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El libro del mindfulness es ya el texto más leído, reconocido, y recomendado en todo el mundo acerca de la práctica de la meditación. Joseph Goldstein lo ha elogiado como una obra "extraordinariamente clara y directa." Con un lenguaje muy ingenioso y asequible, "Bhante G" - como cariñosamente se conoce a su autor - extiende su mano y ofrece su amplia experiencia y conocimientos a los oyentes de cualquier extracción y condición.

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Not a great place to visit, and you wouldn't want to live there The Monroes have gone on vacation, leaving Harold and Chester at Chateau Bow-Wow -- not exactly a four-star hotel. On the animals' very first night there, the silence is pierced by a peculiar wake-up call -- an unearthly howl that...

Dans la Chine Impériale, un jeune milliardaire désœuvré et blasé, Kin-Fo décide de mourir en apprenant sa ruine. Recherchant dans la mort des émotions absentes de sa vie, il fait promettre à son mentor, le philosophe Wang, un ancien tueur Taïping, de le tuer sous deux mois pour bénéficier de l'assurance qu'il a souscrit à son bénéfice et celui de sa fiancée, la belle Lé-Ou. Un retournement du sort fait retrouver à Kin-Fo sa fortune mais le laisse condamné à mort par la promesse de Wang qui a disparu pour accomplir son forfait.

From the introduction by David L. Ulin: "For me, Cape Cod is a repository of memory: forty summers in the same house will do that to you. But it is also a landscape of hidden tensions, which rise up when we least anticipate. In part, this has to do with social aspiration, which is one of the things that brought my family, like many others, to the Cape. In part, it has to do with social division, which has been a factor since at least the end of the nineteenth century, when then summer trade began."

When sailors accuse a beloved local clergyman of sexual impropriety, William feels compelled to fight back. He agrees to defend the minister against the shocking allegations, in the face of dire personal and professional consequences. But when the trial grows increasingly sensational, and when outrageous revelations echo all the way from Newport to the federal government, William must confront more than just the truth - he must confront the very nature of good and evil.

Animals bring out the goodness, humanity, and optimism in people and speak directly to our souls. This joyous, inspiring, and entertaining Chicken Soup collection relates the unique bonds between animals and the people whose lives they've changed: such as the dolphins who helped a paralyzed woman heal when doctors offered little hope; the dog who brought life into a failing marriage; the kitten who helped a mother mourn; and the flying squirrel who taught a man the power of laughter.

For beginning gardeners and veteran green-thumbs, this uplifting collection of stories is filled with what every gardener knows: gardens fill lives with a special richness because they are a living reminder of the beauty in the world.

Cadrith Elanis has returned to Tralodren, picking up where he left off centuries before. And while Cadrissa isn't sure how she fits into his plans, her abduction has left her with little hope of escape. Meanwhile, the other mercenaries have scattered. They did their job, received their pay, and now just want to live their lives. But events start pulling them back to each other for something grander than their own imaginations and fears can envision. But that's just the start of still more revelations and trials to come. 

En este audiolibro Jorge Sánchez nos relata su septimo viaje a lugares prohibidos. En este viaje nos describe su viaje en autostop por el Yukón, los Territorios del Noroeste y la Península del Labrador. Frecuentemente, el viaje transcurre por rutas sin asfaltar, frecuentadas por osos, y conviviendo con los Inuits de la isla de Baffin.

Suffering from anxiety, depression, and insomnia, Chris wonders if he can ever escape the hell he's surrounded in and get back to Spain to the woman he loved and the beauty that once surrounded him. Lying awake in bed at night, he replays the scenes of flamenco dancers, the poet Lorca, and the life he lived in Granada.

Epic in scope, Macrolife opens in the year 2021. The Bulero family owns one of Earth's richest corporations. As the Buleros gather for a reunion at the family mansion, an industrial accident plunges the corporation into crisis, which eventually brings the world around them to the brink of disaster. Vilified, the Buleros flee to a space colony where young Richard Bulero gradually realizes that the only hope for humanity lies in macrolife - mobile, self-reproducing space habitats.

this exciting story illuminates the captivating world of the late Renaissance - in this case its plagues, remedies, and alchemy - through the life of Leonardo Fioravanti, a brilliant, remarkably forward-thinking, and utterly unconventional doctor. Fioravanti's marvelous cures and talent for self-aggrandizement earned him the adoration of the people, the scorn of the medical establishment, and a reputation as one of the age's most colorful, combative figures.

Publicada en 1908, “Hacer un fuego” (“To Build a Fire”) está considerada la mejor historia corta de Jack London. Cuenta una historia engañosamente simple. Un hombre decide salir a caminar solo en un día en el que la temperatura es de - 45 ºC. Es un buscador de oro inexperto, recién llegado al Yukón. El hombre decide salir solo aunque los viejos pobladores le advirtieron de que la primera y única ley del invierno en el Yukón es que nunca se sale sin un compañero.

On a steamy Monday evening in 1900, New Orleans police officers confronted a black man named Robert Charles as he sat on a doorstep in a working-class neighborhood where racial tensions were running high. What happened next would trigger the largest manhunt in the city’s history, while white mobs took to the streets, attacking and murdering innocent black residents during three days of bloody rioting. Finally cornered, Charles exchanged gunfire with the police in a spectacular gun battle witnessed by thousands.

En 1897 viajó a Alaska, en plena fiebre del oro. De regreso a su ciudad natal, comenzó a escribir los relatos de sus viajes.

"Spieglein, Spieglein an der Wand: Wer ist die Schönste im ganzen Land?", fragt die Königin und tobt vor Eifersucht, als der Name ihrer eigenen Stieftochter fällt - Schneewittchen. Viele Jahre hat die eitle Königin ihre Stieftochter vor den Augen der Welt verborgen. Doch als die Königin Schneewittchen gegen deren Willen mit dem reichen Grafen Sebalt verheiraten will, sehen es alle: Schneewittchen ist schöner als die Königin.

Em Como a música ficou grátis, o jornalista Stephen Witt investiga a fundo a história secreta da pirataria de músicas na internet, partindo dos engenheiros alemães criadores do mp3,, passando por uma fábrica de CDs na Carolina do Norte da qual um funcionário chamado Dell Glover vazou cerca de dois mil álbuns ao longo de uma década e também pelo centro de Manhattan, onde o executivo Doug Morris dominou o mercado mundial do rap, e finalmente mergulhando nos redutos mais obscuros da web até um site ilegal quatro vezes maior do que a loja do iTunes.

Un libro narrado como crónica periodística sobre historias donde el Derecho tuvo que reinventarse para poner llevar a cabo juicios. Son 7 casos judiciales que marcaron la historia. En una vieja prisión de Berlín occidental, con aspecto de fortaleza medieval, muere el último prisionero...

Former convict Jimmy Myer finds himself in a precarious situation, transporting the corpse of a well-known psychic, when an unexpected detour brings him face-to-face with the Molossus. This mythical creature is rumored to grant its keeper immense wealth, albeit at a harrowing price—the inevitable violent demise of its host. Currently, the beast is in the possession of Old Man Moyer, a billionaire with a sinister reputation, who is hell-bent on escaping this fatal fate.