El GED en Espanol Para Dummies


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Score your highest on the Spanish-translated GED Passing the GED provides Spanish-speakers with expanded job and educational opportunities, like attending college or starting a successful career. El GED en Espanol Para Dummies is a comprehensive study guide for native Spanish-speakers preparing to take the GED exam. You'll get hands-on, essential test preparation help on everything you need to know-from registering and studying effectively to managing your time during the exam. Hands-on training in each of the five main subject areas: Writing, Reading, Social Studies, Science, and Math. Fresh and relevant example questions Two full practice tests with detailed walk-throughs and explanations for every solution If you're one of the thousands of native Spanish-speakers looking for an all-in-one study guide for El GED en Espanol, this hands-on, friendly guide is your ticket for scoring your highest on exam day!




Body Language For Dummies


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If you are puzzled by other people or want to improve the impression you give, knowing about body language could be the key. In this book you’ll discover how the body reveals what people really mean and how you can use your body and your expressions to improve your self-image to others. It explores why we give the signals we do, how to read the most common expressions and goes on to show how you can use your new understanding of body language for success at work, in relationships and in your communication. Actions really do speak louder than words!




Linguistics For Dummies


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The fascinating, fun, and friendly way to understand the science behind human language Linguistics is the scientific study of human language. Linguistics students study how languages are constructed, how they function, how they affect society, and how humans learn language. From understanding other languages to teaching computers to communicate, linguistics plays a vital role in society. Linguistics For Dummies tracks to a typical college-level introductory linguistics course and arms you with the confidence, knowledge, and know-how to score your highest. Understand the science behind human language Grasp how language is constructed Score your highest in college-level linguistics If you're enrolled in an introductory linguistics course or simply have a love of human language, Linguistics For Dummies is your one-stop resource for unlocking the science of the spoken word.




Flirting For Dummies


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A straight-talking guide to decoding the intricacies of flirting Many people are mortified by their flirting skills and get flustered when dealing with people they're attracted to. This easy-to-follow manual to mastering the art of flirting offers indispensable advice on working the dating scene and reinvigorating your love life. Exploring key areas including listening and communication skills, body language and self-image, Flirting For Dummies provides readers with all the tools they need to boost their self-confidence and engage with people in a natural and charming way. Flirting For Dummies: Features black and white photographs to provide examples of flirting in action Gives advice on getting to grips with flirting basics and how to get noticed Covers how to develop a killer rapport with body language Provides advice on taking the next step Gives ‘Top Ten’ tips such as opening lines and flirting faux pas About the author Elizabeth Clark is a renowned flirting and charisma expert. She has featured on ITV's Des & Mel, BBC Breakfast, and in a host of radio shows and press articles. Elizabeth is the founder of Rapport Unlimited- a company specialising in presentation skills training and keynote speaking.




Introduction to Mathematical Thinking


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"Mathematical thinking is not the same as 'doing math'--unless you are a professional mathematician. For most people, 'doing math' means the application of procedures and symbolic manipulations. Mathematical thinking, in contrast, is what the name reflects, a way of thinking about things in the world that humans have developed over three thousand years. It does not have to be about mathematics at all, which means that many people can benefit from learning this powerful way of thinking, not just mathematicians and scientists."--Back cover.




The Seventh Function of Language


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“A cunning, often hilarious mystery for the Mensa set and fans of Umberto Eco’s The Name of the Rose and Tom Stoppard’s Arcadia.” —Heller McAlpin, NPR Paris, 1980. The literary critic Roland Barthes dies—struck by a laundry van—after lunch with the presidential candidate François Mitterand. The world of letters mourns a tragic accident. But what if it wasn’t an accident at all? What if Barthes was . . . murdered? In The Seventh Function of Language, Laurent Binet spins a madcap secret history of the French intelligentsia, starring such luminaries as Jacques Derrida, Umberto Eco, Gilles Deleuze, Michel Foucault, Judith Butler, and Julia Kristeva—as well as the hapless police detective Jacques Bayard, whose new case will plunge him into the depths of literary theory (starting with the French version of Roland Barthes for Dummies). Soon Bayard finds himself in search of a lost manuscript by the linguist Roman Jakobson on the mysterious “seventh function of language.” A brilliantly erudite comedy, The Seventh Function of Language takes us from the cafés of Saint-Germain to the corridors of Cornell University, and into the duels and orgies of the Logos Club, a secret philosophical society that dates to the Roman Empire. Binet has written both a send-up and a wildly exuberant celebration of the French intellectual tradition. “Binet juxtaposes car chases with highbrow in-jokes and ruminations. The book is a love letter to the power of language—the most dangerous weapon is the tongue.” —The New Yorker “An affectionate send-up of an Umberto Eco–style intellectual thriller that doubles as an exemplar of the genre, filled with suspense, elaborate conspiracies, and exotic locales.” —Esquire




Mathematicians in Love


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A riveting new science fiction novel from the writer who twice won the Philip K. Dick Award for best SF novel.Bela and Paul, two wild young mathematicians, are friends and roommates, and in love with the same woman, who happens to be Alma, Bela's girlfriend. They fight it out by changing reality using cutting edge math, to change who gets the girl. The contemporary world they live in is not quite this one, but much like Berkeley, California, and the two graduate students are trying to finish their degrees and get jobs. It doesn't help that their unpredictable advisor Roland is a mad mathematical genius who has figured out a way to predict isolated and specific bits of the future that can cause a lot of trouble. . .and he's starting to see monsters in mirrors. Bela and Paul start to mess around with reality, and when that happens, all heaven and hell break loose. Those monsters of Roland's were really there, but who are they? This novel is a romantic comedy with a whole corkscrew of SF twists. At the publisher's request, this title is being sold without Digital Rights Management software (DRM) applied.




Lenguaje corporal para principiantes


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Si crees que sólo tu voz es RELEVANTE cuando hablas en público, te equivocas. Es obvio que sí es un elemento ESENCIAL en el discurso, pero también es sólo parte de un CONJUNTO que incluye otros elementos como las expresiones faciales y corporales al hablar en público. Y es que, mientras hablas, tu cuerpo TRANSMITE señales no verbales que son FÁCILMENTE percibidas por el público. Por eso debemos ASEGURARNOS siempre de que estas señales sean POSITIVAS. En el entorno corporativo, la EXPRESIÓN CORPORAL en las presentaciones es un ASPECTO esencial que hay que TRABAJAR. ¿Qué pasa si necesitas hablar en público o CONVENCER a un inversor para que se centre en tu negocio, pero te da miedo mostrar inseguridad? En este E-BOOK hablaremos de ESO, y aún más - discutiremos el impacto de la expresión corporal en las RELACIONES EN GENERAL y cómo puedes darle la VUELTA a las cosas si lo necesitas. ¡Feliz lectura!







La gran guía del lenguaje no verbal


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¿Necesitas mejorar tu posición laboral? ¿Crees que tienes dificultades para relacionarte con los demás? ¿No sabes cómo desarrollar tus dotes de seducción? ¿Te gustaría tener otra imagen? Seamos sinceros. A todos nos gustaría tener una capacidad de influencia sobre los demás que nos permitiera conseguir todos nuestros deseos. De igual manera, nos encantaría leer la mente de la gente, saber qué piensan de nosotros y qué intenciones tienen. Esta situación de película del futuro no es posible ni deseable, sin embargo, en la actualidad disponemos de los conocimientos necesarios que nos permiten aprender y desarrollar las habilidades pertinentes para mejorar nuestra comunicación no verbal con los demás, un elemento clave alcanzar nuestros objetivos y lograr una mayor felicidad. Teresa Baró, consultora experta en comunicación, nos desvela en este manual todos los elementos necesarios para entrar a formar parte de este círculo de personas que puede leer las señales no verbales e interpretar mucho mejor los mensajes que emiten los demás. Además la autora nos propone un plan para aprender a controlar de manera consciente nuestra comunicación, incorporar nuevos gestos en nuestro repertorio y evitar aquellos que nos perjudican. La autora afirma, por otra parte, que la forma de entender y utilizar estos conocimientos también son determinantes a la hora de definir cómo queremos vivir y cuáles son nuestros objetivos. Para la autora la tan ansiada felicidad no se alcanza a través únicamente de los logros profesionales, el dinero o la fama, sino que es algo mucho menos evidente y está muy vinculado a la calidad de las relaciones humanas que somos capaces de establecer a nuestro alrededor. Para ello es fundamental mantener una actitud positiva, generosa y honesta hacia los demás; y por esa razón es tan importante comunicarse bien, como leer correctamente lo que comunican los demás. El libro consta de tres partes: - Una primera en la que se exponen los conocimientos básicos dela CNV: los gestos y sus funciones, las posturas y sus significados, cómo utilizar correctamente nuestra voz, la mirada y mejorar nuestra imagen. - Una segunda parte en la que se muestran la forma de potenciar actitudes de prestigio: empatía, autoridad, extraversión, alegría, carisma, seducción. - Una tercera parte en la que la autora propone un plan de entrenamiento para mejorar en nuestras relaciones laborales y personales. A lo largo del libro se exponen de forma específica las diferencias entre el lenguaje corporal masculino y femenino.