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APress Getting Started with Containers in Azure: Deploy Secure Cloud Applications Using Terraform
Master the skills needed to deploy container services on Microsoft Azure using Terraform. This book will take you through the entire process of designing, deploying, and managing container services such as Azure Kubernetes Service (AKS), Azure Container Instances (ACI), Azure Container Registry (ACR), and Azure Web App for Containers. In this fully updated second edition, Author Shimon Ifrah demonstrates how to use Terraform, PowerShell and Azure CLI to provision and manage container services in Azure. As you’ll be using Terraform as the main tool for deployment, a basic knowledge of Terraform is a prerequisite. In addition, you will see how Azure DevOps services can be used to deploy infrastructure and container services with Terraform using Azure Pipelines without using the Azure Portal. The book concludes with a tutorial on how to use Azure Defender for Cloud to safeguard Terraform and infrastructure-as-code against malicious threats, so you can deliver secure applications. Upon completing this book, you will have a thorough understanding of how to use Terraform to deploy secure and efficient cloud applications on Azure. What You Will Learn Leverage Terraform for the deployment of containerized services Understand Azure DevOps Pipelines and Repos to deploy infrastructure and container services. Safeguard your infrastructure-as-code and detect vulnerabilities using Azure Defender for the cloud Who This Book Is For Azure administrators, developers, and architects who want to get started and learn more about containers and containerized applications on Microsoft Azure.
£49.49
Los defensores del mar
Una lección sobre hacer del planeta un lugar mejor. Paco es el nuevo tutor de 5. A, un grupo algo conflictivo y con alumnos con dificultades de aprendizaje por distintos motivos. El novato profesor no sabe muy bien cómo afrontar la tarea de estimular a sus alumnos y alumnas en las clases. La respuesta se la darán ellos, cuando se muestran muy interesados en todo lo relacionado con la naturaleza y su protección, desde un punto de vista práctico. Esto hará que se embarquen en un singular proyecto para defender el ecosistema del mar Menor.
£11.36
Viz Media, Subs. of Shogakukan Inc Rooster Fighter, Vol. 1
Giant demonic monsters wreak havoc and level Japanese cities! While the citizens flee in terror, it’s up to one brave rooster to stand his ground!In a world where terrifying monsters walk the earth, one heroic rooster is destined for greatness. When giant demons threaten the innocent, he’s going to show them who’s boss!The neighborhood cock of the walk is more than just an ordinary rooster—he’s humanity’s greatest defender! His opponents may be ten stories tall, but nothing is bigger than his stout heart and his fearsome battle cry—cock-a-doodle-doo!
£8.99
Little, Brown Book Group Acheron
Eleven thousand years ago a god was born. Cursed into the body of a human, Acheron endured a lifetime of hatred. His human death unleashed an unspeakable horror that almost destroyed the earth. Brought back against his will, he became the sole defender of mankind. Only it was never that simple...For centuries, he has fought for our survival and hidden a past he never wants revealed. Now his survival, and ours, hinges on the very woman who threatens him. Old enemies are reawakening and uniting to kill them both.
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Little, Brown & Company With Prejudice
No one knows what happened that night, and now seven strangers must decide, in this "exciting" and "clever" thriller (New York Times Book Review)On the night that Melina Mora, a proud, free-spirited woman, was murdered, she was seen with a young man that matched Gabriel Soto's description. Two strands of her hair were found in his bedroom. Sandy Grunwald, a young prosecutor whose political ambitions depend on securing a conviction, finds herself pitted against a preening public defender armed with a freshly discovered, dynamite piece of evidence on the eve of the trial.And then there's the jury for the high-stakes Miami trial: Earl Thomas, a straitlaced taxman with his fair share of police encounters, as the begrudging foreperson, and Laura Hurtado-Perez, a physician whose unassuming manner conceals a private pain. There's also Joseph Cole, who's the founder of his local neighbourhood watch and unduly obsessed with the families around him. Along with four others, these jurors from varied walks of life come together to make one of the most important decisions of their lives.But as the prosecutor, public defender, and judge know all too well, the criminal justice system is complex and the jury's experiences, biases, and beliefs will ultimately shape the verdict.With striking originality and expert storytelling, Robin Peguero's debut novel explores the prejudice that hangs over every trial in America.
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Vintage Publishing Bobby Moore: The Man in Full
‘Immaculate footballer. Imperial defender. Immortal hero of 1966. Master of Wembley. Captain extraordinary. Gentleman of all time.’ These are some of the words inscribed beneath the statue of England’s World Cup-winning captain, Bobby Moore, at Wembley stadium. Since Moore’s death, of bowel cancer at just 51, these accolades represent the accepted view of this national treasure. But what do we actually know about Bobby Moore as a person? What about the grit alongside the glory?Moore was undeniably an extraordinary captain and player. Pelé called him the greatest – and fairest – defender he ever played against. His feats for West Ham United and England are legendary and his technical mastery of the game ahead of its time. Few footballers since have come close to his winning combination of intelligence, skill, temperament and class.Yet off the pitch, Moore knew scandal, bankruptcy, divorce and drink. What about the string of failed businesses, whispers of bad behaviour, links to the East End underworld and turbulent private life? Ignored by the football world post-retirement, this great of the game drifted into obscurity and, famously, there was no knighthood. Acclaimed football writer Matt Dickinson traces the journey of this Essex boy who became the patron saint of English football, peeling away the layers of legend and looking at Moore’s life from all sides – in triumph, in failure, in full.
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Introduccin a la tica Torre del Aire
En estas lecciones hace Edmund Husserl (1859-1938) una exposición crítica de la historia de la ética, especialmente, moderna, que le permite defender la validez de los principios éticos rechazando las diferentes formas de hedonismo y describir los modos pasivo y activo de la motivación en cuanto legalidad del devenir espiritual. En la medida en que delimitan el concepto de ética como disciplina filosófica suprema y precisan el sentido de la mejor vida posible, estos textos hacen las veces de bisagra entre la ética formal del periodo de Gotinga y los escritos de orden metafísico, en los que se aborda la posibilidad de una existencia auténtica.
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Somos uno Legados Lorien 7
Esta es la última oportunidad que tenemos para acabar con los mogadorianos. Salvaremos este planeta. omoriremos en el intento. Para ganar esta guerra, primero hay que eliminar a su líder. Y ahora tenemos el poder parahacerlo. Sin embargo, para llegar hasta él, necesitaremos un ejército propio. Somos conscientes de que no pedisteisnada de esto. Nosotros tampoco. Lorien os eligió, como también nos eligió a nosotros. Os concedió legados para defendervuestro mundo. Nosotros podemos enseñaros a usar vuestras nuevas habilidades. Podemos enseñaros a luchar. Pero uniros anosotros es decisión vuestra. Tendréis que arriesgarlo todo y puede que no sobreviváis. Tampoco nosotros.
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Rowman & Littlefield Raymond Aron: The Recovery of the Political
This concise and penetrating analysis introduces students to the life and thought of one of the giants of twentieth- century French intellectual life. Portraying Raymond Aron as a great defender of reason, moderation, and political sobriety in an era dominated by ideological fervor and philosophical fashion, Brian Anderson demonstrates the centrality of political reason to Aron's philosophy of history, his critique of ideological thinking, his meditations on the perennial problems of peace and war, and the nature of conservative liberalism. This accessible study of Aron's thought and the thought of his contemporaries will enhance any syllabus for classes on modern and contemporary political thought.
£120.69
Visor libros, S.L. Ciento Volando De Catorce
E l mundo de Joaquín es real y matizado porque surge de la melancolía para desembocar en los impulsos irónicos. El vitalismo de sus consignas procura darle la vuelta a los relojes y a las palabras. Cuando camina, lo mismo que cuando baila, no hace otra cosa que soñar con los pies, perseguir en los horizontes de la lentitud un argumento seductor para la defender la prisa. Y Joaquín resulta convincente porque su mundo personal es fruto de una experiencia colectiva, recuerdo de unos años en los que había que correr para escapar de la mediocridad, la sopa triste, la moral de las mesas de camilla y los argumentos asumidos a golpe secreto de renuncias personales.
£12.74
La Rueda del Tiempo n 1014 Encrucijada en el crepsculo
Mat Cauthon huye con la hija de las Nueve Lunas mientras la Sombra y el imperio seanchan emprenden una persecución implacable. La heredera del Trono de Andor, rodeada de enemigos que planean su destrucción, puede caer en manos de la Sombra y arrastrar consigo al Dragón Renacido, y Egwene al?Vere pone sitio al centro de poder Aes Sedai, pero ha de vencer con rapidez para evitar que los Asha?man sean los únicos capaces de defender el mundo del Oscuro.Tras limpiar la mitad masculina de la Fuente Verdadera, Rand Al?Thor se ve obligado a correr grandes riesgos sin saber con certeza quienes son sus aliados y quienes sus enemigos.
£19.80
GUERRA DE LAS DOS ROSAS AMANECER NE
Un futuro incierto y nebuloso se cierne sobre Eduardo IV. La Casa de York ha sido derrotada y el rey se ha exiliado en Flandes, aunque no por mucho tiempo. El empeño por defender aquello que considera suyo lleva a Eduardo a zarpar junto a su hermano hacia Ravenspur, el lugar donde se dejará su destino. Un ejército diezmado y exhausto llega a la costa, a casa. Las fuerzas escasean, y en el horizonte solo se dibuja una opción: atacar. Sin embargo, nuevos vientos soplan no lejos de allí y el joven Enrique Tudor, convertido ya en un hombre, será llamado a entrar en el tumultuoso curso de la historia, la historia de la guerra de las Dos Rosas.
£16.25
Bloomsbury Publishing PLC Coriolanus
When an old adversary threatens Rome, the city calls once more on her hero and defender: Coriolanus. But famine threatens the city, the citizens’ hunger swells to an appetite for change, and on returning from the field Coriolanus must confront the march of realpolitik and the voice of an angry people. This is one of Shakespeare’s last tragedies, best known for its political and military themes. Shakespeare’s searing play of political manipulation and revenge is here abridged and this version was first produced at the Donmar Warehouse, London, directed by Josie Rourke and with Tom Hiddleston in the title role. The script has been edited and abridged by Rob Hastie and Josie Rourke.
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Penguin Books Ltd On Living and Dying Well
In the first century BCE, Marcus Tullius Cicero, orator, statesman, and defender of republican values, created these philosophical treatises on such diverse topics as friendship, religion, death, fate and scientific inquiry. A pragmatist at heart, Cicero's philosophies were frequently personal and ethical, drawn not from abstract reasoning but through careful observation of the world. The resulting works remind us of the importance of social ties, the questions of free will, and the justification of any creative endeavour.This lively, lucid new translation from Thomas Habinek, editor of Classical Antiquity and the Classics and Contemporary Thought book series, makes Cicero's influential ideas accessible to every reader. This edition also includes additional materials by Siobhán McElduff.
£10.99
Aprender Windows 10 Anniversary Update con 100 ejercicios prcticos APRENDERCON 100 EJERCICIOS PRCTICOS Spanish Edition
Microsoft actualiza Windows 10 a Windows Anniversary Update para ofrecer un renovado sistema operativo con muchas e interesantes novedades. Las principales mejoras tienen que ver con la seguridad, la comodidad en el trabajo y la efectividad del sistema operativo. Entre las novedades destacan las esperadas extensiones para Microsoft Edge, la llegada oficial del Bash de Ubuntu y mejoras en el asistente Cortana y en el menú Inicio. > Con este libro: . Conocerá nuevas opciones de configuración del sistema operativo. . Aprenderá a activar Bash de Ubuntu. . Descubrirá novedades en el asistente Cortana, en Windows Defender y en Microsoft Edge. . Usará la función Sticky Notes para Windows Ink.
£20.58
Headline Publishing Group Critical Mass
Joss Cole, a burned out public defender from LA, has opted for a quieter life in Washington State. Then into her office walks Dean Belden in search of a lawyer to help him set up a business. Within days Belden appears before a federal grand jury and, just minutes before testifying, he is killed. Meanwhile, Gideon van Ry, a nuclear fission expert in California, is troubled by the failure to account for two nuclear devices missing from the former Soviet Union. Under a false bill of lading, they were shipped to a company called Belden Electronics, and Gideon's only lead is the lawyer who incorporated Belden Electronics - Joss Cole...
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Antes de que los cuelguen
LA PRIMERA LEY: LIBRO IIEl Superior Glokta tiene la misión de defender una ciudad sitiada por el ejército gurko y minada por la traición, además de descubrir qué ocurrió con su sucesor. Por su parte, los Hombres del Norte han cruzado la frontera y han entrado a sangre y fuego en el territorio de la Unión; para detenerlos no bastará con el ejército del Rey. A su vez, Bayaz, el Primero de los Magos, conduce a un heterogéneo grupo de aventureros en una peligrosa misión por las ruinas del pasado...Joe Abercrombie es fantástico. George R.R. Martin
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Fidelis Publishing, LLC Strong and Courageous: A Call to Biblical Manhood
Strong and Courageous is a sequel to Lt. Gen. Jerry Boykin’s book Man to Man, and the book explores further the five principles of biblical manhood (Man as Provider, Instructor, Battle Buddy, Defender, and Chaplain). With over thirty-six years’ experience in the Army, an original member of the Delta Force, and Commander of Army Special Forces, General Boykin knows a great deal about manhood. Based on the biblical book of Joshua, General Boykin’s favorite Bible character, the book counters the culture’s labeling of manhood and masculinity as toxic and offers a way forward for men.
£14.95
Ediciones Encuentro, S.A. Dialectica De La Secularizacion Dialect of the Secular Sobre La Razon Y La Religion
El 19 de enero de 2004, en la Academia Católica de Baviera en Munich, tuvo lugar un hecho insólito en el mundo actual: uno de los más importantes filósofos vivos, Jürgen Habermas, debatía en público con uno de los principales representantes de la Iglesia Católica, el entonces cardenal Joseph Ratzinger, hoy papa Benedicto XVI. Si el contexto es sorprendente, no lo es menos el resultado: los puntos de encuentro entre ambos acerca del Estado democrático de derecho como mejor forma política para defender la dignidad humana, o acerca de la necesaria interpretación recíproca entre razón y fe, destacan sobre las previsibles divergencias.
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Espasa Libros, S.L. Los toros explicados a mi hija
El torero Joselito narra en primera persona, a través de anécdotas personales e historias inéditas, los argumentos para defender la fiesta de los toros. Y lo hace de manera clara y directa, sin pelos en la lengua, un texto que levantará mucha polémica. Una defensa objetiva de la tauromaquia y de las consecuencias económicas, sociales y culturales que podría llevarconsigo su prohibición. Entendiendo la nueva sensibilidad antitaurina, el autor va desgranando por qué el mundo taurino se ha considerado siempre un arte y ha sido defendido por intelectuales,artistas, escritores, etc, como Picasso, García Lorca o Joaquín Sabina.
£19.13
EUNSA. Ediciones Universidad de Navarra, S.A. Libros históricos
Los llamados "Libros Históricos" relatan los avatares del pueblo elegido desde el comienzo de la conquista de Canaán hasta las luchas que en el s. II a.C. los israelitas tuvieron que entablar para defender su identidad ante los peligros del helenismo. Sin embargo, estos textos hablan fundamentalmente de la salvación preparada y realizada por Dios a lo largo de la historia de Israel, y dirigida a todos los hombres. La traducción de este volumen está realizada siguiendo las orientaciones del Concilio Vaticano II, manteniendo la fidelidad a los textos originales, y a través de una redacción fluida e inteligible a cualquier lector.
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Big Finish Productions Ltd Torchwood #42 Ex Machina
Ianto Jones is Torchwood. Ianto Jones is the defender of a deserted city, a lone crusader who keeps the empty streets safe. One day he meets one of the few survivors. She needs his help - because she's being chased by a darkness. A darkness which says it loves her. CAST: Gareth David-Lloyd (Ianto Jones), Laura Aikman (Abigail Forehill), Jacob Dudman (Luke), Misha Malcolm (Fran), Joshua Manning (The Absence), Kerry Joy Stewart (Mrs Evans). Other parts played by members of the cast. I NOTE: Torchwood contains adult material and may not be suitable for younger listeners.
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Headline Publishing Group Luis Suarez: Crossing the Line - My Story
Luis Suárez was a young boy already in love with football by the time his family moved from the countryside to Uruguay's capital, Montevideo. The guile and trickery of the street kid made an impact with the country's biggest club, Nacional, before he was spotted by Dutch scouts who brought him to Europe.Suárez was lured from Ajax to Merseyside by another iconic number 7, Kenny Dalglish. From that moment, he terrorised Premier League defences, driving a resurgent Liverpool towards their most exciting top-flight season in 24 years.But there is another side to Luis Suárez: the naturally fiery temperament which drives his competitiveness on the pitch. There was the very public incident with Patrice Evra of bitter rivals Manchester United, and the biting of Chelsea defender Branislav Ivanovic.Then during the World Cup finals in Brazil, in a physical encounter against Italy, he bit defender Giorgi Chiellini on the shoulder. Banned from football for four months, derided by the press, he was marched out of the country.In the summer's final twist, he became one of the most expensive footballers of all time, moving from Liverpool to Barcelona. In his first season at the Nou Camp he helped Barca to La Liga and Copa del Rey titles, scoring 16 goals in 27 games.In Crossing the Line, Luis Suárez talks from the heart about his intriguing career, his personal journey from scrapping street kid to performer on football's biggest stage, and the never-say-die attitude that sometimes causes him to overstep the mark.
£10.99
Wind Breaker 1
Bandas, pandilleros# y mucha acción! Aterriza el nuevo fenómeno de Nii Satoru que está causando sensación en Japón!El instituto Fûrin se ha granjeado la peor reputación entre los centros de la zona por tener la media más baja y los alumnos más rebeldes. Haruka Sakura es un joven recién llegado a la ciudad que quiere convertirse en el más fuerte del barrio y así proteger a todos aquellos que le importan. Para conseguir su propósito, lo primero que debe hacer es unirse a una pandilla llamada Wind Breaker, que representa a su instituto y cuyo objetivo es defender la ciudad del resto de bandas y maleantes. Sin embargo, para que lo acepten deberá ganarse el respeto a puñetazos!
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Pequea Grande Hannah Arendt Spanish Edition
Hannah Arendt fue una de las pensadoras más importante del siglo XX. Nació cerca de Hannover (Alemania) en el seno de una familia judía. Con la llegada de Hitler al poder, decidió luchar contra el nacionalsocialismo. Su pensamiento, independiente y liberal, se centraba en defender que la libertad y la justicia son los principios básicos de la política. Hannah Arendt siempre será recordada como una mujer valiente que luchó por una sociedad más justa y libre.Pequeña&Grande Hannah Arendt es un nuevo título de la colección Pequeña&Grande de biografías ilustradas de grandes figuras de la historia. Personas extraordinarias del mundo del arte, la ciencia, el deporte, la música, el activismo, la filosofía... con la que niñas y niños puedan aprender e identificarse.
£15.94
Meyer & Meyer Sport (UK) Ltd Aikido - The Basics
This title presents a superbly illustrated and easy-to-follow overview of the basic principles, concepts, and techniques of Aikido. Aikido is the Japanese martial art developed by Morihei Ueshiba in the early 20th century as a synthesis of other martial arts and a philosophy of peace, the goal of which was to create an art that could be used by practitioners to defend themselves while also protecting the aggressor from serious injury. Filled with full-colour illustrations and written by an enormously experienced and successful Aikido instructor, this volume presents readers with a comprehensive overview of the basic principles, concepts, and techniques of this specialized martial art - from proper foot and hand movements to the 'roles' of both the defender and attacker.
£14.95
Dynamite Entertainment Darkwing Duck F.O.W.L. Play
He is the terror that flaps in the night He is the ferocious fowl who plucks the evil eye from the face of foul play He is Darkwing Duck! Alongside his trusty sidekick Lauchpad McQuack, Darkwing hyper-vigilantly defends St. Canard from the dastardly, devilish demons who would wage wanton war! By night, our caped defender lurks in the shadows, striking fear (and maybe confusion?) in the heart of the criminal underworldbut by day, no one suspects that Darkwing is also mild-mannered Drake Mallard, a well-meaning father to his adorable adopted daughter, Gosalyn! Can Darkwing successfully navigate his two separate lives, all while looking incredibly cool and impossibly handsome? (Hint: Probably not, but) You'll have to read to find out!
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John Wiley & Sons Inc Network and Discrete Location: Models, Algorithms, and Applications
Praise for the First Edition This book is refreshing to read since it takes an important topic... and presents it in a clear and concise manner by using examples that include visual presentations of the problem, solution methods, and results along with an explanation of the mathematical and procedural steps required to model the problem and work through to a solution.” —Journal of Classification Thoroughly updated and revised, Network and Discrete Location: Models, Algorithms, and Applications, Second Edition remains the go-to guide on facility location modeling. The book offers a unique introduction to methodological tools for solving location models and provides insight into when each approach is useful and what information can be obtained. The Second Edition focuses on real-world extensions of the basic models used in locating facilities, including production and distribution systems, location-inventory models, and defender-interdictor problems. A unique taxonomy of location problems and models is also presented. Featuring examples using the author’s own software—SITATION, MOD-DIST, and MENU-OKF—as well as Microsoft Office® Excel®, the book provides: • A theoretical and applied perspective on location models and algorithms • An intuitive presentation of the uses and limits of modeling techniques • An introduction to integrated location-inventory modeling and defender-interdictor models for the design of reliable facility location systems • A full range of exercises to equip readers with an understanding of the basic facility location model types Network and Discrete Location: Models, Algorithms, and Applications, Second Edition is an essential resource for practitioners in applied and discrete mathematics, operations research, industrial engineering, and quantitative geography. The book is also a useful textbook for upper-level undergraduate, graduate, and MBA courses.
£126.95
Little, Brown Book Group Locking Up Our Own: Winner of the Pulitzer Prize
Winner of the 2018 Pulitzer Prize for General Non-FictionLonglisted for the National Book AwardOne of the New York Times Book Review's 10 Best Books of 2017Former public defender James Forman, Jr. is a leading critic of mass incarceration and its disproportionate impact on people of colour. In LOCKING UP OWN OWN, he seeks to understand the war on crime that began in the 1970s and why it was supported by many African American leaders in the nation's urban centres.Forman shows us that the first substantial cohort of black mayors, judges and police chiefs took office amid a surge in crime and drug addiction. Many prominent black officials, including Washington, DC mayor Marion Barry and federal prosecutor Eric Holder, feared that the gains of the civil rights movement were being undermined by lawlessness - and thus embraced tough-on-crime measures, including longer sentences and aggressive police tactics. In the face of skyrocketing murder rates and the proliferation of open-air drug markets, they believed they had no choice. But the policies they adopted would have devastating consequences for residents of poor black neighbourhoods.A former public defender, Forman tells riveting stories of politicians, community activists, police officers, defendants and crime victims. He writes with compassion about individuals trapped in terrible dilemmas - from the men and women he represented in court to officials struggling to respond to a public safety emergency.LOCKING UP OWN OWN enriches our understanding of why American society became so punitive and offers important lessons to anyone concerned about the future of race and the criminal justice system.
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Capitán Swing Libros S.L. El abogado secreto historias sobre las leyes y cómo se quebrantan
Bienvenido al mundo del Abogado Secreto. Estas son las historias de la vida dentro del tribunal, a veces divertidas y a menudo conmovedoras. Cómo puedes defender a un niño abusador que sospechas que es culpable? Qué le dices a alguien condenado a diez años de cárcel que crees que es inocente? Qué es la ley y por qué la necesitamos? El sistema judicial y las leyes pueden a menudo parecernos un mundo extraño e impenetrable, vinculado a la vida cotidiana solo mediante ciertos reportajes de noticias y dramatizaciones televisivas repletas de licencias artísticas. El abogado secreto quiere mostrarte cómo es realmente este sistema y por qué es realmente importante.
£21.15
Andrews McMeel Publishing Kitten Ninja
Fans of comics, and heartwarming stories—not to mention cats!—will love Kitten Ninja, the origin story of the incredible Cat Ninja! Before Cat Ninja grew up and became Metro City’s greatest defender, he was tiny, adorable Kitten Ninja and he battled...much tinier foes. (Hey, everybody has to start somewhere, right?) In this spin-off prequel to the enormously popular Epic Original Cat Ninja series, our favourite feline hero takes on everything a kitten-size ninja has to battle on the way to his heroic destiny: a sun spot that won’t stay put, an irresistible ball of yarn, and—every cat’s archenemy—snow!
£7.99
La diplomacia de la caridad y de la paz
En el contexto de la Gran Guerra (1914-1918), el papa Benedicto XV fue uno de los líderes mundiales más significados en defender una paz justa, universal y duradera. Desarrolló una acción diplomática centrada en la protección de los más indefensos en esta macabra carnicería. Puso el enfoque en la salvaguarda de los prisioneros de guerra, las viudas que quedaban desamparadas y en el futuro de los cientos de miles de hijos huérfanos y hambrientos. Su acción diplomática se vió confirmada más tarde por los primeros organismos internacionales, así como por la incorporación para siempre de la paz a la Doctrina Social de la Iglesia.
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New York University Press William M. Kunstler: The Most Hated Lawyer in America
The true story of the defender of the Chicago 7 Alternately vilified as a publicity-seeking egoist and lauded as a rambunctious, fearless advocate, William Kunstler consistently embodied both of these qualities. Kunstler's unrelenting, radical critique of American racism and the legal system took shape as a result of his efforts to enlist the federal judicial system to support the civil rights movement. In the late 60s and the 70s, Kunstler, refocusing his attention on the Black Power and anti-war movement, garnered considerable public attention as defender of the Chicago Seven, and went on to represent such controversial figures as Leonard Peltier, the American Indian Movement leader charged with killing an FBI agent, and Jack Ruby, the killer of Lee Harvey Oswald. Later, Kunstler briefly represented Colin Ferguson, the Long Island Railroad mass murderer, outraging fans and detractors alike with his invocation of the infamous "black rage" defense. Defending those most loathed by mainstream, conventional America, William Kunstler delighted in taking on fiercely political cases, usually representing society's outcasts and pariahs free of charge and often achieving remarkable courtroom results in seemingly hopeless cases. Though Kunstler never gave up his revolutionary underpinnings, he gradually turned from defending clients whose political beliefs he personally supported to taking on apolitical clients, falling back on the broad rationale that his was a general struggle against an oppressive government. What ideological and tactical motives explain Kunstler's obsessive craving for media attention, his rhetorical flourishes in the courtroom and his instinctive and relentless drive for action? How did Kunstler migrate from a comfortable middle-class background to a life as a staunchly rebellious figure in social and legal history? David Langum's portrait gives depth to the already notorious breadth of William Kunstler's life.
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Alianza Editorial La hija del capitán
La obra de Aleksandr Pushkin (1799-1837) ?reconocido unánimemente como el principal forjador de la literatura moderna rusa? sirvió de crisol donde se fundieron la precisión de la lengua escrita con la fértil fantasía de la lengua hablada. En ?La hija del capitán? (1836), bajo la influencia de Walter Scott, Pushkin, con una sinceridad alejada de la exagerada afectación romántica, se sirve de un hecho histórico ?la sublevación del caudillo cosaco Yemelián Pugachov? para explorar literariamente uno de los temas constantes en la historia de la sociedad rusa: el conflicto entre un sistema despótico e injusto y un pueblo sometido y humillado, proclive a utilizar la figura de falsos mesías para defender su honor y liberar su ira contra el poder opresor.Traducción de Ricardo San Vicente
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Escuadrón Escuadrón 1
La primera novela de Escuadrón de Brandon Sanderson.El mundo lleva siglos en guerra; la humanidad está atrapada en un planeta constantemente atacado por unos alienígenas decididos a destruirla. Los pilotos son los únicos héroes dispuestos a combatir al enemigo.Spensa es una joven que siempre ha soñado con convertirse en piloto y defender a la Tierra. Pero su destino se cruza con el de su padre,un piloto que fue asesinado tras abandonar a su equipo, anulando sus opciones de asistir a la escuela de vuelo. De pronto, el ataque alienígena ha hecho duplicar la flota aérea de los humanos, facilitando que Spensa ahora sí pueda volar al espacio...La crítica ha dicho...Brandon Sanderson es una leyenda.Alexelcapo, @EvilAFMUn escritor brillante.Patrick Rothfuss
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Biblioteca Nueva Nios y no tan nios
Prólogo de Joaquín Ruiz-Giménez / Este ameno libro busca compartir reflexiones respecto a niños y jóvenes, abordar con nitidez sus alegrías, miedos, preocupaciones, esperanzas, sus realidades. Su variado contenido es un digno legado del autor, por ser sincero. Javier Urra nos invita a que no hagamos como los más pequeños que se tapan los ojos para que no los vean, sino que desde la razón, condicionada por nuestra libertad y motivación, sepamos elevar el hecho y la noticia a categoría, para ello junto al lector cómplice afina el oído, para escuchar mensajes imperceptibles que nos permitan defender y respetar la individualidad de cada niño y no tan niño que se sienta como tal. Su propósito es remover estructuras y posicionamientos injustos y divulgar los DERECHOS DE LA INFANCIA.
£17.84
Ediciones Akal Cartas desde la prisión cartas a Carlos Kautsky Luisa Kautsky y Sonia Liebknecht
"El presente libro, que recoge las cartas que Rosa Luxemburg escribió desde la cárcel a sus amigos y compañeros de lucha, es capaz de condensar su pensamiento más profundo sobre la situación política del momento y las perspectivas futuras del socialismo. En ellas muestra su espíritu independiente, lógico y penetrante, así como su deseo de conocer y teorizar más allá de la doctrina marxista que inspiró su obra y sus acciones. Pese a su situación y represión, Rosa Luxemburg nunca dejó atrás sus ideas, sino que siguió escribiendo incansablemente para defender sus convicciones, manifestando, aun estando presa, un conocimiento del momento político sorprendente. Cartas de la prisión es, por tanto, una muestra más de la brillantez de una mujer cuyo pensamiento sigue siendo capaz de remover en la actualidad muchas conciencias."- Editorial
£12.89
PRH Grupo Editorial El pais de Too
La novela más comprometida de Rodrigo Rey Rosa: un poderoso thriller que es a la vez un retrato implacable de la corrupción y los entresijos del poder en Centroamérica. «Rey Rosa es un maestro consumado, el mejor de mi generación.».-Roberto Bolaño, Entre paréntesis En el país de Toó, un territorio apartado dentro de una pequeña república de Centroamérica, conviven en dudosa paz desde hace casi doscientos años un sistema de organización comunal maya y las leyes del gobierno imperante. Pero la voracidad de las empresas mineras está haciendo emerger de su centenario letargo a las fuerzas mayas. Ha llegado la hora de defender los derechos de los indígenas y el medioambiente, una lucha en la que Polo Yrrarraga cosecha pequeños logros hasta que los enemigos que ha ido haciéndose en el camino comi
£18.50
La mujer que amaba a las abjejas
Qué estaría dispuesta a hacer una madre por su hijo? Qué haría una mujer por defender al amor de su vida? La mujer que amaba a las abejas mezcla la intriga de un crimen, la emoción de una historia de amor, el testimonio de la vida de las mujeres durante el franquismo y la inocencia de la mirada infantil que es testigo involuntario de todo eso. Investiga por qué murió un joven abandonado junto a un ribazo; indaga en las razones de una mujer que envuelve en pañales a su hijo, abandona la casa en la que vive y huye; cuenta cómo hizo realidad una joven valiente el amor con el que siempre soñó; y se pregunta de qué manera el azar y las decisiones personales van construyendo la vida de las personas.
£21.05
Simon & Schuster Ltd Accidents of Marriage
Maddy is a social worker trying to balance her career and three children. Years ago, she fell in love with Ben, a public defender, drawn to his fiery passion, but now he's lashing out at her. She vacillates between tiptoeing around him and asserting herself for the sake of their kids - until the rainy day when they're together in the car and Ben's volatile temper gets the best of him, leaving Maddy in the hospital fighting for her life. RS Meyers takes us inside the hearts and minds of her characters, alternating among the perspectives of Maddy, Ben, and their fourteen-year-old daughter. Accidents of Marriage is a provocative and stunning novel that will resonate deeply with women from all walks of life, ultimately revealing the challenges of family, faith, and forgiveness.
£7.99
Indiana University Press Derailed by Bankruptcy: Life after the Reading Railroad
What happened when the US government stopped investing in railroads and started investing in highways and air travel? By the late 1970s, six major eastern railroads had declared bankruptcy. Although he didn't like trains, Howard H. Lewis became the primary lawyer for the Reading Railroad during its legendary bankruptcy case. Here, Lewis provides a frank account of the high-intensity litigation and courtroom battles over the US government's proposal to form Conrail out of the six bankrupt railroads, which meant taking the Reading's property, leaving the railroad to prove its worth. After five grueling years, the case was ultimately settled for $186 million—three times the original offer from the US government—and Lewis became known as a champion defender of both the railroad industry and its assets.
£25.19
Cambridge University Press The Value of Milton
In The Value of Milton, leading critic John Leonard explores the writings of John Milton from his early poetry to his major prose. Milton's work includes one of the most difficult and challenging texts in the English literary canon, yet he remains impressively popular with general readers. Leonard demonstrates why Milton has enduring value for our own time, both as a defender of political liberty and as a poet of sublimity and terror who also exhibits moments of genuine humanity and compassion. A poet divided against himself, Milton offers different rewards to different readers. The Value of Milton examines not only the significance of his most celebrated verse but also the function of biblical allegory, classical culture, and the moods, voice and language that give Milton's writings their perennial appeal.
£20.57
Manchester University Press Staging the Old Faith: Queen Henrietta Maria and the Theatre of Caroline England, 1625–1642
Staging the Old Faith is the first book length study to examine Caroline theatre as a space where the concerns of the English Roman Catholic community are staged.Rebecca Bailey juxtaposes a detailed analysis of Queen Henrietta Maria’s ground-breaking performances which showcased to an elite audience her role as defender of English Catholics, against an exploration of how this community responded to such a startling vision, in particular through the politically charged texts of James Shirley and William Davenant.This engagement on the stage with the anxieties and hopes of the English Catholic community (properly contextualised within the wider and increasingly fragmented religious landscape in the years leading to civil war) opens up Caroline commercial theatre as a site which energetically discussed the explosive religio-political topics of the cultural moment.
£19.10
Hachette Children's Group Football Superstars: Southgate Rules
Is Gareth Southgate your ultimate hero in football? Discover how this 'posh' boy survived the mean jokes about his nose to become a dependable defender for club and country, and then after retiring as a player, make it all the way to manage his country,Despite the mean footballing environment, find out how the polite though steely Southgate stuck it out, carving a career that's seen him captain Crystal Palace, Aston Villa and Middlesbrough in the Premier League, winning 57 caps for England, and then becoming England manager. The rest, as they say, is history!The Football Superstars series is aimed at building a love of reading in young children, and is filled with fun cartoons, inspirational stories and a cast of characters chipping in with quotes, jokes and comments.
£6.51
Escuadrón Escuadrón 1
La nueva novela de Brandon Sanderson.El mundo lleva siglos en guerra; la humanidad está atrapada en un planeta constantemente atacado por unos alienígenas decididos a destruirla. Los pilotos son los únicos héroes dispuestos a combatir al enemigo.Spensa es una joven que siempre ha soñado con convertirse en piloto y defender a la Tierra. Pero su destino se cruza con el de su padre,un piloto que fue asesinado tras abandonar a su equipo, anulando sus opciones de asistir a la escuela de vuelo. De pronto, el ataque alienígena ha hecho duplicar la flota aérea de los humanos, facilitando que Spensa ahora sí pueda volar al espacio...La crítica ha dicho...Brandon Sanderson es una leyenda.Alexelcapo, @EvilAFMUn escritor brillante.Patrick Rothfuss
£15.66
Dynamite Entertainment Darkwing Duck F.O.W.L. Play
He is the terror that flaps in the nightHe is the ferocious fowl who plucks the evil eye from the face of foul playHe is Darkwing Duck!Alongside his trusty sidekick Lauchpad McQuack, Darkwing hyper-vigilantly defends St. Canard from the dastardly, devilish demons who would wage wanton war! By night, our caped defender lurks in the shadows, striking fear (and maybe confusion?) in the heart of the criminal underworldbut by day, no one suspects that Darkwing is also mild-mannered Drake Mallard, a well-meaning father to his adorable adopted daughter, Gosalyn! Can Darkwing successfully navigate his two separate lives, all while looking incredibly cool and impossibly handsome? (Hint: Probably not, but) You'll have to read to find out!
£20.69
Everyman Chess Essential Endgames
Three classic titles from the Everyman Chess Starting Out Series in one volume. ----- Starting Out: Pawn Endgames by Glenn Flear --- Starting Out: Minor Piece Endgames by John Emms --- Starting Out: Rook Endgames by Chris Ward ----- Endgames involving only kings and pawns are the most fundamental of all chess positions, and a firm understanding of them is required in order to become confident of tackling more complex endings that preceded them. As is commonplace with the renowned Starting Out series, there are an abundance of notes, tips and warnings throughout the book to help the improving player. ----- In Starting Out: Pawn Endgames, Grandmaster and distinguished endgames expert Glenn Flear focuses on the very basics of pawn endings. Beginning with the simplest of positions and only gradually working through to more challenging material, Flear outlines the key principles and rules, and demonstrates how these work in practical examples. As one of the priorities of such endings is to promote pawns to queens, Flear additionally deals with queen endings that arise naturally from the simpler form. ----- In Starting Out: Minor Piece Endgames Grandmaster and notable endgame authority John Emms begins with the absolute fundamentals of minor piece endings. This slowly but surely arms the reader with the essential knowledge and confidence to move onto slightly trickier positions. Using examples from practical play, Emms highlights the correct procedures as well as the typical mistakes made by both attacker and defender. ----- In Starting Out: Rook Endgames Grandmaster Chris Ward begins with the absolute fundamentals of rook endgames. He gradually arms the reader with the indispensable knowledge and confidence needed to move onto slightly trickier positions. Using examples from practical play, Ward highlights the correct plans as well as the typical mistakes made by both attacker and defender.
£19.99
Penguin Books Ltd The Sad End of Policarpo Quaresma
'The seed of madness exists in all of us and with no warning may attack, overpower, crush and bury us ... 'Policarpo Quaresma - fastidious civil servant, dedicated patriot, self-styled visionary - is a defender of all things Brazilian, full of schemes to improve his beloved homeland. Yet somehow each of his ventures, whether it is petitioning for Brazil's national language to be changed, buying a farm to prove the richness and fertility of the land, or offering support to government forces as they suppress a military revolt - results in ridicule and disaster. Quixotic and hapless, Quaresma's dreams will eventually be his undoing. Funny, despairing, moving and absurd, Lima Barreto's masterpiece shows a man and a country caught in the violent clash between illusion and reality, hope and decline, sanity and madness.
£13.16
