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Cosy up with this emotional love story this Christmas'Sexy, sweet, wise and nostalgic - Jane Austen's Persuasion for our times' Gabrielle Zevin'A gorgeous book . . . a beautiful, believable love story between two slightly broken people. So sweet, but never sentimental. I yearned for them to be happy and I miss it now it's over' Marian Keyes----Back in high school, everybody thought Shiloh and Cary would end up together . . . everybody but Shiloh and Cary.They were just friends. Best friends. They spent entire summers sitting on Shiloh's porch steps, dreaming about the future. Shiloh was going to become an actress, and Cary was going to join the Navy. And nothing was ever going to change between them - Shiloh made him promise.Well, Shiloh did go to college, and Cary did join the Navy. But, somehow, everything changed.Now it's been fourteen years since Shiloh last spoke to Cary. She's been married and divorced. She has two kids. And she's back in north Omaha living in the same house she grew up in. Her life is nothing like she planned.When Shiloh gets invited to an old friend's wedding, all she can think about is whether Cary will be there - and whether she hopes he will be.Slow Dance is the story of two kids who fell in love before they knew enough about love to recognize it. And what will happen when they try to make their way back to each other.----'Deeply human, profoundly romantic. Rowell will break your heart and you'll thank her for it' Leigh Bardugo'Who can deny the absolute, dizzy pleasure of loving a novel so much . . . I loved every page of Slow Dance, a book that is romantic to its core, and as funny and smart as its wonderful characters' Emma Straub'If you adored One Day, make this your next read' Fabulous Magazine (The Sun)'Rainbow Rowell returns with a gorgeous, slow-burn second-chance love story . . . Raw, real and romantic, this got me right in the feels' Red 'A beautiful 'will they, won't they' love story . . . I loved these characters and the realness of their story' Prima'I couldn't be more excited to dive in . . . Rainbow Rowell has an incredible ability to hide an emotional wallop in the middle of a light and romantic story ' Cosmopolitan'Rowell's signature warmth and authenticity shine through, with its heartfelt narrative and relatable characters . . . brimming with hope' Glamour, Best New Books August'I loved this for its realism and flawed complicated characters' Good HousekeepingReeses' Book Club Pick, August 2024

From the cutting edge of science and living spirituality: a guide to understanding our identity and purpose in the world

¡LARGA VIDA A TAN POCA VIDA! El fenómeno literario que ha roto el corazón de millones de lectores LA MEJOR NOVELA DEL AÑO SEGÚN LA PRENSA INTERNACIONAL, FINALISTA DEL MAN BOOKER PRIZE Y DEL NATIONAL BOOK AWARD «Esta novela cuestionó todo lo que creía saber sobre el amor y la amistad. Es uno de esos libros que se quedan contigo para siempre.» Dua Lipa • «Con Tan poca vida me estaba levantando a las 7 de la mañana para poder leérmelo. Ha sido el vicio más grande que he tenido últimamente y me ha roto el alma». Javier Ambrossi • «Envolventemente adictiva, [...] capta el espíritu de los tiempos: la hipersensibilidad [...] propia, solitaria, aislada, similar a aquella q exponen los personajes de Sally Rooney.» Laura Fernández Cuatro compañeros de universidad se trasladan a Nueva York, donde solo cuentan con su amistad y su ambición para abrirse camino. Willem es guapo, amable y quiere ser actor;JB es un pintor ingenioso y a veces cruel, dispuesto a destacar en el difícil mundo del arte;Malcolm es un arquitecto soñador, y Jude es el joven retraído, brillante y enigmático que pronto se convertirá en el epicentro del grupo. A lo largo de varias décadas, sus relaciones se harán más íntimas y profundas, al tiempo que se teñirán de adicción, éxito y orgullo. Sin embargo, su mayor desafío será el propio Jude, herido para siempre por una traumática infancia. Para saber qué dicen y callan los hombres, de dónde viene y adónde va la culpa, cuánto importa el sexo, a quién podemos llamar amigo y, finalmente, qué precio tiene la vida cuando ya no tiene valor aquí está Tan poca vida: el libro icónico de las nuevas generaciones, considerado mejor novela del año por la prensa internacional, finalista del Booker Prize y del National Book Award, y uno de los mayores fenómenos literarios de la última década. Mejor novela del año según The New York Times, The Washington Post, The Wall Street Journal , Vanity Fair, Vogue, The Guardian, The Economist, Newsweek, People, Time Out New York, Huffington Post, Publishers Weekly, Kirkus Review, entre otras.La crítica ha dicho: «En Tan poca vida hay demasiada vida, y es una vida cotidiana, a ratos, minúscula que va expandiéndose en la página, de una forma napoleónica, y se crece en su condición de microcosmos que amenaza con devorar al mundo». Laura Fernández «Una de las novelas más impresionantes, desafiantes, perturbadoras y emotivas de los últimos años». Marita Alonso, Elle«No exagero si afirmo que esta novela cuestionó todo lo que creía saber sobre el amor y la amistad. Es uno de esos libros que se quedan contigo para siempre. [...] Exquisitamente escrito e implacablemente triste». Dua Lipa «Busca su excelenciaen el tratado sobre el dolor, [...] fascina al lector y vislumbra la belleza en la aberración». Enrique de Hériz, El Periódico «La más elocuente autopsia de la doliente masculinidad moderna». Daniel Arjona, El Confidencial «Una capacidad deslumbrante para emocionar, para atrapar desde las tripas en una lectura febril, incómoda a ratos y catártica en otros». Marcos Torío, El Mundo «Un libro extraordinario. [...] Daría lo que fuera por escribir una novela tan potente comoTan poca vida.» James Rhodes «Se lee como una droga.» Elena Méndez, La Voz de Galicia

Mysterious aliens . . . ruthless terrorists . . . androids with attitude . . . genetic manipulation . . . punch-ups with lasers . . . giant spaceships . . . what more do you want? A collection by the author of Gridlinked, The Skinner, In the Line of Polity, Cowl, Brass Man and The Voyage of the Sable Keech.

*VERSIÓN BILINGÜE* *COEDICIÓN TERCERO INCLUIDO & LETRAVERSAL* Caterina Gogu [???????? ?????], nacida en Atenas el año 1940, vivió las etapas más turbulentas de la historia contemporánea de Grecia (ocupación nazi, guerra civil, dictadura y transición), una historia que marcó su cosmovisión y trayectoria, como persona y poeta.Desde los seis años actúa en teatro y cine, principalmente en papeles secundarios y ajenos a su personalidad y a su posterior obra poética. En 1978 publica Tres clics a la izquierda (???? ???? ????????), su primer poemario.Con una profunda conciencia política y social, dejando clara su tendencia anarquista, aunque nunca afirmara explícitamente su afiliación a ningún movimiento, se posicionó a favor del feminismo y de la comunidad LGBTIQ+ de su época, a favor de la juventud marginada y sin horizontes y en contra de la represión policial. Con su poesía criticó la sociedad pequeñoburguesa y la realidad asfixiante en el mundo capitalista, cuestionó valores tradicionales como la familia y la patria. Su poesía rezuma inconformismo, rabia, dolor y rebeldía; expresa desencanto individual y colectivo, el sueño fallido de la revolución.Caterina Gogu se suicidó en 1993. Tenía 53 años.

Language: English, Binding: Hardback, Number of pages: 288, Publishers: ST MARTINS PR, ISBN-13: 9781250283634, Date of issue: 2024

Zeus and the other gods of shining Olympus were in reality divine only by popular consent. Over the course of time Olympian luster diminished in favor of religious experiences more immediate to the concerns of people living in an increasingly cosmopolitan ancient world. These experiences were provided by the mysteries, religions that flourished particularly during the Hellenistic period and were secretly practiced by groups of adherents who decided, through personal choice, to be initiated into the profound realities of one deity or another. Unlike the official state religions, in which people were expected to make an outward show of allegiance to the local gods, the mysteries emphasized an inwardness and privacy of worship within a closed band of initiates. In this book, Marvin W. Meyer explores the sacrifices and prayers, the public celebrations and secret ceremonies, the theatrical performances and literary works, the gods and goddesses that were a part of the mystery religions of Greece in the seventh century B.C. to the Judaism and Christianity of the Roman world of the seventh century A.D.

Paralelamente al conocimiento empírico, científico y racional, elhombre desde siempre ha concebido, en todas las culturas y religiones, un sistema simbólico-ritual apto para comprender todo aquello que leresulta incomprensible de la realidad que lo rodea. Tal sistema seaplica también al estudio del cuerpo humano. Junto a la anatomíaclásica, que pertenece exclusivamente a la ciencia, existe unaanatomía interior que toma en consideración la estructura sutil delser humano, su pertenencia al macrocosmos, del cual es el reflejo, yque lo impulsa a mirar hacia sí mismo. Este libro, partiendo delanálisis del mapa Anatomiae Occultii, analiza y contextualiza elpensamiento filosófico, religioso y esotérico relacionado con elcuerpo humano explicando sus ramificaciones. En él se examinan laalquimia, la cábala, el gnosticismo, la astrología, la magia y lastradiciones orientales para comprender de qué modo se han originado,qué personajes han sido sus representantes y cómo han entrado encontacto con el estudio de la anatomía, anticipando a veces losdescubrimientos científicos. Éste es un libro dedicado a todos losestudiosos del esoterismo, la historia y la filosofía. Una obra que, a través del análisis de las fuentes históricas y literarias, permite a los operadores holísticos y a los investigadores comprender de dóndesurgen tales creencias (como los chakras, las energías, los cuerpossutiles?), y cómo evolucionan y llegan hasta nuestros días. Su lectura es un viaje extraordinario al interior del sagrado templo que es elcuerpo humano. Un templo que hay que conocer, amar y respetar paradescubrir los misterios custodiados en su interior.

'LOEB IS AN ASTRONOMICAL SHERLOCK HOLMES' Washington Post'A JOY IN CONJECTURE AND AN OMNIVOROUS SPIRIT OF INQUIRY. . .CARL SAGAN WOULD HAVE LIKED THIS BOOK' The Times In 2017, Avi Loeb, Chair of Harvard's Astronomy Department, went public with a theory that shook the scientific community - our solar system has been visited by advanced alien technology. His provocative and persuasive argument (and internationally bestselling book Extraterrestrial) has opened thousands of minds to the existence of intelligent life beyond Earth. This book tackles the huge question of what happens next?Long the stuff of science-fiction, here at last is the science fact.From advances in deep space probes to ongoing searches for extraterrestrial technology in our night sky, through the latest heated debates over the existence of Unidentified Aerial Phenomena, Interstellar offers a thrilling, front-row view of the technology and the ideas currently preparing us for contact with alien civilizations. Providing the first realistic and practical blueprint for how that might actually occur, Professor Loeb lays out the profound implications of our becoming - or not becoming - an interstellar species. In an urgent, eloquent appeal for more proactive engagement with the outer universe, he powerfully contends why we must seek out other life forms, and in the process, choose who and what we are within the universe.Combining cutting-edge science, physics, and philosophy, Loeb takes us on a mind-bending journey through the furthest reaches of science, space-time, and the human imagination. Interstellar is an eye-opening, necessary look at our future that proves, once again, that scientific curiosity offers the key to our survival. 'Loeb is surely correct.. . scientists studying the vastness of the cosmos should entertain risky ideas more often, for the universe is undoubtedly more wild and unexpected than any extremes conjured by the human imagination' Economist'A COMPELLING ARGUMENT FOR A MORE OPEN-MINDED APPROACH TO SCIENCE - A COMBINATION OF HUMILITY AND WONDER' New Statesman

Culture Smart! Netherlands will take you beyond the stereotypical windmills, clogs, cheese, and tulips to understand the complex layers of Dutch identity. It describes the main features of modern Dutch society and offers insights into the values at the heart of Dutch life. There are tips on what to expect and how to behave in different circumstances, and there is a section on business style and working practices. It provides an understanding of the egalitarian Dutch approach, exploring how the global recession might have put this under strain even though the country is returning to growth and stability. Intelligent, cosmopolitan, outward-looking, enterprising, and modest, the Dutch are people worth getting to know.

From the Big Bang to the Gaia Mission, this is a very personal history of the universe through the author's favourite 100 stars. Astronomer Florian Freistetter has chosen 100 stars that have almost nothing in common. Some are bright and famous, some shine so feebly you need a huge telescope. There are big stars, small stars, nearby stars and faraway stars. Some died a while ago, others have not even yet come into being. Collectively they tell the story of the whole world, according to Freistetter. There is Algol, for example, the Demon Star, whose strange behaviour has long caused people sleepless nights. And Gamma Draconis, from which we know that the earth rotates around its own axis. There is also the star sequence 61 Cygni, which revealed the size of the cosmos to us. Then there are certain stars used by astronomers to search for extra-terrestrial life, to explore interstellar space travel, or to explain why the dinosaurs became extinct. In 100 short, fascinating and entertaining chapters, Freistetter not only reveals the past and future of the cosmos, but also the story of the people who have tried to understand the world in which we live.

What India's founders derived from Western political traditions as they struggled to free their country from colonial rule is widely understood. Less well-known is how India's own rich knowledge traditions of two and a half thousand years influenced these men as they set about constructing a nation in the wake of the Raj. In Righteous Republic, Ananya Vajpeyi furnishes this missing account, a ground-breaking assessment of modern Indian political thought. Taking five of the most important founding figures--Mohandas Gandhi, Rabindranath Tagore, Abanindranath Tagore, Jawaharlal Nehru, and B. R. Ambedkar--Vajpeyi looks at how each of them turned to classical texts in order to fashion an original sense of Indian selfhood. The diverse sources in which these leaders and thinkers immersed themselves included Buddhist literature, the Bhagavad Gita, Sanskrit poetry, the edicts of Emperor Ashoka, and the artistic and architectural achievements of the Mughal Empire. India's founders went to these sources not to recuperate old philosophical frameworks but to invent new ones.In Righteous Republic, a portrait emerges of a group of innovative, synthetic, and cosmopolitan thinkers who succeeded in braiding together two Indian knowledge traditions, the one political and concerned with social questions, the other religious and oriented toward transcendence. Within their vast intellectual, aesthetic, and moral inheritance, the founders searched for different aspects of the self that would allow India to come into its own as a modern nation-state. The new republic they envisaged would embody both India's struggle for sovereignty and its quest for the self.

11 lectures, Dornach, September 23 - October 16, 1921 (CW 207) The year 1921 was a time of intense activity for Rudolf Steiner. Three years after World War 1, with social ideals and democracy trying to make their way into the Wei

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Revolutionizing received opinion of Taoism's origins in light of historic new discoveries, Harold D. Roth has uncovered China's oldest mystical text -- the original expression of Taoist philosophy -- and presents it here with a complete translation and commentary. Over the past twenty-five years, documents recovered from the tombs of China's ancient elite have sparked a revolution in scholarship about early Chinese thought, in particular the origins of Taoist philosophy and religion. In Original Tao, Harold D. Roth exhumes the seminal text of Taoism -- Inward Training (Nei-yeh) -- not from a tomb but from the pages of the Kuan Tzu, a voluminous text on politics and economics in which this mystical tract had been "buried" for centuries. Inward Training is composed of short poetic verses devoted to the practice of breath meditation, and to the insights about the nature of human beings and the form of the cosmos derived from this practice. In its poetic form and tone, the work closely resembles the Tao-te Ching; moreover, it clearly evokes Taoism's affinities to other mystical traditions, notably aspects of Hinduism and Buddhism.Roth argues that Inward Training is the foundational text of early Taoism and traces the book to the mid-fourth century B.C. (the late Warring States period in China). These verses contain the oldest surviving expressions of a method for mystical "inner cultivation," which Roth identifies as the basis for all early Taoist texts, including the Chuang Tzu and the world-renowned Tao-te Ching. With these historic discoveries, he reveals the possibility of a much deeper continuity between early "philosophical" Taoism and the later Taoist religion than scholars had previously suspected. Original Tao contains an elegant and luminous complete translation of the original text. Roth's comprehensive analysis explains what Inward Training meant to the people who wrote it, how this work came to be "entombed" within the Kuan Tzu, and why the text was largely overlooked after the early Han period.

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Legendäre Mannschaften, die Fußballgeschichte schrieben Die größten Torschützenkönige und Keeper-Talente werden weltweit gefeiert. Aber selbst Sepp Maier und Pelé standen nie allein auf dem Platz. Erst durch die Teams, die ihnen den Rücken stärkten, konnten sie zu den Fußball-Legenden werden, die sie heute sind. "Die Größten der Welt" schöpft aus dem reichen Fundus des 11Freunde-Magazins und stellt die bedeutendsten Mannschaften aus der Geschichte des Fußballs vor: - Nach "Der Fußball, mein Leben und ich" erscheint ein neuer Band aus der 11Freunde Edition: das Beste aus der Rubrik "Jahrhundertmannschaften"- Alles über die Dream-Teams des Spitzenfußballs: unbekannte Hintergründe, skurrile Fakten und amüsante Anekdoten aus der Welt der größten Fußballmannschaften- Fußball-Teams, die niemand vergisst: die Wunderelf der Millionarios Bogotá aus der Saison 1952, Sensationsmeister AC Bologna von 1963/64, Cosmos New York 1977 und viele mehr- Originelles Geschenk für Fußballfans, umfangreich illustriert mit über 100 Fotos der Teams, ihrer Spieler und größten Momente Kuriose Geschichten und spannende Fakten: hinter den Kulissen der größten Fußball-Teams aller Zeiten Welche ist wohl die beste Fußballmannschaft der Welt? In diesem Buch werden zahlreiche Anwärter für diesen Titel vorgestellt. Doch die Redakteure des Fußballmagazins 11Freunde berichten nicht nur über die größten Siege und Leistungen der bekannten Vereins- und Nationalteams. Hier werden alle Fußballmannschaften in einmaligen Geschichten und Fotos porträtiert: Vom einzigen Europacup-Sieger der DDR, der für sein Mannschaftsfoto in Bademänteln berühmt wurde, bis hin zum schwedischen IFK Göteborg, der gleich vier Spieler mit dem Vornamen Glenn versammelte und einen davon auf dem Klo vergaß. Blättern Sie in einer einzigartigen Chronologie der Fußballgeschichte und lernen Sie die Legenden des Weltfußballs von einer neuen Seite kennen!

Language: English, Binding: Book, Publishers: cosmogenesis, ISBN-13: 9781068765742, Date of issue: 2025

In this sweeping survey, acclaimed science writers Paul Davies and John Gribbin provide a complete overview of advances in the study of physics that have revolutionized modern science. From the weird world of quarks and the theory of relativity to the latest ideas about the birth of the cosmos, the authors find evidence for a massive paradigm shift. Developments in the studies of black holes, cosmic strings, solitons, and chaos theory challenge commonsense concepts of space, time, and matter, and demand a radically altered and more fully unified view of the universe.

Cosmology - the science of the Universe at large - has experienced a renaissance in the decades bracketing the turn of the twenty-first century. Exploring our emerging understanding of cosmology, this text takes two complementary points of view: the physical principles underlying theories of cosmology, and the observable consequences of models of Universal expansion. The book develops cosmological models based on fundamental physical principles, with mathematics limited to the minimum necessary to keep the material accessible for students of physics and astronomy at the advanced undergraduate level. A substantial review of general relativity leading up to the Einstein field equations is included, with derivations of explicit formulations connecting observable features of the Universe to models of its expansion. Self-contained and up to date in respect of modern observations, the text provides a solid theoretical grounding in modern cosmology while preparing readers for the changes that will inevitably come from future observations.

Una noche gélida del Pacífico Norte, zarandeado por la lluviatorrencial y un viento huracanado, un ferri se bambolea a merced delocéano embravecido. Ajenos al temporal, dos adolescentes, Henry yNaomi, discuten con saña en cubierta. Al día siguiente, el cadáver dela chica, arrastrado por el fuerte oleaje, aparece atrapado en una red de pesca. Este terrible suceso, que hace estallar la burbujasobreprotectora en la que se ha criado Henry, provocará un giroradical en su vida y una conmoción sin precedentes en la isla deGlass. Situado frente a la costa de Seattle, accesible sólo por barcoy envuelto en la bruma durante todo el año, este pequeño enclave es un microcosmos en el que ocurren pocas cosas y todos se conocen, o esoes, al menos, lo que creía Henry, hasta que de pronto se convierte enel principal sospechoso del asesinato de su novia. Totalmente ajeno al hecho de que algunas personas lo vigilan desde hace tiempo y examinan al detalle sus movimientos, el muchacho se vuelca en demostrar suinocencia. En un entorno cada vez más adverso, Henry comienza ainvestigar la muerte de Naomi con la ayuda de sus amigos más fieles,una lucha contra el reloj que, inevitablemente, lo conduce a sacar ala luz los secretos más inimaginables de los habitantes de la isla.Pasiones encubiertas y obsesiones malignas, acompañadas de las nuevastecnologías que arrasan entre las generaciones más jóvenes, son losfactores medulares de una trama rebosante de tensión y bandazos taninesperados que hielan la sangre. Así, con esta historia palpitante yaterradora, Bernard Minier demuestra una vez más su categoría demaestro incontestable del thriller y su destreza para mantener allector en vilo hasta la última página.

'Truly delicious... everything I want a book to be' DAISY BUCHANAN'Wickedly delectable' NEW YORK TIMES'Hugely fun' i PAPER'Salacious and addictive, every page left me giggling with glee' ANNIE LORD'Juicy, salacious and a whole lot of fun' GLAMOUR THE NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER FROM THE AUTHOR OF CRAZY RICH ASIANSEden Tong is used to feeling out of place. Growing up next door to Greshamsbury Manor, she spent her days in the shadow of the chilly matriarch Arabella and her children: free-spirited Augie, golden child Bea, and Rufus, Eden's childhood best friend.When she receives an invite to a luxurious wedding in Hawaii, she finds herself thrown back into the family's orbit: and face-to-face with Rufus. The future Earl is gorgeous, artistic, and - unbeknownst to Eden - desperately in love with her.But his mother has other plans. Arabella knows the terrible truth - the Greshamsbury family is drowning in debt. Rufus needs to find a match with serious money to keep them afloat. Arabella is prepared to destroy anyone who gets in her way. Including Eden . . .Lies and Wedding transports its reader from the white-sand beaches of Hawaii to the colourful medinas of Marrakech, via the glitzy bachelor pads of Beverly Hills and opulent English countryside manors. This is a hilarious, juicy, and page-turning story about love and money - and the lies we tell to keep them.***PRAISE FOR KEVIN KWAN'Your perfect summer read' DAILY MAIL'Delightful' INDEPENDENT'Laugh-out-loud funny' SUNDAY MIRROR'Pure entertainment' NYLON'Hilarious' COSMOPOLITAN

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What to Do When Someone Dies is another ingenious thriller from the best-loved, bestselling author, Nicci French. Ellie Faulkner's world has been destroyed. Her husband Greg died in a car crash - and he wasn't alone. In the passenger seat was the body of Milena Livingstone - a woman Ellie's never heard of. But Ellie refuses to leap to the obvious conclusion, despite the whispers and suspicions of those around her. Maybe it's the grief, but Ellie has to find out who this woman was - and prove Greg wasn't having an affair. And soon she is chillingly certain their deaths were no accident. Are Ellie's accusations of murder her way of avoiding the truth about her marriage? Or does an even more sinister discovery await her? Praise for Nicci French: "Relentlessly enjoyable and gripping from the first page to the last". (Evening Standard). "You'll be totally gripped until a very unexpected twist knocks you for six". (Cosmopolitan). "You'll be hooked from the first page. A compulsive page-turner". (Daily Express). Nicci French is the pseudonym for Nicci Gerrard and Sean French.The couple live in Suffolk and have written thirteen other bestselling novels, all published by Penguin: Complicit, Until It's Over, Losing You, Catch Me When I Fall, The Memory Game, Beneath the Skin, The Safe House, The Red Room, Land of the Living, Killing Me Softly, Secret Smile and, most recently, Blue Monday and Tuesday's Gone in the brilliant new Frieda Klein series.

Et si l'on tombait dans un trou noir ? Que faire ? En partant de cette question toute simple, presque enfantine, la grande cosmologiste Janna Levin nous accompagne à la rencontre de ces objets de la démesure, qui fascinent autant qu'ils terrifient. Dans ce guide pratique plein d'humour, elle dispense des conseils pour survivre à la chute, sans pour autant se priver d'admirer le paysage.

Cuatro por cuatro arranca con la historia de unas chicas, lideradaspor Celia, que se han fugado de un colegio pero que son atrapadas ydevueltas a la institución. El colegio del que huían, el WybranyCollege, es un internado incomunicado del exterior y destinado a loshijos de familias acomodadas, los únicos que pueden aspirar a salvarse de un mundo en descomposición en el que la vida en la ciudad se hahecho imposible. Pero el Wybrany College también acoge a los llamados«especiales», chicos becados cuyos padres trabajan al servicio delproyecto. Las relaciones entre ambos grupos y entre ellos, losprofesores y los miembros de la Dirección internarán al lector en unmicrocosmos dominado por la manipulación y el aislamiento. Con unanarrativa fragmentaria, indirecta y muy depurada, la primera parte dela novela es como un enigma que se completará más adelante. En lasegunda parte la perspectiva cambia con la irrupción de IsidroBedragare, un profesor que recoge en un diario su particular visión de los hechos acaecidos en el internado y que, a su vez, también esconde un secreto. Narrada con un peculiar estilo entre la insinuación y las zonas de sombra, el lector irá descubriendo un universo literarioautosuficiente, inquietante y enigmático, definido por unas normas que apelan a las relaciones de poder entre los distintos personajes y una violencia sórdida, latente, siempre a punto de estallar. Sara Mesaahonda en la construcción de un espacio literario propio, siempre enlos límites de la realidad, con personajes marcados por la desolacióny la impotencia, el humor soterrado y un sutil poso crítico. La novela es, en realidad, un canto a la libertad mediante la mostración de sureverso: la opresión, el aislamiento y el miedo al exterior generanmonstruos.

In the middle of the fourteenth century, the Franciscan friar John of Rupescissa sent a dramatic warning to his followers: the last days were coming; the apocalypse was near. Deemed insane by the Christian church, Rupescissa had spent more than a decade confined to prisons--in one case wrapped in chains and locked under a staircase--yet ill treatment could not silence the friar's apocalyptic message. Religious figures who preached the end times were hardly rare in the late Middle Ages, but Rupescissa's teachings were unique. He claimed that knowledge of the natural world, and alchemy in particular, could act as a defense against the plagues and wars of the last days. His melding of apocalyptic prophecy and quasi-scientific inquiry gave rise to a new genre of alchemical writing and a novel cosmology of heaven and earth. Most important, the friar's research represented a remarkable convergence between science and religion. In order to understand scientific knowledge today, Leah DeVun asks that we revisit Rupescissa's life and the critical events of his age--the Black Death, the Hundred Years' War, the Avignon Papacy--through his eyes.Rupescissa treated alchemy as medicine (his work was the conceptual forerunner of pharmacology) and represented the emerging technologies and views that sought to combat famine, plague, religious persecution, and war. The advances he pioneered, along with the exciting strides made by his contemporaries, shed critical light on later developments in medicine, pharmacology, and chemistry.

For most of human history, we have had a close relationship with the stars. Once they shaped our religious beliefs, power structures, scientific advances and even our biology. But over the last few centuries we have separated ourselves from the universe that surrounds us.And it comes at a cost. The Human Cosmos is a tour of this history: from the Hall of the Bulls in Lascaux to Tahitian sailors navigating by the stars; from medieval monks grappling with the nature of time to Einstein realising that space and time are the same. It shows we need to rediscover the universe we inhabit, its effect on our health, and its potential for inspiration and revelation.