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November 2020Wise Man
by Wang Yimei, Muhd Noh
Once upon a time, there was a small village whose inhabitants were so slow-witted that they went to an old man called Wise Man for advice on any problem they had. He was considered by the villagers to be a man of great learning. The Wise Man also has five loyal followers who are always on hand. But when faced with life's problems and the villagers' difficult requests, the Wise Man's way of dealing with them is ridiculous.
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Mind, Body, SpiritMEDITATION
Intimate Experiences with the Divine through Contemplative Practices
by Sister Dr. Jenna
Activate Your Inner Power Through Meditation Contemplate the intimate journey of coming home to yourself as Sister Dr. Jenna and selected sacred storytellers share their true, personal stories about meditation as a gateway into the mystical. Learn how listening to your inner silence can help you overcome life obstacles, reclaim your spiritual power, and immerse in the presence of the Divine. Acclaimed spiritual mentor Sister Dr. Jenna expands the concept of meditation to the highest level—from simple relaxation to ecstatic union with Source. Her wisdom will enhance your understanding of the value of contemplative practices, what happens when you turn within, and how it develops your capacity for selfless service. Experience greater depth in your prayerful moments by removing blocks to the process and dropping into the essence of pure Love. This inner transformation will infuse your daily life with more joy, compassion, maturity, and peace. MEDITATION will inspire you to open your doorway to the Divine.
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January 2018Onboarding – Integrating New Employees
by Moser, Klaus; Souček, Roman; Galais, Nathalie; Roth, Colin
Introducing and integrating new employees successfully, also known as “onboarding”, is of central importance for every company and a core task of Human Resource management / personnel work. Successful onboarding not only avoids mistakes, accidents, and stress, but also initiates learning processes, the development of commitment and promotes team spirit among employees. This book makes it clear that onboarding starts with recruitment and that different priorities have to be set depending on the target group. Key measures that can contribute to the successful integration of new employees are described: realistic job previews, the use of informal recruitment methods, integration by supervisors and colleagues, training and orientation programs, sponsorship and mentoring systems, coaching and supervision, trainee programs, team development, the use of social media and financial incentives. Basic principles, mechanisms of action, evaluation results and case studies are presented. For:• managers, personnel managers• personnel and organizational developers• trainers, consultants, supervisors• personnel psychologists, students and lecturers ofindustrial, business and organizational psychologyas well as business administration
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Letters from My Mentor Yuan Longping
by Mao Changxiang
This book embodies 20 letters professor Yuan Longping wrote to his student Dr. Mao Changxiang in the 1980s and 1990s. Professor Yuan Longping, internationally known as the “Father of Hybrid Rice”, had developed the first hybrid rice varieties in the 1970s and helped alleviate famine and poverty around the world. In the late 20th century, when the communication means were not yet developed enough, professor Yuan wrote a lot of letters to Dr. Mao Changxiang, the researcher of Hunan Hybrid Rice Research Center at that time, to discuss about the development of hybrid rice research. These letters were written in Chinese or English, most of which are originals and have not been published before and therefore are very valuable documents in the history of hybrid rice research.
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September 2014Auswilderung
Roman
by Bettina Suleiman
Freizeit? Schlaf? Kein Kommentar. Dafür lebt Marina mit Anfang Dreißig den Traum einer ganzen Forschergeneration. Für ein Millionenprojekt der UN experimentieren sie und ihr Mentor Griffin mit Gorillas, die zwar wie Menschen aufwachsen. Aber sollten Gorillas auch Rechte haben? Was wären die Konsequenzen? Marina driftet immer tiefer ab in die Welt ihres Mentors, die von Fördergeldern bewegt wird. Im letzten Moment beschließt sie zu handeln – und manipuliert die Forschungsergebnisse. Auf einer Insel im Roten Meer läuft die Auswilderung der Tiere an. Das Problem: Die Gorillas wollen ihre Freiheit nicht mehr; einige werden depressiv; bald schon der erste Todesfall. Die UN macht Druck. Ihre Karriere, Griffin, alles steht vor dem Aus. Und Marina erkennt, dass sie viel weniger für die Freiheit der Gorillas kämpft als für ihre eigene. »Auswilderung« ist ein kühnes literarisches Debüt, wie es lange keines gab: Coming of Age in Zeiten des konditionierten Egoismus. Ein spannendes Porträt unserer Gegenwart, abgründig, unterhaltsam, bewusstseinserweiternd.
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The ArtsApril 2015Shen Congwen and Me
by Huang Yongyu
The heartfelt recalling of his uncle Shen Congwen as the mentor in his lifetime and the cultivation, encouragement and help for him by the modern artistic master Huang Yongyu.
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October 2010»Einmal nur blick ich zurück«
Auskünfte
by Sigrid Damm, Hans-Joachim Simm
Der mit vielen Fotos ausgestattete Band gibt faszinierend Auskunft über Sigrid Damm, eine der bekanntesten deutschen Schriftstellerinnen. Interviews, Laudationes und Dankreden, Texte von und über Sigrid Damm zeigen ihren Werdegang und die Entstehung und Rezeption ihrer Werke. Zugleich wird ihre Wanderung zwischen den geographisch-politischen Räumen und zwischen den Zeiten dokumentiert, einfühlsam und kritisch unternommen, meisterhaft gestaltet in ihren Gegenwartsromanen und in ihren historischen Büchern, die zu den erfolgreichsten der letzten Jahrzehnte zählen. Aufzeichnungen über Begegnungen mit ihrem Verleger Siegfried Unseld, ihrem Mentor Franz Fühmann, mit Christa Wolf und Eva Strittmatter vermitteln darüber hinaus nicht nur ein Stück deutsch-deutsche Zeitgeschichte, sondern gewähren auch sehr persönliche Einblicke in Sigrid Damms Leben.
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August 2015Seals of Heaven
by Pei Kuishan
Seals of Heaven is a historical mystery novel with the writing style similar to that of The Da Vinci Code. Zhou Hao, a graduate student majoring in history, was invited by his mentor Ding Jingzhi to attend a cocktail party hosted by a Japanese Otani Yuzi. Unexpectedly, Ding was murdered at home that night after receiving a set of strange signs. In Zhou’s investigation of the cause of Ding’s death, he constantly received hints and reminders through strange mails as well as assistance from National Security Department. Mysterious guys emerged incessantly and bizarre deaths took place one after another. In the meanwhile, major historical mysteries presented themselves massively before their eyes. How could Zhou escape the killings, solving the centuries-old mysteries and guarding the national treasures?
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November 2009
Bright Star
Die Geschichte von John Keats und Fanny Brawne
by John Keats, Adolf Girschick, Christa Schuenke, Wulf Teichmann, Jane Campion
Mit ihrem Oscar-gekrönten Meisterwerk Das Piano begeisterte Jane Campion ein Millionenpublikum. In ihrem Film Bright Star erzählt sie von der großen Liebe zwischen John Keats und Fanny Brawne. Es ist eine Liebe, die zum Scheitern verurteilt scheint: Zu groß sind die Unterschiede zwischen der Schneiderin und dem hochbegabten Dichter. Auch Fannys Mutter und Johns Mentor sind gegen die Verbindung. Meist voneinander getrennt, bleibt den Liebenden nur ihr inniger Briefwechsel, um einander nahe zu sein. Das Buch zum Film versammelt die Briefe von Keats an Fanny und die Gedichte, die er ihr widmete. In ihrem Vorwort erzählt Jane Campion die Geschichte dieser unvergänglichen Liebe. Farbige Fotos aus dem Film illustrieren den Band.
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Relationships2021Who are you?
by Artem Chekh
“Who are you?” hears young Tymofyi from Feliks, his friend and foe, torturer and mentor, a man shell-shocked by a faraway war. “Who am I?” asks himself the almost-adult, autobiographical Tymofyi at the end of the novel. The road from the first question to the second is inevitable for any coming of age novel. In the case of Artem Chekh - coming of age in the shadow of repulsive experiences from a foreign war, which suddenly turns out to be only the mind and body’s training in preparation of a war of our own, though we won't find it in this novel. However, we are likely to find all those childish and youthful initiations, through which we all had to fight on our path towards adult lives that turn out to be unlike anything we had imagined.
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Humanities & Social SciencesApril 2016Zionism in Arab discourses
by Ofir Winter, Uriya Shavit
Zionism in Arab discourses presents a ground-breaking study of the Arab-Israeli conflict. Through analyses of hundreds of texts written by Arab Islamists and liberals from the late-nineteenth century to the 'Arab Spring', the book demonstrates that the Zionist enterprise has played a dual function of an enemy and a mentor. Islamists and liberals alike discovered, respectively, in Zionism and in Israeli society qualities they sought to implement in their sown homelands. Focusing on Palestinian, Egyptian, Syrian and Jordanian political discourses, this study uncovers fascinating and unexpected Arab points of views on different aspects of Zionism; from the first Zionist Congress to the First Lebanon War; from gardening in the early years of Tel Aviv to women's service in the Israeli Defence Forces; from the role of religion in the creation of the state to the role of democracy in its preservation. This study presents the debates between and within contesting Arab ideological trends on a conflict that has shaped, and is certain to continue and shape, one of the most complicated regions in the world. ;
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Literature & Literary StudiesAugust 2003'Other' Spanish theatres
Erasure and inscription on the twentieth-century Spanish stage
by Maria M. Delgado
'Other' Spanish theatres challenges established opinions on modern Iberian theatre by considering the roles of contrasting figures and companies who have impacted upon both the practice and the perception of Spanish and European stages. In questioning the primacy of the dramatist, this pioneering study offers a new interpretation of a nation's theatrical culture that has been viewed primarily through the prisms of a select number of playwrights. Accordingly many of the conclusions reached are new ones, and the case, for acknowledging the wide influence of Spanish practitioners on theatre in Europe and the Americas is made in persuasive terms. Through a bold documentation and interrogation of key productions and their reception both at home and abroad, 'Other' Spanish theatres focuses on the doing of performance, asking provocative questions around how performances are tested against the texts that remain. In a broad and detailed study Delgado selects six case studies which map out alternative readings of a nation's theatrical innovation through the twentieth century: muse and mentor to Federico Garcia Lorca, Margarita Xirgu; theatrical innovator and influence on Orson Welles, Enrique Rambal; tragedienne Maria Casares feted by George Craig Camus, Genet and Cocteau; actress, producer and director Nuria Espert; international director Lluis Pasqual and Catalan performance company La Cubana. ;
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July 2021Jiangnan Sketch
by Wang Huiqi
This book collects chapters about small people from the author's large number of essays to form a distinctive collection of essays. These characters include the country grandfather who cooks tofu wonderfully, the retired father who "does not do it", the wife who still talks and laughs after breaking his leg, the teacher who paints for fun during the difficult years, and the editor mentor whom he met in writing when he was young. The tricycle driver who specially gave people away in the heavy rain, the second brother-in-law who was not right and the house was quite honest, the kind and honest friend of his hometown, Agen, the businessman and writer who loved books in his hometown, Xiao Jiang, and the enthusiastic and intelligent college classmate Lin Zhen who died prematurely, An amateur poet who loves literature in his youth, relatives from the countryside who hired a nanny, friends from the newspaper who started but failed to end his career, a working boy in Jingdezhen, and a housekeeper in the community. They are not big heads, big people, but their honest and simple work constitutes the foundation of society and creates a diverse life.
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May 2001»Wir haben das Leben wieder vor uns«
Briefwechsel 1938 bis 1949
by Ernst Bloch, Wieland Herzfelde, Jürgen Jahn
Den Gründer und Leiter des legendären Malik-Verlages hat Ernst Bloch wahrscheinlich erst im April 1936 persönlich kennengelernt: Wieland Herzfelde nimmt die aus Paris kommenden Blochs auf dem Prager Hauptbahnhof in Empfang und kümmert sich in rührender Weise um die Ankömmlinge und ihre Sorgen. Von diesem Augenblick an wächst zwischen den beiden Männern ein ebenso herzlicher wie freundschaftlicher Kontakt, der auch über die langen Jahre des Exils in den USA gepflegt wird, wohin Bloch 1938 und Herzfelde 1939 emigrieren müssen.Herzfelde hat die einzige Buchpublikation Blochs in den USA in dieser Zeit ermöglicht (Freiheit und Ordnung, 1946), aber die Korrespondenz reduziert sich nicht auf eine bloße Autor-Verleger-Beziehung: Sie ist ein beredtes Zeugnis gegenseitiger Solidarität in schwierigen Lagen. So erweist sich Herzfelde als kundiger Berater und zuverlässiger Vertrauter in Dingen des praktischen Lebens wie in Sachen Politik; und Bloch ist kluger Mentor und erster Kritiker bei der Entstehung der heiter-bitteren, nachdenklichen Geschichten des Buches Immergrün. Mit 201 Zeugnissen ist dieses Briefkonvolut fast lückenlos überliefert und gehört zu den umfangreichsten Korrespondenzen der amerikanischen Exiljahre Blochs: eine detailreiche und intime Quelle zu Lebens- und Werkgeschichte beider Briefpartner.
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EXPERIENCING YOUR POTENTIAL
Following Feldenkrais' Work
by Abraham Shoshani
Experiencing your Potential was inspired by the work of Dr. Moshe Feldenkrais and the renowned Israeli philosopher Prof. Jeshaiahu Leibovich, the author's celebrated teachers and mentors. Reading the book is a unique experience – the experience of a journey into man’s spiritual world. This world is complex and complicated, but always attractive and interesting. Experiencing your Potential offers thinking challenges to the interested reader and inspiration and guidance to anyone involved in performance education. Dr. Shoshani’s knowledge is extensive, amazingly profound, and devoid of stiffing academics. One cannot be but impressed by the intellectual work invested in the writing of this concise yet comprehensive book. The exciting encounter between the worlds of psychology and education lends a special quality and is intellectually challenging. The author is an artist and researcher who integrates knowledge of eastern and western cultures and creates a new perspective in performance education. His innovative path has been recognized internationally: Dr. Shoshani has lectured in academic institutions abroad, including: the Royal Academy for Music and Drama, Glasgow; the Drama Department of Carnegie Mellon University, Pittsburgh; Actors Studio in New York; and Ithaca College, N.Y. . Dr. Shoshani is the Head of the Center for the Culture of the East in Jerusalem. The Hebrew edition of this book was adopted by Israel’s Ministry of Education and Culture for use at teacher-training institutes. An English-language eBook edition was published in spring 2013 by Samuel Wachtman's Sons, Inc., CA. 119 pages, 15X23 cm
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Experimente Su Potencial
by Abraham Shoshani
Experimente Su Potencial: Tras las Huellas de Feldenkrais por Abraham Shoshani Experimente su potencial se inspira en la obra del Dr. Moshé Feldenkrais y del renombrado filósofo israelí Prof. Yeshaiahu Leibovich, celebrados maestros y mentores del autor. La lectura del libro es una experiencia única, la de un viaje al mundo espiritual del hombre. Este mundo es complejo y complicado, pero siempre atractivo e interesante. Experimente su potencial ofrece desafíos de pensamiento al lector interesado e inspiración y guía a toda persona involucrada en la educación para rendimiento académico. Los conocimientos del Dr. Shoshani son vastos, increíblemente profundos y desprovistos de rigidez académica. Es realmente impresionante el trabajo intelectual que se ha invertido para escribir este libro, a la vez conciso y exhaustivo. El apasionante encuentro entre los mundos de la psicología y de la educación le otorga una calidad especial y representa un desafío intelectual. El autor es un artista que integra conocimientos sobre culturas orientales y occidentales y crea una nueva perspectiva en la educación para rendimiento académico. Su camino innovador goza de reconocimiento internacional: el Dr. Shoshani ha dado conferencias en instituciones académicas en todo el mundo, entre otras la Real Academia de Música y Drama de Glasgow, el Departamento de Drama de la Universidad Carnegie de Pittsburgh, así como en el Actors Studio y el Ithaca College de Nueva York. Dr. Shoshani es el director del Centro de Culturas Orientales en Jerusalén. El Ministerio de Educación y Cultura de Israel ha adoptado la versión hebrea de este libro para su uso en centros de enseñanza magisterial.
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Experimente Su Potencial
by Abraham Shoshani
Experimente Su Potencial: Tras las Huellas de Feldenkrais por Abraham Shoshani Experimente su potencial se inspira en la obra del Dr. Moshé Feldenkrais y del renombrado filósofo israelí Prof. Yeshaiahu Leibovich, celebrados maestros y mentores del autor. La lectura del libro es una experiencia única, la de un viaje al mundo espiritual del hombre. Este mundo es complejo y complicado, pero siempre atractivo e interesante. Experimente su potencial ofrece desafíos de pensamiento al lector interesado e inspiración y guía a toda persona involucrada en la educación para rendimiento académico. Los conocimientos del Dr. Shoshani son vastos, increíblemente profundos y desprovistos de rigidez académica. Es realmente impresionante el trabajo intelectual que se ha invertido para escribir este libro, a la vez conciso y exhaustivo. El apasionante encuentro entre los mundos de la psicología y de la educación le otorga una calidad especial y representa un desafío intelectual. El autor es un artista que integra conocimientos sobre culturas orientales y occidentales y crea una nueva perspectiva en la educación para rendimiento académico. Su camino innovador goza de reconocimiento internacional: el Dr. Shoshani ha dado conferencias en instituciones académicas en todo el mundo, entre otras la Real Academia de Música y Drama de Glasgow, el Departamento de Drama de la Universidad Carnegie de Pittsburgh, así como en el Actors Studio y el Ithaca College de Nueva York. Dr. Shoshani es el director del Centro de Culturas Orientales en Jerusalén. El Ministerio de Educación y Cultura de Israel ha adoptado la versión hebrea de este libro para su uso en centros de enseñanza magisterial.
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Omni Learning Center Guide to Geography
by Lorraine Gerstl
MEET THE MOST IMPORTANT FRIEND YOU’LL EVER HAVE! Think of your family, your closest friend, a beloved pet. It’s only natural you’d want to know everything you can about them. But we scarcely ever think how much we don’t know about the one friend we could never live without — the Earth, the only home we’ll have throughout our entire lives. We study geography because we want to learn about anything that has to do with Earth or anything that lives on Earth. This delightful, comprehensive book will teach you, step-by-step: To understand basic physical systems that affect our everyday life. To learn the location, physical, and cultural characteristics of places in order to function more effectively in our interdependent world. To understand how geography has always played – and always will play – important roles in the evolution of people, ideas, places, and environments. To develop a mental map of your community and the world so you can understand the “where” of places and events. To explain how human and physical systems have arranged and changed the surface of the Earth. To understand the relationship between the physical environment and society. To provide insight for wise management decisions about how the planet’s resources should be used. To understand global interdependence and to become a better global citizen. Learning geography helps us develop an understanding of the interdependence of our world and how we are connected through location, place, movement, region, history, and culture. This understanding helps build awareness for cultural diversity — how and why people live the way they do. About the Author: Lorraine Gerstl, truly a woman for all seasons, has taught thousands of children both in her native South Africa and in the United States. She has produced, directed, written, and acted in plays, musicals, and variety shows. A nationally recognized mentor teacher and a star of Omni Learning Center’s YouTube broadcasts and both live and virtual Omni classes, she’s traveled extensively on five continents, is an editor, internationally published writer, and a teacher who won’t hesitate to stretch her students’ reach for the stars. She still relishes her favorite title of all: “Mom.” 156 Pages, OMNI Learning Center Educational Guides,2020. ______________ OMNI Learning Center Educational Guides: Guide to Study for Success, Guide to Geography, Guide to Manners & Etiquette, Guide to Reading Comprehension Strategies, Guide to Theater in the Classroom.
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Mind, Body, SpiritThe Way of Inanna
A Heroine’s Guide to Living Unapologetically
by Seana Zelazo
Myth Made ManifestOver 4000 years ago in ancient Sumer, some of the first mythographers inscribed the stories and myths of the Goddess Inanna on clay tablets in cuneiform. These incredible findings were unearthed, and the fragments were painstakingly pieced together and translated. What they discovered were the ways Inanna was heralded as a goddess who embodies polarities: impatient and deliberate, an attentive lover and fierce warrior, connected to fertility as well as death-making her an accessible, relatable, and inspiring representation of the Divine Feminine as she stands in her power and multidimensionality. The Way of Inanna is a field guide to heart-centered living through the wisdom of the Sumerian Goddess of Love. Each chapter deconstructs sacred narratives in which the Goddess navigates the seven gates of her soul's journey from awakening to ascension. More than a simple retelling, the book is myth made manifest in which Inanna becomes a means to accessing our own ascension and alchemical magic within our modern, contemporary context.
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February 2019Tourism Information Technology
by Pierre J Benckendorff, Zheng Xiang, Pauline J Sheldon
This third edition of 'Tourism Information Technology' provides a contemporary update on the complexities of using information technology in the tourism industry. It examines IT applications in all sectors including airlines, travel intermediaries, accommodation, foodservice, destinations, attractions, events and entertainment. Fully updated throughout and organised around the stages of the visitor journey, the book reviews how tourists are using technologies to support decision making before their trip, during their travels and at the destination. It: · Provides comprehensive and up to date coverage of all key topics in tourism information technologies · Covers new areas such as (among others) augmented and virtual reality, robotics, smart destinations, disruptive innovation and the collaborative economy, crowdsourcing for sustainability, online reputation management and big data · Incorporates a wealth of pedagogic features to aid student learning, including key models and concepts, research and industry insights, case studies, key terms, discussion questions, and links to useful websites. Accompanied online by instructor PowerPoint slides, multiple choice questions and further case studies, this book provides a comprehensive and learning-focused text for students of tourism and related subjects.
