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Jeannie grew up with autism, but no one around her knew it. Twirling Naked in the Streets will take you on a journey into the mind of a child on the autism spectrum; a child who grows into an adolescent, an adult, and becomes a wife, mother, student, and writer with autism.

Dee Matthews is the cohost of the smash-hit podcast Did I Forget to Tell You?, where she interviews family, friends, and past lovers. Nothing is off-limits, except for one man (known on the show only as Name Redacted) who happens to be her high school best friend Ben. During their senior year spring break, Dee and Ben took a road trip to visit Ben’s grandma. They buried a time capsule in her backyard, pledging to return in 10 years to open it. Then their friendship fell apart in spectacular fashion. They haven’t spoken to each other since.

En sus exitosas conferencias, Yokoi Kenji Díaz transmite un poderoso mensaje de optimismo y de fe en el ser humano. Hijo de padre japonés y madre colombiana, sus vivencias en ambos países lo enfrentaron rápidamente con situaciones en las que el liderazgo, la motivación y el amor le sirvieron de tabla de salvación para ver con otros ojos el mundo.

“Innocent until proven guilty,” is what defense lawyer Melvin Casey always told his clients. However, when he is in the hot seat, innocence is far from a reality. This innocence is stored in the memory banks of his 11-year-old son. His mother is dead, and his father incarcerated, Aaron Casey is a boy with, “The Eidetic Evidence.” Born with a photographic memory Aaron will be put to the test, when his lifelong psychologist is pushed into walking the halls of Aaron’s long term memory banks.

La biografía integral de Roger Waters, cerebro de una de las bandas más importantes de los últimos sesenta años, en un recorrido que va de su infancia—marcada por la desaparición de su padre en la guerra—a la ebullición cultural de la Inglaterra de los Beatles y los Stones y después. Syd Barrett, las giras, los discos, El lado oscuro de la luna, The Wall, David Gilmour, la militancia política y las peleas y polémicas de una carrera única que lo encuentra vital como siempre y tocando por todo el mundo a los 80.

La vida era mejor en los viejos tiempos. ¿O no? Eso se pregunta Greg Heffley cuando su ciudad se suma voluntariamente a una campaña para apagar todos los aparatos electrónicos. Pero la vida moderna tiene sus comodidades... y Greg no está hecho para vivir en otra época. La tensión sube dentro y fuera del hogar de los Heffley... ¿Podrá soportarlo Greg? ¿O el estilo de la vieja escuela es demasiado para un pringao como él?

Para hacer de nuestra vida humana algo sagrado y vivir en ritual, no es necesario desconectarnos de nuestras sombras, sexualidad, dolor o emocionalidad, simplemente tenemos que recordar nuestra capacidad de enraizar la divinidad en nuestro día a día. En el proceso de LiberTao podrás encarnar tu auténtica libertad por medio de fases que te conducirán hacia la activación de tu poder de hacer alquimia interior.

We all need help centering ourselves to serve ourselves and our world. In this small, beautiful book, the Kogi—a remote and ancient tribe in the mountains of Colombia—offer their learnings. They pose nine provocative questions to help people around the planet to spiritual peace.

“Without stories, we cannot live well,” shares guest editor Min Jin Lee, describing how storytelling affects and nurtures readers. The Best American Short Stories 2023 features twenty pieces of short fiction that reflect a world full of fractured relationships, but also wondrous hope. A lifelong friendship may become a casualty of the Russia-Ukraine war. Rejected by his lover, a man seeks to reconcile with his family. Twitter users miraculously muster enough empathy to help a lost cat find a forever home.

Seventh-grader Viv never looks forward to picture day. It’s just another day where she wears a boring braid and no one notices her. (Her two best friends, Milo and Al, don’t count, of course.) But enough is enough. This year, she’s taking matters into her own hands. Literally. Viv grabs a pair of scissors, her phone for live-streaming, and, well, bye-bye braid. Suddenly Viv is an over-night influencer at Brinkley Middle School. Everyone wants her help planning their next big moment—from haircuts, to dance proposals, activist rallies and mathlete championships.

Mejor no preguntarle a Greg Heffley qué tal la pasó durante las vacaciones de verano, porque no quiere ni oír hablar del asunto. De hecho, al empezar el nuevo curso Greg está deseando olvidar los últimos tres meses de su vida, en particular cierto acontecimiento…

Un libro que te enseña a cómo seguir luchando por lo que quieres a pesar del dolor que hoy sientes.

In Wild Tongues Can’t Be Tamed, bestselling and award-winning authors as well as up-and-coming voices interrogate the different myths and stereotypes about the Latinx diaspora. These fifteen original pieces delve into everything from ghost stories and superheroes, to memories in the kitchen and travels around the world, to addiction and grief, to identity and anti-Blackness, to finding love and speaking your truth. Full of both sorrow and joy, Wild Tongues Can't Be Tamed is an essential celebration of this rich and diverse community.

Dennis es un atractivo profesor brasileño que durante el día da clases en un instituto de Alemania y por las noches imparte clases de forró, un baile típico de su país. Cuando el curso escolar acaba, recibe una oferta de trabajo en un refinado y reputado colegio británico, y él la acepta sin dudarlo. Su llegada a Londres le resulta muy interesante. Nuevos aires, nuevas conquistas y antiguas amigas que le enseñan la ciudad y que en seguida le hablan de los locales swinger, a los que acudirá para disfrutar del intercambio de pareja y de la clase de sexo que a él le gusta practicar con las mujeres.

“What's most compelling about a scientific story is the way it challenges us to think about the concepts we take for granted,” writes guest editor Carl Zimmer in his introduction. The essays in this year’s Best American Science and Nature Writing probe at the ordinary and urge us to think more deeply about our place in the world around us.

Five students meet in the school cafeteria when they're forced to complete their school community service hours. There's George: the brain. Sara: the loner. Dayara: the tough kid. Nico: the rich kid. And Miguel, the jock. They immediately know that they have nothing in common with each other... even though their school administration has decided that they all belong together.

Mario Woods is looking forward to one normal night before he graduates. He's spent most of high school riding solo. But when fate lands him a date for prom, he figures this might be his chance to be less of a loner.

Since its first issue on October 10, 1896, The New York Times Book Review has brought the world of ideas to the reading public. It is the publication where authors have been made, and where readers first encountered the classics that have enriched their lives. Now the editors have curated the Book Review’s dynamic 125-year history, which is essentially the story of modern American letters. Brimming with remarkable reportage, this book collects interesting reviews, never-before-heard anecdotes about famous writers, and spicy letter exchanges.

Tras casi ocho años buscándolo para lograr cumplir una promesa, Guada decide dar el paso y viajar hasta Bélgica con la pequeña Balbi. La estricta vida de Louis Bourdieu III, Barón y un importante hombre de negocios, se ve alterada la fría mañana en la que una mujer y una niña se cuelan en su castillo. Una promesa, una niña idéntica a él, una mujer valiente que no hace más que desafiarlo, y multitud de preguntas sin responder.

Andres Santos of São Paulo was all swinging fists and firecracker fury, a foot soldier in the war between his parents, until he drowned in the Tietê River… and made a bargain with Death for a new life. A year later, his parents have relocated the family to Miami, but their promises of a fresh start quickly dissolve in the summer heat.