Roland goes to Fortress nightclub to disappear. The dancefloor takes his mind away from the hospital where he works, and he loses himself in the music. That night, he makes eye contact with Rick, a jet-setting stud who shares Roland's fetish for superheroes in bondage, for masks and rope, and the charged game of power between men in spandex.What begins as fantasy becomes a connection that cannot be severed. Roland submits to Rick's world of leather, dominance, and sexual slavery. B...

Sebastián Vega says Catalina Solís is beautiful, loving, unforgettable—and not serious enough for the future he wants.He ends their relationship during the rooftop anniversary dinner where Catalina planned to propose.Three days later, Catalina walks into Casa Aurelia determined to survive one ordinary job interview. Instead, a mysterious change sends her to the executive floor and into a conference room filled with candidates far more experienced than she is. Catalina shoul...

The Element presents a Minskyan conceptualization to analyse the International Monetary and Financial Subordination (IMFS) of developing and emerging economies (DECs), with a focus on its transformations in the 21st century. We examine changes in external assets and liabilities of DECs, trace their implications in paradigmatic case studies, and derive consequences for macro-financial policy. As a novel contribution, we identify structural transformations in the external asset position of D...

Cervantine Futures places the writings of Miguel de Cervantes into conversation with some of the most pressing issues in cultural studies, critical theory, and sociopolitical discourse of the last decade. Assembling a diverse range of prominent and emerging scholars in the field, this volume stakes a claim for Hispanism’s place in the growing scholarly movement to vindicate pre- and early modernity for its incisive and often singular perspective on race, gender, ability, the body,...

**The Poetry of Pablo Neruda offers the most comprehensive English-language collection ever by "the greatest poet of the twentieth century--in any language" (**Gabriel García Márquez)."In his work a continent awakens to consciousness," wrote the Swedish Academy in awarding the Nobel Prize to Pablo Neruda, author of more than thirty-five books of poetry and one of Latin America's most revered writers and political figures-a loyal member of...

“A timely reminder that we are not just our brains. Arm yourself against the forces of misinformation by reading this book!”—Gina Rippon, author of The Gendered BrainChallenge everything you think you know about your brain. Expose the myths. Embrace the complexity. Transform your understanding of human nature and behavior.Modern culture bombards us with seductive brain myths—from the "left-brain/right-brain" fallacy to dopamine bei...

When a people finds itself on the brink of despair, is any solution valid? What is the limit to achieving happiness? What are you willing to do for a smile? “My greatest wish is to see them smile, even if it costs them their lives.” Dr. Vasily Valisysk.

Internationally recognized Colombian artist Daniel Liévano uses visual notations to explore philosophical ideas in Gravity & Other Substances, a picture book for teens and adults.Through various media, artist Daniel Liévano has dedicated himself to exploring the relationship between abstraction and storytelling. Here, he takes up happiness, truth, memories, reality, dreams, and gravity. In many ways, these concepts shape t...

Tochtli lives in a palace. He loves hats, samurai, guillotines and dictionaries, and what he wants more than anything right now is a new pet for his private zoo: a pygmy hippopotamus from Liberia. But Tochtli is a child whose father is a drug baron on the verge of taking over a powerful cartel, and Tochtli is growing up in a luxury hideout that he shares with hit men, prostitutes, dealers, servants and the odd corrupt politician or two. Down the Rabbit Hole, a masterful and darkly comic fi...

In the Middle Ages, unexplained behavior was often blamed on demonic possession and witchcraft. Exorcisms were common, and evil was regarded as a real force that sought to corrupt the human soul. Modern society has largely dismissed those beliefs, yet the Catholic Church continues to receive requests for formal exorcisms from people convinced that something beyond science is at work.When a deeply disturbed child is admitted to Bellevue Hospital, renowned child psychiatrist Dr. Marc...

This volume offers a new explanation as to why Latin American and Caribbean governments respond so differently to the growing presence in the Western Hemisphere of the People’s Republic of China. Rather than treating the region as a passive recipient of Chinese influence, this book demonstrates that domestic institutional conditions, state capacity, political stability and economic fundamentals systematically shape how governments interpret, negotiate and position themselves toward Chinese...

First published in 1924, ‘Twenty Love Poems and a Song of Despair’ is a collection of romantic poems by Pablo Neruda, a Chilean poet-diplomat and politician who won the Nobel Prize for Literature in 1971.This became Neruda’s most popular book and immediately established his reputation. It also became one of the most widely read collections of poetry written in Spanish. The book stands as an essential collection that continues to inspire lovers and poets around the world. The collection beg...