Castro: 596 books

A declaration of love - gay couples talk about their significant other. Current and past liaisons, passion and daily routine, longtime relationships and the tingle of first dates - the day-to-day reality of love is manifold. This anthology also tells about a time of loss, when many men lost their...

During her lifetime, Gloria Fuertes achieved the status of a controversial cultural icon, both through her poetry for adults and through her poetry, recorded readings, and television programs for juveniles. This collection of lively essays, by authors who specialize in contemporary Spanish poetry,...

Al transformar el más nimio de sus actos en escritura, Guillermo Prieto logró hacer el gran mural de sus tiempos. En él confluyen las diversas facetas del héroe laico y civil surgido tanto de la lucha militar y política como en la cruzada cultural para consolidar la victoria. Sus textos constituyen un autorretrato y una biografía del México del siglo XIX.

Davi tinha 11 anos e estava vivendo um período difícil em sua infância: a separação dos pais, a ausência da mãe e da irmã, a mudança para outra cidade. Ao iniciar em uma nova escola, ele conhece Rafaela, sua professora de Educação Física, então com 24 anos, casada e mãe de um filho. Seduzido...

Up-to-the-minute Monica Lewinsky. This book is your ultimate resource for Monica Lewinsky. Here you will find the most up-to-date 120 Success Facts, Information, and much more.In easy to read chapters, with extensive references and links to get you to know all there is to know about Monica Lewinsky's...

This book shows the results of my doctoral thesis in Social Sciences about the construction of Muslim identities in São Paulo, the state which receives more Muslim immigrants in Brazil. The issue of construction of identities of this religious minority was undertaken in relation to: a) the pressures...

Emperors in the Jungle is an exposé of key episodes in the military involvement of the United States in Panama. Investigative journalism at its best, this book reveals how U.S. ideas about taming tropical jungles and people, combined with commercial and military objectives, shaped more than a century...

This anthology reclaims the tragic date of September 11 as the anniversary of the US-backed coup in Chile in 1973 by General Augusto Pinochet against the popularly elected Allende government.The selection combines moving personal accounts with a political/historical overview of the coup’s significance,...

What does a professor Brazilian or otherwise think and do on the first day of class, standing before a group of “foreign” students to talk about Brazilian literature? This apparently simple question that gave rise to the essays gathered in this book opens a series of other questions: Who is...

El Infonavit es una institución del Estado mexicano enfocada en proveer bienestar social a través de la dotación de vivienda para el trabajador mexicano. Sin embargo, desde los años ochenta, esta institución ha experimentado reformas y transformaciones importantes ante el cambio del modelo económico,...

Destiny "Dusty" Del Carmen is a bestselling author and much sought-after speaker. An invitation to the Northwest Urban Indian Federation's annual conference brings Dusty back to her "home" state of Idaho—the one place she swore she would never return to. Dusty does what she does best—smothers...

The Ventura County coast has been illuminated for more than a century by three distinctive lighthouses, united in their mission of warning mariners of coastal hazards and guiding ships to safe passage. Port Hueneme�s original 1874 Victorian Stick Style lighthouse stood sentry until it was replaced...

The authors examine youths' practices in digital culture affecting social change, pedagogy, and creative learning practices. Knowledge about these practices is discussed, in which learning, knowledge sharing, distinct social contexts, pedagogical relationships, and artistic creative inquiry are examined in diverse formal and informal environments.

El Narciso en su opinión traza un perfil que será después clásico de la literatura de la España del siglo XVII, el del galán presuntuoso, el petimetre cortesano, narcisista, pagado de sí mismo, algo provinciano pendiente siempre del espejo para exhibir su presunta capacidad de seducción.