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Fearless, Sleepless, Deathless

What Fungi Taught Me about Nourishment, Poison, Ecology, Hidden Histories, Zombies, and Black Survival

by Maria Pinto ...

Series series Great Circle Books
Naturalist, forager, and educator Maria Pinto offers a stunning debut book that uncovers strange and beautiful fungal connections between the natural and human worlds. She mingles reportage, research, memoir, and nature writing, touching on topics that range from Black farmers’ domestication of the unforgettable aroma of truffles to the possibility that enslaved people wielded mycological poisons ... Read more

$15.99 USD

Naturalist, forager, and educator Maria Pinto offers a stunning debut book that uncovers strange and beautiful fungal connections between the natural and human worlds. She mingles reportage, research, memoir, and nature writing, touching on topics that range from Black farmers’ domestication of the unforgettable aroma of truffles to the possibility that enslaved people wielded mycological poisons
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Handbook of Research on Strategic Innovation Management for Improved Competitive Advantage

Edited by George Leal Jamil, João José Pinto Ferreira, Maria Manuela Pinto, Cláudio Roberto Magalhães Pessoa, Alexandra Xavier ...

Innovation is a vital process for any business to remain competitive in this age. This progress must be coherently and optimally managed, allowing for successful improvement and future growth. The Handbook of Research on Strategic Innovation Management for Improved Competitive Advantage provides emerging research on the use of information and knowledge to promote development in various business ... Read more

$395.99 USD

Innovation is a vital process for any business to remain competitive in this age. This progress must be coherently and optimally managed, allowing for successful improvement and future growth. The Handbook of Research on Strategic Innovation Management for Improved Competitive Advantage provides emerging research on the use of information and knowledge to promote development in various business
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Pathways into Information Literacy and Communities of Practice

Teaching Approaches and Case Studies

Edited by Dora Sales, Maria Pinto ...

Pathways into Information Literacy and Communities of Practice: Teaching Approaches and Case Studies considers the specific information literacy needs of communities of practice. As such, the book fills a gap in the literature, which has treated information literacy extensively, but has not applied it to the area of communities of practice. Since every community of practice generates, seeks, ... Read more

$71.09 USD

Pathways into Information Literacy and Communities of Practice: Teaching Approaches and Case Studies considers the specific information literacy needs of communities of practice. As such, the book fills a gap in the literature, which has treated information literacy extensively, but has not applied it to the area of communities of practice. Since every community of practice generates, seeks,
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Trends in Cyber-Physical Multi-Agent Systems. The PAAMS Collection - 15th International Conference, PAAMS 2017

Edited by Fernando De la Prieta, Zita Vale, Luis Antunes, Tiago Pinto, Andrew T. Campbell, Vicente Julián, Antonio J.R. Neves, María N. Moreno ...

Series series Springer Nature Proceedings excluding Computer Science
PAAMS, the International Conference on Practical Applications of Agents and Multi-Agent Systems is an evolution of the International Workshop on Practical Applications of Agents and Multi-Agent Systems. PAAMS is an international yearly tribune to present, to discuss, and to disseminate the latest developments and the most important outcomes related to real-world applications. It provides a unique ... Read more

$143.99 USD

PAAMS, the International Conference on Practical Applications of Agents and Multi-Agent Systems is an evolution of the International Workshop on Practical Applications of Agents and Multi-Agent Systems. PAAMS is an international yearly tribune to present, to discuss, and to disseminate the latest developments and the most important outcomes related to real-world applications. It provides a unique
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Building Human Capital in Tourism and Hospitality

Perspectives from theory and practice

by Dr Jorge Marques, Dr Joana A Quintela, Marília Durão, Debora Cordeiro Braga, Ralf Burbach, Claudia-Elena Tuclea, Huynh Cat Duyen0, Pedro Ferreira1, Amelia Gesheva2, Sofia Gomes3, Stefan Jooss4, Christos Kakarougkas5, Julia Lenz6, Dr Maria João Carneiro7, Ana Maria Malta8, Marianna Managou9, Mariana Martins0, Enrico Cardoso Mazzola1, Sonia Mileva2, Cecilia Leao Oderich3, Ligia Maria Rocha Pinto Ribeiro4, Karina Trindade dos Santos5, Monica Segovia-Perez6, Faruk Seyitoglu7, Maria Jose Silva8, Olimpia State9, Theodoros Stavrinoudis0, Mihail-Ovidiu Tanase1, Dao Anh Thu2, Gabriela Tigu3, Gabriele Tragschitz-Köck4, Daniela Wagner5 ...

Career development in the tourism and hospitality industry has attracted greater attention, leading to a higher recognition of the relevance of formal and industry-specific education and training. New career opportunities emerge as new challenges arise, urging for ongoing and renewed debates surrounding higher-level skills and the development and optimization of human capital. Building bridges ... Read more

$100.99 USD

Career development in the tourism and hospitality industry has attracted greater attention, leading to a higher recognition of the relevance of formal and industry-specific education and training. New career opportunities emerge as new challenges arise, urging for ongoing and renewed debates surrounding higher-level skills and the development and optimization of human capital. Building bridges
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Reading Comprehension as Intertextual Practice

Building Meaning Together

by David Bloome, Ayanna F. Brown, Huili Hong, Maria Beatriz Pinto ...

Building on recent scholarship in sociolinguistics, discourse analysis, and social practice theories, this book reconceptualizes reading comprehension as intertextual practices.Rather than view reading comprehension as the interaction of a reader and a text, the book outlines reading comprehension as a set of dynamic social practices enacted by people in and across social events in which they ... Read more

$64.99 USD

Building on recent scholarship in sociolinguistics, discourse analysis, and social practice theories, this book reconceptualizes reading comprehension as intertextual practices.Rather than view reading comprehension as the interaction of a reader and a text, the book outlines reading comprehension as a set of dynamic social practices enacted by people in and across social events in which they
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The Metalinguistic Mind

Typically and Atypically-Developing Children

by Sergio Melogno, Maria Antonietta Pinto ...

Series series Behavioral Science and Psychology (R0)
This book is about metalinguistic awareness (MLA), a broad area whose relevance has been acknowledged by several disciplines. The authors treat the topic from three main perspectives: developmental, methodological, and clinical. They begin by outlining the main historical developmental models and the way metalinguistic development is intertwined with such factors as literacy, bilingualism, ... Read more

$125.99 USD

This book is about metalinguistic awareness (MLA), a broad area whose relevance has been acknowledged by several disciplines. The authors treat the topic from three main perspectives: developmental, methodological, and clinical. They begin by outlining the main historical developmental models and the way metalinguistic development is intertwined with such factors as literacy, bilingualism,
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Image of U.S. Presidential Administrations

The Cases of George W. Bush and Barack Obama

by António Marques Bessa, Pablo Biderbost, Guillermo Boscán, Susana Cabaço, Sandra Costa, Giselle De la Cruz, Sebastian Köhler, Maria do Céu Pinto, Adérito Vicente ...

This book analyzes the image of the U.S. presidential administrations from 2001 to 2011 and their political image in foreign countries. The authors focus on the European perception of U.S. presidencies, specifically during the terms of George W. Bush and Barack Obama. Political image is decisive in electoral victory and, more often, is central in the conquest and maintenance of political power. ... Read more

$109.99 USD

This book analyzes the image of the U.S. presidential administrations from 2001 to 2011 and their political image in foreign countries. The authors focus on the European perception of U.S. presidencies, specifically during the terms of George W. Bush and Barack Obama. Political image is decisive in electoral victory and, more often, is central in the conquest and maintenance of political power.
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Ports in the Medieval European Atlantic

Shipping, Transport and Labour

by Ana María Rivera Medina, Professor Amândio Barros, Professor Eduardo Aznar Vallejo, Professor Mathias Tranchant, Professor María Álvarez Fernández, Dr Sara Pinto, Dr Enrique José Ruiz Pilares, Dr Roberto J. González Zalacain, Professor Jesús Ángel Solórzano Telechea ...

This book responds to the increasing interest of maritime historians in the study of ports. These enclaves offer significant insights into a variety of subjects, including ships and shipping; trade, commodities, and consumption patterns; the economy, society and culture of port workers and port communities; and systems of regional and international integration. Based on extensive research in a ... Read more

$17.99 USD

This book responds to the increasing interest of maritime historians in the study of ports. These enclaves offer significant insights into a variety of subjects, including ships and shipping; trade, commodities, and consumption patterns; the economy, society and culture of port workers and port communities; and systems of regional and international integration. Based on extensive research in a
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Abitare la Terra n.46-47/2018 – Dwelling on Earth

Rivista di geoarchitettura

by Paolo Portoghesi, Angela Alessandra Badami, Manuela Barbolla, Giovanni Bello, Graziella Bernardo, Ignacio Bisbal Grandal, Lucie Boissenin, Maria Carolina Campone, Maurizio Carta, Francesca Castagneto0, Giuliana Chierchiello1, Roland Chih-Hung Lin2, Alessandro Ciambrone3, Cristina Coscia4, Rocco Curto5, Claudia De Biase6, Stefania De Medici7, Francesco Di Paola8, Katia Fabbricatti9, Giovanni Fatta0, Enrico Formato1, Valeria Gadaleta2, Carmine Gambardella3, Ottavia Gambardella4, Giuseppe Guida5, Danila Jacazzi6, Salvatore Losco7, Françoise Anais Loubiès8, Elena Manzo9, Pasquale Miano0, Nicolás Andrés Moraga Herrera1, Maria Dolores Muñoz Rebolledo2, Francesca Muzzillo3, Akane Nakamura4, Takeyuki Okubo5, Andrea Ortega6, Luis Manuel Palmero Iglesias7, Rosaria Parente8, Maria Rita Pinto9, Mario Pisani0, Mosè Ricci1, Diana Rolando2, Mechtild Rössler3, Riccardo Serraglio4, Elena Shlienkova5, Elena Sperk6, Fosca Tortorelli7, Calogero Vinci8 ...

EDITORIALE / EDITORIAL REPRESENTATION, RESTORATION, REDESIGN, RESILIENCE Paolo Portoghesi RESILIENCE OF THE ROYAL SITE OF CARDITELLO. GOVERNANCE AND REGENERATION OF THE TERRITORY OF FERDINANDO DI BORBONE Carmine Gambardella THE WORK OF THE ARCHITECT FRANCESCO COLLECINI Riccardo Serraglio FOR THE SAFEGUARDING AND MANAGEMENT OF CULTURAL LANDSCAPES: UNESCO-GREECE MELINA MERCOURI INTERNATIONAL PRIZE ... Read more

$23.99 USD

EDITORIALE / EDITORIAL REPRESENTATION, RESTORATION, REDESIGN, RESILIENCE Paolo Portoghesi RESILIENCE OF THE ROYAL SITE OF CARDITELLO. GOVERNANCE AND REGENERATION OF THE TERRITORY OF FERDINANDO DI BORBONE Carmine Gambardella THE WORK OF THE ARCHITECT FRANCESCO COLLECINI Riccardo Serraglio FOR THE SAFEGUARDING AND MANAGEMENT OF CULTURAL LANDSCAPES: UNESCO-GREECE MELINA MERCOURI INTERNATIONAL PRIZE
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Organizational Transformation and Managing Innovation in the Fourth Industrial Revolution

Edited by Alicia Guerra Guerra ...

With the growth and advancement of business and industry, there is a growing need for the advancement of the strategies that manage these modernizations. Adaptation to advancement is essential for the success of these organizations and using the proper methods to accomplish this essential adaptation is paramount. Organizational Transformation and Managing Innovation in the Fourth Industrial ... Read more

$184.99 USD

With the growth and advancement of business and industry, there is a growing need for the advancement of the strategies that manage these modernizations. Adaptation to advancement is essential for the success of these organizations and using the proper methods to accomplish this essential adaptation is paramount. Organizational Transformation and Managing Innovation in the Fourth Industrial
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Robotics

Joint Conference on Robotics, LARS 2014, SBR 2014, Robocontrol 2014, São Carlos, Brazil, October 18-23, 2014. Revised Selected Papers

Edited by Fernando S. Osório, Denis Fernando Wolf, Kalinka Castelo Branco, Valdir Grassi Jr., Marcelo Becker, Roseli Romero ...

Series series Springer Nature Proceedings Computer Science
This book constitutes the refereed proceedings of the Joint Conference on Robotics, LARS, SBR, Robocontrol 2014, held in São Carlos, Brazil, in October 2014. The 8 revised full papers presented were carefully reviewed and selected from 76 submissions. The selected papers present a complete and solid reference of the state-of-the-art of intelligent robotics and automation research, covering the ... Read more

$49.99 USD

This book constitutes the refereed proceedings of the Joint Conference on Robotics, LARS, SBR, Robocontrol 2014, held in São Carlos, Brazil, in October 2014. The 8 revised full papers presented were carefully reviewed and selected from 76 submissions. The selected papers present a complete and solid reference of the state-of-the-art of intelligent robotics and automation research, covering the
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