Ergebnis für "The Dreamer" in Bildung & Lernen

Just before the small-time bootlegger Max Gerlach died, he tried to reveal his secret: he was the inspiration for the mysterious Jay Gatsby. It’s a nice story, but was he telling the truth? Veteran reporter Joe Nocera and producer Poppy Damon investigate this century-old literary mystery and uncover untold secrets about the Great American Novel.

Attending college has long been a rite of passage for millions of teens and a bedrock of the American dream. But that well-worn path has lately taken a wrong turn, denying admission even to super-achievers and putting intolerable stress on family finances. Now, in Dream School Jeffrey Selingo shifts the spotlight from how colleges pick students to how students can better pick colleges.

Zhou Xuefa (Rip Van Winkle) is well loved by everyone in his town, everyone except his nagging wife. With his faithful dog, Blackie, Zhou Xuefa spends his time playing with kids, helping neighbors, and discussing politics in the teahouse. One day after a bad scolding from his wife, he goes for a walk into the mountains and meets a mysterious old man who appears to be from an ancient time. The man invites him into his mountain home for a meal and after drinking some wine, Zhou Xuefa falls into a deep sleep. He awakes to a time very different than what he once knew.

LONGLISTED FOR THE 2024 CWA GOLD DAGGER FOR NON-FICTION ‘Reads like a mashup of The Godfather and Chinatown, complete with gun battles, a ruthless kingpin and a mountain of cash. Except that it’s all true.’ – Time In this thrilling story of real-life events, the bestselling author of...

Lernst du Französisch? Est-ce que tu apprends l'allemand? Dieses Buch kann dir dabei helfen: ein Kapitel auf Französisch, ein Kapitel auf Deutsch...Ce livre peut t'aider...Un chapitre en français, un chapitre en allemand...Sie hatte sich schon auf dem Weg zur Spitze gesehen...Die 16-jährige Natalya Pushkaya hat nur einen einzigen Traum: die beste Ballerina zu werden, die es je gegeben hat. - Elle pensait être sur le chemin de la gloire. Natalya Pushkaya, seize ans, a un seul rêve: devenir la meilleure ballerine du monde entier. Elle a consacré sa vie entière à la danse.

Robert Olen Butler, author of Perfume River, A Good Scent from a Strange Mountain, and A Small Hotel, teaches graduate fiction at Florida State University—his version of literary boot camp. In From Where You Dream, Butler reimagines the process of writing as emotional rather than intellectual and tells writers how to achieve the dream space necessary for composing honest, inspired fiction.

We can’t ignore that there is a reason for having dreams. Perhaps, at the moment, we have peculiar dreams we have neither the capacity nor the insight and the foresight to comprehend the reason why those events are occurring while we’re sleeping, but while time passes and we keep searching for answers, many things might come to light.

Considered encyclopedic due to its detailed descriptions of upper class life in the 18th century Qing Dynasty China, this masterpiece is one of China's four great classical novels, and it vividly narrates the rise and fall of the aristocratic Jia family. An exceptionally large cast of major characters—such as Jia Baoyu, Lin Daiyu, Xue Baochai, and Wang Xifeng—are depicted in a way that is at once vivid and cutting. Their stories of joy, sorrow, love, and hatred are universally known throughout China.

Follow your dreams, they know the way.... Dreams hold the key to your future. Learning their own secret language will help you know the purpose each one holds. These hidden meanings that enter your sleep, each has their own special meaning.

Have you ever had a dream and wondered what it was all about? Do you often dream the same dream, night after night? Would you like to be able to interpret them? Most of us dream when we sleep, and since our earliest ancestors, we have wondered what they mean and why our subconscious minds play these tricks on us. Often, there is some meaning behind our dreams, but it is usually buried deep and is inaccessible. But with Dream Book: Learn How to Understand Your Dreams, you can start to make sense of the dreams you have and work out what they mean.

This book is the second in a series of short stories aimed at helping you improve your comprehension of the Portuguese language. "My Childhood Dream" tells the story tells of a young boy and his adventures growing up in a countryside village in Brazil. The boy dreams of learning a foreign language and traveling the world, seeing and experiencing things his farmer parents would never have the chance to. Through the medium of storytelling, you will find that your desire and ability to learn Portuguese increases.

In this searing and deeply researched examination of the promises and realities of racial integration, award-winning Washington Post journalist Laura Meckler aims to uncover where the problem lies and to shed light on what’s being done to move forward—in housing, in education, and in the promise of shared community.

"American Dream?" is written in Korean and English. It allows you to witness the struggles and hopes of immigrants of non-European descent in the U.S.A. The book also shows the other side of the nursing field.

This book “The Art of Getting Your Dream Job," is a journey into the heart of career fulfillment and the artistry of job acquisition. This book is more than just a guide; it's a testament to the belief that you have the power to shape your career destiny, to discover your calling, and to craft a path that resonates with your true self.

The best groups are more than the sum of their parts - but why does teamwork so often fail to fulfill this promise? Award-winning entrepreneur and journalist Shane Snow takes us on an extraordinary tour of the hidden science of team dynamics, revealing the counterintuitive reasons that some groups break out while far too many break down. Examining history-making groups like the Wu Tang Clan and the Russian national hockey side alongside teams whose failures have had lasting impact, Snow reveals the answers, and what the rest of us can learn from the rare teams that do the impossible together.

In Dream Job: 48 Days to the Work You Love, renowned vocational coach, author, and radio host Dan Miller gives you a complete, step-by-step system for clarifying, finding, securing, and maintaining a work life that gives you everything you've ever wanted: true fulfillment and an income that more than supports whatever lifestyle you want to lead.

Here's how to determine your definite purpose and get past your own roadblocks (and everyone else's) to truly create the life of your dreams. You'll learn how to plot your course with short-term goals that adhere to your long-term vision, and come to recognize the warning signs when you've veered from your purpose.

Dream of Dragons - Den Drachenträumen auf der Spur: Timucin erlebt neue Abenteuer! Auf der halsbrecherischen Flucht vor seinen erbarmungslosen Feinden muss Timucin sich beweisen, ohne Freunde und Kampfgefährten. Nur begleitet von seiner Verlobten Arbesa und seiner Mutter schlägt er sich durch den eisigen Winter der Steppe. Und ihre Feinde rücken immer näher. Timucin hat nur ein Ziel vor Augen: er muss den Heiligen Berg erreichen und dort die rettende Hilfe finden, ohne die sie verloren sind. Doch dann gerät er plötzlich in Gefangenschaft! Kann er seinen grausamen Wärtern entkommen?

To get the most out of your college education, you need to choose your classes wisely - and increasingly, that means choosing STEM. Today's job seekers should have at least a basic understanding of trigonometry and other science, technology, engineering, and math (STEM) fields. The US Bureau of Labor Statistics projects more than one-point-three million job openings in math and computer-related fields by 2022. The purpose of this book is not to push you into a STEM career; it is simply to provide you with information and perspective, as well as a few questions that, if answered honestly, will help you plot out an educational and career pathway that will help you achieve your dreams.

Author, Entrepreneur and Motivational Speaker Rontavis Shamar opens a window into his life in this revealing project all in an effort to demonstrate the value of a dollar and a dream. If you have a dream you would like to realize, this project is for you. In the words of Friedrich Nietzsche, "He who has a why, can endure any how."