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Traditional stories endure generation after generation because, although they are not literal, they resound in truths on a human scale. Folktales remind us of wisdom so elemental it is often lost in the rush of everyday life - sometimes common sense makes no sense at all.

DIARIO LA LIBRO asocia las noticias candentes de México y del mundo con la literatura.

Lakota Oglala Sioux Nation, South Dakota. Two Native American cousins, Rick Overlooking Horse and You Choose Watson, though bound by blood and by land, find themselves at odds as they grapple with the implications of their shared heritage. When escalating anger toward the injustices, historical and current, inflicted upon the Lakota people by the federal government leads to tribal divisions and infighting, the cousins go in separate directions: Rick chooses the path of peace; You Choose, violence.

On the western edge of Los Angeles is the gorgeous beachside city of Santa Monica, where the sun-kissed, wealthy residents seem to inhabit real-life California dreams. When movie-star-handsome heartthrob fitness coach Zack Doheny, is found dead on the floor of his gym, the tragedy shocks the elite community, especially those who’d spent many hours each week exercising with the charismatic trainer. As the narrative flashes back to the months leading up to Zack’s death, it quickly becomes clear that things in this coastal paradise are not as glittering as they seem.

The tech boom of our time is changing San Francisco at warp speed. Famously home to artists and activists, and known as the birthplace of the Beats, the Black Panthers, and the LGBTQ movement, the Bay Area has been transformed by Silicon Valley. But the richer the region gets, the more unequal and less diverse it becomes, and the cracks in the city's facade begin to show. Inspired by Studs Terkel's classic works of oral history, writer Cary McClelland has spent years interviewing people at the epicenter of the Bay Area's rapid change: tech innovators, venture capitalists, coders, homeless advocates, pawn brokers, prosecutors, public defenders....

«El mundo es esta casa», dice Clara. La llave de la puerta está echada; las ventanas, cubiertas con mantas. Dentro, Clara vive atrincherada con su padre, su hija y un canario enjaulado. Presa de su pasado y de sus miedos, atrapada en un delirio emocional, está convencida de que el mundo exterior es la feroz amenaza de la que debe proteger a su familia. La extenuante batalla que emprende contra él será la confrontación con su propio abismo interior.

Camila Henríquez Ureña is about to retire from her longtime job teaching Spanish at Vassar College. Only now as she sorts through family papers does she begin to know the woman behind the legend of her mother, the revered Salomé Ureña, who died when Camila was three. In stark contrast to Salomé, who became the Dominican Republic's national poet at the age of seventeen, Camila has spent most of her life trying not to offend anybody. Her mother dedicated her life to educating young women to give them voice in their turbulent new nation.

Brain Storm tells the story of how the author survived childhood sexual and ritual abuse and lived a life with Multiple Personality Disorder. The abuse was horrifying and the recovery hellish but throughout, her alters brought her to safety. In no small measure because of it all, she became an activist feminist, successful doctor, devoted parent and loving partner.

This endearing story stars Maria, a young girl who is now old enough to help her mother make the traditional Christmas tamales. While kneading the masa, she spots her mom's precious ring lying on the table. Just to see what it feels like, she slips it on and continues her work. The real trouble begins later when she notices the ring is missing. Could it have been cooked into one of the tamales?

Si el mundo está patas arriba, tú no tienes por qué estarlo. La Dra. Kathleen Smith, especialista en salud mental, te ofrece un antídoto inteligente, con buenas dosis de humor, para estos tiempos complicados y hostiles para el bienestar. ¿Te has preguntado cómo lidiar con esas conversaciones difíciles en casa o en el trabajo?, ¿cómo retomar tu vida social después de todos los meses de aislamiento?, ¿cómo ayudar a tus seres queridos sin salir lastimado?, o ¿cuál es la mejor manera de cuidar de tus emociones para que no las altere

"I am learning Kazakh": 300 essential words and phrases, 140 common expressions, the 100 most common verbs, the 1000 essential Kazakh words. Kazakh or Kazak belongs to the Kipchak branch of the Turkic languages. Kazakh is the official language of the Republic of Kazakhstan and a minority language in the Ili Kazakh Autonomous Prefecture in Xinjiang, China. It is spoken by around 11 million people. How to learn a language differently? Today, language learning is revolutionized: you do not have to go to traditional language classes anymore.

Venice, 1943: The world is at war, and Stella Jilani is leading a double life. By day, she works in the lion’s den as a typist for the Reich; by night, she risks her life as a messenger for the Italian resistance. Against all odds, Stella must impart Nazi secrets, smuggle essential supplies and produce an underground newspaper on her beloved typewriter. But when German commander General Breugal becomes suspicious, it seems he will stop at nothing to find the mole, and Stella knows her future could be in jeopardy.

Oscar the caterpillar lives in a flower pot in Cleveland. One day, a monarch butterfly floats by, headed for Mexico. Oscar learns that he will one day have wings too - but when that day comes, Oscar gets quite a surprise.

Pat Mora, recipient of the Americas Award for Children's and Young Adult Literature, weaves the culture of the American Southwest into the charming tale of DoNa Flor, a giant woman with a giant heart to match. She would do anything for her friends, and in this tall-tale, Flor protects her pueblo community from the threat of a puma.

Venice, 1943: The world is at war, and Stella Jilani is leading a double life. By day, she works in the lion’s den as a typist for the Reich; by night, she risks her life as a messenger for the Italian resistance. Against all odds, Stella must impart Nazi secrets, smuggle essential supplies and produce an underground newspaper on her beloved typewriter. But when German commander General Breugal becomes suspicious, it seems he will stop at nothing to find the mole and Stella knows her future could be in jeopardy.

New York, August 1974: a man is walking in the sky. Between the newly built Twin Towers, the man twirls through the air. Far below, the lives of complete strangers spin towards each other: Corrigan, a radical Irish monk working in the Bronx; Claire, a delicate Upper East Side housewife reeling from the death of her son; Lara, a drug-addled young artist; Gloria, solid and proud despite decades of hardship; Tillie, a hooker who used to dream of a better life and Jazzlyn, her beautiful daughter raised on promises that reach beyond the skyline of New York.

Menstruación sostenible: una manera más sana y ecológica de vivir tu ciclo. Vive tu menstruación en positivo. ¿Es posible menstruar sin dolor y sin medicamentos?, ¿qué productos de higiene menstrual puedo usar que sean respetuosos con el medio ambiente? La copa menstrual, el sangrado libre, las compresas de algodón ecológico... Cómo usar estos productos, cómo gestionar la menstruación, las hormonas, los estados de ánimo: todo lo que necesitas saber recogido en un libro perfecto para empezar a conocer tu ciclo.

En los últimos treinta años los niños han cambiado tanto como la sociedad, y las herramientas que siempre nos habían servido para educarlos ya no dan el mismo resultado. Nuestros niños son ahora más inseguros, están sobreprotegidos y tienen muchos más miedos. Pero cuando un niño entiende alguna de las cosas que siente, o lo que le sucede por dentro, percibes cómo le cambia la mirada de golpe y cómo por fin modifica dócilmente su comportamiento.

Ensayos que celebran la memoria y la imaginación.

Flip!; from fear to love. Flipping the channel on dysfunctional thinking, cultivating confidence, and living a life fueled with joy and purpose. Flip! was written for people who have experienced trauma, abuse, neglect, or any kind of adverse life altering experience at some point in their lives. These experiences often result as a life of neutrality, avoidance of conflict, people pleasing, tolerating toxic behaviors, and poor boundary setting.