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From bears on the Renaissance stage to the equine pageantry of the nineteenth-century hunt, animals have been used in human-orchestrated entertainments throughout history. The essays in this volume present an array of case studies that inspire new ways of interpreting animal performance and the role of animal agency in the performing relationship.In exploring the human-animal relationship from the early modern period to the nineteenth century, Performing Animals questions what it means for an animal to “perform,” examines how conceptions of this relationship have evolved over time, and explores whether and how human understanding of performance is changed by an animal’s presence. The contributors discuss the role of animals in venues as varied as medieval plays, natural histories, dissections, and banquets, and they raise provocative questions about animals’ agency. In so doing, they demonstrate the innovative potential of thinking beyond the boundaries of the present in order to dismantle the barriers that have traditionally divided human from animal.From fleas to warhorses to animals that “perform” even after death, this delightfully varied volume brings together examples of animals made to “act” in ways that challenge obvious notions of performance. The result is an eye-opening exploration of human-animal relationships and identity that will appeal greatly to scholars and students of animal studies, performance studies, and posthuman studies.In addition to the editors, the contributors are Todd Andrew Borlik, Pia F. Cuneo, Kim Marra, Richard Nash, Sarah E. Parker, Rob Wakeman, Kari Weil, and Jessica Wolfe.

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In the years following the Civil War, pioneers in the women’s rights movement, women’s medical education, and public-private charitable partnerships joined forces to reduce the incidence of abortion in America. As alumni of the abolitionist movement, they analyzed abortion in ways that resembled their earlier critiques of slavery. Abortion, too, was a structural problem. A self-evidently evil act, it was sustained by the quack doctors and unscrupulous press that it enriched. These advocates believed that women seeking abortions had usually been deprived of their ability to act freely, rationally, and well in the world, almost always by external forces. Thus, they had sympathy for their suffering sisters and pity for their injuries—physical and moral. Early women’s rights advocates worked to raise vulnerable women to their feet, providing them with material and moral resources for “self-extrication” from the depths into which they had sunk. The authors of this book have approached their subject critically, examining not just the early women’s rights advocates’ publicly spoken words, but the networks and institutions that they built. This previously untold story illuminates the early history of women’s rights and abortion in America.

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Ahoy, little mateys! Captain Jack and his crew have found a bottle with a hidden message! It will lead them to the mysterious Achoo Island… An island inhabited BY GIANT NOSES! As they approach, the giant noses start attacking them with boogers. It was a trap! Boogers fly everywhere! Take cover, mateys! Will Little Captain Jack and his crew be able to escape? Caution! You may wanna have a hanky ready as you read this hilarious tale of adventure (by Alicia Acosta and Mónica Carretero). But wait, there’s more! You can also read the first adventure of Little Captain Jack. Anyone can be brave, no matter their size!

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A bouncy, colorful picture book by award-winning author Eric Kimmel for Rosh Hashanah.“A beautiful retelling with a kinder, more inclusive ending.” –Midwest Book ReviewIn this playful version of The Little Red Hen, a young girl enlists her animal friends to help make the challah for Rosh Hashanah.The whole diverse neighborhood joins in the Rosh Hashanah celebration at the end of the story, emphasizing the universality of our resolve to build a better world in the new year.

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A savory account of how the pursuit of delicious foods shaped human evolutionNature, it has been said, invites us to eat by appetite and rewards by flavor. But what exactly are flavors? Why are some so pleasing while others are not? Delicious is a supremely entertaining foray into the heart of such questions.With generous helpings of warmth and wit, Rob Dunn and Monica Sanchez offer bold new perspectives on why food is enjoyable and how the pursuit of delicious flavors has guided the course of human history. They consider the role that flavor may have played in the invention of the first tools, the extinction of giant mammals, the evolution of the world’s most delicious and fatty fruits, the creation of beer, and our own sociality. Along the way, you will learn about the taste receptors you didn't even know you had, the best way to ferment a mastodon, the relationship between Paleolithic art and cheese, and much more.Blending irresistible storytelling with the latest science, Delicious is a deep history of flavor that will transform the way you think about human evolution and the gustatory pleasures of the foods we eat.

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When an acorn falls on little Chicken Licken's head, he thinks the sky is falling. Soon the whole farmyard is in a flap, apart from sneaky Foxy Loxy. But he's in for a surprise too.

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Vuelve Mónica Rouanet, la autora best seller de Despiértame cuando acabe septiembre y No oigo a los niños jugar.

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La discusión en torno al patriarcado no ha dejado deestar presente en la historiografía y en el feminismo enlas últimas décadas. Sin embargo, no existe conseso en elpensamiento feminista a la hora de dotar de centralidadal patriarcado en la estructura y organización socialcapitalista.Hasta qué punto el patriarcado atraviesa el ordenactual? En torno a qué parámetros se produjo estainstitucionalización, que comenzó en la familia y seextendió al resto de la sociedad? Gerda Lerner realizaun acercamiento a la Antigua Mesopotamia a travésde fuentes primarias. Deja de lado la victimización delas mujeres, así como el mito del matriarcado, paraafrontar un análisis que nos lleva a otras preguntas.Consigue, así mismo, dar la centralidad que se suelenegar a los discursos históricos a la hora de pensarel momento actual. Por todo esto, La creación delpatriarcado es un libro referencial para construirparámetros históricos que nos per

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Imagínese la escena: es usted vendedor a domicilio y llama a la puerta de un piso patera donde viven 17 personas de diferentes familias, a quién venderle? Este libro trata todo aquello que no le cuentan en los manuales de comercialización al uso, desde cómo resolver situaciones peliagudas como la descrita hasta cómo vender humo pasando por las jornadas interminables de las operadoras de telemarketing. Escrito de forma amena y divertida este libro es la cara B de los libros de ventas.

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Puede una pequeña librería de Londres cambiar una vida?Una historia para todos aquellos que han sentido alguna vez que la literatura les salvaba.Agnes Martí es una joven arqueóloga que se muda a Londres en busca de una oportunidad. Poco tiempo después de llegar a la ciudad, sorprendida por una repentina lluvia mientras pasea por el barrio del Temple y se refugia en una librería muy especial: Moonlight Books. Edward Livingstone está buscando una ayudante y, en el tiempo que Agnes tarda en secarse y tomar una taza de té caliente, ambos comprenden que no es casualidad que sea precisamente ella quien ha llamado a su puerta.A medida que pasan los días, Agnes va descubriendo el carácter gruñón de su nuevo jefe, las excentricidades de su clientela habitual y el encanto de esta pequeña librería. Hasta que un día, uno de los libros más preciados de las estanterías de Moonlight Books desaparece y el inspector de policía John Lockwood entra en escena para hacerse cargo de l

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Una pareja que perdió a su hijo en un accidente inexplicable, dos viajeros que acaban viéndose implicados en un ritual caníbal, sectarios sanguinarios en motocicletas, buscadores de ovnis, hombres lobo beatniks, una joven con delirios mesiánicos obsesionada con la sangre, un perturbador asesino en serie? Todas estas historias se entrecruzan a un ritmo vertiginoso y convergen en una trama terrible, absurda y memorable a partes iguales.Mónica Bustos recurre a la tradición de la serie B para construir una narración intensa, repleta de intrigas descarnadas y escenas paródicas. El humor que se desprende de la narración es ácido y, el ambiente, bizarro a la par que cautivador. El lector tiene entre manos una novela coral cuanto menos atípica, una pequeña joya que rinde homenaje a la tradición pulp, escrita en fragmentos interconectados que cobran todo su sentido al ser unidos.

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An accessible, practical guide to incorporating the 10 essential EdTech skills and strategies in every learning setting.In a world awash in technology, what EdTech skills and strategies should educators focus on to ensure they are making the best use of online spaces for classroom learning? How can they navigate through the overwhelming number of options in digital tools and spaces? How can they guide students in learning best practices?EdTech consultant Monica Burns answers these and other questions in this powerful and reader-friendly guide to incorporating EdTech across all grade levels and subject areas, and in both distance-learning and face-to-face environments. Readers will gain practical advice on Navigating online spaces, Curating resources, Introducing opportunities for exploring the world, Developing collaboration structures, Providing time and space to create learning products, Assessing students, Creating opportunities for sharing, Connecting student work to relevant audiences, Developing transferable skills, and Planning for tech-rich learning experiences. Each chapter explains why the skill or strategy is essential, including supporting research, classroom examples, guiding questions for planning and reflection, and suggested websites and digital tools for classroom use. The book also includes access to downloadable forms to help you set goals, assess your progress, and build your EdTech tool belt.Timely, accessible, and informed by the author's experience and expertise, EdTech Essentials is a must-read for educators who want proven ways to prepare their students to be productive, responsible users of technology both within and outside the classroom.

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A Kids' Indie Next List pick! Laugh-out-loud humor and a tender friendship blossom in author-illustrator Monica Arnaldo’s charming picture book about a lonely raccoon and a glowing seed, and the world’s most important question: Can this seed grow cheeseburgers? Grub is a lonely racoon. Rumbling in the trash. Looking for food.Seed is, well, a seed! Patiently waiting in the trash. Hoping someone will plant it. When the two finally meet, they realize they might be able to help each other! Grub has just one big question first: What will Seed grow? Could Seed grow Grub’s favorite food, mouthwatering cheeseburgers? Seed isn’t sure what a cheeseburger is exactly, but . . . maybe!And so begins a hilarious friendship following two unlikely strangers learning more about the other and discovering the pressure that comes with fulfilling expectations. Author-illustrator Monica Arnaldo will leave readers giggling and clamoring for more in this charming story that celebrates the unexpected—and how the most special friendships bloom only when we are unapologetically ourselves.

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