Resultado de "Thomas" em Todas as categorias

Após receber o diagnóstico de "enervada" – categoria que no começo do século XX era usada pela ciência para descrever o comportamento de um grande número de mulheres –, Lúcia, uma carioca "ultramoderna", como ela mesma se descreve, decide narrar sua vida, com o intuito de questionar o diagnóstico a que foi submetida. Com acidez, a protagonista mescla episódios cotidianos e memórias a comentários que revelam uma preciosa radiografia da alta sociedade do Rio de Janeiro, durante a República Velha.

Utopia (Libellus vere aureus, nec minus salutaris quam festivus, de optimo rei publicae statu deque nova insula Utopia, "A little, true book, both beneficial and enjoyable, about how things should be in the new island Utopia") is a work of fiction and socio-political satire by Thomas More (1478–1535), written in Latin and published in 1516. The book is a frame narrative primarily depicting a fictional island society and its religious, social, and political customs. Many aspects of More's description of Utopia are reminiscent of life in monasteries.

Die große neue Biografie. "Ich glaube nicht, dass es irgendeinen Denkvorgang gibt, der ohne persönliche Erfahrung möglich ist. Alles Denken ist Nachdenken, der Sache nach – denken." Für Thomas Meyer bilden diese Sätze den Leitfaden seiner Biografie Hannah Arendts. Ihm folgt Meyer, wenn er anhand neuer Quellen ihr Leben und Werk von Königsberg nach New York, von der Dissertation über Augustinus bis hin zum unvollendeten Opus magnum "Vom Leben des Geistes" nachzeichnet und deutet.

"Leviatán" es una obra de Thomas Hobbes publicada en 1651. El nombre "Leviatán" hace referencia a un monstruo marino bíblico descrito en el libro de Job y los Salmos, y es utilizado metafóricamente para representar al poderoso Estado. La obra significó un antes y un después en la teoría política. Hobbes sostenía que el ser humano, en su estado natural, es egoísta y competitivo, lo que conduce a una "guerra de todos contra todos" en busca de poder y recursos.

En este libro encontrarás a un hombre sabio y santo ofreciendo sus consejos sobre cómo seguir a Cristo, y tengo la esperanza de que te ayude a silenciar todo el ruido del mundo moderno para concentrarte en Él, para que luego puedas tomar Su ejemplo de regreso al mundo, y deje que Su luz brille a través de su vida hacia su familia, sus amigos, su país y el mundo entero.

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My Big TOE, written by a nuclear physicist in the language of contemporary culture, unifies science and philosophy, physics and metaphysics, mind and matter, purpose and meaning, the normal and the paranormal. The entirety of human experience (mind, body, and spirit) including both our objective and subjective worlds is brought together under one seamless scientific understanding. Section 5 presents the formal reality model in detail while Section 6 provides the wrap-up that puts everything discussed into an easily understood perspective.

A good book may have the power to change the way we see the world, but a great book actually becomes part of our daily consciousness, pervading our thinking to the point that we take it for granted, and we forget how provocative and challenging its ideas once were - and still are. The Structure of Scientific Revolutions is that kind of book.

When Tess Durbeyfield is driven by family poverty to claim kinship with the wealthy D'Urbervilles and seek a portion of their family fortune, meeting her 'cousin' Alec proves to be her downfall. A very different man, Angel Clare, seems to offer her love and salvation, but Tess must choose whether to reveal her past or remain silent in the hope of a peaceful future. With its sensitive depiction of the wronged Tess and powerful criticism of social convention, Tess of the D'Urbervilles is one of the most moving and poetic of Hardy's novels.

A economia da desigualdade demonstra que o antagonismo esquerda/direita do debate político não discorda necessariamente em suas noções de justiça social, mas sim nos mecanismos econômicos que produzem a desigualdade e em como minorá-la. Em edição atualizada, o audiolivro é mais uma valiosa aula de Piketty sobre a natureza da distribuição de renda e o cenário econômico mundial.

From the author of Silence of the Lambs, it's the terrifying tale that introduced the world to Hannibal "the Cannibal" Lecter. There's a serial killer on the loose who specializes in murdering innocent, happy families, and now it's up to FBI Special Agent Will Graham to understand the brutal killer's motivation and anticipate his next move. Graham needs to get inside the killer's mind; to do that, he needs the help of the brilliant, psychopathic Hannibal Lecter.

White Rabbit was raised to be a killer. Underland is where she was raised. She was literally made for one thing: to kill. But after a brief encounter with an agent from S.A.T Secret Agent TECS, she begins to question her purpose.

Tagsüber leitet Sven Christiansen einen Restpostenmarkt, doch nach Feierabend führt er ein anderes Leben. Eines, das aus Luxus und amourösen Abenteuern besteht. Als Christiansens schrecklich zugerichtete Leiche gefunden wird, sieht es nach klassischem Raubmord aus. Aber schnell wird klar, dass alle in seinem Umfeld etwas zu verbergen haben. Ausgerechnet jetzt muss Michis mürrischer Chef Kruse ins Krankenhaus – und will auch von dort den Fall leiten –, was die Sache nicht einfacher macht. Ist Michi so weit, ohne ihn zu ermitteln?

Taylor frames the Orphic hymns as fragments of a primordial theology in which the gods are not personalities but cosmic powers, each hymn functioning as a precise invocation of a universal principle. His translation exposes an initiatory system built on purification, cosmic sympathy, and ascent through successive layers of divine order.

Starr Carter ha sedici anni e vive divisa tra due mondi: Garden Heights, il quartiere popolare segnato da violenza e gang, e il liceo privato frequentato per lo più da ragazzi bianchi e benestanti, dove studia grazie ai sacrifici della famiglia. Per adattarsi, Starr modula linguaggio, stile e amicizie, cercando ogni giorno di mantenere un equilibrio fragile. Tutto cambia quando assiste all'uccisione di Khalil, l'amico di sempre, colpito da un poliziotto. I media diffondono notizie false e lo descrivono come un delinquente, ma lei sa chi era davvero e cosa è accaduto.

Sechs geklonten Wissenschaftlern ist es gelungen, an Bord eines Raumschiffs eine künstliche Intelligenz zu erzeugen. Diese KI, ausgestattet mit gottgleichen Fähigkeiten, hat das Schiff und die Kolonisten darin sicher zum Planeten Pandora gebracht. Doch Pandora ist alles andere als ein Paradies: die Atmosphäre ist giftig, die Lebewesen tödlich – und inmitten all dieser Gefahren scheint die Schiffs-KI den Verstand verloren zu haben und wendet sich jetzt gegen die Siedler.

Future Skills 2030 is your guide to navigating the Fourth Industrial Revolution with confidence. As new technologies disrupt industries and redefine jobs, this audiobook helps you understand what’s happening, why it matters, and how to prepare. It explores the key forces shaping our future—AI, robotics, climate change, geopolitical shifts—and outlines the essential hard and soft skills you’ll need to stay relevant.

In Kentucky's mountains, ginseng is worth more than gold--and men will kill to control it. What begins as a fight over roots buried deep in the soil twists into something darker, where the harvesting no longer stops at plants. When the trade in wild collides with an even more sinister, lucrative market, trust disappears, bodies vanish and survival becomes the only rule.

The Trumpster Fire Escape Almanac blends biting political commentary with practical guidance for Americans considering living overseas. Part escape manual, part statistical almanac, it helps you answer the real questions about leaving America.

Ein Koffer mit wertvoller Fracht wird am Flughafen aufgegeben, gelangt ins falsche Flugzeug und scheint in der Folge ein Eigenleben zu führen. Sein Inhalt wird das Leben mehrerer Personen durcheinanderbringen, auch weil am Flughafen von Mallorca der Servicemitarbeiter Rachid einige schwerwiegende Entscheidungen trifft, die eine Kette von ungeahnten Ereignissen in Gang setzen.