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  300 Quotes of Renaissance Philosophy, Hörbuch, Digital, 82min

  The Renaissance was a time of tremendous intellectual activity, with breakthroughs in science, arts and philosophy. Discover its immense creativity through three of its greatest thinkers, the French philosopher Michel de Montaigne, the English scientist Sir Francis Bacon, and the Italian political thinker Niccolò Machiavelli. Montaigne is known for popularizing the essay as a literary genre; his style merges casual anecdotes and autobiography with deep intellectual insights. His "Essays" are among the most influential ever written, and inspired countless great authors. Sir Francis Bacon was the first to argue for a skeptical and methodical approach in science, based on careful observation of events in nature, and founded on induction. This made him the father of scientific method, a groundbreaking turn of events at the time, and his work is still the basis of the scientific framework today. Machiavelli is the author of "The Prince", one of the most controversial political treatises ever written; it gives very clear, precise and realistic instructions on how to gain and maintain power, fortune, and glory, sometimes at the expense of others. This audiobook is a careful compilation of essential quotes, summarizing each one of the great masters' fundamental ideas, for you to get inspired and familiarize yourself with the greatest ideas of the Renaissance. Language: English. Narrator: Katie Haigh. Audio sample: https://samples.audible.de/bk/cids/000837/bk_cids_000837_sample.mp3. Digital audiobook in aax.

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  Learning as a Generative Activity (eBook, ePUB)

  During the past twenty-five years, researchers have made impressive advances in pinpointing effective learning strategies (namely, activities the learner engages in during learning that are intended to improve learning). In Learning as a Generative Activity: Eight Learning Strategies that Promote Understanding, Logan Fiorella and Richard E. Mayer share eight evidence-based learning strategies that promote understanding: summarizing, mapping, drawing, imagining, self-testing, self-explaining, teaching, and enacting. Each chapter describes and exemplifies a learning strategy, examines the underlying cognitive theory, evaluates strategy effectiveness by analyzing the latest research, pinpoints boundary conditions, and explores practical implications and future directions. Each learning strategy targets generative learning, in which learners actively make sense out of the material so they can apply their learning to new situations. This concise, accessible introduction to learning strategies will benefit students, researchers, and practitioners in educational psychology, as well as general readers interested in the important twenty-first-century skill of regulating one's own learning.

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  Seven Avms: Tenets and Techniques for Resection

  This sequel to Dr. Lawton's best-selling Seven Aneurysms focuses on microsurgical resection techniques for AVMs found in the lobes and deep regions of the brain. It categorizes the techniques into subtypes to simplify the broad spectrum of brain AVMs neurosurgeons may encounter. The book is organized into three sections: The Tenets, which establishes eight steps for AVM resection; The Seven Arteriovenous Malformations, which describes the anatomical terrain and surgical strategies for thirty-two AVM subtypes; and The Selection section, in which Dr. Lawton discusses what he believes to be the keys to successful AVM surgery: good patient selection and best application of multiple treatment modalities. Key Features:Includes more than 700 spectacular full-color illustrations developed exclusively for this bookCreates a system for conceptualizing and approaching AVMsIllustrates a stepwise process for AVM resection using strategic "battle plans"Summarizing the common AVMs encountered in practice, neurosurgeons and neurosurgical residents will find this hybrid atlas-text to be an essential part of their armamentarium.

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  The Operas of Mozart, Hörbuch, Digital, 1101min

  When Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart died in 1791 at the age of just 35, he nonetheless left behind the defining composition in every available musical genre of his time: symphony, chamber music, masses, and above all - opera. Opera was the prestige genre of the era, and the thought of it, Mozart wrote, made him "beside myself at once." It was a form he loved dearly, depending on it heavily for personal, professional, artistic, and financial reasons of the greatest weight. Artistically, the world of the operatic stage spoke deeply to his primal instinct for play, his taste for fantasy, and his restless creative imagination. And in this rich series of eight entertaining lectures, you'll learn how his operas vied with one another for the acclaim reserved for the greatest achievements of human artistic striving: Idomeneo, The Abduction from the Harem, The Marriage of Figaro, Così fan tutte, Don Giovanni, and The Magic Flute, which premiered only ten weeks before his untimely death. In addition to summarizing Mozart's life and artistic development, the lectures focus on two of his greatest masterpieces, Così fan tutte and The Magic Flute, to help you understand more fully the height of Mozart's operatic achievement. PLEASE NOTE: When you purchase this title, the accompanying reference material will be available in your Library section along with the audio. Language: English. Narrator: Robert Greenberg. Audio sample: https://samples.audible.de/bk/tcco/000220/bk_tcco_000220_sample.mp3. Digital audiobook in aax.

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  The speech act of forbidding and its realizations

  By making the claim that utterances can be interpreted as actions, Austin disputed an assertion widespread amongst philosophers of his time namely that saying something is synonymous with stating something. Numerous philosophers and linguists then attempted to classify verbs according to actions that can be performed with them. Most of these taxonomies include one large and heterogeneous category summarizing speech act verbs that allow the speaker to persuade someone else into doing something. However, there have also been suggestions for subdivision of this group. This book shows that in-depth study of such subcategories is meaningful and provides a comprehensive discussion of the concept of forbidding. The author defines appropriate conditions for this speech act to be recognized as intended. Potential verbs of forbidding are collected and roughly graded by closeness of relationship to the concept. Then they are arranged into groups according to features that they have in common and, finally, it is critically assessed whether their classification mirrors current English usage. As a result, this book will certainly be of great interest to linguists, psychologists and sociologists.

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  International Comparative Perspectives on the Treatment of "Urban Diseases" (eBook, ePUB)

  With an integration of theories, comparative and empirical studies, this book aims to find a treatment for Beijing's "urban diseases" and coordinate a low-carbon development plan for the Beijing-Tianjin-Hebei region in China. Unprecedented industrialization and unconventional urbanization caused a series of "urban diseases" for developing cities across the globe. By summarizing and exploring the evolution and phased characteristics of "urban diseases", the author implements theories across classical sociology, human ecology, community school, and low-carbon city as the base for policy recommendations. This book also provides in-depth examinations and comparative studies of other metropolises' experiences in controlling "urban diseases". Cities such as New York, London, and Tokyo were modeled to propose the most appropriate low-carbon development plan for the Beijing-Tianjin-Hebei region. With a focus on developing cities in Northern China, this book will be a great read to all scholars and students of environmental studies, development studies, urban studies, and contemporary China studies. It will also be a great addition for those who are interested in social conflicts and economic development.

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  International Comparative Perspectives on the Treatment of "Urban Diseases" (eBook, PDF)

  With an integration of theories, comparative and empirical studies, this book aims to find a treatment for Beijing's "urban diseases" and coordinate a low-carbon development plan for the Beijing-Tianjin-Hebei region in China. Unprecedented industrialization and unconventional urbanization caused a series of "urban diseases" for developing cities across the globe. By summarizing and exploring the evolution and phased characteristics of "urban diseases", the author implements theories across classical sociology, human ecology, community school, and low-carbon city as the base for policy recommendations. This book also provides in-depth examinations and comparative studies of other metropolises' experiences in controlling "urban diseases". Cities such as New York, London, and Tokyo were modeled to propose the most appropriate low-carbon development plan for the Beijing-Tianjin-Hebei region. With a focus on developing cities in Northern China, this book will be a great read to all scholars and students of environmental studies, development studies, urban studies, and contemporary China studies. It will also be a great addition for those who are interested in social conflicts and economic development.

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  Business Spotlight Audio - Summarizing. 2/2016: Business-Englisch lernen - Informationen zusammenfassen

  In Business Spotlight Audio 2/2016 für März/April gibt es zwei Schwerpunkte. Der erste befasst sich mit der Fähigkeit, Informationen klar und präzise zusammenzufassen. Im zweiten geht es um Grammatik. Zunächst üben Sie, wie Sie sich höflich ausdrücken. Dann können Sie Ihr Wissen über Verbformen und Zeiten testen. Die passenden Telefonwendungen stehen im Mittelpunkt der Rubrik Toolbox. In English on the Move besichtigen Sie eine Baustelle und üben das Vokabular für die Gegenstände, die Sie zu Ihrer Sicherheit dort benötigen. Und die Kurzgeschichte handelt von Drachen und der traurigen Wirklichkeit ihres Lebens, sollten sie einst zurückkehren. Business-Englisch lernen mit 'Business Spotlight Audio'! Inhalt: Audio-Download inkl. 28-seitigem Booklet mit allen gesprochenen Texten zum Nachlesen und zweisprachigem Glossar (PDF-Format), Sprache: Business-Englisch, Erscheinungsweise: jeden 2. Monat. Die Geschäftswelt ist international, und Englisch für den Beruf ist wichtiger denn je. Hören und Verstehen sind wichtige Voraussetzungen für perfektes Business-Englisch. Das englische Sprachtraining bietet Ihnen in ca. 75 Minuten interessante Beiträge, Interviews und Hintergrundberichte aus der englischsprachigen Geschäftswelt. Die Texte werden von Muttersprachlern vorgetragen. Neben Artikeln zu Wirtschaft und Management findet der Leser zahlreiche praktische Sprachhilfen für typische Situationen im Beruf. Außerdem enthält jeder Audio-Download einen sprachlichen Schwerpunkt zu englischer Grammatik und englischem Wortschatz. In deiner Audible-Bibliothek findest du für dieses Hörerlebnis eine PDF-Datei mit zusätzlichem Material.

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  Speed Reading: Dramatically Increase Your Reading Speed and Comprehension over 300% Overnight withThese Quick and Easy Hacks , Hörbuch, Digital, ungekürzt, 97min

  Are you burdened with too much reading and too little time? What most of us wouldn't give for just one more hour in the day, right? No worries! Learning the strategies of speed reading in this book can drastically improve your reading and comprehension skills! With just a little patience and practice, your reading pace can be increased by 300 percent or more. There's no need to sacrifice comprehension for speed, either. Applying the speed reading techniques in this book will open hours of time each week, alleviating the guilt you feel for failing to address that stack of business articles and unanswered emails. Discover how you can train yourself to read and understand twice the material in half the time. Learning has never been more fun and efficient than when practicing the skill of speed reading. Explore a whole new world, and create more personal and professional opportunities by applying all the brain-boosting exercises offered within these pages. Optimize every reading moment by mastering some basic skills like scanning, skimming, and summarizing. In no time you'll be replacing poor reading habits with easy-to-establish ones that help to guide and expand your field of vision. At the same time, learn how improving your reading skills can motivate you to reach success in other endeavors. By practicing the skills involved in speed reading, you'll establish innovative behaviors designed to improve your focus, memory, and overall health. ungekürzt. Language: English. Narrator: Croft Digital. Audio sample: https://samples.audible.de/bk/acx0/073104/bk_acx0_073104_sample.mp3. Digital audiobook in aax.

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  300 Quotes of French Philosophy, Hörbuch, Digital, 77min

  French philosophy has been led on by three most influent thinkers, each one bordering on literature and bringing new understandings to politics, philosophy, and religion. Michel de Montaigne is known for popularizing the essay as a literary genre; his style merges casual anecdotes and autobiography with deep intellectual insights. His "Essays" are among the most influential ever written; one can recognize Montaigne's direct influence on great literary figures all over the world, from René Descartes to Nietzsche, Isaac Asimov, and possibly William Shakespeare. Two centuries after him, Jean-Jacques Rousseau keyed the modern genre of autobiography, vastly influenced the development of the Enlightenment through his political philosophy, and helped develop modern educational thought, although his book on the question outraged the French parliament so much that an arrest order was issued against him. His lifelong adversary Voltaire was a French writer famous for his wit and irony, his tools for launching vitriolic attacks on the established Catholic church, the adversaries of freedom of religion and expression, and on separation of church and state. Each one of these great thinkers has had a tremendous influence on the rise and shape of modern thought. This audiobook is a careful compilation of essential quotes summarizing their fundamental ideas, for you to get acquainted with the subtleties of their works in a practical format that will add to your culture and understanding of modern philosophy. Language: English. Narrator: Katie Haigh. Audio sample: https://samples.audible.de/bk/cids/000833/bk_cids_000833_sample.mp3. Digital audiobook in aax.

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