Oculta

Oculta
Author: Maya Motayne
Publisher: HarperCollins
Total Pages: 484
Release: 2021-04-06
Genre: Young Adult Fiction
ISBN: 0062842773

The exhilarating sequel to the #1 Sunday Times and Los Angeles Times bestseller Nocturna, about a face-changing thief and a risk-taking prince who must reunite when a deadly enemy threatens their kingdom’s chance at establishing a global peace. An epic fantasy perfect for fans of Tomi Adeyemi, Sabaa Tahir, and Stephanie Garber. After joining forces to save Castallan from an ancient magical evil, Alfie and Finn haven’t seen each other in months. Alfie is finally stepping up to his role as heir and preparing for an International Peace Summit, while Finn is traveling and reveling in her newfound freedom from Ignacio. That is, until she’s unexpectedly installed as the new leader of one of Castallan’s powerful crime syndicates. Just when Finn finds herself back in San Cristobal, Alfie’s plans are also derailed. The mysterious organization responsible for his brother’s murder has resurfaced—and their newest target is the summit. And when these events converge, Finn and Alfie are once again forced to work together to follow the assassins’ trail and preserve Castallan’s hopes for peace with Englass. But will they be able to stop these sinister foes before a new war threatens their kingdom?

ESPANA OCULTA PB

ESPANA OCULTA PB
Author:
Publisher: Smithsonian Books (DC)
Total Pages: 166
Release: 1995-08-17
Genre: Photography
ISBN:

When Spanish photographer Cristina Garcia Rodero went to study art in Italy, in 1973, she fully understood the importance of home. Yet her time abroad formented a deeper interest in was happening in her own country and, as a result, at the age of 23, Garcia Rodero returned to Spain and started a project that she hoped would capture the essence of the myriad Spanish traditions, religious practices and rites that were already fading away. What started as a five-year project ended up lasting 15 years and came to be the book España Oculta(Hidden Spain) published in 1989. At 39 years old, Garcia Rodero had managed to compile a kind of anthropological encyclopedia of her country. The work also captured a key moment in Spain’s history – with Spanish dictator Franco dying in 1975, and the country commencing a period of transition – something that would come to have a huge effect on the way the nation’s cultural traditions and rites were experienced and performed from then on.

The Road to the Land of the Mother of God

The Road to the Land of the Mother of God
Author: Stephen G. Perz
Publisher: U of Nebraska Press
Total Pages: 353
Release: 2023-05
Genre: History
ISBN: 1496236300

The Interoceanic Highway is many things to many people: an emblematic project during a period focused on integration, a dream realized for an isolated region, a symbol of the profound fragility of state institutions, a key cause of political corruption, and a major driver of ecological and cultural devastation. This highway links the Andean highlands with the Amazonian lowlands in southern Peru, offering an outlet for Brazil's emergent economy. While it finally brought an end to the isolation of Madre de Dios and other parts of southern Peru and the western Amazon, it was made possible by political corruption revealed in the Lava Jato scandal, and it permitted the spread of criminal business activities. But the Interoceanic Highway's deeper history must be appreciated in order to fully understand why it was built and the impacts it has generated. The Road to the Land of the Mother of God explores more than five hundred years of the history of Peru's Interoceanic Highway, showing how the purposes, portrayals, and importance of roads change fundamentally over time, and thus how roads bring significantly more impacts and costs than their advocates and critics generally anticipate. By taking a deeper look at infrastructure history, Stephen G. Perz and Jorge Luis Castillo Hurtado portray infrastructure as an integrative optic for understanding changes in local livelihoods, regional development, and social conflicts.

In Review

In Review
Author: Inter-American Foundation
Publisher:
Total Pages: 56
Release: 2006
Genre: Economic assistance, American
ISBN:

The Hidden Hand

The Hidden Hand
Author: Daniel Pipes
Publisher: Palgrave Macmillan
Total Pages: 420
Release: 1998
Genre: Political Science
ISBN: 0312176880

A noted Middle East specialist looks at conspiracy theories and the way they control life and politics in the region.

A Guide to Hidden Wisdom of Kabbalah

A Guide to Hidden Wisdom of Kabbalah
Author: Rav Michael Laitman
Publisher: Laitman Kabbalah Publishers
Total Pages: 202
Release: 2003-01-01
Genre: Body, Mind & Spirit
ISBN: 0973190914

An important goal in the study of Kabbalah is to use one's knowledge to influence one's destiny. Firstly, one has to realise what life is, what its meaning is, why it is given to us, where it begins, and where it ends. After pondering and meditating on the above questions, one has to relate all this to Kabbalah. Kabbalah states that the Creator created all the worlds simultaneously, including our world, and we human beings have to use Kabbalah in our world, the finite material world. In order to further advance our understanding of the wisdom of Kabbalah, we need to lift our mind's eye above the horizon of our material world. Kabbalah clarifies our perception of reality. What we see around us is subjective and exists only in relation to ourselves. Our perception depends on our organs of sensation: if they were different, we would perceive another world around us. This book provides the reader with a solid foundation for understanding the role of Kabbalah in our world. The contents was designed to allow individuals all over the world to begin traversing the initial stages of spiritual ascent toward the apprehension of the upper realms.

Festivals & Rituals of Spain

Festivals & Rituals of Spain
Author: Cristina García Rodero
Publisher: ABRAMS
Total Pages: 316
Release: 1994
Genre: Social Science
ISBN:

The Spanish take their celebrations - fiestas - seriously, whether putting on another self for Carnival or proving one's mettle in the face of bulls. This book reveals the public and private Spain meeting in the fiesta, along with centuries old rituals of pagan origin and solemn religious rites.

Nocturna

Nocturna
Author: Maya Motayne
Publisher: HarperCollins
Total Pages: 456
Release: 2019-05-07
Genre: Young Adult Fiction
ISBN: 0062842757

The first in a sweeping and epic debut fantasy trilogy—set in a stunning Latinx-inspired world—about a face-changing thief and a risk-taking prince who must team up to defeat a powerful evil they accidentally unleashed. Perfect for fans of Tomi Adeyemi and Sabaa Tahir. To Finn Voy, magic is two things: a knife to hold under the chin of anyone who crosses her…and a disguise she shrugs on as easily as others pull on cloaks. As a talented faceshifter, it’s been years since Finn has seen her own face, and that’s exactly how she likes it. But when Finn gets caught by a powerful mobster, she’s forced into an impossible mission: steal a legendary treasure from Castallan’s royal palace or be stripped of her magic forever. After the murder of his older brother, Prince Alfehr is first in line for the Castallan throne. But Alfie can’t help but feel that he will never live up to his brother’s legacy. Riddled with grief, Alfie is obsessed with finding a way to bring his brother back, even if it means dabbling in forbidden magic. But when Finn and Alfie’s fates collide, they accidentally unlock a terrible, ancient power—which, if not contained, will devour the world. And with Castallan’s fate in their hands, Alfie and Finn must race to vanquish what they have unleashed, even if it means facing the deepest darkness in their pasts.

Frequency Dictionary of Spanish Words

Frequency Dictionary of Spanish Words
Author: Alphonse Juilland
Publisher: Walter de Gruyter GmbH & Co KG
Total Pages: 586
Release: 2021-03-22
Genre: Foreign Language Study
ISBN: 3112415469

No detailed description available for "Frequency Dictionary of Spanish Words".

Protocolos de urgencia em Pediatria

Protocolos de urgencia em Pediatria
Author: Manuela Correia
Publisher: eBook Partnership
Total Pages: 454
Release: 2012-11-28
Genre: Medical
ISBN: 1909270873

Este livro inclui mais de 140 protocolos de urgencia em Pediatria, convenientemente divididos por areas. A terceira edicao foi atualizada e todos os protocolos foram reformulados. Os protocolos estao divididos por 16 capitulos que cobrem todas as areas da urgencia pediatrica desde a reanimacao e falencia de orgao, ate urgencias de adolescentes, cardiologicas, cirurgicas, dermatologicas, endocrinas, gastrenterologicas, hematologicas, infeciosas, metabolicas, nefrologicas, neonatais, neurologicas, respiratorias e trauma. Inclui ainda um capitulo sobre procedimentos.Onze anos depois da 1A edicao, depositamos agora nas vossas maos a 3A edicao do Livro Azul dos Protocolos de Urgencia em Pediatria. Nestes anos deixou de ser uma referencia local, expandiu-se de norte a sul do pais e chegou mesmo aos PALOPs. Ja vao longe os primeiros passos deste livro. Agora, quase adolescente, cresceu muito: dos 98 protocolos iniciais passou a ter agora 142.O objectivo continua a ser, como no principio, facultar, sobretudo aos jovens medicos na area da Pediatria, uma ferramenta de consulta facil, com informacao resumida e filtrada que lhes possa ser util, nas circunstancias, especialmente dificeis e muitas vezes angustiantes, da urgencia.Nao pode, contudo, deixar de ser realcado que a Medicina nao se exerce por decreto e que, por isso, nunca devem os protocolos ser encarados como um dogma. Constituem orientacoes gerais, que terao, necessariamente, de ser adaptadas a cada doente concreto, pois, como todos sabemos, os doentes nao vem nos livros.O conhecimento medico tem aumentado de forma exponencial, o que nos obriga a um esforco sempre acrescido de separar o essencial do acessorio. Esse foi o desafio que colocamos aos colaboradores desta edicao, especialistas nos varios temas abordados.A todos agradecemos a forma competente e entusiastica como participaram.Esperamos que continue a ser o instrumento util que tem sido e aguardamos os comentarios, criticas e sugestoes dos leitores, para que a proxima edicao possa preencher ainda mais as necessidades daqueles a quem se destina.