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Este volumen recoge la visión de Venezuela de veinte grandes españoles, que han hecho de este país su nueva patria, tanto que algunos se reconocen más como venezolanos que como españoles. Venezuela ha sido para ellos una tierra de acogida, de oportunidades renovadas, de esperanzas nuevas para superar ilusiones perdidas o saciar su afán de nuevas experiencias (pues muchos no vinieron con el exilio). Aquí fueron recibidos con los brazos abiertos...
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#1 The use of drugs by secret agents had been a part of cloak-and-dagger folklore for years, but this would be the first concerted attempt by an American espionage organization to modify human behavior through chemical means.
#2 The OSS tested the drug on themselves, their associates, and US military personnel, and they found that it made their sense of humor extremely...
23) Summary of Dave Snowden,Zhen Goh,Sue Borchardt,Riva Greenberg,Boudewijn Bertsch, and Sonja Bligna
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Get the Summary of Dave Snowden,Zhen Goh,Sue Borchardt,Riva Greenberg,Boudewijn Bertsch, and Sonja Blignaut's Cynefin-Weaving Sense-Making into the Fabric of Our World in 20 minutes. Please note: This is a summary & not the original book.
Original book introduction: The Cynefin® sense-making Framework, brainchild of innovative thinker Dave Snowden, has never been more needed. The Framework empowers leaders across organizations, governments, and...
24) Summary of Simon Constable & Robert E. Wright's The WSJ Guide to the 50 Economic Indicators That
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#1 The economy is greatly affected by the car industry, as cars and trucks are a large purchase that requires a lot of money and resources. When the big car companies are making and selling cars, it tells us that many ancillary industries are also working hard.
#2 Auto sales are a good indicator of impending recessions. When automobile sales look like they are signaling...
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Published in 1890 after nearly ten years of research, this magisterial opus, intended to offer a kind of Grand Unified Theory of Economics for its time-a planned second volume never appeared-was immensely influential due to its innovative treatment of such concepts as elasticity of demand, consumer surplus, and marginal utility.
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Cet ouvrage est né d'une préoccupation par rapport à l'importante diminution des espaces de dialogue et de réflexion dans les milieux d'intervention dans lesquels les psychoéducatrices et psychoéducateurs sont appelés à travailler. Il souhaite décrire différents modèles de pratiques réflexives; (re)valoriser l'apprentissage par l'expérience et lui (re)donner une importance complémentaire au savoir scientifique; sensibiliser à l'importance...
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Depuis plusieurs années, l'immigration a largement participé au renouvellement de la population québécoise. Même si une grande proportion de ces immigrants sont des pères, on connaît peu leur réalité au sein de la société d'accueil. Immigrer avec sa famille amène un ensemble de modifications sur les plans psychologique, social, culturel, familial, relationnel et économique. Il s'agit d'une transition nécessitant un ajustement important...
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Get the Summary of Tom Schaller and Paul Waldman's White Rural Rage The Threat to American Democracy in 20 minutes. Please note: This is a summary & not the original book. "White Rural Rage: The Threat to American Democracy" by Tom Schaller and Paul Waldman delves into the political and cultural transformation of rural America, particularly focusing on the shift of rural white Americans towards the Republican Party and the implications for democracy....
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#1 My life as an FBI Special Agent was perfect. I had the best job in the world, protecting Americans and their way of life from those who would do them harm. I had served as an FBI Agent for seven years and a uniformed policeman for several years before that.
#2 I was always prepared to work extra hours if needed. I was an FBI Special Agent, and my career was progressing...
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Get the Summary of Tarana Burke and Brené Brown's You Are Your Best Thing in 20 minutes. Please note: This is a summary & not the original book. Original book introduction: It started as a text between two friends.
Tarana Burke, founder of the 'me too.' Movement, texted researcher and writer Brené Brown to see if she was free to jump on a call. Brené assumed that Tarana wanted to talk about wallpaper. They had been trading home decorating inspiration...
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#1 I was born in the late seventies, the same time hip-hop was busting its first moves in New York. The B-boys in the Bronx started it all, poppin' and lockin' to the original loops. I grew up feeling far more equipped to deal with cultural differences because I had grown up in a minority community.
#2 The city of Gujrat is known for its clan-based gangsters, and its...
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#1 There are three patterns that affect how we relate to each other: who we like to be around, who we don't like to be around, and what we say and hear. We tend to push off against people who are opposed to us, and we sink into our groups and stories where it's harder to hear anything else.
#2 It's way easier to get along with people who are similar to you. When you meet someone new,...
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The role of press in the development of political consciousness varies with the social classes to which it communicates the press as now constituted in India is geared to preserve the status-quo which is heavily weighted in favour of the owners of the means of production ; it protects their rights, promotes their interests and fortifies their political organisations. There are two approaches which explain political participation/consciousness the-functionalist...
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#1 The term neoliberalism is used to describe a system of principles that is both new and based on classical liberal ideas. The doctrinal system is also known as the Washington consensus, which suggests something about global order.
#2 The neoliberal Washington consensus is an array of market-oriented principles implemented by the United States and international financial...
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#1 King's radical love stems from his spiritual mountaintop experience in his kitchen in Montgomery, Alabama, just as he assumes leadership of the Montgomery Improvement Association. His parents and church laid strong foundations for him, but the love he received from them was radicalized in Montgomery.
#2 King's radical love is often celebrated for his love of...
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#1 My book is not a scholarly treatise with extensive citations and footnotes. It is a practical guide for the busy executive or professional who needs the bottom line up front. I deliver simple advice from an experienced insider, but I cannot cover every topic or circumstance in government contracting.
#2 Government contracting offers less freedom of contract than private sector...
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¿Sabemos qué es la libertad? ¿Sufrimos una crisis de valores a pesar de gozar de sistemas democráticos? En realidad no sabemos bien qué son los valores, y cuando los nombramos creemos con frecuencia que todos entendemos lo mismo. Estos ensayos intentan hacer comprender la gran variabilidad que adoptan los valores como ideales morales, según cambia la cultura en el tiempo y en espacio. Creemos en la libertad como un valor central de la existencia,...
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#1 The weakness of men is the facade of strength. The strength of women is the facade of weakness. Men have experienced a greater sense of powerlessness than women, and they have remained the silent sex because they have felt powerless.
#2 The question is how it is that if any other group is singled out to register for the draft based on its characteristics at birth,...
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#1 Don't be a feminist if and only if society generally treats men more fairly than women. Otherwise, no one's going to stop you.
#2 There's a gender earnings gap, but it is quite small. If you compare single, childless men and women, almost all of the earnings gap goes away. Also, if you compare single, childless men and men who work full-time jobs, the gap remains....
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