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Book Op stap met Prisma Frans   druk 1

Download or read book Op stap met Prisma Frans druk 1 written by and published by . This book was released on 2009-04 with total page pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Book Where is the Cake

Download or read book Where is the Cake written by T. T. Khing and published by Harry N. Abrams. This book was released on 2007-04-01 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "An adventurous look-and-find book with new stories to follow and items to discover in each browsing."--HNA website.

Book Immigrant America

    Book Details:
  • Author : Alejandro Portes
  • Publisher : Univ of California Press
  • Release : 2006-10-03
  • ISBN : 0520940482
  • Pages : 497 pages

Download or read book Immigrant America written by Alejandro Portes and published by Univ of California Press. This book was released on 2006-10-03 with total page 497 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This third edition of the widely acclaimed classic has been thoroughly expanded and updated to reflect current demographic, economic, and political realities. Drawing on recent census data and other primary sources, Portes and Rumbaut have infused the entire text with new information and added a vivid array of new vignettes and illustrations. Recognized for its superb portrayal of immigration and immigrant lives in the United States, this book probes the dynamics of immigrant politics, examining questions of identity and loyalty among newcomers, and explores the psychological consequences of varying modes of migration and acculturation. The authors look at patterns of settlement in urban America, discuss the problems of English-language acquisition and bilingual education, explain how immigrants incorporate themselves into the American economy, and examine the trajectories of their children from adolescence to early adulthood. With a vital new chapter on religion—and fresh analyses of topics ranging from patterns of incarceration to the mobility of the second generation and the unintended consequences of public policies—this updated edition is indispensable for framing and informing issues that promise to be even more hotly and urgently contested as the subject moves to the center of national debate..

Book Where Is the Cake

Download or read book Where Is the Cake written by T. T. Khing and published by Harry N Abrams Incorporated. This book was released on 2010-03-01 with total page 32 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Told entirely through pictures, "Where Is the Cake>" is a puzzle, a maze, an activity, and so much more. In each browsing, a new storyline will race through readers' heads as they follow the many different lead-ins that the illustrations present. Full color.

Book Little Sophie and Lanky Flop

Download or read book Little Sophie and Lanky Flop written by Els Pelgrom and published by Farrar, Straus & Giroux (BYR). This book was released on 1988 with total page 87 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The night that all her toys come to life, a sick little girl embarks on a strange journey with a dishonest rag doll, a wealthy teddy bear, and a talking cat, and her life is changed forever.

Book The Responsible Object

    Book Details:
  • Author : Marjanne Van Helvert
  • Publisher :
  • Release : 2016
  • ISBN : 9789492095190
  • Pages : 288 pages

Download or read book The Responsible Object written by Marjanne Van Helvert and published by . This book was released on 2016 with total page 288 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Imagine how future archaeologists will discover countless things we have thrown away: plastic and metal objects, discarded electronics, synthetic textiles, and other items that do not easily decompose; the leftovers of an age of rampant, imperishable objects. Today, in an economic system that revolves around producing and consuming such things, we now face how to deal with them in the challenges that lie ahead. The intrinsic design ideologies of sustainability and social responsibility are often not new. This book presents a history of socially committed design strategies within the Western tradition.

Book Wisdom

    Book Details:
  • Author : John Kekes
  • Publisher : Oxford University Press
  • Release : 2020-06-09
  • ISBN : 0197514065
  • Pages : 272 pages

Download or read book Wisdom written by John Kekes and published by Oxford University Press. This book was released on 2020-06-09 with total page 272 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In this book, renowned philosopher John Kekes develops and defends a humanistic conception of wisdom as a personal attitude--one that can guide how we face adversities and evaluate the often conflicting possibilities and limits of life in the context in which we live. Wisdom includes basic assumptions about the concrete and constantly changing conditions of life; reflective understanding of how we can rely on reason to evaluate the possibilities open to us and recognize the limits we have no choice but to accept; and it includes depth that enables us to accept that perennial problems are part of the human condition and yet to restrain our false hopes and disenchanted reactions to the vicissitudes of life. The evaluative attitude of wisdom is personal, not theoretical; anthropocentric, not metaphysical; context-dependent, not universal; and humanistic, not scientific. It recognizes that there are many forms of worthwhile lives, and denies that there is one ideal of The Good that everyone should try to approximate. It accepts that all of our beliefs, emotions, and desires are fallible, yet they are correctable provided we are sufficiently critical of them. The resulting conception of wisdom is intended as a contribution to philosophy as a humanistic discipline. It is a radical departure from traditional ways of thinking about wisdom.

Book A Grammar of Afrikaans

Download or read book A Grammar of Afrikaans written by Bruce C. Donaldson and published by Walter de Gruyter. This book was released on 2011-05-12 with total page 521 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The series builds an extensive collection of high quality descriptions of languages around the world. Each volume offers a comprehensive grammatical description of a single language together with fully analyzed sample texts and, if appropriate, a word list and other relevant information which is available on the language in question. There are no restrictions as to language family or area, and although special attention is paid to hitherto undescribed languages, new and valuable treatments of better known languages are also included. No theoretical model is imposed on the authors; the only criterion is a high standard of scientific quality.

Book Colloquial Afrikaans

Download or read book Colloquial Afrikaans written by Bruce Donaldson and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2015-08-14 with total page 284 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Colloquial Afrikaans provides a step-by-step course in Afrikaans as it is written and spoken in South Africa and Namibia today. Combining a user-friendly approach with a thorough treatment of the language, it equips learners with the essential skills needed to communicate confidently and effectively in Afrikaans in a broad range of situations. No prior knowledge of the language is required. Key features include: • progressive coverage of speaking, listening, reading and writing skills • structured, jargon-free explanations of grammar • an extensive range of focused and stimulating exercises • realistic and entertaining dialogues covering a broad variety of scenarios • useful vocabulary lists throughout the text • additional resources available at the back of the book, including a full answer key, a grammar summary and bilingual glossaries Balanced, comprehensive and rewarding, Colloquial Afrikaans will be an indispensable resource both for independent learners and students taking courses in Afrikaans. Audio material to accompany the course is available to download free in MP3 format from www.routledge.com/cw/colloquials. Recorded by native speakers, the audio material features the dialogues and texts from the book and will help develop your listening and pronunciation skills.

Book Happiness  Economics and Politics

Download or read book Happiness Economics and Politics written by Amitava Krishna Dutt and published by Edward Elgar Publishing. This book was released on 2009-01-01 with total page 373 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: For those already drawn by the allure of happiness studies, Dutt and Radcliff here provide a rich tour of the frontier in the field. And for curmudgeons, this work goes far to defuse the skeptical reflex. It is subtle, intelligent, wide-ranging, informative and even readable throughout. James K. Galbraith, The University of Texas at Austin, US This timely and important book presents a unique study of happiness from both economic and political perspectives. It offers an overview of contemporary research on the emergent field of happiness studies and contains contributions by some of the leading figures in the field. General issues such as the history and conceptualization of happiness are explored, and the underpinning theories and empirics analyzed. The ways in which economic and political factors both separately and interactively affect the quality of human life are examined, illustrating the importance of a self-consciously multi-disciplinary approach to the field. In particular, the effects of consumption, income growth, inequality, discrimination, democracy, the nature of government policies, and labor organization on happiness are scrutinized. In conclusion, the contributors prescribe what can and should be done at individual and societal levels to improve human well-being and happiness. This wide-ranging and interdisciplinary book makes a unique contribution to the literature. As such, it will prove a fascinating read for students and scholars of economics, political science, psychology, sociology, and of course, to those with a special interest in the analysis of happiness and human well-being.

Book Sham

    Book Details:
  • Author : Steve Salerno
  • Publisher : Crown Forum
  • Release : 2006-09-26
  • ISBN : 1400054109
  • Pages : 288 pages

Download or read book Sham written by Steve Salerno and published by Crown Forum. This book was released on 2006-09-26 with total page 288 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Self-help: To millions of Americans it seems like a godsend. To many others it seems like a joke. But as investigative reporter Steve Salerno reveals in this groundbreaking book, it’s neither—in fact it’s much worse than a joke. Going deep inside the Self-Help and Actualization Movement (fittingly, the words form the acronym SHAM), Salerno offers the first serious exposé of this multibillion-dollar industry and the real damage it is doing—not just to its paying customers, but to all of American society. Based on the author’s extensive reporting—and the inside look at the industry he got while working at a leading “lifestyle” publisher—SHAM shows how thinly credentialed “experts” now dispense advice on everything from mental health to relationships to diet to personal finance to business strategy. Americans spend upward of $8 billion every year on self-help programs and products. And those staggering financial costs are actually the least of our worries. SHAM demonstrates how the self-help movement’s core philosophies have infected virtually every aspect of American life—the home, the workplace, the schools, and more. And Salerno exposes the downside of being uplifted, showing how the “empowering” message that dominates self-help today proves just as damaging as the blame-shifting rhetoric of self-help’s “Recovery” movement. SHAM also reveals: • How self-help gurus conduct extensive market research to reach the same customers over and over—without ever helping them • The inside story on the most notorious gurus—from Dr. Phil to Dr. Laura, from Tony Robbins to John Gray • How your company might be wasting money on motivational speakers, “executive coaches,” and other quick fixes that often hurt quality, productivity, and morale • How the Recovery movement has eradicated notions of personal responsibility by labeling just about anything—from drug abuse to “sex addiction” to shoplifting—a dysfunction or disease • How Americans blindly accept that twelve-step programs offer the only hope of treating addiction, when in fact these programs can do more harm than good • How the self-help movement inspired the disastrous emphasis on self-esteem in our schools • How self-help rhetoric has pushed people away from proven medical treatments by persuading them that they can cure themselves through sheer application of will As Salerno shows, to describe self-help as a waste of time and money vastly understates its collateral damage. And with SHAM, the self-help industry has finally been called to account for the damage it has done. Also available as an eBook

Book Bik Van Der Pol

    Book Details:
  • Author : Liesbeth Bik
  • Publisher : Nai010 Publishers
  • Release : 2005
  • ISBN :
  • Pages : 232 pages

Download or read book Bik Van Der Pol written by Liesbeth Bik and published by Nai010 Publishers. This book was released on 2005 with total page 232 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "With love from the kitchen' is about our work and practice and provides and overview, for the first time, since we started working together in 1994"--Page 6.

Book Malignant Sadness

    Book Details:
  • Author : Lewis Wolpert
  • Publisher : Faber & Faber
  • Release : 2011-05-05
  • ISBN : 0571266711
  • Pages : 302 pages

Download or read book Malignant Sadness written by Lewis Wolpert and published by Faber & Faber. This book was released on 2011-05-05 with total page 302 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: 'An excellent book, the most objective short account I know of all the various approaches to depression.' Anthony Storr Several years ago, Lewis Wolpert had a severe episode of depression. Despite a happy marriage and successful scientific career, he could think only of suicide. When he did recover, he became aware of the stigma attached to depression - and just how difficult it was to get reliable information. With characteristic candour and determination he set about writing this book, an acclaimed investigation into the causes and treatments of depression, which formed the basis for a BBC TV series. This paperback edition features a new introduction, in which Wolpert discusses the reaction to his book and BBC series, and recounts his own recurring struggle with depression.

Book Home Territories

    Book Details:
  • Author : David Morley
  • Publisher : Psychology Press
  • Release : 2000
  • ISBN : 9780415157650
  • Pages : 372 pages

Download or read book Home Territories written by David Morley and published by Psychology Press. This book was released on 2000 with total page 372 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Home Territories examines how traditional ideas of home, homeland and nation have been destabilised both by new patterns of migration and by new communication technologies which routinely transgress the symbolic boundaries around both the private household and the nation state. David Morley analyses the varieties of exile, diaspora, displacement, connectedness, mobility experienced by members of social groups, and relates the micro structures of the home, the family and the domestic realm, to contemporary debates about the nation, community and cultural identities. He explores issues such as the role of gender in the construction of domesticity, and the conflation of ideas of maternity and home, and engages with recent debates about the 'territorialisation of culture'.

Book Children Experiencing Maltreatment

Download or read book Children Experiencing Maltreatment written by Brid Featherstone and published by . This book was released on 2004-01 with total page 56 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: 'Children Experiencing Maltreatment: Who Do They Turn To?' provides a revealing overview of recent research into children and young people 'telling' about their concerns. The report provides useful reading for teachers, the police, social services, academics and all other professionals working with children.

Book Changing Moods

    Book Details:
  • Author : Brian Parkinson
  • Publisher : Addison Wesley Publishing Company
  • Release : 1996
  • ISBN :
  • Pages : 268 pages

Download or read book Changing Moods written by Brian Parkinson and published by Addison Wesley Publishing Company. This book was released on 1996 with total page 268 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This volume seeks to provide a comprehensive introduction to mood and attempts to integrate theory and existing findings to present the current developments in the psychology of mood

Book Oscar van Alphen

Download or read book Oscar van Alphen written by Oscar van Alphen and published by . This book was released on 2008 with total page 248 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: