Títulos em Profissionais e Acadêmicos

The original title of this text was Recollections of the Development of my Mind and Character. This memoir was intended for Darwin’s family and was written between May and August 1876.

From an early age Fuss discovered the need for discipline and hard work through his love for sports, and the desire to be the best. The creative influence of the music and fashion of the 60’s and 70’s, highly influenced Fuss and his passion for the artistic movements that fuelled this generation. His attention to detail and his desire for perfection grew as he discovered the path that he was destined for. As was common for this era, smoking pot and hash became a part of his lifestyle and helped elevate his creativity, and expand his entrepreneurial skills.

The Man Who Mastered Gravity is an intimate profile of Thomas Townsend Brown, a little-known scientist whose unorthodox ideas about electricity and gravity have made him the subject of decades of speculation and intrigue. Brown developed his novel concepts while serving in the U.S. Navy through the 1930s. In the first months of World War II he was abruptly discharged–despite his expertise in radio, radar, and mine sweeping.

Ti sei mai chiesto cosa differenzia i veri titani imprenditoriali dal resto delle persone? È la loro resilienza di fronte al fallimento. In questo libro, Ivan Cervellin svela la sua straordinaria storia di rinascita e la strategia vincente dietro il suo piano B. Scoprirai come trasformare il fallimento in un trampolino di lancio verso il successo. Ivan ti insegnerà a vedere il fallimento non come un punto finale del tuo percorso, ma come un passaggio essenziale nell'ordine naturale della vita.

There’s no college diploma hanging on Donald Thompson’s office wall. He didn’t have a prestigious internship at a Fortune 500 company. And yet, before the age of forty, Donald Thompson was a millionaire CEO and tech entrepreneur. Underestimated follows Don’s unique path, stopping along the way to uncover the business and life lessons he learned, inspirations, and habits that can help anyone realize their dreams.

Is violence normal? Aren't they all evil? Does trauma cause violence? And can we change violent minds? For Dr. Gwen Adshead, these are the most common questions she is asked about her work as a psychiatrist and psychotherapist in secure hospitals and prisons. Dr. Adshead pays attention to an aspect of humanity we often find hard to comprehend and invites us to do the same as she considers the motivations, the risk factors, the social roots of violence as well as the rehabilitation of offenders.

In the quiet hum of an exam room, where stethoscopes listen to more than heartbeats, Dr. Aaron Feingold has spent four decades bearing witness to life’s most raw, absurd, and luminous moments. Beyond being a mere memoir of medicine Cardiology Tales is a symphony of humanity, played through the rhythm of 99 stories that pulse with humor, heartache, and the quiet heroism of ordinary lives.

Fay Stender was a giant among movement lawyers from the McCarthy Era to the 1970s intent on forcing society to change. Friends could easily picture her as the heroine of a grand opera. A child prodigy, she abandoned the concert piano to become a zealous advocate for society's most scorned and vilified criminal defendants: from the Rosenberg espionage case during the Cold War to militant black clients, Black Panther Party leader Huey Newton, and revolutionary prisoner George Jackson, to prisoners in maximum security.

From the renowned iconoclast investor comes a brilliant account of sixty years spent hunting for value and sidestepping bubbles in a changing financial world When Jeremy Grantham entered the investment business in the 1960s, he brought the thrifty Quaker values and Yorkshire independence he had...

Was geschieht, wenn wir Kant nicht mehr als marmornes Denkmal, sondern als lebendigen Menschen lesen? Diese Frage bildet den Kern dieses Buches. Immanuel Kants Philosophie war niemals dazu bestimmt, als unverrückbares Dogma verehrt zu werden. Sie war ein kritisches Projekt, ein Versuch, die Grenzen der Vernunft sichtbar zu machen und Werkzeuge für weiteres Denken zu schaffen.

Before he had a driver's license, Ryan Merket was leading a global software cracking group from his Texas bedroom—the only business school he ever attended. Hacker's Edge is the improbable story of how that unconventional education propelled him from the digital underground to the halls of Facebook, Amazon, and Reddit. But this is not a story about stock options and catered lunches. It's an unflinching look at the brutal cost of ambition.

Before mindfulness apps. Before lo-fi beats to study to. Before every self-help book told you to “let go”… There was Alan Watts. This book isn’t a lecture. It’s a vibe. Everything Is Fine, Actually is a chilled-out journey through the life and mind of a man who didn’t care about enlightenment points — just clarity, laughter, and presence. From his British roots to his West Coast evolution, Watts preached the art of not trying, the illusion of the ego, and the sacred joke of existence.

My Friends Walk Barefoot, based on actual events, tells the story of Jim Humphreys, a veterinarian in Southeast New Mexico who for more than three decades treated everything from dogs to donkeys, cats (including a Bengal tiger) to cows, and canaries to ostriches. Each chapter takes the listener on a new adventure filled with excitement, drama, and humor. You will laugh and you will cry as you experience the challenges faced by this country doctor whose patients, some tiny, others huge, some loving, others dangerous, all contribute to a heartwarming and magical journey.

Step into the vibrant, complex world of a Chinese college through the eyes of a foreign teacher who has made it his home. In this heartfelt and deeply personal memoir, I invite listeners to experience the joys, challenges, and unexpected beauty of teaching in a culture vastly different from our own. From the quiet girl who poured her darkest thoughts into a journal to the aspiring musician torn between passion and family expectations, this book is filled with unforgettable stories of students navigating the pressures of academics, tradition, and self-discovery.

Le témoignage coup de poing d'un ministre hors norme : premier avocat pénaliste à devenir garde des Sceaux, Éric Dupond-Moretti se livre sans concession sur ses quatre années passées place Vendôme.

At age 55, Jeffrey L. Reynolds, Ph.D., crossed the finish line at Ironman Florida, the crowning achievement of his endurance sports journey. Just weeks later, he was diagnosed with prostate cancer. He fought through treatment, recovered—and was hit again. This time, it was Stage 3B colorectal cancer. In Every Mile Matters, Reynolds shares how the physical training, mental fortitude, and resilience developed through triathlon racing became his greatest weapons in the fight for his life. He didn’t just apply his athletic mindset—he relied on it. Each round of radiation became a daily workout.

Trying to shake off the emotions of a recently emptied nest and midlife anxiety, Peter Gregg launches into a strange new chapter—he decides to make maple syrup. A lot of it. After recruiting his best buddy, Bert, and collecting advice from a clique of salty farmers who’ve been sugaring all their lives, Gregg is soon consumed by what maple producers call “the Bug.” He sets out to chase the mythical “five pounder” goal—a lofty syrup production total that’ll put him in league with the pros in Vermont.

Voltaire n’a pas été l’homme d’un système. Il a été le trouble-fête d’un siècle brillant et faux. Ce qu’il reste de lui n’est pas un modèle à imiter, mais une tension à reprendre : penser sans plaire, contredire sans cesse, et surtout ne jamais devenir ce que l’on dénonce.

He didn’t rule an empire. He didn’t fight a war. He just had an idea — that the world could be better if everyone just played their part. This is the story of Confucius — not as a saint, not as a symbol, but as a man trying to fix a broken world with virtue, obedience, and a whole lot of ritual bowing. Through chaos, rejection, and endless lectures, he built a moral system that outlived dynasties and became the software of an entire civilization. But what did it cost? This isn’t worship. This isn’t a takedown. This is a biography told with open eyes.

Em 12 de novembro de 1954, Nise da Silveira escreveu uma carta ao psiquiatra C. G. Jung: “Mestre, no centro psiquiátrico do Rio de Janeiro, há, ao lado de outros setores de atividade do serviço de ocupação terapêutica, um ateliê onde os doentes desenham e pintam na mais completa liberdade. [...] E, assim, imagens primordiais emergem nessas pinturas, trazendo uma empírica e convincente demonstração da psicologia analítica.”