजिता महिला कथाकारों में जितनी ख्याति और लोकप्रियता शिवानी ने प्राप्त की है, वह एक उदाहरण है श्रेष्ठ लेखन के लोकप्रिय होने का। शिवानी लोकप्रियता के शिखर को छू लेनेवाली ऐसी हस्ती हैं, जिनकी लेखनी से उपजी कहानियाँ कलात्मक और मर्मस्पर्शी होती हैं। अन्तर्मन की गहरी पर्तें उघाड़ने वाली ये मार्मिक कहानियाँ शिवानी की अपनी मौलिक पहचान है जिसके कारण उनका अपना एक व्यापक पाठक वर्ग तैयार हुआ। इनकी कहानियाँ न केवल श्रेष्ठ साहित्यिक उपलब्धियाँ हैं, बल्कि रोचक भी इतनी अधिक हैं कि आप एक बार शुरू करके पूरी पढ़े बिना छोड़ ही न सकेंगे। प्रस्तुत संग्रह में दंड, मन का प्रहारी, श्राप, लिखूँ..., मेरा भाई, अपराजिता, निर्वाण, सौत, तीन कन्या, चन्नी एवं धुआँ कहानियाँ संकलित हैं। हर कथा अपनी मोहक शैली में अभिभूत कर देने की अपार क्षमता रखती है। कलात्मक कौशल के साथ रची गई ये कहानियाँ हमारी धरोहर हैं जिन्हें आज की नयी पीढ़ी अवश्य पढ़ना चाहेगी।

"examines the changing social and economic status of women from the 1860s through the 1880s, and rejects the stereotypical mid-Victorian femme fatale portrayed by conservative ideologues critiquing popular fiction by Wilkie Collins, Mary Elizabeth Braddon, Honore de Balzac, and William Makepeace Thackeray. In these book reviews, the female protagonist is simply minimized to a dangerous woman. Refuting this one-dimensional characterization, this book argues that the femme fatale comes to represent the real-life struggles of the middle-class Victorian woman who overcomes major adversities such as poverty, abusive husbands, abandonment, single parenthood, limited job opportunities, the criminal underworld, and Victorian society's harsh invective against her." --publisher description.

First published in 1919 by Ezra Pound, Ernest Fenollosa’s essay on the Chinese written language has become one of the most often quoted statements in the history of American poetics. As edited by Pound, it presents a powerful conception of language that continues to shape our poetic and stylistic preferences: the idea that poems consist primarily of images; the idea that the sentence form with active verb mirrors relations of natural force. But previous editions of the essay represent Pound’s understanding—it is fair to say, his appropriation—of the text. Fenollosa’s manuscripts, in the Beinecke Library of Yale University, allow us to see this essay in a different light, as a document of early, sustained cultural interchange between North America and East Asia. Pound’s editing of the essay obscured two important features, here restored to view: Fenollosa’s encounter with Tendai Buddhism and Buddhist ontology, and his concern with the dimension of sound in Chinese poetry. This book is the definitive critical edition of Fenollosa’s important work. After a substantial Introduction, the text as edited by Pound is presented, together with his notes and plates. At the heart of the edition is the first full publication of the essay as Fenollosa wrote it, accompanied by the many diagrams, characters, and notes Fenollosa (and Pound) scrawled on the verso pages. Pound’s deletions, insertions, and alterations to Fenollosa’s sometimes ornate prose are meticulously captured, enabling readers to follow the quasi-dialogue between Fenollosa and his posthumous editor. Earlier drafts and related talks reveal the developmentof Fenollosa’s ideas about culture, poetry, and translation. Copious multilingual annotation is an important feature of the edition. This masterfully edited book will be an essential resource for scholars and poets and a starting point for a renewed discussion of the multiple sources of American modernist poetry.

Be enthralled by emotive and thoughtful words intertwined into beautiful verses by a woman whose life is tainted with sundry colors that spring from various life experiences. Poet-author Heidy Ramos brings out her honest feelings and deep thoughts through Secret Whispers, a collection of significant poems that convey beautiful stories about the beauty of life, the wonders of love, the sting of loneliness, the impulse of the heart, and more lyrical expressions portraying the workings of ones existence. Let this book melt your heart and touch your soul as Ramos takes you on a colorful poetic journey. Look into the poets heart and soul through this lovely collection! Mom Publishes Inspirational Poetry Heidy pens a series of inspirational poems, using nature and love as her palate. Never too Late for Poetry and Love! Never Too Late for Loving Book Review: Secret Whispers Author, Heidy Ramos Reviewed by Cynthia Brian Heidy Ramoss poetic side was awakened after her divorce from husband number three. Having grown up in utter poverty in Mactan, Lapu, Lapu City in the Philippines, Heidy did not witness happy, loving relationships in her family. She and her siblings were abandoned by her mother, never knew their family, and lived in fear throughout her childhood. Her small book of poetry, Secret Whispers, is a testament to her love of life, family, and relationships. Her native language is Tagalog, although she writes in English. There are grammatical and editorial errors in this volume because during the publishing process Ms. Ramos was ill. She is redesigning this lovely book from the heart and correcting any of the errors. Secret Whispers is a great gift for anyone in love. Dip into the warm waters of the Philippines and enjoy the innocence, the beauty, and the passion of a beautiful woman of courage and bravery. Its never too late to have a happy life, to live and love in magnificence. Heidy shows us the way. Share the secret! The book is available at her web site. Listen to a live interview with Heidy on the radio show Starstyle-Be the Star You Are!. To hear her story in her own words. Cynthia Brian is a New York Times best selling author, TV/Radio personality, speaker, coach, and Founder of Be the Star You Are! charity, 5.0 out of 5 stars Poetry based on personal experiences, January 28, 2011 By Cheryl A. Pula (New York Mills, New York United States) - See all my reviews (REAL NAME) This review is from: Secret Whispers (Paperback) Heidy writes poetry from the heart, influenced by her experiences as a child growing up in the Philippines. I will admit, I am from the "old school" of rhyming poetry, but I thoroughly enjoyed this book. The works are full of hope, joy, sadness, pathos, all number of emotions based on personal experience. I know Heidy from a writers group in Upstate New York, and she is truly a genuine and nice person, and this is reflected in her writings.

‏‏تُعد «على بساط الريح» أحد أهم الملاحم الشعرية الحديثة، والتي خلدت اسم شاعر المَهجر «فوزي المعلوف» في عالم الأدب العربي رغم عمره القصير الذي لم يتجاوز الثلاثين عامًا. وقد نالت هذه الملحمة حظًّا واسعًا من الاحتفاء والتقدير وقت صدورها من أدباء كبار عرب وأجانب، فترجمت إلى لغات عدة، وتكفينا شهادة عميد الأدب العربي «طه حسين» فيها. ‏‏ ‏‏وفي هذه القصيدة ينطلق «معلوف» في رحلة خيالية سابحًا في الفضاء بروحه، فنلمس من خلال الأبيات معاناته الذاتية النابعة من بعده عن وطنه الأم، ومرارات الاغتراب في المَهجر، وكذلك نستشعر حنينه للأبدية كأنه يتمنى أن يظل محلقًا في الفضاء بعيدًا عن الأرض بآلامها. ‏‏ ‏‏‏‏

Winner of the Prairie Schooner Book Prize in Poetry, Some Are Always Hungry chronicles a family’s wartime survival, immigration, and heirloom trauma through the lens of food, or the lack thereof. Through the vehicle of recipe, butchery, and dinner table poems, the collection negotiates the myriad ways diasporic communities comfort and name themselves in other nations, as well as the ways cuisine is inextricably linked to occupation, transmission, and survival. Dwelling on the personal as much as the historical, Some Are Always Hungry traces the lineage of the speaker’s place in history and diaspora through mythmaking and cooking, which is to say, conjuring.

Part road trip, part nature hike, part journey of self-discovery, this evocative memoir follows the adventures of Subhranil De as he navigates a six-year quest to find a job that combines his passion for physics with his love of teaching. Seeking escape from the drudgery and anxiety of academics, he sets out to explore less-traveled backroads and byways, from New York to North Dakota to Minnesota. Along the way, he finds solace in poetry, music, and introspection, as his professional life advances from researcher to lecturer to a veteran of the interview circuit—and at long last, a fulfilling position at a university nestled in the beautiful rolling landscape of southern Indiana. Subhranil’s narrative seamlessly weaves together luminous descriptions of pure nature, deep reflections on the mysteries and wonders he encounters, and heartwarming anecdotes as well as wry observations about family, friends, colleagues, and the world of academia. The result is a holistic tapestry that is a celebration of a precious romanticism for life and the world.

Em novembro de 2022, contam-se 50 anos da morte de Torquato Neto. Para homenagear o grande tropicalista, o Círculo de poemas lança O fato e a coisa, único livro organizado em vida pelo poeta. Nele, podemos ver o multiartista em seu rico período formativo, escrevendo desde sua Teresina natal ou circulando por Salvador e Rio de Janeiro, lendo Drummond, entusiasmando-se por Luís Carlos Prestes e encontrando os amigos da futura jornada tropicalista: "viva caetano e bethânia / (...) viva que eu os conheço / e eu os amo de longe ou perto". Como outras coletâneas de textos do autor, O fato e a coisa foi publicado postumamente. Esta edição traz na íntegra o livro, além de uma seleção de outros poemas de juventude, com um novo estabelecimento do texto, feito a partir de pesquisa no Acervo Torquato Neto, no Piauí, por Thiago E, que assina também o posfácio do livro. A orelha é de Reinaldo Moraes. "Tenho rins e eles me dizem que estou vivo", escreve Torquato num de seus versos. Passado todo esse tempo, sua obra segue viva e se espalha cada vez mais entre nós, fazendo a cabeça e o coração de gerações.

What begins with an unlikely collection of unrelated phenomena--mechanical dolls, weather, atoms, lyric poetry--blossoms in the course of Toy Medium into a subtle and persuasive meditation on one of Western philosophy's biggest puzzles: the relation of mind and matter. What is the role of the imagination in defining material substance? In a dazzling study of the poetics of materialist philosophy and of the materialism of lyric poetry, Daniel Tiffany traces the historical conjunction of matter and metaphor through a remarkable range of topics: automata in classical antiquity and the eighteenth century; Kepler's treatise on snowflakes; animal magnetism; fireworks and cloud-chamber photographs; the origins of the microscope as a philosophical toy and its bearing on the figure of the virtuoso. At critical junctures in modern Western culture, Tiffany finds uncanny parallels between the metaphorics of science and visions of material substance rooted in popular culture and lyric poetry. Los Angeles Times Best Nonfiction Book of 2000

الشعر هو الأداة الطيعة التي استطاع به «معروف الرصافي» أن يُعبر عما يجول في نَفْسِه من مشاعر متدفقة، فكان المتحدث باسم جيله، والممثل لآماله، والناطق بلسانه. وفي ديوانه ناقش العديد من القضايا الهامة؛ فعرض لأثر الطلاق الاجتماعي على المرأة، وحث على العناية بالأطفال والأيتام. ولم ينسَ الشاعر الثائر أن يُطالب بإصلاحات سياسية، منها: دعوته لتأسيس «مجلس شعب» للعراق يناقش أموره، وهاجم ظُلم الحكام، واستبداد «السلطان عبد الحميد» ودعا إلى عزله، وطالب الشعب الإسلامي بالاستيقاظ من سباته. وإيمانًا منه بأهمية العلم؛ حث على التعلم وإنشاء المدارس. كما دافع عن الإسلام رافضًا ما يردده البعض بأنه حجر عثرة أمام التقدم. ورثى عددًا من الشخصيات، مثل: «أحمد شوقى» و«الحسين بن علي» الذي لقبه بأبي الملوك. إن الديوان موسوعة شعرية لعصره ونفسه.

No one will protect you. Months after being named the 2022 Kentucky Teacher of the Year, Willie Edward Taylor Carver Jr. announced his decision to leave the public school system. His career as a high school English teacher had spanned more than a decade but ended abruptly—another casualty of the cruel and dangerous anti-LGBTQ+ discrimination that is creeping back into the halls of government and the homes of Americans. At the beginning of Carver's career, an administrator warned him about discussing his otherwise openly gay identity at work: "No one will protect you, including me." A new administration allowed for more freedom, but the initial warning eventually rang true. School officials failed repeatedly to address harassment of students and of Carver himself, until he could no longer endure such a purposeful deterioration of human rights. While Carver's testimony before the House of Representatives brought much-needed attention to the need for protections for LGBTQ+ people in schools, the damage was done. In Gay Poems for Red States, Carver counters the injustice of a persistent anti-LGBTQ+ movement by asserting that a life full of beauty and pride is possible for everyone. More than a collection of poetry, Carver's earnest and heartfelt verses are for those wishing to discover and understand the vastness of Appalachia, and for the LGBTQ+ Appalachians who long for a future—for a home—in an often unwelcoming place.

Of all the new developments in literary theory, feminism has proved to be the most widely influential, leading to an expansion of the traditional English canon in all periods of study. This book aims to make the work of Renaissance women writers in English better known to general and academic readers so as to strengthen the case for their future inclusion in the Renaissance literary canon. This lively book surveys women writers in the sixteenth century and early seventeenth centuries. Its selection is vast, historically representative, and original, taking examples from twenty different, relatively unknown authors in all genres of writing, including poetry, fiction, religious works, letters and journals, translation, and books on childcare. It establishes new contexts for the debate about women as writers within the period and suggests potential intertextual connections with works by well-known male authors of the same time. Individual authors and works are given concise introductions, with both modern and historical critical analysis, setting them in a theoretical and historicised context. All texts are made readily accessible through modern spelling and punctuation, on-the-page annotation and headnotes. The substantial, up-to-date bibliography provides a source for further study and research.

A real professor and her student forge a friendship through correspondence as they discuss love, art, life, cancer, and death. In 2012, Sarah Ruhl was a distinguished author and playwright, twice a finalist for the Pulitzer Prize. Max Ritvo, a student in her playwriting class at Yale University, was an exuberant, opinionated, and highly gifted poet. He was also in remission from pediatric cancer. Over the next four years—in which Ritvo’s illness returned and his health declined, even as his productivity bloomed—the two exchanged letters that spark with urgency, humor, and the desire for connection. Reincarnation, books, the afterlife as an Amtrak quiet car, good soup: in Ruhl and Ritvo’s exchanges, all ideas are fair, nourishing game, shared and debated in a spirit of generosity and love. “We’ll always know one another forever, however long ever is,” Ritvo writes. “And that’s all I want—is to know you forever.” Studded with poems and songs, Letters from Max is a deeply moving portrait of a friendship, and a shimmering exploration of love, art, mortality, and the afterlife. Praise for Letters from Max “An unusual, beautiful book about nothing less than the necessity of art in our lives. Two big-hearted, big-brained writers have allowed us to eavesdrop on their friendship: jokes and heartbreaks, admiration, hard work, tender work.” —Elizabeth McCracken, author of Bowlaway “Immediate comparisons will be made to Rainer Maria Rilke’s Letters to a Young Artist . . . this book is a nuanced look at the evolution of an incredible talent facing mortality and the mentor, never condescending, who recognizes his gift. Their infectious letters shine with a love of words and beauty.” —The Observer “Deeply moving, often heartbreaking. . . . A captivating celebration of life and love.” —Kirkus Reviews “Moving and erudite . . . devastating and lyrical . . . Ruhl draws a comparison between their correspondence and that between poets Robert Lowell and Elizabeth Bishop, and indeed, with the depth and intelligence displayed, one feels in the presence of literary titans.” —Publishers Weekly

Annotation Collection of 35 of Lorna Crozier?s best poems, selected and introduced by Catherine Hunter who discusses Crozier?s major themes including her feminist approach to Biblical myth. Afterword by Lorna Crozier.

Sbírka „Zapomenuté básně Jana Nohy“ poprvé vyšla pod záštitou Městského úřadu Benešov, v listopadu roku 2008. Byla doplněna fotografiemi a dokumenty z archivu Památníku národního písemnictví, fotografiemi z rodinného archivu Nohových a známým portrétem Jana Nohy od významné fotografky Marie Šechtlové. Její originální podobu v PDF najdete zde: http://www.alenamrazova.com/basne.html http://www.alenamrazova.com/dokumenty/basne.pdf Odkazy na videa z poetického večera v Benešově u Prahy před deseti lety, u příležitosti 100. výročí narození básníka: Gabriela Vránová recituje verše Jana Nohy https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_DbUIdzKS4Y&t=46s Erich Renner o Janu Nohovi I. 100. let od narození básníka https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=24JZ_UCLstE Erich Renner o Janu Nohovi II. 100. let od narození básníka https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3ZHnVlI4pU0

تعتبر الإلياذة ومعناها حكاية طروادة ..أشهر ملحمة فى العالم القديم وقد وقعت أحداثها فى منتصف القرن الثانى عشر قبل الميلاد والأوديسة هى حكاية تدور أحداثها بعد إنتهاء حرب طروادة وتشمل رحلة العودة للبطل إلى إيثاك والأهوال التى صادفته فى رحلته وما قام به من مغامرات

"'¿A quién no le pasan cosas tristes y extraordinarias?', se pregunta el yo lírico de este libro, que alza su voz desde la pérdida. Hace doce años, una tragedia marcó su vida: el accidente de tránsito que se llevó a su familia. Desde esa herida, a veces con la mirada de una niña y otras con la de una mujer, sus palabras surgen con una fuerza que siempre avanza hacia lo vital, hacia la búsqueda incesante de la belleza del mundo. En estas páginas, no solo el dolor sino lo cotidiano se transforman en experiencia poética. Los recuerdos de quienes se alejaron, los lugares que ya no son o que se han transformado, las personas que acompañan y también las que dañan construyen un paisaje donde lo íntimo se vuelve universal. Federica escribe sus versos con extrema sensibilidad pero también con firmeza, ofreciendo una mirada profunda sobre la pérdida, la memoria y el deseo de seguir, siempre en busca de sentido. Un libro que invita a reflexionar sobre la pérdida y sobre cómo lo que vale la pena muchas veces está en las cosas más simples" (Cecilia Muñoz).

Coleccion de Oro de los autores mas grandes de todos los tiempos. Este libro es una seleccion de las mas bellas poesias de amor de todos los tiempos. Una extensa recopilacion de obras de reconocidos autores tanto latinoamericanos como españoles. Incluyendo a Pablo Neruda, Amado Nervo, Rubén Darío, Juan Ramón Jiménez, Gabriela Mistral, Gustavo A. Bécquer, Federico García Lorca, Antonio Machado y Mario Benedetti, entre muchos otros. Esta extraordinaria colección de 200 POEMAS DE AMOR no solo es para los amantes de la poesía, sino también para ser obsequiado por ti a esa persona que amas. Su propósito es que lo dediques y ese romántico gesto enardezca tu relación. Si eso les trae dicha, entonces nuestra obra habrá cumplido su cometido. Pues sin lugar a duda, el amor, respeto y comprensión en pareja es lo más hermoso y valioso del mundo.

“Putika” adalah nama yang diberikan kepada jenis puisi pendek yang hanya terdiri dari tiga kata. Jenis puisi ini, pada awalnya dimuat dalam sebuah grup puisi di jejaring social facebook, dengan nama “Putika (Puisi Tiga Kata)”. Kemudian mulai berkembang pada grup-grup lain di luar putika, dan bahkan pada blog-blog sastra pribadi. Sebagian yang lain juga menyebar dalam sebuah Antologi Puisi yang dibuat oleh para penyair facebook. Buku ini adalah uraian TEORI dan KOSEP dari Putika. Dengan buku ini, diharapkan PUTIKA bias lebih meluas tidak hanya di dunia maya, tetapi juga di dunia nyata dan sesuai dengan kaidah atau batasan-batasan yang sudah diberikan. Buku ini memperkaya khasanah sastra dan geliat kebudayaan tulis di Nusantara. Indra Intisa, adalah seorang PNS di provinsi Jambi, namun hobinya menulis dan berkesenian tidak pupus semenjak kecil. Di Sela kesibukannya sebagai abdi negara, ia tetap bermusik dan bergaul dengan para penyair di internet, serta turut aktif menulis dalam berbagai antologi. Indra juga sangat tekun menemani para penyair dunia maya serta merumuskan konsep-konsep puisi kontemporer yang berkembang di jejaring social. Penerbit Garudhawaca

Some good things must come to an end, for new things to begin. Poet Alicia Cook explores this grievous emotion in her latest and final mixtape collection, The Music Was Just Getting Good. Alicia Cook is back with the highly anticipated final tracklist in her poetry collection of mixtapes, The Music Was Just Getting Good. Following in the footsteps of her first two installments, Stuff I’ve Been Feeling Lately (2016) and Sorry I Haven’t Texted You Back (2020), Cook is closing out her trilogy with a poignant and all too relatable look at the ebbs and flows of life. And why, even during our most difficult seasons, a better day can appear just around the corner. Spread across 184 tracks (92 poems and 92 blackout poems), each paired with an accompanying song, Cook returns to her evergreen themes of mental health, hope, and recovery, and reminds readers that grief is not reserved solely for death. We may grieve who we used to be, moments that never came to pass, physical places, and, of course, people; people who’ve died, but also those who left, and those we had to leave behind. A stunning closing number in a timely and necessary collection of work, The Music Was Just Getting Good is the balm your soul has been waiting for.

How pleasant it feels when somebody calls us their lifeline. This all seems very pleasing at one phase but as soon as the relationship grows, the naked reality of the dual nature of our loving partner gets disclosed. Sometimes it is easy to just forget whatever crap that took place in the past, but after getting so close to somebody that you know their aroma, it is quite difficult to erase their memories from the floor of heart. Breakups are not just the end of a relationship but it also shatters the soul, the feeling of getting betrayed and cheated also cannot force the past memories to make their way out from the heart. Instead of cigarettes and shots, sometimes poetry does its best in easing the guilt of broken relationship. The rain shatters the rainbow sometimes, so do relationships—they fade in the colours of life but not memories.

Annotation Collection of 35 of Don McKay s best poems, selected and introduced by Meira Cook who explores ecology themes and the nature of wildness in his work. Afterword by Don McKay.

There is a deeper reality at play than the current one most of us occupy and perceive, and the inner self has direct access to it through openness, insight, dreams, meditation, and attention. Through this delightfully eclectic collection of poems, one writer’s desire to understand, experience, and express the essence of life is revealed. Find within these pages the space to begin a journey of your own: the space to rest, to ask questions, to heal and to come alive. In the end, all remains a mystery. The exciting thing is to learn all we can and to explore.

Sweet Adeline is an extraordinary and unique Christian poetry book that beautifully combines the art of poetry with the compelling biography of a remarkable woman. Adeline Brunker, the central figure of this collection, embarked on a life filled with challenges and blessings, and her poetic expressions radiate with the warmth of faith and the power of love. Adeline's journey began as an orphan, embraced by her grandparents until their untimely passing. However, her father's sister graciously opened her heart and home to this sweet child, bringing solace in the midst of her separation from her beloved brother. As a young woman, Adeline found love in the arms of a handsome war orphan, and their love story unfolded within the nurturing embrace of their Christian discipleship, flourishing even in the face of limited means. Through the rhythm of her daily routine, Adeline's kitchen became a sanctuary where she poured her heart and soul into her Christian poems about faith. The collection became what her family referred to as one of the best Christian poetry books. Her words resonated with a deep appreciation for God, her devoted husband, cherished children, and the enduring values of family. With each line, Adeline's gratitude for lasting friendships reverberates, illuminating the beauty of relationships nurtured through the test of time. Capturing the essence of Adeline's life, her firstborn son dedicated nearly four decades to collecting and preserving her heartfelt kitchen poems or Christian poems about faith. These verses became a canvas for his own introspection as he looked back upon his mother's life, her battles with Alzheimer's, and his own personal journey. Alongside the poetry, he weaves insightful retrospections and offers social commentary, creating a tapestry of reflections, family history, Christian testimony, and grand storytelling. It is an emotional and fulfilling tale of a simple woman faithfully living the life God has placed her in, undeterred by the challenges posed by Alzheimer's and spiritual adversity. It is a guide if you are seeking an answer on how to grow in your Christian faith. In Sweet Adeline, Adeline's life shines as a beacon of resilience and love, leaving a profound and positive impact on those she encountered. This feel-good biography invites readers to reflect upon their own lives, finding inspiration and solace in the transformative power of faith and the enduring nature of hope. With its joyful reflections and Christian poems about faith, this exceptional book stands as a testament to the unwavering grace of God and the resilience of the human spirit. It is a must-read for anyone seeking the best Christian poetry book that uplifts the soul and nourishes the spirit.

This title is part of UC Press's Voices Revived program, which commemorates University of California Press’s mission to seek out and cultivate the brightest minds and give them voice, reach, and impact. Drawing on a backlist dating to 1893, Voices Revived makes high-quality, peer-reviewed scholarship accessible once again using print-on-demand technology. This title was originally published in 1966.

Sweeping from the eighteenth century to futurist fabulations, Black Bell harmonizes poetry with performance art practices in an investigation of fugitivity. Inspired by the nineteenth century image of an enslaved woman wearing iron horns and bells, Alison C. Rollins’s Black Bell continues an exploration of cataloging individual experience and collective memory. As Rollins sets out to resuscitate and embody the archive, we see a chorus of historical figures like Eliza Harris, Henry “Box” Brown, and Lear Green; readers can listen in as Phillis Wheatley takes a Turing test or venture through Dante’s Inferno remixed with Wu-Tang Clan’s 36 Chambers. Poems travel across time and space, between the eighteenth century and futuristic fabulations, vibrating with fugitive frequencies, sounds of survival, and nerve-wracking notes tuned toward love and liberation. Black Bell navigates what it means to be both invisible and spectacle, hidden and on display, allowing lyric language to become the material for fashioning wearable sculptures akin to Nick Cave’s “soundsuits.” Integrating performance art practices, metalwork, and sonic, Black Bell becomes multimedia meditation on freedom seeking, furthering the possibilities of both the page and the canvas of the poet’s body.

Este ebook presenta "Colección integral de Edgar Allan Poe” con un sumario dinámico y detallado. Edgar Allan Poe escribió alrededor de sesenta cuentos, además de una serie de poemas, aunque a este género no le dedicó el tiempo que él hubiera querido, debido a su precaria situación económica. Según Poe, la máxima expresión literaria era la poesía. Tabla de contenidos: El gato negro El pozo y el péndulo Manuscrito hallado en una botella El escarabajo de oro El cuervo La máscara de la muerte roja Los crímenes de la calle Morgue Poemas Edgar Allan Poe (1809 – 1849) fue un escritor, poeta, crítico y periodista romántico estadounidense, generalmente reconocido como uno de los maestros universales del relato corto, del cual fue uno de los primeros practicantes en su país. Fue renovador de la novela gótica, recordado especialmente por sus cuentos de terror. Considerado el inventor del relato detectivesco, contribuyó asimismo con varias obras al género emergente de la ciencia ficción. Por otra parte, fue el primer escritor estadounidense de renombre que intentó hacer de la escritura su modus vivendi, lo que tuvo para él lamentables consecuencias.

What can it look like for poetry to bear witness? What might it feel like for a poem to keep company? A Different Species of Breathing: The Poetry of Sue Goyette offers an introduction to the work of a poet whose writing attends to these large and connected questions. Goyette’s poetry experiments with (and pushes at the edges of) lyric poetry to explore webs of connection. Whether considering the ways in which systems of care fail children, the devastating reach of Big Pharma, the reciprocal relationship between oceans and humans, or the possibilities that rest in rewriting one’s own story, Goyette’s poetry is rooted in the work of witnessing and being in company with others. A Different Species of Breathing opens with an introduction by scholar, editor, and poet Bart Vautour, which offers readers context for Goyette’s lyric innovations as well as her key poetic concerns. A selection chosen from across Goyette’s published work then presents readers with poems that appear in chronological order to ground readers in the poet’s trajectories of thinking. The volume closes with a new and previously unpublished interview between Goyette and scholar and writer Erin Wunker. For scholars, poetry aficionados, students, and those interested in questions of care, connection, and ecosystems.

El manuscrito es una original obra, escrita con un lenguaje altamente elaborado, que es resultado de una investigación amplia de quien lo escribe. El libro muestra una sólida estructura, que incluye una secuencia epistolar contenida entre poemas, que apuntan a imágenes hermosas de tinte surrealista. El mundo poético desarrollado refleja un gran dominio del tema y mucha destreza al mezclar referencias pictóricas, musicales, poéticas y de personajes históricos. Julieta Dobles, Paola Valverde, Alí Víquez Jurado Premio Eunice Odio 2016

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Juché sur la haute étagère où se trouvent l'Odyssée d'Homère et l'Énéide de Virgile, Paradise lost de John Milton reste à jamais la grande épopée écrite en langue anglaise ; épique par son volume : plus de dix-mille vers, épique par son sujet : la révolte de Satan contre Dieu, sa tragique conséquence dans la chute de l'homme, sa glorieuse conclusion dans la venue future du Rédempteur. Le retentissement de ce poème en Angleterre à la fin du dix-septième siècle fut tel, que dès lors une bonne quinzaine d'écrivains français, célèbres ou ignorés, s'efforcèrent de le faire passer dans notre langue. Aucune de ces traductions ne connut de véritable succès ; la plus citée, celle en prose de Chateaubriand, fut critiquée pour son décalque mot à mot ; celle en vers de Delille pour les libertés catholiques qu'elle prenait avec l'original. Joset Dessiaux (1793-1869), grammairien respecté durant sa vie, espérait voir la sienne triompher : elle est aujourd'hui aussi inconnue que son nom. Son ouvrage réussit cependant l'étonnant tour de force de transmuter les milliers de pentamètres iambiques de Milton en parfaits alexandrins, quand bien même ils ne sont pas toujours très harmonieux. Nous le rééditons pour sa fidélité au sens, sa prosodie pointilleuse, et la bonne facture de son introduction.

Perhaps no other classical text has proved its versatility so much as Ovid's epic poem. A staple of undergraduate courses in Classical Studies, Latin, English and Comparative Literature, Metamorphoses is arguably one of the most important, canonical Latin texts and certainly among the most widely read and studied. Ovid's 'Metamorphoses': A Reader's Guide is the ideal companion to this epic classical text offering guidance on: • Literary, historical and cultural context • Key themes • Reading the text • Reception and influence • Further reading

Explores the transformative power of ekphrasis in high and late medieval dream visions and mystical visions. Demonstrates that medieval ekphrases reveal ekphrasis as a process rather than a genre and shows how it works with cultural memory to transform, shift, and revise composition.

“The achievement of ‘Poverty Creek Journal’ is precisely that it does retrace that kind of wandering—and, in so doing, makes something lovely and meaningful of a difficult year. Gardner does not go in for pat analogies; he does not claim, as Camus once did about soccer, that running taught him everything about death. Nor does he go in for pat consolation. His journal does not so much end as stop, as if he has simply not yet risen for the next morning’s run.” — Kathryn Schulz, New Yorker “This is one of the most beautifully rendered pieces about running I’ve encountered under fifty pages. On the surface, Poverty Creek Journal is a daily running log in lyric prose, but it soon offers a meditation on the articulable nature of the human experience. After the narrator suddenly loses his brother, we follow his thoughts through nature, his mind wandering to integrate the strength and frailty of the body as he runs. Gardner’s luminous insights on running are often breathtaking. He likens running to ‘half sleep, when you’re awake in a way, but aware of dreams passing in a kind of un-retraceable wandering….the turning colors passing through me… no real way to put any of this into numbers, mile after mile streaming through me.’ We escape with Gardner away, from the finitude of miles and the illusion of stasis through his will to observe and gradually integrate loss into his body.” — Jaclyn Gilbert, LitHub “[E]ach year I turned my attention again to Poverty Creek Journal, listening closely to Gardner’s prose to understand better what I was striving for in my own work. Only recently did I start to realize that what he’d achieved in his writing didn’t mean I was an inadequate writer, but rather that I’d found a partner of sorts, someone whose work I could converse with through my own work.” —Joe Demes, Meter Magazine Thomas Gardner lives and teaches in Blacksburg, Virginia, on the edge of the Jefferson National Forest.

Bishnupada Sethis third volume Beyond Feelings carries forward the search with which he began his poetic journey in his first volume Where Shall I Go! Here questions of home and destiny keep eluding the poet as he realizes that both of them ever keep changing their places or merging one with the other. Finding that he has no desire to move away from (home) he carries it in him wherever he goes. And the idea of home for the poet is not a definite place where he lives but the places and situations where he has been. The pillars of strength of Sethis poetry are fulfilling filial relationship, childhood innocence and participation in cultural activities. Yet it is the scientist in him that brings about a just equilibrium; Like the particles in air/and clay in waters/ in my mind, the heavier matters/ are all settling down. Fine residues they are. Once conflicting matters settle down to the bottom of ones understanding one does not have to grope for, as Sethi shows, answers to the ever bugging questions like Where was I? or Where am I heading? Above all, the poets distancing from the objects of desire has enabled him to achieve a lucidity which becomes the watermark of his poetry. The volume could not have been titled better.

Más de 300.000 ejemplares vendidos en Italia Un auténtico fenómeno editorial. Número 1 en las listas de libros más vendidos durante meses. Vivimos en una época en la que parece que solo tenemos derecho a vivir si somos perfectos. Cualquier defecto, cualquier debilidad, cualquier fragilidad parecen prohibidos. Pero hay una forma de salvarse y consiste en construir otra tierra, una tierra fertilísima, la de aquellos que saben ser frágiles. ¿Existe un método para que la felicidad sea duradera? ¿Se puede aprender el cansado oficio de vivir día tras día de forma que se convierta incluso en un arte de la alegría cotidiana? Son preguntas comunes, todos nos las habremos hecho decenas de veces, sin encontrar respuesta. Y, sin embargo, la solución puede llegarnos, inesperadamente, gracias a algo que nos ocurra, gracias a alguien. En estas páginas, Alessandro D’Avenia nos cuenta cuál es su método para ser feliz y como la poesía puede salvar tu vida. Alessandro D’Avenia aúna con éxito su experiencia como profesor, su pasión como lector y su sensibilidad de escritor para acompañarnos en un viaje existencial sorprendente. Partiendo de las inquietudes de la adolescencia ―la edad de la esperanza y de la intensidad, tanto en sus picos de entusiasmo como en los abismos de tristeza― pasamos a través de las pruebas de la madurez ―el momento en que las aspiraciones chocan con la realidad― para llegar a la conquista de la fidelidad a nosotros mismos, aceptando debilidades y fragilidad y aprendiendo el arte de reparar la vida. Quizá sea ahí donde se esconda el secreto de la felicidad.

Kleine Lichtblicke – mitten im Alltag Dieses Buch macht glücklich. Kurze, intensive Texte von Hans-Joachim Eckstein laden ein, im Trubel des Alltags für einen Moment innezuhalten und neue Kraft zu tanken. „Kurz & Gott – Lichtblicke“ ist gerade bei Ecksteinproduction erschienen. Es lohnt sich, die Seiten dieses kleinen Büchleins aufzublättern und einmal tief durchzuatmen. Für ein paar Minuten am Tag die Seele baumeln zu lassen. Die feinsinnigen Texte von Hans-Joachim Eckstein in Verbindung mit den zarten Zeichnungen des Künstlers Eberhard Münch, den wunderschönen Farben und dem edlen Papier machen dieses Buch zu einem wahren Kleinod. In seinen Texten lädt Eckstein zum Glauben an einen Gott ein, der nicht fordert, sondern bedingungslos liebt. Der Theologe schreibt in einer Sprache, die nicht nur persönlich ist, sondern zudem voller Tiefe und auch Humor. Mehr unter www.ecksteinproduction.de

Rindu melalui segala dimensinya, menjadi sumbu (berbahaya) bagi nyala kalbu. Selain memiliki kekuatan personifikasi yang sakral, rindu menempatkan dirinya sebagai bahasa universal. Ia mampu melampaui batas dari segala waktu. Melalui buku ini, rindu tidak hanya hadir sebagai institusi. Melainkan sebuah rezim yang bahkan menjelma tirani. Menjadi ancaman serius bagi kita yang tidak benar-benar siap menampungnya. Sekeras apa pun kita mencoba untuk membentangkan ruang, anehnya, rindu selalu menemukan jalannya untuk pulang. Ia paham betul di mana kampung halamannya bertandang. Buku Rezim Rindu merupakan hasil kontemplatif dan reflektif perjalanan penulis dalam pencarian spektrum (cinta) dengan segala pengertiannya yang transenden. Sebuah langkah taksa dalam menyelami dan menerjemahkan kalimat sederhana, (Jatuh cinta kepada lara) sebagai bagian yang sublim. Sesuai dengan namanya, Rezim Rindu menjadi katalisator antara kompleksitas dan intensitas perasaan yang tersandera secara diametral atas rindu. _____________________ Puasanya orang kasmaran, tak mengenal kata berbuka dan lebaran. Mereka menyebutnya : Rindu.

Sumérgete en la belleza literaria de 'El Canto Errante' y descubre los versos líricos y tercetos que componen esta magnífica obra. Rubén Darío, reconocido poeta nicaragüense, despliega su inspiración creativa en esta colección de melodía poética que te transportará a un mundo de reflexiones trascendentales. A través de su exquisita expresión artística, Darío toca temas universales con profunda sensibilidad y te invita a adentrarte en su universo literario lleno de matices y sutilezas.

New York Times bestselling nonfiction writer and poet Cristin O’Keefe Aptowicz’s How to Love the Empty Air reaches new heights in her revelatory seventh collection of poetry. Continuing in her tradition of engaging autobiographical work, How to Love the Empty Air explores what happens when the impossible becomes real?for better and for worse. Aptowicz’s journey to find happiness and home in her ever-shifting world sees her struggling in cities throughout America. When her luck changes?in love and in life?she can’t help but “tell the sun / tell the fields / tell the huge Texas sky.... / tell myself again and again until I believe it.” However, the upward trajectory of this new life is rocked by the sudden death of the poet’s mother. In the year that follows, Aptowicz battles the silencing power of grief with intimate poems burnished by loss and a hard-won humor, capturing the dance that all newly grieving must do between everyday living and the desire “to elope with this grief, / who is not your enemy, / this grief who maybe now is your best friend. / This grief, who is your husband, / the thing you curl into every night, / falling asleep in its arms...” As in her award-winning The Year of No Mistakes, Aptowicz counts her losses and her blessings, knowing how despite it all, life “ripples boundless, like electricity, like joy / like... laughter, irresistible and bright, / an impossible thing to contain.”

Book Summary Dreams, Imagination, & Destiny, A Poetic Journey, is a far-reaching anthology of poetic thought. Lisa Moreno takes her readers on an odyssey through many poetic paradigms. Her first section, Thought Provoking, takes the reader through poetic waters that challenges the reader to think about the world of fantastic possibilities. From Mental Highway to Undisclosed Invasion, you will be held in deep thought and suspense. Her second section, Beyond Space and Time, is simply that. You’ll be in a time machine going back to the beginning or continuum of eternity through poetic doorways. You’ll go into the farthest reaches of space where time is of no consequence. Timing’s Will and Eternity’s Door are poems that will ask the reader to stop and ponder concepts generally perceived as beyond scope. What’s a book of poetry without a little Humor & Farce? There’s a laugh tucked away in each of the poems presented in this section. I’m Still a Size 6 and Smooth and Shiny are two poems that many people can relate to. These poems are intended to have us all laugh at our own distortions and illusions. Primal Instinct is a section that moves the reader into the jungle of sensual cravings. Humanity has animalistic elements to its makeup and enjoys natural hungers. You’ll move through the corridors of temptation, lust, and bodily greed. Naked Thirst and Rapture are two poems that will parch the mouth. The next section, Inner Knowing, sweeps you into a vortex of your primordial self and ushers visions of angels and shadows. Proud Tree of Life, Journey and Dancing Angels are just a few of the poems that are food for thought in this section. The Spirit Within, mixes inner convictions and the spirit world. The Source of Life, Your Wish Come True, and Tired of it All play to the inner spirit. Last, but not least, is the section entitled Dissolving Walls. Poignant poetry dealing with racism, bigotry, and poverty are dealt with here. “We, way too often, ignore the lost, downtrodden, homeless people walking our streets.” “Inner city gangs have members barely old enough to know any better brandishing dangerous weapons.” As well, wars have defined history as being waged primarily over religious conflicts.” 1939, Colorblind, Murder in the Street, and Life on Skid Row are some of the wrenching and moving poems in this section. It is the author’s attempt to assuage the hatred, anger, and ignorance that divides people. “Dissolving Walls needs to be understood else civilization, as we know it, will just be another chapter in the book of humanity.”

“Considering the emphasis in Said’s critical work on space and place and the political importance of geography, it is less surprising to see the luxuriant evocation of a specific topography of dusty roads, grottos, plump figtrees, desert flowers, muddy clods, and the “beckoning hands of lambent hills”. Most revealing of all, perhaps, is the poems’ tendency to see the world through musical form. Musical imagery is everywhere, testifying to how much of Said’s mind in an introspective mood was immersed in the sounds, forms, and fables of Western classical music.”—Timothy Brennan, from the book’s Introduction Edward Said was renowned for the breadth, erudition, and humanity of his scholarly and political writing. His ground-breaking studies of literature and culture threw a dazzling new light on the ways in which non-Western peoples have been misrepresented over the course of the centuries, and he was among the world’s most prominent voices in denouncing the modern-day injustices of Western foreign policy. This volume collects all of his never-before-published poems, offering insight into the personality of the author of Orientalism, The World, the Text and the Critic, and Culture & Imperialism “to a degree hidden in those works themselves”. The nineteen works collected in Songs of an Eastern Humanist canvass a variety of poetic forms, but they are all shot through with Said’s capacious intellect and passionate sensibility. They are also remarkable achievements of poetic craft. Said’s poetry alternates with unerring judgment between wit and pathos, between sublimely elevated and disarmingly quotidian registers. His individual lines of verse are exquisitely constructed and richly elusive, while his poems as a whole are at once sweeping in their vision and keenly evocative of sensory experience. Their publication amounts to a major literary event, marking twenty years since the great public intellectual’s passing.

Winner of the T. S. Eliot Prize 2020. Poetry Book Society Choice, Summer 2020. Bhanu Kapil’s extraordinary and original work has been published in the US over the last two decades. During that time Kapil has established herself as one of our most important and ethical writers. Her books often defy categorisation as she fearlessly engages with colonialism and its ongoing and devastating aftermath, creating what she calls in Ban en Banlieue (2015) a ‘Literature that is not made from literature’. Always at the centre of her books and performances are the experiences of the body, and, whether she is exploring racism, violence, the experiences of diaspora communities in India, England or America, what emerges is a heart-stopping, life-affirming way of telling the near impossible-to-be-told. How To Wash A Heart, Kapil's first full-length collection published in the UK, depicts the complex relations that emerge between an immigrant guest and a citizen host. Drawn from a first performance at the ICA in London in 2019, and using poetry as a mode of interrogation that is both rigorous, compassionate, surreal, comic, painful and tender, by turn, Kapil begins to ask difficult and urgent questions about the limits of inclusion, hospitality and care.

How to Live as Jesus Lived Dallas Willard, one of today's most brilliant Christian thinkers and author of The Divine Conspiracy (Christianity Today's 1999 Book of the Year), presents a way of living that enables ordinary men and women to enjoy the fruit of the Christian life. He reveals how the key to self-transformation resides in the practice of the spiritual disciplines, and how their practice affirms human life to the fullest. The Spirit of the Disciplines is for everyone who strives to be a disciple of Jesus in thought and action as well as intention.

Die Beiträge behandeln in systematischer und historischer Sicht epistemologisch orientierte Fragen nach dem gesellschaftlichen und kulturellen Standort von Theorie zwischen Wissenschaftskultur und Kulturwissenschaft. Sie gehen dem Eindruck nach, demzufolge die Ambivalenz theoretischer 'Passion' entweder eher zu ereignisträchtigen kulturellen Formen oder aber ins Abseits theoretisch-organisatorischer Betriebsamkeit führt. Nicht nur in den Geisteswissenschaften lässt sich beobachten, dass Theoriebildungsprozesse innerhalb einer vielfach unterschätzten Bandbreite von Denkstilen vonstatten gehen - zwischen Intuition und Konstruktion. Diese Vor- und Nachrationalisierungen theoretischen Denkens hat die bisherige Theoriegeschichte weitgehend unbeachtet gelassen; auch für diese Denkstil-Bandbreite steht der Platzhalter 'kulturell'. Es sind mithin sowohl die gesellschaftlich-institutionellen Einbindungsformen als auch die möglichen kulturellen Ressourcen von Theorie, denen die einzelnen Beiträge des Bandes paradigmatisch (u.a. Dilthey, Valéry, Bachtin, Adorno, Luhmann, Feyerabend) nachgehen.

Publié originalement en 1997 aux États Unis, Le contrat racial est un livre monument traduit en français pour la première fois. Le philosophe Charles W. Mills expose les failles du contrat social, qui est avant tout un contrat racial. Ce contrat a façonné le système de domination européenne qui fait exister les Blancs en tant que personnes à part entière et les non-Blancs en tant que sous-personnes. Charles W. Mills place la justice raciale au centre de ses analyses. Réfutant l’idée du contrat social, Mills évoque plutôt le contrat racial où l’ordre racial crée les assises de nos sociétés, la reconduction des privilèges et la domination. La présente édition a bénéficié d’une nouvelle préface de l’auteur Charles W. Mills, rédigée à l’occasion du 25e anniversaire de la parution du livre. Le contrat racial est un incontournable. Les courants antiracistes contemporains doivent beaucoup à Charles W. Mills.

In William James' 'The Varieties of Religious Experience,' the author delves into the subjective nature of religious experiences, emphasizing individual perspectives and the diversity of religious beliefs and practices. Through a collection of lectures, James explores the psychological aspects of religion, drawing on a wide range of examples to illustrate his points. The book is written in a clear and engaging style, making it accessible to both scholars and general readers interested in the intersection of psychology and religion. Published in 1902, 'The Varieties of Religious Experience' is considered a seminal work in the field of religious studies and continues to be referenced by scholars today. William James, a pioneer in psychology and philosophy, was influenced by his own personal experiences with religion, which inspired him to explore the ways in which individuals interpret and experience the divine. This book is recommended for anyone seeking a deeper understanding of the complexities of religious belief and the human psyche.

In seinem letzten größeren Werk Les deux sources de la morale et de la religion (1932) entwirft Bergson, ausgehend von seinem zentralen Begriff des élan vital, eine Ethik und Religionsphilosophie, die die beiden Kulturphänomene Moral und Religion auf deren interne Veränderungskräfte prüft. Dabei unterscheidet Bergson zwischen einer »geschlossenen Moral«, die wesentlich zur Selbsterhaltung einer Gesellschaft beiträgt und im Großen und Ganzen unser Alltagsverhalten bestimmt, und einer »offenen Moral«, die auf Freiheit, Menschlichkeit und Liebe beruht. Diese »höhere« Moral, die eine offene Seelenhaltung voraussetzt, verhält sich zur »niederen« der geschlossenen Gesellschaft wie Bewegung zur Ruhe, Dynamik zur Statik, Freiheit zum Gesetz und steht für das schöpferische Prinzip, das gesellschaftliche Veränderungen ermöglicht und hervorbringt. Diesen beiden Moralprinzipien entsprechen die beiden Formen der Religion: Der »statischen« Religion, die durch Riten und Zeremonien gesellschaftliche Stabilität erzeugt und die er als eine Art Abwehrmaßnahme gegen natürliche Bedrohungen bezeichnet, stellt Bergson die »dynamische« Religion gegenüber, deren Wesen für ihn in einem welt- und lebenszugewandten Mystizismus liegt, der am élan vital teilhat und ein lebensbejahendes Engagement herausfordert. Unter Rückgriff auf christliche Mystik, buddhistische Kontemplation, aber auch die Alleinheitslehren von Platon und Plotin verweist Bergson 1932, am Vorabend des Faschismus und der europäischen Katastrophe, auf die Möglichkeit einer offenen, den Prinzipien des Universalismus verpflichteten Gesellschaft. Beigegeben ist der Aufsatz, den Ernst Cassirer unmittelbar nach Erscheinen der deutschen Ausgabe 1933 für die jüdische Monatszeitschrift »Der Morgen« verfasste.

El auge del budismo en la conciencia colectiva contemporánea es innegable. Desde la omnipresencia del mindfulness hasta la serenidad que evocan los iconos budistas, estas antiguas enseñanzas han encontrado eco en nuestras sociedades actuales. Sin embargo, a menudo el budismo puede parecer un enigma: una tradición milenaria que sentimos lejana a nuestra realidad actual. Esta obra explora las profundidades del budismo, ofreciendo una panorámica de sus tradiciones que resalta su cohesión y diversidad. Descubre lo que realmente significa ser budista y cómo este camino espiritual se conecta con la vida cotidiana. Más allá de una simple introducción, este libro te invita a un trascendente encuentro personal con la visión budista sobre el vasto potencial humano.

Esta obra de Saskia Sassen aborda el análisis de dos dinámicas diferenciadas. Por un lado, la formación de procesos e instituciones explícitamente globales. Por otro lado, los procesos que no pertenecen necesariamente a la escala global y que, sin embargo, forman parte de la globalización porque, aun inmersos en territorios y dominios institucionales que en gran parte del mundo se consideran nacionales, incorporan redes o entidades transfronterizas que conectan múltiples procesos y actores locales o "nacionales".

★ ★ ★ ★ ★ “The best books about Atheism are the ones written by Paulo Bittencourt, because, unlike Richard Dawkings, Christopher Hitchens and Sam Harris, who have never been religious, he was raised Evangelical, studied Theology and, therefore, speaks from experience.” (D. Barker) Liberated from Religion, the book most hated by religions, creeds, beliefs, cults, dogmas, churches, rites, sects, abbots, apostles, archbishops, archdeacons, archimandrites, archpriests, astrologers, augurs, ayatollahs, babalawos, babalorishas, beati, bishops, canons, cardinals, chaplains, clerics, deacons, deans, devotees, divines, ecclesiastics, enchanters, enlightened ones, evangelists, faith healers, fortune tellers, friars, gurus, imams, magicians, mediums, missionaries, monks, monsignors, necromancers, nuncios, occultists, pastors, patriarchs, pontiffs, popes, preachers, prelates, presbyters, priests, primates, priors, prophets, protodeacons, rabbis, religious, reverends, seers, shamans, sorcerers, vicars, witch doctors and witches. Despite the enormous expansion of knowledge, the great advances in Science (with our space probes exploring the boundaries of the Solar System) and all philosophical thought, 250 years after the Enlightenment billions of people still think it’s indispensable to believe religious primitivenesses. While the world religions despise each other, thousands of Christian denominations fight for the title of “The True Church”. Yet, in their combat against reason and in the imposition of their dogmatisms on all of society, they pretend unity and harmony. As Islam becomes ever more radicalized, Third World countries are being the stage of a galloping increase in religious intolerance perpetrated by Pentecostals who seek to convert them into Evangelical theocracies. Based on his personal experience with biblical literalism, Paulo Bittencourt takes a historical approach to Christian fundamentalism and exposes the fallacies of religious dogmas, the negative effects of suppressing critical thinking and the benefits that living without religion brings the individual and, consequently, the world. Topics covered: Allah, Atheism, Bible, Christianity, Adventist, Baptist, Catholic, Evangelical, Pentecostal Church, Communism, Devil, Evolution, Freethought, God, Gospel, Heaven, Hell, Islam, Jesus, Judaism, Mohammed, Philosophy, Protestantism, Satan, Science, Skepticism, Socialism, etc. Paulo Bittencourt was born in Castro, Brazil, spent his childhood in Rio de Janeiro and studied Theology in São Paulo. Close to becoming a pastor, he went on an adventure to Europe and ended up settling in Austria. The book Ethics, by Bento de Espinosa (Baruch Spinoza), turned him into a naturalist, humanist and freethinker. Paulo Bitencourt dedicates his life to helping people liberate themselves from religion. Paulo Bittencourt is the author also of the books Wasting Time on God and Com Zeus Não Se Brinca (Zeus Is Not to Be Played With). “There is no greater pleasure than to be a freethinker.” — Paulo Bittencourt Visit: tinyurl.com/free-thought

La presente «Contribución a la genealogía del pensamiento posmetafísico» es también «una historia de la filosofía siguiendo el hilo conductor del discurso sobre fe y saber». Desde la atención a la religión como figura actual del espíritu objetivo en la sociedad postsecular, muestra cómo la filosofía occidental ha incorporado a lo largo de su historia, en la forma de procesos de aprendizaje, contenidos religiosos, transformándolos en un saber capaz de justificación racional. Esta consideración apunta a la pregunta de cuál pueda ser hoy todavía una adecuada comprensión de la tarea de la filosofía. Este primer volumen sienta las bases del estudio del camino evolutivo occidental desde la comparación de las imágenes del mundo de la era axial, pasando por la simbiosis de fe y saber en el platonismo cristiano y su progresiva diferenciación en la Europa medieval, hasta la via moderna, que abre los cauces filosóficos hacia la modernidad.

The now-classic Metaphors We Live By changed our understanding of metaphor and its role in language and the mind. Metaphor, the authors explain, is a fundamental mechanism of mind, one that allows us to use what we know about our physical and social experience to provide understanding of countless other subjects. Because such metaphors structure our most basic understandings of our experience, they are "metaphors we live by"—metaphors that can shape our perceptions and actions without our ever noticing them. In this updated edition of Lakoff and Johnson's influential book, the authors supply an afterword surveying how their theory of metaphor has developed within the cognitive sciences to become central to the contemporary understanding of how we think and how we express our thoughts in language.

The former head of the Pentagon program responsible for the investigation of UFOs—now known as Unidentified Anomalous Phenomena (UAP)—reveals long-hidden truths with profound implications for not only national security but our understanding of the universe. Luis “Lue” Elizondo is a former senior intelligence official and special agent who was recruited into a strange and highly sensitive US Government program to investigate UAP incursions into sensitive military installations and air space. To accomplish his mission, Elizondo had to rely on decades of experience gained working some of America’s most sensitive and classified programs. Even then, he was not prepared for what he would learn, and the truth about the government’s long shadowy involvement in UAP investigations, and the lengths officials would take to keep them a secret. The stakes could not be higher. Imminent is a first-hand, revelatory account inside the Pentagon’s most closely guarded secret and a call to action to confront humanity’s greatest existential questions.

The concept of the imaginary is pervasive within contemporary thought, yet can be a baffling and often controversial term. In Imagination and the Imaginary, Kathleen Lennon explores the links between imagination - regarded as the faculty of creating images or forms - and the imaginary, which links such imagery with affect or emotion and captures the significance which the world carries for us. Beginning with an examination of contrasting theories of imagination proposed by Hume and Kant, Lennon argues that the imaginary is not something in opposition to the real, but the very faculty through which the world is made real to us. She then turns to the vexed relationship between perception and imagination and, drawing on Kant, Merleau-Ponty and Sartre, explores some fundamental questions, such as whether there is a distinction between the perceived and the imagined; the relationship between imagination and creativity; and the role of the body in perception and imagination. Invoking also Spinoza and Coleridge, Lennon argues that, far from being a realm of illusion, the imaginary world is our most direct mode of perception. She then explores the role the imaginary plays in the formation of the self and the social world. A unique feature of the volume is that it compares and contrasts a philosophical tradition of thinking about the imagination - running from Kant and Hume to Strawson and John McDowell - with the work of phenomenological, psychoanalytic, poststructuralist and feminist thinkers such as Merleau-Ponty, Sartre, Lacan, Castoriadis, Irigaray, Gatens and Lloyd. This makes Imagination and the Imaginary essential reading for students and scholars working in phenomenology, philosophy of perception, social theory, cultural studies and aesthetics. Cover Image: Bronze Bowl with Lace, Ursula Von Rydingsvard, 2014. Courtesy the artist, Galerie Lelong and Yorkshire Sculpture Park. Photo Jonty Wilde.

¡Descubre la sabiduría del estoicismo para cambiar tu vida! Sumérgete en el fascinante mundo del estoicismo a través de este libro claro, directo y sencillo. Un libro que te permitirá entender la filosofía estoica, sus enseñanzas más importantes, y cómo ponerlas en práctica. A través de sus 150 frases, podrás, de una forma fácil y accesible, experimentar la transformación en tu vida que todo estoico logra. Aquí encontrarás una hoja de ruta práctica: - Enfrenta los desafíos y supéralos. - Deja de preocuparte por el pasado o el futuro, y vive el presente. - Cultiva resiliencia y vuelve a levantarte ante las derrotas. - Encuentra serenidad en medio de este mundo lleno de caos. Un libro imprescindible para todos aquellos que buscan la plenitud y la paz interior. ¡LEE ESTE LIBRO AHORA Y ENCUENTRA LA SABIDURÍA ESTOICA!

The most general goal of this book is to propose and illustrate a program of research in word semantics that combines some of the methodology and results in linguistic semantics, primarily that of the generative semantics school, with the rigorously formalized syntactic and semantic framework for the analysis of natural languages developed by Richard Montague and his associates, a framework in which truth and denotation with respect to a model are taken as the fundamental semantic notions. I hope to show, both from the linguist's and the philosopher's point of view, not only why this synthesis can be undertaken but also why it will be useful to pursue it. On the one hand, the linguists' decompositions of word meanings into more primitive parts are by themselves inherently incomplete, in that they deal only in distinctions in meaning without providing an account of what mean ings really are. Not only can these analyses be made complete by a model theoretic semantics, but also such an account of these analyses renders them more exact and more readily testable than they could ever be otherwise.

Nelle "Epistulae ad Lucilium" di Seneca si alternano lettere più brevi e altre che si configurano come brevi trattati sotto forma epistolare. Tra queste ultime spicca la lettera 70, piuttosto corposa con i suoi ventotto paragrafi, che sviscera l'idea, tipicamente stoica, secondo la quale la vita non è sempre, di per se stessa, degna di essere vissuta. Anzi, secondo la concezione etica tipica dell'élite romana, fortemente intrisa di stoicismo, ognuno è libero e deve sapere porre fine alla propria esistenza in una serie ben precisa di circostanze: quando, per esempio, si è afflitti da una malattia incurabile, nel caso del "taedium vitae" (espressione che potremmo quasi far corrispondere al moderno concetto di «depressione») o in tutti i casi in cui la dignità dell'individuo, o la sua libertà, sono definitivamente e senza speranza minacciate o stroncate. Questo aspetto dell'autodeterminazione del saggio - uno dei punti di divergenza più interessanti tra la filosofia stoica e il cristianesimo, per tanti altri versi invece assimilabili -, si rivela di grande attualità anche nell'odierno dibattito etico-politico.

El presente libro es un curso de actualización de filosofía de la ciencia. Su autor expone algunos de los problemas más candentes de la filosofía de las ciencias formales, naturales y sociales, así como de la ingeniería y la medicina. Obra dirigida especialmente al público hispanoamericano.

Kalaulah boleh diabaikan saja isu-isu yang menyerabutkan kita pada hari ini, pasti hidup akan jadi lebih mudah. Malang sekali, ia mustahil! Isu-isu ini akan tetap wujud dan berlegar di sekeliling kita. Tanpa prinsip yang jelas, kita akan mudah dipengaruhi oleh pandangan orang lain. Mungkin telah sampai masa untuk kita berpatah balik selangkah ke belakang dalam melihat semua isu ini. Mengapakah ia mencetuskan pelbagai konflik? Melalui buku Seni Berfikir Yang Hilang, Ustaz Hasrizal Abdul Jamil mengupas enam cabang ilmu yang seharusnya kita kuasai. Ilmu yang membentuk cara fikir kita, sekali gus membantu kita menghadapi isu-isu sekitar kehidupan dengan lebih matang.

El filósofo y jurista americano Ronald Dworkin (1931-2013) presenta en este libro, una de las obras cumbre de la teoría del derecho actual, la articulación más acabada de su pensamiento jurídico. Esta nueva edición incluye también un estudio preliminar firmado por Juan Iosa y Pablo A. Rapetti, «El imperio del desacuerdo», que contribuye a dimensionar y a reivindicar las aportaciones de Dworkin en su crítica al positivismo jurídico y su propia concepción del derecho. Vivimos según el derecho. El derecho nos convierte en lo que somos: ciudadanos y empleados, doctores y cónyuges, personas que poseen cosas. El derecho es espada, escudo y amenaza: reclamamos nuestro salario, nos negamos a pagar el alquiler, debemos afrontar multas o nos encierran en la cárcel, todo en nombre de lo que este etéreo y abstracto soberano ha ordenado. «¿Cómo puede mandar el derecho cuando los textos legales son silenciosos, confusos o ambiguos?», se pregunta el autor. Este libro despliega en toda su extensión la respuesta que Dworkin desarrolló a lo largo de los años: que el razonamiento jurídico es un ejercicio de interpretación constructiva, que nuestro derecho consiste en la mejor justificación de nuestras prácticas jurídicas como un todo —la narración que convierte a estas prácticas en lo mejor que pueden ser—.

Logical fallacy adalah kesalahan dalam menular sesuatu pemikiran secara logis. Saat ini kesalahan berlogika sering terjadi karena berasal dari asumsi yang keliru. Lalu apakah dampak logical fallacy dalam kehidupan sehari-hari? Apakah akan ada yang dirugikan jika seseorang terjebak dalam logical fallacy? Bagaimana sebaiknya menghindarkan diri agar tidak masuk dan terjerumus dalam logical fallacy? Akankah ada trik dan cara khusus untuk dapat menghindari logical fallacy dalam kehidupan sehari-hari? Di dalam buku ini akan dibahas secara lebih detail macam-macam logical fallacy beserta contoh rill yang sering kita temui di kehidupan sehari-hari atau bahkan yang mungkin belum banyak diketahui. Selain itu, buku ini juga membahas tentang hubungan logical fallacy menjadi pemikir kritis. Buku ini menjadi salah satu ikhtiar yang dapat kita laukan untuk menghindarkan generasi masa depan yang lemah akan literasi sehingga harapannya dapat menjadi generasi yang memiliki kecerdasan optimal.

Publisher's description: In this original book, B. Kumaravadivelu presents a macrostrategic framework designed to help both beginning and experienced teachers develop a systematic, coherent, and personal theory of practice. His book provides the tools a teacher needs in order to self-observe, self-analyze, and self-evaluate his or her own teaching acts. The framework consists of ten macrostrategies based on current theoretical, empirical, and experiential knowledge of second language and foreign language teaching. These strategies enable teachers to evaluate classroom practices and to generate techniques and activities for realizing teaching goals. With checklists, surveys, projects, and reflective tasks to encourage critical thinking, the book is both practical and accessible. Teachers and future teachers, researchers, and teacher educators will find the volume indispensable.

Taksonomi dalam bidang biologi dapat diartikan sebagai suatu cabang ilmu biologi yang menelaah penamaan, pencirian, dan pengelompokkan makhluk hidup berdasarkan persamaan dan perbedaan karakter yang dimiliki. Taksonomi dapat dijelaskan dengan berbagai perspektif ilmu untuk tujuan mencari penjelasan lebih terperinci dari berbagai permasalahan dalam taksonomi itu sendiri. Taksonomi dalam perspektif filsafat ilmu juga akan memberikan kontribusi pengembangan pengertian dan penjelasan yang lebih mendalam terhadap bidang ilmu ini. Buku ini akan membahas taksonomi sebagai satu cabang ilmu dalam perspektif filsafat ilmu, dalam konsep dan pendekatan ontologi, epistemologi, dan aksiologi. Hakikat dan pengertian taksonomi, cara mempelajari taksonomi, dan manfaat taksonomi bagi kehidupan manusia dan perkembangan ilmu pengetahuan merupakan kajian dalam buku ini, yang pada akhirnya akan membentuk pola pikir dan sikap keilmuan yang mumpuni bagi mereka yang haus akan ilmu pengetahuan.

The French social philosopher Pierre Bourdieu is now recognised as one of the major thinkers of the twentieth century. In a career of over fifty years, Bourdieu studied a wide range of topics: education, culture, art, politics, economics, literature, law, and philosophy. Throughout these studies, Bourdieu developed a highly specialised series of concepts that he referred to as his "thinking tools", which were used to uncover the workings of contemporary society. Pierre Bourdieu: Key Concepts highlights his most important concepts and examines them in detail. Each chapter deals with an individual concept and is written to be of immediate use to the student with little or no previous knowledge of Bourdieu. This new edition of the leading text is entirely revised and updated and includes new essays on Methodology, Politics and Social Space.

La crisis del capitalismo no es un mito, pero el capitalismo en sí mismo, sí lo es. Tim Jackson nos recuerda que cada época se construye alrededor de una narrativa y nosotros nos aferramos al crecimiento exponencial y al consumo desbocado. El exceso no es sinónimo de progreso tal y como nos ha demostrado la crisis financiera de 2008, la posterior pandemia global, la crisis ecológica, la desigualdad social y una acentuada inestabilidad económica El célebre economista ecológico británico reflexiona sobre la viabilidad de los modelos imperantes y las condiciones bajo las cuales creemos prosperar, y aboga por una economía construida alrededor de energías renovables, un sistema de gobernanza global y transparente, y tecnologías más respetuosas con el entorno medioambiental. En este brillante ensayo nos desafía a imaginar un mundo poscapitalista, un lugar donde el bienestar y la naturaleza humana tenga prioridad sobre los beneficios y el poder. «Poscrecimiento es, por un lado, una gran narrativa histórica, por otro lado, un tratado filosófico y, en su totalidad, una invitación para que los lectores exploren las corrientes subterráneas más profundas de lo que puede hacer una sociedad justa, satisfactoria y sostenible». Karry Kennedy Presidente de Robert F. Kennedy Human Rights

Achtzehn zeitlose Weisheiten für inneren Frieden und Erfüllung In den letzten Jahren ist es immer deutlicher geworden, dass Frieden in der mensch­lichen Gesellschaft nur dann möglich ist, wenn wir in uns selbst Frieden finden. In der heutigen Zeit jedoch, die durch Umweltverschmutzung, Kriminalität, Geldknappheit und zerrüttete Familienver­hältnisse gekennzeichnet ist, ist dies nicht immer ein leichtes Unterfangen. Mantra bedeutet „das, was den Geist befreit“, und vor Tausenden von Jahren haben die achtzehn mantras der Sri Isopanisad den Menschen als Pfade zum Frieden gedient. Die Übersetzung von His Divine Grace A. C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada aus dem Original-Sanskrit hat diese Pfade zu innerem Frieden und Erfüllung wieder jedem zugänglich gemacht.

Tú sitúas el tema del libro: entre correos y movimiento analítico, principio de placer e historia de las comunicaciones, tarjeta postal y carta robada, en resumen la transferencia de Sócrates a Freud y más allá. Esta sátira de la literatura epistolar debía rellenarse: de direcciones, de códigos postales, de notas cifradas, de cartas anónimas, todo ello confiado a tantas modas, géneros y tonos. Prodigo también abusivamente fechas, firmas, títulos o referencias, la lengua misma. (J.D.)

Unlock the Forbidden Religious Wisdom of Sacred Sexuality with "Luciferian Sexuality: The Forbidden Religious Wisdom of Sacred Sexuality." Delve into the illuminating teachings of Lucifer, the bringer of light and symbol of Thelemic strength. This groundbreaking book explores the cosmic force of illumination and light, awakening the world from its slumber. In this provocative exploration, you will discover the duality of Lucifer and Satan. While Lucifer represents the force of Air and wisdom, Satan embodies active fire and the experiences of the flesh. Through the lens of the Luciferian paradigm, this book unravels the profound connection between sexuality and spiritual expression, inviting readers to view it as a rebellious yet sacred perspective. Drawing from ancient texts and hidden knowledge, "Luciferian Sexuality" uncovers the mysterious nature of Lucifer, misunderstood as Satan in today's world. Join us as we journey through the depths of religious wisdom, exploring the rebel and symbol of rivalry that Lucifer represents. Delve into the complexities of the human experience, embracing misfortunes, difficulties, challenges, and pains as catalysts for evolution and enlightenment. Written with an engaging and thought-provoking style, this book evokes a sense of wonder and fascination. Authoritative yet accessible, it captures the emotional tone and appeal of the subject matter, transporting readers into a realm of forbidden knowledge. Whether you are a seeker of truth, a student of esoteric wisdom, or a spiritual explorer, "Luciferian Sexuality" is a must-read. Embrace the power of divine wisdom and sacred sexuality. Open your mind to new possibilities and embark on a transformative journey towards enlightenment. Key Features: - Explores the duality of Lucifer and Satan in the context of spiritual expression - Unearths hidden knowledge and teachings of Lucifer in ancient texts - Invites readers to embrace their misfortunes and challenges as catalysts for growth - Provides a rebellious and sacred perspective on sexuality as a form of spiritual expression - Written in an engaging and thought-provoking style, capturing the emotional tone of the subject matter Ready to unlock the Forbidden Religious Wisdom of Sacred Sexuality? Buy "Luciferian Sexuality" today and embark on a transformational journey towards enlightenment.

A renowned scholar argues that liberal hegemony—the policy America has pursued since the Cold War ended—is doomed to fail Named a Financial Times Best Book of 2018 “Idealists as well as realists need to read this systematic tour de force.”—Robert D. Kaplan, author of The Return of Marco Polo’s World It is widely believed in the West that the United States should spread liberal democracy across the world, foster an open international economy, and build international institutions. The policy of remaking the world in America’s image is supposed to protect human rights, promote peace, and make the world safe for democracy. But this is not what has happened. Instead, the United States has become a highly militarized state fighting wars that undermine peace, harm human rights, and threaten liberal values at home. In this major statement, the renowned international-relations scholar John Mearsheimer argues that liberal hegemony—the foreign policy pursued by the United States since the Cold War ended—is doomed to fail. It makes far more sense, he maintains, for Washington to adopt a more restrained foreign policy based on a sound understanding of how nationalism and realism constrain great powers abroad. The Great Delusion is a lucid and compelling work of the first importance for scholars, policymakers, and everyone interested in the future of American foreign policy.

Original essays by leading scholars consider the environment from biological and ethical perspectives. Philosophical reflections on the environment began with early philosophers' invocation of a cosmology that mixed natural and supernatural phenomena. Today, the central philosophical problem posed by the environment involves not what it can teach us about ourselves and our place in the cosmic order but rather how we can understand its workings in order to make better decisions about our own conduct regarding it. The resulting inquiry spans different areas of contemporary philosophy, many of which are represented by the fifteen original essays in this volume. The contributors first consider conceptual problems generated by rapid advances in biology and ecology, examining such topics as ecological communities, adaptation, and scientific consensus. The contributors then turn to epistemic and axiological issues, first considering philosophical aspects of environmental decision making and then assessing particular environmental policies (largely relating to climate change), including reparations, remediation, and nuclear power, from a normative perspective. Contributors Katie McShane, Robert Brandon, Rachel Bryant, Michael Trestman, Brian Steverson, Denis Walsh, Lorraine Code, Jay Odenbaugh, Joseph Cannon, Mariam Thalos, Chrisoula Andreou, Clare Palmer, Ben Hale, Kristin Shrader-Frechette, Andrew Light

**THE INSTANT NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER** In a world that seems so troubled, how do we hold on to hope? Looking at the headlines—the worsening climate crisis, a global pandemic, loss of biodiversity, political upheaval—it can be hard to feel optimistic. And yet hope has never been more desperately needed. In this urgent book, Jane Goodall, the world's most famous living naturalist, and Douglas Abrams, the internationally bestselling co-author of The Book of Joy, explore through intimate and thought-provoking dialogue one of the most sought after and least understood elements of human nature: hope. In The Book of Hope, Jane focuses on her "Four Reasons for Hope": The Amazing Human Intellect, The Resilience of Nature, The Power of Young People, and The Indomitable Human Spirit. Drawing on decades of work that has helped expand our understanding of what it means to be human and what we all need to do to help build a better world, The Book of Hope touches on vital questions, including: How do we stay hopeful when everything seems hopeless? How do we cultivate hope in our children? What is the relationship between hope and action? Filled with moving and inspirational stories and photographs from Jane’s remarkable career, The Book of Hope is a deeply personal conversation with one of the most beloved figures in the world today. While discussing the experiences that shaped her discoveries and beliefs, Jane tells the story of how she became a messenger of hope, from living through World War II to her years in Gombe to realizing she had to leave the forest to travel the world in her role as an advocate for environmental justice. And for the first time, she shares her profound revelations about her next, and perhaps final, adventure. The second book in the Global Icons Series—which launched with the instant classic The Book of Joy with His Holiness the Dalai Lama and Archbishop Desmond Tutu—The Book of Hope is a rare and intimate look not only at the nature of hope but also into the heart and mind of a woman who revolutionized how we view the world around us and has spent a lifetime fighting for our future. There is still hope, and this book will help guide us to it.

"Anarchism and the Crisis of Representation is intended to provide readers of literary criticism, art history, political philosophy, and the social sciences with a fresh perspective from which to revisit dead-end theoretical debates over concepts such as "agency," "essentialism," and "realism" - and, at the same time, to offer a new take on anarchism itself, challenging conventional readings of the tradition. The anarchism that emerges from this reinterpretation is neither a musty rationalism nor a millenarian irrationalism, but a living body of thought that points beyond the sterile antinomies of post-modern and Marxist theory."--BOOK JACKET.

This book tells the story of the rise of Margaret Thatcher in the context of crises assailing Britain in the 1970s and how her ascent to power ushered in the neoliberal era. Forging the Iron Lady details her journey from relative obscurity to the pinnacle of power as a collective, as well as personal, tale and how an uncertain chain of events, influenced through ideas and political agency, opened the path to certain outcomes while throwing up barriers to others. It is her “origin story” as the Iron Lady. It examines a dramatic phase in her political advance and how the tumultuous politics of the 1970s shaped her as a politician and her political ideals, and how the conditions necessary to bring about major political-economic changes were created, leading to three decades of neoliberalism. In doing so, this book offers a better understanding of the political conditions needed for a change in political-economic orders. This book is of key interest to scholars, students, and readers of British politics and history, Thatcherism, political parties, elections, executive, and elite politics.

The frequency of new editions of this book is indicative of the rapid and trem- dous changes in the fields of computer and information sciences. First published in 1995, the book has rapidly gone through three editions already and now we are in the fourth. Over this period, we have become more dependent on computer and telecommunication technology than ever before and computer technology has become ubiquitous. Since I started writing on social computing, I have been ad- cating a time when we, as individuals and as nations, will become totally dependent on computing technology. That time is almost on us. Evidence of this is embodied in the rapid convergence of telecommunication, broadcasting, and computing devices; the miniaturization of these devices; and the ever increasing storage capacity , speed of computation, and ease of use. These qualities have been a big pulling force sucking in millions of new users every day, sometimes even those unwilling. Other appealing features of these devices are the increasing number of applications, apps, as they are increasingly becoming known, and being wireless and easily portable. Whether small or big, these new gizmos have become the c- terpiece of an individual’s social and economic activities and the main access point for all information. Individuals aside, computing technology has also become the engine that drives the nations’ strategic and security infrastructures that control power grids, gas and oil storage facilities, transportation, and all forms of national communication, including emergency services.

Do you need more time for yourself? Do you want to get your mind off things? Do you long for more happiness and contentment? Then this is the book for you! It contains 52 stories that will change your life and your way of thinking. Each story is carefully selected to explain important Buddhist wisdom and thought processes. They deal with universal themes such as gratitude, mindfulness, self-love, and happiness. The stories convey valuable life lessons that will enrich your life. After each story, a reference to the present time is made. It also tells what you can learn from the story for your own life. Especially in today's world full of stress and distractions, the teachings of Buddhism are a true blessing. They give us new food for thought and show us what really matters in life. This book invites you to reflect and find yourself. It shows you new ways of thinking that have incredible potential. You do NOT need to have any prior knowledge of Buddhism. These are timeless life lessons that are valuable and helpful to everyone (regardless of age or religion). Buy this book if you.... want to stop negative thoughts want to become happier and more content need new ideas and food for thought want to reduce stress want to find inner peace Order the book now and start the most important journey in life: The journey to yourself.

John Stuart Mill and Epistemic Democracy explores the epistemic, or cognitive, character of democratic institutional practices and the protection of basic liberties in Mill's political thought. Mapping Mill's theory of representative democracy and critically engaging Mill's more controversial issues, Ivan Cerovac identifies the epistemic criteria within these proposals and uses them as a basis for unifying Mill's political thought. The book addresses the epistemic role of wide democratic participation on the one hand and institutional mechanisms used to filter the public will—such as political representation, plural voting proposals, partisanship, division of epistemic and political labor—on the other, and it analyzes how Mill tries to resolve the conflict between political and epistemic values. Characterizing Mill as both a political instrumentalist and an epistemic democrat, Cerovac sets Mill's theory in a broader explanatory framework and compares it with contemporary accounts of epistemic justification. Emphasizing Mill's normative considerations regarding franchise and the exercise of political power over others, this book discusses how to implement the epistemic ideal in real-world politics. It will be a fascinating read for anyone interested in democratic decision-making.

Totalitarismus ist kein Zufall und bildet sich nicht in einem Vakuum. Der Ursprung liegt in dem Phänomen der "Massenbildung", einer Art kollektiver Psychose. Mit detaillierten Analysen, Beispielen und Ergebnissen aus jahrelanger Forschung legt Mattias Desmet die Schritte dar, die zur Massenbildung führen: Aus einem allgemeinen Gefühl der Einsamkeit und des Mangels an sozialen Bindungen und Sinnhaftigkeit entstehen Ängste und Unzufriedenheit, die sich wiederum in Frustration und Aggression manifestieren. Diese werden von Regierungsvertretern und Massenmedien mithilfe von bestimmten Narrativen geschickt ausgenutzt und kanalisiert. In der Folge dehnt sich der Einfluss des Staates auf das Privatleben des Individuums immer mehr aus. Neben einer glasklaren psychologischen Analyse und aufbauend auf Hannah Arendts grundlegendem Werk Elemente und Ursprünge totaler Herrschaft formuliert der Autor auch eine scharfe Kritik am kulturellen "Gruppendenken" und der Angstkultur – die bereits vor der Pandemie existierten, mit der COVID-Krise aber exponentiell zugenommen haben –, warnt vor den Gefahren unseres Medienkonsums und unserer Abhängigkeit von manipulativen Technologien. Dabei zeigt er aber auch sowohl individuelle als auch kollektive Lösungsansätze auf, um zu verhindern, dass wir unsere Freiheiten freiwillig opfern.

Spot-on, often satirical, always insightful, contributing editor of The American Mind and mother of a brood, Peachy Keenan argues that the only way we can save our families, ourselves, and the world—even California!—is by embracing our inner domestic extremists, and sweeping failed notions of third wave feminism and identity politics nonsense into the garbage can of history. In This House We Believe Parents Are the Bosses of Their Kids Babies Are Good, More Babies Are Better Two Sexes Are Plenty Your Career Is Overrated Feminism Is How the Unpopular and Undateable Cope with Life Mainstream American Culture Destroys Families We Are Going to Win We’re in a culture war, and Peachy Keenan is not taking prisoners. This raucous new book is her rallying cry for normal people stuck in the foxholes and appalled by the status quo. Mothers and fathers, regular American families, men and women, can win this battle together. But a lot of ground has been lost. For decades, we stood around and watched as feminists and progressives steamrolled through our institutions— those formerly robust, now comically inept, pillars of civilization like our government, our schools, and, crucially, our families. With matchless insight and devastating humor, Peachy Keenan makes the case for domestic extremism—turning away from the diseased offerings of the elites, the media, Hollywood, your child’s school, and Big Tech, and embracing a more human way of life. The life-changing magic of domestic extremism will spark joy and help you build a legacy that will enrich the lives of your (many) descendants.

Crude materialism, reduction of mind to body, extreme individualism. All products of a 17th century scientific inheritance which looks at the parts of our existence at the expense of the whole. Cutting through myths of scientific omnipotence, Mary Midgley explores how this inheritance has so powerfully shaped the way we are, and the problems it has brought with it. She argues that poetry and the arts can help reconcile these problems, and counteract generations of 'one-eyed specialists', unable and unwilling to look beyond their own scientific or literary sphere. Dawkins, Atkins, Bacon and Descartes all come under fire as Midgely sears through contemporary debate, from Gaia to memes, and organic food to greenhouse gases. After years of unquestioned imperialism, science is finally forced to take a step back and acknowledge the arts.

New York Times bestselling author Sam Harris’s first book, The End of Faith, ignited a worldwide debate about the validity of religion. In the aftermath, Harris discovered that most people—from religious fundamentalists to non-believing scientists—agree on one point: science has nothing to say on the subject of human values. Indeed, our failure to address questions of meaning and morality through science has now become the primary justification for religious faith. In this highly controversial book, Sam Harris seeks to link morality to the rest of human knowledge. Defining morality in terms of human and animal well-being, Harris argues that science can do more than tell how we are; it can, in principle, tell us how we ought to be. In his view, moral relativism is simply false—and comes at an increasing cost to humanity. And the intrusions of religion into the sphere of human values can be finally repelled: for just as there is no such thing as Christian physics or Muslim algebra, there can be no Christian or Muslim morality. Using his expertise in philosophy and neuroscience, along with his experience on the front lines of our “culture wars,” Harris delivers a game-changing book about the future of science and about the real basis of human cooperation.

This is a book for people energized by the possibilities of modern intimacy, but who feel unsure about their own romantic lives. Alternative lifestyles such as nonmonogamy, while liberating in theory, can feel remote in practice, as we are fixed in place by insecurities and social pressures. In Romantic Agency, philosopher Luke Brunning encourages readers to think more deeply about what it means for relationships to not only work, but flourish. Guided by the thought that our abilities to be intimate cannot be taken for granted, he argues that our romantic agency is fragile and best cultivated alongside other people. Together we can become more realistic, balance playfulness with integrity, and value each other’s flourishing. Anyone can benefit from this exploration of intimate life, regardless of their relationship status or romantic ideals. Compelling and timely, Romantic Agency is a groundbreaking account of love and relationships.

Beyond Liberalism and Communism: Socialist Theory and the Chinese Case presents a new conceptual framework of socialism and applies it to the study of socialist development in China, shedding new light on modern China and signposting novel directions in socialist thought. Based on a Marxian-Polanyian approach, the book develops a new conceptual framework of socialism by taking the liberal and the communist challenges seriously. In doing so, Brie develops a liberal and a communist formula of socialism based upon two owners of socialist property (the individuals and the society), different forms of possession (public, common, associative, and individual) meditating the interests of the two opposite owners, and democracy as an expression of the will of the many and of all together in common. This formula is then applied to socialist development in China, analysing its booming centrally directed economy and the political ways to safeguard democracy as the rule of, for, and by the people under the Chinese Communist Party. With an analysis of the means by which China has pursued a unique form of socialist development, Beyond Liberalism and Communism: Socialist Theory and the Chinese Case will appeal to scholars of modern China, political theory, political sociology, and socialist thought.

Master the essential skills for designing and conducting a successful research project Essentials of Research Design and Methodology contains practical information on how to design and conduct scientific research in the behavioral and social sciences. This accessible guide covers basic to advanced concepts in a clear, concrete, and readable style. The text offers students and practitioners in the behavioral sciences and related disciplines important insights into identifying research topics, variables, and methodological approaches. Data collection and assessment strategies, interpretation methods, and important ethical considerations also receive significant coverage in this user-friendly guide. Essentials of Research Design and Methodology is the only available resource to condense the wide-ranging topics of the field into a concise, accessible format for handy and quick reference. As part of the Essentials of Behavioral Science series, this book offers a thorough review of the most relevant topics in research design and methodology. Each concise chapter features numerous callout boxes highlighting key concepts, bulleted points, and extensive illustrative material, as well as "Test Yourself" questions that help you gauge and reinforce your grasp of the information covered.

Covering over fifteen years of research, this compilation offers the first comprehensive review of the relationships between self-efficacy, adaptation, and adjustment. It discusses topics such as depression, anxiety, addictive disorders, vocational and career choice, preventive behavior, rehabilitation, stress, academic achievement and instruction, and collective efficacy. Psychologists concerned with social cognition and practitioners in clinical counseling will find this an invaluable reference.

Although researchers have long been aware that the species-typical architecture of the human mind is the product of our evolutionary history, it has only been in the last three decades that advances in such fields as evolutionary biology, cognitive psychology, and paleoanthropology have made the fact of our evolution illuminating. Converging findings from a variety of disciplines are leading to the emergence of a fundamentally new view of the human mind, and with it a new framework for the behavioral and social sciences. First, with the advent of the cognitive revolution, human nature can finally be defined precisely as the set of universal, species-typical information-processing programs that operate beneath the surface of expressed cultural variability. Second, this collection of cognitive programs evolved in the Pleistocene to solve the adaptive problems regularly faced by our hunter-gatherer ancestors--problems such as mate selection, language acquisition, cooperation, and sexual infidelity. Consequently, the traditional view of the mind as a general-purpose computer, tabula rasa, or passive recipient of culture is being replaced by the view that the mind resembles an intricate network of functionally specialized computers, each of which imposes contentful structure on human mental organization and culture. The Adapted Mind explores this new approach--evolutionary psychology--and its implications for a new view of culture.

COMO OS TÍMIDOS E INTROVERTIDOS PODEM MUDAR UM MUNDO QUE NÃO PARA DE FALAR. O poder dos quietos já vendeu mais de 3 milhões de exemplares no mundo todo, foi traduzido para 41 idiomas e passou quatro anos na lista de mais vendidos do The New York Times. "Este livro é uma delícia de ler e vai levar tanto os introvertidos quanto os extrovertidos a pensar sobre as melhores maneiras de ser quem são." – Library Journal Um dos mais premiados livros dos últimos anos, O poder dos quietos mudou a forma como os introvertidos são vistos e, sobretudo, como veem a si mesmos. Pelo menos um terço das pessoas que conhecemos é de introvertidos. Eles preferem ouvir a falar. Trabalham melhor por conta própria do que em grupo, são inventivos e criativos, mas não gostam de se autopromover. Foram responsáveis por inúmeras contribuições fundamentais à sociedade, mas muitos de nós não sabemos disso por conta de um traço marcante de sua personalidade: eles são quietos. Com uma fascinante pesquisa e histórias reais sobre anônimos e personalidades como Chopin, Einstein, Bill Gates e Barack Obama, O poder dos quietos mostra como pessoas reservadas podem se tornar grandes líderes e ser bem-sucedidas por causa da introversão, e não apesar dela. Susan Cain explica como o Ideal da Extroversão nos levou a subestimar os introvertidos. Ao pressioná-los a serem mais expansivos, acabamos obstruindo sua criatividade e seu potencial de liderança, fazendo com que todo mundo saia perdendo. Escrito com sensibilidade e bom humor, este livro ensina os introvertidos a tirar proveito de seu jeito de ser e aumentar sua autoconfiança. Tão importante quanto isso, também mostra que não precisamos tentar mudá-los para que eles alcancem seu pleno potencial.

«واضح ورائع ويصعب التوقف عن قراءته، ومليء بدراسات الحالة المهمة... قدَّم هذا الكتاب مجموعة من أهم الإنجازات في مجال الصحة العقلية خلال الأعوام الثلاثين الماضية» - نورمان دويدج، مؤلف كتاب «الدماغ يغير نفسه» تعريف يُقدِّم بيسيل فان دير كولك، الباحث الرائد وأحد أبرز الخبراء في العالم في مجال الضغط العصبي الناتج عن الصدمة النفسية، نموذجًا جديدًا جسورًا للشفاء من الصدمات. الصدمة النفسية حقيقة من حقائق الحياة. أظهرت الدراسات أن واحدًا على الأقل من كل خمسة أشخاص يتعرض للتحرش، وواحدًا من كل أربعة ينشأ مع مدمنين، وزوجًا من كل ثلاثة أزواج يتورط في عنف جسدي. هذه الظروف تترك حتمًا آثارًا في العقول والعواطف، وفي الجسد أيضًا. ومع الأسف، كثيرًا ما يعكس المصابون بالصدمات النفسية ضغطهم العصبي على شركائهم وأطفالهم. أمضى د. فان دير كولك أكثر من ثلاثة عقود في العمل مع الناجين من الصدمات، ونجح من خلال هذا الكتاب في تغيير فهمنا للضغط العصبي الناجم عن الصدمة النفسية، وكشف عن كيفية إعادة الضغط العصبي لترتيب أسلاك الدماغ حرفيًّا - تحديدًا المناطق المخصصة للمتعة والتفاعل مع الآخرين والتحكم في النفس والثقة - وأوضح تأثير العلاجات المبتكرة، بما في ذلك الارتجاع العصبي والتأمل والصلاة واللعب واليوجا وغيرها من العلاجات، فضلًا عن تقديمه بدائل مجربة وناجحة للعقاقير والعلاج بالكلام، وطريقة التعافي واستعادة الحياة. عن المؤلف د. بيسيل فان دير كولك، طبيب ومؤسس والمدير الطبي لـ«مركز الصدمة» في بروكلين، ماساتشوستس. وهو أيضًا أستاذ الطب النفسي في «كلية الطب بجامعة بوسطن» ومدير «الشبكة الوطنية لعلاج الصدمة المعقدة». عندما لا يباشر الدكتور فان دير كولك التدريس حول العالم، فإنه يعمل ويعيش في بوسطن. عن المترجم محمد الدخاخني يكتب بالعربية والإنجليزية حول الثقافة والفن لصحف ومنصات إقليمية، ويترجم عن الإنجليزية في موضوعات متعددة. من بين ترجماته «يوميات وجيه غالي: كاتب مصري من الستينيات المتأرجحة».

This acclaimed clinical guide and widely adopted text has filled a key need in the field since its original publication. Nancy McWilliams makes psychoanalytic personality theory and its implications for practice accessible to practitioners of all levels of experience. She explains major character types and demonstrates specific ways that understanding the patient's individual personality structure can influence the therapist's focus and style of intervention. Guidelines are provided for developing a systematic yet flexible diagnostic formulation and using it to inform treatment. Highly readable, the book features a wealth of illustrative clinical examples. New to This Edition *Reflects the ongoing development of the author's approach over nearly two decades. *Incorporates important advances in attachment theory, neuroscience, and the study of trauma. *Coverage of the contemporary relational movement in psychoanalysis. Winner--Canadian Psychological Association's Goethe Award for Psychoanalytic and Psychodynamic Scholarship

Now featuring a new introduction by Dr. M. Scott Peck, the twenty-fifth anniversary edition of the classic bestseller The Road Less Traveled, celebrated by The Washington Post as “not just a book but a spontaneous act of generosity.” Perhaps no book in this generation has had a more profound impact on our intellectual and spiritual lives than The Road Less Traveled. With sales of more than seven million copies in the United States and Canada, and translations into more than twenty-three languages, it has made publishing history, with more than ten years on the New York Times bestseller list. Written in a voice that is timeless in its message of understanding, The Road Less Traveled continues to help us explore the very nature of loving relationships and leads us toward a new serenity and fullness of life. It helps us learn how to distinguish dependency from love; how to become a more sensitive parent; and ultimately how to become one’s own true self. Recognizing that, as in the famous opening line of his book, “Life is difficult” and that the journey to spiritual growth is a long one, Dr. Peck never bullies his readers, but rather guides them gently through the hard and often painful process of change toward a higher level of self-understanding.

¿Qué pasa en tu cabeza cuando las emociones te llevan a la despensa? ¿Comienzas a cuidarte y abandonas al momento? ¿Te sientes culpable después de comer? ¿Vives con frustración cuando no eres capaz de mantener unos hábitos saludables? ¿Sabías que tu estado de ánimo influye en tu peso y que muchas dietas fracasan por una inadecuada gestión emocional? Las emociones juegan un papel fundamental en las elecciones alimentarias. Cuando la comida se convierte en la única herramienta de gestión emocional, lejos de ayudarnos a resolver el problema, nos genera otro adicional. A través de un abordaje interdisciplinar desde la psiconutrición se pueden resolver estas dificultades de forma integral, trabajando no solo la cuestión dietética sino también la psicológica. De este modo, la persona puede llegar a diferenciar las causas que le llevan a comer, conocer el impacto del estrés en lo que come y distinguir los factores psicológicos que podrían derivar en desajustes alimentarios. En este libro la dietista-nutricionista Griselda Herrero y la psicóloga Cristina Andrades abordan un completo plan desde la psiconutrición y aportan las claves y herramientas para comenzar a trabajar las emociones, establecer una relación más positiva con la comida, mejorar la relación con la imagen corporal y adquirir unos hábitos más equilibrados y saludables, trabajando aquellas variables psicológicas y dietéticas que conducen a desarrollar malos hábitos de salud, con el fin de mejorarlos. Porque somos mucho más que una persona que come.

◎ 도서 소개 『평균의 종말』을 잇는 토드 로즈의 역작! ‘세계 최고’가 아닌 ‘최고의 나’를 만들어 줄 단 한권의 책 우리는 수 세대 동안 판에 박힌 표준화의 법칙을 따라왔다. 남들과 똑같되 더 뛰어나야 하는 법칙에서 탈피하지 못하고 있다. 공장의 조립라인을 따라 제작되는 상품처럼, 똑같은 시험을 치르고 똑같은 졸업장을 따고 똑같은 진로 코스를 따라야 한다. 더 나은 상품이 되려면 표준 공식을 따르되, 남들보다 더 좋은 성적을 얻어야 하고, 세상에서 더 알아주는 학교에 들어가서 졸업장을 따야 하고, 남들보다 더 좋은 직장에 취직해야 한다. 내가 진정으로 바라는 목표와는 상관없이 사회적 성공을 향한 컨베이어 벨트에 올라타고 있는 우리는 모두가 알고 있는, 그리고 모두가 인정하는 ‘표준 공식’에서 벗어나면 안 된다. 그래야 나의 성취를 다른 사람들에게도 인정받을 수 있기 때문이다. 그러나 이런 표준 공식을 따라 성공하는 사람들은 결국 ‘소수’이다. 사회적 강요에 따라 열심히 노력하고 헌신했지만 성공이라는 목표를 달성하지 못한 ‘대다수’의 사람들은 초초함과 좌절감을 떠안는다. 수많은 책들이 단 하나의 성공의 비법을 알려준다고 유혹하고 있지만, 왜 성공을 이룬 사람들은 극소수일까? 게다가 아무리 이런 표준 공식이 싫어도 달리 택할 수 있는 경로가 없어 보인다. 그런데 그런 경로가 실제로 있다면 어떨까? 누구도 예상치 못한 길에서 자신만의 시장을 창출한 이들, 우리는 그들을 다크호스라 부른다 전작 『평균의 종말』을 통해 평균의 허상을 폭로한 바 있는 선두적인 사상가 토드 로즈와 신경과학자 오기 오가스는 그동안 하버드 교육대학원의 다크호스 프로젝트를 통해 혜성처럼 등장해 인상적인 성공을 이뤄낸 사람들인 ‘다크호스들’을 연구해왔다. 『다크호스』는 이 두 사람의 그 혁신적 연구 결과가 담겨 있다. 책에는 성공과 행복 추구를 바라보는 기존의 사고방식을 획기적으로 바꿀 수 있는 방향과 지침이 수록되어 있다. 실제로 다크호스들은 표준 공식을 따르지 않고 자신만의 길을 개척해 행복이 충만한 삶을 누리고 있다. 얼핏 보기에는 일탈 행위로 보이는 다크호스들의 여정을 살펴보면 실질적인 성공 법칙이 숨겨져 있다. 그것도 당신이 어떤 사람이든 이루고 싶은 꿈이 무엇이든 상관없이 누구나 다 어울리는 법칙이다. 다크호스들의 성공 법칙은 ‘개인성을 활용해 충족감을 추구하면서 우수성을 획득’하려는 사고방식에 근거하고 있다. 『다크호스』에서 알려주는 다크호스형 사고방식의 4대 요소를 잘 활용하면 당신만의 고유한 관심사, 능력, 환경에 맞는 선택을 내릴 수 있는 자율권이 주어진다. 지금 당신이 여정의 첫 발을 떼려는 중이든 진정한 천직을 깨닫고 그 길로 들어설 방법을 찾고 있든 간에, 『다크호스』가 열정과 성취감으로 충만한 삶을 인도하는 좋은 길잡이가 되어줄 것이다. ◎ 추천사 성공관과 성공 방법에 대한 구닥다리 개념을 박살내다 에이미 커디 하버드대학교 경영대학원 교수, 『프레즌스』『자존감은 어떻게 시작되는가』저자 어느 순간 혜성처럼 나타나 대가의 경지에 올라서며 대단한 업적을 세우는 사람들이 있다. 대체 어떻게 그럴 수 있을까? 이 책을 읽다 보면 그 의문이 풀린다. 이 책에서는 개인성이 충족감으로 이어지는 이유와, 그 충족감이 우수성으로 이어지는 이유를 잘 설명한다. 당신이 이미 다크호스이든 무리에서 박차고 나오려는 참이든 간에, 이 책이 성공에 이르는 유익한 로드맵이 될 것이다. 다니엘 핑크 세계적인 미래학자,『언제 할 것인가』『드라이브 』저자 이 책은 구시대적인 성공 경로를 거부하고도 결국 성공을 쟁취하는 동시에 그 과정에서 충족감까지 발견한 사람들의 감동적이고 흥미진진한 이야기를 들려준다. 그렇다고 무턱대고 이 사람들의 발자국을 따라가라고 부추기지는 않는다. 그것은 오히려 다크호스 규범을 어기는 것이라며, 새로운 아이디어로 앞으로 나아갈 길을 설계할 권한이 바로 당신에게 있음을 알려준다. 애덤 그랜트 와튼스툴 조직심리학 교수, 『오리지널스 』『기브앤테이크』저자 ◎ 출판사 서평 표준화 시대 성공 공식의 유효 기간은 끝났다 ‘목적지를 의식하고 열심히 노력하면서 끝까지 버텨라!’ 우리가 성공을 이루기 위한 가장 확실한 전략으로 여기고 있는 이 메시지는 사실 산업화의 산물이다. 20세기 초부터 공장 중심의 제조업 경제로 전환되면서, 표준화 시대가 도래했다. 조립라인, 대량생산, 조직위계, 의무교육이 보편화되면서, 상품, 일자리, 졸업장 등등 일상생활의 대다수 체계가 표준화됐다. 표준화 시대에 맞춰, 성공을 정의하는 개념 역시 생겨났다. 일정한 진로코스에 따라 사다리를 한 칸 한 칸 밟고 올라가 부와 지위를 획득하는 것이 곧 성공이었다. 개개인의 저마다 특성과 장점은 무시한 채, 목적지까지 일직선으로 뻗은 길을 따라가기만 하면 취업, 사회적 지위, 경제적 안정이 보장된다는 환상을 심어줬다. 그런데 이 조언이 과연 지금 시대에도 유효한 것일까? 시대는 바뀌었다. 현재는 넷플릭스나 아마존이 개인의 취향에 잘 맞을 만한 영화나 책을 섬뜩하도록 정확하게 추천하는 세상이다. 유튜브와 주문형 TV, 구글의 개인별 맞춤 검색, 개인맞춤형 뉴스 서비스, 각종 SNS가 일상화되어 있다. 이 신기술들의 공통된 특징은 바로 ‘개인화(personalization)’다. 우리 사회는 대규모의 고정적이고 위계적인 조직이 주축을 이루는 산업 경제에서 프리랜서, 자영업자, 프리 에이전트들이 주도하는, 점차 다양하고 분권화되는 지식서비스 경제로 전환 중이다. 부와 권력 vs. 개인적 성취, 당신이 생각하는 성공의 정의는? 이러한 개인화 시대에 생명을 불어 넣고 있는 개념은 저자 토드 로즈가 전작 『평균의 종말』에서 정의한 ‘개개인성(individuality)’이다. 2018년 비영리 싱크탱크 포퓰리스(Populace)가 3천 명의 남녀를 대상으로 진행한 설문조사에서 응답자의 74퍼센트가 사회적 정의에서 성공한 사람을 “힘 있는 사람”이라고 답한 반면, 개인적 정의에서 성공한 사람은 91퍼센트가 “목표지향적인 사람”이라고 밝혔다. 우리 대다수가 남들에게 성공한 사람으로 인정받으려면 부유하고 힘 있는 사람이 되어야 한다고 생각하면서 자신은 개인적 충족감과 스스로의 결정에 따른 성취감을 성공 기준으로 여기고 있는 셈이다. 이처럼 개인화된 성공에 대한 요구는 증가하고 있지만 과학적, 학문적 연구는 여전히 표준화 시대에 고착되어 있다. 1세기가 다 되어가도록 연구자들은 획일적인 성공 개념에만 매달리며 한 가지 의문만을 고집스레 붙잡고 있다. ‘성공을 이루기 위한 최상의 방법은 무엇일까?’ 시스템 바깥의 다크호스들, 게임의 규칙을 깨부수다! 『다크호스』의 저자 토드 로즈와 오기 오가스는 하버드대에서 연구를 하던 중, 위 질문과 살짝 다른 관점을 제기하게 됐다. ‘당신이 성공을 이루기 위한 최상의 방법은 무엇일까?’ 이 질문의 답을 찾기 위해, 그들은 학계 관례에 따른 성공 사례가 아닌 비전통적 성공 경로를 따랐던 대가들을 조사하기 시작했다. 왜냐하면 그들이 그런 성공을 이룬 장본인이었기 때문이다. 지금은 선두적인 사상가로 인정받고 있지만 토드 로즈는 ADHD 장애로 고등학교를 중퇴하고 스무 살에 두 아이 아빠가 되었고, 신경과학자로 유명한 오기 오가스는 대학을 다섯 번이나 중퇴하고 헌책을 팔러 다녔다. 두 저자는 표준 공식을 따르려고 아무리 발버둥쳐도 번번이 실패했던 자신들의 경험을 바탕으로, 개개인이 저마다의 우수성을 획득하는 방법을 찾기 위해 시스템 밖에서 성공한 대가들을 연구했다. 그리고 그 사람들을 ‘다크호스’라 명명했다. 게임의 규칙을 거부하고 성공한 다크호스들은 시스템에 저항하려는 충동적인 반항아거나 남들보다 대범한 성격을 가진 괴짜일거라 지레짐작하기 쉽다. 그러나 전혀 그렇지 않다. 대범하고 저돌적인 성격도 있고 소심하고 공손한 성격도 있다. 어떤 사람은 분열 조장을 즐기는가 하면 또 어떤 사람은 화해적 태도를 선호한다. 갑자기 진로를 바꿔 전혀 다른 분야로 뛰어든 대가들도 있었다. 어떤 남자는 문학 박사 학위를 취득한 후에 혹한의 북부 지방으로 트레킹을 떠났다가 외래 균류 전문가가 되어 돌아왔고, 아이비리그 대학원에서 인지언어학을 전공했다가 중도에 학업을 접고 세계적인 포커 귀재로 변신한 여성도 있었다. 하버드대 다크호스 프로젝트 팀이 찾아낸, 성공에 이르는 새로운 개념 정의 그렇다면 틀을 깬 다크호스들이 희박한 가능성을 뚫고 대가의 경지에 도달한 공통점은 무엇일까? 상당수 다크호스들은 ‘충족감’을 언급했다. 강한 ‘목표’ 의식이나 자신의 활동에 대한 ‘열의’, ‘자부심’을 이야기한 이들도 있었다. ‘이 일이 자신의 천직’이라고 자처하거나, 조용한 어조로 ‘진정성 있는 삶’을 살고 있다고 말한 이도 있었다. 표현 방식은 각기 다르지만 모든 다크호스들은 현재의 자신에게 자부심을 느끼면서 자신이 하는 일에 깊이 몰입하고 있었다. 한마디로, 다크호스들은 의미 있고 보람찬 삶을 지금, 살고 있다. 사람들은 대체로 생계 문제에서 좋아하는 일과 해야 하는 일 중 하나를 선택해야 한다고 생각한다. 그러나 이 책에서 만나게 될 다크호스들을 보면 그것이 잘못된 선택임을 느끼게 된다. 그들은 개개인성을 활용해서 실력과 즐거움을 둘 다 얻었다. 자신에게 가장 잘 맞는 상황을 선택했고, 충족감을 주는 활동에 몰입해 학습력, 발전력, 수행력이 최대화된 덕분에 자신의 일에서 우수성을 키우기에 가장 효과적인 환경을 확보했다. 이렇게 다크호스들은 현대 개인화 시대에 잘 들어맞을 만한 성공의 새로운 정의를 제시하고 있다. ‘개개인성’이 정말로 중요하다는 점을 인정하는 정의다. 무명의 다크호스들이 전하는 생생한 교훈, 당신도 당신의 삶에서 최고가 될 수 있다! 지금껏 숱한 철학자와 정신적 지도자들이 ‘열정을 따르라’거나 ‘행복을 우선시하라’는 훈계를 해왔다. 하지만 정작 필요한 것은 허공에 울리는 무의미한 메아리가 아니라 당신의 삶 속에서, 당신이 진정으로 원하는 것과 그것을 성취할 방법을 알아내도록 돕는 실용적이고 구체적인 지침이다. 『다크호스』는 바로 그런 지침을 제시하고 있다. 『다크호스』의 최우선적 용도는 다크호스형 사고방식의 사용 설명서로 활용하는 것이다. 이 책에서 알려주는 다크호스형 사고방식의 4대 요소는 남녀를 막론하고 온갖 포부를 품은 아주 다양한 사람들을 통해 실제로 검증된 것이다. 이 책에서는 스티븐 스필버그나 세리나 윌리엄스, 스티브 잡스는 나오지 않는다. 대신 스필버그 밑에서 조감독으로 일했던 인물, 올림픽 투포환 대표 선수, 스티브 잡스가 처음 고용한 직원 중 한 명, 백악관 정치 책략가였다가 옷장정리 전문가로 변신한 사람, 돈 잘 버는 직장을 걷어차고 서퍼클럽(고급 나이트클럽)을 개업한 경영 컨설턴트 들을 만나게 될 것이다. 이 같은 무명 다크호스들의 성공담은 누구나 아는 유명인의 성공담보다 훨씬 더 많은 교훈을 시사한다. 다크호스들이 이룬 성공은 특권층이나 엘리트층만 아니라 누구든지 다 성취 가능한 일이라는 사실을 보여주기 때문이다.『다크호스』의 궁극적 목표는 피라미드의 좁은 꼭대기에 홀로 서있는 ‘세계 최고’가 아닌 당신의 삶 전체에서 ‘최고의 당신’이 되도록 돕는 것이다. 당신이 꿈도 희망도 없는 일에 매여 있거나, 사회생활의 첫 발을 떼려는 중이거나, 방향을 못 잡고 떠도는 기분을 느끼고 있다면 이 책이 당신을 열정, 목표, 성취감으로 충만한 삶으로 안내할 길잡이가 될 것이다. ◎ 책 속에서 ‘다크호스 dark horse’는 1831년에 소설 『젊은 공작』의 출간 이후부터 보편화된 말이다. 영국에서 출간된 이 소설에는 주인공이 경마에서 돈을 걸었다가 ‘전혀 예상도 못했던(dark, 알려지지 않은) 말이’ 우승하는 바람에 큰돈을 잃는 대목이 나온다. 이 소설 문구가 빠르게 유행을 타면서, 이후로 ‘다크호스’는 표준적 개념에 따른 승자와는 거리가 있어서 주목을 받지 못했던 뜻밖의 승자를 지칭하게 됐다. ― 16페이지 당신이 구불구불 굽은 길을 가기로 마음먹는다면 어쩔 수 없이 그런 냉소적 반응에 부딪히게 된다. 당신을 누구보다 아끼는 사람들도 예외가 아니다. 가족과 친구들이 그렇게 반응하는 이유는 당신이 순응자가 되길 바라기 때문이 아니다. 당신의 선택이 세상사에 대한 자신들의 기본 인식과 어긋나기 때문이다. 당신이 성공하길 바라면서, 자신들이 생각하는 성공 방법은 표준 공식에 따라 목적지를 의식하고 열심히 노력하면서 끝까지 버티는 길밖에는 없다고 여기기 때문이다. ― 57페이지 오늘날의 우리는 자신을 평가할 때 본능적으로 학습, 훈련, 성취 등의 표준화된 방법에 따라 자신의 수행력을 가늠한다. 표준화 계약은 여러 방법으로 당신에게 스스로의 잠재력을 저평가하도록 내몰고 있다. 그중에서도 특히 당신을 심하게 위축시키는 방법이 하나 있다. 기관이 당신에게 맞지 않는 전략을 채택하라고 다그쳐 놓고선 당신이 쩔쩔매면 그 실패를 재능 부족 탓으로 돌리며 업신여기고 핀잔 주는 방법이다. 하지만 단 하나의 최상의 방법으로 잘 해내지 못한다는 이유만으로 당신에게 재능이 없다고 볼 수는 없다. ― 170페이지 다크호스형 사고방식에서는 목적지와 목표가 명확히 다른 개념이다. 우선 목표는 언제나 개인성을 근원으로 삼는다. 보다 명확히 말하자면 적극적 선택을 통해 목표를 세운다. 반면에 목적지는 다른 누군가의 목표관에 응해 따라가는 지향점이다. 이런 목적지는 대체로 표준화된 기회제공 기관에서 정해놓은 것이다. 목표는 당장 구체적으로 행동에 옮길 수 있다. 그에 반해 목적지에 도달하는 일은 언제나 의존적이다. 중간에 발생하는 상황이나, 불확실한 상황, 예측 불가능한 상황에 따라 달라진다. 목적지에 가려면 다수의 미래 전략들이 필요하고, 이 미래 전략들은 중간에 개입되는 전략의 결과에 좌우된다. 목적지에 도달하기까지 앞으로 벌어질 상황에 대한 의존도가 높을수록 충족감을 달성하기는 그만큼 어려워진다. ― -220페이지 개인화 시대는 이전까지 유례없는 약속을 보장하는 시대인 동시에 굉장히 위험한 시대이기도 하다. 개인화 없는 선택보다 훨씬 억압적인 위험성의 소지가 있기 때문이다. 그것은 바로 선택 없는 개인화다. 사람들의 개개인성에 맞춰주기만 하고 정작 참다운 선택을 부여하지 않는 시스템은 무제한의 통제력을 지닌 시스템이 된다. 괜한 걱정으로 불안감을 조성하려는 말이 아니다. 인터넷의 민주화 촉발 잠재성이 전체주의 정권에 의해 감시·조작·국민 탄압의 유례없는 수단으로 변질된 국가들이 점점 늘고 있다. 팔짱만 끼고 방관하다간 서구 세계도 그렇게 변질될 위험이 높다는 점을 분명히 알아야 한다. ― 314페이지 동등한 적합성을 시행하는 민주주의적 능력주의에서는 상황이 다르다. 당신은 더 이상 기계의 톱니바퀴나 미인대회의 경쟁자 같은 존재가 아니다. 참다운 선택을 부여받으며 당신의 삶에 대한 진정한 통제력을 쥐게 된다. 다만, 이렇게 늘어난 권한만큼 책임도 늘어난다. ‘자신의 선택 분간하기’라는 자율권이 주어짐에 따라 충족감을 추구하는 과정에서 내리는 결정은 전적으로 당신의 책임이 된다. ― 326페이지 이런 가정을 확실히 실행시킬 수 있는 유일한 기제는 충족감이다. 그 외의 다른 기준은 결과적으로 승자와 패자를 낳기 때문이다. 충족감은 우리 모두가 승리할 수 있는 유일한 방법이다. 제퍼슨이 아이디어를 촛불에 비유해서 한 말처럼, 당신의 충족감을 얻는다고 해서 나의 충족감이 줄어들지는 않기 때문이다. ― 381페이지

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Paula García Bernácer ofrece al lector una guía para comprender los trastornos alimenticios y la obsesión por el peso. La autora, que confiesa haber sido una esclava de la comida, narra su experiencia personal y detalla, uno a uno, todos los motivos y desequilibrios emocionales que pueden conducir a una persona a dejar de comer o a ingerir alimentos de forma compulsiva y desproporcionada. Tras casi veinte años de introspección, estudio de sus adicciones, observación de su anorexia y desarrollo personal, Paula García puede exponer ahora aspectos claves para convivir con este tipo de problemas y obtener una mayor estabilidad, autoconocimiento y aceptación del cuerpo y de la mente. La autora es nutricionista y coach de salud, y actualmente se forma como experta en desórdenes de la conducta alimentaria. Además, trabaja con mujeres que padecen problemas de ansiedad motivados por la comida y el peso, y ofrece soluciones desde un punto de vista más holístico.

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Este manual ofrece al lector la oportunidad de conocer diversas teorías contemporáneas en el campo de la psicología del desarrollo. Presenta las principales tendencias, pensamientos, técnicas de investigación y descubrimientos más relevantes en dicho ámbito, examinando las aportaciones de los psicólogos que han contribuido, a través de la historia de la psicología, a la difusión y crecimiento de la disciplina que nos ocupa. El objetivo de esta obra es presentar unas bases teóricas coherentes del desarrollo humano que permita a estudiantes, profesionales y curiosos profundizar en esta temática, de un modo comprensible y a su vez riguroso. En ella se describen las dimensiones física y psicomotora, sexual, cognitiva-intelectual, lingüística, afectiva, emocional, social, y de la personalidad, desde el nacimiento, pasando por la etapa infantil, la niñez durante la edad escolar, la adolescencia y concluyendo en la edad adulta y la vejez. La obra está estructurada en nueve capítulos, cada uno de ellos inicia con un breve resumen que nos introduce en el contenido del mismo, para desarrollar punto a punto, apoyado en cuadros sinópticos, mapas conceptuales, imágenes y una gran cantidad de ejemplos que ilustran la exposición teórica acerca de los principales aspectos relacionados con la psicología del desarrollo humano a lo largo de la vida. Además, al finalizar cada capítulo se ofrece un rico glosario que describe los conceptos más complejos en él trabajados, una serie de lecturas recomendadas que facilitan ampliar conocimientos y las referencias bibliográficas citadas. En la última sección del manual se puede encontrar una selección de enlaces de interés que facilitan el acceso a información de calidad, sometida a frecuentes actualizaciones. El resultado es un texto cuya lectura resulta fácil y amena para cualquier público, que presenta información de candente actualidad en el campo de la psicología del desarrollo y que puede interesar a todo tipo de educadores.

Nos han enseñado a creer que tenemos una única identidad y a sentir miedo o vergüenza cuando no podemos controlar las voces internas que no coinciden con el ideal de lo que creemos que deberíamos ser. Sin embargo, las investigaciones del Dr. Richard Schwartz ponen en entredicho esta teoría de la «mente única». «Todos nacemos con muchas submentes o partes» dice el Dr. Schwartz. «Estas partes no son imaginarias o simbólicas. Son individuos que existen como una familia interna dentro de nosotros, y la clave de la salud y la felicidad es honrar, comprender y amar cada parte.» Con No hay partes malas, aprenderás por qué la terapia IFS ha sido tan eficaz en áreas como el trauma, las adicciones y la depresión, y cómo esta nueva comprensión de la conciencia tiene el potencial de cambiar radicalmente nuestras vidas. Elogios dedicados a No hay partes malas «Un regalo colosal: transformador, compasivo y sabio. Estas enseñanzas sencillas y magníficas te abrirán la mente y te liberarán el espíritu y el corazón». JACK KORNFIELD, PHD autor de A Path with Heart «La terapia de sistemas de familia interna (IFS), y el conocimiento de que todos albergamos partes valiosas, que se ven obligadas a adoptar roles extremos para lidiar con el dolor y la decepción, ha sido uno de los grandes progresos en la terapia del trauma. Comprender el papel que han desempeñado en nuestra supervivencia y ser capaces de soltar los traumas originales lleva a la autocompasión y a la armonía interior. Saber que todas nuestras partes son bienvenidas es absolutamente revolucionario y abre una vía a la autoaceptación y el autoliderazgo. La IFS es una de las piedras angulares de una terapia del trauma eficaz y duradera». BESSEL VAN DER KOLK, MD autor de El cuerpo lleva la cuenta «En esta obra minuciosa y de lectura muy agradable, el doctor Richard Schwartz articula e ilustra hábilmente su modelo de sistemas de familia interna, una de las terapias más innovadoras, intuitivas, exhaustivas y transformadoras que han surgido este siglo». GABOR MATÉ, MD autor de In the Realm of Hungry Ghosts: Close Encounters with Addiction

إذا نشأت مع والد غير ناضج عاطفيًّا أو غير متاح أو أناني، فقد تكون لديك مشاعر دائمة من الغضب أو الوحدة أو الخيانة أو الهجر، قد تتذكر طفولتك على أنها الوقت الذي لم تتم فيه تلبية احتياجاتك العاطفية، أو تم فيه تجاهل مشاعرك، أو توليت فيه مسؤولية أكبر من سنك في محاولة للتعويض عن سلوك والديك. يمكن أن تلتئم هذه الجروح، ويمكنك المُضي قُدمًا في حياتك. في هذا الكتاب الرائع، تكشف عالمة النفس السريري ليندزي س. جيبسون الطبيعة المدمرة للآباء غير الناضجين عاطفيًّا أو الآباء غير المتاحين. سترى كيف يخلق هؤلاء الآباء شعورًا بالإهمال، وتكتشف طرقًا للشفاء من الألم والارتباك اللذين سبَّبتهما طفولتك. من خلال تحرير نفسك من عدم النضج العاطفي لوالديك، يمكنك استعادة طبيعتك الأصلية، والتحكم في طريقة تفاعلك معهما، وتجنب خيبة الأمل. وأخيرًا، ستتعلم كيفية إنشاء علاقات إيجابية وجديدة حتى تتمكن من بناء حياة أفضل. عن المؤلفة ليندزي س. جيبسون، دكتوراه في علم النفس، اختصاصية نفسية إكلينيكية في عيادة خاصة متخصصة في العلاج النفسي الفردي مع الأبناء البالغين لوالدين غير ناضجين عاطفيًّا. عملت أستاذًا مساعدًا في علم النفس للخريجين في كلية ويليام آند ماري، وكذلك في جامعة أولد دومينيون. لها عدد من الكتب المهمة في علم النفس ويُعدُّ هذا الكتاب أهمها، كما تكتب شهريًّا في مجلة. تعيش جيبسون وتمارس عملها في فيرجينيا بيتش، بولاية فيرجينيا. عن المترجمة سها السباعي مترجمة مصرية، حصلت على درجة الليسانس من كلية الآداب قسم اللغة الإنجليزية بجامعة القاهرة. من ترجماتها: «رحلة هاملت العربية - أمير شكسبير وشبح عبد الناصر» تأليف مارجريت ليتفين، و«قراءات في أعمال نوال السعداوي» تحرير إرنست إيمنيونو ومورين إيك. صدرت لها لدى دار الكرمة ترجمات: رواية «حرائق صغيرة في كل مكان» لسيليْست إنْج، و«الاعتذار» لإيف إنسلر، و«اترك العالم خلفك» لرمان عَلم.

1914 में, सिगमंड फ्रायड ने पहली बार एक विकार के विचार की शुरुआत की, लेकिन उस अवधारणा को लगभग 50 साल पहले तक आधिकारिक नहीं बनाया गया था। अब, narcissism सोशल मीडिया, ब्लॉग और ऑनलाइन क्विज़ पर एक लोकप्रिय चर्चा है। लेकिन अहंकार वास्तव में क्या है और आप कैसे जानते हैं कि आप किसी के साथ रिश्ते में हैं? इससे भी महत्वपूर्ण बात यह है कि अगर आपको पता चलता है कि आप एक narcissist से जुड़े हैं, तो क्या खतरे हैं, आप अपनी रक्षा कैसे करते हैं, और आप कैसे बचते हैं? किसी व्यक्ति में narcissistic लक्षण प्रदर्शित करने वाले और वास्तविक NPD या Narcissistic व्यक्तित्व विकार से पीड़ित व्यक्ति के बीच बहुत बड़ा अंतर है। इसके अलावा, अन्य विकार एनपीडी के समान लग सकते हैं। हम आपको दिखाएंगे कि क्या देखना है ताकि आप अंतर बता सकें। Narcissism में: Narcissistic व्यक्तित्व विकार को समझना, हम यह पता लगाएंगे कि कैसे एक narcissist बन जाता है, और उस व्यक्ति के साथ क्या होता है जो अचानक उन्हें सहानुभूति से लूटता है-एक विशेषता जो सीधे हमारी मानवता से जुड़ी होती है। हम मादक द्रव्य की विभिन्न श्रेणियों को उजागर करेंगे, हल्के और आम तौर पर हानिरहित से लेकर चरम, घातक प्रकार तक—जिससे आप विशेष रूप से एक बड़ी दूरी बनाए रखना चाहते हैं। यह पुस्तक उन लोगों के लिए विशेष रूप से सहायक हो सकती है जो पहले से ही एक narcissist के साथ रिश्ते में हैं, क्योंकि यदि आप या आपके कोई जानने वाले हैं, तो यह निर्धारित करना मुश्किल हो सकता है कि वास्तविक क्या है और विनाशकारी मनोवैज्ञानिक और भावनात्मक दुर्व्यवहार के क्षण के बाद पल-पल गढ़ा गया है! हम यह भी कवर करेंगे कि क्या करना है और कैसे एक narcissist दीर्घकालिक से निपटने की बहुत मुश्किल प्रक्रिया को नेविगेट करना है, पूर्व पति के साथ माता-पिता के लिए, narcissists के वयस्क बच्चों के लिए, या जिनके परिवार में एक narcissist है। आप अपने आप को या किसी प्रियजन को एक narcissist के शिकार होने से कैसे बचा सकते हैं? नार्सिसिज़्म: नार्सिसिस्टिक पर्सनालिटी डिसऑर्डर को समझना आपको आत्मकेंद्रित, भावनात्मक शोषण के विनाशकारी परिणामों से बचने के लिए आवश्यक ज्ञान प्राप्त करने में मदद कर सकता है। आप सीखेंगे कि यह निर्धारित करने के लिए क्या देखना है कि क्या कोई वास्तव में एक संकीर्णतावादी है। इससे पहले कि वे मुड़ें और व्यवस्थित रूप से आपको, आपके अहंकार, आत्मविश्वास और सभी को तोड़ दें, और सबसे महत्वपूर्ण बात यह है कि आप सीखेंगे कि कैसे एक narcissist की शक्ति से बचने और उपचार शुरू करने के लिए आप सीखेंगे। बेहतर जीवन की दिशा में प्रक्रिया, पुनर्निर्माण, पुनः सीखने और अपनी ताकत, विवेक और स्वयं की भावना को बहाल करने के लिए उपकरणों और समर्थन का उपयोग करना। विभिन्न प्रकार और उप-प्रकार की संकीर्णता के बीच अंतर को समझें, जिनमें से सबसे खतरनाक हैं। एक आसन्न जहरीले रिश्ते के लाल झंडों को पहचानना सीखें और कैसे एक संकीर्णतावादी आपको अपने झूठ के जाल में खींचने के लिए कुछ भी करेगा। आत्मकेंद्रित परिवारों और बच्चों पर उनके प्रभावों के साथ-साथ बच्चे बाद में जीवन में दुर्व्यवहार से कैसे निपट सकते हैं, इस पर करीब से नज़र डालें। अपनी वास्तविकता और अपनी विवेक के साथ भावनात्मक रूप से अपमानजनक रिश्ते को नेविगेट करना सीखें, जब तक कि आपके पास इससे बचने का मौका न हो। एक संकीर्णतावादी कैसे सोचता है और कैसे काम करता है, इस पर एक आंतरिक नज़र डालें। एक स्वस्थ रिश्ते और संभावित रूप से जहरीले रिश्ते के बीच अंतर को समझें। अन्य व्यक्तित्व विकारों और संकीर्णतावाद के बीच के अंतरों को जानें, और आत्मसंतुष्टता आमतौर पर स्थायी होने पर किसी को कैसे उगाया जा सकता है।

Este libro es una exploración exhaustiva y perspicaz sobre cómo las redes sociales, omnipresentes en la vida moderna, están moldeando la salud mental de los jóvenes de hoy. Aborda tanto los efectos negativos como los aspectos positivos de estas plataformas digitales, ofreciendo una visión equilibrada y fundamentada en investigaciones. Con un enfoque en la ansiedad, la depresión y la autoestima, el libro no solo identifica problemas sino que también sugiere estrategias para un uso más saludable de las redes sociales. Es una lectura esencial para educadores, padres y jóvenes, proporcionando conocimientos críticos y herramientas para navegar en un mundo cada vez más conectado digitalmente. Este análisis profundo es clave para comprender y mitigar los riesgos psicológicos asociados a las redes sociales, al tiempo que se aprovechan sus beneficios para el bienestar y el desarrollo social de los jóvenes​​.

“A blistering and truly original work of reporting and analysis, uncovering America’s role in homogenizing how the world defines wellness and healing” (Po Bronson). In Crazy Like Us, Ethan Watters reveals that the most devastating consequence of the spread of American culture has not been our golden arches or our bomb craters but our bulldozing of the human psyche itself: We are in the process of homogenizing the way the world goes mad. It is well known that American culture is a dominant force at home and abroad; our exportation of everything from movies to junk food is a well-documented phenomenon. But is it possible America's most troubling impact on the globalizing world has yet to be accounted for? American-style depression, post-traumatic stress disorder, and anorexia have begun to spread around the world like contagions, and the virus is us. Traveling from Hong Kong to Sri Lanka to Zanzibar to Japan, acclaimed journalist Ethan Watters witnesses firsthand how Western healers often steamroll indigenous expressions of mental health and madness and replace them with our own. In teaching the rest of the world to think like us, we have been homogenizing the way the world goes mad.

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In this honest and practical guide, autistic therapist Raelene Dundon explores and demystifies how neurodiversity affirming principles can be easily applied to therapeutic practice. Covering essential considerations for working with neurodivergent clients such as presuming competence, promoting autonomy and respecting communication styles, and providing advice on the best affirming approaches in therapy including how to accommodate sensory needs and encourage self-advocacy, Raelene provides easy-to-implement ways to make your practice inclusive and empowering for neurodivergent children and young people. The deficit model is out. It's time to become neurodiversity affirming.

Few, especially in this country, realize that while Freudian themes have rarely found a place on the programs of the American Psychological Association, they have attracted great and growing attention and found frequent elaboration by students of literature, history, biography, sociology, morals and aesthetics, anthropology, education, and religion. They have given the world a new conception of both infancy and adolescence, and shed much new light upon characterology; given us a new and clearer view of sleep, dreams, reveries, and revealed hitherto unknown mental mechanisms common to normal and pathological states and processes, showing that the law of causation extends to the most incoherent acts and even verbigerations in insanity; gone far to clear up the terra incognita of hysteria; taught us to recognize morbid symptoms, often neurotic and psychotic in their germ; revealed the operations of the primitive mind so overlaid and repressed that we had almost lost sight of them; fashioned and used the key of symbolism to unlock many mysticisms of the past; and in addition to all this, affected thousands of cures, established a new prophylaxis, and suggested new tests for character, disposition, and ability, in all combining the practical and theoretic to a degree salutary as it is rare. These twenty-eight lectures to laymen are elementary and almost conversational. Freud sets forth with a frankness almost startling the difficulties and limitations of psychoanalysis, and also describes its main methods and results as only a master and originator of a new school of thought can do. These discourses are at the same time simple and almost confidential, and they trace and sum up the results of thirty years of devoted and painstaking research. While they are not at all controversial, we incidentally see in a clearer light the distinctions between the master and some of his distinguished pupils. A text like this is the most opportune and will naturally more or less supersede all other introductions to the general subject of psychoanalysis. It presents the author in a new light, as an effective and successful popularizer, and is certain to be welcomed not only by the large and growing number of students of psychoanalysis in this country but by the yet larger number of those who wish to begin its study here and elsewhere. The impartial student of Sigmund Freud need not agree with all his conclusions, and indeed, like the present writer, may be unable to make sex so all-dominating a factor in the psychic life of the past and present as Freud deems it to be, to recognize the fact that he is the most original and creative mind in psychology of our generation. Despite the frightful handicap of the odium sexicum, far more formidable today than the odium theologicum, involving as it has done for him lack of academic recognition and even more or less social ostracism, his views have attracted and inspired a brilliant group of minds not only in psychiatry but in many other fields, who have altogether given the world of culture more new and pregnant appercus than those which have come from any other source within the wide domain of humanism. A former student and disciple of Wundt, who recognizes to the full his inestimable services to our science, cannot avoid making certain comparisons. Wundt has had for decades the prestige of a most advantageous academic chair. He founded the first laboratory for experimental psychology, which attracted many of the most gifted and mature students from all lands. By his development of the doctrine of apperception he took psychology forever beyond the old associationism which had ceased to be fruitful. He also established the independence of psychology from physiology, and by his encyclopedic and always thronged lectures, to say nothing of his more or less esoteric seminary, he materially advanced every branch of mental science and extended its influence over the whole wide domain of folklore, mores, language, and primitive religion. His best texts will long constitute a thesaurus which every psychologist must know.

Summarizing and integrating the major empirical research of the past twenty years, this volume presents a thorough review of the subject, with a special focus on what sets people with low self-esteem apart from others. As the subject is central to the understanding of personality, mental health, and social adjustment, this work will be appreciated by professionals and advanced students in the fields of personality, social, clinical, and organizational psychology.

Unlock the Forbidden Religious Wisdom of Sacred Sexuality with "Luciferian Sexuality: The Forbidden Religious Wisdom of Sacred Sexuality." Delve into the illuminating teachings of Lucifer, the bringer of light and symbol of Thelemic strength. This groundbreaking book explores the cosmic force of illumination and light, awakening the world from its slumber. In this provocative exploration, you will discover the duality of Lucifer and Satan. While Lucifer represents the force of Air and wisdom, Satan embodies active fire and the experiences of the flesh. Through the lens of the Luciferian paradigm, this book unravels the profound connection between sexuality and spiritual expression, inviting readers to view it as a rebellious yet sacred perspective. Drawing from ancient texts and hidden knowledge, "Luciferian Sexuality" uncovers the mysterious nature of Lucifer, misunderstood as Satan in today's world. Join us as we journey through the depths of religious wisdom, exploring the rebel and symbol of rivalry that Lucifer represents. Delve into the complexities of the human experience, embracing misfortunes, difficulties, challenges, and pains as catalysts for evolution and enlightenment. Written with an engaging and thought-provoking style, this book evokes a sense of wonder and fascination. Authoritative yet accessible, it captures the emotional tone and appeal of the subject matter, transporting readers into a realm of forbidden knowledge. Whether you are a seeker of truth, a student of esoteric wisdom, or a spiritual explorer, "Luciferian Sexuality" is a must-read. Embrace the power of divine wisdom and sacred sexuality. Open your mind to new possibilities and embark on a transformative journey towards enlightenment. Key Features: - Explores the duality of Lucifer and Satan in the context of spiritual expression - Unearths hidden knowledge and teachings of Lucifer in ancient texts - Invites readers to embrace their misfortunes and challenges as catalysts for growth - Provides a rebellious and sacred perspective on sexuality as a form of spiritual expression - Written in an engaging and thought-provoking style, capturing the emotional tone of the subject matter Ready to unlock the Forbidden Religious Wisdom of Sacred Sexuality? Buy "Luciferian Sexuality" today and embark on a transformational journey towards enlightenment.

Instant national bestseller! Parenting is about to get easier--and a whole lot more effective…. In a time when so many children and young adults seem to be struggling, parents are looking for help in bringing up mentally healthy kids who are equipped to thrive. Finally, evidence-based help is now available for overwhelmed parents who are trying their best but feel like they’re falling short. #1 New York Times bestselling author and neuropsychiatrist Dr. Daniel Amen and child psychologist Dr. Charles Fay have teamed up to reveal what’s missing from most parenting books. It’s the fact that you need to address both the brain and the mind of your child (and yourself) in order to effectively raise good and strong humans. In this groundbreaking book where neuroscience meets love and logic, parents are given practical tools to help children of all ages go from behavioral problems like defiance, meltdowns, and power struggles to being: Responsible, confident, kind, and resilient Better prepared to make good decisions More focused and motivated Better able to have healthy relationships, and more…. Let Dr. Amen and Dr. Fay help you learn how to be the parent you've always dreamed you could be—and raise great kids who are on their way to reaching their full potential, including their best possible mental health.

A national bestseller, Authentic Happiness launched the revolutionary new science of Positive Psychology—and sparked a coast-to-coast debate on the nature of real happiness. According to esteemed psychologist and bestselling author Martin Seligman, happiness is not the result of good genes or luck. Real, lasting happiness comes from focusing on one’s personal strengths rather than weaknesses—and working with them to improve all aspects of one’s life. Using practical exercises, brief tests, and a dynamic website program, Seligman shows readers how to identify their highest virtues and use them in ways they haven’t yet considered. Accessible and proven, Authentic Happiness is the most powerful work of popular psychology in years.

Dieses Lehrbuch der statistischen Datenanalyse wurde speziell für Einführungskurse konzipiert und richtet sich an alle, die eine leicht verständliche Einführung in die sozialwissenschaftliche Statistik suchen. Es bezieht sich auf das Feld der Erziehungs- und Sozialwissenschaften und behandelt den Stoff nicht als inhaltsunabhängiges mathematisches Wissen.

AUDIBLE EDITOR'S PICK A paradigm-shifting study of neurodivergent women—those with ADHD, autism, synesthesia, high sensitivity, and sensory processing disorder—exploring why these traits are overlooked in women and how society benefits from allowing their unique strengths to flourish. As a successful Harvard and Berkeley-educated writer, entrepreneur, and devoted mother, Jenara Nerenberg was shocked to discover that her “symptoms”--only ever labeled as anxiety-- were considered autistic and ADHD. Being a journalist, she dove into the research and uncovered neurodiversity—a framework that moves away from pathologizing “abnormal” versus “normal” brains and instead recognizes the vast diversity of our mental makeups. When it comes to women, sensory processing differences are often overlooked, masked, or mistaken for something else entirely. Between a flawed system that focuses on diagnosing younger, male populations, and the fact that girls are conditioned from a young age to blend in and conform to gender expectations, women often don’t learn about their neurological differences until they are adults, if at all. As a result, potentially millions live with undiagnosed or misdiagnosed neurodivergences, and the misidentification leads to depression, anxiety, low self-esteem, and shame. Meanwhile, we all miss out on the gifts their neurodivergent minds have to offer. Divergent Mind is a long-overdue, much-needed answer for women who have a deep sense that they are “different.” Sharing real stories from women with high sensitivity, ADHD, autism, misophonia, dyslexia, SPD and more, Nerenberg explores how these brain variances present differently in women and dispels widely-held misconceptions (for example, it’s not that autistic people lack sensitivity and empathy, they have an overwhelming excess of it). Nerenberg also offers us a path forward, describing practical changes in how we communicate, how we design our surroundings, and how we can better support divergent minds. When we allow our wide variety of brain makeups to flourish, we create a better tomorrow for us all.

Com base em décadas de pesquisa e prática clínica, bem como na ciência cognitiva de ponta, Aaron T. Beck – criador da terapia cognitivo-comportamental (TCC) – e Bruce S. Liese apresentam uma ampla e estruturada revisão das TCCs no tratamento de transtornos por uso de substâncias e dependências comportamentais. De maneira prática, os autores explicam como desenvolver conceitualizações de caso e apoiar os pacientes para que alcancem seus objetivos de recuperação. Exemplos de casos clínicos abordam a aplicabilidade de técnicas e o desenvolvimento da aliança terapêutica, além de tópicos como estrutura das sessões, psicoeducação, entrevista motivacional, tratamento em grupo, prevenção de recaídas e outros componentes terapêuticos eficazes.

"Tâm lý học tội phạm" là bộ sách gồm 2 tập đề cập đến quyền lựa chọn, ý chí tự do, cái thiện và cái ác, phản ứng trước cám dỗ và sự thể hiện lòng dũng cảm hay hèn nhát khi đối mặt với nghịch cảnh của con người. Những cuốn sách thiêng liêng của các tôn giáo đều khuyên loài người không nên lừa dối, giận dữ và kiêu ngạo. Chúng ta nghĩ bản thân thế nào thì sẽ là như thế. Chúng ta không thể giúp một người từ bỏ tội ác và sống có trách nhiệm nếu không thể khiến anh ta thay đổi nhân tính, đó chính là "suy nghĩ". Ấn bản đầu tiên của cuốn sách “Tâm lý học tội phạm” được xuất bản năm 1984, và ấn bản thứ hai xuất bản năm 2004. Sau một thập kỷ, và đã đến lúc bổ sung thêm các thông tin cho cuốn sách này. Trong ấn bản này, bạn sẽ hiểu chi tiết về các quá trình tư duy và chiến thuật phổ biến đối với những kẻ phạm tội, bất kể lý lịch hay tội ác của chúng. Giờ đây, với cái nhìn sâu sắc hơn tác giả Stanton E.Samenow đã cung cấp cho độc giả một ấn bản cập nhật hoàn toàn về tác phẩm kinh điển của mình, bao gồm những sự nhận thức mới mẻ về tội ác đang được chú ý ngày nay, từ sự rình rập và bạo lực gia đình đến tội phạm cổ cồn và chính trị khủng bố. Ông đã từng có ba thập kỷ làm việc với tội phạm khẳng định lại lập luận của mình rằng các yếu tố như nghèo đói, ly hôn và bạo lực trên phương tiện truyền thông không gây ra tội phạm. Đúng hơn, như các tài liệu của Samenow ở đây, tất cả tội phạm đều có chung một suy nghĩ đặc biệt - thường thấy rõ trong thời thơ ấu - khác hẳn với suy nghĩ của một công dân có trách nhiệm. Trong khi các loại tội phạm mới ngày càng phổ biến hơn, hoặc ít nhất là dễ nhìn thấy hơn với công chúng - từ lạm dụng vợ chồng đến các vụ xả súng ở trường học - có rất ít thay đổi về cách tiếp cận của chúng ta đối với tội phạm. 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Social Psychology and Theories of Consumer Culture: A Political Economy Perspective presents a critical analysis of the leading positions in social psychology from the perspective of classical and contemporary theories of consumer culture. The analysis seeks to expand social psychological theory by focusing on the interface between modern western culture (consumer culture) and social behaviour. McDonald and Wearing argue that if social psychology is to play a meaningful role in solving some of society’s most pressing problems (e.g. global warming, obesity, addiction, alienation, and exclusion) then it needs to incorporate a more comprehensive understanding and analysis of consumer culture. Wide-ranging and challenging, the book offers a fresh insight into critical social psychology appropriate for upper undergraduate and postgraduate courses in personality, social psychology, critical and applied psychology. It will also appeal to those working in clinical, counselling, abnormal, and environmental psychology and anyone with an interest in the integration of social psychology and theories of consumer culture.

The Bell Jar chronicles the crack-up of Esther Greenwood: brilliant, beautiful, enormously talented, and successful, but slowly going under—maybe for the last time. Sylvia Plath masterfully draws the reader into Esther's breakdown with such intensity that Esther's insanity becomes completely real and even rational, as probable and accessible an experience as going to the movies. Such deep penetration into the dark and harrowing corners of the psyche is an extraordinary accomplishment and has made The Bell Jar a haunting American classic. The Bell Jar shocking, realistic, and intensely emotional novel about a woman falling into the grip of insanity. Esther Greenwood is brilliant, beautiful, enormously talented, and successful, but slowly going under—maybe for the last time. In her acclaimed and enduring masterwork, Sylvia Plath brilliantly draws the reader into Esther’s breakdown with such intensity that her insanity becomes palpably real, even rational—as accessible an experience as going to the movies. A deep penetration into the darkest and most harrowing corners of the human psyche, The Bell Jar is an extraordinary accomplishment and a haunting American classic.

Alejandra Pizarnik inició una terapia psicoanalítica con León Ostrov a los 18 años. El tratamiento se interrumpió transcurrido poco más de un año, pero el profundo interés de ambos por la filosofía y la literatura derivó en una relación de amistad que se afianza durante los años en que Alejandra residió en Francia (1960-1964). De este período data la mayor parte de las cartas reunidas en este libro, hasta el momento inéditas. En ellas, la poeta relata su experiencia de vida parisina, las nuevas relaciones que establece (con Simone de Beauvoir, Julio Cortázar, Marguerite Duras, Octavio Paz, André Pieyre de Mandiargues, Eduardo Jonquières), la precariedad económica de los primeros tiempos, el vínculo ambivalente con su familia, los desafíos, logros y dificultades de su proceso creador, pero fundamentalmente los profundos terrores y angustias que la atraviesan en los momentos de depresión más devastadores. La confianza depositada en su ex-analista y el esfuerzo de éste por sostenerla a pesar de la distancia otorgan a estas cartas una particularidad que las distingue de muchas de las dirigidas a otros destinatarios. La presente edición incluye un Estudio Preliminar de Andrea Ostrov y un Dossier con reproducciones facsimilares de los originales de esta correspondencia.

¿TE HAS PREGUNTADO CUÁNTAS COSAS HAS DEJADO DE HACER POR MIEDO A LO QUE PIENSEN LOS DEMÁS? ¿EN QUÉ MOMENTO EMPEZASTE A COMPLACER A OTROS Y TE OLVIDASTE DE TI? ¿TE SIENTES AGOTADO INTENTANDO AGRADAR A TODO EL MUNDO? Desde que nacemos, aprendemos a ver la vida y a nosotros mismos a través de lo que nos dicen y nos enseñan. A medida que crecemos, buscamos cada vez más la aprobación externa y, poco a poco, vamos perdiendo nuestra esencia para encajar con los demás. Descubre el poder de ser tú mismo y libérate del miedo a las críticas y al «qué dirán». Encuentra la libertad y la confianza que está dentro de ti para vivir plenamente. Con un estilo cercano y directo, María de Mondo nos vuelve a sorprender con un libro que te invita a reconectar contigo y empezar a disfrutar de la vida de una forma auténtica y alineada con tu ser. «¿Estás viviendo la vida que deseas? ¿Qué decisiones han creado la vida que tienes? ¿Qué personas han influido en el camino que has elegido? Si no nos hemos parado a pensar qué nos gusta, qué nos hace felices, con qué disfrutamos o qué nos da paz, vivimos en piloto automático, creando la vida que los demás nos han aconsejado. Si hemos buscado complacer y agradar por encima de los propios intereses, vivimos la vida que se espera que vivamos, cumpliendo expectativas ajenas». @mariademondo

Y si lo pierdo, ¿qué hago? es un libro que se centra en el miedo a la pérdida, ya sea de algo o alguien, identificando los apegos no sanos. La autora y psicóloga, Erika Pavón, acompaña al lector en un viaje dedescubrimiento y sanación, para que pueda reconocer y romper los patrones tóxicos, y llegar a ser unapersona más plena, independiente y feliz.

El presente libro es fruto de un extenso trabajo que plasma la concepción de una idea innovadora: la prevención integral de los desórdenes alimentarios desde una perspectiva pedagógica, basándose en la educación en valores y la coeducación. En el escrito se aúnan los conocimientos científicos más actuales en torno a los citados trastornos, y se plantea una acción preventiva en algunos de los ámbitos educativos más importantes, como son la escuela y la familia. Este libro constituye en sí un auténtico programa de educación en valores, ya que ofrece tanto contenidos procedimentales como conceptuales -imprescindibles para entender la multicausalidad que se da en los trastornos del comportamiento alimentario-, y orientaciones actitudinales para ayudar a prevenir los desórdenes alimentarios. Contiene aclaraciones conceptuales sobre estas enfermedades; actividades para trabajar en el aula, tanto en Educación Infantil, como en Primaria, Secundaria y Post-Obligatoria; orientaciones para las familias sobre cómo prevenir estos trastornos y qué hacer cuando se sospecha que una persona cercana pueda sufrir alguna de estas enfermedades que constituyen una auténtica pandemia en nuestra sociedad actual.

The incredibly moving and inspiring story about a quest to finally be heard. In Underestimated: An Autism Miracle, Generation Rescue’s cofounder J.B. Handley and his teenage son Jamison tell the remarkable story of Jamison’s journey to find a method of communication that allowed him to show the world that he was a brilliant, wise, generous, and complex individual who had been misunderstood and underestimated by everyone in his life. Jamison’s emergence at the age of seventeen from his self-described “prison of silence” took place over a profoundly emotional and dramatic twelve-month period that is retold from his father’s perspective. The book reads like a spy thriller while allowing the reader to share in the complex emotions of both exhilaration and anguish that accompany Jamison’s journey for him and his family. Once Jamison’s extraordinary story has been told, Jamison takes over the narrative to share the story from his perspective, allowing the world to hear from someone who many had dismissed and cast aside as incapable. Jamison’s remarkable transformation challenges the conventional wisdom surrounding autism, a disability impacting 1 in 36 Americans. Many scientists still consider nonspeakers with autism—a full 40 percent of those on the autism spectrum—to be “mentally retarded.” Is it possible that the experts are wrong about several million people? Are all the nonspeakers like Jamison? Underestimated: An Autism Miracle will touch your heart, inspire you, remind you of the power of love, and ultimately leave you asking tough questions about how many more Jamisons might be waiting for their chance to be freed from their prison of silence, too. And, for the millions of parents of children with autism, the book offers a detailed description of a communication method that may give millions of people with autism back their voice.

La invención del sí mismo. Poder, ética y subjetivación (Inventing our selves, Cambridge University Press, 1996) constituye una de las obras de mayor importancia del sociólogo británico Nikolas Rose, figura destacada dentro de los estudios de la gubernamentalidad en el Reino Unido. Dentro de un marco de inspiración foucaultiana, aunque con una propuesta profundamente original, el libro da cuenta de un esfuerzo consistente por perfilar una aproximación crítica a la historia de la psicología y, en particular, al rol que juegan los saberes psi (psicología, psiquiatría, psicoanálisis) en la configuración del sujeto contemporáneo bajo un régimen liberal-avanzado o neoliberal. De ahí que el autor trace una genealogía de los procesos que han posibilitado el surgimiento de un conjunto heterogéneo de especialistas en la subjetividad que, apoyados en un saber científico psicológico y una legitimidad política de nuevo cuño, han logrado dar forma a una particular manera de pensarnos y entendernos en tanto “sí mismos” proyectados hacia la autorrealización, el mejoramiento constante y la autonomía.

¡Construye autoconfianza y libera tu coraje para soportar las dificultades y rendir en cualquier condición! La fortaleza mental te ayudará a elevarte por encima de muchas personas que se ven fácilmente afectadas por sus circunstancias externas, como los desafíos, los obstáculos y los contratiempos. Te permite rendir bajo presión y superar los retos de la vida. Este libro te da las claves para desarrollar una fortaleza mental auténtica. Imagina que estás enfrentándote a los problemas de la vida con la confianza, la seguridad y el valor de un león. Imagínate enfrentándote a cualquier problema o contratiempo que pueda surgir. ¿Estás preparado para ello? Si es así, ¡este libro de dominio de la fortaleza mental y la disciplina es para ti! Aumenta la confianza en ti mismo y libera tu coraje y resistencia para hacer frente a la adversidad... Persevera, maneja la presión y mantén tus planes. Deja de agotar tu energía y obtén más de la vida de lo que creías posible. Endurece tu mente y domina tu disciplina, controla tus impulsos y soporta la angustia emocional y psicológica que es la causa de la desgracia. Haz que sentirse abrumado, agotado o sobrecargado sean síntomas del pasado. En Dureza mental y dominio de la disciplina, descubrirás: · Qué es la fortaleza mental y qué no es... · Los rasgos de carácter que las personas mentalmente fuertes aprendieron para elevarse por encima de la mediocridad. · Por qué la motivación y la fuerza de voluntad no son herramientas fiables. · Cómo la disciplina te ayuda a sacar más provecho de la vida. · Cómo la fortaleza mental es el ingrediente esencial para el éxito. · Las claves para fortalecer tu mente y desbloquear el máximo rendimiento. · Cómo puedes retrasar la gratificación con facilidad. Conviértete en una persona mentalmente fuerte. El libro incluye un cuaderno de trabajo paso a paso con 15 poderosos ejercicios que te ayudarán a convertir todo lo que aprendas en hábitos diarios. Deja de rendirte cuando la vida se pone difícil. Domina tu mente y tu disciplina para ser resistente. Comienza tu entrenamiento y hazte con tu copia de este libro hoy mismo para enfrentarte a la adversidad con valentía.

An investigative journalist exposes the many holes in today’s bestselling behavioral science, and argues that the trendy, TED-Talk-friendly psychological interventions that are so in vogue at the moment will never be enough to truly address social injustice and inequality. With their viral TED talks, bestselling books, and counter-intuitive remedies for complicated problems, psychologists and other social scientists have become the reigning thinkers of our time. Grit and “power posing” promised to help overcome entrenched inequalities in schools and the workplace; the Army spent hundreds of millions of dollars on a positive psychology intervention geared at preventing PTSD in its combat soldiers; and the implicit association test swept the nation on the strength of the claim that it can reveal unconscious biases and reduce racism in police departments and human resources departments. But what if much of the science underlying these blockbuster ideas is dubious or fallacious? What if Americans’ longstanding preference for simplistic self-help platitudes is exerting a pernicious influence on the way behavioral science is communicated and even funded, leading respected academics and the media astray? In The Quick Fix, Jesse Singal examines the most influential ideas of recent decades and the shaky science that supports them. He begins with the California legislator who introduced self-esteem into classrooms around the country in the 1980s and the Princeton political scientist who warned of an epidemic of youthful “superpredators” in the 1990s. In both cases, a much-touted idea had little basis in reality, but had a massive impact. Turning toward the explosive popularity of 21st-century social psychology, Singal examines the misleading appeal of entertaining lab results and critiques the idea that subtle unconscious cues shape our behavior. As he shows, today’s popular behavioral science emphasizes repairing, improving, and optimizing individuals rather than truly understanding and confronting the larger structural forces that drive social ills. Like Anand Giridharadas’s Winners Take All, The Quick Fix is a fresh and powerful indictment of the thought leaders and influencers who cut corners as they sell the public half-baked solutions to problems that deserve more serious treatment.

Los textos reunidos en este libro reflejan treinta años de cooperación intelectual de dos psicoanalistas con trayectorias paralelas. Ambos se especializaron en adolescencia en el Policlínico de Lanús con M. Goldenberg y en la Asociación Psicoanalítica de Buenos Aires -APdeBA- donde son profesores y supervisores. Ambos fueron presidentes de la misma. Actualmente son figuras referentes en el tema de este libro.

Get the BIG PICTURE of Pathology - and focus on what you really need to know to score high on the course and board exam If you want a streamlined and definitive look at Pathology - one with just the right balance of information to give you the edge at exam time - turn to Pathology: The Big Picture. You'll find a succinct, user-friendly presentation especially designed to make even the most complex concept understandable in the shortest amount of study time possible. This perfect pictorial and textual overview of Pathology delivers: A “Big Picture” emphasis on what you must know verses “what's nice to know” Expert authorship by award-winning, active instructors Coverage of the full range of pathology topics - everything from cellular adaptations and injury to genetic disorders to inflammation to diseases of immunity Magnificent 4-color illustrations Numerous summary tables and figures for quick reference and rapid retention of even the most difficult topic Highlighted key concepts that underscore integral aspects of histology (key concepts are also listed in a table at the end of each chapter) USMLE-type questions, answers, and explanations to help you anticipate what you'll encounter on the exams And much more!

This sixth edition of the acclaimed and award-winning 'Sunflower book' comprehensively covers the undergraduate curriculum in paediatrics and child health. Topics are made accessible with numerous colour images, diagrams and case studies, and revision is facilitated by key points and summary boxes. This has made the book a firm favourite of medical students as well as trainees approaching clinical speciality exams, both in the UK and internationally. - Highly illustrated with hundreds of colour images and diagrams to assist learning. - Case studies to explain important or complex clinical problem - Key learning points: the editors identify the most clinically relevant facts. - Summary boxes to aid revision.

Before the late 1970s, interest in caffeine among both the general public and the scientific community was at a relatively low level for many years, even though it was recognized that caffeine was an al most universal component of the diet. The National Coffee Associa tion was supporting a continuing program of research, some re search was being conducted by a few of the largest companies selling coffee, and an occasional university researcher became inter ested in caffeine and conducted experiments, often on effects of caf feine in very high concentration in vitro on skeletal muscle fibres or on dividing cells. Since 1978, however, there has been a mighty up surge in both public and scientific interest in caffeine. It is interest ing to note that this was prompted not by discovery of hitherto un known effects or hazards of caffeine, but by the actions of a regulatory agency, the Food & Drug Administration (FDA) of the U. S. Public Health Service. The U. S. Congress passed new laws on foods and drugs in 1958. One of the provisions was for testing of food additives to assess risk to health. As it was clearly impracticable to require immediate test ing of all additives already in use, a list was drawn up of some hun dreds of additives that were generally recognized as safe (GRAS).

Looks at fifty-five fundamental poses from an anatomical perspective to describe their function in the practice of hatha yoga.

Learn the skills you need to succeed in the modern medical office! Medical Office Administration: A Worktext, 5th Edition provides a clear, hands-on approach to help you master the role and responsibilities of the administrative medical assistant. With a focus on exceptional patient service, this easy-to-read text stresses comprehension, application, and critical thinking to ensure you are job-ready on Day 1. When used in conjunction with SimChart® for the Medical Office, Elsevier's educational EHR (sold separately), you will gain realistic experience with day-to-day tasks as if you were in an actual office setting. This worktext helps you develop the knowledge and skills you need to think critically and respond confidently to the challenges you'll encounter on the job. - Approachable writing style uses a conversational tone for easy understanding. - Procedure checklists outline the steps required to complete a full range of administrative tasks. - Patient-centered focus highlights the importance of exceptional service as a key component of every Medical Assisting competency. - Think About It feature encourages you to apply your knowledge to realistic work situations and develop critical thinking. - Chapter checkpoints promote comprehension with questions following sections of the text. - Compliance tips provide focused guidance on how to follow HIPAA mandates. - Learning resources on the Evolve website provide extra practice, including chapter quizzes, a sample certification exam, and interactive forms. - NEW content expands discussion of patient confidentiality, healthcare data security, appointment scheduling, procedure coding changes, job search strategies, and more. - UNIQUE! Correlation with NEW SimChart® for the Medical Office (SCMO) exercises simulates all aspects of the administrative functions that make up the day-to-day practice of a medical office. (SCMO sold separately.) - NEW! Sample practice examination on the Evolve website provides effective preparation for certification.

For readers of Giulia Enders’ Gut and Bill Bryson’s The Body, a surprising, witty and sparkling exploration of the teeming microbiome of possibility in human feces from microbiologist and science journalist Bryn Nelson. The future is sh*t: the literal kind. For most of human history we’ve been, well, disinclined to take a closer look at our body’s natural product—the complex antihero of this story—save for gleaning some prophecy of our own health. But if we were to take more than a passing look at our poop, we would spy a veritable cornucopia of possibilities. We would see potent medicine, sustainable power, and natural fertilizer to restore the world’s depleted lands. We would spy a time capsule of evidence for understanding past lives and murderous ends. We would glimpse effective ways of measuring and improving human health from the cradle to the grave, early warnings of community outbreaks like Covid-19, and new means of identifying environmental harm—and then reversing it. Flush is both an urgent exploration of the world’s single most squandered natural resource, and a cri de coeur (or cri de colon?) for the vast, hidden value in our “waste.” Award-winning journalist and microbiologist Bryn Nelson, PhD, leads readers through the colon and beyond with infectious enthusiasm, helping to usher in a necessary mental shift that could restore our balance with the rest of the planet and save us from ourselves. Unlocking poop’s enormous potential will require us to overcome our shame and disgust and embrace our role as the producers and architects of a more circular economy in which lowly byproducts become our species’ salvation. Locked within you is a medicine cabinet, a biogas pipeline, a glass of drinking water, a mound of fuel briquettes; it’s time to open the doors (carefully!). A dose of medicine, a glass of water, a gallon of rocket fuel, an acre of soil: sometimes hope arrives in surprising packages.

Patofisiologi adalah studi tentang perubahan yang terjadi pada sel, jaringan, dan organ ketika mengalami gangguan oleh penyakit dan/atau cedera pada efek fungsi tubuh yang normal. Fokus utama dalam buku ini adalah menghubungkan fungsi tubuh normal terhadap perubahan patologis yang terjadi dan dapat menyebabkan proses penyakit. Dari pemahaman ini, tenaga kesehatan dapat belajar mengenali dan mengkategorikan berbagai etiologi, patologi, dan gambaran klinis dari penyakit. Buku ini disusun secara khusus untuk mahasiswa vokasional keperawatan atau bidang kesehatan lainnya serta memberikan pendahuluan patofisiologi yang mudah dipahami, jelas, tepat, dan komprehensif. Konsep-konsep yang berkaitan dengan patofisiologi keperawatan dibahas mulai dari pengertian, penyebab, dan pencegahannya ke dalam masing-masing bab.

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Un recorrido sumamente útil sobre la problemática de los adictos, los tratamientos y el rol activo del entorno familiar. Descubra cómo funciona la relación del tiempo con las drogas en una época en la que todo es acelerado e inmediato. La perspectiva del prestigioso Dr. Eduardo Kalina, médico psiquiatra y especialista en adicciones, es fundamental para reflexionar sobre uno de los temas más complejos que enfrentan todos los países del mundo.

Approachable in detail and rich with dynamic illustrations, Snell’s Clinical Neuroanatomy, 9th Edition, is your complete, clinically oriented introduction to neuroanatomy. This easy-to-use text is organized classically by body system, introducing basic components of the central nervous system and peripheral nervous system before moving on to more complex functions. This revised and enhanced 9th Edition reflects the latest clinical approaches to neuroanatomy structures and reinforces concepts with enhanced illustrations, diagnostic images, and surface anatomy photographs. Each chapter begins with clear objectives and a clinical case for a practical introduction to key concepts. Throughout the text, Clinical Notes highlight important clinical considerations. Chapters end with bulleted key concepts, along with clinical problem solving cases and review questions that test students’ comprehension and ensure preparation for clinical application.

This acclaimed clinical guide and widely adopted text has filled a key need in the field since its original publication. Nancy McWilliams makes psychoanalytic personality theory and its implications for practice accessible to practitioners of all levels of experience. She explains major character types and demonstrates specific ways that understanding the patient's individual personality structure can influence the therapist's focus and style of intervention. Guidelines are provided for developing a systematic yet flexible diagnostic formulation and using it to inform treatment. Highly readable, the book features a wealth of illustrative clinical examples. New to This Edition *Reflects the ongoing development of the author's approach over nearly two decades. *Incorporates important advances in attachment theory, neuroscience, and the study of trauma. *Coverage of the contemporary relational movement in psychoanalysis. Winner--Canadian Psychological Association's Goethe Award for Psychoanalytic and Psychodynamic Scholarship

Esta nueva edición refleja los numerosos cambios experimentados en la práctica de la enfermería. Destaca la importancia de la práctica basada en la evidencia, los cuidados en valores, y se centra en la persona, la integración de la atención sanitaria y social. Profusamente ilustrado para reforzar la información de cada apartado. Cada capítulo se abre con un recuadro en el que se resumen los objetivos de aprendizaje, Se incorpora otro recuadro en el que se recogen los conocimientos previos necesarios para comprender el contenido Se recogen tanto conocimientos que se pueden encontrar en otros capítulos de la obra como vinculados a bibliografía externa.

Buku ini berisi metode perencanaan intervensi gizi masyarakat yang mengadopsi metode perencanaan Objective Oriented Project Planning (OOPP) yang telah banyak digunakan di beberapa institusi karena pendekatannya selain berbasis dara (evidence based), juga partisipatif melibatkan pihak terkait, terstruktur dan sistematis serta terdokumentasi.

¿Qué pasa en tu cabeza cuando las emociones te llevan a la despensa? ¿Comienzas a cuidarte y abandonas al momento? ¿Te sientes culpable después de comer? ¿Vives con frustración cuando no eres capaz de mantener unos hábitos saludables? ¿Sabías que tu estado de ánimo influye en tu peso y que muchas dietas fracasan por una inadecuada gestión emocional? Las emociones juegan un papel fundamental en las elecciones alimentarias. Cuando la comida se convierte en la única herramienta de gestión emocional, lejos de ayudarnos a resolver el problema, nos genera otro adicional. A través de un abordaje interdisciplinar desde la psiconutrición se pueden resolver estas dificultades de forma integral, trabajando no solo la cuestión dietética sino también la psicológica. De este modo, la persona puede llegar a diferenciar las causas que le llevan a comer, conocer el impacto del estrés en lo que come y distinguir los factores psicológicos que podrían derivar en desajustes alimentarios. En este libro la dietista-nutricionista Griselda Herrero y la psicóloga Cristina Andrades abordan un completo plan desde la psiconutrición y aportan las claves y herramientas para comenzar a trabajar las emociones, establecer una relación más positiva con la comida, mejorar la relación con la imagen corporal y adquirir unos hábitos más equilibrados y saludables, trabajando aquellas variables psicológicas y dietéticas que conducen a desarrollar malos hábitos de salud, con el fin de mejorarlos. Porque somos mucho más que una persona que come.

Trusted by general dermatologists, family physicians, nurse practitioners, physician assistants, and more, Habif's Clinical Dermatology: A Color Guide to Diagnosis and Therapy provides superbly illustrated, easy-to-follow guidance on skin conditions commonly seen in practice. This bestselling manual helps you identify, treat, and manage even hard-to-diagnose skin disorders and provides state-of-the-art answers on every aspect of dermatologic care. In this carefully revised 7th Edition, Dr. James Dinulos builds upon the foundation of excellence established by Dr. Thomas Habif, ensuring that this manual remains a global leader in the field and an indispensable resource in daily practice. - Allows you to compare your clinical findings to thousands of high-quality color images―including many new photographs from the libraries of Dr. Dinulos and Dr. Habif―depicting virtually any skin condition. - Features a highly visual Regional DDx Atlas section that helps you narrow down diagnoses and directs you to the section in the text that provides more information. Online, the DDx Mannnequin provides this same function. - Provides a Disorders Index for quick retrieval of information, as well as a Quick Reference Formulary at the beginning of the book. - Updates you on the newest treatment options throughout, including current uses and off-label treatments. - Includes numerous quick-reference tables that summarize "need to know" diagnostic and therapeutic evidence. - Enhanced eBook version included with purchase. Your enhanced eBook allows you to access all of the text, figures, and references from the book on a variety of devices.

As an authoritative guide to biotechnology enterprise and entrepreneurship, Biotechnology Entrepreneurship and Management supports the international community in training the biotechnology leaders of tomorrow. Outlining fundamental concepts vital to graduate students and practitioners entering the biotech industry in management or in any entrepreneurial capacity, Biotechnology Entrepreneurship and Management provides tested strategies and hard-won lessons from a leading board of educators and practitioners. It provides a 'how-to' for individuals training at any level for the biotech industry, from macro to micro. Coverage ranges from the initial challenge of translating a technology idea into a working business case, through securing angel investment, and in managing all aspects of the result: business valuation, business development, partnering, biological manufacturing, FDA approvals and regulatory requirements. An engaging and user-friendly style is complemented by diverse diagrams, graphics and business flow charts with decision trees to support effective management and decision making. - Provides tested strategies and lessons in an engaging and user-friendly style supplemented by tailored pedagogy, training tips and overview sidebars - Case studies are interspersed throughout each chapter to support key concepts and best practices. - Enhanced by use of numerous detailed graphics, tables and flow charts

El nervio vago juega un papel crucial en nuestro bienestar psicológico. Si la función del nervio vago está bloqueada o alterada, pueden aparecer una variedad de problemas emocionales. La experimentada osteópata y terapeuta del trauma Sandra Hintringer nos enseña cómo nosotros mismos podemos mejorar el funcionamiento del nervio vago y así lograr un mayor bienestar físico. La autora describe la estructura y el funcionamiento del sistema nervioso autónomo de forma clara y comprensible y nos habla sobre el desarrollo de la depresión, el trauma y otros trastornos emocionales. En la parte práctica del libro encontraremos ejercicios para trabajar la percepción, la respiración y nuestro cuerpo que pueden ayudarnos a regular nuestro organismo y a restablecer de esta manera nuestro equilibrio mental. Tres patrones de respuesta del sistema nervioso El sistema nervioso autónomo actúa al margen de nuestra voluntad, sin nuestra intervención activa o control consciente y, en la mayoría de los casos, pasa desapercibido. Trabaja día y noche sin descanso e independientemente de lo que estemos haciendo, y es responsable de mantenernos a salvo. Para ello, el sistema nervioso puede recurrir a tres patrones de respuesta distintos. La jerarquía de estos patrones es un refl ejo de la evolución del sistema nervioso humano. • El vago dorsal es el más antiguo de ellos y proporciona el modo de parálisis o sumisión. • El modo simpático, más joven, nos proporciona la energía necesaria para luchar o huir. •El vago ventral, que desea que nos comuniquemos y regulemos. Los ejercicios de este libro te ayudarán a regular los tres patrones para conocer tu terapeuta interior.

**Selected for Doody's Core Titles® 2024 in Complementary & Integrative Health** Get a solid, global foundation of the therapies and evidence-based clinical applications of CAI. Fundamentals of Complementary, Alternative, and Integrative Medicine, 6th Edition is filled with the most up-to-date information on scientific theory and research of holistic medicine from experts around the world. The 6th edition of this acclaimed text includes all new content on quantum biology and biofields in health and nursing, integrative mental health care, and homeopathic medicine. Its wide range of topics explores therapies most commonly seen in the U.S., such as energy medicine, mind-body therapies, and reflexology along with traditional medicine and practices from around the world. With detailed coverage of historic and contemporary applications, this text is a solid resource for all practitioners in the medical, health, and science fields! - Coverage of CAI therapies and systems includes those most commonly encountered or growing in popularity, so you can carefully evaluate each treatment. - An evidence-based approach focuses on treatments best supported by clinical trials and scientific evidence. - Observations from mechanisms of action to evidence of clinical efficacy answers questions of how, why, and when CAM therapies work. - A unique synthesis of information, including historical usage, cultural and social analysis, current basic science theory and research, and a wide range of clinical investigations and observations, makes this text a focused, authoritative resource. - Global coverage includes discussions of traditional healing arts from Europe, Asia, Africa, and the Americas. - Clinical guides for selecting therapies, and new advances for matching the appropriate therapy to the individual patient, enables you to offer and/or recommend individualized patient care. - Expert contributors include well-known writers such as Kevin Ergil, Patch Adams, Joseph Pizzorno, and Marc Micozzi. - A unique history of CAI traces CAM therapies from their beginnings to present day practices. - Suggested readings and references on the companion website list the best resources for further research and study.

Nanomedicine is the field of science that deals with organic applications of medicine at the nano-scale level. It primarily addresses finding, anticipating, and treating sickness, as well as using nanotechnology to assist in controlling human frameworks at the cellular level. The nature of nanotechnology allows it to address numerous medical issues in humans. This book offers comprehensive information to better comprehend and apply multifunctional nanoparticles in nanomedicine, and thus open avenues in the field. Medicating at the nanolevel is an exceptional therapeutic avenue, as it avoids symptoms associated with conventional medicines. This book investigates recent insights into structuring novel drug delivery frameworks. It concentrates on the physical characteristics of drug delivery transporters, and the preliminary procedures involved in their use. The book offers in-depth detail that benefits academics and researchers alike, containing broad research from experts in the field, and serves as a guide for students and researchers in the field of nanomedicine, drug delivery, and nanotechnology.

This textbook will provide a systematic comprehension of the various medically important human parasites; their distribution, habitat, morphology and life cycle, pathogenesis and clinical features, laboratory diagnosis, treatment, prevention and control. The main emphasis is on the protozoan and helminthic diseases, also medical entomology covering vectors relevant to these diseases. The book aims to promote an easy yet comprehensive way of learning parasitology. It attempts to break down the complexity of medical parasitology into parts that are easy to understand yet integrating the essential information of parasitic infections. The integration of knowledge of parasites will be achieved through student friendly illustrations, inclusion of a collection of recent case reports, examples of test questions and scenarios, and the images of human parasites. Essentially, it provides a “one-stop learning package” for medical parasitology.

Dr. Sebi Batidos alcalinos para la diabetes: la guía completa de diabetes para controlar y vivir un estilo de vida más saludable con Dr. Sebi Alkaline Smoothie Diet La cura para la diabetes del Dr. Sebi es muy simple y requiere poco dinero para comenzar. El propio Dr. Sebi curó su propia diabetes en 21 días de ayuno y siguiendo una dieta alcalina. Combata la creciente epidemia de diabetes con deliciosas recetas de batidos al alcance de su mano. Ya no buscará sin rumbo en Internet recetas de batidos para diabéticos. Hemos recopilado algunas de las recetas más conocidas del mundo para revertir la resistencia a la insulina en todos los tipos de diabetes: tipo 1, tipo 2 y diabetes gestacional. Estas recetas son fáciles de hacer y, lo mejor de todo, cumplen con una dieta para diabéticos. Podrá abrir el libro, ir a una receta y sentirse bien al saber que eliminará la diabetes con solo beber un licuado delicioso y saludable. ¿No permite que la diabetes tipo 1, tipo 2 o gestacional controle su vida? Descubrimos que estas recetas de batidos alcalinos no solo ayudan a perder peso, sino que también ayudan a ralentizar la absorción de glucosa en su cuerpo, estimulan su sistema inmunológico, desintoxican el cuerpo y controlan el azúcar en la sangre. Es por eso que nos aseguramos de incluir solo las MEJORES recetas que combaten la diabetes y le permiten concentrarse en sus objetivos mientras vive un estilo de vida sin estrés. Descargar: Dr. Sebi Batidos alcalinos para la diabetes: La guía completa de la diabetes para controlar y llevar un estilo de vida más saludable con la Dieta de batidos alcalinos del Dr. Sebi. Por dentro descubrirás.. Increíbles recetas de batidos alcalinos Instrucciones paso a paso de la receta. Datos nutricionales de cada receta de batido La fisiopatología de la diabetes Recetas de reemplazo de comidas de batidos para desayuno/almuerzo/cena Nutrientes clave que ayudan/revierten la diabetes ¡Y mucho, mucho, más! Haga clic en "COMPRAR AHORA" en la parte superior de la página y descargue instantáneamente los batidos alcalinos Dr. Sebi para la diabetes: la guía completa de diabetes para controlar y vivir un estilo de vida más saludable con la dieta de batidos alcalinos Dr. Sebi

A fear of vomiting is estimated to impact 119 million adults, teenagers, and children in the English-speaking world. This much-needed guide to the diagnosis and treatment of emetophobia includes an overview of current literature and research, in addition to illuminating case studies of different presentations. It contains guidance on how to employ evidence-based treatments, specifically CBT and exposure and response prevention (ERP), as well as other approaches to treatment, such as ACT for all ages. The arsenal of research and experience, both professional and personal, provided by Clinical Psychologist Dr David Russ and Registered Clinical Counsellor Anna S. Christie makes this book a must-have for mental health professionals treating emetophobia.

The revolution in psychiatry that began in earnest in the 1960s led to dramatic advances in the understanding and treatment of manic-depressive illness. Hailed as the most outstanding book in the biomedical sciences when it was originally published in 1990, Manic-Depressive Illness was the first to survey this massive body of evidence comprehensively and to assess its meaning for both clinician and scientist. It also vividly portrayed the experience of manic-depressive illness from the perspective of patients, their doctors, and researchers. Encompassing an understanding about the illness as Kraeplin conceived of it- about its cyclical course and about the essential unity of its bipolar and recurrent unipolar forms- the book has become the definitive work on the topic, revered by both specialists and nonspecialists alike. Now, in this magnificent second edition, Drs. Frederick Goodwin and Kay Redfield Jamison bring their unique contribution to mental health science into the 21st century. In collaboration with a team of other leading scientists, a collaboration designed to preserve the unified voice of the two authors, they exhaustively review the biological and genetic literature that has dominated the field in recent years and incorporate cutting-edge research conducted since publication of the first edition. They also update their surveys of psychological and epidemiological evidence, as well as that pertaining to diagnostic issues, course, and outcome, and they offer practical guidelines for differential diagnosis and clinical management. The medical treatment of manic and depressive episodes is described, strategies for preventing future episodes are given in detail, and psychotherapeutic issues common in this illness are considered. Special emphasis is given to fostering compliance with medication regimens and treating patients who abuse drugs and alcohol or who pose a risk of suicide. This book, unique in the way that it retains the distinct perspective of its authors while assuring the maximum in-depth coverage of a vastly expanded base of scientific knowledge, will be a valuable and necessary addition to the libraries of psychiatrists and other physicians, psychologists, clinical social workers, neuroscientists, pharmacologists, and the patients and families who live with manic-depressive illness.

Since 1972, the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation has been the nation's largest philanthropy devoted exclusively to health. To further its mission of improving the health and health care of all Americans, the Foundation strives to foster innovation, develop ideas, disseminate information, and enable committed people to devote their energies to improving the nation's well-being. As part of the Foundation's efforts to inform the public, To Improve Health and Health Care, the ninth volume in the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation Anthology series, provides an in-depth look into the programs it funds. Written for policymakers and practitioners, as well as interested members of the public, the series offers valuable lessons for leaders and educators developing plans for the coming years.

The issue of dog bites and dog aggression directed at humans is frequently in the media. However, scientific research and evidence on the subject is scattered and sparse. Public and political opinions are often misinformed and out of proportion to the extent of the problem. Experts who have researched into the many facets involved in the subject have not so far pooled their knowledge together. Dog Bites aims to bring together expert knowledge of the current situation from a wide variety of disciplines to provide information to the many people and professions affected by the issue. Subjects range from the practical, medical, behavioural, sociological and theoretical, but the overall approach of the book is to be objective and integrative. Topics addressed include the genetic basis of aggression, the public image of aggressive dogs, bite statistics, risk factors, the forensics and surgical aspects of dog bites, international legal perspectives, court evidence, first aid treatment, zoonotic disease potential, behavioural rehabilitation options, risk to children and a consideration of why some dogs kill. All contributors are academic or long-standing professional experts in their field and represent a wide spread of international expertise. The issue is an important one for pet owners, vets, animal shelters, and anyone who works with dogs, such as the police. This book is a valuable resource for them as well as for animal behaviourists, academic researchers, health professionals, dog breeders and handlers. Please be advised that this book contains strong images of the subject matter that some readers may find distressing. 5m Books

Le succès de cet ouvrage réside dans la qualité et la beauté du travail du Dr Frank H. Netter ainsi que du Dr Carlos A. G. Machado, parmi les plus grands illustrateurs médicaux au monde. Ensemble, ces deux médecins-artistes au talent unique mettent en évidence le corps humain du point de vue du clinicien. Les magnifiques planches s'accompagnent d'une soixantaine d'images radiologiques soigneusement sélectionnées qui permettent de relier l'anatomie illustrée à l'anatomie vivante pour aider à la compréhension et à la pratique quotidienne. Cette 8e édition, entièrement révisée, est conforme à la Terminologia Anatomica dans sa dernière version et s'est considérablement enrichie : - Plus de 30 nouvelles illustrations du Dr Machado sont notamment dédiées à l'anatomie de système en ouverture de l'ouvrage, mais offrent également une diversification des modèles masculin et féminin et prennent en compte les variations de couleur de peau ; de nouvelles planches sont consacrées au coeur et aux aires précordiales d'auscultation, aux valves cardiaques, aux veines du membre supérieur et du membre inférieur, et à une coupe transversale du pied. - De nouveaux tableaux récapitulatifs sur les nerfs (incluant l'origine, le trajet, la fonction, etc.) complètent les tableaux de grande importance clinique des structures anatomiques et les tableaux des muscles, déjà présents dans la précédente édition. - Les clichés d'imagerie, repérables facilement, ont été sélectionnés selon des critères d'utilité pour les étudiants apprenant l'anatomie. Cette 8e édition donne accès à des compléments en ligne français inédits et interactifs – 150 planches pour s'entraîner en mode « drag and drop » et 341 QCM interactifs – et à l'ensemble des compléments en ligne américains – modèles tridimensionnels (3D), vidéos de dissections, planches de dissections commentées ainsi que des planches supplémentaires. Cette 8e édition offre également un accès gratuit à une vingtaine de modèles 3D (corrélés aux planches correspondantes dans l'ouvrage) de la plateforme d'anatomie 3D immersive « Complete Anatomy ».

Shocking new insider information that shows what really happened in Wuhan, China, at the start of the COVID-19 outbreak and in the ensuing cover-up. The day that Dr. Andrew G. Huff left his senior scientist and vice president role at EcoHealth Alliance was one of the happiest days of his life due to the corruption he had witnessed at the organization. However, he never thought working there would be of any great consequence to the future. He was wrong. Because, as an EcoHealth Alliance insider, Dr. Huff had had a ringside seat to one of the biggest cover-ups in history. The Truth about Wuhan contains new research and a breakdown of how and why the development of COVID-19 in the United States and China was supported by the US government to collect intelligence on laboratories in China. Dr. Huff, an expert in the fields of bioterrorism and bio warfare, is a whistleblower who will show why the reasons the lab leak was covered up are incorrect. He worked on the classified research side of the program as a US government scientist. He knows the real how and why COVID-19 emerged. Besides exposing the conspiracy and cover-up, Dr. Huff also puts forth policy solutions and recommendations to prevent a lab leak virus from plaguing the world again. The Truth about Wuhan simply explains the complexity of the system that led to COVID-19’s emergence; how the medical industrial complex grew and became entrenched in gain of function work after 9/11; why EcoHealth Alliance was the (almost) perfect intelligence collection cover; the policy actions and decision-making process as to why the United States government engaged in the COVID cover-up; how and why the United States swapped biotechnology with China and biomedical corporations; and the incentives for each of the actors or governments to engage and coordinate a global cover-up of COVID-19 origins. The Truth about Wuhan also shows how and why Dr. Anthony Fauci is intricately involved in the COVID cover-up; how scientists like EcoHealth Alliance president and CEO Dr. Peter Daszak rose to power and used their influence to corrupt science and the COVID origin investigation; and how the intelligence community likely orchestrated the cover-up with Dr. Anthony Fauci. Dr. Huff also provides personal harrowing accounts of how the US government waged a psychological operation against him to prevent him from speaking out. COVID-19 is the biggest lie, scandal, and intelligence failure in US history, and Dr. Andrew G. Huff is stepping out of the shadows to share his insider story about this failure that led to millions of deaths around the world.

Terbitnya sebuah buku ajar secara signifikan akan menambah referensi pendidikan kedokteran guna mewujudkan seorang dokter yang memiliki profesionalitas dalam melakukan profesi kedokteran. Salah satu kompetensi mahasiswa pendidikan dokter ialah menguasai sistem digesti manusia, sistem yang anatominya terdiri atas tabung-tabung yang sangat panjang dengan berbagai variasinya berfungsi untuk mencerna dan mengolah makanan agar zat yang dibutuhkan tubuh bisa diabsorpsi, sekaligus dikeluarkan residunya. Penulisan buku ini tentu akan turut memperkaya khazanah keilmuan di dunia kedokteran dan akan menjadi sebagian pendorong untuk mewujudkan Fakultas Kedokteran dan Kesehatan kelas dunia yang unggul, mandiri, bermartabat, dan dengan dijiwai Pancasila, mengabdi pada kepentingan dan kemakmuran bangsa dengan menerapkan prinsip tata kelola (good governance) yang baik untuk mencapai kesejahteraan.

Taking the place of the multiple texts traditionally needed to cover visual anatomy and physiology, Clinical Anatomy and Physiology of the Visual System, 3rd Edition dramatically lightens your load by providing one book that covers it all! This concise, well-referenced resource contains information on the clinical anatomy of the eye, its adnexa and visual pathways, histologic information, plus newly added content on physiology of the human ocular structures. Vivid illustrations complement the text and provide clinical information on diseases and disorders that represent departures from normal clinical anatomy. - Comprehensive physiology coverage clarifies the integration between structure and function, eliminating your need for multiple books on the anatomy and physiology of the visual system. - An emphasis on clinical application helps you better understand the processes that occur in disease and dysfunction. - Genetic information keeps you current with the latest developments in visual anatomy and physiology. - Full-color illustrations throughout the text enhance your understanding of anatomical and clinical information. - UNIQUE! Clinical Comment sections provide a solid foundation for recognizing and understanding clinical situations, conditions, diseases, and treatments. - Photos of normal eye structures illustrate clinical appearance and demonstrate how appearance is directly related to structure. - Geriatric coverage, including aging changes in ocular tissue and the visual pathway, keeps you up-to-date with the expanding field of geriatric care. - UNIQUE! Expert coverage written by an actual optometrist gives you a practical framework for recognizing and understanding clinical situations, problems, and treatments.

Virus merupakan partikel kecil yang hidup secara obligat pada suatu inang. Kata virus diambil dari bahasa Yunani "venom" yang berarti racun. Secara umum virus terdiri dari asam nukleat, deoxyribo nucleic acid (DNA) atau ribo nucleicacid (RNA), yang diselimuti semacam mantel (kapsid) atau kapsul lemak. Virus yang kompenannya sudah lengkap serta sudah mampu menginfeksi sel inang lain, disebut dengan virion. Sejarah virus diperantarai oleh penemuan botani asal Rusia, Dmitri Ivanovsky. la menemukan semacam suspensi pada jaringan tanaman tembakau yang mirip dengan bakteri. Semula ia berpikir bahwa suspensi tersebut merupakan jenis agen bakteri. Hasil filtrasi tanaman tersebut ketika disemprotkan ke tanaman yang sehat, tanaman yang sehat menjadi sakit. Kisah virus mulai dikenal semenjak terjadinya Flu Spanyol yang terjadi pada tahun 1918 yang menewaskan hampir seperempat populasi dunia kala itu. Virus mulai bisa dideskripsikan, dikelompokkan berdasarkan deskripsi tertentu dan ditemukan zat menyusunnya semenjak ditemukannya mikroskop elektron. Perjalanan virus menjadi makin menarik ketika mulai ditemukan virus yang menyerang tanaman saja, hewan saja, maupun terjadi zoonosis dengan menular ke manusia. Dalam buku ini, pembaca akan diajak memahami mulai dari hal dasar seperti bentuk dan ukuran virus, klasifikasi virus, derajat paparan virus hingga cara replikasi virus secara umum. Materi lebih mendalam akan dibahas mengenai alasan virus hanya menyerang inang tertentu, misalnya virus HIV hanya menyerang sel CD4 pada manusia, bukan pada inang lainnya. Dalam tubuh inang, virus merupakan zat asing yang akan mendapat perlawanan dari inang. Salah satu yang berperan melawannya adalah mekanisme imunitas pada tubuh. Buku ini juga menjabarkan tentang respon imun terhadap infeksi virus. Mulai dari bagian sistem imun yang berekasi ketika ada infeksi virus hingga respon sel yang terinfeksi virus. Bukan hanya tentang virus yang merugikan, buku ini juga menyajikan salah satu obligat virus yang memberikan kontribusi dalam bioteknologi dan pengobatan yaitu bakteriofage, suatu jenis virus yang hanya menginfeksi bakteri. Buku ini ditutup dengan penjabaran detail mengenai beberapa virus yang cukup populer di dunia, seperti virus influenza, virus HIV, virus polio, virus dengue dan herpes. Sains Virus merupakan buku ajar yang ditujukan untuk pembelajar, mahasiswa, dan pemerhati virus. Buku ini mengeluas berbagai aspek virus dari berbagai referensi. Disusun dengan Bahasa yang mudah dipahami dan gambar visual yang menarik. Selamat membaca!

**Selected for Doody's Core Titles® 2024 in Veterinary Medicine** Exploring the immunologic concerns of both large and small animals, Veterinary Immunology: An Introduction,10th Edition is the only complete resource on immunology for veterinary practitioners. This new edition has been meticulously updated to continue its trend of incorporating the latest advances and topics in the field. It features a straightforward presentation of basic immunologic principles along with thorough and timely information on the most significant immunologic diseases and responses seen in domestic animals. - Comprehensive coverage clearly explains the general principles of immunology, and provides information on the most significant immunologic diseases and immunologic responses seen in domestic animals and marine mammals. - A wealth of clinical examples show how principles will be experienced and addressed in the clinical setting. - Educator and student resources on Evolve feature an image collection, enhanced animations, flashcards, content updates, and a test bank for instructors. - Improved images clarify new content and enhance your understanding. - NEW! Updated content covers new T cell subpopulations, newly described interleukins; new approaches to cancer immunotherapy; immunology of fish; and new advances in genomics. - NEW! Learning objectives have been added to the beginning of each chapter. - NEW! Chapter on commensal bacterial will address the role of commensal bacteria in veterinary immunology and provide convincing explanations for previously poorly understood phenomena. - NEW! Information on the pathogenesis and treatment of atopic dermatitis has been added to help inform veterinarians who treat pets with dermatologic conditions. - NEW! Revised content on cancer immunology reflects the vast expansion of information that has been uncovered in the past five years. - NEW! Expanded information on the role of nutrition in animal immunity offers a rational basis for examining data of those who claim nutritional benefits. - NEW! Full-color histologic images replace black and white images to more effectively convey concepts.

This volume contains a collection of papers from the research program “Protective Artificial Respiration (PAR)”. In 2005 the German Research Association DFG launched the research program PAR which is a joint initiative of medicine and fluid mechanics. The main long-term objective of this program is the development of a more protective artificial respiratory system to reduce the physical stress of patients undergoing artificial respiration. To satisfy this goal 11 projects have been defined. In each of these projects scientists from medicine and fluid mechanics do collaborate in several experimental and numerical investigations to improve the fundamental knowledge on respiration and to develop a more individual artificial breathing concept.

Long recognized as the leading text in this dynamic field, Rogers’ Textbook of Pediatric Intensive Care provides comprehensive, clear explanations of both the principles underlying pediatric critical care disease and trauma as well as how these principles are applied. Led by Drs. Donald H. Shaffner, John J. McCloskey, Elizabeth A. Hunt, and Robert C. Tasker, along with a team of 27 section editors as well as more than 250 expert global contributors, the fully revised Sixth Edition brings you completely up to date on today’s understanding, treatments, technologies, and outcomes regarding critical illness in children.

**Selected for Doody's Core Titles® 2024 with "Essential Purchase" designation in Dentistry**Enhance your skills in patient assessment, oral diagnosis, and treatment planning! A full-color, all-in-one reference, Diagnosis and Treatment Planning in Dentistry, 4th Edition helps you create person-centered dental treatment plans for adolescent and adult patients. Using evidence-based research, this text shows how risk assessment, prognosis, and expected treatment outcomes factor into the planning process. Detailed coverage guides you through each phase of the treatment plan. New to this edition are chapters covering digital tools used in treatment planning and revised content in all chapters. The book renews a core section that describes how to plan and provide optimal oral health care for unique patient populations. Written by noted dentistry educators Stephen Stefanac and Samuel Nesbit, this must-have resource includes a fully searchable eBook version free with each print purchase. - Clear, logical organization builds your understanding with sections on comprehensive patient evaluation, the treatment planning process, the five phases of the treatment plan, and care planning for all patients. - What's the Evidence? boxes cite research articles affecting clinical decision-making and treatment planning strategies. - In Clinical Practice boxes summarize information on specific clinical situations for quick and easy review. - Ethics in Dentistry boxes address clinical situations where ethical decision making may be required. - Review questions summarize and reinforce the important concepts in each chapter. - 350 full-color illustrations depict important concepts. - NEW! Updated content in all chapters. - NEW! An eBook version is included with print purchase. The eBook allows you to access all of the text, figures and references, with the ability to search, customize your content, make notes and highlights, and have content read aloud. Plus, additional videos and all-new case-based practice quizzes for each chapter. - NEW! Digital Tools chapter focuses on the use of digital tools in diagnosis and treatment planning.

Brain, Part 1 of The Netter Collection of Medical Illustrations: Nervous System, 2nd Edition, provides a highly visual guide to this complex organ, from basic neurodevelopment, neuroanatomy, neurophysiology, and cognition to classic disorders including to epilepsy, hypothalamus/pituitary with disorders of consciousness and sleep, movement disorders, cerebellum, stroke, multiple sclerosis, neurologic infections, neuro-oncology, headaches, and brain trauma. This spectacularly illustrated volume in the masterwork known as the (CIBA) Netter "Green Books" has been expanded and revised by Drs. H. Royden Jones, Jr., Ted M. Burns, Michael J. Aminoff, and Scott L. Pomeroy to mirror the many exciting advances in medicine and imaging - offering unparalleled insights into the broad clinical spectrum of brain disorders. - Consult this title on your favorite e-reader with intuitive search tools and adjustable font sizes. Elsevier eBooks provide instant portable access to your entire library, no matter what device you're using or where you're located. - Get complete, integrated visual guidance on the brain with thorough, richly illustrated coverage. - Quickly understand complex topics thanks to a concise text-atlas format that provides a context bridge between primary and specialized medicine. - Clearly visualize how core concepts of anatomy, physiology, and other basic sciences correlate across disciplines. - Benefit from matchless Netter illustrations that offer precision, clarity, detail and realism as they provide a visual approach to the clinical presentation and care of the patient. - Gain a rich clinical view of all aspects of the brain in one comprehensive volume, conveyed through beautiful illustrations as well as up-to-date radiologic images. - Clearly see the connection between basic science and clinical practice with an integrated overview of normal structure and function as it relates to pathologic conditions. - Grasp current clinical concepts regarding development, pediatrics, and adult medicine captured in classic Netter illustrations, as well as new illustrations created specifically for this volume by artist-physician Carlos Machado, MD, and others working in the Netter style.

Surgery: A Case Based Clinical Review provides the reader with a comprehensive understanding of surgical diseases in one easy to use reference that combines multiple teaching formats. The book begins using a case based approach. The cases presented cover the diseases most commonly encountered on a surgical rotation. The cases are designed to provide the reader with the classic findings on history and physical examination. The case presentation is followed by a series of short questions and answers, designed to provide further understanding of the important aspects of the history, physical examination, differential diagnosis, diagnostic work-up and management, as well as questions that may arise on surgical rounds. Key figures and tables visually reinforce the important elements of the disease process. A brief algorithmic flow chart is provided so the reader can quickly understand the optimal management approach. Two additional special sections further strengthen the student’s comprehension. The first section covers areas of controversy in the diagnosis or management of each disease, and another section discusses pitfalls to avoid, where the inexperienced clinician might get in trouble. The text concludes with a series of multiple choice questions in a surgery shelf/USMLE format with robust explanations. Surgery: A Case Based Clinical Review is based on 20 years of Socratic medical student teaching by a nine-time Golden Apple teaching awardee from the UCLA School of Medicine and will be of great utility for medical students when they rotate on surgery, interns, physician assistant students, nursing students and nurse practitioner students.

The Pfizer Papers features new reports written by WarRoom/DailyClout research volunteers, which are based on the primary source Pfizer clinical trial documents released under court order and on related medical literature. The book shows in high relief that Pfizer’s mRNA COVID-19 vaccine clinical trial was deeply flawed and that the pharmaceutical company knew by November 2020 that its vaccine was neither safe nor effective. The reports detail vaccine-induced harms throughout the human body, including to the reproductive system; show that women suffer vaccine-related adverse events at a 3:1 ratio; expose that vaccine-induced myocarditis is not rare, mild, or transient; and, shockingly, demonstrate that the mRNA vaccines have created a new category of multi-system, multi-organ disease, which is being called “CoVax Disease.” Despite the fact that Pfizer committed in its own clinical trial protocol to follow the placebo arm of its trial for twenty-four months, Pfizer vaccinated approximately 95 percent of placebo recipients by March 2021, thus eliminating the trial’s control group and making it impossible for comparative safety determinations to be made. Just as importantly, The Pfizer Papers makes it clear that the US Food and Drug Administration knew about the shortfalls of Pfizer’s clinical trial as well as the harms caused by the company’s mRNA COVID vaccine product, thus highlighting the FDA’s abject failure to fulfill its mission to “[protect] the public health by ensuring the safety, efficacy, and security of human and veterinary drugs, biological products, and medical devices.” The Pfizer Papers offers an in-depth look at how Big Pharma, the US government, and healthcare entities stand protected behind the broad legal immunity provided by the Public Readiness and Emergency Preparedness Act (PREP Act) when creating, prescribing, and administering vaccines; and, under that shield of protection, do what is best for their bottom lines rather than for the health and well-being of Americans.

Nueva edición de la obra de referencia en la asignatura de Microbiología que en su 9a ed, continúa siendo la "biblia y el texto más reputado en esta temática. Aborda los principios básicos de la inmunología, la bacteriología, la virología, la parasitología, así como las pruebas diagnósticas de Laboratorio. - En esta nueva edición. se ha seguido con la filosofía de intentar reducir al máximo la información, obviando toda aquella que puede ser redundante, de forma que el libro recoge el "core de la asignatura a la vez que se ha reforzado el alto grado de correlación entre las ciencias básicas y la práctica clínica (incremento del número de casos clínicos). - A nivel de contenido, se mantiene el índice, si bien se ha producido una fusión de capítulos y ahora la edición impresa cuenta con 77 capítulos. Todos ellos se han actualizado de acuerdo con los últimos avances, destacando fundamentalmente los temas dedicados a las nuevas técnicas que permiten una rápida identificación de los microorganismos o la nueva información acerca de como funciona la inmunidad específica frente a los antígenos. - El texto incluye acceso a SC.com (todos los contenidos en inglés) en el que se encuentran importantes novedades. En primer lugar, se incorpora un capítulo solo disponible online "Microbial Connections by Body System and Disease en el que a través de 30 slides se hace una presentación de los diferentes tipos de patógeno en función del órgano o sistema de órganos al que infecten. - Así mismo se incluye un banco de 200 preguntas de autoevaluación ("modo estudio o "modo examen), 11 videos de procesos inmunológicos step by step y un microscopio virtual.

**Selected for Doody's Core Titles® 2024 in Respiratory Therapy** Ensure you understand one of the most sophisticated areas of respiratory care with Pilbeam's Mechanical Ventilation: Physiological and Clinical Applications, 8th Edition! Known for its simple explanations and in-depth coverage of patient-ventilator management, this evidence-based text walks you through the most fundamental and advanced concepts surrounding mechanical ventilation and helps you understand how to properly apply these principles to patient care. This new edition is an excellent reference for all critical care practitioners and features coverage of the physiological effects of mechanical ventilation on different cross-sections of the population. Additionally, user-friendly features promote critical thinking and clinical application, such as key points, AARC clinical practice guidelines, critical care concepts, and updated learning objectives. - UNIQUE! Ventilator-Associated Pneumonia chapter presents in-depth, comprehensive coverage on this very challenging issue. - Critical Care Concepts present short questions that challenge you to apply knowledge learned to difficult concepts. - Brief patient case studies list pertinent assessment data and pose a critical thinking question to test your content comprehension. - Key Points draw attention to pivotal concepts and highlight important information as topics are addressed. - Intended for classroom or small group discussions, Clinical Scenarios offer a more comprehensive patient scenario that covers patient presentation, assessment data, and treatment options. - Logical sequencing of chapters builds on previously learned concepts. - Comprehensive Learning Objectives provide a clear, concise listing of what you need to learn in the chapter. - Bulleted end-of-chapter summaries help assess comprehension and guide study efforts. - Excerpts of Clinical Practice Guidelines developed by the American Association for Respiratory Care (AARC) are presented in a convenient, reader-friendly format. - Chapter outlines provide a "big picture" of the chapter content. - NBRC-style end-of-chapter review questions reinforce the very difficult concept of mechanical ventilation with practice that focuses on certification exam success. - Glossary of mechanical ventilation terminology provides definitions for highlighted key terms in each chapter. - UPDATED! Revised content throughout reflects the latest standards of respiratory care.

Buku Ajar Anak DIII Keperawatan Jilid II merupakan media pembelajaran yang digunakan mahasiswa untuk membantu jalannya proses perkuliahan sejak awal semester sampai akhir semester. Buku ini dilengkapi dengan latihan soal pada masing-masing babnya. Buku ajar ini diimplementasikan dari kurikulum kesehatan yang terbaru sehingga ilmu yang disajikan dalam buku ajar ini dapat menjadi rujukan yang tepat untuk mahasiswa Keperawatan. Buku ini ditulis tim dosen yang ahli dibidangnya, kemudian melewati proses tinjauan (Review) dan pengeditan (editing) yang cukup ketat hingga tangan panel expert dan proofreading. Harapan kami, buku ini dapat memperkaya pengetahuan mahasiswa terkait ilmu kesehatan dan kemampuan dalam menjawab latihan soal berbentuk kasus, sehingga dapat mengantarkan calon tenaga kesehatan yang sukses dan professional. Salam Cumlaude

The dynamics of nuclear structures described in this book furnish the basis for a comprehensive understanding of how the higher-order organization and function of the nucleus is established and how it correlates with the expression of a variety of vital activities such as cell proliferation and differentiation. The resulting volume creates an invaluable source of reference for researchers in the field.

This book provides useful information for bioanalytical / analytical scientists, analysts, quality assurance managers, and all personnel in bioanalytical laboratories through all aspects of bioanalytical technical and regulatory perspectives within bioanalytical operations and processes. Readers learn how to develop and implement strategies for routine, non-routine, and standard bioanalytical methods and on the entire equipment hardware and software qualification process. The book also gives guidelines on qualification of certified standards and in-house reference material as well as on people qualification. Finally, it guides readers through stressless internal and third party laboratory audits and inspections. It takes account to most national and international regulations and quality and accreditation standards, along with corresponding interpretation and inspection guides. The author elaborates on highly comprehensive content, making it easy not only to learn the subject but also to quickly implement the recommendations.

While many people practice yoga simply because it helps them feel good, the physiological basis for yoga’s effects on the body and mind is often unknown or misunderstood. Understanding these physiological concepts can help to deepen your yoga practice. The Physiology of Yoga separates speculation from fact by examining how the body responds and adapts to yoga within many systems of the body: musculoskeletal, nervous, respiratory, cardiovascular, lymphatic, immune, endocrine, reproductive, and digestive. Straightforward explanations guide you in sorting through conflicting information about what yoga really can help you achieve and in evaluating whether certain yoga methods provide benefits to any or all of those systems. You can experiment with concepts through Try It Yourself sidebars, which focus on mindful movement, meditation, and breathing. The 14 Myth or Fact sidebars explore popular claims about yoga, such as whether a shoulder stand can stimulate the thyroid or if twists can detoxify the liver. You’ll get the most current research to determine the validity of various claims so you can avoid practices that could be harmful or counterproductive and can decide for yourself what works for your practice. Finally, experience firsthand how yoga affects your physiology by exploring specific yoga poses and four sequences. Each sequence explains which of the physiological principles from the earlier chapters may be most prevalent in that sequence. With The Physiology of Yoga, you or your students can navigate all the conflicting views and opinions about the impact of yoga and learn to practice yoga while fully enjoying the benefits of mindful movement.

The Scattering of Light and other Electromagnetic Radiation covers the theory of electromagnetic scattering and its practical applications to light scattering. This book is divided into 10 chapters that particularly present examples of practical applications to light scattering from colloidal and macromolecular systems. The opening chapters survey the physical concept of electromagnetic waves and optics. The subsequent chapters deal with the theory of scattering by spheres and infinitely long cylinders. These topics are followed by discussions on the application of light scattering to the determination of the size distribution of colloidal particles. The last chapters are devoted to the Rayleigh-Debye scattering and the scattering by liquids, as well as the concept of anisotropy. These chapters also describe the effect upon light scattering of partial orientation of anisotropic particles in electrical and magnetic fields and in viscous flow. This book is of value to physical chemists and physical chemistry researchers, teachers, and students.

Looks at fifty-five fundamental poses from an anatomical perspective to describe their function in the practice of hatha yoga.

Although researchers have long been aware that the species-typical architecture of the human mind is the product of our evolutionary history, it has only been in the last three decades that advances in such fields as evolutionary biology, cognitive psychology, and paleoanthropology have made the fact of our evolution illuminating. Converging findings from a variety of disciplines are leading to the emergence of a fundamentally new view of the human mind, and with it a new framework for the behavioral and social sciences. First, with the advent of the cognitive revolution, human nature can finally be defined precisely as the set of universal, species-typical information-processing programs that operate beneath the surface of expressed cultural variability. Second, this collection of cognitive programs evolved in the Pleistocene to solve the adaptive problems regularly faced by our hunter-gatherer ancestors--problems such as mate selection, language acquisition, cooperation, and sexual infidelity. Consequently, the traditional view of the mind as a general-purpose computer, tabula rasa, or passive recipient of culture is being replaced by the view that the mind resembles an intricate network of functionally specialized computers, each of which imposes contentful structure on human mental organization and culture. The Adapted Mind explores this new approach--evolutionary psychology--and its implications for a new view of culture.

For readers of Giulia Enders’ Gut and Bill Bryson’s The Body, a surprising, witty and sparkling exploration of the teeming microbiome of possibility in human feces from microbiologist and science journalist Bryn Nelson. The future is sh*t: the literal kind. For most of human history we’ve been, well, disinclined to take a closer look at our body’s natural product—the complex antihero of this story—save for gleaning some prophecy of our own health. But if we were to take more than a passing look at our poop, we would spy a veritable cornucopia of possibilities. We would see potent medicine, sustainable power, and natural fertilizer to restore the world’s depleted lands. We would spy a time capsule of evidence for understanding past lives and murderous ends. We would glimpse effective ways of measuring and improving human health from the cradle to the grave, early warnings of community outbreaks like Covid-19, and new means of identifying environmental harm—and then reversing it. Flush is both an urgent exploration of the world’s single most squandered natural resource, and a cri de coeur (or cri de colon?) for the vast, hidden value in our “waste.” Award-winning journalist and microbiologist Bryn Nelson, PhD, leads readers through the colon and beyond with infectious enthusiasm, helping to usher in a necessary mental shift that could restore our balance with the rest of the planet and save us from ourselves. Unlocking poop’s enormous potential will require us to overcome our shame and disgust and embrace our role as the producers and architects of a more circular economy in which lowly byproducts become our species’ salvation. Locked within you is a medicine cabinet, a biogas pipeline, a glass of drinking water, a mound of fuel briquettes; it’s time to open the doors (carefully!). A dose of medicine, a glass of water, a gallon of rocket fuel, an acre of soil: sometimes hope arrives in surprising packages.

The now-classic Metaphors We Live By changed our understanding of metaphor and its role in language and the mind. Metaphor, the authors explain, is a fundamental mechanism of mind, one that allows us to use what we know about our physical and social experience to provide understanding of countless other subjects. Because such metaphors structure our most basic understandings of our experience, they are "metaphors we live by"—metaphors that can shape our perceptions and actions without our ever noticing them. In this updated edition of Lakoff and Johnson's influential book, the authors supply an afterword surveying how their theory of metaphor has developed within the cognitive sciences to become central to the contemporary understanding of how we think and how we express our thoughts in language.

Treatment of Breast Cancer with Natural Based Products is designed to provide a wide spectrum of information and knowledge on phytotherapeutics in breast cancer treatment. With a strong focus on the established research and technology on phytoconstituent-based nanocarriers, the book also covers their rapidly emerging aspects and discusses future research directions in the treatment of breast cancer. Users will find insights into breast cancer symptoms, epidemiology, risk factors, screening, treatment, and drugs delivery systems. Other sections cover Curcumin, Paclitaxel, Quercetin, Resveratrol, Sulforaphane, Epigallocatechin-3-Gallate, Allicin, Berberine, and Vinca Alkaloids in the treatment of breast cancer, along with future perspectives.This book presents a groundbreaking opportunity for both academia and industry to reshape contemporary medical and healthcare approaches. With a specific emphasis on various facets of phytoconstituents within the realm of oncology, this publication serves as a precious asset for researchers, as well as graduate and post-graduate students specializing in oncology, pharmaceutical sciences, biotechnology, and related biomedical fields. - Outlines the anticancer mechanisms shown by phytoconstituents - Provides scholarly insights into recent developments in phytotherapeutics - Assesses the opportunities and challenges of biopolymer-based nanocarriers in cancer research - Focuses on the diverse, cutting-edge techniques for the fabrication of nanocarriers for the drug delivery of anticancer bioactives

Buku ini menyajikan tentang temuan baru sebagai hasil penelitian, yakni sebuah cara untuk menjaga kadar Malondialdehid dan kadar Superoksida Dismutase Ovarium yang Terpapar Rhodamin B. Rhodamin B merupakan zat pewarna yang berbahaya dan banyak digunakan oleh masyarakat sebagai Bahan Tambahan Pangan (BTP). Rhodamin B memiliki senyawa klorin (Cl) yang merupakan senyawa halogen yang berbahaya dan reaktif (bersifat racun bagi tubuh), juga memiliki senyawa pengalkilasi (CH3-CH3) yang sangat radikal, dan dapat menginduksi Reactive Oxygen Spesies (ROS). Rhodamin B bila dikonsumsi dalam jumlah besar dan berulang, akan terakumulasi dalam tubuh, sehingga dapat mengakibatkan gangguan kesehatan reproduksi. Tubuh dapat menetralisir radikal bebas tersebut melalui sistem antioksidan enzimatik yakni superoksida dismutase, bila jumlah radikal bebas berlebihan maka kemampuan tubuh untuk menetralisirnya akan berkurang. Dalam tubuh yang sering terpapar rhodamin B akan terjadi ketidakseimbangan antara jumlah radikal bebas dan antioksidan yang disebut dengan stres oksidatif, yang dapat menyebabkan kerusakan jaringan termasuk pada organ reproduksi. Kombinasi vitamin C dan E dapat bekerja secara sinergis untuk mencegah reaksi peroksida lipid di ovarium akibat paparan rhodamin B. Vitamin E larut dalam lemak yang dapat mencegah reaksi berantai dari peroksidasi lipid dalam membran sel. Vitamin C larut dalam air, ditemukan dalam sitosol dan cairan ekstraseluler yang dapat berinteraksi langsung dengan radikal bebas.

ETOP is a contemporary medical novel that explores the multifaceted and controversial subject of elective termination of pregnancy, or abortion. There are countless stories of women who find themselves in difficult, if not impossible, situations where they conclude their only option, or the most reasonable option, is to terminate their pregnancy. Some women make this life and death decision with the support their partner. Others are pressured into choosing abortion by their partner. Unfortunately, many women are left to deal with their situation without any support what-so-ever. This book intertwines many personal and some tragic stories from the authors experience as a practicing OB/GYN over the past twenty years. There are honest and noble people who have totally opposite views on the issue. Some of the characters, like real people, change their views based on their situation or life experiences. Extremist garner the headlines and sometimes their violence causes pain and suffering for innocent victims. The setting of a inner city medical center shows the challenges countless hospital professional face on a daily basis and the personal rewards they glean from their dedication to the healing arts. The unconventional life style and the mysterious past of a staff physician arouse the interest of a beautiful young investigative reporter. She is determined to find the truth before she allows herself to fall in love. Whether you are prolife or prochoice there is no doubt many people face anguish from their decision to abort or not to abort a pregnancy.

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The 6th edition of this classic comprises the most comprehensive guide to infrared and Raman spectra of inorganic, organometallic, bioinorganic, and coordination compounds. From fundamental theories of vibrational spectroscopy to applications in a variety of compound types, it is extensively updated. Part B details applications of Raman and IR spectroscopy to larger and complex systems. It covers interactions of cisplatin and other metallodrugs with DNA and cytochrome c oxidase and peroxidase. This is a great reference for chemists and medical professionals working with infrared or Raman spectroscopies and for graduate students.

Buku Pengantar Biolistrik ini membahas tentang dasar-dasar kelistrikan yang terjadi pada medium biologi. Medium biologi dapat berwujud bermacam-macam antara lain berupa padatan, cairan, atau larutan dan juga campuran keduanya. Interaksi antara ion-ion dalam larutan dengan elektroda menjadi hal yang menarik dibahas dalam buku ini, mencakup konduktansi larutan elektrolit. Model lapisan ganda atau biasa dikatakan sebagai double layer, digunakan untuk menggambarkan interaksi antara lingkungan ionik yang berada di sekitar permukaan yang bermuatan. Salah satu prinsip pertama yang harus digunakan adalah bahwa materi yang berada pada batas permukaan memiliki sifat fase yang berbeda yang dipisahkan oleh antarmuka larutan dan elektroda. Dasar pengukuran biolistrik menjadi pembahasan yang menarik. Impedansi total dalam bentuk kompleks yang memudahkan untuk diekstrak menjadi rangkaian listrik penyusunnya. Diberikan beberapa contoh analisis rangkaian listrik yang menggambarkan perilaku dari larutan atau medium biologi yang diukur. Pada Bab akhir akan diberikan beberapa hasil penelitian yang berkaitan dengan pengukuran impedansi listrik berbagai medium biologi.

Essential oils are simply the volatile oils of plants. These are concentrated liquids contain many terpenes, alkaloids and alcohols etc. Various compounds of essential oils have bioactive properties such as antimicrobial, anti-cancer, anti-diabetic, anti-viral and anti-fungal etc. This book describes the sources of essential oils, extraction and production method, characterizing tools, bioactivity, and various applications in the field of industries, daily usage, agriculture, health, and food.

Nanomedicine is the field of science that deals with organic applications of medicine at the nano-scale level. It primarily addresses finding, anticipating, and treating sickness, as well as using nanotechnology to assist in controlling human frameworks at the cellular level. The nature of nanotechnology allows it to address numerous medical issues in humans. This book offers comprehensive information to better comprehend and apply multifunctional nanoparticles in nanomedicine, and thus open avenues in the field. Medicating at the nanolevel is an exceptional therapeutic avenue, as it avoids symptoms associated with conventional medicines. This book investigates recent insights into structuring novel drug delivery frameworks. It concentrates on the physical characteristics of drug delivery transporters, and the preliminary procedures involved in their use. The book offers in-depth detail that benefits academics and researchers alike, containing broad research from experts in the field, and serves as a guide for students and researchers in the field of nanomedicine, drug delivery, and nanotechnology.

This textbook will provide a systematic comprehension of the various medically important human parasites; their distribution, habitat, morphology and life cycle, pathogenesis and clinical features, laboratory diagnosis, treatment, prevention and control. The main emphasis is on the protozoan and helminthic diseases, also medical entomology covering vectors relevant to these diseases. The book aims to promote an easy yet comprehensive way of learning parasitology. It attempts to break down the complexity of medical parasitology into parts that are easy to understand yet integrating the essential information of parasitic infections. The integration of knowledge of parasites will be achieved through student friendly illustrations, inclusion of a collection of recent case reports, examples of test questions and scenarios, and the images of human parasites. Essentially, it provides a “one-stop learning package” for medical parasitology.

Dynamic loads and undesired oscillations increase with higher speed of machines. At the same time, industrial safety standards require better vibration reduction. This book covers model generation, parameter identification, balancing of mechanisms, torsional and bending vibrations, vibration isolation, and the dynamic behavior of drives and machine frames as complex systems. Typical dynamic effects, such as the gyroscopic effect, damping and absorption, shocks, resonances of higher order, nonlinear and self-excited vibrations are explained using practical examples. These include manipulators, flywheels, gears, mechanisms, motors, rotors, hammers, block foundations, presses, high speed spindles, cranes, and belts. Various design features, which influence the dynamic behavior, are described. The book includes 60 exercises with detailed solutions. The substantial benefit of this "Dynamics of Machinery" lies in the combination of theory and practical applications and the numerous descriptive examples based on real-world data. The book addresses graduate students as well as engineers.

Now available with the most current and relevant journal articles from Cell Press, Biotechnology Academic Cell Update Edition approaches modern biotechnology from a molecular basis, which grew out of the increasing biochemical understanding of physiology. Using straightforward, less-technical jargon, Clark and Pazdernik manage to introduce each chapter with a basic concept that ultimately evolves into a more specific detailed principle. This up-to-date text covers a wide realm of topics, including the forensics used in crime scene investigations, the burgeoning field of nanobiotechnology, bioethics and other cutting edge topics in today's world of biotechnology. - Basic concepts followed by more detailed, specific applications with clear, color illustrations of key topics and concepts

Energy policy promoting sustainable development is transforming global energy markets. Solar power, the most abundant of all renewable resources, is crucial to greater achieving energy security and sustainability. This new edition of Solar Energy Engineering: Processes and Systems from Prof. Soteris Kalogirou, a renowned expert with over thirty years of experience in renewable energy systems and applications, includes revised and updated chapters on all areas of solar energy engineering from the fundamentals to the highest level of current research. The book includes high interest topics such as solar collectors, solar water heating, solar space heating and cooling, industrial process heat, solar desalination, photovoltaic technology, solar thermal power systems, modeling of solar energy systems and includes a new chapter on wind energy systems. As solar energy's vast potential environmental and socioeconomic benefits are broadly recognized, the second edition of Solar Energy Engineering: Processes and Systems will provide professionals and students with a resource on the basic principles and applications of solar energy systems and processes and can be used as a reference guide to practicing engineers who want to understand how solar systems operate and how to design the systems. - Written by one of the world's most renowned experts in solar energy with over thirty years of experience in renewable and particularly solar energy applications - Provides updated chapters including new sections detailing solar collectors, uncertainties in solar collector performance testing, building-integrated photovoltaics (BIPV), thermosiphonic systems performance prediction and solar updraft tower systems - Includes a new chapter on wind energy systems - Packed with reference tables and schematic diagrams for the most commonly used systems

The book is a comprehensive, self-contained introduction to the mathematical modeling and analysis of infectious diseases. It includes model building, fitting to data, local and global analysis techniques. Various types of deterministic dynamical models are considered: ordinary differential equation models, delay-differential equation models, difference equation models, age-structured PDE models and diffusion models. It includes various techniques for the computation of the basic reproduction number as well as approaches to the epidemiological interpretation of the reproduction number. MATLAB code is included to facilitate the data fitting and the simulation with age-structured models.

El presente libro es un curso de actualización de filosofía de la ciencia. Su autor expone algunos de los problemas más candentes de la filosofía de las ciencias formales, naturales y sociales, así como de la ingeniería y la medicina. Obra dirigida especialmente al público hispanoamericano.

Shocking new insider information that shows what really happened in Wuhan, China, at the start of the COVID-19 outbreak and in the ensuing cover-up. The day that Dr. Andrew G. Huff left his senior scientist and vice president role at EcoHealth Alliance was one of the happiest days of his life due to the corruption he had witnessed at the organization. However, he never thought working there would be of any great consequence to the future. He was wrong. Because, as an EcoHealth Alliance insider, Dr. Huff had had a ringside seat to one of the biggest cover-ups in history. The Truth about Wuhan contains new research and a breakdown of how and why the development of COVID-19 in the United States and China was supported by the US government to collect intelligence on laboratories in China. Dr. Huff, an expert in the fields of bioterrorism and bio warfare, is a whistleblower who will show why the reasons the lab leak was covered up are incorrect. He worked on the classified research side of the program as a US government scientist. He knows the real how and why COVID-19 emerged. Besides exposing the conspiracy and cover-up, Dr. Huff also puts forth policy solutions and recommendations to prevent a lab leak virus from plaguing the world again. The Truth about Wuhan simply explains the complexity of the system that led to COVID-19’s emergence; how the medical industrial complex grew and became entrenched in gain of function work after 9/11; why EcoHealth Alliance was the (almost) perfect intelligence collection cover; the policy actions and decision-making process as to why the United States government engaged in the COVID cover-up; how and why the United States swapped biotechnology with China and biomedical corporations; and the incentives for each of the actors or governments to engage and coordinate a global cover-up of COVID-19 origins. The Truth about Wuhan also shows how and why Dr. Anthony Fauci is intricately involved in the COVID cover-up; how scientists like EcoHealth Alliance president and CEO Dr. Peter Daszak rose to power and used their influence to corrupt science and the COVID origin investigation; and how the intelligence community likely orchestrated the cover-up with Dr. Anthony Fauci. Dr. Huff also provides personal harrowing accounts of how the US government waged a psychological operation against him to prevent him from speaking out. COVID-19 is the biggest lie, scandal, and intelligence failure in US history, and Dr. Andrew G. Huff is stepping out of the shadows to share his insider story about this failure that led to millions of deaths around the world.

The eighteenth edition of this well-known textbook continues to provide a thorough understanding of the principles of modern physics. It offers a detailed presentation of important topics such as atomic physics, quantum mechanics, nuclear physics, solid state physics and electronics. The concepts are exhaustively presented with numerous examples and diagrams which would help the students in analysing and retaining the concepts in an effective manner. This textbook is a useful resource for undergraduate students and will also serve as a reference text for postgraduate students.

This volume contains a collection of papers from the research program “Protective Artificial Respiration (PAR)”. In 2005 the German Research Association DFG launched the research program PAR which is a joint initiative of medicine and fluid mechanics. The main long-term objective of this program is the development of a more protective artificial respiratory system to reduce the physical stress of patients undergoing artificial respiration. To satisfy this goal 11 projects have been defined. In each of these projects scientists from medicine and fluid mechanics do collaborate in several experimental and numerical investigations to improve the fundamental knowledge on respiration and to develop a more individual artificial breathing concept.

El nacimiento de la Agricultura y el desarrollo de las técnicas agrarias han jugado un papel primordial en la propia historia social y cultural de la Humanidad. En este libro se ha tratado de estudiar la evolución de las técnicas y ciencias agrarias desde su nacimiento hasta la actualidad, siguiendo un enfoque cronológico basado en el análisis de las distintas etapas y civilizaciones históricas, en un principio desde una óptica más generalista y globalizadora y posteriormente, más centrada en el contexto europeo y sus proyecciones culturales, con una especial atención a la Agricultura española. En la exposición se ha pretendido conseguir un sincretismo entre la propia evolución de las técnicas agrarias, las distintas aportaciones básicas de la Ciencia a la Agricultura, y su propia proyección tecnológica cultural, social y económica, en cada uno de los períodos históricos contemplados, hasta llegar a la aparición de la Agronomía como Ciencia, analizando sus avances y comentando asimismo algunos de los debates suscitados ante el importante progreso conseguido. Entre los aspectos que son abordados en este libro, pueden destacarse: los relacionados con el origen de la Agricultura, su consolidación como técnica y su influencia en los modelos más antiguos de civilización; la descripción de los sistemas agrarios en las principales civilizaciones históricas y sus conexiones con otras ciencias en los distintos períodos históricos; el afianzamiento de la Agronomía, en los últimos doscientos cincuenta años, como Ciencia Aplicada y su espectacular repercusión en la sociedad contemporánea como motor del desarrollo económico y social, todo ello junto con las controversias de todo tipo, principalmente las medioambientales, que se plantean a principios del siglo XXI frente a una concepción agronómica marcadamente productivista y movilizadora de grandes insumos en las sociedades más avanzadas. La nueva edición de esta obra ha sido considerablemente ampliada y actualizada con respecto a la anterior.

Buku ini diperuntukkan memenuhi kebutuhan dan sebagai pengantar maupun lanjutan bagi para mahasiswa yang mempelajari biologi dan ilmu yang relevan dengan biologi, seperti pertanian, kedokteran hewan, peternakan, dan perikanan serta masyarakat umum yang berminat dalam mempelajari dan mendalami bidang biologi, baik secara teoretis maupun praktis. Aspek-aspek yang terkait dengan bentuk, sifat dan peran fungi dalam kehidupan manusia dalam buku ini disajikan dalam 14 bab. Pada Bab 1 membahas mengenai perkembangan mikologi, distribusi fungi di alam dan peran fungi secara ekonomi. Bab 2 membahas struktur dan morfologi fungi. Pertumbuhan, reproduksi dan kebutuhan nutrisi serta taksonomi fungi secara berurutan disajikan pada Bab 3, Bab 4, dan Bab 5. Selanjutnya, Bab 6 sampai dengan Bab 10 mempelajari karakteristik dan kehidupan filum fungi, yaitu filum Ascomycota, Basidiomycota, Chytridiomycota, Deuteromycota, Glomeromycota serta Zygomycota. Buku ini juga mempelajari peran dan aplikasi fungi dalam kehidupan manusia dan ekosistem, seperti mikologi pangan, fungi patogen pada tanaman, fungi dekomposer serta fungi dan produksi bioetanol yang disajikan pada Bab 11,12,13,dan 14.

يقدم هذا الكتاب لمحة شاملة عن المعرفة الأساسية حول الهيدروجين والآراء حول التطور المحتمل والمستقبلي لعلوم وتكنولوجيا الهيدروجين. يحتوي هذا الكتاب على إحدى عشر بابا تبدأ بمقدمة حول أهمية الهيدروجين ومصادر الطاقة وأشكالها وطاقة الهيدروجين الجديدة، والتصورات المستقبلية حول هذه الطاقة. يقدم الباب الثاني الخصائص الفريدة لعنصر الهيدروجين وتأريخ التطور التقني في مجال الهيدروجين، واستخداماته. في الباب الثالث، تم مناقشة الهيدروجين كوقود، كونه حامل للطاقة، والطرق المختلفة لإنتاجه وتطويره، وطرق نقله وتوزيعه والتحديات التي تواجه استخدامه. في الباب الرابع تم مناقشة التحليل الكهربي وخلايا الوقود من حيث مفاهيم الحركية الكيميائية والخلايا الكهروكيميائية، وأنواع الاستقطاب الكهربي، وأسلوب عمل المحللات الكيميائية ومبدأ عمل العديد من خلايا الوقود الكهروكيميائية كتقنية لتوليد الهيدروجين. بينما يقدم الباب الخامس طرق إنتاج الهيدروجين من الوقود الأحفوري والكتلة الحيوية وطرق الإصلاح المختلفة، كما تم مناقشة تقنية التغويز التي تستخدم في إنتاج الهيدروجين من الكتلة الحيوية. في الباب السادس تم شرح كيفية إنتاج الهيدروجين بواسطة الطاقة الشمسية باستخدام أشباه موصلات الأكسيد الحساسة للضوء وطرق تطوير الخلايا الكهروضوئكيميائية وتقنيات الفصل الكيميائي، علاوة على تقنية التقسيم الكهروضوئكيميائي للماء لإنتاج الهيدروجين. هذا علاوة على الخصائص العملية للخلايا الكهروضوئكيميائية القائمة على أكسيد التيتانيوم. يناقش الباب السابع التقنيات المختلفة لتنقية وفصل الهيدروجين مثل عمليات الأخسدة القائمة على الحديد، والعمليات القائمة على هيدريدات المعادن، وخصائص وأنواع أغشية فصل الهيدروجين. بينما يناقش الباب الثامن تقنيات إسالة الهيدرجين ومميزات التقنيات المختلفة لإسالة الهيدروجين، علاوة على الإسالة المغناطيسية، وتصميم المجددات المغناطيسية. وفي الباب التاسع، تم إلقاء الضوء على طرق نقل الهيدروجين وتوزيعه وتخزينه سواء في صهاريج أو في مواد كيميائية. يناقش الباب العاشر تطبيقات الهيدروجين في المجالات المختلفة مثل الاستخدامات القائمة على الطاقة والاستخدامات في النقل، والتطبيقات الثابتة والمتحركة للطاقة. وأخيرا، يناقش الباب الحادي عشر إجراءات السلامة الواجب إتباعها عند التعامل مع الهيدروجين. باختصار، يعتبر هذا الكتاب مرجعاً مهماً لكل المهتمين بالطاقة المتجددة وعلى رأسها الهيدروجين كوقود مستقبلي، ولا يخفى على أحد، إن المكتبة العربية تخلو من المراجع القيمة في هذا المجال، كما يقدم هذا الكتاب يد العون لأبنائنا في كليات العلوم والهندسة وكل المهتمين بمجال الطاقة.

Ever since their invention in 1960, lasers have assumed tremendous importance in the fields of science, engineering and technology because of their use both in basic research and in various technological applications. Lasers: Theory and Applications 2nd Edition will provide a coherent presentation of the basic physics behind the working of the laser along with some of their most important applications. Numerical examples are scattered throughout the book for helping the student gain a better appreciation of the concepts and problems at the end of each chapter and provides the student a better understanding of the basics and help in applying the concepts to practical situations. This book serves as a text in a course on lasers and their applications for students majoring in various disciplines such as Physics, Chemistry and Electrical Engineering.

Learning classical mechanics doesn’t have to be hard What if there was a way to learn classical mechanics without all the usual fluff? What if there were a book that allowed you to see the whole picture and not just tiny parts of it? Thoughts like this are the reason that No-Nonsense Classical Mechanics now exists. What will you learn from this book? Get to know all fundamental mechanics concepts — Grasp why we can describe classical mechanics using the Lagrangian formalism, the Newtonian formalism, or the Hamiltonian formalism and how these frameworks are connected.Learn to describe classical mechanics mathematically — Understand the meaning and origin of the most important equations: Newton's second law, the Euler-Lagrange equation and Hamilton's equations.Master the most important classical mechanics systems — Read fully annotated, step-by-step calculations and understand the general algorithm we use to describe them.Get an understanding you can be proud of — Learn about beautiful and deep insights like Noether's theorem or Liouville's theorem and how classical mechanics emerges in a proper limit of special relativity, quantum mechanics and general relativity. No-Nonsense Classical Mechanics is the most student-friendly book on classical nechanics ever written. Here’s why. First of all, it's is nothing like a formal university lecture. Instead, it’s like a casual conservation with a more experienced student. This also means that nothing is assumed to be “obvious” or “easy to see”.Each chapter, each section, and each page focuses solely on the goal to help you understand. Nothing is introduced without a thorough motivation and it is always clear where each equation comes from.The book contains no fluff since unnecessary content quickly leads to confusion. Instead, it ruthlessly focuses on the fundamentals and makes sure you’ll understand them in detail. The primary focus on the readers’ needs is also visible in dozens of small features that you won’t find in any other textbook In total, the book contains more than 100 illustrations that help you understand the most important concepts visually. In each chapter, you’ll find fully annotated equations and calculations are done carefully step-by-step. This makes it much easier to understand what’s going on in.Whenever a concept is used that was already introduced previously there is a short sidenote that reminds you where it was first introduced and often recites the main points. In addition, there are summaries at the beginning of each chapter that make sure you won’t get lost.

The Pfizer Papers features new reports written by WarRoom/DailyClout research volunteers, which are based on the primary source Pfizer clinical trial documents released under court order and on related medical literature. The book shows in high relief that Pfizer’s mRNA COVID-19 vaccine clinical trial was deeply flawed and that the pharmaceutical company knew by November 2020 that its vaccine was neither safe nor effective. The reports detail vaccine-induced harms throughout the human body, including to the reproductive system; show that women suffer vaccine-related adverse events at a 3:1 ratio; expose that vaccine-induced myocarditis is not rare, mild, or transient; and, shockingly, demonstrate that the mRNA vaccines have created a new category of multi-system, multi-organ disease, which is being called “CoVax Disease.” Despite the fact that Pfizer committed in its own clinical trial protocol to follow the placebo arm of its trial for twenty-four months, Pfizer vaccinated approximately 95 percent of placebo recipients by March 2021, thus eliminating the trial’s control group and making it impossible for comparative safety determinations to be made. Just as importantly, The Pfizer Papers makes it clear that the US Food and Drug Administration knew about the shortfalls of Pfizer’s clinical trial as well as the harms caused by the company’s mRNA COVID vaccine product, thus highlighting the FDA’s abject failure to fulfill its mission to “[protect] the public health by ensuring the safety, efficacy, and security of human and veterinary drugs, biological products, and medical devices.” The Pfizer Papers offers an in-depth look at how Big Pharma, the US government, and healthcare entities stand protected behind the broad legal immunity provided by the Public Readiness and Emergency Preparedness Act (PREP Act) when creating, prescribing, and administering vaccines; and, under that shield of protection, do what is best for their bottom lines rather than for the health and well-being of Americans.

This Fourth Edition of Principles of Seed Science and Technology, like the fIrst three editions, is written for the advanced undergraduate student or lay person who desires an introduction to the science and technology of seeds. The fIrst nine chapters present the seed as a biological system and cover its origin, development, composition, function (and sometimes nonfunction), performance and ultimate deterioration. The last nine chapters present the fundamentals of how seeds are produced, conditioned, evaluated and distributed in our modern agricultural society. Two new chapters have been added in this fourth edition, one on seed ecology and the second on seed drying. Finally, revisions have been made throughout to reflect changes that have occurred in the seed industry since publication of the Third Edition. Because of the fundamental importance of seeds to both agriculture and to all of society, we have taken great care to present the science and technology of seeds with the respect and feeling this study deserves. We hope that this feeling will be communicated to our readers. Furthermore, we have attempted to present information in a straight-forward, easy-ta-read manner that will be easily understood by students and lay persons alike. Special care has been taken to address both current state-of-the-art as well as future trends in seed technology.

Geomorfologi merupakan ilmu yang mempelajari bentuklahan dan proses pembentukannya. Geomorfologi saat ini telah berkembang menjadi kajian keilmuan yang berperan dalam survei dan pemetaan potensi sumberdaya dan bencana serta aplikasi tematik lainnya. Kompleksitas keilmuan geomorfologi menuntut adanya bahan rujukan dan refrensi dalam memahami konsep dan teori yang mendasarinya. Geomorfologi merupakan matakuliah yang disepakati secara nasional sebagai matakuliah wajib bagi program studi Geografi baik di bawah jurusan sains (non kependidikan) maupun kependidikan. Penulisan buku ini dimaksudkan untuk menyiapkan bahan rujukan utama bagi dosen dan mahasiswa di program studi Geografi maupun program studi ilmu kebumian lainnya. Buku ini dikemas dengan contoh-contoh yang terjadi di Indonesia. Buku ini diharapkan akan mempermudah bagi dosen dan mahasiswa dalam memahami konsep geomorfologi sebagai ilmu dasar bagi pemahaman fenomena geosfer serta pemetaan potensi sumberdaya dan bencana. Buku Bagian I ini berisi empat bab yang meliputi 1) ruang lingkup dan konsep dasar geomorfologi; 2) aspek kajian geomorfologi; 3) klasifikasi bentuklahan; dan 4) terapan geomorfologi. Keempat bab tersebut merupakan dasar untuk memahami pementukan permukaan bumi dan proses-proses pembentukannya, serta kedudukan dan aplikasinya dalam kajian geografi dan ilmu kebumian pada umumnya. Buku ini merupakan dasar untuk memahami karateristik bentuklahan yang dibahas sencara lebih rinci di buku bagian II.

AUDIBLE EDITOR'S PICK A paradigm-shifting study of neurodivergent women—those with ADHD, autism, synesthesia, high sensitivity, and sensory processing disorder—exploring why these traits are overlooked in women and how society benefits from allowing their unique strengths to flourish. As a successful Harvard and Berkeley-educated writer, entrepreneur, and devoted mother, Jenara Nerenberg was shocked to discover that her “symptoms”--only ever labeled as anxiety-- were considered autistic and ADHD. Being a journalist, she dove into the research and uncovered neurodiversity—a framework that moves away from pathologizing “abnormal” versus “normal” brains and instead recognizes the vast diversity of our mental makeups. When it comes to women, sensory processing differences are often overlooked, masked, or mistaken for something else entirely. Between a flawed system that focuses on diagnosing younger, male populations, and the fact that girls are conditioned from a young age to blend in and conform to gender expectations, women often don’t learn about their neurological differences until they are adults, if at all. As a result, potentially millions live with undiagnosed or misdiagnosed neurodivergences, and the misidentification leads to depression, anxiety, low self-esteem, and shame. Meanwhile, we all miss out on the gifts their neurodivergent minds have to offer. Divergent Mind is a long-overdue, much-needed answer for women who have a deep sense that they are “different.” Sharing real stories from women with high sensitivity, ADHD, autism, misophonia, dyslexia, SPD and more, Nerenberg explores how these brain variances present differently in women and dispels widely-held misconceptions (for example, it’s not that autistic people lack sensitivity and empathy, they have an overwhelming excess of it). Nerenberg also offers us a path forward, describing practical changes in how we communicate, how we design our surroundings, and how we can better support divergent minds. When we allow our wide variety of brain makeups to flourish, we create a better tomorrow for us all.

Buku Teks Agribisnis Tanaman Hortikultura ini disusun untuk membantu guru/pendidik, siswa, maupun orang secara umum dalam mempelajari dan memahami konsep Produksi Tanaman Hortikultura secara benar. Buku ini terdiri dari 11 bagian tentang tata cara Produksi Tanaman Hortikultura dijelaskan secara gamblang dari proses pengolahan tanah sampai dengan tekknik pemupukan tanaman, serta penangan hama dan penyakit pada tanaman hortikultura. Tanaman hortikultura dikelompokkan menjadi 4 yaitu: Sayuran, Buah-buahan, Hias, dan Obat-obatan. Tanaman sayuran dikelompokkan menjadi tanaman sayur yang dimanfaatkan bagian daun, bunga, batang, buah, dan akar/umbinya. Tanaman buah-buahan adalah tanaman yang dimanfaatkan atau dikonsumsi sebagai buah segar atau dibuat juice. Tanaman ini dikelompokkan menjadi tanaman buah semusim dan tahunan. Tanaman hias adalah tanaman yang dimanfaatkan karena keindahannya atau nilai estitikanya, tanaman ini dikelompokkan menjadi tanaman hias daun, bunga, keseluruhan bagiannya. Tanaman obat-obatan adalah tanaman yang dapat dimanfaatkan sebagai obat atau bumbu dapur. Tanaman ini biasanya dimanfaatkan seluruh bagian tanaman atau sebagian saja, contohnya jahe, kunyit, kencur, dan lain-lain.

En bombe eksploderer i Demokratisk Klima Fraktions hovedkontor kort før et EU-klimatopmøde i København, og organisationens eneste medarbejder dør. Flere mindre klimaaktioner kulminerer med et brandattentat mod Danmarks kontroversielle klimaminister, Ib Boldbjerg, der er kendt for at være en brutal politiker. Ulrik Torp er blevet chefredaktør på den gratis ugeavis ValbyPosten. En række – for ugeavisen uvante – kritiske artikler om Valbys lokale toppolitiker Ib Boldbjergs private boligforhold, sætter Torp på sporet af kræfter, der for enhver pris vil gøre klimatopmødet til en fiasko. Samtidig kæmper Ulrik Torp på den private front både med sit helbred og med den fortabte søn, der efter tre år pludselig vender tilbage fra Bruxelles som fuldtids klimaaktivist sammen med en ny kæreste. Til sidst tvinges Ulrik Torp til at vælge imellem karriere, klima og familie. Spændingsromanen Nedsmeltning er skrevet af Niels Krause-Kjær (f. 1963). Han er uddannet journalist og arbejder i dag som vært på DR2 Deadline. Efter en periode som pressechef for Den Konservative Folketingsgruppe skrev han den politiske thriller Kongekabale, der blev filmatiseret i 2004. Opfølgeren til Kongekabale, Mørkeland, udkom i 2019, og i 2020 fulgte tredje bind, Fandens forår.

La apasionante historia de la extracción y el control económico de los grandes minerales, desde la Antigüedad hasta nuestros días: oro, cobre, hierro, litio, tierras raras, etc. ¿Por qué es necesario leer este libro? La minería está a punto de recuperar una relevancia crucial en el escenario global. El mundo se dirige lentamente hacia una desglobalización y hacia una pelea indirecta entre Estados Unidos y China, con países como Rusia e India buscando desempeñar un papel importante en el nuevo mapa multipolar. Además, la humanidad, enfrentada al gran riesgo del cambio climático, se ha embarcado en una transición energética que requiere —y requerirá durante años— más metales que nunca. Es esencial revisar las páginas de la historia para comprender la importancia crítica que las minas y los metales han tenido en el destino de las naciones y cómo, hasta épocas tan recientes como la Guerra Fría, este sector fue siempre vigilado de cerca por los gobernantes y las grandes corporaciones. Desde las junglas del Congo hasta los glaciares del Ártico canadiense, desde la fiebre del oro en California o las excavaciones a cinco mil metros de altura en Argentina hasta la historia del tungsteno gallego del Tercer Reich, este libro es una auténtica visita guiada por una industria milenaria desconocida para la mayoría, sujeta a menudo a caricaturas y simplificaciones. La crítica ha dicho... «Brillante. Imprescindible para comprender la relevancia de la minería hoy». Alberto Lavandeira, CEO de Atalaya Mining

Apoyar a las escuelas que ya se han adentrado en el mundo de los huertos escolares y alentar al resto a descubrir el placer que supone tener un huerto dentro del centro es el objetivo de este libro. Aquí encontraréis las técnicas básicas de cultivo, el diseño del huerto, los consejos para la redacción de un proyecto de huerto comunitario, las fichas de experimentos, los consejos del hortelano, las actividades de compromiso ambiental, la bibliografía, la bibliografía web, los blogs, las películas y un largo etcétera de propuestas pensadas para ser utilizadas en todos los cursos y las áreas de la escuela.

Immer mehr Kinder wachsen "lebensweltlich zweisprachig" auf. Dieses Buch bietet eine Einführung in die kindliche Mehrsprachigkeit. Ein Schwerpunkt liegt auf der Symptomatik und Diagnose von Sprachentwicklungsstörungen bei mehrsprachigen Kindern. Beispiele, Exkurse zu speziellen Fragen und Übungen vertiefen die Ausführungen. Neu in der 3. Auflage: Diagnostik von Developmental Language Disorders im Deutschen als Zweitsprache sowie eine Erweiterung der Modelle lebensweltlicher Zweisprachigkeit um die Bedeutung von Erbsprachen, wobei auch der Deutscherwerb geflüchteter Kinder illustriert wird. Zudem wurde der Fahrplan zur sprachpädagogischen Diagnostik aktualisiert.

Taksonomi Tumbuhan Rendah merupakan kelompok tumbuhan yang berstruktur tubuh dan perkembangan organ tubuhnya masih sangat sederhana. Meskipun sebagian ada jenis tumbuhan yang sudah memiliki organ seperti akar, batang, dan daun namun bukan merupakan organ sejati. Tumbuhan tersebut tidak memiliki bunga dan jaringan pembuluh angkut sehingga penyaluran materi di dalam tubuh dilakukan dengan cara difusi. Kelompok tumbuhan yang termasuk tumbuhan tingkat rendah memiliki ciri khas yaitu tumbuhan talus (Thallophyta yang termasuk di dalamnya adalah Alga), tumbuhan lumut (Bryophyta), dan tumbuhan paku (Pterydophyta). Buku ini membahas ciri-ciri dari masing-masing kelompok tumbuhan yang tergolong ke dalam tumbuhan tingkat rendah, lengkap dengan contoh-contohnya.

How to Live as Jesus Lived Dallas Willard, one of today's most brilliant Christian thinkers and author of The Divine Conspiracy (Christianity Today's 1999 Book of the Year), presents a way of living that enables ordinary men and women to enjoy the fruit of the Christian life. He reveals how the key to self-transformation resides in the practice of the spiritual disciplines, and how their practice affirms human life to the fullest. The Spirit of the Disciplines is for everyone who strives to be a disciple of Jesus in thought and action as well as intention.

You’re no idiot, of course. You’re familiar with the Four Horsemen of the Apocalypse and Judgment Day—especially in the wake of the new millennium. However, the Book of Revelation has existed for almost 2,000 years and is open to countless interpretations. Don’t get confused by scholarly analysis and religious dogma! The Complete Idiot’s Guide® to the Book of Revelation shows you how so many meanings are derived from the book’s text. In this Complete Idiot’s Guide®, you get: • Various ways to interpret Revelation and its symbols • A detailed examination of the key elements, including the Seven Seals and the Antichrist • A look at how the Jewish Old Testament and prophecies relate to Revelation

This volume is the product of scholars of various backgrounds, specialties and agendas bringing forth their most treasured findings regarding the Chinese Catholic Church. The chapters in this book covering the church from 1900 to the present trace the development of the Church in China from many historical and disciplinary vantage points.

This classic work, first published in 1675, inaugurated the movement in Germany called Pietism. In it a young pastor, born and raised during the devastating Thirty Years War, voiced a plea for reform of the church which made the author and his proposals famous. A lifelong friend of the philosopher Leibnitz, Spener was an important influence in the life of the next leader of German Pietism, August Herman Francke. He was also a sponsor at the baptism of Nicholas Zinzendorf, founder of the Moravian Church, whose members played a crucial role in the life of John Wesley.

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The life of Jesus is at the heart of the Christian faith, and is one of the great works of Western literature. This book presents the story in a new form, more accessible than ever before. It weaves the four separate gospel accounts into one continuous story. And it presents the story in a new translation: traditional, but clear. Here the reader can find the episodes laid out in an understandable narrative sequence. The nativity at Bethlehem is followed by the visit of the three wise men. And for each scene the rich details are collected from all the gospel accounts, giving a complete picture of complex events like the Sermon on the Mount or Jesus' climatic encounter with Pilate. The new language is clear as well. It is traditional scripture inconspicuously updated for modern readers, supplemented with contemporary language for difficult concepts, and using the grand and familiar language of the King James where appropriate. Low-key explanations fill in the details. Short footnotes explain the key concepts, and longer endnotes provide additional depth. This book opens the gospels to everyone--Christians who want to better understand their faith, and general readers who want to rediscover a great work of literature.

Tasawuf merupakan salah satu aspek esoterik Islam dan intisarinya adalah kesadaran akan adanya komunikasi rohaniah antara manusia dan Tuhan melalui kontemplasi. Dengan bertasawuf, seseorang akan menjadi lebih bersih hati dan jiwanya, sekaligus dia akan dibimbing oleh cahaya Ilahi secara intens. Dengan demikian, perilaku seorang sufi akan terefleksikan dalam berbagai tindakan dan berkomunikasi secara baik dengan Tuhan sebagai perwujudan hablun minallah (hubungan vertikal) sekaligus berhubungan baik dengan sesama manusia sebagai perwujudan hablun minannas (hubungan horizontal). Buku ini membahas tentang; Apa itu Tasawuf; Posisi Tasawuf dalam Islam; Tujuan Tasawuf; Sejarah Tasawuf; Epistemologi Filsafat dan Tasawuf; Hubungan Tasawuf dengan Ilmu Tauhid; Filsafat, Fiqh, dan Psikologi; Tasawuf Akhlaki; Tasawuf Irfani; Tasawuf Falsafi; Ajaran-Ajaran Tasawuf; Tokoh-Tokoh Tasawuf dan Pemikirannya; Tarekat dan Sejarah Perkembangannya; Tasawuf dan Tokoh-Tokoh Tasawuf di Indonesia; serta Studi Kritis Terhadap Ajaran Tasawuf. Buku ini menjadi referensi “wajib” bagi Mata Kuliah Ilmu Tasawuf di berbagai perguruan tinggi agama Islam di UIN, IAIN, STAIN, serta PTAIS khususnya di Fakultas-Fakultas Tarbiyah, Dakwah, Syariah, Ushuluddin, dan Adab. Buku ini juga perlu dibaca bagi siapa saja yang ingin mendalami tasawuf secara mendalam dan komprehensif.

In Colossians, Paul presents Christ as "the firstborn over all creation," and appeals to his readers to seek a maturity found only in Christ. In Philemon, Paul appeals to a fellow believer to receive a runaway slave in love and forgiveness. In this volume N. T. Wright offers comment on both of these important books.

A brief rebuttal to several points of Biblical theology by this well known debater is the subject of this booklet which is one of the authors most popular books.

Now featuring a new introduction by Dr. M. Scott Peck, the twenty-fifth anniversary edition of the classic bestseller The Road Less Traveled, celebrated by The Washington Post as “not just a book but a spontaneous act of generosity.” Perhaps no book in this generation has had a more profound impact on our intellectual and spiritual lives than The Road Less Traveled. With sales of more than seven million copies in the United States and Canada, and translations into more than twenty-three languages, it has made publishing history, with more than ten years on the New York Times bestseller list. Written in a voice that is timeless in its message of understanding, The Road Less Traveled continues to help us explore the very nature of loving relationships and leads us toward a new serenity and fullness of life. It helps us learn how to distinguish dependency from love; how to become a more sensitive parent; and ultimately how to become one’s own true self. Recognizing that, as in the famous opening line of his book, “Life is difficult” and that the journey to spiritual growth is a long one, Dr. Peck never bullies his readers, but rather guides them gently through the hard and often painful process of change toward a higher level of self-understanding.

Un libro ideal para el hombre que enfrenta las presiones y tensiones cotidianas. Algunos de los temas que explora son: Por lograr mis ambiciones he dejado un rastro de relaciones rotas. ¿Tendré otra oportunidad? Si mi esposa conociera cómo pienso en secreto, se divorciaría de mí. Haría cualquier cosa por dominar mis pensamientos. ¿Tienen otros el mismo problema? Las firmes respuestas que El Hombre Frente al Espejo ofrece a estas y otras preguntas lo convierten en un libro indispensable.

#1 NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER! President Trump's nominee for Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth has written a revolutionary road map to saving our children from leftist indoctrination. Behind a smokescreen of “preparing students for the new industrial economy,” early progressives had political control in mind. America’s original schools didn’t just make kids memorize facts or learn skills; they taught them to think freely and arrive at wisdom. They assigned the classics, inspired love of God and country, and raised future citizens that changed the world forever. Today, after 16,000 hours of K-12 indoctrination, our kids come out of government schools hating America. They roll their eyes at religion and disdain our history. We spend more money on education than ever, but kids can barely read and write—let alone reason with discernment. Western culture is on the ropes. Kids are bored and aimless, flailing for purpose in a system that says racial and gender identity is everything. Battle for the American Mind is the untold story of the Progressive plan to neutralize the basis of our Republic – by removing the one ingredient that had sustained Western Civilization for thousands of years. Pete Hegseth and David Goodwin explain why, no matter what political skirmishes conservatives win, progressives are winning the war—and control the “supply lines” of future citizens. Reversing this reality will require parents to radically reorient their children’s education; even most homeschooling and Christian schooling are infused with progressive assumptions. We need to recover a lost philosophy of education – grounded in virtue and excellence – that can arm future generations to fight for freedom. It’s called classical Christian education. Never heard of it? You’re not alone. Battle for the American Mind is more than a book; it’s a field guide for remaking school in the United States. We’ve ceded our kids’ minds to the left for far too long—this book gives patriotic parents the ammunition to join an insurgency that gives America a fighting chance. Whether you're a conservative looking to push back against the progressive agenda or simply someone who cares about the education of our children, this book is for you.

La oración no es algo que se pueda definir como único, sino como una actividad del espíritu humano, con muchos enfoques. Dado el tiempo en el que vivimos, creemos que sirve como un órgano de identificación. A través de la oración, el Espíritu Santo nos permite identificar aquellas situaciones del ser interior que están sujetas a la vida del espíritu, y aquellas que no lo están, sabiendo que, si tenemos vida, nuestro ser está en una actividad permanente de resurrección en Cristo. Por todo esto, en este nuevo libro, Victorias espirituales en el alma 2, encontraremos la necesidad imperiosa de una Iglesia cuyos miembros expresen a Jesucristo en sus vidas. Permanecer en esta actividad del espíritu —la oración—, nos posibilitará reconocer, para luego desecharlos de nuestra vida, los grandes enemigos de la madurez espiritual, como lo son la falsa devoción, la insurrección y la hipocresía, la democracia y un enemigo poco conocido, pero muy extendido: el menosprecio por la Casa de Dios. Este libro nos ayudará a detectar las actitudes negativas (que se vuelven nuestras enemigas), tales como no usufructuar la ley de la libertad en Jesucristo, o no aprovechar la intervención de las personas correctas, que obren en los momentos oportunos para la edificación del Cuerpo.

Integridad Cristiana es la fortaleza del creyente que crece. Integridad significa entereza de carácter, consistencia entre palabra y obra, adherencia inflexible a un código de valores. La integridad cristiana viene por vivir la Palabra de Dios. Este libro presenta la forma de vivir cristiana como una unidad dinámica. Cada mandamiento bíblico para el creyente revela un aspecto de la gracia de Dios, pero todas sus provisiones de gracia trabajan juntas como un único sistema de poder y amor. Al comprender el plan de Dios como un sistema integral, el creyente puede cumplir todos los mandatos de Dios. Podrá evitar las distorsiones que vienen de tomar ciertos principios bíblicos favoritos fuera de su contexto doctrinal. Ninguna parte del sistema de Dios funcionará efectivamente si está aislada del sistema como un todo. El creyente que vive en el sistema del poder y el amor de Dios tendrá integridad cristiana.

Kitab Al-Mustashfa ini merupakan buku pegangan bagi siapa saja yang bercita-cita menjadi faqih (ahli fikih) atau ushuli (ahli ushul fikih) dan hendak menempuh jalan ijtihad. Begitu lengkap dan andalnya, kitab terakhir Imam Al-Ghazali ini menjadi rujukan induk ilmu ushul fikih, yang memberikan pengantar sekaligus rambu-rambunya. Di dalamnya Imam Al-Ghazali menggambarkan ushul fikih sebagai ilmu yang beredar pada empat porosnya: (1) Hukum, (2) Sumber Dalil, (3) Strategi Menggali Hukum dari Sumber Dalil, dan (4) Penggali Hukum (Mujtahid). Membaca kitab ini, kita dilimpahi aneka ayat Al-Qur`an serta hadits Nabi SAW, juga disuguhi warna-warni pendapat ulama dan pandangan lintas madzhab. - Pustaka Al-Kautsar Publisher - Dilarang keras mem-PDF-kan, mendownload, dan memfotokopi buku-buku Pustaka Al-Kautsar. Pustaka Al-Kautsar tidak pernah memberikan file buku kami secara gratis selain dari yang sudah tersedia di Google Play Book. Segala macam tindakan pembajakan dan mendownload PDF tersebut ada ilegal dan haram.

In this book I bring the true magick of Money or Financial Magick. Here are the most powerful Satanic Rituals you will find to bring you money and riches. All Rituals are explained step by step, have materials that are easy to find and can be practiced by anyone anywhere in the world. You will have access to potent Rituals of Money and Prosperity never published before. But these Rituals were never published because magicians who have access to this knowledge prefer to keep it to themselves. Unlike them, I want you to learn and practice this, improving your life. The book “Infernal Magick of Money” was the first step, this is the second step on the path to wealth and true luxury. You will deal with the owners of wealth themselves, this is the true Magick of Money, the raw, powerful and true magick, the rest is deception. There are 22 secret rituals for money, prosperity, wealth and luxury. Prosperity Solar Ritual Unexpected Money Ritual Ritual for Specific Amount of Money Ritual for having financial advantage Ritual to get specific thing Ritual with bill Ritual with several bills of money Ritual to get free discounts and amenities Wealth Amulet Creation and Activation Ritual Ritual to make money from culture Ritual of Magick Coin Ritual to Bring Home Prosperity Ritual to Make Money through Pleasure Ritual of Offering to Lucifuge Rofocal Ritual of the Apple of Wealth Ritual of Offering to the 6 Guardians of Wealth and Prosperity Golden Cord Ritual Ritual to Attract Luxury Ritual for Fast Money Ritual to Increase the Chances of Hitting the Lottery Numbers Wealth Pot Ritual Acceleration Amulet Creation Ritual

Esta es una obra muy poderosa que nos ensea a conocer cules son los espritus que atacan a los cristianos que sirven al seor Jess y arroja un poco de luz acerca del origen de la iglesia que fund el seor Jesucristo en Mateo cap. 16:18 al 20. y como podemos aprender a conocer cul es el fundamento de la iglesia y cules son los elementos que pueden contaminarla, incluyendo desde la vanidad hasta los deseos carnales, tambin podemos conocer cules son las estrategias del enemigo para destruirla y las diferentes influencias demoniacas para filtrar la apostasa y falsas doctrinas que han sido impuesta por la religiosidad de los tiempos anteriores que se cuelan dentro de la iglesia que el seor ha rescatado del mundo. Tambin podemos identificar los espritus que arremeten en contra del pueblo de Dios, la persecucin de la iglesia, su gloria futura y su personaje central que es nuestro seor y salvador "Jesucristo de Nazaret.

Original Series coming soon on Prime Video Through daily insights into one of the Bible’s most complex and relatable figures, this devotional companion to the Amazon Prime series on the life of David encourages readers to deepen their relationship with God as they reflect on their own lives through the lens of David’s story. Transform your understanding of what it means to be a person who seeks God’s heart as you explore the life and legacy of King David. This reflective 30-day journey offers: Invitation to daily spiritual discipline: Cultivate a habit of daily devotion with Scripture readings, reflections, application steps, and prayers. Spiritual insights for modern living: Learn what David’s triumphs, trials, and intimate relationship with God teach us about resilience and personal growth in today’s world. Enhanced biblical knowledge: Explore the historical and theological significance of David’s life within the broader narrative of the Bible. Connection to contemporary media: Discover additional layers of meaning behind the Amazon Prime series on the life of David.This compelling devotional deepens our knowledge about David as well as our desire to follow God with a steadfast and passionate heart.

The Tyranny of Heaven argues for a new way of reading the figure of Milton's God, contending that Milton rejects kings on earth and in heaven. Though Milton portrays God as a king in Paradise Lost, he does this neither to endorse kingship nor to recommend a monarchical model of deity. Instead, he recommends the Son, who in Paradise Regained rejects external rule as the model of politics and theology for Milton's fit audience though few. The portrait of God in Paradise Lost serves as a scathing critique of the English people and its slow but steady backsliding into the political habits of a nation long used to living under the yoke of kingship, a nation that maintained throughout its brief period of liberty the image of God as a heavenly king, and finally welcomed with open arms the return of a human king. Michael Bryson is a Visiting Assistant Professor of English at Northwestern University.

The Call continues to stand as a classic, reflective work on life's purpose. Best-selling author Os Guinness goes beyond our surface understanding of God's call and addresses the fact that God has a specific calling for our individual lives. Why am I here? What is God's call in my life? How do I fit God's call with my own individuality? How should God's calling affect my career, my plans for the future, my concepts of success? Guinness now helps the reader discover answers to these questions, and more, through a corresponding workbook - perfect for individual or group study. According to Guinness, "No idea short of God's call can ground and fulfill the truest human desire for purpose and fulfillment." With tens of thousands of readers to date, The Call is for all who desire a purposeful, intentional life of faith. Also availbale in audio format, narrated by Os Guinness.

Al-Rawd al-’Athir fi’ Nuzhat al-Khathir, karangan Syaikh al Imam al-Allamah al-Humam Sayiddi Muhammad al Nafzawi, Diperkirakan buku ini ditulis pada awal abad 16 Masehi atau sekitar tahun 925 Hijrah Pengarang buku ini lahir di Nafzawi suatu tempat yang berada di pinggir Danau Sebkha Melrir, Tunisia. Ia dikenal sebagai ulama yang menguasai fiqih dan hadist serta ilmu pengobatan Beliau menulis buku ini setelah melakukan riset mendalam tentang hubungan antara laki-laki dan perempuan, untuk menjelaskan prinsip-prinsip apa saja yang dapat membahagiakan laki-laki dan perempuan, berdasarkan karakter, temperamen, dan kesehatannya. Buku bukanlah 100% karya orisinal Syaikh al Nafzawi, beliau banyak mengkompulasi dari sumber-sumber lain, seperti hikayat Arab dan juga dari karya tulis India. Bukunya bisa dikatakan sangat lengkap membahas berbagai hal tentang seks, seni bercinta dan juga tentang pengobatan yang berkaitan dengannya, dan juga beberapa hikayat serta anekdot. Tidak diragukan Syaikh al Nafzawi pada bukunya ini dia bukan hanya sekedar sex therapyst, tetapi juga memiliki pengetahuan anatomi manusia yang mendalam dan menguasai ilmu kedokteran, serta pengetahuan agama yang mendalam. Buku ini terdiri dari 20 Bab. Dimulai dengan pembahasan tentang Laki-laki dan Perempuan, kemudian adab berjima yang berisi penjelasan tentang foreplay, selanjutnya dibahas tentang gaya dan posisi berjima yang terdiri dari 11 cara berjima dan 25 gaya berjima, dibahas juga gerakan jima, bab selanjutnya tentang kehamilan,dan pengobatan. Pada tahun 1850 buku tersebut diterjemahkan ke dalam bahasa Perancis oleh pegawai kolonialis Perancis di Tunisia. Buku tersebut menimbulkan kehebohan, terutama kalangan gereja. Pada saat itu masyarakat Eropa dan khususnya gereja, memandang seks sebagai sesuatu yang kotor dan dosa (sex is a sin), dan tabu membicarakannya. Karenanya fihak gereja menetapkan posisi seks suami istri hanya boleh dilakukan dengan gaya misionary position dan harus dilakukan secepat mungkin. Berbeda dengan pandangan islam, seks bukanlah sesuatu yang kotor, tetapi suci dan bahkan bernilai ibadah,dengan syarat dilakukan oleh suami istri yang sah telah menikah. Membicarakan seks bukanlah hal yang tabu dalam islam. Ada beberapa hadis-hadis dan pendapat para ulama yang berisi panduan dari Rasulullah SAW , para sahabat dan para ulama tentang hubungan suami istri. Berikut ini beberapa di antaranya. Ada hadis yang menjelaskan bahwa dalam hubungan suami istri hendaknya dilakukan dengan pendahuluan terlebih dahulu, atau dalam bahasa sekarang istilahnya adalah ‘foreplay’. Sabda Rasulullah SAW: “Janganlah antara kamu melakukan hubungan badan dengan isterinya seperti binatang. Sebaiknya mereka melakukan dua perkara terlebih dulu.” Sahabat bertanya, apa dua perkara itu? Rasulullah menjawab “kecupan dan kata-kata mesra” (Hadis riwayat Dailami). Dalam hadis tersebut nampak bahwa ada hal tentang seks yang tidak difahami oleh sahabat, sehingga kemudian mereka bertanya lalu Rasulullah SAW menjelaskan. Dari hadis ini dapat diambil pelajaran bahwa menjadi tanggung jawab bagi seorang pemimpin dan guru untuk menerangkan sesuatu yang kurang difahami dalam soal hubungan kelamin / seks, dan hal ini bukanlah sesuatu yang memalukan. Di dunia pesantren sex education diajarkan dalam bentuk nadzham (syair yang dilagukan), dan Nadzham yang populer di dunia pesantren adalah Nazham Qurotul Uyun, karangan Ibnu Yamun.

A Christian walks in the midst of many dangers, snares and traps. This book will open your eyes to the many subtle dangers that lie in wait to harm, injure and destroy us. Help yourself, save yourself, and deliver yourself through this powerful book on spiritual dangers!

Myles Munroe invites you to discover the untapped wealth of your potential ability and rise above your past experiences to unearth hidden treasure within.

Ali Yeral Kimdir? Arap Alevilerinin en köklü / saygın ailelerinden Ş. Yusuf Ebu Turhan (K.S)’nun soyundan, Antakya’ya bağlı Y. Ekinci’de 1970’te doğdu. İlkokuldan sonra, 88’de H. İmam – Hatip Lisesi’ni iftiharla bitirdi. Aslen Necef-i Eşref’e bağlı ama savaştan dolayı İran’a taşınan Ş. Sadr Ehl-i Beyt Yüksek İlimler Havzası’nı 92’de “pekiyi” ile bitirdi. Askerliğini 94’te Diyarbakır’da erbaş olarak yaptı. Alevi - Ehl-i Beyt kültürünü korumak ve toplumun yozlaşmasını engellemek için, bölgeyi köy köy dolaşıp geniş istişare toplantılarından sonra, 98’de Arap Alevilerinin ilk dinî kuruluşu EHDAV’ı kurdu. Vakıfta 98’den beri her C.tesi, halka açık sohbetler veriyor. Birçok engelleme ve tehdide rağmen, büyük bedeller ödeyerek tarihte ilk “Gadir Konferansını” 2000’de düzenleyip ecdadımızın rüyasını gerçekleştirdi. Peşinden bu kutsal meşaleyi uluslararası düzeye taşıyıp her yere yaydı. Ehl-i Beyt davası ile Alevi – Sünni kardeşliğini savunması ve milyonların teveccühüne mazhar olması çoğu çevreyi rahatsız ettiğinden, gerçek ve sanal âlemde sayısız iftira ve itibarsızlaştırma kampanyasına maruz kaldı; evine - şahsına saldırılar yapıldı. Şam İslamî / Arapça İlimler Eğitimini 2011’de “pekiyi” ile, AÜ İlahiyat Fakültesi’ni de 2012’de Onur Belgesiyle bitirdi. 5000’den fazla zengin kütüphanesini evi ile Vakıfta halkın hizmetine sundu. Ulusal ve uluslararası 500 civarında konferans verdi. 97’de evlendi, 3 kız ve 1 erkek çocuğu vardır.

The Letter of James is perhaps needed more than ever today. In this commentary, Hart argues that the epistle is indeed the work of James of Jerusalem, "the brother of the Lord," that it was an encyclical letter, and that its chief concern was to combat a distorted version of Paul's gospel. It is a work with a singular purpose: to bring the churches back to the most basic teachings of Jesus. In its defense of orthopraxy as the primary Christian standard, its denunciation of those with wealth who exploit or neglect the poor, its hard words for those who have taken on the mantel of "teacher" without first learning to restrain their tongues, and above all its exhortation to relearn the truth that "faith without works [of love] is dead," James could be talking to churches in our own time. This commentary presents James afresh, as a living guide with a perennial message for those who seek to follow Jesus. It is pastoral in intent, written for those who teach and preach, those who desire a more authentic discipleship, and those who practice lectio divina--the meditative reading of Scripture. (Includes the entire Greek text and the new English translation of the epistle by David Bentley Hart.)

Tauhid merupakan pelajaran agama Islam pertama dan utama. Inilah yang dilakukan oleh Nabi Muhammad Saw. begitu diutus menjadi nabi dan rasul, dan ini pula yang seharusnya kita miliki dan didik pertama kali kepada anak-anak kita. Kita mengenal dan mengenalkan rukun iman, kita jaga dan rawat agar keimanan tetap bersemayam kuat dalam hati kita dan anak-anak kita. Hati yang kosong dari iman ibarat rumah tak berpondasi atau pohon tak berakar. Pun demikian hati yang diisi dengan keimanan yang keliru, bagaikan pohon dengan akar yang sakit atau rumah dengan pondasi seadanya. Keduanya tidak akan menolong dan memberi manfaat. Melalui buku ini Buya Hamka mengajarkan bagian terpenting dari ajaran agama Islam: Iman. Buku persembahan Republika Penerbit [Republika, bukurepublika, Penerbit Republika, buku agama]

Una mujer del reino le da al diablo tanta razón para temer como un hombre del reino. Ella vive con la seguridad de saber que Cristo murió y resucitó por ella para poder experimentar la importancia del destino al cual ha sido llamada. En Una mujer del reino, Tony Evans y su hija Chrystal Evans Hurst le recuerdan a las mujeres su llamado de Dios a ser libres, sanadas y a tener esperanza. Los autores dan conceptos que alientan a las mujeres a cambiar ideas distorsionadas y a comprender quiénes son realmente en Cristo, sin aceptar menos cuando están conectadas con Aquel que les da esperanza. Todos los creyentes están cubiertos por el pacto de Dios con Abraham. Evans y Hurst quieren que las mujeres conozcan esos derechos, los reclamen con confianza y vivan por ellos. El nuevo pacto ofrece más que una vida de mediocridad. ¡Una mujer del reino es llamada y recibe poder para vivir una vida victoriosa por medio de Cristo! A kingdom woman gives the devil as much reason to fear as a kingdom man. She lives confidently in the knowledge that Christ died and rose for her so that she can experience the significance of the destiny to which she has been called. In Kingdom Woman, Tony Evans and his daughter Chrystal Evans Hurst remind women of their calling from God to be free, delivered, healed, and hopeful. The authors bring insight that encourages women to correct distorted perceptions and understand who they really are in Christ—never settling for less when connected with the One who gives them hope. All believers are covered by God’s covenant with Abraham. Evans and Hurst want women to know these rights and confidently claim and live by them. The new covenant offers more than a life of mediocrity. A kingdom woman is called and empowered to live a life of victory through Christ!

Unlock the Forbidden Religious Wisdom of Sacred Sexuality with "Luciferian Sexuality: The Forbidden Religious Wisdom of Sacred Sexuality." Delve into the illuminating teachings of Lucifer, the bringer of light and symbol of Thelemic strength. This groundbreaking book explores the cosmic force of illumination and light, awakening the world from its slumber. In this provocative exploration, you will discover the duality of Lucifer and Satan. While Lucifer represents the force of Air and wisdom, Satan embodies active fire and the experiences of the flesh. Through the lens of the Luciferian paradigm, this book unravels the profound connection between sexuality and spiritual expression, inviting readers to view it as a rebellious yet sacred perspective. Drawing from ancient texts and hidden knowledge, "Luciferian Sexuality" uncovers the mysterious nature of Lucifer, misunderstood as Satan in today's world. Join us as we journey through the depths of religious wisdom, exploring the rebel and symbol of rivalry that Lucifer represents. Delve into the complexities of the human experience, embracing misfortunes, difficulties, challenges, and pains as catalysts for evolution and enlightenment. Written with an engaging and thought-provoking style, this book evokes a sense of wonder and fascination. Authoritative yet accessible, it captures the emotional tone and appeal of the subject matter, transporting readers into a realm of forbidden knowledge. Whether you are a seeker of truth, a student of esoteric wisdom, or a spiritual explorer, "Luciferian Sexuality" is a must-read. Embrace the power of divine wisdom and sacred sexuality. Open your mind to new possibilities and embark on a transformative journey towards enlightenment. Key Features: - Explores the duality of Lucifer and Satan in the context of spiritual expression - Unearths hidden knowledge and teachings of Lucifer in ancient texts - Invites readers to embrace their misfortunes and challenges as catalysts for growth - Provides a rebellious and sacred perspective on sexuality as a form of spiritual expression - Written in an engaging and thought-provoking style, capturing the emotional tone of the subject matter Ready to unlock the Forbidden Religious Wisdom of Sacred Sexuality? Buy "Luciferian Sexuality" today and embark on a transformational journey towards enlightenment.

Preaching is as dangerous and as exhilarating as careening down some class IV rapids. It is dangerous because in the Old Testament, God prescribed the death penalty for preaching one's own opinion when called to speak God's Word. The pulpit is no casual or safe place! But preaching is also exhilarating because God places his creative, life-giving word right into your mouth. And though you don't know what will happen next, something that God appointed will definitely happen when you, the preacher, say what God authorizes you to say. This book is the result of over thirty years of wrestling with God's word. It expresses some of my astonishment over how faithfully God acts through preaching that word. Preaching is God's business. Mostly the preacher needs to get out of the way and let God do the talking. When that is the case, your hearers will tell you about it, and you will be less likely to miscarry in some of the myriad ways listed in this book. Hopefully, Luther's design for the way preachers bring that life-giving word of promise will encourage and promote and, once again, bring the same world-changing power that was let loose in the Reformation.

At 3:00 a.m. on March 1, 2008, Terry Caffey awoke to find his daughter’s boyfriend standing in his bedroom with a gun. An instant later the teen opened fire, killing Terry’s wife, his two sons, and wounding him 12 times, before setting the house ablaze. Terry fell into deep depression and planned to kill himself, but God intervened. Upon visiting his burned-out property, Terry noticed a scorched scrap of paper from one of his wife’s books leaning against a tree trunk. The page read: “[God,] I couldn’t understand why You would take my family and leave me behind to struggle along without them. And I guess I still don’t totally understand that part of it. But I do believe that You’re sovereign; You’re in control.” That page was like a direct message from God, and it turned Terry’s life around. Now, one year later, Terry is remarried, the adoptive father of two young sons, and working to rebuild his relationship with his 17-year-old daughter, who is currently serving two life sentences in a Texas state penitentiary for her involvement in the crimes. Terror by Night tells the compelling story of how Terry Caffey found peace after his wife and sons were brutally murdered and his teenage daughter implicated in the crime. Sharing never-before-told details about the night of the crime and subsequent murder trial, it explains how Terry was able to forgive the men who murdered his family, and how he even interceded with the prosecutors on their behalf. A powerful example of how the power of forgiveness can bring healing after tragedy and great loss, it shows how God can bring good out of even the darkest tragedies.

This is a nine-week precept Bible study specifically written for home groups and contains deep theological doctrine and practical application for everyday living. Paul wrote Ephesians about five years after he completed his third missionary journey. It is one of four letters he wrote while imprisoned in Rome for a crime he did not commit. This study will guide your home group through Ephesians, and contains in-depth commentary as well as practical application questions and answers. Any believer at any level can benefit from this study. Ephesians tackles difficult topics such as the Trinity, adoption, predestination, prophecy, the rapture, the second coming, the mystery of God's plan, spiritual warfare, and much more. Ephesians is considered a how-to manual for Christian living and encourages believers to walk in a manner worthy of being called children of God. A main theme throughout Paul's letter is unity among believers. Paul planted the Ephesian church during his second missionary journey and knew the Ephesians very well. Near the end of his letter, Paul warned believers to prepare for war. He called this war a spiritual battle between God and Satan. Paul even used military terms to describe this spiritual battle; for example, he told Christians to "put on the full armor of God, so that [they] will be able to stand firm against the schemes of the devil" (Ephesians 6:11 NASB). Get ready to take another adventure with the Apostle Paul as he reconnects with the believers in Ephesus to remind them of their Christian duty and encourage them to keep the faith. The Christian life is meant to have an impact on the world and should not be lived in secret. Not only should the believer's life be evident to all, but their lives should be a spiritual light that leads others to Christ. As Paul said, "Awaken sleeper, and arise from the dead" (Ephesians 5:14 NASB). That's what Christians are called to do today, arise and make a difference in their home, at work, and in their community. Enjoy this journey with the Apostle Paul as he encourages his friends in Ephesus to keep the faith. Here are some other precept Bible study's written specifically for home groups. Acts: The Birth of the Church (12 weeks) Acts: Paul's Three Missionary Journeys (10 weeks) Acts: Paul's Arrest, Trial and Imprisonment (8 weeks) Galatians: Oh, You Foolish Galatians (8 weeks) Ephesians: Queen of the Epistles (9 weeks)

The time has come to put a final stop on the activities of Marine Spirits. In recent times Marine Spirits has caused a lot of damages to the human race including Churches by influencing their behavioral pattern. Marine Spirits conduct their operation inside waters and made the oceans, rivers, seas, streams, and lakes their stronghold. However, it is extremely difficult to detect Marine Spirits than any other Spirits including witchcraft spirit. Unlike Witchcraft spirits who are aggressive and impatient in their operation, Marine Spirit is different, they are patient, well mannered and cultured in their operation. Are you finding solutions to any or all of the problems below but you find it difficult? Then this book is for you Uncontrollable sex Uncontrollable masturbation Watching of pornographic videos Chronic Anger in You 1.Dead in everything in a man's life, eg, dead brain, dead organs, dead spiritual life. 2.The weakening of pastors power to perform a miracle or cast out demons 3.Inability to get married on time 4.Frequent divorce 5.Bankruptcy 6.Spirit wife 7.Spirit husband 8.Sex in the dream Please find below the characteristics of Marine Spirits Marine Spirits are wicked as witchcraft spirits Marine spirits can wait for years to destroy their victims Marine Spirits come in the form of beautiful ladies and they work with a purpose in mind Marine Spirits are always materialistic Marine Spirits can make victim wealthy temporarily but later deal with them ruthlessly. Marine spirits have their agents everywhere especially in Churches, who hide under the cover of church and lead people into immorality, fornication, lesbianism, homosexuals and so on. In some cases, Marine Spirit agents could be pastors, general overseer, and church leader and so on. Such pastors engage in various forms of an immoral act with Church members. You have to be careful about which church you attend. Marine Spirit executes their plans by possessing either a man or a woman. The marine kingdom is headed by the queen of the coast. Marine Spirits possess female than male There are two types of Marine Spirits. They are conscious and unconscious. The formal know they are possessed, while the latter doesn't. Marine spirits use sex to oppress men and scatter homes through the power of sex. Marine Spirits are extremely fashion-crazy, they dress to attract on purpose, they walk to attract on purpose. Most ladies that date married men without remorse are Marine Spirits. They enjoy breaking the hearts of their victims so as to render them emotionally unstable. They make their victims take wrong decisions that will render their life useless. Marine Spirits agents are very unstable in relationships and they cannot keep a relationship for too long. Marine Spirits agents are good pretenders. The worse thing that can happen to a man is to fall in love with a lady possessed with Marine Spirit. If a man decides to end the relationship, the lady possessed with Marine spirit begins to behave well and the moment the man changes his mind, she starts tormenting the emotion of the man, constantly frustrating the man. Lesbianism, homosexuality, and pornography are marine initiations Marine Spirit agents are partygoers Translator: Dr. Olusola Coker PUBLISHER: TEKTIME

هذا الكتاب هو تصنيف ومرجع لأهم مصادر الدراسات الإسلامية التي تساعد الباحث والكاتب في شتى العلوم للرجوع إليها، ولقد قسمته إلى عشرة فصول ذكرت فيها ما يلي: مصادر الدراسات القرآنية - والدراسات الحديثة - أهم مراجع التوحيد والفرق - مصادر الفقه الإسلامي- التصوف والزهد – السيرة النبوية الشريفة – التاريخ الإسلامي – التراجم العامة- جغرافيا البلدان الإسلامية – الحضارة والفكر الإسلامي. لتكون هذه المراجع عوناً للباحث في عمله.

كتيب لطيف الحجم جمع الكثير من الأدعية والأوراد يدعو بها المؤمن في مواقف كثيرة ولكل دعاء منها فائدة خاصة وتتميز الأدعية بإيراد الصلاة على النبي في أول كل منها وتوزع الكتيب على ثلاثين جزءاً وذلك لقراءة جزء كل يوم على مدار الشهر

Buku ini merupakan pembimbing kepada Teologi Penggembalaan dari sudut pandang injili. Derek Tidball telah berusaha mendasarkan uraiannya pada Alkitab, sesuai dengan pandangan yang konservatif. Dalam buku ini beliau telah mengetengahkan apa yang dikatakan Alkitab mengenai kepemimpinan pastoral dan dalam hal-hal apa Alkitab sendiri merupakan teologi penggembalaan. Dasar-dasar alkitabiah untuk teologi penggembalaan telah diambil dari Perjanjian Lama dan Perjanjian Baru, dengan maksud agar kita akan belajar banyak dari cara pendekatan dan jawaban para penulis Kitab Suci terhadap masalah-masalah penggembalaan. Di Bagian Survei Sejarah beliau berupaya untuk menyeberangkan banyak wawasan yang berharga dari tokoh-tokoh yang berpengaruh besar dalam sejarah gereja. -Yayasan Penerbit Gandum Mas- -gandummas- -Gandum Mas- -penerbit- -yayasan- -yayasan penerbit gandum mas-

Then one day a thought entered my mind. How do you know youre saved? When did you ever say The Sinners Prayer? I tried to tell myself these thoughts were nonsense and that I had nothing to worry about. Those fears continued to grow. I wasnt able to control my thoughts. Each time I made a mistake I would wonder: Do I need to say The Sinners Prayer? Do I need to be baptized again? Why did I think that? I know that is wrong. Am I possessed? How could that be? Very few people knew I was struggling with this. Those who did know were loving, supportive, and prayerful. Yet nothing they did helped me. Do not gloat over me, my enemy! Though I have fallen, I will rise. Though I sit in darkness, the LORD will be my light. Micah 7:8

ÜMMETİN EMİNİ EBÛ UBEYDE B. CERRAH Sahabenin hayatını kaynaklara bağlı, ama akıcı bir dil ile yazan Muhammed Emin Yıldırım Hocamız, serinin dördüncü kitabı olan "Ümmetin Emini Ebû Ubeyde b. Cerrah" çalışmasını bizlere takdim etti. Cennetle müjdelenen on kişiden biri olan Ebû Ubeydenin hayatını çok farklı bir dil ve üslup ile bize aktaran Hocamız, adeta satırlar arasında okuyucuyu saadet asrına götürmektedir. Hocamız kitabının önsözünde şöyle demektedir: "Ebû Ubeyde b. Cerrah ideal manada bir müminin hayatında emniyet ve teslimiyet nasıl gerçekleşir, bu iki önemli hususiyet nasıl hayata taşınır ve nasıl hayatta temsil edilir bunun en güzel örneğidir. O da hayat defterlerinin sayfalarında önceden seyahat ettiğimiz diğer yiğitler gibi; ilklerden, öncülerden, önden giden altılılardandır. Çok yol almasına rağmen bir çiçeği dahi ezmeyenlerden, geriye takip edilmesi için çok güzel bir örneklik miras olarak bırakanlardan O da daha dünyada iken, sesine ve nefesine kurban olduğumuz Efendimiz tarafından cennetle müjdelenenlerden, Allah ve Resulü uğruna neyi varsa feda edenlerden, verilen her görevi yerine en güzel şekliyle yerine getirenlerden O da diğerleri gibi ilk gün nasıl başladı ise, hayatını öyle bitirenlerden; ilk günün heyecanını, şevkini, aşkını ve tabiî ki imanını son güne kadar devam ettirenlerden Hepsinden öte o, Allah Resulünün: Her ümmetin bir emini vardır, benim ümmetimin emini de Ebû Ubeyde b. Cerrahdır diye müjdelediği bir yiğittir. Daha yaşı altmışa varmadan bu dünyadan göçen, az ama öz yaşayıp, yaşadığı her anın kıymetini bilerek dolu dolu yaşayan, böyle yaşadığı için de bereketli bir ömrün sahibi olan Ebû Ubeyde b. Cerrah, kendinden sonra gelen tüm Muhammed ümmetine adeta şu hakikatleri haykırmaktadır: Bize bakın, bizi örnek alın, kurtuluş, Muhammedde ve Onun mübarek ellerinde yetişen ilk nesildedir. Kim bu nesli kendine rehber edinmişse, kim bu nesil gibi olmaya çalışmış ise, kim onların yürüdüğü gibi yürümeye, koştukları gibi koşmaya, iman yolunda coştukları gibi coşmaya gayret etmişse, hem dünyada hem ahirette kazanmıştır. Takdim ve giriş kısmı dışında beş bölümden oluşan kitap, Ebû Ubeyde b. Cerrah hakkında bilinmesi gereken tüm bilgileri ihtiva etmektedir. Doğumu, ailesi, çocukluğu, gençlik yılları, iman ile tanışması, Habeşistan ve Mekke yılları, Medine hayatı, altı yıl atının üzerinden inmeden sürdürdüğü cihadı ve arkasından gelen vefatı çok güzel anlatılmaktadır. Serinin diğer kitaplarında olduğu gibi arka tarafta kimlik tablosu, soy kütüğü, aile tablosu ve kabrinden resimler yer almaktadır. Hocamıza bu çalışmayı bizlere kazandırttığı için teşekkür ediyor, serinin beşinci kitabını sabırsızlıkla bekliyoruz.

Do you want to know God but aren’t sure how? Nathan Roberts, an ordained minister who has spent his lifetime praising the Lord, traces the steps he had to take to not only know God but to truly know God in this scholarly book steeped in Scripture.. By clearly laying out what is said in the Bible, he answers questions such as: • Is it possible to know God and not know Him? • Is there a process you can follow to truly know the God you worship? • How can you begin to understand who you are in God? • Why is it so important to hear and obey the voice of God? Like Moses, there has to be something inside you that draws you up the mountain, a longing that pushes you into the great unknown. Not everyone will take this journey, but if you are really hungry, the author invites you to join him and move forward in Jesus’s name.

هذا الكتاب هو للنفس تذكرة بالموت،حيث يتحدث فيه المؤلف عن أحوال الموتى، وعن الحشر والنشر، والجنة والنار، والفتن والأشراط. ناقلاً ذلك من كتب الأئمة، وثقات أعلام هذه الأمة. وبوب المؤلف كتابه ضمن أبواب جاعلاً عقب كل باب فصلاً أو فصولاً، تذكر ما يحتاجه القارئ من بيان غريب، أو فقه في حديث، أو إيضاح مشكل، لتكمل فائدته، وتعظم منفعته. ومن أبواب هذا الكتاب نذكر: باب النهي عن تمني الموت، والدعاء به لضر نزل في المال والجسد، ذكر الموت والاستعداد له، ما جاء أن للموت سكرات وفي تسليم الأعضاء بعضها على بعض، ما جاء أن الميت يحضر الشيطان عند موته، وجلساؤه في الدنيا، من شأن الروح وأين تصير حين تخرج من الجسد، ما جاء في سؤال الأنبياء وفي شهادة هذه الأمة للأنبياء على أممهم، ما جاء في شهادة النبي صلى الله عليه وسلم على أمته، ما جاء في الكوثر الذي أعطيه صلى الله عليه وسلم في الجنة، ما جاء في الميزان وأنه حق، ما يرجى من رحمة الله تعالى ومغفرته وعفوه يوم القيامة، حفت الجنة بالمكارم وحفت النار بالشهوات، ما جاء أن العرفان في النار، أبواب الجنة وما جاء فيها وفي صفتها ونعيمها، أبواب الملاحم...

Do you need more time for yourself? Do you want to get your mind off things? Do you long for more happiness and contentment? Then this is the book for you! It contains 52 stories that will change your life and your way of thinking. Each story is carefully selected to explain important Buddhist wisdom and thought processes. They deal with universal themes such as gratitude, mindfulness, self-love, and happiness. The stories convey valuable life lessons that will enrich your life. After each story, a reference to the present time is made. It also tells what you can learn from the story for your own life. Especially in today's world full of stress and distractions, the teachings of Buddhism are a true blessing. They give us new food for thought and show us what really matters in life. This book invites you to reflect and find yourself. It shows you new ways of thinking that have incredible potential. You do NOT need to have any prior knowledge of Buddhism. These are timeless life lessons that are valuable and helpful to everyone (regardless of age or religion). Buy this book if you.... want to stop negative thoughts want to become happier and more content need new ideas and food for thought want to reduce stress want to find inner peace Order the book now and start the most important journey in life: The journey to yourself.

The three principal topics of the conference were federalism and foreign relations; federalism, decentralization and conflict management in multicultural societies; and assignment of responsibilities and fiscal federalism. The volume comprises texts by more than seventy authors from twenty countries throughout the world.

A Brookings Institution Press and Ash Center for Democratic Governance and Innovation publication This book is based on a simple concept: no one is in a better position to hold a government accountable than those it governs. When governments fail to meet the needs of their citizens, the international community often turns to large external organizations such as the International Monetary Fund or the World Bank. These analysts and monitors may have the resources and expertise to analyze and advise on public spending and governance, but where do they go when the time comes to implement new policies? And can they really have a more nuanced understanding of the country's problems than its own citizens? Who is there to watch day and night to hold the government accountable? From the Ground Up proposes that the international community's efforts to improve public expenditure and budget execution decisions would be more effective if done in collaboration with local independent monitoring organizations. Stephen Kosack, Courtney Tolmie, and Charles Griffin track the work of sixteen independent monitoring organizations from across the developing world, demonstrating how these relatively small groups of local researchers produce both thoughtful analysis and workable solutions. They achieve these results because their vantage point allows them to more effectively discern problems with governance and to communicate with their fellow citizens about the ideals and methods of good governance. The authors also outline some disadvantages facing independent monitoring organizations, such as insufficient resources, inadequate access to data, and too little influence with high government officials. Collaboration with larger international organizations could help independent monitoring organizations overcome such obstacles, increasing their chances of improving governance—from the ground up.

This volume is the product of scholars of various backgrounds, specialties and agendas bringing forth their most treasured findings regarding the Chinese Catholic Church. The chapters in this book covering the church from 1900 to the present trace the development of the Church in China from many historical and disciplinary vantage points.

Katherine Tonkiss offers a succinct account of constitutional patriotism theory, specifically arguing that it involves a commitment to free migration. She draws on qualitative research to explore the implications of this claim for the dynamics of post-national identity and belonging in local communities.

Publié originalement en 1997 aux États Unis, Le contrat racial est un livre monument traduit en français pour la première fois. Le philosophe Charles W. Mills expose les failles du contrat social, qui est avant tout un contrat racial. Ce contrat a façonné le système de domination européenne qui fait exister les Blancs en tant que personnes à part entière et les non-Blancs en tant que sous-personnes. Charles W. Mills place la justice raciale au centre de ses analyses. Réfutant l’idée du contrat social, Mills évoque plutôt le contrat racial où l’ordre racial crée les assises de nos sociétés, la reconduction des privilèges et la domination. La présente édition a bénéficié d’une nouvelle préface de l’auteur Charles W. Mills, rédigée à l’occasion du 25e anniversaire de la parution du livre. Le contrat racial est un incontournable. Les courants antiracistes contemporains doivent beaucoup à Charles W. Mills.

Starting with the Russian collusion hoax, the media never relented in their attempts to undermine Donald Trump’s presidency. When the bogus impeachment ended with Trump’s acquittal, they needed a new “scandal” to hang over his head. After largely ignoring the coronavirus outbreak, the media made it their Hail Mary attempt to sabotage President Trump. They claimed Trump’s travel ban with China was racist, xenophobic, and unnecessary—then later blamed him for not implementing it sooner. They falsely claimed Trump called the coronavirus a hoax. They concocted a phony timeline to “prove” his response to the pandemic was slow. They deceptively edited Trump's words to create an impression that he was crazy or stupid. They even blamed him for the death of a man whose wife gave him fish tank cleaner. In Airborne: How The Liberal Media Weaponized The Coronavirus Against Donald Trump, Matt Margolis exposes and debunks these lies and fake narratives reported by the media in their desperate attempt to thwart Trump’s reelection.

E-Governance has been one of the strategic sectors of reform in India since late 1990s under the rubric of ‘good governance’ agenda promoted by International Organizations. As India’s policy focus changed towards economic liberalization, deregulation and privatization proliferating domestic and foreign investment, ICT (Information Communication Technology) has been one of the leading areas for such heightened investment. Consequently, there has been a burgeoning interest in deploying ICT, in revamping the public service delivery and eventually the overall system of governance. This book analyses e-Governance in India and argues that such initiatives did not take place in isolation but followed in the footsteps of broader governance reform agenda that has already made considerable impact on the discourses and practices of governance in India. Employing interdisciplinary methodology by combining approaches from the Political Sciences, Sociology and Postcolonial/ transcultural studies, this book presents a qualitative account of the policies and practices of e-Governance reform in India along with a detailed case study of the Common Services Centres (CSCs) Scheme under the National e-Governance Plan of the Government of India and its resultant impact on the overall system of governance. It unfolds general theoretical issues in terms of the relationship between technology and governance and the entanglement of politics, technology and culture in the complex whole of governance. This furthers our understanding of the impact of the transnational governance reform agenda on post-colonial and post-communist societies of the developing world. Making an important and original contribution to the emerging field of e-Governance and to the existing body of research on governance in general, this book will be of interest to students and scholars of Political Science, Political Sociology, South Asian Politics and Governance.

Catatan Najwa berisi refleksi Najwa Shihab atas isu yang dibahas di program Mata Najwa. Dengan gaya rima yang khas, Catatan Najwa menggelitik dengan sindiran, menohok tajam, kadang seperti ajakan merenung. Inilah narasi-narasi terbaik Mata Najwa yang akan terus relevan dibaca kapan pun. Selama para pejabat menghamba harta benda, negara akan terus jadi sapi perah penguasa. Saham kosong dan proyek tersedia, begitulah kisah pejabat negara merendahkan dirinya. (PEJABAT PEMBURU RENTE, hlm. 104) Rakyat perlu para penegak yang berwibawa, bekerja demi keadilan dengan bangga. Karena kita tak membayar seragam mereka, hanya untuk menegakkan hukum rimba. (HUKUMAN SALAH ALAMAT, hlm. 115) Apa arti ijazah yang bertumpuk, jika kepedulian dan kepekaan tidak ikut dipupuk? Apa gunanya sekolah tinggi-tinggi, jika hanya perkaya diri dan sanak-famili? (DARI JOGJA UNTUK BANGSA, hlm. 159) Joko Pinurbo (Sastrawan) “Dengan menggunakan modus puisi, premis-premis terumuskan dengan jelas dan tegas, pertanyaan-pertanyaan tetap menggema, mengusik nurani dan pikiran kita yang mudah lupa.” KH. Mustofa Bisri (Pengasuh Pondok Pesantren Raudlatuth Tholibin) “Mata Najwa, Mata Batin Kita.” Reza Rahadian (Aktor) “Narasi seorang Najwa mampu membuat kita terkesima. Kita terpancing untuk mencerna dan memikirkan lebih saksama. Ini tak sekadar goresan kata-kata. Ini adalah keteguhan sikap dan kejelian mengolah kata dan rasa.” Sujiwo Tejo (Dalang) “Indonesia tanpa Pancasila kehilangan dasar, Indonesia tanpa Mata Najwa kehilangan pandangan.” Surya Paloh (Chairman Media Group) “Metro TV lahir dengan misi mencerdaskan kehidupan bangsa. Dan di sini jejak langkah Najwa bermula. Inilah cara Metro TV mendidik jurnalisnya. Membangun integritas tanpa batas.” Wishnutama Kusubandio (CEO NET Mediatama Televisi) “Menonton Mata Najwa bagi saya bukan hanya menambah value, wawasan dan hiburan, tetapi juga memberi semangat kepada diri saya sendiri dalam berkarya.”

In war, do mass and materiel matter most? Will states with the largest, best equipped, information-technology-rich militaries invariably win? The prevailing answer today among both scholars and policymakers is yes. But this is to overlook force employment, or the doctrine and tactics by which materiel is actually used. In a landmark reconception of battle and war, this book provides a systematic account of how force employment interacts with materiel to produce real combat outcomes. Stephen Biddle argues that force employment is central to modern war, becoming increasingly important since 1900 as the key to surviving ever more lethal weaponry. Technological change produces opposite effects depending on how forces are employed; to focus only on materiel is thus to risk major error--with serious consequences for both policy and scholarship. In clear, fluent prose, Biddle provides a systematic account of force employment's role and shows how this account holds up under rigorous, multimethod testing. The results challenge a wide variety of standard views, from current expectations for a revolution in military affairs to mainstream scholarship in international relations and orthodox interpretations of modern military history. Military Power will have a resounding impact on both scholarship in the field and on policy debates over the future of warfare, the size of the military, and the makeup of the defense budget.

A timely, revelatory look at freedom of speech—our most basic right and the one that protects all the others. Free speech is a human right, and the free expression of thought is at the very essence of being human. The United States was founded on this premise, and the First Amendment remains the single greatest constitutional commitment to the right of free expression in history. Yet there is a systemic effort to bar opposing viewpoints on subjects ranging from racial discrimination to police abuse, from climate change to gender equity. These measures are reinforced by the public’s anger and rage; flash mobs appear today with the slightest provocation. We all lash out against anyone or anything that stands against our preferred certainty. The Indispensable Right places the current attacks on free speech in their proper historical, legal, and political context. The Constitution and the Bill of Rights were not only written for times like these, but in a time like this. This country was born in an age of rage and for 250 years we have periodically lost sight of the value of free expression. The history of the struggle for free speech is the story of extraordinary people—nonconformists who refuse to yield to abusive authority—and here is a mosaic of vivid characters and controversies. Jonathan Turley takes you through the figures and failures that have shaped us and then shows the unique dangers of our current moment. The alliance of academic, media, and corporate interests with the government’s traditional wish to control speech has put us on an almost irresistible path toward censorship. The Indispensable Right reminds us that we remain a nation grappling with the implications of free expression and with the limits of our tolerance for the speech of others. For rather than a political crisis, this is a crisis of faith.

Dieses Buch ist eine sorgfältig recherchierte und umfassende Tatsachensammlung zum Ukraine-Krieg. Mit eigenen Vermutungen hält sich der Autor zurück. Die bloßen Vorgänge sind dramatisch genug. Wie ist der Konflikt historisch entstanden? Mit welchen Weichenstellungen wurde auf den Krieg hingesteuert? Um was geht es wirklich? Wie haben die Ukraine, die USA, die NATO und Russland die Eskalations-Spirale angetrieben? Es geht nicht darum, wer "gut" oder "böse" ist, wer "gewinnt" oder "verliert". Es geht darum, die Zusammenhänge zu verstehen. So erweitern wir den Raum für einen Dialog hin zum Frieden. Die Wahrheit macht frei. Und die Wahrheit zu achten führt zum Frieden. Leserstimmen: "Ich kannte viele Fakten zum Ukraine-Krieg, aber das war bisher alles so fragmentiert in meinem Bewusstsein, viele lose Puzzle-Teile. Jetzt entstand ein Gesamtbild." – "Die Geschehnisse genau anzusehen, war sehr erschütternd." – "Es hat etwas mit mir gemacht. Ich fühle mich jetzt versöhnter, im Frieden."

Aryeh Lightstone, former Senior Advisor to the U.S. Ambassador to Israel and Special Envoy for the Abraham Accords, is uniquely poised to unravel the past, present, and, most importantly, the future of U.S. foreign policy with the Middle East. "A powerful affirmation of humanity’s capacity to achieve the extraordinary." —Jared Kushner, Senior Advisor to the President, 2017-2021 "Aryeh demonstrates that faithful adherence to one’s core beliefs—in both his faith and his nation—are not only possible but necessary. Read and enjoy." —Mike Pompeo, U.S. Secretary of State, 2018-2021 The Trump Administration's "Peace to Prosperity" vision for the Middle East was unveiled on January 28, 2020. What followed over the next eleven months, concluding with the signing of the Israel-Morocco normalization agreement was one of the most fascinating and consequential periods of U.S. foreign policy in a generation, leading to five normalization agreements between Israel and Muslim states. The Abraham Accords achieved what had seemed impossible for decades and set the Middle East on a trajectory toward a broad regional peace. Aryeh Lightstone is uniquely positioned to tell the story. As the senior advisor to the U.S. Ambassador to Israel, he was in the room for nearly every major discussion and decision involving Middle East policy. He was tasked with the most complex and sensitive component of the Abraham Accords: turning them into practical action and doing it quickly—during a pandemic, no less. In addition, he led the Abraham Accords Business Summit and the Abraham Fund, and served as the key contact between Israel and the other Accords nations. Let My People Know provides a behind-the-scenes account of the strategies that allowed the Abraham Accords to be struck, and an unvarnished look at the region's idiosyncrasies that factored into the process. A rabbi and an enthralling storyteller, Lightstone paints a vivid picture of the varied cultures and personalities involved. He also offers a glimpse into the day-to-day activities of an embassy. Finally, he explains what the Biden administration must do better to advance America's interests abroad. We now have a paradigm for a forward-looking Middle East policy that ultimately benefits the United States. Lightstone makes the case for strategic action to maintain the momentum.

This volume introduces the United Nations by considering its purposes, as stated in Article 1 of its Charter. It provides a concise history of this institution, and describes its structure, concentrating on its Funds and Programmes, Specialized Agencies, and Regional Commissions. It then splits the work into two different major sections, on the basis of topic and geographical region. The former includes the following: development, education, environment, food and agriculture, and peace and security, while the latter comprises Africa, the Americas, Asia, Europe and Oceania. These are followed by reflective comments and concluding remarks.

INSTANT NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER! NPR 2024 "Books We Love" Selection "Shuster crafts an intimate account of the Russian invasion, which vividly captures Zelensky’s transformation from a clean-cut funnyman into a war hero out of central casting." --New York Times Book Review; Editors' Choice Selection “The Showman surpasses all similar efforts to date and is set to be the standard by which all other works on Mr. Zelensky and Ukraine’s wartime politics will be judged." —Wall Street Journal A monumental account of Russia’s invasion of Ukraine and the forging of a leader, The Showman provides an insider’s perspective on the war reshaping our world, based on unprecedented access to Volodymyr Zelensky and the high command in Kyiv. Time correspondent Simon Shuster chronicles the life and leadership of Volodymyr Zelensky from the dressing rooms of his variety shows to the muddy trenches of Ukraine’s war with Russia. Based on four years of reporting; extensive travels with President Zelensky to the front; and dozens of interviews with him, his wife, his friends and enemies, his advisers, ministers and military commanders, Shuster tells the intimate and revealing story of the president’s evolution from a slapstick actor to a symbol of resilience. In their most candid accounts of the war so far, members of Zelensky’s inner circle show how the president’s character changed under the strains of leadership and the horrors he witnessed each day. His wife, First Lady Olena Zelenska, describes her escape from Kyiv with their children, her life on the run, and the tensions that emerged in her marriage as she struggled to return to a meaningful role in the administration. Ukraine’s top military commander, General Valery Zaluzhny, shares the untold story of his fraught relationship with the president and the subsequent consequences. Reflecting on their own regrets and critical decisions, Zelensky and his senior aides open up about the causes of the Russian invasion and how it may have been avoided. They describe with astonishing frankness how their peace talks with Vladimir Putin fell apart and how their faith in the U.S. faltered, both under Donald Trump and Joe Biden. The Showman provides the first inside account of Zelensky’s life amid the invasion, offering a clear-eyed view of his failures to prepare for it and his willingness to silence dissent under martial law. What emerges is a complex picture of a man struggling to break what he sees as a historical cycle of oppression that began generations before he was born. Even as the war drags on, Zelensky lays out his vision for its future course and, through his actions, demonstrates his strategy for countering the Russians and keeping the West on his side. The Showman, as a work of eyewitness journalism, provides an essential perspective on the war defining our age, resulting in a riveting, vivid portrait of the invasion as experienced by its number one target and improbable hero.

#1 NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER! President Trump's nominee for Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth has written a revolutionary road map to saving our children from leftist indoctrination. Behind a smokescreen of “preparing students for the new industrial economy,” early progressives had political control in mind. America’s original schools didn’t just make kids memorize facts or learn skills; they taught them to think freely and arrive at wisdom. They assigned the classics, inspired love of God and country, and raised future citizens that changed the world forever. Today, after 16,000 hours of K-12 indoctrination, our kids come out of government schools hating America. They roll their eyes at religion and disdain our history. We spend more money on education than ever, but kids can barely read and write—let alone reason with discernment. Western culture is on the ropes. Kids are bored and aimless, flailing for purpose in a system that says racial and gender identity is everything. Battle for the American Mind is the untold story of the Progressive plan to neutralize the basis of our Republic – by removing the one ingredient that had sustained Western Civilization for thousands of years. Pete Hegseth and David Goodwin explain why, no matter what political skirmishes conservatives win, progressives are winning the war—and control the “supply lines” of future citizens. Reversing this reality will require parents to radically reorient their children’s education; even most homeschooling and Christian schooling are infused with progressive assumptions. We need to recover a lost philosophy of education – grounded in virtue and excellence – that can arm future generations to fight for freedom. It’s called classical Christian education. Never heard of it? You’re not alone. Battle for the American Mind is more than a book; it’s a field guide for remaking school in the United States. We’ve ceded our kids’ minds to the left for far too long—this book gives patriotic parents the ammunition to join an insurgency that gives America a fighting chance. Whether you're a conservative looking to push back against the progressive agenda or simply someone who cares about the education of our children, this book is for you.

In this fascinating book, noted journalist Thomas de Waal--author of the highly acclaimed Black Garden--makes the case that while the Caucasus is often treated as a sub-plot in the history of Russia, or as a mere gateway to Asia, the five-day war in Georgia, which flared into a major international crisis in 2008, proves that this is still a combustible region, whose inner dynamics and history deserve a much more complex appreciation from the wider world. In The Caucasus, de Waal provides this richer, deeper, and much-needed appreciation, one that reveals that the South Caucasus--Armenia, Azerbaijan, and Georgia, and their many smaller regions, enclaves, and breakaway entities--is a fascinating and distinct world unto itself. Providing both historical background and an insightful analysis of the period after 1991, de Waal sheds light on how the region has been scarred by the tumultuous scramble for independence and the three major conflicts that broke out with the end of the Soviet Union--Nagorny Karabakh, Abkhazia, and South Ossetia. The book examines the region as a major energy producer and exporter; offers a compelling account of the Rose Revolution in Georgia, the rise of Mikheil Saakashvili, and the August 2008 war; and considers the failure of the South Caucasus, thus far, to become a single viable region. In addition, the book features a dozen or so "boxes" which provide brief snapshots of such fascinating side topics as the Kurds, Turkish-Armenian rapprochement, the promotion of the region as the "Soviet Florida," and the most famous of all Georgians, Stalin. The Caucasus delivers a vibrantly written and timely account of this turbulent region, one that will prove indispensable for all concerned with world politics. It is, as well, a stimulating read for armchair travelers and for anyone curious about far-flung corners of the world.

With the United States' superpower status rivalled by a rising China and emerging powers like India and Brazil playing a growing role in international affairs, the global balance of power is shifting. But what does this mean for the future of the international order? Will China dominate the 21st Century? Will the so-called BRICS prove to be a disruptive force in global affairs? Are we headed towards a world marked by frequent strife, or will the end of Western dominance make the world more peaceful? In this provocative new book, Oliver Stuenkel argues that our understanding of global order and predictions about its future are limited because we seek to imagine the post-Western world from a parochial Western-centric perspective. Such a view is increasingly inadequate in a world where a billions of people regard Western rule as a temporary aberration, and the rise of Asia as a return to normalcy. In reality, China and other rising powers that elude the simplistic extremes of either confronting or joining existing order are quietly building a "parallel order" which complements today's international institutions and increases rising powers' autonomy. Combining accessibility with expert sensitivity to the complexities of the global shift of power, Stuenkel's vision of a post-Western world will be core reading for students and scholars of contemporary international affairs, as well as anyone interested in the future of global politics. "A fascinating interpretation of our understanding of politics and global affairs, which demonstrates the evolving nature of power today. Oliver Stuenkel presents a compelling argument - not just about the "Rise of the Rest", but also the overlooked power and influence of the non-Western world. Highly engaging and instructive." Dr Shashi Tharoor, India’s Minister of State for External Affairs (2009-10) "Oliver Stuenkel is one of the best new voices in the field of international politics. In Post-Western World, he explores the primary challenges of the global order and critiques the parochial, Eurocentric vision which conforms to international power structures. This book is essential reading for anyone seeking to understand what a multipolar world order would look like and how it might be effectively realized." Celso Amorim, Brazil’s Minister of External Relations (1993-5, 2003-11) and Minister of Defence (2011-15)

The position of the President of India under the Constitution has been given in this book. Dr Munshi has set out in simple and lucid language he position and powers of the President under out Constitution. The President is not only the biggest dignitary of our realm but the embodiment of the unity of our country. The book has given the historical background of the presidential powers, and has said in no uncertain terms that the President is NOT a figurehead. Part II gives the presidential status the constitution, election, the oath taking, the status, the council of Ministers, supra ministerial powers, emergency and such related topics. Comparisons between the political systems of the world especially the British and the American has thrown light on what the Indian President is and should be.

“A blistering and truly original work of reporting and analysis, uncovering America’s role in homogenizing how the world defines wellness and healing” (Po Bronson). In Crazy Like Us, Ethan Watters reveals that the most devastating consequence of the spread of American culture has not been our golden arches or our bomb craters but our bulldozing of the human psyche itself: We are in the process of homogenizing the way the world goes mad. It is well known that American culture is a dominant force at home and abroad; our exportation of everything from movies to junk food is a well-documented phenomenon. But is it possible America's most troubling impact on the globalizing world has yet to be accounted for? American-style depression, post-traumatic stress disorder, and anorexia have begun to spread around the world like contagions, and the virus is us. Traveling from Hong Kong to Sri Lanka to Zanzibar to Japan, acclaimed journalist Ethan Watters witnesses firsthand how Western healers often steamroll indigenous expressions of mental health and madness and replace them with our own. In teaching the rest of the world to think like us, we have been homogenizing the way the world goes mad.

The story of Amit Shah's political life, struggles, rise and triumph is little known. For a leader who is often referred to as the Chanakya of Indian politics, who has dominated India's fast-paced and complex political stage since 2014, has altered its electoral map by leading the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) to successive historic victories post the May 2014 general elections, there is very little that is recorded or narrated. So, it's no surprise that the curiosity he evokes is ever on the rise. Most of what is written about Amit Shah is based on conjectures, hearsay, assumptions and biases. The real Amit Shah-the once booth-worker and now national president of the largest political party in the world, the master strategist who has pushed the BJP to an organisational pinnacle and yet talks of scaling peaks, a man who is unhesitant in his stand on nationalism and on anything which concerns India's national interest-has remained in the shadows, self-effaced, away from the limelight. The story of how he expanded the BJP into a pan-India party and the convergence of organisational science and ideology that has made the BJP a unique and formidable political entity is a story that needs to be told. The book narrates the personal and political journey of Amit Shah, captures the ideological world that shaped him and gives an account of the party that he is leading and shaping today. It is for the first time that his story is being told-an authentic, no-holds-barred portrayal of one of the most influential leaders of our times. To the political worker, the observer and to anyone even remotely interested in Indian politics, irrespective of their profession or political leaning, especially since the unfolding of Indian politics in the summer of 2014, this is a captivating exploration of the political life and journey of one of its central characters.

In the tradition of Stephanie Land and Matthew Desmond, a powerful and deeply reported narrative of homelessness, despair, and hope. Kevin Fagan’s The Lost and the Found, set in San Francisco—one of the wealthiest cities in America—takes an empathic, character-driven approach to exploring the human side of what’s behind the homelessness epidemic. An award-winning journalist and Pulitzer Prize nominee who has covered homelessness for decades and spent extensive time on the streets for his reporting, Fagan experienced it himself as a young man and brings a deep understanding to the crisis. He introduces us to Rita and Tyson, telling the deeply moving story of two unhoused people rescued by their families with the help of Fagan’s reporting, and their struggle to pull themselves out of homelessness and addiction, ending with both enormous tragedy and triumph. But The Lost and the Found is not just a story of individuals experiencing homelessness, it is also a compelling look at the link between homelessness and addiction, and an incisive commentary on housing and equality. Fagan shines a sharp light on this national calamity, and in sharing Rita and Tyson’s stories, The Lost and the Found has the potential to change the way we see and help the homeless.

A renowned scholar argues that liberal hegemony—the policy America has pursued since the Cold War ended—is doomed to fail Named a Financial Times Best Book of 2018 “Idealists as well as realists need to read this systematic tour de force.”—Robert D. Kaplan, author of The Return of Marco Polo’s World It is widely believed in the West that the United States should spread liberal democracy across the world, foster an open international economy, and build international institutions. The policy of remaking the world in America’s image is supposed to protect human rights, promote peace, and make the world safe for democracy. But this is not what has happened. Instead, the United States has become a highly militarized state fighting wars that undermine peace, harm human rights, and threaten liberal values at home. In this major statement, the renowned international-relations scholar John Mearsheimer argues that liberal hegemony—the foreign policy pursued by the United States since the Cold War ended—is doomed to fail. It makes far more sense, he maintains, for Washington to adopt a more restrained foreign policy based on a sound understanding of how nationalism and realism constrain great powers abroad. The Great Delusion is a lucid and compelling work of the first importance for scholars, policymakers, and everyone interested in the future of American foreign policy.

International law is much debated and discussed, but poorly understood. Does international law matter, or do states regularly violate it with impunity? If international law is of no importance, then why do states devote so much energy to negotiating treaties and providing legal defenses for their actions? In turn, if international law does matter, why does it reflect the interests of powerful states, why does it change so often, and why are violations of international law usually not punished? In this book, Jack Goldsmith and Eric Posner argue that international law matters but that it is less powerful and less significant than public officials, legal experts, and the media believe. International law, they contend, is simply a product of states pursuing their interests on the international stage. It does not pull states towards compliance contrary to their interests, and the possibilities for what it can achieve are limited. It follows that many global problems are simply unsolvable. The book has important implications for debates about the role of international law in the foreign policy of the United States and other nations. The authors see international law as an instrument for advancing national policy, but one that is precarious and delicate, constantly changing in unpredictable ways based on non-legal changes in international politics. They believe that efforts to replace international politics with international law rest on unjustified optimism about international law's past accomplishments and present capacities.

Nearly three decades after the dawn of democracy, South Africa has remained a country of 'two agricultures'. On the one hand we have a subsistence, primarily non-commercial, black farming segment. On the other hand, however, we have a predominantly commercial and white farming sector that is well-resourced and has access to domestic and international trade networks. These disparities can be traced back to South Africa's painful history where, for decades, black farmers were on the margins of government support and also experienced land dispossession and livestock plunder. A Country of Two Agricultures focuses less on history and more on the present and the future, explaining why these disparities have persisted in the democratic era, and what it will take to overcome them. It aims to contribute to a better understanding of the variety of agricultural forces, taking into account both questions of domestic political economy and external factors, as well as to bring to light new risks and opportunities. Wandile Sihlobo offers insights into the role of agriculture in the South African economy from an agricultural economy perspective, and provides political economy insights that are rooted in the experiences of farming communities on the ground and right through the value chain. Beyond insights on the realities this book offers the government, the private sector, and anyone interested in the betterment of the South African economy, tools to grapple with this duality, and proposes a framework for bolstering the black farming segment for growth and competitiveness – and ultimately food security. Wandile Sihlobo is the Chief Economist of the Agricultural Business Chamber of South Africa (Agbiz) and the author of Finding Common Ground: Land, Equity and Agriculture.

Australia's best-informed commentator on US politics provides a blueprint for Australia for Trump's second term. Leading expert and US and Australian politics insider Bruce Wolpe reveals the many ways in which Australia has already been damaged by Donald Trump. Seeping into Australia from above and below, Trumpism has contaminated public debate, emboldened local political and religious extremists, diminished Australia's economy and international relations—and much more. Wolpe predicts America's democracy won't survive a second Trump term. The implications for Australia and for the world are shocking. He explains how Australia can draw on its strengths to protect its democracy, economy and society from Trumpism, and where Australia is vulnerable and needs to build guardrails. He warns Australia might also face an existential question about ties with its most important ally. 'True, timely and terrifying' Sean Kelly, author of The Game 'A timely warning and a potential survival guide' John Barron, Planet America 'A forensic analysis of how President Donald Trump invaded Australia's politics and prospects' Laura Tingle, ABC TV 'A must read for anyone who cares about Australian democracy' Zoe Daniel, Independent MP for Goldstein and author of Greetings from Trumpland 'This is a book you should read' Natalie Barr, Sunrise What Trump's Second Term Means for Australia was originally published in mid-2023 as Trump's Australia. It has been updated throughout and includes a new foreword.

Noam Chomsky’s backpocket classic on wartime propaganda and opinion control begins by asserting two models of democracy—one in which the public actively participates, and one in which the public is manipulated and controlled. According to Chomsky, "propaganda is to democracy as the bludgeon is to a totalitarian state," and the mass media is the primary vehicle for delivering propaganda in the United States. From an examination of how Woodrow Wilson’s Creel Commission "succeeded, within six months, in turning a pacifist population into a hysterical, war-mongering population," to Bush Sr.'s war on Iraq, Chomsky examines how the mass media and public relations industries have been used as propaganda to generate public support for going to war. Chomsky further touches on how the modern public relations industry has been influenced by Walter Lippmann’s theory of "spectator democracy," in which the public is seen as a "bewildered herd" that needs to be directed, not empowered; and how the public relations industry in the United States focuses on "controlling the public mind," and not on informing it. Media Control is an invaluable primer on the secret workings of disinformation in democratic societies.

<p>Putinistán es la crónica periodística y literaria, casi intimista, de la deriva de Rusia en los últimos años, desde la caída de la Unión Soviética y la esperanza en la democratización, hasta el ascenso de Vladímir Putin, desembocando en la locura del «Manicomio Z» que vendió a los rusos una guerra que al mismo tiempo se les negaba.</p><p>Las entrevistas a políticos y disidentes, los testimonios de los escritores e intelectuales o las vivencias de los soldados y los ciudadanos rusos y ucranianos trazan una compleja pero elocuente panorámica del auge del autoritarismo, del miedo, de la violencia política y de la nostalgia por el espejismo de la grandeza rusa y la creciente paranoia ante el «enemigo» exterior.</p><p>Frente a la ceguera o la connivencia de Occidente, el libro de Xavier Colás esclarece lo qué está en juego en la guerra de Ucrania, así como las consecuencias prácticas del avance del nacionalismo autoritario.</p>

Esta obra tiene como punto de entrada la Globalización; ese es el contexto que permite analizar, desde el punto de vista disciplinar, aspectos como el comercio internacional, la integración económica, las finanzas y la inversión extranjera directa. Los capítulos relacionados con la competitividad, el marketing y la logística se ajustan al cambiante mundo, para suministrar a los lectores bases sólidas que faciliten la comprensión de las estrategias en los negocios internacionales. Con base en su experiencia en investigación y docencia, los autores presentan en cada capítulo marcos teóricos adaptados a las realidades actuales, así como ejemplos, resúmenes y evaluaciones. En esta segunda edición se incluye un nuevo capítulo de casos y lecturas que, sin lugar a dudas, permiten una visión crítica de los relacionamientos entre las empresas y estimulan el debate alrededor de los fundamentos y estrategias de los negocios internacionales en el entorno actual.

Decolonisation is a term that alarms some, and gives hope to others. It is an uncomfortable and often bewildering concept for many New Zealanders. This book seeks to demystify decolonisation using illuminating, real-life examples. By exploring the impact of colonisation on Māori and non-Māori alike, Imagining Decolonisation presents a transformative vision of a country that is fairer for all.

Roughly 200 million today, Indian Muslims are greater than the population of Britain and France or Germany put together. According to the Indian Constitution, Indian Muslims are treated as political equals, which is what India’s secular polity promised after its independence, encouraging more than 35 million Indian Muslims at the time of Partition to choose India as their motherland over Pakistan. However, the supposed relationship of equality between Hindus and Muslims as scripted in the constitution is being increasingly replaced by the domineering tendencies of a Hindu majority in India today. The author describes the current state and position of Indian Muslims (the seeds for which were sown when the BJP came to power in 2014) as the thirdpolitical moment; the second he believes was in 1947 when the community was given equal status in the Indian Constitution; and the first, was in 1857 when Indian Muslims learnt to live under the British colonial state. As he states, there is no denying that political circumstances for Indian Muslims were not completely ideal or full of democratic energy prior to the rise of the Hindu Right since the late 1980s. With numerous layers defined by language, ethnicity, region, etc., Muslims have the most heterogeneous identity, representing India’s quintessential diversity. And yet, Muslims are perceived as the most enduring well-grounded threat to the majoritarian project of the Hindu Rashtra. Indian Muslims are perceived or presented as perpetrators of violence and violators of law, even if they are at the receiving end. They are viewed as an internal enemy, who need to be dealt with for political, social, historical, and ideological reasons. Going forward, the community must formulate the language of democratic rights of Indian Muslims as equal citizens and define the ethics of human dignity in their struggle to reassert their place in India’s political power structures at all levels: from panchayat to Parliament. While the economic future or cultural rights of Indian Muslims have been debated since 1947, it is the political future that demands attention because only as an equal and participatory community in the politics of the nation, can economic and cultural futures be addressed. This book explores the political future of Indian Muslims in this context. From Shaheen Bagh to Hindu-Muslim riots, from the unique position of Muslim women in India to the Sachar Report and the Muslim backwardness debate, Mujibur Rehman analyses, confronts and discusses the urgent concerns of Indian Muslims in a manner that is nuanced and globally relevant.

Sosiologi politik merupakan kajian interdisiplin, irisan dua bidang ilmu, yakni sosiologi dan politik. Apabila sosiologi mengkaji mengenai masyarakat, lalu politik mengkaji kekuasaan para pengambil keputusan, maka sosiologi politik mengkaji relasi antara kehidupan masyarakat dengan keputusankeputusan yang diambil oleh penguasa. Konsep-konsep sosiologi politik bersifat dinamis dan mengikuti perkembangan zaman sehingga menarik perhatian siapa saja yang mengikuti dinamika politik. Manfaat terbesar dari bidang sosiologi politik adalah mencerdaskan pembaca dalam menganalisis situasi sosial politik yang ada di sekitarnya. Buku ini terdiri dari tujuh bab, dimana pembahasan dimulai dari konsep dasar sosiologi politik, konsep kekuasaan, faktor-faktor dalam struktur politik, unsur-unsur politik, gerakan sosial dan partai politik, konflik dan penyelesaiannya, terakhir hubungan parpol dengan perubahan politik. Pemilihan tema disesuaikan dengan konsep-konsep yang sering didiskusikan dalam ruang perkuliahan dan issue yang menjadi perbincangan di berbagai media massa. Sehingga buku Sosiologi Politik ini dapat digunakan oleh mahasiswa dan para pembaca yang tertarik dengan fenomena sosiologi politik. Konsep yang terdapat dalam buku ini berasal dari konsep-konsep yang telah dituliskan oleh penulis buku sosiologi politik sebelumnya, seperti Tom Bootomore, Rafael Raga Maran, Maurice Duverger, Damsar, Michael Rush & Philip Althoff, Keith Faulks dan Mochtar Mas’oed Nasikun. Kelebihan buku ini adalah dituliskan dalam bahasa yang lebih sederhana, dilengkapi dengan bagan alur serta beberapa analisis fenomena sosiologi politik terkini, sehingga diharapkan mudah dimengerti oleh para pembaca.

En bombe eksploderer i Demokratisk Klima Fraktions hovedkontor kort før et EU-klimatopmøde i København, og organisationens eneste medarbejder dør. Flere mindre klimaaktioner kulminerer med et brandattentat mod Danmarks kontroversielle klimaminister, Ib Boldbjerg, der er kendt for at være en brutal politiker. Ulrik Torp er blevet chefredaktør på den gratis ugeavis ValbyPosten. En række – for ugeavisen uvante – kritiske artikler om Valbys lokale toppolitiker Ib Boldbjergs private boligforhold, sætter Torp på sporet af kræfter, der for enhver pris vil gøre klimatopmødet til en fiasko. Samtidig kæmper Ulrik Torp på den private front både med sit helbred og med den fortabte søn, der efter tre år pludselig vender tilbage fra Bruxelles som fuldtids klimaaktivist sammen med en ny kæreste. Til sidst tvinges Ulrik Torp til at vælge imellem karriere, klima og familie. Spændingsromanen Nedsmeltning er skrevet af Niels Krause-Kjær (f. 1963). Han er uddannet journalist og arbejder i dag som vært på DR2 Deadline. Efter en periode som pressechef for Den Konservative Folketingsgruppe skrev han den politiske thriller Kongekabale, der blev filmatiseret i 2004. Opfølgeren til Kongekabale, Mørkeland, udkom i 2019, og i 2020 fulgte tredje bind, Fandens forår.

C'est une évidence pour tous de nos jours, la communauté musulmane vit une crise de la spiritualité. On est passé à côté de l'essentiel pour se focaliser sur ce qui l'est moins. Beaucoup ont échoué dans leur cheminement, soit par l'exagération, soit par le laxisme. Mais notre véritable échec est de ne pas nous en rendre compte qu'au-delà de toutes nos préoccupations, il nous incombe d'obtenir l'amour et l'agrément d'Allah. La véritable pratique est celle du cœur qui induit alors celle des membres : la spiritualité. A travers l'adaptation des commentaires de l'Imâm Ibn Rajab Al Hanbali des 40 hadiths de l'Imâm An Nawawi (Jami' Al 'Ouloûm Wal Hikam) le lecteur est invité à expérimenter personnellement la spiritualité, à la partager avec les siens et à la vivre par la pratique efficace en suivant les instructions du seul guide en la matière, notre nombre Prophète (SallAllahou Alayhi wa sallam).

»Berührend und brillant, ernst und trotzdem beschwingt und so gut geschrieben: Katja Lewina führt uns mit kühner Leichtigkeit durch die schwersten Gefilde des Lebens. Kann man ein schönes Buch über das Sterben schreiben? Eigentlich nicht. Katja Lewina ist es trotzdem gelungen.« DANIEL SCHREIBER Sterben – das tun doch immer die anderen. Die Alten vielleicht, die Kranken. Aber was, wenn der Tod näher ist als gedacht? Und unser Leben unwägbarer als wir annehmen? Seit zwei Jahren weiß Katja Lewina von ihrer Herzerkrankung und dass sie ihr jederzeit das Leben kosten kann. Die Diagnose bekam sie kurz nach dem plötzlichen Tod ihres siebenjährigen Sohnes. Mit einem Mal wurde die Möglichkeit zu sterben Teil ihres Alltags. In ›Was ist schon für immer‹ beschäftigt sich Katja Lewina mit dem Thema Sterblichkeit und Verlust. Ausgehend von ihrer eigenen Situation, erkundet sie eine Erfahrung, die uns am Ende alle betrifft. Was macht unsere Endlichkeit mit der Liebe? Wie erklärt man das den Kindern? Was wollen wir hinterlassen? Was holen wir aus unserem Leben raus – sollen wir der Gesundheit zuliebe ruhig machen und damit eine Menge verpassen oder ganz im Gegenteil aufs Gas treten? Wie reagieren Menschen auf Krankheit und Tod? Gibt es richtige und falsche Worte? Was gehört geklärt und was vergessen? Diesen Fragen stellt sich Katja Lewina in elf Essays ohne die üblichen Carpe-diem-Plattitüden, dafür mit extra viel No-Bullshit-Sauce. Und dem unliebsamen Reminder: Sterben geht uns alle an.

Spot-on, often satirical, always insightful, contributing editor of The American Mind and mother of a brood, Peachy Keenan argues that the only way we can save our families, ourselves, and the world—even California!—is by embracing our inner domestic extremists, and sweeping failed notions of third wave feminism and identity politics nonsense into the garbage can of history. In This House We Believe Parents Are the Bosses of Their Kids Babies Are Good, More Babies Are Better Two Sexes Are Plenty Your Career Is Overrated Feminism Is How the Unpopular and Undateable Cope with Life Mainstream American Culture Destroys Families We Are Going to Win We’re in a culture war, and Peachy Keenan is not taking prisoners. This raucous new book is her rallying cry for normal people stuck in the foxholes and appalled by the status quo. Mothers and fathers, regular American families, men and women, can win this battle together. But a lot of ground has been lost. For decades, we stood around and watched as feminists and progressives steamrolled through our institutions— those formerly robust, now comically inept, pillars of civilization like our government, our schools, and, crucially, our families. With matchless insight and devastating humor, Peachy Keenan makes the case for domestic extremism—turning away from the diseased offerings of the elites, the media, Hollywood, your child’s school, and Big Tech, and embracing a more human way of life. The life-changing magic of domestic extremism will spark joy and help you build a legacy that will enrich the lives of your (many) descendants.

Von einer Hölle in die nächste ... Spüren Sie dem schier unvorstellbaren Martyrium des Soldaten Kurt K. Keller nach. Kurt K. Keller, Jahrgang 1925, trat im April 1943 seinen Dienst bei der Wehrmacht an – ihm sollte ein bewegtes Soldatenleben bevorstehen: Am 6. Juni 1944, dem D-Day, gehörte Keller zu den Verteidigern am blutigen Strandabschnitt Omaha Beach, wo Tausende US-Soldaten direkt in den deutschen Kugelhagel hineinrannten. Im Anschluss machte er die Rückzugskämpfe der Wehrmacht bis zum Rhein mit. Des Kämpfens überdrüssig, ließ sich Keller zu einer leichtfertigen Äußerung hinreißen, weshalb ihm ein Kriegsgerichtsprozess drohte. Er entschied sich kurzerhand zu desertieren, wurde jedoch verraten und festgenommen. So gelangte er zum Bewährungsbataillon 500 – ein Himmelfahrtskommando an der Ostfront! Im April 1945 wurde das Bataillon eingekesselt und im Feuer von "Stalinorgeln" und sowjetischen Panzern aufgerieben. Kurt Keller geriet in Kriegsgefangenschaft und verlegte in einem Gewaltmarsch zum KZ Ausschwitz, wo er die zahlreichen Leichen beerdigen sollte – ein furchtbarer Auftrag! Dort erlebte der junge Soldat auch das Kriegsende. Doch damit war Kellers Martyrium noch lange nicht zu Ende ... Die Sowjets pferchten ihn mit zig Kameraden in einen Güterwaggon. Es folgte eine unmenschliche Odyssee ins Schachtlager Leninsk im Kusnetzbecken – 8.000 Kilometer von der Heimat entfernt! Kurt Keller gelang schließlich eine dramatische Flucht über 3.500 Kilometer nach Westen, doch im Gewirr der Schienenstränge entschied er sich schließlich für den falschen Zug ... D-Day-Experte Helmut Konrad von Keusgen hat Kellers Geschichte nach zahllosen Gesprächen und akribischen Recherchen zu Papier gebracht. Seine Hingabe zu den Details und seine präzisen Beschreibungen zeichnen diese Biografie aus. Zahlreiche Fotografien liefern Ihnen zudem spannende Einblicke in das Soldatenleben Kellers. Sichern Sie sich jetzt diese überarbeitete Neuauflage des lange vergriffenen Buches, das erstmals im Jahr 2004 erschienen ist. Die erschütternde Biografie Kurt K. Kellers wird Sie fesseln und nicht mehr loslassen. Erleben Sie die schier unvorstellbare Geschichte eines deutschen Soldaten, der beständig von einer Hölle in die nächste geriet.

Beyond Liberalism and Communism: Socialist Theory and the Chinese Case presents a new conceptual framework of socialism and applies it to the study of socialist development in China, shedding new light on modern China and signposting novel directions in socialist thought. Based on a Marxian-Polanyian approach, the book develops a new conceptual framework of socialism by taking the liberal and the communist challenges seriously. In doing so, Brie develops a liberal and a communist formula of socialism based upon two owners of socialist property (the individuals and the society), different forms of possession (public, common, associative, and individual) meditating the interests of the two opposite owners, and democracy as an expression of the will of the many and of all together in common. This formula is then applied to socialist development in China, analysing its booming centrally directed economy and the political ways to safeguard democracy as the rule of, for, and by the people under the Chinese Communist Party. With an analysis of the means by which China has pursued a unique form of socialist development, Beyond Liberalism and Communism: Socialist Theory and the Chinese Case will appeal to scholars of modern China, political theory, political sociology, and socialist thought.

This book presents an analytical exposition of the ‘Nine Schools’ of Indian philosophy, extrapolating ‘Environmental Ethics’ from the profound metaphysics of these Nine Schools, which serve as the cornerstone of a life lived in wisdom. This book uses the popular contemporary word ‘Environment,’ with the meaning expounded by the Vedic texts. Therefore, it includes the internal, external and cosmic states of all the creatures of the world, and relates them to the universal laws of creation, preservation, and annihilation of every existence following the path of the cosmic order (Ṛta). It argues that realization of the fact that all entities in the world are illuminated by the same Universal Spirit is also necessary. While the book emphasizes the external environmental woes of the world, such as deforestation, animal cruelty, pollution, climate change, and more, it also underscores that these are merely manifestations of humans’ internal perverted environmental states. Thus, humankind should not look at external issues that are limited and temporary, but should focus on the longer-lasting internal transformation.

La crónica, descarnada y humana, del proceso judicial por el atentado islamista contra la sala Bataclan. V13: viernes 13 de noviembre de 2015. En tres puntos diferentes de París se producen atentados yihadistas. El más grave es el de la sala Bataclan, donde están actuando los Eagles of Death Metal. El resultado de los ataques en el corazón de Francia es de ciento treinta muertos y más de cuatrocientos heridos. Años después, durante nueve meses –entre septiembre de 2021 y junio de 2022–, se celebra el juicio en el Palacio de Justicia de la capital. Hay catorce acusados: el principal es el único superviviente de entre los terroristas de Estado Islámico que participaron en la masacre. Sobrevivió porque no detonó su cinturón con explosivos. ¿Falló el mecanismo? ¿Tuvo miedo? ¿O quizá un fugaz momento de arrepentimiento y humanidad? El resto son colaboradores en distintos grados. Y además están los testigos –que cuentan historias de una gran crudeza–, los familiares de los fallecidos, los severos fiscales, los abogados defensores, que utilizan argucias para tratar de salvar a sus clientes, el tribunal, que debe emitir sentencia... La justicia evalúa con frialdad la barbarie. Emmanuel Carrère cubre el juicio y envía sus crónicas semanales a L’Obs. Esos textos son la base de este libro. En sus páginas encontramos la narración del juicio, la voz de las víctimas, los advenedizos que han tratado de hacerse pasar por víctimas, los héroes que ayudaron a detener a los criminales, los corrillos de los abogados, los detalles entre bambalinas... La dimensión humana y la dimensión política. El resultado: un volumen sobrecogedor y un testimonio necesario. El periodismo hecho literatura a través de la perspicaz mirada de Carrère.

Is it possible to create a borderless world? How might it be better equipped to solve the global emergencies threatening our collective survival? Build Bridges, Not Walls is an inspiring, impassioned call to envision–and work toward–a bold new reality. "Todd Miller cuts through the facile media myths and escapes the paralyzing constraints of a political ‘debate’ that functions mainly to obscure the unconscionable inequalities that borders everywhere secure. In its soulfulness, its profound moral imagination, and its vision of radical solidarity, Todd Miller’s work is as indispensable as the love that so palpably guides it."—Ben Ehrenreich, author of Desert Notebooks: A Road Map for the End of Time "The stories of the humble people of the earth Miller documents ask us to also tear down the walls in our hearts and in our heads. What proliferates in the absence of these walls and in spite of them, Miller writes, is the natural state of things centered on kindness and compassion."—Nick Estes, author of Our History Is the Future: Standing Rock Versus the Dakota Access Pipeline, and the Long Tradition of Indigenous Resistance By the time Todd Miller spots him, Juan Carlos has been wandering alone in a remote border region for days. Parched, hungry and disoriented, he approaches and asks for a ride. Miller’s instinct is to oblige, but he hesitates: Furthering an unauthorized person’s entrance into the U.S. is a federal crime. Todd Miller has been reporting from international border zones for over twenty-five years. In Build Bridges, Not Walls, he invites readers to join him on a journey that begins with the most basic of questions: What happens to our collective humanity when the impulse to help one another is criminalized? A series of encounters–with climate refugees, members of indigenous communities, border authorities, modern-day abolitionists, scholars, visionaries, and the shape-shifting imagination of his four-year-old son–provoke a series of reflections on the ways in which nation-states create the problems that drive immigration, and how the abolition of borders could make the world a more sustainable, habitable place for all. Praise for Build Bridges, Not Walls: "Todd Miller’s deeply reported, empathetic writing on the American border is some of the most essential journalism being done today. As this book reveals, the militarization of our border is a simmering crisis that harms vulnerable people every day. It’s impossible to read his work without coming away changed."—Adam Conover, creator and host of Adam Ruins Everything and host of Factually! "All of Todd Miller’s work is essential reading, but Build Bridges, Not Walls is his most compelling, insightful work yet."—Dean Spade, author of Mutual Aid: Building Solidarity During This Crises (And the Next) "Miller calls us to see how borders subject millions of people to violence, dehumanization, and early death. More importantly, he highlights the urgent necessity to abolish not only borders, but the nation-state itself."—A. Naomi Paik, author of Bans, Walls Raids, Sanctuary: Understanding U.S. Immigration for the Twenty-First Century and Rightlessness: Testimony and Redress in U.S. Prison Camps Since World War II "Miller lays bare the senselessness and soullessness of the nation-state and its borders and border walls, and reimagines, in their place, a complete and total restoration, therefore redemption, of who we are, and of who we are in desperate need of becoming."—Brandon Shimoda, author of The Grave on the Wall "Miller’s latest book is a personal, wide-ranging, and impassioned call for abolishing borders."—John Washington, author of The Dispossessed: A Story of Asylum and the US-Mexican Border and Beyond

Statistics is the language of modern empirical social and behavioural science and the varieties of regression form the basis of this language. Statistical and computing advances have led to new and exciting regressions that have become the necessary tools for any researcher in these fields. In a way that is refreshingly engaging and readable, Wright and London describe the most useful of these techniques and provide step-by-step instructions, using the freeware R, to analyze datasets that can be located on the books′ webpage: www.sagepub.co.uk/wrightandlondon. Techniques covered in this book include multilevel modeling, ANOVA and ANCOVA, path analysis, mediation and moderation, logistic regression (generalized linear models), generalized additive models, and robust methods. These are all tested out using a range of real research examples conducted by the authors in every chapter. Given the wide coverage of techniques, this book will be essential reading for any advanced undergraduate and graduate student (particularly in psychology) and for more experienced researchers wanting to learn how to apply some of the more recent statistical techniques to their datasets. The Authors are donating all royalties from the book to the American Partnership for Eosinophilic Disorders.

This revised edition provides a way of understanding the vast universe of genre fiction in an easy-to-use format. Expert readers' advisor Joyce Saricks offers groundbreaking reconsideration of the connections among genres.

Take an astonishing, amusing, and charmingly unconventional tour through the curious everyday lives of humans past. No need to spend the day at an archaeological dig when you can simply make a cup of tea, clamber into your comfiest chair, and settle in with The Encyclopedia of the Weird and Wonderful, a compilation of 92 funny, strange, and strangely funny tales throughout human history. Milo Rossi, the inquisitive mind behind the popular @miniminuteman on TikTok and YouTube, invites you to consider our own place in the long timeline of human development with this collection of anecdotes that shares the foibles, joys, and heartbreaks of being human (and an odd Neanderthal or two). With chapters organized by the different stages and aspects of life—childhood, food and drink, friendship, play and leisure, rites and rituals, love and sexuality, fashion and beauty, education and work, sickness and health, and, of course, death—dive into a treasure trove of intriguing facts and stories, including: The Paleolithic cave art of a five-year-old girl What you would have eaten in ancient Pompeii The surprising and stinky origins of royal Tyrian purple dye Ol’ Rip, the immortal (?) horned lizard from Texas How to win a round of the Royal Game of Ur, a nearly 5,000-year-old board game And much more! Covering various facets of everyday life, The Encyclopedia of the Weird and Wonderful is sure to make you laugh, provide some spark to your next conversation, and, maybe, even give you a new perspective on how best to live this thing called life. The Wonderpedia series offers comprehensive, display-worthy illustrated references on a range of intriguing topics, including archeological discoveries, world mythology, pop culture, global superstitions, and the fascinating stories behind signs and symbols. A cross-cultural exploration of what makes humans tick, this series magnifies the connective threads between us across time and geography and demystifies the surprising, confounding sides of life.

This volume contains narratives of the voyages of the discoverers and founders of the French empire in North America--narratives that capture the explorers' bravery, endurance, enthusiasm, and achievements, as well as provide illuminating studies of Native American life and customs. The journals and memoirs contained herein cover the voyages of Jolliet and Marquette, La Salle, Nicolet, Perrot, Radisson, Tonty, and other pioneers in the Great Lakes and Mississippi area.

The Revolutionary War soldiers identified in this work lived at one time or another in what is now the State of West Virginia, their military duties having been discharged in the service of other states, notably Pennsylvania, Virginia, and Maryland. The data given for each soldier typically includes the name, age, date of birth, service record, date pension applied for and granted, place of residence, names of wife and children, and, in support of the pension claim, comrades-in-arms.

Italian as a national spoken language is a new experience for Italians; until very recently it was normal for the majority of the people to speak in a dialect, and Italian was a literary language used only by a minority. The first section of this book provides an outline of the language, and a sketch of the dialects. The authors also describe the formation of the modern standard language in its varieties (regional, social, and occupational). Part two is a reference grammar of contemporary educated Italian, presented in the way it is actually used, rather than according to traditional prescription. The book concentrates on contemporary usage and will enable the reader to understand and use appropriately a wide range of expressions, characterized where necessary according to their level of formality or their regional nature. The illuminating combination of historical perspective and contemporary grammer make this a unique contribution to Italian linguistics, and an invaluable reference book for all students and scholars in the field of Italian. The second edition has been revised throughout to bring it completely up to date.

The 4th edition of this popular text presents a comprehensive review of over a century of research on information behavior. It is intended for students in information studies and disciplines interested in research on information activities. Now co-authored, this new text includes significant structural and content changes from earlier editions.

As the uncertainty of global and local contexts continues to amplify, the Routledge Handbook for Creative Futures responds to the increasing urgency for reimagining futures beyond dystopias and utopias. It features essays that explore the challenges of how to think about compelling futures, what these better futures might be like, and what personal and collective practices are emerging that support the creation of more desirable futures. The handbook aims to find a sweet spot somewhere between despair and naïve optimism, neither shying away from the massive socio-environmental planetary challenges currently facing humanity nor offering simplistic feel-good solutions. Instead, it offers ways forward—whether entirely new perspectives or Indigenous and Traditional Knowledge perspectives that have been marginalized within modernity—and shares potential transformative practices. The volume contains contributions from established and emerging scholars, practitioners, and scholar-practitioners with diverse backgrounds and experiences: a mix of Indigenous, Black, Asian, and White/Caucasian contributors, including women, men, and trans people from around the world, in places such as Kenya, India, US, Canada, and Switzerland, among many others. Chapters explore critical concepts alongside personal and collective practices for creating desirable futures at the individual, community, organizational, and societal levels. This scholarly and accessible book will be a valuable resource for researchers and students of leadership studies, social innovation, community and organizational development, policy studies, futures studies, cultural studies, sociology, and management studies. It will also appeal to educators, practitioners, professionals, and policymakers oriented toward activating creative potential for life-affirming futures for all.

Join the growing number of people who are discovering the fun and excitement of team handball! With more points scored than soccer and more continuous action than basketball, team handball has been a popular international sport for years, and now its popularity is on the rise in the United States. No wonder--this fast-paced team sport lets players take full advantage of their running, jumping, and throwing abilities. Written by two former U.S. Olympic players and expert coaches, Team Handball: Steps to Success presents 12 easy-to-follow steps to becoming an accomplished player. Each step is an easy transition from the one before. The first steps provide a solid foundation of basic skills and concepts. As players progress, they’ll learn how to combine these skills to attack the goal, decide when to pass and when to shoot, and support their teammates when attacking and defending. The final steps show how teammates can organize as a unit in attack and on defense and how good communication contributes to the effectiveness of the team. Team Handball: Steps to Success features 62 drills that develop players’ shooting, dribbling, passing, and catching skills. The drills come with performance goals and a list of key points to remember in executing them. Plus, many drills include instructions for increasing or decreasing the difficulty of the drill. By studying the book’s 187 illustrations and following the simple instructions, players will learn • why each skill or concept is important, • the keys to proper technique, • how to analyze and correct common errors, • how to practice the skills in game-like situations, and • how to check their progress. The book’s appendixes explain the basic rules of the game and show how to modify a given floor space to create a team handball court. Part of the highly popular Steps to Success Activity Series, this book will help players learn the game quickly and provide the foundation for their future development.

Diane Balfour was the only child of an artist who had begun life with high aspirations and ended it with disappointment. He had married young, while in France. He married a French girl, whose face was her only fortune, the daughter of an officer who died in Algiers--Diane de Lioncourt. He brought her to England, and although happy in his love and in his marriage, evil fortune seemed to pursue him. His health failed. He had genius, and if he had been strong would have left his mark on the age; the merits of Lawrence Balfour's pictures were not appreciated until after his death. He lived in France until after the birth of his daughter Diane, so named after her mother. Then they came to England and for six years remained in London. Then his wife died; and he betook himself to a wandering life. In his travels his daughter was his sole companion. Together they would wander through the cities of Italy and Spain, through Switzerland and the Rhine land, the artist teaching his daughter, imbuing her with his love of beauty and art. Lawrence Balfour preserved his daughter from all evil, from all knowledge of harm; she had no friends except the artists who visited her father's studio, and who respected the child as they would have done the presence of an angel. She not only grew up retaining all her innocence, but she learned nothing of the world. They had a reverent way of talking, these artists, and next to religion, taught her to love art. Of the shows, tricks, frauds, treachery, the deceit men and women practice she knew nothing. No one in her presence had ever talked of flirtation, love, or marriage; at sixteen she was ignorant of these things; she had never thought of a lover or of love; her father and the world of beauty filled her heart and soul. Then Lawrence Balfour found his health failing fast. Some one told him to try the warm Devonshire air, and he determined to do so.

Este libro desarrolla los contenidos del módulo profesional de Procesos de venta, del Ciclo Formativo de grado medio de Actividades Comerciales, perteneciente a la familia profesional de Comercio y Marketing, según el Real Decreto 1688/2011 de enseñanzas mínimas y la Orden ECD/ 73/2013, por la que se establece el currículo del título correspondiente. Asimismo, el módulo profesional de Procesos de venta (cód. 1232 está asociado a la Unidad de Competencia: Realizar la venta de productos y/o servicios a través de los diferentes canales de comercialización (cód. UC0239_2). Los contenidos teóricos se exponen junto con casos prácticos resueltos y actividades propuestas para que los alumnos puedan ir aplicando los conocimientos adquiridos. También se incluyen, al final de cada unidad, actividades de comprobación y de aplicación, tanto para trabajo individual como para trabajo en equipo, con el fin de que el alumno pueda verificar si ha asimilado la materia de manera correcta. Al mismo tiempo, los recursos para el profesor incluyen una programación del módulo, la solución de las actividades del libro para facilitar la realización de las actividades y material de apoyo para impartir las clases. Por todo ello, esta obra es una herramienta adecuada tanto para los alumnos que quieren obtener el título de Técnico en Actividades Comerciales como para sus formadores.

Disusun untuk membantu pengguna yang ingin memahami dan mampu menggunakan bahasa Jawa sehari-hari dengan lancar. Untuk itulah dalam kamus ini disajikan banyak sekali contoh kalimat dan frasa, dengan padanan bahasa Jawa yang sesuai. Bahkan, ungkapan-ungkapan khas Jawa, khususnya yang sangat erat kaitannya dengan kebudayaan Jawa, dimuat sebagai padanan kalimat dan/ atau frasa bahasa Indonesia yang tidak selalu berupa ungkapan khas dalam bahasa Indonesia. Sebagai kamus yang diharapkan cocok bagi guru, dosen, siswa, mahasiswa, karyawan, pemerhati bahasa Jawa, dan masyarakat umum, kamus ini: • memuat lebih dari 7.100 entri; • memuat lebih dari 6.100 subentri; • memuat kata-kata padanan dalam berbagai dialek bahasa Jawa; • dilengkapi simbol diakritik untuk pelafalan yang tepat; • dilengkapi aksara Jawa dan penjelasan ringkas tentang penggunaannya dalam tulisan.

Il manuale di riparazione RTA Peugeot 208, è la rivista tecnica monografica per la manutenzione e riparazione meccanica dei motori 1.4 HDi (68cv) e 1.6 e-HDi (92cv). Dedicata a meccanici auto e appassionati esperti di motori contiene operazioni di stacco, riattacco e sostituzione componenti e ricambi. Tutte le procedure di riparazione sono chiare e dettagliate grazie ad immagini e fotografie, e consentono di operare con semplicità, velocità e sicurezza sulle automobili Peugeot 208. Questo manuale specifico è dotato anche di un capitolo dedicato alla carrozzeria con gli stacchi e riattacchi di rivestimenti interni, elementi esterni, vetri e meccanismi alzacristalli nonché sostituzione dei lamierati e degli elementi della scocca, con fasi di saldatura e isolamento.

Este libro está dirigido a los alumnos del Ciclo Formativo de grado superior que conduce a la obtención del título de Técnico Superior en Laboratorio Clínico y Biomédico (LOE), perteneciente a la familia profesional de Sanidad, al amparo del Real Decreto 771/2014, de 12 de septiembre, por el que se establece el título de Técnico Superior en Laboratorio Clínico y Biomédico y se fijan sus enseñanzas mínimas. También está dirigido a los Técnicos Superiores en Laboratorio de Diagnóstico Clínico (LOGSE). La obra consta de 24 unidades que desarrollan los contenidos mínimos requeridos para el estudio del módulo profesional de Técnicas de Análisis Hematológico, según la normativa vigente. Está estructurada en tres partes. La primera de ellas estudia la fisiología y la patología de la serie roja, la serie blanca y la serie plaquetaria. La segunda profundiza en la fisiología de la hemostasia, sus alteraciones y sus determinaciones más frecuentes. La tercera parte, dedicada a la inmunohematología, estudia las características de los grupos sanguíneos y las reacciones transfusionales, así como el uso de los hemoderivados. En cada unidad los contenidos se acompañan de numerosos esquemas y material fotográfico, así como de enlaces a páginas web que, mediante sus códigos QR, permiten un acceso rápido y cómodo para los alumnos desde sus tabletas y teléfonos móviles, lo que les permitirá ampliar conocimientos. Al final de cada unidad figuran actividades de comprobación para la autoevaluación del alumno. También se describen numerosas prácticas de laboratorio fáciles de realizar en cualquier centro educativo. Además, el libro ofrece un conjunto de útiles recursos digitales que serán de gran ayuda para facilitar la comprensión del módulo, a través de la ficha web de la obra (en www.paraninfo.es) y mediante un sencillo registro desde la sección de "Recursos previo registro".

For fans of My Ideal Bookshelf and Bibliophile, The Call Me Ishmael Phone Book is the perfect gift for book lovers everywhere: a quirky and entertaining interactive guide to reading, featuring voicemails, literary Easter eggs, checklists, and more, from the creators of the popular multimedia project. The Call Me Ishmael Phone Book is an interactive illustrated homage to the beautiful ways in which books bring meaning to our lives and how our lives bring meaning to books. Carefully crafted in the style of a retro telephone directory, this guide offers you a variety of unique ways to connect with readers, writers, bookshops, and life-changing stories. In it, you’ll discover... -Heartfelt, anonymous voicemail messages and transcripts from real-life readers sharing unforgettable stories about their most beloved books. You’ll hear how a mother and daughter formed a bond over their love for Erin Morgenstern’s The Night Circus, or how a reader finally felt represented after reading Gene Luen Yang’s American Born Chinese, or how two friends performed Mary Oliver’s Thirst to a grove of trees, or how Anne Frank inspired a young writer to continue journaling. -Hidden references inside fictional literary adverts like Ahab’s Whale Tours and Miss Ophelia’s Psychic Readings, and real-life literary landmarks like Maya Angelou City Park and the Edgar Allan Poe House & Museum. -Lists of bookstores across the USA, state by state, plus interviews with the book lovers who run them. -Various invitations to become a part of this book by calling and leaving a bookish voicemail of your own. -And more! Quirky, nostalgic, and full of heart, The Call Me Ishmael Phone Book is a love letter to the stories that change us, connect us, and make us human.

You must attend to the commencement of this story, for when we get to the end we shall know more than we do now about a very wicked hobgoblin; he was one of the very worst, for he was a real demon. One day, when he was in a merry mood, he made a looking-glass which had the power of making everything good or beautiful that was reflected in it almost shrink to nothing, while everything that was worthless and bad looked increased in size and worse than ever. The most lovely landscapes appeared like boiled spinach, and the people became hideous, and looked as if they stood on their heads and had no bodies. Their countenances were so distorted that no one could recognize them, and even one freckle on the face appeared to spread over the whole of the nose and mouth. The demon said this was very amusing. When a good or pious thought passed through the mind of any one it was misrepresented in the glass; and then how the demon laughed at his cunning invention. All who went to the demon's school- for he kept a school- talked everywhere of the wonders they had seen, and declared that people could now, for the first time, see what the world and mankind were really like. They carried the glass about everywhere, till at last there was not a land nor a people who had not been looked at through this distorted mirror. They wanted even to fly with it up to heaven to see the angels, but the higher they flew the more slippery the glass became, and they could scarcely hold it, till at last it slipped from their hands, fell to the earth, and was broken into millions of pieces. But now the looking-glass caused more unhappiness than ever, for some of the fragments were not so large as a grain of sand, and they flew about the world into every country. When one of these tiny atoms flew into a person's eye, it stuck there unknown to him, and from that moment he saw everything through a distorted medium, or could see only the worst side of what he looked at, for even the smallest fragment retained the same power which had belonged to the whole mirror. Some few persons even got a fragment of the looking-glass in their hearts, and this was very terrible, for their hearts became cold like a lump of ice. A few of the pieces were so large that they could be used as window-panes; it would have been a sad thing to look at our friends through them. Other pieces were made into spectacles; this was dreadful for those who wore them, for they could see nothing either rightly or justly. At all this the wicked demon laughed till his sides shook- it tickled him so to see the mischief he had done. There were still a number of these little fragments of glass floating about in the air, and now you shall hear what happened with one of them.

Buku ini merupakan studi kritis atas Tafsir Al-Manar, yang dijuduli Tafsir al-Qur’an al-Hakim, salah satu kitab tafsir paling populer. Sikap kritis yang ditunjukkan M. Quraish Shihab dalam buku ini sebenarnya tak lepas dari kritisisme yang ditunjukkan oleh penulis Tafsir Al-Manar terhadap mufasir-mufasir sebelumnya. Dengan kepiawaiannya, Anda diajak untuk berkenalan lebih jauh dengan wacana tafsir al-Qur’an dalam bahasa yang sederhana dan mudah dipahami. Dengan membaca buku ini, cakrawala keberagamaan Anda makin terkuak.

Research Methods: A Practical Guide for Students and Researchers is a practical guide on how to conduct research systematically and professionally. The book begins by distinguishing between causal and interpretive sciences. It then guides the reader on how to formulate the research question, review the literature, develop the hypothesis or framework, select a suitable research methodology, and analyze both quantitative and qualitative data.The book uses classic examples as exemplars. It also uses many examples from different disciplines and sectors to demonstrate and showcase the inter-connections and wider applications of research tools.The book emphasizes integration. It does not merely provide a smorgasbord of research designs, data collection methods, and ways to analyze data. Instead, it shows how one could formulate research strategies given the outcomes the researchers are required or tasked to deliver.The revised edition includes three new chapters on time series (including spatial models), machine learning, and meta-analysis. In addition, existing chapters have been expanded to include more examples, digital research, and new material.

Providing a lively critical survey of methods for historical research at all levels, this textbook covers well-established sources and methods together with those that are less widely known. It reflects current theoretical and technical approaches to hist

The Dictionary of Louisiana French (DLF) provides the richest inventory of French vocabulary in Louisiana and reflects precisely the speech of the period from 1930 to the present. This dictionary describes the current usage of French-speaking peoples in the five broad regions of South Louisiana: the coastal marshes, the banks of the Mississippi River, the central area, the north, and the western prairie. Data were collected during interviews from at least five persons in each of twenty-four areas in these regions. In addition to the data collected from fieldwork, the dictionary contains material compiled from existing lexical inventories, from texts published after 1930, and from archival recordings. The new authoritative resource, the DLF not only contains the largest number of words and expressions but also provides the most complete information available for each entry. Entries include the word in the conventional French spelling, the pronunciation (including attested variants), the part of speech classification, the English equivalent, and the word's use in common phrases. The DLF features a wealth of illustrative examples derived from fieldwork and textual sources and identification of the parish where the entry was collected or the source from which it was compiled. An English-to-Louisiana French index enables readers to find out how particular notions would be expressed in la Louisiane .

The Dictionary of Louisiana French (DLF) provides the richest inventory of French vocabulary in Louisiana and reflects precisely the speech of the period from 1930 to the present. This dictionary describes the current usage of French-speaking peoples in the five broad regions of South Louisiana: the coastal marshes, the banks of the Mississippi River, the central area, the north, and the western prairie. Data were collected during interviews from at least five persons in each of twenty-four areas in these regions. In addition to the data collected from fieldwork, the dictionary contains material compiled from existing lexical inventories, from texts published after 1930, and from archival recordings. The new authoritative resource, the DLF not only contains the largest number of words and expressions but also provides the most complete information available for each entry. Entries include the word in the conventional French spelling, the pronunciation (including attested variants), the part of speech classification, the English equivalent, and the word's use in common phrases. The DLF features a wealth of illustrative examples derived from fieldwork and textual sources and identification of the parish where the entry was collected or the source from which it was compiled. An English-to-Louisiana French index enables readers to find out how particular notions would be expressed in la Louisiane.

An elegantly dramatized and illustrated dialog on the square root of two and the whole concept of irrational numbers.

A difficult spouse might be the reason why you can’t solve problems or communicate effectively in your marriage. Their demeanor and attitude toward things may affect the entire energy of the marriage. It will affect your productivity as a person, as well as the amount of affection and passion you have for commitment. If you are the spouse on the receiving side of such negative energy, this book is dedicated for you. You are simply going to learn exactly what to do in order to manage your emotions, get your difficult spouse to agree with your opinions, and also get them to start appreciating the things you are doing for the growth of the marriage. Setting or breaking boundaries will never be a problem. After following these guide strictly, you will begin to experience a new level of emotional intimacy in your marriage. The future will be certain, and you will acquire more power over the things that happen around you that will affect you or your relationship.

Since 1994, Nancy Mulvany's Indexing Books has been the gold standard for thousands of professional indexers, editors, and authors. This long-awaited second edition, expanded and completely updated, will be equally revered. Like its predecessor, this edition of Indexing Books offers comprehensive, reliable treatment of indexing principles and practices relevant to authors and indexers alike. In addition to practical advice, the book presents a big-picture perspective on the nature and purpose of indexes and their role in published works. New to this edition are discussions of "information overload" and the role of the index, open-system versus closed-system indexing, electronic submission and display of indexes, and trends in software development, among other topics. Mulvany is equally comfortable focusing on the nuts and bolts of indexing—how to determine what is indexable, how to decide the depth of an index, and how to work with publisher instructions—and broadly surveying important sources of indexing guidelines such as The Chicago Manual of Style, Sun Microsystems, Oxford University Press, NISO TR03, and ISO 999. Authors will appreciate Mulvany's in-depth consideration of the costs and benefits of preparing one's own index versus hiring a professional, while professional indexers will value Mulvany's insights into computer-aided indexing. Helpful appendixes include resources for indexers, a worksheet for general index specifications, and a bibliography of sources to consult for further information on a range of topics. Indexing Books is both a practical guide and a manifesto about the vital role of the human-crafted index in the Information Age. As the standard indexing reference, it belongs on the shelves of everyone involved in writing and publishing nonfiction books.

Given by Eugene Edge III.

La lexicographie auvergnate fut longtemps indigente. L'effort pour combler cette lacune, entrepris par le Cercle Terre d'Auvergne il y a plus de trente ans et poursuivi depuis sans relâche a d'abord abouti au Nouveau Dictionnaire général Français-Auvergnat de Pierre Bonnaud aux Éditions CRÉER. Le même éditeur présente maintenant au public le Dictionnaire Auvergnat-Français de Karl-Heinz REICHEL. Cet ouvrage, premier du genre, attendu avec impatience, n'est pas le simple retournement du Nouveau Dictionnaire Général Français-Auvergnat de Pierre Bonnaud. L'auteur a su concilier la diversité des formes des mots et leur regroupement de façon à rendre la consultation commode et à percevoir les correspondances entre les formes des différents parlers. Le Dictionnaire Auvergnat-Français de Karl-Heinz REICHEL est une véritable somme dans laquelle l'auvergnat, longtemps considéré avec condescendence comme un patois rural confiné aux activités traditionnelles en voie de disparition, apparaît comme pourvu de tous les attributs d'une véritable langue riche, originale et nuancée et en outre pleine d'une saveur subtile qui n'est pas seulement bonne à faire rire.

Offering essential interpretations of the surge in recent literature on strategy and public management, this timely and insightful Handbook includes contributions from some of the key figures in the field, focusing on concepts such as strategic management, strategic planning, and strategizing for public purposes. Providing an in-depth examination of strategic public management as a key topic in public management and governance, this Handbook considers the interconnections between strategy, public value, and the state, and the challenges of strategizing collaborative governance.

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وليس أدل على ذلك أكثر من ضعف القدرة البشرية جمعاء في مواجهة انتشار الأمراض والفيروسات الجديدة من نوعها، والتي باتت تتجدد وتتحور بسرعة كبيرة لم يسبق لها مثيل، وكأنها وجدت فرصتها للانتشار والتجدد في ظل اتباع العلماء والباحثين للتقاليد البحثية الروتينية الآلية وما نتج عنها من جمود انغمست فيه معظم مراكز الأبحاث العلمية على اختلاف تخصصاتها، بل ومعظم نظم الإدارة والعمل والإنتاج في المجتمع بشكل عام. هذا الكتاب محاولة لإعادة مسيرة البحث العلمي إلى الطريق الصحيح، بأسلوبه الذي يجمع بشكل متوازن بين النظرية والتطبيق، بعيدًا عن التركيز أو الإمعان في جانب على حساب الجانب الآخر، بحيث تتم الموازنة بين الطابع النظري المجرّد والتطبيقي العملي في مختلف مراحل البحث، والعودة إلى الأصل في البحث العلمي الذي يستند إلى الإبداع والابتكار عوضًا عن الرتابة والتكرار. ويتضمن هذا الكتاب دعوة ضمنية إلى العودة إلى طريق البحث العلمي القويم الذي لا يستخدم أساليب التطبيق الآلي للنماذج والقوالب الجاهزة بدون إعمال الفكر المجرّد والتحليل المعمق من جهة، والذي لا يستند فقط إلى النظريات والمصطلحات والمفاهيم المجرّدة بدون فائدة عملية تطبيقية من جهة أخرى. كما استندت هذه الطبعة إلى رؤية حديثة متعددة التخصصات وبطريقة تساهم في تعظيم الفائدة للقرّاء من مختلف التخصصات العلمية الأكاديمية والمهنية. وتتضمن هذه الطبعة الجديدة، المنقّحة والمزيّدة من كتاب مهارات البحث العلمي، التنقيح وتحديث المحتوى المنشور في الطبعة الأولى، وذلك بما يتماشى مع تطورات هذا العصر وأدواته وتقنياته المختلفة. كما تتضمن التوسع في شرح وتبسيط العديد من المفاهيم والنظريات والرؤى الفلسفية المرتبطة بالبحث العلمي بشكل عام أو بأي مرحلة من مراحله أو بأدواته المختلفة، وكذلك التوسع في بعض الأمثلة والتطبيقات العملية والملاحظات من منظور متعدد التخصصات الأكاديمية والمهنية، والتي من شأنها توسيع آفاق الباحثين وتعزيز قدرتهم على الإبداع والابتكار في بحوثهم العلمية. أرجو من الله العزيز القدير أن أكون قد وفقت ولو بالشيء اليسير في تحقيق الهدف من هذا الكتاب، كخطوة تصحيحية لما آلت إليه أحوال البحث العلمي الأكاديمي والمهني في المجتمع العربي والعالمي، في ظل تطور تكنولوجي لم يسبق له مثيل، ساهم في تطوير أساليب وأدوات البحث العلمي، ولكنه بكل أسف ساهم بشكل أكبر في نشر الاعتماد على تلك التكنولوجيا وزيادة الاسترخاء البحثي للعلماء والباحثين وتراجع مستوى وإنتاجية البحث العلمي بشكل عام. والله ولي التوفيق، د. م. مصطفى فؤاد عبيد إسطنبول، تركيا، 2022 فهرس المحتويات · الفصل الأول: البحث العلمي، تعريفه وأشكاله ومناهجه وخصائصه · الفصل الثاني: أنواع البحث العلمي والمقارنة بينها · الفصل الثالث: خطة البحث العلمي وعناصرها الأساسية · الفصل الرابع: المتغيرات في البحث العلمي وأنواعها واستخداماتها · الفصل الخامس: العينات في البحث العلمي وأنواعها وطرق اختيارها · الفصل السادس: أدوات البحث العلمي واستخداماتها · الفصل السابع: التحليل الإحصائي للبيانات، مقدمة في الإحصاء · الفصل الثامن: معامل الارتباط، مفهومه ودلالته وأنواعه · الفصل التاسع: الفرضية في البحث العلمي واختبار الفرضيات · الفصل العاشر: تقرير البحث العلمي وعناصره وطرق كتابته · قائمة المراجع: المراجع العربية والأجنبية · الملحق: 80 سؤال لتقييم رسالة دكتوراه، تعريف برنامج SPSS مميزات النسخة الإلكترونية عند شراء النسخة الإلكترونية من كتاب مهارات البحث العلمي، الطبعة الثانية، من متجر جوجل بلاي، فإن القارئ سوف يستفيد من الميزات التالية: 1. إمكانية الوصول إلى الكتاب وتصفحه في أي وقت من الجهاز أو الأجهزة التي يحددها القارئ عند الشراء. 2. التحديث التلقائي للأخطاء المطبعية، إن وُجدت، وذلك فور إجراء التعديلات وإعادة نشر الكتاب من المؤلف. 3. التحديث التلقائي للموضوعات التي يتم إضافتها، أو التي يتم التوسع فيها، فور إضافتها وإعادة نشر الكتاب من المؤلف. 4. توفير الوقت والجهد باستخدام البحث عن موضوعات معينة داخل الكتاب. 5. المساهمة في تحديث الكتاب بشكل فوري من خلال إرسال الملاحظات إلى المؤلف. 6. إمكانية طلب نشر موضوعات معينة أو طلب التوسع في موضوعات منشورة في الكتاب من خلال الطلب من المؤلف. مركز البحوث والدراسات متعدد التخصصات الموقع الإلكتروني www.mdrscenter.com البريد الإلكتروني info@mdrscenter.com

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This is a dictionary of Nafsan, the language spoken in Vanuatu in the south of Efate Island in the villages of Erakor, Pango, and Eratap. Nafsan is one of 130 distinct languages spoken in Vanuatu. Over several decades, linguist Nicholas Thieberger worked in close collaboration with the Erakor community to record this unique language and to refine its written presentation. The resulting publication offers insight into the diversity of meanings available to speakers of Nafsan, providing some 3,400 senses for Nafsan words and an English-Nafsan finderlist. In addition, the book gives an overview of the Nafsan sound system, provides a list of existing literature on the language dating back to early missionary translations, and includes maps of Efate locating nearly 200 place names. Readers will also find South Efate cultural knowledge embedded in the explanations of the Nafsan words and their usages. A welcome companion to Thieberger’s A Grammar of South Efate (2006), this book complements and significantly augments other multimedia resources made available online by the author.

Relied on by generations of writers, the MLA Handbook is published by the Modern Language Association and is the only official, authorized book on MLA style. The new, ninth edition builds on the MLA's unique approach to documenting sources using a template of core elements--facts, common to most sources, like author, title, and publication date--that allows writers to cite any type of work, from books, e-books, and journal articles in databases to song lyrics, online images, social media posts, dissertations, and more. With this focus on source evaluation as the cornerstone of citation, MLA style promotes the skills of information and digital literacy so crucial today. The many new and updated chapters make this edition the comprehensive, go-to resource for writers of research papers, and anyone citing sources, from business writers, technical writers, and freelance writers and editors to student writers and the teachers and librarians working with them. Intended for a variety of classroom contexts--middle school, high school, and college courses in composition, communication, literature, language arts, film, media studies, digital humanities, and related fields--the ninth edition of the MLA Handbook offers New chapters on grammar, punctuation, capitalization, spelling, numbers, italics, abbreviations, and principles of inclusive language Guidelines on setting up research papers in MLA format with updated advice on headings, lists, and title pages for group projects Revised, comprehensive, step-by-step instructions for creating a list of works cited in MLA format that are easier to learn and use than ever before A new appendix with hundreds of example works-cited-list entries by publication format, including websites, YouTube videos, interviews, and more Detailed examples of how to find publication information for a variety of sources Newly revised explanations of in-text citations, including comprehensive advice on how to cite multiple authors of a single work Detailed guidance on footnotes and endnotes Instructions on quoting, paraphrasing, summarizing, and avoiding plagiarism A sample essay in MLA format Annotated bibliography examples Numbered sections throughout for quick navigation Advanced tips for professional writers and scholars

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È il mistero più grande dell'umanità, dopo quello di Dio. Dato che il numero di persone non credenti nel mondo si attesta tra il 2% e il 13% e che gli agnostici raggiungono il 23% possiamo dire che oggi circa due terzi dell'umanità crede che la fine della vita terrena non sia la fine della propria esistenza (e di chi ci è caro). In sostanza, continueremo a vivere e saremo trasformati nell'eternità. Il modo di come questo avverrà dipende dalle credenze delle singole fedi religiose e culture. Tutte le religioni credono in un aldilà. Si va dall'annullamento di sé, come una goccia che cade nell'oceano del Nirvana induista e buddhista, sino alla risurrezione del proprio corpo immortale secondo il Cristianesimo, cioè il 30% della popolazione mondiale. Nessuno – tranne forse i duecentottanta milioni di depressi nel mondo e gli ottocentomila suicidi all'anno – ha fretta di verificare di persona cosa c'è dopo la morte. Fatto sta che tutti lo scopriremo, e ci auguriamo il più tardi possibile perché amiamo la vita, altro grande mistero in cui siamo avvolti. In questo libro unico nel suo genere: aldilà e curiosità, scienza, fisica quantistica e aldilà; paradiso e inferno nelle religioni, anima, risurrezione e reincarnazione, nuovi movimenti religiosi e aldilà, angeli e demoni nelle culture mondiali, esorcismi, panorama delle credenze religiose sull'aldilà, riti funerari nelle principali religioni mondiali e molto altro ancora. Un libro da leggere da vivi, con i piedi per terra e due occhi verso uno dei misteri più grandi dell'Umanità, perché, come diceva Goethe: "Quelli che non sperano in un'altra vita sono morti perfino in questa".

"A book perfect for this moment" –Katherine M. O’Regan, Former Assistant Secretary, US Department of Housing and Urban Development More than fifty years after the passage of the Fair Housing Act, American cities remain divided along the very same lines that this landmark legislation explicitly outlawed. Keeping Races in Their Places tells the story of these lines—who drew them, why they drew them, where they drew them, and how they continue to circumscribe residents’ opportunities to this very day. Weaving together sophisticated statistical analyses of more than a century’s worth of data with an engaging, accessible narrative that brings the numbers to life, Keeping Races in Their Places exposes the entrenched effects of redlining on American communities. This one-of-a-kind contribution to the real estate and urban economics literature applies the author’s original geographic information systems analyses to historical maps to reveal redlining’s causal role in shaping today’s cities. Spanning the era from the Great Migration to the Great Recession, Keeping Races in Their Places uncovers the roots of the Black-white wealth gap, the subprime lending crisis, and today’s lack of affordable housing in maps created by banks nearly a century ago. Most of all, it offers hope that with the latest scholarly tools we can pinpoint how things went wrong—and what we must do to make them right.

Behind the Wireless tells the story of women at the BBC in the 1920s and 30s. Broadcasting was brand new in Britain and the BBC developed without many of the overt discriminatory practices commonplace at the time. Women were employed at all levels, except the very top, for instance as secretaries, documentary makers, advertising representatives, and librarians. Three women held Director level posts, Hilda Matheson (Director of Talks), Mary Somerville (Director of School Broadcasting), and Isa Benzie (Foreign Director). Women also produced the programmes aimed at female listeners and brought women broadcasters to the microphone. There was an ethos of equality and the chance to rise through the ranks from accounts clerk to accompanist. But lurking behind the façade of modernity were hidden inequalities in recruitment, pay, and promotion and in 1932 a marriage bar was introduced. Kate Murphy examines how and why the interwar BBC created new opportunities for women.

Knowing Noah is the story of the adventures of a young farm mouse who,through extraordinary circumstances found that he could read and understand humans when they spoke.Because of this wonderful capability Noah not only finds himself in the midst of some very terrifying adventures but also finds that his fellow mice at school or at play cannot seem to accept him as he is.Even though he is bullied and pushed about,Noah has a spirit and a capacity for seeing and doing the right thing.He befriends the dreaded barn cat Snoad and together they make a great team,much to the dismay of everyone else.Noah meets many characters in his travels about the farm;Mrs Yahoody the lady hedgehog who helps save Noah from the jaws of a hungry fox,Madame Topal,she of the beady eye and the rigid stern schoolroom for young mice,who cannot understand Noah and his imaginative ways.These and many other characters make up a supporting cast for Noah as he grows and learns the ways of his world.A book about being different and using the gifts that nature gives to triumph over all obstacles.

DIVInformative, useful field guide reveals the amazing biodiversity within city and suburban landscapes, including trees, insects and other invertebrates, fish, amphibians, reptiles, birds, and mammals. Hundreds of fascinating facts. /div

"This book is fabulous and takes you close inside the wild world, where you feel the creatures whispering your old name."—Craig Foster, My Octopus Teacher Learn how to decode the secret conversations of wild animals all around you. From a Yellowstone naturalist and renowned expert in animal language comes “an engaging guide to a world of wonders hiding in plain sight.” (Peter Wohlleben, New York Times bestselling author of The Hidden Life of Trees). Humans once relied on the calls of wild animals to understand the natural world and their place within it. Now, this remarkable guide reveals what our ancestors knew long ago—that tuning in to the owl in the tree, the deer in the gully, can tell us important information and help us feel connected to our wild community. In Eavesdropping on Animals, George Bumann shares the fascinating stories and insights he has gained from studying wildlife around the world for more than forty years, the last twenty of which have been spent leading popular programs on animal language and intelligence in Yellowstone National Park. Bumann shares tips, tricks, and advice for readers living in urban, suburban and rural areas and clearly shows us that you don’t need an exotic vacation or a biology degree to have transformative wildlife encounters. Listening to and observing creatures in your own backyard, on nearby trails, and in local parks, seashores, fields, and forests can lead to extraordinary experiences and a profound sense of belonging. Are you ready to eavesdrop on your wild neighbors? Are you ready to learn how to tell a warning call from a mating call, a purr of satisfaction from idle chatter? Then this book is for you!

The incredible story of how one man went from a hired hunter to becoming one of America’s top champions for this iconic animal. **A Los Angeles Times and USA Today Bestseller** In this wonderous and eye-opening exploration, Steve Searles, the reknown and respected "Bear Whisperer" of Mammoth Lakes, takes the reader on a journey into the lives of these remarkable creatures and the world we share. In the late 1990s, the town of Mammoth Lakes, California hired Steve Searles as a hunter to cull half its troublesome bear population. But as he began to prepare for the grim task, the bears soon won him over, and Searles realized there had to be a better way. He soon developed non-lethal tactics to control their behavior and overpopulation that heralded a landmark moment in the care and handling of the American black bear. But change was not without its challenges. To some, his success was dismissed due to his lack of formal academic training. Yet Searles never wavered in his commitment, and eventually became not just local folk hero but a nationally recognized expert. This high school dropout saved not just the bears, but, in many ways, his community. In a tradition that runs from John Muir to Bear Grylls, Searles finds a fellowship with nature and a deeper meaning in the world of bears. Do bears understand things we don’t? Are they dialed in to some greater natural force? Unlike us, bears waste little time on unreasonable fears. Bears are fully in the moment. They have an inner peace that seems to offset their power and strength. That may explain why no other animal on the planet is as revered as the bear. As Searles shares his remarkable knowledge and we become immersed in the ursine world, you’ll never look at bears or nature the same way again. Warm and poignant, and perfect for anyone who has been fascinated by the natural world, What the Bears Know shows that wisdom and fulfillment can come from unexpected places.

»Der Untersberg ist das Herz-Chakra Europas«, so bezeichnet der Dalai Lama jenen Berg zwischen Salzburg und Berchtesgaden, von dem eine Magie ausgeht wie von keinem anderen in den Alpen. Der Untersberg ist der sagenreichste, rätselhafteste und mystischste Ort der österreich-bayrischen Bergwelt. Seine mythische Kraft ist es, die uns seit Jahrhunderten in seinen Bann zieht. Dieser Ausstrahlung kann sich keiner entziehen, der einmal seinen Fuß auf den Steingiganten gesetzt hat. Wer einmal da war, kommt immer wieder. Zum ersten Mal wurde am 18. März 2017 der Untersberg zum Gegenstand und Schauplatz eines grenzüberschreitenden Kongresses. Zufall oder Synchronizität? Am 18. März jährte sich die Ermordung des letzten Templergroßmeisters Jaques de Molay am Scheiterhaufen in Paris zum 703. Mal. Kein Zufall jedenfalls ist, dass der Untersberg Sitz einer ehemaligen Templerkomturei war, die auf sagenhafte Weise hier errichtet wurde. Im vorliegenden Band wird von namhaften Forschern und Autoren versucht, den Rätseln des Berges auf die Spur zu kommen. Zum Beispiel: Was hat es mit den Zeitlöchern auf sich? Gibt es eine Gravitationsanomalie? Was suchten die Templer am Untersberg? Wer entziffert die Geheimschrift der Illuminaten? Wer knackt den Untersberg Code? Diese und noch viele andere Fragen werden hier diskutiert und vielleicht auch beantwortet. Mit Beiträgen von Reinhard Habeck, Wolfgang Stadler, Rainer Limpöck, Mag. Gabriele Lukacs, Mario Rank, Werner Betz, Elisabeth Heiß und Dr. Peter Kneissl

We have written this book as a guide to the design and analysis of field studies of resource selection, concentrating primarily on statistical aspects of the comparison of the use and availability of resources of different types. Our intended audience is field ecologists in general and, in particular, wildlife and fisheries biologists who are attempting to measure the extent to which real animal populations are selective in their choice of food and habitat. As such, we have made no attempt to address those aspects of theoretical ecology that are concerned with how animals might choose their resources if they acted in an optimal manner. The book is based on the concept of a resource selection function (RSF), where this is a function of characteristics measured on resourceunits such that its value for a unit is proportional to the probability of that unit being used. We argue that this concept leads to a unified theory for the analysis and interpretation of data on resource selection and can replace many ad hoc statistical methods that have been used in the past.

A chronicle of the passing seasons in Central and Eastern Ontario designed to inform cottagers, gardeners, photographers, suburban backyard birders, and nature enthusiasts alike as to the natural events that can be expected each month of the year.

In this new edition of a classic, David Rockwell describes the captivating and awe-inspiring presence of the bear in Native American rituals. The bear played a central role in shamanic rights, initiation, healing and hunting ceremonies, and new year celebrations. Considered together, these traditions are another way of looking at the world, one in which the mysteries of the universe are revealed through animals.

The lands and waters of the Mid-Atlantic Region (MAR) have changed significantly since before the 16th century when the Susquehannock lived in the area. Much has changed since Captain John Smith penetrated the estuaries and rivers during the early 17th century; since the surveying of the Mason-Dixon Line to settle border disputes among Maryland, Pennsylvania, and Delaware during the middle of the 18th century; and since J. Thomas Scharf described the physiographic setting of Baltimore County in the late 19th century. As early as 1881, Scharf provides us with an assessment of the condition of the aquatic ecosystems of the region, albeit in narrative form, and already changes are taking place – the conversion of forests to fields, the founding of towns and cities, and the depletion of natural resources. We have always conducted our work with the premise that “man” is part of, and not apart from, this ecosystem and landscape. This premise, and the historical changes in our landscape, provide the foundation for our overarching research question: how do human activities impact the functioning of aquatic ecosystems and the ecosystem services that they provide, and how can we optimize this relationship?

The Study of Plants in a Whole New Light “Matt Candeias succeeds in evoking the wonder of plants with wit and wisdom.” ―James T. Costa, PhD, executive director, Highlands Biological Station and author of Darwin's Backyard #1 New Release in Nature & Ecology, Plants, Botany, Horticulture, Trees, Biological Sciences, and Nature Writing & Essays In his debut book, internationally-recognized blogger and podcaster Matt Candeias celebrates the nature of plants and the extraordinary world of plant organisms. A botanist’s defense. Since his early days of plant restoration, this amateur plant scientist has been enchanted with flora and the greater environmental ecology of the planet. Now, he looks at the study of plants through the lens of his ever-growing houseplant collection. Using gardening, houseplants, and examples of plants around you, In Defense of Plants changes your relationship with the world from the comfort of your windowsill. The ruthless, horny, and wonderful nature of plants. Understand how plants evolve and live on Earth with a never-before-seen look into their daily drama. Inside, Candeias explores the incredible ways plants live, fight, have sex, and conquer new territory. Whether a blossoming botanist or a professional plant scientist, In Defense of Plants is for anyone who sees plants as more than just static backdrops to more charismatic life forms. In this easily accessible introduction to the incredible world of plants, you’ll find: • Fantastic botanical histories and plant symbolism • Passionate stories of flora diversity and scientific names of plant organisms • Personal tales of plantsman discovery through the study of plants If you enjoyed books like The Botany of Desire, What a Plant Knows, or The Soul of an Octopus, then you’ll love In Defense of Plants.

The study of environmental physics requires understanding topics from many di?erent areas of physics as well as comprehension of phy- cal aspects of the world around us. Several excellent textbooks are available covering most aspects of environmental physics and of appli- tions of physics to the natural environment from various points of view. However, while teaching environmental physics to university students, I sorelymissedabookspeci?callydevotedtoexercisesfortheenvironm- tal science student. Thus, the motivation for this book came about as in physics, as well as in many other disciplines, satisfactory knowledge of a subject cannot be acquired without practice. Usually students are not familiar with the various areas of physics that are required to describe both the environment and the human impact upon it. At the same time, students need to develop skills in the manipulation of the ideas and c- cepts learned in class. Therefore, this exercise book is addressed to all levels of university students in environmental sciences. Because of the wide range of potential users this book contains both calculus-based and algebra-based problems ranging from very simple to advanced ones. Multiple solutions at di?erent levels are presented for certainproblems—thestudentwhoisjustbeginningtolearncalculuswill bene?t from the comparison of the di?erent methods of solution. The material is also useful for courses in atmospheric physics, environmental aspects of energy generation and transport, groundwater hydrology, soil physics,andoceanphysics,andselectedpartsmayevenbeusedforbasic undergraduate physics courses. This collection of exercises is based on courses taught at the University of Northern British Columbia and at the University of Victoria, Canada.

Ever since Jurassic Park we thought we knew how dinosaurs lived their lives. In this remarkable new book, Brian J. Ford reveals that dinosaurs were, in fact, profoundly different from what we believe, and their environment was unlike anything we have previously thought.

"THE ULTIMATE DINOSAUR BIOGRAPHY," hails Scientific American: A thrilling new history of the age of dinosaurs, from one of our finest young scientists. "A masterpiece of science writing." —Washington Post A New York Times Bestseller • Goodreads Choice Awards Winner • A BEST BOOK OF THE YEAR: Smithsonian, Science Friday, The Times (London), Popular Mechanics, Science News "This is scientific storytelling at its most visceral, striding with the beasts through their Triassic dawn, Jurassic dominance, and abrupt demise in the Cretaceous." —Nature The dinosaurs. Sixty-six million years ago, the Earth’s most fearsome creatures vanished. Today they remain one of our planet’s great mysteries. Now The Rise and Fall of the Dinosaurs reveals their extraordinary, 200-million-year-long story as never before. In this captivating narrative (enlivened with more than seventy original illustrations and photographs), Steve Brusatte, a young American paleontologist who has emerged as one of the foremost stars of the field—naming fifteen new species and leading groundbreaking scientific studies and fieldwork—masterfully tells the complete, surprising, and new history of the dinosaurs, drawing on cutting-edge science to dramatically bring to life their lost world and illuminate their enigmatic origins, spectacular flourishing, astonishing diversity, cataclysmic extinction, and startling living legacy. Captivating and revelatory, The Rise and Fall of the Dinosaurs is a book for the ages. Brusatte traces the evolution of dinosaurs from their inauspicious start as small shadow dwellers—themselves the beneficiaries of a mass extinction caused by volcanic eruptions at the beginning of the Triassic period—into the dominant array of species every wide-eyed child memorizes today, T. rex, Triceratops, Brontosaurus, and more. This gifted scientist and writer re-creates the dinosaurs’ peak during the Jurassic and Cretaceous, when thousands of species thrived, and winged and feathered dinosaurs, the prehistoric ancestors of modern birds, emerged. The story continues to the end of the Cretaceous period, when a giant asteroid or comet struck the planet and nearly every dinosaur species (but not all) died out, in the most extraordinary extinction event in earth’s history, one full of lessons for today as we confront a “sixth extinction.” Brusatte also recalls compelling stories from his globe-trotting expeditions during one of the most exciting eras in dinosaur research—which he calls “a new golden age of discovery”—and offers thrilling accounts of some of the remarkable findings he and his colleagues have made, including primitive human-sized tyrannosaurs; monstrous carnivores even larger than T. rex; and paradigm-shifting feathered raptors from China. An electrifying scientific history that unearths the dinosaurs’ epic saga, The Rise and Fall of the Dinosaurs will be a definitive and treasured account for decades to come. Includes 75 images, world maps of the prehistoric earth, and a dinosaur family tree.

This essential reference provides an introduction to the remarkable soils and landscapes of Australia. It reveals their great diversity and explains why an understanding of soil properties and landscape processes should guide our use of the land. Using striking photographs of characteristic landscapes, it begins by describing the basic properties of soils and how Australia's distinctive soils and landscapes have co-evolved. We gain a greater understanding of why particular soils occur at certain locations and how soil variation can influence landscape processes, agricultural productivity and ecosystem function. The book explains the impact of various forms of land use and the changes they can bring about in soil. This is followed by an invaluable compendium that describes and illustrates over 100 of the more important and widespread soils of Australia, along with their associated landscapes. There is a brief account of each soil's environment, usage and qualities as well as details on chemical and physical properties so we can make more informed decisions about appropriate land-use. Australian Soils and Landscapes will be a valuable resource for farmers, natural resource managers, soil and environmental scientists, students and anyone with an interest in Australia's unique environment.

A richly illustrated guide to the incredible diversity of dragonflies and damselflies around the world Airily dancing over rivers and ponds, the thousands of colorful dragonfly and damselfly species that cohabit our planet may seem of little importance. Few life-forms, however, convey the condition of the most limiting resource on land and life’s most bountiful environment as well as they can: while the adults are exceptional aerial hunters, their nymphs are all confined to freshwater. Dragonflies and Damselflies of the World showcases their beauty and diversity while shedding light on how they evolved into the vital symbols of planetary health we celebrate today. Features stunning color photos of hundreds of species Characterizes all families and major subgroups Explores how their unique features and behavior led to today’s variety Shows how we contribute to their popularization and protection

This atlas presents macroscopic descriptions, macro cross section pictures, general characteristics and identification keys of 335 wood species currently introduced in the European timber market from all over the world. Overall 292 different genera are represented and CITES-listed timbers are also included. Macroscopic descriptions are based on a recently proposed list of macroscopic features for wood identification. Macroscopic features and their codes are defined and illustrated in the atlas. Wood descriptions also include information about natural durability, physical and mechanical properties, end uses, environmental sustainability and possible related misleading commercial names. Furthermore, each genus is described in terms of number of species, geographical distribution and main commercial timbers, and details are given about to what extent timbers within the genus can be typically identified through macroscopic and microscopic analysis, if any. The atlas will be a valuable guide for all agents in charge for timber verification, those involved in the European Timber Regulation enforcement and CITES inspections, as well as wood scientists, foresters, wood sellers, wood restorers, and any wood worker and wood passionate interested in a fast and reliable tool for wood identification.

Tren saat ini terkait kultur starter untuk fermentasi susu mensyaratkan adanya jaminan keamanan (safety), yakni dapat bersifat sebagai probiotik dengan mampu memberikan manfaat kesehatan bagi tubuh. Untuk memberikan jaminan keamanan bagi manusia yang mengonsumsinya, perlu digunakan bakteri starter yang diketahui aman dikonsumsi (generally recognized as safe; GRAS) dan diisolasi dari sistem pencernaan manusia. Dalam konteks aplikasi fermentasi susu, bakteri asam laktat (BAL) diketahui aman dikonsumsi dan mampu digunakan sebagai starter dalam berbagai produk susu fermentasi. Probiotik didefinisikan sebagai bakteri hidup yang ditambahkan untuk meningkatkan status kesehatan. Agar dapat digunakan sebagai probiotik, BAL yang telah diisolasi dari sistem pencernaan manusia perlu diuji dalam hal ketahanan hidup dengan kondisi pH rendah dan keberadaan garam empedu, kemampuan penghambatan patogen, dan kemampuan perlekatan dalam sistem pencernaan. Selanjutnya, untuk memberikan manfaat kesehatan bagi manusia, BAL sebagai kultur starter perlu diuji dalam hal kemampuan mendegradasi prebiotik sebagai substrat bagi probiotik, serta kemampuan sintesis molekul bioaktif seperti conjugated linoleic acid (CLA) yang diketahui mampu berperan sebagai agensia antikanker, antihiperkolesterolemia, dan antidiabetik. Buku ini membahas tentang isolasi dan identifikasi BAL dari sistem pencernaan bayi yang minum air susu ibu (ASI), kemampuan isolat terpilih sebagai probiotik, kemampuan perlekatan secara in vitro dengan menggunakan gastric mucin, kemampuan degradasi prebiotik inulin, serta kemampuan memfermentasi susu dan sintesis CLA. Berdasarkan hasil seleksi, terpilih tiga strain probiotik yang mampu mendegradasi inulin, yaitu Lactobacillus casei strain AP, Lactobacillus casei strain AG, dan Pediococcus acidilactici strain BE. Pengujian lanjut terkait kemampuan sintesis CLA hanya ada satu strain, yaitu Lactobacillus strain AP yang mampu menyintesis CLA dari Linoleic Acid (LA). Kemampuan probiotik dalam hal mendegradasi inulin dan menyintesis CLA merupakan keunggulan untuk aplikasi pada produk pangan. Dengan kemampuan ini, viabilitas probiotik meningkat dalam sistem pencernaan dan dampaknya bagi kesehatan diharapkan juga akan meningkat. Penerapan hasil penelitian ini adalah aplikasi probiotik unggul asal manusia (human-origin) yang aman dan sehat yang dapat dimanfaatkan sebagai bahan pangan fungsional sekaligus agensia pemacu kesehatan tubuh. [UGM Press, UGM, Gadjah Mada University Press]

What’s the connection between a platter of jumbo shrimp at your local restaurant and murdered fishermen in Honduras, impoverished women in Ecuador, and disastrous hurricanes along America’s Gulf coast? Mangroves. Many people have never heard of these salt-water forests, but for those who depend on their riches, mangroves are indispensable. They are natural storm barriers, home to innumerable exotic creatures—from crabeating vipers to man-eating tigers—and provide food and livelihoods to millions of coastal dwellers. Now they are being destroyed to make way for shrimp farming and other coastal development. For those who stand in the way of these industries, the consequences can be deadly. In Let Them Eat Shrimp, Kennedy Warne takes readers into the muddy battle zone that is the mangrove forest. A tangle of snaking roots and twisted trunks, mangroves are often dismissed as foul wastelands. In fact, they are supermarkets of the sea, providing shellfish, crabs, honey, timber, and charcoal to coastal communities from Florida to South America to New Zealand. Generations have built their lives around mangroves and consider these swamps sacred. To shrimp farmers and land developers, mangroves simply represent a good investment. The tidal land on which they stand often has no title, so with a nod and wink from a compliant official, it can be turned from a public resource to a private possession. The forests are bulldozed, their traditional users dispossessed. The true price of shrimp farming and other coastal development has gone largely unheralded in the U.S. media. A longtime journalist, Warne now captures the insatiability of these industries and the magic of the mangroves. His vivid account will make every reader pause before ordering the shrimp.

“Woman, Watching is an entrancing blend of biography, memoir, history, research, and homage that is unlike anything I’ve ever read. It’s radical, it’s ravishing.” — Kyo Maclear, author of Birds Art Life From award-winning author Merilyn Simonds, a remarkable biography of an extraordinary woman — a Swedish aristocrat who survived the Russian Revolution to become an internationally renowned naturalist, one of the first to track the mid-century decline of songbirds. Referred to as a Canadian Rachel Carson, Louise de Kiriline Lawrence lived and worked in an isolated log cabin near North Bay. After her husband was murdered by Bolsheviks, she refused her Swedish privilege and joined the Canadian Red Cross, visiting her northern Ontario patients by dogsled. When Elzire Dionne gave birth to five babies, Louise became nurse to the Dionne Quintuplets. Repulsed by the media circus, she retreated to her wilderness cabin, where she devoted herself to studying the birds that nested in her forest. Author of six books and scores of magazine stories, de Kiriline Lawrence and her “loghouse nest” became a Mecca for international ornithologists. Lawrence was an old woman when Merilyn Simonds moved into the woods not far away. Their paths crossed, sparking Simonds’s lifelong interest. A dedicated birder, Simonds brings her own songbird experiences from Canadian nesting grounds and Mexican wintering grounds to this deeply researched, engaging portrait of a uniquely fascinating woman.

Meet the ladies: a flock of smart, affectionate, highly individualistic chickens who visit their favorite neighbors, devise different ways to hide from foxes, and mob the author like she’s a rock star. In these pages you’ll also meet Maya and Zuni, two orphaned baby hummingbirds who hatched from eggs the size of navy beans, and who are little more than air bubbles fringed with feathers. Their lives hang precariously in the balance—but with human help, they may one day conquer the sky. Snowball is a cockatoo whose dance video went viral on YouTube and who’s now teaching schoolchildren how to dance. You’ll meet Harris’s hawks named Fire and Smoke. And you’ll come to know and love a host of other avian characters who will change your mind forever about who birds really are. Each of these birds shows a different and utterly surprising aspect of what makes a bird a bird—and these are the lessons of Birdology: that birds are far stranger, more wondrous, and at the same time more like us than we might have dared to imagine. In Birdology, beloved author of The Good Good Pig Sy Montgomery explores the essence of the otherworldly creatures we see every day. By way of her adventures with seven birds—wild, tame, exotic, and common—she weaves new scientific insights and narrative to reveal seven kernels of bird wisdom. The first lesson of Birdology is that, no matter how common they are, Birds Are Individuals, as each of Montgomery’s distinctive Ladies clearly shows. In the leech-infested rain forest of Queensland, you’ll come face to face with a cassowary—a 150-pound, man-tall, flightless bird with a helmet of bone on its head and a slashing razor-like toenail with which it (occasionally) eviscerates people—proof that Birds Are Dinosaurs. You’ll learn from hawks that Birds Are Fierce; from pigeons, how Birds Find Their Way Home; from parrots, what it means that Birds Can Talk; and from 50,000 crows who moved into a small city’s downtown, that Birds Are Everywhere. They are the winged aliens who surround us. Birdology explains just how very "other" birds are: Their hearts look like those of crocodiles. They are covered with modified scales, which are called feathers. Their bones are hollow. Their bodies are permeated with extensive air sacs. They have no hands. They give birth to eggs. Yet despite birds’ and humans’ disparate evolutionary paths, we share emotional and intellectual abilities that allow us to communicate and even form deep bonds. When we begin to comprehend who birds really are, we deepen our capacity to approach, understand, and love these otherworldly creatures. And this, ultimately, is the priceless lesson of Birdology: it communicates a heartfelt fascination and awe for birds and restores our connection to these complex, mysterious fellow creatures.

A richly illustrated guide to the marvelously diverse plankton of the world and their fundamental role in planetary food webs Plankton are the unsung heroes of planet Earth. Passive drifters through the world’s seas, oceans, and freshwater environments, most are invisible or very small, but some are longer than a whale. They are the global ocean’s foundation food, supporting almost all oceanic life, and they are also vitally important for land-based plants, animals, and other organisms. Plankton provides an incomparable look at these remarkable creatures, opening a window on the elegance and grace of microscopic marine life. This engaging book reveals the amazing diversity of plankton, how they belong to a wide range of living groups, and how their ecology, lifestyles, and adaptations have evolved to suit an enormous range of conditions. It looks at plankton life cycles, the different ways plankton feed and grow, and the vast range of strategies they use for reproduction. It tracks where, how, and why plankton drift through the water; shares perspectives on migrations and population explosions or “blooms” and why they happen; and discusses the life-sustaining role of plankton in numerous intertwined food webs throughout the world. Beautifully illustrated, Plankton sheds critical light on how global warming, pollution, diminishing resources, and overexploitation will adversely impact planktonic life, and how these effects will reverberate to every corner of our planet.

Based on a major international study, this volume provides a synthesis of scientific knowledge on megacity urbanization on the coast, environmental impacts, risks and management choices, including a focus on adaptation, mitigation and disaster risk management. It is the primary output of a major international scientific project sponsored by the International Geosphere Biosphere Programme, the Land-Ocean Interactions at the Coastal Zone programme of IHDP/IGBP, and others. It brings together the work of over 60 contributing authors and an international review board. It presents the international policy and academic community with an unbiased and high quality assessment of the state-of-the art in areas of social-ecological systems interaction. One of its main messages is that while we know a great deal about megacities of more than ten million people and about urban processes, and about coasts and their physical and ecological processes (aquatic, physical and atmospheric), there is relatively little work that focusses primarily at points of intersection between large-scale urbanization and the coast. The book responds to this gap by providing the first global synthesis of megacity and large urban region urbanization on the coast. Its focus is on environmental and development challenges, climate change and disaster. It is interdisciplinary and brings together world recognised scientists (including many IPCC lead authors) on urban climate and atmosphere, disaster risk management, demography and coastal environments.

"Wild Things is the amazing tale of Donna Matrazzo's coming of age as a grassroots activist and a behind-the-scenes look at the evolution of Portland, Oregon's renowned greenspaces movement by somebody who was there from the start. It is a wonderful story that will inspire a new generation of activists, wherever they may live, to get involved and protect the wild things and wild places that surround them." -Bob Sallinger, Conservation Director, Audubon Society of Portland The planet needs more friends like Donna Matrazzo and it needs more books like this one, which remind us that were all quite capable of making big and useful change. Bill McKibben, author, The End of Nature

Ya lo decía David Hume en el siglo XVIII: los animales son seres sintientes al igual que los humanos. Un axioma que confirmó Darwin décadas más tarde al afirmar que todos los seres vivos partimos de un antepasado común y estamos unidos en una única red. La semejanza entre las especies y la atención al sufrimiento impulsaron el surgimiento del animalismo y de los movimientos de defensa de animales ya en el siglo XIX. Durante los años 70, la publicación de «Liberación animal» de Peter Singer y las condenas a la explotación animal de Tom Regan y Gary Francione marcaron un ulterior punto de inflexión en la ética animal. Desde entonces, el término «especismo» empezó a cobrar fuerza y el reconocimiento moral y jurídico de los animales se ha ido imponiendo como una cuestión de justicia, tan importante como las del racismo, el feminismo o la lucha de clases. Este manifiesto, profundamente humanista, participa del debate actual y plantea buscar mejores legislaciones a favor de los animales no humanos en el seno de una sociedad democrática.

**THE INSTANT NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER** In a world that seems so troubled, how do we hold on to hope? Looking at the headlines—the worsening climate crisis, a global pandemic, loss of biodiversity, political upheaval—it can be hard to feel optimistic. And yet hope has never been more desperately needed. In this urgent book, Jane Goodall, the world's most famous living naturalist, and Douglas Abrams, the internationally bestselling co-author of The Book of Joy, explore through intimate and thought-provoking dialogue one of the most sought after and least understood elements of human nature: hope. In The Book of Hope, Jane focuses on her "Four Reasons for Hope": The Amazing Human Intellect, The Resilience of Nature, The Power of Young People, and The Indomitable Human Spirit. Drawing on decades of work that has helped expand our understanding of what it means to be human and what we all need to do to help build a better world, The Book of Hope touches on vital questions, including: How do we stay hopeful when everything seems hopeless? How do we cultivate hope in our children? What is the relationship between hope and action? Filled with moving and inspirational stories and photographs from Jane’s remarkable career, The Book of Hope is a deeply personal conversation with one of the most beloved figures in the world today. While discussing the experiences that shaped her discoveries and beliefs, Jane tells the story of how she became a messenger of hope, from living through World War II to her years in Gombe to realizing she had to leave the forest to travel the world in her role as an advocate for environmental justice. And for the first time, she shares her profound revelations about her next, and perhaps final, adventure. The second book in the Global Icons Series—which launched with the instant classic The Book of Joy with His Holiness the Dalai Lama and Archbishop Desmond Tutu—The Book of Hope is a rare and intimate look not only at the nature of hope but also into the heart and mind of a woman who revolutionized how we view the world around us and has spent a lifetime fighting for our future. There is still hope, and this book will help guide us to it.

Women make up the vast majority of activists and organizers of grassroots movements fighting against environmental ills that threaten poor and people of color communities. New Perspectives on Environmental Justice is the first collection of essays that pays tribute to the enormous contributions women have made in these endeavors. The writers offer varied examples of environmental justice issues such as children's environmental health campaigns, cancer research, AIDS/HIV activism, the Environmental Genome Project, and popular culture, among many others. Each one focuses on gender and sexuality as crucial factors in women's or gay men's activism and applies environmental justice principles to related struggles for sexual justice. The contributors represent a wide variety of activist and scholarly perspectives including law, environmental studies, sociology, political science, history, medical anthropology, American studies, English, African and African American studies, women's studies, and gay and lesbian studies, offering multiple vantage points on gender, sexuality, and activism. Feminist/womanist impulses shape and sustain environmental justice movements around the world, making an understanding of gender roles and differences crucial for the success of these efforts.

This volume explores the discourse of disaster and women in the existing social settings and state disaster-related affairs in coastal Bangladesh. It covers various issues ranging from disproportionate vulnerability, coping and adaptation mechanisms for women, limitations for promoting participation and involvement of women in the decision-making process both in family and community and changes in the role and responsibilities of women for reducing disaster risk and vulnerability. It contributes to the deconstruction of gender-based identity by addressing women's changing practices and roles in the coastal area in terms of the involvement of women with the development process, earning/income generation activities, decision-making process, access and entitlements to resources. This book presents the most current and inclusive circumstances of disaster and women of the coastal area in Bangladesh. The insights obtained through the eyes of a sociologist from a holistic perspective make this book different and unique. The book is of interest to researchers, academics, policymakers and professionals engaged in the social understanding of disaster studies, as well as to researchers and practitioners in interdisciplinary domains, including sociology, gender studies, social work, environmental studies, and development studies.

Winner of the 2024 Phi Beta Kappa Award for Science A New York Times Editors' Choice A Science News Favorite Book of 2023 "Fungi sicken us and fungi sustain us. In either case, we ignore them at our peril." —Elizabeth Kolbert, New York Review of Books A prescient warning about the mysterious and deadly world of fungi—and how to avert further loss across species, including our own. Fungi are everywhere. Most are harmless; some are helpful. A few are killers. Collectively, infectious fungi are the most devastating agents of disease on earth, and a fungus that can persist in the environment without its host is here to stay. In Blight, Emily Monosson documents how trade, travel, and a changing climate are making us all more vulnerable to invasion. Populations of bats, frogs, and salamanders face extinction. In the Northwest, America’s beloved national parks are covered with the spindly corpses of whitebark pines. Food crops are under siege, threatening our coffee, bananas, and wheat—and, more broadly, our global food security. Candida auris, drug-resistant and resilient, infects hospital patients and those with weakened immune systems. Coccidioides, which lives in drier dusty regions, may cause infection in apparently healthy people. The horrors go on. Yet prevention is not impossible. Tracing the history of fungal spread and the most recent discoveries in the field, Monosson meets scientists who are working tirelessly to protect species under threat, and whose innovative approaches to fungal invasion have the potential to save human lives. Delving into case studies at once fascinating, sobering, and hopeful, Blight serves as a wake-up call, a reminder of the delicate interconnectedness of the natural world, and a lesson in seeing life on our planet with renewed humility and awe.

Taksonomi Tumbuhan Rendah merupakan kelompok tumbuhan yang berstruktur tubuh dan perkembangan organ tubuhnya masih sangat sederhana. Meskipun sebagian ada jenis tumbuhan yang sudah memiliki organ seperti akar, batang, dan daun namun bukan merupakan organ sejati. Tumbuhan tersebut tidak memiliki bunga dan jaringan pembuluh angkut sehingga penyaluran materi di dalam tubuh dilakukan dengan cara difusi. Kelompok tumbuhan yang termasuk tumbuhan tingkat rendah memiliki ciri khas yaitu tumbuhan talus (Thallophyta yang termasuk di dalamnya adalah Alga), tumbuhan lumut (Bryophyta), dan tumbuhan paku (Pterydophyta). Buku ini membahas ciri-ciri dari masing-masing kelompok tumbuhan yang tergolong ke dalam tumbuhan tingkat rendah, lengkap dengan contoh-contohnya.

As recently as 11,000 years ago—"near time" to geologists—mammoths, mastodons, gomphotheres, ground sloths, giant armadillos, native camels and horses, the dire wolf, and many other large mammals roamed North America. In what has become one of science's greatest riddles, these large animals vanished in North and South America around the time humans arrived at the end of the last great ice age. Part paleontological adventure and part memoir, Twilight of the Mammoths presents in detail internationally renowned paleoecologist Paul Martin's widely discussed and debated "overkill" hypothesis to explain these mysterious megafauna extinctions. Taking us from Rampart Cave in the Grand Canyon, where he finds himself "chest deep in sloth dung," to other important fossil sites in Arizona and Chile, Martin's engaging book, written for a wide audience, uncovers our rich evolutionary legacy and shows why he has come to believe that the earliest Americans literally hunted these animals to death. As he discusses the discoveries that brought him to this hypothesis, Martin relates many colorful stories and gives a rich overview of the field of paleontology as well as his own fascinating career. He explores the ramifications of the overkill hypothesis for similar extinctions worldwide and examines other explanations for the extinctions, including climate change. Martin's visionary thinking about our missing megafauna offers inspiration and a challenge for today's conservation efforts as he speculates on what we might do to remedy this situation—both in our thinking about what is "natural" and in the natural world itself.

This toolkit is a comprehensive set of practical tools and resources designed to support country-level risk communication and community engagement (RCCE) practitioners, decision-makers, and partners to plan and implement readiness and response activities for dengue fever outbreaks. It is one of a suite of toolkits on RCCE readiness and response to a range of disease and response areas.

An important and timely recipe for hope for humans and all forms of life Palila v Hawaii. New ZealandÕs Te Urewera Act. Sierra Club v Disney. These legal phrases hardly sound like the makings of a revolution, but beyond the headlines portending environmental catastrophes, a movement of immense import has been building Ñ in courtrooms, legislatures, and communities across the globe. Cultures and laws are transforming to provide a powerful new approach to protecting the planet and the species with whom we share it. Lawyers from California to New York are fighting to gain legal rights for chimpanzees and killer whales, and lawmakers are ending the era of keeping these intelligent animals in captivity. In Hawaii and India, judges have recognized that endangered species Ñ from birds to lions Ñ have the legal right to exist. Around the world, more and more laws are being passed recognizing that ecosystems Ñ rivers, forests, mountains, and more Ñ have legally enforceable rights. And if nature has rights, then humans have responsibilities. In The Rights of Nature, noted environmental lawyer David Boyd tells this remarkable story, which is, at its heart, one of humans as a species finally growing up. Read this book and your world view will be altered forever.

No other continent on Earth has undergone such radical environmental changes as Antarctica. In its transition from rich biodiversity to the barren, cold land of blizzards we see today, Antarctica provides a dramatic case study of how subtle changes in continental positioning can affect living communities, and how rapidly catastrophic changes can come about. Antarctica has gone from paradise to polar ice in just a few million years, a geological blink of an eye when we consider the real age of Earth. Frozen in Time presents a comprehensive overview of the fossil record of Antarctica framed within its changing environmental settings, providing a window into a past time and environment on the continent. It reconstructs Antarctica’s evolving animal and plant communities as accurately as the fossil record permits. The story of how fossils were first discovered in Antarctica is a triumph of human endeavour. It continues today with modern expeditions going out to remote sites every year to fill in more of the missing parts of the continent’s great jigsaw of life.

The history of the ubiquitous pine tree is wrapped up with the history of early America—and in the hands of a gifted storyteller becomes a compelling read, almost an adventure story.

Emerson, doğa ile geleneklerin dışında bir ilişki kuran Transandantalizm akımının temellerini attığı bu çalışmasını konu hakkındaki ilk konferanslarına dayandırır. Emerson, doğayı her şeyi içine alan ve çok az tanıdığımız ilahi bir varlık olarak tanımlar. Birey ile doğanın füzyonunu yüceltir. Bu durum aynı zamanda Buda öğretisine dayanan bir uyanışı da içerir. Emerson, doğayı görmeyi henüz tam olarak öğrenemediğimizi ileri sürer. İnsan için önemli olan Doğa'nın Ruhu'nu keşfetmek olmalıdır. Bu noktada Emerson'ın ruh olarak adlandırdığı kavram Alman filozof Hegel'in Geist olarak tarif ettiği Tin ile yakınlık göstermektedir. Emerson'a göre doğayı sadece kendi çıkar ve ihtiyaçları için kullanan insan yarım insandır. Doğa bir anlamıyla da hem Amerika kıtasının vahşi doğası ve insanı hem de Amerikan düşüncesiyle dünyanın ilk kez tanıştığı eserdir. Avrupa'nın aksine Amerika kıtası insan eli değmemiş, siyasi ve askeri tarihten bağışık bir doğadır. Emerson'ın doğayı ve insanın dünyadaki asıl rolünü farklı bir gözle görmesinin altında bu gerçeğin yattığı apaçıktır.

New York Times bestseller: “A coast-to-coast journey by way of great rivers, conducted by a contemporary master of travel writing” (Kirkus Reviews). In this memoir brimming with history, humor, and wisdom, the author of Blue Highways and PrairyErth “voyages across the country, from Atlantic to Pacific, almost entirely by its rivers, lakes and canals in a small outboard-powered boat” (San Francisco Chronicle). Setting off from New York Harbor aboard the boat he named Nikawa (“river horse” in Osage), in hopes of entering the Pacific near Astoria, Oregon, William Least Heat-Moon and his companion, Pilotis, struggle to cover some five thousand watery miles—more than any other cross-country river traveler has ever managed—often following in the wakes of our most famous explorers, from Henry Hudson to Lewis and Clark. En route, the voyagers confront massive floods, submerged rocks, dangerous weather, and their own doubts about whether they can complete the trip. But the hard days yield incomparable pleasures: strangers generous with help and eccentric tales, landscapes unchanged since Sacagawea saw them, riverscapes flowing with a lively past, and the growing belief that efforts to protect our lands and waters are beginning to pay off. “Fizzes with intelligence and high spirits.” —Outside “Propels the reader with historical vignettes, ecological and geological detail, and often hilarious encounters with local eccentrics.” —Time

Ligesom tusindvis af andre elsker Hella Joof og Ellen Hillingsø hunde. De tabte tidligt (Ellen) og sent (Hella) deres hjerter til vores firbenede følgesvende, og som hundemennesker kan de selvfølgelig ikke forestille sig et liv uden labrador, hår i maden og på tøjet, samt et generelt svineri og manglende konsekvens i deres ellers så pæne hjem. Hundens bog er deres hyldest til menneskets bedste ven, en morsom, kærlig og bedrevidende indføring i tilværelsen med hund. Så på med hundesnoren og tag med ud på en lang gåtur, hvor du undervejs kan læse om lorte-reglen, hunde i sengen, kalket afføring, tigning, svenske øjne, hundeterapi, dykke ned i brevkasser for hunde og mennesker, synge hundesange og læse digte og fortællinger om nogle af de mange hunde i vores kulturhistorie.

Consider this paradox: Ecologists estimate that it would take three planets Earth to provide an American standard of living to the entire world. Yet it is that standard of living to which the whole world aspires.In Consuming Desires, award-winning writer and social commentator Roger Rosenblatt brings together a brilliant collection of thinkers and writers to shed light on the triumphs and tragedies of that disturbing paradox. The book represents a captivating salon, offering a rich and varied dialogue on the underlying roots of consumer culture and its pervasive impact on ourselves and the world around us. Each author offers a unique perspective, their layers of thoughts and insights building together to create a striking, multifaceted picture of our society and culture.Jane Smiley probes the roots of consumerism in the emancipation of women from household drudgery afforded by labor-saving devices and technological innovation; Alex Kotlowitz describes the mutual reinforcement of fashion trends as poor inner-city kids and rich suburban kids strive to imitate each other; Bill McKibben discusses the significance, and the irony, of defining yourself not by what you buy, but by what you don't buy.The essays range widely, but two ideas are central to nearly all of them: that consumption is driven by yearning and desire -- often unspoken, seemingly insatiable -- and that what prevents us from keeping our consumptive impulse in check is the western concept of self, the solitary and restless self, entitled to all it can pay for.As Rosenblatt explains in his insightful introduction: "Individualism and desire are what makes us great and what makes us small. Freedom is our dream and our enemy. The essays touch on these paradoxes, and while all are too nuanced and graceful to preach easy reform, they give an idea of what reform means, where it is possible, and, in some cases, where it may not be as desirable as it appears."

Chemistry for Sustainable Development in Africa gives an insight into current Chemical research in Africa. It is edited and written by distinguished African scientists and includes contributions from Chemists from Northern, Southern, Western, Eastern, Central and Island state African Countries. The core themes embrace the most pressing issues of our time, including Environmental Chemistry, Renewable Energies, Health and Human Well-Being, Food and Nutrition, and Bioprospecting and Commercial Development. This book is invaluable for teaching and research institutes in Africa and worldwide, private sector entities dealing with natural products from Africa, as well as policy and decision-making bodies and non-governmental organizations.

California Rivers and Streams provides a clear and informative overview of the physical and biological processes that shape California's rivers and watersheds. Jeffrey Mount introduces relevant basic principles of hydrology and geomorphology and applies them to an understanding of the differences in character of the state's many rivers. He then builds on this foundation by evaluating the impact on waterways of different land use practices—logging, mining, agriculture, flood control, urbanization, and water supply development. Water may be one of California's most valuable resources, but it is far from being one we control. In spite of channels, levees, lines and dams, the state's rivers still frequently flood, with devastating results. Almost all the rivers in California are dammed or diverted; with the booming population, there will be pressure for more intervention. Mount argues that Californians know little about how their rivers work and, more importantly, how and why land-use practices impact rivers. The forceful reconfiguration and redistribution of the rivers has already brought the state to a critical crossroads. California Rivers and Streams forces us to reevaluate our use of the state's rivers and offers a foundation for participating in the heated debates about their future. California Rivers and Streams provides a clear and informative overview of the physical and biological processes that shape California's rivers and watersheds. Jeffrey Mount introduces relevant basic principles of hydrology and geomorphology and ap

Buku besar ini ditulis dengan mengusung segumpal “semangat dekonstruksi-kritis” yang berjuang memperkaya wacana ideologi dalam sebuah refleksi bahasa. Thompson berupaya mengeksplorasi aspek-aspek lain penggunaan bahasa yang selama ini diabaikan oleh beberapa perspektif linguistik dan filsafat bahasa. Dengan cara membangun interrelasi antara bahasa dan ideologi, Thompson sepenuhnya menolak analisis statis terhadap bentuk-bentuk kalimat dan sistem tanda yang telah mapan, serta lebih memasuki bentuk ekspresi-ekspresi pemberian makna dan tindakan, yang dari situ sejarah diproduksi dan kehidupan sosial dikembangkan. Analisis ideologi semacam ini meniscayakan kemampuan untuk melihat bahasa bukan sekadar sebagai struktur komunikasi dan pertunjukan, tetapi sekaligus sebagai fenomena sejarah sosial yang melibatkan peradaban manusia, yang darinya jugalah konstelasi ideologi berkelindan. Maka, layak saja bila analisis ideologi ini kemudian melibatkan aspek kekuasaan dan bahasa, hermeneutika, struktur percakapan, struktur gramatikal, sistem kepercayaan, proyeksi rasional, analisis wacana, hingga kemelut rasionalisasi kebenaran. Analisis ideologi ini kian dikukuhkan dengan ketajaman komparasi Thompson terhadap beberapa tokoh penting ideologi, seperti Giddens, Ricouer, Gouldner, Seliger, hingga Habermas. Sangat wajar kalau karya ini dijadikan referensi wajib dalam studi ilmu-ilmu sosiologi, antropologi, politik, dan humaniora pada umumnya.

Tradisi lisan kantola adalah salah satu bentuk sastra lisan yang berasal dari masyarakat Muna, Sulawesi Tenggara. Kantola adalah sebuah permainan yang melibatkan dua kelompok yang saling berbalas pantun dengan irama dan nada tertentu. Kantola biasanya dimainkan pada saat acara adat, keagamaan, atau festival budaya. Lirik kantola mengandung makna-makna yang berkaitan dengan perasaan, pengalaman pribadi, dan dimensi kemasyarakatan. Kantola juga merupakan media ekspresi dan komunikasi antara masyarakat Muna dengan budaya-budaya lain, seperti Bali dan Lombok. Kantola memiliki bentuk syair yang mirip dengan soneta, tetapi tidak terikat oleh aturan sajak maupun jumlah baris. Kantola diturunkan secara lisan dari generasi ke generasi dalam lingkungan klan atau marga. Tradisi lisan kantola merupakan warisan budaya yang perlu dilestarikan dan dikembangkan agar tidak punah akibat pengaruh budaya modern. Kantola merupakan pernyataan perasaan dan pendapat seseorang, yang disampaikan secara santun, sesuai dengan budaya masyarakat setempat. Komunikasi dengan menggunakan kantola lebih berkesan mudah dihayati, dipahami maksud serta pendapat seseorang. Kantola berfungsi sebagai alat untuk mempertahankan kecermatan berbahasa. Hal ini akan menumbuhkan sikap penghargaan terhadap orang lain dan sikap malu untuk berbuat kesalahan. Dalam masyarakat tradisional, yang masih menjunjung tinggi nilai-nilai adat yang berlandaskan pada tradisi, sikap malu merupakan dasar yang paling hakiki dalam kehidupan masyarakat.

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Sebagai buku panduan bahasa Inggris yang bias digunakan untuk khalayak umum, buku ini menyediakan teori tentang vocabulary yang merupakan basic grammar. Buku ini juga dilengkapi dengan game of vocabulary yang bias membantu para pembaca untuk memudahkan saat mempraktikkan kosakata yang ditemukan dalam keseharian. Buku bahasa Inggris “Belajar Bahasa Inggris Ala Kampung Pare” ini ditulis oleh tim terdiri atas Imo, Irizqia, dan Ratna yang berasal dari beberapa background pendidikan. Tim ini dibentuk khusus dari pengajar bahasa Inggris, dan penulis yang tentunya telah berpengalaman dalam bidangnya.

"Ironisnya, semua pengorbanan masyarakat ini tak jua membuat pemerintah menyadarkan Indorayon, yang sekarang bernama Toba Pulp Lestari (TP), untuk menghargai masyarakat lokal, dan pemerintah menghentikan operasi pabrik. Sebaliknya, protes masyarakat dinilai sebagai tindakan kriminal, anarkhi, melawan pemerintah dan pembangunan, dan dihadapi secara represif dengan kekuatan birokrasi, polisi dan militer. Salah satu kasus paling mutakhir ialah penebangan pohon kemenyan milik masyarakat Pollung. Humbang Hasundutan, yang mendapat protes keras petani kemenyan. Ini menunjukkan bahwa karakter perusahaan itu sama sekali belum berubah" (Arifin Telaumbanua) "IIU/TPL merupakan wujud ideologi Neo liberalisme-kapitalisme. Kapitalisme adalah keserakahan. Selama pemerintah berkiblat ke Neo liberalisme dan kapitalisme sejauh itu juga tidak ada keperpihakan pada kesejahteraan rakyat. Kapital tidak mengenal kata cukup. Kapital bisa membayar polisi, dan pemerintah..." Setelah Kapolres, pergi kami diinterogasi oleh seorang polisi Juru Periksa (Juper). Juper itu membentak dan mencaci maki saya. 'Mentang-mentang sudah ngomong dengan Kapolres, kau pikir kau sudah hebat; karena kau mahasiswa sok hebat; gara-gara kalian saya tidak istirahat; jangan kau tengok-tengok. di mana kau taruh matamu, 'itulah antara lain kata-kata yang dilontarkan oleh Juper itu. Selanjutnya saat pemeriksaan, Juper berulang kali menanyakan kenapa saya diperiksa? Saya tetap katakan 'tidak tahu'. Akhirnya Juper itu mengatakan 'karena melanggar keterlibatan umum'," (Saurlian Siagian) "Meraka pernah melemparkan ikan mati ber ton-ton ke truk Indorayan karena merasa kesal. Masyarakat menunjukkan kepada pihak Indorayan bahwa limbahnya telah menyebabkan kematian ikan mas yang tidak sedikit jumlahnya. Tetapi, Indorayon menutup mata dan telinga, tidak peduli pada keluhan masyarakat, "ujar Ompu Tulus dengan wajah sedih dan suara bergetar (Pindo br. Sitorus) SAYA beberapa kali dipukuli aparat saat aksi. tetapi itu tidak membuat saya kapok. Sebaliknya, itulah yang mendorong saya untuk mau mendampingi petani yang ada di Prosea, yang saya lihat punya nasib yang sama dengan mahasiswa. Mereka menghadapi kekerasan Militer. Adanya kesamaan visi pribadi dan lembaga membuat saya lebih percaya diri dalam melakukan pendampingan terhadap masyarakat korban Indorayon yang menolak TPL. Kelompok korban pembangunan itu harus dibela haknya" (Surung Gunawan Simanjuntak) "Dalam sebuah dialog interaktif yang diprakarsai Bakumsu di Medan, Maret 2003, Pastor Silaen mengawali gagasannya dari nas Alkitab Perjanjian Lama; 'Berbasuhlah dan bersihkanlah dirimu, jauhkanlah perbuatan jahat dari depan mataKu, Berhentilah berbuat jahat, belajarlah berbuat baik, usahakanlah keadilan orang kejam, belalah hak-hak anak-anak yatim ... mari kita berperkara firman Tuhan, sekalipun dosamu merah seperti sirih, akan putih seperti kapur'." (Pastor Silaen)

Buku “Konsep Dasar Geometri & Pengukuran Tingkat Sekolah Dasar” adalah sebuah buku yang membahas tentang materi atau cabang matematika yang ada di SD/MI yang semuanya dicakup dalam tiga belas bab pembelajaran. Dalam buku ini dijelaskan mulai dari konsep dasar geometri kesebangunan, bangun datar & bangun ruang beserta pengubinan (pengukuran). Selain itu, buku ini juga banyak menyajikan contoh-contoh soal HOTS matematika dalam bentuk esai yang berkaitan dengan materi sebagai bahan evaluasi. Hal ini bertujuan agar guru dan calon guru sekolah dasar dapat mengaplikasikan konsep dasar yang diberikan secara optimal untuk menghasilkan pemahaman yang lebih mendalam. Buku ini sangat direkomendasikan bagi mahasiswa PGMI/PGSD serta guru atau calon guru dalam mempelajari bagaimana cara untuk menyampaikan konsep dasar dalam pembelajaran geometri dan pengukuran agar anak dapat berpikir kritis dan dapat menyelesaikan setiap masalah matematika dalam kehidupan nyata secara tepat. Tentunya langkah pertama yang diambil adalah pemahaman konsep materi itu sendiri. Oleh karena itu, buku ini hadir untuk membantu guru dan calon guru sekolah dasar dalam mengkaji materi-materi dasar dalam geometri dan pengukuran yang ada di SD/MI.

Sa o iubeasca este un risc pe care el nu si-l poate asuma... dar caruia nu-i poate rezista. Cand bine-cunoscuta autoare de studii biblice Genevieve Woodward primeste o scrisoare anonima in care se face referire la trecutul parintilor ei, ea se intoarce in orasul natal din Muntii Blue Ridge pentru a descoperi secretul familiei sale. Cu toate acestea, propriul secret al lui Genevieve o ajunge din urma atunci cand Sam Turner, proprietarul unei ferme istorice, descopera sursa rusinii pe care femeia s-a straduit atat de mult sa o ascunda. Sam, pe de alta parte, s-a impacat cu durerea, izolarea si identitatea de intrus, croindu-si cu greu atat succesul in cariera, si luptandu-se pentru linistea sufleteasca. Ultimul lucru pe care si-l doreste este sa-si inchirieze cabana unei femei ale carei lupte ii readuce in memorie cel mai mare esec al sau. Totusi, cum ar putea sa o refuze chiar atunci cand are cea mai mare nevoie de el? Seria Misty River se remarca prin povesti de dragoste contemporane captivante In fiecare carte, Becky Wade exploreaza complexitatile relatiilor umane si puterea vindecatoare a iubirii si a credintei. Personajele principale sunt bine conturate, cu povesti de viata realiste si provocari emotionale care rezoneaza cu cititorii. Fiecare volum adauga profunzime si noi dimensiuni lumii Misty River, oferind cititorilor o experienta de lectura captivanta si emotionanta. „O poveste minunata despre harul si adevarul lui Dumnezeu care se dezvaluie in momentele in care ne nedemni de o astfel de dragoste. Indiferent de circumstante, Dumnezeu nu ne paraseste in luptele pe care le purtam, iar acest aspect este subliniat foarte bine aici. Personajele sunt bine conturate, iar intrigile si detaliile povestirii adauga profunzime si autenticitate. Desi unele teme abordate sunt dificile, ele sunt tratate cu gratie, incurajand autoreflectia. Au fost momente cand am ras, am avut lacrimi in ochi sau am cazut adanc pe ganduri in timp ce citeam aceasta carte. Abia astept sa descopar si urmatorul volum din serie.” —Heidi Robbins, blogger si recenzor de carte Despre autoare Becky Wade este nascuta in California si a urmat cursurile Universitatii Baylor. S-a casatorit cu un texan si s-a stabilit in Dallas cu cei trei copii ai lor si cu un spaniel pe nume King Charles. Ii place sa scrie romane istorice, dar si povesti de dragoste contemporane pline de dulceata si de atractie, mister, credinta, glume si umor. Romanele si nuvele ale sale au castigat trei premii Christy, premiul Carol, premiul INSPY si premiul Inspirational Reader’s Choice la categoria Romane. Cand nu sta aplecata peste computer, apropiatii ei o pot gasi pe Becky incearcand sa tina pasul cu treburile casnice, transpirand la sala, prin oras, impreuna cu copiii, jucand tenis, mancand ciocolata sau prabusita pe canapea, uitandu-se la televizor alaturi sotul ei.

Akhir dari dinasti dinyatakan berdasarkan wafatnya Raja Sisingamangaraja X, beliau dipancung oleh tentara Padri di Bakkara tahun 1819. Adalah pemuka masyarakat di Tarutung, Silindung, Raja Pontas Lumbantobing yang tegas menuntut bangso Batak untuk mengikuti dan menyesuaikan diri dengan adanya perubahan zaman. Perubahan itu menuntut perubahan bangso Batak secara prinsipal. Beliau mengatakan perubahan karakter dan eksistensi bangso Batak adalah penyesuaian dan perubahan untuk menjadi orang yang berilmu dan beragama. Sehingga semua penduduk dituntut untuk Bersekolah agar berilmu dan Beragama agar beriman dan berbudaya.

Sanal Pilot Uçmayı Öğrenmenin En Keyifli ve En Kolay Yolu • Her zaman bir pilot olmak mı istemiştiniz? • Uçaklar ve uçmak en büyük tutkunuz mu? • İleride pilot olmak istiyor, nasıl hazırlanacağınızı mı merak ediyorsunuz? • Zaten uçuş simülatörleri ile ilgileniyor ama kendinizi geliştirmek mi istiyorsunuz? • Gerçek bir pilotsunuz ve sanal havacılık sayesinde gerçekte imkân bulamadığınız uçuş senaryolarını ve ileri uçuş lisansı konularını uygulamak mı istiyorsunuz? O zaman müjde! Artık siz de gerekli eğitimi alıp bir “Sanal Pilot” olabilirsiniz! Sanal Havacılık, dünyanın her yerinde milyonlarca insanın gerçek uçuş zevkini sanal ortamda birebir yaşamalarını sağlayan bir hobidir. Gerçek pilotaj eğitimi uzun zaman alan zorlu bir eğitimdir. Bilgisayar tabanlı simülasyon yazılımları ile siz de pilot koltuğuna oturup, bu zorlu mesleği öğrenmeye adım atabilirsiniz. İster gerçek pilot olma hayali ile bu zorlu mesleğe uygun musunuz öğrenmek isteyin, ister sadece sanal göklerde süzülmeyi tercih edin; gerçek havacılık okulu kaynaklı müfredat ile düzenlenmiş gerekli bilgileri, özgün görsellerle desteklenmiş olarak bu kitapta bulabilirsiniz. “Eğer uçmaktan ya da uçmayı öğrenmekten zevk alıyorsanız, Cevdet Acarsoy’un yazdığı bu kitap çok işinize yarayacak demektir. ‘Sanal Pilot’, gerçek ve sanal havacılık dünyasına katılmak isteyenler için heyecan verici ve eğitici bir kitap.” Rod Machado (Uçak Sahipleri ve Pilotlar Derneği Amerika Ulusal Sözcüsü)

Buku ini merupakan kumpulan tulisan dengan beragam tema yang dihubungkan dengan satu benang merah, yaitu tulisan-tulisan yang berisi untaian hikmah yang membahas setiap permasalahan dan mencari pemecahannya melalui dalil-dalil agama, yaitu Alquran dan Hadis. Permasalahan-permasalahan yang dibahas di dalam buku ini merupakan permasalahan yang jamak ditemui dalam kehidupan sehari-hari, permasalahan yang sering dikeluhkan oleh banyak orang dewasa ini. Permasalahan itu akan dibahas dan dicari solusinya sesuai dengan tuntunan agama, dan dalam beberapa kasus juga diuraikan untaian kisah-kisah dari orang-orang mukmin yang dapat kita petik pelajaran sebagai cerminan untuk menyelesaikan permasalahan dan ujian hidup yang sedang kita alami.

Get the most from the most widely used application in the postproduction field! Gain the insider tips you need to compose eye-catching, imaginative Adobe After Effects projects quickly and effectively. In How to Cheat in After Effects, Second Edition seasoned AE expert Chad Perkins provides dozens of concise, step-by-step tutorials and lavish 4-color illustrations to get you on the fast track to producing amazing motion graphics and visual effects. Updated for CS6, this new edition has been revised to include: A brand new chapter on the most popular 3rd party effects including Trapcode Particular and Video Copilot's Element 3D New cheats on professional compositing, expressions, and high end visual effects Tons of cool light tricks and lessons on how to use Video Copilot's Optical Flares A thorough explanation of the Ray-trace 3D engine introduced in After Effects CS6 Downloadable resources with project files allowing you to work alongside the exercises in the book, as well as QuickTime movies displaying techniques There’s no time to waste! Whether you are an intermediate After Effects user in need of its more advanced tools or a novice looking for techniques to up your game, this book will bring your motion graphics, visual effects, and graphic compositions to the next level. Downloadable resources project files are available at www.focalpress.com/9780415661065

Usaha tani tembakau khususnya tembakau Virginia di Nusa Tenggara Barat masih prospektif, karena merupakan salah satu komoditas perkebunan yang strategis karena selain memiliki daya saing tinggi, juga turut memberikan kontribusi yang signifikan terhadap perekonomian nasional khususnya Nusa Tenggara Barat, baik penyerapan tenaga kerja, pendapatan negara melalui cukai serta menjadi komoditas penting bagi petani tembakau. Buku ini membahas Paket Teknologi Usaha Tani Tembakau Virginia mulai dari pembibitan dan pemilihan lokasi lahan persiapan lahan, kegiatan budidaya (prapanen) yang meliputi pemeliharaan dan pengendalian Organisme Pengganggu Tanaman (OPT), sampai teknis pengolahan hasil (pascapanen), melakukan panen dan penanganan pascapanen yang baik dan benar yang sangat berguna dan menentukan bagi keberhasilan usaha tani tembakau Virginia, prospek usaha tani tembakau Virginia, sampai analisis ekonomi usaha tani tembakau Virginia. Buku ini sangat penting bagi para petani dan petugas lapangan untuk dapat dijadikan sebagai salah satu referensi dalam berusaha tani tembakau khususnya tembakau Virginia di Nusa Tenggara Barat, sehingga diperoleh hasil yang lebih memadai dan menguntungkan untuk meningkatkan pendapatan dan kesejahteraan petani tembakau Virginia di Nusa Tenggara Barat.

La guía definitiva de habilidades para la vida para adolescentes: Cómo tener éxito en la escuela, las relaciones y la vida. ¡Ser adolescente no es fácil! Desde crecer, lidiar con la escuela, la presión de los compañeros y todo lo demás, es fácil sentirse abrumado e inseguro de uno mismo. ¡Pero no te preocupes! Aquí está 101 habilidades para la vida y consejos para adolescentes para ayudarte. Este libro es una guía completa para ayudar a los adolescentes a desarrollar las habilidades que necesitan para prosperar en casa, en la escuela, en todas las relaciones y en la vida. Con consejos prácticos, ejemplos del mundo real y sugerencias interesantes, este libro es indispensable para cualquier adolescente que quiera estar preparado para el futuro. Aquí hay algunas valiosas lecciones de vida que descubrirás en este libro: - Cómo establecer metas, tener éxito en la escuela, hacer amigos, lidiar con la presión de los compañeros y los abusones. - Explora recetas fáciles que puedes cocinar, consejos para una alimentación saludable, trucos para el refrigerador y consejos de limpieza. - Consejos útiles para el cuidado personal, el ejercicio y la práctica de la atención plena. - Aumenta la autoconfianza aprendiendo a amarte y aceptarte tal como eres. - Descubre técnicas para manejar el estrés y la ansiedad de manera saludable, incluida la creación de hábitos saludables en las redes sociales, cómo enfrentar emergencias y tomar buenas decisiones. - Desarrolla habilidades sólidas de comunicación para mejorar las relaciones con familiares y amigos. - Cómo evitar errores importantes en la vida con el tabaco, el alcohol y las drogas. - Desarrolla habilidades de educación financiera para manejar tu dinero, evitar o minimizar deudas y planificar tu futuro. - Aprende cómo desarrollar una mentalidad de crecimiento y construir resiliencia para superar obstáculos. - Y mucho más… ¿Y si no tienes tiempo para leer un libro completo? ¡No hay problema! Cada capítulo se divide en secciones manejables, y hay muchos ejemplos y ejercicios para mantenerte comprometido y DISFRUTANDO de los consejos que puedes implementar hoy. Entonces, si eres un adolescente que busca desarrollar las habilidades que necesita para tener éxito en la escuela, las relaciones y más allá, no dudes en tomar este libro. Con consejos prácticos, ejercicios interesantes y ejemplos del mundo real, este libro es la herramienta perfecta para ayudarte a alcanzar tu máximo potencial. Y también es el regalo perfecto para adolescentes. Entonces, ¿qué estás esperando? Comienza a leer hoy.

Fashion buying and merchandising has changed dramatically over the last 20 years. Aspects such as the advent of new technologies and the changing nature of the industry into one that is faster paced than ever before, as well as the shift towards more ethical and sustainable practices have resulted in a dramatic change of the roles. As a result, contemporary fast fashion retailers do not follow the traditional buying cycle processes step by step, critical paths are wildly different, and there has been a huge increase in ‘in-season buying’ as a response to heightened consumer demand. This textbook is a comprehensive guide to 21st-century fashion buying and merchandising, considering fast fashion, sustainability, ethical issues, omnichannel retailing, and computer-aided design. It presents an up-to-date buying cycle that reflects key aspects of fashion buying and merchandising, as well as in-depth explanations of fashion product development, trend translation, and sourcing. It applies theoretical and strategic business models to buying and merchandising that have traditionally been used in marketing and management. This book is ideal for all fashion buying and merchandising students, specifically second- and final-year undergraduate as well as MA/MSc fashion students. It will also be useful to academics and practitioners who wish to gain a greater understanding of the industry today.

Buku ini menekankan aspek konseptual dari kalkulus. Konsep-konsep dasar dijelaskan secara rinci dan disertai dengan pembuktian. Tentu saja untuk memperjelas konsep yang dibicarakan diberikan beberapa contoh soal. Untuk melatih keterampilan dan juga menguji pemahaman, soal-soal latihan cukup beragam, mulai dari soal kalkulasi rutin sampai soal yang menantang dan teoritis juga diberikan. Tujuan penulis adalah mengenalkan sejak dini bahwa kalkulus (dan matematika pada umumnya) tidak sekedar perhitungan angka-angka dan penggunaan rumus-rumus, namun yang lebih penting adalah pemaknaan dari setiap rumus dan pembahasan konsep yang berlandaskan logika. Syarat mencapai keberhasilan mempelajari matematika dan khususnya kalkulus adalah pemahaman materi secara baik dan utuh serta keuletan dalam berlatih mengerjakan soal. Membaca buku matematika tidaklah sama membaca novel ataupun surat kabar, selain perlu ketekunan yang tinggi dan kesabaran diperlukan juga kertas dan alat tulis untuk memahami isi buku dan juga untuk mengerjakan soal-soal latihan.

Ide penyederhanaan kurikulum pendidikan dasar dan menengah yang fokus pada tiga hal yakni literasi, numerasi dan karakter pada dasarnya dalam kerangka peningkatan mutu pendidikan. Harapannya agar peserta didik kuat dalam kemampuan menganalisis dan menyelesaikan problem masa depan dengan berbasis pada data (literasi). Selain itu, peserta didik juga diharapkan memiliki karakter yang baik. Isi buku ini memang tidak secara langsung terkait dengan ide penyederhanaan kurikulum tersebut, tetapi artikel-artikel dalam buku ini yang berkaitan dengan literasi dan karakter bisa menjadi refleksi atas peningkatan mutu pendidikan khususnya. Buku dapat menjadi bahan untuk merespon inovasi pendidikan yang dicanangkan oleh Kementerian Pendidikan dan Kebudayaan.

Sebuah karya sastra merupakan kisahan yang senantiasa bergumul dengan para tokoh fiksional yang diciptakan oleh si pengarang. Agar ceritera lebih menarik, si pengarang kerap kali menampilkan perilaku para tokoh dengan kepribadian yang tidak lazim, aneh, atau abnormal, sehingga menimbulkan berbagai perasaan bagi para pembaca. Tidak jarang para pembaca bertanya-tanya, mengapa si tokoh berperilaku demikian, apa yang terjadi pada dirinya, apa penyebabnya, dan apa pula akibat dari semua ini. Bahwasanya masalah perilaku mungkin saja terkait dengan masalah kejiwaan, maka kisahan semacam ini dapat merupakan masalah psikologis. Oleh karena itu, dalam buku yang merupakan hasil penelitian tentang karya-karya sastra Inggris dan Amerika yang bermutu ini, penulis menampilkan beberapa kasus para tokoh fiksional yang mencerminkan konsep-konsep yang terdapat dalam Psikologi Sastra. Para tokoh dimaksud terdapat dalam karya-karya sastra Inggris dan Amerika ciptaan Nathaniel Hawthorne, Eugene O'Neil, Theodore Dreiser, dan D.H. Lawrence. dalam buku ini dibahas pula para tokoh yang mencerminkan beberapa konsep yang terdapat dalam Psikologi Sastra, misalnya konsep-konsep: Oedipus Complex, Electra Complex, Naluri Kematian, rasa Bersalah, Agresivitas, Halusinasi, Konflik Batin, rasa Malu, dan sebagainya. Selain itu, dibahas pula pencerminan Teori Kebutuhan Bertingkat dari Abraham Maslow yang mencakup kebutuhan fisiologis, rasa aman, rasa memiliki dan dicintai, rasa harga diri, dan aktualisasi diri. Selama ini telaah karya sastra melalui pendekatan Psikologi Sastra sering diperdebatkan karena kerap kali hakikat sastra menjadi hilang, telaah sastra seakan-akan menjadi telaah Psikologi. Oleh karena itu, agar telaah sastra psikologis tidak meninggalkan hakikat analisis suatu karya sastra, maka pencerminan berbagai konsep psikologi di atas perlu disampaikan melalui metode perwatakan yang biasa digunakan dalam telaah sastra. Metode-metode tersebut misalnya, telling (langsung), showing(tidak langsung), gaya bahasa bahasa (figurative language): simile, matafor, personifikasi, , dan sudut pandang (point of view). Pembahasan dalam buku ini dapat dijadikan bahan acuan bagi para peneliti, karena paparannya cukup jelas dan terperinci, sehingga buku ini akan bermanfaat bagi para peneliti yang berminat menganalisis suatu karya sastra dalam bahasa apapun.

Kamus Sejarahnya Kata-Kata I ini berisi sejarah munculnya kata-kata yang berawalan huruf "A" yang dikenal dan terpakai oleh masyarakat Indonesia baik secara lisan maupun tulisan.

Find the college that’s best for you and your future. Much attention has been paid to helping students get into elite schools. Advice on how to ace those SATs and write a killer college application essay all aim to get students into the most prestigious university possible. It’s time to look beyond brand and focus on finding the school that is right for each individual instead. In Make College Your Superpower: It’s Not Where You Go, It’s What You Know, Anna Esaki-Smith advocates on behalf of students and offers them a guide to getting the most value out of their education. Using the latest data, personal anecdotes, and inspiration, Esaki-Smith shows students how to make informed decisions about where to apply to college, taking into consideration areas of job growth, personal finances, skill sets, potential salaries, geography, and more. In addition, Esaki-Smith explores the connection between majors and jobs and how, rather than relying on a university’s ranking, selecting the right program can more directly result in employability for graduates. With the mental health of students declining, the time is right for a book that encourages students to be resourceful, independent, and energized. Stories of those who found different paths to success provide students from a wider range of backgrounds and abilities incentive to feel optimistic about their futures, as well. With helpful insight and practical advice, Make College Your Superpower aims to get readers excited—rather than stressed—about the college admissions process.

Organisasi Kesehatan Dunia atau World Health Organization (WHO), melaporkan adanya peningkatan data kejadian stunting secara global. Stunting merupakan masalah kekurangan gizi kronis yang menyebabkan gangguan dan kegagalan tumbuh kembang pada balita sehingga anak tumbuh terlalu pendek untuk usianya. Buku ini akan membahas persiapan Kehamilan Sehat untuk mencegah Stunting pada 1000 Hari Pertama Kehidupan (HPK). Pencegahan stunting ini dapat dimulai sejak bayi masih di dalam kandungan hingga usia dua tahun. Dengan kata lain, periode 1000 Hari Pertama Kehidupan (Golden Age) merupakan waktu yang dapat dimanfaatkan untuk memberikan perhatian khusus karena menjadi fase penentu tingkat pertumbuhan fisik, kecerdasan, dan produktivitas seseorang di masa depan. Dengan adanya buku ini diharapkan dapat menjadi rujukan untuk menciptakan generasi anti stunting sehingga anak-anak bisa tumbuh dengan baik secara fisik maupun mental.

Today it seems that almost everyone has a view on what it means to be an "incel" and why these sexless men behave the way they do. The irony is that very little of this debate is informed sincerely with scientific data or by what these men have to say. This engaging book takes an in-depth look at three contemporary issues – lookism, romantic satisfaction, and modern dating – by exploring how incel men experience them in a variety of circumstances. As the very first published approach to inceldom of its kind, Dr. Lukas Castle draws on qualitative and quantitative data as well as addressing a theory of social interaction, which is branded The Blackpill. The author demonstrates the importance of developing an empirically informed approach to men’s societal experiences based on an understanding of the significance of physical attractiveness. This is an important and timely book into the social problem of male inceldom which be invaluable to researchers in sociology and gender studies, as well as professionals concerned with men’s health.

Do you procrastinate? And if so, what’s your procrastination type? In this fun and illustrated guide, author Jennifer Shannon blends acceptance and commitment therapy (ACT) and cognitive behavioral strategies to help you recognize your procrastination habits, discover the strengths of your unique procrastination type, and find the motivation you need to meet important deadlines and reach your highest goals. In the midst of modern-day distractions like smartphones, social media, and endless hours of movie and television streaming, it’s no wonder you procrastinate! But despite what you may have heard, procrastination doesn’t make you a bad or lazy person. In fact, procrastination may even work for you sometimes—creating a sense of urgency that can help you focus. But if procrastination doesn’t work for you, it can get in the way of meeting your full potential—in high school, college, your career, and life. So, how can you get things done and be your very best? In A Teen’s Guide to Getting Stuff Done, you’ll discover your procrastination type—warrior, pleaser, perfectionist, or rebel—as well as the unique strengths inherent in each type. If you’re a warrior, you love a good challenge, but may not be able to complete tasks you find uninteresting. If you’re a pleaser, you may be so concerned about disappointing others that you postpone doing something. If you’re a perfectionist, you may put things off because you’re worried about your work being judged by teachers, parents, or peers. And finally, if you’re a rebel, you’re driven by a strong sense of independence. By understanding your type and using the practical strategies laid out in each chapter of this book, you’ll be able to break the cycle of procrastination once and for all. This isn’t a manual on how to please your parents, teachers, professors, or friends. This is a book to help you understand why you procrastinate, whether or not procrastination works for you, and if not, how to improve your work habits and really get things done. By helping you uncover your own unique strengths, this book will help you master your to-do list—and your life! This book has been selected as an Association for Behavioral and Cognitive Therapies Self-Help Book Recommendation—an honor bestowed on outstanding self-help books that are consistent with cognitive behavioral therapy (CBT) principles and that incorporate scientifically tested strategies for overcoming mental health difficulties. Used alone or in conjunction with therapy, our books offer powerful tools readers can use to jump-start changes in their lives.

Includes 3 brand new essays on Gale, the Games, and Mockingjay! **Already read the first edition of The Girl Who Was on Fire? Look for The Girl Who Was on Fire - Booster Pack to get just the three new essays and the extra movie content.** Katniss Everdeen's adventures may have come to an end, but her story continues to blaze in the hearts of millions worldwide. In The Girl Who Was on Fire - Movie Edition, sixteen YA authors take you back to the world of the Hunger Games with moving, dark, and funny pieces on Katniss, the Games, Gale and Peeta, reality TV, survival, and more. From the trilogy's darker themes of violence and social control to fashion and weaponry, the collection's exploration of the Hunger Games reveals exactly how rich, and how perilous, Panem, and the series, really is. How does the way the Games affect the brain explain Haymitch's drinking, Annie's distraction, and Wiress' speech problems? What does the rebellion have in common with the War on Terror? Why isn't the answer to “Peeta or Gale?" as interesting as the question itself? What should Panem have learned from the fates of other hedonistic societies throughout history—and what can we? CONTRIBUTORS: Jennifer Lynn Barnes, Mary Borsellino, Sarah Rees Brennan, Terri Clark, Bree Despain, Adrienne Kress, Sarah Darer Littman, Cara Lockwood, Elizabeth M. Rees, Carrie Ryan, Ned Vizzini, Lili Wilkinson, Blythe Woolston, Diana Peterfreund (NEW), Brent Hartinger (NEW), Jackson Pearce (NEW)

This compelling volume examines Joseph Conrad's life and writings, with a specific look at key ideas related to Heart of Darkness. The text discusses a variety of topics, including the evil pettiness behind colonial bureaucracy; facing colonialism's racial divide; the relationship between Victorian ethics, new science, and colonialism; and modern views of colonialism, including colonialism in North African countries and multinational corporate abuse in India.

Suicide is among the top three causes of death for young people ages 15 to 24. In fact, this global epidemic claims 41,000 lives per year in the United States alone. Suicide touches people of all ages—from those who consider and attempt suicide to those who lose a loved to suicide. Yet silence often surrounds these deaths and makes suicide difficult to understand. Looking beyond common myths and misconceptions, author Connie Goldsmith examines common risk factors and covers warning signs, ways to reach out to a suffering loved one, and precautions that can save lives. And survivors' personal stories offer honest examinations of both grief and hope.

A Grammar Series That Uses the Functional Approach KEY FEATURES ● Functional approach to grammar teaching, using exemplars to illustrate the usage before defining the structure and rules ● Vocabulary taught through language-in-use to build the learners’ vocabulary through use rather than memorisation of rules ● Contemporary topics to inculcate 21-century skills amongst learners ● Use of literature to help learners understand how grammar is used in text ● A comprehension section comprising texts from different genres so that learners may relate grammar to different types of works produced in English ● Phonics in Grades 1 and 2 to teach the very basis of language ● Uniquely stylised illustrations ● Activities such as puzzles, crosswords, word grids and games to aid the facilitator in using the concept of ‘flipped classroom’ ● Periodic tests to help the learners self-assess the acquisition of concepts ● Digital component to cater to a technology-driven classroom DESCRIPTION: My Blue Book of Grammar is a course that has been conceptualized and designed keeping in mind the increasingly dynamic role of the English language in today’s world. Especially in our country, where English serves as the lingua franca, a grammar course has to offer not only an exposition of the pedagogy but also the exhibition of the utility of that pedagogy. The aim of a grammar series should be to encourage the development of competency amongst learners, even though their proficiency levels may vary. While the level of exposure to English of all learners may be different, a grammar series should aid in the development of a certain level of confidence amongst the learners, with the end result being that they are able to converse without hesitation in English. WHAT WILL YOU LEARN ● Understand grammar concepts ● Learn how to use different vocabulary concepts taught through language-in-use ● Learn 21-century skills ● Develop deeper understanding of and appreciation for literature ● Have clearer pronunciation through a better understanding of phonics WHO THIS BOOK IS FOR: School students of Grades 7 TABLE OF CONTENTS GRAMMAR 1. Compound–Complex Sentences 2. Ellipsis 3. Compound Subject 4. Reported Speech 5. Compound Predicate 6. Coordinating Adjectives 7. Sentences, Fragments and Run-ons 8. Comparative and Superlative Adverbs 9. Pronoun–Antecedent Agreement 10. Active and Passive Voice 11. Commas: With Introductory Phrases; When Addressing a Person; in Dates; and in Addresses 12. Comma Splices 13. Singular and Plural Possessive Nouns 14. Linking Verbs 15. Transitive and Intransitive Verbs – Revision Test Paper 1 VOCABULARY 16. Difference Between Who and Whom 17. Formal and Informal Language 18. Compound Subject with I and Me 19. Can and Could 20. Redundancy 21. Prefixes: inter–, trans–, super– 22. Suffixes: –ent, –ant, –ous 23. Latin and Greek Roots 24. Good vs Well 25. Using Clues from the Context to Find the Meaning of the Word 26. How versus What in Exclamations 27. Positive and Negative Connotations 28. Suggestions and Requests Test Paper 2 WRITING 29. Writing a Notice 30. Narrative Poem 31. Dialogue Writing 32. Writing a Summary 33. Survey Findings Test Paper 3 COMPREHENSION 34. I Have a Dream 35. Ain’t I a Woman? 36. We Are the World 37. Thang-Ta: The Martial Art Dance of Manipur Orange Global Olympiad – English Sample Paper

“Putika” adalah nama yang diberikan kepada jenis puisi pendek yang hanya terdiri dari tiga kata. Jenis puisi ini, pada awalnya dimuat dalam sebuah grup puisi di jejaring social facebook, dengan nama “Putika (Puisi Tiga Kata)”. Kemudian mulai berkembang pada grup-grup lain di luar putika, dan bahkan pada blog-blog sastra pribadi. Sebagian yang lain juga menyebar dalam sebuah Antologi Puisi yang dibuat oleh para penyair facebook. Buku ini adalah uraian TEORI dan KOSEP dari Putika. Dengan buku ini, diharapkan PUTIKA bias lebih meluas tidak hanya di dunia maya, tetapi juga di dunia nyata dan sesuai dengan kaidah atau batasan-batasan yang sudah diberikan. Buku ini memperkaya khasanah sastra dan geliat kebudayaan tulis di Nusantara. Indra Intisa, adalah seorang PNS di provinsi Jambi, namun hobinya menulis dan berkesenian tidak pupus semenjak kecil. Di Sela kesibukannya sebagai abdi negara, ia tetap bermusik dan bergaul dengan para penyair di internet, serta turut aktif menulis dalam berbagai antologi. Indra juga sangat tekun menemani para penyair dunia maya serta merumuskan konsep-konsep puisi kontemporer yang berkembang di jejaring social. Penerbit Garudhawaca

Welche Entscheidungen sind richtungsweisend für unser Leben? Welche Begegnungen ändern unsere Art zu denken? Und was lässt uns zu dem Menschen werden, der wir sind? All diesen Fragen geht Lina Mallon für sich auf den Grund und erzählt vom Lieben, vom Scheitern, von den kleinen und großen Momenten, die die Reise zu sich selbst bereit hält – ganz persönlich und intim.

Pencak silat merupakan salah satu olahraga bela diri yang lahir dari kebudayaan bangsa Indonesia yang saat ini sudah tersebar ke seluruh penjuru dunia sebagai bentuk aktivitas dalam peningkatan kesegaran jasmani yang dikemas dalam bentuk gerakan seni dan aktivitas fisik. Pencak silat merupakan salah satu olahraga pendidikan dan olahraga prestasi yang sudah dipertandingkan mulai dari tingkat daerah sampai pada kejuaraan internasional. Buku ini kami tulis berdasarkan hasil pengamatan dan pengalaman di bidang olahraga terutama pada cabang olahraga pencak silat sehingga dapat digunakan oleh masyarakat umum. Buku ini menjelaskan bagaimana cara melakukan dan mengaplikasikan gerakan dasar pencak silat, mulai dari sikap penghormatan, sikap siap, sikap jongkok, sikap jengkek, sikap jatuh, sikap duduk, kuda-kuda, tangkisan, tendangan, dan peraturan pencak silat. Semoga buku sederhana ini dapat memperkaya wawasan pengetahuan dan menjadi referensi dalam pembelajaran olahraga pencak silat terutama bagi siswa/mahasiswa, pelatih, pembina, dan pecinta olahraga serta masyarakat umum yang ingin mengenal olahraga pencak silat secara menyeluruh.

Get that great taste of wood-smoked food using the top of your kitchen stove. Contains everything you need to know about smoking foods at home, using a stovetop smoker. Chris serves up 36 master recipes for smoking everything from whole chickens to shrimp, plus 95 recipes for soups, salads, and sides that use smoked ingredients. There's Tea-Smoked Duck; Smoked Eggplant Soup; and Fettuccine with Smoky Salmon, Peas, and Leeks to name just a few. The possibilities are limited only by your imagination and your love for smoky flavor. With Chris Styler's tips, techniques, and pointers, smoking food is simple, fast, and the taste speaks for itself. Smokin' -- it's well, smokin'.

Parliamoci chiaro. TUTTI e quando dico tutti intendo proprio TUTTI TUTTI TUTTI i libri che parlano di perdita di peso sono rivolti, in modo più o meno esplicito, a un pubblico femminile. E lo capisco, sai? In fondo, noi donne siamo fissate con questo argomento. Questo libro, invece, vuole essere una via semplificata verso un obiettivo che non conosce genere: quello di stare bene con se stessi, mangiando senza fare la fame e soprattutto …senza sbattersi troppo! Perché se da un lato è vero che sia importante cambiare le proprie abitudini… te lo senti dire e te lo ripeti da una quindicina d’anni almeno… è anche vero che cambiare costa fatica, che la vita di tutti i giorni spesso monopolizza anche il tempo per andare in bagno e che il cibo rimane uno dei pochi rifugi in cui rintanarci senza rotture di scatole. Ecco allora una cosa semplicissima da seguire anche per un bambino di 6 anni, che non richiede un’esperienza decennale nel settore ristorazione e soprattutto NON sporca 10 padelle a ogni pasto: il tuo piano chetogenico ZERO SBATTI. Apri il frigo, prepara due cose al volo (o anche no, se non è giornata) metti nel piatto e mangia. Voilà! Ps. Dopo aver preso il libro, vieni a trovarci su Facebook. Un gruppo super attivo con centinaia di persone ti aspetta!

Whether you are a novice or experienced cook, this book is for you. Life is busy and it is important to eat healthy and save time while doing it. This book is organized in a manner to help cooks easily plan nutritious meals, effectively manage time, and satisfy families eating it. This book merges her photographs with her love of cooking; creating a way to paint the servings with vibrant colors, delight the pallet in textures, and inspires smile from everyone.

The wine label is a powerful icon of modern civilization; it is a precious object of art that symbolizes and disseminates the cultural and spiritual values of the land where the wine is grown. Wine label design has undergone a renaissance where art meets marketing in the most powerful way, penetrating the subconscious, and using the power of suggestion to imply flavor and quality. Jeffrey Caldewey and Chuck House are acknowledged masters of the new designs and they have created designs for some of the world's most sought after wines and this book is a collection of their most important works. Beginning with a short treatise on some of the philosophical aspects of modern iconography, this book documents 100 wine labels and bottle designs with complete descriptions of the genesis and thought behind each design concept. This book will become a classic in package design and essential for wine marketers and those who collect label art.

From the 1960s to the 1990s, Ira Ghosh lived in different countries due to her husband’s international job postings, where she participated in international clubs and formed close friendships with people from different nationalities and cultures. Due to her life-long interest in the culinary arts, she collected recipes from around the world from friends, which she simplified, refined and tested on friends and family (receiving enthusiastic responses and encouragement). She realized this user-friendly collection would interest similarly aspiring cooks who want to make good, interesting food from around the world with minimum effort. The result is “A Collection of Indo-Global Recipes”. This 676-recipe four-volume set is organized for easy exploration for different occasions, with most dishes achieved by a few quick and easy steps. She wrote these books for enthusiastic, curious cooks/foodies of Indian (and other) origins, living in India or abroad, interested in easily exploring cuisines from other cultures.

Traveling from East to West over thousands of years, tea has played a variety of roles on the world scene – in medicine, politics, the arts, culture, and religion. Behind this most serene of beverages, idolized by poets and revered in spiritual practices, lie stories of treachery, violence, smuggling, drug trade, international espionage, slavery, and revolution. Liquid Jade's rich narrative history explores tea in all its social and cultural aspects. Entertaining yet informative and extensively researched, Liquid Jade tells the story of western greed and eastern bliss. China first used tea as a remedy. Taoists celebrated tea as the elixir of immortality. Buddhist Japan developed a whole body of practices around tea as a spiritual path. Then came the traumatic encounter of the refined Eastern cultures with the first Western merchants, the trade wars, the emergence of the ubiquitous English East India Company. Scottish spies crisscrossed China to steal the secrets of tea production. An army of smugglers made fortunes with tea deliveries in the dead of night. In the name of "free trade" the English imported opium to China in exchange for tea. The exploding tea industry in the eighteenth century reinforced the practice of slavery in the sugar plantations. And one of the reasons why tea became popular in the first place is that it helped sober up the English, who were virtually drowning in alcohol. During the nineteenth century, the massive consumption of tea in England also led to the development of the large tea plantation system in colonial India – a story of success for British Empire tea and of untold misery for generations of tea workers. Liquid Jade also depicts tea's beauty and delights, not only with myths about the beginnings of tea or the lovers' legend in the familiar blue-and-white porcelain willow pattern, but also with a rich and varied selection of works of art and historical photographs, which form a rare and comprehensive visual tea record. The book includes engaging and lesser-known topics, including the exclusion of women from seventeenth-century tea houses or the importance of water for tea, and answers such questions as: "What does a tea taster do?" "How much caffeine is there in tea?" "What is fair trade tea?" and "What is the difference between black, red, yellow, green, or white tea?" Connecting past and present and spanning five thousand years, Beatrice Hohenegger's captivating and multilayered account of tea will enhance the experience of a steaming "cuppa" for tea lovers the world over.

Dans ce troisième volume d’une s série de quatre, je vous convie à un festin printanier ! En l’honneur de la saison du renouveau, je vous ai concocté des recettes débordantes de légumes de toutes sortes, mais aussi des mets chics et gourmands pour ébahir le palais de vos invités. Au menu : des sections entières consacrées aux brunchs salés ou sucrés, aux entrées et bouchées irrésistibles, aux accompagnements – incluant des suggestions d’accords avec les plats principaux –, aux desserts thématiques, aux pizzas, pâtes et sandwichs gourmands, aux soupes et salades, aux mets à base de viande ou végé... bref, vous trouverez de tout pour plaire à tous les goûts et faire la part belle à la saison nouvelle ! En prime, j’ai créé des repas pensés pour souligner les grandes célébrations associées à cette saison effffervescente, notamment Pâques ou le temps des sucres. Bonne dégustation du printemps !

One woman's misguided quest for love, sex, and as much airtime as possible . . . On The Howard Stern Show, radio personality Lisa Glasberg, aka Lisa G., is painted as a violin-playing, cookie-baking cat lady, but that's all about to change. This alleged wallflower once used her skills in the kitchen to show up at a suitor's doorstep wearing nothing but a fur coat and carrying a plate of freshly baked cookies. Now, in her unrated memoir, Lisa G. reveals all about her adventures and misadventures growing up and looking for love in all the wrong places. Her journey begins in the only place where she felt comfortable—behind the microphone. Lisa became a workaholic with a larger-than-life radio personality. But when the "on air" lights switched off, she struggled to find her true self. Through therapy and some soul-searching, she transformed from an insecure young woman who attempted to win over men with her culinary prowess into an independent adult who finally learned to love herself. Lisa's story is full of inspiration and lots of laughs. Smart, sassy, and stacked, Lisa always put her career first. While searching for the perfect job, the aspiring radio star dated her way through an urban bachelorette's predictable gallery of potential mates. In Sex, Lies, and Cookies, Lisa details her hilarious sexcapades, which include everyone from a nice Jewish doctor with a unique fetish to the classic unavailable type who wants an "open relationship." Lisa G. also shares behind-the-scenes stories from her A-list celebrity interviews, friendships, and time hanging with hip-hop royalty like P. Diddy, Will Smith, and Flavor Flav. Along the way, Lisa G. became known for having the hottest ticket in town—entry into her exclusive and legendary cookie parties. The book includes the recipes for more than twenty-five of Lisa G.'s famous desserts, like "Losing my Cherry Cookies" and "Double D-licious Oatmeal Cookies," as well as tips for hosting your own fabulous cookie party. Sex, Lies and Cookies is a tasty read that proves why the most satisfying relationship you'll ever have starts with learning to love yourself (and how a little cookie dough can help).

DIVDIVDIVFor decades, low-fat and low-cholesterol diets have been touted as the way to prevent and reverse heart disease. In the groundbreaking book, The Great Cholesterol Myth, Jonny Bowden and Stephen Sinatra debunked that assertion, arguing that fat—often curtailed on traditional low cholesterol “heart-healthy” diets—is not the enemy and may in fact be part of the solution. Now, in The Great Cholesterol Myth Cookbook, the authors and nutrition expert and whole foods chef Deirdre Rawlings, Ph.D., put their findings into action with a detailed meal plan and 100 delicious and nutritious recipes that will prevent and reverse heart disease and give you back the foods you thought were gone forever./divDIV /divDIV- Learn how to live a life free of heart disease without the use of harmful statin drugs./divDIV- Based on the latest studies, discover why sugar (not fat), inflammation, stress, and high-carb diets full of processed foods are the true culprits of heart disease./divDIV- Combat heart disease with 100 mouthwatering recipes designed to satisfy your taste buds, provide key nutrients, and keep your heart healthy./divDIV - Veal Scaloppini Supreme/divDIV- Luscious Lemon Yogurt Cake/divDIV- Anti-Inflammatory Turmeric Turkey Burgers/divDIV- Soul Warming Tuna Lasagna/divDIV- Fortifying Flourless Chicken Flapjacks/divDIV- Hearty Mediterranean Frittata/divDIV- Energizing Thai Spice Chicken Salad/divDIV- Gluten-Free Mediterranean Veggie Pizza/divDIV- Protein-Packed Vegetarian Shepherd's Pie/divDIV- Sweet and Spicy Beef or Chicken Stir Fry/divDIV /divDIV /divDIV“Bravo, bravo, bravo! Finally—a cookbook that puts flavor, healthy fats, and sanity back in the kitchen!”/divDIV-Christiane Northrup, M.D., best-selling author, Women’s Bodies, Women’s Wisdom and The Wisdom of Menopause/divDIV /divDIV“What a delight to find that all these ‘forbidden’ foods are exactly what we should be eating to keep our hearts healthy!”/divDIV-Ann Louise Gittleman, Ph.D, C.N.S., best-selling author, The Fat Flush Plan/divDIV /divDIV“You owe it to yourself, your heart, and your family to read this book, but more importantly, follow the program!”/divDIV?Robb Wolf, best-selling author ofThe Paleo Solution/divDIV /divDIV“Take it from the trusted experts in this book, and learn to enjoy the best foods for your heart, mind, and body!”/divDIV-Larry McCleary, M.D., author of Feed Your Brain, Lose Your Belly and The Fracture Cure/divDIV /divDIV“This team is a powerhouse of complementary skills and experience: Johnny Bowden is one of the world's leading authorities on functional foods. Stephen Sinatra is the first voice of metabolic cardiology. Deirdre Rawlings is an inspiring life coach.”/divDIV -Leo Galland, M.D., best-selling author of The Fat Resistance Diet/divDIV /divDIV“[The authors’] conclusions are contrary to conventional medical thinking—and in line with the best research out there! I find myself giving my patients the same message daily. I appreciate begin able to back it up with this well-considered, beautifully written book, which then provides them with recipes that are both practical and delicious. Let them eat fat!”/divDIV-Hyla Cass, M.D., author of 8 Weeks to Vibrant Health/divDIV /divDIV“[The authors’] arguments are based on scientific research published in peer-reviewed journals, which makes them difficult to refute. Tenets such as limit sugar, limit grains, no need to avoid saturated fat, and minimize processed foods, will go a long way in reversing risk factors for heart disease.”/divDIV-Colette Heimowitz, MSc, Vice President of Atkins Nutritionals, Inc./divDIV /divDIV“The dietary recommendations [the authors] make are right on target, and they are going to surprise you.”/divDIV-Jennifer Landa, M.D., chief medical officer of BodyLogicMD, author of The Sex Drive Solution for Women/divDIV /divDIV“You can trust [the authors’] collective wisdom, which tends to go against everything you’ve ever heard from conventional wisdom sources—it’s spot-on! You won’t go wrong heeding the advice they’re sharing. In fact, it very well could save your life!”/divDIV-Jimmy Moore, author of Cholesterol Clarity: What the HDL Is Wrong with My Numbers?/divDIV /divDIV“. . . The Great Cholesterol Myth Cookbook busts unscientific food myths—so you can get back to the joy of eating!”/divDIV-Jacob Teitelbaum, M.D., author of Beat Sugar Addiction Now!/divDIV /divDIV /div/div/div

Dr. Sebi Batidos alcalinos para la diabetes: la guía completa de diabetes para controlar y vivir un estilo de vida más saludable con Dr. Sebi Alkaline Smoothie Diet La cura para la diabetes del Dr. Sebi es muy simple y requiere poco dinero para comenzar. El propio Dr. Sebi curó su propia diabetes en 21 días de ayuno y siguiendo una dieta alcalina. Combata la creciente epidemia de diabetes con deliciosas recetas de batidos al alcance de su mano. Ya no buscará sin rumbo en Internet recetas de batidos para diabéticos. Hemos recopilado algunas de las recetas más conocidas del mundo para revertir la resistencia a la insulina en todos los tipos de diabetes: tipo 1, tipo 2 y diabetes gestacional. Estas recetas son fáciles de hacer y, lo mejor de todo, cumplen con una dieta para diabéticos. Podrá abrir el libro, ir a una receta y sentirse bien al saber que eliminará la diabetes con solo beber un licuado delicioso y saludable. ¿No permite que la diabetes tipo 1, tipo 2 o gestacional controle su vida? Descubrimos que estas recetas de batidos alcalinos no solo ayudan a perder peso, sino que también ayudan a ralentizar la absorción de glucosa en su cuerpo, estimulan su sistema inmunológico, desintoxican el cuerpo y controlan el azúcar en la sangre. Es por eso que nos aseguramos de incluir solo las MEJORES recetas que combaten la diabetes y le permiten concentrarse en sus objetivos mientras vive un estilo de vida sin estrés. Descargar: Dr. Sebi Batidos alcalinos para la diabetes: La guía completa de la diabetes para controlar y llevar un estilo de vida más saludable con la Dieta de batidos alcalinos del Dr. Sebi. Por dentro descubrirás.. Increíbles recetas de batidos alcalinos Instrucciones paso a paso de la receta. Datos nutricionales de cada receta de batido La fisiopatología de la diabetes Recetas de reemplazo de comidas de batidos para desayuno/almuerzo/cena Nutrientes clave que ayudan/revierten la diabetes ¡Y mucho, mucho, más! Haga clic en "COMPRAR AHORA" en la parte superior de la página y descargue instantáneamente los batidos alcalinos Dr. Sebi para la diabetes: la guía completa de diabetes para controlar y vivir un estilo de vida más saludable con la dieta de batidos alcalinos Dr. Sebi

Lahodná nálož receptů pro pomalý hrnec od oblíbené food blogerky. Pomalý hrnec je stálicí českých kuchyní: šetří čas, energii a dokáže připravit chutné a zdravé pokrmy, aniž by přišly o své nutriční hodnoty a vitaminy. Inspirujte se pomalými recepty populární blogerky Barbory Charvátové, známé jako Máma v kuchyni. S jejími tipy vložíte do vaření minimum úsilí a dosáhnete maximálního chuťového zážitku. A tentokrát na vás čeká i výživná kapitola, v níž najdete i řadu skvělých jídel vhodných pro děti!

Quick, easy, flavorful, and filling—these recipes will become the go-to for Suhoor, Iftar, and other special, festive meals. In this cookbook, readers will find all the recipes they need to make Ramadan meals family-friendly and fuss-free. For Anisa Karolia—who is known for sharing her family’s traditional Indian and Malawi recipes—Ramadan, the month of fasting to celebrate the ninth month of the Islamic calendar, is about self-reflection, becoming closer to her religion, and sharing the holiday with loved ones. Of course, at Suhoor and Iftar, the pre-dawn and fast-breaking meals of Ramadan respectively, this sharing means dining together. From comforting classics like Masala Roast Chicken to fusion favorites like Cauliflower Manchurian, the recipes in The Ramadan Cookbook make it possible for readers to share simple, delicious recipes with family and friends. Beautifully photographed and featuring recipes for sides, chutneys, flatbreads, refreshments, and sweets, this book ensures that readers will eat well before and after fasting, as well as throughout the year.

Kentang merupakan salah satu bahan yang mudah diolah menjadi berbagai makanan lezat dan menggugah selera. Selain enak, kentang juga mengandung banyak nutrisi. Diantaranya ada karbohindrat, serat, dan protein. Karena mengandung korbohidrat yang cukup tinggi, kentang juga bisa dijadikan sebagai alternatif pengganti nasi. Cara pengolahannya pun cukup praktis, Anda bisa berkreasi membuat camilan berbahan dasar kentang ketika waktu luang. Cocok dihidangkan saat berkumpul bersama keluarga atau jadi teman menemani menonton film. Dengan mengandalkan aneka ragam bumbu, kentang pun kemudian dapat diolah menjadi makanan serba asin ataupun manis. Dalam buku ini akan dibahas mengenai 29 macam olahan kentang lezat yang bisa Anda praktikkan di rumah. Selamat mencoba!

"This is a colorful crash course in Filipino cooking, with everything from classic chicken adobo to modern twists like squash and long bean risotto. [Marvin] creates a book that he hopes will spark a new and lasting interest in Filipino food and culture."--Food Network blog In The Adobo Road Cookbook, Marvin Gapultos, a food blogger-turned-gourmet food trucker, brings the exotic--yet easy to make--flavors of the Philippines into your home with this beautiful Filipino Cookbook. With a distinct lack of Filipino restaurants to be found, the road to great Filipino food begins and ends at home. In his debut cookbook, Marvin demonstrates that Filipino cuisine can be prepared in any kitchen--from Manila to Los Angeles and everywhere in-between. Marvin interprets traditional Filipino flavors with equal parts kitchen savvy and street smarts--providing easy-to-follow, tried-and-true recipes that serve as a guide to the pleasures of Filipino cooking. The nearly 100 recipes in these pages pave a culinary road trip that transports home cooks to the roadside food stalls, bars and home kitchens of the Philippines, to the hungry streets of L.A., and even into the kitchens of Marvin's grandmother, mother and aunties. A highly personal take on traditional Filipino cooking, The Adobo Road Cookbook boasts a tantalizing mix of native Filipino flavors, as well as influences from Spain, Mexico, China, and the U.S. From chapters featuring surefire entertaining foods like Filipino bar food, street food and cocktails to a complete section of adobo recipes, both traditional and with a twist, the recipes found in The Adobo Road Cookbook express Marvin's unique approach to cooking. All of his recipes emphasize their authentic Filipino roots, taking advantage of traditional island flavors for which the Philippines is rightly renowned. Original Filipino recipes include: Slow-Braised Pork Belly and Pineapple Adobo Spicy Sizzling Pork (Sisig) Salmon and Miso Sour Soup (Sinigang) Chili Crab Spring Rolls (Lumpia) Coconut Milk Risotto with Kabocha Squash and Long Beans Chicken Adobo Pot Pies Sweet Corn and Coconut Milk Panna Cotta Spicy Sizzling Pork Gin Fizz Tropical Banana-Nut Spring Rolls

More than 150 years after Louis Pasteur attributed fermentation to a living organism, the field of wine microbiology and chemistry is vibrant with discovery. The last decade alone has seen great strides in our understanding of the biochemistry involved in vinification. In this new edition of his classic text, Yair Margalit gives the complete and current picture of the basic and advanced science behind these processes, making the updated Concepts in Wine Chemistry the broadest and most meticulous book on the topic in print. Organized to track the sequence of the winemaking process, chapters cover must and wine composition, fermentation, phenolic compounds, wine oxidation, oak products, sulfur dioxide, cellar processes, and wine defects. Margalit ends with chapters detailing the regulations and legal requirements in the production of wine, and the history of wine chemistry and winemaking practices of old.

Eating right has been an obsession for longer than we think. Renaissance Europe had its own flourishing tradition of dietary advice. Then, as now, an industry of experts churned out diet books for an eager and concerned public. Providing a cornucopia of information on food and an intriguing account of the differences between the nutritional logic of the past and our own time, this inviting book examines the wide-ranging dietary literature of the Renaissance. Ken Albala ultimately reveals the working of the Renaissance mind from a unique perspective: we come to understand a people through their ideas on food. Eating Right in the Renaissance takes us through an array of historical sources in a narrative that is witty and spiced with fascinating details. Why did early Renaissance writers recommend the herbs parsley, arugula, anise, and mint to fortify sexual prowess? Why was there such a strong outcry against melons and cucumbers, even though people continued to eat them in large quantities? Why was wine considered a necessary nutrient? As he explores these and other questions, Albala explains the history behind Renaissance dietary theories; the connections among food, exercise, and sex; the changing relationship between medicine and cuisine; and much more. Whereas modern nutritionists may promise a slimmer waistline, more stamina, or freedom from disease, Renaissance food writers had entirely different ideas about the value of eating right. As he uncovers these ideas from the past, Ken Albala puts our own dietary obsessions in an entirely new light in this elegantly written and often surprising new chapter on the history of food.

Tin Can Magic does exactly what it says on the tin – simple, delicious recipes using tinned ingredients. Jessica Elliott Dennison understands the importance of having a capsule-wardrobe style cupboard of cheap, familiar tinned items that can be tweaked every week to create an interesting, seasonal menu. This book helps you do just that – focusing on easy meal solutions based around what readers might already have to hand, with smart ideas for adding flavour, freshness and contrast. Try your hand at Chilled chilli tomato noodles with crispy garlic and sesame; Za'atar roasted chicken and whipped butter bean dip with burnt greens and lemon; or Crispy coconut milk pancakes with prawns and garlic vinegar. If you're in the mood for something sweet, why not rustle up the Set lemon pudding, Hazelnut frangipane cherry galettes or Miso-salted caramel? Tin Can Magic shows you that, with a little bit of guidance, and a tin or two from the back of the cupboard, you can create mouthwatering meals for any night of the week.

This definitive guide to Southern cooking methods and techniques by the creators of the PBS show New Southern Cooking features more than 600 recipes. In Mastering the Art of Southern Cooking, Nathalie Dupree and Cynthia Graubart present the most comprehensive book on Southern cuisine in nearly a century. Based on years of research, Dupree and Graubart embrace the great Southern cookbooks and recipes of the past, enhancing them with the foods and conveniences of today. With more than 600 recipes and hundreds of step-by-step photographs, Dupree and Graubart make it easy to learn the techniques for creating the South’s fabulous cuisine. From basics such as cleaning vegetables and scrubbing a country ham, to show-off skills like making a soufflé and turning out the perfect biscuit—all are explained and pictured with clarity and plenty of stories that entertain.

Third Nephi stands as an independent witness of the "linchpin" doctrine of the entire Christian faith—-the literal, bodily resurrection of our Lord, Jesus Christ. This small volume illustrates these ideas to help all of us understand why Third Nephi may justly be called the Fifth Gospel, and why it is so valuable to the world. Grow your testimony and your love for the Savior with this inspiring book.

Dekorasi Kue atau Cake Decorating adalah seni untuk mengubah kue yang biasa menjadi terlihat luar biasa. Jika dulu kue ulang tahun atau bahkan kue untuk pesta pernikahan hanya didekorasi dengan butter cream maka kini sangat beragam cara untuk mempercantik penampilan kue saat disajikan. Di buku ini penulis, Etha Margaretha, berbagi cara-cara dan tip-tip memanggang kue dan mendekorasi kue. Dari resep kue, resep cream, cara-cara membuat papan kue, resep fondant, gum paste, dan modeling chocolate sampai step by step setiap desain kue akan dibahas di sini dengan foto-foto yang sangat detail. Cara menggunakan buku ini adalah dengan cara membaca terlebih dahulu dari awal agar Anda mengenal lebih tentang cake decorating, setelah mengetahui lebih tentang memanggang dan mendekorasi kue barulah memulai dengan memilih dekorasi kue yang kecil dan mudah sampai yang tersulit di dalam buku. Setelah Anda mencoba beberapa desain kue di dalam buku ini dan telah mempunyai kepercayaan diri untuk mendesain kue sendiri maka mulailah menciptakan kue karya Anda. Inspirasi untuk menciptakan dekorasi kue bisa didapatkan dari mana saja dan bahkan tema kue dapat didesain sesuai kesukaan si pemesan, warna kesukaan pemesan, tema pesta, dan bisa juga menciptakan kue berbentuk benda kesukaan. Berimajinasi dan berkreasilah untuk menciptakan aneka desain kue khas Anda sendiri.

"""Sisca Soewitomo telah menuliskan lebih dari 100 judul buku resep, yang sebagian besar di antaranya merupakan best seller. Di buku 30 Menu 1 Bulan Chinese Food, sang pakar kuliner Nusantara ini membuat menu yang bisa diaplikasikan langsung untuk sajian sehari-hari di rumah, mulai dari sarapan pagi, makan siang, makan malam, hingga hidangan selingan. Buku ini juga dilengkapi lebih dari 100 resep, menggunakan bahan bahan halal yang banyak tersedia di pasaran dengan harga terjangkau, telah teruji di dapur kami, serta praktis dan mudah untuk dipraktikkan sendiri. Untuk sarapan pagi, cobalah variasi bubur, seperti Bubur Seafood dan Bubur Ayam Istimewa. Atau sajikan aneka dimsum seperti Pau Ayam Panggang Merah dan Hakau serta hidangan nasi, antara lain Nasi Tim Ayam Jamur dan Nasi Daging Paprika. Ayam Udang Asam Manis, Kangkung Telur Asin, Tumis Tahu Kacang Mete, bahkan Nasi Ayam Hainan pun dapat Anda buat sendiri sebagai sajian makan siang dan malam. Dan sebagai hidangan selingan yang istimewa, silakan coba Puding Almond yang menyegarkan, Wedang Ronde dan Wedang Kolang kaling Tape yang hangat, atau kudapan Kue Mangkuk Kembang Tabur Kelapa dan Lumpia Mini. Jadikan diri Anda sebagai koki kebanggaan keluarga dengan menyajikan masakan istimewa dalam hidangan sehari-hari."""

Unlike any other cookbook, Great Chefs Cook Vegan includes recipes from 25 of today's greatest chefs, including Thomas Keller, Jean-George Vongerichten, Eric Ripert, Charlie Trotter, and many other James Beard award-winning chefs. Each chef section includes a three or four-course vegan meal, complete with mouth-watering photographs of each recipe and much more.

NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER! INTERNATIONAL BESTSELLER! Discover how to harness the power of food to support your body’s natural rhythms, empowering you to heal and thrive in this cookbook based on the revolutionary international bestseller, Fast Like a Girl. Do you struggle with hormonal imbalances or feel like your diet is out of sync with your body’s needs? Do you find it difficult to manage your energy levels throughout the month? Many women experience these challenges, often without understanding why. This book will show you how to use food as a powerful tool to support your body’s natural rhythms and guide you to a healthier, more balanced life. Thousands of women worldwide have embraced the fasting lifestyle introduced in Dr. Mindy Pelz’s revolutionary worldwide bestseller, Fast Like a Girl, and celebrated the return of regular menstrual cycles, improved fertility, and weight loss that had previously seemed impossible. In Eat Like a Girl, Dr. Mindy teaches how to use food to enhance these benefits. With over 100 recipes for both plant-based and omnivore diets, she shows you how to eat for your hormones and use food to support your fasting lifestyle, while enjoying delicious recipes that reflect the latest nutritional science, including: Quick and easy “fasted snacks” to sustain you while fasting Nourishing choices to break your fast and stabilize blood sugar Meals designed to support hormonal production and balance Recipes that keep blood sugar levels steady and support a healthy gut Dr. Mindy writes, “You deserve to live in a body you love—a healthy, happy, vibrant body that lives congruently with your hormonal wisdom.” Eat Like a Girl is more than a cookbook—it’s a manifesto for living in tune with your body.

Sale, grassi, acidi, calore non è il classico libro di cucina. Come i piatti dell’autrice, la chef, insegnante e scrittrice Samin Nosrat, questo libro nasce dalla combinazione di ingredienti di altissima qualità: belle storie, scienza, ricette e illustrazioni originali, il tutto condito da una grande ironia e da un amore contagioso per il cibo. Samin, infatti, non si limita a elencare una serie di passaggi e di istruzioni da seguire ed eseguire, ma, in modo semplice e coinvolgente, spiega anche i principi alla base della buona cucina, in particolare quelli relativi a sale, grasso, acido e calore. “Padroneggiate questi principi”, promette l’autrice, “e potrete rendere buono qualsiasi piatto”. Ogni preparazione evoca inoltre una storia che attinge direttamente dal suo bagaglio di ricordi ed esperienze personali, perché “una grande ricetta, come una grande fotografia, racconta una storia e lo fa bene” e nessun buon piatto potrà mai essere tale se non si assaggia e non si impara a “cucinare a sentimento” e a fidarsi dei propri sensi. Un testo utile, divertente e adatto a tutti che entrerà presto a far parte della raccolta di libri di cui non si può fare a meno. Sale, grassi, acidi, calore è anche una serie di Netflix.

Discover the safe, effective, delicious cleanse that took Instagram by storm! This 5-day detox program allows you to eat whole, nutrient-rich foods—and feel satisfied and energized while dropping pounds! As a professional model, Nikki Sharp traveled constantly, barely slept, skipped meals, and relied on quick fixes to stay skinny, all of which took a toll on her physical and emotional health. Realizing she needed to make a serious change, she began to study integrative nutrition—and learned that the key to weight loss, radiant skin, and overall well-being is not starving yourself but eating. That’s right: eating! Sharp created her detox plan based on the knowledge that in the right combinations, real whole foods—grains, vegetables, fruits, and spices—can aid digestion, burn body fat, flush out toxins, reduce bloating, banish fatigue, and clear up acne. Unlike other cleanses, The 5-Day Real Food Detox allows you to eat five times a day—and shed a pound a day—with meals and snacks developed by Sharp (and backed by a nutritionist and a registered dietician). Even better, the recipes, including Love Pancakes, Spinach & Chickpea Hummus, Black Bean Burgers, Cauliflower Mash, and Taco Bowl, have been taste-tested by Sharp’s many of 300,000-plus Instagram followers, who have done the plan and seen amazing results. In The 5-Day Real Food Detox, you’ll discover • nutrient-dense foods that encourage detoxification and weight loss • the facts on juice, smoothie, tea, and raw food cleanses • yummy foods to substitute when you crave unhealthy ones • ingredients to avoid and how to decode food labels • the secret to great-tasting meals—use spices instead of salt • strategies for lowering stress and combating insomnia • troubleshooting for food allergies, mood swings, bloating, and other detox issues Complete with gorgeous photos, success stories, shopping lists, and meal plans, The 5-Day Real Food Detox lays the groundwork for eating well and feeling wonderful for the rest of your life! Advance praise for The 5-Day Real Food Detox “Nikki is an amazing inspiration. Whether you are vegan, vegetarian, paleo, or just trying to get healthy, this book is a must-read!”—Kristina Carrillo-Bucaram, founder of the FullyRaw brand and author of The Fully Raw Diet “Nikki Sharp’s plant-based detox is a holistic approach to long-term wellness. Not only will it help get you lean in a short amount of time, it will keep you there, and feeling energized the whole way through.”—Brendan Brazier, author of the Thrive book series “The real power of this book is that it just may transform how you think about your food, your body, and the way your choices shape every aspect of your life.”—Adam Rosante, author of The 30-Second Body “I love that Nikki Sharp’s program is full of real, satisfying foods that won’t leave you starving—so you can build healthy habits that will last long after the five days are over!”—Megan Gilmore, author of Everyday Detox “Nikki Sharp’s style is fun, approachable, and innovative, and embodies the new way we should be eating. The wellness world is fortunate to now include her brilliant new book.”—Matthew Kenney, author of Cooked Raw: How One Celebrity Chef Risked Everything to Change the Way We Eat “A must have for everyone who wants to look gorgeous and healthy like Nikki!”—Ani Phyo, author of Ani’s 15-Day Fat Blast and Ani’s Raw Food Essentials

The bestselling author of A High Country Life shares more stories of living in the isolated mountains of New Zealand, plus 70 hearty recipes. Philippa's much-loved book A High Country Life sprang from her popular Instagram page, 'What's for Smoko'. Full of great stories of living through the seasons on a high country station, it contained stunning images of the beautiful landscape in which Philippa and her family live and farm. Her second book Winter Warmers includes more fascinating tales from past staff and family who have life-long connections to the land and life on the station. It has even more recipes, with approximately 70 hearty fill-'em-up meals and baking ideas. There's a strong focus on Philippa's favourite kitchen appliance, the magic pot (multicooker), plus methods for stovetop, oven and conventional slow cookers too. It also has lots of no-waste ideas and tips on how to use leftovers to create exciting and inspiring new meals. Complete with incredible photography of life in the high country, this is both a practical guide and a beautiful, aspirational book to browse.

L’Air Fryer, ce petit électroménager qui ravit les gourmands autant que les pressés et qui permet de tout faire, même des fritures-super-saines-et-ultra-faciles, révolutionne autant la cuisine aujourd’hui que la mijoteuse l’a fait il y a 20 ans. Et pour cause! Pain doré, fondues parmesan, poulet popcorn et frites de toutes sortes, entre autres délices, en utilisant seulement un soupçon d’huile d’olive? C’est par ici! On entend parler PARTOUT de ce petit appareil miracle, pas cher, compact et ultra performant qui fait pratiquement à manger pour nous. Tout ça est absolument vrai et il n’existe encore très peu d’ouvrages en français qui permettent de l’utiliser à son plein potentiel. En tant que blogueuse et youtubeuse culinaire, La Petite Bette a tout testé, essayé, raté, recommencé... sans huile, ou presque! Cet ouvrage est le résultat de ses recherches. Et quel résultat! Des recettes qui plairont véritablement à tout le monde, de la nièce végane à l’oncle qui n’arrivera pas à croire que les chicken wings qu’il déguste ont été faites maison dans une friteuse à air. Pour ceux et celles qui songent à s’acheter un appareil Air fryer ou ceux qui l’ont déjà et qui sont prêts à vraiment l’utiliser, ce livre offre tout ce qu’il faut pour se régaler et profiter d’un appareil dont on ne pourra bientôt plus se passer. Fini les frites congelées et les odeurs de friture. Fini les dégâts d’huile et les mets trop gras. L’Air Fryer est véritablement la meilleure façon de remettre le «Air» dans crrrrrroustillant!

Many of our favorite ingredients—such as berries, tomatoes, and nuts—are among the healthiest foods on earth, and by simply incorporating more of them into our everyday meals, we can all lead healthier lives. Here are 150 fantastic ways to help you do just that. Organized into chapters on breakfast, snacks, sandwiches, soups, salads, main dishes, side dishes, and desserts, the recipes are accompanied by simple instructions and beautiful photographs to keep you inspired to eat well at any time of the day. Stay motivated with tempting recipes such as: Breakfast: Pecan Pancakes with Mixed Berry Compote; Mushroom and Scallion Frittata Starters and Snacks: Sweet Potato Hummus; Beet Chips Sandwiches and Wraps: Salmon Salad and Curried Egg on Multigrain Bread; Kiwifruit Summer Roll Soups and Stews: Golden Pepper Soup; Chili with Chicken and Beans Salads: Quinoa and Corn Salad with Pumpkin Seeds; Endive, Avocado, and Grapefruit Salad. Main Dishes: Citrus-Roasted Salmon with Spring Pea Sauce; Soba Noodle, Tofu, and Vegetable Stir-fry; Turkey Cutlets with Tomatoes and Capers Side Dishes: Cauliflower and Barley Salad with Toasted Almonds; Edamame Succotash Desserts: Lemon Cream with Blackberries; Double Dark Chocolate and Ginger Biscotti. Beyond these wonderful recipes, the editors of Whole Living magazine include research-backed information about the health benefits and disease-fighting properties of 38 power foods, along with nutritional data and helpful tips on storing, preparing, and cooking them. In this one-stop resource, you’ll learn all about stocking a healthy pantry, eating seasonally, understanding food labels, and when it’s best to splurge for organic ingredients. These 38 Power Foods are: Asparagus, Artichokes, Avocados, Beets, Bell Peppers, Broccoli. Brussels Sprouts. Carrots. Kale. Mushrooms. Spinach. Sweet Potatoes, Swiss Char, Tomatoes, Winter Squash, Apricots, Berries, Citrus, Kiwifruits, Papayas, Pears, Brown Rice, Oats, Quinoa, Dried Beans, Green Peas, Soybeans/Edamame, Almonds, Pecans, Pistachios, Walnuts, Flaxseed, Pumpkin Seeds, Eggs, Yogurt, Sablefish, Rainbow Trout, Wild Alaskan Salmon With 150 quick, flavor-packed recipes using the 38 healthiest foods nature has to offer, Power Foods makes eating well simple—and more delicious than ever before.

“A go-to for busy home cooks looking to spice up their repertoire.” —Publishers Weekly (starred review) The New York Times bestselling author and beloved social media star @PreppyKitchen delivers simple, everyday recipes that anyone can cook regardless of cooking level or busy schedule that is sure to delight the whole family. John Kanell is beloved for his aspirational lifestyle and food recipes that feed the eye first. As his kids get older and life gets busier, John recognizes the need that all busy families have for food that is at once practical to prepare and delicious. Preppy Kitchen Super Easy was born of that need. He’s created a cookbook of simple dishes that feel special. With particular attention to variations for nearly every recipe, John makes it easy to prepare any dish at any time. Ran out of mayo? Use sour cream in the Ranch and Feta Dip. Need to use up those tomatoes and peppers before they go to waste? Swap ‘em for the cukes in the Wild Rice Salad. In each recipe, John breaks down instructions with simple steps, streamlines ingredient lists, and gives dozens of ideas for riffs and make-aheads. John explains how easy it is to vary vessels with a single recipe: a quick bread or cake can bake in a muffin tin, a baking dish, or a cake pan; pancake batter is good for a waffle maker or a griddle. He leans into a small cache of hands-off appliances such as the Instant Pot™ and air fryer. And, best of all, he’s developed recipes you can make once and eat all week, along with dressings and spreads that morph from snack-time dip to salad accompaniment to just-add-a-protein main dish. Recipes include: -Breakfast: Breakfast in a Cup, Breakfast Burritos, “Ice Cream” Overnight Oats -Main dishes with hands-off cook time: Skillet Steak with Garlic-Herb Butter, Cream Cheese and Caraway-Stuffed Salmon, and Crispy Orange-Glazed Chicken Strips -Easy sides to elevate the simplest of main dishes: Browned Butter and Garlic Mashed Potatoes -Favorite snacks and small bites for grazing throughout the day: Bruschetta Dip, Grape and Tarragon Chicken Salad, Mango and Radish Shrimp Ceviche -Quick and easy delicious desserts: Brian’s Favorite Chocolate Cake, Slice and Bake Shortbread Cookies, and Chocolate Chunk Pecan Pie Bars Regardless of your skill level or busy schedule, you will find these recipes quick and easy to make any time of day.

Creating the perfect loaf of bread--a challenge that has captivated bakers for centuries--is now the rage in the hippest places, from Waitsfield, Vermont, to Point Reyes Station, California. Like the new generation of beer drinkers who consciously seek out distinctive craft-brewed beers, many people find that their palates have been reawakened and re-educated by the taste of locally baked, whole-grain breads. Today's village bakers are finding an important new role--linking tradition with a sophisticated new understanding of natural levens, baking science and oven construction. Daniel Wing, a lover of all things artisanal, had long enjoyed baking his own sourdough bread. His quest for the perfect loaf began with serious study of the history and chemistry of bread baking, and eventually led to an apprenticeship with Alan Scott, the most influential builder of masonry ovens in America. Alan and Daniel have teamed up to write this thoughtful, entertaining, and authoritative book that shows you how to bake superb healthful bread and build your own masonry oven. The authors profile more than a dozen small-scale bakers around the U.S. whose practices embody the holistic principles of community-oriented baking based on whole grains and natural leavens. The Bread Builders will appeal to a broad range of readers, including: Connoisseurs of good bread and good food. Home bakers interested in taking their bread and pizza to the next level of excellence. Passionate bakers who fantasize about making a living by starting their own small bakery. Do-it-yourselfers looking for the next small construction project. Small-scale commercial bakers seeking inspiration, the most up-to-date knowledge about the entire bread-baking process, and a marketing edge.

In Recipes from a Normal Mum, Holly Bell transforms the daily chore of cooking for the whole family with her collection of inventive, economical and simple recipes. With colour photographs of every dish (in response to the feedback Holly always hears from mums!), this is the must-have book for any mum who is short of time but still wants to cook delicious food for her family. Each recipe is written in straightforward steps and made with ingredients that you can buy at the supermarket. Split into 8 chapters including The More the Merrier, Dinner for 2 in A Flash, Switch to Baking Mode and Food for the Great British Outdoors, Holly has recipes to fit every family occasion. And no longer will you be stumped when you are left with a little-used ingredient or an excess amount of a dish as Holly has supplied ideas for using up the surplus, ensuring you waste absolutely nothing. Recipes include the Mix It Up Breakfast Muffins, Lemony Salmon Pasta with Courgettes & Peas, Tortilla Traybake and Lemon Button Biscuits. Holly is a real mum cooking in real time and 'normal' mums of every variety regularly turn to her blog for advice and fail-safe recipes. Whether it is a speedy recipe for feeding little people, cooking for a hungry crowd, baking for children's parties, or conjuring up grown-up weeknight suppers, this is a book to which you can turn no matter what aspect of family life you're approaching that day.

Unlock the Power of Dr. Sebi's Alkaline Transition with Our Essential Recipe Book Discover the profound benefits of Dr. Sebi’s Alkaline Transition with the "Alkaline Transition Recipe Book," your ultimate guide to understanding and adopting the life-changing principles of an alkaline plant-based diet. This book not only explains the science behind pH balance and its impact on health but also provides you with practical steps, a 90-day meal plan, and delicious recipes to seamlessly integrate Dr. Sebi's teachings into your daily life. What’s Inside the Alkaline Transition Recipe Book: Alkaline Transition: What It Is and Why It Matters Learn why transitioning to an alkaline lifestyle is crucial for your health and well-being. Understanding Alkaline Transition Explore the science behind pH balance and how acidic foods can harm your health, while alkaline foods promote vitality. Understanding Dr. Sebi’s Alkaline Plant-Based Diet Delve into the paradigm shift that Dr. Sebi introduced, and discover the scientific exploration that supports his methodology. Mechanisms of Disease According to Dr. Sebi Understand how Dr. Sebi’s diet combats disease, supported by clinical observations and evidence. The Role of pH and Alkaline Blood in Health Examine how pH levels across different body parts affect overall health and the benefits of maintaining an alkaline balance. Dr. Sebi’s Nutritional Guide and Cleansing Herbs Follow Dr. Sebi's nutritional guide and learn about powerful cleansing herbs that support detoxification. Alkaline Recipes and Hydration Access a wealth of nutrient-rich juices, smoothies, and other recipes designed to support your alkaline lifestyle. Health Benefits of Raw Juices and Smoothies Discover the incredible health benefits of raw juices and smoothies, and learn the best practices for nutrient retention and storage. 90-Day Alkaline Meal Plan: Initiation, Transition, Maintenance To make your journey smoother, we've included a detailed 90-day meal plan that guides you through the stages of Initiation, Transition, and Maintenance: Phase 1: Initiation (Days 1-30) Phase 2: Transition (Days 31-60) Phase 3: Maintenance (Days 61-90) Why This Book is Essential: Comprehensive Guide to Dr. Sebi's Teachings: Gain a deep understanding of Dr. Sebi’s alkaline diet and how it can transform your health. Easy-to-Follow Recipes and Meal Plans: Enjoy a wide variety of simple, delicious recipes and a structured 90-day meal plan that makes transitioning to an alkaline diet effortless. Health-Boosting Tips: Learn about the importance of water, the benefits of raw foods, and how to effectively cleanse your body. Proven Health Benefits: Experience improved digestion, increased energy, reduced inflammation, and enhanced mental clarity. Whether you're new to Dr. Sebi's teachings or looking to deepen your knowledge, the "Alkaline Transition Recipe Book" is your ultimate resource. Begin your journey to optimal health with the guidance of Dr. Sebi and embrace the alkaline lifestyle today!

Learn to cook it all in cast iron! The cast-iron skillet is a sturdy, versatile, traditional kitchen workhorse that 85% of us own but far fewer of us reach for daily, mostly because we have one or two recipes we use it for and otherwise it stays in the back of the cabinet. In this new cookbook, the editors of Cook's Country will show you everything you need to know about cast-iron cookware and the many (and often surprising) dishes you can cook and bake in this multitasker of a pan, from the classic dishes everyone knows and loves like steak, perfect fried eggs, and cornbread, to innovative and inspiring recipes like skillet apple pie, pizza, and cinnamon swirl bread. Learn about this cast iron's history and what makes it uniquely American and let us show you how to shop for, season, care for, and clean this perfect pan.

<h3>*New Enhanced <b>2nd Edition</b> - See below for list of upgrades* </h3><br>Over 60 mouth-watering recipes to help you develop healthy eating habits for life. This isn't just a cookbook, it's a full plan to start you on a journey to life-long healthy eating by getting back to God-created whole foods and sensible eating the way we were designed to eat foods.This meal plan gives you all the tools you need to develop healthy eating habits with weekly shopping lists and recipes for each meal of the day. Delicious low-carbohydrate meals designed to reduce your sugar and carb craving while helping you to lose those unwanted pounds naturally.<br>Originally written to accompany the <i>Healthy by Design: Weight Loss, God's Way</i> devotional bible study, as a means to fast-track and simplify the journey. I've now taken the most popular recipes and added some new favorites to round out this fully stand-alone cookbook.Alone or with it's companion <i>Healthy by Design: Weight Loss, God's Way</i> book, it'll help you to discover what's been holding you back from permanently releasing weight, while realigning you with God's design for your body, mind and spirit.<br>This 21-Day Meal Plan contains everything you need to start a change to a healthier, faith-based diet, focused on whole foods and proven nutrition while still providing great tasting, easy-to-prepare meals even your kids will love.<br><ul><li>Over 60 low-carb meals</li><li>21-days of done-for-you meal plans</li><li>Shopping lists for each week</li><li>carb counts, calories and nutrition details for every recipe</li><li>Overview of the Weight Loss, God's Way biblical principles to help you stop yo-yo dieting and release weight sustainably</li></ul><br><b>*NEW 2nd Edition: Best-selling author Cathy Morenzie's award-winning 21-Day Meal Plan has been massively updated and upgraded:</b><br><ul><li>New Recipes</li><li>New Photos</li><li>New nutrition labels for each recipes</li><li>New commentary</li><li>Revised and updated nutrition facts</li><li>Re-edited</li><li>Bonus recipes</li><li>and finally... Available in Print!!</li></ul>

A “sweet indulgence for your mind, heart, and tastebuds”—now a major motion picture starring Yara Shahidi, Odessa A’zion, and Bette Midler (Molly Tarlov, MTV’s Awkward). Meeting Mr. Right is never easy. And in a big city like Los Angeles, it’s even harder. So, after years of fruitless efforts at finding a soul mate, Audrey Shulman decided to take a different route to a man’s heart—through his sweet tooth. Whipping up a variety of sinfully delicious cakes, Audrey invaded the savage singles scene fully armed with butter, sugar, and frosting. Sitting in Bars with Cake recounts Audrey’s year spent baking, bar-hopping, and offering slices of cake to men in the hope of finding a boyfriend (or, at the very least, a date). With 35 inventive recipes, this charming book pairs each cake with a short essay and tongue-in-cheek lesson about picking up boys in bars. “This delectable mix of encouragement, anecdote and cream-filling is more than enough reason to start baking and flirting.” —Winnie Holzman, creator of My So-Called Life “This is a delightfully humble and enthralling tale about cake and bars and boys, but it’s really about life, and what it takes to get up every day and be the person you have always wanted to be.” —Tracy Moore, Jezebel

Lose 16 Pounds In 12-Days On A Smoothie Cleanse Diet: Rapidly Lose Weight, Fight Cancerous Diseases, And Look Younger Whilst Drinking A Delicious Green Smoothie On this 12-day smoothie cleanse diet, you will incorporate in your daily regimen delicious smoothies made up of super-nutrients from leafy greens and fruits as well as how to overpower cravings with healthy snacking. No longer will you be aimlessly searching the internet for a smoothie cleansing recipe book. Your body will naturally lose weight, have a surge of energy, your immune system strengthen , and radiant skin when you lower your calorie intake by replacing your meals with a delicious green smoothie. These recipes are simple to make, and best of all compliant with the green smoothie cleanse diet. You’ll be able to open up the book, go to a recipe and feel great knowing that you’ll be losing weight while detoxifying your body with a delicious and healthy smoothie drink. Are You Struggling to Lose Weight or Stick to a Diet? This 12-day smoothie cleanse diet not only helps to drop weight but also teaches you proven strategies for embracing a healthier lifestyle that will make you look and feel good. That’s why we made sure to include only the BEST recipes to let you focus on your goals while living a stress free smoothie lifestyle. Download: Lose 16 Pounds In 12-Days On A Smoothie Cleanse Diet: Rapidly Lose Weight, Fight Cancerous Diseases, And Look Younger Whilst Drinking A Delicious Green Smoothie Inside You Will Discover... *46 amazing smoothie recipes *12-Day green smoothie meal replacement plan *Nutritional facts of every smoothie recipe *2 week shopping list *Breakfast/Lunch/Dinner smoothie meal recipes *Daily chart to track your progress *Plus much, much, more! Click “BUY NOW” at the top of the page, and instantly Download Lose 16 Pounds In 12-Days On A Smoothie Cleanse Diet: Rapidly Lose Weight, Fight Cancerous Diseases, And Look Younger Whilst Drinking A Delicious Green Smoothie

Hiểu hết về cà phê cung cấp hiểu biết sâu sắc từ góc độ khoa học và nghệ thuật về hạt cà phê và thành phẩm. Tác giả mổ xẻ hạt cà phê, phân tích thành phần hóa học của nó, chỉ ra cách rang, xay và ủ hạt tốt nhất để đạt đến đỉnh cao về hương vị. Pha một ly cà phê ngon quả thực phụ thuộc vào kiến thức khoa học: tại sao chúng ta cần dùng nước ở nhiệt độ nhất định, phương pháp nào phù hợp nhất với kiểu xay nào, cách rang ảnh hưởng gì đến hương vị, điều gì xảy ra khi bạn thêm sữa hay kem vào cà phê…? Cuốn sách đưa ra các nguyên tắc khoa học và kể tên những công cụ cần thiết nhằm hướng dẫn cho những người yêu thích loại thực phẩm này phương thức tự pha tại nhà một ly cà phê ngon lành. Trích đoạn đầu phần Intro trong sách: "Hiểu hết về cà phê không phải là một cuốn sách dạy công thức, một tuyển tập về các loại hạt hay một phụ kiện phong cách sống; ấn phẩm là lời giải thích về các nguyên tắc khoa học đằng sau nghệ thuật pha cà phê, với hướng dẫn từng bước rõ ràng giải thích hoạt động của đầy đủ các phương pháp pha cà phê chính cũng như các loại hạt, cách rang và xay nào là tốt nhất với chúng."

Make filling, flavorful family meals with the first cookbook from the star of Food Network’s Big Daddy’s House! Winner of The Next Food Network Star Aaron McCargo shares his passion for big, bold flavors and fun family cooking with these simple, flavorful, down to earth recipes. Leaving out the fussy cooking techniques and hard-to-find ingredients, McCargo shows you how to create bold flavors and satisfying dishes like Spicy Beef Quesadillas, Jerk Chicken with Smoked Gouda Sandwiches, or Salisbury Steak Bundles. And if, somehow, friends and family have room left for dessert, they’ll love his Candybar Cookies and Tiramisu Cupcakes. Included are 120 recipes covering soups, salads, appetizers, side dishes, main courses, sandwiches, sauces, and desserts, with full-color photos throughout. When it’s time to cook for the family, Simply Done, Well Done will make sure that delicious is definitely on the menu.

Descubre los beneficios del chocolate para la salud del cuerpo y el bienestar del espíritu. ¿Qué es lo que tiene el chocolate que despierta pasiones y lo hace tan adictivo? ¿Te has preguntado por qué te hace sentir bien? Y más allá de su insuperable sabor, ¿tienes idea de la infinidad de maneras en que puede beneficiar a tu salud y procuras tu bienestar? En este libro descubrirás que el chocolate refuerza la memoria, mejora algunas funciones cardiovasculares, es fantástico para la piel y el cabello, es un antidepresivo natural y un estupendo aliado de la libido. De dónde procede el chocolate, cómo se obtiene y por qué gusta en todo el mundo. La historia del cacao y el proceso de elaboración del chocolate. Las distintas maneras de preparar y consumir el chocolate. Los efectos beneficiosos en el sistema nervioso central, en la piel y en el cabello, y el papel del chocolate en el deporte. El chocolate y las emociones. Cómo preparar y aplicar mascarillas, cremas, aceites...

More than 250 easy and enjoyable recipes! "The methods here [will] inspire us with their resourcefulness, their promise of goodness, and with the idea that we can eat well year around."—Deborah Madison Over 100,00 copies sold! Typical books about preserving garden produce nearly always assume that modern "kitchen gardeners" will boil or freeze their vegetables and fruits. Yet here is a book that goes back celebrating traditional but little-known French techniques for storing and preserving edibles in ways that maximize flavor and nutrition. Translated into English, and with a new foreword by Deborah Madison, this book deliberately ignores freezing and high-temperature canning in favor of methods that are superior because they are less costly and more energy-efficient. Inside, you’ll learn how to: Preserve without nutrient loss Preserve by drying Preserve with oil, vinegar, salt, and sugar Make sweet-and-sour preserves Preserve with alcohol As Eliot Coleman says in his foreword to the first edition, "Food preservation techniques can be divided into two categories: the modern scientific methods that remove the life from food, and the natural 'poetic' methods that maintain or enhance the life in food. The poetic techniques produce... foods that have been celebrated for centuries and are considered gourmet delights today." Preserving Food Without Freezing or Canning offers more than 250 easy and enjoyable recipes featuring locally grown and minimally refined ingredients. An essential guide for those who seek healthy food for a healthy world.

Tradisi lisan kantola adalah salah satu bentuk sastra lisan yang berasal dari masyarakat Muna, Sulawesi Tenggara. Kantola adalah sebuah permainan yang melibatkan dua kelompok yang saling berbalas pantun dengan irama dan nada tertentu. Kantola biasanya dimainkan pada saat acara adat, keagamaan, atau festival budaya. Lirik kantola mengandung makna-makna yang berkaitan dengan perasaan, pengalaman pribadi, dan dimensi kemasyarakatan. Kantola juga merupakan media ekspresi dan komunikasi antara masyarakat Muna dengan budaya-budaya lain, seperti Bali dan Lombok. Kantola memiliki bentuk syair yang mirip dengan soneta, tetapi tidak terikat oleh aturan sajak maupun jumlah baris. Kantola diturunkan secara lisan dari generasi ke generasi dalam lingkungan klan atau marga. Tradisi lisan kantola merupakan warisan budaya yang perlu dilestarikan dan dikembangkan agar tidak punah akibat pengaruh budaya modern. Kantola merupakan pernyataan perasaan dan pendapat seseorang, yang disampaikan secara santun, sesuai dengan budaya masyarakat setempat. Komunikasi dengan menggunakan kantola lebih berkesan mudah dihayati, dipahami maksud serta pendapat seseorang. Kantola berfungsi sebagai alat untuk mempertahankan kecermatan berbahasa. Hal ini akan menumbuhkan sikap penghargaan terhadap orang lain dan sikap malu untuk berbuat kesalahan. Dalam masyarakat tradisional, yang masih menjunjung tinggi nilai-nilai adat yang berlandaskan pada tradisi, sikap malu merupakan dasar yang paling hakiki dalam kehidupan masyarakat.

“Tetapi apa yang kita ‘cutat’ dari Kalam Allah dan Sunnah Rasul itu? Bukan apinya, bukan nyalanya, bukan flame-nya, tetapi abunya, debunya, asbesnya.” (Ir. Soekarno) “Umat Islam terlalu menganggap fiqh itu satu-satunya tiang keagamaan. Kita lupa, atau kita tidak mau tahu, bahwa tiang keagamaan ialah terutama sekali terletak di dalam ketundukan kita punya jiwa kepada Allah. Kita lupa bahwa fiqh itu, walaupun sudah kita saring semurni-murninya, belum mencukupi semua kehendak agama Islam. Maka benarlah perkataan Halide Edib Hanum, bahwa Islam di zaman akhir-akhir ini ‘bukan lagi pemimpin hidup, tetapi agama pokrol-bambu’. Janganlah kita kira diri kita sudah mukmin, tetapi hendaklah kita insyaf, bahwa banyak di kalangan kita yang Islamnya masih Islam Sontoloyo!” (Ir. Soekarno) Sebuah buku besar warisan presiden pertama kita, yang sangat relevan, akan selalu relevan, dengan realitas dan pergumulan wacana keislaman kita hari ini.

Sosiologi termasuk salah satu cabang dari ilmu-ilmu sosial. Sebagai bidang ilmu yang mempelajari masyarakat, sosiologi berfungsi menganalisis berbagai gejala sosial. Ilmu ini baru berkembang dan diakui eksistensinya sekitar akhir abad ke-19. Meskipun demikian, pemikiran tentang masyarakat telah dikenal sejak berabad-abad sebelumnya, dan terus berkembang hingga kini. Hal ini tentu tidak terlepas dari peran dan kontribusi para tokohnya. Buku ini mengulas profil dan pemikiran para tokoh sosiologi terkemuka dari seluruh dunia, sejak masa klasik hingga era modern. Tentu saja hal tersebut sangat menarik untuk memberikan pemahaman awal mengenai konsep-konsep dasar sosiologi. Tidak hanya itu, karya-karya para tokoh juga diulas secara ringkas guna mendorong ketertarikan Anda memahami pemikiran mereka secara lebih komprehensif. Segera miliki buku ini untuk mempelajari pokok-pokok penting ilmu sosiologi langsung dari tokoh-tokohnya. Selamat membaca!

PROGRAMACION WEB Full Stack 1 - Ecosistema Web Desarrollo frontend y backend - Curso Visual y Práctico Aprendeás: HTML5 / CSS3 / Diseño UI con CSS / Introducción a JavaScript / JavaScript orientado a objetos / Integración de HTML5 y JavaScript / Formularios web / Multimedia y APIs / CSS Avanzado / Diseño web responsive / Sitios multiplataforma con Bootstrap / PHP y MySQL / Webs dinámicas con Ajax y PHP / Buenas prácticas: análisis, tests y optimización / Fundamentos del ecosistema mobile / Jquerymobile: la web móvil / Funcionalidades extendidas en mobile web / Potenciando la faceta full stack / Webapps y plataformas amigables / Versionando el desarrollo: GIT y Github ¿Por qué aprender PROGRAMACIÓN WEB FULL STACK? Porque desde cero, y sin ningún conocimiento previo, este curso te enseña a diseñar un simple sitio que luego transformaremos en uno dinámico, interactivo y responsivo, conociendo y aprovechando las últimas tecnologías de desarrollo. A lo largo de 24 fascículos, repletos de ejemplos, ejercicios y explicaciones visuales, aprenderás tanto los lenguajes y tecnologías frontend como backend: HTML, CSS, JavaScript, PHP, MySQL, JQuery y más. ¡Son varios cursos en uno solo!

Este libro desarrolla los contenidos del módulo profesional de Atención Sanitaria Inicial en Situaciones de Emergencia, del Ciclo Formativo de grado medio de Emergencias Sanitarias, perteneciente a la familia profesional de Sanidad. Para ello, se ha tenido en cuenta el RD 1397/2007, de 29 de octubre, y la Orden ESD/3391/2008, de 3 de noviembre, por los que se establecen el título y el currículo, respectivamente, del título de Técnico en Emergencias Sanitarias. Asimismo, se han considerado los currículos de dicho ciclo en cada comunidad autónoma del territorio español. La obra se organiza en 12 unidades, que desarrollan los siguientes temas: la asistencia sanitaria en emergencias; el sistema nervioso; el aparato cardiocirculatorio; el aparato respiratorio; la parada cardiaca; soporte vital básico en adultos; soporte vital básico en víctimas pediátricas; obstrucción y manejo de la vía aérea; soporte vital intermedio; atención a múltiples víctimas; clasificación de las víctimas: el triaje; situaciones especiales en emergencias. Es importante destacar que todas las unidades están diseñadas desde dos puntos de vista: el del docente, en cuanto a la forma, la estructura, las actividades y los recursos de cada unidad; y el de los profesionales de emergencias sanitarias. La combinación de ambos enfoques permite una enseñanza completa, útil y eficaz, tanto para el proceso de enseñanza-aprendizaje como para la futura vida profesional de los alumnos. Asimismo, cada unidad ofrece multitud de recursos para profesores y alumnos. Cuenta con gran número de esquemas, imágenes, tablas, actividades propuestas y cuadros aclaratorios o de información adicional, para ilustrar y poner en práctica los contenidos teóricos y ayudar a una mejor comprensión de estos. Además, el mapa conceptual al término de cada unidad muestra el recorrido en el proceso de enseñanza-aprendizaje. Por último, se incluyen actividades finales de comprobación, aplicación e investigación, con el objetivo de que los alumnos desarrollen distintas capacidades de estudio. Por ello, esta obra, fruto de la experiencia docente de su autora, es una útil herramienta para profesores y alumnos de este módulo.

Secara umum buku ini dapat dipergunakan oleh dosen, mahasiswa S1, S2, dan S3, peneliti, dan semua pihak yang berkepentingan dengan metode dan media pembelajaran. Metode dan media inovatif ini dapat digunakan oleh guru dalam membantu proses pembelajaran khususnya dalam meningkatkan keterampilan berbahasa pada siswa. Buku ini membekali pengetahuan dan keterampilan pembaca dalam memahami metode serta media pembelajaran yang inovatif dalam meningkatkan keterampilan berbahasa. Buku ini terdiri dari lima belas bab yang berisi mengenai hakikat belajar, hakikat pembelajaran, membaca menulis permulaan, metode pembelajaran, metode eja, metode global, metode silaba, media pembelajaran, media puzzle kata, media flashcard, media wordwall dan rencana pembelajaran. Semoga buku yang sederhana ini dapat memberikan kontribusi dalam dunia pendidikan di Indonesia.

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Bila disebut kata “shalat”, siapa yang tidak mengenalnya? Setiap hari, paling tidak lima kali, kita melaksanakannya. Tapi, tahukan Anda sejak kapan ibadah harian ini diperintahkan? Apakah shalat hanya dilaksanakan oleh umat Muhammad saja atau sudah dilaksanakan oleh umat terdahulu? Bila ditunjukkan Al-Qur’an, pasti setiap kita akan mengenalinya. Sejak dari kecil kita telah mempelajarinya. Saat dewasa, kita tak pernah berhenti membacanya. Pun, ketika kita sudah tua. Tapi, tahukah Anda bahwa saat diturunkan kepada nabi Muhammad, Al-Qur’an belum menggunakan tanda baca. Dan, saat ini ada 7 cara baca kitab suci umat Islam ini. Bila ditanyakan tentang masjid, dengan mudah siapa pun kita akan mampu menjawab dan menunjukkannya. Bukan saja kita sering melihatnya, tapi kita juga sering beraktivitas di rumah ibadah umat Islam ini. Tapi, Tahukah Anda masjid apa yang pertama kali dibangun? Apakah di zaman Nabi sudah ada mihrab dan menara? Semua pertanyaan-pertanyaan tersebut akan dikupas tuntas buku ini. Asal usul ibadah, sumber hukum ibadah, dan tempat ibadah diuraikan dari Ahingga Z. Insya Allah, ibadah kita pun bukan sekadar dilaksanakan, apalagi ikut-ikutan. Tapi, kita melaksanakannya dengan penuh kesadaran dan berdasarkan pengetahuan. Buku persembahan Republika Penerbit [Republika, bukurepublika, Penerbit Republika]

Al-Rawd al-’Athir fi’ Nuzhat al-Khathir, karangan Syaikh al Imam al-Allamah al-Humam Sayiddi Muhammad al Nafzawi, Diperkirakan buku ini ditulis pada awal abad 16 Masehi atau sekitar tahun 925 Hijrah Pengarang buku ini lahir di Nafzawi suatu tempat yang berada di pinggir Danau Sebkha Melrir, Tunisia. Ia dikenal sebagai ulama yang menguasai fiqih dan hadist serta ilmu pengobatan Beliau menulis buku ini setelah melakukan riset mendalam tentang hubungan antara laki-laki dan perempuan, untuk menjelaskan prinsip-prinsip apa saja yang dapat membahagiakan laki-laki dan perempuan, berdasarkan karakter, temperamen, dan kesehatannya. Buku bukanlah 100% karya orisinal Syaikh al Nafzawi, beliau banyak mengkompulasi dari sumber-sumber lain, seperti hikayat Arab dan juga dari karya tulis India. Bukunya bisa dikatakan sangat lengkap membahas berbagai hal tentang seks, seni bercinta dan juga tentang pengobatan yang berkaitan dengannya, dan juga beberapa hikayat serta anekdot. Tidak diragukan Syaikh al Nafzawi pada bukunya ini dia bukan hanya sekedar sex therapyst, tetapi juga memiliki pengetahuan anatomi manusia yang mendalam dan menguasai ilmu kedokteran, serta pengetahuan agama yang mendalam. Buku ini terdiri dari 20 Bab. Dimulai dengan pembahasan tentang Laki-laki dan Perempuan, kemudian adab berjima yang berisi penjelasan tentang foreplay, selanjutnya dibahas tentang gaya dan posisi berjima yang terdiri dari 11 cara berjima dan 25 gaya berjima, dibahas juga gerakan jima, bab selanjutnya tentang kehamilan,dan pengobatan. Pada tahun 1850 buku tersebut diterjemahkan ke dalam bahasa Perancis oleh pegawai kolonialis Perancis di Tunisia. Buku tersebut menimbulkan kehebohan, terutama kalangan gereja. Pada saat itu masyarakat Eropa dan khususnya gereja, memandang seks sebagai sesuatu yang kotor dan dosa (sex is a sin), dan tabu membicarakannya. Karenanya fihak gereja menetapkan posisi seks suami istri hanya boleh dilakukan dengan gaya misionary position dan harus dilakukan secepat mungkin. Berbeda dengan pandangan islam, seks bukanlah sesuatu yang kotor, tetapi suci dan bahkan bernilai ibadah,dengan syarat dilakukan oleh suami istri yang sah telah menikah. Membicarakan seks bukanlah hal yang tabu dalam islam. Ada beberapa hadis-hadis dan pendapat para ulama yang berisi panduan dari Rasulullah SAW , para sahabat dan para ulama tentang hubungan suami istri. Berikut ini beberapa di antaranya. Ada hadis yang menjelaskan bahwa dalam hubungan suami istri hendaknya dilakukan dengan pendahuluan terlebih dahulu, atau dalam bahasa sekarang istilahnya adalah ‘foreplay’. Sabda Rasulullah SAW: “Janganlah antara kamu melakukan hubungan badan dengan isterinya seperti binatang. Sebaiknya mereka melakukan dua perkara terlebih dulu.” Sahabat bertanya, apa dua perkara itu? Rasulullah menjawab “kecupan dan kata-kata mesra” (Hadis riwayat Dailami). Dalam hadis tersebut nampak bahwa ada hal tentang seks yang tidak difahami oleh sahabat, sehingga kemudian mereka bertanya lalu Rasulullah SAW menjelaskan. Dari hadis ini dapat diambil pelajaran bahwa menjadi tanggung jawab bagi seorang pemimpin dan guru untuk menerangkan sesuatu yang kurang difahami dalam soal hubungan kelamin / seks, dan hal ini bukanlah sesuatu yang memalukan. Di dunia pesantren sex education diajarkan dalam bentuk nadzham (syair yang dilagukan), dan Nadzham yang populer di dunia pesantren adalah Nazham Qurotul Uyun, karangan Ibnu Yamun.

بخشی از متن کتاب قدرت، پلید‌ترین و سبوعانه‌ترین دیو دنیا که گاه به رقص و گاه به رزم زشتی را به جهانمان عامل گشت اویی که توان بسیار در خویش داشت و می‌توانست جهانمان را به نیکی برد، به یکتایی در آمد و آز پیشه کرد و جهانمان را به جهان زشتی میهمان کرد هر چه از زشت‌خویی که در وجودمان بود به ناله‌های غریزه و به نیاز مانده در جانمان، به شهوت افسار گسیخته در وجودمان به بال‌های قدرت نشست و آن کرد که پلیدی در آن بود از همان دیربازان و از آن روزگاران که فرمانروای جهانیان پوچی و نیستی بود، قدرت زاده گشت و بیدار ماند، هر که بر جهان آمد و دنیا را به نظاره بنشست دید که در دوردستی قدرت به نظاره‌ی او نشسته است، دید که او را زیر نظر گرفته تا با اولین حرکتش او را به خود فرا بخواند و در خویش به حصر در آورد حصری لذت‌بخش و دیوانه‌وار که همه‌چیز را از آن تو می‌کرد، همه‌چیز را به خدمت تو در می‌آورد و همگان را برایت اسباب لذت می‌ساخت آنان که مزین به عقل نبودند، قدرت را به خویش دیدند و او دست به دستان غریزه‌شان داد تا آن کنند که غریزه فرمان داد و قدرت به پیش برد می‌دویدند و از قدرت بهره می‌جستند تا بدرند و فرمانروایی کنند آنان دنیایشان در غریزه‌شان نهفته بود و قدرت به هم‌خوابگی با غریزه هر چه آمال در سر داشت را به پیش برد و گاه به نیاز چشمکی زد، گاه شهوت را اغوا کرد و به پیش رفت تا فرمانروا شود

Bloomsbury—An Activity-based Integrated Course for LKG, UKG and Classes 1 to 5 has been designed and formulated in accordance with the guidelines of National Education Policy (NEP) 2020.The series comprises a set of fourteen books, two for each class and one per semester. Semester books for LKG and UKG include English, Mathematics and Environmental Science. Semester books for Classes 1 and 2 include English, Mathematics, Environmental Science and General Knowledge. Semester books for Classes 3 to 5 include English, Mathematics, Science, Social Studies and General Knowledge. The series is strictly aligned with the basic tenets of NEP 2020. Thus, a lot of emphasis has been laid on promoting activity-based and experiential approach to learning. The series also seeks to develop the core twenty-first-century skills in learners, which lie at the heart of NEP 2020. Besides, great care has been taken to make learning a joyful experience for the learners. 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El presente texto desarrolla los contenidos de los dos módulos profesionales de Gestión y Logística del Mantenimiento de Vehículos y de Técnicas de Comunicación y de Relaciones, del Ciclo Formativo de grado superior en Automoción, de la familia profesional de Transporte y Mantenimiento de Vehículos, establecido por el Real Decreto 1796/2008, de 3 de noviembre, de enseñanzas mínimas para dicho título. Los contenidos se desarrollan a partir de los fundamentos del trabajo en un taller, necesarios para entender posteriormente su funcionamiento, los componentes que los integran y las operaciones de mantenimiento y reparación más habituales. En esta segunda edición se han actualizado tanto la normativa como los textos, así como el material gráfico y las actividades para adecuarlos aún más, si cabe, a la actual dinámica del sector, cuya evolución es continua. Las unidades ofrecen casos prácticos y actividades propuestas, así como cuadros de información adicional o importante, entre otros. También incluyen un resumen final de la teoría que se complementa con útiles enlaces web y variadas actividades finales para evaluar y afianzar lo aprendido. Asimismo, se incorpora un gran número de fotografías, imágenes y esquemas para facilitar la comprensión del texto. Cada unidad está estructurada de manera que el aprendizaje sea progresivo, por lo que aquellas iniciales son básicas y, a medida que se avanza, su nivel va aumentando para alcanzar los conocimientos necesarios del módulo. Estas características hacen que este libro sea un documento imprescindible tanto para estudiantes de grado superior o universitario como para profesores, profesionales y aficionados del sector de la automoción.

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Music and Music Education as Social Praxis is a brief introduction to a praxial theory of music education, defined by author. It is grounded in an interdisciplinary approach, for undergraduate and graduate students in music education. Drawing upon scholarship from a range of disciplines, including philosophy and sociology, the book emphasizes and highlights thinking of music as an active social practice and offers an alternative to existing approaches to music education. This text advocates for an alternative approach to teaching music, rooted in the social practice of music, and will supplement Foundations or Methods courses in the Music Education curriculum.

There’s a Ghost haunting the Realm. From the moment of his birth, whispers fluttered in the wind, condemning his very existence and throwing him into exile. For even in a world of magic, the teal of his eyes spoke of a chilling destiny. Silas Frost lived out his first years in a town tucked deep within the mountains. His days were spent surrounded by hateful stares and venom-dipped words—none of which could eclipse the love and warmth that his mother had poured into him. But one moment can change everything, and when Silas returns home to find her dead, his reality fractures. Lost in the pits of his despair, his father finds him and pulls him from the ashes, forcing him down the path of shadows. Forged into a weapon, he is masked and unleashed on any who dare to stand against his father.

“Generasi baru muslim telah lahir dari rahim sejarah, tanpa kehadiran sang ayah, tidak ditunggui saudara-saudaranya. Kelahirannya bahkan tidak terdengar oleh muslim yang lain.” Mereka adalah generasi baru yang kini bermekaran dalam satuan-satuan lain, seperti Negara, bangsa, daerah, partai, ormas, kelas usaha, dan sebagainya. Pengetahuan agama mereka bukan dari lembaga konvensional, seperti masjid, pesantren, atau madrasah, melainkan dari sumber anonym, seperti kursus, seminar, buku, majalah, kaset, CD, VCD, internet, radio, dan televisi. Banyak yang tercengang melihat fenomena ini. Seperti halnya banyak agamawan yang tidak sanggup melihat gejala-gejala modern sehingga gagal memahami makna kesenjangan structural, atau para pelaku KKN(korupsi, kolusi, dan nepotisme) berjubah keshalihan. Berbagai kecenderungan baru Islam di Indonesia dewasa ini---termasuk lahirnya generasi muslim tanpa masjid--- dieksplorasi secara tajam oleh Kuntowijoyo dengan suatu metode yang disebutnya strukturalisme transcendental. (Di bagian awal, Kunto menjelaskan panjang-lebar mengenai metode tersebut). Inilah jurus paling baru Kunto dalam memahami sekaligus menerapkan ajaran-ajaran Islam dalam konteks kekinian.

Este Libro de las religiones fue concebido como un útil manual para jóvenes sobre el mundo de las religiones, las corrientes filosóficas y la ética ¿Qué es realmente el budismo? ¿Qué significa nirvana? ¿Cuáles son las principales diferencias entre catolicismo y protestantismo? ¿Qué sabemos de la Iglesia ortodoxa, tan cercana y al mismo tiempo tan distante? ¿Protestantismo y luteranismo son lo mismo? ¿Es verdad que el emperador de Japón es divino? Y del islam, tan presente en el debate social hoy en día, ¿cuál es su doctrina? ¿Qué sabemos delEjército de Salvación, los mormones o los cuáqueros que a veces aparecen en las películas estadounidenses? ¿Qué creencias tienen en África? Y los que no creen en un Dios, ¿en qué creen? ¿En el humanismo, en el materialismo? A todas estas preguntas nos contesta este Libro de las religiones, que fue concebido como un útil manual para jóvenes sobre el mundo de las religiones, las corrientes filosóficas y la ética por sus tres autores: Jostein Gaarder –autor de El mundo de Sofía–, Victor Hellern y Henry Notaker.

Setiap Negara pasti memiliki dasar dan ideologi Negara yang berbeda-beda. Dalam penemuan dasar dan ideologi Negara tersebut sudah tentu memiliki sejarah perjalanan yang panjang. Seperti di Indonesia, sejarah penentuan Pancasila sebagai dasar dan ideologi Negara di mulai dari sejarah perjuangan kemerdekaan Negara Republik Indonesia Mulai dari dibentuknya Badan Penyelidik Usaha-Usaha Persiapan Kemerdekaan Indonesia (BPUPKI) dalam bahasa Jepang disebut Dokuritsu Zumbi Coosakai sampai pada pembentukan Panitia Persiapan Kemerdekaan Indonesia (PPKI) dalam bahasa jepangnya disebut Dokuritzu Zyunbi Iinkai. Sila-sila Pancasila tidak ditetapkan dengan begitu saja oleh para pendiri bangsa (The Founding Fathers) untuk menjadi dasar dan ideologi Negara Indonesia, tetapi nilai-nilai pancasila digali dalam kehidupan masyarakat Indonesia dan disusun sedemikian rupa oleh para pendiri bangsa dan utuh menjadi sila-sila pancasila yang digunakan sampai saat ini. Sehinggga dari bentuknya ideologi pancasila merupakan ideologi terbuka. Buku ini terdiri dari 4 BAB dan di dalam buku ini akan di bahas tentang sejarah munculnya Pancasila sampai pada ditetapkannya Pancasila sebagai dasar dan Ideologi Negara, sehingga didalam mempelajari pancasila sebagai dasar dan ideologi Negara bisa menjadi utuh.

Geomorfologi merupakan ilmu yang mempelajari bentuklahan dan proses pembentukannya. Geomorfologi saat ini telah berkembang menjadi kajian keilmuan yang berperan dalam survei dan pemetaan potensi sumberdaya dan bencana serta aplikasi tematik lainnya. Kompleksitas keilmuan geomorfologi menuntut adanya bahan rujukan dan refrensi dalam memahami konsep dan teori yang mendasarinya. Geomorfologi merupakan matakuliah yang disepakati secara nasional sebagai matakuliah wajib bagi program studi Geografi baik di bawah jurusan sains (non kependidikan) maupun kependidikan. Penulisan buku ini dimaksudkan untuk menyiapkan bahan rujukan utama bagi dosen dan mahasiswa di program studi Geografi maupun program studi ilmu kebumian lainnya. Buku ini dikemas dengan contoh-contoh yang terjadi di Indonesia. Buku ini diharapkan akan mempermudah bagi dosen dan mahasiswa dalam memahami konsep geomorfologi sebagai ilmu dasar bagi pemahaman fenomena geosfer serta pemetaan potensi sumberdaya dan bencana. Buku Bagian I ini berisi empat bab yang meliputi 1) ruang lingkup dan konsep dasar geomorfologi; 2) aspek kajian geomorfologi; 3) klasifikasi bentuklahan; dan 4) terapan geomorfologi. Keempat bab tersebut merupakan dasar untuk memahami pementukan permukaan bumi dan proses-proses pembentukannya, serta kedudukan dan aplikasinya dalam kajian geografi dan ilmu kebumian pada umumnya. Buku ini merupakan dasar untuk memahami karateristik bentuklahan yang dibahas sencara lebih rinci di buku bagian II.

Omg! Tienes que leer la saga de Retazos de Durielle!!! Nada más dar a enviar, Gael fue consciente de lo que acababa de hacer. Y es que los domingos por la tarde a veces se hacen cosas sin pensar. Y más si estás trabajando en una pastelería-gatoteca y no hay muchos clientes, ni humanos ni gatunos. Y más si tus amigas del chat Bravas Bravísimas no paran de escribir, tu teléfono no para de pitar y estás al borde de la taquicardia. Y mucho más si la recomendación es para Bruno Brukish. Bruno. El de los miles de seguidores. El del tupé perfecto. El de los ojos de un azul infinito. El que, en ese mismo momento, acaba de leer tu mensaje y#

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La industria aeroespacial es la segunda actividad más normada luego de las activi- dades nucleares; está regida por infinidad de normas, reglamentaciones, directivas, documentación específica y todo tipo de manuales de referencia obligatoria. La gran mayoría llega a manos de usuarios, operadores, talleristas, etc. en idioma in- glés, el idioma de uso aeronáutico por naturaleza. A ello se suma el hecho de que la industria aeronáutica no está aislada de las actividades humanas, sino que inte- ractúa, se nutre y hace su aporte a ellas creando la necesidad de un sólido vínculo interdisciplinario. Ahora bien, si bien conocemos la existencia de esta necesidad de creación de un fuerte vínculo interdisciplinario también sabemos que en esta tarea nos encon- tramos con una gran barrera en el mismo: la comunicación. A partir de esto es po- sible considerar varios impedimentos en esa “barrera”. Uno de los más importan- tes es el idioma; como factor concurrente está el uso de “regionalismos” y, como consecuencia de ellos, la aplicación de “jergas específicas”. Desde los albores de la aviación hemos convivido con ese problema; sucede que al incrementarse día a día el número de operaciones, al crecer el parque aero- náutico y convertirse la aviación en una necesidad para el resto de las actividades humanas, las condiciones inseguras, los incidentes y los accidentes continúan pro- duciéndose, quedando de manifiesto las falencias de la industria en ese aspecto. ii Las nuevas tecnologías en materiales, los nuevos métodos de diseño y los pla- nes de mantenimiento con técnicas de inspección no destructivas han reducido los riesgos latentes de fallas técnicas, pero no todos los aspectos relacionados con la vida humana puede solucionarlos la tecnología, por lo que en paralelo con los desarrollos tecnológicos, se han creado conceptos de gestión del factor humano que han contribuido en gran medida a la seguridad operacional y desde el año 1978 su estudio y prevención se ha expandido considerablemente, por lo que en todos los programas de estudio y mejoramiento de la interacción antropológica (CRM, MRM, LOFT, SHELL, etc.), la comunicación es un vínculo importantísi- mo en la seguridad operacional. Si trasladamos lo expuesto a las tareas diarias, ya sea en la operación de una aeronave, en el mantenimiento de la misma, en el control del tránsito aéreo, en la administración de las empresas operadoras o en cualquier otra actividad relaciona- da con la industria aeroespacial, se presentará el problema del uso del idioma in- glés, los “regionalismos” y las “jergas específicas”, factores tendientes a desencade- nar una sucesión de eventos inseguros que podrían desembocar en un incidente o en un accidente de consecuencias catastróficas. Cuando se analiza la comunicación oral y escrita, es importante tener en cuen- ta que, si bien manejamos un vocabulario técnico en común, es inevitable, tanto en inglés como en español, el uso de regionalismos y “argot” (“jargon” en inglés). Por ejemplo, un técnico ecuatoriano hablará de “la bitácora de la aeronave”, mien- tras que uno argentino hablará de “la libreta historial de la aeronave”. Esta diver- gencia puede justificarse como un caso de regionalismos de países diferentes; aho- ra bien, en el segundo ejemplo, el mismo técnico argentino en la provincia de Bue- nos Aires, hablará de “chavetas para frenar un bulón”, mientras que otro técnico argentino, en Córdoba, hablará de “cupillas para frenar un bulón”. En paralelo, se puede ver también que los diferentes fabricantes tienen léxicos específicos con res- pecto a sus productos; por ejemplo, uno de los más conocidos fabricantes británi- cos de motores, posee un sistema propio de códigos de denominación y aplicación de Boletines de Servicio no mandatorios, muy distinto al que manejan sus compe- tidores directos de Estados Unidos y Canadá. Por eso, la intención de este manual iii es contemplar una cantidad importante de tales divergencias, presentándolas en cada asiento específico para que el uso del término y el concepto se apliquen con la mayor propiedad posible. La propuesta de este manual es constituirse en una obra de referencia pensada como apoyo idiomático para interpretar y utilizar con mayor exactitud todos los niveles en que se presenta la terminología aeronáutica y contribuir a la aclaración de las dudas que continuamente se dan en la traducción de ambas lenguas en los diferentes campos de la aviación.

تعتبر الإلياذة ومعناها حكاية طروادة ..أشهر ملحمة فى العالم القديم وقد وقعت أحداثها فى منتصف القرن الثانى عشر قبل الميلاد والأوديسة هى حكاية تدور أحداثها بعد إنتهاء حرب طروادة وتشمل رحلة العودة للبطل إلى إيثاك والأهوال التى صادفته فى رحلته وما قام به من مغامرات

A Grammar Series That Uses the Functional Approach KEY FEATURES ● Functional approach to grammar teaching, using exemplars to illustrate the usage before defining the structure and rules ● Vocabulary taught through language-in-use to build the learners’ vocabulary through use rather than memorisation of rules ● Contemporary topics to inculcate 21-century skills amongst learners ● Use of literature to help learners understand how grammar is used in text ● A comprehension section comprising texts from different genres so that learners may relate grammar to different types of works produced in English ● Phonics in Grades 1 and 2 to teach the very basis of language ● Uniquely stylised illustrations ● Activities such as puzzles, crosswords, word grids and games to aid the facilitator in using the concept of ‘flipped classroom’ ● Periodic tests to help the learners self-assess the acquisition of concepts ● Digital component to cater to a technology-driven classroom DESCRIPTION: My Blue Book of Grammar is a course that has been conceptualized and designed keeping in mind the increasingly dynamic role of the English language in today’s world. Especially in our country, where English serves as the lingua franca, a grammar course has to offer not only an exposition of the pedagogy but also the exhibition of the utility of that pedagogy. The aim of a grammar series should be to encourage the development of competency amongst learners, even though their proficiency levels may vary. While the level of exposure to English of all learners may be different, a grammar series should aid in the development of a certain level of confidence amongst the learners, with the end result being that they are able to converse without hesitation in English. WHAT WILL YOU LEARN ● Understand grammar concepts ● Learn how to use different vocabulary concepts taught through language-in-use ● Learn 21-century skills ● Develop deeper understanding of and appreciation for literature ● Have clearer pronunciation through a better understanding of phonics WHO THIS BOOK IS FOR: School students of Grades 7 TABLE OF CONTENTS GRAMMAR 1. Compound–Complex Sentences 2. Ellipsis 3. Compound Subject 4. Reported Speech 5. Compound Predicate 6. Coordinating Adjectives 7. Sentences, Fragments and Run-ons 8. Comparative and Superlative Adverbs 9. Pronoun–Antecedent Agreement 10. Active and Passive Voice 11. Commas: With Introductory Phrases; When Addressing a Person; in Dates; and in Addresses 12. Comma Splices 13. Singular and Plural Possessive Nouns 14. Linking Verbs 15. Transitive and Intransitive Verbs – Revision Test Paper 1 VOCABULARY 16. Difference Between Who and Whom 17. Formal and Informal Language 18. Compound Subject with I and Me 19. Can and Could 20. Redundancy 21. Prefixes: inter–, trans–, super– 22. Suffixes: –ent, –ant, –ous 23. Latin and Greek Roots 24. Good vs Well 25. Using Clues from the Context to Find the Meaning of the Word 26. How versus What in Exclamations 27. Positive and Negative Connotations 28. Suggestions and Requests Test Paper 2 WRITING 29. Writing a Notice 30. Narrative Poem 31. Dialogue Writing 32. Writing a Summary 33. Survey Findings Test Paper 3 COMPREHENSION 34. I Have a Dream 35. Ain’t I a Woman? 36. We Are the World 37. Thang-Ta: The Martial Art Dance of Manipur Orange Global Olympiad – English Sample Paper

SEORANG bijak pernah berkata, “Ada dua hari terpenting dalam hidupmu. Yang pertama adalah hari ketika engkau dilahirkan ke dunia dan yang kedua adalah hari saat engkau mengetahui untuk apa engkau dilahirkan ke dunia.” Masalah dan kesenangan, bergantian datang mewarnai hidup manusia. Terkadang kita tertawa dengan hati yang riang, namun di lain hari kita menangis dengan hati yang penuh kegundahan. Itulah hidup. Sejak beranjak dewasa, kita pun mulai berpikir tentang tugas hidup kita di dunia. “Untuk apa kita dilahirkan?” Kegiatan kita sehari-hari, sesungguhnya tak lepas dari masalah pencarian ini. Langkah kita di dunia, tidak akan tersesat selama kita selalu berpegangan pada Alquran dan hadis. Allah Subhanahu wa Ta’ala berfirman: “Kitab Alquran ini, tidak ada keraguan padanya, petunjuk bagi mereka yang bertakwa.” (QS. al-Baqarah [2]: 2) Tak bisa dipungkiri, masalah hidup terkadang mendatangkan keputusasaan dan depresi yang berlebihan. Sementara keimanan, juga berfluktuasi naik dan turun. Oleh karena itu, setiap muslim membutuhkan suntikan semangat setiap hari, yang bisa membantu membongkar pikiranpikiran negatif yang ada di kepala. Menjaga kemurnian jiwa, agar tetap hidup berjalan di jalur yang benar. Buku ini insyaAllah bisa menjadi salah satu alternatif mendatangkan semangat hidup setiap harinya bagi setiap muslim. Bak secangkir kopi di pagi hari, renungan dan nasihat yang dikumpulkan di buku ini, semoga bisa membuat kita terbangun dari keterpurukan. Jika dibaca di setiap pagi, insyaAllah akan menjadi pengingat betapa indahnya hidup ini. Betapa masalah yang datang tidak ada satu pun yang bisa menandingi kebesaran Allah Yang Mahabesar. Kita pun akan merasa yakin, untuk mengenyahkan semua masalah itu cukup melakukan satu hal: Bersandar pada Allah yang Mahaperkasa... Selamat membaca. Dan selamat menaklukkan semua tantangan hidup! JUDUL: DEMI MASA PENULIS: Malik Al-Mughis ISBN: 978-623-91790-4-5 PENERBIT: PUSTAKA AL USWAH HALAMAN: 288 UKURAN: 15 X 22 TANGGAL TERBIT: FEBRUARI 2020 PUSTAKAALUSWAH BukuEdukasi.com Buku Edukasi BukuEdukasi

Pencak silat merupakan salah satu olahraga bela diri yang lahir dari kebudayaan bangsa Indonesia yang saat ini sudah tersebar ke seluruh penjuru dunia sebagai bentuk aktivitas dalam peningkatan kesegaran jasmani yang dikemas dalam bentuk gerakan seni dan aktivitas fisik. Pencak silat merupakan salah satu olahraga pendidikan dan olahraga prestasi yang sudah dipertandingkan mulai dari tingkat daerah sampai pada kejuaraan internasional. Buku ini kami tulis berdasarkan hasil pengamatan dan pengalaman di bidang olahraga terutama pada cabang olahraga pencak silat sehingga dapat digunakan oleh masyarakat umum. Buku ini menjelaskan bagaimana cara melakukan dan mengaplikasikan gerakan dasar pencak silat, mulai dari sikap penghormatan, sikap siap, sikap jongkok, sikap jengkek, sikap jatuh, sikap duduk, kuda-kuda, tangkisan, tendangan, dan peraturan pencak silat. Semoga buku sederhana ini dapat memperkaya wawasan pengetahuan dan menjadi referensi dalam pembelajaran olahraga pencak silat terutama bagi siswa/mahasiswa, pelatih, pembina, dan pecinta olahraga serta masyarakat umum yang ingin mengenal olahraga pencak silat secara menyeluruh.

Matematika adalah salah satu mata pelajaran yang terpenting di setiap jenjang pendidikan. Maka dari itu setiap siswa diharuskan mampu memahami setiap tahap dari pelajaran matematika yang harus ditempuh. Materi yang paling dasar dalam matematika di sekolah dasar salah satunya adalah operasi hitung bilangan. Dibutuhkan ketelitian serta berfikir secara cermat untuk memperoleh hasil yang tepat. Banyaknya kesulitan serta minimnya referensi membuat peneliti mengembangkan bahan ajar ensiklopedia operasi hitung bilangan cacah.

FIRST AID AND HEALTH: 1. FIRST AID: INTRODUCTION 2. DEALING WITH AN EMERGENCY AND RESUSCITATION 3. RECOVERY POSITION AND TOP-TO-TOE ASSESSMENT 4. HYGIENE AND HAND WASHING AND FIRST AID KIT 5. FIRST AID TECHNIQUES 6. FIRST AID RELATED WITH RESPIRATORY SYSTEM 7. FIRST AID RELATED WITH HEART, BLOOD AND CIRCULATION 8. WOUNDS AND INJURIES 9. FIRST AID RELATED WITH BONES, JOINTS, MUSCLE RELATED INJURIES 10. FIRST AID RELATED WITH NERVOUS SYSTEM AND UNCONSCIOUSNESS 11. FIRST AID RELATED WITH GASTROINTESTINAL TRACT 12. FIRST AID RELATED WITH SKIN AND BURNS 13. FIRST AID RELATED WITH POISONING, BITES AND STINGS 14. FIRST AID RELATED WITH SENSE ORGANS 15. EMERGENCIES AT EDUCATIONAL INSTITUTES AND WORK PLACE 16. BASIC SEX EDUCATION, URINARY SYSTEM, REPRODUCTIVE SYSTEM AND PUBERTY 17. PREGNANCY, CHILD BIRTH AND EMERGENCY CHILD BIRTH 18. MISCARRIAGE, ABORTION, BIRTH-CONTROL 19. SEXUALLY TRANSMITTED DISEASES, LGBTQ, SEX WITHOUT LOVE 20. MENTAL HEALTH AND PSYCHOLOGICAL FIRST AID 21. MENTAL DISORDERS, ILLNESS AND FIRST AID

Príbehy päťdesiatich žien a dievčat z Čiech a Slovenska, ktoré posúvali hranice. Nenápadné ale vytrvalé rebelky bojovali za práva žien, snažili sa uplatniť v umení, športe alebo vo vede. Niektoré z nich používali aj naozajstné zbrane, no väčšina z nich len svoj hlas, svoj um, vytrvalosť. A lásku, lásku k umeniu, k ľuďom, k svojej krajine. Niektoré známe, iné zabudnuté, no všetky si zaslúžia našu pozornosť, pretože ako kvapky na kameni, krôčik po krôčiku, prešliapali cestičku tým ďalším. Bertha získala Nobelovu cenu, Ľudmila bola prvou pilotkou, Sára a Chaviva zachránili mnohé životy, Libuše navrhla skvelé hračky, Olga hľadala stratené deti, Helena vyštudovala na Sorbonne a Zuzana prekonala samú seba aj zradný Lamanšský prieliv. Nechajte sa inšpirovať známymi aj takmer zabudnutými príbehmi našich výnimočných žien a dievčat. Knihu dopĺňa slovník cudzích výrazov a prehľadná časová os, ktorá priblíži spletitú históriu Čiech a Slovenska za posledných stopäťdesiat rokov aj prekážky, ktoré naše hrdinky museli prekonať. Kniha vznikla v spolupráci viac ako štyridsiatich žien z Čiech a Slovenska a nájdete v nej texty od deviatich autoriek a takmer tridsiatky ilustrátoriek. Aj ony sú kvapkami, ktoré za sebou zanechávajú výraznú stopu.

The remote village of Janwaar in Northern India has been the same for a long time, with the community strictly divided into castes. It's a quiet village... until the construction project begins. Ramkesh can't tell what it will be—it's all ramps and hills. When it's done, he sees kids playing on it, on strange boards with wheels... Soon, he's invited to try, and he's hooked—practicing tricks and soaring on his skateboard. At first, it's all boys, but Ramkesh invites his sister, and other girls join too. Word gets out that the tiny village is a hotbed of skateboarding talent, and people flock from all over to see it, and to teach the kids new tricks. Ramkesh and his friends even get invited to travel, gaining the first-ever passports for their village. But most important, they come back home to tell of their journeys...and to lead the way for Janwaar into the future, with a newfound sense of joy and unity.

"Afirmasi Positif: Menjadikan Diri Sendiri sebagai Magnet Rezeki" adalah buku inspiratif yang mengajarkan pembaca untuk memanfaatkan kekuatan pikiran dalam menarik kemakmuran. Dengan teknik-teknik afirmasi sederhana dan praktis, buku ini membimbing Anda untuk mengatasi hambatan mental, membangun keyakinan, dan membuka diri terhadap rezeki dalam berbagai bentuk. Apakah Anda ingin memperbaiki keuangan, meningkatkan kesehatan, atau memperkuat hubungan, buku ini menawarkan afirmasi yang bisa Anda lakukan setiap hari untuk mengubah mindset dan menjadikan diri Anda sebagai magnet rezeki. Menggabungkan latihan afirmasi dengan prinsip kebahagiaan dan syukur, buku ini adalah kunci bagi siapa pun yang ingin menjalani hidup penuh berkah dan keberlimpahan. Dapatkan cara berpikir baru dan langkah konkret untuk menjadi versi terbaik diri Anda, mulai dari sekarang.

The legendary goalie who revolutionized the game of hockey Young Jacques Plante’s way of playing hockey may look different from everyone else’s. Instead of a puck, he uses a tennis ball, and his shin pads are made out of potato sacks and wooden slats. But that’s not going to stop him. He loves the game. Jacques is drafted by the Montreal Canadiens in his mid-twenties. Fans love the unstoppable goalie as he leads his team to one victory after another. But there’s a price to pay: pucks to the face result in a broken jaw, broken cheekbones, multiple stitches, and even a skull fracture. One day, Jacques has had enough. He goes on the ice wearing a fiberglass mask. The coach orders him to take it off. Finally, at a game against the Rangers, when yet another puck hits Jacques square in the face, he puts his foot down. He will not continue to play unless he’s allowed to wear a mask. Young hockey fans will enjoy this story of Jacques Plante, whose determination and love of the game brought about a revolutionary change to how it is played.

Máte rádi dějepis, zajímá vás, co se u nás v běhu času přihodilo? A chcete se o tom dozvědět trochu jinak? Pak sáhněte po knížce České dějiny očima Psa. Pes žil totiž s lidmi odjakživa, doprovázel rytíře i sedláky, procházel dějinami. Se zaujetím sledoval českou historii od praotce Čecha přes Přemyslovce, Lucemburky až k Janu Husovi. Někdy do dění přímo zasahoval, někdy ho pouze trefně komentoval. Vtipný a originální průvodce naší historií vám osvěží to, co už znáte a třeba jste trochu pozapomněli, a prozradí to, co vám zatím zůstalo utajeno. S psím kamarádem je to přece jen větší zábava!

أصبح الخيال حقيقة وتحول الذكاء الاصطناعي من مجرد خيال علمي إلى واقع حقيقي، وأصبحت هذه التكنولوجيا تحيط بنا من كل جانب، ورويدا رويدا دخلت في صناعة الدراما، وظهر التخوف من قضاء العنصر الآلي على العنصر البشري واختفاء الكثير من المهن نتيجة لهذا التقدم التكنولوجي، وأصبحت صناعة الدراما مهددة بنسبة ما، وفي مجالات عدة لا تقتصر فقط على التصوير بل تصل إلى التأليف والإخراج والتمثيل ، فيصبح الإبداع البشري هو إبداع تطبيقات الذكاء الاصطناعي، ومع ازدهار دراما المنصات الرقمية في الآونة الأخيرة ، واستخدام تطبيقات الذكاء الاصطناعي في تحليل رغبات الجمهور والتعرف على نوعية المسلسلات التي يقبل على مشاهدتها، ومدى وجود شراهة للمشاهدة من عدمه، ومع تخوف كتاب السيناريو من تقنية (GPT (Chatفي كتابة النصوص الدرامية عوضا عن الكتاب والمؤلفين، ومدى احتمالية وجود ممثلين افتراضيين يحلون محل الممثلين البشريين، ظهرت الكثير من مخاوف الخبراء والمسؤولين والنقاد الفنيين على مستوى العالم من تهديد هذه التكنولوجيا لصناعة الدراما السينمائية والتليفزيونية. وأصبح من المهم عزيزي القارئ البحث في هذه الإشكالية ودراستها، والتعرف على أراء خبراء الدراما في مصر حول تأثير تطبيقات الذكاء الاصطناعي على صناعة الدراما السينمائية والتليفزيونية ودراما المنصات، والتحديات التي تواجهها هذه الصناعة، والتعرف أيضا على أشهر الأعمال الدرامية السينمائية والتليفزيونية الأجنبية والعربية التي تناولت محور تطبيقات الذكاء الاصطناعي في مضمونها، ووجود الروبوت أو الإنسان الآلي ضمن أحداثها، بالإضافة إلى إلقاء الضوء على دراما المنصات الرقمية، ومدى استعانتها بتطبيقات الذكاء الاصطناعي، والتعرف أيضا على أراء الجمهور واتجاهاتهم نحو دراما الخيال العلمي التي تناولت استخدام البشرية لتطبيقات الذكاء الاصطناعي وخاصة الروبوت أو الانسان الآلي ، وكيف أثرت هذه الدراما على إيمان الجمهور بواقعية المضمون المقدم، وأن ما يراه على الشاشة قد يكون حقيقة في الفترة الحالية أو مستقبلًا.

In 1987, Latif Yahia was taken to Saddam's headquarters to meet Uday, Saddam's eldest son, and told that a great honour has been bestowed upon him: that because of the great likeness between them, he had been chosen to be Uday's double. For many Iraquis, it would have been the highlight of their lives, but for Latif, a peace-loving man who did not agree with Saddam's brutal regime, it was not. He refused. Following a week of torture and realising he would be killed if he continued to refuse, Latif was forced to accept the role. After a gruesome training programme during which he was made to watch over thirty films of torture, hours of tapes of Uday, and undertake a final remodelling of his appearance, Latif was deemed ready. But it was only after the final test, a meeting with Saddam himself, that Latif made his first public appearance. And so began his life as Uday's double - a life on the perimeter of the inner circle of Saddam's eldest son, a witness to the horror of his insane life of debauchery, excess and brutality, and an experience for which he almost paid with his life on more than one occasion. THE DEVIL’S DOUBLE: is the first of 3 autobiographical books chronicling Latif Yahia’s incredible life story. It vividly describes how Latif was forced to become Uday Hussein’s ‘fidai’ (body double) and gives a unique insight into the extreme extravagance and cruelty of the Saddam regime. Latif survived assassination attempts and witnessed Uday’s psychotic temper, rapes, orgy parties, torture atrocities, and sadistic murders. The book has recently been made into a highly acclaimed movie. THE BLACK HOLE: gives a fascinating account of what happened to Latif in Europe after he escaped from Iraq. How he was treated by western governments and the CIA. How Uday sought revenge on Latif and vice-versa. How he was offered a British passport by Saudis to murder a dissident and how they beheaded Latif’s Saudi princess lover. How Latif made and lost a fortune. How he strived in vain for a peaceful life and survived 4 more assassination attempts. Forty Shades of Conspiracy: brings Latif’s story right up to date by detailing his time in Ireland. His run-ins with drug-dealers, Corrupt Irish Garda officers and Irish politicians who continually denied him Irish citizenship. His despair as a beggar on the streets and the happiness he found after he met the love of his life. His reaction to Uday and Saddam’s deaths and his opinion on the current political situation in Iraq all makes fascinating reading. Book Description: In 1987, Latif Yahia was taken to Saddam's headquarters to meet Uday, Saddam's eldest son, and told that a great honour had been bestowed upon him: that because of the great likeness between them, he had been chosen to be Uday's double. For many Iraqis it would have been the highlight of their lives, but for Latif, a peace-loving man who did not agree with Saddam's brutal regime, it was not. He refused. Following a week of torture, and realising he would be killed if he continued to refuse, Latif was forced to accept the role. After a gruesome training programme during which he was made to watch over thirty films of torture, hours of tapes of Uday, and undertake a final remodelling of his appearance, Latif was deemed ready. But it was only after the final test, a meeting with Saddam himself, that Latif made his first public appearance. And so began his life as Uday's double - a life on the perimeter of the inner circle of Saddam's eldest son, a witness to the horror of his insane life of debauchery, excess and brutality, and an experience for which he almost paid with his life on more than one occasion. A note from the Author : This book was written in 1992, originally it was 1,000 pages long with even more facts and details than contained in the pages herein, because of it's size the original publisher trimmed it down to the 300 or so pages that it is today. After the fall of Saddam Hussein and his regime in 2003 the facts in this book were confirmed. Many of Uday Hussein's employees found new masters over the years since my flight from Iraq, some work for the US intelligence services, some for the UK, but no matter how they may try to discredit me and my story the facts remain and as you now know I had already put them on paper in 1992, eleven years before the regime fell. I did not have a crystal ball to know all these things, I knew them because I was there, that was my life. Uday's employees have admitted in the Western media to being Pimps for him, they also admit to working as spies against him for the US and the UK intelligence services in return for citizenship of the respective country, what I ask is this, If a man is willing to sell women to a man that he knows to be a sadist, if he is willing to sell his country and himself, is it not then conceivable that he will sell his soul and say anything for money? I have paid a high price for my refusal to co-operate with the intelligence services, the CIA in particular, after twenty years in the West I am still stateless, I cannot return to Iraq because the new Government consider me a colaborator of the Hussein regime, although while they were in oppossition to Saddam they found my book to be a useful tool against him and his regime. Saddam while in power considered me a traitor. I do not regret my decision to leave Iraq or write my story, but I have not found the Western governments to be as open and democratic as they were portrayed to us in the Middle-East. In my search for a new counry to call home, I have found that those whose story is a fabrication are given the protection of the state as they are no threat, money is their only goal in life so they will not rock the boat', while I, who have an opinion and voice it openly (that is probably my biggest problem) am ignored, refused and while not told to leave am not made especially welcome either, I am tolerated. I do not nor did I ever seek fame, I have not made money from my story and if I do it will go to charity. It amuses me how the tables turn, when Saddam was in power my book was held up in the US Congress and given as a reason for Saddam's removal, now that Saddam is gone those that once used my story for their benefit have tried to denounce me, I have been interviewed by the world's biggest and best names over 1,800 TV, Print and Radio, journalist's who do their research and know who to ask for opinion, the old guard who took pride in their work and valued their reputation. While there are still some true journalists out there many work to order if their editor wants a specific story they make it, true or not, there is no oversight. Although it was never my intention, this book has been used as propaganda for the War on Iraq, my intention when I wrote it was to open the eyes of the world to the horrors and atrocities committed by the regime and to spur the Iraqi people into action. It will always disturb me that the Iraqi people never had a chance to participate in The Arab Spring and depose Saddam and his regime themselves, It may be a very different place today if they had had the chance to do so. Best regards to all, Latif Yahia .

"Como nascem as casas? Dos sonhos, do desejo e da necessidade de ter um lugar para morar, das mãos dos trabalhadores, dos traços dos arquitetos, dos mutirões e das ideias dos artistas." O que difere a casa em que vivemos das casas criadas pelos artistas? Quantos tipos de casas podem existir? As arte-educadoras Diana Tubenchlak e Renata Sant'Anna apresentam no livro Entre: a arte é sua, da Panda Books, um olhar investigativo e poético para este espaço que passamos a ocupar em tempo integral. Obras de diversos artistas contemporâneos preenchem as páginas do livro, revelando as mais diferentes propostas. Cozinha com banheiro? Uma casa toda vermelha? Sofá na parede? Nesse passeio pelo livro-casa estão obras de Regina Silveira, Mônica Nador, Romulllo Conceição, German Lorca, Alfredo Volpi, entre outros artistas, que permitem não só mostrar uma nova perspectiva sobre o objeto casa, mas que possibilitaram a transformação dos espaços. Conheça a shabono, casa dos índios yanomami que é incendiada para eliminar insetos, fotografada por Claudia Andujar; a casa-carro dos artistas colombianos Ninibe Forero e Leonardo Ruge que se refugiaram no Rio de Janeiro; e a casa toda vermelha de Cildo Meireles. Ao final do livro, na seção informativa, as autoras apresentam propostas de experiências artísticas para serem vivenciadas pelos pequenos leitores em suas casas, transformando-as em uma casa-ateliê.

Agama Islam yang disampaikan oleh Allah Swt kepada manusia melalui Rasul-Nya Nabi Muhammad Saw, kini telah berusia lima belas abad yang tersebar luas dalam berbagai kawasan yaitu kawasan pengaruh kebudayaan Arab (Timur Tengah, Afrika Utara, dan Spanyol Islam), kawasan pengaruh kebudayaan Persia, kawasan pengaruh kebudayaan Turki, kawasan pengaruh kebudayaan Islam India, kawasan Afrika Selatan, Afrika Tengah, dan kawasan Asia Tenggara Kawasan Asia Tenggara terdiri dari sebelas negara dengan ibu kotanya (1) Indonesia: Jakarta; (2) Malaysia: Kuala Lumpur; (3) Thailand: Bangkok; (4) Vietnam: Hanoi; (5) Philipina: Manila; (6) Kamboja: Phomn Phen; (7) Singapura: Singapura; (8) Myanmar: Birma; (9) Laos: Vientiane; (10), Brunei Darussalam: Bandar Sri Begawan; (11) Timor Leste: Dili Hasil kajian dalam buku Sejarah Islam Asia Tenggara ini dapat diketahui bahwa perkembangan Islam di kawasan Asia Tenggara tidak merata; sebagian berpenduduk Asia Tenggara mayoritas Muslim, seperti Indonesia, Brunei Darussalam dan Malaysia, sedangkan sebagian yang lainya berpenduduk minoritas Muslim, seperti Vietnam, Laos, Kamboja, Filipina, Thailand, Singapura, dan Timor Leste Kajian lain dalam buku ini diketahui bahwa agama yang pertama kali berkembang di Asia Tenggara adalah agama Budha pada masa kerajaan Melayu Sriwijaya di Sumatra sekitar abad ke-7&ndash;11 M Pengaruh kebudayaan Budha ke dalam bahasa dan budaya masyarakat Melayu begitu banyak Kemudian agama Hindu pada masa Kerajaan Majapahit (abad ke-13 dan ke-15) yang berpusat di Jawa juga punya andil besar dalam mengembangkan agama Hindu, sehingga mampu menyatukan wilayah Nusantara dalam satu kekuasaan Abad ke-13 M, mulai muncul persentuhan antara penduduk Asia Tenggara dengan pedagang Muslim Arab, Persia dan India, lalu terjadi proses Islamisasi berjalan dengan mulus, lewat beberapa saluran, antara lain, melalui pernikahan dan perdagangan, pada akhirnya lahirlah kerajaan Islam pertama, yaitu Kerajaan Samudra Pasai di Aceh Raja pertama kerajaan ini adalah al-Malikul Saleh, sedang rajanya yang terkenal adalah Sulthan Iskandar Muda dan Sulthan Iskandar Tsani Maka Islam mulai berkembang di Asia Tenggara mulai abad ke-13 M tersebar ke sebagian wilayah Nusantara setelah tumbangnya Kerajaan Sriwijaya dan Majapahit Kemudian, Islam menjadi kekuatan politik di Nusantara sejak memasuki pada abad ke-15 M.

……. Yang sangat penting penulis sarankan untuk diteliti lebih dalam ialah bagaimana sebenarnya tingkat kesadaran beragama masyarakat Jawa khususnya dan masyarakat-masyarakat suku-suku bangsa lainnya di Indonesia umumnya. Pengalaman membuktikan, bahwa sejak berabad-abad masyarakat Jawa di Pulau Jawa ini telah dimasuki agama Hindu dan Buddha sehingga kita lihat peninggalan-peninggalannya berupa candi-candi Borobudur, Prambanan, mendut, Kalasan, Jago, dan sebagainya. Demikian cepatnya agama tersebut berkembang, sampai-sampai kebudayaan Hindu-Budda tersebut menjadi terakulturasi dengan tradisi asli Jawa. Akibatnya, sekarang kita kurang tahu mana sebenarnya tradisi yang asli Jawa dan mana yang datang dari luar. Penulis kira ini juga perlu diteliti. Namun, setelah masuknya agama islam yang dibawa oleh pedagang-pedagang dari Gujarat, Persia, dan sebagainya, maka serta merta agama Hindu-Buddha tersebut ditinggalkan penduduk. Menjadi persoalan bagi penulis ialah mengapa demikian cepatnya masyarakat Jawa tersebut meninggalkan agama Hindu-Buddha dan masuk ke agama islam? Mengapa peralihan itu menjadi demikian drastic dan cepat? Apakah karena sistem pemerintah feodal yang dulunya dianut oleh kerajaan-kerajaan di daerah ini, ataukah karena ada sebab-sebab lain? Suatu hal yang membayangi kecemasan penulis ialah apakah kalau datang lagi kelak dari luar “semacam kepercayaan” atau “semacam idiologi” yang menyusup ke daerah ini, maka penduduk akan serta merta pula meninggalkan agamanya masing-masing? …….apalagi kita bahwa kesetiaan kepada agama adalah di bawah persentase kesetiaan kepada tradisi. Penulis kira bahwa situasi ini tidak hanya mencemaskan kita yang di Jawa, melainkan juga ada kemungkinannya sama dengan di daerah-daerah lain. Namun, penulis menganjurkan agar penelitian terhadap problem ini perlu dilakukan. Sampai di mana tingkat kesadaran keagamaan orang Indonesia secara umum dan suku-suku bangsa yang ada di daerah-daerah secara khusus?......... (Bungaran Atonius Simanjuntak)

“Merak Ediyorum Dizisi’nin yazarından sitcom tadında bir kitap!” Aşırı derece zeki ama bir o kadar da yaramaz İdris Takacı ve kankası Tacettin Taci, cimcime sınıf başkanı Safinur Tazenane, her yere altın kalpli papatya resimleri çizen lepiska saçlı Mahpeyker Çıtırak, haksızlığa hiç gelemeyen gözü kara Cemile Mürdüm ile sıra arkadaşı Nefise Gügüm, ismi sorulduğunda rüzgarda bir çiçek gibi titreyen zerafet timsali Ayşe Melek, durmadan not alan arka sıralardaki esrarengiz öğrenci ve çok acayip sıradışı bir öğretmen Halis Muhlis! Hepsi ve daha fazlası Ümmüş Pörtlek Ortaokulu 5-A sınıfında! * * * – Günaydın çocuklar! – Günaydın öğretmenim! – Hanımefendiler, beyefendiler! Bugünkü dersimizin konusu namaz. Ve size bunun sıkıcı bir ders olmayacağına dair garanti veriyorum!

Mais de 10 anos se passaram desde sua promulgação e a efetivação da Lei nº 11.645/2008 – determinando o ensino da temática afro-brasileira, africana e indígena na Educação Básica – continua por se fazer em grande parte dos contextos escolares, provavelmente na maioria deles. A norma foi uma conquista significativa dos movimentos sociais e acadêmicos em busca de transformações sólidas e perenes nas relações étnico-raciais no Brasil, somando-se ao conquistado a respeito das temáticas afro e afro-brasileira. Entendem que só teremos êxito na construção de uma sociedade justa, igualitária e baseada no respeito pelas diferenças socioculturais se as questões estiverem na base dos currículos e na estrutura formativa de crianças e adolescentes. No entanto, ainda se faz necessário debater em detalhes algo aparentemente simples, porém, crucial: como efetivamente implementar a Lei. Os textos presentes neste potente livro incidem na questão colocada acima e vem em boa hora por basicamente dois motivos. O primeiro é óbvio, uma vez que quanto mais o tempo passa, mais distantes ficamos da promulgação da Lei e mais a desrespeitamos. Não se trata de desdenhar ou negligenciar os esforços bem sucedidos de discutir a importância, trajetórias, particularidades e protagonismos dos povos indígenas por meio de grupos de estudos, centros de pesquisas, laboratórios de ensino e publicações, tanto em escolas quanto em universidade. Mas, enquanto forem ações isoladas, frutos de trabalhos individuais ou de pequenos grupos, o problema persistirá.

"पोवारी भाषा की अमृत गाथा अथवा फड़के रत्नजड़ित जरी को पदर" नामक येव ग्रंथ अध्ययन,अनुभव व विभिन्न ऐतिहासिक तथ्यों को आधार पर लिखेव गयी से. येव ग्रंथ पोवारी भाषा शोध, विकास व वैभव को दिशा मा एक ऐतिहासिक प्रयास से. येन् ग्रंथ मा मातृभाषा पोवारी की अमृत गाथा पाठकों ला अवगत करावन को साथ- साथ पोवारी भाषा को सौंदर्य व वैभव बढ़ावन को एक ऐतिहासिक प्रयास करेव गयी से. अतः येन् ग्रंथ ला पोवारी भाषा की अमृत गाथा अवगत करावतो एक ऐतिहासिक स्मारक (Historical Monument )को स्वरुप प्राप्त भयी से. पोवारी भाषा मा नव-चैतन्य उत्पन्न करन की व भाषा ला उन्नति को ऊंचों शिखर पर पहुंचावन की भरपूर संभावना समाहित से,या सच्चाई येन् ग्रंथ मा पूर्ण आवेग लक प्रकाशमान भयी से. प्रस्तुत लेखक ला पूर्ण आत्मविश्वास से कि येव ग्रंथ समाज मा मातृभाषा पोवारी को प्रति प्रेम, अस्मिता व स्वाभिमान विकसित करें , जन-मानस मा पोवारी भाषा की उज्ज्वल प्रतिमा साकार करें व‌ संपूर्ण साहित्य जगत् मा पोवारी भाषा ला एक प्रतिष्ठापूर्ण स्थान देवावनो मा शत-प्रतिशत सफल होये.

An arched stone gate, a millstone path, a blue-and-white tiled pool with a quiet fountain, brilliant marigolds, stone sculptures of playful angels, and stately lions—the Mexican garden is a serene oasis that displays a diversity and ingenuity that is truly astonishing. Mexico’s temperate climate, conducive to outdoor living, combined with its Indian and Spanish heritage have resulted in a unique style of design and architecture. Through more than four hundred magnificent photographs and detailed text, Patios and Gardens of Mexico displays the amazing sense of variety and originality characteristic of the Mexican garden.

ÖNSÖZ Endonezya Okyanusu’nda yüzüyoruz. Endonezya üzerinde çalışmak ve araştırma yapmak “zor” diyen Japonlara hak verdik. Gerçekten çok zor ve mantaliteleri son derece farklı bir kavimler topluluğu olan Endonezya halkı aşırı yumuşak ve medeni ama “yumuşak atın çiftesi pek olur” atasözünde geçtiği gibi Stefan Zweig’in de “Amok Koşucusu” kısa romanında açıkladığı haleti ruhiyeyi irdelemek bizi din algısı ve olgusu ile ilgili sorulara yöneltti. Din merkezli yaşayıp her şeylerini ona göre tasarlayan cemiyetler zannediyorlar ki “inandıkları din” onların her şeylerini adeta yeniden var ediyor. Kişiliklerini, kimliklerini, geleneklerini, örf ve âdetlerini akla gelen her türlü “hars” karakterli niteliklerini inandıkları din dizginleyip istikametini çiziyor. Dinden aldıkları ve ona kattıklarını bir araya getirip alt alta basitçe iki sütunda sıraladığımızda ise durum çok farklı tecelli ediyor. Dini yeniden işleyip, adeta din içinden din çıkaracak derecede değişime uğratan, bağdaştırmacı din zihniyeti bizleri böyle düşünmeye sevk etti. Hazreti Muhammed’in vaz ettiği İslâm; sekiz bin kilometre doğuda Sumatra Adası’na ulaştığında güzergâh üzerinde uğradığı Gujarat sahillerinde kazandığı “şii” karakteri hemen hemen terkedip Sumatra Açe’den başlayıp Irian Jaya Adası’na doğru beşbin kilometre ilerlediğinde sünnî ağırlıklı bir mozayik müzesine dönüşüyor. “İslâmın tonları” çok farklılaşıyor. Değişen nedir? İklim. Yerçizimi. Topoğrafya. Hepsi değişiyor. Zihinler ise ataerkil cemiyetten anaerkil cemiyete dönüşüyor. Ama din aynı adı taşıyor:İslâm. İşte bu değişiklikler bize bambaşka bir İslâm armağan ediyor. Hepsi sömürge ülkeleri. Hepsi “bağımsızlık” nefesini solumamış ülkeler. Tarihleri 1935 lerde başlıyor diyebileceğimiz ülkeler bunlar, Cliffort Geertz’in deyimiyle. Ülke mi? Millet mi? Ülke olacaklar. Millet olacaklar. Eğer “kendilerine dayatılan din öldü” derlerse. Yoksa avaz avaz bağıran ulama elinde kölelik ve yoksulluk üretmeye devam edecekler. İslâm bize bir vatan armağan ediyor mu? İslâm bize bir bayrak armağan ediyor mu? İslâm bize bir millet şuuru armağan ediyor mu? Bu soruların cevaplarını yararlandığımız bu kitabın satırları arasında bulacağınızı umuyoruz. İngilizce tercümelerde bana çok yardımcı olan bilgisayar mühendisi Bilgehan Baki Bilen’e ve Türkçe dilbilgisi düzeltmeleri yapan Mahmut Yıldırım’a teşekkür ederim. Ali Osman Muş, Samsun, İlkadım, 10 Haziran 2019

O BIM oferece uma nova abordagem para design, construção e gerenciamento de instalações. Nela, a representação digital do produto e do processo de construção são usados para facilitar o intercâmbio e a interoperabilidade de informações. O BIM está mudando a aparência das construções, a maneira como funcionam, são projetadas e executadas. Este livro é uma fonte de consulta completa, consolidada e independente, capaz de ajudar alunos e profissionais do setor da construção civil a aprenderem sobre essa incrível abordagem.

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Early Islamic Art, 650-1100 is the first in a set of four volumes of studies by Oleg Grabar. Between them they bring together more than eighty articles, studies and essays, work spanning half a century. Each volume takes a particular section of the topic, the three subsequent volumes being entitled: Islamic Visual Culture, 1100-1800; Islamic Art and Beyond; and Jerusalem. Reflecting the many incidents of a long academic life, they illustrate one scholar's attempt at making order and sense of 1400 years of artistic growth. They deal with architecture, painting, objects, iconography, theories of art, aesthetics and ornament, and they seek to integrate our knowledge of Islamic art with Islamic culture and history as well as with the global concerns of the History of Art. In addition to the articles selected, each volume contains an introduction which describes, often in highly personal ways, the context in which Grabar's scholarship developed and the people who directed and mentored his efforts. The present volume concentrates primarily on documents provided by archaeology understood in its widest sense, and including the study of texts with reference to monuments or to the contexts of these monuments. The articles included represent major contributions to the understanding of the formative centuries of Islamic art, focusing on the Umayyad (661-750) and Fatimid (969-1171) dynasties in Greater Syria and in Egypt, and on the Mediterranean or Iranian antecedents of early Islamic art. Historical, cultural, and religious themes, including the role of court ceremonies, the growth of cities, and the importance of the Qur'an, are introduced to help explain how a new art was formed in the central lands of the Near East and how its language can be retrieved from visual or written sources.

Regional policy is an essential in any government’s toolkit for promoting socioeconomic prosperity. It comes in many forms and can be used to target the development of weak and stronger regions. This textbook provides comprehensive and systematic coverage of regional policy, dealing with core theories and looking at contemporary challenges in practice, addressing regional policy across the world. Structured in four parts, the book opens with an exploration of regional policy’s characterisation, aims and rationale. The second part is devoted to issues of implementation and the instruments available to policymakers for intervention. The third part addresses regional policy evaluation, as well as statistics and modelling in policymaking. Finally, the book discusses how regional policy is applied in different contexts. Each chapter contains real-life examples of a regional policy topic in action and highlights supplementary topics for advanced readers. With its broad coverage of the subject, Regional Policy: Theory and Practice will prove a valuable resource for advanced students, researchers and practitioners in regional policy, regional economics, economic geography, planning and public policy.

Cartography as an instrument for the analysis of urbanisation processes The speed, scale and scope of urbanisation have increased dramatically in recent decades. To decipher the rapidly changing urban territories across the planet, we need a radical shift in the analytical perspective on urbanisation. In this book, a transdisciplinary international research team presents an expanded vocabulary of urbanisation processes through a comparison of Tokyo, Hong Kong – Shenzhen – Dongguan, Kolkata, Istanbul, Lagos, Paris, Mexico City and Los Angeles. Based on a novel cartography and on detailed ethnographic and historical explorations, this book systematically analyses the diversity of responses to urgent contemporary urban challenges. It proposes a series of new concepts that allow us to assess the practical consequences of different urban strategies in everyday life. Essential book on urbanism New evaluation models for urbanisation processes Comprehensive analyses and illustrations of the urban patterns of international metropolises Comparison of urbanisation processes in eight metropolises around the world

"Pocas palabras han tenido tanto uso y tan variado en debates políticos y académicos desde los años noventa como neoliberalismo. A pesar de haberse vuelto un lugar común, no muchos trabajos se han dedicado a examinar la construcción y la circulación de este concepto., o a precisarlo, como una herramienta clave para entender el contexto colombiano. Además, mientras la sociología, la economía y la ciencia política han abordado con detenimiento los proyectos y las políticas neoliberales, la antropología y los estudios culturales se han acercado menos a este campo en el país. Por esta razón, es más que bienvenido este libro, que pone en dialogo aproximaciones antropológicas, filosóficas y de los estudios culturales con el análisis económico para responder preguntas muy diversas en torno a la complejidad y la variedad de neoliberalismos. Neoliberalismo en Colombia ofrece una combinación de textos de investigación con ensayos más teóricos que cubren no solo a Colombia sino a Estados Unidos en los últimos años, marcados por profundas transformaciones. Sobresalen varios que no se agotan en el estudio de las doctrinas y medidas económicas y que profundizan en el análisis de la tecnocracia, las políticas públicas y las reformas educativas. Son muchas, entonces, las contribuciones de este libro a la comprensión – y la intervención – de un presenta tan convulsionado como el nuestro." Julio Arias Vanegas, Departamento de Antropología, Pontificia Universidad Javeriana

The image of the architect is undeniably gendered. While the male architect might be celebrated as the ideal man in Hollywood romantic comedies, blessed with practicality and creativity in equal measure to impeccable taste and an enviable lifestyle, the image of the woman architect is not so clear cut. While women have been practicing and excelling in architecture for more than a hundred years, their professional identity, as constructed in the media, is complex and sometimes contradictory. This book explores the working lives and aspirations of women in architectural practice, but more than this it explores how popular media – newspapers, magazines, and websites – serve to define and describe who a woman architect should be, what she should look like and how she should behave. Looking further, into the way that professional characteristics are reinforced through awards like the Pritzker Prize, the book demonstrates how idealised characteristics such as sensitivity and vision are seen to be neither entirely masculine nor feminine, but instead a complex hybrid owing much to historic concepts of genius. Drawing on history, sociology, media analysis and feminist theories of architectural practice, the book will be of interest to all of those who seek to better understand the image and identity of the architect. This book was published as a double special issue of Architectural Theory Review.

After decades "in the shadows", urban lighting is re-emerging as a matter of public debate. Long-standing truths are increasingly questioned as a confluence of developments affects lighting itself and the way it is viewed. Light has become an integral element of place-making and energy-saving initiatives alike. Rapidly evolving lighting technologies are opening up new possibilities, but also posing new challenges to planners, and awareness is growing that artificial illumination is not purely benign but can actually constitute a form of pollution. As a result, public policy frameworks, incentives and initiatives are undergoing a phase of innovation and change that will affect how cities are lit for years to come. The first comprehensive compilation of current scientific discussions on urban lighting and light pollution from a social science and humanities perspective, Urban Lighting, Light Pollution and Society contributes to an evolving international debate on an increasingly controversial topic. The contributions draw a rich panorama of the manifold discourses connected with artificial illumination in the past and present – from early attempts to promote new lighting technologies in the late 19th and early 20th centuries to current debates on restricting its excessive usage in public space and the protection of darkness. By bringing together a cross-section of current findings and debates on urban lighting and light pollution from a wide variety of disciplines, it reflects that artificial lighting is multifaceted in its qualities, utilisation and interpretation. Including case studies from the United States, Europe, and the UK, Urban Lighting, Light Pollution and Society is one of the first to take a serious assessment of light, pollution, and places and is a valuable resource for planners, policy makers and students in related subjects.

Over the last century, psychoanalysis has transformed the ways in which we think about our relationships with others. Psychoanalytic concepts and methods, such as the unconscious and dream analysis, have greatly impacted on social, cultural and political theory. Reinterpreting the ways in which Geography has explored people's mental maps and their deepest feelings about places, The Body and the City outlines a new cartography of the subject. The author maps key coordinates of meaning, identity and power across the sites of body and city. Exploring a wide range of critical thinking, particularly the work of Lefebvre, Freud and Lacan, he analyses the dialectic between the individual and the external world to present a pathbreaking psychoanalysis of space.

"Enki and the World Order," a Sumerian myth from the early second millennium BCE, depicts the god Enki's reconstitution of the Sumerian world after an unspecified catastrophe. The myth ends with a face-off between Enki and the goddess of love and war, Inana, who is dissatisfied with Enki's allotment of functions to the other goddesses. This volume presents a critical edition of the 472-line Sumerian text, with introduction, translation and commentary, based on 25 published and unpublished manuscripts, mostly from Nippur in what is now southern Iraq. All the manuscripts, with one exception, have been collated, and there are many new fragments and joins to previously known tablets.

When this book was first published in 1975 it was at once enthusiastically received by scholars and the general public alike and recognized as a classic of its genre. It represented a notable publication of the early fruits of the Commission's work on the side of its responsibility for the National Monuments Record for Wales. During the years which have since intervened, much fresh information has come to light concerning Welsh houses - not least because of the intense interest awakened by the original publication. This new knowledge has, as far as possible, been incorporated in the new and revised edition, which contains approximately onequarter more material than the first. Although it has not been possible to alter the original text, a number of additional maps and photographs have been included and a new dust-jacket has been designed. The Commissioners would wish warmly to congratulate their Secretary, Mr. Peter Smith, those of his colleagues who were associated with him, and H.M.S.O. on the excellence of this volume. It marks another outstanding landmark in the study of vernacular architecture, not only in Wales but also in the British Isles, and a major achievement on the part of its author. Although this second edition of Houses of the Welsh Countryside retains in their entirety the text, the illustrations, and the layout of the volume first published in 1975, it also includes a substantial amount of new information which has come to light since that date. Some of this new material takes the form of additional figures inserted where appropriate into the existing illustrative pages. Similarly a small number of additional colour plates showing typical houses in characteristic settings has been tipped into the text. There are also additions to the original map lists. It has not been possible for reasons of cost to bring the maps themselves up to date, but as the newly-discovered sites nearly always reinforce the distribution patterns first indicated, this omission is not crucial. The numbers of new discoveries can vary from a mere handful on one list to several hundred on another. All other new material is introduced as part of an additional SECTION IV at the back of the volume. This section comprises: Corrigenda Covering sites which were inadequately or incorrectly described in the first volume, involving in one case a complete reappraisal of the original reference. Addenda I Describing and illustrating a small number of newly surveyed houses of especial interest which could not easily be fitted into the illustrations in the main text. Addenda II Analysing the incidence of date-inscriptions as evidence for building activity. Addenda III Listing and mapping a number of features of domestic architecture not previously so noted. Addenda IV Listing and mapping various features of ecclesiastical architecture which also occur in houses and which therefore have a bearing on the evolution of domestic architecture.

Based on a major international study, this volume provides a synthesis of scientific knowledge on megacity urbanization on the coast, environmental impacts, risks and management choices, including a focus on adaptation, mitigation and disaster risk management. It is the primary output of a major international scientific project sponsored by the International Geosphere Biosphere Programme, the Land-Ocean Interactions at the Coastal Zone programme of IHDP/IGBP, and others. It brings together the work of over 60 contributing authors and an international review board. It presents the international policy and academic community with an unbiased and high quality assessment of the state-of-the art in areas of social-ecological systems interaction. One of its main messages is that while we know a great deal about megacities of more than ten million people and about urban processes, and about coasts and their physical and ecological processes (aquatic, physical and atmospheric), there is relatively little work that focusses primarily at points of intersection between large-scale urbanization and the coast. The book responds to this gap by providing the first global synthesis of megacity and large urban region urbanization on the coast. Its focus is on environmental and development challenges, climate change and disaster. It is interdisciplinary and brings together world recognised scientists (including many IPCC lead authors) on urban climate and atmosphere, disaster risk management, demography and coastal environments.

How do we ensure sustainable buildings perform as intended? The performance gap between predicted and actual energy use in new homes has been identified as key problem by government and industry experts. This updated edition is an illustrated practical design guide to delivering better energy performance in all types of new build homes. It introduces readers to the concept of the performance gap and highlights clear issues and solutions to help architects improve their detailing at design stage. The book: Features annotated details with photos taken from live construction sites Includes accessible practical guidance for busy practitioners Raises construction quality and performance of new homes Promotes the case for more architect supervision throughout the construction process A new chapter features innovative low carbon building methods, including hempcrete blocks, clay blocks and straw bale. All information has been updated to reflect the latest data with fresh details and technologies.

Well-being is now firmly established as an overarching theme of key concern to all professionals that work, manage or design the environment. However, well-being is a complex multi-dimensional issue rooted in the ways that we encounter, perceive and interpret the environment. No single discipline can claim to have sufficient knowledge to fully explain the types of interactions that occur, therefore there is a need to draw together a wide range of professions who are exploring the consequences of their actions upon the well-being of individuals and communities. This edited work addresses the above, consisting of a collection of studies which embrace different aspects of environment, landscape and well-being to consider current approaches to well-being research and practice that fall outside the traditional concepts of well-being as part of medical research, making links with architecture, landscape design, environmental perception, social interaction and environmental sustainability. The contributors originally presented at the international conference, ‘Well-Being 2011’ jointly hosted by Birmingham City University and the Royal Institute of British Architects (RIBA); the chapters have been developed to present a coherent series of themes reviewing a wide range of literature, presenting case studies appropriate to diverse audiences.

In this basic textbook, prospective architects, urban and landscape planners receive assistance in working on urban development projects and designs. This edition has been expanded by two chapters on informal urban planning and regional urban development. The contents presented and their preparation are based on the design process in practice and embed it in a theoretical framework of necessary background knowledge. As an introduction, an overview of the understanding of the city, of urban structures and the laws governing them is given. In order to make the multi-layered structure of the city more comprehensible, it is broken down into different layers and building blocks. The approach to urban design is described using the "layer method" in the form of successive phases. Examples of urban development projects and competitions illustrate the individual design steps.

This book surveys the intersections between water systems and the phenomenology of visual cultures in early modern, colonial and contemporary South Asia. Bringing together contributions by eminent artists, architects, curators and scholars who explore the connections between the environmental and the cultural, the volume situates water in an expansive relational domain. It covers disciplines as diverse as literary studies, environmental humanities, sustainable design, urban planning and media studies. The chapters explore the ways in which material cultures of water generate technological and aesthetic acts of envisioning geographies, and make an intervention within political, social and cultural discourses. A critical interjection in the sociologies of water in the subcontinent, the book brings art history into conversation with current debates on climate change by examining water’s artistic, architectural, engineering, religious, scientific and environmental facets from the 16th century to the present. This is one of the first books on South Asia’s art, architecture and visual history to interweave the ecological with the aesthetic under the emerging field of eco art history. The volume will be of interest to scholars and general readers of art history, Islamic studies, South Asian studies, urban studies, architecture, geography, history and environmental studies. It will also appeal to activists, curators, art critics and those interested in water management.

This guide for tomorrow’s urban practitioner systematically explains fifteen best practices across three continents; it explores questions of broad interest for designing and planning the future of cities and regions. Key questions addressed are: Is simulation useful to explore the effects of different design, policy and planning strategies? Which approach will help manage the uncertainties of metropolitan areas both today and tomorrow ? What are the strengths and weaknesses of the different simulation practices for city leadership, public and private partnership, and citizen involvement? The book reviews computer models and media, socio-political initiatives, professional practices which help communicating the future effects of different design, political and planning strategies with a wide range of aims: from information, through consultation, towards active participation. These world best practices are considered according to four leading issues for urban and regional development, respectively Simulation, Scenario and Visioning, Government and Governance, and Scale. The book examines the approaches adopted technically and procedurally. The selected knowledge and the innovative tools used in each case study are among the most advanced and up-to-date in the professional and research fields. This volume successfully illustrates these innovative practices and methodologies in a straightforward and accessible way.

"Alla inser problemet mellan araber och judar. Men inte alla ser att det inte har någon lösning. Det finns ingen lösning. Varför skulle araberna sluta fred? ... Vi har tagit deras land." Så sa David Ben-Gurion, som så småningom skulle bli Israels förste premiärminister, redan 1919. Två år tidigare hade den brittiska regeringen lovat ett nationellt hem åt det judiska folket i Palestina, oaktat att befolkningen till 93 procent utgjordes av araber. Idag hävdas ibland att Palestina var "ett land utan folk för ett folk utan land", men som bekant är det segrarna som skriver historien. I Folket som inte fick finnas vill Ingmar Karlsson belysa det palestinska motståndet mot koloniseringspolitiken, en länge förträngd del av Palestinas och Israels historia. [Elib].

El diseño estructural, al ser parte inseparable del diseño arquitectónico de la obra, surge desde el mismo momento de la concepción de los espacios, de modo tal que al ir definiendo cada uno de ellos, podremos, a su vez, ir determinando los elementos estructurales que la conforman. Cuando proyectamos la estructura en hormigón armado, debemos tomar en cuenta las características del mismo. En nuestro medio, es el material estructural más utilizado, por razones económicas y tecnológicas. Una vez trazado el esquema estructural, que representa la propuesta, se predimesiona cada uno de los elementos, es decir pre fijamos las dimensiones (ya que el peso propio es una de las cargas principales a considerar), no solo en función de la resistencia requerida, sino considerando además las necesidades formales y funcionales del proyecto global del edificio. A partir de aquí, y una vez consolidado tanto el proyecto arquitectónico como el estructural, determinaremos las cargas reales que debe soportar, para luego calcular las solicitaciones y finalmente dimensionar la armadura de cada una de las piezas que componen la estructura, verificando el rendimiento.

Yusuf Kayaalp günümüz gençlerine tarihi, mizahi anlatım tarzıyla sevdiren; sade ve akıcı bir dille anlatan, yaptığı video içerikleriyle sosyal medyada tanınan önemli bir yazar ve YouTuber’dır. Bu eserde, yaptıklarıyla tarihin seyrini değiştiren 20 lideri, mizahi anlatım tarzıyla okuyacaksınız ve okurken hem eğlenecek, hem de öğreneceksiniz. Kitapta; Mustafa Kemal Atatürk, Emir Timur, Fatih Sultan Mehmet, 2.Abdülhamit, Adolf Hitler, Attila, Fransa Kralları 14. ve 16. Louis, Muammer Kaddafi, Sultan Alparslan, Otto von Bismarck, 4.Murat, Fidel Castro, Vladimir Putin, Gandhi, George Washington, Kont Drakula (Kazıklı Voyvoda), 2.Mahmut, Sultan İbrahim, Büyük Petro, Ragnar Lodbrok isimli liderlerin hayatlarını ve tarihin seyrini nasıl değiştirdiklerini okuyacaksınız.

From Diderot's monumental illustrated record of 18th-century European arts and sciences: elegant renderings of architectural landmarks; drawings and plans for windmills, bridges and boats; renderings of palatial interiors and furnishings; elevations and floor plans for many well-known European theaters; scenes of 18th-century craftsmen at work in the building trades; and much more.

Transforming outdoor space is one of the hottest home trends today. Landscaping expands living space square footage, makes a property more usable, and keeps homeowners healthier whether they grow vegetables or swim laps. It also makes a neighborhood more aesthetically attractive and community minded. The Garden Bible can help homeowners understand the challenges of their outdoor space and what they need to do to create their garden and make it thrive. Photographed in rich full-color, this book will teach you how to develop a master plan for your yard. Many garden books explain how to grow specific flowers, care for shrubs, trees and lawn, and construct fences and hardscape. None take a homeowner from the beginning of the process: how to ask a professional the right questions, how to develop a budget, and how to identify and troubleshoot the challenges of their yard—drainage, erosion, privacy, noise, wind, too much or too little sun or shade. The Garden Bible will help you plan and problem solve so that your garden will grow, evolve, and be sustainable for years to come. Few books delve into landscaping style and cost-saving solutions as this insightful, beautifully illustrated book does. Barbara Ballinger, a well-known real estate, design and garden writer for more than four decades, and Michael Glassman, an award-winning landscape designer for over 35 years and author of seven books on landscape design and gardening, guide you through the process of designing your perfect garden. Showcasing the stories of how almost 30 home owners designed, budgeted and built their landscapes—The Garden Bible shows you that not only is a great garden beautiful to look at, but it’s also great for the soul.

Discover the remarkable transformation of Palm Beach through three expertly curated historical tours that bring 150 years of history to life. Step back in time as you explore Palm Beach's evolution from wilderness to wonderland through this unique guide featuring 150 rare vintage photographs from the Historical Society of Palm Beach County's archives. Whether you're a history buff, architecture enthusiast, or curious traveler, this comprehensive guide offers three distinct ways to experience Palm Beach's rich heritage: A 10-mile driving tour showcasing Palm Beach's evolution from Pioneer Era to present day, including optional walking detours to legendary mansions A scenic 5-mile Lake Trail bike tour following the original Pioneer Era pathway along Lake Worth An intimate walking tour through the historic midtown district, revealing the stories behind iconic Worth Avenue and Royal Park Addition From Henry Flagler's magnificent hotels to Addison Mizner's architectural masterpieces, each tour combines detailed maps, historical context, and vintage photographs—many showing lost landmarks like the famed Royal Poinciana Hotel. Experience Palm Beach's fascinating journey from frontier outpost to America's premier resort destination.

Cristiane Souza Gonçalves vem, há tempos, contribuindo para atenuar a carência de estudos profissionais e bem--feitos sobre patrimônio cultural. Pesquisadora brilhante, que une teoria e prática com magistral desempenho, ela produziu este livro que marcou sua estreia como autora, e que agora recebe nova publicação pela Editora Unifesp. Esta obra, que se tornou referência nos estudos sobre patri mônio e que, agora, certamente alcançará novas gerações de estudiosos, é dedicada à compreensão das ações seminais de restauro em São Paulo pelo iphan. Para sua produção, originalmente sua dissertação de mestrado em Arquitetura e Urbanismo apresenta da à fau-usp, Cristiane Gonçalves não poupou esforços, lançando-se a atividades múltiplas em busca de dados, fontes e explicações sobre os caminhos do restauro em terras paulistas, muitas vezes alheios ao ambiente internacional desse campo. Extremamente bem redigido, com peças gráficas originais,fotografias preciosas e análises perspicazes, este livro é bibliografia fundamental para qualquer estudioso do ambiente cultural no país. Mais do que isso, porém, é um presente metodológico aos interessados pela análise histórica da nossa instituição federal de preservação.