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Dave Thomas and Andy Hunt wrote the first edition of this influential book in 1999 to help their clients create better software and rediscover the joy of coding. These lessons have helped a generation of programmers examine the very essence of software development. Now, 20 years later, this new edition re-examines what it means to be a modern programmer. Topics range from personal responsibility and career development to architectural techniques for keeping your code flexible and easy to adapt and reuse.

Maria Carmen é a narradora deste livro. Uma menina de 11 anos, inteligente e solitária, vivendo "a pior idade do universo", decide escrever um livro para relatar o "seu ano". Entre a escola muitas vezes hostil, a casa turbulenta e a loja de produtos geriátricos de sua família (ou "loja de velhos", como ela prefere chamar), Maria Carmen se equilibra como consegue, procurando entender o mundo à sua volta, enquanto observa uma inusitada transformação na vida amorosa de seus pais.

Nature wants to heal, and we can help. When Earth's ecosystems fall out of harmony, the damage can spiral out of control. But what if we could help nature to regain its balance? As a leading ecologist, Professor Thomas Crowther studies not just how species work in isolation, but how complex...

¿De qué materia está hecha el alma humana? Thomas Moore, autor de algunas de las obras más relevantes de nuestra época sobre psicología profunda, dedica su nuevo título al arte y el oficio de atender las necesidades del alma. A diferencia de la terapia convencional, que se centra en...

Beginning with opium, the “joy plant,” which has been used for 10,000 years, Thomas Hager tells a captivating story of medicine. His subjects include the largely forgotten female pioneer who introduced smallpox inoculation to Britain, the infamous knockout drops, the first antibiotic, which saved countless lives, the first antipsychotic, which helped empty public mental hospitals, Viagra, statins, and the new frontier of monoclonal antibodies. This is a deep, wide-ranging, and wildly entertaining book.

English Pronunciation es el audio de referencia de pronunciación de Vaughan. Un libro con todos los sonidos en inglés para trabajar y perfeccionar la pronunciación. Se trata de un audio que forma parte de la colección la trilogía del inglés.

Una Venezia estiva ammorbata da una peste incombente ospita l'inquieto Gustav Aschenbach, famoso scrittore tedesco che ha costruito vita e opera sulla più ostinata fedeltà ai canoni classici dell'etica e dell'estetica. Un sottile impulso lo scuote nel momento in cui compare sulla spiaggia del Lido la spietata bellezza di Tadzio, un ragazzo polacco. Un unico gioco di sguardi, la vergogna della propria decrepitezza, la scelta di imbellettarsi per nasconderla, sono i passi che scandiscono la vicenda.

Hay quien dice que no hay nada peor que perder la vida. Cuando el alpinista Nick Grevers sale del coma, descubre que su compañero de escalada está desaparecido y lo han dado por muerto. Nick, que tiene la cara cubierta de vendas y horribles heridas, alega amnesia. Pero en realidad lo recuerda todo. Recuerda cómo ambos sintieron una singular atracción magnética por el Maudit, un pico remoto y escasamente documentado en los Alpes suizos. Recuerda la impresión de que no estaban solos. Recuerda que ahí arriba había algo o alguien a la espera... Y tampoco dice que ahora tiene una extraña sensación.

-Ken Mogi es autor de IKIGAI ESENCIAL, con millones de ejemplares vendidos en todo el mundo. -Una visión actualizada del amor en un mundo digitalizado. -La cultura japonesa es tendencia y este libro nos da muchos detalles sobre su visión del amor y la vida. El concepto japonés de ikigai...

Explica que las personas con TDAH no tienen trastornos, sino que son “cazadores en un mundo de agricultores”; es decir, poseen un conjunto de habilidades mentales únicas que les habrían permitido prosperar en una sociedad de cazadores-recolectores Ofrece métodos y prácticas...

In this fifth edition of Basic Economics, Thomas Sowell revises and updates his popular book on commonsense economics, bringing the world into clearer focus through a basic understanding of the fundamental economic principles and how they explain our lives. Drawing on lively examples from around the world and from centuries of history, Sowell explains basic economic principles for the general public in plain English.

Looking for a convenient language course that gets you speaking Portuguese in hours, not years? The Michel Thomas audio courses have helped over five million language learners to master a new language, with no writing, no stress and no memorisation. Perfect for absolute beginners, little or no...

The fourth edition of Basic Economics is both expanded and updated. A new chapter on the history of economics itself has been added, and the implications of that history examined. Among other additions throughout the book, a new section on the special role of corporations in the economy has been added to the chapter on government and big business.

El último discípulo de Stephen Hawking presenta los más recientes descubrimientos del astrofísico sobre el universo.

Economic Facts and Fallacies is designed for people who want to understand economic issues without getting bogged down in economic jargon, graphs, or political rhetoric. Writing in a lively manner that does not require any prior knowledge of economics, Thomas Sowell exposes some of the most popular fallacies about economic issues, including many that are widely disseminated in the media and by politicians.

Do we ever learn from history? What were the conditions on the Earth that resulted in its destruction except for Noah and his family? What are the conditions on the Earth today? Will history repeat itself in our time? I.D.E. Thomas reveals startling similarities between the past and today; between ancient peoples and modern peoples, signs that point to a return of mysterious beings known in the Bible as "Nephilim." The Omega Conspiracy could well be their final battle.

Between 1937 and 1945, approximately 55 million people perished in the series of interrelated conflicts known as the Second World War. No continent was left untouched, no ocean unaffected. The war led to the eclipse of Europe and the emergence of the United States and the Soviet Union as global superpowers; ushered in the atomic age; produced, in the Holocaust, the most horrific crime ever committed in the history of Western civilization, and led to the end of Europe's colonial empires around the world.

Der Schriftsteller Tonio Kröger ist zwischen der Verachtung für die Banalität des bürgerlichen Lebens und der Sehnsucht nach dem gewöhnlichen menschlichen Glück hin- und hergerissen. Schon als Schüler sucht er beständig die Anerkennung seines Freundes Hans Hansen, der, als Sohn aus reichem Hause, ein Ideal verkörpert, das das genaue Gegenteil seiner selbst ist. Später findet er in der russischen Künstlerin Lisaweta Iwanowna eine Freundin und Vertraute.

The book addresses controversies related to the origins of cancer and provides solutions to cancer management and prevention. It expands upon Otto Warburg's well-known theory that all cancer is a disease of energy metabolism. However, Warburg did not link his theory to the "hallmarks of cancer" and thus his theory was discredited. This book aims to provide evidence, through case studies, that cancer is primarily a metabolic disease requiring metabolic solutions for its management and prevention.

Aprenda as expressões mais importantes em francês para as suas férias ou viagem de negócios. Pode ouvir este áudio enquanto anda de comboio, trabalha ou antes de adormecer, para que aprenda todas as frases importantes de que irá precisar durante as suas viagens. Pratique 20 minutos por dia e em pouco tempo conseguirá falar francês bem - num hotel, num restaurante ou enquanto faz compras. Aprenderá a dizer palavras e frases como 'Olá' em francês, ou a pronunciar números (um, dois, três até dez) corretamente.