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Attack of the Butt-Bombs! (Snot-bots Ser.)
by John SazaklisWhen one of the Snot-Bots creates a mess on Farts and Crafts day, Sludge gets an idea to bring massive, messy mayhem to Electropolis. Using his radiation ray gun, Sludge creates an army of Butt-Bombs and then sets them loose in the sewers. When the little poo-bots crawl up through the pipes they cause disgusting chaos across the city. Will the Clean Team respond in time to stop the Butt-Bombs? Or will Sludge’s vile minions succeed in covering the city in filth?
Attacked!: Pearl Harbor and the Day War Came to America
by Marc FavreauThe true story of Pearl Harbor as you&’ve never read it before—action-packed, informative, and told through the eyes of a diverse group of people who experienced the terror of the unprecedented attack firsthand. A single day changed the course of history: December 7, 1941. Nobody in America knew Japan&’s attack on Pearl Harbor was coming. Nobody was prepared for the aftermath. It became a defining moment from which the country never truly recovered. Perfect for fans of Steve Sheinkin and Deborah Heiligman, this unflinching narrative puts readers on the ground in Pearl Harbor through the stories of real people who experienced the attack and its aftereffects. It alternates between the sweeping views and fateful decisions of leaders such as FDR and on-the-ground accounts from soldiers and sailors of all backgrounds as well as an array of other unique participants and observers. Attacked! sheds new, compelling light onto a history we think we know, what it means to be American, and the enduring lessons from an event we never saw coming.
Attending to Moving Objects (Elements in Perception)
by Alex HolcombeOur minds are severely limited in how much information they can extensively process, in spite of being massively parallel at the visual end. When people attempt to track moving objects, only a limited number can be tracked, which varies with display parameters. Associated experiments indicate that spatial selection and updating has higher capacity than selection and updating of features such as color and shape, and is mediated by processes specific to each cerebral hemisphere, such that each hemifield has its own spatial tracking limit. These spatial selection processes act as a bottleneck that gate subsequent processing. To improve our understanding of this bottleneck, future work should strive to avoid contamination of tracking tasks by high-level cognition. While we are far from fully understanding how attention keeps up with multiple moving objects, what we already know illuminates the architecture of visual processing and offers promising directions for new discoveries.
Attending to the Literary: The Distinctiveness of Literature
by Alan SingerAttending to the Literary: The Distinctiveness of Literature is a foray into current debates about the nature of the literary. What is literary? Is literarity a thing? Are there still aesthetic standards of taste? Is the category of literary aesthetics an obstacle to understanding the uses of literature? What does it mean to count the reading of literature as an experience in its own right? What would be the deficits to human experience without literature? Attending to the Literary addresses all of these questions with a view to challenging the notion of literarity as merely representative of experience. On the contrary, Alan Singer shows how literarity is an enacting of experience. Through close readings of an eclectic repertoire of literary sentences – culled from the genres of fiction, poetry, and drama – Singer demonstrates how syntax stages human capacities for attending ever more consequentially to the world of practical experience. These stagings of forms of attention involve readers in the drama of reason-giving and expand the possibilities of rational imagination. Attending to the Literary speaks to a broad audience of readers for whom the question "Does literature matter?" remains an urgent intellectual challenge.
Attention Span: A Groundbreaking Way to Restore Balance, Happiness and Productivity
by Gloria Mark*A "Next Big Idea Club" Must-Read Book for January**AS HEARD ON ARMCHAIR EXPERT WITH DAX SHEPARD*Rediscover your ability to pay attention with this groundbreaking new approach from "the definitive expert on distraction and multitasking" (Cal Newport).We spend an average of just 47 seconds on any screen before shifting our attention. It takes 25 minutes to bring our attention back to a task after an interruption. And we interrupt ourselves more than we're interrupted by others.In Attention Span, psychologist Gloria Mark reveals these and more surprising results from her decades of research into how technology affects our attention. She shows how much of what we think we know is wrong, including insights such as: Why multitasking hurts rather than helps productivity How social media and modern entertainment amplify our short attention spans What drains our mental resources and how to refuel them The four types of attention that we experience every day and how to recognize themWhile the concept of &“flow&” has previously been considered the ideal state of focus, Dr. Mark offers a new framework to help explain how our brains function in the digital world: kinetic attention. This book reveals how we can take control, not only to find more success in our careers, but also to find health and wellness in our everyday lives.
Attitudes of Gratitude In Love: Creating More Joy in Your Relationship
by M.J. RyanDevelop the Intimate Relationship You Desire"This book is AMAZING and so helpful to me in my relationship. It's showing me the way to transformation and a new way of being with my partner. Love it!" —Amazon reviewM. J. Ryan reveals gratitude practices that create intimate relationships. Create the romantic relationship you desire by practicing gratitude!Gratitude starves relationship anxiety! With this gratitude book learn how to have a happier relationship with your partner. Get the answers to some of your most pressing relationship questions and use this as a guide to your own personal growth.Relationship goals made easy with gratitude. Enhance couple goals by making gratitude a constant part of your relationship. Take your time in creating relational happiness, and restoring your relationship without couples counseling. Inside, you’ll find:Gratitude practices to spark an intimate relationshipA gratitude book centered on becoming your own relationship goalsPractices to stabilize self-growth and starve relationship anxietyIf you liked The Four Laws of Love, Meditations on Self-Love, or The Naked Marriage, you’ll love Attitudes of Gratitude in Love.
Attracting Sustainable Investment: A Professional Guide
by Saskia VanderbentThis book is a practitioner’s guide to sustainable development, laying out strategies for attracting investment for communities and their partners. It proposes an innovative Sustainable Development Proposition (SDP) decision-making tool based on a propositional calculus that can be used to analyse the sustainability of an infrastructure investment. It draws on environmental sustainability governance data analysis enabling investors to understand the economic indicators, income potential, return on investment, demand and legal compliance, as well as community and social benefits. Identified risks, issues and advantages are managed and monitored, and the SDP guidance can be applied to improve the prospects of the project in order to attract investment. Sustainable Community Investment Indicators (SCIIs™) have been developed to assist with attracting investment and monitoring feedback on infrastructure projects, designed by the author for remote rural and indigenous communities – in response to current industry tools that are designed for urban environments. The book includes a broad range of real-world and hypothetical case studies in agricultural and indigenous areas in South America, Europe, Africa, Asia, Australia and the Pacific. Taking a diverse economies approach, these industry tools can be adapted to allow for enterprise design with unique communities. This book provides sustainable development practitioners, including government agencies, financiers, developers, lawyers and engineers, with a positive, practical guide to addressing and overcoming global issues with local and community-based solutions and funding options.
Attraction, Love, Sex: The Inside Story
by Simon LeVaySex, after hunger, may be the most powerful motivating force in our lives. It drives us to seek intimate contact with others and to form relationships that may be fleeting or lifelong, blissful or troubled. Yet many mysteries surround sex and sexuality: Why don’t we reproduce by virgin birth? Why does so much of our sexual behavior have nothing to do with reproduction? Why isn’t everyone heterosexual? How does the brain create sexual arousal? How do sexual kinks develop? Is porn harmful? What is the relationship between sex and love?In Attraction, Love, Sex, the renowned scholar Simon LeVay introduces readers to a memorable cast of researchers trying to answer these questions and many more. A biologist dredges a New Zealand lake for asexual mud snails. Psychologists measure whether eating a good meal changes a man’s idea of female beauty. Physiologists probe orifices with miniature toilet plungers and place lovers in brain scanners. Geneticists reconstruct the sex crimes of Genghis Khan. Neuroscientists create mice whose sexual behavior can be switched on and off. A zoologist traps and releases 260,000 voles and launches a new science of love.LeVay distills vast expertise on the biology and psychology of sex into an engaging and easy-to-understand survey with scientific acumen, a critical eye, and a sense of humor. This book reveals how scientists are unraveling the secrets of sex and, in the process, shattering many traditional ideas and prejudices.
Attuned Treatment of Developmental Trauma: Non-abused, High-functioning People Living Outside of Time (Psychoanalysis in a New Key Book Series)
by Kathleen AdamsThis book takes a painstaking look at developmental trauma as it manifests in group, individual, and combined psychotherapies, tracking the growth of non-abused individuals who have courageously addressed overwhelming childhood experiences to make sense of the chaos in their lives. The cumulative impact of repetitive stress, fear, and shame in childhood wreaks havoc on the developing brain, resulting in a life-long vulnerability to anxiety, despair, and dissociative moments that are often described as developmental trauma. Adverse childhood experiences are often overlooked by therapists. This book focuses specifically on the profound suffering of high-functioning private-practice patients who manifest developmental trauma from chronic shock, shame, and neglect. Adams offers a synthesis of diverse theoretical worlds in her study of adaptations to cumulative trauma, namely, relational psychoanalysis, the British school of object relations, trauma theory, neuroscience and interpersonal neurobiology, developmental psychopathology, and attachment theory. Using richly detailed clinical material, this book provides invaluably clear examples to illustrate the effects of disorganized states in infancy, making it essential reading for psychoanalysts, psychotherapists and clinical psychologists working with traumatized patients.
Au clair de lune rouge (Prophéties du clair de lune)
by Amanda MeuwissenBashir Bain, loup-garou alpha, patron du crime et Voyant secret, est en train de négocier un mariage de convenance avec un alpha voisin lorsqu&’une situation tendue va de mal en pis. Un candidat à un emploi dans l&’une des entreprises de Bash, un homme qui était censé être un simple tatoueur ex-flic et ex-taulard, se révèle soudainement être un mort-vivant. Un nouveau-né vampire dévoyé aurait été un gros obstacle aux plans de Bash, même sans son attirance pour cet homme. Après tout, les nouveaux vampires sont sous le contrôle de leur sire, et Ethan Lambert ne sait même pas qui l&’a transformé. Lorsque Bash épargne sa vie, il s&’expose à une mutinerie, à des fiançailles rompues et à une relation inattendue et – risquée.Ethan veut simplement prendre un nouveau départ après avoir été libéré de prison. Avant de pouvoir l&’obtenir, il devra se faire détective privé pour découvrir qui l&’a engendré et ce qu&’il veut. Il a intérêt à faire vite, car la lune est pleine et, selon la prophétie de Bash, la vie et la mort sont dans la balance.
Au diable, le duc: Les Seigneurs de la Nuit - Tome 1
by Sandra SookooIl l’accepte telle qu’elle est, mais n’est pas amoureux d’elle… Donovan James Arthur Sinclair, huitième duc de Manchester, est victime d’une malédiction qui l’oblige à se métamorphoser en loup tous les soirs. L’animal ne le dérange pas la plupart du temps parce que la vie d’un duc est plutôt fabuleuse, mais cette malédiction est parfois pesante, pour être honnête. Quand il sauve une demoiselle en détresse dans un petit village de campagne en lui évitant une collision avec un attelage hors de contrôle, il lui vient à l’esprit qu’il a peut-être tort. Elle l’aime, mais n’accepte pas ce qu’il est vraiment… Miss Alice Morrowe est aveugle, célibataire, mal-aimée et rejetée par presque tous ceux qu’elle a rencontré. Si elle est heureuse de la vie qu’elle mène, elle souhaite être acceptée telle qu’elle est. Quand elle se retrouve plaquée au sol dans un enchevêtrement de bras et de jambes par un homme entièrement nu, au milieu d’un tonnerre de sabots de chevaux, elle ne peut s’empêcher de se demander si sa vie n’est pas sur le point de changer. Une alliance temporaire qui est tout sauf ça… Donovan voit en elle le moyen de vaincre sa malédiction s’il parvient à la séduire et à s’en faire aimer. Alice espère trouver auprès de lui du réconfort et le frisson d’une histoire d’amour. Elle est plus que ravie de vivre enfin la vie dont elle a toujours rêvé, mais est-ce de son amour que Donovan a besoin pour se débarrasser de la bête en lui ? Quand les choses ne tournent pas comme ils l’avaient prévu l’un et l’autre, les tempéraments s’échauffent. Seule la vérité et un amour sincère pourront ramener un peu de clarté, d’espoir… et une fin heureuse.
Au grand jour (Le hockey pour toujours)
by Morgan James Ashlyn KaneGabe Martin ne vit que pour le hockey, il n&’a rien d&’autre. Dante Baltierra, lui, cherche à s&’amuser sur la route du Temple de la renommée du hockey. Ni Gabe ni Dante n&’ont le temps de penser à l&’amour. Mais les plans changent. Quand l&’homosexualité de Gabe s&’affiche dans la presse, son petit monde bien organisé se trouve bouleversé, ce qui perturbe son jeu et cause une série de défaites à son équipe. Gabe ne s&’attendait pas au soutien de Dante, mais grâce à lui, il commence à remonter la pente. La saison n&’évolue pas comme Dante s&’y attendait. Il déteste perdre ! Que Gabe soit gay ne le dérange pas, que lui le soit aussi le sidère. Dante a toujours exposé ce qu&’il était, ce qu&’il faisait, aussi déteste-t-il devoir mentir et se cacher. Mais son coéquipier a besoin lui, alors, il ronge son frein. Il n&’avait pas envisagé de tomber amoureux. Une relation entre coéquipiers finit toujours mal. Dante est ouvert, drôle et brillant au hockey. Gabe ne peut y résister. Malheureusement, il a du mal à s&’ouvrir après des années passées dans le placard et Dante s&’irrite du secret de leur relation. Réussiront-ils à s&’accorder avant que la glace ne cède sous leurs pieds ?
Au lever de la lune bleue (Prophéties du clair de lune)
by Amanda MeuwissenLes fiançailles rompues de l&’Alpha Jay Russell pourraient bien être la meilleure chose qui lui soit arrivée. Le jumeau de son ex-fiancé, Bari, est beaucoup plus son type et franc dans son flirt et son désir d&’unir leurs meutes. Jay rentre chez lui après ses mésaventures à Centrus City avec une nouvelle prophétie, un ennemi inconnu et des conflits entre tribus à la suite d&’une série de meurtres racistes. Furieux, Jay est déterminé à traduire le responsable en justice, mais les troubles bouleversent la paix fragile qu&’il s&’est efforcé de mettre en place, menacent la vie de son nouvel amant et sapent sa position d&’Alpha, ce qui rend l&’enquête difficile. Jay et Bari peuvent-ils travailler ensemble pour combattre leurs démons intérieurs – et un étrange adversaire déterminé à faire revivre le passé – ou la méfiance et les machinations politiques vont-elles les déchirer ?
Au revoir a la soledad (Amour en Lyon #Volumen 3)
by Ana E. GuevaraCon la romántica historia de amor de una chica tímida llena de inseguridades y un hombre que hará todo lo que le permite la ley para que ella se vea como la ve él, Ana E. Guevara cierra la trilogía Amour en Lyon. Emilie es inteligente, divertida y generosa, pero casi nadie conoce esas facetas de ella pues le da miedo mostrarlas. Piensa que todo el mundo la va a juzgar por su peso y se siente pequeña cuando está rodeada de gente. Enamorarse es algo que ni siquiera se plantea, pues piensa que nadie podrá ver más allá de su aspecto externo. Thomas siempre se ha tomado muy a pecho su labor para cuidar y proteger a los más desvalidos, por algo trabaja como policía municipal en Lyon, pero hay un edificio en Croix Rousse al que tiene que acudir con frecuencia pues un vecino reclama su presencia constantemente. Allí conocerá a Emilie, una mujer que lo deja sin aliento. Literalmente. Tal vez sea el destino, tal vez sea que de vez en cuando hay que tener suerte en la vida, tal vez sea la casualidad estadística, pero en ocasiones, dos almas se juntan en las circunstancias más disparatadas para quedarse juntas para siempre.
Audaciously Alive: Choosing to Live Well on Purpose
by Roxanne HarrisIn Audaciously Alive: Choosing to Live Well on Purpose, Roxanne Harris helps readers see where they are in their own struggle with autoimmune or chronic disease—and the pitfalls, confusion, and torment that goes with it—to find the path back to freedom and true living. After a devastating diagnosis of an autoimmune disease, ankylosing spondylitis, just two weeks after the birth of her fourth child, Roxanne Harris refused to submit to life in a wheelchair and began the fight of her life—to create beauty from the ashes of disease, broken relationships, and the crippling of her body. In Audaciously Alive, she shares her pain, the many trials she faced, and her most audacious moments of standing firm and not giving up. She highlights keys to living well and gives insight and wisdom so that you can better see the traps and speed bumps that could derail you in your own path to recovery. Packed with practical tools, Roxanne will help you turn the freight train of your health and life around and get back on track physically, mentally, emotionally, and spiritually. You no longer have to live in panic, confusion, or fear after a diagnosis. Instead, you can choose to be audacious and live on purpose every day. Say &“no&” to sickness and the label of disease and choose to live audaciously.
Audience Experience and Contemporary Classical Music: Negotiating the Experimental and the Accessible in a High Art Subculture (Audience Research)
by Gina EmersonThis book responds to recent debates on cultural participation and the relevance of music composed today with the first large-scale audience experience study on contemporary classical music. Through analysing how existing audience members experience live contemporary classical music, this book seeks to make data-informed contributions to future discussions on audience diversity and accessibility. The author takes a multidimensional view of audience experience, looking at how sociodemographic factors and the frames of social context and concert format shape aesthetic responses and experiences in the concert hall. The book presents quantitative and qualitative audience data collected at twelve concerts in ten different European countries, analysing general trends alongside case studies. It also offers the first large-scale comparisons between the concert experiences and tastes of contemporary classical and classical music audiences. Contemporary classical music is critically discussed as a ‘high art subculture’ rife with contradictions and conflicts around its cultural value. This book sheds light on how audiences negotiate the tensions between experimentalism and accessibility that currently define this genre. It provides insights relevant to academics from audience research in the performing arts and from musicology, as well as to institutions, practitioners and artists.
Audience Genre Expectations in the Age of Digital Media
by Kimberly A. Neuendorf David J. Atkin Leo W. JeffresThis volume bridges the divide between film and media studies scholarship by exploring audience expectations of film and TV genre in the age of digital streaming, using qualitative thematic and quantitative data-driven analyses. Through four ground-breaking surveys of audience members and content creators, the authors have empirically determined what audiences expect of various genres, the extent to which these definitions match those of scholars and critics, and the overall variation and complexity of audience expectations in the age of media abundance. They also examine audience habits and preferences, drawing from both theory and original empirical analyses, with a view toward the implications for the moving image in a rapidly changing media environment. The book draws from the data to develop a number of new concepts, including genre repertoire, genre hybridity, audience interest maximization and variety seeking, and a new stage of genre development, genre bending. An ideal resource for students and scholars interested in the symbiotic relationship between audiences and the moving image products they consume, as well as the way the current digital media environment has impacted our understanding of film and TV genres.
Audience Genre Expectations in the Age of Digital Media
by Kimberly A. Neuendorf David J. Atkin Leo W. JeffresThis volume bridges the divide between film and media studies scholarship by exploring audience expectations of film and TV genre in the age of digital streaming, using qualitative thematic and quantitative data-driven analyses. Through four ground-breaking surveys of audience members and content creators, the authors have empirically determined what audiences expect of various genres, the extent to which these definitions match those of scholars and critics, and the overall variation and complexity of audience expectations in the age of media abundance. They also examine audience habits and preferences, drawing from both theory and original empirical analyses, with a view toward the implications for the moving image in a rapidly changing media environment. The book draws from the data to develop a number of new concepts, including genre repertoire, genre hybridity, audience interest maximization, and variety seeking, and a new stage of genre development, genre bending. It is an ideal resource for students and scholars interested in the symbiotic relationship between audiences and the moving image products they consume, as well as the way the current digital media environment has impacted our understanding of film and TV genres.
Audio Description for the Arts: A Linguistic Perspective (Routledge Advances in Translation and Interpreting Studies)
by Elisa PeregoThis book traces the development of audio description (AD), a form of audiovisual translation delivered orally and consumed aurally that makes visual elements accessible primarily to people who are visually impaired, and in particular, art AD as an emergent sub-genre. Perego reflects on the static arts and the role of modern museums as key sites for art AD and multisensory environments that create memorable experiences for visitors. Based on professional, pre-recorded British and American English AD scripts, this book outlines the textual and linguistic features of art AD and its most relevant textual patterns. It explores diverse AD practices across different contexts, including stand-alone ADs for specific paintings and sculptures that can be consumed independently to enhance the appeal and accessibility of cultural environments. Moreover, the book investigates AD tours, which provide descriptions of a selection of interconnected artworks while also assisting, through focused instructions, visually impaired individuals in navigating the museum space, as well as touch tours, which incorporate procedural instructions on how to experience three-dimensional art or reproductions through tactile senses. Offering unique insights and future research directions for this growing area, this volume will be of interest to students and scholars in translation studies and media accessibility.
Audio-Visuelle Tropen: Die Rhetorik von ‚Nahrungs-Aufnahmen‘ im Dokumentarischen
by Markus KügleIn diesem Buch werden Dokumentarfilme analysiert, welche prominent die zeitgenössische Ernährung zum Thema haben. Die audiovisuelle Dokumentation wird dabei als Argumentation begriffen, das Zusammenspiel von bestimmten Inszenierungs-Modi in Sachen Bewegtbild und Ton als rhetorische Figuren, genauer als Tropen, welche jeweils bestimmte Persuasionen zu evozieren imstande sind. Frei nach Ansätzen aus dem Bereich der Neuen Rhetorik und der Psychoanalytischen Filmtheorie (u. a. Christian Metz) wird ein Modell, bestehend aus Metonymie, Synekdoche, Metapher, Katachrese und Ironie, entwickelt, um klären zu können, wie ‚Nahrungs-Aufnahmen‘ argumentationstechnisch oder vielmehr sophistisch, wenn nicht gar rabulistisch funktionieren.
Auditing IT Infrastructures for Compliance
by Robert Johnson Michael G. Solomon Marty WeissThe third edition of Auditing IT Infrastructures for Compliance provides a unique, in-depth look at recent U.S. based Information systems and IT infrastructures compliance laws in both the public and private sector. Written by industry experts, this book provides a comprehensive explanation of how to audit IT infrastructures for compliance based on the laws and the need to protect and secure business and consumer privacy data. Using examples and exercises, this book incorporates hands-on activities to prepare readers to skillfully complete IT compliance auditing.
Audrey Covington Breaks the Rules
by Karina EvansA grandmother-granddaughter duo set off on the Hollywood adventure of a lifetime in this funny middle-grade novel about breaking rules, growing up, and finding yourself—perfect for fans of Wendy Mass and Booki Vivat. Audrey Covington&’s parents are the textbook definition of strict—they don&’t let Audrey stay up late or watch scary movies, and they definitely don&’t let her go anywhere unsupervised. Audrey knows it&’s best to just accept the way it is. But her friends decide her parents&’ rules are getting in the way of all their fun and unceremoniously disinvite her from their annual start-of-summer slumber party so they aren&’t tied down by boring Audrey. Now Audrey is stuck helping her parents move her former-movie-star grandmother into a luxury retirement community. When she finally manages to sneak off to her parents&’ car to check her phone, her grandmother climbs into the driver&’s seat and speeds off—not realizing Audrey is still in the back seat! After startling each other, they come to a deal: Audrey promises not to tell her parents where her grandma is if Audrey can join in on one last grand adventure—no rules allowed. But as the two make their way across Hollywood, they realize that the life they think they want might not be what they need.
Auf Eierschalen Gehen
by Lucinda E. ClarkeIn einem psychisch missbrauchenden Haushalt aufzuwachsen, war nie lustig, aber dann heiratete ich einen Walter Mitty, der mich nach Afrika und in einige lächerliche und gefährliche Situationen brachte! Um zu überleben, habe ich rund um die Uhr gearbeitet. Ich unterrichtete Kinder, leitete die schlechteste Reitschule der Welt, züchtete Haustiere, machte Radiomeldungen, lebte auf einem Boot und zog zwei eigene Kinder groß. Auf der leichteren Seite habe ich einen königlichen Anlass ausgerichtet, bin mit Staatsoberhäuptern zusammengetroffen, habe Nelson Mandela interviewt und Prinz Charles die Hand geschüttelt. Zu meinem großen Erstaunen bin ich in die Medien "hineingefallen", habe zunächst für Radio und Fernsehen geschrieben, dann Regie geführt und schließlich meine eigene Videoproduktionsfirma geleitet und mehrere Preise gewonnen. Doch während all dem lauerte meine Mutter im Hintergrund und erinnerte mich stets daran, dass ich ein Versager war. Das Einzige, was mich vor der Einweisung in die nächste Nervenheilanstalt bewahrte, war mein untrüglicher Sinn für Humor.
Auf den Punkt und zwischen den Zeilen: Körpersignale im Business: Mimik, Gestik und Sprachmuster verstehen und anwenden
by Inés HoelterDieses Buch beschreibt, wie Sie verbale und nonverbale Signale im Business gezielt deuten und professionell einsetzen können – ob in Verhandlungssituationen, Teammeetings oder Mitarbeitergesprächen.Inés Hoelter, renommierte Sprechtrainerin und Medienprofi, beschreibt leicht verständlich, worauf es wirklich ankommt, um unser Gegenüber zu lesen, körpersprachliche Signale zu deuten – und für uns zu nutzen. Abseits der Oberfläche vermittelt sie verblüffende Erkenntnisse, mit denen Sie tiefer in die Welt der Körperzeichen, Sprachmuster und Verhandlungstaktiken eintauchen können – teils mit FBI-erprobten Tricks – damit Sie zukünftig nicht nur auf den Punkt kommunizieren, sondern auch zwischen den Zeilen lesen können. Ein Buch, das kurzweilig und anschaulich analysiert, Impulse mit Aha-Effekt liefert und direkt umsetzbare Tipps gibt – inklusive praktischer Beispiele sowie Wissenstests.
Auf der Suche nach den Utopischen Staaten von Amerika: Intentionale Gemeinschaften in Romanen des langen neunzehnten Jahrhunderts
by Verena AdamikIn diesem Buch wird versucht, die scheinbar direkte Verbindung zwischen Utopismus und den USA zu verstehen, indem Romane besprochen werden, die in dieser Kombination noch nie zusammengebracht wurden, obwohl sie sich alle um intentionale Gemeinschaften drehen: Imlays The Emigrants (1793), Hawthornes The Blithedale Romance (1852), Howlands Papas Own Girl (1874), Griggs' Imperium in Imperio (1899), und Du Bois' The Quest of the Silver Fleece (1911). Sie setzen Nation und Utopie nicht in Beziehung, indem sie perfekte Gesellschaften beschreiben, sondern indem sie über Versuche schreiben, unmittelbar ein radikal anderes Leben zu führen. Indem die Lektüre die jeweilige kommunale Geschichte aufzeigt, bietet sie eine literarische Perspektive für kommunale Studien und trägt zu einer dringend notwendigen Historisierung für rein literarische Ansätze zum US-Utopismus und für Studien bei, die sich auf Pilgrims/Puritans/Gründerväter als utopische Praxis konzentrieren. Das Buch zeigt daher auf, wie die Autoren das utopische Potenzial der USA bewerteten, und zeichnet die Entwicklung der utopischen Vorstellungskraft im neunzehnten Jahrhundert aus verschiedenen Perspektiven nach.