Unknown Male
THE GRIPPING STORY OF LIES AND MURDER HAUNTING THE DARKEST CORNERS OF TOKYO, SET AGAINST THE BACKDROP OF THE 2020 OLYMPICS . . . 'Japan-set noir doesn't get any darker or more twisted than this' Sunday Times Crime Club 'Masterpiece' JEFFERY DEAVER...
The New Global Law
The dislocations of the worldwide economic crisis, the necessity of a system of global justice to address crimes against humanity, and the notorious 'democratic deficit' of international institutions highlight the need for an innovative and truly ...
?i?ek's The Sublime Object of Ideology
First published in 1989, The Sublime Object of Ideology was ?i?ek's breakthrough work, and is still regarded by many as his masterpiece. It was an iconoclastic reinvention of ideology critique that introduced the English-speaking world to ?i?ek's ...
Paraguayan Sorrow
The first-ever English translation of one of the legends of the Latin American left Rafael Barrett was born into the Spanish elite, but in the six intense years that he spent in Paraguay, he shed his past to become one of the most notable voices speaking out against the rampant imperialism gripping Latin America. Arriving in a nation constructed upon a foundation of bones following the Triple Alliance War of 1864-1870, Barrett was thrown by chance into the 'Paraguayan sorrow' that haunted that landlocked nation in the heart of Latin America. More than half the population had been wiped out in the merciless conflict. A ferocious pattern of capitalist imperialism had taken hold. The apocalyptic war had ended a period of relative economic independence, and--as competing elites allied with foreign interests squabbled over rulership--Paraguay's poor workers entered a long descent into utter degradation. All that Barrett witnessed prompted him to discard the vestiges of his past as an
Desire to Heal: A Doctor's Education in Empathy, Identity, & Poetry
The Desire to Heal
Nocturnes: Schirmer Library of Classics Volume 30 Piano Solo
Nocturnes: Schirmer Library of Classics Volume 30 Piano Solo
Complete Preludes, Nocturnes & Waltzes
Complete Preludes, Nocturnes & Waltzes
Eighth-Century Iraqi Grammar
Arabic grammatical thinking provides one of the richest and most significant contributions of medieval Islamic sciences to the history of human civilization. For the first time, this book traces down its formation during the second century of Isla...
Comfort Measures Only
In Comfort Measures Only, Rafael Campo bears witness to the unspeakable beauty bound up with human suffering. Gathered from his over twenty-year career as a poet-physician, these eighty-nine poems-thirty-one of which have never been previously pub...
Monumental Graffiti
What graffiti says about contemporary society, and why it demands our urgent attention as a form of civic expression. What is graffiti vandalism, ornament, art? What if, rather than any of those things, we thought of graffiti as a monument? How wo...
Tormenta de pimienta
When elephants walk, they never bother to look down. Terrified of being crushed by giant feet, a group of mice have finally had enough! One day they come up with a plan. Could pepper be the solution to their problem? A delightful story of small creatures making a big impact!Cuando los elefantes caminan nunca se detienen para mirar hacia abajo. Los ratones tienen miedo de ser aplastados y piden a los elefantes que tengan cuidado. Pero ellos !no les hacen ningun caso! Un dia, los ratones tienen una idea: ?podria la pimienta ser la solucion a sus problemas?
His Name was Death
A bitter drunk forsakes civilization and takes to the Mexican jungle, trapping animals, selling their pelts to buy liquor for colossal benders, and slowly rotting away in his fetid hut. His neighbors, a clan of the Lacodón tribe of Chiapas, howeve...
Victor y el gigante
'Lovely illustrations and a rollicking narrative make this a great addition to children’s picture book collections, sure to have children requesting many rereads.'—SCHOOL LIBRARY JOURNAL A moving, funny, remarkable book about what to do when a giant comes and eats up your city … including your mother! It’s an ordinary day. Victor’s mother is running out the door to go to work and Victor is enjoying his milky hot chocolate when, suddenly, there is a terrible screech and a horrible shaking. When he looks out the window, Victor sees an enormous sleeping giant lying atop the city! He’s eaten all the trees, buildings, cars, and people—even Victor’s mother! Can Victor find a way to save the city and get his mother back? And how can he make sure the giant goes back to sleep? From acclaimed creator, Rafael Yockteng comes an empowering story of bravery and overcoming challenges no matter what. An Aldana Libros Book, Greystone Kids Also available in English.
Hit-Girl Volume 3: In Rome
HIT-GIRL'S IN ROME. Mindy's racing around the Italian city, in hot pursuit of a cargo thief. When she finally gets hold of the stolen package -- a bejewelled human skull -- she uncovers a macabre story that leads her deep into the dark, criminal u...
