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Previously published as Mandela's Way Written by the co-author of
international bestseller Long Walk to Freedom, Nelson Mandela:
Portrait of an Extraordinary Man presents fifteen powerful lessons
on life and leadership based on the life and work of Nelson Mandela
(1918 - 2013), whose fight against apartheid in South Africa has
become an enduring example of resistance against injustice and
oppression. A recipient of the 1993 Nobel Peace Prize, Mandela is a
man who truly changed the course of world history and is arguably
the most inspirational figure of the past century. Stengel spent
almost three years with Mandela working on his bestselling
autobiography Long Walk to Freedom, and through that process became
a close friend. Written with the blessing of the Nelson Mandela
Foundation, to which the author will donate a percentage of his
royalties, Nelson Mandela: Portrait of an Extraordinary Man is an
inspirational book of wisdom that will encourage people of all ages
to look within themselves to improve their lives, to reconsider the
things they take for granted, and to think about the legacy they
leave behind.
Nonfiction. Philosophy. Personal Transformation. Inspiration.
Spirituality. Self-Help. Yoga for the Mind is Slow Thought for a
Fast Life. We are constituted to think and reflect, to query and
question, to seek answers and not stop at the answers we find,
pushing further and further on our quest for meaning and insight
into the big and the small, into first things and last. In other
words, we are philosophical creatures. How, then, can we achieve
more satisfying, rich, creative, and fulfilled lives as creatures
of thought and reflection, as fundamentally philosophical beings?
This question lies at the heart of YOGA FOR THE MIND--an intensely
fruitful and enriching philosophical supplement to the daily diet
of existence.
A profoundly inspiring book that captures the spirit of Nelson Mandela, distilling the South African leader’s wisdom into 15 vital life lessons
We long for heroes and have too few. Nelson Mandela, who died in 2013 at the age of ninety-five, is the closest thing the world has to a secular saint. He liberated a country from a system of violent prejudice and helped unite oppressor and oppressed in a way that had never been done before.
Now Richard Stengel, the editor of Time magazine, has distilled countless hours of intimate conversation with Mandela into fifteen essential life lessons. For nearly three years, including the critical period when Mandela moved South Africa toward the first democratic elections in its history, Stengel collaborated with Mandela on his autobiography, Long Walk to Freedom, and traveled with him everywhere. Eating with him, watching him campaign, hearing him think out loud, Stengel came to know all the different sides of this complex man and became a cherished friend and colleague.
In Mandela’s Way, Stengel recounts the moments in which “the grandfather of South Africa” was tested and shares the wisdom he learned: why courage is more than the absence of fear, why we should keep our rivals close, why the answer is not always either/or but often “both,” how important it is for each of us to find something away from the world that gives us pleasure and satisfaction—our own garden. Woven into these life lessons are remarkable stories—of Mandela’s childhood as the protégé of a tribal king, of his early days as a freedom fighter, of the twenty-seven-year imprisonment that could not break him, and of his fulfilling remarriage at the age of eighty.
This uplifting book captures the spirit of this extraordinary man—warrior, martyr, husband, statesman, and moral leader—and spurs us to look within ourselves, reconsider the things we take for granted, and contemplate the legacy we’ll leave behind.
The book, written from the perspective of pedologists and
agronomists, is a study of the Earth's crust which is subjected to
climatic agents and inhabited by living creatures. These phenomena
in concert, slowly transform soil through the interaction of
physical, climatic and biological processes.
'Voice and Self' introduces specific vocal and physical techniques aimed at developing and healing the voice and establishing general physical and mental well-being. The authors believe that, not only is an optimal mental and physical state necessary for optimal vocal performance, but also that mental and physical health are necessary prerequisites for a person finding his or her own voice and that there is a reciprocal relationship between them.;Having demonstrated this explicit link between the voice and physical and mental health, the authors present a thorough analysis of our vocal capabilities. supported with a fully illustrated description of the physiology of voice and breathing. The book goes on to develop a comprehensive description of many possible correctable voice defects. With detailed descriptions of numerous vocal and physical exercises developed by the authors in the course of their many years as practising counsellors and therapists, 'Voice and Self' should be useful as a handbook both for professionals and for those who suffer from vocal ailments.
Students, parents, teachers, leaders, and policy-makers generate
and take responsibility for their efforts, often without
understanding the nature of the responsibility they hold. Barbara
S. Stengel argues that every educational interaction is a call to
and opportunity for responsibility for all involved. In short,
responsibility represents the goal for students, the guiding vision
for educators’ practice, and a useful design principal for
leaders and policy makers. Using a critical pragmatist framing of
the concept of responsibility, Stengel shows how greater attention
to responsibility allows for a deeper understanding of diversity
and equity as well as individual and common goods. It enables a
deeper understanding of the moral dimensions of teaching and
learning prospectively in growth rather than retrospectively in
blame. The philosophical discussion of responsibility is coupled
with discussion of the lived experiences of students, teachers,
aides, and administrators and draws evidence from a case study of a
middle school turnaround in Nashville, USA. The Bailey Middle
School community developed a reading of responsibility that matched
educators’ intuitions and experiences of their work, while
enhancing students’ understanding of their place in the world.
The book represents a call for educators to be, and become,
responsible for their and their students’ lives-in-common and the
individual well-being of all in the community.
This volume provides a fundamental overview of the current state of
the art in natural products from marine algae, linking the complex
and diverse natural resource with recent developments in
extraction, analytical and bioactivity testing methodologies.
Natural Products from Marine Algae: Methods and Protocols guides
readers through protocols and techniques on algal biotechnology,
metabolites, Solid-Liquid Extraction (SLE), Microwave Assisted
Extraction (MAE), Liquid Chromatography, Gas Chromatography,
Nuclear Magnetic Resonance Spectroscopy, Infra-red spectroscopy and
Raman Spectroscopy. Written in the highly successful Methods in
Molecular Biology series format, chapters include introductions to
their respective topics, lists of the necessary materials and
reagents, step-by-step, readily reproducible laboratory protocols
and tips on troubleshooting and avoiding known
pitfalls.Authoritative and cutting-edge, Natural Products from
Marine Algae: Methods and Protocols hopes to aid scientists unravel
and quantify algal chemical diversity and support further marine
biotechnological developments.
An updated and expanded new edition of an authoritative book on
flight dynamics and control system design for all types of current
and future fixed-wing aircraft Since it was first published, Flight
Dynamics has offered a new approach to the science and mathematics
of aircraft flight, unifying principles of aeronautics with
contemporary systems analysis. Now updated and expanded, this
authoritative book by award-winning aeronautics engineer Robert
Stengel presents traditional material in the context of modern
computational tools and multivariable methods. Special attention is
devoted to models and techniques for analysis, simulation,
evaluation of flying qualities, and robust control system design.
Using common notation and not assuming a strong background in
aeronautics, Flight Dynamics will engage a wide variety of readers,
including aircraft designers, flight test engineers, researchers,
instructors, and students. It introduces principles, derivations,
and equations of flight dynamics as well as methods of flight
control design with frequent reference to MATLAB functions and
examples. Topics include aerodynamics, propulsion, structures,
flying qualities, flight control, and the atmospheric and
gravitational environment. The second edition of Flight Dynamics
features up-to-date examples; a new chapter on control law design
for digital fly-by-wire systems; new material on propulsion,
aerodynamics of control surfaces, and aeroelastic control; many
more illustrations; and text boxes that introduce general
mathematical concepts. Features a fluid, progressive presentation
that aids informal and self-directed study Provides a clear,
consistent notation that supports understanding, from elementary to
complicated concepts Offers a comprehensive blend of aerodynamics,
dynamics, and control Presents a unified introduction of control
system design, from basics to complex methods Includes links to
online MATLAB software written by the author that supports the
material covered in the book
Some secrets aren't meant to be kept. Ever since Lou Harrison moved
to Somerville, strange things have been happening. Why is it that
Amanda Wrenn, a girl who disappeared decades ago, is identical to
Lou's dead sister? Why is Lou having visions of a terrible accident
she knows nothing about? No matter how innocent Lou's new home
might seem, she can't shake the feeling that a horrible secret is
hidden there-a secret that someone might kill to protect. In this
new thriller from novelist Joyce A. Stengel, the past and present
weave together a dangerous web of mystery, deception, and murder.
Intricate and fast-paced, this book will have readers holding their
breath until the last exhilarating page.
"Flight Dynamics" takes a new approach to the science and
mathematics of aircraft flight, unifying principles of aeronautics
with contemporary systems analysis. While presenting traditional
material that is critical to understanding aircraft motions, it
does so in the context of modern computational tools and
multivariable methods. Robert Stengel devotes particular attention
to models and techniques that are appropriate for analysis,
simulation, evaluation of flying qualities, and control system
design. He establishes bridges to classical analysis and results,
and explores new territory that was treated only inferentially in
earlier books. This book combines a highly accessible style of
presentation with contents that will appeal to graduate students
and to professionals already familiar with basic flight
dynamics.
Dynamic analysis has changed dramatically in recent decades,
with the introduction of powerful personal computers and scientific
programming languages. Analysis programs have become so pervasive
that it can be assumed that all students and practicing engineers
working on aircraft flight dynamics have access to them. Therefore,
this book presents the principles, derivations, and equations of
flight dynamics with frequent reference to MATLAB functions and
examples.
By using common notation and not assuming a strong background in
aeronautics, "Flight Dynamics" will engage a wide variety of
readers. Introductions to aerodynamics, propulsion, structures,
flying qualities, flight control, and the atmospheric and
gravitational environment accompany the development of the
aircraft's dynamic equations.
This volume is the first to analyze populism's international
dimension: its impact on, and interaction with, foreign policy and
international politics. The contributions to this volume engage
conceptual theoretical issues and overarching questions such as the
still under-specified concept of populism or the importance of
leadership and the mass media for populism's global rise. They zoom
in on populism's effect on both different countries' foreign
policies and core international concerns, including the future of
the liberal world order and the chances for international conflict
and cooperation more generally.
Das vorliegende essential versteht sich als kompaktes
Nachschlagewerk fur Fragen und Aspekte rund um ein koerperliches
Training im Spannungsfeld der Osteoporose und Frakturprophylaxe.
Schwerpunkt sind dabei evidenzbasierte Strategien und
Handlungsempfehlungen zur Primar- und Sekundarpravention der
Osteoporose, respektive zur Frakturreduktion sowie
Kontraindikationen und moegliche Bewegungsangebote.
Students, parents, teachers, leaders, and policy-makers generate
and take responsibility for their efforts, often without
understanding the nature of the responsibility they hold. Barbara
S. Stengel argues that every educational interaction is a call to
and opportunity for responsibility for all involved. In short,
responsibility represents the goal for students, the guiding vision
for educators’ practice, and a useful design principal for
leaders and policy makers. Using a critical pragmatist framing of
the concept of responsibility, Stengel shows how greater attention
to responsibility allows for a deeper understanding of diversity
and equity as well as individual and common goods. It enables a
deeper understanding of the moral dimensions of teaching and
learning prospectively in growth rather than retrospectively in
blame. The philosophical discussion of responsibility is coupled
with discussion of the lived experiences of students, teachers,
aides, and administrators and draws evidence from a case study of a
middle school turnaround in Nashville, USA. The Bailey Middle
School community developed a reading of responsibility that matched
educators’ intuitions and experiences of their work, while
enhancing students’ understanding of their place in the world.
The book represents a call for educators to be, and become,
responsible for their and their students’ lives-in-common and the
individual well-being of all in the community.
In Politik und Wirtschaft ist vielfach von der "Industrialisierung
4.0" die Rede, um den gegenwartigen gesellschaftlichen Wandel zu
pointieren. Unterstellt wird dabei, es handle sich bei den
Veranderungen lediglich um die Fortsetzung der Industrialisierung
mit neuen Mitteln. Dagegen besagt die hier vertretene These, dass
Gesellschaften in eine UEbergangsphase eingetreten sind, deren Ende
zugleich das Ende des Industriezeitalters ist. Die oekonomischen
Veranderungen sind dabei nur Teil eines umfassenderen Prozesses,
dessen Ausmasse, Chancen und Risiken im Buch vorgestellt werden.
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