Costa: 926 books

These are the first 72 hours of the aftermath of the 2108 Great Earthquake of Shanghai. And this is the struggle for survival of one man trapped in the rubble. The exact same rubble that will become the home of thousands of Chinese contributing to a society that will, in 300 years, become known as...

The beautiful Brentwood area of Contra Costa County is the oldest continuously populated community in California inland from the great coastal centers. Californios eschewed this challenging portion of the Central Valley, so pioneering physician John Marshestablished a permanent settlement here in 1837...

L'amore per Alex è un sentimento che causa sofferenza,e dopo essere stato abbandonato dalla madre quando è ancora un bambino ,ha difficoltà a vivere dei rapporti con le donne,soprattutto dopo che la sua compagna lo ha lasciato senza una valida spiegazione. Eppure il cuore ha bisogno di nutrirsi...

Studies challenging the idea that technology and science flow only from global North to South. The essays in this volume study the creation, adaptation, and use of science and technology in Latin America. They challenge the view that scientific ideas and technology travel unchanged from the...

Finally available, a high quality book of the original classic edition of The Pre-Columbian Discovery of America by the Northmen. It was previously published by other bona fide publishers, and is now, after many years, back in print. This is a new and freshly published edition of this culturally...

Reunidas em um único livro, as novelas Efeito suspensório (1993) e Goldstein & Camargo (1994) são exemplos do que há de melhor na prosa contemporânea brasileira. A primeira nos apresenta a vida de Libero Serra, um economista frustrado que tenta encontrar a redenção no teatro e acaba seduzido...

Caribbean Literary Discourseis a study of the multicultural, multilingual, and Creolized languages that characterize Caribbean discourse, especially as reflected in the language choices that preoccupy creative writers. Caribbean Literary Discourse opens the challenging world of language choices...

Et si à l'approche de la mort de votre fils, vous décidiez de le cloner ?Quand le Dr Malcom Gledhill est appelé au chevet de son fils Simon mourant, il prend une décision qui va bouleverser l’histoire de l’humanité, une décision qui va conduire à la naissance de son second fils, Stephen :...

In the first years of life, as children observe, imitate, and interact with people and their environment, the brain is structuring a foundation for vocabulary, values, cognitive processes, and social skills. Educators, you can help influence that development by teaching the skills and dispositions...

Como devemos nos dirigir a um Rei? Um Sultão é a mesma coisa que um Califa? Quem era mais importante, um Duque ou um Barão? Que cargos havia nas cortes da Idade Média? Para responder a essas e a outras perguntas de curiosos pelas organizações sociais e militares através do tempo, a Editora...

This book develops and applies a unified interpretation of John Rawls’ theory of justice as fairness in order to clarify the account of citizenship that Rawls relies upon, and the kind of educational policies that the state can legitimately pursue to promote social justice. Costa examines the role...

In una Palermo odorosa e putrescente Gian Mauro Costa inscena un racket di ladri di biciclette che racchiude come in un bocciolo un amore di adolescenti di un’epoca lontana. Il racconto 'Un colpo in canna' (44 pagine) è tratto dall'antologia 'La scuola in giallo' (Sellerio 2014).

This collection examines the power and transformative potential of movements that fight against poverty and inequality. Broadly, poverty politics are struggles to define who is poor, what it means to be poor, what actions might be taken, and who should act. These movements shape the sociocultural...

This book examines Portugal’s transition from dictatorship to democracy by focusing on Lourinhã’s urbanization and economic development since 1966. Since 1966, Lourinhã’s urban landscape has transformed as Portugal democratized. From a rural town with little infrastructure and few institutions...