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In an exciting partnership with the Smithsonian, The Great Courses presents these 24 lectures that offer an unforgettable tour of Japanese life and culture. Professor Ravina, with the expert collaboration of the Smithsonian's historians, brings you a grand portrait of Japan.

A seminal and controversial figure in the history of political thought and public relations, Edward Bernays pioneered the scientific technique of shaping and manipulating public opinion, which he famously dubbed the "engineering of consent". During World War I, he was an integral part of the US Committee on Public Information, or CPI, a powerful propaganda apparatus that was mobilized to package, advertise, and sell the war to the American people as one that would "Make the World Safe for Democracy".

Attorney and CPA Mark J. Kohler targets the leading tax and business issues among small business owners, across all stages of business, and delivers a practical guide to the fundamental tax and legal conflicts faced by new and established entrepreneurs. Coached by Kohler, business owners are armed to seek out the right professionals relevant to their concerns, confidently ask the right questions, and ultimately, save time, money, and in many cases, potential heartache.

A natural storyteller and raconteur in his own right - just listen to Paddle Your Own Canoe and Gumption - actor, comedian, carpenter, and all-around manly man Nick Offerman (Parks and Recreation) brings his distinctive baritone and a fine-tuned comic versatility to Twain's writing. In a knockout performance, he doesn't so much as read Twain's words as he does rejoice in them, delighting in the hijinks of Tom - whom he lovingly refers to as a "great scam artist" and "true American hero".

EL SECRETO PARA UNA VIDA MÁS SALUDABLE Y LONGEVA Demonizado y venerado a partes iguales, el ayuno intermitente es un eterno trending topic. Ensalzado como el milagro metabólico por algunos medios, otras veces, en cambio, ha sido calificado como «una forma de arruinar tu cuerpo» por...

POW Aden Jansen has lost a decade of his life to both the war and internment when he’s recruited by the Alliance. He’s to return to Gretia as an undercover Blackguard operative and destroy Odin’s Wolves—an insurgency that’s setting his home world afire. The mission comes with a full pardon and a chance to reclaim his identity. It also means rejoining his friends and family in space. That’s motive enough. If he can succeed—and survive.

Per decenni ci hanno ripetuto che il pensiero positivo è la chiave per avere una vita intensa e felice. "Fan***o la positività", afferma Mark Manson. "Cerchiamo di essere onesti, ogni tanto le cose non vanno come avremmo voluto, ma dobbiamo imparare ad accettarlo". L'autore, blogger seguitissimo, dice le cose come stanno: una dose di cruda, rinfrescante, pura verità.

Five years ago Jamie Knight lost everything: his home, his wife and their unborn child. But at least the woman responsible, 'Dark Angel' Lucy Newton, was in prison, and slowly Jamie was able to rebuild his life. But now Lucy has been freed on appeal, and before long Jamie receives a message from a desperate stranger. Lucy is up to her old tricks - ruining lives for fun. Jamie agrees to help. But once again, he has no idea what he is getting himself into....

¿Te encuentras constantemente luchando para perder peso y mantenerte al día con los rigores de la vida cotidiana? ¿Has probado todas las dietas bajo el sol, pero no has hecho ningún progreso a largo plazo? ¿Sigues encontrando esa sensación de poca energía, mientras ves ese pequeño número molesto en la escala permaneciendo exactamente igual?

Visionaries have groundbreaking ideas. Integrators make those ideas realities. This explosive combination is the key to getting everything you want out of your business. It worked for Disney. It worked for McDonald's. It worked for Ford. It can work for you. From the author of the best-selling Traction, Rocket Fuel details the integral roles of the visionary and integrator and explains how an effective relationship between the two can help your business thrive.

Expreso al paraíso: memoria de una locura es, por extensión, la azarosa crónica de la epopeya generacional vivida por buena parte de la Norteamérica jipi en los años sesenta y, en lo que al autor respecta, del delirante acceso de iluminación padecido y su no menos azaroso retorno a la cordura. Galardonada con el Premio ALA (concedido por la Asociación Americana de Bibliotecas), cuéntase entre las crónicas autobiográficas más representativas de aquella década prodigiosa.

A well-known American language instructor and his native Italian assistants teach you to speak and understand the true building blocks of real Italian from beginning to intermediate level!

The war should have been over. But it’s not for a group of nationalists grabbing for control. It’s been two weeks since a missile with a nuclear warhead tore through the planetary defenses in the most blistering large-scale attack ever committed in the history of the Gaia system. Commander Dunstan Park of the Rhodian navy has been handpicked to command an experimental cruiser that could dictate the course of the escalating conflict. All he has to do is keep the ship from falling into the wrong hands. 

Mark Siderits's The Buddha’s Teachings As Philosophy explores three different systems of thought that arose from core claims of the Buddha. By detailing and critically examining key arguments made by the Buddha and developed by later Buddhist philosophers, Siderits investigates the Buddha's...

¿Quién es el verdadero Vladímir Putin? ¿Qué es lo que quiere? ¿Qué hará a continuación? A pesar de los millones de palabras que se han escrito sobre la Rusia de Putin, Occidente sigue sin comprender realmente a uno de los políticos más poderosos del mundo, cuya influencia se extiende por todo el planeta y cuyas redes de poder llegan al corazón mismo de nuestra vida cotidiana.

When your baby is unhappy, you're unhappy. Learn the experts' secrets to soothing your fussy little one, for happier days and more restful nights! Whether your baby is colicky, fussy, or just plain cranky, the proven techniques in The CALM Baby Method will help you both feel better. 

There are no easy decisions in software architecture. Instead, there are many hard parts—difficult problems or issues with no best practices—that force you to choose among various compromises. With this book, you'll learn how to think critically about the trade-offs involved with distributed architectures. Architecture veterans and practicing consultants Neal Ford, Mark Richards, Pramod Sadalage, and Zhamak Dehghani discuss strategies for choosing an appropriate architecture.

Un desconocido desafía a los lugareños a participar en una competencia para ver quién tiene la rana más saltarina. Un joven llamado Jim Smiley acepta el desafío y pone todas sus esperanzas en su rana, Dan'l Webster. A medida que avanza la competencia, se revelan las estrategias ingeniosas y los giros inesperados que hacen que la historia sea divertida y entretenida.

Tired of procrastinating on every task? Do you spend hours just thinking about what you should be doing? The truth is most of us have this same problem and it can be overcome. There are certain steps you can take to effectively alter your mindset and forever improve your focus, literally stopping procrastination in its tracks for good - and in doing so you, you can unlock your true working potential.

How does magic in J. K. Rowling’s universe work? Finally, the scientific secrets of the Harry Potter universe are revealed! The Science of Harry Potter examines the scientific principles behind some of the spells, scenes, and games that Harry, Hermione, Ron, and Dumbledore love best. Author Mark Brake, whose The Science of Star Wars was a knockout success, has found the answers to satisfy the curious spirits of muggles everywhere.