2020 became the year that no one will forget as the coronavirus roared into East Hollywood lives. City College artists, reporters and editors capture life in quarantine and the consuming story of our time from Madrid to Salvador, from Guangzhou to L.A.

From one of the most respected figures in the dog rescue community come the harrowing, funny, and inspiring stories of nine incredible dogs that shaped her life.Tia Torres, beloved underdog advocate and star of Animal Planet's hit show Pit Bulls & Parolees, chronicles her roller-coaster life in this heartwarming memoir featuring some of her best-loved dogs. With inimitable honesty and characteristic brashness, Tia captures the spirit and heart of these int...

Una saga de fantasía épica que llega a su fin.En una narración plena de guerras, aventuras, amor y desengaño, amistad y brujería, se llega a un sorprendente desenlace. El poder de la magia es capaz de quebrantar el orden del tiempo y el espacio, y tanto los humanos como los sitha se vuelven en contra de sus congéneres. Los pocos miembros que sobreviven de la Liga del Pergamino son los únicos capaces de desvelar un secreto que permita acabar con un mal que parece in...

William James (1842-1910) emprende en esta obra una exploración pionera de la religión a la luz de la psicología y de la experiencia individual, sobre todo en sus vertientes moral y estética. Sus finos análisis del fenómeno religioso, basados en un rico material de testimonios y vivencias, constituyen un momento señalado en la evolución de su filosofía del pragmatismo.

The Lord of the Rings and other works of J.R.R. Tolkien have had a far-reaching impact on culture in the late twentieth and early twenty-first centuries. In print and on film, Tolkien's works seem to be incredible epics, but religious aspects are less obvious. Yet Tolkien himself stated in his letters that the chief conflicts of his epic works were “about God, and His sole right to divine Honour,” and whether Sauron can wrest and destroy all that is good in Middle-earth. It is fro...

La aparición de una nueva edición del libro de Prescott siempre es novedad bibliográfica por tratarse de una obra de presencia obligada en los anaqueles de la biblioteca de toda persona con gusto por la historia, y sigue siendo lectura sugerida para aquel lector en busca, sobre todo, de un libro legibilísimo, divertido y ágil, más que de una obra que cumpla con la doxografía científica contemporánea.En estas páginas encontrará un relato muy fresco que le hará vivir...

Explores the application of a selected number of newly emerging methods and techniquesDuring the past few decades, Caribbean scholars on both sides of the Atlantic have increasingly developed and employed new methods and techniques for the study of archaeological materials. The aim of earlier research in the Caribbean was mainly to define typologies on the basis of pottery and lithic assemblages leading to the establishment of chronological charts for the ...

El texto comprende ampliamente la temática de los archivos judiciales producidos en Colombia, concretamente en Santander entre 1886 y 1960, que hacen parte de los fondos judiciales que integran el Archivo Histórico Regional de la Universidad Industrial de Santander. Además, da cuenta de las potencialidades que tiene dicha documentación como fuente de estudio de diversos problemas históricos.Así mismo, propone mostrar como la interdisciplinariedad, en la investigación archivística, ...

This book presents research, analysis, and reflections on the major issues of Guatemalan development and democracy: the role of the military, the involvement of Mayan communities in national development, the possible emergence of more inclusive political institutions and the roles of international forces and agencies in Guatemalan social change. The chapters in this book are written by some of the most prominent scholars and public policy experts from Guatemala and the United States.

bell hooks—feminist scholar, teacher, activist—implored instructors to see the classroom as a “radical space of possibility” where students and teachers work as partners in the pursuit of education as “collective liberation” from structures of domination. hooks’ call takes on more urgency today, as oppressive and dominant ideologies continue to perpetuate racial, economic, gender, and other social inequities both within the classroom and society at large. Through critical commentary reflec...

Do sonho ao sucesso: segredos e estratégias do mercado imobiliárioOs autores nos levam a uma inspiradora jornada pelo fascinante mundo do mercado imobiliário, em que cada página revela segredos e estratégias que transformam sonhos em realidades.Por meio de uma narrativa envolvente, os capítulos deste livro exploram desde as origens humildes, simbolizadas pelas lamparinas, até o brilho do luxo, mostrando como a superação e a determinação são fundamentais par...

Provides a comprehensive overview of the range of feed additives utilised by the sector to optimise pig nutrition, including amino acids and exogenous enzymesConsiders both established and emerging alternative feed sources for pigs, such as insects and corn fermented proteinAddresses the key challenges in developing nutritional guidelines to achieve optimal growth whilst also minimising costs and environmental impact