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Uno de los promotores más importantes de la historia de la música.Peter Shapiro ha trabajado dentro y fuera del escenario con los nombres más importantes de la historia de la música y ha gestionado algunos de los clubs más míticos de Estados Unidos. Y tras más de 25 años en el negocio, sigue siendo un superfan de corazón al que nada le gusta más que rockear y hablar de los artistas que han marcado su vida. Shapiro relata su extraordinaria carrera en este libro, La música nunca deja de sonar, coescrito con Dean Budnick, colaborador desde hace mucho tiempo. Estructurado en 50 capítulos sobre diferentes conciertos y experiencias, el libro detalla un momento en un concierto de los Grateful Dead en Chicago en 1993 (cuando era estudiante de cine en la cercana Universidad Northwestern) que puso en marcha su vida profesional y le llevó a la compra, en 1996, de la franquicia de locales Brooklyn Bowl y la revista Relix, centrada en bandas de música, y del icónico teatro Capitol de Port Chester, Nueva York, frecuentado por los Grateful Dead.
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The first and only Estate-authorized biography of the legendary artist, Tupac Shakur, a moving exploration of his life and powerful legacy, fully illustrated with photos, mementos, handwritten poetry, musings, and more.Artist, Poet, Actor, Revolutionary, Legend- Tupac ShakurTupac Shakur is one of the greatest and most controversial artists of all time. More than a quarter of a century after his tragic death in 1996 at the age of just twenty-five, he continues to be one of the most misunderstood, complicated and prolific figures in modern history. Tupac’s unapologetic lyrics, for which he was villainized by many at the time, read in these pages as prophecy. His cry of outrage in a country that repeatedly told Black men and women that their lives did not matter, continues to inspire his fans around the world. In Tupac Shakur , author and screenwriter Staci Robinson—who knew Tupac as a young man and who was entrusted by his mother, Afeni Shakur, to write his biography—peels back the myths and unpacks the complexities that have shadowed Tupac’s existence. With exclusive access to his private notebooks, letters, unpublished lyrics and uncensored conversations with those who knew and loved him best, Robinson tells a powerful story of a life defined by politics and art, and a man driven by equal parts brilliance and impulsiveness.It is a story of a mother and son bound together by a love for each other and for their people, and the relationship that endured through their darkest times. It is a political story that begins in the whirlwind of the 60’s Civil Rights Movement, and takes you through a young artist's awakening to rage and purpose in the nineties era of Rodney King. It is a story of dizzying success and its devastating consequences. And, of course, it is the story of his music, his timeless message that will never die as it continues to touch and inspire past, present and future generations.
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Behind nearly every item in the modern wardrobe is a first of its kind - the definitive item, often designed by a single company or brand for specialist use, on which all subsequent versions have been based (and originals of which are now collector items in the booming vintage market). The T-shirt, for example, may now be an innocuous, everyday item, but was created by American company Hanes for US Navy personnel at the turn of the 20th century and was subsequently adopted by sportsmen and bikers. Other items have been designed for sport, farm work or protection, and made their way into everyday usage. Icons of Style examines, garment by garment, the most important and famous of these products - their provenance and history, the stories of their design, the brand/company that started it all and how the item shaped the way we all dress today. As traditional definitions of men's and women's clothes are fast changing, this book combines all key garments for everyone.Inspiring images of the best examples of the garment - from the 1930s to contemporary times, from Marlene Dietrich to Mick Jagger - show the timeless beauty of these garments that are the basics of the stylish.
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LONGLISTED FOR THE WOMEN’S PRIZE FOR NON-FICTIONONE OF THE NEW YORK TIMES’ BEST BOOKS OF 2023ONE OF THE ECONOMIST‘S BEST BOOKS OF 2023ONE OF THE NEW YORKER‘S BEST BOOKS OF 2023ONE OF BARACK OBAMA’S BEST BOOKS OF 2023TIME MAGAZINE’S #1 NONFICTION BOOK OF THE YEARMy job is to go to places where people die. I pack my bags, talk to the survivors, write my stories, then go home to wait for the next catastrophe. I don’t wait very long.Journalist Patricia Evangelista came of age in the aftermath of a street revolution that forged a new future for the Philippines. Three decades later, in the face of mounting inequality, the nation discovered the fragility of its democratic institutions under the regime of strongman Rodrigo Duterte.Some People Need Killing is Evangelista’s meticulously reported and deeply human chronicle of the Philippines’ drug war. For six years, Evangelista chronicled the killings carried out by police and vigilantes in the name of Duterte’s war on drugs – a war that has led to the slaughter of thousands – immersing herself in the world of killers and survivors and capturing the atmosphere of fear created when an elected president decides that some lives are worth less than others.The book takes its title from a vigilante whose words seemed to reflect the psychological accommodation that most of the country had made: ‘I’m really not a bad guy,’ he said. ‘I’m not all bad. Some people need killing.’A profound act of witness and a tour de force of literary journalism, Some People Need Killing is also a brilliant dissection of the grammar of violence and an important investigation of the human impulses to dominate and resist.
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The second volume in Simone de Beauvoir’s celebrated autobiography recalls her formative years in Paris when she began to emerge as a public figureFirst published in 1960, The Prime of Life offers an intimate, captivating picture of Simone de Beauvoir in her twenties, thirties and forties. Beginning as a recent graduate from the Sorbonne teaching high-school girls, we see de Beauvoir revel in the freedom her new financial independence brings. We see her and Jean-Paul Sartre recognise the powerful romantic and intellectual partnership they have found in one another, as they fall in love and define their own unconventional parameters. The Second World War comes, bringing austerity, violence and questions of the reality of freedom and individual responsibility into de Beauvoir’s life. As relevant and penetrating as when first published, The Prime of Life offers rare insight into a truly fascinating mind.
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CHANEL is one of the best-known luxury brands in the world. Yet it remains the most mysterious of them all. From Paris and rue Cambon, CHANEL will forever be Gabrielle - a woman who revolutionized feminine elegance. Carefree and audacious, the designer turned simplicity into the height of luxury. Bold and unpredictable, the brand, now over 100 years old, continues to astound with its one-of-a-kind fashion shows, iconic N°5 perfume and 2.55 bag, exquisite jewellery and cutting-edge beauty products. By passing on its unparalleled expertise over time - from Gabrielle Chanel, to Karl Lagerfeld, to Virginie Viard - it has built its legend.With a wealth of beautiful images and fascinating inserts, including previously unpublished facsimile documents, this volume is an invitation into the sublime and eternal world of the House of CHANEL.
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Este libro pretende ser el reverso emocional de ''la historia general de la Semana Santa'' que escribieron sus tres afamados autores, el triunvirato formado por Álvaro Pastor, Paco Robles y Manuel Jesús Roldán. Ahora no se trata de explicar, sino de describir, buscar y experimentar la Semana Santa en un repaso de cada una de sus cofradías, a modo de guía sentimental y recorrido privilegiado de la misma. Ahora no se trata de lo que eres capaz de ver, como un adolescente o un turista desbocado, sino de cómo eres capaz de verlo... Sus tres autores no prescriben nada, solo te recomiendan, te guían y enseñan a disfrutar de otra manera un acontecimiento inigualable.
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¿Quién fue ese músico, historiador y poeta, suerte de performer punk con aromas de folclore? ¿Quién era el que navegaba con parada rockera entre Antonin Artaud, el teatro de la crueldad, Juan Manuel de Rosas, los vampiros y Leonardo Favio? ¿Cómo habrá sido eso de permanecer y querer ser un secreto? Militante de ciertas causas justas, documentalista de su época. ¿Quién fue Gabo Ferro?Los periodistas Lalo Ugarte y Sergio Sánchez parten de estas y muchas otras preguntas que dejó la obra de Gabo Ferro y su temprana muerte en 2020. Estas páginas son una invitación a redescubrir su trayectoria. En este libro hablan sus cómplices, las personas que estuvieron presentes en la vida artística de Gabo y que fueron importantes en la construcción de su obra. Un derrotero que incluye la música, la poesía, la historia, el teatro y la performance. Un tornado dulce comienza por sus orígenes en el barrio popular de Mataderos y dibuja todo el arco de sus pasos como artista que lo llevaron a encontrar su propia voz, única y personal, pero a la vez estar sintonizado con el espíritu de su época. Recorrer el trayecto artístico de Gabo, desde su banda Porco hasta su etapa solista, también es describir la escena de una Buenos Aires que estallaba de creatividad en los primeros veinte años del siglo XXI. La originalidad de la obra de Gabo Ferro descansa en la decisión política y estética de ser un artista libre, audaz y rebelde. De no tener miedo a romper la voz y provocar con las palabras.''Su cuerpo tenía algo elástico, de bailarín y de fauno, la barba y el pelo en los brazos, los ojos oscuros y filosos, de párpados pesados, la sonrisa gigantesca: un animal mitológico, sexual y antiguo. [...] Gabo cantaba como un joven dios.'' - MARIANA ENRÍQUEZ''Este libro, riguroso y emotivo, nos permite conocer en detalle la aventura de un artista insumiso cuya obra, a no dudarlo, no dejará de crecer en importancia con el transcurso de los años.'' - SERGIO PUJOL, del prólogo del libro
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Este libro es la continuación del testimonio histórico sobre la vida de los esenios y de Jesús que aparece en Memorias de un esenio I, un libro que contribuye a un mayor despertar y nos aporta respuestas para los momentos actuales. Memorias de un Esenio tomo I y tomo II son ya libros de referencias para miles de personas.
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Cuaderno práctico para recodar tus accesos web y todo tipo de claves que necesites en tu vida.¿Te resulta difícil recordar tus contraseñas? Simplifica tu vida con este Cuaderno de contraseñas que te ayudará a mantener tus usuarios y contraseñas organizados.Este práctico y elegante cuaderno es la solución perfecta para almacenar tus contraseñas en un único lugar, garantizando que tus datos importantes siempre estén a tu alcance.Diseñado con secciones muy visuales y fáciles de usar, incluye páginas para notas y recordatorios importantes.¡Nunca volverás a olvidarte de una contraseña!
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The extraordinary story that united the nation to bring a mother homeOn 3 April 2016 Nazanin Zaghari-Ratcliffe was at the airport in Tehran, getting ready to board her flight with her baby daughter. They'd been visiting family in Iran, and were looking forward to getting home and seeing Richard, who would be there to meet them.When a man suddenly appeared and marched Nazanin away, they couldn't know their family was about to be changed forever. That moment would test their love, confront five foreign secretaries and take an ordinary family behind the curtain of international hostage diplomacy and secret debts. Their story galvanised a campaign of hope for millions, which would eventually free Nazanin and bring her home.Six years later, almost to the day, Nazanin landed back in the UK. This is the full account of that long journey, told by Nazanin and Richard for the very first time.
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Mercedes Núñez Targa was born in Barcelona in 1911. She served as secretary of the poet Pablo Neruda, and fought in the Civil War with the Catalan socialists. Following the collapse of the Spanish Republic, she was imprisoned under the Franco dictatorship in Madrid. Unexpectedly released in 1942, she fled to France under a false identity and joined the French Resistance. In 1944 she was arrested by the Gestapo, subjected to a brutal interrogation, and transported to Ravensbrück, the Nazis' infamous all-female concentration camp. In April 1945 the camp was liberated by American soldiers, just days before her scheduled execution in the gas chambers. Bearing Witness is her moving and illuminating account of two totalitarian regimes and the brave women resisting them.
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'Michael Sheridan is one of the best informed and wisest writers on China' - Chris Patten, last governor of Hong KongThe Red Emperor presents an eye-opening portrait of Xi Jinping, the man who presides over 1.4 billion people and the second largest economy on earth. Born a 'princeling' to one of Communist China's ruling families, the young Xi was exiled to the countryside during the Cultural Revolution. He fought his way back to the top by stealth, privilege and guile. In 2012, following the spectacular fall of his rival Bo Xilai, Xi Jinping became the leader of China.In a compulsively readable narrative, veteran foreign correspondent Michael Sheridan takes the reader from the poor, isolated country of Xi's youth to the military and economic superpower of today. In Xi's new China, family mafias struggle for power amid murder, corruption and sex scandals as ministers and generals vanish in purges. No one is safe in his techno-security state. Xi is an absolute ruler whose word is law on everything from war and peace to the ruthless campaign against Covid-19. He aims to dominate world trade, to defeat Western democracy and to make China the supreme power in the East. A loner and a risk-taker, he is the most consequential leader of our time.Drawing on intimate stories from the closed world of China's leading families and two decades of first-hand reporting, Michael Sheridan sheds new light on the history and politics of China. The book reveals that behind the façade of the Chinese Communist Party there is a modern dynasty and a new emperor.
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Este libro marcará la diferencia en la literatura científica y humanista, en español, sobre las infancias: el primer manual de atención para los padres de niños y niñas transgénero, no binarios o género fluido, escrito por especialistas reconocidas en todo el mundo. Desde su publicación en habla inglesa, Infancias trans ha sido reconocido como la fuente de información más confiable para las familias que requieren orientación profesional.
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MiróMatisse. Au-delà des images, catalogue de l'exposition du même nom conçue par la Fundació Joan Miró de Barcelone et le Musée Matisse de Nice, explore la relation entre les oeuvres d'Henri Matisse et de Joan Miró, un lien relativement inexploré à ce
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In The ADHD Advantage, leading psychiatrist and viral TedX speaker Dr Anders Hansen shows you how to turn your diagnosis into an asset, handle the negative aspects of ADHD, and find joy in the fact we aren't all the same.
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Narraciones de época y relatos de viajeros componen una historia del mundo que nos narra el camino transitado por las especias.El libro explora la Historia de la humanidad contada a través del vínculo de las sociedades con las especias. El autor hace énfasis en que las especias fueron el vehículo no solo del intercambio comercial, sino de la unión entre Oriente y Occidente, zonas tan alejadas como Venecia y las islas Molucas o Indonesia y Noruega. El clavo de olor, la canela, la pimienta y el cardamomo protagonizan este relato único en la que los humanos son personajes secundarios.
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Korea has a long, riveting history―it is also a divided nation. South Korea is a vibrant democracy, the tenth largest economy, and is home to a world-renowned culture. North Korea is ruled by the most authoritarian regime in the world, a poor country in a rich region, and is best known for the cult of personality surrounding the ruling Kim family. But both Koreas share a unique common history.
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Bridges the gap between AI and neuroscience by telling the story of how the brain came to be.'I found this book amazing' Daniel Kahneman, Winner of the Nobel Prize in Economics and bestselling author of Thinking Fast & SlowThe entirety of the human brain’s 4-billion-year story can be summarised as the culmination of five evolutionary breakthroughs, starting from the very first brains, all the way to the modern human brains. Each breakthrough emerged from new sets of brain modifications, and equipped animals with a new suite of intellectual faculties.These five breakthroughs are the organising map to this book, and they make up our itinerary for our adventure back in time. Each breakthrough also has fascinating corollaries to breakthroughs in AI. Indeed, there will be plenty of such surprises along the way. For instance: the innovation that enabled AI to beat humans in the game of Go – temporal difference reinforcement learning – was an innovation discovered by our fish ancestors over 500 million years ago. The solutions to many of the current mysteries in AI – such as ‘common sense’ – can be found in the tiny brain of a mouse. Where do emotions come from? Research suggests that they may have arisen simply as a solution to navigation in ancient worm brains. Unravelling this evolutionary story will reveal the hidden features of human intelligence and with them, just how your mind came to be.
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Patriot is the exhilarating life story of one of the most fearless and inspiring figures of our time, who became a beacon to millions and the sole political threat to Vladimir Putin.This is Alexei Navalny’s life in his own words: his Soviet childhood, political awakening, his marriage and beloved family, his total commitment to taking on a corrupt regime and his enduring love of Russia and its people. His 2020 poisoning by the Russian security services was a global news event. In 2024 he died in a brutal Siberian prison. He began writing Patriot whilst recovering from his poisoning, it ends with his prison diaries, seen here for the first time.We witness the growth of his nationwide support. We see his many arrests and harassment and, in stunning detail, the attempt on his life. We understand why he felt he had to return to Russia. In prison, he shows a spirit and a sense of humour that cannot be crushed.Patriot is as dramatic as its author’s life – passionate that good and freedom will prevail. It is Alexei Navalny’s final letter to the world, a rousing call to continue his work, an unforgettably positive account of a life that will inspire every reader.
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Who are you? Why are you, you? What kind of person do you want to be?You Are A Global Citizen challenges us to take a deeper look at our role as global citizens, from the armchair traveller to the frequent flyer and everyone in between, providing a springboard for us to understand the world and other cultures by first understanding ourselves.This uniquely accessible guided journal ignites your inner curiosity and encourages self-discovery through thought-provoking questions about the cultures you have experienced - including your own - all while helping you become a more inquisitive, aware, observant, and engaged world citizen.Whether you've never left home, are studying at university, looking to live and move abroad, or simply eager to explore your own identity within a global society, You Are A Global Citizen will help you understand how the outside world impacts what's going on inside your mind, and vice versa.In three sections covering your origins, your internal environment and your external environment, with space for reflection at the beginning and end, Damon Dominique, pioneer of the modern day social media travel scene and star of countless popular You Tube travel vlogs and documentaries, shares his insights and stories from a decade of globetrotting, guiding you through questions such as, 'Would you be happy if you knew you had to live in your hometown for the rest of your life?', 'What culture or country do you remember romanticizing about as a kid?', and 'How do you feel about a global language?', with the ultimate goal of encouraging you to consider the fundamental questions about who you are, what culture is and what it means to live in a global society, beyond the borders of our minds and countries.
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Un llibre que desmunta una frase erròniament atribuïda a Freud: «La psicoanàlisi s'ha de mantenir al marge de la política»«La psicoanàlisi s'ha de mantenir al marge de la política». Aquesta línia de conducta, atribuïda a Freud, ha facultat tota mena de viratges, des dels més recents, en què la psicoanàlisi és esgrimida des de les pitjors posicions reaccionàries (contra el feminisme, l'antiracisme, els moviments socials, etc.). També és la manera còmoda d'enterrar tota una part de la història d’aquesta disciplina, i amb ella el seu llegat revolucionari.En aquest llibre, veurem Freud saludar amb entusiasme la revolució de 1917 i encoratjar Vera Schmidt en els seus esforços per aclimatar la psicoanàlisi a la Rússia soviètica, a Wilhelm Reich lluitant a Àustria i després a Alemanya contra la suposada neutralitat política de la disciplina, seguirem a Francesc Tosquelles des de la Guerra civil fins a l'Hospital de Saint-Alban, i Jean Oury des de Saint-Alban fins a la clínica de La Borde, travessarem l’oceà amb l’arribada de la psicoanàlisi a l’Amèrica Llatina dels setanta de la mà de Marie Langer, descobrirem el renaixement de la psicoanàlisi revolucionària a Alemanya als anys seixanta amb el SPK (Col·lectiu de Pacients Socialistes) que tenien per programa convertir la malaltia en una arma. Florent Gabarron-Garcia recupera aquest preciós patrimoni per tornar a situar la psicoanàlisi al centre de la lluita per l'emancipació.
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Mucho antes de que se empleara con fines adivinatorios, el tarot se utilizaba como juego y como medio para profundizar en el autoconocimiento. Inspirada en los arquetipos junguianos, el trabajo onírico y la filosofía esotérica, Nina Bunjevac ''reconocida artista cuya obra se expone ahora mismo en el Pompidou, en el «quién es quién» de la novela gráfica que ocupa casi todas sus salas desde la primavera de 2024'' recupera la simbología original del tarot y nos brinda un conjunto de herramientas que pueden ayudar a desgranar el significado arquetípico de los arcanos mayores, descubrir nuestra esencia y reflexionar sobre el presente. Las llamativas composiciones de Bunjevac, que destacan por el trazo grueso y los ricos detalles dorados, dan un nuevo significado a las escenas clásicas de estas cartas del triunfo y nos ofrecen una versión revitalizada de la tradicional baraja Rider-Waite. Presentada en un estuche compuesto por veintidós cartas y una guía espiritual de cada una de ellas, esta baraja es también una exquisita obra de arte.
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The powerful and moving memoir of a fearless political opposition leader who paid the ultimate price for his beliefs.Alexei Navalny began writing Patriot shortly after his near-fatal poisoning in 2020. It is the full story of his life: his youth, his call to activism, his marriage and family, his commitment to challenging a world super-power determined to silence him, and his total conviction that change cannot be resisted—and will come.In vivid, page-turning detail, including never-before-seen correspondence from prison, Navalny recounts, among other things, his political career, the many attempts on his life, and the lives of the people closest to him, and the relentless campaign he and his team waged against an increasingly dictatorial regime.Written with the passion, wit, candor, and bravery for which he was justly acclaimed, Patriot is Navalny’s final letter to the world: a moving account of his last years spent in the most brutal prison on earth, a reminder of why the principles of individual freedom matter so deeply, and a rousing call to continue the work for which he sacrificed his life.“This book is a testament not only to Alexei’s life, but to his unwavering commitment to the fight against dictatorship—a fight he gave everything for, including his life. Through its pages, readers will come to know the man I loved deeply—a man of profound integrity and unyielding courage. Sharing his story will not only honor his memory but also inspire others to stand up for what is right and to never lose sight of the values that truly matter.” —Yulia Navalnaya
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Experience the world of Roman emperor Marcus Aurelius and the tremendous challenges he faced and overcame with the help of Stoic philosophy.This novel biography brings Marcus Aurelius (121–180 CE) to life for a new generation of readers by exploring the emperor’s fascinating psychological journey. Donald J. Robertson examines Marcus’s relationships with key figures in his life, such as his mother, Domitia Lucilla, and the emperor Hadrian, as well as his Stoic tutors. He draws extensively on Marcus’s own Meditations and correspondence, and he examines the emperor’s actions as detailed in the Augustan History and other ancient texts.Marcus Aurelius struggled to reconcile his philosophy and moral values with the political pressures he faced as emperor at the height of Roman power. Robertson examines Marcus’s attitude toward slavery and the moral dilemma posed by capturing enemies in warfare, his attitude toward women, the role of Stoicism in shaping his response to the threat of civil war, the treatment of Christians under his rule, and the naming of his notorious son Commodus as his successor. Throughout, the Meditations is used to shed light on the mind of the emperor—his character, values, and motives—as Robertson skillfully weaves together Marcus’s inner journey as a philosopher with the outer events of his life as a Roman emperor.
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If you are going to care for someone, you must first understand them. If you're going to hire, marry, or befriend someone, you have to be able to see them. If you are going to work closely with someone, you have to be able to make them feel recognized and valued. As David Brooks observes, ''The older I get, the more I come to the certainty that there is one skill at the center of any healthy family, company, classroom, community or nation: the ability to see each other, to know other people, to make them feel valued, heard and understood.''And yet we humans don't do this well. All around us are people who feel invisible, unseen, misunderstood. In How to Know a Person, Brooks sets out to help us to do better, posing questions that are essential for all of us. Driven by his trademark sense of curiosity, Brooks draws from the fields of psychology and neuroscience, and from the worlds of theatre, history, and education, to present a welcoming, hopeful, integrated approach to human connection. How to Know a Person helps readers become more understanding and considerate towards others, it helps readers find the joy that comes from being seen. Along the way it offers a possible remedy for a society that is riven by fragmentation, hostility, and misperception.The act of seeing another person, Brooks argues, is a profoundly creative act: How can we look somebody in the eye and see something large in them, and in turn, see something larger in ourselves? How to Know a Person is for anyone searching for connection, seeking to understand and yearning to be understood.
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Kathy Labriola hace uso de su impresionante repertorio de habilidades, sabiduría y experiencia para enseñarnos que no hay un patrón oro único de ruptura adecuada y, con total generosidad, nos propone opciones que pueden encajar en nuestras relaciones diversas.Además, nos enseña cómo hallar nuestro camino a través de un terreno inexplorado y espinoso, nos cuenta dónde podemos acabar perdides, cómo podríamos encontrarnos de nuevo y cómo recorrer la travesía de forma plenamente consciente.
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ANNA LEONOWENS fue una profesora y escritora conocida por los años que pasó en Siam impartiendo clases de inglés a los hijos del rey Mongkut. En 1862, viajó allí con su hijo,y permaneció cinco años. Sus experiencias han inspirado al cine y a los grandes teatros donde se han representado musicales sobre ella, con enorme éxito. Anna Leonowens nos deja un retrato vivo de como era la vida en la actual Tailandia, hace más de 150 años.
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If you’re muddling through the day in a fog, often forgetting why you walked into a room . . .If you feel emotionally flattened, lacking the energy to socialize or feel joy in the small things . . .If you feel an inner void―like something is missing, but you aren’t sure what . . .Then this book is for you.Languishing―the state of mental weariness that erodes our self-esteem, motivation, and sense of meaning―can be easy to brush off as the new normal, especially since indifference is one of its symptoms. It is not a synonym for depression and its attendant state of prolonged sadness. Languishers are more likely to feel out of control of their lives, uncertain about what they want from the future, and paralyzed when faced with decisions. Left unchecked, languishing not only impedes our daily functioning but is a gateway to serious mental illness and early mortality.Emory University sociologist Corey Keyes has spent his career studying the causes and costs of languishing―the neglected middle child of mental health. Now Keyes has written the first definitive book on the subject, examining the ripple effect of languishing on our lives before deftly diagnosing the larger forces behind its rise: the false promises of the self-help industrial complex, a global moment of intense fear and loss, and a failing healthcare system focused on treating rather than preventing illness.Ultimately, Keyes presents a counterintuitive approach to breaking the cycles keeping us stuck and finding a path to true flourishing. Unlike self-improvement systems offering quick-fix mood boosts, his framework focuses on functioning well: taking simple but powerful steps to hold our emotions loosely, becoming more accepting of ourselves and others, and carving out daily moments for the activities that create cycles of meaning, connection, and personal growth.Languishing is a must-read for anyone tempted to downplay feelings of demotivation and emptiness as they struggle to haul themselves through the day, and for those eager to build a higher tolerance for adversity and the pressures of modern life. We can expand our vocabulary for describing our inner experiences and deepest needs―and, with it, our potential to flourish.
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Cumplidos ciento veinte años del nacimiento de Nikolaus Pevsner (enero de 1902) y cuarenta de su desaparición (agosto de 1983), la editorial Abada publica bajo el título Sobre lo pintoresco seis artículos suyos dedicados a los autores más conspicuos de la teoría del jardín paisajista, y a la postre del paisaje, en la Inglaterra del siglo XVIII, aparecidos entre los años 1944 y 1949, en la inmediata posguerra, y una conferencia dictada el 25 de noviembre de 1947 en el Royal Institute of British Architects sobre su aplicación a la arquitectura moderna, que aporta las claves del valor otorgado a lo Pintoresco en ese preciso momento histórico. Todo ello precedido de un estudio introductorio de Miguel Ángel Aníbarro que sitúa en su contexto el acercamiento del autor al tema. Pevsner actúa como un historiador no solamente atento a examinar uno de los fenómenos culturales más llamativos de la Ilustración, sino comprometido con su tiempo, que intuye en lo Pintoresco una de las raíces -y no la menos profunda- de la arquitectura del Movimiento Moderno, así como cierta capacidad para solven- tar algunos problemas urbanos actuales.
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Por vez primera se recogen historias de las pioneras en el salvaje Oeste americano. Cautivas de los indios, Madames, prostitutas, emprendedoras, aventureras, etc.Por vez primera se recogen historias de las pioneras en el salvaje Oeste americano. Cautivas de los indios, Madames, prostitutas, emprendedoras, aventureras, buscadoras de oro, filántropas, etc. Es la mirada del lejano Oeste a través de las mujeres que vivieron allí y contribuyeron a su historia y sus leyendas. Las carretas quemadas, las lluvias de flechas, las manadas de búfalos, los infranqueables desfiladeros, las formaciones rocosas del Monumet Valley que tanto le gustaban a John Ford, las diligencias huyendo a tiro limpio, forman parte de esta original obra.
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Ventalló expressa les seves conviccions catalanistes i el seu rebuig a l'exèrcit, així com la seva simpatia per les insurreccions anticolonials. Reflecteix el mal funcionament de l'exèrcit i les tensions, nacionals i de classe, entre els recluetes. En un segon text explica la que va ser la guerra de la seva generació, la del Rif, i de l'impacte que va tenir als intel·lectuals que van protagonitzar la II República.
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LA DISPUTA ENTRE ESTADOS UNIDOS Y CHINA ES UNA REALIDAD INSALVABLE QUE AFECTA AL MUNDO ENTERO. «Un libro esclarecedor tanto para el ciudadano como para quienes se dedican a la política». Hillary Clinton «Un relato importante y claro sobre la geopolítica contemporánea. Una lectura esencial». Peter Frankopan «Una guía excelente: concisa, informada y repleta de valiosos conocimientos». Lawrence Freedman Estamos presenciando sus comienzos, pero esta nueva Guerra Fría no se parece en nada al conflicto entre la Unión Soviética y Occidente que definió la segunda mitad del siglo XX. Es por eso que necesitamos nuevas ideas para sortear sus riesgos y evitar una guerra con un potencial devastador. En este libro urgente y necesario, Robin Niblett sostiene que solo mirando hacia atrás podremos extraer las lecciones que nos guiarán a través de esta nueva realidad. En sus páginas recorre las diez particularidades de esta nueva Guerra Fría y ofrece cinco fórmulas para navegar su inicio. La forma en que se gestione esta contienda determinará la supervivencia de la cooperación internacional, el resultado de la emergencia climática y de la revolución tecnológica y, por supuesto, quién liderará el siglo XXI y qué modelo de gobierno determinará todos nuestros futuros.
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A panoptical vision of modern America, from the brilliant mind of Jill Lepore.The 2010s marked a shift in America's trajectory, beginning with the run-up to Donald Trump's election, through to the chaos and confusion left in its wake. With the wit and verve that has made her the acclaimed national historian of a generation, Jill Lepore reflects on the consuming fissures of this era: culture wars and media corrosion, disruptive innovation and techno-utopianism, constitutional crises surrounding gun rights and a reckoning with a deep history of racial violence.These essays make sense of American life in a moment of polarization, capturing the tumultuous relationship between the country's violent past and fractured present.
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To read most histories of art, you might be forgiven for supposing that great artists are superhuman, and the knowledge of different movements, periods and styles is essential to truly appreciate art.It's time to look at art in a new way.THE POWER OF ART delves into the stories behind remarkable acts of creation in fifteen global cities at pivotal moments of artistic brilliance. It shows how art is an integral part of our daily lives, embedded in the very fabric of our existence. From the enduring wonders of ancient Babylon to the menacing pastel architecture of contemporary Pyongyang, eminent curator Caroline Campbell intertwines the stories of artists with the broader social, cultural and political landscapes of their time.In each vivid episode, Campbell reveals how art, in all its forms, is a testament to humanity's inventiveness and ingenuity: it has served our fundamental needs for shelter, sustenance, spirituality, pleasure, order and community. But it can also evoke envy, anger, greed, and even be used as a means of social control.Spanning thousands of years of creativity, THE POWER OF ART will ignite your imagination and open your eyes to the art that surrounds us, whether it be a painting in a gallery, a public sculpture or an everyday object with hidden beauty.
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En este magnífico libro, el doctor David Bueno, biólogo y neuroeducador de prestigio mundial, nos invita, de forma magistral y amena, a descubrir qué sucede en el cerebro de los adolescentes con la intención de conocerlos y entenderlos. ¿Por qué los adolescentes se acuestan tan tarde? ¿Es normal que nos lo cuestionen todo? ¿Sabías que están más indefensos que los adultos frente al estrés y tienen más tendencia a la ansiedad o la ira? ¿Por qué en su habitación reina el desorden?Los adolescentes son diferentes porque también lo es su cerebro: más fuerte y, al mismo tiempo, más vulnerable que en cualquier otra etapa de la vida. Los adolescentes se comportan como adolescentes porque eso es lo que son y lo que tienen que hacer. La adolescencia es época de cambio, de renovación y de crecimiento para el cerebro. Con el fin de abandonar los comportamientos típicos de la infancia y adquirir conductas propias de los adultos, el cerebro madura,hace nuevas conexiones y elimina otras. Es una época de cierto caos, pero también emocionante, de descubrimiento y renacimiento. A lo largo de estas páginas encontraremos información valiosa que nos ayudará a estimularlos y empoderarlos, a darles ejemplo, a ser respetuosos con sus ritmos de maduración, a apoyarlos emocionalmente cuando lo precisan y, en suma, a entender la adolescencia como una etapa necesaria y maravillosa tanto para los que la transitan como para los que los acompañan.
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