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This book investigates how daily life in the Upper Napo region of Ecuador was affected by attempts at modernisation at the turn of the twentieth century. It examines three forces that affected the region -the missions, the state and the market. The study of the Jesuit and Good Shepherd missions demonstrates that the missionaries played an important if controversial role in the expansion of the Ecuadorian state at the end of the nineteenth cent...

Andrea resta a terra e il fiume trascina i morti in giro per il paese. Edoardo fa il giornalista nel paese dove ha sempre vissuto: vuole raccontare una storia che non capisce, e che forse è più grande di lui, rischiando così di travolgere anche il nipote. Si tratta di scoprire chi ha ucciso quegli uomini nel lago, e che fine hanno fatto gli ebrei di San Biagio.

Divine Reflections in Times and Seasons explores how everyday phenomena mirror spiritual realities. Readers are encouraged to take a fresh and deep look at the world around them -- to gaze at the glory of a sunrise, the unfolding leaves in the spring, and the starry heavens, for example, and to contemplate the spiritual insights they may receive. The unfathomable reality and divine purpose is far larger than our minds can surmise. But perh...

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L'accélération du changement a-t-elle atteint un niveau qui déstabilise les dirigeants? Les règles traditionnelles qui orientaient les prises de décisions sont-elles devenues inopérantes et peu efficaces? Comment les dirigeants doivent-ils prendre une décision face à la complexité? Voici quelques-unes des questions auxquelles tente de répondre ce livre qui constitue une contribution originaire à la compréhension du processus décisionnel et ses...

This volume contains a selection from Les caracteres by French essayist Jean de La Bruyere (1645-96).

This volume contains the full text of Pascal's Entretien avec M. de Saci sur Epictete et Montaigne in the original French.

Originally published in 1922, this volume contains two pieces from Hugo's epic collection La legende des siecles.

This 1923 volume contains the complete text of Simon Bolivar's address before the Venezuelan Congress at Angostura in 1819.

First published in 1923, this volume contains a selection of Pascal's Lettres ecrites a un provincial.

This volume contains a selection of essays from Die Hamburgische Dramaturgie by German Enlightenment figure Gotthold Ephraim Lessing (1729-81).

First published in 1921, this volume presents the complete text of Leopardi's Pensieri in the original Italian.

This volume contains two chapters from Cinque piaghe by Italian philosopher and Roman Catholic priest Antonio Rosmini-Serbati (1797-1855).

The excitement and challenge of studying the most distant and powerful objects, and their embryonic Universe, in four lucid and stimulating chapters.

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Roland Minor knew early on that he wanted to become a vet. After graduating from Cambridge University, he left the UK in 1963 for his first post, in Uganda. He has since spent most of his life in Africa, holding senior government posts or practising independently in Ethiopia, Kenya, Sudan and Botswana, with a brief return to the UK in 2001 to help manage the outbreak of foot and mouth disease. He is now retired to the island of Lamu, off the n...

A small collection of poems I've written describing the emotional rollercoaster of heartbreak, passion, happiness & misunderstandings in loving relationships that sometimes become difficult or encounter unexpected twists & turns.

La pederastia eclesiástica le apuesta a la pérdida de la memoria y al descuido de la sabiduría. Su característica es la manipulación de la fe y la confianza que le depositan las familias y comunidades. Esto deberá mirarse en dos planos que refuerzan la impunidad de los abusadores y la persecución de los denunciantes: las creencias religiosas y la causalidad social. Las primeras inhiben el castigo a los curas pederastas, que siempre ligados al ...

A mad director, off his meds, is making a movie about how he murders the producers who ruined his career. The movie is in his mind. The murders are real.

The Everything Wedding Etiquette Book, 4th Edition has the advice readers need to make every aspect of their special day go smoothly. From satisfying future in-laws to controlling the event's online presence, this practical book shows readers how to handle every situation with grace and ease.