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Un Rayo en la Pradera: Amor y Fe en Tíbet

Un Rayo en la Pradera: Amor y Fe en Tíbet

Silvia González Delgado

Createspace Independent Publishing Platform
2016
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Un Rayo en la Pradera es una historia de amor, ver dica, que sucede en medio de la invasi n de China a T bet. Shakya, Dusum y Samye, monjes budistas, vivir n el sofocamiento de su cultura, la hu da del Dalai Lama a India y la rebeli n de la ciudad de Lhasa contra los comunistas. Con un estrujante final esta novela nos muestra un estilo de vida nico en el mundo como el tibetano. Entre or culos, antiqu simos castillos orientales constru dos en las pendientes del Himalaya y la fe budista, los protagonistas sufrir n el amor y el odio, la pasi n y la bondad, el perd n o la crueldad. Al convertirme al budismo, hice muchos amigos tibetanos, algunos hijos de quienes salieron de China junto al Dalai, Lama; otros, apenas hace unos a os lograron evadir a los francotiradores apostados en Lhasa. Todos tienen unas extraordinarias experiencias que contar, decid comenzar por sta: - Viste que el conejo no pudo hacer nada cuando le cay el rayo? Dusum asinti -S , pobre conejito. -A m me pas algo igual... - Te parti un rayo? -pregunt l, bromeando, y la solt . Ella lo mir , y con absoluta gravedad, dijo: -Un rayo me parti el coraz n, igual que al conejo. La mir festivo. -No te creo... -Caminaba por un pasillo pensando en ti, y en eso te vi. Sent un rayo en el coraz n. Dusum no contest , se aceler el ritmo de su pecho, y se adelant molesto. - V monos, es tarde, los dem s ya estar n en la meditaci n En esta novela se cuenta, d a a d a, y entreverado con el amor juvenil de los protagonistas, el conflicto chino-tibetano que asalta la prensa con las inmolaciones de los monjes budistas. A casi setenta a os de la invasi n, no hay vuelta atr s, una raza nueva ha de surgir donde se consideren iguales chinos y tibetanos. Los que estaban y los que llegaron deben abrazarse, unir sus esp ritus y crear un mundo compasivo y nuevo, como lo marca la religi n budista, porque la cultura aunque es esencia del ser humano finalmente crea apegos.
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Una ragazza tranquilla (versione I)

Una ragazza tranquilla (versione I)

Silvia Cossu; Lay Ramirez

Createspace Independent Publishing Platform
2016
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Margherita una giovane donna che vive tra Trieste e Staranzano. Adottata da bambina da una famiglia perbene, circondata dall'affetto dei suoi cari e dal fidanzato, lavora in uno studio triestino e coltiva l'amicizia con la sua amica d'infanzia. La vita che conduce, nonostante la serenit apparente, le appare come un noioso cielo piatto senza prospettive. Quando uno sconosciuto si trasferisce a vivere vicino alla sua famiglia, la ragazza si tuffa in una nuova avventura che le distrugger lentamente il piccolo mondo di consolidati affetti che la circonda. L'uomo non ha un nome e non ha un passato ma a Margherita ci non importa, vive la loro relazione come l'unica ancora di salvezza. Cosa le lascier davvero questa storia? Cambier la sua vita? E' la storia di una donna che, cercando di cambiare la sua vita, dovr fare i conti con s stessa.
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El falo enamorado: Mitos y leyendas de la sexualidad masculina

El falo enamorado: Mitos y leyendas de la sexualidad masculina

Silvia Fendrik

Createspace Independent Publishing Platform
2013
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Despu s de haber escrito valiosos libros sobre el psicoan lisis de ni os y sus protagonistas, desde Anna Freud y Melanie Klein hasta las argentinas Arminda Aberastury y Telma Reca, y luego de haber escudri ado profundamente en la anorexia y la bulimia, todos libros hermosos, ampliamente le dos y agotados, ahora la talentosa Silvia Fendrik se anima a internarse en un tema tan apasionante como poco frecuentado, la sexualidad del var n, del hombre, no menos enigm tica que la de la mujer, mucho m s estudiada.De sus vastas lecturas de la bibliograf a psicoanal tica, Fendrik se va a apoyar en esta aventura intelectual en dos autores que conoce a fondo, Freud y Lacan, para ver si con ellos puede acercarse a la sexualidad del var n. Para esto fija su mirada en personajes arquet picos, Hamlet, Don Juan, Casanova y Fausto, que encarnan un f rtil campo de estudio y de reflexi n.Todos ellos, sin duda, son el hombre frente (o junto) a la mujer; pero muy distintos entre s , tal como los entiende esta mujer, cuestionadora e inquieta que es Silvia Fendrik. Estos personajes, bien conocidos por la cultura y por el psicoan lisis, le sirven a Fendrik para exponer las ideas de Freud y de Lacan desde su propia y singular perspectiva.R. Horacio Etchegoyen
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A History of Humanitarianism, 1755–1989

A History of Humanitarianism, 1755–1989

Silvia Salvatici

Manchester University Press
2019
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The book traces the history of international humanitarianism from the anti-slavery movement to the end of the cold war. It is based on an extensive survey of the international literature and is retold in an original narrative that relies on a close examination of the sources. The reconstruction of humanitarianism’s long history unfolds around some crucial moments and events: the colonial expansion of European countries, the two world wars and their aftermaths, the emergence of a new postcolonial order. In terms of its contents, narrative style, interpretative approach the book is aimed at a large and diverse public including: scholars who are studying and teaching humanitarianism; students who need to learn about humanitarianism as part of their training or research; operators and volunteers who are engaged in the field; non-specialist readers who are interested in the topic because of its relevance to current events.
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A History of Humanitarianism, 1755–1989

A History of Humanitarianism, 1755–1989

Silvia Salvatici

Manchester University Press
2019
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The book traces the history of international humanitarianism from the anti-slavery movement to the end of the cold war. It is based on an extensive survey of the international literature and is retold in an original narrative that relies on a close examination of the sources. The reconstruction of humanitarianism’s long history unfolds around some crucial moments and events: the colonial expansion of European countries, the two world wars and their aftermaths, the emergence of a new postcolonial order. In terms of its contents, narrative style, interpretative approach the book is aimed at a large and diverse public including: scholars who are studying and teaching humanitarianism; students who need to learn about humanitarianism as part of their training or research; operators and volunteers who are engaged in the field; non-specialist readers who are interested in the topic because of its relevance to current events.
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The Victorian Aquarium

The Victorian Aquarium

Silvia Granata

Manchester University Press
2021
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The Victorian aquarium explores the vogue for home tanks that spread through Great Britain around the middle of the nineteenth century. This book offers an example of how the study of a particular object can be used to address a broad spectrum of issues. The Victorian aquarium became in fact a point of intersection between scientific, technological and cultural trends; it engaged with issues of class, gender, nationality and inter-species relations; it drew together home décor and ideals of domesticity, travel and tourism, exciting discoveries in marine biology and tensions between competing views of science; it also marked an important moment in the development of a burgeoning environmental awareness. Through the analysis of a wide range of sources, including aquarium manuals, articles and fictional works, The Victorian aquarium unearths the historical significance of nineteenth-century tanks, reconstructing their far-ranging cultural resonance.
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The Greatest Invention

The Greatest Invention

Silvia Ferrara

PAN MACMILLAN
2022
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'Ferrara’s book is an introduction to writing as a process of revelation, but it’s also a celebration of these things still undeciphered, and many other tantalising mysteries besides.' SpectatorThis book tells the story of our greatest invention. Or, it almost does. Almost, because while the story has a beginning – in fact, it has many beginnings, not only in Mesopotamia, 3,100 years before the birth of Christ, but also in China, Egypt and Central America – and it certainly has a middle, one that snakes through the painted petroglyphs of Easter Island, through the great machines of empires and across the desks of inspired, brilliant scholars, the end of the story remains to be written.The invention of writing allowed humans to create a record of their lives and to persist past the limits of their lifetimes. In the shadows and swirls of ancient inscriptions, we can decipher the stories they sought to record, but we can also tease out the timeless truths of human nature, of our ceaseless drive to connect, create and be remembered.The Greatest Invention chronicles an uncharted journey, one filled with past flashes of brilliance, present-day scientific research and the faint, fleeting echo of writing’s future. Professor Silvia Ferrara, a modern-day adventurer who travels the world studying ancient texts, takes us along with her; we touch the knotted, coloured strings of the Incan khipu and consider the case of the Phaistos disk. Ferrara takes us to the cutting edge of decipherment, where high-powered laser scanners bring tears to an engineer’s eye, and further still, to gaze at the outline of writing’s future. The Greatest Invention lifts the words off every page and changes the contours of the world around us – just keep reading.'The Greatest Invention is a celebration not of achievements, but of moments of illumination and "the most important thing in the world: our desire to be understood."' TLS
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The Greatest Invention

The Greatest Invention

Silvia Ferrara

PAN MACMILLAN
2023
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‘Ferrara’s book is an introduction to writing as a process of revelation, but it’s also a celebration of these things still undeciphered, and many other tantalising mysteries besides.‘ - The SpectatorThis book tells the story of our greatest invention. Or, it almost does. Almost, because while the story has a beginning – in fact, it has many beginnings, not only in Mesopotamia, 3,100 years before the birth of Christ, but also in China, Egypt and Central America – and it certainly has a middle, one that snakes through the painted petroglyphs of Easter Island, through the great machines of empires and across the desks of inspired, brilliant scholars, the end of the story remains to be written.The invention of writing allowed humans to create a record of their lives and to persist past the limits of their lifetimes. In the shadows and swirls of ancient inscriptions, we can decipher the stories they sought to record, but we can also tease out the timeless truths of human nature, of our ceaseless drive to connect, create and be remembered.The Greatest Invention chronicles an uncharted journey, one filled with past flashes of brilliance, present-day scientific research and the faint, fleeting echo of writing’s future. Professor Silvia Ferrara, a modern-day adventurer who travels the world studying ancient texts, takes us along with her; we touch the knotted, coloured strings of the Incan khipu and consider the case of the Phaistos disk. Ferrara takes us to the cutting edge of decipherment, where high-powered laser scanners bring tears to an engineer’s eye, and further still, to gaze at the outline of writing’s future. The Greatest Invention lifts the words off every page and changes the contours of the world around us – just keep reading.‘The Greatest Invention is a celebration not of achievements, but of moments of illumination and “the most important thing in the world: our desire to be understood”.‘ - TLS
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Gods of Jade and Shadow

Gods of Jade and Shadow

Silvia Moreno-Garcia

Jo Fletcher Books
2020
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'This is historical fantasy at its best' S.A. Chakraborty, author of The City of BrassCasiopea Tun is too busy scrubbing floors in her wealthy grandfather's house to do anything more than dream of a life far from her dusty, small town in southern Mexico. A life she could call her own.Until one day, when Casiopea opens a curious chest in her grandfather's room and accidentally frees an ancient Mayan god of death. He offers her a deal: if Casiopea helps him recover his throne from his treacherous brother, he will grant her whatever she desires. In the company of the alluring god and armed only with her wits, Casiopea begins an adventure that will take her from the jungles of Yucatán to the bright lights of Mexico City and deep into the darkness of Xibalba, the Mayan underworld.A magical, wildly imaginative coming-of-age tale for fans of Katherine Arden, Naomi Novik and Helene Wecker.Readers adore Gods of Jade and Shadow'Delicious novel with Maya mythology seamlessly interwoven into a Jazz Age love story adventure' - Goodreads review ?????'This Mayan death god myth-making tale was perfect' - Goodreads review ?????'This book is highly addictive' - Goodreads review ?????
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Mexican Gothic

Mexican Gothic

Silvia Moreno-Garcia

Quercus Books
2021
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A glamorous young socialite discovers the haunting secrets of a mysterious mansion in 1950s Mexico: a mesmerising feminist Gothic fantasy, 'Darkly brilliant' Yangtze Choo, author of The Ghost Bride
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Certain Dark Things

Certain Dark Things

Silvia Moreno-Garcia

Quercus Publishing
2022
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'One of the best books I've read in years' - VE Schwab, author of THE INVISIBLE LIFE OF ADDIE LARUEWelcome to Mexico City, an oasis in a sea of vampires. Domingo, a lonely garbage-collecting street kid, is just trying to survive its heavily policed streets when a jaded vampire on the run swoops into his life. Atl, the descendant of Aztec blood-drinkers, is smart and beautiful - and very dangerous. Domingo is mesmerised.Atl needs to escape the city quickly, to get far away from the rival narco-vampire clan relentlessly pursuing her. Her plan doesn't include Domingo, but little by little, she finds herself warming up to the scrappy young man and his undeniable charm. As the trail of corpses stretches behind her, local cops and crime bosses both start closing in.Vampires, humans, cops, and criminals collide in the dark streets of Mexico City. Atl and Domingo stand little chance at all of making it out alive before the city devours them all - but they are determined to try . . .Readers can't get enough of Certain Dark Things . . .'A fast-paced read that breathes fresh life into the genre' - Goodreads review ?????'If you want something different from your next vampire fix, something less European vanilla, look no further' - Goodreads review ?????'Remember what Anne Rice did for the vampire novel 40 years ago with "Interview with the Vampire"? Silvia Moreno-Garcia has done that now with THIS BOOK' - Goodreads review ?????
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The Beautiful Ones

The Beautiful Ones

Silvia Moreno-Garcia

Quercus Publishing
2022
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'Whenever I want to read a book I know will be good, I go to Silvia Moreno-Garcia. Her genres are ever changing, her ability to take on a wild story each time is incredible' TAYLOR JENKINS-REID, author of Daisy Jones and the SixThe Grand Season has just begun and already Nina's debut among Loisail's most notable socialites has gone disastrously awry.Nina has always struggled to control her gift of telekinesis, which has earnt her the nickname the Witch of Oldhouse. When Hector Auvray, the renowned entertainer, arrives in town, Nina is dazzled. He too has a telekinetic talent and sees her not as a witch, but ripe with magical potential.Under his tutelage, Nina's talent blossoms, as does her love for him. But great romances are for fairy-tales, and Hector is hiding a secret bitter truth from Nina - and himself - that threatens their courtship.The Beautiful Ones is a sweeping tale of love and betrayal and the struggle between conformity and passion. Discover why readers love The Beautiful Ones 'Jane Austen with added magic!' ????? reader review'An exquisitely written historical comedy of manners . . . her writing is elegant, rich in description and filled with characters that come vividly to life' ????? reader review'A completely charming and fun soap opera of a book! There's gossip, mean beautiful women and a great heroine you can't help love' ????? reader review'An emotionally intelligent novel that orbits around a tender, slow romance . . . one not to miss' ????? reader review'I adore the way that Silvia writes her characters . . . I can't put her stories down and yet am so sad when I reach the conclusion. Silvia writes stories to be savoured' ????? reader review'A wonderful book, full of twists and turns and unexpected surprises which kept me utterly gripped from start to finish' ????? reader review'I had an absolutely fantastic time with The Beautiful Ones and I would readily recommend it' ????? reader review
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Velvet Was The Night

Velvet Was The Night

Silvia Moreno-Garcia

Quercus Publishing
2022
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'This book is so spectacularly good' Goodreads review ?????Mexico in the 1970s is a dangerous country, even for Maite, a secretary who spends her life seeking the romance found in cheap comic books and ignoring the activists protesting around the city. When her next-door neighbor, the beautiful art student Leonora, disappears under suspicious circumstances, Maite finds herself searching for the missing woman-and journeying deeper into Leonora's secret life of student radicals and dissidents. 'Such a captivating read' Goodreads review ?????Mexico in the 1970s is a politically fraught land, even for Elvis, a goon with a passion for rock 'n' roll who knows more about kidney-smashing than intrigue. When Elvis is assigned to find Leonora, he begins a blood-soaked search for the woman-and his soul.'I couldn't put it down' Goodreads review ?????Swirling in parallel trajectories, Maite and Elvis attempt to discover the truth behind Leonora's disappearance, encountering hitmen, government agents, and Russian spies. Because Mexico in the 1970s is a noir, where life is cheap and the price of truth is high.Velvet Was the Night: an edgy, simmering historical novel for lovers of smoky noirs and anti-heroes.
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