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Ancient Greece is remembered for democracy, philosophy, and epic battles. Yet this grand narrative overlooks the reality that sustained it: the daily labor of farmers, the economic power of women managing households, the lived experience of enslaved people whose work made civic life possible, and the religious rituals that structured every season.This book reexamines classical Greek society through archaeological evidence, household documents, and material culture. It traces how ordinary Greeks navigated drought, debt, and social hierarchynot as passive subjects of history, but as active participants shaping their world through daily decisions. From food preparation and textile production to religious festivals and neighborhood disputes, the book reveals how social structures actually functioned at ground level.By focusing on the unspoken realities behind the monuments, this work offers a more complete understanding of what ancient Greek society truly was: not just philosophers and warriors, but communities of people working, worrying, celebrating, and surviving together.

A world full of myths, magic, and emotional encounters: vivid images tell stories of eternal cycles, of love, separation, and return. Goddesses and gods, courageous animals, and humans interweave to form a colorful mosaic of fantasy, sensuality, and timeless symbolism.Whether in the changing seasons, under sparkling stars, or in the magnificent realm of the Jade Emperor, each story opens a door to another reality. There you encounter the unwavering love of a mother goddess, the cunning of a little mouse, the quiet magic of two lovers, and the eternal question of morality.Sometimes poetic and delicate, sometimes dramatic and full of suspense, a literary round dance unfolds that touches the heart and soul.

O presente livro é uma adaptação da tese de Doutorado defendida perante a UFMG em 2024, tendo por objetivo geral de pesquisa a regulamentação do whistleblowing no Sistema Anticorrupção brasileiro.No

Após o rompimento da barragem de Fundão, em Mariana (MG), o maior desastre-crime socioambiental da história do Brasil, milhares de pessoas tiveram suas vidas devastadas. Nesta obra, Marco Aurélio Sou

Quando Alice encontra um diário datado em 1940, ela começa uma investigação sobre a veracidade dos acontecimentos, infiltrando-se nos documentos de uma específica catedral de São Paulo, construção qu

"The Inflatable War The artists who tricked Hitler with rubber tanks" tells the secret history of the "Ghost Army" (the 23rd Headquarters Special Troops) in World War II. This unit was not made up of typical soldiers, but of artists, designers, and sound engineers recruited from art schools in New York and Philadelphia.Military historian Julian Decoy reveals their mission: to deceive the German army into thinking the Allies were where they werent. They used inflatable rubber tanks, massive speakers playing recorded sounds of troop movements, and fake radio traffic to create the illusion of a 30,000-man army. They staged "multimedia roadshows" on the front lines, often drawing enemy fire to empty fields to save real lives."The Inflatable War" is a story of creativity in combat. It shows how paint, rubber, and sound effects were used as weapons, proving that in war, the art of deception is as powerful as the force of artillery.

Most professionals pursuing authority positioning focus on credentials, content volume, and visibilityyet struggle to be recognized as genuine experts. They collect certifications without demonstrating mastery, publish prolifically without depth, and mistake personal branding for professional credibility. They confuse being seen with being trusted, accumulate followers without influence, and wonder why their expertise claims fail to translate into premium opportunities or client confidence.This book explores the fundamental disconnect between appearing authoritative and actually building authority, revealing how markets evaluate expertise differently than individuals imagine. It examines the mechanisms of professional trust formation, demonstrating how credibility emerges from consistent demonstration rather than self-proclamation, and why strategic selectivity outperforms broad visibility in establishing recognized expertise.Through analysis of expert positioning dynamics, market perception patterns, and trust-building mechanisms, this work offers insight into how authority actually develops in competitive professional environments. It challenges the assumption that more content and broader presence automatically create expert status, demonstrating instead how focused expertise, evidence-based demonstration, and strategic constraint build stronger professional reputations than scattered visibility. Designed for consultants, professionals, and knowledge workers who recognize that claiming expertise differs entirely from earning recognition. Sustainable authority comes from demonstrated value, not declared credentials.

"The Halo Trap Assuming that beautiful people must be good" investigates one of the most pervasive cognitive biases: the Halo Effect. Coined by psychologist Edward Thorndike, it describes our tendency to let one positive trait (like attractiveness) influence our opinion of a persons other traits (intelligence, kindness, honesty).Psychologist Sarah Judge explains how this bias corrupts justice and business. Attractive defendants get lighter prison sentences, and tall CEOs earn more money, despite no correlation to performance. The book provides a toolkit for "de-biasing" decisions, such as blind auditions and structured interviews, to see past the superficial glow."The Halo Trap" is a guide to critical thinking in a visual world. It challenges readers to separate presentation from substance and to question their own "gut feelings" about people, which are often just biological reactions to symmetry and charisma.

Aonde a estrada o havia levado? Naquele momento ele já não fazia a menor ideia. Mas agora, parado ali, diante daquele enorme e antigo casarão com sua bela e misteriosa anfitriã, ele jamais poderia im

O Direito do Trabalho, muito mais do que um conjunto de leis, é um dos pilaresfundamentais da justiça social, que visa promover a proteção da dignidade humananas relações laborais. Ele não apenas reg

Como inovar na sala de aula e transformar desafios em oportunidades?Em Tecnologias Emergentes na Educaço: de professor para professor, oito educadoras compartilham experiencias e pesquisas que revelam caminhos possiveis para uma pratica pedagogica mais significativa, inclusiva e conectada ao presente.A coletanea explora temas atuais e essenciais sobre Tecnologias Emergentes na Educaço: o uso pedagogico do celular frente a novas legislaçes; metodologias ativas aplicadas ao ensino de Artes Visuais, a alfabetizaço, as relaçes etnico-raciais e ao ensino de linguas adicionais; estrategias para incluso de pessoas com deficiencia na EaD; projetos que unem sustentabilidade e tecnologias digitais; e os desafios da formaço docente na era da Inteligencia Artificial.Escrito de professor para professor, este livro oferece reflexes inspiradoras, estrategias praticas e propostas inovadoras que podem ser aplicadas em diversos contextos educativos.Uma leitura essencial para quem deseja repensar a educaço e acompanhar, de forma critica e criativa, as transformaçes do nosso tempo.

This book examines the fundamental miscalculation that undermines online presence development: equating visibility volume with authority establishment. Drawing from attention economics research, credibility formation patterns, and professional positioning studies, it explores how content frequency without thematic coherence systematically fragments audience perception rather than consolidating expertise recognition.The text reveals how conventional social media advice prioritizing daily posting and platform omnipresence exhausts practitioners while paradoxically weakening their professional positioning. It reframes digital presence as deliberate signal concentration rather than noise amplification, demonstrating how selective engagement around core themes builds recognizable expertise faster than scattered activity across multiple topics.Through examination of attention retention mechanics, trust accumulation trajectories, and differentiation dynamics in saturated markets, the book constructs frameworks for professionals navigating presence development without sacrificing quality standards. It explores the tension between algorithmic visibility requirements and sustainable content creation, revealing how strategic constraint in topic selection and platform choice facilitates long-term positioning strength.Readers navigate the mechanics of identifying distinctive perspective angles that warrant consistent exploration, constructing content systems that maintain output regularity without quality compromise, and calibrating platform investment to match audience concentration patterns. The framework emphasizes sustainable practices that build cumulative recognition rather than temporary visibility spikes.

"The Locked Keys Why we are stuck with the worlds most inefficient keyboard" explains the economic concept of "Path Dependence" through the story of the QWERTY layout. In the 1870s, Christopher Sholes designed the first typewriters. The problem was that if typists typed too fast, the mechanical hammers would jam. The solution? Create a layout intentionally designed to slow typists down by placing common letter pairs apart.Tech historian Arthur Key details how this "inefficient" temporary fix became the global standard. Even after technology advanced and jamming was no longer an issue (and better layouts like Dvorak were invented), the world couldnt switch because everyone had already learned QWERTY."The Locked Keys" is a study in how history traps us. It illustrates that the best technology doesnt always win; sometimes, the first technology wins, locking civilization into a sub-optimal path for centuries simply because the cost of changing is too high.

"The Tea Poison How Britain drugged an empire to pay for cheaper tea" connects your morning cup of Earl Grey to one of the largest state-sponsored drug cartels in history. In the 18th century, Britain was addicted to Chinese tea but had nothing China wanted in return, draining the British treasury of silver. The solution found by the East India Company was evil genius: Opium.Historian Caleb Winter details how Britain grew opium in India and smuggled it into China to hook the population. When China tried to ban the drug to save its people, Britain declared war in the name of "free trade." The resulting Opium Wars humiliated China and handed Hong Kong to the British."The Tea Poison" is a dark history of globalization. It reveals the moral cost of consumerism, showing how the polite British tea habit was directly funded by the mass addiction and destruction of Chinese society.

Unindo Gerontologia, Psicologia e Tecnologia, esta obra inaugura um campo de reflexão e prática ainda pouco explorado: a Psicogerontecnologia. Aqui, o envelhecimento não é visto apenas como um proces

This book examines the fundamental misunderstanding that undermines most cold calling efforts: the interpretation of resistance as rejection. Drawing from contemporary sales dynamics and organizational behavior patterns, it explores how prospect hesitation functions as a sophisticated communication mechanism rather than a barrier to overcome.The text reveals how resistance patterns expose underlying concerns, decision-making frameworks, and readiness signals that skilled professionals leverage rather than combat. It reframes the conventional approach of pushing through objections, instead positioning resistance as valuable diagnostic information that shapes conversation strategy.Through examination of conversational dynamics, cognitive load management, and trust-building mechanisms in low-context interactions, the book constructs a framework for interpreting and responding to prospect hesitation. It explores the tension between efficiency-driven outreach models and relationship-oriented engagement, demonstrating how systematic attention to resistance patterns transforms conversion trajectories.Readers navigate the practical mechanics of reading conversational cues, calibrating tone and pacing, and constructing responses that facilitate rather than force progression. The framework emphasizes sustainable practices that build professional credibility while respecting prospect autonomy.

Athenian democracy is celebrated as the birthplace of political participation. Yet this narrative overlooks a fundamental reality: only adult male citizens could vote, representing roughly 10-15% of the population. Women, enslaved people, and foreign residentsthe majority who sustained the citys economyhad no voice in the Assembly that governed their lives.This book traces how Athenian democracy actually functioned through archaeological evidence, citizen lists, court records, and legislative documents. It examines who counted as a citizen and why, how wealth influenced political outcomes despite claims of equality, and what democratic participation meant when your neighbors labor subsidized your freedom to attend Assembly meetings.By analyzing the mechanisms of inclusion and exclusion, this work reveals the gap between democratic ideals and institutional reality. It explores how Athens managed this tension through legal frameworks, social hierarchies, and civic ritualsoffering insight into both the achievements and contradictions of the worlds first experiment in democratic governance.

Há reinos que o tempo não esquece — apenas silencia.Gorroth foi um deles: vasto, lendário, cercado pelo mar do Siren e coroado por colinas e castelos que pareciam tocar os céus. Lá, sob o estandarte

Por que se interessar pelos pré-socráticos? Porque foram eles os primeiros mestres da filosofia e da ciência grega. Sem eles a cultura grega não teria alcançado o esplendor que alcançou. Foram eles q

Esta obra surge a partir do estágio pós-doutoral em Saúde Coletiva do Professor Dr. Israel Coutinho Sampaio Lima, sob supervisão do Professor Dr. José Jackson Coelho Sampaio. Juntos eles idealizam es