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Author: Adrienne Mayor Publisher: Princeton University Press ISBN: 0691202265 Category : History Languages : en Pages : 294
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Traces the story of how ancient cultures envisioned artificial life, automata, self-moving devices and human enhancements, sharing insights into how the mythologies of the past related to and shaped ancient machine innovations.
Author: Adrienne Mayor Publisher: Princeton University Press ISBN: 0691202265 Category : History Languages : en Pages : 294
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Traces the story of how ancient cultures envisioned artificial life, automata, self-moving devices and human enhancements, sharing insights into how the mythologies of the past related to and shaped ancient machine innovations.
Author: Roger Cusa Publisher: Editorial Almuzara ISBN: 8483565498 Category : Business & Economics Languages : en Pages : 149
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¿Cómo consiguió un fabricante de cepillos limpialenguas al borde de la bancarrota crear un imperio presente en 114 países? ¿Cómo una pequeña tienda de vinos pasó de facturar 4 a 45 millones de dólares en pocos meses convirtiendo a su fundador en uno de los expertos más influyentes del mundo? Detrás de estas y otras historias de éxito empresarial hay un secreto: el vídeo online y su aprovechamiento como nueva y eficaz herramienta de marketing. Roger Cusa analiza todas las posibilidades del vídeo en Internet y explica, paso a paso, cómo sacarle el máximo partido. Desde cómo generar contenidos atractivos hasta cómo obtener ingresos, «Crea tu Proyecto Tube» descubre todas las claves del Internetenimiento, la nueva forma de exprimir las innumerables posibilidades que ofrece Internet a empresas y particulares. Un ameno y práctico libro para aprender a conseguir fieles seguidores, fortalecer marcas, abrir nuevas vías de negocio y convertir en estrella a cualquier aficionado. Como defiende el autor, cualquier persona o empresa puede convertirse en un fenómeno de masas partiendo de la originalidad y sabiendo utilizar la tecnología.
Author: Publisher: Editorial Elearning, S.L. ISBN: Category : Languages : en Pages : 438
Author: Adrienne Mayor Publisher: Princeton University Press ISBN: 1400865131 Category : History Languages : en Pages : 547
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The real history of the Amazons in war and love Amazons—fierce warrior women dwelling on the fringes of the known world—were the mythic archenemies of the ancient Greeks. Heracles and Achilles displayed their valor in duels with Amazon queens, and the Athenians reveled in their victory over a powerful Amazon army. In historical times, Cyrus of Persia, Alexander the Great, and the Roman general Pompey tangled with Amazons. But just who were these bold barbarian archers on horseback who gloried in fighting, hunting, and sexual freedom? Were Amazons real? In this deeply researched, wide-ranging, and lavishly illustrated book, National Book Award finalist Adrienne Mayor presents the Amazons as they have never been seen before. This is the first comprehensive account of warrior women in myth and history across the ancient world, from the Mediterranean Sea to the Great Wall of China. Mayor tells how amazing new archaeological discoveries of battle-scarred female skeletons buried with their weapons prove that women warriors were not merely figments of the Greek imagination. Combining classical myth and art, nomad traditions, and scientific archaeology, she reveals intimate, surprising details and original insights about the lives and legends of the women known as Amazons. Provocatively arguing that a timeless search for a balance between the sexes explains the allure of the Amazons, Mayor reminds us that there were as many Amazon love stories as there were war stories. The Greeks were not the only people enchanted by Amazons—Mayor shows that warlike women of nomadic cultures inspired exciting tales in ancient Egypt, Persia, India, Central Asia, and China. Driven by a detective's curiosity, Mayor unearths long-buried evidence and sifts fact from fiction to show how flesh-and-blood women of the Eurasian steppes were mythologized as Amazons, the equals of men. The result is likely to become a classic.
Author: Bere Casillas Publisher: Editorial Almuzara ISBN: 8416894779 Category : Self-Help Languages : en Pages : 281
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Vestir de forma perfecta marca la diferencia entre tener éxito o no. Por eso este reputado sastre, obsesionado con sacar el mejor partido a los hombres, se ha puesto manos a la obra y ha compuesto, como si fuera un traje a medida, una guía imprescindible con la que acertar de pleno en cualquier circunstancia. ±El objetivo de este libro es cambiar tu vida. Puede parecer pretenciosa esta aspiración, pero si logro no aburrirte con su lectura y llegas hasta el final, en cada página iré dejando en tu mente determinadas semillas que tendrán un impacto directo en tu forma de pensar cada vez que te vistas frente al espejo. Ya no volverás a verte con la misma imagen que cuando comenzaste a leerlo?, explica Bere Casillas. Sin embargo, este no es un manual de motivación psicológica que te incite a realizar esfuerzos tremendos para cambiar tu forma de pensar. Todo lo contrario. Es un libro motivador plagado de herramientas sencillas que provocarán cambios en la percepción que los demás tendrán de ti. Lograrás un incremento relevante de tu estima personal y por lo tanto un grado importante de seguridad en ti mismo. ¿Empezamos?
Author: Gianpaolo Baiocchi Publisher: Stanford University Press ISBN: 1503600777 Category : Political Science Languages : en Pages : 224
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Local participation is the new democratic imperative. In the United States, three-fourths of all cities have developed opportunities for citizen involvement in strategic planning. The World Bank has invested $85 billion over the last decade to support community participation worldwide. But even as these opportunities have become more popular, many contend that they have also become less connected to actual centers of power and the jurisdictions where issues relevant to communities are decided. With this book, Gianpaolo Baiocchi and Ernesto Ganuza consider the opportunities and challenges of democratic participation. Examining how one mechanism of participation has traveled the world—with its inception in Porto Alegre, Brazil, and spread to Europe and North America—they show how participatory instruments have become more focused on the formation of public opinion and are far less attentive to, or able to influence, actual reform. Though the current impact and benefit of participatory forms of government is far more ambiguous than its advocates would suggest, Popular Democracy concludes with suggestions of how participation could better achieve its political ideals.
Author: Kyo Maclear Publisher: Tundra Books ISBN: 1770494510 Category : Juvenile Fiction Languages : en Pages : 42
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While banished to a dusty study one day "to think things over", a boy pulls a book off a shelf and with great reluctance begins to read. As the afternoon passes, the story nabs him and carries him away. Before long, this good little book becomes his loyal companion, accompanying him everywhere ... until, one day, the book is lost. Will this bad little boy get back his good little book? Will the good little book survive on its own without a proper jacket? A quirky, enchanting tale of literary love and loss -- and love found again -- that will win the heart of even the most reluctant reader.
Author: Frank Suarez Publisher: eBookIt.com ISBN: 1456631950 Category : Electronic books Languages : en Pages : 199
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Una guía práctica y personalizada de los principios que funcionan para bajar de peso, recobrar la energía, mejorar la salud y mantenerla. El propósito de este libro es que usted pueda establecer los pasos específicos, en secuencia, que debe llevar a cabo para restaurar su metabolismo y alcanzar su meta, ya sea de adelgazar, mejorar su diabetes o mejorar su salud en general. Al final de cada capítulo usted encontrará un breve resumen de los puntos discutidos y una o varias preguntas o ejercicios que llevar acabo.
Author: Álvaro Rocha Publisher: Springer ISBN: 3319565419 Category : Technology & Engineering Languages : en Pages : 617
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This book presents a selection of papers from the 2017 World Conference on Information Systems and Technologies (WorldCIST'17), held between the 11st and 13th of April 2017 at Porto Santo Island, Madeira, Portugal. WorldCIST is a global forum for researchers and practitioners to present and discuss recent results and innovations, current trends, professional experiences and challenges involved in modern Information Systems and Technologies research, together with technological developments and applications. The main topics covered are: Information and Knowledge Management; Organizational Models and Information Systems; Software and Systems Modeling; Software Systems, Architectures, Applications and Tools; Multimedia Systems and Applications; Computer Networks, Mobility and Pervasive Systems; Intelligent and Decision Support Systems; Big Data Analytics and Applications; Human–Computer Interaction; Ethics, Computers & Security; Health Informatics; Information Technologies in Education; and Information Technologies in Radiocommunications.
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Author: Bere Casillas
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Author: Álvaro Rocha