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Snowboard Gnu 150 Cm
Snowboard Gnu Hi five All Mountain/Freestyle in buone condizioni! Chiamatemi pure per altre informazioni. DETTAGLI ROCKER TYPE BTX - GNU's BTX rocker profile places rocker between your feet, that transcends from flat to mild camber out to the contact points (tip and tail). This mellow blend of rocker and camber results in smooth riding, responsive turning, catch free jibbing and an epic float in pow. FLEX Flex: 4.5 - 6 (Depending on Size) - A versatile, medium-stiff flex designed to be aggressive yet playful, and great for all-mountain riding. SHAPE True Twin - A true twin snowboard shape is ideal for riders who want to ride switch or play in the park. The nose and tail are identical and the flex is evenly distributed throughout the entirety of the board. True twins are perfectly symmetrical. CORE Paulownia - Incredible, ultra-lightweight, strong and poppy. Growing up to 20 feet a year once harvested, it grows back out of its own stump, making it extremely renewable. Great Lakes Aspen - Light, strong, smooth riding, higher density Aspen. Colombian Gold - Strong, poppy, extra-light, golden colored, fast-growing farmed wood. SIDEWALLS UHMW External Sidewalls - Ultra High Molecular Weight exterior sidewalls made from soy-based elastomer are laminated to five internal wood layers for totally bombproof sidewalls. BASE Die-Cut Base - Base color displayed may not be available. Base colors may vary. EDGES Smart Magne-Traction(TM) - So clever! This special asymmetric Magne-Traction(TM) combines Finesse Serration on the toe side and Power Serration on the heel side. These edges have been fine-tuned to achieve a harmonious relationship between Mother Nature and snowboarding. GRAPHICS Art designed by Hovercraft Studio BINDING COMPATIBILITY 2 x 4 Insert Pattern
Dischi Vinile Anni Dance (VANDL )
Vinili Electronic Soul Funk LP Anni (VANDL23) 1)The Ritchie Family - American Generation Durium DAI VG 2)Stanley Kubrick's A- Clockwork Orange Various W VG 3)Donna Summer - Bad Girls CA LP VG 4)La Bionda - High Energy Baby Records BR VG+ 5)Narada Michael Walden - The Nature Of Things VG 6)Peter Jacques Band - Welcome Back GOM VG+ V 7)Kool & The Gang - Emergency M 1 VG+ 8)Philadelphia Classic Various - Philadelphia Classic PZG VG+ 9)Philly Sound Various - The Fantastic Sound Of Philadelphia Philadelphia Inter.Records PIR Italy VG Prezzo Del Lotto 89€ Spedizione 10€ Vinili Electronic Soul Funk Disco LP Anni 80 (VANDL24) 1)Donna Summer â€" The Wanderer U NM 2)Diana Ross & The Supremes - Their Greatest Hits ADE G 122 VG+ 3)Watson Beasley - Watson Beasley UNE- VG+ 4)Meco - Music From Star Trek And The Black Hole NBLP VG+ 5)People's Choice - People's Choice NBLP VG 6)Madleen Kane - Don't Wanna Lose You D.AI VG+ 7)Stargard - Back 2 Back BSK VG+ 8)Tom Tom Club - Tom Tom Club Island Records VG+ 9)Music From The Motion Picture Soundtrack "Roller Boogie" Casablanca Records NBLP- VG+ Prezzo Del Lotto 89 Spedizione 10€ Vinili Dance Mix 12" Anni 80 (VANDL25) 1)Hananas -From Here To Eternity Zanza Records ZR 123 VG 2)Terence Trent D'Arby- Sign Your Name (Lee 'Scratch' Perry Remixes) CBS VG+ 3)Ryan Paris - Dolce Vita Discomagic Records MIX 117 VG 4)Set The -Iko Iko Many Rec. MN 580 VG+ 5)Styloo - Why Time Records TRD VG+ 6)Vertigo -Wake Up (Don't Give Up) EMI 14 VG+ 7)Silver Pozzoli -Around My Dream Many Records MN 533 VG 8)Kano -Queen Of Witches/China Star VG 9)Klein & MBO De-Ja-Vu Phoenix PHOF VG Prezzo Del Lotto 49€ Spedizione 10€
IMPASTATRICE KM 086 CON COTTURA AD INDUZIONE
Incluso nella dotazione: Food processor - con robuste lame in acciaio inox per affettare, grattugiare e sminuzzare. - Incluso nella dotazione: Frullatore in acciaio inox - con capacità di 1.5 l, indicato per realizzare zuppe, frullati o per tritare il ghiaccio. - Sistema di sicurezza integrato: ciotola, paraschizzi, testa della macchina, prese motore e sistema di cottura - per garantire la massima sicurezza nell'utilizzo. - Incluso nella dotazione: Cestello per la cottura a vapore - va inserite all'interno della ciotola e si usa come un tradizionale cestello a vapore per cuocere in maniera sana verdure, carne, pesce, riso.... - Colore: Silver rifinito con speciale vernice protettiva ceramica - Corpo macchina in metallo pressofuso - Utensili di miscelazione in acciaio inox - Ciotola in acciaio inox con speciale base in alluminio e acciaio adatta alla cottura ad induzione - Capacità ciotola: 6.7 l capacità totale; 3 l capacità in fase cottura - Capacità - Torta: 4.6 kg (impasto totale) - Capacità - Pasta/pane: 2.6 kg (impasto totale) - Capacità - Albumi max.: 16 - Capacità - Farina per dolci max.: 910 g (impasto totale) - Funzione pulse - Funzione impasto - Funzione Timer: 3 ore - Accessori lavabili in lavastoviglie - Dimensioni (cm): 38.0 h x 41.0 l x 33.5 p - Peso: 13.6 kg COOKING CHEF CUOCE AD INDUZIONE: Il calore viene generato da un campo elettromagnetico per mezzo di un induttore elettrico integrato nella base di Cooking Chef. Quando il recipiente viene posizionato, l'induttore elettrico sottostante crea un campo magnetico al suo interno. Questo genera nel recipiente delle correnti che trasformano l'energia magnetica in energia calorica che cuoce i cibi. Il campo elettromagnetico che dà luogo al riscaldamento della zona di cottura si origina solo al contatto con il recipiente. Cuocere con Cooking Chef è altamente "Energy Efficient" ed "Energy Saving": - Tempi di pre-cottura ridotti dal 30 al 40% - Controllo immediato di variazione della temperatura di cottura per bloccare istantaneamente l'ebollizione, oppure per cotture molto vivaci o basse (tipo bagnomaria) - Assenza di dispersione del calore e rendimento energetico superiore del 90% rispetto ai fornelli tradizionali - I cibi si cuociono più velocemente, con una riduzione dei tempi di cottura di circa un terzo rispetto ai fornelli tradizionali - Il calore è costante ed omogeneo - Aumento della sicurezza in cucina. La zona di cottura si attiva solo a contatto con il recipiente. Si toglie il recipiente e la zona si spegne.
Dischi in vinile assortiti a prezzi bassissimi
Vendo dischi in vinile 33 giri causa inutilizzo. Sono in buone condizioni; il prezzo è trattabile e sono vendibili in blocco e singolarmente. Il materiale si trova a Magenta (MI). Faccio consegna a mano a Magenta e, previo accordo, nelle zone limitrofe e a Milano. Per la spedizione, a vostro carico, a voi la scelta del metodo. Se scegliete metodi non tracciabili, in caso di smarrimento del pacco, non mi assumo responsabilità. Per domande, chiarimenti e qualsiasi cosa vi passi per la testa sul materiale, contattatemi! Ecco alcuni dei dischi in lista: "John Barleycorn Must Die" di Traffic "The Kingston Trio" di Kingston Trio "Radici" di Francesco Guccini "Burattino Senza Fili" di Edoardo Bennato "I Buoni E I Cattivi" di Edoardo Bennato "Rage in Eden " di Ultravox "Trilogy" di Emerson Lake & Palmer "Album Concerto" di Francesco Guccini & I Nomadi "Permanent Waves" di Rush "Unhalfbricking" di Fairport Convention "Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band" di The Beatles "Los Machucambos In Phase 4" di Los Machucambos "Como Swings" di Perry Como "Duke" di Genesis "I am Cold" di Rip Rig + Panic "Ommadawn" di Mike Oldfield "Alan Stivell ?- In Dublin " di Alan Stivell "Rare Earth In Concert" di Rare Earth "Sicilia Folk" di Tony Sangiorgi "Monolith" di Kansas "The Doors" di The Doors "Nature's Secret" di Michael Cassidy "Selling England By The Pound" di Genesis "Volunteers" di Jefferson Airplane "Encore Of Golden Hits" di The Platters "Paul Anka Sings His Big 15" di Paul Anka "Récital n°3" di Les Petits Chanteurs De Sainte-Jeanne D'Arc - Nancy "Radio Ethiopia" di Patti Smith Group "Io che non sono l'imperatore" di Edoardo Bennato "Amerigo" di Francesco Guccini "Brigante se more" di Musicanova "Musica Nova" di Eugenio Bennato / Carlo D'Angiò "Memory Serves" di Material "Made In U.S.A. (Successi Americani Vol. 2)" di VVAA "Top '76 Volume 3" di VVAA "Vivaldi Boccherini Salieri" di Giovane Orchestra da Camera...e molti altri!
Classism and Feminist Therapy
ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: Hill Ed D., Marcia / Hill, Marcia / Rothblum, Esther D., PUBLISHER: Routledge, Classism and Feminist Therapy: Counting Costs makes therapists more aware of their own class biases which assists them in providing more effective treatment that is sensitive to women's backgrounds. By helping therapists face important issues when their profession intersects with the values and experiences of working-class women, Classism and Feminist Therapy challenges the lack of attention given to issues of class in psychotherapy and serves as a step toward open conversation about the topic.Calling attention to the sociopolitical nature of therapy, contributors define some ways in which current therapeutic practices can become oppressive when class differences between client and therapist are ignored. In Classism and Feminist Therapy, therapists gain valuable insight about how class matters are played out in therapy. These insights are combined with guidelines as to how to engage in a less class-biased form of psychotherapy. To this end, contributors discuss: class-related biases and assumptions commonly held by therapists how to make psychotherapy more responsive to the needs of working-class and poor women the intersection of class, race, and gender and how this applies to therapy strengths and challenges for working-class, poor, and economically privileged women class and gender in a political and sociological context social-psychological dynamics of internalized classism and pathways to healing and self-recoveryThis engaging book alerts therapists to the failures and inadequacies of current approaches to class as an issue in psychological theory and psychotherapy. It discusses how the issue of class has been overshadowed by the assumptions that individuals and society make about it: that people are the class they deserve to be; that class is correlated with how hard one works or how smart one is; and that class is primarily a matter of income or owned assets rather than of access (both psychologically and practically) to resources.All therapists--psychiatrists, psychologists, social workers, mental health counselors--of intermediate to advanced levels of knowledge and practice will find information in Classism and Feminist Therapy invaluable for confronting issues of class in their professional and personal interactions.
Spirit of the North: The Quotable Sigurd F. Olson
ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: Olson, Sigurd F. / Backes, David, PUBLISHER: University of Minnesota Press, Sigurd F. Olson was the most beloved wilderness advocate of his generation. His renowned writings, including the nature classics The Singing Wilderness and Listening Point, evoke the singular beauty and richness of the northern woods and lakes and reveal a philosophy of preservation that is as eloquent and relevant today as when he first wrote. The wilderness was the spring of happiness in Olson's life, and he devoted himself to the pursuit of sharing this magic with others and ensuring its future existence. Revealing Olson's understanding and love of wilderness, Spirit of the North gathers together for the first time the most quotable and memorable of his well-loved passages gleaned not only from published works, but also from personal letters, journal entries, and speeches. Reflective, anecdotal, and universally poignant, this book is a chronology of thoughts and experiences that ebb and flow in their assuredness and reveal the whole man, a wilderness icon mired in doubt while he doggedly refused to abandon his dreams. David Backes, preeminent Olson biographer and scholar, contributes an introduction to each chapter, illuminating the historical context and personal significance of Olson's words. Frequently, during a quiet moment of contemplation on a canoe trip, Olson would read brief passages of poetry and prose scrawled on small scraps of paper for inspiration and peace of mind. Similarly, Spirit of the North is the ideal wilderness companion, passionate, authentic, and deeply reverent of the natural world. Sigurd F. Olson () introduced generations of Americans to the importance of wilderness through his work as a conservation activist and popular writer. He served aspresident of the Wilderness Society and the National Parks Association and as a consultant to the federal government on wilderness preservation and ecological problems. He earned many honors, including the highest possible from the Sierra Club, the National Wildlife Federation, and the Izaak Walton League. David Backes is the author of A Wilderness Within: The Life of Sigurd F. Olson (Minnesota, ), winner of the Small Press Book Award for biography, and editor of The Meaning of Wilderness: Essential Articles and Speeches by Sigurd F. Olson (Minnesota, ). Backes is also the author of Canoe Country: An Embattled Wilderness () and The Wilderness Companion ().
Rapt: Attention and the Focused Life
ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: Gallagher, Winifred, PUBLISHER: Penguin Press, Winifred Gallagher revolutionizes our understanding of attention and the creation of the interested life In "Rapt," acclaimed behavioral science writer Winifred Gallagher makes the radical argument that the quality of your life largely depends on what you choose to pay attention to and how you choose to do it. Gallagher grapples with provocative questionsaCan we train our focus? Whatas different about the way creative people pay attention? Why do we often zero in on the wrong factors when making big decisions, like where to move?adriving us to reconsider what we think we know about attention. Gallagher looks beyond sound bites on our proliferating BlackBerries and the increased incidence of ADD in children to the discoveries of neuroscience and psychology and the wisdom of home truths, profoundly altering and expanding the contemporary conversation on attention and its power. Scienceas major contribution to the study of attention has been the discovery that its basic mechanism is an either/or process of selection. That we focus may be a biological necessitya research now proves we can process only a little information at a time, or about 173 billion bits over an average lifeabut the good news is that we have much more control over our focus than we think, which gives us a remarkable yet underappreciated capacity to influence our experience. As suggested by the expression apay attention, a this cognitive currency is a finite resource that we must learn to spend wisely. In "Rapt," Gallagher introduces us to a diverse cast of charactersaartists and ranchers, birders and scientistsawho have learned to do just that and whose stories are profound lessons in the art of living the interested life. No matter what your quotient of wealth, looks, brains, or fame, increasing your satisfaction means focusing more on what really interests you and less on what doesnat. In asserting its groundbreaking thesisathe wise investment of your attention is the single most important thing you can do to improve your well-beinga"Rapt" yields fresh insights into the nature of reality and what it means to be fully alive.
Divorce Lawyers and Their Clients: Power and Meaning in the
ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: Sarat, Austin / Felstiner, William L. F., PUBLISHER: Oxford University Press, Each year more than 2 million Americans get divorced, and most of them use a lawyer. In closed-door conversations between lawyers and their clients strategy is planned, tactics are devised, and the emotional climate of the divorce is established. Do lawyers contribute to the pain and emotional difficulty of divorce by escalating demands and encouraging unreasonable behavior? Do they take advantage of clients at a time of emotional difficulty? Can and should clients trust their lawyers to look out for their welfare and advance their long-term interests? Austin Sarat and William L. F. Felstiner's new book, based on a pioneering and intensive study of actual conferences between divorce lawyers and their clients, provides an unprecedented behind-the-scenes description of the lawyer-client relationship, and calls into question much of the conventional wisdom about what divorce lawyers actually do. Divorce Lawyers and Their Clients suggests that most divorces are marked less by a pattern of aggressive advocacy than by one of inaction and drift. It uncovers reasons why lawyers find divorce practice frustrating and difficult and why clients frequently feel dissatisfied with their lawyers. This new work provides a unique perspective on the dynamics of professionalism. It charts the complex and shifting ways lawyers and clients "negotiate" their relationship as they work out the strategy and tactics of divorce. Sarat and Felstiner show how both lawyers and clients are able to draw on resources of power to set the agenda of their interaction, while neither one is fully in charge. Rather, power shifts between the two parties; where it is achieved, power is found in the ability to have one'sunderstandings of the social and legal worlds of divorce accepted. Power then works through the creation of shared meanings. Divorce Lawyers and Their Clients examines the effort to create such shared meanings about the nature of marriage and why marriages fail, the operation of the legal process, and the best way to bring divorces to closure. It will be fascinating reading for anyone who is going through a divorce, or has gone through one, as well as for lawyers, judges, and scholars of law and society.
Poetry of Lucy Maud Montgomery
ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: McCabe, Kevin / Montgomery, Lucy Maud / Ferns, John, PUBLISHER: Fitzhenry & Whiteside, The poems in this collection by Lucy Maud Montgomery were written to reach the readers she thought of as "kindred spirits" - those thousands of people who then, as now, would be as deeply moved as she was by beauty in nature and in spirit. She felt herself drenched with beauty. It was an emotion that evolves heart-deep recognition in readers who will find an echo of their own yearnings and hungers for emotional outlet. Maud Montgomery was well aware that greatness as a poet was beyond her reach, but her verses were capable of putting into words what ordinary people felt and often could not explain. They express the sense of awe and delight arising from the simple human experiences of all that is lovely in the world. "I've written one real poem out of my heart," she confided to a friend in a week when she had sent off several verses she knew to be pot-boilers. But even these held a small kernel of thought, of appreciation, of gratitude for the gift of natural beauty. The poems in this collection will reach as deeply into the heart of today's readers as they did in those who first read them half a century ago. Critics are now finding new insights and much genuine ability in Montgomery's poetry, but the poems remain poems for people. She wrote for people who hunger for a way to give voice to their deepest thoughts and emotions. She wrote as an artist paints, in vivid scenes with vivid colours. Her verses are clearly defined gem-like vignettes depicting familiar scenes beloved by all the friends of the earth. She writes of clouds and sky, the clash and thunder of waves on a seashore, the scents of garden and woodland, the kinship of humanity with whatever gods there be. The qualities of simplicity and earnestness are not to be spurned. While ordinary people can respond to these eternal truths, Montgomery's poems will continue to be read and treasured.
Merge / Disciple: Two Short Novels from Crosstown to
ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: Mosley / Mosley, Walter, PUBLISHER: Starscape, Walter Mosley's talent knows no bounds. "Merge" and "Disciple "are but two of six fragments in the "Crosstown to Oblivion" short novels in which Mosley entertainingly explores life's cosmic questions. From life's meaning to the nature of good and evil, these tales take us on speculative journeys beyond the reality we have come to know. In each tale someone in our world today is given insight into these long pondered mysteries. But how would the world really receive the answers? "Merge "Raleigh Redman loved Nicci Charbon until she left him heartbroken. Then he hit the lotto for twenty-four million dollars, quit his minimum wage job and set his sights on one goal: reading the entire collection of lectures in the Popular Educator Library, the only thing his father left behind after he died. As Raleigh is trudging through the eighth volume, he notices something in his apartment that at first seems ordinary but quickly reveals itself to be from a world very different from our own. This entity shows Raleigh joy beyond the comforts of twenty-four million dollars....and merges our world with those that live beyond. "Disciple "Hogarth "Trent" Tryman is a forty-two-year-old man working a dead-end data entry job. Though he lives alone and has no real friends besides his mother, he's grown quite content in his quiet life, burning away time with television, the internet, and video games. That all changes the night he receives a bizarre instant message on his computer from a man who calls himself Bron. At first he thinks it's a joke, but in just a matter of days Hogarth Tryman goes from a data-entry clerk to the head of a corporation. His fate is now in very powerful hands as he realizes he has become a pawn in a much larger game with unimaginable stakes--a battle that threatens the prime life force on Earth.
Political Culture and Secession in Mississippi: Masculinity,
ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: Olsen, Christopher J., PUBLISHER: Oxford University Press, USA, This groundbreaking study of the politics of secession combines traditional political history with current work in anthropology and gender and ritual studies. Christopher J. Olsen has drawn on local election returns, rural newspapers, manuscripts, and numerous county records to sketch a new picture of the intricate and colorful world of local politics. In particular, he demonstrates how the move toward secession in Mississippi was deeply influenced by the demands of masculinity within the state's antiparty political culture. Face-to-face relationships and personal reputations, organized around neighborhood networks of friends and extended kin, were at the heart of antebellum Mississippi politics. The intimate, public nature of this tradition allowed voters to assess each candidate's individual status and fitness for public leadership. Key virtues were independence and physical courage, as well as reliability and loyalty to the community, and the political culture offered numerous chances to demonstrate all of these (sometimes contradictory) qualities. Like dueling and other male rituals, voting and running for office helped set the boundaries of class and power. They also helped mediate the conflicts between nineteenth-century American egalitarianism, democracy, and geographic mobility, and the South's exaggerated patriarchal hierarchy, sustained by honor and slavery. The political system, however, functioned effectively only as long as it remained a personal exercise between individuals, divorced from the anonymity of institutional parties. This antiparty tradition eliminated the distinction between men as individuals and as public representatives, which caused them to assessand interpret all political events and rhetoric in a personal manner. The election of and success of the Republicans' antisouthern, free soil program, therefore, presented an "insulting" challenge to personal, family, and community honor. As Olsen shows in detail, the sectional controversy engaged men where they measured themselves, in public, with and against their peers, and linked their understanding of masculinity with formal politics, through which the voters actually brought about secession. Political Culture and Secession in Mississippi provides a rich new perspective on the events leading up to the Civil War and will prove an invaluable tool for understanding the central crisis in American politics.
Appartamento - Trilocale a Parco, Riccione
In nuova costruzione con le migiori tecnologie di risparmio energetico ed isolamento termico/acustico disponiamo di delizioso appartamento trilocale con alto livello di finiture interne. L'immobile sito al piano secondo è composto da ingresso, ampio soggiorno con angolo cottura, due camere da letto - matrimoniale e doppia, ampio bagno finestrato, balcone e ampio e vivibile terrazzo a livello. Al piano interrato comodo garage di proprietà. In new construction with migiori energy-saving technologies and thermal / acoustic insulation have delicious three-room apartment with a high level of interior finishes. The building located on the second floor has an entrance hall, large living room with kitchenette, two bedrooms - bed and room, large bathroom, balcony and large and livable terrace level. In the basement, convenient garage property. In den Neubau mit migiori energiesparende Technologien und thermische / akustische Isolierung haben köstliches Drei-Zimmer-Wohnung mit einem hohen Maß an Innenausstattungen. Das Gebäude auf der zweiten Etage verfügt über eine Eingangshalle, ein großes Wohnzimmer mit Kochnische, zwei Schlafzimmer - Bett und Zimmer, großes Bad, Balkon und großer Terrasse und lebenswerte Ebene. Im Keller, Garage bequem Eigenschaft. Dans une nouvelle construction avec migiori technologies d'économie d'énergie et isolation thermique / acoustique avoir délicieux appartement de trois pièces avec un haut niveau de finitions intérieures. Le bâtiment situé au deuxième étage dispose d'un hall d'entrée, grand séjour avec coin cuisine, deux chambres à coucher - lit et chambre, grande salle de bains, balcon et grande et habitable niveau de la terrasse. Au sous-sol, garage de la propriété commode. De nueva construcción con migiori tecnologías de ahorro de energía y aislamiento térmico / acústico tener delicioso apartamento de tres habitaciones con un alto nivel de acabados interiores. El edificio ubicado en el segundo piso cuenta con un hall de entrada, amplio salón con cocina americana, dos dormitorios - cuarto de estar, baño grande, balcón y nivel de terraza grande y habitable. En el sótano, cómodo garaje de la propiedad. Na construção nova com migiori tecnologias de poupança de energia e isolamento térmico / acústico têm delicioso apartamento de três quartos com um elevado nível de acabamentos interiores. O edifício, localizado no segundo andar tem um hall de entrada, sala ampla com cozinha, dois quartos - cama e quarto, casa de banho, varanda e grande e habitável nível terraço. No porão, garagem propriedade conveniente. Tipo di bene: Casa bi/trifamiliare Superficie: 70 m² Classe energetica: A
Disco triplo lp l'art d'ella fitzgerald
L'ART D'ELLA FITZGERALD TRE DISCHI LP IN VINILE 33 GIRI CM MADE IN FRANCE PABLO RECORDS DISTRIBUZIONE RCA CUSTODIA RIGIDA IN CARTONCINO FOGLIO INTERNO IN DOPPIA LINGUA INGLESE E FRANCESE CODICE: REEDITION 3X RC 230 STEREO ANNO DISCHI IN OTTIME CONDIZIONI RARISSIMO Tracklist 1-1 Cole Porter Medley: Too darn hot / It's all right with me 1-2 Sandford & Son theme 1-3 I can't stop loving you 1-4 C-jam Blues 1-5 Let's do it 1-6 Cotton tail 1-7 My heart belongs to daddy 1-8 Love for sale 1-9 Just one of those things 1-10 I get a kick out of you 2-1 Fine and mellow 2-2 A ghost of a chance 2-3 Rockin' in 2-4 'Round about midnight 2-5 Spring can really hang you up the most 2-6 How high the moon 2-7 Come rain or come shine 2-8 My man 2-9 Too close for comfort 2-10 Between the devil and the deep blue sea 3-1 I'm in the mood for love 3-2 And the angels swing 3-3 What will I tell my heart 3-4 All or nothing at all 3-5 I cried for you (Now it's your turn to cry over me) 3-6 Since i fell for you 3-7 Don't be that way 3-8 Lush life 3-9 A foggy day 3-10 Gee baby ain't I good to you 3-11 Nature boy 3-12 Solitude HO CENTINAIA DI DISCHI DI JAZZ, CLASSICA E ALTRO IN VINILE SEMPRE IN OTTIME CONDIZIONI, CHIEDETE E AVRETE LA LISTA Costi della spedizione: 8 euro con corriere espresso E' previsto il ritiro a mano Accetto come pagamento Bonifico e altro. Per Paypal addebito in piu' il costo delle commissioni. A spedizione effettuata informero' il compratore, tramite mail, dell'avvenuto invio. Non effettuo scambi, sconti o permute quindi evitate di chiedere non avrete risposta! Preferisco un contatto diretto sul mio cellulare.
The Hawaiidiet: Eat All You Want, Control Your Cholesterol
ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: Shintani, Terry / Arnot, Bob, PUBLISHER: Atria Books, Finally, an all-you-can-eat weight loss program that really works. (Lose up to 30 pounds in three weeks with no calorie counting) "HawaiiDiet(TM) " The phenomenal new weight loss program that has swept the Hawaiian Islands is now available to you Created by a medical doctor and used by the state's governor and other community leaders, this unique program combines the ancient wisdom and health secrets of the Islands with the latest nutritional breakthroughs. The result is an all-you-can-eat program that produces steady, lasting weight loss and dramatic health benefits. Here are just some of the elements that make the HawaiiDiet incredibly effective: No calorie counting or portion restriction Foods that actually promote weight loss Up to a 30-pound reduction in 21 days Lowered cholesterol and triglycerides Lowered blood pressure A boosted energy level (you'll want to take on the world) A fresh perspective that will help you stay healthy for a lifetime Dozens of exceptionally delicious recipes that will make mealtime an unprecedented delight Dr. Shintani's step-by-step process shows you how to use the power of your mind and spirit to achieve your weight loss and health goals. He also introduces you to the revolutionary Shintani Mass Index, a remarkably easy way to evaluate the weight loss effect of foods and to choose those that help you burn fat. Plus, you'll get the complete Three-Week Menu Plan, which includes 21 days of daily menus and loads of recipes that make this diet a gourmet pleasure. Don't miss "Hula Grill's Ginger Pineapple Chicken," magnificent in a stir-fry sauce...spicy, full-flavored "BarbecuedBaked Beans..."or hearty, filling "Chunky Two-Bean Chili," a favorite that's even better the next day. Seize this chance to return to the source of good health with a program that works with nature and time-tested knowledge to bring your body and soul into balance. The HawaiiDiet(TM) is a groundbreaking way of eating that will help you align your physical and spiritual health for a renewed, re-energized life.
Philips 193V5LSB" LED VGA Monitor nuovo
Vendo questo monitor Philips 193V5LSB" LED VGA a causa di un doppio regalo. Nuovissimo, ancora nello scatolo, mai acceso. Aspect ratio 16:9 Contrast ratio (typical) Display brightness 200 cd/m2 Display resolution x 768 pixels Philips 193V5LSB" LED VGA Monitor Product Description Great LED images in vivid colours Enjoy vivid LED pictures on this Philips display. Equipped with SmartControl lite, it's a great choice! Highlights Vivid pictures every time LED technology for vivid colours Easy display performance tuning with SmartControl Lite SmartContrast for rich black details Great choice Mercury Free eco-friendly display Compact design saves space VESA mount allows for flexibility Features Easy display performance tuning with SmartControl Lite SmartControl Lite is the next generation 3D icon-based GUI monitor control software. This allows the user to fine-tune most parameters of the monitor like Colour, Brightness, screen calibration, Multimedia, ID management etc with the mouse. SmartContrast for rich black details SmartContrast is a Philips technology that analyses the contents you are displaying, automatically adjusting colours and controlling backlight intensity to dynamically enhance contrast for the best digital images and videos or when playing games where dark hues are displayed. When Economy mode is selected, contrast is adjusted and backlighting fine-tuned for just-right display of everyday office applications and lower power consumption. Mercury Free eco-friendly display Philips monitors with LED backlighting are free of Mercury content, one of the most toxic natural substances, which affects humans and animals. This allows for an eco-friendly display throughout its life-cycle, from manufacturing to disposal. LED technology for vivid colours White LED's are solid state devices which light up to full, consistent brightness faster saving startup time. LED's are free from mercury content, which allows for eco-friendly recycling and disposal process. LED's allow for better dimming control of the LCD backlight, resulting in a super high contrast ratio. It also gives superior colour reproduction thanks to consistent brightness across the screen. Technical Specification Display 18.5" Screen TFT-LCD panel W-LED backlight Resolution x Hz Contrast ratio (typical) Aspect ratio 16:9 Brightness 200 cd/m² Response time 5ms Pixel pitch 0.3 x 0.3mm Viewing angle: horizontal/vertical: ° Colour depth 16.7M Power Power supply: V AC (built-in) Power consumption: 8.76W Power consumption in Standby mode: 0.5W Connectivity VGA Features VESA 100 x 100 Tilt -3/10 Kensington Security lock Plug and Play Compatibility: DDC/CI, Mac OS X, sRGB, Windows 7, Windows 8 Dimensions With stand: 437 x 338 x 170mm (WxHxD) Without stand: 437 x 273 x 48mm
Corporate Communications: Theory and Practice
ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: Cornelissen, Joep, PUBLISHER: Sage Publications (CA), A welcome and important addition to the limited writing already available on corporate communication. The book focuses correctly on the strategic management perspective necessary for an understanding of this area. It will be of enormous help to practitioners and academics in their quest to understand what may well be the most important functional area for most corporations in the coming years' - "Paul A Argenti, Professor of Management and Corporate Communication, The Tuck School of Business at Dartmouth, USA " This is the text that practitioners, academics, and students in corporate communications have been waiting for. The book is accessible, comprehensive and is well balanced in discussing both theoretical and practical perspectives upon corporate communications. It is simply a must-read for those who want to be at the cutting edge of corporate communications' - "Phil Harris, Professor of Marketing, University of Otago and International Director of the European Centre for Public Affairs in Brussels " Corporate Communications provides the most comprehensive and up-to-date treatment of the subject including: the criticality of the function; strategies and activities involved; and how it can be managed and organized properly. The book incorporates current thinking and developments on these topics from both the academic and practitioner worlds, combining a comprehensive theoretical foundation with numerous practical insights to assist managers in their day-to-day affairs and in their strategic and tactical communication decisions. Illustrative examples and case studies are truly international; based on companies in the United States, United Kingdom, continental Europe and elsewhere. The book provides: insights into the nature of the corporate communication profession; the issues that define this profession; the strategies and activities that fall within its remit; and the ways in which it can be managed and organized in companies and agencies alike. It addresses three important questions: - What is corporate communications, and how can it be defined? - What strategies and activities are central to this profession? - What is the organizational location, status and role of this profession? Important issues (e.g. corporate social responsibility, stakeholder management, integrated communications, reputation management) in managing and organizing corporate communications are all discussed, providing practising managers with appropriate concepts, theories and tools to make better management and communication decisions. Readers will gain a greater appreciation and a more in-depth understanding of the range of topics covered in corporate communication management as well as a means to organize their thoughts about those topics.
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The Curtain: Witness and Memory in Wartime Holland
ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: Schogt, Henry G., PUBLISHER: Wilfrid Laurier University Press, Henry Schogt met his wife, Corrie, in in Amsterdam. Each knew the other had grown up in the Netherlands during World War II, but for years they barely spoke of their experiences. This was true for many people -- the memories were just too painful. Years later, Henry and Corrie began to piece their memories together, to untangle reality from dreams. Their intent was to help others understand what had happened then, and how it influenced and affected not only their lives but those of all who survived. The seven stories in "The Curtain" reveal how two families -- one Jewish, one non-Jewish -- fared in the Netherlands during the German occupation in World War II. Each vignette highlights a specific aspect of life; all show how life changed for everyone, and forever. Four stories are based on the author's memories of his own non-Jewish family: Henry's friendship with a Jewish teenager; the conflict of personal antipathy with the realization that help must be provided; the Schogt parents' determination to do the right thing; the difficulties of coping with an aunt with Nazi sympathies. These are stories about the randomness of survival and the elusive nature of memory. For the Jewish family, three stories drawn from the memories of the author's wife and family demonstrate the bewildering situation of trying to make impossible life-determining decisions when faced with confusing and deceitful decrees. The family must struggle with the luck -- or absence thereof -- of finding refuge when forced from their homes, and with the perplexing inconsistencies of the collaboration of Dutch authorities and police with the Nazis. "The Curtain" emphasizes the difference between the options that were open to non-Jews and Jews in the Netherlands. Non-Jews could freely choose whether to actively resist the Germans, collaborate with the Nazis, or just to do nothing, and try to live a normal life in spite of wartime restrictions. Dutch Jews, on the other hand, did not have a choice -- whatever they did, whatever decisions they made, they were doomed, and it often seemed, when someone survived, just simple luck. A short introduction about the war years and an appendix with a chronology of decrees, events, and statistics, provide background information for this haunting memoir of those disturbing years during the German Occupation in the Netherlands.
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On Bohemia
ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: Grana, Cesar / Graaa, Ca(c)Sar / Graaa, Marigay, PUBLISHER: Transaction Publishers, Bohemia has been variously defined as a mythical country, a state of mind, a tavern by the wayside on the road of life. The editors of this volume prefer a leaner definition: an attitude of dissent from the prevailing values of middle-class society, one dependent on the existence of caf life. But whatever definition is preferred, this rich and long overdue collective portrait of Bohemian life in a large variety of settings is certain to engage and even entrance readers of all types: from the student of culture to social researchers and literary figures n search of their ancestral roots. The work is international in scope and social scientific in conception. But because of the special nature of the Bohemian fascination, the volume is also graced by an unusually larger number of exquisite literary essays. Hence, one will find in this anthology writings by Malcolm Cowely, Norman Podhoretz, Norman Mailer, Theophile Gautier, Honore de Balzac, Mary Austin, Stefan Zweig, Nadine Gordimer, and Ernest Hemingway. Social scientists are well represented by Cesar Grana, Ephraim Mizruchi, W.I. Thomas, Florian Znaniecki, Harvey Zorbaugh, John R. Howard, and G. William Domhoff, among others. The volume is sectioned into major themes in the history of Bohemia: social and literary origins, testimony by the participants, analysis by critics of and crusaders for the bohemian life, the ideological characteristics of the bohemians, and the long term prospect as well as retrospect for bohemenianism as a system, culture and ideology. The editors have provided a framework for examining some fundamental themes in social structure and social deviance: What are the levels of toleration within a society? Do artists deserve and receive special treatment by the powers that be? And what are the connections between bohemian life-styles and political protest movements? This is an anthology and not a treatise, so the reader is free to pick and choose not only what to read, but what sort of general patterns are essential and which are transitional. This collection, initiated by the late Cesar Grana, has been completed and brought to fruition by his wife Marigay Grana. Cesar Grana was, prior to his death, professor of sociology at the University of California in San Diego. Among his major books is "Meaning and Authenticity," also available from Transaction. Marigay Grana was formerly an urban planner and designer in San Diego. She now is a free-lance editor living in Santa Fe, New Mexico.
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Odd Apocalypse: An Odd Thomas Novel
ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: Koontz, Dean R., PUBLISHER: Bantam, "The stallion reared over me, silently slashing the air with the hooves of its forelegs, a creature of such immense power that I stumbled backward even though I knew that it was as immaterial as a dream...." " " The woman astride the ghostly mount reaches out desperately, the latest spirit to enlist the aid of Odd Thomas, the unassuming young fry cook whose gift--or curse--it is to see the shades of the restless dead, and to help them when he can. This mission of mercy will lead Odd through realms of darkness he has never before encountered, as he probes the long-held secrets of a sinister estate and those who inhabit it. ODD APOCALYPSE Once presided over by a flamboyant Hollywood mogul during the Roaring '20s, the magnificent West Coast property known as Roseland is now home to a reclusive billionaire financier and his faithful servants. And, at least for the moment, it's also a port in the storm for Odd Thomas and his traveling companion, the inscrutably charming Annamaria, the Lady of the Bell. In the wake of Odd's most recent clash with lethal adversaries, the opulent manor's comforts should be welcome. But there's far more to Roseland than meets even the extraordinary eye of Odd, who soon suspects it may be more hell than haven. A harrowing taste of Roseland's terrors convinces Odd that it's time to hit the road again. Still, the prescient Annamaria insists that they've been led there for a reason, and he's promised to do his best for the ghost on horseback. Just how deep and dreadful are the mysteries Roseland and her masters have kept for nearly a century? And what consequences await whoever is brave, or mad, enough to confront the most profound breed of evil? Odd only knows. Like his acclaimed creator, the irresistible Odd Thomas is in top-notch form--as he takes on what may well be the most terrifying challenge yet in his curious career. "This is Koontz working at his pinnacle, providing terrific entertainment that deals seriously with some of the deepest themes of human existence: the nature of evil, the grip of fate and the power of love."--"Publishers Weekly "(starred review), on "Odd Thomas" " " "Supernatural thrills with a side of laughs.""--The Denver Post, " on "Brother Odd" " " "The nice young fry cook with the occult powers is Koontz's most likable creation... candid, upright, amusing and sometimes withering.""--The New York Times"
Regret: The Persistence of the Possible
ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: Landman, Janet, PUBLISHER: Oxford University Press, USA, "We are a people who do not want to keep much of the past in our heads," Lillian Hellman once wrote. "It is considered unhealthy in America to remember mistakes, neurotic to think about them, psychotic to dwell upon them." Yet who in their lifetime has never regretted a lost love, a missed opportunity, a path not taken? Indeed, regret is perhaps a universal experience, but while poets and novelists have long explored its complexities, very little has been written from a scholarly perspective that examines this emotion. Now, in Regret, Janet Landman takes a lively and perceptive look at this multifaceted phenomenon. Much as Anthony Storr did in his best-selling Solitude, Landman here provides an insightful anatomy of an emotion, ranging far and wide to illuminate the nature of regret--what it is, how it changes you, how you experience it. She draws on a breathtaking variety of sources, ranging from psychology, economics, philosophy, and anthropology, to classic works of literature. We learn what people regret most--lack of education comes first, followed by employment, marriage, and children--and how regret differs from other emotions, such as remorse, disappointment, sadness, or guilt. In one of the most fascinating sections, Landman examines four "worldviews" of regret--the Romantic, the Tragic, the Comic, and the Ironic--as exemplified in four major novels: Great Expectations, Notes From Underground, The Ambassadors, and Mrs. Dalloway. In Dostoevsky, for instance, regret is a "poison of unfulfilled desires turned inward," destructive, incurable. Though it is common to regard regret as painful and destructive--being "stuck in the past" or "ruled by emotions"--Landman reveals some surprising benefits. At best regret is a dynamic changing process--one can transcend regret, and thus transform the self. In Anne Tyler's Breathing Lessons, for example, we witness how the characters Ira and Maggie Moran find themselves ready to move forward in their relationship only after they have accepted life's limits and losses without resignation or despair. "It is a good thing," Landman writes, "that the human mind is not limited by what actually exists, but works in such a way that it draws comparisons between what happens and what might have happened. It is in this ability to imagine alternatives, and the capacity to care about the particularities of experience, that we accomplish the task of becoming fully human." For anyone who has ever questioned, experienced, or avoided regret, here is a provocative and challenging look at this enduring emotion.
Touching Winter
ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: Rozelle, Ron, PUBLISHER: Texas Christian University Press, Ron Rozelle's new novel, Touching Winter, is a four-part-evocation of memory and place and the yearning for home. Each part of the novel begins with a meditation on one aspect of the protagonist's life as he watches the unpredictable weather of East Texas. When Will was a young boy, he and his grandfather enjoyed being out in the spectacular East Texas storms. These sessions taught Will many things about life--ranching, weather, character, how to be a man--and bound Will to the family land and to his grandfather. Only at the ranch does Will feel like the person he was, or would like to be, before wrong decisions turned his life down an entirely different path. A powerful, early romance proved disastrous, and the relationship haunts him. To compensate for lost love, Will carved a niche for himself in the competitive concrete industry, inventing a technique to make mixing trucks more efficient and becoming wealthier than he could have dreamed. His marriage to a Houston socialite is thin and brittle, unsatisfying for his wife, Lauren, and for himself. Their daughter Aimee lives in California, as far away from her family as possible. As Will ages, he turns to the ranch as a place of clarity in times of crisis, eventually moving back there entirely. He exchanges the public life he and Lauren led in Houston for the simplicity of walks along the rustic fence, lunch with old friends at the town's only diner, and long evenings on the porch watching the stars. Along the way, a fierce, red-breasted hawk comes to represent the spiritual for Will, and he is forced to face the consequences of earlier decisions. "After his soup and crackers he came out here, not interested in the inane offerings ontelevision on such a splendid night. All those years away from here-down in the flat, concrete and steel landscape of Houston--he missed this porch. These hills. These stars. This porch swing, and the larger one that once hung here. He finds Orion, the hunter, in a sky packed with stars. It is a clear, cool night that often precedes a big norther, as if Nature has done a good cleaning, making sure everything is scrubbed bright before the onslaught of a particularly rambunctious visitor. He listens for geese; hopes for them. For the reassurance of their presence, of things moving along... None yet. So far there's just been the sound of a car as it passes, and the slight rustling of leaves in the giant cottonwood that was already old before he was born."