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This national best-seller chronicles the true story of two brothers coming of age in the Henry Horner public housing complex in Chicago. Lafeyette and Pharoah Rivers are 11 and nine years old when the story begins in the summer of 1987. Living with their mother and six siblings, they struggle against grinding poverty, gun violence, gang influences, overzealous police officers, and overburdened and neglectful bureaucracies. Immersed in their lives for two years, Kotlowitz brings us this classic rendering of growing up poor in America’s cities.

Introduction to Feminist and Social Justice Studies: Fall 2020 For transcripts: https://introtofeministstudies.blogspot.com

This is an audio summary of Endure, a book about the physiological and psychological factors that impact our performance.

The dream of capturing and organizing knowledge is as old as history. From the archives of ancient Sumeria and the Library of Alexandria to the Library of Congress and Wikipedia, humanity has wrestled with the problem of harnessing its intellectual output. The timeless quest for wisdom has been as much about information storage and retrieval as creative genius. In Cataloging the World, Alex Wright introduces us to a figure who stands out in the long line of thinkers and idealists who devoted themselves to the task.

Trata-se de um estudo voltado ao reconhecimento do Direito Processual Constitucional brasileiro. Apesar da sua aura científica ser plena, seu corpo formal carece de reconhecimento. Mostrou-se aqui a autonomia científica do novel ramo de Direito Público, imbricado numa necessidade não só acadêmica, mas profissional. O processo constitucional precisa e deve ser codificado, trazendo assim objetividade, clareza e celeridade no seu modus operandi. Finalmente, o Direito Processual Constitucional é sim ramo de Direito Público, líquido e certo.