From elite marathoner and Olympic hopeful Becky Wade comes the story of her year-long exploration of diverse global running communities from England to Ethiopia—9 countries, 72 host families, and over 3,500 miles of running—investigating unique cultural approaches to the sport and revealing the secrets to the success of runners all over the world. Fresh off a successful collegiate running career—with multiple NCAA All-American honors and two Olympic Trials qualifying marks to her name—Becky Wade was no stranger to international competition. But after years spent safely sticking to the training methods she knew, Becky was curious about how her counterparts in other countries approached the sport to which she’d dedicated over half of her life. So in 2012, as a recipient of the Watson Fellowship, she packed four pairs of running shoes, cleared her schedule for the year, and took off on a journey to infiltrate diverse running communities around the world. What she encountered far exceeded her expectations and changed her outlook into the sport she loved. Over the next twelve months—visiting 9 countries with unique and storied running histories, logging over 3,500 miles running over trails, tracks, sidewalks, and dirt roads—Becky explored the varied approaches of runners across the globe. Whether riding shotgun around the streets of London with Olympic champion sprinter Usain Bolt, climbing for an hour at daybreak to the top of Ethiopia’s Mount Entoto just to start her daily run, or getting lost jogging through the bustling streets of Tokyo, Becky’s unexpected adventures, keen insights, and landscape descriptions take the reader into the heartbeat of distance running around the world. Upon her return to the United States, she incorporated elements of the training styles she’d sampled into her own program, and her competitive career skyrocketed. When she made her marathon debut in 2013, winning the race in a blazing 2:30, she became the third-fastest woman marathoner under the age of 25 in U.S. history, qualifying for the 2016 Olympic Trials and landing a professional sponsorship from Asics. From the feel-based approach to running that she learned from the Kenyans, to the grueling uphill workouts she adopted from the Swiss, to the injury-recovery methods she learned from the Japanese, Becky shares the secrets to success from runners and coaches around the world. The story of one athlete’s fascinating journey, Run the World is also a call to change the way we approach the world’s most natural and inclusive sport.

Run the World

Traveling is an excellent opportunity for italian language learning - this book will help you to do just that by giving you tools in italian for your trip. It will be easier for you to learn italian by reading while traveling because: - you will be in the cultural context of that new language, what works almost as a italian vocabulary builder - you will enjoy more your voyage if you learn italian words by reading and communicating with local people in their own language This italian to english dictionary and phrase book for travel will help you learn italian language because: - it has all the main sentences and questions you will need in italian for everyone - it is organized according to the main moments of your travel - each phrase is in your language and in the language you want to learn, so you can use it to learn italian vocabulary as an italian quick study guide This italian travel guide has 22 chapters with more than 400 words and english to italian phrases for all main situations of your travel: CHAPTER 01- Frequently asked questions CHAPTER 02 - How to greet people CHAPTER 03 - Words of courtesy CHAPTER 04 - At the airport CHAPTER 05 - Information and directions CHAPTER 06 - In the hotel CHAPTER 07 - At the restaurant CHAPTER 08 - Meat, fish and vegetables CHAPTER 09 - Fruits CHAPTER 10 - More food CHAPTER 11 - Drinks CHAPTER 12 - Money CHAPTER 13 - Transportation CHAPTER 14 - The train CHAPTER 15 - In the subway CHAPTER 16 - Car renting CHAPTER 17 - Days and months CHAPTER 18 - Time CHAPTER 19 - Seasons CHAPTER 20 - Colors CHAPTER 21 - Love and relations CHAPTER 22 - Help phrases Use this italian phrasebook before and while traveling and you will learn italian step by step with our italian travel bilingual texts. Let's start to learn italian quickly with our travel guide?

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Squeezed between Colombia in the north and Peru in the south, Ecuador is named for its location on the Equator and has a landscape so varied that it has been described as a microcosm of every microclimate found in South America. This diversity makes it a magnet for tourists, mountain trekkers, volunteers, and increasing numbers of US retirees looking for a warm, culturally interesting, economical, and safe place to spend much of their time. Ecuador's multiethnic population reflects a unique blend of cultures, from traditionally dressed mountain peoples, whose ancestors inhabited their highland villages before the arrival of the Incas, to the Afro-Ecuadorians of Esmeraldas and the Chota Valley and the tribal peoples of the Amazonian rainforest. The Ecuadorians are proud, friendly, hospitable, and hardworking, but to know them well, the foreign visitor needs to understand the complex historical divisions between the highlands and the coast, and the rigid class and racial hierarchy that has shaped the country's history. Culture Smart! Ecuador takes you beyond the usual descriptions of where to go and what to see and gives you an insider's view of the people, their history, their food, and their culture. Special sections are designed to help food lovers get the most out of the menu, assist business travelers to gain an edge on the competition, and show expats, volunteers, and visitors how to meet and get on well with the Ecuadorians, who are as diverse and varied as the country's amazing geography.

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In "Through South Africa," Henry M. Stanley chronicles his extensive travels across the diverse landscapes and cultures of southern Africa during the late 19th century. This work reflects Stanley's hallmark narrative style, blending vivid descriptions with meticulous detail, which captivates readers interested in exploration and adventure. As a significant piece of travel literature from the Victorian era, the book weaves personal anecdotes with broader sociopolitical observations, offering insights into colonial interactions and indigenous cultures, thereby situating it within the imperial discourse of the time. Henry M. Stanley, renowned for his explorations of Africa and his famed search for David Livingstone, draws on his complex experiences and profound interest in the continent'Äôs geography and peoples. Stanley's firsthand encounters with various tribal communities, political structures, and landscapes heavily influenced his perspective, imbuing this work with an authenticity that balloons its educational value. Such experiences illuminate his evolving attitudes toward colonialism, race, and the intricacies of African societies, enriching the narrative. "Through South Africa" is a must-read for anyone intrigued by Africa'Äôs historical tapestry or the legacy of exploration. Stanley's engaging prose not only entertains but also serves as a crucial historical document that allows modern readers to grasp the intricacies of 19th-century colonial narratives. It invites those interested in travel, history, and cultural studies to embark on a compelling journey through a region often romanticized yet rarely understood.

Through South Africa

Ready To Learn The French Language quickly and in a practical way with exciting short novels? It is no secret that language proficiency grows through practice. The more you practice a foreign language, the more comfortable you will become with it. For beginner French speakers, it is essential not only to expand your vocabulary but also to build confidence in your ability to speak, read, and master the language. The 21 captivating French stories in this book (I have included one bonus story at the end) have been carefully crafted for new French speakers to help with learning new words and phrases, while also strengthening your confidence by reinforcing what you already know. Did you realize that you are already prepared to read short stories in French? So, how should you use this book? It is best to start at the beginning, as the stories in this book will get progressively more sophisticated. Each story comes with a series of questions in French to gauge your comprehension of the story, as well as a glossary of some new words or terms that were introduced in that story. If you have trouble understanding any of the questions in French, refer back to the glossary for help. Words and phrases in the questions that could be confusing are defined in the glossary as well. Each story is also followed by a short synopsis in English for readers who want to make sure they have understood the story’s meaning. We recommend that you read each story—using the glossary definitions if necessary—and then answer the questions. You should refer to the English summaries of the stories only after you have answered the questions. The summaries are a great way to check your answers and determine how well you have understood the material, but it is important to try challenging yourself to understand French. Get your copy now

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"My Life" is an amazing story of an amazing life, regardless of your thoughts on Leon Trotsky's political views and stances. It is one of the most historically important autobiographies of the past century. Well worth reading and re-reading. “This book is not an objective photograph of my life,” Trotsky writes in his foreword to "My Life", “but a component of it. In these pages I am continuing the struggle to which my whole life is devoted… Recounting events, I analyse and appraise them; telling my story, I defend myself, and even more frequently attack.” When he wrote these words in 1929, Trotsky was fifty years old. He had left his old name of Lev Bronstein behind twenty-seven years ago, and in that interval he had escaped from Siberia twice, been imprisoned a number of times by a number of governments, met Lenin, fallen out with Lenin, fallen back in with Lenin, led the Petrograd Soviet, founded the Red Army, won the Civil War, produced a vast quantity of journalism, theory and even literary criticism and finally, after years of struggle against the rising Stalinist faction, found himself stripped of all power and exiled from the USSR. Once Lenin’s friend and equal, he was now reviled. His views, integral to the formation of Bolshevik and then Soviet policy, no longer had any expression. His face was being excised from pictures, his words from pages. His allies were dead, exiled or surrendered. These are the circumstances in which he began to write his memoirs. "My Life" is primarily a very carefully constructed testimony. Trotsky’s life and reputation were at stake. His story had to be watertight, explaining away his class origins (his parents were landowners), smoothing over his early conflicts with Lenin and ensuring that his religious and ethnic origins were not prominent. Every action had to be accounted for, every wrong step justified.

My Life

The idea behind ​​this book is to provide travel enthusiasts like me, a tool that allows them to live fully the travel experience. I think in fact that a trip should involve all the 5 senses, and what better place than behind a table in a little, hidden restaurant or facing a market counter, to use them all at the same time! Too often it happens to visit near or far places, without knowing exactly what are the local specialties, or even convince oneself that a country does not have a typical cuisine... The purpose of this guide is to complement and enhance your travel, with a gastronomic experience. It is designed for an easy and immediate reference, before and during the journey. It aims to give you tips, support, and encourage you to choose and try new dishes, but will also help you to decipher often incomprehensible menus. My book, the result of years of culinary-wandering, aims to stimulate your curiosity, seeking to give you an intuitive idea about local food, unknown ingredients (sometimes peculiar), preparations, or dishes that seem to some bizarre or weird because unusual. Being the result of direct experience and hours of talking with professional and local chefs, the goal is not to be complete but to be a useful tool. I'm fully aware that, having to generalize the kitchen by country and considering the contamination that can emerge from regions, neighboring countries, and cultures, some items may be incomplete, partly incorrect, or even missing.

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This course enables you to speak the basics of the Yoruba language with a focus on commonly used words and phrases. The course includes 15 sessions that cover increasingly more complex content as well as reviewing past content to improve pronunciation and comprehension.

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After eight years working in Japan, immersing herself in its language and literature, Lesley Chan Downer set off in the footsteps of Matsuo Basho, Japan's most cherished poet, to explore the country's remote northern provinces. Basho's pilgrimage to find the landscapes that had inspired the great medieval poets gave birth to Japan's most famous travel book, rich in strange imagery and sometimes comic encounters along the road. In this intriguing cross-threading of journeys, perceptions and exquisite haiku, Lesley creates her own funny, loving and honest portrayal of contemporary Japan. As she walks, she finds at one and the same time a drab, post-industrial landscape of concrete and cables, but also a land still full of the old enchantments. Nights in thatched highland villages and saké-drenched poetry sessions encourage her to see for herself if any of the legendary hermit-priests still survive in the sacred mountains of the north.

On the Narrow Road to the Deep North

The Italian Soul is a pilgrimage of the heart, a journey toward change that will allow its readers to approach life with a more contemplative stance and recreate a sense of la dolce vita—the sweet life—wherever they might be. The Italian Soul offers practical guidance into how we can transport a taste of the Italian “good life” into our own homes. Additionally, it explores the contemplative practices and attitudes that seem to come naturally to a people who have made an art of living and working joyfully. A cross between a travel dispatch and a spirituality guide for seekers who eschew traditional religious practices but are yearning for ways to bring more balance, sanity, and a greater sense of the transcendent into their daily lives. Written by veteran journalist Judith Valente, who has lived and traveled extensively in Italy, The Italian Soul shares personal stories and insights into the Italian way of life, focusing on the attitudes, traditions, and practices that make the people of Italy role models for experiencing delight amid the demands and distractions of ordinary living. Readers will feel as though they are walking along, peering into windows, glimpsing activities as they unfold. The Italian Soul is a book for lovers of Italy, those considering visiting Italy for the first time, and anyone who is interested in learning more about the art of living joyfully. The Italian Soul will share how Italians: Have a deep appreciation for quality and aesthetics Value slowness and savor the little moments in life Show a strong sense of community and make room for leisure and personal care Honor their dead and have a deep respect for tradition Find beauty in the everyday and are able to laugh at themselves The Italian Soul is a book that will change the way you look at life. It is a book that will inspire you to live more joyfully and to savor the simple things.

The Italian Soul

From world traveler, entrepreneur, and content creator @DearAlyne, a vulnerable and hilarious memoir of how she escaped the restrictive expectations of her family and faith and found herself in the process. Alyne Tamir was raised to live her life for others: for her husband, her family, and the Mormon church. For twenty-five years, she put them ahead of herself, repressing things that didn’t fit the neat, traditional story that had been written for her. On the surface, her life seemed picture-perfect. But in reality, Alyne was miserable, struggling to reconcile her flawless image with the pain and humiliation of abuse, an eating disorder, infidelity, and depression. Until Alyne reached a breaking point: the day her husband asked for a divorce—over email. Thank God! Or, not God. Finally free from the expectations of her family and faith, Alyne had to start a new life, which meant rediscovering herself and what she secretly wanted all along: the liberating life of a digital nomad. In a singular voice brimming with honesty and humor, Alyne invites us on a journey of strength and self-discovery—with a little bit of irreverence along the way. Dear Alyne is a one-of-a-kind, coming-of-age story and a testament to the limitless possibilities that await those brave enough to defy convention.

Dear Alyne

The #1 New York Times bestseller by Pulitzer Prize–winning historian David McCullough rediscovers an important chapter in the American story that’s “as resonant today as ever” (The Wall Street Journal)—the settling of the Northwest Territory by courageous pioneers who overcame incredible hardships to build a community based on ideals that would define our country. As part of the Treaty of Paris, in which Great Britain recognized the new United States of America, Britain ceded the land that comprised the immense Northwest Territory, a wilderness empire northwest of the Ohio River containing the future states of Ohio, Indiana, Illinois, Michigan, and Wisconsin. A Massachusetts minister named Manasseh Cutler was instrumental in opening this vast territory to veterans of the Revolutionary War and their families for settlement. Included in the Northwest Ordinance were three remarkable conditions: freedom of religion, free universal education, and most importantly, the prohibition of slavery. In 1788 the first band of pioneers set out from New England for the Northwest Territory under the leadership of Revolutionary War veteran General Rufus Putnam. They settled in what is now Marietta on the banks of the Ohio River. McCullough tells the story through five major characters: Cutler and Putnam; Cutler’s son Ephraim; and two other men, one a carpenter turned architect, and the other a physician who became a prominent pioneer in American science. “With clarity and incisiveness, [McCullough] details the experience of a brave and broad-minded band of people who crossed raging rivers, chopped down forests, plowed miles of land, suffered incalculable hardships, and braved a lonely frontier to forge a new American ideal” (The Providence Journal). Drawn in great part from a rare and all-but-unknown collection of diaries and letters by the key figures, The Pioneers is a uniquely American story of people whose ambition and courage led them to remarkable accomplishments. “A tale of uplift” (The New York Times Book Review), this is a quintessentially American story, written with David McCullough’s signature narrative energy.

The Pioneers

The inspiration behind the powerful new film starring Gugu Mbatha-Raw, Tom Wilkinson and Emily Watson, this is the story of Dido Belle, whose adoption by an aristocratic family challenged the conventions of 18th century England. In one of the most famous portraits in the world, a pretty girl walks through the grounds of Kenwood House, a vision of aristocratic refinement. But the eye is drawn to the beautiful woman on her right. Pointing at her own cheek, she playfully acknowledges her remarkable position in eighteenth-century society. For Dido Belle was the illegitimate, mixed-race daughter of a Royal Navy captain and a slave woman, adopted by the Earl of Mansfield. As Lord Chief Justice of England he would preside over the notorious Zong case – the drowning of 142 slaves by an unscrupulous shipping company. His ruling provided the legal underpinning to the abolition of slavery in Britain. From the privileged yet unequal lives of Dido and her cousin Elizabeth, to the horrific treatment of African slaves, Paula Byrne – the bestselling author of ‘The Real Jane Austen’ – vividly narrates the story of a family that defied convention, the legal trial that exposed the cruelties of slavery and the woman who challenged notions of race at the highest rank.

Belle

The remarkable life of the vivacious, clever – and forgotten – Kennedy sister, who charmed the English aristocracy and was almost erased from her family history. The favourite child of Joe Kennedy and favourite sister of Jack, Kick Kennedy was spirited, vivacious and legendary for her charm. When the Kenndys sailed to Britain in 1938 she was presented as a debutante amid the pre-war social whirl of the British aristocracy. Here she met a shy, tall, handsome man called Billy, and, rebelling against family, faith, and country, soon married him. He was William Cavendish, heir to Chatsworth and the Duke of Devonshire, the most eligible bachelor in England. But their days of married bliss proved short, as war would bring tragedy and loss. Uncovering her spectacular life in full for the first time, Paula Byrne depicts a remarkable woman who bewitched the Churchills, Astors and Mitfords, and yet was almost erased from Kennedy family history.

Kick

Sunday Times Bestseller‘Passionate and well-researched’ Tatler ‘A must-read’ Independent A social history of Labradors, and how they have become the world’s most beloved dogs, by writer, presenter and long-time dog lover Ben Fogle. Labradors are the most popular breed of dog in the world. Not only a great family companion, they also excel at hunting, tracking, retrieving, guiding and rescuing. But where did the breed originally come from? How did it develop? When did black, yellow and chocolate Labradors first appear? Did they really all come from Labrador in Canada and are they really all related to just one dog? In this first history of the Labrador, Ben Fogle goes in search of what makes Labradors so special. Their extraordinary companionship, intelligence, work ethic and loyalty is captured by Ben as he weaves the story of the breed into his own story of his beloved Inca. Ben visits Canada, discovers hair-raising stories of early Labrador exploits and uncovers stories of RNIB Labradors and Labradors at war, Labradors as working dogs and every other manifestation of the Labrador’s character. Exploring their origin, early characteristics, their use as gun dogs, as therapy dogs, as police dogs, as search and rescue dogs and last – and absolutely not least – as family pets, Ben tells the story of a dog breed which has captured our imagination and love for hundreds of years.

Labrador

Hack your next Disney vacation to make the most magical place on earth the absolute happiest it can be with this updated guide to getting the most out of your visit. Did you know… -Some attractions inflate their wait time at the end of the day to discourage riders from entering the line when they’re preparing to close? Check the rides in person...you might be able to cut your wait time in half since there might not actually be a long line! -Although pricier, Genie+ can sometimes come with extra “freebies”—if you know where to look? A great benefit is free digital downloads of select Disney PhotoPass attraction photos. -Packing something as simple as an extra pair of socks can really save your Disney day? Whether you’re met with unexpected weather or are just tired from miles (literally!) of walking, switching out your socks halfway through the day can provide a much-needed refresh. Hack your next Disney vacation to experience as much Disney magic as possible! Walt Disney World has experienced a lot of changes in recent years—from the end of many iconic, beloved programs to updated attractions to price increases on everything from tickets to food and more. With this book in hand, you’ll be prepared to handle every park change in stride, meet your favorite characters, and enjoy your favorite rides…while skipping the lines, the large price tags, and the stress. Utilize the new Genie+ program to the fullest, choose the Annual Passholder option that’s best for you, and more! Walt Disney World Hacks, 2nd Edition will help you maximize your experience with up-to-date hacks on everything from Genie+ to new attractions, and more. With 350+ simple tricks, little-known facts, and helpful hacks, Walt Disney World Hacks, 2nd Edition will help you make sure your next Disney vacation is your happiest ever!

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From critically acclaimed author Mikita Brottman, a true “psychological thriller as intricately organized as a Hitchcock movie” (Madison Smartt Bell, author All Souls’ Rising) about sex, religion, and murder in the deep South. Mike and Denise Williams had a tight knit, seemingly unbreakable bond with childhood friends, Brian and Kathy Winchester. The two couples were devout, hardworking Baptists who lived perfect, quintessentially Southern lives. Their friendship seemed ironclad. That is, until December 16, 2000, when Denise’s husband Mike disappeared while hunting on Lake Seminole. After no body was found, everyone assumed that Mike had drowned in a tragic accident, his body eaten by alligators. But things took an unexpected turn when, within five years of Mike’s disappearance, Brian Winchester divorced his wife and married Denise. Their surprising romance set tongues talking. People began wondering how long they had been a couple, and whether they had anything to do with Mike’s death. It took another twelve years for the truth to come out—and when it did, it was unimaginable. Now, the full, “richly atmospheric, deeply researched, and terrifying true crime” (Betsy Bonner, author of Round Lake) tale is revealed as never before. Through tenacious research and clear-eyed prose, Guilty Creatures probes the psychology of a couple who killed and explores how it feels to live for eighteen years with murder on the soul.

Guilty Creatures

‘Windswept is a wonderful work, prose painted in bold, bright strokes like a Scottish Colourist's canvas’ ROBERT MACFARLANE ‘An instant classic of British nature-writing’ SUNDAY TELEGRAPH A few years ago, Annie Worsley traded a busy life in academia to take on a small-holding or croft on the west coast of Scotland. It is a land ruled by great elemental forces – light, wind and water – that hold sway over how land forms, where the sea sits and what grows. Windswept explores what it means to live in this rugged, awe-inspiring place of unquenchable spirit and wild weather. Walk with Annie as she lays quartz stones in the river to reflect the moonlight and attract salmon, as she watches otters play tag across the beach, as she is awoken by the feral bellowing of stags. Travel back in time to the epic story of how Scotland’s valleys were carved by glaciers, rivers scythed paths through mountains, how the earliest people found a way of life in the Highlands – and how she then found a home there millennia later. With stunning imagery and lyrical prose, Windswept evokes a place where nature reigns supreme and humans must learn to adapt. It is her paean to a beloved place, one richer with colour, sound and life than perhaps anywhere else in the UK.

Windswept

This Pack joins the first 4 volumes of the collection Learn Words With Images, that allow you to easily learn a new language with the help of images. Use it to save and learn faster 400 Spanish Words using Images and Bilingual Text, These are the first 4 volumes included in this Pack at a discount price (you get 1 books for free): [ Vol 01 ] - 100 WORDS ABOUT PROFESSIONS, TRAVEL AND FAMILY, WITH IMAGES AND BILINGUAL TEXT [ Vol 02 ] - 100 ANIMALS NAMES, WITH IMAGES AND BILINGUAL TEXT [ Vol 03 ] - 100 IMAGES OF ACTIONS AND FEELINGS, WITH IMAGES AND BILINGUAL TEXT [ Vol 04 ] - NUMBERS FROM 0 TO 100, WITH IMAGES AND BILINGUAL TEXT Use this economic and thematic visual dictionay pack to Save & Learn Spanish vocabulary faster! Why to choose this eBooks to Learn Spanish Faster? Because the Learn With Images books brings together the two best ways to learn Spanish: - The Word with Image Method - The Bilingual Reading English Spanish Learning Spanish vocabulary with these books is very simple: - See the photo - Read the name in English - Read the corresponding word in Spanish Each new image will help you memorize a word in the new language, in these learn Spanish books for beginners. Just see the image and learn a new word, then go to the next image and do the same. Step by step, with this learn spanish books for beginners, you will begin to learn Spanish words, understand it and memorize more and more words and learn Spanish rapidly. Just see the images and learn to speak in Spanish. Learn Spanish the fast and fun way!

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The most intimate and elaborately enhanced addition to the Hemingway Library series: Hemingway’s memoir of his safari across the Serengeti—presented with archival material from the Hemingway Collection at the John F. Kennedy Library and with the never-before-published safari journal of Hemingway’s second wife, Pauline Pfeiffer. When it was first published in 1935, The New York Times called Green Hills of Africa, “The best-written story of big-game hunting anywhere,” Hemingway’s evocative account of his safari through East Africa with his wife, Pauline Pfeiffer, captures his fascination with big-game hunting. In examining the grace of the chase and the ferocity of the kill, Hemingway looks inward, seeking to explain the lure of the hunt and the primal undercurrent that comes alive on the plains of Africa. Green Hills of Africa is also an impassioned portrait of the glory of the African landscape and the beauty of a wilderness that was, even then, being threatened by the incursions of man. This new Hemingway Library Edition offers a fresh perspective on Hemingway’s classic travelogue, with a personal foreword by Patrick Hemingway, the author’s sole surviving son, who spent many years as a professional hunter in East Africa; a new introduction by Seán Hemingway, grandson of the author; and, published for the first time in its entirety, the African journal of Hemingway’s wife, Pauline, which offers an intimate glimpse into thoughts and experiences that shaped her husband’s craft.

Green Hills of Africa

"In a world where authentic connections are increasingly rare, mastering the art of attraction becomes a powerful skill that can reshape your personal and professional life. "How to Attract Anyone in Life: 15 Ways to Attract Anyone" is your comprehensive guide to unveiling the secrets of genuine connection and leaving indelible impressions. With years of research and practical experience as its foundation, this book offers 15 proven strategies to attract anyone, regardless of their background, interests, or circumstances. Through a blend of insightful advice and actionable techniques, you'll discover how to cultivate magnetic qualities that captivate others and forge deep, meaningful connections. Embrace the transformative power of self-confidence by unlocking your unique qualities and surmounting insecurities. Master the art of effective communication, both verbal and non-verbal, to convey your thoughts and emotions with clarity and impact. Delve into the intricacies of emotional intelligence and empathy, laying the foundation for genuine connections rooted in understanding and mutual respect. Elevate your physical presence through grooming tips, body language mastery, and self-care practices that radiate confidence and draw attention. Explore the fine balance between authenticity and mystery, leaving others intrigued and yearning for more. From crafting unforgettable experiences to nurturing enduring attraction, this book provides pragmatic guidance on fostering relationships that withstand the test of time. With "How to Attract Anyone in Life," you'll gain invaluable insights into the dynamics of attraction, empowering you to cultivate lasting connections in both personal and professional realms. Whether you're seeking love, striving for success, or aiming to build profound relationships, these 15 proven strategies equip you with the tools and knowledge to attract anyone you desire. Prepare to unlock your inner magnetism and embark on a transformative journey towards authentic and fulfilling connections. Start your pursuit of attraction mastery today with "How to Attract Anyone in Life: 15 Ways to Attract Anyone."

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'A glorious freewheel through the culinary quirks and delights of the USA – an unmissable treat!' – Tim SpectorWhen the nation’s ‘taster-in-chief’ Felicity Cloake announced her dream to cycle across America, the reactions were… mixed: “You’ll get squashed,” warned a Californian colleague. “You’ll be murdered,” added her mum. Friends panicked: “But… what will you eat?” Determined to prove there’s more to American food than the cartoonish glamour of burgers and doughnuts (though she tries those too), Felicity embarks on the ultimate coast-to-coast adventure, tackling highways, byways and pieways by bike in an unforgettable election year. While the news cycle spins with outrage, what she discovers on the ground is far richer: a wildly varied place of warm hospitality, local pride and unforgettable flavours — from crawfish stew to sauerkraut balls, Memphis barbecue to Mission burritos, Italian beef to Tex-Mex gyoza, she dives into iconic dishes and the stories behind them. Drawn to the scale, energy and contrasts of a country as complex as its cuisine, Felicity takes us along for the ride — mile by mile, meal by meal — finding a nation that’s welcoming, generous and full of heart where it counts: around the table.

Peach Street to Lobster Lane

“A genuinely helpful framework for thinking about our own voyages” (The Atlantic), The New Tourist explores how tourism has shaped the world, for better and for worse, and offers essential reading for anyone looking for a deeper understanding of the implications of their wanderlust. Through deep and insightful dispatches from tourist spots around the globe—from Hawaii to Saudi Arabia, Amsterdam to Angkor Wat—The New Tourist shines a light on an industry that accounts for one in ten jobs worldwide and generates nearly ten percent of global GDP. How did a once-niche activity become the world’s most important means of contact across cultures? When does tourism destroy the soul of a city, and when does it offer a place a new lease on life? Is “last chance tourism” prompting a powerful change in perspective—or driving places we love further into the ground? “Engaging and thoughtful” (Kirkus Reviews) and filled with page-turning revelations, The New Tourist spotlights painful truths but also delivers a message of hope: that the right kind of tourism—and the right kind of tourist—can be a powerful force for good.

The New Tourist

INSTANT NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER · A RUPAUL'S BOOK CLUB PICK A Town & Country Must-Read Book of Summer 2024! One of Vulture's Best New Audiobooks of 2024. ""A delightful and sharp-witted tour through a lifetime’s worth of travel exploits and misadventures. . . . Readers are bound to catch the travel bug.""—Publishers Weekly ""Filled with warmth and self-deprecating humor, Janetti's relatable observations convey his deep affection for [his husband] Brad and the places they love."" —The Washington Post In this hilarious and often touching collection, the author, television writer, and producer takes us with him on travels across the globe. Gary Janetti has gained a devoted following, with a huge audience on social media, and two bestselling collections of essays under his belt. His new collection will prompt laughter but also delighted recognition as Janetti tackles the absurdity and glory of travel. In We Are Experiencing a Slight Delay, he shares stories of his varied trips around the world. Tag along as he enjoys an unexpectedly transformative stay at a rigorous Italian spa where he and his husband go from deep grumpiness to exaltation. Take a ride on the Orient Express to Venice and discover a surprising side of London, including a hilarious dinner with actress Maggie Smith. And pull up a deck chair to watch the entertainment as Gary embarks on a family cruise on the Queen Mary 2. Interspersed with recollections of his trips are personal meditations on dining alone as well as journeys to such diverse destinations as Mykonos, Australia, a Noma pop-up, and other glamorous spots. Gary is unabashedly frank about his very exacting travel needs, and delivers practical advice on all aspects of the traveler’s life, from very precise packing instructions, suggestions on how to get upgrades, and restaurant and hotel recommendations in his favorite cities. Aspirational, charmingly acerbic, and as diverting as the best vacation can be, delivering both laughs and moments of sharp recognition, Gary’s funny collection is the perfect getaway companion, for both seasoned nomads and curious armchair travelers.

We Are Experiencing a Slight Delay

Meet the man who makes the mission of learning any language possible! The all-you-need guide to learning a language. Language hacker Benny Lewis shows how anyone anywhere can learn any language without leaving their home, using a simple toolkit and by harnessing the power of the Internet. Benny definitely wasn’t born with the ‘language gene’. After graduating in electronic engineering in his native Ireland he spent six months in Spain struggling to learn Spanish. This frustrating experience fuelled his determination to take a different approach to learning foreign languages. Today he speaks over ten languages including Mandarin Chinese, Arabic, French, German, Portuguese, and Hungarian. He has also learnt Japanese in Spain. This typifies one of his ‘3-month challenges’ where he targets a new language and proceeds to become fluent in it within just three months. He charts his progress on his blog, proving that his techniques allow anyone to learn a language from anywhere. Benny’s blog, also called Fluent in 3 Months, is the largest language learning blog in the world. The key principles of Benny’s method: Speak from day one: find mother-tongue speaking partners online. Don’t be self-conscious – keep the flow going!Change your mindset: ditch the excuses, you can do it!Stay focused and determined: even if you don’t have much time, never forget the goal you’ve set yourself and work at it.Learning a language doesn’t need to be expensive: there is a wealth of free resources out there, if you know where to find themReap the rewards! Learning a new language is not an end in itself, but a means to meeting new people and discovering new cultures. Curiosity will fuel your determination.

Fluent in 3 Months

From one of the most important chroniclers of our time, come two extended excerpts from her never-before-seen notebooks–writings that offer an illuminating glimpse into the mind and process of a legendary writer. Joan Didion has always kept notebooks: of overheard dialogue, observations, interviews, drafts of essays and articles Here is one such draft that traces a road trip she took with her husband, John Gregory Dunne, in June 1970, through Louisiana, Mississippi, and Alabama. She interviews prominent local figures, describes motels, diners, a deserted reptile farm, a visit with Walker Percy, a ladies' brunch at the Mississippi Broadcasters' Convention. She writes about the stifling heat, the almost viscous pace of life, the sulfurous light, and the preoccupation with race, class, and heritage she finds in the small towns they pass through. And from a different notebook: the "California Notes" that began as an assignment from Rolling Stone on the Patty Hearst trial of 1976. Though Didion never wrote the piece, watching the trial and being in San Francisco triggered thoughts about the city, its social hierarchy, the Hearsts, and her own upbringing in Sacramento. Here, too, is the beginning of her thinking about the West, its landscape, the western women who were heroic for her, and her own lineage.

South and West

Read by the author, this is Louis Theroux's hilarious and thought-provoking journey through weird America. For 10 years, Louis Theroux has been making programmes about off-beat characters on the fringes of US society. Now he revisits America and the people who have most fascinated him to try to discover what motivates them, why they believe the things they believe, and to find out what has happened to them since he last saw them. Along the way, Louis thinks about what drives him to spend so much time among weird people and considers whether he's learned anything about himself in the course of ten years working with them. Has he manipulated the people he's interviewed, or have they manipulated him? From his Las Vegas base, Louis revisits the assorted dreamers and outlaws who have been his TV feeding ground. Attempting to understand a little about himself and the workings of his own mind, Louis considers questions such as: what is the difference between pathology and "normal" weirdness? Is there something particularly weird about Americans? What does it mean to be weird, or "to be yourself"? And do we choose our beliefs or do our beliefs choose us?

The Call of the Weird

On October 12, 1972, a plane carrying a team of young rugby players crashed into the remote, snow-peaked Andes. Out of the forty-five original passengers and crew, only sixteen made it off the mountain alive. For ten excruciating weeks, they suffered deprivations beyond imagining, confronting nature head-on at its most furious and inhospitable. And to survive,these men and women not only had to keep their faith, they had to make an impossible decision: Should they eat the flesh of their dead friends? A remarkable story of endurance and determination, Alive is the dramatic bestselling account of one of the most harrowing quests for survival in modern times.

Alive

One of TIME's 100 Must-Reads of 2024 'A delight' The New York Times 'Delicious' Vogue 'Superb' Time 'Joyful, bold and liberating' Emma Gannon Come to Paris, August 2021, when the City of Lights was still empty of tourists and a thirst for long-overdue pleasure gripped those who wandered its streets. After New York City emptied out in March 2020, Glynnis MacNicol, aged forty-six, unmarried with no children, spent sixteen months alone in her tiny Manhattan apartment. The isolation was punishing. A year without touch. Women are warned of invisibility as they age, but this was an extreme loneliness no one can prepare you for. When the opportunity to sublet a friend's apartment in Paris arose, MacNicol jumped on it. Leaving felt less like a risk than a necessity. What follows is a decadent, joyful, unexpected journey into one woman's pursuit of radical enjoyment. The weeks in Paris are filled with friendship and food and sex. There is dancing on the Seine; a plethora of gooey cheese; midnight bike rides through empty Paris; handsome men; afternoons wandering through the empty Louvre; nighttime swimming in the ocean off a French island. And yes, plenty of nudity. In the spirit of Nora Ephron and Deborah Levy (think Colette . . . if she'd had access to dating apps), I'm Mostly Here to Enjoy Myself is an intimate, insightful, powerful, and endlessly pleasurable memoir of an intensely lived experience whose meaning and insight expand far beyond the personal narrative. MacNicol is determined to document the beauty, excess, and triumph of a life that does not require permission. The pursuit of enjoyment is a political act, both a right and a responsibility. Enjoying yourself-as you are-is not something the world tells you is possible, but it is. Here's the proof.

I'm Mostly Here to Enjoy Myself

The author of the acclaimed true-crime memoir, The Kill Jar, tells the inside story of the “University of Idaho Murders,” offering a memorable, thoughtful dive into our societal fascination with true crime, the media’s seeming blood-frenzy, and the future of homicide investigations, while cultivating an intimate look into the minds and hearts of the victims and their suspected killer alike. Just after 4:00 am on November 13, 2022, four University of Idaho students were viciously stabbed to death in an off-campus house. The killings would shake the small blue-collar college town of Moscow, Idaho, dominate mainstream news coverage, and become a social media obsession, drawing millions of clicks and views. While a reticent Moscow Police Department, the FBI, and the Idaho State Police searched for the killer, unending conjecture and countless theories blazed online, in chatrooms and platforms from Reddit and YouTube to Facebook and TikTok. For more than a month, the clash of armchair investigators and law enforcement professionals raged, until a suspect—a 28-year-old Ph.D. candidate studying criminology—was arrested at his family home 2,500 miles away in the Pocono Mountains of Pennsylvania on the day before New Year’s Eve. While Idaho Slept is a thought-provoking, literary chronicle of a small-town murder investigation blistering beneath the unceasing light of international interest, as traditional investigators, citizen sleuths, and the true-crime media acted—sometimes together, often in conflict—to uncover the truth. As J. Reuben Appelman brings this terrible crime into focus, he humanizes the four victims, examining the richness of their lives, dissects the mind and motivations of their presumed killer, and explores the world of northern Idaho, a rugged, deeply conservative stronghold steeped in Christian values and American patriotism. Going deep inside the case, Appelman addresses a crucial question: With so many millions of citizens armed by access and hungry to take part in a true crime hunt of their own, has the nature of homicide investigations permanently changed? Rising above the sensational, While Idaho Slept illuminates the intrinsic connection between today’s media, citizen sleuths, our societal mania for murder tales, and an impatient public’s insatiable appetite for spectacle as never before. Running beneath, the pulse of the story is a heartbreaking narrative of the people we love, the dreams we all share, and the uncertain time left for sharing them.

While Idaho Slept

A guide to some of the world’s most fascinating places, as seen and experienced by writer, television host, and relentlessly curious traveler Anthony Bourdain Anthony Bourdain saw more of the world than nearly anyone. His travels took him from the hidden pockets of his hometown of New York to a tribal longhouse in Borneo, from cosmopolitan Buenos Aires, Paris, and Shanghai to Tanzania’s utter beauty and the stunning desert solitude of Oman’s Empty Quarter—and many places beyond. In World Travel, a life of experience is collected into an entertaining, practical, fun and frank travel guide that gives readers an introduction to some of his favorite places—in his own words. Featuring essential advice on how to get there, what to eat, where to stay and, in some cases, what to avoid, World Travel provides essential context that will help readers further appreciate the reasons why Bourdain found a place enchanting and memorable. Supplementing Bourdain’s words are a handful of essays by friends, colleagues, and family that tell even deeper stories about a place, including sardonic accounts of traveling with Bourdain by his brother, Christopher; a guide to Chicago’s best cheap eats by legendary music producer Steve Albini. For veteran travelers, armchair enthusiasts, and those in between, World Travel offers a chance to experience the world like Anthony Bourdain. The audiobook is read by Laurie Woolever, Shep Gordon, Christopher Bourdain, Jen Agg, Matt Walsh, Bill Buford, Claude Tayag, Nari Kye, Vidya Balachander, and Steve Albini. Copyright 2021 by Anthony M. Bourdain Trust UW; “A Child’s View of Paris (1966),” “Revisiting New Jersey,” and “Uruguay Dreamin’” copyright 2020 by Christopher Bourdain; published with permission of Christopher Bourdain Supplemental enhancement PDF accompanies the audiobook.

World Travel

Cuando Bernardo Gutiérrez pisó la Amazonia brasileña, supo que ya había amado aquellos colores, aquellos ríos. De niño había pasado dos años en Caracas y guardaba tenues imágenes de indígenas, aguas negras y hormigas gigantes. Fue corrigiendo aquellos recuerdos en su último viaje, desde Manaos hasta la desembocadura del Amazonas. Recorrió una tierra de doble filo, al mismo tiempo cielo e infierno: por un lado, naturaleza exuberante y perfumada, la magia, los botos o delfines rosados que se convierten en hombres; por otro, lluvias ingobernables, humedad y barro, la desigualdad crónica, los esclavos y las diezmadas tribus indígenas, las madereras y las multinacionales de la soja. Como revela el autor en esta crónica de viaje, el puzle amazónico está hecho de historia densa e inverosímil, con «formigas de fogo» de picadura abrasadora, barcos impuntualísimos y ungüentos mágicos. Este es un viaje que contiene muchos otros, un viaje por el rincón más olvidado del Brasil. Este audiolibro está narrado en castellano. Bernardo Gutiérrez es un investigador, escritor y periodista español. Escribe sobre tecnopolítica, cultura libre, redes, movimientos sociales y participación en importantes periódicos de España y el extranjero, como «Público», «El País», «20 Minutos», «Esquire», «Open Democracy», «Al Jazeera» o «National Geographic», entre otros.

Calle Amazonas

El relato de viajes más antiguo en nuestro país del que se tiene noticia fue escrito por una mujer. Lo habría redactado en el siglo IV una dama gallega llamada Egeria en forma de cartas dirigidas a sus amigas. Aún hoy, lo que se conserva de este fatigoso viaje de peregrinación a Tierra Santa no ha perdido ni la frescura ni el valor testimonial que supuso tan largo periplo en las postrimerías del Imperio Romano, vivido y relatado desde la perspectiva de una mujer singular, curiosa y decidida. A través de la Vía Domitia, la autora recorre Constantinopla y los escenarios bíblicos de Jerusalén, Egipto, el Sinaí y Mesopotamia, tomando nota e interesándose por todo lo que ve. Carlos Pascual se ocupa de la traducción de esas cartas, así como de la introducción, notas y bibliografía de esta Peregrinatio o Itinerarium, un texto redactado en el siglo IV, copiado en el siglo XI por un monje de la abadía de Montecasino y recuperado felizmente a finales del siglo XIX.

Cuadernos de Horizonte

Viaje de Egeria

Hemos dividido nuestros libros para aprender italiano en diferentes niveles de aprendizaje. Empieza por el libro “Principiante inicial” y continúa con los libros “Principiante” y “Principiante avanzado”. A continuación, sigue con la serie “Intermedio”. Por último, pon a prueba tus conocimientos y consolídalos con la serie “Diálogos”. En la Unidad 1 escucharás el italiano desglosado en sílabas que serán recitadas repetidamente de manera muy lenta y clara. Justo antes de que se recite cada frase escucharás la traducción, así siempre entenderás lo que se está diciendo. La Unidad 2 se centra exclusivamente en aumentar tu capacidad de escucha, lo que mejorará tus habilidades para entablar una conversación con un hablante nativo de italiano. Este capítulo requiere que escuches detenidamente los matices del idioma. En la Unidad 3 ya notarás los progresos en tu capacidad de expresión y de comprensión del idioma italiano. La traducción recitada irá seguida de dos repeticiones en italiano a una velocidad totalmente natural. Mientras aprendes a procesar el italiano hablado con fluidez, las Unidades 3 y 4 te ayudarán a memorizar vocabulario nuevo y frases completas. En la Unidad 5 podrás ponerte a prueba para ver lo que has aprendido. Si tienes dificultades, te recomendamos que repases el apartado de comprensión, expresión y memorización de las Unidades 1, 2, 3 o 4, dependiendo de lo que te suponga más problemas. Hemos creado nuestros audiolibros para que puedas aprender sin necesidad de ningún eBook. Temas que se tratan en este libro: - Saludo - Preguntar información personal - Preguntar sobre personas o cosas - Hablar de la hora y la fecha actuales - Hablar de la ubicación de las cosas - Describir cosas - Gustos y aversiones - Hablar de habilidades - Hablar de la apariencia - Hablar de la personalidad - Hablar del tiempo - Hablar de comida - Hablar de la casa (muebles y habitaciones)

Italiano Fácil - Aprende Sin Esfuerzo - Principiante inicial - Volumen 1 de 3

Impulsado por un profundo deseo de descubrir, comprender y explicar lo desconocido, de aventurarse lejos en busca de experiencias y aprendizaje, en 2013, Axel Torres emprendió un fascinante viaje a los Balcanes con un doble propósito: explorar Albania, una nación que durante el siglo XX se caracterizó por su notorio hermetismo hacia el exterior, y sumergirse en la compleja realidad del fútbol en Kosovo, un territorio cuya selección no contaba con reconocimiento y cuyo campeonato de liga no clasificaba para competiciones europeas. Desde ese primer viaje, Axel logró establecer vínculos profundos con diversas personas en ambos lugares. Con el transcurso de los acontecimientos, su fascinación por la región lo llevó a regresar en cuatro ocasiones más. Estos viajes le otorgaron un conocimiento profundo del territorio desde un punto de vista futbolístico, político, histórico y cultural. Al concluir su quinto viaje, Albania, Kosovo y él mismo habrán cambiado mucho.

Crónicas balcánicas

Hello! ¡Hola! ¿Comprendes esta primera palabra en inglés? ¡Si tu puedes! ¡Esto es inglés fácil! ¿Por qué? Porque lo lees usando una nueva técnica: lectura bilingüe (texto paralelo). ¿Cómo funciona? Es simple: la lectura bilingüe funciona al leer dos versiones del mismo libro o texto al mismo tiempo. Una versión está en el idioma que desea aprender (en este caso, lo ayudaremos a aprender inglés) y la otra versión está en su idioma nativo o en otro idioma con el que se sienta cómodo: aquí utilizaremos el español. De esta manera, puedes usar historias cortas para aprender inglés de una manera divertida con el método bilingüe de lectura natural. Al usar este método, rápidamente comenzará a descubrir el significado de las palabras en inglés y a acumular vocabulario rápidamente. Para cautivar a los más pequeños, este libro reúne 50 increíbles imágenes de Pugs con textos breves, sencillos y divertidos escritos en su lengua materna y en el idioma que desean aprender. Poco a poco, en este libro en inglés para niños o adultos, verás que todos memorizan más vocabulario de una manera fácil, rápida y divertida. Es un excelente recurso de aprendizaje de idiomas en inglés. Empecemos a aprender inglés? Vamos, va a ser divertido. ¡Pugs te ayudarán a aprender!

Inglés sin barreras - Aprende nuevas palabras en Inglés con Inglés para niños

6 Aventuras en Barcelona -en inglés y español- para aprender inglés con la Lectura Bilingüe Una de las formas más eficaces de aprender un nuevo idioma es a través de los cuentos, utilizando la técnica de la Lectura Bilingüe. Las 6 historias de este libro relatan diversas aventuras en Barcelona, una de las principales ciudades de España. Las historias se presentan tanto en inglés (USA.) como en español (España) para facilitar tu aprendizaje del idioma. Empieza leyendo la historia en tu lengua materna y luego cambia al otro idioma. Intente comprender cómo se presenta el contenido de la historia en la segunda lengua. Lee activamente, compara idiomas y presta atención a las palabras o frases nuevas en la segunda lengua. Puedes volver a visitar estas historias para practicar con regularidad: recuerda que cuanto más te involucres con las historias, más confianza adquirirás en el aprendizaje del inglés. Sumérgete en estas aventuras, explora Barcelona y mejora tu dominio del vocabulario en inglés mientras disfrutas de cautivadoras narraciones. ¡Disfruta de esta sencilla forma de aprender inglés!

Cuentos Bilingües para aprender Inglés

Cuentos Bilingües 1 - En Barcelona

Asia es un manantial de sabiduría del que todos podemos beber. Aunque milenarias, sus fuentes filosóficas y espirituales permanecen vivas en el día a día de países como la India, Myanmar, Thailandia, Laos, el Tíbet o Japón. Este libro propone un viaje físico, intelectual y emocional a las raíces de las distintas filosofías orientales y a sus formas de espiritualidad, para extraer enseñanzas capaces de mejorar nuestra vida cotidiana: cómo aprender a vivir con menos, a fluir, a entender la naturaleza transitoria de las cosas, a perder el miedo a la muerte, a vivir en el presente o danzar a la vida… A mitad de camino entre el libro de viajes y el ensayo, Darshan propone un viaje de crecimiento personal, en el que intervienen paisajes, gentes, costumbres e ideas, combinando la experiencia con fragmentos de textos clásicos como el Tao Te King, los Yoga Sutras de Patanjali, El secreto de la flor de oro, la Bhagavad-gita o el Bushido. En esencia, este libro es una invitación al viaje interior y al conocimiento de algunas de las culturas más importantes de la humanidad.

Sabiduría Perenne

Darshan

El Camino de Santiago, una de las principales rutas de peregrinación de la cristiandad, que surgió en la Edad Media como respuesta al avance del Islam en Europa, ha sido recuperada en nuestro tiempo. Entonces fue vía de expiación..., y hoy un referente para quienes quieren experimentar nuevas formas de espiritualidad. El actual peregrino de la Senda Estelar de los pueblos antiguos debe saber cuál es su origen pagano, además de las claves ocultas que le permitirán entender y aprovechar mejor todas sus lecciones.

Guía oculta del Camino de Santiago

Brujas y Gante han formado parte de un modo muy activo del devenir de Europa, aunque actualmente han sido relegadas, desde el punto de vista administrativo, por la capital, Bruselas, principal nexo de comunicaciones del país. Ambas ciudades han manifestado, desde siempre, un interés especial por perdurar en el tiempo, implementando políticas de sostenibilidad y respeto por su entorno, como se puede percibir en el cinturón verde que rodea Brujas o en la infinidad de parques de ambas ciudades. Entre las prácticas promovidas por la ciudad están: evitar el uso de pesticidas en las zonas verdes; utilizar hormigón orgánico en la restauración de los muros de los canales para que crezca la vegetación, el uso de productos provenientes del comercio justo en sus recepciones o servicios públicos... El interés de Gante por un turismo responsable queda patente ya en la presencia de hoteles, restaurantes, tiendas, mercados y monumentos responsables destacados en su web turística.

Alhenamedia Responsable

Brujas y Gante responsables

Cuadernos perdidos de Japón recoge las impresiones, tanto a vuelapluma como reposadas, de Patricia Almarcegui durante dos viajes a Japón separados por una década. Una reflexión profunda sobre la cultura, la sociedad, lo popular y lo íntimo, un viaje que empieza en el territorio y termina en el interior, que recorre una tierra extraña para encontrar el corazón de quien viaja. Este audiolibro está narrado en castellano. Patricia Almarcegui es una autora española nacida en Zaragoza. Profesora de literatura comparada, ha publicado numerosos libros de ensayo y de viaje, que le han valido honores como el de ser profesora invitada en The American University en El Cairo y en París. Actualmente colabora con medios como Eldiario.es, La Vanguardia, El País, Jotdown o Quimera.

Candaya Abierta

Cuadernos perdidos de Japón

Recorrer Europa es un objetivo que está en la mente de los viajeros pero muchos no saben por dónde comenzar y la riqueza de nuestro continente les asusta. Nadie está dispuesto a perderse nada. El coche es el único medio que nos garantiza libertad: la libertad de detenerse en el más pequeño de los pueblos, libertad para desviarnos de la ruta, libertad para conversar con las gentes del lugar Una libertad que se traduce en experiencias, vivencias La idea de Recorrer Europa en 30 rutas es una propuesta novedosa que tiene como objetivo aunar los mejores itinerarios para viajar en coche por Europa. Rutas emblemáticas como los castillos de Baviera, la Toscana o Valonia..., rutas llamativas, como las que nos llevan a recorrer Transilvania, la Inglaterra intelectual o la Polonia de Chopin..., y rutas a destinos poco frecuentes como Eslovenia, Valonia o la que nos permite conocer el pasado común de Bulgaria y Turquía. Sin faltar las rutas más atractivas por España: Euskadi, Andalucía, Galicia, Asturias...

Viajar en libertad

Viajar en libertad por Europa 30 rutas imprescindibles en coche

¿Los pueblos prehistóricos desconocieron la importancia del cerebro y su profunda relación con la vida humana? ¿Por qué en algún momento se pensó que el corazón era el órgano que controlaba las sensaciones y los movimientos? ¿Cuándo se introdujo el concepto de mente asociada a la capacidad de razonar y cómo se obtuvo una visión más completa de las funciones mentales? ¿Quiénes abordaron por primera vez las enfermedades neurológicas? En este sorprendente audiolibro, Ignacio Morgado nos revela las ideas y los descubrimientos de filósofos y científicos que hicieron posible el conocimiento actual del cerebro y la mente humana, como Aristóteles, Galeno, Descartes, Galvani, Von Helmholtz, Ramón y Cajal, Sherrington, Pavlov o Skinner, y nos muestra también los inventos técnicos que dieron paso a ese saber, como el microscopio compuesto, los dispositivos para almacenar electricidad, el electroencefalograma y las neuroimágenes modernas. Salpicado de abundantes anécdotas y curiosidades relacionadas con los protagonistas y sus hallazgos, este valioso compendio repasa, desde la remota antigüedad hasta nuestros días, la historia del cerebro, de los procesos mentales (la memoria, el aprendizaje, el sueño…) y de los principales trastornos neurológicos, un análisis que consigue darnos una imagen total de lo que es la neurociencia.

Ariel

Materia gris

Un libro que no solo cuenta la historia de un viaje sino también las historias de los demás. En plena fiebre por los ochomiles y las cimas del mundo, el viajero guipuzcoano Josu Iztueta enroló a un grupo de expedicionarios para recorrer durante nueve meses las depresiones geográficas más profundas de la Tierra. «Nunca he tomado una decisión tan rápida, tan clara, tan feliz», recuerda el autor de este libro, Ander Izagirre, veinte años después de participar en la expedición Pangea. Izagirre viajó con este grupo por el Valle de la Muerte, en América del Norte; el lago Eyre, en Australia; la Laguna del Carbón, en América del Sur; el mar Caspio, en Europa; el mar Muerto, en Asia; y el lago Assal, en África. Algunos son territorios enigmáticos, a veces hostiles, pero en todos ellos Izagirre encuentra voces y vidas: pastores, maestras, pescadores, mineros, refugiados, emigrantes, nómadas, militares, monjas, ministros, autoestopistas, mafiosos, camioneros. Porque esa es la gran ventaja de visitar los puntos más bajos y no las cumbres: en las depresiones vive gente. Y son las historias de la gente las que dan esa pequeña sacudida eléctrica que todo buen viaje necesita. Los sótanos del mundo posee la emoción y el asombro del niño que imagina viajes mientras recorre un atlas con el dedo, la tensión narrativa del contador de historias junto a la hoguera y la mirada empática del periodista que sabe que ningún paisaje está completo sin la historia de las personas que lo habitan. Los sótanos del mundo es un viaje feliz de depresión en depresión. El relato de una expedición por las depresiones geográficas. LO QUE PIENSA LA CRÍTICA A buen seguro que Los sótanos del mundo se convertirá en un clásico del género - Roge Blasco, Radio Euskadi Izagirre ha escrito un libro en la mejor tradición de la literatura de viajes, a veces fronteriza con las historias de aventuras, que se lee con gusto hasta por los espíritus más sedentarios, - Mitxel Ezquiaga, El Diario Vasco SOBRE EL AUTOR Ander Izagirre - Donostia-San Sebastián (1976). Escribe con los veinte dedos. Ha publicado crónicas sobre los porteadores de la cordillera del Karakórum, los supervivientes de Chernóbil, los campesinos que se rebelan contra la Mafia en Sicilia, el hombre que ordeñó las nubes en la isla de El Hierro o los arqueólogos que descubrieron un río de leche lunar. Recibió el Premio Europeo de Prensa 2015 por un reportaje sobre crímenes militares en Colombia, y el Premio Euskadi de Literatura 2017, en la categoría de ensayo, por el libro Potosí.

Los sótanos del mundo

¿Qué tanto sabemos y no sabemos sobre ese paraíso destruido por los dioses y olvidado bajo las frías aguas del tiempo? ¿Te gustaría conocer donde comenzó su historia? ¿Acaso hay evidencias que respalden el mito? Entonces sigue leyendo… “La Atlántida, que se sumergió en el mar por causa de terremotos, tenía un tamaño "más grande que la Libia y el Asia" quedó reducida a un escollo que impide la navegación en esa parte de los mares.” - Critias Atlántida es un lugar conocido para todo consumidor de literatura, cine o libros de historia. La idea de la isla perdida considerada una sociedad utópica y avanzada cuya sabiduría pudo haber traído al mundo la paz y armonía ha cautivado a ocultistas y soñadores por generaciones. Mucho se ha escrito sobre ella y muchos han gastado fortunas y sacrificado sus vidas para buscarla. Platón creó Atlántida como un elemento literario ficticio, debido a que no hay rastros de ella en ninguna otra parte del mundo. No existe evidencia de ninguna parte del mundo de que la Atlántida existió antes de que el célebre filósofo escribiera sobre ella… ¿o sí? Respondamos a ello en este libro. En este libro, descubrirás:	Conoce los fantásticos logros y maravillas tecnológicas que dejaron las civilizaciones humanas del pasado. 	Descubre las locaciones posibles que se han teorizado a lo largo de la historia. 	Todo lo que se necesita para desaparecer una civilización entera. 	Nuevas teorías que cuestionan el poblamiento del mundo.	Hallazgos sobre las maneras en que los humanos primitivos conquistaron el mar. 	Y mucho más… Los orígenes de esta historia se conocen, a diferencia de muchas otras leyendas cuyo inicio es una incógnita. Es paradójico que hoy muchos hablen de ella como una utopía pacífica, cuando las notas de Platón (de acuerdo a la Encyclopedia of Dubious Archaeology, literalmente traducida como “Enciclopedia de la Arqueología Dudosa”) del arqueólogo Ken Feder, “Atlántida no es un lugar para admirar e imitar, ni la sociedad perfecta; es lo contrario, Atlántida es la encarnación de una nación próspera, tecnológicamente avanzada y militarmente poderosa que se corrompió precisamente por su bonanza económica, sofisticación y poder”. ¡No te quedes con las ganas de conocer más! Si la Atlántida es un misterio del cual siempre has querido saber más ¡está es tu oportunidad! ¡Desplaza hacia arriba y añade al carrito de compra!

La Atlantida en Español

¿Sueñas con explorar el mundo sin vaciar tu cuenta bancaria? ¿Te gustaría descubrir destinos increíbles sin gastar una fortuna? ¿Te has privado de viajar por pensar que es demasiado caro? Entonces este libro es para ti… “Como todos los grandes viajeros, yo he visto más cosas de las que recuerdo, y recuerdo más cosas de las que he visto.” - Benjamín Disraeli Retrasos de vuelos, atascos de tráfico, pérdida de equipaje. Viajar, ya sea al final de la calle o al otro lado del mundo, puede ser a menudo agitado, estresante y caro. Por esto muchos de nosotros, hemos soñado en viajar pero nunca nos atrevemos a hacer este deseo realidad. Nos hemos quedado con la idea que viajar solo es para aquellas personas que tienen el dinero para hacerlo, y que a pesar que ahorremos toda nuestra vida, nunca tendremos el dinero suficiente para cumplir nuestro sueño. Viajar requiere de dinero, planificación, conocimiento, organización, muchas más cosas que nos hacen pensar, ¿En verdad tendre algun dia lo necesario para conocer el destino que siempre he querido ir? Estoy aquí para decirte que ¡Si puedes hacerlo! Incluso puedes irte desde ahora con los billetes que tienes actualmente en tu cartera y la poca ropa que traes puesta. En este libro, encontrarás: 	Trucos rápidos y sencillos que te ayudarán a simplificar la experiencia de viajar	Consejos secretos, atajos y listas detalladas para prepararte para el viaje	Errores para evitar cuando estés en el avión y en tu destino final	Los secretos claves para hacer de tu experiencia de viaje la mejor de tu vida	Descubre cómo aprovechar al máximo tus vacaciones y volver a casa sano y salvo	y mucho más… Viajar ofrece beneficios científicamente comprobados para la salud y el bienestar. Reducir el estrés es uno de los principales beneficios, ya que cambiar de entorno y experimentar nuevas culturas puede disminuir los niveles de cortisol, la hormona del estrés. Además, viajar aumenta la felicidad al generar emociones positivas y recuerdos gratificantes. Además, puede potenciar la creatividad al exponer a las personas a nuevas ideas y formas de pensar. ¡No te detengas más! Conoce ese lugar que tanto has deseado conocer y no te limites por nada ¡Desplázate hacia arriba y añade esta guía al carrito ahora!

Hacks para Viajar

La obra ilustra un itinerario de viaje en la región de la Toscana, donde se exploran lugares que habitualmente no se describen en los recorridos conocidos por el turismo de masas. Se inicia en Lucca, se sigue con la misteriosa Volterra; nos adentra en el Chianti y en San Gimignano. Se llega a Pienza y a la medieval Monteriggioni, para concluir con un salto a la isla del Giglio y el fascinante Jardín del Tarot de Capalbio. Esta guía ofrece un modo nuevo e interesante de explicar los lugares que se ha decidido narrar. Un viaje de colores, sabores y emociones relatados por alguien con un ojo atento a los detalles, pero sobre todo interesado por conocer a la gente del lugar, es decir, la verdadera historia, la que nadie incluye en los libros. Viajar y encontrar es reconocer aquellas imágenes que nos enriquecen, encontrar personas que querremos incluir en nuestro recorrido y encontrarnos a nosotros mismos. Viajar es conocimiento, es inteligencia, es emoción y por tanto vida. PUBLISHER: TEKTIME

Mi Toscana Insólita

Cuando caminas, mueves más que el cuerpo: mueves la mente, el espíritu, todo el sistema del ser. A medida que atraviesas la distancia espacial, ganas una distancia espiritual vital con la que puedes ver de nuevo los problemas que acechan tu día, tu trabajo, tu vida. En esta obra breve y honesta, acompañada de las magníficas ilustraciones de Manuel Marsol, Leslie Stephen defiende una de sus pasiones: «Es posible que me arrepienta en algún momento de algunos placeres que no merecen tal calificación, pero el placer que aquí me ocupa es señalada y fundamentalmente inocente. Caminar es a las actividades lúdicas lo que labrar y pescar son a la industria: es primitivo y simple; nos pone en contacto con la madre tierra y la sencilla naturaleza; no requiere de un equipo complejo ni de un entusiasmo fuera de lo común».

Elogio del caminar

Una novela vertiginosa sobre los límites del pensamiento y los delirios de la razón. Un inquietante tríptico sobre los sueños del siglo XX y las pesadillas del siglo XXI, MANIAC explora los límites de la razón trazando el camino que va desde los fundamentos de las matemáticas hasta los delirios de la inteligencia artificial. Guiado por la enigmática figura de John von Neumann, un moderno Prometeo que hizo más que nadie por crear el mundo que habitamos y adelantar el futuro que se avecina, en este libro Benjamín Labatut se sumerge en las tormentas de fuego de las bombas atómicas, en las mortíferas estrategias de la Guerra Fría y en el nacimiento del universo digital. La obra comienza con un disparo: en 1933 Paul Ehrenfest, físico austriaco y amigo íntimo de Einstein, acabó con la vida de su propio hijo antes de suicidarse, convencido de que el alma de la ciencia había sido corrompida por el mismo mal que impulsaba el surgimiento del nazismo. Algunos de los temores de Ehrenfest se hacen realidad en el personaje central del volumen, el matemático húngaro von Neumann, un ser dotado de un cerebro tan extraordinario que sus colegas lo consideraban el próximo paso en la evolución humana. Durante una meteórica carrera, von Neumann sentó las bases matemáticas de la mecánica cuántica, ayudó a diseñar las bombas nucleares, desarrolló la teoría de los juegos y creó el primer computador moderno. Al final de su vida, ya convertido en un engranaje clave del complejo industrial-militar, dio rienda suelta a un impulso creativo que lo llevó a contemplar ideas que podrían amenazar la primacía de nuestra especie: «Para el progreso no hay cura», dijo tras presagiar la llegada de una singularidad esencial, un punto de inflexión en la historia más allá del cual los asuntos humanos tal como los conocemos no podrían continuar. MANIAC culmina con la batalla entre un hombre y una máquina: Lee Sedol, gran maestro de Go, desafía al programa de inteligencia artificial AlphaGo en cinco agónicos juegos que sirven como advertencia sobre los retos a los que nos tendremos que enfrentar a medida que nuestras creaciones tecnológicas adquieran cada vez mayor independencia. Tras aquel fenómeno inclasificable que fue Un verdor terrible, MANIAC confirma a Benjamín Labatut como una de las voces más originales de la literatura contemporánea. «Monstruosamente bueno. Se lee como un oscuro mito fundacional sobre la tecnología moderna, pero con el ritmo de un thriller» (Mark Haddon). «La voz de Labatut viene desde el futuro para liberarnos de la maldición de nuestro presente» (Wolfram Eilenberger). «Brillante, peculiar en el mejor sentido de la palabra. Te deja sin aliento» (Sasha Marianna Salzmann). «Labatut es ese fenómeno cada vez menos común: un escritor contemporáneo de apasionante originalidad. Incluso más que Un verdor terrible, MANIAC es una obra de belleza oscura, inquietante y singular» (Becca Rothfeld, The Washington Post).

MANIAC

En torno a su estancia en la isla de Mallorca en compañía de Federico Chopin, George Sand (alias de Amandine Aurore Lucile Dupin) escribe un relato lleno de vida que es a la vez un homenaje fascinado a la belleza paisajística de la isla balear y la crónica de un desencuentro con sus habitantes. Un relato que se cuenta entre las mejores obras de su autora y que se ha convertido en un clásico dentro de su género. El día 8 de noviembre de 1838 llegan a Palma de Mallorca Federico Chopin y George Sand, acompañados por los dos hijos de ésta, Maurice y Solange. Se trata de dos personajes célebres, de acusada y compleja personalidad y gran talento artístico, que toman contacto con un paisaje y una realidad social completamente nuevos para ellos y ante los que reaccionarán de manera ambivalente. Los meses que pasan en la cartuja de Valldemossa son para la pareja un tiempo de dificultades y molestias, pero también de fecunda creatividad, sobre todo para Chopin. "Un invierno en Mallorca", escrito por George Sand unos años después de su estancia en la isla, describe la conflictiva relación que estableció la autora —de costumbres extravagantes e ideas avanzadas— con el medio mallorquín, de fuerte talante conservador: por un lado se entusiasma con el paisaje, pero, por el otro, sufre a causa de la incomprensión mutua que se produce entre ella y los habitantes de la isla, a los que lanza duras críticas. Dentro de la literatura de viajes, "Un invierno en Mallorca" puede considerarse la brillante descripción de un caso de encuentro, o, en esta ocasión, más bien de choque, de mentalidades y costumbres diferentes. George Sand es una de las escritoras más relevantes e influyentes del panorama literario y artístico del siglo XIX francés, y una personalidad al menos tan interesante como sus obras. Es la autora de una amplia producción narrativa, así como de una influyente crítica literaria.

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