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Ameno y didáctico, el bioquímico y escritor Gabriel León relata el estudio de las enfermedades a través de la historia, y cómo la ciencia descubrió y controló, tardíamente muchas veces, a virus y bacterias. El gran avance que significó para la medicina el lavado de manos y cómo pudieron evitarse las cientos de miles de muertes de mujeres durante el parto, provocadas justamente por faltas de higiene.

The Pre-Raphaelite Brotherhood began as a group of painters, including Dante Gabriel Rossetti and William Holman Hunt, who wished to reject the stern and academic strictures of current painting and return to the simpler and more uncomplicated days before the Italian High Renaissance and the days of Raphael. The movement was short lived but very influential and, as well, was taken up by a number of different arts.

Repitiendo la fórmula de su primera versión, Ciencia pop 2 entrega nuevas historias y hazañas científicas. Biografías, descubrimientos, accidentes, errores e incógnitas son abordadas mediante una pluma informada y fascinante.

The terror and purges of Stalin's Russia in the 1930s discouraged Soviet officials from leaving documentary records, let alone keeping personal diaries. A remarkable exception is the unique diary assiduously kept by Ivan Maisky, the Soviet ambassador to London between 1932 and 1943. This selection from Maisky's diary grippingly documents Britain's drift to war during the 1930s, appeasement in the Munich era, negotiations leading to the signature of the Ribbentrop-Molotov Pact....

A dramatic search of self-reconnection and renewal in life’s many transitions and the transformative power of pilgrimage. For Maryanna Gabriel, the unexpected death of her artistic mother would change everything. She needed answers, not from others, but from herself. Leaving her forest home on Salt Spring Island, in Western Canada, she travels to Europe on a life-altering solo trek of 800 kilometers from France to Santiago, in Spain.

Reed Flute Poem, Nay-Nameh Transliteration, English Translation and Explanation by Gabriel Iqbal from the Original Poem in Persian The preface of Jalāl ad-Dīn Rūmī's, Masnavi-ye-Ma'navi The Spiritual Couplets (Bayts) titled Nay-Nameh, The Reed Flute Poem, consists of 35 couplets, with the first 18 holding particular significance. Transliteration: Persian to Latin Script with Macrons Jalāl ad-Dīn Rūmī (30 September 1207 – 17 December 1273 - 66 years) is not just a poet - he is a timeless companion, a luminous healer, and a celestial guide, lingering in the unseen, lifting us beyond...

Sci-fi writer Elizabeth Bear joins Gabriel Fleming in the Audible Studios to talk about her work.

It has been 10 years since the first publication of this book. Major changes and additions have been introduced in this revised 10th Anniversary edition of 2025. The major changes include a detailed commentary on Gabriel’s aphorisms in the revised introduction. This edition further places renewed emphasis on the transformative power of poetic aphorisms in shaping contemporary consciousness, offering pragmatic pathways for the upliftment of the human condition. In doing so, it underscores the urgent imperative for mankind to cultivate altruistic behaviour, moral emancipation, and ethically...

The much-loved actor, presenter and author, Tony Robinson, joins Gabriel Fleming in the Audible Studios to discuss his autobiography, No Cunning Plan. Sir Tony Robinson is most famous for playing the role of Baldrick in Blackadder and presenting the Channel 4 show, Time Team, for 20 years. However, he began his career at the age of 13 in the original stage version of Oliver!

Constelaciones Estructurales con Enfoque Centrado en Soluciones es un proceso grupal de simulación; se caracteriza por un proceder (que a la vez afecta varios niveles de simbolización): 1) Enfocado en la solución. 2) Sintáctico (lo más posible dejando a un lado las interpretaciones). 3) Sistémicamente ambiguo. 4) La base del trabajo es la Percepción Representativa. Proceso grupal de simulación: Manera de proceder con el cual se representan en el espacio los elementos realmente relevantes del sistema a ser representados, que fueron mencionados en una conversación previa, y de ...

She must return to the place that twice brought her shame. She’ll have one final chance to save someone else. Tennessee, 1982. Wildflower McAllister thought she’d put the past behind her. But when she learns her mother is dying, she digs deep and returns to the small mountain town that stole her innocence and cast her out. And she has no choice but to pull her thirteen-year-old granddaughter Daisy right back into the ghosts of her painful history.

Maddox Lee—the hot-as-sin demon shifter who runs the city—hires me as his assistant.I need this job. I have no memory of my past, but I can’t let that hold me back any longer. This new job opportunity allows me to finally move forward with my life. Then, Maddox’s life takes an unexpected turn, and now he is expected to raise his infant nephew. What does a demon-shifter bachelor with power and wealth know about babies? Absolutely nothing. Maddox makes me an offer I can’t refuse to help him raise the child. I’m not qualified for the job, but I keep that information to myself. ...

Reseña sobre los principales sucesos durante el Movimiento Estudiantil de 1968, desde Julio hasta Diciembre. Incluye el "Manifiesto 2 de Octubre", y prefacios a las ediciones 2006, 2008 y 2012.

¿Alguna vez se ha preguntado cuál es el factor más determinante del éxito? ¿Sabía que existe un lenguaje del éxito? ¿Cuántas veces se ha sentido frustrado por "fracasar" en sus proyectos? ¿Qué pasaría si le digo que en su comunicación está la solución? Pues bien, este libro centra su energía en describir el proceso orgánico que debiera acaecer detrás de las interacciones entre dos o más personas, para que éstas salieran mutuamente beneficiadas de una interacción puntual. ¡Si gana la otra persona, usted también gana! Revisando literatura especializada desde la que se ...

From the international bestselling author of THE MASK OF TIME and THE SEVENTH MOON. It all begins with The Original Sin... Mercedes Eduard--rich, powerful and still beautiful--lives quietly on her Costa Brava estate, her turbulent past behind her. Until the package from America arrives: the graphic photo of her daughter Eden, and the impossible demand for ten million dollars. This is no ordinary kidnapping. Its roots go back beyond the Spanish Civil War to an original sin which has shadowed three generations and now links its heirs in a twisted chain of revenge. Will it end in damnation or ...

Rediscover the power of nature’s healing touch and transform your health — one herb at a time. For centuries, herbs have been humanity’s most trusted source of wellness and healing. In this comprehensive 2-in-1 collection, Ben Gabriel brings together ancient wisdom and modern science to help you naturally restore balance, boost vitality and support your body’s natural ability to heal. Whether you’re a complete beginner or an experienced herbal enthusiast, The Essential Guide to Herbal Healing offers everything you need to confidently use herbs for everyday wellness and long-term health.

What happens when a young rabbi sets out to join the wealthy 1%, only to find his dreams leading him into a battle for his soul? Living Dangerously is the powerful memoir of Irwin Katsof’s quest to build wealth without betraying his values—or losing himself in the process.

1863. America is eternally divided. Brothers stain the land in rivers of blood and hate. Yet, during the battle of Gettysburg, an old foe returns one final time to reclaim their stolen kingdom - the newly reformed Empire of Great Britain. Now, Abraham Lincoln must discover a way to unite a nation so divided that it may ultimately end in our own obliteration.

On the outskirts of a forsaken town, after a brutal hanging sends Jesse Blaze to his tomb, the outlaw James Gunner seems to know no bounds. His wit to dodge the law sends him into the heart of the desert in search of something many considered to be simply a myth from a time long ago. Along the way, he meets a young blacksmith who seems to favor the unquestioned truth of our past. However, what he doesn't realize is that the myths and folklore that had been told for centuries were never myths at all. And that's when Jesse Blaze, forged with an unknown ability, returns from the grave to not ...

Julia Samuel joins Gabriel Fleming in the Audible Studios to discuss her latest book, Grief Works.