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Poisons Inside and Around
by Sakina Zeinalova
Chemicals. So incomprehensible, invisible, and sometimes killing. We often encounter them in everyday life, but we don't even know how dangerous they can be -toxins in food, contaminated water, unsafe substances in medicines, and toxic compounds even in the air. Which of the poisons are natural and which are human created? What kills thousands of people, and what can be a cure? You will find the answers to these questions in this illustrated manual on the most dangerous substances on the planet. This is probably the most beautiful book about deadly compounds.
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Lifestyle, Sport & LeisureOctober 2019Indomable
Cuadernos del fĂștbol africano
by Alberto Edjogo-Owono
This book talks about Africa and its football, trying to illuminate the overflowing, fierce and profound story of a continent that has been overshadowed too many times. The ball is a reflection of the impulses that run through it, and traces a path through which to approach its people, their stories and their desires. Politics, war or religion are intertwined with leather in every city, in every stadium and on every page. Alberto Edjogo-Owono, international with Equatorial Guinea, makes his debut in the literary world trying to discover where this indomitable land gets the strength to rise up after everything was taken from it.
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Fiscal Policies and Gender Equality
by Lisa Kolavich
Historically, women around the world have had less opportunity than men in education, employment, and health care, and less political representation. The moral argument for gender equality is clear, and the economic evidence is mounting. The International Monetary Fund and other international institutions have focused in recent years on developing a range of approaches to help whittle away at the barriers that prevent girls and women from achieving their full economic potential.
