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      • Editora Hercules

        A brazilian publishing house focused on selfhelp literature, esoterism and masonry and children's books. Our mission is to offer through words moments of unwinding and tranquility attached to a philosophical and esoteric learning experience. In this special edition of the Frankfurt Book Fair we will be displaying our new releases in the children's literature section, such as The Dreamy Dragon and The crystal Egg, by the brazillian actress and writer Norma Blum.

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      • Heredad Editorial

        Heredad is a publishing cooperative dedicated to publishing books on art, history, thought and community work. Our books celebrate the beauty of our world and gather experiences in defense of life.

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        EL RÍO DE LOS COPOS DE NIEVE

        by Ben Ami Eliahu

        EL RÍO DE LOS COPOS DE NIEVE / Ben Ami Eliahu   Un viaje hacia el Gran espíritu:  El Gran espíritu, el espíritu común a toda la humanidad, que contiene todas sus emociones y todos sus pensamientos y posibilita su transición de una generación a otra, está en peligro. Está sangrando. Ya se sienten las consecuencias: un fenómeno extraño, ominoso, congelante se propaga en todo el mundo y provoca un importante descenso en la temperatura corporal de la gente.   Omer, un chico sensible e inteligente que sufre por este fenómeno, se propone investigarlo y se ve envuelto en una aventura de dimensiones múltiples en todo el mundo. Un científico que perdió la memoria le da a conocer el resplandor del espíritu, el material que conecta a la humanidad con sus raíces misteriosas. Personajes oscuros acompañan a Omer a las profundidades de nuestras memorias y nuestros pensamientos comunes. Le cuentan de los importantísimos copos de nieve y le enseñan a mirar desde las alturas hacia el río infinito de la vida, porque solo allí, solo y desde lejos, será capaz de comprender un terrible secreto. «El río de los copos de nieve» es un relato de aventuras, pero al mismo tiempo es una alegoría de un mundo obsesionado por la avaricia y del daño causado a su delicado equilibrio. En esta historia extremadamente imaginativa, sorprendente y poética, el autor describe la lucha entre el bien y el mal, lo antiguo y lo nuevo, el libre albedrío y la dominación y, al mismo tiempo, destaca el poder de la simpleza, la inocencia y el amor. Este libro está destinado tanto para adultos como para lectores jóvenes. Ben Ami Eliahu tiene 46 años, está casado y es padre de una hija. Vive en Israel y el país de origen de sus padres es la India. La mayor parte de la novela se escribió en la India, en una cabaña en medio del bosque. Debido al proceso creativo involucrado en el relato, el autor, un diseñador de aplicaciones informáticas, decidió mudarse al país y comenzar a cultivar uvas...

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        May 1993

        Wolfsmond

        Roman. Aus dem Spanischen von Wilfried Boehringer

        by Julio Llamazares, Wilfried Böhringer

        Julio Llamazares wurde 1955 als Sohn des Dorfschullehrers in Vegamián, in der nordspanischen Provinz León, geboren. Mit 12 Jahren wurde er in ein Internat nach Madrid geschickt. Er studierte zunächst Jura, arbeitete jedoch nur kurze Zeit als Rechtsanwalt. Statt dessen begann er in Madrid für verschiedene Medien journalistisch tätig zu werden. Seine erste literarische Veröffentlichung war der Gedichtband La lentitud des los bueyes von 1979, der den "Premio de Poesía Antonio G. de Lama" erhielt. Eine Essay-Sammlung El entierro de Genarín. Evangelio apócrifo del último heterodoxo español folgte 1981 und ein Jahr später weitere Gedichte unter dem Titel Memoria de la nieve, die mit dem "Premio Jorge Guillén" ausgezeichnet wurden. Neben den drei Romanen, Luna de lobos (1985, dt. Wolfsmond, 1991), La lluvia amarilla (1988, dt. Der gelbe Regen, 1991) und Escenas de cine mudo (1994, dt. Stummfilmszenen, 1998) sind von Llamazares auch journalistische Arbeiten und Reiseberichte in Buchform erschienen. Luna de lobos, der erste Roman, war in Spanien ein großer literarischer Erfolg und wurde zwei Jahre später unter demselben Titel, nach einem von Llamazares verfaßten Drehbuch, verfilmt. Die Erfahrung des Verlustes seines Geburtsortes - 1968 mußte das Dorf einem Stausee weichen - war prägend für das literarische Schaffen von Julio Llamazares. Die verlassene, vom Aussterben bedrohte ländliche Bergregion Leóns und Asturiens bildet immer wieder den Hintergrund seiner Werke. Im Zentrum steht das Verschwinden von Traditionen und eine Sensibilität, die die Natur als vom Menschen unabhängige Einheit betrachtet. In der Gegenüberstellung von ländlichem und städtischem Leben wird jedoch die Natur nicht idyllisch verklärt - sie ist vielmehr bestimmt von Einsamkeit, Überlebenskampf und Sterben. Sein literarisches Werk, das auch als poetische Reflexion über die Einsamkeit gelesen werden kann, hat Julio Llamazares zu einem herausragenden Vertreter der jüngeren Schriftsteller-Generation im postfranquistischen Spanien gemacht.

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        September 1991

        Der gelbe Regen

        Roman. Aus dem Spanischen von Wilfried Böhringer

        by Julio Llamazares, Wilfried Böhringer

        Julio Llamazares wurde 1955 als Sohn des Dorfschullehrers in Vegamián, in der nordspanischen Provinz León, geboren. Mit 12 Jahren wurde er in ein Internat nach Madrid geschickt. Er studierte zunächst Jura, arbeitete jedoch nur kurze Zeit als Rechtsanwalt. Statt dessen begann er in Madrid für verschiedene Medien journalistisch tätig zu werden. Seine erste literarische Veröffentlichung war der Gedichtband La lentitud des los bueyes von 1979, der den "Premio de Poesía Antonio G. de Lama" erhielt. Eine Essay-Sammlung El entierro de Genarín. Evangelio apócrifo del último heterodoxo español folgte 1981 und ein Jahr später weitere Gedichte unter dem Titel Memoria de la nieve, die mit dem "Premio Jorge Guillén" ausgezeichnet wurden. Neben den drei Romanen, Luna de lobos (1985, dt. Wolfsmond, 1991), La lluvia amarilla (1988, dt. Der gelbe Regen, 1991) und Escenas de cine mudo (1994, dt. Stummfilmszenen, 1998) sind von Llamazares auch journalistische Arbeiten und Reiseberichte in Buchform erschienen. Luna de lobos, der erste Roman, war in Spanien ein großer literarischer Erfolg und wurde zwei Jahre später unter demselben Titel, nach einem von Llamazares verfaßten Drehbuch, verfilmt. Die Erfahrung des Verlustes seines Geburtsortes - 1968 mußte das Dorf einem Stausee weichen - war prägend für das literarische Schaffen von Julio Llamazares. Die verlassene, vom Aussterben bedrohte ländliche Bergregion Leóns und Asturiens bildet immer wieder den Hintergrund seiner Werke. Im Zentrum steht das Verschwinden von Traditionen und eine Sensibilität, die die Natur als vom Menschen unabhängige Einheit betrachtet. In der Gegenüberstellung von ländlichem und städtischem Leben wird jedoch die Natur nicht idyllisch verklärt - sie ist vielmehr bestimmt von Einsamkeit, Überlebenskampf und Sterben. Sein literarisches Werk, das auch als poetische Reflexion über die Einsamkeit gelesen werden kann, hat Julio Llamazares zu einem herausragenden Vertreter der jüngeren Schriftsteller-Generation im postfranquistischen Spanien gemacht.

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        Science & Mathematics
        December 2021

        Broom and Fraser's Domestic Animal Behaviour and Welfare

        by Donald Broom

        Completely updated and revised, and synthesizing the recent explosion in animal welfare literature, the sixth edition of this best-selling textbook continues to provide a thorough overview of behaviour and welfare of companion and farm animals, including fish. The introductory section has been completely revised, with all following chapters updated, redesigned and improved to reflect our changing understanding. This edition includes: - New and revised chapters on climate change and sustainability, ethics, and philosophy to ensure that the book provides the latest information in a changing world; - New information on human interactions with other animal species, big data, modern technologies, brain function, emotions and behaviour; - Solutions and advice for common abnormal behaviours. Written by a world-leading expert and key opinion leader in animal behaviour and welfare, this text provides a highly accessible guide to the subject. It is an essential foundation for any veterinary, animal science, animal behaviour or welfare-focused undergraduate or graduate course.

      • I Follow The Voices of Soft, Quiet Goddesses

        by Hugo Roca Joglar

        There is an idea by D.H. Lawrence: 'we are the secret dreams of our grandmothers.' But not the dreams they openly accepted and pursued, rather the secret dreams: those they denied, and merely thinking about them plunged them into fear and guilt. This Hugo Roca's definitive exploration of this concept: It begins with the death of his grandmother and ends with the imminent birth of his daughter, and in between, he narrates his struggle to establish a different flow, where through a process of re-educating himself (which leads to confront the most horrible demons of his lineage), he seeks to stop lying and to have no more secrets: to decipher his hidden dreams so as not to pass on the curse of embodying them to his daughter. A narrative that redefines parenthood and embarks on a profound quest for new forms of beauty.

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        Identidad perdida – Una novela dramática

        by Hadassa Ashdot

        Identidad perdida – Una novela dramática  por Hadassa Ashdot Identidad perdida es una novela conmovedora que cuenta la historia de tres generaciones de hombres y mujeres. A través de los ojos y los relatos de cada uno, una trama escalofriante se desarrolla por diferentes espacios de tiempos, en Israel y en el extranjero. ?Pero sobre quién es esta historia? ?Es acaso sobre el héroe israelí, el agente secreto bajo tapadera diplomática, cuya vida gira en torno a la encrucijada entre una operación de "capa y puñal" o entre cualquier otra misión, siempre ‘en el nombre de’, siempre por la causa? ?O es acaso sobre una mujer, la que brinda la vida, quien vive bajo la sombra de los hombres de su vida: su padre, marido, hijo, amigos y amantes? En el aniversario del fallecimiento de su hijo Uri, un piloto de combate que perdió su vida en una de la muchas batallas de Israel, Marit, se queda sola después de que los invitados se van, reconsidera su vida y las personas significativas que toman parte en ella: Hanoch, su marido oficial de inteligencia, incapaz de enfrentar la perdida de su hijo, la ha abandonado; y Uri, el hijo fallecido, que fue acostado y atado a un altar de sacrificio, como padres israelíes inspirados por el sentido de la causa y el heroísmo, sacrifican a sus hijos por la patria. A causa de que Marit conoce personalmente la muerte y el luto, en el encuentro colectivo, transmite oscuridad, una realidad israelí heroica de amor y muerte – Eros y Thánatos. Esta es una historia de amor: el apasionado amor entre un hombre y una mujer; el amor a un país que causa muerte; el amor afectuoso de los padres por su hijo, que resulta ser un amor que lo mata y a ellos también. Es también una historia sobre la muerte, y el fracaso de ese amor desesperado. Psicóloga y profesora de universidad Hadassa Ashdot nació en Tel Aviv y creció en Jerusalén. Sus cuentos cortos han aparecido en dos revistas literarias destacadas, Moznayim y Prosa. Hasta la fecha, Ashdot ha publicado dos novelas (en hebreo): Identidad perdida y Marianne de la nieve. La experiencia de la autora como psicóloga del ejercito que enfrenta el luto a causa de las guerras y problemas asociados con traumas a causa de neurosis de guerra, son reflejados claramente en sus trabajos de ficción.

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        October 2024

        Chalcidoidea of the World

        by John Heraty, James Woolley, Austin Baker, Hannes Baur, Julie Böhmová, Matthew L. Buffington, Roger A.Burks, Matthew Cock, Astrid Cruaud, Ana Dal Molin, Natalie Dale-Skey, Christopher Darling, Gerard Delvare, Priscila G. Dias, Tiffany Domer, Chrysalyn Dominguez, Fernando H.A. Farache, Lucian Fusu, Michael W. Gates, Marco Gebiola, Alex V. Gumovsky, Michael Haas, Paul Hanson, Christer Hansson, Judith Herreid, Keith Hopper, J T Huber, Martha Hunter, Randa Jabbour, Petr Janšta, Robert Luke Kresslein, Lars Krogmann, Amelia Lindsey, Kerry E. Mauck, Mircea-Dan Mitroiu, Jason L. Mottern, José Luis Nieves-Aldrey, John S Noyes, Ryan K. Perry, Ralph Peters, John Pinto, Andrew Polaszek, Alexey A. Polilov, Jean-Yves Rasplus, Javier Torréns, Serguei V. Triapitsyn, Jonah M. Ulmer, Roy G. Van Driesche, Simon van Noort, Ionela-Madalina Viciriuc, Jack Werren, Rachel L. Winston, Y. Miles Zhang

        The superfamily Chalcidoidea (the jewel wasps) are part of the insect order Hymenoptera. The superfamily comprises more than 27,000 known species, with an estimated total diversity of more than 500,000 species, meaning that the vast majority have yet to be discovered and described. Most of the species are parasitoids, attacking the egg, larval stage or pupal stage of their host, though many other life cycles are known including gall associates and fig pollinators. This landmark volume has been co-authored by world authorities on the systematics and biology of chalcidoid wasps. It provides an introduction to the superfamily, a review of chalcidoid morphology, an overview of the fossil record, a phylogenetic framework for the revised classification of the superfamily, an identification key for the 50 recognized families, and detailed treatments of the individual families. The book consolidates much recent research on the phylogenomics of Chalcidoidea and the fossil record. This research has resulted in substantial changes to their classification, and in a review of all families, the new family groups are presented to the general scientific public for the first time. The book is an historic milestone, presenting a reclassification of the superfamily and a synthesis of knowledge on all aspects of Chalcidoidea that will serve for generations to come. Individual chapters clarify the limits of families and subfamilies based on contemporary phylogenetic studies. These chapters provide for each family: diagnostic features and extensively illustrated details of their specialized morphology, summaries of their distribution and worldwide diversity, a history of their classification history and major workers, phylogenetic relationships, natural history, use in biological control and economic impact, fossil history, and fully illustrated identification keys to subfamilies or in some cases to genera. Additional chapters present best practices for collecting, rearing from hosts, and preservation, review digital resources currently available, explore the diversity of their natural history and their human impacts, such as their use and importance to biological and natural control of pest arthropods. Chapters by worldwide authorities explore the enormous biological diversity of chalcidoid wasps including consequences of their almost unbelievable miniaturization (the most extreme known in insects), relationships with endosymbionts, special aspects of genetics, genomics, evolutionary biology and development, and brief accounts of the most significant chalcidoid researchers that have passed. For many years to come this important book will serve the needs of hymenopterists and professional entomologists, taxonomists and systematists, entomologists working on parasitic wasps as biological control agents, and ecologists working on parasite-host interactions.

      • Fiction

        The Queen’s Jeweler

        by Nieves Herrero

        A great novel about the jewels of the queens of Spain that marked the dramatic life of Victoria Eugenia and, a century later, are worn by Doña Letizia. Jewels are not only faithful custodians of the passage of time, but also hold the great secrets of love and heart-breaks of those who have worn them. Queens have worn them as amulets and also as signs of power. These pages present a different and original vision of Victoria Eugenia de Battemberg, the last Spanish queen before the Second Republic. She came from England to Spain in 1906 to marry Alfonso XIII, bringing a new air to the Court and arousing much criticism for what were considered transgressions. Her existence was marked by political conspiracies, bombings, disillusionment and exile.While her life was falling apart due to the blood disease that some of her children inherited and the constant infidelities of the king, his jeweler, Ramiro García-Ansorena, taught her the history and life of the queens of Spain through his jewelry. He also made her understand that diamonds, pearls, and precious stones would be her strength and security: "A jewel is the only thing that lasts forever." Her extraordinary necklace of diamonds grew in tandem to the king's lack of love for her, as he kept buying her jewels to buy her forgiveness.

      • Peace studies & conflict resolution
        February 2004

        Civil Society under Siege in Colombia

        by Virginia M. Bouvier

        This report is based on material gathered during and after a delegation visit to Colombia from February 14 to 20, 2003, organized by the Washington Office on Latin America (WOLA), to evaluate the effects of the internal armed conflict on Colombian civil society. Virginia M. Bouvier, program officer for the Jennings Randolph Fellowship Program of the United States Institute of Peace and a specialist on Latin America, participated in the WOLA delegation, moderated a subsequent conference on Colombia on April 22, 2003 at the Institute, and researched and authored this report. Other delegation members included Congress-man James P. McGovern (D-MA); Charles Currie, President, Association of Jesuit Colleges and Univers-ities; Kimberly Stanton, Deputy Director, WOLA; Eric Olson, Advocacy Director for the Americas, Amnesty International; Thomas Hoyt, President-elect, National Council of Churches; Steve Beckman, Assistant Director, Governmental and International Affairs Department, United Auto Workers; Saul Nieves, Service Employees International Union Local 32BJ, New York; Roberto Pagan Rodriguez, President, Puerto Rican Workers’ Union (SPT); Ellen Lutz, Executive Director, Center for Human Rights and Conflict Resolution, The Fletcher School of Diplomacy, Tufts University; Cindy Buhl, Legislative Director, Office of Rep. McGovern; Jason Hagen, Associate for Colombia, WOLA; and Tina Hodges, Program Assistant for Mexico and the Andes, WOLA.

      • Humanities & Social Sciences
        February 2015

        ALIADOS

        by Rubén Herrero de Castro

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        September 2011

        JOHN F. KENNEDY Y VIETNAM

        by Rubén Herrero de Castro

      • Social & cultural history

        We Shall Independent Be

        African American Place-Making and the Struggle to Claim Space in the United States

        by Angel David Nieves (Editor) , Leslie M. Alexander (Editor)

        With twenty chapters from leading scholars in African American history, urban studies, architecture, women's studies, American studies, and city planning, "We Shall Independent Be" illuminates African Americans' efforts to claim space in American society despite often hostile resistance. As these essays attest, Black self-determination was central to the methods African Americans employed in their quest to establish a sense of permanence and place in the United States. Contributors define space to include physical, social, and intellectual sites throughout the Northern and Southern regions of the United States, ranging from urban milieus to the suburbs and even to swamps and forests. They explore under-represented locations such as burial grounds, courtrooms, schools, and churches. Moreover, contributors demonstrate how Black consciousness and ideology challenged key concepts of American democracy -- such as freedom, justice, citizenship, and equality -- establishing African American space in social and intellectual areas. Ultimately, "We Shall Independent Be" recovers the voices of African American men and women from the antebellum United States through the present and chronicles their quest to assert their right to a place in American society. By identifying, examining, and telling the stories of contested sites, this volume demonstrates the power of African American self-definition and agency in the process of staking a physical and ideological claim to public space.

      • May 2017

        Los mejores días

        by Magalí Etchebarne

        Certain events unfold, exquisitely and poetically, until we reach an illuminating passage: the precise moment of learning something important. With rare maturity for someone in her thirties, in the manner of Clarice Lispector, Lorrie Moore, or Grace Paley, these stories are a space for inquiry. Undoubtedly, this first book by Magalí Etchebarne is the best possible beginning to a work. It is also the book we all wish we could write someday. I Acevedo

      • Mind, body, spirit: meditation & visualisation

        Mandalas for the Soul Kids

        by Andrea Agudelo

        This book was created so that adults can meet their inner child through color and kids can have a different experience with each mandala while they enjoy coloring.

      • General fiction (Children's/YA)
        2017

        When the Condor meets the Eagle

        by Camila Reimers, Macarena Ortega

        A surprising and bilingual Spanish and English book that includes a free Augmented Reality (AR) App with simple games, Andean music, and audio recordings of the story in both languages. The Legend of the Eagle and the Condor comes from the indigenous peoples of South America, particularly Peru and Ecuador shamans. Basically, it states, "When the Eagle and the Condor come together in harmony, there will be peace on Earth". Camilo is a boy who was born in Canada; his mother is Canadian and his father is Chilean. In this story, the eagle invites the condor to come to Ottawa and celebrate Camilo's birth which embraces the knowledge of both cultures.

      • Children's & YA
        April 2021

        Savages

        by Antonio Ramos Revillas

        Efraín’s life —complicated and with shortcomings— continues impassive, until one day his Mum is violently taken by the police. He and his brothers, Fredy and Marcos, will have to look for all the ways to release her from a cruel system that labels and discriminates them. To build a future for their family, they will have to be cautious of asking help from the wrong people, as any false step could entangle them with the cartels of his neighborhood.

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