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Unlike some other reproductions of classic texts (1) We have not
used OCR(Optical Character Recognition), as this leads to bad
quality books with introduced typos. (2) In books where there are
images such as portraits, maps, sketches etc We have endeavoured to
keep the quality of these images, so they represent accurately the
original artefact. Although occasionally there may be certain
imperfections with these old texts, we feel they deserve to be made
available for future generations to enjoy.
The Philokalia is a collection of texts written between the fourth
and fifteenth centuries by spiritual master of the Orthodox
Christian tradition. First published in Greek in 1782, translated
into Salvonic and later into Russian, The Philokalia has exercised
an influence far greater than that of any book other than the Bible
in the recent history of the Orthodox Church.
This book provides a theoretical and pragmatic guide to the use of
situated learning within structured interpreting programs.
Proponents of situated learning theory believe that meaningful
learning occurs when students interact with others in the social
contexts in which they will be working. With such interactions,
students have the opportunity to apply their theoretical knowledge
to authentic contexts that they will encounter throughout their
professional lives. While a limited number of research articles
exist about the use of situated learning in interpreter education,
this is the first full book to provide the foundations for situated
learning theory, show how to implement situated learning in
interpreter education, and offer practical applications for
maximizing authenticity in interpreting classrooms.
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Archways 1 (Paperback)
Chris Molnar, Nicodemus Nicoludis
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Unseen Warfare
Theophan the Recluse, Nicodemus Of the Holy Mountain; Nun Christina
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This book provides a theoretical and pragmatic guide to the use of
situated learning within structured interpreting programs.
Proponents of situated learning theory believe that meaningful
learning occurs when students interact with others in the social
contexts in which they will be working. With such interactions,
students have the opportunity to apply their theoretical knowledge
to authentic contexts that they will encounter throughout their
professional lives. While a limited number of research articles
exist about the use of situated learning in interpreter education,
this is the first full book to provide the foundations for situated
learning theory, show how to implement situated learning in
interpreter education, and offer practical applications for
maximizing authenticity in interpreting classrooms.
A boy staring at ants suddenly thinks of a fun but difficult Maths
problem. How long will it take the ants to fall off the stick he's
looking at, if they keep bumping into each other and changing
directions? Does this sound impossible to solve? It isn't! Read on
to find out the boy's ingenious solution!The I'm a Maths Star!
series comprises challenging Maths puzzles, presented in story
form. Puzzles are described and then solved, step-by-step, through
an engaging storyline, and using various Maths heuristic techniques
that are also taught as part of the world renowned Singapore Maths
curriculum. Through illustrations and an engaging storyline,
children will learn Maths heuristics, and be inspired to persevere
in understanding, representing, and solving fun and intriguing
Maths problems!Includes a Guide to Problem-solving by Yeap Ban Har!
At age 30, Joshua Fields Millburn and Ryan Nicodemus left their
six-figure corporate careers, jettisoned most of their material
possessions, and started focusing on life's most important aspects.
And they never looked back. This book's foreword and first chapter
examine Joshua and Ryan's backgrounds, their troubled pasts, and
their eventual spiral into depression. These chapters discuss why
the authors didn't feel fulfilled by their careers and why they
turned to society's idea of living: working ridiculous hours,
wastefully spending money, living paycheck to paycheck. Instead of
finding their passions, they pacified themselves with ephemeral
indulgences, inducing a cocaine-like high that didn't last far past
the checkout line. And then, after a set of life-changing events,
they discovered minimalism, which allowed Joshua and Ryan to
eliminate life's excess and focus on the essential things in life.
The subsequent chapters explore their journey into a lifestyle
known as minimalism and discusse why these two successful
businessmen eschewed their excess stuff in favor of focusing on
life's the more important aspects: health, relationships, passion,
growth, and contribution. The authors discuss how minimalism
allowed them to focus on each area, citing personal examples of how
they changed everything in their lives over a two year span, during
which time they left their corporate jobs, got out of debt, changed
their diets, started exercising regularly, strengthened their core
relationships, established exciting new relationships, began
pursuing their passions, contributed to more people, and found ways
to be content and happy with their lives. The final chapter,
Confluence of Meaning, binds together these five dimensions and
asks the reader important questions about his or her life. This
book's content is different from the content at TheMinimalist.com.
While the authors' website documents their journey into minimalism
and their continued growth through experimentation, this book
discusses minimalism in a different way: it discusses in great
depth the five dimensions of living a meaningful life. It also
gives the reader much more insight into the authors' personal
lives, into the painful events that led them to journey into
minimalism, and into their world outside the web.
THIS 20 PAGE ARTICLE WAS EXTRACTED FROM THE BOOK: Sacred Books and
Early Literature of the East: The Great Rejected Books of the
Biblical Apocrypha, by Charles F. Horne. To purchase the entire
book, please order ISBN 0766100022.
THIS 84 PAGE ARTICLE WAS EXTRACTED FROM THE BOOK: Sacred Books and
Early Literature of the East: The Great Rejected Books of the
Biblical Apocrypha, by Charles F. Horne. To purchase the entire
book, please order ISBN 0766100022.
The Acts of Pilate occasionally referred to as the Gospel of Pilate
is a book of New Testament apocrypha. The dates of its accreted
sections are uncertain, but scholars agree in assigning it to the
middle of the fourth century. The main body of Acta Pilati is in
two sections, with an appendix, Descensus ad Infernos-the Harrowing
of Hell-that does not exist in the Greek texts, and is a later
addition to the Latin versions. The first (chapters i-xi) contains
the trial of Jesus based upon Luke 23. The second part (xii-xvi)
regards the Resurrection. In it, Leucius and Charinus, the two
souls raised from the dead after the Crucifixion, relate to the
Sanhedrin the circumstances of the descent of Christ to Limbo. A
literature of miracle-tale romance developed around a conflated
"Leucius Charinus" as an author of further texts. The Harrowing of
Hell episode depicts St Dismas accompanying Christ in Hell, and the
deliverance of the righteous Old Testament patriarchs.
'The Minimalists show you how to disconnect from our conditioned
material state and reconnect to our true essence: love people and
use things. This is not a book about how to live with less, but
about how to live more deeply and more fully.' Jay Shetty, #1 New
York Times bestselling author of Think Like a Monk 'Joshua and Ryan
have penned an urgent manifesto for the growing movement away from
the material and towards the meaningful. An important book for our
current moment.' Cal Newport, New York Times bestselling author of
A World Without Email and Digital Minimalism AS SEEN ON THE NETFLIX
DOCUMENTARIES MINIMALISM & LESS IS NOW How might your life be
better with less? Imagine a life with less: less stuff, less
clutter, less stress and debt and discontent - a life with fewer
distractions. Now, imagine a life with more: more time, more
meaningful relationships, more growth and contribution and
contentment - a life of passion, unencumbered by the trappings of
the chaotic world around you. What you're imagining is an
intentional life. And to get there, you'll have to let go of some
clutter that's in the way. In Love People, Use Things, Joshua
Fields Millburn and Ryan Nicodemus move past simple decluttering to
show how minimalism makes room to reevaluate and heal the seven
essential relationships in our lives: stuff, truth, self, money,
values, creativity and people. They use their own experiences?and
those of the people they have met along the minimalist journey?to
provide a template for how to live a fuller, more meaningful life.
Because once you have less, you can make room for the right kind of
more.
The I'm a Maths Star! series comprises challenging Maths puzzles,
presented in story form. Puzzles are described and then solved,
step-by-step, through an engaging storyline, and using various
Maths heuristic techniques that are also taught as part of the
world-renowned Singapore Maths curriculum. Through illustrations
and an engaging storyline, children will learn Maths heuristics,
and be inspired to persevere in understanding, representing, and
solving fun and intriguing Maths problems!Includes a Guide to
Problem-solving by Yeap Ban Har!
Das Buch knupft an dem vollstandig neuen Ansatz zur Analyse
(langfristiger) Investitionsentscheidungen bei Beachtung von
Unsicherheit und Irreversibilitat derselben an und baut diesen aus.
Ausgehend von einer einzelwirtschaftlichen Investitionsentscheidung
wird gezeigt, wie fortgesetzte Unsicherheit und Irreversibilitat
einer Investition in reales Kapital diesen Entscheidungsprozess
beeinflussen und wie die Implikationen fur die Ertragsrate des
eingesetzten Kapitals sind. Dieser Ansatz nutzt die Analogie zur
Theorie des Optionswertes wie sie von den Finanzmarkten bekannt
ist, um eine neue Sichtweise des Investitionsvorgangs zu gewinnen.
Die Anwendung/Ubertragung dieses Ansatzes auf die Fragestellung
eines langfristigen Umweltproblems ist vollkommen neu und
innovativ."
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