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Nesta seleção de três crônicas, Lima Barreto oferece uma crítica à estrutura educacional e intelectual do Brasil de sua época, revelando com ironia e lucidez os mecanismos que mantêm a exclusão social sob o disfarce da meritocracia. Em "Tenho esperança que...", o autor resgata suas memórias escolares para destacar a luta das meninas para entrar na Escola Normal, expondo as barreiras enfrentadas pelas mulheres que desejam estudar. Defende, com firmeza, a ampliação do ensino público para o público feminino e denuncia a negligência do Estado em relação à educação igualitária.

Júlia e Teresa eram jovens amigas que, apesar de morarem distante uma da outra, eram unidas como carne e unha Tinham uma sintonia extraordinária em hábitos, gostos, prazeres e desejos. Nenhuma das duas estava comprometida, não ao menos até se apaixonarem quase que ao mesmo tempo. Até nisso combinavam. Será?

No conto "Marcha fúnebre", Machado de Assis conduz o leitor pelos pensamentos do deputado Cordovil, que, ao se deparar com uma sucessão de mortes à sua volta, passa a desejar uma partida rápida e sem sofrimento. No entanto, o que começa como um devaneio íntimo transforma-se em obsessão silenciosa, marcada pela ironia e pelo contraste entre o desejo de morrer e a permanência da vida. Com estilo preciso e crítico, o autor mergulha no tema da morte para revelar a fragilidade das vontades humanas diante do acaso.

Romântico? Pode parecer. O conto Longe dos olhos, todavia, apesar de ter por enredo uma história de amor, tece uma dura crítica à cultura patriarcal da época. O narrador, comentando a trama que envolve o bacharel Aguiar, é explícito nos juízos de valor que traça, até mesmo sobre o comportamento dos personagens.

Nate and Layla, Jude and Sophie. They've been a four for as long as they can remember: fancy dinners, dancing 'til dawn . . . Even living and working together. So when Nate and Layla suddenly quit their lives and move to Bali, with its white sands and exotic beach clubs, Jude and Sophie are their first visitors. Anything to escape their life in London. But as the two couples reunite, cracks begin to show. Which is hardly surprising; they've been lying to each other for years.

Manchmal müssen wir zerbrechen, um heilen zu können ... Shawn versprach Alyssa die Welt, doch welchen Wert haben die Worte eines Lügners? Jeden Tag zerbricht die junge Frau ein wenig mehr in ihrem Leben, das nur eine Fassade ist, bis von ihr nur noch ein Scherbenhaufen bleibt. Erst als ihr Jugendschwarm Theo wieder in die Stadt kommt, erinnert sich Alyssa allmählich an die selbstbewusste Frau, die sie einst war. Stück für Stück setzt sie ihre verwundete Seele wieder zusammen - immer in der Hoffnung, Shawn möge sie nicht erneut zertrümmern.

On September 16, 2007, machine gun fire erupted in Baghdad's Nisour Square, leaving seventeen Iraqi civilians dead, among them women and children. The shooting spree, labeled "Baghdad's Bloody Sunday," was neither the work of Iraqi insurgents nor U.S. soldiers. The shooters were private forces, subcontractors working for the secretive mercenary company, Blackwater Worldwide, led by Erik Prince

Special Forces operator Matt Whitaker survived the Oniki War—but only just. Now the war is over, and a tenuous peace has been struck. When weapons plans are stolen from an Oniki shipyard and all evidence points to human involvement, tensions flare, threatening that hard-won peace. Whitaker is the only person with the knowledge and experience to uncover the truth. Still recovering from his injuries, he is forced to face his demons, and charge back into the fray.

As a teenager, fifty years ago, I was dying of cancer. I had just lost my mother and was going through terrible guilt—blaming myself for her death. I met the Lord during that terrifying time—early in the Charismatic Movement—a time of many miracles—including how I met Him and how He healed me.

This audiobook includes a foreword read by Ben's brother and fellow international rugby player, Tom Youngs, as well as a bonus audio-exclusive conversation between the two brothers. In his unique, touching and honest memoir, rugby union legend Ben Youngs bares it all for the first time. Ben...

Designing and operating an effective White House are critical to the success of any presidency—and to democracy in the United States. Former White House Deputy Chief of Staff Christopher Liddell offers a strategic approach to building a strong and successful presidency. An astute and experienced operative, he demonstrates persuasively that action must be taken early, comprehensively, and visibly, starting in what he calls Year Zero, the year before governing.

The Family Guide to Psychiatric Hospitalization provides a comprehensive look into the procedures, treatments, and dynamics of the psychiatric care system. Dr. Russ provides invaluable information on the history and evolution of psychiatric hospitals; the logistics of the admission process, including how to choose the right hospital based on patient needs; what families and patients can expect during every treatment phase, from initial assessment to active treatment to planning for discharge; the legal aspects of hospitalization, including patient rights and advocacy; and more.

A year ago, I lost everything and moved across the country to try and start over. It wasn't easy, but I found a job I love, I have friends who've become my family, and I'm ready to start exploring my bisexuality. Just when I think things are finally starting to go my way, I show up to work and find out the new guys on the crew are the super-hot couple I hooked up with last weekend.

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 listeners to deepen their relationship with God as they reflect on their own lives through the lens of David’s story.

This comprehensive guide is designed to help aspiring and seasoned automotive professionals navigate the entire ASE certification process, specifically focusing on the A1-A9 exams. With a thorough breakdown of essential topics such as engine repair, transmission systems, suspension and steering, brakes, electrical systems, and more, this resource provides a complete roadmap for success.

USS Intrepid's Fighting Squadron 18 (VF-18) was one of the U.S. Navy's highest-scoring carrier units of World War II. Despite having only one combat veteran in its roster, its aviators were credited with shooting down more than 170 planes during their eighty-one-day tour of duty, earning the squadron the nickname "Two-a-Day 18" in newspapers nationwide. How did a novice unit with a comparatively short time in theater accomplish such a feat?

Since their introduction in 2017, transformers have quickly become the dominant architecture for achieving state-of-the-art results on a variety of natural language processing tasks. If you're a data scientist or coder, this practical book shows you how to train and scale these large models using Hugging Face Transformers, a Python-based deep learning library.

If Juno could describe his life in three ways, it would be: A little lost. A little happy. And maybe a little hopeful. At least, he was hopeful, but he stops feeling that way when a diagnosis falls into his lap and his entire world turns upside down. Panic sets in, and he can no longer remember what it's like to see a light at the end of any tunnel. Enter Piper, stage right. Juno has been crushing on the older man from behind his bakery counter since Piper started his mall security job.

Em "Uma Embaixada", Artur Azevedo nos apresenta Minervino, um homem tímido e cheio de hesitações, que, ao se apaixonar pela viúva Perkins, decide pedir a ajuda de seu amigo Salema para fazer o pedido de noivado em seu nome. No entanto, ao tomar essa decisão, Minervino vê seu desejo de casamento desmoronar, e a história se desenrola com uma mistura de ironia e humor, questionando como a indecisão e o medo de agir podem destruir as oportunidades mais desejadas.

Victor Frankenstein, a young scientist, creates a living creature from body parts, only to be horrified by his monstrous creation. Rejected by society and seeking vengeance, the creature embarks on a path of destruction.