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Everyone in Clade City knows their days are numbered. The Great Cascadia Earthquake will destroy their hometown and reshape the entire West Coast-if they survive long enough to see it. Nuclear war is increasingly likely. Wildfires. Or another pandemic. To Griff, the daily forecast feels partly cloudy with a chance of apocalyptic horsemen. Griff's brother, Leo, and the Lost Coast Preppers claim to be ready. They've got a radio station. Luminous underwater monitors. A sweet bunker, and an unsettling plan for "disaster-ready rodents." But Griff's more concerned about what he can do before the end times. He'd like to play in a band, for one. Hopefully with Charity Simms. Her singing could make the whole world stop.When Griff, Leo, and Charity stumble upon a mysterious late-night broadcast, one song changes everything. It's the best band they've ever heard-on a radio signal even the Preppers can't trace. They vow to find the music, but aren't prepared for where their search will take them. Or for what they'll risk, when survival means finding the one thing you cannot live without.

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Reclaiming the notion of literature as an institution essential for reflecting on the violence of culture, history, and politics, Violence and Naming exposes the tension between the irreducible, constitutive violence of language and the reducible, empirical violation of others. Focusing on an array of literary artifacts, from works by journalists such as Elena Poniatowska and Sergio González Rodríguez to the Zapatista communiqués to Roberto Bolaño's The Savage Detectives and 2666, this examination demonstrates that Mexican culture takes place as a struggle over naming—with severe implications for the rights and lives of women and indigenous persons.Through rereadings of the Conquest of Mexico, the northern Mexican feminicide, the Zapatista uprising in Chiapas, the disappearance of the forty-three students at Iguala in 2014, and the 1999 abortion-rights scandal centering on “Paulina,” which revealed the tenuousness of women’s constitutionally protected reproductive rights in Mexico, Violence and Naming asks how societies can respond to violence without violating the other. This essential question is relevant not only to contemporary Mexico but to all struggles for democracy that promise equality but instead perpetuate incessant cycles of repression.

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Visions of Nature revives the work of late nineteenth-century landscape photographers who shaped the environmental attitudes of settlers in the colonies of the Tasman World and in California. Despite having little association with one another, these photographers developed remarkably similar visions of nature. They rode a wave of interest in wilderness imagery and made pictures that were hung in settler drawing rooms, perused in albums, projected in theaters, and re-created on vacations. In both the American West and the Tasman World, landscape photography fed into settler belonging and produced new ways of thinking about territory and history. During this key period of settler revolution, a generation of photographers came to associate “nature” with remoteness, antiquity, and emptiness, a perspective that disguised the realities of Indigenous presence and reinforced colonial fantasies of environmental abundance. This book lifts the work of these photographers out of their provincial contexts and repositions it within a new comparative frame.

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Chad Gamble, all-star pitcher for the Nationals, is one of the best players on--and off--the field. And right now, the notorious bad boy wants Bridget Rodgers. But with her lush curves and snappy comebacks, the feisty redhead is the kind of woman a man wants to settle down with...and that's the last thing Chad needs.When the paparazzi catch them in a compromising position, Chad's manager issues an ultimatum: clean up his act or kiss his multi-million dollar contract goodbye. To save his career, his meddling publicist says he'll have to convince everyone Bridget isn't just his flavor of the week, but his girlfriend.Being blackmailed into a fake relationship with Chad Gamble isn't easy, especially when the sizzling physical attraction between them is undeniable. With a month to go on their arranged pretense, it's going to take every ounce of willpower they have not to fall into bed together...or in love.

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SHORTLISTED FOR THE AN POST IRISH BOOK AWARDS SUNDAY INDEPENDENT NEWCOMER OF THE YEAR'A landmark book by an important new voice in Irish writing' EMILIE PINETHIS HOSTEL LIFE tells the stories of migrant women in a hidden Ireland.Queuing for basic supplies in an Irish direct provision hostel, a group of women squabble and mistrust each other, learning what they can of the world from conversations about reality television and Shakespeare. In another story, a student shares her work with a class only to be critiqued about her own lived experience, and a mother of young twins, living in Nigeria, is at risk of losing her newborns to ancient superstitious beliefs.An essay by Liam Thornton (UCD School of Law) is also included, explaining the Irish legal position in relation to asylum seekers and direct provision.'Fresh, devastating stories . . . Okorie writes with uncomfortable clarity about things we think we already know' LIA MILLS 'Melatu Uche Okorie has important things to say - and she does it quite brilliantly' RODDY DOYLE

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A vibrant celebration of the vegetables and fruits of Italy in all their seasonal glory.-Anything that Olivia cooks is something I want to eat' Emiko DaviesA hymn to Italy's culinary calendar her deep love of the country's fresh produce shines through.' Waitrose FOODA beautiful book full of good and approachable recipes, but also real and purposeful.' Rachel Roddy-Stagioni, meaning seasons' in Italian, will take you on a journey through the culinary year with recipes for every craving and occasion. Chef and food writer Olivia Cavalli brings together traditional recipes and contemporary creations with an enthusiastic aim to put the best produce of each moment centre stage.From refreshing summer salads to steaming bowls of wintery pasta, you'll find classics such as aubergine parmigiana, stuffed tomatoes and amaretti peaches alongside more unusual combinations of chestnut gnocchi, grape focaccia and courgette cake. The occasional addition of meat and fish enhances rather than dominates,

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History has a way of bestowing a more lasting immortality on important people who die at the height of their earthly achievements. Famous personalities who are cut down at the height of their fame leave people clamoring to know more about them. Books and songs are written about them. Pictorial mementoes and keepsakes are in demand. The celebrated military figure General George Armstrong Custer, whose life ended so abruptly, is no exception. Interest in him, and those associated with him, has never diminished with the passing time. Elizabeth Bacon Custer, George’s faithful wife, and more than two dozen women who lost their husbands at the Battle of Little Big Horn, fall into that category. Elizabeth Bacon Custer set the social tone at Fort Lincoln, Nebraska, where she and twenty-five other women were living when their spouses perished in June 1876. She helped the ladies deal with the difficulties of life on the Plains; how to handle frostbite, how to treat heat prostration due to the suffocating amount of clothing, how to obtain water through holes cut in the ice of lakes or rivers, and how best to entertain themselves while waiting for their husbands to return from a campaign. When a soldier left the fort, his wife never knew if he would return. Eliza Porter, wife of 1st Lieutenant Colonel I. Porter of Custer’s 7th Cavalry, described the last get-together Elizabeth Custer hosted for the officers and their families this way. “Here are those nice fellows gathered around the Custer’s table, all discussing the situation and all knowing they will never all come back. One leaves his watch and little fixings and says, ‘if one of those bullets gets me, send this to my wife waiting for me in Independence.’ One need not search any further to unearth the reason why “Boots and Saddles,” the call to battle written by Elizabeth Custer, struck terror into the hearts of Army wives. Each wondered if she would be widowed or if the role of widowhood would be forced upon her friends. After the men were assembled, they rode out proudly to the strains of “The Girl I Left Behind Me.” In order to hide their tears and anxiety from their husbands, many wives did as Elizabeth Porter did; they refused to watch the column’s ride away from the fort. They preferred to say goodbye behind closed doors. Fear and weeping were private. Nine months after the massacre at Custer’s Last Stand, Elizabeth Custer scheduled a reunion with the widows of the Little Big Horn. On June 25, 1887, the women met in Monroe, Michigan, to reflect on the events leading up to the battle, remember the loved ones that were killed, and share how they have been able to go on. The widows got together every year for more than twenty years. In between reunions they corresponded with each other, exchanged photographs, and supported one another through the difficult times. The never-before-seen materials that will be used to write the book entitled Elizabeth Custer and the Widows of the Little Big Horn will be provided by the curators of the Elizabeth Custer Library and Museum at Garryowen, Montana; an example of some of the historical materials that will be provided include letters between Elizabeth Custer and the other widows, letters to and from politicians and the widows supporting and criticizing General Custer, and agendas and pictures of the widows at the annual meetings. There have been many books written about General George Custer and a handful have been penned about Elizabeth Bacon Custer, but there have been nothing written about the widows of the Last Stand. This will be a first.

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THE SUNDAY TIMES CRIME BOOK OF THE YEAR WINNER OF THE 2022 CWA JOHN CREASEY NEW BLOOD DAGGER ONE MURDER. FIFTEEN SUSPECTS. CAN YOU UNCOVER THE TRUTH? There is a mystery to solve in the sleepy town of Lower Lockwood. It starts with the arrival of two secretive newcomers, and ends with a tragic death. Roderick Tanner QC has assigned law students Charlotte and Femi to the case. Someone has already been sent to prison for murder, but he suspects that they are innocent. And that far darker secrets have yet to be revealed... Throughout the amateur dramatics society's disastrous staging of All My Sons and the shady charity appeal for a little girl's medical treatment, the murderer hid in plain sight. The evidence is all there, waiting to be found. But will Charlotte and Femi solve the case? Will you? 'Agatha Christie for the 21st century' THE TIMES 'Witty, clever and completely addictive' MAIL ON SUNDAY 'Gripping, ambitious and unusual' SOPHIE HANNAH

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No stockings, no gifts, no tinsel and no tree - has Christmas been cancelled?It's mid-December and for the fifth year in a row, there is little sign of the festive season in the Sullivan family's home in South London. That is until a mysterious someone starts sending strange gifts to widower Henry and his two children.First, a small-beaked and feathered face pokes its head out from between the branches of a pear tree. Before they know it, the Sullivan's home is full of boisterous animals and house guests, all demanding their attention.The next twelve days turn the Sullivan family's lives upside down in ways they never could have imagined. And even though this Christmas will be messy, it may be just the gift their family needs.____________________________Praise for James Patterson'The master storyteller of our times.' Hillary Rodham Clinton'Nobody does it better.' Jeffery Deaver'One of the greatest storytellers of all time.' Patricia Cornwell'James Patterson is The Boss. End of.' Ian Rankin

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In 1991, sixteen-year-old activist Keiko Lane joined the Los Angeles chapters of Queer Nation and ACT UP. Their members protested legislation aimed at dismantling rights for LGBTQ people, people living with HIV, and immigrants while fighting for needle-exchange programs, reproductive justice, safer-sex education, hospice funding, and the right to die with dignity. At the same time, the activists were a queer chosen family of friends and lovers who took care of one another in sickness and in health. Sometimes they helped each other die. By the time Lane turned twenty-two, most had died of AIDS. In her evocative memoir, Lane weaves together love stories and afterlives of queer resistance and survival against the landscape of the Rodney King Rebellion, the movement for queer rights, and the censorship of queer artists and sexualities. Lane interrogates the social construction of power against and in queer communities of color and the recovery of sexual agency in the midst and aftermath of

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When Kate McPherson is only ten years old, she loses both her mother and her home. The man she knew as 'Uncle Edwin' has no place in his heart or life for his dead mistress's little girl. Kate becomes the ward of her aunt Sarah, her father's sister - a stern woman who tells Kate the full story of her mother's shame. Edwin Hamilton-Harvey was not the first man Kate's mother loved without benefit of marriage. When he came back from World War I and married her mother, Edwin already had a wife, Ruth. So begins a strange relationship between the orphaned girl and two women who ought to hate her. For both Sarah and Ruth McPherson, Kate becomes a cherished surrogate daughter. But tragedy strikes when Kate falls in love with Roddy Hamilton-Harvey, the son of the man who once rejected her. The Bradford Telegraph and Argus loved this book: 'If you enjoy Cookson you will love this.'

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In 1860 Abraham Lincoln employed the proverb, Right makes might, (opposite of the more aggressive Might makes right) in his famed Cooper Union address. While Lincoln did not originate the proverb, his use of it in this critical speech indicates that the 14th century phrase had taken on new ethical and democratic connotations in the 19th century. In this collection, famed scholar of proverbs Wolfgang Mieder explores the multifaceted use and function of proverbs through the history of the United States, from their early beginnings up through their use by today's well-known politicians, including Barack Obama, Hillary Rodham Clinton, and Bernie Sanders. Building on previous publications and unpublished research, Mieder explores sociopolitical aspects of the American worldview as expressed through the use of proverbs in politics, women's rights, and the civil rights movement. By looking at the use of proverbial phrases, Mieder demonstrates how one traditional phrase can take on numerous expressive roles over time and how they continue to play a key role in our contemporary moment.

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This book about the Porsche 917, one of the most successful and iconic racing cars of all time, presents a detailed chassis-by-chassis and race-by-race history of the cars entered by the John Wyer/Gulf team. It includes the history leading to the 917 and the partnership between Porsche, Gulf and JW Automotive Engineering. These cars were instrumental in Porsche’s taking of the 1970 and 1971 World Sportscar Championship titles when they won 11 of the 17 championship races entered. The exploits of driving legends Jo Siffert, Pedro Rodriguez and teammates Brian Redman, Leo Kinnunen, Derek Bell and Jackie Oliver are listed as they raced the Gulf 917s on the fast tracks of an evocative motorsport era. Written with assistance from JWAE Chief Engineer, John Horsman, the book includes scans of his original race data sheets, along with numerous rarely-seen photographs – many from Porsche’s archive. Detailed post-Gulf histories are presented for each car.

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The spectres of history haunt Irish fiction. In this compelling study, Matthew Schultz maps these rhetorical hauntings across a wide range of postcolonial Irish novels, and defines the spectre as a non-present presence that simultaneously symbolises and analyses an overlapping of Irish myth and Irish history. By exploring this exchange between literary discourse and historical events, Haunted historiographies provides literary historians and cultural critics with a theory of the spectre that exposes the various complex ways in which novelists remember, represent and reinvent historical narrative. It juxtaposes canonical and non-canonical novels that complicate long-held assumptions about four definitive events in modern Irish history – the Great Famine, the Irish Revolution, the Second World War and the Northern Irish Troubles – to demonstrate how historiographical Irish fiction from James Joyce and Samuel Beckett to Roddy Doyle and Sebastian Barry is both a product of Ireland’s colonial history and also the rhetorical means by which a post-colonial culture has emerged.

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The official behind-the-scenes companion to Dungeons & Dragons: Honor Among Thieves, featuring cast and crew interviews, photos, and insights about making the filmFor fans of Dungeons & Dragons and the upcoming fantasy adventure film Dungeons & Dragons: Honor Among Thieves, this gorgeous tome showcases the storytelling, worldbuilding, and creativity behind the movie.Join in the adventures across Faerûn with stars Chris Pine, Michelle Rodriguez, Hugh Grant, Justice Smith, Regé-Jean Page, Sophia Lillis, and the rest of the dedicated cast and crew on their journey to bring the world of Dungeons & Dragons to life. With sections that highlight fan-favorite characters, monsters, and settings, plus explorations of key scenes from the film, this book is packed with production photos, concept art, storyboards, interviews, and more.Experience the film like never before in this visual feast that takes you behind the scenes of bringing Dungeons & Dragons to the big screen.

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Winner of the Children's Books Ireland Book of the Year AwardWinner of the Northern Ireland Book Award"Filled with fantastical but real-feeling joy" - The Guardian"A warm hug of a book" - The Irish Independent"Highs, lows, love and laughter" - LoveReading4Kids"Witty and clever. This novel really does sparkle" - Roddy Doyle"Kelly McCaughrain is one to watch" - Susin NielsenA sweet and kooky romcom debut for fans of R. J. Palacio's Wonder, Sarah Crossan, and Susin Nielsen's We Are All Made of Molecules. Twins Finch and Birdie Franconi are stars of the flying trapeze. But when Birdie suffers a terrifying accident, Finch must team up with the geeky new kid, Hector Hazzard, to form an all-boys double act and save the family circus school. Together they learn to walk the high-wire of teen life and juggle the demands of friends, family, first love and facing up to who they are – all served up with a dash of circus-showbiz magic.

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'El libro de S.I. Strong, Katia Fach Gómez y Laura Carballo Piñeiro sigue la estructura de algunos textos clásicos de Derecho Comparado, como los de Rudolf Schelsinger y John Henry Merryman, cotejando los elementos generales de los dos grandes sistemas jurídicos del Derecho Civil y el Common Law, analizando las semejanzas y diferencias de ambos sistemas con un fin eminentemente práctico: atender a las necesidades de aquellos que trabajan cruzando las fronteras lingüísticas para analizar un análisis comparado.'- Rodrigo Polanco Lazo, Universidad de Chile and Universidad de Berna, Suiza Comparative Law for Spanish-English Lawyers (Derecho Comparado para Abogados Anglo- e Hispanoparlantes) provides lawyers and law students who are conversationally fluent in both Spanish and English with the information and skills needed to undertake comparative legal research in their second language and facilitate communication with colleagues and clients in that language.Key features include: fully Spanish-English bilingual enables lawyers to develop the broad practical skills critical to success in today's increasingly international legal market covers a variety of substantive and procedural areas of law and includes information on legal and business practices in a number of English- and Spanish-speaking jurisdictions contextualizes information about foreign legal systems and develops readers' linguistic and legal skills through both immersion and instruction. Suitable for use by both individuals and groups, helping practitioners, academics and law students at any stage of their professional development, this book is perfect for anyone who wishes to move from conversational fluency in a second language to legal fluency.Comparative Law for Spanish English Lawyers / Derecho comparado para abogados anglo- e hispanoparlantes, escrita en inglés y español, persigue potenciar las habilidades lingüísticas y los conocimientos de derecho comparado de sus lectores. Con este propósito, términos y conceptos jurídicos esenciales son explicados al hilo del análisis riguroso y transversal de selectas jurisdicciones hispano- y angloparlantes. El libro pretende con ello que abogados, estudiantes de derecho y traductores puedan trabajar en una segunda lengua con solvencia y consciencia de las diferencias jurídicas y culturales que afectan a las relaciones con abogados y clientes extranjeros. La obra se complementa con ejercicios individuales y en grupo que permiten a los lectores reflexionar sobre estas divergencias.

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La fortuna que han alcanzado las recopilaciones de cuentos populares provenientes de otros ámbitos culturales -como las hechas en su día por los hermanos Grimm o, en menor medida, Perrault o Andersen- a menudo ha venido a oscurecer, de rechazo, el maravilloso acervo de relatos pertenecientes a la tradición de nuestro país. Antonio Rodríguez Almodóvar ha reunido en ?Cuentos al amor de la lumbre? una muestra significativa de los cuentos populares españoles. Este primer volumen recoge los cuentos maravillosos, dentro de los cuales se hallarán, por ejemplo, aquellos que giran en torno a Blancaflor, Juan el Oso, los príncipes y princesas encantados, las tres maravillas del mundo, niñas perseguidas, niños valientes, princesas y pastores, muertos agradecidos, seres mitológicos, la ambición castigada y la muerte.

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En este trabajo se pretende dar a conocer el ambiente erudito y cultural vinculado al mundo de las antigüedades y estudios arqueológicos de la Málaga del siglo XIX. Se caracteriza por diversas formas de acercamiento a la arqueología, desde la seriedad erudita de Manuel Rodríguez Berlangoa o los hermanos José y Manuel Oliver y Hurtado a la presencia de aficionados y coleccionistas fruto de una sociedad con una burguesía en auge. También estudiamos dos focos tradicionales de erudición como son Ronda y Antequera, todo ello sin olvidar y teniendo como referentes el contexto nacional y andaluz.

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Culmina una serie de la colección Magic, basada en el juego de cartas del mismo nombre.Decidida a cumplir con su destino, la elfa Glissa debe atravesar las peligrosas tierras que la rodean. Acompañada por sus letales camaradas, la hechicera humana Bruenna y el trasgo chatarrero, Slobad, se arrojará a las profundidades del mundo.Una vez allí, el grupo se enfrentará con Menmarch y sus sicarios, quienes no están dispuestos a detenerse en su afán por apoderarse de Glissa. Allí presenciarán cómo Mirrodin culmina al fin su largamente propuesto destino.

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Nueva edición de una obra en la que predomina el enfoque práctico con el objetivo de presentar un contenido que se adapte a las necesidades formativas de los profesionales vinculados al área de la medicina transfusional.El texto, dirigido por el Dr. Llau, y en el que participan numerosos especialistas en anestesiología y fluidoterapia, tiene como objetivo desmenuzar los aspectos esenciales de la hemostasia y la trombosis, analizar todas las variables que rodean al acto transfusional y los métodos de ahorro de sangre, así como desarrollar las cuestiones fundamentales vinculadas a la reposición de fluidos en el proceso perioperatorio.Se reorganiza todo el índice de contenidos, eliminando aquellos capítulos más generalistas e introduciendo capítulos nuevos que abordan temas prácticos y novedosos. El objetivo es presentar un índice ajustado a las necesidades de aprendizaje de los profesionales en todas las áreas vinculadas con la medicina transfusional: hemostasia, transfusión sang

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El segundo de los tres volúmenes de los diarios de Susan Sontag arranca donde acaba Renacida: a mediados de los años sesenta. La conciencia uncida a la carne sigue a la autora durante los turbulentos años de esa década -sus viajes a Hanói en el punto álgido de la guerra de Vietnam y a Suecia para rodar largometrajes-, hasta los años ochenta y el inicio de la era Reagan. Este libro es un registro de incalculable valor de los mecanismos internos, emocionales, espirituales e intelectuales de una de las pensadoras más incisivas y analíticas del siglo xx en pleno apogeo de sus facultades, además de una ventana al despertar político y moral del individuo.Su apetito por la vida desbordaba las exigencias cotidianas. Se desvelaba anotando listas de las cosas que necesitaba vivir o conocer.Tomás Eloy Martínez, El País

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Pablo Iglesias Posse (1850-1925) constituye una excepción en el conjunto de líderes del socialismo europeo de vinales del XIX y principios del XX, pues a diferencia de Jules Guesde, August Bebel o el propio Lenin, su carrera estuvo marcada por unos orígenes muy modestos, lo que le permitió durante toda su vida estar siempre informado de los problemas de los más humildes. Narrar la vida de Pablo Iglesias supone, inevitablmente trazar la trayectoria del nacimiento del PSOE y de la UGT desde sus nacimientos hasta los prolegómenos de la dictadura primorriverista. Joan Serrallonga consigue poner en el sitio que le corresponde a una de las figuras más importantes en la políticas española de los últimos siglos, a través de una minuciosa investigación en la que se incluyen datos acerca de todas las personas que le rodearon.

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FECHA DE PUBLICACIÓNlunes, 09 de noviembre de 2009CONTENIDONos acercamos a ellos todos los días, trabajamos a favor de la infancia y tratamos de que comiencen a descubrir y conocer el mundo que los rodea. Tratamos de darles lo mejor.Siempre escuchamos decir que detrás de toda práctica hay una teoría, tengamos o no conciencia de ello.Esa teoría, algunas de esas teorías, nos ayudan a saber más acerca de cómo son, de cómo comprenderlos, de cómo, justamente, ofrecerles aquello que necesitan.Y no se trata ya del niño del libro, que -aislado de cualquier contexto- suma habilidades mes a mes; se trata del niño que tenemos en las salas, que vive en mejores o peores condiciones, que ha nacido en un contexto familiar y social, que tiene una historia -antes aun de haber nacido- y un futuro.Y no nos acercamos esta vez a la teoría didáctica sino a la psicológica, conscientes de que la función docente no será la de interpretar ni

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Cha Jing, o el Clásico del té, es el primer estudio sobre el té de la historia.El Cha Jing considera que todo lo que rodea al té es una parte muy importante del orden cósmico, por lo que la preparación y elaboración del té, es un símbolo de la armonía con el universo.Por ello, sobre la obra impera la idea de que todos los detalles de la vida deben de cuidarse y de celebrarse, que se debe tratar de encontrar la belleza en todo y buscar la tranquilidad y la armonía en la vida; empezando por el momento de la preparación y de la degustación del té, que fue una de las actividades más importantes del ocio chino.Así la recolección, elaboración y preparación del té, rozan la religiosidad, hablándose casi de una religión del té, donde se regulan todos los elementos que en éstas intervienen.Una obra histórica y llena de significados, traducida por primera vez al castellano, para todos los amantes del té y de la filosofía china.LU YU (733-804) también fue conocido como ?el s

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La historia del rey don Sebastián de Portugal está rodeada de enigmas. Algo que procede tanto de su vida privada y pública, como de la muerte inesperada que le llegó en el campo de batalla en el norte de África.Todos los historiadores coinciden en que este halo de misterio proviene desde el momento en que el joven monarca tuvo uso de razón y al mismo tiempo cuentan que, al principio, la incógnita procedía de sus gustos e inclinaciones personales, que no parecían ser heterodoxas, desde el punto de vista de algunos servidores; luego surgirían las ausencias de palacio y ciertos viajes clandestinos que dieron mucho que hablar. Más tarde vendría la sospecha de conspiración, contubernio y mala vida, que se veía reflejada en un gobierno de tendencia individual y muy particular, que para algunos nobles rozaba lo despótico; para finalizar con la muerte acaecida a manos de los sarracenos durante la guerra de sucesión de Marruecos. Ahí comenzó otro episodio lleno de misterio, fundamentado en

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La imagen de la continuidad de cuatro mil años de la cultura china es, no obstante, una historia llena de rupturas radicales, de profundas mutaciones y de intercambios con otras culturas. En China han surgido pensamientos tan originales como el de Confucio o el del daoísmo, y el budismo fue asimilado antes de que en la época moderna se estableciera un diálogo, decisivo para el presente y el futuro, con Occidente. A pesar de ello, la mayoría de los occidentales desconocen esta tradición intelectual, o tienen un conocimiento parcial y reducido de ciertos aspectos religiosos o de unos pocos pensadores.Las cien escuelas de pensamiento que florecieron hace tiempo nos ofrecen sus frutos en estas páginas. Cuanto mejor las conozcamos más fácil será la comunicación con esa gran parte de la humanidad que todavía parece tan lejana. La riqueza de la historia intelectual china aporta una diversidad única que nos ayudará a comprender mejor el mundo que nos rodea. Las aportaciones al pensamiento

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Cada día estamos más y más rodeados de tecnología. La forma en que nos comunicamos y compartimos datos en la red ha cambiado radicalmente en las últimas décadas. Es indiscutible el valor que nos aporta la tecnología a los seres humanos, pero también es cierto que esta evolución tecnológica ha ido acompañada de un incremento en los riesgos de seguridad. Los delitos y ataques han existido desde tiempos remotos, pero estos han ido evolucionando muy deprisa en un mundo cada vez más digital, que también evoluciona y debe protegerse de manera adecuada y reinventada temporada tras temporada. Los ciberdelincuentes renuevan constantemente los ciberataques y las ciberarmas, lo que hace que tanto los ciudadanos de a pie como las empresas tengan que evolucionar y conocer las últimas novedades de ciberseguridad y hacking.En esta nueva edición de El libro del Hacker os mostraremos desde los conceptos básicos de seguridad y técnicas de hacking hasta conocimientos avanzados, as

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Unos sicarios del cártel de los Emes irrumpen en el set de rodaje de la última narcotelenovela de Santiago Parral y lo asesinan a balazos cuando el director intenta proteger a la estrella, la célebre actriz Mónica del Sol. O al menos esa es la versión oficial que se difunde a los medios de comunicación sobre asesinato del admirado director. Sin embargo, la realidad es muy diferente, mucho menos cinematográfica. Santiago Parral es asesinado sí, pero por cuál de todos sus empleados, allegados y enemigos con motivos para hacerlo? A través de la investigación que iniciará para exonerar a su marido, uno de los principales sospechosos, la periodista Daniela Ruiz irá descubriendo pistas sobre el crimen que la llevarán a nuevos posibles implicados: el asistente de dirección y reciente marido de la hija del director, la artista invitada al episodio de ese día, la cocinera?Una vuelta de tuerca al clásico thriller policíaco, cargado de una mordaz crítica al sistema político inoperante, a la l

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Architectural historian Roger W. Moss and photographer Tom Crane set out to celebrate the surviving accessible historic architecture of Philadelphia, envisioning a series of books that would provide much more than the snapshots found in guidebooks. They began with Historic Houses of Philadelphia, bringing the region's most impressive museum homes to life. Historic Sacred Places of Philadelphia followed, an exclusive tour of fifty hallowed sites. In Historic Landmarks of Philadelphia, Moss and Crane feature prominent, memorable structures that reflect stages in Philadelphia's growth. There are sixty-five National Historic Landmarks in Philadelphia, structures that have been identified as being "nationally significant" and having "meaning to all Americans." This newest addition to Moss and Crane's trilogy includes a wide array of historic sites, ranging from concert halls to prisons, train stations to museums, banks to libraries. The buildings are arranged chronologically rather than geographically, to emphasize Philadelphia's evolution from modest mercantile outpost of a colonial power, to capital of a proud new nation, to a robust world-renowned cosmopolitan city. Historic Landmarks of Philadelphia presents such notable attractions as Fort Mifflin, Independence Hall, the Fairmount Water Works, the Athenaeum of Philadelphia, Boathouse Row, Laurel Hill Cemetery, Eastern State Penitentiary, the Academy of Music, the Union League of Philadelphia, Memorial Hall, the Pennsylvania Academy of Fine Arts, the Masonic Temple, and the sights that line the Benjamin Franklin Parkway, including the Philadelphia Museum of Art, the Free Library of Philadelphia, and the Rodin Museum, in more than two hundred color illustrations. It celebrates master builders and their influence on the course of American architecture while identifying the distinctive qualities that embody Philadelphia's history and spirit. A Barra Foundation Book

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What is a sustainable career? And how can individuals and organizations develop pathways that lead to them? With current levels of global unemployment and the need for life-long learning and employability enhancement, these questions assume a pressing significance. Offering twenty-eight chapters from leading scholars, the Handbook of Research on Sustainable Careers makes an important contribution to our understanding of sustainable careers and lays the foundation for the direction of future research.With the aim of advancing existing knowledge surrounding the meaning, antecedents and outcomes of sustainable careers, this book discusses the topic from several different angles combining both theoretical and empirical as well as practical insights. Topics include crafting sustainable careers in organizations, merits and challenges of career adaptability, psychological mobility during unemployment and the role of employee adaptability.Students and academics of varied disciplines looking for multidimensional perspectives on sustainable careers will find this to be a worthwhile read. HR professionals, career counsellors and public policy makers will find use in the practical guidance offered in this book.Contributors: T. Aalbers, M.B. Arthur, P.M. Bal, Y. Baruch, C. Bernhard-Oettel, T. Bipp, N. Bozionelos, J.P. Briscoe, M.B.W. Buyken, A. De Coen, N. De Cuyper, S. De Hauw, A.H. De Lange, P. De Prins, A. De Vos, H. De Witte, N. Dries, N. Egold, C. Fleisher, A. Forrier, F. Fraccaroli, A. Froidevaux, J.H. Greenhaus, D.E Guest, D.T. Hall, A. Hirschi, I.M. Jawahar, C. Kelliher, S.N. Khapova, U. Kinnunen, U.-C. Klehe, D. Kooij, M. Latzke, B.S. Lawrence, A. Mäkikangas, S. Mauno, W. Mayrhofer, A. Milissen, K. Näswall, K. Pernkopf, P.Peters, J. Rantanen, J. Richardson, R. Rodrigues, C. Rohr, R. Schalk, M.M. Schipper, T.M. Schneidhofer, J. Segers, L. Sels, J.H. Semeijn, T.H. Stone, D.M. Truxillo, M. Valcour, L. Van Beirendonck, K. Van Dam, A. Van den Broeck, B. Van der Heijden, R. Van Dick, M. van Engen, J. van Ruysseveldt, S. Vansteenkiste, A.E.M. Van Vianen, T. Van Vuuren, M. Verbruggen, C.J. Vinkenburg, S. Zaniboni, J. Zikic

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What is a sustainable career? And how can individuals and organizations develop pathways that lead to them? With current levels of global unemployment and the need for life-long learning and employability enhancement, these questions assume a pressing significance. Offering twenty-eight chapters from leading scholars, the Handbook of Research on Sustainable Careers makes an important contribution to our understanding of sustainable careers and lays the foundation for the direction of future research.With the aim of advancing existing knowledge surrounding the meaning, antecedents and outcomes of sustainable careers, this book discusses the topic from several different angles combining both theoretical and empirical as well as practical insights. Topics include crafting sustainable careers in organizations, merits and challenges of career adaptability, psychological mobility during unemployment and the role of employee adaptability.Students and academics of varied disciplines looking for multidimensional perspectives on sustainable careers will find this to be a worthwhile read. HR professionals, career counsellors and public policy makers will find use in the practical guidance offered in this book.Contributors: T. Aalbers, M.B. Arthur, P.M. Bal, Y. Baruch, C. Bernhard-Oettel, T. Bipp, N. Bozionelos, J.P. Briscoe, M.B.W. Buyken, A. De Coen, N. De Cuyper, S. De Hauw, A.H. De Lange, P. De Prins, A. De Vos, H. De Witte, N. Dries, N. Egold, C. Fleisher, A. Forrier, F. Fraccaroli, A. Froidevaux, J.H. Greenhaus, D.E Guest, D.T. Hall, A. Hirschi, I.M. Jawahar, C. Kelliher, S.N. Khapova, U. Kinnunen, U.-C. Klehe, D. Kooij, M. Latzke, B.S. Lawrence, A. Mäkikangas, S. Mauno, W. Mayrhofer, A. Milissen, K. Näswall, K. Pernkopf, P.Peters, J. Rantanen, J. Richardson, R. Rodrigues, C. Rohr, R. Schalk, M.M. Schipper, T.M. Schneidhofer, J. Segers, L. Sels, J.H. Semeijn, T.H. Stone, D.M. Truxillo, M. Valcour, L. Van Beirendonck, K. Van Dam, A. Van den Broeck, B. Van der Heijden, R. Van Dick, M. van Engen, J. van Ruysseveldt, S. Vansteenkiste, A.E.M. Van Vianen, T. Van Vuuren, M. Verbruggen, C.J. Vinkenburg, S. Zaniboni, J. Zikic

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'This theoretically informing book provides one of the strongest analyses of Turkish political economy. Bu ra and Sava kan decisively dispel myths regarding the new, allegedly self-made and 'small' entrepreneurs who form the backbone of Turkish success. Drawing on original documents, interviews, and statistics, they demonstrate that politics (as practiced by regimes, parties, and associations) has 'made' the Turkish pious business class. No one can think of markets and market actors in the same way after reading this book.'- Cihan Ziya Tugal, UC Berkeley, US'This impressive work places Turkey firmly on the map of comparative politics and political economy. It adds intriguing facets to what we know about the relationship between the state, democracy and capitalist development in an age of neoliberalism. It also sheds new light on the role of religion in economic change and class formation in emerging countries on the periphery of contemporary capitalism. Moreover, in emphasizing the role of business associations in the politically sponsored rise of a post-Fordist model of globalized national capitalism, the book provides exciting new insights on a subject that has been regrettably neglected in recent years.'- Wolfgang Streeck, The New School for Social Research, US'Power has shifted in Turkey over the last decade, both within business and the state, towards groups with religious-conservative rather than Kemalist-secular sensibilities. This book goes deep inside this transformation to analyze the role of Muslim business networks and their relationship with the state. You will not find a better guide to Turkey s emergent new capitalism.'- Dani Rodrik, Institute for Advanced Study, USNew Capitalism in Turkey explores the changing relationship between politics, religion and business through an analysis of the contemporary Turkish business environment.This book focuses on the developments that have transformed the economic, political and cultural coordinates of business activity; led to new forms of interest representation; and changed the relationship between government and business in Turkey in the post-1980 period. Ay e Bu ra and Osman Sava kan argue that political action plays a crucial role in shaping the configuration of the business community, influencing the patterns of business development, and informing the emergence of rival models of capitalist development and political change endorsed by different groups of entrepreneurs. Moreover, the book explores the idea that whilst the use of religion as a strategic resource by some business associations serves to create bonds of trust and solidarity among their members, it also contributes to the polarization of the business community.This interdisciplinary book will be an invaluable resource for academics, graduate students and researchers interested in political economy, political science, sociology, economic history, and organization studies. It will also appeal to journalists and business people, especially those investing or planning to invest in Turkey or the Middle East.Contents: Introduction 1. Economic Development and Cultural Modernization in Republican Turkey: A Brief Overview 2. The Changing Place of the Economy and Religion in Turkish Society Since 1980 3. The New Political Economy of Capital Accumulation 4. Business Associations as Political Actors 5. Polarization at the Local Level Conclusion Index

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POETA, traductora, ensayista y crítica literaria, Ida Vitale nació en Montevideo, Uruguay, donde estudió Derecho y Humanidades y fue discípula de José Bergamín. Con la aparición de su primer libro, La luz de esta memoria (1949), se convirtió en una de las figuras poéticas centrales del grupo de escritores de su país que Emir Rodríguez Monegal denominara ?Generación del 45?. Durante los años 50, 60 y comienzos de los 70 publicó libros de poesía, de crítica y traducciones de textos poéticos, teatrales y narrativos, y colaboró en importantes revistas de Uruguay y de América Latina. Desde 1989 vive entre las ciudades de Austin, México y Montevideo. Su obra, que ha merecido varias distinciones en Uruguay (Premios Nacionales y Municipales de Poesía, Premios a Traducciones Tea trales, Doctorado Honoris Causa de la Universidad de la República) y en México (Premio Internacional Octavio Paz de Poesía y Ensayo, Premio al Mérito Cultural de la Ciudad de México Carlos Monsivais) ha sido editada en

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Amar es transformarse, transformar al otro y con ello al mundo que nos rodea. El amor es una forma de resistencia, un modo de plantar cara a las injusticias, es luchar por un mundo distinto, mejor. Y, en Mi chica revolucionaria, Diego Ojeda lucha contra todo porque está enamorado desde los dedos meñiques de los pies hasta el revés del alma. Diego Ojeda es sentimiento desbordante, es afecto desatado. Y precisamente es ese desajuste entre la utopía del amor que vive en él y la realidad de este país ?sumido en crisis y expoliado por sus propios gobernantes, abonado a corruptelas?, ese desfase entre su cariño sin barreras y esta desdemocracia, esta bancacracia en la que vivimos, lo que da lugar al tono irónico e incendiario de algunos de los versos de este poemario. Las chicas revolucionaias andan sueltas, vuelan sin bragas y llevan en el bolso un libro de poemas.

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Amar es transformarse, transformar al otro y con ello al mundo que nos rodea. El amor es una forma de resistencia, un modo de plantar cara a las injusticias, es luchar por un mundo distinto, mejor. Y, en Mi chica revolucionaria, Diego Ojeda lucha contra todo porque está enamorado desde los dedos meñiques de los pies hasta e l revés del alma. Diego Ojeda es sentimiento desbordante, es afecto desatado. Y precisamente es ese desajuste entre la utopía del amor que vive en él y la realidad de este país sumido en crisis y expoliado por sus propios gobernantes, abonado a corruptelas, ese desfase entre su cariño sin barreras y esta desdemocracia, esta bancacracia en la que vivimos, lo que da lugar al tono irónico e incendiario de algunos de los versos de este poemario. Las chicas revolucionaias andan sueltas, vuelan sin bragas y llevan en el bolso un libro de poemas.

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La biografía definitiva de la madre del feminismo español.De una inteligencia fuera de lo común, Concepción Arenal fue la pensadora española más importante, original y adelantada a su tiempo del siglo XIX, y la de mayor proyección internacional. Dedicó su vida a la defensa de la mujer, la reforma penal y la causa obrera. Esta biografía reconstruye por primera vez su trayectoria vital, sus aspiraciones y sus aciertos.Al igual que ocurre con la vida de Goethe, su biografía se podría dividir en dos épocas muy marcadas: una juventud nerviosa, sensible y arrogante, con dificultades para encontrar el equilibrio entre la razón y el temperamento, y una madurez donde la escritora, pensadora y activista se atrevería a grandes cosas.Su matrimonio la ayudó a canalizar su extraordinario vitalismo, pero la muerte temprana de su marido potenció las sombras que viajaban con ella: un íntimo sentimiento de desdicha que Arenal proyectaría en el mundo que la rodeaba. Sin embargo, eso no menoscabó

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La imagen es un recurso del deseo, da cuerpo a una ausencia. La rige un designio figurativo cuando evoca lo que ya no existe o cuando provoca lo que no se ha hecho todavía. En el campo de las artes la imagen revela, emerge del estupor que suspende el juicio y pone al descubierto anhelos insospechados. Si es el poeta quien acude a la imagen, el médium que utiliza es la palabra. Pero en la tradición occidental aquel canto suyo originariamente encarnado tiene que amoldarse a las convenciones de la escritura alfabética y de un género literario que tiende a compensar la phoné silenciada con la organización icónica del texto. Así el lenguaje de la poesía se entrega a la tarea de imaginar la imagen y hacer ver lo impensado. La fusión de un río y una muchacha en Jorge Guillén, el maleficio de Nueva York en Federico García Lorca, la mística de la oscuridad en José Ángel Valente, la sacralización de la sombra en Claudio Rodríguez, las huellas que permanecen en una habitación vacía en Juan Vicent

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Un thriller históricoque nos sumerge en la vida cotidiana de la Edad Media a través de una trama llena de suspense en una de los pueblos más bellos e importantes de la Historia de España: Albarracín.La ciudad es la segunda entrega de la aclamada Trilogía Medieval de Luis Zueco.Año 1284. Cae la noche en una de las ciudades medievales más bellas del mundo. Poderosas montañas y murallas inexpugnables la protegen de los reinos que la rodean y codician.Te atreves a caminar por sus estrechas calles, por sus empinadas cuestas y sus asombrosos rincones? Empieza a oscurecer. Sientes frío. Escuchas los rumores acerca de las inexplicables muertes que se están sucediendo. De los secretos que esconden los gremios. De la peligrosa mujer encerrada en las mazmorras.Las puertas se cerrarán pronto. Corre. Una noche más, nadie podrá escapar de la ciudad.La crítica ha dicho...Una extraordinaria novela.Ca

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Red Squirrel Phonics is a new series of decodable readers from Raintree, packed with real stories and non-fiction texts using words that children can read. The programme teaches children phonics skills in a sequential and systematic way so that they can learn the sounds (phonemes) and the letters that represent them (graphemes) and then practise and apply this knowledge through reading appealing, decodable texts that make sense. This ensures that every beginner reader will experience success in their reading from their very first book! In this Level 6 Set 2a book focusing on the 'i-e' and 'ie' graphemes, Mike’s bike did a big slide when he rode up The Bumpy Track with dad. Now his friends want him to ride the track with them. Will Mike be able to do it?

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Hollywood Collectibles: The Sequel features beautiful, full-color photographs of memorabilia from 29 of the greatest Hollywood stars, including Lucille Ball, Jean Harlow, Marilyn Monroe, Elvis Presley, Roy Rogers and Elizabeth Taylor. This book also pays special attention to the most famous child stars from 1920 through the 1940s - Judy Garland, Jackie Cooper, Jackie Coogan, Roddy McDowall, Mickey Rooney, Our Gang and Natalie Wood - with a large section on that most famous of all child stars, Shirley Temple. Dolls, paper dolls, coloring books, puzzles, comics, still photos, magazines, books, toys, ads and other items are all pictured in 600 vivid color photographs, all for the collector's delight. Informative passages accompany each section, outlining lives and careers.

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Relying on facts, opinions and personal testimonies from the artists themselves, this book takes a detailed look at the huge impact that Mexican music and culture has had - and continues to have - on Country music in its various forms. Although this very American cultural expression has changed significantly over the last few years, Mexico - with its border towns, beaches, colonial architecture and ancient ruins conjuring up a range of powerful images - has remained an influential presence in Nashville, Texas, and even places like Australia and South Africa. Featuring contributions from Merle Haggard, Jimmy Buffett, Randy Travis, Dwight Yoakam, Jessi Colter, Johnny Rodriguez and Flaco Jimenez, this book lifts the lid on the unique and largely undocumented relationship between “America's Music” and Mexico.

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Una niña rodeada de sus animalitos de trapo empezó a leer un libro sobre los osos polares y se enteró de que son inteligentes, juguetones y curiosos. Y supo que, lamentablemente, el cambio climático los está amenazando seriamente. La pequeña entonces quiso saber más y más...Se enteró de que las garras del oso blanco, que vive entre las nieves del Ártico, pueden medir tanto como un plato de los que usamos para comer. Leyó que cuando el oso se moja se sacude el agua igual que los perros y que gruñe, ruge, maúlla y hasta ronronea. La niña se sorprendió cuando aprendió que este mamífero mide de pies a cabeza lo mismo que dos niños de siete años, uno encima del otro.Supo que los osos polares tienen un olfato extraordinario y que son muy limpios. Después de comerse una foca, por ejemplo, se lavan bien el morro.A lo largo de este entretenido libro documental se ven dibujos de la niña jugando con los osos, pescando con ellos o deslizándose por el hielo. Un libro muy atractivo y a la

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No fuiste creado para vivir en la decepción, en la desilusión ni en la derrota; Dios te ha proporcionado las herramientas para que lleves una vida que no se defina por tus pruebas, sino por tus victorias.Vivimos en un tiempo de profunda incertidumbre. Aun así, la Biblia promete que podemos vivir la vida de libertad que fue diseñada para nosotros, incluso en tiempos en los que el mundo que nos rodea parece lleno de oscuridad. Fuimos creados para ser vencedores, y para superar los mayores obstáculos de nuestras vidas.En su nuevo libro Vencedor, el estimado profesor David Jeremiah dirige su entendimiento a uno de los pasajes más citados, pero menos comprendido de la Biblia: la recomendación del apóstol Pablo a los efesios de que tomen toda la armadura de Dios (Efesios 6:10-18). Con la profundidad de lo caracteriza, de su sabiduría y de su compasión, el Dr. Jeremiah analiza la poderosa importancia de la armadura espiritual como herramienta crítica en nuestra vida cotidiana, al confrontar los retos específicos de nuestras vidas y de nuestra época.Si ya estás harto de vivir en derrota, es hora de encontrar una fuerza renovada y reclamar las promesas de la palabra de Dios de vencer las mayores amenazas de la vida.

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The insane minds of Adam F. Goldberg, Hans Rodionoff and Jeff Zapata have joined forces to bring you the Garbage Pail Kids as you've never seen them before. Dynamite Entertainment and this incredible trio of creators proudly presents give you Garbage Pail Kids: Origins!This all-new GPK book is a bad-ass, sprawling, superhero epic; we not only learn how our GPK heroes came to be but we also reveal to the world that Adam Bomb and his gang of good guys were instrumental in the outcome of World War II and the fate of humanity!Story 1, starts with Adam Bomb''s origin and how he begins as an unassuming, flat-footed soda jerk named Adam Baum ultimately transforming into an All-American superhero named Adam Bomb. Thanks to an unfortunate radiation leak, Adam leads a team of other enhanced super-charged garbage humans to take down the axis of evil led by Nasty Nick.Story 2, it's a battle of brother vs. brother Garbage Pail Kids style! No worries though, there's only the

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En Mirarse de frente, Gornick convierte el recuerdo de su experiencia como camarera en los Castkills no sólo en una agridulce aproximación al deseo juvenil y los trabajos veraniegos, sino en una indeleble toma de contacto con las desigualdades de clase y de género. Su periplo como profesora visitante por varias universidades estadounidenses le sirve para trazar una maravillosa y tragicómica radiografía del paisaje académico como suplicio para el espíritu: comunidades aisladas, con sus ritos y rencillas, con su peculiar dinámica de soledad y sociabilidad donde el alma se enmohece rodeada de seres sólo en apariencia afines. En estas irresistibles viñetas, Gornick vuelve a ofrecernos la singular mirada ? valiente y feroz, empática y siempre de frente? con la que encara el mundo.

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In the years before the Curse of the Bambino descended on New England, the Boston Red Sox rode major league baseball like a colossus, capturing four World Series titles in seven seasons. Blessed with legendary players like Babe Ruth, Tris Speaker, Harry Hooper, and Smokey Joe Wood, and a brand new, thoroughly modern stadium, the Red Sox reigned as kings of the Deadball Era. Just in time for the centenary of baseball's hallowed Fenway Park and the dawn of the Red Sox dynasty, Thomas J. Whalen gracefully recounts the rise and fall of one of baseball's greatest teams.

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NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER Power couple Marlo Thomas and Phil Donahue have created a compelling and intimate collection of intriguing conversations with famous couples about their enduring marriages and how they have made them last through the challenges we all share.What makes a marriage last? Who doesn’t want to know the answer to that question? To unlock this mystery, iconic couple Marlo Thomas and Phil Donahue crisscrossed the country and conducted intimate conversations with forty celebrated couples whose long marriages they’ve admired—from award-winning actors, athletes, and newsmakers to writers, comedians, musicians, and a former U.S. president and First Lady. Through these conversations, Marlo and Phil also revealed the rich journey of their own marriage. What Makes a Marriage Last offers practical and heartfelt wisdom for couples of all ages, and a rare glimpse into the lives of husbands and wives we have come to know and love. Marlo and Phil’s frequently funny, often touching, and always engaging conversations span the marital landscape—from that first rush of new love to keeping that precious spark alive, from navigating hard times to celebrating triumphs, from balancing work and play and family to growing better and stronger together. At once intimate, candid, revelatory, hilarious, instructive, and poignant, this book is a beautiful gift for couples of every age and stage.Featuring interviews with:Alan and Arlene Alda • Kevin Bacon and Kyra Sedgwick President Jimmy and Rosalynn Carter • James Carville and Mary Matalin Deepak and Rita Chopra • Patricia Cornwell and Staci Gruber Bryan Cranston and Robin Dearden • Billy and Janice Crystal Jamie Lee Curtis and Christopher Guest • Ted Danson and Mary Steenburgen Viola Davis and Julius Tennon • Gloria and Emilio EstefanMichael J. Fox and Tracy Pollan • Chip and Joanna Gaines Sanjay and Rebecca Gupta • Mariska Hargitay and Peter Hermann Neil Patrick Harris and David Burtka • Ron and Cheryl Howard Jesse and Jacqueline Jackson • Elton John and David Furnish John and Justine Leguizamo • LL COOL J and Simone I. Smith Melissa McCarthy and Ben Falcone • John McEnroe and Patty Smyth Mehmet and Lisa Oz • Rodney and Holly Robinson Peete Letty Cottin Pogrebin and Bert Pogrebin • Rob and Michele Reiner Kelly Ripa and Mark Consuelos • Al Roker and Deborah Roberts Ray and Anna Romano • Tony Shalhoub and Brooke Adams Judges Judy and Jerry Sheindlin • George Stephanopoulos and Ali Wentworth Sting and Trudie Styler • Capt. Chesley “Sully” and Lorrie Sullenberger Lily Tomlin and Jane Wagner • Judith and Milton Viorst Judy Woodruff and Al Hunt • Bob Woodward and Elsa Walsh

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