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As Diferenças entre Homem-Mulher
by Juan Moises de la Serna Claudio VazPara falar de diferenças homem-mulher é preciso começar pela genética, pois sobre esta base que se sustentam as diferenças posteriores. O ser humano contém 23 pares de cromossomos (unidades onde se empacotam o DNA e o RNA). O RNA porta a informação genética relativa ao sexo, por isso se denomina cromossomo sexual. Existem dois tipos desses cromossomos, o X e o Y. A mulher sempre terá o X no óvulo, enquanto o homem pode ter X ou Y nos espermatozoides.
As dit voel soos liefde
by Didi PotgieterDis of sy vir die heel eerste keer kan vóél … Terwyl Natasha haar huwelik probeer ontbind, klou haar ontroue man onverwags daaraan, beslis nie omdat hy skielik ontdek het hy het haar eintlik lief nie. Saam met die stuiptrekkings van hierdie huwelik, verskyn ’n ander komplikasie in haar lewe: ’n man wat sy vier jaar gelede op haar wittebrood gesien het en nooit kon vergeet nie. Nooit, ooit sal sy haar weer in ’n huwelik begewe omdat dit die regte ding is om te doen nie, neem sy haar voor, of om iemand anders te behaag. Dit kos haar egter nie juis oorreding om Marc daarvan te oortuig nie. Hy glo trouens glad nie in die huwelik nie, en omdat hy so dikwels vir sy werk in Londen moet wees, is dit nie eens ’n opsie nie. Al twee weet hul fisieke aantrekkingskrag kan vir hulle net pyn bring. En al twee vind dit ewe moeilik om van mekaar af weg te bly. Toe gebeur daar iets wat hul lewe totaal omvergooi en hulle moet sterk staan in omstandighede wat nie een van hulle voorsien het nie.
AS Drama and Theatre Studies: The Essential Introduction for Edexcel
by Alan Perks Jacqueline PorteousAS Drama and Theatre Studies: The Essential Introduction for Edexcel is a comprehensive and accessible guide to the new specification. The textbook covers all aspects of the AS year in depth, from exploring play texts to demonstrating skills in performance and theatre design. The detailed guidance and classroom-friendly features include: overviews of specification and assessment requirements written and practical exercises tips from a Chief Examiner extension exercises to stretch the more able student worked examples to illustrate best practice a glossary of useful words and terms. Written by a Chief Examiner and a Principal Moderator, this authoritative book offers a wealth of informed and supportive exercises to ensure that students reach their maximum potential.
As Estórias de Lora
by Oakley Dean Baldwin Melissa Scyla Bonafim BuenoEste é um livro de não-ficção, baseado nos escritos e experiências pessoais de minha mãe. Estórias sobre tempos difíceis, crescendo nas montanhas apalaches do Kentucky e Virginia do Oeste, Estados Unidos nos anos 30. Memórias de sua criação como uma criança apalache. Fará você rir e chorar ao mesmo tempo. Um olhar no interior do coração de uma mulher.
As Facetas das Constelações Familiares 1
by Susana da Silva Rodrigues Marc BacoPrefácio Este livro é uma compilação dos meus artigos publicados até ao momento e que constam do blogue (Atualização: 27.7.2015) em www.marcbaco.de completado por orientações das constelações familiares do meu boletim informativo "Constelações familiares - de forma prática". Podes ainda ler a maior parte da informação de forma gratuita e sempre que quiseres na minha página. Dado que utilizo o tratamento informal ("tu") no blogue, também o mantive aqui, contrariamente ao que é habitual nos outros livros da minha autoria sobre constelações familiares. Só durante a compilação deste livro voltei a tomar consciência de quão diversas são na realidade as constelações familiares. Já foquei bastantes aspetos, mas muitos ainda nem sequer foram abordados. Por isso, decidi editar este volume como o primeiro de uma série: As facetas das constelações familiares Publicarei um volume aproximadamente de meio em meio ano. Assim, com o tempo, possuirás um compêndio abrangente sobre os diversos aspetos das constelações familiares. Desejo-te muita alegria e ensinamentos úteis na sua companhia! Marc Baco
As Far as My Feet Will Carry Me
by Josef M. BauerOriginally published in 1955, this must be one of the most dramatic adventures of our time. Clemens Forell, a German soldier, was sentenced to 25 years of forced labour in a Siberian lead mine after the Second World War. Rebelling against the brutality of the camp, Forell staged a daring escape, enduring an 8000-mile journey across the trackless wastes of Siberia, in some of the most treacherous and inhospitable conditions on earth.Bauer's writing brilliantly evokes Forell's desperation in the prison camp, and his struggle for survival and terror of recapture as he makes his way towards the Persian frontier and freedom.
As Far as My Feet Will Carry Me
by Josef M. BauerOriginally published in 1955, this must be one of the most dramatic adventures of our time. Clemens Forell, a German soldier, was sentenced to 25 years of forced labour in a Siberian lead mine after the Second World War. Rebelling against the brutality of the camp, Forell staged a daring escape, enduring an 8000-mile journey across the trackless wastes of Siberia, in some of the most treacherous and inhospitable conditions on earth.Bauer's writing brilliantly evokes Forell's desperation in the prison camp, and his struggle for survival and terror of recapture as he makes his way towards the Persian frontier and freedom.
As Far as My Feet Will Carry Me: The Extraordinary True Story of One Man's Escape from a Siberian Labor Camp and His 3-Year Trek to Freedom
by Josef M. BauerIn 1944, German paratrooper Clemens Forell was captured by the Soviets and sentenced to twenty-five years of labor in a Siberian lead mine. In the Gulags, this was virtually a death sentence. Driven to desperation by the brutality of the prison camp, he staged a daring escape. For the next three years, Forell traveled 8,000 miles in barren, frozen wilderness, haunted by blizzards, wolves, criminals, the KGB, and the fear of recapture and retribution. Only a remarkable will to survive, and a bit of luck, allowed him to reach the safety of the Persian border. The resulting story is a rare document of the horrors faced by POWs in the Soviet Union, and a testament to the human spirit.
As Far As the Eye Can Reach: Lewis and Clark's Westward Quest
by Elizabeth Cody KimmelAn account of the journey across the unexplored territory west of the Mississippi River undertaken by Meriwether Lewis and William Clark in the early 1800s by order of President Jefferson.
As Far As the Eye Can See
by Winslow E. ParkerThis collection of essays was first written to a small E-Mail list called "BlinkWords, in 1995/96. The catalyst for their writing was that, after nearly 20 years of dread and anxious trepidation, the Damoclean sword finally fell in April, 1995. The delicate intermediary tissue between light and brain finally failed. It was not for want of assistance. Those incredibly skilled and dedicated physicians who kept the darkness at bay have my highest esteem (see "Hands"). These writings grew from the landscape of this new experience. I found many similarities between the days of light and the days of dark. I also found profound differences and learned much in the process of my reflection and writing.
As Far As the Heart Can See: Stories to Illuminate the Soul
by Mark NepoStories carry the seeds of our humanness. They help us, teach us, heal us, and connect us to what matters. As Far As the Heart Can See is an invitation to be in relationship with deep and life-giving material. Many spiritual gurus present dense metaphysical theses with an intellectual approach for "working" a spiritual path; poet and philosopher Mark Nepo reaches people through their hearts, bringing something fresh and new to the field by stimulating change through reflection of thoughts and feelings. The stories he shares in As Far As the Heart Can See come from many places—from Nepo's personal history to dreams to the myths of our ancestors. Each one is an invitation to awaken an aspect of living in relationship with the sacred. Following each of the forty-five stories are three forms of an invitation to further the conversation: journal questions, table questions, and meditations. The questions, whether reflected upon in a journal or discussed in deeper conversation with friends or family, are meant to lead the seeker down unimagined paths and back into life; the meditations are meant to ground the learning. These stories and parables about universal concepts and themes offer a poet's sensuality and a philosopher's sensibility to personalizing the journey of the human experience in the world.
As Fast As Her: Dream Big, Break Barriers, Achieve Success
by Kendall CoyneIn this inspiring book, US Olympian and hockey star Kendall Coyne shares the grit and determination it took to break down barriers and achieve her dreams against tremendous odds, encouraging young people to follow their passions and never give up.The world told Kendall Coyne to slow down. They said &“not so fast&” when she picked up hockey skates instead of figure skates. They said &“just a minute&” when she tried out for the boy's team. They told her &“you're not enough&” so often that she started to believe it. But Kendall had a passion and a dream, so instead of slowing down, she sped up, going on to win Olympic gold and a spot in the Fastest Skater Competition at the 2019 NHL All-Star Weekend.As Fast as Her explores how Kendall held on to her dream, overcame her insecurities and naysayers, and pushed herself past barriers to achieve her goals—and how you can too! Inside, Kendall shares:stories that illustrate the lessons she's learned and how to apply them for successencouragement to help young people know they are good enough—to fit in, to find their &“why,&” and to create lasting change for othersher personal trials and triumphs, inspiring readers to discover what excites and exhausts them—and help them to be as relentless in achieving their own goalsbehind-the-scenes and personal photos in a full-color 8-page insert In addition, As Fast as Her is perfect for:readers 13 and up looking for an uplifting true storyfans of the NHL, Olympic hockey, women's sports, and sports overallbirthday, Christmas, and holiday gifts for teens and young adults
As Figs in Autumn: One Year In A Forever War
by Ben BastomskiA devastating loss turns into a quest for identity in this debut memoir of an American coming of age in the Israel Defense Forces. On the verge of graduating from college, Ben Bastomski is sent reeling by the tragic death of his childhood friend and classmate Avi, the victim of a drunk driving accident. The shocking event forces Ben to question everything about the randomness and meaning of life for the first time. In the fall of 2010, Ben begins his journey from student to sharpshooter when he flies to the Middle East and joins the Mahal, the Israel Defense Forces&’ program for overseas Jewish volunteers. As his service takes him from the Negev Desert to the Occupied Territories and the Gazan border, he makes his home on a southern kibbutz where he is accepted as family. Ben&’s military service and life in Israel will shape his future in ways that are still being realized. As Figs in Autumn is one man&’s account of a life-changing quest to find his true potential in the land of his heritage, where both body and soul are sustained by courage and community.
AS Film Studies: The Essential Introduction
by Sarah Casey Benyahia Freddie Gaffney John WhiteAS Film Studies: The Essential Introduction gives students the confidence to tackle every part of the WJEC AS level Film Studies course. The authors, who have wide ranging experience as teachers, examiners and authors, introduce students step by step, to the skills involved in the study of film. The second edition follows the new WJEC syllabus for 2008 teaching onwards and has a companion website with additional resources for students and teachers. Specifically designed to be user friendly, the second edition of AS Film Studies: The Essential Introduction has a new text design to make the book easy to follow, includes more than 100 colour photographs and is jam packed with features such as: Case studies relevant to the 2008 specification Activities on films including Little Miss Sunshine, Pirates of the Caribbean & The Descent Key terms Example exam questions Suggestions for further reading and website resources
As Flies to Whatless Boys: A Novel
by Robert Antoni<P>In 1845 London, an engineer, philosopher, philanthropist, and bold-faced charlatan, John Adolphus Etzler, has invented machines that he thinks will transform the division of labor and free all men. He forms a collective called the Tropical Emigration Society (TES), and recruits a variety of London citizens to take his machines and his misguided ideas to form a proto-socialist, utopian community in the British colony of Trinidad. <P>Among his recruits is a young boy (and the book's narrator) named Willy, who falls head-over-heels for the enthralling and wise Marguerite Whitechurch. Coming from the gentry, Marguerite is a world away from Willy's laboring class. As the voyage continues, and their love for one another strengthens, Willy and Marguerite prove themselves to be true socialists, their actions and adventures standing in stark contrast to Etzler's disconnected theories.Robert Antoni's tragic historical novel, accented with West Indian cadence and captivating humor, provides an unforgettable glimpse into nineteenth-century Trinidad & Tobago. <P><b>Winner of the 2014 OCM Bocas Prize!</b>
As For Me and My House: Crafting Your Marriage to Last
by Walter WangerinWalter Wangerin, Jr. practically gives advice in the various stages of marriage in As For Me and My House. Defining when marriage begins, how to start off the journey in a positive way, working through cultural ideals which are false, problems, adultery, forgiveness, and healing, all steps are covered in this guide.
As For Sinclair Ross
by David StouckSinclair Ross (1908-1996), best known for his canonical novel As for Me and My House (1941), and for such familiar short stories as "The Lamp at Noon" and "The Painted Door," is an elusive figure in Canadian literature. A master at portraying the hardships and harsh beauty of the Prairies during the Great Depression, Ross nevertheless received only modest attention from the public during his lifetime. His reluctance to give readings or interviews further contributed to this faint public perception of the man. In As for Sinclair Ross, David Stouck tells the story of a lonely childhood in rural Saskatchewan, of a long and unrewarding career in a bank, and of many failed attempts to be published and to find an audience. The book also tells the story of a man who fell in love with both men and women and who wrote from a position outside any single definition of gender and sexuality. Stouck's biography draws on archival records and on insights gathered during an acquaintance late in Ross's life to illuminate this difficult author, describing in detail the struggles of a gifted artist living in an inhospitable time and place. Stouck argues that when Ross was writing about prairie farmers and small towns, he wanted his readers to see the kind of society they were creating, to feel uncomfortable with religion as coercive rhetoric, prejudices based on race and ethnicity, and rigid notions of gender. As for Sinclair Ross is the story of a remarkable writer whose works continue to challenge us and are rightly considered classics of Canadian literature.
As Free and as Just as Possible
by Jeffrey ReimanGrafting the Marxian idea that private property is coercive onto the liberal imperative of individual liberty, this new thesis from one of America's foremost intellectuals conceives a revised definition of justice that recognizes the harm inflicted by capitalism's hidden coercive structures.Maps a new frontier in moral philosophy and political theoryDistills a new concept of justice that recognizes the iniquities of capitalismSynthesis of elements of Marxism and Liberalism will interest readers in both campsDirect and jargon-free style opens these complex ideas to a wide readership
As Full as the World: Reading 6 (2nd Edition)
by Bob Jones UniversityThis book engages students with a variety of character-building stories as well as classical literature selections from which biblical principles are drawn. An emphasis on literary elements, higher-level thinking skills, and vocabulary enrichment is a bridge to the traditional literature classes that begin in junior high. The student text includes samples from classic authors, Charles Dickens, Kenneth Grahame, Emily Dickinson, and Robert Browning.
As Full as the World: Reading 6 for Christian Schools® (Second Edition)
by Bju StaffWritten by members of the faculty and staff at Bob Jones University. Standing for the old time religion and the absolute authority of the Bible since 1927 . Bob Jones University is the world's leading Fundamentalist Christian University. The staff of the University is devoted to educating Christian men and women to be servants of Jesus Christ in all walks of life.
As Full As the World: Worktext
by Bju StaffEngage students with a variety of character-building stories as well as classical literature selections from which biblical principles are drawn. An emphasis on literary elements, higher-level thinking skills, and vocabulary enrichment is a bridge to the traditional literature classes that begin in junior high. The student text includes samples from classic authors Charles dinkens, Kenneth Grahame, Emily dinkinson, and Robert Browning.
As Gods: A Moral History of the Genetic Age
by Matthew CobbThe thrilling and terrifying history of genetic engineering In 2018, scientists manipulated the DNA of human babies for the first time. As biologist and historian Matthew Cobb shows in As Gods, this achievement was one many scientists have feared from the start of the genetic age. Four times in the last fifty years, geneticists, frightened by their own technology, have called a temporary halt to their experiments. They ought to be frightened: Now we have powers that can target the extinction of pests, change our own genes, or create dangerous new versions of diseases in an attempt to prevent future pandemics. Both awe-inspiring and chilling, As Gods traces the history of genetic engineering, showing that this revolutionary technology is far too important to be left to the scientists. They have the power to change life itself, but should we trust them to keep their ingenuity from producing a hellish reality?
As Gods Among Men: A History of the Rich in the West
by Guido AlfaniHow the rich and the super-rich throughout Western history accumulated their wealth, behaved (or misbehaved) and helped (or didn&’t help) their communities in times of crisis The rich have always fascinated, sometimes in problematic ways. Medieval thinkers feared that the super-rich would act 'as gods among men&’; much more recently Thomas Piketty made wealth central to discussions of inequality. In this book, Guido Alfani offers a history of the rich and super-rich in the West, examining who they were, how they accumulated their wealth and what role they played in society. Covering the last thousand years, with frequent incursions into antiquity, and integrating recent research on economic inequality, Alfani finds—despite the different paths to wealth in different eras—fundamental continuities in the behaviour of the rich and public attitudes towards wealth across Western history. His account offers a novel perspective on current debates about wealth and income disparity.Alfani argues that the position of the rich and super-rich in Western society has always been intrinsically fragile; their very presence has inspired social unease. In the Middle Ages, an excessive accumulation of wealth was considered sinful; the rich were expected not to appear to be wealthy. Eventually, the rich were deemed useful when they used their wealth to help their communities in times of crisis. Yet in the twenty-first century, Alfani points out, the rich and the super-rich—their wealth largely preserved through the Great Recession and COVID-19—have been exceptionally reluctant to contribute to the common good in times of crisis, rejecting even such stopgap measures as temporary tax increases. History suggests that this is a troubling development—for the rich, and for everyone else.
As Goes Bethlehem: Steelworkers and the Restructuring of an Industrial Working Class
by Jill A. SchennumThe steel industry played a central role in building post–World War II economic success in the US and in defining the parameters of the post–World War II social contract. As these long-term processes both preceded and contributed to the Great Recession, a new capitalism—one in which banks and the credit system took precedence over industrial production—changed the lives of many American workers, including steelworkers. As Goes Bethlehem raises important questions about why workers and their unions were not able to successfully contest this attack on industrial labor, instead settling for best navigating a long downward trajectory. Through the experiences and reflections of steelworkers, Jill A. Schennum demonstrates the significance of work, and particularly of industrial work, in giving meaning to people&’s lives, identities, and sense of worth. She uses workers&’ narratives and voices to show the importance of work space, time, and social relations, rejecting dominant interpretations of blue-collar workers as alienated from their work but well-paid and co-opted by a middle-class standard of living. Schennum covers thirty-five years of investment and disinvestment, managerial initiatives, transfer decisions, layoffs and downsizings, external transfers, the eventual bankruptcy of the Bethlehem Steel Corporation, and movement into retirement, unemployment, and new postindustrial jobs. The very solidarities, rights of citizenship, and rule of law forged in the mill and built on by the union were constructed, in part, through exclusions based on race, ethnicity, gender, and region. These lines of fracture were mobilized to undermine working-class strength in the postindustrial period. Through the experiences of African American, Puerto Rican, coal country, and women workers in the steel mills, this book explores these issues of fracture and solidarity.
As Goes California: My Mission to Rescue the Golden State and Save the Nation
by Larry ElderIn an entertaining account of his surprisingly strong run for California governor in the 2021 recall election, bestselling author, commentator, and radio host Larry Elder argues that Democrats have systematically failed our country—especially black Americans.Throughout his years as a popular LA talk radio host, Larry Elder watched California go from bad to worse under a regime of corrupt and ideological liberal management. Rising rates of crime, addiction, homelessness, immigration, and failing schools, skyrocketing energy and housing costs, crushing anti-business regulation, and numerous other problems—all traceable to Democratic policies—made life harder for the average Californian. Then came the COVID lockdowns, school closings, mask and vaccine mandates, the BLM riots, the defund the police movement, and a general breakdown of law and order in San Francisco and LA. People began fleeing the state in droves. In the midst of all this, Governor Gavin Newsom saw fit to drop $12,000 at a trendy French restaurant, sparking outrage throughout the state and leading to demands for a recall. A special election was held, and forty-five candidates jumped in. Though not personally ambitious for office, Elder was strongly encouraged to run by numerous friends and associates. He performed extremely well, despite having no money or organization, constant sniping from his GOP rivals, and a relentlessly hostile media that absurdly labeled him &“the Black face of white supremacy&”—which is ironic, since Elder was the only candidate who paid any attention to the social and economic problems of Black people in America. Now, in As Goes California, Elder tells the story of his lightning campaign and derives from it important lessons on how a new generation of Republican candidates can fight, win, and save our country.