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"The Glowing Jaw The deadly price of the first instant fire" tells the horrific story of the Victorian matchstick industry. In the 19th century, the invention of the "lucifer" match brought instant fire to the masses. But the active ingredient, white phosphorus, was a slow-acting poison. The women and girls who dipped the matches in factories developed "Phossy Jaw"a condition where the jawbone would rot, glow green in the dark, and eventually kill them.Historian Emily Strike chronicles the suffering of these workers and the historic Matchgirls Strike of 1888. Led by teenage girls, this strike challenged the powerful Bryant & May corporation and eventually forced the banning of white phosphorus."The Glowing Jaw" is a micro-history of labor and chemistry. It reveals the gruesome human cost of a household convenience we take for granted and the courage of the women who fought for the right not to be poisoned at work.

"The Invisible Hand Designing the environment to make the right choice easy" is a practical guide to "Choice Architecture." Based on the Nobel-winning work of Thaler and Sunstein, it argues that there is no neutral design. Every way we present options influences the decision. If you put fruit at eye level in the cafeteria, people eat more fruit. If you paint a fly in the urinal, men aim better.Behavioral designer Lydia Choice explains how to use "Nudges" to improve personal productivity and business results without restricting freedom. The book covers defaults, framing, and friction."The Invisible Hand" teaches readers to be the architects of their own lives. Instead of relying on willpower (which fails), it shows how to design an environment where the best choice is the path of least resistance.

O livro reúne lições sobre os sistemas alimentares urbanos e seus desafios, propondo caminhos para tornar a alimentação mais justa, sustentável e inclusiva, em diálogo entre academia, gestão pública

Medieval Europe is often imagined as uniformly pious, with the Church dictating every aspect of life. The reality was far more complex. Religious authority faced constant negotiation: bishops clashed with kings over jurisdiction, monasteries competed for pilgrims and relics, parish priests struggled against folk traditions they could not erase, and lay people practiced Christianity in ways Rome never approved.This book traces the lived experience of religion across a thousand years. It examines monastic reform movements that promised spiritual renewal yet accumulated enormous wealth. It follows pilgrimage routes linking distant villages to Jerusalem, Santiago, and Canterbury, revealing religion as commerce, adventure, and penance intertwined. It enters cathedral construction sites, listening to masons, merchants, and bishops argue over sacred geometry and urban prestige. It uncovers popular heresiesCathars, Waldensians, Lollardschallenging institutional orthodoxy from below.Drawing on parish records, miracle accounts, inquisition trials, and archaeological evidence of shrines and burial practices, this narrative reveals medieval Christianity as negotiation between official doctrine and local custom. It examines the Crusades as religious violence and economic expansion, the cult of saints as communal identity and political leverage, and the rise of universities as theology became intellectual debate rather than received truth.From rural chapels to papal courts, from mystical visions to liturgical spectacle, this is the story of how religion ordered medieval society yet never fully tamed the messiness of human belief. Medieval Europe offers insight into the persistence of popular religion despite institutional control, the political uses of sacred authority, and the tension between universal claims and local practice.

"The Peak of Ignorance Why stupid people think they are geniuses" dives into the Dunning-Kruger Effect. In 1999, psychologists David Dunning and Justin Kruger published a paper inspired by a bank robber who covered his face in lemon juice, believing it would make him invisible to cameras. They discovered that incompetent people lack the very skills needed to recognize their own incompetence.Author Sarah Smart explains the "Mount Stupid" curve: Beginners often feel high confidence, while experts act with caution. The book applies this to internet arguments, office politics, and voting behavior. It argues that we are all idiots in some domain, but only the wise admit it."The Peak of Ignorance" is a guide to intellectual humility. It teaches readers how to spot their own blind spots and why "I dont know" is the most intelligent sentence a human being can speak.

"The Theft of Noon How the railroads forced the world to synchronize clocks" explores the moment humanity surrendered natural time to mechanical time. Until the late 19th century, every town kept its own local time based on the sun. When it was noon in Boston, it was 11:48 AM in New York. This was fine for farmers, but a nightmare for the new railroads, leading to deadly collisions and impossible schedules.Historian Samuel Track details the "Day of Two Noons" in 1883, when North American railroads unilaterally imposed four standard time zones, ignoring local sun time. The book describes the public outrage, with preachers claiming that changing time was an affront to Gods order."The Theft of Noon" is a story of how corporate logistics reshaped our perception of reality. It shows how the need to catch a train on time obliterated the ancient connection between the community and the position of the sun.

"The Tetris Mind How repetitive tasks rewire your perception of reality" explores the "Tetris Effect." People who play the game for hours begin to see falling blocks in their sleep and visualize fitting buildings together on the street. This book argues that this is not just about video games; it is a fundamental feature of how the brain learns and filters reality.Psychologist Leonard Salt explains that whatever we dedicate our attention towhether it is coding, complaining, or gratitudecreates a "cognitive afterimage." If you look for problems all day at work, you will scan for problems in your marriage. The brain becomes a pattern-matching machine for whatever you feed it."The Tetris Mind" teaches readers to harness this neuroplasticity. It offers strategies to "play different games" with your attention, effectively reprogramming your subconscious to spot opportunities instead of obstacles.

The Third Reichs crimes unfolded in plain sight. Neighbors watched Jewish families deported from apartment buildings. Soldiers wrote letters home describing mass shootings. Office workers processed deportation paperwork during lunch breaks. Factory managers negotiated slave labor quotas. Housewives purchased furniture confiscated from murdered families. The regime depended on millions of individual decisionsto participate, to ignore, to profit, occasionally to resist.This book reconstructs Nazi Germany through personal documentary evidence. It draws on diaries kept by ordinary citizens recording daily life under dictatorshipinitial enthusiasm for economic recovery, gradual normalization of exclusion and violence, private doubts never voiced publicly, and postwar claims of ignorance contradicted by their own earlier writing. It examines letters soldiers sent from occupied territories, revealing casual descriptions of atrocities alongside complaints about weather and requests for care packages.

"The Pink Lie When boys wore pink and girls wore blue" overturns our deepest assumptions about gender colors. Today, pink is for girls and blue is for boys. But this book reveals that until the 1940s, the opposite was true. Trade publications from 1918 explicitly stated: "The generally accepted rule is pink for the boys, and blue for the girls."Sociologist Sarah Rose explains the logic: Pink was seen as a stronger, more decided color (a derivative of warlike red) and thus suitable for boys, while blue was considered delicate and dainty (associated with the Virgin Mary), fitting for girls."The Pink Lie" traces how a marketing push by US department stores flipped the script to sell more clothes, proving that our "biological" preferences are actually just the result of a mid-century advertising campaign. It is a fascinating history of how corporate interests construct our identity before we are even born.

Insomnia isnt just difficulty falling asleepits a signal. Your body wont rest because some part of you believes staying alert keeps you safe. Perhaps sleep feels like loss of control. Perhaps wakefulness became your survival strategy. Perhaps rest feels undeserved or dangerous. The sleep aids, routines, and hygiene practices fail because they address symptoms while the root causean activated nervous system or unresolved emotional patternremains untouched.This book explores why chronic insomnia develops, examining the relationship between hypervigilance, unprocessed stress, perfectionism, and the ways trauma or anxiety can teach the body that rest equals vulnerability. It draws on sleep research, nervous system science, and psychology to show how insomnia often functions as protectionkeeping you conscious when unconsciousness once meant danger, or when your days leave no space to feel what needs feeling.Rather than prescribing sleep schedules or supplements, it examines whats actually keeping you awake beneath the surface. It explores the difference between tiredness and safety to rest, between wanting sleep and trusting it, between addressing circadian rhythm and addressing the beliefs that make nighttime threatening.For those whove tried every sleep strategy without lasting change, who recognize their insomnia worsens during stress or emotional upheaval, or who sense their wakefulness serves a purpose they havent named, this book offers insight into the emotional architecture beneath sleeplessness.

"The Year of Darkness How a volcano gave us Frankenstein and the bicycle" connects a geological catastrophe in Indonesia to the culture of Europe. In 1815, Mount Tambora erupted, spewing enough ash to block the sun. The following year, 1816, became known as "The Year Without a Summer." Snow fell in June, crops failed, and horses starved to death.Historian Julian Ash details the ripple effects. Trapped indoors by the incessant rain in Switzerland, Mary Shelley and Lord Byron held a ghost story contest, leading to the creation of Frankenstein and the modern vampire myth. Meanwhile, in Germany, because oats were too expensive to feed horses, Karl Drais invented a human-powered running machinethe precursor to the bicycle."The Year of Darkness" illustrates the interconnectedness of the world. It shows how a single geological event on the other side of the globe can alter literature, technology, and transportation forever.

Este livro emerge de uma experiencia concreta e transformadora, fruto do Projeto RE+AÇO RIO, desenvolvido em parceria entre a Universidade Federal do Estado do Rio de Janeiro e o Instituto Carioca de Atividades. Mais do que a execuço de açes sociais, culturais e esportivas em comunidades do Estado do Rio de Janeiro, trata-se de um percurso de encontros singulares entre saberes academicos e saberes populares, nos quais se produziram afetos, aprendizagens mutuas e praticas de transformaço coletiva.A narrativa aqui apresentada constitui um testemunho vivo de como o esporte e a cultura podem ser mobilizados como instrumentos de pertencimento, autonomia e ressignificaço do cotidiano em contextos marcados pela vulnerabilidade. Ao mesmo tempo, revela os impactos formativos da extenso universitaria para docentes e discentes envolvidos, reafirmando a universidade como espaço publico de dialogo e compromisso etico com a sociedade.Reunindo relatos, analises e reflexes de diferentes protagonistas, a obra oferece um registro sensivel e critico da potencia da extenso universitaria quando orientada por praticas emancipatorias e parcerias comprometidas com o bem comum. Que a leitura destas paginas inspire novas iniciativas, fortaleça redes de solidariedade, a etica e reafirme a capacidade inovadora e resiliente que pulsa nos territorios.

What if sympathy were the greatest force shaping human lives?The Complete Works of George Eliot brings together the full literary legacy of one of the most profound novelists of the Victorian era. Writing with unmatched psychological insight and moral seriousness, George Eliot explored love and duty, faith and doubt, ambition and consequencerevealing how ordinary lives are shaped by ethical choices.This comprehensive collection includes Eliots major novels, short fiction, poetry, and essays. Her stories portray richly drawn characters navigating social change, personal sacrifice, and moral responsibility, set against vividly realized communities of nineteenth-century England.Intellectually rigorous yet deeply compassionate, Eliots work transformed the English novel and continues to resonate with readers who value realism, empathy, and moral depth.Inside this eBook, youll explore:All novels, stories, and essays by George Eliot in one collectionIconic works such as Middlemarch, Silas Marner, and The Mill on the FlossPowerful explorations of character, conscience, and societyA cornerstone of Victorian and world literatureStudied worldwide and admired for generations, George Eliots writing remains essential for anyone seeking literature that understands both the mind and the heart.Read with sympathy. Think with depth. Buy now and experience the complete works of George Eliot.

What if laughter were the sharpest tool for telling the truth?The Complete Novels and Essays of Mark Twain brings together the full range of one of Americas greatest writers and most original voices. Known for his wit, humor, and fearless honesty, Mark Twain captured the spirit, contradictions, and conscience of America like no other author.This comprehensive collection includes Twains classic novels alongside his brilliant essays and reflections. His fiction explores boyhood, freedom, morality, and society along the Mississippi River and beyond, while his essays deliver satire, political insight, and unforgettable commentary on human nature.With clarity, humor, and moral force, Twains writing entertains while challenging readers to think deeply about justice, hypocrisy, race, and personal integrity.Inside this eBook, youll explore:All major novels by Mark Twain in one collectionSharp, humorous, and insightful essays and commentaryIconic works such as Adventures of Huckleberry Finn and The Adventures of Tom SawyerA cornerstone of American literature and cultural historyStudied worldwide and endlessly quoted, Mark Twains work remains as relevant, funny, and powerful today as when it was first published.Laugh, reflect, and rediscover Americas greatest storyteller. Buy now and experience the complete novels and essays of Mark Twain.

A presente coletânea, intitulada Ensino de Filosofia e outras Humanidades: história, resistência, discussões, surge num momento de acentuada fragilização da educação brasileira, quer em função de uma

A migração para a computação em nuvem trouxe enormes vantagens, mas também uma responsabilidade compartilhada: enfrentar o crescente impacto ambiental dos data centers. Esse é um dos grandes desafios

A PREOCUPAÇÃO É UMA LADRA SILENCIOSA DE ENERGIA, SONO E ALEGRIA. Inspirado no clássico de Dale Carnegie, este livro apresenta 52 reflexões para libertar a mente do excesso de ansiedade e reencontrar

O Segredo por Trás da Lenda: Uma Profunda Jornada em Busca do Santo Graal!Mergulhe nas névoas da Bretanha mística em uma das mais antigas e menos conhecidas versões da Lenda do Santo Graal, um tesour

"The Glowing Foot The radioactive machine that fit your childrens shoes" investigates the "Shoe-fitting Fluoroscope" (or Pedoscope). From the 1920s to the 1970s, these X-ray machines were a centerpiece in shoe stores across America and Europe. Parents and children were delighted to look through a viewfinder and see the bones of their wiggling toes inside new shoes, ostensibly to ensure a "perfect fit."Science writer Sarah Beam exposes the deadly ignorance behind the novelty. The machines were unregulated and often leaked massive amounts of radiation. Sales clerks, who operated them daily, suffered from radiation burns and cancer. The book chronicles the slow realization of the medical community and the quiet disappearance of the machines."The Glowing Foot" is a cautionary tale about unregulated technology. It shows how the "wow factor" of a new scientific toy blinded a generation of parents to the invisible danger they were exposing their children to, all for the sake of selling leather shoes.

"The Ghost of Pleasure Why happiness vanishes the moment you try to catch it" explores the "Paradox of Hedonism." Philosophers from John Stuart Mill to Viktor Frankl have noted that happiness cannot be pursued directly. Like a butterfly, the more you chase it, the more it eludes you. It only lands on your shoulder when you are focused on something elselike a purpose, a relationship, or a task.Philosopher Nathaniel Cross explains why the modern obsession with "being happy" is making us miserable. When we make happiness a goal, we constantly monitor our mood ("Am I happy yet?"), which interrupts the very flow state that generates joy."The Ghost of Pleasure" advises readers to aim for meaning instead of mood. It is a guide to "oblique" living, teaching that satisfaction is the unintended side-effect of a life well-lived, not a destination you can navigate to directly.