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The author recalls her life and impressions growing up in Cuba.

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Determined to steal an old woman's gold coin, a young thief follows her all around the countryside and finds himself involved in a series of unexpected activities.

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La ciencia oficial de nuestros días niega absolutamente la existencia individual del alma. Todos los razonamientos espiritualistas han sido impotentes para demostrar que el principio pensante tiene existencia real. Tan solo descuidando voluntariamente los hechos irrecusables es como los materialistas pueden llegar a la negación de la individualidad del alma.Es útil, fijar la idea sobre la manera cómo se debe considerar al alma, pues según que se haga de ella una entidad ideal ajena al tiempo y al espacio, o bien un ser dependiente en cierto modo de estas condiciones, las consecuencias prácticas que habremos de sacar serán del todo diferentes.Para apoyar mi manera de ver, creo necesario establecer:1. Que el alma humana se halla revestida, durante su paso por la Tierra, de una envoltura invisible llamada peri-espíritu, de peri, alrededor y spíritus, de espíritu.2. Que después de la muerte, esta envoltura no se destruye.3. Que el estudio de las propiedades de este cuerpo es

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Alma is a private detective in a near-future England, a country desperately trying to tempt people away from the delights of Shine, the immersive successor to the internet. But most people are happy to spend their lives plugged in, and the country is decaying.Alma's partner is ill, and has to be treated without fail every 4 hours, a task that only Alma can do. If she misses the 5 minute window her lover will die. She is one of the few not to access the Shine.So when Alma is called to an automated car factory to be shown an impossible death and finds herself caught up in a political coup, she knows that getting too deep may leave her unable to get home. What follows is a fast-paced Hitchcockian thriller as Alma evades arrest, digs into the conspiracy, and tries to work out how on earth a dead body appeared in the boot of a freshly-made car in a fully-automated factory.

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Private Investigator Alma is caught up in another impossible murder. One of the world's four richest people may be dead - but nobody is sure which one. Hired to discover the truth behind the increasingly bizarre behaviour of the ultra-rich, Alma must juggle treating her terminally ill lover with a case which may not have a victim.Inspired by the films of Kubrick, this stand-alone novel returns to the near-future of THE REAL-TOWN MURDERS, and puts Alma on a path to a world she can barely understand. Witty, moving and with a mystery deep at its heart, this novel again shows Adam Roberts' mastery of the form.

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On Becoming A Grandparent is an engaging, practical guide to the reality of an important rite of passage.

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In this book, vintage postcards are compared with recent photographs to paint a new view of St. Petersburg's past and present. Over 200 beautiful images showcase St. Petersburg, Florida, as a growing city with a history. It provides invaluable information to new and long-time residents and tourists alike. Postcard collectors worldwide will also find the book invaluable for their collections.

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It is now widely accepted that improving schools invest in teacher leadership and build the capacity for improvement by distributing leadership responsibilities to teachers. In primary, secondary and special schools, teachers are uniquely placed to influence the quality of teaching and learning and they are important gatekeepers to development and change. This book explores how teacher leadership is an intrinsic and important part of school and classroom improvement. It investigates teacher leadership in action and considers the roles, responsibilities and influence of teachers who lead. It considers the implications of teacher leadership for teachers’ professional development and focuses on ways in which this important form of leadership can be fostered and enhanced. The central message in this book is that teachers play a critical role in leading improvement in the classroom and school level and that this form of leadership contributes directly to raising achievement among learners. This book is crucial reading for all those who are concerned with teacher and school development, school leadership and school improvement.

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Gorgias o la Retorica / Fedon o de la inmortalidad del alma / El banquete o del amor

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Alma Cruz wishes her willful teenage daughter, Luz, could know the truth about her past, but there are things Luz can never know about the journey Alma took to the US to find her missing father. In 2000—three years after the disappearance of her father, who left Oaxaca to work on farms in California—Alma sets out on a perilous trek north with her sister, Rosa. What happens once she reaches the US is a journey from despair to hope. Timeless in its depiction of the depths of family devotion and the blaze of first love, Luz conveys, with compassion and insight, the plight of those desperate to cross the US border.

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Un libro de poesía donde la vida se celebra, el alma se desnuda y el misterio se reverencia.

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La intención nos acerca a la divinidad. La atención es su vehículo y el sonido el alimento. Quien desee iniciar la aventura interior de alma, deberá entrenarse en la encantación de lo Sagrado; quien busque el método de llevarlo a cabo, encontrará en este texto lo esencial para iniciar el camino. Meditación, luz, vibración, deben ponerse de acuerdo para que el alma pueda entonar el canto de la celebración de la Creación.Jose Miguel Jato

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En los albores mismos del nacimiento de la filosofía, Platón (ca. 428-ca. 347 a.C.) planteó, utilizando la dúctil forma del diálogo, buena parte de los principales problemas que han ocupado desde entonces al pensamiento filosófico. El presente volumen recoge dos diálogos platónicos fundamentales. ?Fedón? aborda principalmente el tema genérico de la muerte, argumentando sobre la pre-existencia del alma con respecto al cuerpo y sobre su inmortalidad. ?Fedro? trata de la naturaleza del alma y en él, con la plasticidad de metáforas tan bellas como la del auriga y los caballos, Platón deja bien sentada la idea, de raíces pitagóricas, de que la propensión al bien o al mal del hombre radica en la esencia de la propia estructura del alma.Traducción e introducción de Luis Gil.

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Washington Territory, 1888. With contacts on the docks and in the railroad, and with a buyers' market funneling product their way, Alma Rosales and her opium-smuggling crew are making a fortune. They spend their days moving product and their nights at the Monte Carlo, the center of Tacoma's queer scene, where skirts and trousers don't signify and everyone's free to suit themselves. Then two local men end up dead, with all signs pointing to the opium trade, and a botched effort to disappear the bodies draws lawmen to town. Alma scrambles to keep them away from her operation but is distracted by the surprise appearance of Bess Spenceran ex-Pinkerton''s agent and Alma's first loveafter years of silence. A handsome young stranger comes to town, too, and falls into an affair with one of Alma''s crewmen. When he starts asking questions about opium, Alma begins to suspect she's welcomed a spy into her inner circle, and is forced to consider how far she'll go to protect her trade.<

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Proverbios, poemas y citas que nos hablan de la alegría de vivir y de los viajes al fondo del alma.

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In his Spring painting (1894), Lawrence Alma-Tadema represented the Victorian custom of children collecting flowers on May Day. By placing the scene in ancient Rome, he suggested the festival’s history through architecture, dress, sculpture and instruments. Alma-Tadema incorporated his knowledge of antiquity into over 300 paintings. We are honoured to feature a detail from Spring as part of our collaborative The J. Paul Getty Museum Collection.  

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One of the Three Little Pigs is hosting a housewarming, and Peter Rabbit would love to go. But he's in bed with a cold after a narrow escape from Mr. McGregor's garden. Meanwhile, Goldilocks is planning her birthday party and hoping her new friend Baby Bear can come (he's forgiven her for breaking his favorite chair). But with the Big Bad Wolf on the prowl and Little Red Riding Hood heading off to grandmother's house, there's no telling how things may end! This lively collection of letters written by famous storybook characters takes us behind the scenes in the land of make-believe.

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Dante Alighieri’s long poem The Divine Comedy has been one of the foundational texts of European literature for over 700 years. Yet many mysteries still remain about the symbolism of this richly layered literary work, which has been interpreted in many different ways over the centuries. The Unexpected Dante brings together five leading scholars who offer fresh perspectives on the meanings and reception of The Divine Comedy. Some investigate Dante’s intentions by exploring the poem’s esoteric allusions to topics ranging from musical instruments to Roman law. Others examine the poem’s long afterlife and reception in the United States, with chapters showcasing new discoveries about Nicolaus de Laurentii’s 1481 edition of Commedia and the creative contemporary adaptations that have relocated Dante’s visions of heaven and hell to urban American settings. This study also includes a guide that showcases selected treasures from the extensive Dante collections at the Library of Congress, illustrating the depth and variety of The Divine Comedy’s global influence. The Unexpected Dante is thus a boon to both Dante scholars and aficionados of this literary masterpiece. Published by Bucknell University Press in association with the Library of Congress. Distributed worldwide by Rutgers University Press.

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El mensaje de este asombroso libro es que la vida y la muerte son una y la misma cosa, y que el alma es eterna y lleva a cabo su búsqueda de conocimiento e iluminación a través de los mundos materiales e inmateriales. Esta búsqueda se produce gracias a la reencarnación, un proceso que permite al alma entrar y salir cíclicamente del cuerpo físico con el propósito de aprender y superarse espiritualmente.

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Achieving the Sustainable Development Goals through Finance, Technology and Law Reform Achieving the SDGs requires a fundamental rethink from businesses and governments across the globe. To make the ambitious goals a reality, trillions of dollars need to be harnessed to mobilise finance and accelerate progress towards the SDGs. Bringing together leaders from the World Bank, the financial and business sectors, the startup community and academia, this important, topically relevant volume explains what the SDGs are, how they came about and how they can be accelerated. Real-world case studies and authoritative insights address how to direct investment of existing financial resources and re-align the global financial system to reflect the SDGs. In depth chapters discuss how financial institutions, such as UBS Wealth Management, Manulife Asset Management and Moody’s Rating Agency are supporting the SDGs. The opportunities arising from Blockchain, Big Data, Digital Identity and cutting-edge FinTech and RegTech applications are explored, whilst the relevance of sustainable and transparent global supply chains is underscored. Significant attention is paid to law reform which can accelerate progress of the SDGs through SME Financing, Crowdfunding, Peer-to-Peer Lending and tax restructuring. To achieve the ‘World We Want’, much needs to be done. The recommendations contained within this book are critical for supporting a fundamental shift in thinking from business and governments around the world, and for building a more just and prosperous future for all.

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Taking refuge on a remote island, a grieving woman develops unlikely connections with the community and the wild in this haunting novel of hope and perseverance from debut author Jessica Bryant Klagmann. After the mysterious disappearance of her fiancé, Alma Hughes moves to a remote island in the North Atlantic, where she hopes to weather her grief and nurture her ailing dog. But the strange town of Violette has mysteries as well. Townsfolk say that the radio tower overlooking their town broadcasts messages through their home appliances, their dreams, even the sea itself. When lightning strikes the tower, illuminating the sky in a brilliant flash, Alma finds herself caught in the unexplainable aftermath of one of Violette’s deadliest storms. As the sea consumes the island, threatening its very existence, the deaths and lost memories of the recently departed also devastate the community. Alma, with a unique link to the lost, may be the only one who can help them move on. But to do so, she must confront a tragic loss of her own. On this doomed island haunted by echoes of the departed, Alma searches for meaning in her future—and dares to discover the power of hope among the living.

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Taking refuge on a remote island, a grieving woman develops unlikely connections with the community and the wild in this haunting novel of hope and perseverance from debut author Jessica Bryant Klagmann. After the mysterious disappearance of her fiancé, Alma Hughes moves to a remote island in the North Atlantic, where she hopes to weather her grief and nurture her ailing dog. But the strange town of Violette has mysteries as well. Townsfolk say that the radio tower overlooking their town broadcasts messages through their home appliances, their dreams, even the sea itself. When lightning strikes the tower, illuminating the sky in a brilliant flash, Alma finds herself caught in the unexplainable aftermath of one of Violette’s deadliest storms. As the sea consumes the island, threatening its very existence, the deaths and lost memories of the recently departed also devastate the community. Alma, with a unique link to the lost, may be the only one who can help them move on. But to do so, she must confront a tragic loss of her own. On this doomed island haunted by echoes of the departed, Alma searches for meaning in her future—and dares to discover the power of hope among the living.

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LONGLISTED FOR THE BAILEYS WOMEN'S PRIZE FOR FICTION SHORTLISTED FOR THE WELLCOME BOOK PRIZE From the moment Alma Whittaker steps into the world, everything about life intrigues her. Instilled with an unquenchable sense of wonder by her father, a botanical explorer and the richest man in the New World, Alma is raised in a house of luxury and curiosity. It is not long before she becomes a gifted botanist in her own right. But as she flourishes and her research takes her deeper into the mysteries of evolution, the man she comes to love draws her in the opposite direction – into the realm of the spiritual, the divine and the magical. The Signature of All Things soars across the globe of the nineteenth century, from London and Peru, to Philadelphia, Tahiti and beyond. Peopled with extraordinary characters along the way, most of all it has an unforgettable heroine in Alma Whittaker.

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Éste -nos dice Wenceslao Fernández Flórez (1885-1964)- es el libro de la fragua de Cecebre. San Salvador de Cecebre es una parroquia de Galicia, rugosa, frondosa y amena. Cuando un hombre consigue llevar a la fraga un alma atenta se entera de muchas historias... Entonces se comprende que existe otra alma allí, infinitas almas: que está animando el bosque entero. Afinando su mirada poética, Fernández Flórez ha logrado captar todas esas historias y comunicarlas en esta novela deliciosa y profunda. El lector que se acerque a ella descubrirá bajo la seductora y mágica narración los latidos ocultos del alma humana en consonancia con la naturaleza. José-Carlos Mainer, catedrático de Literatura de la Universidad de Zaragoza, nos ofrece una guía muy rica en sugerencias de lectura y explica la significación del autor en la narrativa de su tiempo.

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Actualmente, disponemos de medios más que suficientes para alimentar correctamente cuerpo y alma, pero con frecuencia tendemos a los extremos y olvidamos que el equilibrio es lo más natural. A menudo, tener garantizadas las necesidades vitales provoca una pérdida de la vitalidad y un deterioro de la forma de vivir y sentir, una merma de las reacciones instintivas que deberían surgir de las entrañas. Llegamos a tener la nevera llena, pero el alma vacía. De hecho, la nevera llena es una metáfora de patologías como obesidad, diabetes tipo II y enfermedades cardiovasculares, mientras que el alma vacía simboliza problemas como la ansiedad y la depresión. Así que si no queremos acabar tomando pastillas, tendremos que tomar decisiones. David Vargas nos acompaña en las decisiones que deberemos tomar si queremos recuperar el control de nuestra salud y bienestar, el control de nuestra vida.

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