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Após realizar um grande estudo sobre várias personalidades fascinantes e bem-sucedidas–entre políticos, estrategistas, artistas, cientistas e inventores–Robert Greene percebeu que todas essas pessoas, independentemente de sua área, da cultura ou do momento histórico a que pertenciam, seguiram um padrão similar em suas conquistas. E concluiu que o caminho para a maestria pode ser percorrido por qualquer um de nós.

1914: A Alemanha se prepara para a guerra e os Aliados começam a construir suas defesas. Ambos os lados precisam da Rússia, que enfrenta graves problemas internos e vive na iminência de uma revolução. Na Inglaterra, Winston Churchill arquiteta uma negociação secreta com o príncipe Aleksei Orlov, visando a um acordo com os russos. No entanto, o anarquista Feliks Kschessinsky, um homem sem nada a perder, está disposto a tudo para impedir que seu país envie milhões de rapazes para os campos de batalha de uma guerra que nem sequer compreendem.

Em O despertar do universo consciente, Marcelo Gleiser, físico e astrônomo renomado internacionalmente, argumenta que, se queremos salvar o nosso projeto de civilização, precisamos reinventar nossa relação com a vida e com o planeta. Examinando a história da vida na Terra e a possibilidade de vida em outros planetas com clareza e autoridade, o autor argumenta que estamos usando o paradigma errado em relação ao lugar que ocupamos. Devemos abraçar uma perspectiva biocêntrica – que tem a vida como centro, que reconhece a raridade do nosso planeta num universo hostil à vida.

Lee, the founding father of modern Singapore and its prime minister from 1959 to 1990, has honed his wisdom during more than fifty years on the world stage. Almost single-handedly responsible for transforming Singapore into a Western-style economic success, he offers a unique perspective on the geopolitics of East and West. American presidents from Richard Nixon to Barack Obama have welcomed him to the White House.

Neste audiolivro, o jornalista e crítico musical Irineu Franco Perpetuo conta a História da Música Clássica a partir da Idade Média, com seu cantochão. Depois, explica o que era a prática da polifonia, fala dos trovadores, da Ars Nova e da escola franco-flamenga.

"[...] il n'y a pas de fatalité extérieure. Mais il y a une fatalité intérieure : vient une minute où l'on se découvre vulnérable ; alors les fautes vous attirent comme un vertige." Antoine de Saint-Exupéry. ""Vol de nuit" décrit en quelques pages fortes l'aventure symbolique de l'aéropostale. Aventure des hommes en lutte avec les éléments, en conflit au plus profond d'eux-même entre bravoure et angoisse, entre devoir et humanité : si la vie humaine n'a pas de prix, nous agissons toujours comme si quelque chose dépassait, en valeur, la vie humaine... Mais quoi ?"

O ano é 1944. Os Aliados estão se preparando para desembarcar na Normandia e libertar os territórios ocupados por Hitler, na operação que entrou para a história como o Dia D. Para que a missão dê certo, eles precisam convencer os alemães de que a invasão acontecerá em outro lugar. Assim, criam um exército inteiro de mentira, incluindo tanques infláveis, aviões de papelão e bases sem parede. O objetivo é que ele seja fotografado pelos aviões de reconhecimento germânicos. O sucesso depende de o inimigo não descobrir o estratagema.

This audiobook should be the first novel you try in French! Following a story in French can be difficult, even for advanced students. French novels are usually full of idiomatic expressions. They use complicated tenses, complex sentence structures, and often slang. This audiobook is in simple French. It's about the joys and the frustrations of an adult learning French. It includes a good dose of humor and a few exercises.

He's the one I swore I'd never ever fall for. A teammate’s betrayal. A banishment. A secret revealed. That’s all it took to unravel my life at the seams. The punishment for my past mistakes goes further than expulsion,and penance can only come from the worst hell imaginable: Summer camp. Ten weeks spent wrangling a bunch of kids is bad enough,only to get worse when I meet my new co-counselor. The back-stabber himself. Kaleb LaMothe. Being forced to coexist adds more tension to our already shaky foundation,but it also pushes us to uncover deeper parts of each other.

Happily married and running a successful business, Peter Berry's life changed when, at the age of 50, he was given a terminal diagnosis of early-onset dementia. Since that day, he has learned to live with his very own 'dementia monster'. From depression and suicide attempts through to his determination to confront his dementia, Peter has embarked on a series of challenges to show that 'life isn't over with dementia, it's just a little different'.

Em análise aguda do contexto político nacional contemporâneo – sem, contudo, desconsiderar o cenário internacional –, a obra empreende uma verdadeira radiografia do populismo radical de direita do governo bolsonarista. Tudo isso torna esta obra uma escuta obrigatória para todos aqueles que desejam compreender melhor o contexto atual.

Fighting wildfires is the only thing I’ve ever wanted to do and I’m damn good at it. Being the captain of an interagency hotshot crew of wildland firefighters is high-risk, high-reward. The risk blindsided me five years ago when I lost one of my crew and was changed forever. Now the only rewards I allow are to work harder, smarter, and enjoy easy, sexy nights with strangers. Until I meet Prescott Timmons. Her smart-mouth and adventurous spirit have me forgetting all of my rules—until her past shows up and lies start to feel too familiar.

Here at last is a clear, easy-to-follow interpretation of the classic Chinese text The Art of War by Sun Tzu which incorporates modern business lessons to make this relevant and accessible to today's executive facing strategic and competitive challenges. For years, business schools and professional consultants have turned to Sun Tzu's 2,500-year-old Chinese text for its invaluable commentary on such topics as leadership, strategy, organization, competition and cooperation.

Speed has gotten a bad name in business, much of it deserved. When Facebook made "Move fast and break things" an informal company motto, it fueled a widely held belief that we can either make progress or take care of people, one or the other. That a certain amount of wreckage is the price we have to pay for inventing the future. Leadership experts Frances Frei and Anne Morriss argue that this belief is deeply flawed—and that it keeps you from building a great company.

Lições amargas é um livro que transborda de ideias originais, mercadoria escassa no cenário atual dominado pelo debate raso, dissociado dos fatos, prisioneiro dos dogmas. Gustavo Franco, economista renomado e um dos formuladores do Plano Real, mobiliza sua conhecida independência intelectual, domínio dos dados e capacidade analítica para refletir não apenas sobre os problemas do país, mas sobre como a nossa forma de pensar a respeito deles vem se transformando, com profundas e imprevistas consequências.

Reborn into the Appalachian community of Maplewood, Connelly Myers spirals into depression after the love of his life, Arlene, drowns in the river. As he wallows in sorrow, their nine-year-old Kelsey befriends a strange Angora cat named Mr. Vicious. Wilbur, the family farmhand, is the only one who realizes just how sinister the cat is. He should know sinister, after all: he's a longtime predator, targeting Connelly's beautiful daughter. But Kelsey doesn't find Mr. Vicious scary. In fact, she worships it and encourages the town's children to sell their souls for an enchanting afterlife.

Aurora has everything. Money, clothes, yachts, the designer boyfriend. She is living the dream. Yet her life is imperfect. Sandy's life is simple and humble. Her existence pure in an idyllic location miles away from modern stresses. Yet she is desperate to return home. Ra has nothing. The streets of an unfamiliar city have become her sanctuary. She is hungry and tired; she craves warmth and food. Yet, in many ways, she is happy. Aurora. Sandy. Ra. One woman. Three identities.

Business Is War is one of the most powerful, direct, and respected business books ever written. It’s not about hype or hustle. It’s about how real success is forged in high-stakes moments: under pressure, in uncertainty, and when it feels like you’re losing everything. Remember press is a privilege in business.

Much about Nalanda remains shrouded in mystery. When was it founded? Who founded it? Who studied and taught there? What subjects were offered? How many students and teachers were there? Was Nalanda a university in the modern sense? And what ultimately led to its downfall? Nalanda by Abhay K. unravels these questions, telling the story of the rise, fall, and re-rise of Nalanda Mahavihara. Through extensive research, the book explores Nalanda's contributions in fields such as science, mathematics, philosophy, art, architecture, and poetry.

Crave obsessive, fated love where he knows before she does? He's an Unseelie High Lord, chained in a Seelie prison, and she's the adopted daughter of the very court that locked him away. She writes to him out of boredom, rebellion, a hunger for more, and he answers because his mate has found him, even if she doesn't yet understand what she’s done.