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Noted software expert Robert C. Martin presents a revolutionary paradigm with Clean Code: A Handbook of Agile Software Craftsmanship. Martin has teamed up with his colleagues from Object Mentor to distill their best agile practice of cleaning code “on the fly” into a book that will instill within you the values of a software craftsman and make you a better programmer - but only if you work at it.

Em agosto de 1939, a jovem Grace Bennett abandona sua vida no interior da Inglaterra e chega a Londres com o sonho de esquecer seu passado conturbado e ter um novo começo. Só que o clima sombrio que encontra não tem nada do charme cosmopolita que tanto havia idealizado. Nos meses que se seguem, as forças de Hitler começam a varrer a Europa e o ataque alemão à cidade se torna cada vez mais iminente.

In the Eye of the Wild begins with an account of the French anthropologist Nastassja Martin's near fatal run-in with a Kamchatka bear in the mountains of Siberia. Martin's professional interest is animism; she addresses philosophical questions about the relation of humankind to nature, and in her work she seeks to partake as fully as she can in the lives of the indigenous peoples she studies. Her violent encounter with the bear, however, brings her face-to-face with something entirely beyond her ken—the untamed, the nonhuman, the animal, the wild.

Após ser atacada por um urso ao pé de um vulcão na Sibéria, região onde realizava pesquisas sobre o povo even, Nastassja Martin luta por sua sobrevivência, enquanto passa por internações em hospitais da Rússia e da França. Neste livro, misto de relato etnográfico e autobiografia, a antropóloga francesa reflete sobre esse acontecimento, no qual, segundo ela própria, "um urso e uma mulher se encontram e as fronteiras entre os mundos implodem".

Every day, tens of thousands of Google employees, from executives to interns, rely on Laura Mae Martin’s tips and best practices for how to make the most of their time. Now, with Uptime, Laura brings her unique approach to productivity and well-being to anyone who wants to be more effective and experience “calm accomplishment,” whether at work, at school, or in their own personal lives.

Centuries before the events of A Game of Thrones, House Targaryen - the only family of dragonlords to survive the Doom of Valyria - took up residence on Dragonstone. Fire & Blood begins their tale with the legendary Aegon the Conqueror, creator of the Iron Throne, and goes on to recount the generations of Targaryens who fought to hold that iconic seat, all the way up to the civil war that nearly tore their dynasty apart.

Una historia de amor fantástico del creador de la Tierra Media. El relato de Beren y Lúthien era, o se convirtió, en un elemento esencial en la evolución de El Silmarillion, los mitos y leyendas de la Primera Edad del Mundo concebidos por J. R. R. Tolkien. El autor escribió el relato durante el año siguiente a su regreso de Francia y de la batalla del Somme a finales de 1916.

"Los amos del mundo están al acecho" es un audiolibro más que pertinente en vista de la situación que se está viviendo a nivel mundial. En él, la autora reflexiona sobre las diferentes tácticas de control a a población que ponen en práctica ciertas sociedades secretas, como por ejemplo la llamada "táctica de la pandemia". Revelador y escalofriante.

Martin Bucer foi um reformador alemão. Antes de aderir à Reforma, Bucer foi um monge dominicano. Acabou sendo excomungado e vivendo em Estrasburgo a partir de 1523. Ali, ele conviveu com Calvino por cerca de três anos e pastoreou durante os 25 anos seguintes. Faleceu em Cambridge, em 28 de fevereiro de 1551, aos 59 anos de idade. Apesar de sua importância, esta é a primeira obra de sua autoria publicada no Brasil. Teologia Pastoral: sobre o verdadeiro cuidado das almas é um marco no cenário editorial brasileiro.

General George S. Patton, Jr., died under mysterious circumstances in the months following the end of World War II. For almost 70 years, there has been suspicion that his death was not an accident - and may very well have been an act of assassination. Killing Patton will take listeners inside the final year of the war and recount the events surrounding Patton's tragic demise, naming names of the many powerful individuals who wanted him silenced.

Centuries before A Game of Thrones, an even greater game began, one that set the skies alight with dragon flame and saw the Seven Kingdoms turned to ash.

So began the Targaryens’ bloody rule, with fire and blood. Setting brother against brother, mother against daughter, and dragon against dragon.

Chronicled by a learned maester of the Citadel, this thrilling and bloody history of Westeros tells the story of where the battle for the Iron Throne began…

Nearly 20 years after the Agile Manifesto was first presented, the legendary Robert C. Martin (“Uncle Bob”) reintroduces Agile values and principles for a new generation - programmers and nonprogrammers alike. Martin, author of Clean Code and other highly influential software development guides, was there at Agile’s founding. Now, in Clean Agile: Back to Basics, he strips away misunderstandings and distractions that over the years have made it harder to use Agile than was originally intended.

Marco e Maia são jovens detetives que trabalham desvendando os casos misteriosos da pequena cidade de Valleby. Desta vez eles precisam descobrir porque Ribston, o cachorro sensível e caríssimo da importante família Akero, desapareceu durante a ceia de Natal no hotel. Marco e Maia percebem que todos os funcionários estavam fazendo algo estranho naquela noite. Afinal, por que alguém desapareceria com um cachorro? Essa intrigante história de mistério apresenta pistas e deduções lógicas que ajudam o leitor a solucionar o crime junto com os personagens.

"Ce jour-là, le 25 août 2015, l'événement n'est pas : un ours attaque une anthropologue française quelque part dans les montagnes du Kamtchatka. L'événement est : un ours et une femme se rencontrent et les frontières entre les mondes implosent. Non seulement les limites physiques entre un humain et une bête qui, en se confrontant, ouvrent des failles sur leurs corps et dans leurs têtes. C'est aussi le temps du mythe qui rejoint la réalité ; le jadis qui rejoint l'actuel ; le rêve qui rejoint l'incarné."

Martin Puchner nos mostra que precisamos nos envolver com o passado, e uns com os outros, para que as culturas realizem seu pleno potencial, a despeito dos erros, incompreensões e destruições que muitas vezes acompanham esse envolvimento. Para ele, a proximidade é o oxigênio que as mantém vivas.

The complete, unabridged audiobook of A Storm of Swords. HBO’s hit series A Game of Thrones is based on George R. R. Martin’s internationally best-selling series A Song of Ice and Fire, the greatest fantasy epic of the modern age. A Storm of Swords is the third volume in the series. The Seven Kingdoms are divided by revolt and blood feud, and winter approaches like an angry beast.

Why are the best leaders the ones who are most adept at following? What should we expect of those who have the privilege of leading? And what may leaders expect of those who follow them? Drawing upon a military career spanning more than four decades, General Martin Dempsey, former Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, examines the limits of loyalty, the necessity of sensible skepticism, and the value of responsible rebelliousness, and explains why we actually should sweat the small stuff.

Nome de proa da literatura contemporânea, Martin Amis traz olhar corrosivo em romance sobre o Holocausto. O livro que deu origem ao filme de Jonathan Glazer, indicado a 5 categorias do Oscar 2024 e vencedor na categoria Melhor filme internacional. A Zona de Interesse, em Auschwitz, era o local onde os judeus recém-chegados passavam pela triagem, processo que determinava se seriam destinados aos trabalhos forçados ou às câmaras de gás. Este romance se passa nesse lugar infernal, em agosto de 1942. Cada um dos vários narradores testemunha o inominável a sua maneira.

A century before A Game of Thrones, two unlikely heroes wandered Westeros.... A Knight of the Seven Kingdoms compiles the first three official prequel novellas to George R. R. Martin's ongoing masterwork, A Song of Ice and Fire. Before Tyrion Lannister and Podrick Payne, there were Dunk and Egg. A young, naïve but courageous hedge knight, Ser Duncan the Tall towers above his rivals - in stature if not experience.

An Celebrate a decade of Critical Role with this anthology featuring the perspectives of ten characters who fought alongside—and against—Vox Machina, with a foreword by cast member Liam O’Brien. In these ten stories, see the legendary adventuring party anew through the eyes of some of the most memorable characters whose lives were touched by Vox Machina.