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First published in 1935, Of Time and the River is Thomas Wolfes sweeping and deeply personal novel that continues the story of Eugene Gant, a character closely based on Wolfe himself. Expansive and lyrical, the novel traces Eugenes journey from his Southern roots to his search for identity, artistic purpose, and belonging in a vast and changing world.Blending autobiography with fiction, Wolfe explores themes of ambition, loneliness, memory, time, and the relentless passage of life. Through richly detailed prose and emotional intensity, he captures the struggles of youth, the yearning for greatness, and the complex ties between family, home, and personal destiny.Epic in scope and poetic in style, Of Time and the River stands as a landmark of American literature, offering a profound meditation on growth, aspiration, and the human experience.

A Pesquisa-ação sobre tecnologias digitais e Codesign Didático Socioconstrutivista na EJA/PROEJA. O estudo propõe soluções pedagógicas que elevam a criticidade, o protagonismo e a autonomia dos estud

Long before NFTs and crypto-art, a student named Alex Tew had an idea: sell 1 million pixels on a webpage for $1 each. It sounded stupid. It was stupid. And it made him a millionaire in months."The Million Dollar Pixel" traces the history of digital scarcity. It connects the dots between the "Million Dollar Homepage" of 2005, the insane real-money economy of Second Life, the $600,000 virtual planet sold in Entropia Universe, and the modern craze of CS:GO skins.Why do humans assign value to intangible coordinates on a server? This book explores the economics of status, the psychology of ownership in a post-material world, and the thin line between a digital collectible and a "greater fool" scam. It is a deep dive into the weirdest markets on earth, where a JPEG of a rock can cost more than a house.

O mundo contemporâneo não respira apenas oxigênio. Respira, também, uma profusão de linguagens, como nenhum outro momento histórico.O desenvolvimento da Internet, sobretudo das redes sociais, trouxe

First published in 1839, The Charterhouse of Parma is Stendhals masterful historical novel set in early 19th-century Italy. The story follows Fabrizio del Dongo, a young Italian nobleman whose life is marked by passion, political intrigue, and personal ambition as he navigates the complexities of love, war, and society.Through vivid characterization and richly detailed settings, Stendhal explores themes of romance, honor, social ambition, and the clash between personal desires and societal expectations. The novel balances thrilling adventure with keen psychological insight, offering a portrait of both individual emotion and the broader political landscape of the era.Epic, engaging, and elegantly written, The Charterhouse of Parma remains a timeless classic, celebrated for its narrative sophistication, emotional depth, and enduring exploration of the human heart.

Silicon Valley worships the "First Mover Advantage." We are told that you must be first to market to win. But history tells a different story. Facebook wasnt the first social network. Google wasnt the first search engine. Apple didnt invent the MP3 player or the smartphone."The Second Mover" challenges the cult of innovation. Being first is expensive, risky, and often fatal. The pioneer has to educate the market, make all the mistakes, and build the infrastructure. The Second Mover watches, learns, optimizes, and then executes with superior resources.This book analyzes the strategy of "Fast Following." It teaches entrepreneurs and managers when to innovate and when to wait. Learn how to let your competitors burn their cash clearing the jungle, so you can pave the road. In business, the early bird gets the worm, but the second mouse gets the cheese.

In 2014, a "Playable Teaser" (P.T.) appeared on the PlayStation Store. It was a terrifying loop of a haunted hallway, filled with cryptic puzzles and a ghost named Lisa. Players eventually discovered it was a secret trailer for Silent Hills, directed by Hideo Kojima and Guillermo del Toro. Then, Konami cancelled the game, fired Kojima, andunprecedented in historydeleted P.T. from the servers.This book explores the cult of the "lost game." PS4s with P.T. installed are now sold for hundreds of dollars on eBay. It analyzes the genius of P.T.s design (the looping corridor, the radio broadcasts) and the corporate feud that killed the most anticipated horror game of the decade. A story of art, ego, and digital impermanence.

The Wreck of the Titan is a haunting maritime tale that blends adventure, fatalism, and prophetic unease. The novel follows John Rowland, a disillusioned former naval officer whose life has unraveled. Fate places him aboard the Titan, the largest and most technologically advanced ship ever builtcelebrated as "unsinkable," a symbol of human arrogance, and a floating empire of luxury for the elite.What begins as a routine voyage becomes an existential descent when the Titan strikes an iceberg in the North Atlantic, plunging passengers and crew into chaos. Amid the catastrophe, Rowland confronts both the physical terror of the sinking and the moral wreckage of his own past. His desperate rescue of a young girl becomes a fragile thread of redemption woven through the icy darkness.Published fourteen years before the Titanic disaster, Robertsons novel is steeped in eerie parallels that continue to fascinate readers. More than a prediction, it is a meditation on hubris, power, and the thin boundary between human brilliance and human downfall. Atmospheric, philosophical, and deeply suspenseful, The Wreck of the Titan remains a cornerstone of speculative maritime fiction.

In May 1991, Sergei Krikalev blasted off from the Soviet Union towards the Mir space station. He was supposed to be up there for five months. But while he was circling the Earth, the country that sent him up began to disintegrate. Tanks rolled into Red Square, the hammer and sickle was lowered, and the Soviet Union ceased to exist.Down on Earth, chaos reigned. The space agency ran out of money. They couldnt afford to bring him back. Krikalev was told he had to stayindefinitely. He became "the last citizen of the USSR," circling a planet that had radically changed, floating in a tin can while his hometown of Leningrad became St. Petersburg again."The Last Citizen" is the harrowing, claustrophobic, and deeply human story of the 311 days Krikalev spent in orbit, twice as long as planned, waiting for a countryany countryto bring him home. It is a story of duty, abandonment, and the ultimate perspective on political borders.

First published in 1830, The Red and the Black (Le Rouge et le Noir) is Stendhals acclaimed psychological and social novel set in post-Napoleonic France. The story follows Julien Sorel, a young and intelligent man of modest background whose ambition drives him to navigate the rigid structures of class, politics, and religion in pursuit of success.Torn between passion and calculation, Julien becomes entangled in complex romantic relationships while striving to rise above his social standing. Through sharp social commentary and deep psychological insight, Stendhal explores themes of ambition, hypocrisy, love, power, and the tension between individual desire and societal expectation.Bold, realistic, and emotionally intense, The Red and the Black remains a cornerstone of French literature and a timeless study of human ambition and moral conflict.

Durante eras incontáveis, os Deuses da Terra observaram em silêncio o avanço da humanidade, seu brilho, sua arrogância, sua queda. Quando a destruição se tornou irreversível, com o planeta consumido

In 1998, Yahoo refused to buy Google for $1 million. In 2002, they refused to buy it for $5 billion. In 2006, they almost bought Facebook for $1 billion but lowered the offer at the last minute, causing Mark Zuckerberg to walk away. Instead, they spent billions on https://www.google.com/search?q=Broadcast.com and Tumblr, assets that became worthless."The Purple Giant" is a tragedy of corporate strategy. It traces how the king of the early internet lost its crown not through bad luck, but through a series of historically bad decisions. It explores the identity crisis of a tech company that thought it was a media company, proving that in Silicon Valley, playing it safe is the riskiest strategy of all.

Sempre quis ler "O Morro dos Ventos Uivantes" e desistia por achar a linguagem difícil? Então, esse eBook é para você! A Editora Bezz apresenta orgulhosamente essa edição com a linguagem atualizada.

Nuri is a beekeeper; his wife, Afra, an artist. They live a simple life, rich in family and friends, in the beautiful Syrian city of Aleppo until the unthinkable happens. When all they care for is destroyed by war, they are forced to escape. On their terrifying journey, they must face the pain of their own unbearable loss alongside incredible danger. Above all, they must journey to find each other again. This compassionate and beautiful play is a story of connection between friends, families and strangers.Nesrin Alrefaai and Matthew Spanglers adaptation of Christy Lefteris bestselling novel The Beekeeper of Aleppo was first seen at Nottingham Playhouse and on tour in 2023, and is revived in 2026.

Neste terceiro volume da coleção César Aira, uma nova leva de novelitas inéditas no Brasil dão a ver a criatividade inesgotável deste que é um dos mais importantes escritores da América Latina. Desde

Você acredita que seus pensamentos são privados?Ada Web acreditava. Como psicanalista, oferecia aos pacientes o mais sagrado na era digital: privacidade absoluta. Até descobrir que ALGO a observava.A

Light Year by Jennifer Wong is a meditation on time. These poems delve into the mind of a poet crossing spaces of deep wounds, love and healing: a constellation of friendships and love as she moves through upheaval, transformation and change.The collection offers glimpses into the journeys of a migrant, a daughter, and a mother; with the passage of years, the poems ask what it might mean to move like light itself, beyond expectations and into new ways of understanding ourselves more profoundly. With sublime precision, Jennifer Wongs poetry brings clarity to the spaces between the stars the time difference between memories and place, between our loved ones, and everything we hold dear in life.A Poetry Book Society Recommendation

Em Poder, cidade e mercadoria: a disputa pelo espaço no Rio de Janeiro Olímpico, William Bueno Rebouças apresenta as coalizões de poder que tornaram possível a implementação de uma visão de cidade en

Pertencentes a sociedade e a cultura, os artefatos computacionais negociam sentido estreito com o consumo, com o poder e com os jogos de controle, que separam claramente aqueles que projetam e aqueles que no projetam, os que acessam dos que no acessam, os que esto incluidos e os que sistematicamente so excluidos das decises sobre o que se projeta, quando, para quem e como se projeta. Uma Educaço Radical em Design de Interaço implica em produzir consciencia e aço sobre as relaçes que a tecnologia nos impe e escolher, ativamente, ser aliado na produço de novas possibilidades de projetar e pensar Design. Para alem de uma categoria, o termo implica tambem assumir uma postura pedagogica dentre as varias pedagogias radicais que permitam contribuir ativamente para uma sociedade mais justa e igualitaria. Neste livro, produzimos consciencia de como as tecnologias digitais computacionais, em um sentido ampliado, podem contribuir para uma reexo a respeito das desigualdades, das barreiras e imposiçes produzidas e reproduzidas em projetos de Design de Interaço. E com vontade, a aço pedagogica para empregar esforços para construir a sociedade que queremos, que sonhamos e esperançamos, por meio da educaço em Design.

Este livro mapeia práticas narrativas, criativas e colaborativas possíveis na cultura digital a partir da relação dos fãs com os produtos de entretenimento no universo das fanfictions brasileiras. A