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Um convite a escuta cuidadosa de vozes antigas, e ainda vivas, que nos ensinam outras formas de existir, celebrar e partir.Neste livro, o autor cruza desertos e cordilheiras, glaciares e vales vulcanicos para encontrar povos que nunca romperam o vinculo com as forças invisiveis. Testemunha um encontro mistico Sami na noite sem fim do Artico. Acompanha a peregrinaço de um feiticeiro Dogon em busca do oraculo sagrado. Participa de rituais com os Toraja, que convivem com os mortos dentro de casa. Aprende liçes da floresta com os Akuntsu e os Pemon, da Amazonia, e com os Batwa de Uganda e conta o que viu, o que ouviu, o que pressentiu.Como dançar com os mortos nos instiga a repensar o que entendemos por espiritualidade, laços coletivos, morte e permanencia.

Lontano dagli occhi e dalle orecchie degli adulti, i ragazzi talvolta compongono musica. Lo fanno ricorrendo a quella creativita spontanea, a quella intelligenza musicale originaria, che permette loro di esprimersi senza i condizionamenti di una grammatica codificata e di una tradizione nobile quanto ingombrante. In questo modo, i linguaggi che si ritrovano a utilizzare ricordano, in maniera sorprendente ma non troppo, quelli di molta musica del Novecento, ed esplorano lelemento sonoro in tutte le sue manifestazioni.Questo volume delinea un nuovo approccio alla formazione musicale, assegnando al gioco un ruolo da protagonista: Matteo Manzitti immagina e racconta attivita musicali di carattere ludico e improvvisativo, in cui si inizia a fare musica nel duplice significato di crearla ed eseguirla insieme prima ancora di impararne le regole grammaticali. Secondo lidea che la scuola debba essere anzitutto attivita piacevole e disinteressata, spazio sottratto alla frenesia del sistema economico e produttivo in breve, spazio di liberta. È la declinazione musicale di quello stesso pensiero critico, esplorativo, dinamico che non ha a che fare con la creativita: e la creativita.

Sullo sfondo della guerra tra Roma e la citta etrusca di Veio si intrecciano le vicende di quattro personaggi indimenticabili e delle sfide che devono affrontare.Cecilia e da tempo combattuta fra la sua terra dorigine e quella che lha adottata, e infine il crescente pericolo che incombe sul marito Vel, i figli e le liberta dei Rasenna la spinge a invocare la distruzione di Roma. Il suo appello verra ascoltato?Pinna e riuscita a conquistarsi il ruolo di concubina del generale romano Camillo, che le ha rubato il cuore, ma vive sotto la costante minaccia di chi conosce il suo sordido passato. Sapra sfruttare tutto il suo potere per non essere smascherata?Semni, balia in casa di Mastarna, lotta per farsi perdonare un tradimento. Riuscira a farsi graziare e a sposare luomo che ama?Il tribuno Marco e tormentato dallamore non corrisposto per un altro soldato. Trovera la forza di scegliere tra sua cugina Cecilia e la fedelta che ha giurato a Roma?Chi sopravvivera ai tradimenti di mortali e dei?Terzo e ultimo capitolo della saga I racconti dellAntica Roma, che include Il velo nuziale e I dadi doro, Il patto di Giunone si e aggiudicato il primo premio nella categoria Early Historical Fiction al Chaucer Award 2017.

The story follows Beppo, a kind-hearted and clever beaver known for his building skills and warm, friendly nature, who loves spending mornings in the lively forest with his friendsthe mischievous squirrels, playful ducks, curious raccoons, and shy fox Fable. Their joyful adventures are repeatedly interrupted by the rushing, unpredictable Ripple River, which separates the animals and makes crossing dangerous and frustrating. Determined not to let the river keep his friends apart, Beppo tries multiple ways to help them meet on the opposite bank, facing splashes, slips, and soggy mishaps along the way. Despite repeated failures, he refuses to give up and begins devising a clever, possibly magical solution to connect both sides of the forest, showing that creativity, perseverance, and friendship can overcome even the trickiest obstacles.

Spain, or Iberia, as it was called in ancient days, has been a country harassed from the earliest times by the invader. The Celts, the Greeks, the Phnicians, the Carthaginians, by turns, or simultaneously, infringed its territories; drove the native Iberians from their rightful homes, and established colonies and founded cities in the land. It subsequently fell into the all-grasping power of Rome, remaining for some time a subjugated province; and when that gigantic empire crumbled into pieces, the Suevi, the Alani, and the Vandals, those barbarians of the north, overran and ravaged this devoted country, and portioned out the soil among them.

La storia ha come protagoniste Piffy e Carry, una coniglietta e un piccolo riccio. Piffy e saggia ed esuberante. Carry e timida e si lascia guidare dagli insegnamenti dellamica. Esplorando unantica villa sul mare, trovano una vecchia fotografia che ritrae quella che allepoca era la proprietaria. Assieme a lei nella foto ce la migliore amica di un tempo, di cui pero sembra essersi persa la memoria. Limportanza di scoprirne il nome equivale quindi a non dimenticarla, a far si che anche nel presente resti ancora una traccia di lei.

UnEmilia rurale, spazio geografico e luogo dellanima, avvolta in una nebbia perfetta che diventa metafora di una condizione esistenziale e filtra i rituali quotidiani, gli incontri al bar del paese, il rapporto con gli animali, i ricordi di una infanzia al tempo stesso innocente e consapevole e i flash di una giovinezza fragile e splendente come vetro appena soffiato.I racconti, in una lingua precisa e mimetica, danno vita a un mosaico di memoria e futuro nel quale i pioppi cipressini, i canali di bonifica, le strade bianche, le case colorate e le biciclette compongono un paesaggio interiore dove lumanita resiste, nonostante tutto.

A lesbian office romance about rewriting the past and winning over the legendary ice queen who once inspired you. When free-spirited artist Sienna Fisher is mistaken for an intern at a New York luxury goods empire, the last thing she expects is for the CEO to be aloof English art curator Jasmine Gemayel. Years ago in London, Jasmine shredded Siennas art and mocked her for knowing nothing of life, setting her on a path to wander the world.Now Sienna has a second chance to impress Jasmine, and shes not about to waste it. Even if it means becoming an intern at age thirty-four and trying to win an in-house design competition, all to dazzle the woman who changed her lifeand doesnt even remember her. As if thats not hard enough, theres that strange business of the sparks that keep flying every time she argues art with her boss. Of course, thats entirely one-sided given Jasmines straight and marriedright?Oris she?

Ao evitar a dilatação semântica que muitas vezes esvazia o termo "fascismo" no debate contemporâneo, Sabino Cassese nos convida neste livro a observar as minúcias da máquina pública. Compreender como

"As sete faces de um anjo sem trombeta", novo romance da escritora Lilian Dias, acompanha os últimos sete dias da vida de Mundo, titereiro que apresenta seu teatro de bonecos nas ruas de Lisboa. A estrutura temporal inversa, começando na segunda-feira, seu ultimo dia, e retrocedendo ate a terça-feira da semana anterior, cria um efeito de espiral aberta, que espelha a forma no cronologica como nossa mente processa as memorias de uma vida, estabelecendo-se, assim, uma meditaço profunda e poetica sobre a finitude. "A infancia precisa ser inventada. E uma construço pessoal, iluminada pelo ludico, com a força da metafora. Ha que se interpretar um mundo que no se domina, de que no se tem conhecimento suficiente. Nesse esforço do pequeno, movendo-se no oceano das incertezas, todos somos, necessariamente, poetas. A despeito de assumirmos ou no o posto avançado da escrita, seguimos sempre a procura de sentido, como forma de credenciar a vida, com a responsabilidade do adulto assentada no papel carbono da infancia. E a talentosa Lilian Dias nos introduz nesse mundo com maestria, a conta da voz tranquila e firme de quem tem muito a ensinar. Perfilando seus personagens na cronologia primaria dos dias da semana, como costumavamos gerir o tempo, quando ainda pequenos, Lilian confere ao texto uma respiraço propria, um andamento muito particular e admiravel, que desagua na percepço do homem como um ser, por natureza, semantico, que precisa significar e encontrar significado, construir uma narrativa, para justificar-se.Transitando por seus cenarios e referencias, percebi a obra As sete faces de um anjo sem trombeta como quem assiste, em meio a praça dos encontros fortuitos, um teatro de fantoches, espelhando a propria existencia. Lembrei-me, tambem, daquele sonho intenso e realista, que amanhece nitido e invade o dia, nos desafiando a decifra-lo. O leitor que caminhar por essa senda sabera se reconhecer e enxergar que a poesia carece ser vivida." Rodrigo Carpi Nejar

Tracks: A Journey Through Metroland tells the story of Metroland and the development of suburbia that grew alongside the Metropolitan Railway. Originally the brainchild of eminent Victorians, the Metropolitan grew to become the queen of underground lines, eventually expanding to a point some fifty miles outside London. Author Kevin J. Last describes how the concept of Metroland was an aspiration for several levels of society, promising a better lifestyle well away from the deprivations of wartime. The idea that the working man could live comfortably outside the smoke in individually designed houses would mean that he could also thrive at work, largely due to the regular service offered by the new railway. This was quite exceptional in that, while nominally an underground line, most of the Mets route was above ground and, in length, went far beyond other similar lines, far out into the Buckinghamshire countryside. Not marked on any map, Metroland is as much a concept of the mind as a real place.

Les Miserables is a French historical novel by Victor Hugo, first published in 1862, that is considered one of the greatest novels of the 19th century. In the English-speaking world, the novel is usually referred to by its original French title. However, several alternatives have been used, including The Miserables, The Wretched, The Miserable Ones, The Poor Ones, The Wretched Poor, The Victims and The Dispossessed.Beginning in 1815 and culminating in the 1832 June Rebellion in Paris, the novel follows the lives and interactions of several characters, particularly the struggles of ex-convict Jean Valjean and his experience of redemption. Les Miserables examining the nature of law and grace, the novel elaborates upon the history of France, the architecture and urban design of Paris, politics, moral philosophy, antimonarchism, justice, religion, and the types and nature of romantic and familial love.Les Miserables has been popularized through numerous adaptations for the stage, television, and film, including a musical and a film adaptation of that musical. The appearance of the Miserables was highly anticipated and advertised.

In the following pages an attempt has been made to emphasize the value of Embryology and Comparative Anatomy in elucidating the difficult and often complicated morphological problems encountered in the study of human adult anatomy.Moreover, in addition to the direct advance in the method and scope of anatomical teaching afforded by these aids, it is further hoped that the broader interpretation, both of structure and function, obtained by ontogenetic and phylogenetic comparison, will impart an interest to the study of adult human morphology, such as the subject, considered solely in the narrow field of its own limitations, could never arouse.The book represents part of the course in visceral anatomy as developed during the past fourteen years at Columbia University. The sections dealing with the morphology of the vertebrate ileo-colic junction and with the structural details of the human ccum and appendix are considered somewhat more fully, as warranted by the extensive material available. The illustrations are for the greater part taken from preparations in the Morphological Museum of the University.

The Symposium is a philosophical text by Plato dated c. 385370 BC. It depicts a friendly contest of extemporaneous speeches given by a group of notable men attending a banquet. The men include the philosopher Socrates, the general and political figure Alcibiades, and the comic playwright Aristophanes. The speeches are to be given in praise of Eros, who is the god of love and desire, and the son of Aphrodite.Of all the works of Plato the Symposium is the most perfect in form, and may be truly thought to contain more than any commentator has ever dreamed of; or, as Goethe said of one of his own writings, more than the author himself knew. For in philosophy as in prophecy glimpses of the future may often be conveyed in words which could hardly have been understood or interpreted at the time when they were uttered (compare Symp.)which were wiser than the writer of them meant, and could not have been expressed by him if he had been interrogated about them. Yet Plato was not a mystic, nor in any degree affected by the Eastern influences which afterwards overspread the Alexandrian world. He was not an enthusiast or a sentimentalist, but one who aspired only to see reasoned truth..

Joachim-Napoléon Murat was the brother-in-law of Napoleon Boneparte, and held many titles in his life including Marshal of France, Grand Admiral of France, Grand Duke of Berg, and King of Naples.The story was first published as part of Dumass eight-volume series "Celebrated Crimes" (183940), and recounts Murats fall from favour and fascinating death subsequent to Napoleons own demise.Alexandre Dumas (18021870) was a famous French writer. He is best remembered for his exciting romantic sagas, including "The Three Musketeers" and "The Count of Monte Cristo". Despite making a great deal of money from his writing, Dumas was almost perpetually penniless thanks to his decidedly extravagant lifestyle.Chapter 1:ToulonOn the 18th June, 1815, at the very moment when the destiny of Europe was being decided at Waterloo, a man dressed like a beggar was silently following the road from Toulon to Marseilles.Arrived at the entrance of the Gorge of Ollioulles, he halted on a little eminence from which he could see all the surrounding country; then either because he had reached the end of his journey, or because, before attempting that forbidding..

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

The Corpus Aristotelicum (The Complete Aristotle) is the collection of Aristotles works that have survived from antiquity through Medieval manuscript transmission. These texts, as opposed to Aristotles lost works, are technical philosophical treatises from within Aristotles school. Reference to them is made according to the original texts of Aristotle, which in turn is based on ancient classifications of these works.This complete Book consist of (Contents):Biography (About Aristotle)Part 1: Logic (Organon)Part 2. Universal PhysicsPart 3: Human PhysicsPart 4: Animal PhysicsPart 5: MetaphysicsPart 6: Ethics and PoliticsPart 7: Aesthetic WritingsAristotle, Greek Aristoteles, (born 384 BCE, Stagira, Chalcidice, Greecedied 322, Chalcis, Euboea), ancient Greek philosopher and scientist, one of the greatest intellectual figures of Western history.He was the author of a philosophical and scientific system that became the framework and vehicle for both Christian Scholasticism and medieval Islamic philosophy. Even after the intellectual revolutions of the Renaissance, the Reformation, and the Enlightenment, Aristotelian concepts remained embedded in Western

Unantropologa e ricercatrice indaga le memorie dei rimasti dopo lesodo: uomini e donne che nei turbolenti anni del secondo dopoguerra non hanno lasciato lIstria assieme a gran parte della comunita italiana per raggiungere lItalia; persone che sono rimaste in Jugoslavia e da maggioranza sono diventate minoranza. Voci scomode sia per chi vorrebbe raccontare lesodo solo come migrazione di vittime sia per chi invece lo intende solo come opzione di scelta. Voci ridotte al silenzio per decenni che finalmente raccontano la propria storia.Nel complesso mosaico di cio che e stato lesodo giuliano-dalmata, si inserisce ora un tassello mancante: il racconto dei destini delle persone comuni che rimasero, che si adattarono, che ricostruirono una societa assieme a coloro che arrivarono dallinterno della Jugoslavia a colonizzare il selvaggio West istriano.Un racconto composto da testimonianze toccanti, raccolte in dieci anni con rigoroso metodo antropologico nellarea litoranea slovena e con un obiettivo principale: abbandonare gli stereotipi e lasciare finalmente parlare il silenzio.

The golf course as a place of enlightenment... Descartes would have loved it. The green offers plenty of space for fun, but other emotions such as frustration, enthusiasm, despair, and ambition also find a stage here. Erni S. Holzer, a "moderately talented golf enthusiast," shares his insights in "Ich golfe, also bin ich" (I golf, therefore I am). And so the reader not only accompanies the author on his now 20-year journey through the world of golf, with all the ups and downs of the sport, but also gets to know less athletic contemporaries on the green. Naturally, this is a pleasure for die-hard golfers, but even non-golfers will acquire a taste for it in these humorous stories... and perhaps even end up on the golf course!