Acclaimed Argentine thriller writer Gustavo Eduardo Abrevaya (The Sanctuary) returns with a harrowing tale of society in decay. After a five-year-old girl disappears under mysterious circumstances, Federico " El Pampa" Bazá n, a sub-inspector with the Federal Police, is tasked with tracking her down. Pampa is a lone wolf who' s used to getting his hands dirty, but nothing has prepared him for this descent into a hellish underworld of corrupt officials, bloodthirsty security forces, and mar...

Eine äußerst nützliche Auseinandersetzung mit der Problematik Suchtkranker, den Behandlungsmethoden und der aktiven Rolle des familiären Umfelds. Entdecken Sie, wie das Verhältnis von Zeit und Drogen in einer Epoche funktioniert, in der alles beschleunigt und unmittelbar ist. Die Perspektive des renommierten Dr. Eduardo Kalina, Psychiater und Suchtexperte, ist grundlegend, um über eines der komplexesten Themen nachzudenken, mit denen alle Länder der Welt konfrontiert sind.

Few works of ancient history bring us closer to catastrophe than The Jewish War.Flavius Josephus knew the conflict from both sides. He entered the revolt as a Jewish commander in Galilee; after his capture, he witnessed the Roman campaign that ended with the destruction of Jerusalem in AD 70. Across seven books, his story reaches back through Pompey, Julius Caesar, Cleopatra, Mark Antony and Herod the Great, then follows Nero, Vespasian and Titus through the revolt, the siege of Je...

All three books in the American Book Award–winning Memory of Fire Trilogy available in a single volume for the first time.Eduardo Galeano's Memory of Fire Trilogy defies categorization—or perhaps creates its own. It is a passionate, razor-sharp, lyrical history of North and South America, from the birth of the continent's indigenous peoples through the end of the twentieth century. The three volumes form a haunting and dizzying whole that resurrects the liv...

"An epic work of literary creation . . . There could be no greater vindication of the wonders of the lands and people of Latin America than Memory of Fire ." — The Washington PostEduardo Galeano's monumental three-volume retelling of the history of the New World begins with Genesis, a vast chain of legends sweeping from the birth of creation to the era of savage colonialism. Through lyrical prose and deep understanding, Galeano (author of ...

Facts, figures, and essays on women and poverty by Barbara Ehrenreich, Kirsten Gillibrand, LeBron James, and other high-profile contributors.Fifty years after President Lyndon B. Johnson called for a War on Poverty and enlisted Sargent Shriver to oversee it, the most important social issue of our day is once again the dire economic straits of millions of Americans. One in three live in poverty or teeter on the brink—and seventy million are women and the children wh...

Latin American noir at its finest. "[A] diverse collection of stories which reflect the harshness and also the brittle brilliance of life in Mexico City."— MostlyFiction Book ReviewsAkashic Books's acclaimed series of original noir anthologies has set a high standard for portraying cities and their neighborhoods in all their dark and violent splendor. Now, " Mexico City Noir surpasses that standard with phantasmagorical tales of double-dealing, co...

A fully updated guide for the latest Power Apps experience, packed with practical projects, Copilot, and the new features shaping modern app development.Key FeaturesBuild business apps that solve real workplace problems through practical, project-based learningDiscover how Copilot-powered AI capabilities help you design, build, and enhance apps faster than ever beforeLearn the latest Power Apps experience, from data management with SharePoint a...

Eduardo Alemán provides a definitive institutional account of how Chile’s party system was remade—and ultimately undone—after authoritarian rule.In Political Institutions and Party System Change in Chile, Eduardo Alemán offers the most comprehensive analysis to date of Chile’s party system, tracing its evolution from the 1930s through the early 2020s. He begins with an analysis of how parties interacted before 1973, establishing a historical baseline both ...

One of Sports Illustrated's Top 100 Sports Books of All Time—a history of soccer that "stands out like Pelé on a field of second-stringers" ( The New Yorker).The beautiful game deserves a beautiful book, and Eduardo Galeano—one of Latin America's most acclaimed authors—has written it. From Aztec champions sacrificed to appease the gods, to the goals that were literally scored into wooden posts in Victorian England, to Spain's victory in th...

When the history of HIV/AIDS is written, what will the final chapter look like? How AIDS Ends poses this question to 15 visionaries. We asked them to write history before it happens. The result is this first-of-its-kind anthology from San Francisco AIDS Foundation. Each author has been deeply touched by HIV/AIDS, and each is equally deeply committed to realizing the day when the disease is behind us. The end of HIV/AIDS is within reach. Take a glimpse into the future…

This book examines the phenomenon of kidnap-for-ransom, a crime that has been described as a ‘modern scourge.’ It draws on a large body of data from across the world and utilizes a range of theories and concepts from the social sciences and business disciplines to analyse and explain its widespread use by criminals and pirates. Case studies are extensively utilized to illustrate general observations on kidnap-for-ransom. The book provides comprehensive coverage, including the latest manife...