Outros livros que poderiam interessá-lo

• 

  Memes For Mummyji - Making Sense...

  Santosh Desai

  • 0
  • 0
  • 0

  A portrait of India in mid-sentence - caught between tradition and transformation, noise and nuance. 
   
  From selfies and what they mean to the travails of modern love and the new vocabulary of politics, Santosh Desai returns to chronicle the invisible revolutions of Indian life with his signature wit and insight. In Memes for Mummyji, he explores how the mobile phone - now as common as the pressure cooker - has quietly reshaped everything: how we shop, flirt, pray, protest, and parent.  
  This is not a book about technology. It's about us. Our habits, our contradictions, our new-found freedoms - and the deep cultural software that still runs underneath. Warm, keenly perceptive and deeply human, this book, with essays drawn from over a decade of observation, is a love letter to the everyday theatre of Indian life in the digital age.

  Ver livro

• 

  Mad in USA The Ravages of the...

  Michel Desmurget

  • 0
  • 0
  • 0

  In America, liberalism brings prosperity to the majority? False. - In America, "anything is possible" for those who work hard? False. - In America, the unemployment rate is minimal? False.
  In America, poverty is relative and the poor live "like modest Europeans?"
  False. - In America, those excluded from the health care system receive free care when they really need it? False—really false. 
  
  In an excellent investigation, with clear and relevant examples, Michel Desmurget shatters the myth of a beautiful and prosperous America where everyone can succeed as long as they are hardworking and courageous. Taking the opposite view of the current dominant discourse on the virtues of the Anglo-Saxon liberal model, the author writes a disconcerting antithesis, based on American researchers, sociologists and journalists who have studied the failures of the American model and who, for the most part, recommend surprisingly European solutions (universal social security, introduction of a minimum wage indexed to inflation, federalized education, etc.).

  Ver livro

• 

  European History for Kids Vol 1:...

  Captivating History

  • 0
  • 0
  • 0

  Travel hundreds of thousands of years back to when cavemen roamed Earth! 
  Discover what life was like for the first-ever Europeans during the Stone Age. Then, fast forward to the Bronze and Iron Ages when the first advanced civilizations emerged in Europe. You’ll discover more about the ancient civilizations of Greece, Rome, and the Northern European barbarians. 
  Next up on your tour of European history, you will enter the gruesome Middle Ages, when Vikings and knights were the heroes and villains of the day. The medieval time was also a war-torn period. You will learn about the Norman Conquest, the Crusades, and the Hundred Years’ War before finally discovering the grizzly truth of what the Black Death was. 
  After this, you’ll learn all about the famous figures of the Renaissance before finally voyaging into the Age of Discovery to explore the New World with the daring explorers who found its islands and vast continents. 
  You’ll learn mind-boggling truths as history comes alive with fun facts, fascinating pictures, and maps. Plus, you’ll put your new knowledge to the test with engaging activities throughout the audiobook. You don’t need to worry about those tricky new words, either, as helpful pronunciation hints are provided! 
  Still not convinced you want to become a European explorer? Here are some clues to what else is in store for you in this audiobook!Woolly mammoths were used for the craziest things!Brrr! Ice Ages last how long?How man’s best friends are related to wolves!What legends and myths have more truth than you think…You may have heard of more Early European gods than you realized… 
  Scroll up and click the “add to cart” button to begin your journey of European history today!

  Ver livro

• 

  The Man Nobody Killed - Life...

  Elon Green

  • 0
  • 0
  • 0

  “A powerful reclamation.”—AudioFileThe first comprehensive audiobook about Michael Stewart, the young Black artist and model who was the victim of a fatal assault by police in 1983, from Elon Green, the Edgar Award-winning author of Last Call.This program, read by multi Audie award-winning narrator Dion Graham, features a bonus conversation between the author and gallerist Patrick Fox, who rented Michael Stewart studio space in New York City.At twenty-five years old, Michael Stewart was a young Black aspiring artist, deejay, and model, looking to make a name for himself in the vibrant downtown art scene of the early 1980’s New York City. On September 15, 1983, he was brutally beaten by New York City Transit Authority police for allegedly tagging a 14th Street subway station wall.Witnesses reported officers beating him with billy clubs and choking him with a nightstick. Stewart arrived at Bellevue Hospital hog-tied with no heartbeat and died after thirteen days in a coma. This was, at that point, the most widely noticed act of police brutality in the city's history. The Man Nobody Killed recounts the cultural impact of Michael Stewart’s life and death.The Stewart case quickly catalyzed movements across multiple communities. It became a rallying cry, taken up by artists and singers including Madonna, Keith Haring, Spike Lee, and Jean-Michel Basquiat, tabloid legends such as Jimmy Breslin and Murray Kempton, and the pioneering local news reporter, Gabe Pressman. The Stewart family and the downtown arts community of 1980s New York demanded justice for Michael, leading to multiple investigations into the circumstances of his wrongful death.Elon Green, the Edgar Award–winning author of Last Call, presents the first comprehensive narrative account of Michael Stewart's life and killing, the subsequent court proceedings, and the artistic aftermath. In the vein of The Short and Tragic Life of Robert Peace and His Name is George Floyd, Green brings us the story of a promising life cut short and a vivid snapshot of the world surrounding this loss. A tragedy set in stark contrast against the hope, activism, and creativity of the 1980’s New York City art scene, The Man Nobody Killed serves as a poignant reminder of recurring horrors in American history and explores how, and for whom, the justice system fails.A Macmillan Audio production from Celadon Books.

  Ver livro

• 

  Magus - The Art of Magic from...

  Anthony Grafton

  • 0
  • 0
  • 0

  In literary legend, Faustus is the quintessential occult personality of early modern Europe. The historical Faustus, however, was something quite different: a magus—a learned magician fully embedded in the scholarly currents and public life of the Renaissance. And he was hardly the only one. Anthony Grafton argues that the magus in sixteenth-century Europe was a distinctive intellectual type, both different from and indebted to medieval counterparts as well as contemporaries like the engineer, the artist, the Christian humanist, and the religious reformer. Alongside these better-known figures, the magus had a transformative impact on his social world. 
   
   
   
  Magus details the arts and experiences of several learned magicians. Grafton explores their methods, the knowledge they produced, the services they provided, and the overlapping political and social milieus to which they aspired—often, the circles of kings and princes. During the late fifteenth and early sixteenth centuries, these erudite men anchored debates about licit and illicit magic, the divine and the diabolical, and the nature of "good" and "bad" magicians. Over time, they turned magic into a complex art, which drew on contemporary engineering as well as classical astrology, probed the limits of what was acceptable in a changing society, and promised new ways to explore the self and exploit the cosmos.

  Ver livro

• 

  Bullying Response Kit - Empower...

  Dale Mclaughlin

  • 0
  • 0
  • 0

  This audiobook is narrated by an AI Voice.   
  Every parent worries about bullying — but few know exactly what to say when it happens. 
  Bullying Response Kit — Empower Your Child with Scripts & Skills gives you the practical language and confidence to guide your child through tough social moments. 
  Inside, you’ll learn proven communication strategies to help your child respond calmly to teasing, exclusion, and intimidation. Discover real-world scripts for school, playground, and online situations — and the emotional coaching techniques that build self-esteem and resilience. 
  With short, easy-to-follow lessons, this audiobook equips parents and children alike with the words, mindset, and tools to turn fear into strength. 
  Keywords: bullying prevention, parenting, child communication, emotional intelligence, confidence building, resilience, social skills, family relationships, positive parenting, mental health, Dale McLaughlin, RBI Audio Division

  Ver livro