There are many guides available that focus on dealing with stress, but virtually all the advice concentrates on responding to the results and symptoms of stress, rather than its causes. No wonder everyone continues to suffer from the devastating consequences of being stressed out.Author Manuel Antonio Lopez, a professional mechanical engineer, seeks to fill this void in knowledge by sharing stress alleviators that he has discovered over a lifetime. In this practical guidebook to un...

Starting from both our originary experience of being given to ourselves and Jesus Christ's archetypal self-donation, Gift and the Unity of Being elucidates the sense in which gift is the form of being's unity, while unity itself constitutes the permanence of the gift of being. In dialogue with ancient and modern philosophers and theologians, Lopez offers a synthetic, rather than systematic, account of the unity proper to being, the human person, God, and the relations among them. The book ...

In Bangkok,a single act play, Antonio Morcillo Lopez narrates the relationship between a security guard of an abandoned airport somewhere in Spain and an elderly passenger who arrives at the airport with a ticket and luggage and the intention to fly to Bangkok. An extended dialogue ensues between the two covering a wide range of themes. With the use of ample black humour, sarcasm and irony Morcillo presents a fierce critique of the political and economic situation in Spain and a system whi...

A play about the political transition in Catalonia. A play about memory. A play about our recent silenced stories and those unforgettable violent and difficult times.This play follows a group of friends who live in a small town, a place like any other. They observe and participate in historical changes while their own lives are disrupted. These friends secretly perform theater in a cold ramshackle garage, while the former regime change transforms the political, social and emotional...

This book is a comprehensive guide to rare tumors and tumor-like conditions of the urinary system and male genital organs. It comprises five chapters, devoted to the kidney, bladder, prostate, testes, and penis. Each chapter begins with a brief overview of “common” tumors and tumor-like conditions and with a section on the classification of both common and rare entities. The main clinical, pathological, immunohistochemical, and molecular findings for each rare tumor or tumor-like condition...

There were seven flags over Texas. The green flagit is the first flag of Texas independence. It is the spark that lit the revolt for liberty in our state. It started as a gentle glow of a peasants lantern. Then, it expanded to a beacons potent light; beckoning Don Bernardo led his army in answering the call for freedom. It was not a flag of conquest, but a flag of self-rule. It was not a flag to build an empire, but to end an unjust one. It was a precious flag, wrapping those who carried i...

At a time in our history where the Spanish Mexican roots of this great place we call Texas are being questioned, this third volume of selected essays is most timely. For example, if Texas history begins in 1836 as implied in mainstream Texas history, why then is everything historically old (towns, roads, rivers, mountain ranges, regions, etc.) named in Spanish? Our ancestors’ legacy is why we have a right to practice our heritage year-round; not just during Hispanic History Month. Importan...

This volume explores the transformation of public space and administrative activities in republican and imperial Rome through an interdisciplinary examination of the topography of power.Throughout the Roman world building projects created spaces for different civic purposes, such as hosting assemblies, holding senate meetings, the administration of justice, housing the public treasury, and the management of the city through different magistracies, offices, and even archives. These ...

Con verdadero rigor científico y un claro lenguaje, que no deja dudas en lo que expresa, y apoyado en la mejor información conocida hasta el momento el autor ha logrado completar definitivamente el conocimiento del tema estudiado como quizá pocas veces se consigue en la investigación de una etapa del conocimiento de nuestra historia médica. Sólo baste decir que de las 289 referencias al final de cada biografía, 112 corresponden a documentos primarios. A continuación se dan listas de catedr...

Contrary to the title, Th e Best Workout is Sex: A Gay Guide to Your Ideal Marriage focuses on several facets of two people in a relationship and magnifi es what ultimately makes the physical love between a couple so intense emotional and mental connections. Th e intimate journey of connecting with your romantic partner in ways that exclude physical love making is critical for a successful marriage or partnership. Todays inclusive world shines a spotlight on how imperative it is that both ...

This book offers a collection of research contributions that delve into crucial aspects within two intricately connected realms of knowledge: Education and the Humanities. It explores pivotal topics, including tutoring across diverse educational levels, linguistic and communicative considerations from cultural, intercultural, historical, and gender perspectives – coupled with an examination of their intersection with technology. Additionally, the book provides a critical analysis of the ar...

Participatory Governance, Social Work and Social Policy in Times of AI explores the intersection of participatory governance, inclusive social welfare, social work, and artificial intelligence in the transformation of social services systems worldwide.Rooted in the experiences and insights of professionals such as experts, policy practitioners, and civic innovators, this book provides a timely examination of how digital tools, especially AI, are reshaping civic engagement...