“…"Who am I?" "How do I fit in the world around me?" This revealing and innovative book demonstrates that each of us discovers what is true and meaningful, in our lives and in ourselves, through the creation of personal myths. …”

“…Rackham answers key questions such as “What makes success in major sales” and “Why do techniques like closing work in small sales but fail in larger ones?”…”

“…Rather, they are inefficient enough that money managers can be compensated for their costs through the profits of their trading strategies and efficient enough that the profits after costs do not encourage additional active investing. Understanding how to trade in this efficiently inefficient market provides a new, engaging way to learn finance. …”

Tabla de Contenidos: “…. -- Blood-brain barrier as a regulatory interface / Banks, W.A. -- Do leptin and insulin signal adiposity? / Hillebrand, J.J. ; Geary, N. -- Leptin-signaling pathways and leptin resistance / Münzberg, H. -- Hypothalamic-brainstem circuits controlling eating / Blevins, J.E. ; Baskin, D.G. -- Brainstem integrative function in the central nervous system control of food intake / Schwartz, G.J. -- Gaining new insights into food reward with functional neuroimaging / Neary, M.T. ; Batterham, R.L. -- Cortical mechanisms of human eating / Kringelbach, M.L. ; Stein, A. -- Genetic variation in dopaminergic reward in humans / Stice, E. ; Dagher, A. -- Metabolic imprinting in obesity / Sullivan, E.L. ; Grove, K.L -- Gene-environment interactions in obesity / Hetherington, M.M. ; Cecil, J.E…”

“…The faculty analyze the kinds of thinking they consider central to their disciplines and thus important for students to learn, and they describe what they expect their students to be able to do as a result of study in their fields. In addition, they give examples of learning experiences and assessments they have designed based on the kinds of thinking and doing they require of their students. …”

“…What did Greek speakers in the Roman empire do when they wanted to learn Latin? They used Latin-learning materials containing authentic, enjoyable vignettes about daily life in the ancient world - shopping, banking, going to the baths, having fights, being scolded, making excuses - very much like the dialogues in some of today's foreign-language textbooks. …”

“…The book addresses some of the biggest questions the discipline will face in the twenty-first century: How does global history differ from other interpretations of world history? How do we write a global history that is not Eurocentric yet does not fall into the trap of creating new centrisms? …”

“…And yet a common way to start a conversation about it is 'I wouldn't want anyone to know this but...' Why do people love and love to hate reality TV? This book explores reality TV in all its forms - from competitive talent shows to reality soaps - examining a range of programmes from the mundane to those that revel in the spectacle of excess. …”

“…That's because receiving feedback sits at the junction of two conflicting human desires. We do want to learn and grow. And we also want to be accepted just as we are right now. …”

“…This book aims to break new ground by cutting through the confusion using the tools of human rights treaty interpretation backed by a deep jurisprudential analysis of core CRPD concepts - dignity (including autonomy), equality, and participation - to gain a clearer understanding of the meaning of the CRPD and what it requires States Parties to do. In doing so, it sets out the development of mental health law and is unique in tracing the history of the abolitionist movement and how nad why it has emerged now -- Editor…”

Tabla de Contenidos: “…Editors' introduction to Section 2. 2.1. How To Do Things With Words - J. L. Austin 2.2. Indirect Speech Acts - John R. …”

“…While it can be used as a stand-alone text, this edition has also been fully cross-referenced with the practical companion title How to do Discourse Analysis: A Toolkit and together they provide the complete resource for students with an interest in this area. …”

“…Discover how memory has almost nothing to do with the past; meditation rewires our synapses; magic mushroom use might be responsible for our intelligence; climate accounts for linguistic diversity; and how autism teaches us hugely positive lessons about our past and future. …”

Tabla de Contenidos: “…I love Lucy: taking on the postwar consumer fantasy / Tracy Floreani -- Some do, some don't: whiteness theory and the treatment of race in African American drama / William Over -- Traumatic legacy in Darryl Pinckney's High cotton / Alexandra W. …”

Tabla de Contenidos: “…Kelley ans Betsy Esch -- The inspiration of Mao and the Chinese revolution on the black liberation movement and Asian movement on the East Coast / Fred Ho -- The black liberation movement and Japanese American activism: the radical activism of Richard Aoki and Yuri Kochiyama / Diane C. Fujino -- Why do we lie about telling the truth? / Kalamu ya Salaam -- The yellow and the black / Ishmael Reed -- Not just a "special issue": gender, sexuality, and post-1965 Afro Asian coalition building in the Yardbird reader and This bridge called my back / Cheryl Higashida -- Bill Cole: African American musician of the Asian double reeds / Fred Ho -- Martial arts is nothing if not cool: speculations on the intersection between martial arts and African American expressive culture / Kim Hewitt -- The American drum set: Black musicians and Chinese opera along the Mississippi river / royal hartigan with Fred Ho -- Is kung fu racist? …”

“…Some of the most spectacular architectural designs of the moment have to do with our most basic needs: eating, drinking, and shopping. …”

Tabla de Contenidos: “…Contiene: Silêncio D'Allah / Carlinhos Brown (Bilú do Paraíso). Aldeia / Carlinhos Brown (Carlinhos Brown, Felipe de Souza, Cristina Nacimiento). …”

“…Things like that are often said, but what do people mean when they say them? Guilty Acts, Guilty Minds proposes an understanding of mens rea and actus reus as limits on the authority of a state, and in particular the authority of a democratic state, to ascribe guilt through positive law to those accused of crime. …”