Following on the outrageous success of Innosanto Nagara’s A is for Activist (now in its fourth printing), A de Activista is a Spanish-language ABC board book written by Grammy Award-winning lyricist and singer Martha Gonzalez and illustrated by Nagara for the next generation of progressives: families who want their kids to grow up in a space that is unapologetic about activism, environmental justice, civil rights, LGBTQ rights, and everything else that activists believe i...

This book is a living testament to the awakening journey of conscious souls across Latin America. Born from a spiritual calling and co-created by authors from seven different countries, Beings' Path is more than a book—it is a sacred offering. It carries within it the voices of those who have listened deeply to their hearts, faced their shadows, and chosen to walk the path of inner transformation.Through tools like angels, astrology, Ho'oponopono, quantum healing, and more, each s...

En un mundo en búsqueda constante de significado, diecinueve voces se unen en un viaje de autodescubrimiento y sanación. Guiados por Francisca Olmedo Rosario, astróloga visionaria que, tras una profunda meditación, sintió el deseo de agradecer a quienes han impactado en su vida espiritual, y juntos crean esta obra que compila sus herramientas y experiencias. Este libro se enfoca en el servicio al bien común, reflejando la nueva humanidad de la recién llegada Era de Acuario.Desde su ...

As the lead singer of the Grammy Award–winning rock band Quetzal and a scholar of Chicana/o and Latina/o studies, Martha Gonzalez is uniquely positioned to articulate the ways in which creative expression can serve the dual roles of political commentary and community building. Drawing on postcolonial, Chicana, black feminist, and performance theories, Chican@ Artivistas explores the visual, musical, and performance art produced in East Los Angeles since the inception of NAFTA and ...

How does one obtain employment and succeed in the growing yet competitive field of family therapy? For anyone asking themselves this question, The Marriage and Family Therapy Career Guide is the resource to read. It is structured around a series of interviews with successful graduates of accredited MFT programs and covers a wide range of career options. Not only is up-to-date information on licensure and practice requirements for each state included, the authors also present agenc...

¿Por qué leer Relatos del Ser**?**Un libro, 19 almas, una misma verdad.Relatos del Ser reúne a 19 coautores de distintos países que abren su corazón para compartir experiencias reales de sanación, fuerza y transformación. Cada relato es una luz, una enseñanza y un recordatorio de que todos podemos renacer.Es un libro para quien está buscando:✔️ Inspiración✔️ Acompañamiento emocional✔️ H...

El redescubrimiento que hoy se hace de una tradición metodológica como la cualitativa, presente desde los orígenes de las ciencias sociales, estimuló la publicación de este libro que se orienta a precisar las potencialidades, alcances y articulaciones que los métodos cualitativos tienen en la explicación e interpretación de los problemas sociales. Además aspira a proporcionar una base lógica y epistemológica que ayude a valorar sus posibilidades y evite su reducción a un simple conjunto de...

Undocumented migration is a global and yet elusive phenomenon. Despite contemporary efforts to patrol national borders and mass deportation programs, it remains firmly placed at the top of the political agenda in many countries where it receives hostile media coverage and generates fierce debate. However, as this much-needed book makes clear, unauthorized movement should not be confused or crudely assimilated with the social reality of growing numbers of large, settled populations lacking ...

Voices from the Ancestors brings together the reflective writings and spiritual practices of Xicanx, Latinx, and Afro-Latinx womxn and male allies in the United States who seek to heal from the historical traumas of colonization by returning to ancestral traditions and knowledge.This wisdom is based on the authors’ oral traditions, research, intuitions, and lived experiences—wisdom inspired by, and created from, personal trajectories on the path to spiritual conocimiento, or inner ...

This book reports on fundamental research, cutting-edge technologies and industrially-relevant applications in biomedical engineering. It covers methods for analysis, modeling and simulation of biological systems, reporting on the development and design of advanced biosensors, nanoparticles and wearable devices. It covers applications in disease monitoring and therapy, tissue engineering, sport and rehabilitation, and telehealth. It also reports on engineering methods for improving and mon...

This anthology gathers the strong voices of accomplished poets reaching into and beyond nostalgia to remember, to honor, and to document through figurative imagery their experiences of Mexico and the vibrant border areas before the ravages of narco-violence.Locals Listen to the Mariachi Band at El Jardin in San MiguelYou see their silhouettes along the stone wallor arm in arm below the glow of garden lightshuddled like foothills, earth you coul...

"" The People's Victory is a mirror for each of us to see our own power to fight for justice and create the change we want to see in our world." – Gavin Newsom, Lieutenant Governor of CaliforniaIn 1996, a small group of Americans from all walks of life banded together to create one of the most miraculous political victories in modern American history. Opponents attacked the issue of marriage equality as amoral and a direct threat to families. Allies warned ...