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Un ensayo poético y personal cuya galería de alados protagonistas —mitológicos, divinos y terrenales— nos recuerda en sus diversas formas el poderoso vínculo entre la naturaleza humana y la trascende

Este libro es un homenaje a las brujas. Una celebración para revisitar una de las figuras más presentes en nuestro imaginario literario y cinematográfico: desde Circe, Medea o Morgana hasta las brujas de Mayfair, pasando por Merricat y Constance, de Shirley Jackson.Todas ellas figuras femeninas fuertes, fascinantes y extraordinarias que se alejan de los convencionalismos y representan la rebeldia y el poder.Terror y fantasia se entremezclan en los relatos de Vuelo de brujas para formar el particular aquelarre que trece autoras han dedicado a uno de sus monstruos mas queridos, y reales, si es que alguna vez han sido ellas, las brujas, el autentico monstruo del cuento...Incluye los siguientes relatos:El demonio del viernesCecilia EudaveLa hilanderaAlicia SanchezAda NeumanPatricia Esteban ErlesCelebracion de las TinieblasRosario CurielCabeza de osoPepa MayoOlvido en su propio jugoCovadonga Gonzalez-PolaEmma SacramentoMayte NavalesEl dragon y la brujaCristina MartinezMariana y su muñeca de trapoMarivell ContrerasCuando llueve por dentroFayna BethencourtLa puerta rechina, el viento quiere entrarGiny ValrisSacrificiosGreta Mustieles SalvadorEl niño difuntoGemma Solsona Asensio

Las investigaciones e infografías sobre los casos de crímenes, fenómenos paranormales y eventos históricos más peculiares y fantásticos, que se ganaron el título de LEYENDAS LEGENDARIAS.Tipos de OVNI Criptidos de America Mothman Los narcosatanicos y otros canibales La Mataviejitas El caso Roswell Radiacion en Ciudad Juarez Trivias tenebrosas Cultos y sectas alrededor del mundo Como identificar si un investigador paranormal es un fraude ¿Tu ligue es lider de un culto?El podcast mas divertido y escuchado en Mexico. Uno de los mejores programas en los SPOTIFY AWARDS 2020.

Ireland is an island nation, inextricably linked with and dependent upon the sea which surrounds us. From earliest times, ships from distant lands have brought goods, ideas, invaders, influencers. Our legends, and particularly the imramma or magical Otherworld voyage tales, show how deep our involvement with the ocean goes.Jo Kerrigan has discovered and retold tales from all around the Irish coast of storms, shipwrecks, pirate attacks and smuggling, as well as shipping stories, both of long distance trading and the little boats which took supplies from major harbours to smaller communities.The sea has an enduring fascination: let Jos tales and Richard Mills evocative photographs transport you to the coast to rediscover the tales gathered over the centuries by its communities.

Discover a collection of fairy tales unlike the ones youve read before . . . Once upon a time, in the middle of winter, a King sat at a window and sewed. As he sewed and gazed out onto the landscape, he pricked his finger with the needle, and three drops of blood fell onto the snow outside.People have been telling fairy tales to their children for hundreds of years. And for almost as long, people have been rewriting those fairy tales - to help their children imagine a world where they are the heroes. Karrie and Jon were reading their child these stories when they hit upon a dilemma, something previous versions of these stories were missing, and so they decided to make one vital change..They havent rewritten the stories in this book. They havent reimagined endings, or reinvented characters. What they have done is switch all the genders. It might not sound like that much of a change, but youll be dazzled by the world this swap creates - and amazed by the new characters youre about to discover.

From the origins of this hero of Irish lore to his habits, occupations and characteristics. This book offers enlightenment on little-known aspects of the wider fairy world, as well as turning the spotlight on the real leprechaun.Every country has its own myths about fairies and wee folk, but the Irish leprechaun is the undisputed king. To some, he is an impish figure full of harmless mischief, forever guarding his elusive crock of gold. To others, he is an evil gnome bent on disrupting the lives of mortals with his black magic and malevolent acts.Historian and folklorist Bob Curran looks at the origins of this hero of Irish lore fallen angel, diminished god or son of fairies and at his habits, occupations and characteristics. He explores the superstitions surrounding the leprechaun and his enduring place in popular culture, and turns the spotlight on the real leprechaun mysterious, complex and contradictory.

"Compelling... This is a captivating account of Glossips fight for truth." -- Sir Richard BransonA tense mix of Dead Man Walking and Making a Murderer, Surviving Execution combines the very best in true-crime writing with a searching exploration of our most barbaric punishment. Imagine being condemned to death for murder, when even the prosecutors admit that you didnt actually kill anyone. This is what happened to Richard Glossip, a death-row inmate who was found guilty of murdering motel owner, Barry van Treese. Despite being convicted on the word of the actual self-confessed killer, the state of Oklahoma is still intent on executing him, raising international outcry and controversy. Ian Woods, a reporter for Sky News in the UK, came across the case one quiet afternoon, and has tirelessly campaigned ever since to bring the injustices Glossip has faced to the worlds attention. He even served as an invited witness to Glossips three scheduled executions - all of which were stayed at the last possible moment. This is the gripping true story of the case, and their turbulent friendship, written by a man with unparalleled first-hand knowledge and access.

El tiempo apremia. Los desafíos a los que nos enfrentamos son serios y la plutocracia nos complica la vida. Es la era de los Leviatanes desencadenados. Julio Puente sigue reflexionando sobre las mejores soluciones para nuestros acuciantes problemas. Ya hablemos del cambio climatico o de las olas tecnologicas que vienen, de las enormes e injustas desigualdades economicas o de la democracia menguante, todo va a depender de la actitud y conviccion con la que solidariamente abordemos estos problemas. En este sentido, un cristianismo mal entendido no parece haber ayudado mucho en Occidente. El lema del dolar estadounidense En Dios confiamos se ha convertido, en el capitalismo sin etica, en Dios confia en nuestro dolar.Cambio de rumbo nos ofrece la vision que tienen algunos de los mejores expertos mundiales sobre estos temas y nos hace ver la necesidad de un cambio de mentalidad si queremos tomar las decisiones correctas. El neoliberalismo desatado, que socava la democracia y crea desigualdad economica y desigualdad politica, se ha hecho insostenible, como muestran Stiglitz, Zucman, Acemoglu, Robinson, Johnson, Zuboff, Cortina, Harari, Marina, Suleyman, Gabriel y otros muchos expertos. No hay mas alternativa que un cambio radical, dice Stiglitz. Interesa que ese cambio se haga en la buena direccion.

Welcome to Village 2.0 - a world without borders and restrictions. Here, senior citizens are fully integrated into the community, childcare is needs-based and family life offers space for personal growth. Freedom and personal responsibility form the basis of the political structure. Join the author on a journey into this seemingly utopian future and discover possible solutions to the challenges of our time. Question learned ways of thinking and political correctness, and come to new insights yourself on your hearts issue.Let yourself be inspired and then make your own version of Village 2.0 become reality."A wonderful idea if this book becomes reality and even better is that we can all contribute to it.""This book represents that the new world already exists.""I would move to Village 2.0 in a heartbeat."Readers comments

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In a quest to discover the truth behind the twentieth centurys disastrous record of conflict and war, Terry Boardman considers two contradictory approaches to history: so-called cock-up theory and conspiracy theory. Could there be truth to the often-dismissed concept of conspiracy in history: the manipulation of external events by groups and individuals mostly hidden from the public eye? In the work of philosopher and scientist Rudolf Steiner, Boardman finds convincing evidence of the existence of secretive circles in the West, which have plans for humanitys long-term future. Steiner indicated that such "brotherhoods" had prepared for world war in the twentieth century, and had instructed their members, using redrawn maps as a guide, on how Europe was to be changed.If these brotherhoods existed in Steiners time, could they still be active today? Based on detailed research, Boardman concludes that such groups are directing world politics in our time. As backing for his theory, he studies a series of important articles and maps - ranging from an 1890 edition of the satirical journal Truth to more recent pieces from influential publications that speak for themselves. He concludes that vast plans are in progress for a New World Order to control and direct individuals and nations, and he calls us to be vigilant, awake and informed.

En el ojo de la tormenta es un libro en el que el autor se ha expuesto en la lógica de su propio devenir varón. Un autor implicado en la escritura. En esa implicación, ha ido rastreando y exponiendo las marcas que lo llevaron a la construccion de su masculinidad. Y se ha preguntado por esas marcas en otros hombres, por las particularidades de hacerse una identidad masculina, que no es, en absoluto, mas sencilla que otras identidades. Resulta dificil encasillar a este libro en un genero literario, mosaiquismo literario. O quizas, ensayo profano. Hay aqui un bello despliegue de escritura que se filtra en las historias que matizan la lectura. Historias en general perturbadoras, provocadoras, algunas rozando en lo sacrilego, que nos muestras por que Marostica esta "en el ojo de la tormenta". Si la crisis de masculinidades supone entre otras cosas, el agotamiento de los modelos en funcion de los cuales esas masculinidades se formaron, el cuestionamiento de los mandatos del patriarcado, y la expectativa del surgimiento de otro modo de relacionarse y constituirse sujetos, esa crisis se aborda aqui desde preguntas que incomodan, que hacen que no podamos quedarnos quietos en nuestros sillones mientras leemos porque tambien nos interpela y nos horada el cuerpo.

Al país de los baskos se le llama de muy diversas maneras: País Vasco, Vasconia, Baskonia, País Vasconavarro, Navarra, Euskadi o Euskal Herria, con sus adecuaciones a los diferentes idiomas. Un abanico de nombres muy sugerente pero poco util para la identificacion inequivoca del pais.A ellos hay que añadir los utilizados oficialmente para denominar las tres diferentes administraciones que se asientan en su ambito antropologico cultural. La Comunidad Foral de Navarra, la Comunidad Autonoma del Pais Vasco o Comunidad Autonoma de Euskadi denominada tambien Comunidad Autonoma Vasca y la Communaute d aglomeration Pays Basque. A todas ellas hay que agregar sus usos en euskara y los respectivos acronimos.Para profundizar en la confusion, se le suma tambien la acepcion en ingles Basque Country, cada dia utilizada con mayor profusion y, que muchas veces, se emplea en la forma Euskadi-Basque Country.Desde que en 2017 publique el libro: Vasco, como se llama tu pais, la sensibilidad sobre la necesidad de ordenar este tema del denominativo ha ido en ascenso.Este libro propone tratar el tema con cierto orden y vision de 360 grados. Describe los despropositos que la situacion supone, estudia como otros paises lo han solucionado, narra el discurrir de sus nombres a traves de la historia, asi como su evolucion linguistica y, sobre todo, desarrolla un modelo de analisis sociologico que evalua cuantos aspectos son importantes para que un denominativo funcione, lo que le permite seleccionar el nombre de forma metodica para, por ultimo, optar por una propuesta de uso real y practica.En suma, se presenta una solucion razonada y realista, que supone una alternativa coherente al problema del nombre del pais.

Em ALÉM DA LENDA" - A Lenda do Rei Artur e a Figura Contemporânea do Ex-Presidente Bolsonaro, o leitor é conduzido a uma análise profunda e provocativa, explorando os sublimes valores compartilhados

O presente livro constitui uma análise crítica da obra "Vida e Morte de M. J. Gonzaga de Sá", de Lima Barreto, publicada em 1919, seu quarto romance, considerado por ele mesmo, muito calmo e solene - pouco acessivel, portanto. O efeito de estranhamento e especialmente motivado pela percepço da ausencia de valores esteticos consagrados pelo genero romanesco, no contexto literario brasileiro. A falta de vigor cenico, a indefiniço da plastica das personagens, a inexistencia de conflitos e tenses, a ruptura com o encadeamento logico da intriga sugerem uma organizaço e uma seleço peculiares de elementos literarios que imprimiram a obra uma direço especial, um todo de dissonancias, o qual, dialeticamente, se mantinha afinado. Impos-se, ento, o desafio fascinante da descoberta da sua estrutura fundamental e o apelo indeclinavel do conhecimento de sua poetica e de seus criterios artisticos. O carater insolito do "Gonzaga de Sa" afirma-se principalmente pelo significado da revogaço dos valores esteticos vigentes, quando de sua publicaço, como expresso de uma viso de mundo e de uma posiço axiologica diante dele. Desse modo, a obra garante, atraves de sua mensagem estetico-literaria, uma participaço singular e insubstituivel na unidade da cultura moderna. O seu julgamento da realidade circundante, em reciprocidade com outros dominios de expresso artistica, como a pintura e a musica, definem de maneira segura e precisa sua vocaço para a modernidade.

Waterstones Non fiction Book of the Month November 2021 A delightful compendium that brings together language, culture and adventure through frozen landscapes as it shares the meanings behind 50 words for snow, gathered from around the globe.The HeraldSnow. Every language has its own words for the magical, mesmerising flakes that fall from the sky. In this exquisite exploration, writer and Arctic traveller Nancy Campbell digs deep into the meanings of fifty words for snow.In Japanese we encounter yuki-onna a snow woman who drifts through the frosted land. In Icelandic it is hundslappadrifa snowflakes as big as a dogs paw that softly blanket the streets. And in Mori we meet Huka-rere one of the children of rain and wind.From mountain tops and frozen seas to city parks and desert hills, each of these linguistic snow crystals offers a whole world of myth and story the perfect winter gift. ___Absolutely exquisite. This little book is a work of art. It is impossible to imagine the reader who will not love it. Horatio Clare, author of The Light in the DarkThis stunning book made me want to pack all my woolies, candles, ample firewood and enough books for a year and head to as northerly a location as I could find. Kerri ni Dochartaigh, Caught By the RiverSparkles and dazzles with new meanings and old magic. Youll never see snow in the same way again. Matt Gaw, author of Under the Stars

This beautiful book visits twenty-eight richly atmospheric sites and tells the mythological stories associated with them.Woven into these landscapes are tales of love and betrayal, greed and courage, passion and revenge, featuring the famous characters of Celtic lore, such as Cu Chulainn, the children of Lir and Queen Maeve.The historical and archaeological facts and the folk traditions of each ancient site are explored. Some are famous, such as Tara and Newgrange; others are less well known but equally captivating such as the Beara Peninsula in Cork.In a world where many have lost touch with the land and their past, the legendary Irish landscape still survives and the stories are never quite over as long as there are people to tell them.

All over the world traditional tales used to be told at the fireseide until their place came to be taken by books, newspapers, radio and television. This is an entertaining collection from Scotland, recorded and collected by researchers from the School of Scottish Studies at Edinburgh University over the past fifty years. Taken from a variety of sources, from the Hebridean Gaelic tradition to recordings of Lowland cairds (travelling people), some are well-known tales which have equivalents in other cultures and languages, whilst others are unique to Scotland. The tales are arranged by theme: - tall tales - hero tales - legends of ghosts and evil spirits - tales of fate and religion - fairies and sea-folk - childrens tales - trickster tales - tales of clan feuds - robber tales This is a welcome reprint of a book that quickly established itself as a classic. It was previously published by Polygon.

El presente texto es resultado de una profunda investigación sobre las relaciones sociales y religiosas en Cuba durante finales del siglo XX y principios del XXI.

Un libro que presenta la diversidad y la inmensa cultura de nuestro país. A través de historias y leyendas, la autora nos va llevando en un viaje por la cultura de Colombia, y le presenta a sus lectores, a traves de bellas imagenes y de historias atrapantes, las leyendas curiosas colombianas.