An exploration of 365 days of shared experiences between two friends on opposite sides of the country, inspired by their blog, 3191 Miles Apart.Maria Alexandra Vettese and Stephanie Congdon Barnes share a love of art and design, handmade pleasures, and a well-lived domestic life. Almost a decade ago, they began their first year-long project together, posting a photo from each of their mornings on their blog, 3191 Miles Apart, named for the distanc...

Más adictiva que el cacao y con el ritmo del buen jazz. ¡Un placer tentador que os dejará con ganas de más!Stuttgart, 1926. La joven e intrépida Serafina se instala en casa de su hermanastro, Víctor, en la espléndida propiedad familiar que todos llaman la Mansión de los Chocolates. La familia Rothmann es conocida más allá de los límites de la ciudad por sus refinadas creaciones de chocolate, que seducen a Serafina desde el primer momento. Con su espíritu aventurero...

This title was first published in 2002.Communities of Youth critically evaluates what it means to be a young person at the beginning of the twenty-first century and the problems, opportunities and dilemmas that emerge from the experience. The book is concerned with putting key conceptual debates to do with youth in a comparative cutting-edge empirical context. In particular, it endeavours to transcend what its contributors feel is one of the most damaging trends of recent work on the quest...

In the world’s most celebrated and lyrical love story, the sublime devotion of two young lovers transcends their earthly fate.The noble Veronese houses of Montague and Capulet are locked in a bitter feud. When Romeo (a Montague) and Juliet (a Capulet) fall in love, they are swept up in a series of violent events and cruel twists of fortune. Despite the passion and innocence of their love, they fall victim to the enmity between their families, and their story ends in tragedy.

Con una voz que ronda entre la parodia y el humor negro, la narradora nos invita a recorrer los rincones de su memoria. A través de los lugares que marcaron distintas etapas de su vida, conoceremos a personajes tan particulares y entrañables como el Padre, la Chica o El Niño. Desde el espacio de la reclusión, atravesaremos las puertas que formaron su carácter, acompañándola a tomar decisiones, a veces extremas y cuestionables que la llevaron a intentar salvar del sufrimiento a esos Otros t...

"Sound Diagnosis" to the rescue - a little prompt at the bedside, when you need sound guidance to see through a hazy clinical picture and make sense of a problem in the most lucid and confident way. How will you benefit from this diagnosticum? As your bedside companion it will: shed bright light on unclarified diagnostic pictures; encourage use of a systematic method of diagnosis; structure and simplify diagnosis; help you define a problem; make you notice and respond to diagnostic key poi...

This collection covers the major trends of the media environment of the post-Communist world and their recent development, with special focus on Russia and the post-Soviet space. The term ‘media environment’ covers not just traditional print and electronic media, but new media as well, and ranges from the political to entertainment and various artistic spheres. What role do market forces play in the process of media democratization, and how do state structures regulate, suppress, or use ca...

Miles is the villain in everyone's story. Raised by the most hated pack in the States and accused of abandoning his baby brother and leaving him to die, his reputation as a man to avoid has been firmly cemented. Miles could care less about his crafted bad boy persona—social niceties aren't his thing. His mate constantly rejecting him? Now that's not just a sore spot, it's a festering wound. He could try the good guy routine to win Akela over, but the clock ran out on that option. Since nic...

Con una voz que ronda entre la parodia y el humor negro, la narradora nos invita a recorrer los rincones de su memoria. A través de los lugares que marcaron distintas etapas de su vida, conoceremos a personajes tan particulares y entrañables como el Padre, la Chica o El Niño. Desde el espacio de la reclusión, atravesaremos las puertas que formaron su carácter, acompañándola a tomar decisiones, a veces extremas y cuestionables que la llevaron a intentar salvar del sufrimiento a esos Otros t...

WELCOME TO THE ENCHANTING ADVENTURES OF MOONIE BUG AND FRIENDSWhere Learning Meets Imagination!Inside this delightful collection, young readers will discover four charming, rhyming tales: Moonie Bug, Lady Bug, Silly Monkey, and Can You Help Me Find My Mouse? Filled with vibrant characters and playful adventures. The Enchanting Adventures of Moonie Bug and Friendsis designed to spark a lov...

From some of our most prominent spiritual and religious leaders, poets and thinkers, singers and writers, a book of wisdom to light our way in dark times.At the start of 2020, in what felt already like an age of disorder, our world faced one of the gravest global challenges in a century. Covid-19 raced around the earth, and chaos erupted. Yet in the midst of this crisis, billions of human beings responded with love. Across the globe, people sought to connect, wheth...

Japan’s points and miles system can feel like a maze: banks with hidden conversion rules, walking apps that reward steps in obscure ways, and loyalty programs that expire before you can redeem them. Add the language barrier and scattered information, and it’s easy to give up before you even start.But imagine a different reality. Picture your daily life—your commute, your groceries, your rent—quietly fueling your next flight. Imagine opening your mileage account and seeing enough mi...