You may have to Search all our reviewed books and magazines, click the sign up button below to create a free account.
In this exciting and action-packed adventure by an award-winning author, a young girl discovers her secret ancient bloodline. The fate of her family, and the world, may rest in her hands . . . Cassie Arroyo, an American studying in Rome, has her world ripped apart when someone tries to kill her father, an art history professor at an Italian university. Is she their next target?Cassie sets out to uncover what is happening, only to learn that she is a member of an ancient bloodline that enables her to use the Spear of Destiny--a legendary object that can alter the future. Now running from a secret organization intent on killing those from her bloodline, Cassie must--with the help of some friends--decipher the clues that will lead her to the Spear.Christina Diaz Gonzalez has created a fast-paced thrill-ride of a book, rich with riddles and myth, that young readers will not want to put down.
Several narratives by Latino professors in American universities addressing issues of racism, marginalization, and self-valuation as the narrators tell their stories of survival and success.
INSTANT NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER From the #1 internationally bestselling author of Glucose Revolution, a four-week, four-step program for living a healthier, happier life with balanced blood sugar including over 100 recipes, an interactive workbook, and the guidance to make the “new science of nutrition…practical for everyone” (Robert H. Lustig, MD, MSL, New York Times bestselling author of Fat Chance). Do you suffer from cravings, chronic fatigue, or sugar addiction? Do you sometimes wake up in the morning feeling unable to face the day? Most of the population is stuck on a glucose roller coaster. In her first book, the instant #1 internationally bestselling Glucose Revolution, Jessi...
Exploring the ambiguities of how we define the word ‘culture’ in our global society, this book identifies its imprint on architectural ideas. It examines the historical role of the cultural in architectural production and expression, looking at meaning and communication, tracing the formations of cultural identities. Chapters written by international academics in history, theory and philosophy of architecture, examine how different modes of representation throughout history have drawn profound meanings from cultural practices and beliefs. These are as diverse as the designs they inspire and include religious, mythic, poetic, political, and philosophical references.
Manuel González Prada was a powerful Peruvian writer and political reformer whose essays and speeches influenced generations of young radicals. He founded the Party of National Unity in 1891, was linked to the anarchist movement, and served as Director of the National Library from 1912-1914. His writings have had enormous impact on the literary and political life of Peru: taking up the defense of exploited indigenous people, broadsiding the landowning oligarchy, and denouncing the social and political errors of the country. In fact, the radical politics Prada advocated then are still alive and relevant today: Modernization (secularization) of Peru, transformation of a nation through its peo...
Reflections on life: «I'm a fan of brave people who live according to their ideals even if others consider them lost or misplaced... I am a fan of conversations that are not utopian but speak of realities. I am a fan of the genuine, of life, of the achievements but also of the failures, of trying and not succeeding, of following our own dictate even at the risk of being wrong. I am a fan of the souls that put their essence before the rituals and of those authentic places that I discover while wandering.» 4TREBOL.COM
La trituradora y otros cuentos, primer libro de María Cristina González, es una afortunada muestra de las in?nitas posibilidades narrativas del género. A lo largo de sus veinticuatro textos el lector convive con una comunidad de voces y puntos de vista que convergen en un mosaico imprevisible de realidades e invenciones. Lo autobiográ?co se cruza con lo fabulado y ambos con lo meta?ccional. El humor, la ironía y el ángulo crítico dan forma a un plano temático que va desde los problemas mismos de la escritura hasta los dilemas de orden social e histórico de nuestro actual mundo globalizado, con el fenómeno migratorio de trasfondo.
Sustainable Alternatives for Aviation Fuels presents a technical and economic guide on the development of sustainable aviation fuels from renewable sources. With a focus on commercial viability and cost reduction, the book explores every aspect of the alternative aviation fuels supply chain, including commercially feasible and environmentally sound feedstock, production routes, the roles of catalysts in processing, conceptual process design, process economics, engine performance, future market trends and case studies. Readers are provided with the tools to make decisions at every stage that are supported by in-depth techno-economic analyses, lifecycle assessments, and considerations for deve...