
Au cœur de notre mémoire et de nos curiosités présentes émergent des lieux uniques, symboles d’un art de vivre, bouillonnants d’images et d’émotions : des villes en Europe. Des villes, comme autant de coups de foudre, qui incitent au rêve, au voyage, aux aventures esthétiques et sentimentales. Conçus pour des voyageurs sensibles aux ambiances, à la séduction des lieux et des mots, ces guides intimes sur les villes les plus romantiques d’Europe veulent être de véritables compagnons de lecture et de découverte. Une “lecture”, raffinée et pratique, de chaque ville avec : • l’invitation au voyage d’un écrivain contemporain qui raconte et met en scène “sa” ville ; • quelques courts textes de la littérature mondiale et des photographies qui nourrissent la connaissance et provoquent l’imaginaire ; • un guide concis, subjectif, de lieux utiles et charmants – hôtels, restaurants, bars, boutiques, rues, musées... – lieux où saisir un fragment de plaisir, de beauté.
Compilation of the three books in the Pirates Trilogy. The Incredible Adventures of Pirate Zach, Pirate Hannah, Queen of the Seas, and Pirate Sam: A World Reborn. These books began as bedtime stories and took on lives of their own as Tod discovered characters that used courage and cleverness to overcome challenges. Mixed into these stories, a sharp eye will find themes and characters from various legends of the world as well as interesting descriptions of unique geographies around the world.
Stolen Cars is an innovative ethnography of urban inequalities and violence in São Paulo, Brazil. Organized around the journeys of five stolen cars, each chapter discusses a specific theme, such as the distinctions between violent robbery and the more commercial non-violent theft or the role of national borders interconnecting illegal and legal economies Provides an original theoretical framework for a rarely studied urban and transnational supply chain Draws from empirical data and a combination of different methodologies to demonstrate mechanisms of urban inequalities and violence reproduction Highlights how everyday life is entangled with structural urban transformations Uses an ethnographic narrative to show how urban development produce various forms of illegality and violent crime
An age-old 14th Century plague resurfaces to haunt the present-day city of Bombay. With increasing loss of lives at the tick of each passing minute, the authorities are under enormous pressure to unearth the root cause. While in the process of tracing the roots to this, they discover intersected historical pasts linked to an anonymous Dr. Sri, who’s discovery in the early 90’s, was on similar lines of work. His mysterious vanishing from the scene like thin air leads to a manhunt put in place to find him, to utilize his research knowledge to prevent the mayhem the city is undergoing. In the quest to find him, will they be able to save the city with new arising corpses? They are running out of time in finding the truth. But the truth is, there is one man to find now, and only he knows the cure!!
This volume aims to explain the mechanisms for the “epidemic-like” rise in homicide rates São Paulo, Brazil during the late 20th century as well as their sharp decrease after 2000. The homicide rates increased 900 percent from 1960s-2000, and then dropped relatively quickly to 1970s levels over the next decade. While the author finds the Brazilian military government and rise of para-military police forces to be a major factor in the rise of homicide rates in Brazil, research on violent crime trends has demonstrated that it is generally due to the intersection of many factors (for example changes in policing, social or political structures, availability of weapons, economic influences) rather than a single cause. This work integrates individual, neighborhood, and structural dynamics at play in both the rise and drop in homicide rates, and provides a framework for understanding similar phenomena in other regions, particularly in the developing world. This book will be of interest to researchers in criminology and criminal justice, as well as political science, and international relations, particularly with an interest in South America. The methodology includes both qualitative ...
Mystery surrounds the reappearance of the Schooner Virgo Regina after being lost at sea for over a year. Mysterious still is the whereabouts of the crew and the Spanish treasure on board the ship when lost. There is little evidence available to help solve these mysteries. The reader is invited to join the author in speculating as to a theory behind the abandonment of the ship, the fate of its crew and the location of the missing treasure. Take a Dramamine and then come aboard for a sailing adventure of a life time.
Neural Repair and Regeneration after Spinal Cord Injury and Spine Trauma provides readers with a comprehensive overview on the most up-to-date strategies to repair and regenerate the injured spinal cord following SCI and spine trauma. With contributions by international authors, chapters put regenerative approaches in context, allowing the reader to understand the challenges and future directions of regenerative therapies. Recent clinical trial advancements are thoroughly discussed, with the impact of trial findings addressed. Additionally, major ongoing clinical trials are included with thoughts from experts in the field. Recent clinical practice guidelines for the management of traumatic spinal cord injury are featured throughout. These guidelines are quickly being adopted as the standard of care worldwide, and the comprehensive information found within this book will place these recommendations in context with current knowledge surrounding spinal cord injury and spine trauma. Contains contributions by international authors Covers recent clinical trial advancements and findings and updates on ongoing trials Presents an overview of clinical practice guidelines for the management...
Presents the life and career of Portuguese explorer Vasco da Gama focusing on a blend of the facts and legends around him.
"Aquellos veranos en San Rafael" es una obra coral de cinco de los hermanos Moreno: Marita, Manolo, Jesús María (Ruby), Paloma y Almudena que, como dicen los propios autores, trata de saldar una deuda emocional con el pueblo segoviano que les acogió, les integró y les hizo disfrutar y evolucionar, haciéndoles madurar, al tiempo que la urbe crecía y que llegaron finalmente a sentirla como propia. Cada uno de los hermanos, de mayor a menor separados por doce años de edad, va desgranando sus vivencias de aquellos lejanos veraneos ,que por entonces duraban tres meses. A lo largo de sus páginas desfilan, con el peculiar estilo de quien los narra, lugares, anécdotas, hechos y personajes destacados que compartían esas estancias veraniegas, en esa pequeña localidad segoviana rodeada de pinares, en la que entonces, todo era familiar y donde la gente se conocía por el nombre de sus progenitores: los Murillo, los Castro, los Calvo, los Álvarez, y así, un sinfín de familias entre los que estaban los Moreno. Los hechos suceden en la segunda mitad del siglo pasado, y bien podría ser la historia de otras familias y otras poblaciones, pues en aquellos años, todos teníamos...
7 Year-wise SSC CPO Sub-Inspector SI Paper 2 Recruitment Exam Previous Year Solved Papers (2017 - 2023) with 7 Practice Sets is is prepared on the latest SSC Sub-Inspector Exam pattern.✍ The Solved Papers of 2017 - 2023. ✍ 10 Practice Set consisting of 200 MCQs each with detailed solutions are provided. ✍ Each Set contains questions on Comprehensive Sections on: English Language & Comprehension as per the latest pattern. ✍ The solution to each Test is provided at the end of the book. ✍ This book will really help the students in developing the required Speed and Strike Rate, which will increase their final score in the exam.
"Contains 27 historical studies covering a variety of topics, but focusing largely on conflicts and crises involving the Catholic Church and several governments"--Handbook of Latin American Studies, v. 58.
Challenges faced by pension funds today include steady increases in life expectancy, frequent changes in the accounting rules, low interest rates and poor equity market returns. It is possible to tackle the difficulties encountered by pension funds not only by raising contributions and/or reducing benefits, but also by improving the way in which pension funds invest. In spite of some changes in the past few years, Brazilian pension funds investment management remains subject to strict constraints. The findings of this study, carried out in 2007, suggest that, even though the results of conducted tests deny, to some extent, the need for further adjustments in investment regulations, concluding this way would not be accurate. There are, in fact, strong reasons to believe that the high interest rates environment experienced over the last years contaminated these results. Furthermore, with a clear downward trend in interest rates, it is possible to imply that, if nothing is done, pension funds will lack flexibility when they need it the most.
1795: tres navíos y dos fragatas se preparan en Cádiz para zarpar rumbo al océano Pacífico. La épica aventura de una escuadra española en una expedición científica sin precedentes. Una vuelta al mundo trescientos años después de la primera circunnavegación de Magallanes-Elcano. Un viaje a lugares remotos y exóticos, misterio, motines y temporales, conspiraciones y enigmas filosóficos. Una epopeya naval contada con gran rigor histórico. Invierno de 1795. Dos fragatas se preparan en Cádiz para zarpar rumbo al lejano océano Pacífico e iniciar una nueva expedición a las órdenes de Ignacio María de Álava. Su destino: las islas Filipinas. La vida en un barco, sus luchas internas, motines, temporales y batallas. Una iniciación a la vida, a la vez que todo un relato histórico Invierno de 1795. Poco después de que España haya firmado la paz con el Directorio surgido de la Revolución francesa, una escuadra española de tres navíos de 74 cañones y dos fragatas se prepara en Cádiz para zarpar rumbo al lejano océano Pacífico. Su destino: las islas Filipinas. Allí, el gobierno de Godoy quiere reforzar la flota naval al observar la presencia naval británica en la ...
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