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This lively and accessible introduction to Plato focuses on the philosophy and argument of his writings, drawing the listener into Plato's way of doing philosophy, and the general themes of his thinking. It looks at Plato as a thinker grappling with philosophical problems in a variety of ways, rather than a philosopher with a fully worked-out system. It includes a brief account of Plato's life and the various interpretations that have been drawn from the sparse remains of information.

«Ero tra i consulenti dei massimi dirigenti dell'azienda, Mark Zuckerberg e Sheryl Sandberg, mentre escogitavano il modo in cui l'organizzazione avrebbe interagito con i governi di tutto il mondo. Alla fine, li ho guardati, senza più speranze, fare la corte a regimi autoritari come quello cinese e, con assoluta noncuranza, ingannare l'opinione pubblica. Ero su un jet privato con Mark il giorno in cui finalmente capì che con ogni probabilità Facebook aveva contribuito a portare Donald Trump alla Casa Bianca, e ne trasse le sue personali e oscure conclusioni.»

The explorers featured in this volume include: Michele Dougherty, the mathematician who persuaded the Cassini mission to Saturn to make a diversion; Richard Fortey on his love of trilobites; Monica Grady, Meteorite Lady; neurosurgeon Henry Marsh on slicing through our thoughts; the Director of the British Antarctic Survey, Jane Francis; Jocelyn Bell Burnell describing how she missed out on a Nobel Prize; Brian Cox on quantum mechanics; and Nobel Prize winner John Sulston on why he thought it would be a good idea to sequence the human genome.

Анна Ивановна Менделеева - вторая жена Дмитрия Ивановича Менделеева. "Рассказ о том, как она стала спутницей жизни великого ученого, как прожила с ним более двадцати лет, и составляет содержание этой книги."

The English Governess at the Siamese Court, written in 1870, vividly recounts the experiences of one Anna Harriette Leonowens as governess for the sixty-plus children of King Mongkut of Siam, and translator and scribe for the King himself. Bright, young, and energetic, Leonowens was well-suited to her role and her writings convey a heartfelt interest in the lives, legends, and languages of Siam's rich and poor.

Anna's always had too many feelings. Or not enough feelings—she's never been quite sure. Debilitating panic. Extraordinary melancholy. Paranoia. Ambivalence. Fear. Despair. From anxious child to terrified parent, mental illness has been a constant. But between therapists' rooms and emergency departments, there's been a feeling even harder to explain … optimism. In this sharp-eyed and illuminating memoir, award-winning writer Anna Spargo-Ryan pieces together the relationships between time, mental illness, and our brain as the keeper of our stories.

En el año 2000, Marc Randolph y Reed Hastings pasaban por uno de sus peores momentos personales. La empresa en la que habían invertido todos sus ahorros, esfuerzos y dos años de trabajo estaba a punto de naufragar. Su idea de crear una empresa de alquiler de DVD por correo sin multas por retornos tardíos, a pesar de su éxito moderado, se demostraba incapaz de dar beneficios. Tomaron entonces medidas desesperadas. Viajaron a Dallas para ofrecérsela a su mayor competidor, Blockbuster, por 50 millones de dólares. La respuesta fue tajante: "Largaos."

Aos 25 anos, sem dinheiro, sem perspectivas e — como todo bom millennial — à procura de um emprego que lhe trouxesse propósito, Anna Wiener deixou o mercado editorial em Nova York para tentar a vida na fervilhante e promissora San Francisco. No Vale do Silício, ela se viu em um mundo repleto de extravagâncias e empreendedores inexperientes que buscavam a todo custo poder, glória e, claro, progresso.

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Det här är den sanna berättelsen om Mona Tumba. Mona Tumba, född Nessim, växte upp i en paradvåning på Östermalm på fyrtiotalet. Hon gick i Franska skolan tillsammans med Hagasessorna och redan som tonåring träffade hon dåtidens hockeyhjälte, Sven Tumba Johansson. Mona och Sven Tumba blev ett omskrivet kändispar som umgicks med kungafamiljen, Lill-Babs och internationella celebriteter. Men livet med Sven var inte alltid så perfekt som Mona gav sken av. Han hyrde ut deras hus och planerade en flytt utan att fråga, gjorde osmarta affärer och var notoriskt otrogen.

All seems tranquil as newly qualified health visitor Sarah motors into a small Kentish hilltop village in her new green mini. She's barely out of the car when she's called to assist the midwife with a bride who's gone into labour in the middle of her own wedding reception. And so her adventures begin.... As a health visitor, Nurse Sarah is as green as grass, but she puts her best foot into wellies and braves the mad dogs, killer ganders and muddy tracks of the farming community.

Kan man bli fri från en kronisk sjukdom? När Nadja Öström får sköldkörteldiagnoserna Hashimotos sjukdom och Hypotyreos förändras hennes liv för alltid och hon kastas in i en djungel av hälsoråd och mediciner. Trots en svår och utmanande resa kommer hon ut på andra sidan starkare än någonsin och med nya kunskaper om kost, hälsa och vikten av att se sig själv som en helhet.

Året är 2011, och Elisabet Höglund diagnosticeras med cancer. En jättelik tumör har upptäckts på hennes bukspottskörtel, och vid en operation tas flera organ bort för att bekämpa sjukdomen. Ingreppet är okomplicerat, och snart är hon på bättringsvägen. Men några veckor senare uppstår en komplikation, och Höglund är nära att förlora livet. Efter att redan ha varit nära döden två gånger kommer nu komplikationerna som klubbslag, under några veckor kämpar hon för sitt liv.

Efter 9 månaders sjukskrivning och en lång väntan och oro bekräftas Ulla Assarssons värsta farhågor. Hennes man har Alzheimers sjukdom! Han är bara 62 år och tanken var att de skulle njuta av livet, barnen och barnbarnen tillsammans. Men vad ska hända nu? Ulla är i grunden en positiv människa och har oftast förlitat sig på att hon har förmågan att hitta lösningar på olika problem som uppstått i såväl arbetslivet som privatlivet. Hennes livsfilosofi att det mesta kommer att gå bra har alltid gett henne framtidshopp.

Before Guglielmo Marconi came along, there was no practical way to transmit telegraphic messages without wires. But when he harnessed the power of radio waves to send signals over long distances, what had once seemed impossible became a world-changing reality. In this original L.A. Theatre Works commission, we’ll get a firsthand, intimate view of the precocious Italian inventor, and what he had to overcome in his quest to revolutionize the way we communicate.

Versace. The very name conjures up images of outrageous glamour and bold sexuality, opulence and daring. All of course true, but only half the story. Versace is also the legacy of a great creative genius from a poor, backward part of southern Italy who transformed the fashion world through his intuitive understanding of both women and how a changing culture influenced the way they wanted to dress. House of Versace shows how Gianni Versace, with his flamboyant sister Donatella at his side, combined his virtuosic talent and extraordinary ambition to help create celebrity culture.

Given her incredible tenure as a Supreme Court justice as well as her monumental impact on the modern women’s rights movement, Ruth Bader Ginsburg has become one of the most prominent political leaders of today. To complement her judicial significance, she has also become one of the most culturally popular political figures in US history. Not only has her workout routine gone viral (and been detailed in a book by her trainer), but RBG’s story has been featured in multiple critically acclaimed films.