Tales of mistreatment of “the other” abound in historical or religious writings from around the world and through all time. But there are also plenty of examples of people helping each other, caring for one another, learning about each other. Sometimes in big ways, sometimes in small—but they all add up.The Golden Door is a collection of stories showing the impact on people when they’re treated as “the other,” whether they’re immigrants to a country, a group of targeted wi...

Monsters start growling……head out on the highway!Ten tales of road trips, vacations, tourist destinations, and pits stops that go horribly, horribly wrong. These monsters are out for adventure! But they may not have filled up the gas tank first.Put on your shades, slather on your sunscreen—(Especially if you’re a vampire!)—and load your swimsuit and your best beach bod in to the car, because it’s time to roll out for the summer—scales, t...

Hello my Earthling! Hello my starling!Hello my space-time alien gal!A baker’s dozen of tales about creatures from outer space who may or may not have boldly gone where they really shouldn’t have. Tales of aliens who test the creatures of Earth…tales of Earthlings who test the creatures from other planets…aliens who attack…aliens who defend…and aliens who are a little too close for comfort.Prepare to discover realms at the furthest edges of human imag...

The superfamily Chalcidoidea (the jewel wasps) are part of the insect order Hymenoptera. The superfamily comprises more than 27,000 known species, with an estimated total diversity of more than 500,000 species, meaning that the vast majority have yet to be discovered and described. Most of the species are parasitoids, attacking the egg, larval stage or pupal stage of their host, though many other life cycles are known including gall associates and fig pollinators. This landmark volume has ...

Este é o quarto livro de casos de gestão, organizado a partir de dados colhidos em escolas e analisados pelos estudantes do Mestrado Profissional em Gestão e Práticas Educacionais, agora também com a participação de vários dos docentes do Programa de Gestão e Práticas Educacionais – Progepe – Mestrado Profissional em Educação da Universidade Nove de Julho. O primeiro, publicado em 2015, intitulado Gestão na Educação Básica – casos de Gestão, enfocou a gestão democrática e participativa em ...

A special, première release of this groundbreaking book on the art of advertising and brand management to coincide with the 2018 Cannes Lions International Festival of Creativity.A collection of essays from jurors on the 2017 Lions Entertainment award. Drawing on years of experience and expertise, working for brands such as Mini, Coca-Cola, Lego, Google, Skype and Intel and for media and advertising giants such as Bartle Bogle Hegarty and MediaCom, the contributors...

Jack Sparks murió mientras escribía este libro.El controvertido periodista Jack Sparks, célebre por las novelas que publica sobre sus investigaciones, decide emprender un viaje para demostrar que lo sobrenatural no existe. Durante el proceso de documentación, su irrespetuosa actitud al presenciar un exorcismo desencadena una serie de fenómenos que cualquier mente escéptica y racional encontraría del todo inexplicables.Pese a la avalancha mediática que envuelve a Sparks a pa...