Como Oscar Schmidt costuma dizer de forma irreverente: "Eu tenho 2,05 de altura... Então, eu não busco ser apenas o maior naquilo que faço, mas sim ser o melhor!". O livro 14 motivos para viver, vencer e ser feliz mostra cada passo dado para que Oscar Schmidt alcançasse várias conquistas. Primeiro, entrando para a história do basquete brasileiro e mundial como o maior e melhor cestinha da história da modalidade ao registrar 49.737 pontos em 1.615 jogos. Depois de encerrar a carreira no bas...

A ideia de transformar as experiências dos autores em um livro, possibilitando o compartilhamento das lições que obtiveram no esporte aplicadas a suas relações pessoais e profissionais, é muito oportuna e oferece inúmeras possibilidades de aprendizado para qualquer pessoa interessada em se aperfeiçoar e dar um upgrade na vida. Neste livro, qualquer pessoa, em especial quem gosta de esporte, irá provavelmente se identificar com várias histórias ou passagens reveladoras de muitas coisas posi...

Historiker wie Literatursachverständige streiten seit Jahrhunderten über die wahre Identität des englischen Autors William Shakespeare (1564 - 1616). Unumstritten ist, dass dieser ein ganz besonders Talent hatte, dem Volk wie auch der Obrigkeit direkt aufs Maul und ins Herz zu schauen. Der Zyklus ?Da Shakespeare auf Bairisch? verweist hier mit viel hintergründigem Humor und großem Augenzwinkern darauf, dass der wahre Ursprung des Shakespeare?schen ?uvres in Leben und Tradition jenes eigens...

Historiker wie Literatursachverständige streiten seit Jahrhunderten über die wahre Identität des englischen Autors William Shakespeare (1564 - 1616). Unumstritten ist, dass dieser ein ganz besonders Talent hatte, dem Volk wie auch der Obrigkeit direkt aufs Maul und ins Herz zu schauen. Der Zyklus ?Da Shakespeare auf Bairisch? verweist hier mit viel hintergründigem Humor und großem Augenzwinkern darauf, dass der wahre Ursprung des Shakespeare?schen ?uvres in Leben und Tradition jenes eigens...

Die Erzählungen des Zyklus "Da Shakespeare auf Bairisch" verweisen mit hintergründigem Humor und kabarettistischem Augenzwinkern darauf, dass die wahre Quelle von Shakespeares weltbekannten Dramen in Leben und Tradition jenes eigensinnigen Volkes am Nordrand der Alpen, inmitten in der "Föhnzone", zu finden ist. So gelingt es Prinz Hamlet, auch Hamlodi genannt, mit Unterstützung der Wandetruppe eines bairischen Volkstheaters den schnöden Mord an seinem königlichen Vater zu enträtseln. Der t...

Die Erzählungen des Zyklus "Da Shakespeare auf Bairisch" verweisen mit hintergründigem Humor und kabarettistischem Augenzwinkern darauf, dass die wahre Quelle von Shakespeares weltbekannten Dramen in Leben und Tradition jenes eigensinnigen Volkes am Nordrand der Alpen, inmitten in der "Föhnzone", zu finden ist. So gelingt es Prinz Hamlet, auch Hamlodi genannt, mit Unterstützung der Wandetruppe eines bairischen Volkstheaters den schnöden Mord an seinem königlichen Vater zu enträtseln. Der t...

As the issue of immigration between Mexico and the United States becomes more critical, it is increasingly important that we understand the process of development in Mexico's northern border region. This collection of essays offers an empirical analysis of development in Ciudad Juárez, with an emphasis on the social and spatial contexts in which economic relations occur. The analyses are framed by a general discussion of urbanization, migration, and industrialization, considered in light ...

This collection features four peer-reviewed literature reviews on mite pests in agriculture.The first chapter offers a holistic approach to integrated mite management by reviewing the basics of mite taxonomy and morphology. It studies the key plant mite families, focussing on major plant feeding mites (Tetranychidae, Tarsonemidae, Eriophyoidea), as well as the natural predators that regulate these mite populations.The second chapter explores the cultural, b...

Provides a comprehensive overview of the interventions available to optimise water management in agriculture, including rainwater harvesting and farm reservoirsConsiders the development and application of alternative irrigation techniques which carry a reduced environmental impact, such as solar powered irrigationAddresses the importance of diversification and collaboration in securing water resources for a rapidly growing population

This book summarises and critiques Extinction Rebellion (XR) as a social movement organisation, engaging with key issues surrounding its analysis, strategy and tactics. The authors suggest that XR have an underdeveloped and apolitical view of the kind of change necessary to address climate change, and that while this enables the building of broad movements, it is also an obstacle to achieving the systemic change that they are aiming for.The book analyses different forms of protest ...

É com imensa satisfação que o Instituto Brasileiro de Política e Direito do Consumidor – BRASILCON traz aos leitores a obra coletiva 'Direito do consumidor aplicado: garantias do consumo', como resultado das publicações havidas no sítio jurídico CONJUR (conjur.com.br) no período compreendido entre dezembro de 2020 a agosto de 2022. O BRASILCON mantém na festejada e distinta estrutura digital a (re)conhecida coluna semanal "garantias do consumo', através da qual infindáveis temas relacionad...

The diary of a young Jewish housewife who, together with her husband and five-month-old baby, fled the Warsaw ghetto at the last possible moment, and survived the Holocaust hidden on the "Aryan" side of town in the loft of a run-down tinsmith's shed.Rescued from the Ashes documents the incredible life story of Leokadia Schmidt and her small family and their daily struggle to survive the Warsaw Ghetto. Her memoir brings to life the vilest and most righteous...