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Recopilación de relatos de Juan León Mera. Estas narraciones muestran una amplia visión de costumbres, un cuadro del Ecuador del siglo XIX, y nos introducen en el pensamiento del autor. Estos cuentos son "Entre dos tías y un tío", "Porque soy cristiano", "Un matrimonio inconveniente", "Historieta", "Un recuerdo y unos versos" y "Una mañana en los Andes".

Will the stag escape the hunters? Did the lion eat the mouse? And why exactly did the fox invite the stork round to share a meal? Find your own answers to these questions as you engage with the stories retold here by Leon Conrad in the rich oral storytelling tradition. Enjoy Leon's virtuosic readings of the poems.

Dialectal behavioral therapy (DBT) is designed to teach people how to healthily cope with the stress and find it easier to handle their emotions. In this bundle, you will find guidance on how to properly incorporate DBT in your life. Learn about all the benefits of DBT, and gain essential skills that will make you stronger, help you develop mindfulness, and make your life easier.

In a world that often feels chaotic and uncontrollable, Emmett Roberson Jr.'s "Be Deliberate" serves as a hope and resilience. Drawing from his harrowing yet uplifting 26-year military career and subsequent personal trials, Emmett offers listeners a compelling guide to reclaiming their lives through deliberate action. This book is about survival and about thriving in the face of adversity.

The content of Volume 3 discusses three spiritual secrets that all of us must know for reasons that are explained. The first is the explanation of the expression “three-day dying-resuscitation procedure”. The second secret is how we get to be regenerated so that in the afterlife we may live in heaven rather than in hell. The third secret is about how we are anatomically connected to God’s Word. Knowing this secret in its details allows us to be very close to God since God’s Word is God. So by getting to know the anatomy of God’s Word, we are getting closer to God. And the closer ...

A player is someone who makes moves and knows what’s going on. Understanding the hustle is one thing but if you don’t know what you’re doing, you’re going to be running around in circles. Having lived his life as a certified player, Leon Wheeler compiled all his wisdom and secrets he’s garnered across the years into a playbook for the up-and-coming players out there who’re confused about how to get started to meet their goals.

Was ist geschehen, wenn schwerbewaffnete Carabinieri die Wohnung eines Kinderarztes stürmen und ihm sein 18 Monate altes Baby entreißen? Brunetti gibt keine Ruhe, bis er die Hintergründe kennt. Geldsegen und Vergeltung, Kindersegen und unerfüllter Babywunsch: In 'Lasset die Kinder zu mir kommen' wird der Familienmensch Brunetti vor eine harte Zerreißprobe gestellt.

The activity of eating transcends the physiological need for "fueling" and provides clues for understanding human nature, explains Leon Kass, physician, biologist, and professor of philosophy at the University of Chicago. In this program, Kass discusses his book, The Hungry Soul, in which he explores eating as a guide to morality and communal life. Then, Brother Peter Reinhart talks about the art of breadmaking as a metaphor for spiritual life.

Brunetti will gerade zu Bett, als Vianello ihn hinausruft in die kalte Novembernacht: In einem Kanal ragt eine Hand aus dem Wasser. Die Leiche ist schnell geborgen. Um wen es sich handelt, erfährt der Commissario per Zufall. Doch welche Feinde könnte der Tote gehabt haben? Da er sich ohne Papiere in Italien aufhielt, steht die Polizei ohne Spuren da. Erst als Brunetti tief in die eigene Vergangenheit eintaucht und sich das Italien seiner Studentenzeit vergegenwärtigt, nähert er sich der Lösung.

In this book, Cedric de Leon analyzes two pivotal crises in the American two-party system: the first resulting in the demise of the Whig party and secession of 11 southern states in 1861, and the present crisis splintering the Democratic and Republican parties and leading to the election of Donald Trump. Recasting these stories through the actions of political parties, de Leon draws unsettling parallels in the political maneuvering that ultimately causes once-dominant political parties to lose the people's consent to rule.

What do you know about Adult Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD)? Many people think of ADHD as a problem that only affects children. But in reality, ADHD is just as common in adults: about one-third of all people with ADHD continue to have symptoms into adulthood. This book will give you the information and practical advice you need to manage your symptoms and live a focused life. You'll learn what causes ADHD, how it's diagnosed in women, and the best treatments.

Gael Avallone cree que un hombre puede ser feliz con cualquier mujer mientras que no la ame. Tamara Herrán le demostrará lo contrario. Reservado, arrogante, manipulador y egocéntrico. El encanto de Gael Avallone, no es su cuantiosa fortuna o su facilidad de palabra; mucho menos lo es su sonrisa arrebatadora o su mirada penetrante. El encanto de Gael Avallone, es el misterio que emana. ¿Qué esconde? ¿Quién es realmente?... Tamara Herrán, una ambiciosa estudiante de letras, está dispuesta a averiguarlo.

¿Tienes que dar una conferencia o una presentación para tu trabajo, escuela o estudios? Tanto si se trata de una presentación breve como de una charla más larga en el marco de un seminario, las condiciones son las mismas. ¿No eres una de esas personas que pueden hablar sin ningún miedo delante de otras personas y hacer su presentación con elocuencia y seguridad? Al contrario: ¿estás nervioso y tienes la sensación, justo antes, de que no consigues emitir ningún sonido? La buena noticia es que hablar delante de otras personas ¡se puede aprender!

Fifteen amazing authors. Fifteen tales with “cemetery plots”. Welcome to the 2021 Capitol Crimes Anthology. A cadre of superlative judges selected the best of the best to put in this audiobook. With a foreword by best-selling author Catriona McPherson, delve into the creative minds of Capitol Crimes members. The setting: Northern California. The theme: that place we all finally must visit, the cemetery. The plots and characters are as diverse as the authors. And their stories will touch your spirit where adventure and fear intersect.

When one of his wife Paola's students comes to visit him, with a strange and vague interest in investigating the possibility of a pardon for a crime committed by her grandfather many years ago, Commissario Brunetti thinks little of it, beyond being intrigued and attracted by the girl's intelligence and moral seriousness. But when she is found murdered, clearly stabbed to death, Claudia Leonardo is suddenly no longer simply Paola's student, but Brunetti's case ...

Two years ago, four friends went into the abandoned religious reform school Dominic House. Only three came out. Riley still bears horrific scars from that night. He doesn’t speak to his friends anymore. And he’s haunted by the truth: Riley’s boyfriend, Ethan, didn’t disappear...Something in that house took him. Now, alongside TV’s most famous ghost hunter, Jordan Jones, Riley is returning, determined to find out what happened to Ethan.

"Compatriote de Montaigne, Charles-Louis de Secondat, baron de la Brède et de Montesquieu, naquit le 18 janvier 1689 au château de la Brède, près de Bordeaux. Appartenant à une bonne famille de robe, il fit son éducation chez les oratoriens de Juilly et commença ses études de droit avec plus d'application que de goût…" Sommaire : Notice biographique ; Les considérations (analyse), L'esprit des lois (analyse), Les textes de la collection "Une heure pour découvrir".

TouchPoint Press presents Nightmares of Strangers, an anthology of 13 eerie stories that will spark feelings of unease and paranoia with just the right helping of fear to last beyond the night - a devilish deal, the return of the murderous H.H. Holmes, a ghost that isn’t what it seems, and other spine-tingling tales that will make you double-check the locks, look under the bed, and wonder what really made that loud “thump” in the attic.

By Its Cover is the much anticipated twenty-third instalment in Donna Leon's bestselling crime series, where Commissario Brunetti is better than ever as he addresses questions of worth and value alongside his ever-faithful team of Ispettore Vianello and Signorina Elettra. When several valuable antiquarian books go missing from a prestigious library in the heart of Venice, Commissario Brunetti is immediately called to the scene.