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The CIA's Greatest Hits
By Mark Zepezauer. 2012
O evangelho das enguias
By Patrik Svensson. 2019
«Uma história genial!» Femina Um pai, um filho, uma história de formação e de descoberta da natureza. Um livro único…
e inspirador sobre a maior herança de todas: a do assombro pela vida. Milhares de leitores apaixonados pela criatura mais enigmática do reino animal. Sabia que... - Nunca ninguém viu uma enguia a reproduzir-se? - Que as enguias não se reproduzem em cativeiro? - Que, em cativeiro, uma enguia pode viver até 80 (ou mais!) anos, mas que em liberdade, ela morre imediatamente após a desova? - Que todas as enguias europeias nascem no mar dos Sargaços e aí regressam para se reproduzir e# morrer logo a seguir? - Que durante muito tempo não foi possível classificar a enguia como peixe ou mamífero, já que não se sabia como se reproduzia nem nunca ninguém tinha visto os órgãos sexuais de uma enguia? - Que a enguia foi determinante para que, frustrado por anos de estudo infrutífero deste animal, Freud enveredasse pelo caminho da psicanálise? - Que Aristóteles dedicou parte dos seus estudos da vida natural - e da sua perplexidade - à enguia? - Que nunca uma enguia adulta foi alguma vez observada, viva ou morta, no seu local de reprodução? - Que a enguia e o seu ciclo de vida é, ainda hoje, um dos maiores mistérios do reino animal? Quanto, na verdade, se pode saber sobre uma enguia? Ou sobre uma pessoa? Essas questões, por vezes, mostraram-se estar relacionadas. Entrelaçando ciência, história e memória pessoal, esta é a história da enguia - uma criatura esquiva e sombria que permanece, ainda hoje, um dos maiores enigmas do mundo animal. Do mar dos Sargaços, onde nascem e ao qual regressam para se reproduzir e morrer, às metamorfoses por que vão passando ao longo da sua existência, tudo no ciclo de vida da enguia parece ecoar a sensação de mistério e maravilhamento que não conseguimos afastar quando nos detemos nos comos e porquês da nossa própria vida. Alternando a história das enguias com a sua própria história, o autor recorda os momentos de silêncio e cumplicidade partilhados com o pai, a pescar, que marcaram a sua juventude e que dão o mote a este mistério que, ao longo de milénios, intrigou e iludiu pensadores, cientistas e exploradores. De Aristóteles, que se dedicou ao estudo das origens e surpreendentes metamorfoses deste ser, a Freud, que se entregou obstinadamente ao estudo dos seus mecanismos reprodutivos, passando por Johannes Schmidt, o biólogo marinho que correu rios e mares perseguindo a migração das enguias até ao mar de Sargaços, esta é uma viagem fascinante de descoberta e de retorno às origens que já fascinou milhares de leitores e se tornou num bestseller imediato na Suécia. Patrik Svensson, jornalista de formação e aficionado de criaturas marinhas das profundezas mais profundas, traz-nos uma narrativa onde religião, filosofia, ciência, literatura, psiquiatria, ambientalismo, política, cultura, economia e sexualidade convergem num livro único e de rara beleza sobre a maior herança que um pai pode deixar a um filho: a do assombro pela vida - a nossa e a das enguias. Os elogios da crítica: «Patrik Svensson escreveu um livro singular, comovente, fundamentado e belo sobre aquela que é, essencialmente, uma criatura insólita. Bastam as primeiras páginas para convencer até o mais empedernido citadino, perRoseanne: My Life As A Woman
By Roseanne Barr. 1989
She was the creator and star of America's #1 TV show-55 million Americans watched her every week. But none of…
you know the real Roseanne Barr-none of you know, unless you've read Roseanne: My Life as a Woman. From her childhood as a Jewish outcast in the strict Mormon society of Salt Lake City, Utah, to the pinnacle of success as television's newest and funniest star, Roseanne Barr's life story has been one of tremendous drama. Yet, through it all, her indomitable spirit and sharp wit have shone through. With this, her autobiography, she proves herself to be not only a terrific comedian but a wonderful writer and storyteller as well. Vogue said "she flings truth on the table like a TV dinner," and, after reading a few pages of Roseanne, you'll know: The truth will be flung tonight. Here you'll learn the truth about her horrifying, near-death experience as a teenager; her stay in a mental institution; and her escape from Utah. Here's the truth about her early years as a mother, a member of the working poor, struggling to raise a family in a trailer park. You'll read of the great people in her life who gave her the courage to follow her feelings and be true to herself; you'll learn what a beginner in show business has to do to get ahead; you'll read about her Woody Allen and Mel Gibson fantasies, and the drive it takes to keep going in the hard and tough world of Hollywood. Roseanne's life is the story of a woman who started with nothing, overcame great adversity, and with the strength of her convictions - and a brilliant wit triumphs. But most important, here, for the first time, is the real Roseanne; the woman whose spirit and love for life, whose honesty and passion are on every page of this startling, funny, and remarkable autobiography.CMOS 60-GHz and E-band Power Amplifiers and Transmitters (Analog Circuits and Signal Processing)
By Patrick Reynaert, Dixian Zhao. 2015
This book focuses on the development of design techniques and methodologies for 60-GHz and E-band power amplifiers and transmitters at…
device circuit and layout levels The authors show the recent development of millimeter-wave design techniques especially of power amplifiers and transmitters and presents novel design concepts such as power transistor layout and 4-way parallel-series power combiner that can enhance the output power and efficiency of power amplifiers in a compact silicon area Five state-of-the-art 60-GHz and E-band designs with measured results are demonstrated to prove the effectiveness of the design concepts and hands-on methodologies presented This book serves as a valuable reference for circuit designers to develop millimeter-wave building blocks for future 5G applicationsBonnie, Island Girl
By Genevieve Fox. 1954
Bonnie Jean Andrews had lived all of her fourteen years on Bayberry Island. Now it was time for her to…
go to high school on the mainland. For Bonnie this was as important and as great a change as going away to college would be for another girl. It meant careful planning by her family to stretch a lobsterman's income to pay for the new expense. It meant special trials and tensions for Bonnie while she adjusted to the unfamiliar life of a large school and a mainland town. Then Bonnie's mother was taken by the Sea Coast Mission boat to a hospital for an emergency operation. The engine of her father's lobster boat broke down and had to be repaired, and lobsters dropped to thirty cents a pound. The Andrews' savings vanished. Would Bonnie have to wait a year before her dreams could even start to come true? Jimmy, an island boy, and Greg, glamorous son of "summer folks," help to answer that question. Then they both play leading roles in the crucial and exciting events of Bonnie's high school years.Thicker Than Water: Irish Stories
By Gordon Snell. 2001
A kaleidoscope of stories about coming of age in Ireland and America, by twelve Irish and Irish-American writers who in…
their different ways succeed brilliantly in conveying the universal longing of the young to grow up, to find love, and to start a new life as an adult. ' * Freshly commissioned by Gordon Snell, these memorable stories range from the uproariously funny to the macabre, from the gently humorous to the tragic, from the reflective to the bittersweet. They are told in powerfully individual voices by: Vincent Banville, Maeve Binchy, Marita Conlon-McKenna, June Considine, Shane Connaughton, Peter Cunningham, Ita Daly, Emma Donoghue, Tony Hickey, Chris Lynch, Helena Mulkerns, and Jenny Roche.A Fine Coat (Book 6)
By Barbara W. Makar. 2008
Decodable Storybooks 2A accompany More Workbook 2 and provide additional opportunity to apply the phonetic concepts introduced in Workbook 2…
to connected text. The storybooks use the same vocabulary as Workbook 2 and Storybooks 2 with the addition of one sight word was. Storybooks 2A are an excellent tool to reinforce the skills from Workbook 2 and can be used with either Workbook 2 or More Workbook 2"--Epsbooks.com.A Real Pal
By Barbara W. Makar. 2008
Decodable Storybooks 2A accompany More Workbook 2 and provide additional opportunity to apply the phonetic concepts introduced in Workbook 2…
to connected text. The storybooks use the same vocabulary as Workbook 2 and Storybooks 2 with the addition of one sight word was. Storybooks 2A are an excellent tool to reinforce the skills from Workbook 2 and can be used with either Workbook 2 or More Workbook 2"--Epsbooks.com.A Ride on a Bus
By Barbara W. Makar. 2008
AI
By Barbara W. Makar. 2008
Creating Environments for Learning: Birth to Age Eight (Second Edition)
By Julie Bullard. 2014
The Greek Myths
By Robert Graves. 1981
Community: A Reader For Writers
By Nancy Enright. 2016
Nancy Enright's Community: A Reader for Writers explores the theme of writing as community through a variety of readings organized…
around the communities out of which they arose. The selections-spanning from familial and cultural to economic and artistic-all attest to the text's underlying message that writing, when seen as an act of community, becomes essentially a dialogue, linking the writer with others who have written in the past and will write in the future. Developed for courses in first-year writing, Community: A Reader for Writers includes an interdisciplinary mix of public, academic, and cultural reading selections. It provides students with the rhetorical knowledge and analytical strategies required to participate effectively in discussions about community. Community: A Reader for Writers is part of a series of brief, single-topic readers from Oxford University Press designed for today's college writing courses. Each reader in this series approaches a topic of contemporary conversation from multiple perspectives.Latin America in the Modern World
By Peter V. N. Henderson, Bryan McCann, Virginia Garrard. 2019
Latin America in the Modern World is the first text to situate the history of Latin America within a wider…
global narrative. Written by leading scholars, the book focuses on five themes: state formation; the construction of national identity through popular culture and religion; economics and commodities; race, class, and gender; and the environment. Emphasizing the distinct experiences of each of the Latin American countries, the book provides students with an entry point into understanding this vital region. Instead of suggesting that all Latin American nations have an interchangeable heritage, the authors seek to clearly identify themes, topics, people, and intellectual currents that help to knit the history of modern Latin America into a coherent category of study. While providing in-depth coverage of the history of the three largest Latin American countries (Mexico, Brazil, and Argentina), Latin America in the Modern World also offers case studies from almost all of the countries, including Central American and Andean nations.Becoming a Counselor: The Light, the Bright, and the Serious
By Samuel T. Gladding. 2009
Through the use of memorable and often humorous autobiographical vignettes, Dr. Gladding shares his experiences as one of the field's…
most beloved and respected leaders. His personal experiences reflect universal themes in becoming a helping professional, and both novice and seasoned counselors will benefit from his knowledge, skill, and the wisdom drawn from more than 30 years in the profession. Topics addressed include personal growth; finding what works and learning from failure; basic skills and counseling processes; creativity in counseling; multicultural and spiritual considerations; the influences of colleagues, friends, and family; working with groups and families; professional development; leadership; and termination. Each section of the book contains Points to Ponder to facilitate classroom discussion and personal reflection.Statistics Translated: A Step-by-step Guide to Analyzing and Interpreting Data
By Steven R. Terrell. 2021
Roping the reader in with humor and real-world case examples presented as mysteries to be solved, this engaging text has…
been updated with new cases, the latest version of SPSS, and new coverage of multivariate analysis of variance. Steven R. Terrell prepares students and practitioners to become informed consumers of statistics so that they can make decisions based on data, and understand decisions others have made. He identifies six simple steps and guides readers to master them--from identifying a researchable problem to stating a hypothesis; identifying independent and dependent variables; and selecting, computing, and interpreting appropriate statistical tests. All techniques are demonstrated both manually and with the help of SPSS software. New to This Edition *All software instructions and examples are updated to SPSS Version 25. *Expanded chapter on the analysis of variance (ANOVA)--now covers multivariate ANOVA. *New and revised examples and quiz items pertaining to a broader range of fields, such as business, information systems, and medical sciences, along with education and psychology. Pedagogical Features *Examples of SPSS screenshots used for analyzing data. *User-friendly cautionary notes, "Putting it All Together" recaps, and alerts, such as "notice the effect size" or "check the direction of the mean scores." *End-of-chapter "Quiz Time" exercises that guide students to answer intriguing questions like whether working from home increases productivity, or whether age affects how long it takes to complete a doctoral degree. *Lists of key terms and formulas in each chapter, plus end-of-book glossary.Interviewing: A Guide to Theory and Practice
By Kathy Roulston. 2022
This book provides guidance to researchers about how to develop interview skills that align with their theoretical assumptions. Connecting "theory"…
and "method" can be challenging for novice researchers. Interviewing: A Guide to Theory and Practice draws from, and extends, the author′s earlier 2010 book, and focuses on three interrelated issues, how researchers: theorize research interviews; examine their subject positions in relation to projects and participants; and explore the details of interview interaction to inform practice. By developing these understandings of qualitative interview practice, Kathryn Roulston shows how researchers can design and conduct quality research projects that draw on a wide range of interview practices to provide audience members and communities with significant findings concerning social problems.The Letter to the Romans: A Short Commentary
By Frederick Dale Bruner. 2021
In the wake of his widely appreciated commentaries on the Gospel of Matthew and the Gospel of John, noted theologian…
and exegete Frederick Dale Bruner turns his attention to Paul&’s letter to the Romans. In this concise commentary, he relays his findings on what he calls the &“Fifth Gospel&” and its central claim that &“through the Father&’s love, Jesus&’s passion, and the Spirit&’s application of this passionate love, human beings can have a perfectly right relationship with God—by simple faith in His Christ.&” As he did in his commentaries on Matthew and John, Bruner engages historical interpreters from the patristic period to the present—including Augustine, Chrysostom, Aquinas, Luther, and Calvin—while also offering his own lucid translation of the text and relevant pastoral applications. The result is a holistic understanding of the book of Romans informed not only by one scholar&’s lifetime of ministry, teaching, and learning, but also by the full depth and breadth of church tradition.Thoughts On Interaction Design
By Jon Kolko, Chris Connors. 2011
Thoughts on Interaction Design explores the theory behind the field of Interaction Design in a new way. It aims to…
provide a better definition of Interaction Design that encompasses the intellectual facets of the field and the particular methods used by practitioners in their day-to-day experiences. It also attempts to provide Interaction Designers with the vocabulary necessary to justify their existence to other team members. The book positions Interaction Design in a way that emphasizes the intellectual facets of the discipline. It discusses the role of language, argument, and rhetoric in the design of products, services, and systems. It examines various academic approaches to thinking about Design, and concludes that the Designer is a liberal artist left to infuse empathy in technologically driven products. The book also examines the tools and techniques used by practitioners. These include methods for structuring large quantities of data, ways of thinking about users, and approaches for thinking about human behavior as it unfolds over time. Finally, it introduces the idea of Interaction Design as an integral facet of the business development process. *First book to provide a solid definition and framework for the booming field of interaction design, finally giving designers the justification needed to prove their essential role on every development team *Provides designers with tools they need to operate effectively in the workplace without compromising their goals: making useable, useful, and desirable products *Outlines process, theory, practice, and challenges of interaction design – intertwined with real world stories from a variety of perspectivesThe Nursing Assistant
By Sue Roe. 2021
The Nursing Assistant: Essentials of Holistic Care, Brief Edition presents key concepts and skills students need to become nursing assistants.…
With a sharp focus on holistic care, students learn how to provide safe, effective, and compassionate care, while integrating and considering residents’ bodies, minds, and spirits. This concise text, developed for classes with shorter hour requirements, is accessible for students of all levels. Richly illustrated step-by-step procedures teach students how to perform the tasks required of nursing assistants and prepare them to pass the certification competency examination. The text and its supplements include abundant reinforcement activities and practice questions for the certification competency examination, challenging students to apply what they have learned and preparing them for success when taking the exam. Detailed photographs, illustrations, and videos bring concepts to life, helping students visualize and understand body positions, care procedures, and the structure of the human body.