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An "exuberant" (El Mundo) debut novel of a family bound by searing passions, an earthy magic, and a very unusual curse The Laguna women suffer from an odd affliction: each generation is condemned to tragic love affairs and to give birth only to girls who are unable to escape the cruel fate of the... More

The imperialist ambitions of China – which invaded Tibet in the late 1940s – have sparked the spectacular spread of Tibetan Buddhism worldwide, and especially in western countries. This work is a study on the malleability of a particular Buddhist tradition; on its adaptability in new contexts. The b... More

Una maravillosa novela que rescata toda la magia, la riqueza y la tradición de Galicia, una tierra rebosante de misterio y belleza. «Así somos las Mencía, niña, apréndelo cuantoantes, o eres loca o reina o santa o borracha.» Cuando Valentina se queda huérfana a los once años, se ve obligada a atra... More

La prestigiosa periodista Cristina López Schlichting debuta espléndidamente en la novela con un libro lleno de humor, nostalgia y emoción, un conmovedor relato sobre la aventura de crecer en la España de los años 70. Amelia está a punto de cumplir trece años y su mundo se reduce al pequeño piso d... More

Una maravillosa novela que rescata toda la magia, la riqueza y la tradición de Galicia, una tierra rebosante de misterio y belleza. «Así somos las Mencía, niña, apréndelo cuantoantes, o eres loca o reina o santa o borracha.» Cuando Valentina se queda huérfana a los once años, se ve obligada a atra... More

Una apasionante novela ambientada en la época de las brujas y las beatas, de los exorcismos y los milagros, cuando la mística y el fervor religioso convivían con la sensualidad y la magia. Toledo, 1625. Una mujer se encuentra presa en la cárcel secreta del Tribunal de la Santa Inquisición, acusada... More

Una mágica novela sobre las trampas del deseo, la tragedia del amor y los lazos indestructibles de la familia. Las mujeres Laguna han cargado con una terrible maldición desde el principio de su linaje: una tras otra sufren mal de amores y sólo dan a luz niñas que perpetúan esta cruel herencia. Per... More

Seis sorprendentes relatos llenos de sensibilidad y magia, con los que Cristina López Barrio guía al lector por un mundo regido por el deseo, la pasión y la exuberancia de los sentidos. Sin perder el gusto por la metáfora, el realismo mágico y la escritura exuberante, Cristina López Barrio present... More

Sin perder el gusto por la metáfora, el realismo mágico y la escritura exuberante, Cristina López Barrio presenta seis historias muy diferentes entre sí. En El reloj del mundo, un joven inicia un largo viaje en busca del secreto de la eternidad; en La mano, un inspector de policía entabla una extrañ... More

In an increasingly polarized political environment, the first year of the new president’s term will be especially challenging. With a fresh mandate, however, the first year also offers opportunities that may never come again. The First Year Project is a fascinating initiative by the Miller Center of... More

This book provides a comprehensive outline of the major parent training programs for parents of children with intellectual or developmental disabilities (IDD), including Autism Spectrum Disorder. Parents or primary caregivers spend the most time with a child, and training them in behaviour manageme... More

This book investigates the working mechanisms of public opinion in Late Republican Rome as a part of informal politics. It explores the political interaction (and sometimes opposition) between the elite and the people through various means, such as rumours, gossip, political literature, popular ver... More

Using a simple computational task (term frequency) to illustrate different programming styles, Exercises in Programming Style helps readers understand the various ways of writing programs and designing systems. It is designed to be used in conjunction with code provided on an online repository. The ... More

This book broadens the scope of Latina/o criticism to include both widely-read and understudied nineteenth through twenty-first century fictional works that engage in critical discussions of gender, race, sexuality, and identity. The essays in this collection do not simply seek inclusion for the tex... More

This volume studies information as an economic resource in the Roman World. Information asymmetry is a distinguishing phenomenon of any human relationship. From an economic perspective, private or hidden information, opposed to publicly observable information, generates advantages and inequalities; ... More

Agricultural and Food Electroanalysis offers a comprehensive rationale of electroanalysis, revealing its enormous potential in agricultural food analysis. A unique approach is used which fills a gap in the literature by bringing in applications to everyday problems. This timely text presents in-dept... More

This book develops voltage-to-frequency converter (VFC) solutions integrated in standard CMOS technology to be used as a part of a microcontroller-based, multisensor interface in the environment of portable applications, particularly within a WSN node. Coverage includes the total design flow of mon... More

This book focuses on the characters that populate the Game of Thrones universe and on one of the most salient features of their interaction: violence and warfare. It analyses these questions from a multidisciplinary perspective that is chiefly based on Classical Studies. The book is divided into two... More

This book constitutes the proceedings of the 22nd International Conference on Theory and Practice of Digital Libraries, TPDL 2018, held in Porto, Portugal, in September 2018. The 51 full papers, 17 short papers, and 13 poster and tutorial papers presented in this volume were carefully reviewed a... More

The fourth edition of Human Reproductive Biology-winner of a 2015 Textbook Excellence Award (Texty) from The Text and Academic Authors Association-emphasizes the biological and biomedical aspects of human reproduction, explains advances in reproductive science and discusses the choices and concerns ... More

Postharvest is an important element of getting fresh, high-quality fruit to the consumer and technological advances continue to outpace infrastructure. This book provides valuable, up-to-date information on postharvest handling of seven fruit and nut crops: almond, fig, peach, persimmon, pistachio, ... More

A collection of diverse essays and poetry that offer scholarly and creative responses inspired by the life and work of Gloria Anzaldúa, selected from the 2013 meeting of The Society for the Study of Gloria Anzaldúa.... More

Rhizosphere biology is approaching a century of investigations wherein growth-promoting rhizomicroorganisms (PGPR) have attracted special attention for their ability to enhance productivity, profitability and sustainability at a time when food security and rural livelihood are a key priority. Bio-in... More

Plant parasitic nematodes are costly burdens of crop production, causing an estimated US$80 - 118 billion per year in damage to crops. They are associated with nearly every important agricultural crop, and are a significant constraint on global food security. Regulations on the use of chemical pesti... More

Cuentos cortos y poesías con valores para infantil. Cuéntamelo se compone de cuentos cortos y poesías con valores para infantil. <P><P> Un cisne miedoso que vive en un caparazón de tortuga, una hormiguita que quiere ser de todo menos hormiga, un planeta algo constipado, una bruja un tanto peculia... More