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L'autobiografia, raccontata in prima persona, di una delle più importanti e preziose personalità scientifiche dello scorso secolo. Una vita che si muove tra le minacce della storia - le due guerre mondiali e le leggi razziali - i limiti culturali di una società che discrimina ancora fortemente la donna e un modo di concepire la scienza come ricerca continua, processo evolutivo di idee e approcci, scoperta.

In questo audiolibro Rita Levi-Montalcini racconta la storia della scoperta per la quale nel 1986 ricevette il Nobel per la medicina. La storia non tanto e solo degli esiti di una mirabile ricerca, ma di una lunga avventura scientifica i cui sviluppi non smettono di dare frutti. Nel primo dopoguerra, trasferitasi negli Stati Uniti per un breve soggiorno di studio che sarebbe invece durato trent'anni, l'illustre scienziata si dedicò allo studio in vitro di embrioni di pollo nei quali aveva innestato un tumore maligno di topo.

Le piante, gli animali, l'uomo possono continuare a esistere grazie alla frazione di energia solare che viene assorbita dalla Terra. L'illuminazione solare è tale da permettere alla superficie terrestre di mantenere una temperatura confortevole, agli oceani di rimanere in forma liquida e alla crosta terrestre di non liquefarsi. Inoltre il sole controlla il clima, guida i venti e crea le condizioni ambientali in cui viviamo.

Questo saggio vuole fornire alcune indicazioni su come affrontare i problemi della vecchiaia con serenità e sicurezza. L'autrice non parte da considerazioni etiche, sociologiche o psicologiche, bensì scientifiche, con le quali dimostra che il cervello umano invecchiando perde alcune prerogative, ma le sostituisce con altre che in parte compensano e superano quelle perdute. L'autrice accompagna la sua dimostrazione con una serie di esempi di personalità attive fino alla vecchiaia, come Michelangelo, Galileo Galilei, Bertrand Russell e Pablo Picasso.

Aurora del Valle è una giovane donna che, alla soglia dei trent'anni, deve affrontare il tradimento dell'uomo che ama. Catapultata in una situazione emotiva insopportabile, cerca di venirne a capo recuperando la memoria del suo passato e, in particolare, di alcune fasi della sua vita che le sono rimaste sempre oscure. Ripercorriamo così, a partire dalla sua nascita nel 1880, una storia avventurosa, centrata attorno al personaggio della nonna paterna, Paulina del Valle, che le apre, quasi per caso, il mondo della fotografia.

Five family pantomimes featuring musical numbers, silly jokes and fun for all the family! Enjoy fantastic live performances of these classics tales: Puss in Boots, Aladdin, Mother Goose, Dick Whittington and Sleeping Beauty. The pantos are recorded in front of a live audience, with full musical numbers and an orchestral score. Rousing songs, silly jokes and Widow Twankey all make an appearance! With casts including Terry Wogan, Maureen Lipman, Anita Harris, June Whitfield, Kenneth Connor and Frank Thornton.

Longlisted for the IMPAC Dublin Literary Award Anita Rau Badami's acclaimed novel Can You Hear the Nightbird Call? chronicles the stories of three women, linked in love and tragedy, over a span of fifty years, sweeping from the partition of India and Pakistan in 1947 to the explosion of Air...

There was a time, not too long ago, when talking openly about race was considered in poor taste. If you had good manners, you just didn’t talk about politics, religion, or race—not with your family or friends, and certainly not with your coworkers. Even now, many people feel the topic of race is better left alone. Professor Anita Foeman understands those worries. In How to Talk about Race, she addresses those specific concerns and others, giving common-sense guidance and step-by-step instructions you can employ to develop safe and productive dialogue about race.

Das magische Pony Sternenschweif ist der geheimnisvolle Held der zauberhaften „Sternenschweif“-Welt. Zusammen mit Laura erlebt es fantasievolle Abenteuer und aufregende Geschichten, die viel Platz zum Träumen lassen. Niemand darf wissen, dass es Einhörner wirklich gibt! Deshalb vertraut Lauras Freundin Julia ihre Einhornabenteuer ihrem geheimen Tagebuch an. Doch plötzlich ist es spurlos verschwunden. Was, wenn es in die falschen Hände gerät?

Das magische Pony Sternenschweif ist der geheimnisvolle Held der zauberhaften „Sternenschweif“-Welt. Zusammen mit Laura erlebt es fantasievolle Abenteuer und aufregende Geschichten, die viel Platz zum Träumen lassen. Die Bienen des netten Imkers Mr Tender sind verschwunden. Laura und Sternenschweif beobachten, dass ein Bauer sich heimlich nachts auf seinen Feldern herumtreibt. Was hat er zu verbergen? Hat er etwas mit dem Verschwinden der Bienen zu tun?

When seventeen-year-old aspiring designer Tahira Janmohammad’s coveted fashion internship falls through, her parents have a Plan B. Tahira will work in her aunt’s boutique in the small town of Bakewell, the flower capital of Ontario. It’s only for the summer, and she’ll get the experience she needs for her college application. Plus her best friend is coming along. It won’t be that bad. But she just can’t deal with Rowan Johnston, the rude, totally obsessive garden-nerd next door with frayed cutoffs and terrible shoes. Not to mention his sharp jawline and soft lips.

Anita Sethi was on a journey through Northern England when she became the victim of a race-hate crime. The crime was a vicious attack on her right to exist in a place on account of her race. After the event, Anita experienced panic attacks and anxiety. A crushing sense of claustrophobia made her long for wide open spaces, to breathe deeply in the great outdoors. She was intent on not letting her experience stop her travelling freely and without fear.

Are you ready to embark on a transformative journey? "Wading in the Waves" is a compelling devotional that invites you to explore the complexities of grief, intimacy, shame, and identity over eight weeks. "Wading in the Waves" aims to contribute to discussions about trauma, identity, healing, and spirituality. Positioned at the intersection of trauma and spirituality, it is likely to resonate with anyone who has faced trauma or experienced grief. It has questions related to God or spirituality, regardless of their background.

Wenn Muriel Drake auf der Knochenflöte spielt, so heißt es, dann verschwinden Menschen im Moor. Der amerikanische Industrielle Fitzgerald, sein Sohn und ihr einheimischer Führer werden vermisst. Der Angestellte Colin Finch konnte sich retten und berichtet Sir Henry Baskerville von dem Vorfall. Dieser kontaktiert Sherlock Holmes, der sich auf den Weg in das Grauen macht.

Das magische Pony Sternenschweif ist der geheimnisvolle Held der zauberhaften „Sternenschweif"-Welt. Zusammen mit Laura erlebt es fantasievolle Abenteuer und aufregende Geschichten, die viel Platz zum Träumen lassen. In Lauras Nähe wurden uralte Höhlenmalereien entdeckt. Als Laura die Höhle besucht, glaubt sie ihren Augen kaum. Die Steinzeit-Menschen haben ein Einhorn an die Höhlenwand gezeichnet. Und nicht nur das: Dieses Einhorn bewegt sich, als wolle es ihr etwas zeigen. Klar, dass Laura und Sternenschweif mehr wissen möchten.

Eines Morgens taucht ein Pony in der Schule auf und schaut in jedes Klassenzimmer, als ob es etwas suchen würde. Sein Blick berührt Laura tief. Laura und Sternenschweif versuchen zu helfen.

This Collection of 62 Poems by various authors including William Cowper, Thomas Kelly, Willie Mullan, Robert Murray McCheyne, Charlotte Elliott, George Herbert, Charitie Lees De Chenez and many others, has been brought together in order that these spiritual truths and impressions, presented in poetical form, will comfort and edify God's people as they wrestle daily with the world, the flesh, and the devil.

Shatter the myths and lies about PMS and start believing the truth that comes with knowing how the body actually works. For three weeks out of every month, a woman is energetic, upbeat and even-tempered. Then something happens! Within seconds, she can move from being calm into depression or out to the edges of hostile anger. She can crave junk food, feel lethargic and not about to focus her concentration on even the simplest task.

Amanda Blackstone is good at a lot of things—but no one will give her the chance to prove it. When her first job at her town's local daily newspaper is as their "society columnist," she uses it to search for any opportunity to take on a case and prove her skills as an investigative reporter. While covering the debutante reception for the daughter of one of the town's wealthiest men, Amanda overhears a veiled threat that leads her to suspect that corporate embezzlement is behind a suspicious suicide.

Ein Roman über Liebe, Mut und das Vertrauen in das Unbekannte. Was treibt uns an, wenn wir die Erde verlassen? Wissenschaft? Pflicht? Oder ist es etwas viel Menschlicheres – wie die Liebe? Admiral Lothar, ein disziplinierter Kommandant mit klarer Mission. Kerstin, eine leidenschaftliche Archäologin mit dem Blick für das Verborgene. Gemeinsam brechen sie zu neuen Welten auf – zu Planeten, die niemand kennt, und Fragen, die keine Karte beantworten kann. Was sie finden, ist mehr als Daten. Es ist Nähe. Zweifel. Vertrauen.