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Pero hoy, cuando la imparable globalización que todo lo homogeneiza ha suscitado como reacción la reivindicación de indigenismos agraviados, ningún debate cultural es más candente y delicado que el de la apropiación cultural. En este pertinente ensayo, Jens Balzer plantea este complejo debate ilustrándolo con experiencias generacionales y con la historia contemporánea de la música ligera, que a cualquier lector le resultarán familiares.

For Debbie, the resort has been her home for the past 30 years. Her two sisters had moved back home five years ago, to protect their inheritance. Her partners, Janice and Susan are not as dedicated as Debbie and they want to sell the resort. Debbie does not. The sisters are at an impasse. The stakes are high, the sisters are determined and Debbie is afraid she may not be able to stop them. Not only could she lose her resort, she could also lose her sisters. But, the time has come and decisions need to be made.

La novel·la que va consagrar Han Kang com una de les grans autores del segle: una lectura pertorbadora i transformadora. La vegetariana narra la història d'una dona, la Yeonghye, que per la simple decisió de no tornar a menjar carn converteix una vida normal en un malson pertorbador. Narrada a tres veus, explica el despreniment progressiu de la condició humana d'una dona que ha decidit deixar de ser allò que l'obliguen a ser.

Jake Sawyer is suffering. After a bruising confrontation with a cruel killer, he has isolated himself in a remote cottage in the bleak and beautiful northern Peak District. Facing an uncertain future, he resumes his covert investigation into his mother’s murder, and enters therapy to explore his lack of primal fear response. When an ex-TV personality is found murdered, from a single stab wound to the heart, Sawyer suspects a ritualistic element. But then a second victim is found, and he forms a terrifying theory about the killer’s twisted logic.

A guide to self-mastery and other lessons based on the principles of Brazilian Jiu Jitsu, by the sport's greatest practitioner of all time. This program includes a foreword written by actor Tom Hardy and read by Mark Meadows. As a ten-time Brazilian jiu jitsu World Champion and a former MMA...

Helena no puede creerlo. Justo cuando tiene la felicidad junto a Jess al alcance de la mano, vuelven a arrebatársela. Después de que ambos decidieran plantarle cara a todo aquel que se opusiera a su amor, unos desconocidos atacan a Jess y lo dejan herido de gravedad. Pero ¿quién lo persigue? Y ¿por qué? Helena tendrá que volver a buscar respuestas que se entrelazan peligrosamente con las muertes de Valerie y Adam. Y, cuanto más se acerca a la verdad, más se pregunta si algún día Jess y ella podrán tener un futuro juntos... O si quizá su amor estuvo condenado desde el principio.

Staring at the 450 pieces of clothing littering her bedroom, Erin Flynn couldn’t help but wonder, “How did I end up here?” In her debut memoir The Road Less Worn, Flynn sorts through snapshots of her life—from her roots as an athlete in a small Midwest town to her career as an entrepreneur and author—discovering that much of what she held onto, both in her wardrobe and life, was never truly her own.

Beauty in Japanese art and culture often hides in the empty spaces between sounds, brush strokes, flowers, and branches. An even deeper beauty resides beneath, the hidden beauty of the God of the Bible. Through 20 short meditations, discover the presence of God and the truth of the gospel in Japanese life and culture.

David, el protagonista de La Biblia de neón, es un adolescente que vive en una población miserable del profundo Sur. Una Biblia de neón ilumina el cielo por las noches, y durante el día el fanatismo religioso y la malevolencia hacen estragos en la vida de los ciudadanos. El padre de David pierde su trabajo, no puede seguir pagando su contribución a la Iglesia, y esto marca el inicio de una decadencia que les convertirá en parias dentro de la pequeña comunidad.

Love is never so rocky as when a dead body turns up… Getting dragged into the Luckland Ladies’ schemes has become the norm for Pippa, and with Matilda’s sixtieth birthday around the corner, Pippa, her mother, and her mother’s rabble-rousing friends set out to find Matilda’s long-lost love. Instead, they find a corpse. With Matilda’s lounge lizard on the run, and Pippa’s house filled with ghosts, the ladies seek answers in a séance.

Exes, aliens, and hypnotic illusions terrorize one of Luckland’s own. When Pippa receives an emergency text, she doesn’t expect to find one of her mother’s BFFs missing or have a basement blow up right beneath her feet. Star maps and exes haunt Prudence’s past, so Pippa and Devon take a trip to Roswell to chase the origins of an alien statue, only to uncover mysteries that go far beyond the realms of outer space. Between a kidnapping, ancient spirits, and new secrets involving Luckland’s legendary gold, Pippa and Devon discover how far the ladies will go to protect their own.

The ladies take a culinary road trip, but it’s the chef who's sliced and diced. When Aunt Hilda turns up for Thanksgiving dinner, the Luckland Ladies set out on a culinary road trip to find a recipe thieving chef. Dragged along for the ride, Pippa suspects murder when the chef turns up dead. And Hilda is the prime suspect. Proving Hilda’s innocence isn’t so easy when the chef’s wife has photos that prove Hilda’s guilt. A bevy of spirits and messages from the past offer clues that might clear Hilda’s name.

How much of the Luckland legend is legend, and how much is truth? On opening night, the curtain fails to rise when a body is discovered in the theatre. Pippa is again caught up in the Luckland Ladies’ shenanigans, but this time it’s Devon she needs to rescue. Treasure maps and the ladies’ secrets might be the key to Devon’s freedom. After a daring mission, the hunt for a killer begins, and when the final two missing shoeboxes are unearthed, along with letters, a diary, and family heirlooms, the ladies, guardians of Luckland, have one more confession to make…

If you thought The Circus was scary, then hold on to your pants because it is about to get scarier, and gorier. In the sequel The Circus Is Back, the circus pops up in another small town clear across the country on the eve of Halloween. As they roll unexpectedly into the next little town, they all feel this immense sense of excitement.

Ancient legends and secrets threaten the Grand Dames of Luckland. Pippa loves her simple life in her cozy town of Luckland, but after her sister holds a yard sale, Pippa’s life begins to unravel, starting with six missing shoeboxes, the arrival of two very odd visitors, blackmail, and revealed secrets—including a Vegas bag of millions. If that isn’t enough, Devon—Pippa’s not-so-friendly friend from childhood—returns home.

The second Level 1 I Can Read in global superstar and everyone’s F-R-I-E-N-D Jennifer Aniston’s series starring her food-loving dog, Clydeo! Clydeo wants to be friends with his new neighbor, Max. But what is the recipe for making new friends? Find out alongside Clydeo in this fun-filled...

A history of the Royal Navy’s FAA since 1945, featuring a survey of the aircraft flown, the conflicts fought, and the daily life of those in service. The RAF’s continuing role in the projection of air power in the defence of the United Kingdom and its overseas interests since the end of the Second World War is well known. However, the same cannot always be said about the Royal Navy’s Fleet Air Arm (FAA).

Jordan Stein dirige el club más exclusivo de Nueva York, donde los pecados capitales bailan bajo las luces de neón. Candela Estrella es una abogada brillante, capaz de ganar cualquier batalla, excepto aquella que podría hacerle perder el juicio. Las sombras del pasado se han desatado, arrastrando deseos prohibidos y heridas que nunca se cerraron.

“Superb....Augustus is a first-rate popular biography by a skilled and knowing hand.” (Washington Post) Caesar Augustus created the Roman Empire and forever associated the name Caesar with power. Heir to Julius Caesar, he thrust himself into the middle of Roman politics at its most violent...

Richard Hannay is bored—until his neighbor shows up with a wild story of espionage, an impending war, and a mysterious organization called the 39 Steps. Hours later, the man is dead, and Hannay is the prime suspect. Framed for murder and hunted by both the police and a deadly network of spies, Hannay races across the Scottish countryside, decoding clues, dodging capture, and trying to stop a conspiracy that threatens the fate of Britain itself. Fast-paced, sharp, and endlessly gripping, The 39 Steps is the original man-on-the-run thriller—a template for everything from Hitchcock to Bond.