Persistence. The network that stripped anonymity from its users. Always on, always watching, always recording. Complete access to anyone, at any time, at any location. Your identity distilled to a key created from your genetic makeup.Shift. The drug that modified one's genetic makeup. A tiny piece, an entire strand, entirely up to the user. To Shift one's self was simply a needle away. One poke and it would all change.The price of that injection, however, is to give up your...

Are you comfortable starting a conversation with strangers at a party? Do you sometimes feel ineffective in making your needs clear? Do you have difficulty saying no to persuasive people? Everyone needs a little help getting along with others. Assertiveness is a key social skill, as well as a tool for making your relationships more equal. Learning to respond more effectively to others can help you reduce stress and increase your sense of self-worth.In this fully updated and revised...

"Quais foram as circunstâncias que facilitaram sua carreira de serial killer? Como ele reagiu a elas? Quais palavras escolhe para narrá-las? Podemos nos permitir uma viagem mais introspectiva, nos perguntando como teríamos reagido a cada curva, surpresa ou dificuldade vivida pelo nosso narrador. Mas duvido que encontremos alguma absolvição ou conclusão ao final da leitura. O que fica é aquele incômodo fascinante sobre o que gera um serial killer. Nesta obra, Holmes nos envolve com triviali...

This edited collection assembles cutting-edge comparative policy research on contemporary policies relevant to gender and workplace issues. Contributors analyze contemporary gender-related employment policies ranging from parental leave and maternity programs, sexual harassment, and work/life balance to gender mainstreaming. Gender and Work in Comparative Perspective thoroughly illustrates the richness of understanding that can be gained through the juxtaposition of a variety of r...

This engaging book not only offers step-by-step guidance on planning, writing, and defending a dissertation but also helps create a beginning-to-end process that is meaningful, rewarding, and exciting. Each chapter answers commonly asked questions, contains a checklist for each part of the dissertation, provides a summary of key points, and lists additional resources. Topics addressed include tips for staying motivated, time management, and self-care; selecting a dissertation committee and...

The veteran urban activist and author of the revolutionary Toxic Charity returns with a headline-making book that offers proven, results-oriented ideas for transforming our system of giving.In Toxic Charity, Robert D. Lupton revealed the truth about modern charity programs meant to help the poor and disenfranchised. While charity makes donors feel better, he argued, it often hurts those it seeks to help. At the forefront of this burgeoning yet ine...

In dieser Sammlung entdecken Sie die echten Meisterwerke der deutschen Literatur – jene bahnbrechenden Bücher, zeitlosen Klassiker und ewig berührende Poesie, die jeder in seinem Leben erlebt haben sollte: Das Nibelungenlied (Anonym) Der Weg der Welt (Hildegard von Bingen) Tristan (Gottfried von Straßburg) Parzival (Wolfram von Eschenbach) Till Eulenspiegel (Hermann Bote) Das Narrenschiff (Sebastian Brant) Geschichte der Abderiten (Christoph Martin Wieland) Minna von Barnhelm (Gotthold Eph...

As you journey deeper in the Christian pilgrimage, you come to realize that the Christian life is more than merely replicating particular spiritual disciplines or practices. You begin to understand that at the core of Christian faith is the transformation of your very identity. M. Robert Mulholland Jr. exposes the false selves that you may be tempted to hide behind and helps you to instead discover the true self that comes from being hidden with Christ in God. If the goal of the Christian ...

Die deutschen Klassiker, die jeder Mensch in seinem Leben erleben sollte – in dieser Sammlung finden Sie die wahren Meisterwerke der Literatur, die zeitlosen psychologischen Romane, satirischen und philosophischen Erzählungen, bahnbrechenden Schriften, bewegenden Gedichte, und Dramen, die auch heute noch aufgeführt werden: Das Nibelungenlied (Anonym) Der Weg der Welt (Hildegard von Bingen) Tristan (Gottfried von Straßburg) Parzival (Wolfram von Eschenbach) Till Eulenspiegel (Hermann Bote) ...

The Politics of Gun Control Ninth Edition brings together the latest developments and research in gun politics, policy, law, history, and criminology. This fully updated edition:● Examines current gun control legislation at both state and federal levels, particularly the circumstances that lead to the passage of the Bipartisan Safer Communities Act in 2022.● Introduces the new constitutional standards for gun control legislation set by the controversial, pro-Second...

E-artnow präsentiert Ihnen die größten deutschen Klassiker - die zeitlosen psychologischen Romane, satirischen und philosophischen Erzählungen, bewegenden Gedichte, und Dramen, die auch heute noch aufgeführt werden. Diese sind die Werke, die jeder Mensch in seinem Leben erleben sollte: Das Nibelungenlied (Anonym) Der Weg der Welt (Hildegard von Bingen) Tristan (Gottfried von Straßburg) Parzival (Wolfram von Eschenbach) Till Eulenspiegel (Hermann Bote) Das Narrenschiff (Sebastian Brant) Ges...

How did beer become one of the central commodities associated with the German nation? How did a little-known provincial production standard—the Reinheitsgebot, or Beer Purity Law—become a pillar of national consumer sentiments? How did the jovial, beer-drinking German become a fixture in the global imagination?While the connection between beer and Germany seems self-evident, A Nation Fermented reveals how it was produced through a strange brew of regional commerci...