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Baseado, parcialmente, em fatos reais, o livro relata as aventuras e desventuras de uma inventiva e corajosa pré-adolescente, que sente imensa culpa por ela e seu irmão mais novo estarem em uma situa

Este tratado "Mentalidade Consciente e Conduta Racional" faz uma incurso sobre a consciencia e a conduta com que o homem age e serve no seu relacionamento com o seu meio em garantia do valor a vida. Focaliza de modo explicito contextos restritamente africanos com um conteudo transversal e de modo implicito contextos geograficos abrangentes, compreendendo que o assunto ultrapassa fronteiras.Parte-se do principio de que o caracter virtuoso dos membros de uma sociedade e o fundamento para o seu bem-estar, ainda que o seu espaço fisico seja num deserto, sem bonanças de recursos naturais, pois entende-se que a consciencia e a conduta virtuosas so a porta de transformaço do meio em espaços habitaveis. Ja o inverso, havendo declinio de consciencia e de conduta, toda a riqueza material daquela sociedade pode-se considerar futilidade, nulidade e ate mesmo desgraça para a vida dos seus proprios habitantes, pois em ultima instancia, a referida riqueza material no apenas se dilui na qualidade critica de consciencia e de conduta dos seus proprios cidados, como tambem torna-se fonte de diversos conflitos internos e externos, podendo aglomerar de forma ilusoria ricos sem riquezas e sem qualidade de vida.Neste quesito, a reflexo manifestada neste livro permitiu-nos apurar realidades antagonicas no que se trata de virtudes de consciencia e de conduta face a garantia necessaria de relacionamentos, modos de vida e espaços sociais estaveis. Neste ambito, sustentamos que a garantia de relacionamentos, sociedades e modos de vida de estabilidade de quaisquer sociedades esta dependente da qualidade de consciencia e de conduta com que os seus cidados agem, reagem e investem sobre elas, o que implica mentalidade e conduta virtuosas.De modo contrario, a ausencia destes padres resulta em ambientes, relacionamentos e modos de vida instaveis de forma transversal, pelo facto do desalinhamento dos padres fundamentais com o compromisso da qualidade de vida e desenvolvimento da pessoa humana.Olhando para a realidade em ambientes africanos, infelizmente, nota-se nas suas formas de viver, nos seus diversos niveis e status ambientes dominados em grande medida por tais qualidades nefastas, de forma ascendente e com agravamento nos niveis de gesto social, desenvolvendo e gerando redundantemente culturas e procedimentos inibidores ao desenvolvimento humano, pessimas influencias e contagiantes as geraçes subsequentes.Neste quesito, tem se apurado uma necessidade expressa de reformas do ponto de vista da consciencia e da conduta nestes espaços, elevando a qualidade emocional dos seus cidados, de modo a garantir relacionamentos que reflitam ambientes e modos de vida estaveis, e inverter paradigmas redundantemente viciosos nas diversas realidades de convivencia e consequencias associadas nos modos viventes.O titulo do livro expressa um apelo a mudança de paradigma de modo a se criar ambientes e modos de vida condignos, partindo do principio de que "a vida de cada criatura humana e uma dadiva com valor insubstituivel, todas as pessoas tem o direito a vida, no existe vida substituivel, pelo menos em nivel humano, e nenhuma angustia atinge o homem que no seja resultado da qualidade da sua consciencia e conduta". Concluiu-se que a mentalidade consciente e a conduta racional dos cidados geram prosperidade transversal, pois, graças a esta qualidade de personalidade, os cidados tornam-...

LIDERAR É INSPIRAR, SERVIR E TRANSFORMAR, E ISSO COMEÇA DENTRO DE VOCÊ. Neste livro, Sam Buttler reúne 52 reflexões práticas baseadas nos princípios de Dale Carnegie para fortalecer a confiança, a em

EQUILÍBRIO, PROPÓSITO E GRATIDÃO: TRÊS PILARES DE UMA VIDA PLENA. Inspirado em Como desfrutar a sua vida e o seu trabalho, de Dale Carnegie, este livro traz 52 reflexões transformadoras sobre como en

"The Invented Stone How a marketing slogan created a billion-dollar tradition" exposes the genius and manipulation behind the diamond industry. Until the late 1930s, diamond engagement rings were not a universal tradition; they were a declining luxury. Prices were dropping as massive new mines were found in South Africa. The De Beers cartel needed a way to control supply and spike demand.Marketing historian Martin Carbon details the campaign by ad agency N.W. Ayer. In 1947, copywriter Frances Gerety coined the slogan "A Diamond is Forever." The goal was psychological: If people believe diamonds are "forever," they will never resell them, thus keeping them off the market and keeping prices high."The Invented Stone" explains how advertising convinced the world that the size of a rock equals the size of a mans love (specifically, "two months salary"). It is a masterclass in how to manufacture value and invent a cultural tradition out of thin air.

"The Fiction of Memory Why your most vivid memories are likely lies" shatters the metaphor of the brain as a video camera. We believe that when we remember, we are playing back a file. In reality, we are rewriting a story. Every time we recall a memory, we alter it, adding details that werent there and removing ones that were.Science writer David Loft explores the groundbreaking work of psychologist Elizabeth Loftus. The book details the "Lost in the Mall" experiment, where researchers successfully implanted false childhood memories in adults. It examines the terrifying implications for the justice system, showing how eyewitness testimony can be manipulated by a single leading question."The Fiction of Memory" teaches readers to be skeptical of their own past. It argues that memory is not a historical record, but a creative act of the present, designed to help us navigate the future, not preserve the truth.

Burnout doesnt respond to more discipline. Its not a motivation problem that gets solved by better systems or stronger willpower. Its an energy crisisa nervous system collapse that happens when youve been running on stress hormones, willpower, and the belief that rest is something you earn through productivity. The same strategies that got you here wont get you out.This book explores why motivation disappears during burnout, examining the physiological and psychological depletion that occurs when drive becomes disconnected from genuine energy. It draws on research around stress responses, dopamine regulation, and recovery cycles to explain why pushing harder deepens exhaustion rather than resolving it, and why guilt about "not doing enough" becomes part of the problem.Rather than offering productivity hacks or motivational frameworks, it examines what happens when your body refuses to keep performing. It explores the difference between sustainable drive and borrowed energy, between rest as strategy and rest as necessity, between motivation rooted in fear and motivation rooted in alignment.For those who feel stuck between exhaustion and the pressure to keep moving, whove lost connection to what they actually want beneath what they think they should want, or who recognize that their relationship with productivity is unsustainable, this book offers insight into recovery that honors depletion rather than fighting it.

"The Iceship Alliance The secret plan to build an aircraft carrier out of ice" reveals one of the most audacious and bizarre engineering projects of World War II: Project Habakkuk. British inventor Geoffrey Pyke convinced Winston Churchill that steel was too scarce, but ice was plentiful. He proposed building massive, 2,000-foot-long unsinkable islands made of "Pykrete"a bulletproof mixture of ice and wood pulp.Author Arthur Chill chronicles the secret tests in Canada, where officers fired pistols at blocks of ice to prove their strength (one bullet ricocheted and hit an admiral). The book details the serious scientific effort to refrigerate the Atlantic Ocean to fight German U-boats."The Iceship Alliance" is a tribute to the desperate creativity of war. It shows how even the maddest ideas were given a chance in the face of Nazi aggression, and how a ship made of frozen water almost became the superweapon of the Allies.

"The Meat Rain The day it rained raw beef over a Kentucky farm" investigates the Kentucky Meat Shower of 1876. On a clear sunny day, chunks of red meat fell from the sky over a 100-yard area in Bath County. Locals were terrified, believing it was a sign from God. Some even ate the meat to identify it (claiming it tasted like venison or bear).Author Nathan Storm analyzes the frantic scientific debate of the time. Was it nostoc bacteria? Was it a cosmic anomaly? The book eventually reveals the disgusting but likely truth: "Projectile Vulture Vomit." A flock of buzzards overhead had likely disgorged their last meal while in flight."The Meat Rain" is a delightful and gross micro-history. It illustrates the primitive state of 19th-century forensics and the human tendency to look for supernatural explanations when the natural one is simply too gross to accept.

Emotional flashbacks dont announce themselves. Theres no clear memory, no obvious trigger. You just suddenly feel small, powerless, or overwhelmed in ways that dont match whats actually happening. Your body responds to the present as if its the past. A tone of voice, a feeling of exclusion, a moment of criticismand youre back in emotional territory you thought youd left behind.This book explores why emotional flashbacks happen, examining how the nervous system stores childhood experiences not as narrative memory but as felt sense. It draws on trauma research and attachment theory to explain why certain situations activate old survival responses, why you might feel shame or terror that seems disproportionate, and why logical understanding doesnt always change emotional reaction.Rather than pathologizing these responses or demanding you "get over" the past, it examines what happens when childhood coping strategies persist into adulthood. It explores the gap between intellectual awareness and somatic responserecognizing that your body remembers what your mind has forgotten, and that intense reactions arent overreactions but old protections still running in the background.For those whove felt confused by their own emotional intensity, who recognize patterns but cant seem to change them, or who wonder why certain situations feel unbearable, this book offers clarity about how the past lives in the presentand what that means for healing.

"The Swallowed Lake The day a math error drained a lake into the earth" recounts the catastrophe of Lake Peigneur, Louisiana. On November 20, 1980, a Texaco oil rig crew made a calculation error and drilled into the Diamond Crystal Salt Mine located beneath the lake. The small hole created a vortex that drained 3.5 billion gallons of water into the mine below.Author Jessica Steel describes the apocalyptic scene: The whirlpool sucked in the drilling rig, eleven barges, a tugboat, and 65 acres of land, including a botanical garden. The flow of the Delcambre Canal reversed, pulling salt water from the Gulf of Mexico inland, turning a freshwater lake into a saltwater one permanently. Miraculously, no one died."The Swallowed Lake" is a thriller about physics and human error. It shows the terrifying power of potential energy and how a single wrong coordinate can alter the geography of the planet forever.

O livro Comportamento Informacional e Saúde Mental: perspectivas emergentes inaugura um capítulo inovador na história do Laboratório de Práticas em Psicologia e Ciência da Informação (LAPCI). Fundado

Sleep isnt just physical exhaustion meeting a pillow. It requires surrendera willingness to stop controlling, monitoring, or anticipating. For those whose nervous systems stay vigilant, whose minds refuse to quiet, or whose bodies hold tension even in stillness, sleep becomes elusive not because of poor hygiene but because rest itself feels unsafe or undeserved.This book explores why some people struggle to transition into sleep, examining the role of hypervigilance, unprocessed emotions, perfectionism about rest itself, and the ways a dysregulated nervous system interprets relaxation as threat rather than safety. It draws on sleep science and somatic practices to show how meditation for sleep isnt about forcing the mind blank but about creating conditions for the body to feel safe enough to let go.Rather than offering sleep hacks or breathing exercises as quick fixes, it examines what happens when rest requires internal permissionwhen the obstacle isnt technique but the belief that you havent earned downtime, or that stopping means vulnerability, or that your worth depends on constant productivity. It explores the difference between collapsing from exhaustion and consciously choosing rest.For those who lie awake despite tiredness, whose minds race the moment they try to sleep, or who recognize their relationship with rest is tangled with guilt or control, this book offers insight into what makes deep rest possible when sleep feels like giving up rather than replenishment.

Difficult conversations get postponed, softened, or avoided entirelynot because you dont care, but because you care too much about what might happen if you speak. The fear of conflict, rejection, or making things worse keeps important truths unspoken. Meanwhile, resentment builds, distance grows, and the relationship suffers from what isnt said more than what is.This book explores why some conversations feel impossible to have, examining the role of conflict patterns learned in childhood, nervous system activation during confrontation, and the ways people-pleasing or withdrawal became survival strategies. It draws on attachment theory and communication research to reframe difficult conversations not as threats to connection but as opportunities to deepen itwhen approached with clarity and care.Rather than offering scripts or persuasion tactics, it examines what makes honesty feel dangerous. It explores the difference between speaking to be heard and speaking to protect yourself, between expressing hurt and weaponizing it, between setting boundaries and punishing someone for needing them.For those who rehearse conversations endlessly but never have them, who feel misunderstood because theyve never been direct, or who sacrifice their needs to keep the peace, this book offers insight into why avoidance feels safer than honestyand what becomes possible when you choose differently.

"The Shadow Guardian The mysterious presence that appears when you are dying" investigates the "Third Man Factor." In extreme survival situationsmountain climbing accidents, shipwrecks, polar expeditionsvictims often report the sensing of a "presence." An unseen companion who guides them, offers encouragement, and even gives practical advice, only to vanish when safety is reached.Psychologist Emily Shade analyzes famous accounts, from Ernest Shackleton in Antarctica to Charles Lindbergh over the Atlantic and 9/11 survivors in the Twin Towers. The book explores neurological explanations: Is it the bicameral mind re-emerging? A switch to the right hemisphere? Or a coping mechanism of the brain to simulate companionship?"The Shadow Guardian" is a comforting look at the limits of human endurance. It suggests that when we are truly alone and at the end of our rope, the brain generates its own angel to help us survive the impossible.

"The Judge in the Mirror Why we excuse our mistakes but condemn others" tackles the "Fundamental Attribution Error," the most common glitch in human social reasoning. When someone cuts us off in traffic, we assume they are a jerk (character flaw). When we cut someone off, its because we were in a blind spot or late for a meeting (situational factor).Psychologist Felix March explains how we judge ourselves by our intentions and circumstances, but judge everyone else solely by their actions. This bias is the root of most conflicts, from road rage to geopolitical wars. The book provides mental exercises to "flip the script" and apply situational context to others."The Judge in the Mirror" is a guide to radical fairness. It teaches readers to extend the same mercy to strangers that they automatically grant to themselves, transforming relationships by replacing judgment with curiosity.

Napoleon Bonaparte transformed European warfare through speed, adaptability, and the ruthless exploitation of enemy mistakes. He shattered larger armies through superior positioning, destroyed coalitions by attacking before they could coordinate, and inspired legendary loyalty through personal charisma and meritocratic promotion. Yet the same aggressive instinct driving his victoriesnever consolidating gains, always seeking the next battleensured his eventual destruction. Understanding Napoleons military genius requires examining both the innovations and the fatal pattern driving him toward Russia and Waterloo.This book reconstructs Napoleons campaigns through military dispatches, battle maps, memoirs from officers and conscripts, and after-action analyses by opponents forced to adapt or perish. It traces the Italian campaign revealing his early masteryrapid maneuver separating Austrian and Piedmontese forces, living off conquered territory, and negotiating while advancing. It follows the Egyptian expedition as strategic disaster masked by propaganda, then Marengos near-defeat salvaged through subordinate initiative Napoleon later claimed as planned genius.

Nazi Germany is studied primarily through ideology and genocide, yet the regimes survival depended on economic mechanismsmanufacturing consent through employment programs, funding rearmament through debt manipulation, sustaining war through systematic plunder, and maintaining production through forced labor on unprecedented scale. Understanding the Third Reich requires examining the financial architecture enabling territorial expansion and mass murder.This book traces Nazi economic policy from the 1933 seizure of power to the 1945 collapse. It examines the initial facade of recoverymassive public works projects reducing unemployment while militarizing infrastructure, the suppression of independent unions replacing worker rights with propaganda spectacle, and the expulsion of Jewish business owners transferring wealth to regime loyalists. It reveals how Hjalmar Schachts financial engineering disguised deficit spending as economic miracle, creating illusions of prosperity while preparing total war.

The Comedy of Errors is one of William Shakespeares early plays. It is his shortest and one of his most farcical comedies, with a major part of the humour coming from slapstick and mistaken identity, in addition to puns and word play.Set in the Greek city of Ephesus, The Comedy of Errors tells the story of two sets of identical twins who were accidentally separated at birth. Antipholus of Syracuse and his servant, Dromio of Syracuse, arrive in Ephesus, which turns out to be the home of their twin brothers, Antipholus of Ephesus and his servant, Dromio of Ephesus.When the Syracusans encounter the friends and families of their twins, a series of wild mishaps based on mistaken identities lead to wrongful beatings, a near-seduction, the arrest of Antipholus of Ephesus, and false accusations of infidelity, theft, madness, and demonic possession.

Esta obra tem como objetivo fornecer uma visão introdutória sobre os estudos da geomorfologia, explorando os processos que moldam o relevo terrestre e suas interações com fatores naturais e antrópico