Learning Culture

La cultura tradizionale che non muta mai e quella pop in continua evoluzione.

Who lived in Texas over a thousand years ago? In Porch Talk, John Erickson and his archaeologist friend Doug Boyd investigate this question while explaining the art and science of archaeology for middle listeners. On the Perryton ranch, John and his friends unearthed a ghost town that dated back to around 1300 CE. For more than twenty years, they worked together on this and other prehistoric sites, sharing a fascination for the ancient people who occupied the area. How did these people work, play, and survive?

In 2010—long before the release of Lemonade—Professor Kevin Allred created the university course "Politicizing Beyonce" to both wide acclaim and controversy. He outlines his pedagogical philosophy in Ain't I a Diva?, exploring the process of teaching Beyonce and what it means to use a superstar to blow up the canon. Allred brings his syllabus to life by pairing music videos and songs with historical and academic texts, and combines analysis with classroom anecdotes.

In this new Captivating History audiobook, you will discover amazing little-known facts about the Mayans as well as the truth about their remarkable history.

Descubre cómo transformar tu productividad y eficiencia en solo 7 días con nuestro audiolibro, incluso si eres nuevo en ChatGPT y la inteligencia artificial. ¿Agobiado por tareas pendientes y herramientas obsoletas que alargan tu jornada laboral? Este audiolibro es tu solución. Descubre cómo la Inteligencia Artificial y ChatGPT pueden ser tus aliados, independientemente de tu edad, industria o conocimiento tecnológico.

From the best-selling author of Mozart's Brain and the Fighter Pilot comes an in-depth look at the science of anxiety and some essential guidelines for dealing with it.

The Talisman is Sir Walter Scott's tale of the Crusades, a tale of chivalry, of violence, of virtue, romance, and deceit.

Set during and after the First World War, A Very Long Engagement is the tale of a young woman's search for her fiancé who she believes might still be alive despite having officially been reported as "killed in the line of duty." Unable to walk since childhood, fearless Mathilde Donnay is undeterred in her quest as she scours the country for information about five wounded French soldiers who were brutally abandoned by their own troops. A Very Long Engagement is a mystery, a love story, and an extraordinary portrait of life in France before and after the War.

Washington Post columnist Dana Milbank takes a fair and balanced look at the unsettling rise of the silly Fox News host Glenn Beck. Thomas Jefferson famously wrote that the tree of Liberty must be refreshed from time to time with the blood of patriots and tyrants. It is its natural manure. In America in 2010, Glenn Beck provides the very refreshment Jefferson had in mind: Whether he's the patriot or the tyrant, he's definitely full of manure.

Rule by head or rule by heart? Elinor Dashwood is a great believer in "sense," while her exuberant younger sister Marianne feels keenly that only "sensibility" (what today we'd call passion) serves to guide the heart. Through vicissitudes and, in the case of Marianne, outright betrayal by her lover, these two women learn the value in the other's outlook, and thereby prepare themselves for later domestic bliss that is the hallmark resolution of Jane Austen's novels.

Millennials and future leaders no longer have to make the mistakes of yesterday in order to learn valuable lessons tomorrow; they can have the answers they need today! Laser brilliantly combines her expertise in risk reduction, human behavior and strategy with existing "better" practices and experiences from others, in this entertaining, easy-to-follow, solution-packed beginner's guide to leadership essentials.

It’s Sunday, and that means it’s Hair Day! As Mami weaves gold and cowrie shells into Yadira’s hair, she tells her the story of the goddess Oshún, showing Yadi how her Afro Latin heritage is lovingly tucked into each braid and shell. The next day, Yadi arrives for her first day at a new school. She's nervous about making friends, but with her beautiful braids, the click-clack of the cowrie shells, and a little guidance from Oshún, she finds she has everything she needs to be her best, most authentic self.

Young Cedric Errol lives in poverty in New York with his mother. When his father, who was disinherited for marrying an American, dies, Cedric is summoned to his grandfather's English estate. While the crotchety old Earl planned to transform the boy into a docile, traditional lording, it is Little Lord Fauntleroy who does the converting.

Bald kommt der Frühling, die Gelegenheit zu einem Spaziergang auf den Klippen der Normandie und im schönen Garten von Giverny! Orte, die die impressionistischen Maler des 19. Jahrhunderts stark inspiriert haben. Wenn das Wetter zu schlecht ist, können Sie vor dem Fernseher bleiben, denn wir werden Ihnen in unserem 4/20-Audio-Produkt alle Begriffe rund ums Fernsehen beibringen. Schließlich werden wir uns in unserem Grammatikpunkt mit der Phonetik der Verbindungen befassen... sehr wichtig im Französischen. Also, hören Sie gut zu! Französisch lernen mit Écoute Audio.

How to Teach French Through Community, Games and Culture is a short booklet helping French teachers make their classes fun and explaining how their students can effectively learn and retain the language through a variety of factors. Factors like getting to identify your students' personalities, communication channels, psychological needs, or learning styles help you to establish a true community within your classroom. Knowing what types of games will make class interesting and entertaining to your students creates a positive learning environment.

Welcome to the corporate world, friend! A world where things aren’t fair, some people are mean, and if you want to succeed, your boss has to like you. In her new book Corporate Survival Guide for Your Twenties: A Guide to Help You Navigate the Business World, Kayla Buell, founder of the award-winning blog Lost GenY Girl, helps you face the corporate world post-college. Navigating a corporate working world filled with pitfalls and traps is not easy - there’s no app for that. Should you speak up in meetings? Should you stay quiet? Should you eat at your desk? What should you wear?

On a hot day in July 1919, five black youths went swimming in Lake Michigan, unintentionally floating close to the white beach. An angry white man began throwing stones at the boys, striking and killing one. Racial conflict on the beach erupted into days of urban violence that shook the city of Chicago to its foundations. This mesmerizing narrative draws on contemporary accounts as it traces the roots of the explosion that had been building for decades in race relations, politics, business, and clashes of culture.

Winning teammates are the people that make it possible for any group to succeed - the people on whom others depend. Winning teammates are the people who others want to work with. Winning teammates bring more than just technical skills - they bring interpersonal skills that every great organization needs to create and maintain a positive and productive culture. In the book, you meet Nick Turner, a talented worker who finds himself changing jobs - again.

Pattie Mae adores and admires Uncle Buddy. He unsettles the dust and brings fresh ideas to Rehobeth Road. But when Buddy's deliberate inattention to the protocol of 1947 North Carolina lands him in jail for a crime against a white woman that he didn't commit, Pattie Mae and her family are suddenly set to journeying on the long, hard road that leads from loss and rage to forgiveness and pride.

How did the colonists of Jamestown and Maryland live and die? Forensic anthropology provides an incredible array of answers. Scientists can look into a grave and determine the skeleton's gender, age at time of death, nationality, and sometimes even economic standing within minutes. Laboratory studies can provide cause of death information.