Truth spoken plainly and powerfully is difficult to dismiss and impossible to ignore. Edited with purpose by A. Gregory Frankson, AfriCANthology: Perspectives of Black Canadian Poets brings together some of Canada's most influential dub, page, and spoken word poetic voices and gives them space to speak freely about their personal journeys in piercing verse and unapologetic prose. Just as individual experiences of Blackness are diverse across Canada, each contributor recounts aspec...

Toda história de vida tem valor e potência. Um lugar de encontro, em que nos percebemos e encontramos. É isso o que 46 pessoas, homens e mulheres, contam aqui. Como ponto em comum, todos vivenciam algum tipo de dor causada por uma doença que ameaça a continuidade de suas vidas. Gente que se encontra sob "Cuidados Paliativos" expressão que por muito tempo gerou tabu e desconforto em quem não compreendia a extensão desse cuidado. Todos aqueles que enfrentam os desafios impostos por uma doenç...

Some argue existence is an exercise in futility. They claim there are no winners in life. Ultimately, we are insignificant in the face of vast cosmic intelligences that were old when the Universe began.The best minds gibber at the incomprehensibility of it all. Other minds lose themselves in strange geometries because they can't comprehend any alternative.Whatever. The rest of us have to get up in the morning, feed the cat, and go to work.The Cozy Cosmic contains 3...

This book presents a global overview of the background to, and the current state of, crop protection and pest management in cotton crops. Cotton is one of the most economically important crops in the world and has been grown for centuries but maintaining high yields of good quality requires sophisticated approaches to pest management. The introduction and use of pesticides over the decades significantly increased cotton yields but lead to many adverse environmental impacts. Over time, new ...

Si le mur de Berlin avait été reconstruit… Si la réunifification allemande n’avait jamais eu lieu…Octobre 2011. Tandis que Berlin Ouest cède à toutes les sirènes du capitalisme, de l’autre côté du Mur, quelque peu surpeuplé, la RDA flirte avec la banqueroute. L’unique espoir du pouvoir vacillant réside dans les négociations économiques engagées avec l’Ouest. C’est sans compter sur le meurtre d’un allié du Conseil d’État de la RDA. Tous les indices pointent vers la Stasi…Mart...

Arthur Smith takes a trip down memory lane with celebrities including Miriam Margolyes, Tony Benn and Jack Vettriano'Charming' The TimesComedian and broadcaster Arthur Smith plays tour guide to fifteen well-known personalities, as they visit places that are meaningful to them and remember pivotal moments in their lives. Through genial chat, humorous banter and gentle probing, he discovers just what made these locations so special a...

As the COVID-19 pandemic has unfolded, stark social inequalities have increasingly been revealed and, in many cases, exacerbated by the global health crisis.This book explores these inequalities, identifying three thematic strands: power and governance, gender and marginalized communities. By examining these three themes in relation to the effects of the pandemic, the book uncovers how unequal the pandemic truly is. It brings together invaluable insights from a range of internation...

Les réformes de la formation initiale et continue des enseignant·es qui ont vu le jour ces quarante dernières années en Europe se sont caractérisées, entre autres, par l’introduction de cours, d’ateliers ou de séminaires qui visaient à amener le·la (futur·e) enseignant·e à réfléchir sur sa pratique, ceci afin de mieux la comprendre pour, in fine, la réguler. Cet ouvrage tente de mieux cerner la notion de réflexivité sur et dans la pratique enseignante, et la place qu’occupent les écrits ré...

This book presents critical evaluations of various historical sources and their impact on technological development. The problem of the origins of the Principle of Virtual Work is discussed and an exegesis of the Pseudo-Aristotle Mechanica Problemata is presented. Readers will also find an exploration of the criteria used to evaluate scientific works, providing insight into the selection and preservation of significant scholarly contributions. In particular, the case of Continuum Mechanics...

L’ouvrage présente différents obstacles qui empêchent, freinent ou... déclenchent l’apprentissage. Dans une perspective résolument constructive, il fournit des pistes pour mieux comprendre et aborder cet enjeu central du métier d’enseignant et de formateur.La première partie de l’ouvrage analyse des obstacles relatifs à l’interaction entre l’apprenant et le savoir. Ces « obstacles épistémologiques » (Bachelard, 1938) ou ces « bottlenecks » (Pace, 2017), inhérents à la construction de l’exp...

• 2025 Coalition of Visionary Resources Gold Award• Explores 5D tools and essential skills for transforming the world around you, including practices for thinking in 5D, accelerating your vibrational rate, transforming beliefs, and cleaning your 12 DNA strands• Includes meditations to help you upgrade your MerKaBa, anchor in 5D consciousness, and navigate the higher dimensions• Shares amazing events the author has witnessed since she expanded her consciousness into ...

This book draws attention to the controversy that surrounds Betty Friedan, Germaine Greer, Gloria Steinem, and Simone de Beauvoir’s lives and the important role that their life stories have played in their feminist writing. Directly and indirectly, the four women have contributed to battles over feminism’s meaning through autobiographically informed political writing. Inevitably, therefore, their biographers are also participants in these battles, yet not always on the same side as their s...