Your Search Results

      • Trusted Partner
        September 2018

        Ich war der letzte Bürger der DDR

        Mein Leben als Enkel der Honeckers

        by Thomas Grimm, Roberto Yáñez, Roberto Leonardo Yañez Betancourt, Friedrich von Heydwolff

        Roberto Yáñez, der Enkel von Margot und Erich Honecker, bricht sein Schweigen. Erstmals erzählt er von den Glanzzeiten seiner Kindheit, vom Ende der DDR, wie es die Honeckers als Familie erlebt haben, und von den letzten Lebensjahren seiner Großeltern in Chile. Als die Mauer fällt, ist Roberto 15 Jahre alt. Die geliebten Großeltern werden als Verbrecher gejagt, und auch der Teenager fühlt sich noch verfolgt, nachdem seine Familie in das Heimatland seines Vaters ausgereist ist. Im fremden Chile findet er sich nur schwer zurecht. Nach der Trennung der Eltern zieht er zu seiner Großmutter Margot Honecker, die unbeirrt an den DDR-Glaubenssätzen festhält. Roberto hingegen entdeckt ein neues Leben – zwischen Kunst, Musik und Drogen. Dennoch bleibt seine Großmutter die engste Bezugsperson in seinem Leben, immer wieder kehrt der »Lieblingsenkel« zu ihr zurück. Erst nach ihrem Tod 2016 kann er sich von der Last seiner Familiengeschichte befreien – und erzählen.

      • Trusted Partner
        November 2013

        Frühlingsregen

        Gedichte und Bilder

        by Roberto Yáñez

        Magische Landschaften aus Pyramiden und Würfeln, übernatürlich leuchtende Bergseen und bizarre Gestalten formen die phantasmagorische Bildwelt des chilenischen Malers und Lyrikers Roberto Yañez. Dieses Buch verbindet die farbkräftigen Gebilde mit Versen, die ihre surreale Herkunft nicht verleugnen. Bald schlägt den Dichter ein Gespenst, bald ein Satan, gelegentlich auch ein merkwürdiger Engel in seinen Bann. Dann regt sich unter dem Bann schwerer Träume etwas wie die Sehnsucht nach Einheit und Erneuerung: »Jetzt ist die Welt wieder zusammengewachsen.«

      • Trusted Partner

        The Dukduk's Whimper

        by Jalal Barjas

        An IPAF winner’s memoir on his formation as a writer and reader   Our lives are essentially a story and we are the characters. “The Duduk’s Whimper” is story of Jalal Barjas, beginning with his birth in 1970 and ending in 2021. His story is inspired by his life as a human being and a writer with little time at his disposal. It is a life that intersects with many others in our Arab world. The idea for this biography/novel was born out of a question the author asked about his motivations for reading, writing, and traveling.   The result is a candid, bold narrative that presents his image to the reader without idealism or heroism. This memoir unfolds along three lines: the biography of the writer, the stories of three places, and the tale of three books he read. Through these narratives, Barjas reveals unknown aspects of his life and the difficult path he had to take to reach his esteemed position in the literary world. He takes us on an entertaining and profound journey with a high level of language that reveals many aspects that are not only relevant to him, but also to everyone who reads this book. It delves deeply into reading, writing, travel, love, failure, success, and the formation of human joys and sorrows starting from childhood. “The Duduk’s Whimper” is the story of a writer who only has three hours a day to write, yet he managed to establish himself as one of the great writers.

      • Trusted Partner
      • Health & Personal Development

        And Then There Was Light

        by Blanca Rosa Gutiérrez

        Faced unexpectedly with Lyme Disease, Spanish Architect Blanca Rosa Gutiérrez must face illness and abandonment, while at the same time trying to take care of her two small children. She struggles to find help and treatment from doctors, until the combination of finding the right physician, and an iron will to overcome adversity through meditation and non traditional healing, puts her back on the road to full health. As the author says in her own words: "I wrote this book with a single purpose in mind: make it into a song of hope for anybody who is ill and feels defeated by pain, and have lost the will to live." This book is not about illness, is about recovery and new beginnings

      • Medicine

        Medicina en tu cocina

        Cómo los alimentos benefician al sistema inmune

        by Susan Bueno y Claudia Riedel

        El sistema inmune está compuesto por células y tejidos cuya principal función es defendernos de elementos potencialmente dañinos para nuestra salud, protegiendo y respetando nuestros propios tejidos. Lo que comemos tiene un efecto directo en el funcionamiento de nuestras defensas, por lo que la correcta elección de los alimentos es fundamental para la salud del sistema inmune. Medicina en tu cocina: cómo los alimentos benefician al sistema inmune entrega información sobre cómo algunos alimentos benefician o perjudican el funcionamiento del sistema inmune. Conocer aquellos alimentos que son más beneficiosos y aquellos que pueden perjudicar nuestras defensas nos ayuda a elegir una dieta que mejore nuestra calidad de vida y la de nuestros seres queridos. Los alimentos que más benefician al sistema inmune nos ayudan a vivir de manera más saludable y… ¡son deliciosos! "El buen funcionamiento de nuestro sistema inmune no es infalible y esto queda evidenciado por el creciente número, a nivel mundial, de enfermedades asociadas al sistema inmune. Entre estas afecciones se encuentran las enfermedades autoinmunes, inflamatorias, los tumores y las alergias. Por este motivo, en este libro aprenderemos sobre el efecto de la alimentación en el correcto funcionamiento del sistema inmune".

      • I Am Not Naughty

        by Basirat Shuaib-Rasaq

        Dra has a unique gift that no other dragon has, yet he is constantly bullied for being so different. In a kingdom filled with the fiercest dragons, will Dra survive the bullying or give up?

      • 2020

        Ambulatório de especialidades

        by Aparecida Spagnol, Carla; Silva Câncio Velloso, Isabela

        "O cuidado integral de enfermagem ao indivíduo e família, realizado no nível intermediário da rede de atenção à saúde, na sociedade brasileira é abordado aqui numa articulação de saberes inter e transdisciplinares. As experiências e reflexões sobre aspectos da gestão dos fluxos e sistemas de informação dos serviços, na atenção multiprofissional e no cuidado especializado de enfermagem na mastologia, na clínica da dor, no controle dos agravos cardiovasculares, no tratamento conservador da doença renal e das disfunções do trato urinário inferior em crianças e adolescentes, na atenção ao idoso frágil, no cuidado em saúde mental dos CAPS contribuem para ampliar a compreensão do importante papel da enfermeira, como profissional da equipe de saúde que atua pela defesa da vida. — Profa. Dra. Lúcia Cardoso Mourão (Instituto de Saúde Coletiva da Universidade Federal Fluminense). "

      • Teachers' classroom resources & material
        June 2010

        When Nothing Else Works

        What Early Childhood Professionals Can Do to Reduce Challenging Behaviors

        by DeMeo, William

        Durante los años pre-escolares la mayoría de los niños tienen sus primeras experiencias de formación y unión social con sus pares. Durante los años pre-escolares es natural que los niños experimentan con interacciones sociales mientras aprenden sobre el mundo. Cuando el colegio logra crear un ambiente de cuidado mutuo se reduce la posibilidad de que los niños manifiesten un comportamiento negativo (así como la burla y la intimidación). Con la nueva traducción del libro Una guía de prevención de bullying y burlas en salones de clases de pre-escolar, los maestros de niños pequeños pueden abordar estos comportamientos antes de que se desarrollen. El acoso y la burla puedan tener un impacto negativo en el aprendizaje del niño, afectando su salud física y su bienestar emocional. El libro Una guía de prevención de bullying y burlas en salones de clases del pre-escolar comparte actividades, que puedan tomar lugar en el salón de clases y con la participación de la familia para desarrollar la empatía en los niños creando un clima de respeto mutuo en el salón. Hay más de 40 actividades que se enfocan en disminuir y controlar la burla y la intimidación mientras cultivan la amistad, la comunidad y los sentimientos positivos; los maestros de niños pequeños aprenden a crear un ambiente en el que todos los niños se sienten seguros, cómodos y bienvenidos. Barbara Sprung y Merle Froschl son las co-directoras del Educational Equity Center (EEC). Dra. Blythe Hinitz es la coordinadora y catedrática de enseñanza de la educación pre-escolar en The College of New Jersey (TCNJ).

      • Mystery
        June 2018

        Sondre

        by Åshild Norun

        On a quiet Thursday night, police officers arrive at Ingrid's door carrying a terrible message. Sondre is dead. Ingrid is told that her son was hit by a train after walking into an underground tunnel. The police have already decided that the young man committed suicide. He entered the tunnel of his own free will, dressed in a black suit and white shirt. Ingrid is not that easily convinced. How is it even possible, that her lively, bright and strong-willed boy could have killed himself? Why? Immediately after the funeral, she starts acting on her doubts. But her desperate search for answers is met with a wall of secrecy, lies and deception. This only makes her more adamant. She can't even grieve, until she finds out what led to her son's demise.

      • Film scripts & screenplays
        August 2020

        Convertible

        by Åshild Norun

        It's 1967, and a young Norwegian family leaves Norway for California, looking for opportunity and the free and easy lifestyle. The young immigrants settle in a nice house in the suburb. The couple both find jobs, and the twin girls go to school. Dad buys a convertible, just like mom always wanted. She invites her three siblings for a Christmas visit. Two of them stay on, and the younger sister finds an American boyfriend. Every one wants a piece of the American pie, but the price gradually dawns on the blue-eyed immigrants, as they discover simmering racial divides and unrest over the Vietnam war, and watch the terrifying assassination of Martin Luther King, Jr. and Robert Kennedy on the nightly news. The American dream is bittersweet.

      • Fantasy
        November 2017

        The Man and the Wall

        by Sercan Leylek

        A young Jewish girl,  Anna Sophie, is magically caught inside a brick wall during World War II, while German soldiers are raiding the library where she works. Just as magically, her presence inside the wall is discovered seventy years later by a young Muslim immigrant named Yakamoz. The wall in this story can be found in real-life central Oslo, next to the National Library, where Anna Sophie worked. Is The Man and the Wall fantastic realism, or is it realistic fantasy? Whatever it might be, the story of Anna Sophie and Yakamoz keeps you captured till The End.

      • Health & Personal Development
        2020

        Early emotional education

        by Gloria Latorre

        The family is the first modeler of interpersonal relationships. In it all the richness of the emotional world unfolds. That is why it is key to teach our children from birth to build their own path to inner well-being, through self-knowledge and the skills to manage their emotions. This will help them from the beginning of their lives to connect with the other from empathy and compassion. “This book offers us a journey to recognize the emotions in our relationships. On each page, it offers us pauses to reflect, realize and experiment, allowing true learning. It is a companion for travelers such as parents, teachers, psychologists and for all of us who work in accompaniment ”. Jorge Genzone, President of the Gestalt Association of Buenos Aires

      • Children's & young adult fiction & true stories
        May 2022

        My Brother and Me

        by Amy Zoque

        There are many fun things to do at a birthday party. But for Luis, who has autism, sometimes fun things can be scary. Luckily his sister will be there to help him have a good time. Early readers can follow the simple story and bright illustrations as they learn about the importance of compassion and kindness. With pre-reading questions, this fiction book is ideal for guided reading and builds early literacy skills.

      • July 2015

        Quiero ser artista

        by Pablo Ottonello

        Nothing is known beforehand of these blind, halftruths distributed in “Kovacic,” nor of the apparent lack of turbulence that imprints “Founding a sex” with a kind of backdrop scenery, or of the speck of flour or talcum powder that confines “Buy cream” to a whiteness that plays on two points, from the hinting glimpse to the concluding sentence with experimentation and innocence. Quiero ser artista changes from a yearning and methodical aspiration into a tautological confession: Literature is the best possible means for such things to happen.

      • Literary Fiction
        September 2020

        Vindictas

        Latin American Short Story Writers

        by Pilar Dughi, Magda Zavala, Ivonne Recinos Aquino, Marta Brunet, Bertalicia Peralta, María Luisa de Luján Campos, Mercedes Durand, María Virginia Estenssoro, María Luisa Puga, Mimí Díaz Lozano, Mirta Yáñez, Gilda Holst, Marvel Moreno, Armonía Somers, Mercedes Gordillo, María Luisa Elío, Hilma Contreras, Silda Cordoliani, Rosario Ferré

        Maybe some of the best short stories written in Spanish aren’t what we thought they were. There are several unjustifiable absences, amazing works of art buried by misogyny, disdain or laziness. This anthology of Latin American writers was born to question the conviction that we know the best short stories written during the XX century. We want to destabilize our literary history. It’s necessary to reread our past in order to vindicate authors and texts that shouldn’t be forgotten. This book is only an example: twenty short stories –and twenty women writers– that establish a dialogue with each other from twenty different Latin American countries as well as Spain. The selection criteria is only, and foremost, artistic quality.

      Subscribe to our

      newsletter