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"The Measure of Earth Two men who measured the world amidst a revolution" tells the heroic and chaotic origin story of the meter. In the midst of the French Revolution, the government decided to standardize measurements by defining the meter as one ten-millionth of the distance from the North Pole to the Equator. To find this number, two astronomers, Jean-Baptiste Delambre and Pierre Mechain, had to physically measure the meridian arc from Dunkirk to Barcelona.Science writer Thomas Hale chronicles their seven-year odyssey. They were arrested as spies, their equipment was smashed by mobs, and they climbed church towers while wars raged below. The book also reveals the secret "error" in their calculations that Mechain hid until his deathmeaning the meter is technically "wrong.""The Measure of Earth" is a thrilling adventure of science vs. anarchy. It shows how the universal language of measurement was forged in the fires of political terror and human fallibility.

Why do some stories feel comforting no matter how many times theyre read?The Complete Beatrix Potter Collection Vol. 6 continues the cherished journey through Beatrix Potters peaceful and imaginative world. This volume brings together more of her classic tales, filled with gentle humor, cozy countryside scenes, and animal characters whose small adventures leave lasting impressions.Potters storytelling blends simplicity with quiet wisdom, encouraging kindness, curiosity, and respect for nature. These stories are perfectly suited for bedtime reading, early independent readers, and families who enjoy sharing calm, meaningful moments through books.As part of the ongoing collection, Volume 6 offers another soothing return to a world where stories unfold gently and imagination feels safe.Inside this eBook, youll enjoy:More classic Beatrix Potter stories in one volumeFamiliar woodland settings and beloved animal charactersGentle lessons woven into timeless storytellingA comforting continuation of a treasured childrens seriesLoved by families for generations, Beatrix Potters stories remain an essential part of childhood reading and shared literary tradition.Open the pages and return to a world of warmth and wonder. Buy now and enjoy Volume 6 of the Complete Beatrix Potter Collection.

What does it mean to sing of oneselfand of a nation?The Complete Poems of Walt Whitman brings together the full poetic legacy of one of Americas greatest writers. From the revolutionary verses of Leaves of Grass to powerful Civil War poems and intimate reflections on life, death, and democracy, Whitman reshaped poetry with a bold new voice.Rejecting rigid forms, Whitman embraced free verse to celebrate the human body, the soul, nature, labor, love, and the shared identity of a nation. His poetry is expansive, intimate, and deeply inclusivespeaking not just to his time, but to every generation that seeks meaning, dignity, and connection.This comprehensive collection allows readers to experience Whitmans poetic evolution in full, revealing the scope, courage, and humanity of his vision.Inside this eBook, youll explore:The complete Leaves of Grass and related poemsCivil War poetry including Drum-Taps and elegiesThemes of democracy, individuality, and universal brotherhoodA cornerstone collection of American literary historyStudied worldwide and endlessly influential, Walt Whitmans poetry remains essential reading for anyone drawn to poetry, philosophy, and the American spirit.Hear the voice that dared to speak for all. Buy now and experience the complete poems of Walt Whitman.

Prompt, Palavra, Ação é um livro direto e prático, feito para profissionais de comunicação, marketing, design e produto que querem entender como a semântica e a estrutura do conteúdo estão moldando a

Governance Bridge between Earth Observation and One Health - Zoonoses do not arise randomly but at interfaces: between species, landscapes, ecological and human movements and between visible and invisible processes. Many of these interfaces are small, fleeting and complex, raising the question of how global remote sensing systems can detect ecological changes that may create new points of contact. GEDI provides a structural view of vegetation and landscape, yet only as a small part of a larger observational space. If zoonoses emerge at edges or along animal movements, it becomes essential to consider how far a large scale sensor can make such processes visible and where invisibilities arise that matter for risk assessments. This framework therefore asks how a global structural measurement system can be integrated into a biosurveillance oriented governance model that depends on fine scale, dynamic, functional processes. It focuses on the conditions under which GEDI shows something, where it shows nothing and how this visibility might relate to zoonotic emergence. This raises questions about how sensor logics, data gaps, and uncertainties interact and how governance systems might make these interactions transparent and epistemically safe. To make this more tangible, a Cairo scenario with several analytical layers translates the frameworks considerations into a concrete context and shows how global measurement systems and local dynamics intersect. The goal is also to ask the right questions and open up crucial perspectives. The work combines conceptual, analytical and governance components to make ecological structures more interpretable for Zoonoses and One Health, highlights potentials visible through GEDI, proposes structural indicators and examines sensor blind spots. Core elements include the Evidence Integrity Module, the Scale Governance Submodule, a 90 factor set and the GEDI Ecological Structure Baseline, illustrated through urban One Health indicators.

O garantismo, cujo artífice é o renomado jurista italiano Luigi Ferrajoli, tem sido objeto de numerosas e importantes pesquisas ao longo das últimas décadas, especialmente na Europa e na América Latina.E bastante comum encontrarmos livros sobre o garantismo em outros idiomas, a exemplo do espanhol e do italiano. No entanto, no e tarefa to simples acessar obras sobre o tema em lingua portuguesa.No Brasil, Luigi Ferrajoli e comumente lembrado, mais por Diritto e Ragione, obra na qual desenvolveu uma teoria do garantismo penal em 1989, que por seus escritos recentes, relacionados ao constitucionalismo garantista, como Principia Iuris (2007), Manifesto per luguaglianza (2017), Per una Costituzione della Terra (2020), e La costruzione dela democrazia (2021).Considerando o trabalho que temos desenvolvido, ha alguns anos, concentrando-nos na produço de artigos cientificos, livros e traduçes no campo do constitucionalismo garantista, chegamos a concluso de que a publicaço de uma obra que viesse a abordar, desde os seus temas mais basicos, ate os mais complexos, seria bastante util para reflexes e pesquisas no campo de Teorias do Direito.Em consequencia, reunimos, neste livro, 12 textos de nossa autoria, ja publicados em periodicos cientificos, cuja divulgaço, num unico compendio, podera, alem de reforçar as discusses academicas, funcionar como valiosa ferramenta para os estimados leitores.

Os direitos humanos são assim denominados por causa da universalidade, embora possam ser definidos como fundamentais no âmbito interno de cada país. No caso do Brasil, a Constituição Federal de 1988

Aos 27 anos, Izzy passou por uma experiência que a obrigou a mudar completamente a sua vida e deixar para trás todos aqueles que um dia amou. Quinze anos depois, enquanto trabalha na Promotoria e aco

Por que um médico alemão deixaria a bela Heidelberg do pós-guerra para aventurar-se nos confins do Brasil dos anos 1930? Um anúncio que prometia a liberdade da prática médica bastou para que Oswald M

Everyone else seems to have a clear whya driving purpose, a north star, a reason that makes everything make sense. And you? Youre still searching, still uncertain, still feeling behind because you dont have that one crystallizing answer that justifies your existence.This book explores why the pressure to find your purpose often creates more anxiety than clarity. It examines how the search for singular meaning can become another form of perfectionism, why direction feels urgent yet elusive, and how the myth of "one true calling" dismisses the reality that purpose evolves, shifts, and sometimes hides in ordinary commitments. It reframes purposelessness not as failure to discover whats always been there, but as honest acknowledgment that meaning isnt always obvious or stable.Rather than offering purpose-finding exercises or life mission statements, this book helps you understand what the search for purpose is really about. It explores the difference between meaning and certainty, why not knowing feels unbearable in a culture obsessed with optimization, and what it means to live purposefully without a grand narrative. Its about permission to build meaning incrementally instead of discovering it fully formed.For anyone exhausted by the pressure to articulate their why, this book offers relief from the search itselfand validation that living without a clear answer doesnt mean living without meaning.

"The First Hackers The weavers who smashed machines to save their dignity" reclaims the reputation of the Luddites. Today, "Luddite" is an insult for someone afraid of technology. But in 1811 England, the Luddites were highly skilled weavers who werent against machines; they were against machines being used to bypass labor laws, cut wages, and produce shoddy goods.Historian Edward Loom argues that breaking frames was a calculated form of collective bargaininga "primitive trade unionism" in an era when unions were illegal. They only smashed the machines of owners who mistreated workers. The government responded by sending more soldiers to fight the Luddites than they sent to fight Napoleon in Portugal."The First Hackers" draws parallels to the modern AI revolution. It portrays the Luddites not as backward idiots, but as the first resistance movement against the "algorithm" of profit over people, asking the timeless question: Who does technology serve?

Were told confidence means believing in yourself, thinking positive, and silencing your inner critic. But what if real confidence has nothing to do with convincing yourself youre enough? What if its actually about being uncertain and moving forward anyway?This book explores the gap between performative confidencethe kind that demands constant self-affirmationand the quieter, steadier version that allows doubt to exist without letting it decide everything. It examines why "just believe in yourself" feels hollow when youre genuinely unsure, how toxic positivity dismisses legitimate concerns, and why confidence built on suppressing self-doubt often collapses under pressure.Rather than offering mantras or mindset shifts, this book reframes confidence as something you practice, not something you become. It explores the difference between self-trust and self-certainty, why vulnerability and confidence arent opposites, and what it means to act despite uncertainty instead of waiting to feel ready. Its about permission to be humanflawed, unsure, still worthy of taking up space.For anyone exhausted by the pressure to radiate unshakeable self-belief, this book offers a more honest, sustainable approach to confidenceone that doesnt require you to pretend doubt doesnt exist.

"The Cybernetic State The socialist internet destroyed by a military coup" uncovers the futuristic experiment of Project Cybersyn. In the early 1970s, long before the modern internet, the socialist government of Salvador Allende in Chile attempted to manage the entire national economy using a network of telex machines and a mainframe computer. Designed by British theorist Stafford Beer, the system aimed to provide real-time data to factories and the government.Tech historian David Finch describes the "Ops Room," a Star Trek-like control center with fiberglass chairs and data screens, where decisions were made. The book details how this "socialist internet" helped Chile survive CIA-backed strikes but was ultimately destroyed when General Pinochet seized power in 1973."The Cybernetic State" is a vision of a future that never happened. It explores the intersection of politics and code, asking what the digital world might have looked like if it had been designed for social welfare rather than corporate profit.

Espetacularização Litúrgica constitui uma análise das transformações de celebrações litúrgicas cristãs de ritos simbólicos, para os espetáculos, mais propensos para a teatralidade do que para celebra

Youre told motivation comes from discipline, consistency, pushing through resistance. But what happens when pushing harder only depletes you more? What if the lack of motivation isnt laziness or weaknessits your system telling you somethings fundamentally misaligned?This book explores motivation not as willpower you conjure, but as energy that emerges from alignment, rest, and genuine want. It examines why discipline-based approaches work temporarily then collapse, how burnout kills intrinsic drive, and why forcing yourself through exhaustion creates more resistance, not less. It reframes motivational struggles not as personal failure, but as signals that your approach, pace, or goal itself needs questioning.Rather than offering productivity hacks or morning routines, this book helps you understand what actually generates sustainable drive. It explores the difference between motivation and compulsion, why rest isnt the opposite of progress, and what it means to work with your energy instead of dominating it. Its about permission to stop forcing and start listening.For anyone exhausted by constant self-pushing yet still feeling behind, this book offers clarity about what motivation actually requiresand why sustainable action looks nothing like relentless discipline.

You finish your shift exhausted, but your body wont let you sleep. The world is awake, light floods through curtains, your circadian rhythm fights every attempt at rest. Night shift doesnt just steal sleepit fundamentally disrupts the biological systems that make sleep possible in the first place.This book explores what working against your natural sleep-wake cycle actually does to your body and brain. It examines how circadian misalignment affects hormone regulation, immune function, and mental health, why "just sleep during the day" fails when your biology is programmed for nighttime rest, and how chronic sleep debt from shift work compounds in ways office workers never experience. It reframes night shift fatigue not as poor sleep habits, but as biological warfare between work schedule and evolutionary design.Rather than offering standard sleep tips that assume daytime sleep works the same as nighttime rest, this book helps shift workers understand the unique challenges of sleeping against circadian rhythm. It explores light exposure management, strategic napping, nervous system recovery between shifts, and what it means to protect sleep when your schedule undermines every natural sleep signal. Its about working with severe biological constraints, not pretending they dont exist.For night shift workers exhausted by advice that doesnt account for circadian reality, this book offers validation of the struggleand practical understanding of what actually helps when your body and schedule are in constant conflict.

"The Bankrupt Nation The failed jungle colony that forced a country to sell itself" recounts the tragedy of the Darien Scheme. In the late 1690s, Scotland tried to become a global trading power by establishing a colony called "Caledonia" on the Isthmus of Panama. The nation went all in, investing nearly 20% of its total circulating wealth into the venture.Historian Fiona Black details the disaster that followed. The settlers were decimated by malaria, Spanish attacks, and their own incompetence (they brought wool clothes to the tropics). When the scheme collapsed, Scotland was financially ruined. The desperation was so great that the Scottish elite agreed to the Act of Union in 1707, merging with England largely to secure a bailout for their losses."The Bankrupt Nation" is a story of high-stakes gambling on a national scale. It shows how a single bad investment decision in a swamp in Central America erased a nations independence and created the United Kingdom.

"The Atmospheric Assassin The inventor who accidentally poisoned the entire planet" tells the biography of Thomas Midgley Jr., often cited as the single organism that had the most destructive impact on the atmosphere in Earths history. A brilliant chemist for General Motors, Midgley solved the problem of engine "knocking" by adding lead to gasoline. Despite knowing it was toxic (he poisoned himself during demos), he pushed it into the global market.Author Oliver Haze recounts how Midgley later tried to solve the problem of dangerous refrigerants and invented Freon (CFCs)the very gas that tore a hole in the ozone layer. The book culminates in his tragic, ironic death: paralyzed by polio, he invented a pulley system to lift himself out of bed, which eventually entangled and strangled him."The Atmospheric Assassin" is a grim study of short-term solutions causing long-term catastrophes. It explores the hubris of industrial chemistry and the decades-long fight to remove lead from the environment.

What lies beneath the elegance of high society?The Complete Works of Edith Wharton gathers the full literary legacy of one of Americas greatest novelists and the first woman to win the Pulitzer Prize for Fiction. With piercing insight and psychological precision, Wharton exposed the hidden rules, emotional restraints, and quiet tragedies of upper-class life in America and Europe.This comprehensive collection includes her major novels, short stories, and novellasexploring themes of love and duty, freedom and convention, wealth and isolation. From the rigid social codes of New Yorks elite to intimate portraits of individuals trapped by circumstance, Whartons writing reveals how society shapesand often limitshuman happiness.Elegant, unsentimental, and deeply humane, her work stands at the crossroads of realism and modern psychological fiction.Inside this eBook, youll explore:All novels and short fiction by Edith Wharton in one collectionSharp social criticism and emotional realismIconic works such as The Age of Innocence and Ethan FromeA cornerstone collection of American literary realismStudied worldwide and admired for over a century, Edith Whartons works remain essential reading for anyone interested in classic fiction, social history, and the inner lives of women and men.Step into a world where beauty masks constraint and truth waits beneath manners. Buy now and experience the complete works of Edith Wharton.

In an old idyllic village, two little loving souls experience adventures that are not without danger. Their heartfelt friendship and affection is unique. Set amid snow-covered mountains, a lovingly told Christmas story unfolds, full of adventure, secrets, and childlike warmth. "A Little Christmas Mishap" takes us back to a time when friendship, courage, and helpfulness reveal the true magic of Christmas. An atmospheric reading experience for young and old that quietly touches the heart and lingers long after.