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For over a century, cinephiles and film scholars have had to grapple with an ugly artifact that sits at the beginnings of film history. D. W. Griffith's profoundly racist epic, The Birth of a Nation, inspired controversy and protest at its 1915 release and was defended as both a true history of Reconstruction (although it was based on fiction) and a new achievement in cinematic art. Paul McEwan examines the long and shifting history of its reception, revealing how the film became not just a cinematic landmark but also an influential force in American aesthetics and intellectual life.

Factor Investing For Dummies helps you go beyond the investment basics, with proven techniques for making informed and sophisticated investment decisions. Momentum, value, interest rates, economic growth, credit risk, liquidity—all these things can help you identify killer stocks and improve your returns. This book explains it all, and helps you implement a strategic factor investing plan, so you can boost your portfolio's performance, reduce volatility, and enhance diversification.

The Borgia family have become a byword for evil. Corruption, incest, ruthless megalomania, avarice, and vicious cruelty - all have been associated with their name. And yet, paradoxically, this family lived when the Renaissance was coming into its full flowering in Italy. Examples of infamy flourished alongside some of the finest art produced in western history.           

El frío es bueno cuando te encuentras bien, pero es aún mejor si te encuentras mal Un libro con una propuesta sencilla: busca un océano, mar o lago cerca, y disfruta de los beneficios para tu mente y cuerpo El contacto con aguas frías contribuye a mejorar nuestra salud y estado de ánimo. En...

'At Last a Life' is the best-selling book on how to become free of anxiety and all panic issues. I wrote this book on anxiety and panic for everyone out there who still struggles for answers on their condition. After my own recovery, I went on to study the whole subject of anxiety and panic in full. I was not content with just recovering myself; I also wanted to dedicate my life to helping others. This was exactly why I wrote the book, so as to reach out to as many people as possible.

Um dos maiores escritores da literatura russa, reconhecido mundialmente, Lev Tolstói foi mestre do romance do século XIX reconhecido também pela narrativa curta. Nesta novela – considerada uma das mais perfeitas já escritas –, Tolstói narra a história de Ivan Ílitch, juiz de instrução que, depois de alcançar uma vida confortável, descobre que tem uma grave doença. A partir daí, ele passa a refletir sobre o sentido de sua existência, numa experiência-limite de rara força poética, que só a grande literatura consegue traduzir.

Have you been told that you’re too sensitive, too dramatic, too verbal, too smart, too curious, and too intense? Do you feel like not enough and too much at the same time? Do you ask yourself: If I’m so smart, why am I so dumb? Yes? Then, chances are, you have a rainforest mind. A mind that runs faster, wider, and deeper than most. A personhood that is highly sensitive, perceptive, and empathetic. Like the tropical rainforest, you’re extremely complex, full of life, and misunderstood.

Every aspect of screenwriting is covered with an authority and credibility never seen in any book to come before. Told with honesty, humor, and vulnerability from the real-world perspective of a working, professional screenwriter, Kill the Dog reveals the secrets of what it takes to have a successful career as a Hollywood screenwriter.

See how Paul's revolutionary concept of making daily 2 second improvements continues to transform organizations around the globe. It has galvanized the business world with countless lives changed and their businesses reinvigorated by this basic and easily attainable goal.

Este é o primeiro título da famosa série escrita por Douglas Adams, que conta as aventuras espaciais do inglês Arthur Dent e de seu amigo Ford Prefect. A dupla escapa da destruição da Terra pegando carona numa nave alienígena, graças aos conhecimentos de Prefect, um E.T. que vivia disfarçado de ator desempregado enquanto fazia pesquisa de campo para a nova edição do Guia do Mochileiro das Galáxias, o melhor guia de viagens interplanetário.

Marcy’s life is a mess. Her parents don’t understand her, she feels like a fat blimp with no friends, and her favorite teacher just got fired. Ms. Finney wasn’t like the other teachers, and she was helping Marcy feel good about being herself. Now that she’s gone, Marcy doesn’t know...

A Richard & Judy Book Club Pick. THE SCORCHING SUNDAY TIMES no.1 BESTSELLER FROM THE AUTHOR OF THE GIRL ON THE TRAIN Penguin presents the audio edition of A Slow Fire Burning, read by Rosamund Pike. 'What is wrong with you?' Laura has spent most of her life being judged. She's seen as...

Redigidos com um estilo inconfundível, os textos escritos ao longo de dez anos são repletos de significado, um compilado fascinante de "reflexões que fiz enquanto percorria determinada etapa do rio de minha vida", como o próprio autor descreve. Espiritualidade, ética e filosofia são alguns dos temas abordados, convidando o ouvinte a trilhar um caminho emocionante rumo à felicidade.

Abriendo con una asombrosa serie de ideas sobre los años de formación del futuro dictador, rastreamos cómo el hijo sin importancia de un matón provinciano experimentó el fracaso en el amor y el arte para luego encontrar la felicidad en medio de un baño de sangre. Cómo la derrota de Alemania en la Gran Guerra catalizó su antisemitismo y su sentido del destino.

In this Very Short Introduction, Paul Westhead and Mike Wright weave a pathway through the debates about entrepreneurship, providing a guide to the entrepreneurial process. They look at how the actions of entrepreneurs are shaped by the external environment and availability of resources, consider the types of organizations in which entrepreneurs can be found, and look at the diversity in their backgrounds, experience, and how they think and learn. Lastly, they consider the impact that entrepreneurs have on modern market economies and look at the future of entrepreneurship.

Pathologies of Power uses harrowing stories of life - and death - in extreme situations to interrogate our understanding of human rights. Paul Farmer argues that promoting the social and economic rights of the world's poor is the most important human rights struggle of our times. With passionate eyewitness accounts from the prisons of Russia and the beleaguered villages of Haiti and Chiapas, this book links the lived experiences of individual victims to a broader analysis of structural violence.

Brought to you by Penguin. In this exhilarating and sometimes mind-bending book, renowned scientist and author Paul Davies tells the gripping story of how, beginning with an iconic mathematical equation in the 1920s, a radical new theory of nature – quantum mechanics – burst upon the modern...

Domine a ciência do emagrecimento com agonistas de GLP-1 e proteja sua saúde contra o temido reganho de peso. Se você lida com a frustração de tentativas passadas ou busca clareza antes de iniciar um tratamento, este guia acolhedor e altamente informativo oferece um direcionamento seguro...

Hierdie verhaal, skitterend in sy eenvoud, gaan oor ’n Andalusiese skaapwagter genaamd Santiago wat uit sy vaderland Spanje vertrek en deur Egipte se woestyn reis op soek na ’n skat wat by die piramides begrawe is. Langs die pad ontmoet hy ’n sigeunerin, ’n man wat homself ’n koning noem, en ’n alchemis. Hulle almal help Santiago om tydens sy soektog op koers te bly. Niemand weet wat die skat is en of Santiago die struikelblokke langs die pad sal oorkom nie.

According to Paul Sullivan, clutch performance does not stem from an innate ability. It’s a learned skill—the art of operating in high-stress situations as if they were everyday conditions. Even some of the most experienced and talented performers lack this skill—but Sullivan shows that anyone can develop it.