Jonathan Stern, a former UK government employee has now retired. Bored of his monotonous life and freakish circle of friends, he decides to travel across Europe to broaden his horizons. He also hopes to meet his future lifelong partner, as the men in his life so far have been full of broken promises. Unfortunately, due to his selfishness, unreasonable behaviour, and twisted personal views, things don’t quite work out the way he intends them to, and his journey is full of strange characters...

¿Por qué, si estoy llevando correctamente a cabo la terapia, hay clientes que no cambian?, ¿Por qué me siento ansioso cuando pienso en mi próximo encuentro con ese cliente difícil? Cuando la terapia se estanca, ha llegado el momento de probar nuevas ideas.Trabajando con clientes difíciles s un libro que ayuda al psicoterapeuta y a los profesionales de la salud mental a tratar a clientes problemáticos. También explora las distintas formas que puede asumir la dificultad, centrándose en los s...

The Audible Past explores the cultural origins of sound reproduction. It describes a distinctive sound culture that gave birth to the sound recording and the transmission devices so ubiquitous in modern life. With an ear for the unexpected, scholar and musician Jonathan Sterne uses the technological and cultural precursors of telephony, phonography, and radio as an entry point into a history of sound in its own right. Sterne studies the constantly shifting boundary between phenome...

MP3: The Meaning of a Format recounts the hundred-year history of the world's most common format for recorded audio. Understanding the historical meaning of the MP3 format entails rethinking the place of digital technologies in the larger universe of twentieth-century communication history, from hearing research conducted by the telephone industry in the 1910s, through the mid-century development of perceptual coding (the technology underlying the MP3), to the format's promiscuous...

In Diminished Faculties Jonathan Sterne offers a sweeping cultural study and theorization of impairment. Drawing on his personal history with thyroid cancer and a paralyzed vocal cord, Sterne undertakes a political phenomenology of impairment in which experience is understood from the standpoint of a subject that is not fully able to account for itself. He conceives of impairment as a fundamental dimension of human experience, examining it as both political and physical. While som...

Written by Oracle insiders, this indispensable guide distills an enormous amount of information about the Oracle Database into one compact volume. Ideal for novice and experienced DBAs, developers, managers, and users, Oracle Essentials walks you through technologies and features in Oracle’s product line, including its architecture, data structures, networking, concurrency, and tuning.Complete with illustrations and helpful hints, this fifth edition provides a valuable one...

An enormous system comprising myriad technologies, options, and releases, Oracle's complexities have spawned numerous areas of specialization. For each area of specialization there are equally specialized how-to books and manuals. O'Reilly's Oracle Essentials claims a unique place among these books. Rather than focusing on one area, the book explains the foundational concepts of the Oracle technology and the core technical and business aspects of using it.The new edition of this c...

Continue your journey through the greatest works ever written. 50 Masterpieces You Have to Read Before You Die – Volume 2 expands your literary adventure with another carefully selected collection of timeless classics that have shaped cultures, inspired thinkers, and captivated readers across generations. This volume brings together unforgettable stories from diverse genres and literary traditions, offering readers a rich and rewarding experience filled with depth, emotion, and intellectua...

The original Harvard Classics Collection contains 51 volumes of the essential works of world literature, showing the progress of man from antics to modern age. In this edition, the original collection is supplemented with the 20 volume Harvard Shelf of Fiction, a selection of the greatest works of fiction.Content:The Harvard Classics:V. 1: Franklin, Woolman & PennV. 2: Plato, Epictetus & Marcus AureliusV. 3: Bacon, Milton, BrowneV. 4: John Milton

CONTENIDO:El Principito (Antoine De Saint-Exupéry)Las Memorias de Sherlock Holmes (Arthur Conan Doyle)Ben-Hur (Lewis Wallace)Amok (Stefan Zweig)Los Buscadores de Tesoros (Washington Irving)Las Razones de Georgina (Henry James)Más Allá del Bien y del Mal (Friedrich Nietzsche)Terror en Fontenay (Alexandre Dumas)Piratas y Mar Azul (Arthur Conan Doyle)¿Pueden Suceder Tales Cosas? (Ambrose Bi...

Harvard's Classics Collection: Complete 71 Volumes encompasses an extensive array of literary works, stretching across centuries and diverse cultures. From the foundational philosophies of ancient Greeks like Plato and Euripides to Renaissance masterpieces by Dante and Shakespeare, and the Enlightenment's transformative ideas from thinkers like Immanuel Kant and Voltaire, this anthology captures the evolution of human thought and expression. The collection offers a thematic tapestry that i...

The Harvard Classics Anthology is a sweeping compendium that encapsulates the profound diversity of literary styles and intellectual pursuits across centuries. Spanning drama, philosophy, poetry, and science, this collection offers a profound exploration of humanity's deepest questions and greatest achievements. Whether it's the enlightening dialogue of Socratic thought or the vivid imagery of Romantic poetry, the anthology showcases works of enduring importance, serving as a testament to ...