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Havana is Cuba's soul: a mix of Third World, First World, and Other World. After over a decade of visits as a teacher, researcher, and friend, Karen Dubinsky looks past political slogans and tourist postcards to the streets, neighborhoods, and personalities of a complicated and contradictory city. Her affectionate, humorous vignettes illustrate how Havana's residents - old communist ladies, their skeptical offspring, musicians, underground vendors, entrepreneurial landlords, and poverty-stricken professors - go about their daily lives.

An inspiring guide to saying thank you, one heartfelt note at a time. We all know that gratitude is good for us--but the real magic comes when we express it. Writer Gina Hamadey learned this life-changing lesson firsthand when a case of burnout and too many hours on social media left her feeling...

Cada fin de año, en México nos da por pensar en el pasado y en el futuro, en lo que hicimos mal y en lo que podemos mejorar “si Dios y la Virgen quieren”. Esta emoción de abrir y cerrar ciclos viene con una fuerte carga cultural y simbólica relacionada con nuestros ritos y supersticiones: barrer la casa, pasear con maletas, comer doce uvas…

La ciudad es bebedora por excelencia: desde unas chelas hasta exquisitos cócteles, pasando por bebidas tradicionales como el mezcal, y de los dioses como el pulque, en CDMX se bebe 24/7. En este número, revisamos la historia del Tenampa, emblemático salón que nos antoja un tequila bien servido, para salir después a la plaza Garibaldi, territorio de mariachis; recorrer emblemáticas cantinas del Centro Histórico, y descubrir brebajes como el tepache o los tragos clásicos: un old fashioned, un negroni, un daikiri. También, el trago más sabroso: una cuba de ron con coca, a veces pintadita.

¿Qué pasiones y valores se esconden detrás de una e, una “x” o una “@”? El tema central sobre el lenguaje inclusivo fue desarrollado para reflexionar sobre este fenómeno lingüístico y sus implicaciones sociales. Chilango para todes es un recorrido a través de la historia del lenguaje inclusivo y su presente.

An essential resource for the Wiccan lifestyle, Candlelight Spells provides recipes, spells, and guides for herbs and candle crafting, as well as a "Lexicon of Witchcraft".  

In this must-listen book, licensed clinical psychologist Dr. Kim Chronister shows students, entrepreneurs, leaders, and everyone in between the secrets to unlimited success based on the new research that sheds light on success in finance, relationships, sports, and career.

For Carl Hennigan, Iron Creek is more than just a town—it is a chance. His chance to start over. To live a life of his own. To teach and do what makes his heart happy. As Carl settles in Iron Creek, he can’t help thinking that his new life wants for nothing—except perhaps somebody to share it with. Just as Carl is about to take the chance and advertise for a wife, he finds another listing from a young woman. Her replies intrigue him, as does the fact that she keeps her full identity hidden. But could there be more connecting them than Carl realizes?

You see women with different hair such as wigs, weaves, extensions, and braids. Have you ever asked why they frequently change their hair? In this audiobook, you’ll find that women’s hair has been a defining part of who they are. It is their crowning glory and can help them feel better about themselves even if the whole world is falling apart around them. It's their life. Hair can change women’s look and life so much. I learned through this journey that there are a variety of reasons why women change hair.

Más allá de la cama, la banda chilanga usa la ciudad para liberar sus deseos carnales y encontrarse en los lugares más bizarros para producir el acercamiento estrecho de sus cuerpos. En esta serie, Andrea Mireille desnuda la ciudad y la recorre en profundidad hasta acabar sorprendiéndonos con un recorrido orgásmico que atraviesa parques, vagones del metro, azoteas, baños... Si de gozar se trata, ¿qué sucede cuando el placer toma la calle? Aparecen los lugares más bizarros para co*er en la ciudad…

Award-winning environmentalist, author, and journalist Bill McKibben selects twenty science and nature essays that represent the best examples of the form published in the previous year. “This was the most anomalous year (so far) in human history,” guest editor Bill McKibben writes, “the...

A home. A disappearance. And a mystery that spans a century... When Cass leaves London with a fractured heart, she plans to settle in Australia, specifically in the beautiful area of Victoria coastline where she spent so many happy holidays. Yet when she arrives, her house is not quite what...

A sacred healing journey to awaken the boundless power of your words, thoughts, and voice. Includes guided audio practices. “The medicine of Grace is sound,” says gina Breedlove. “Sound is an immediate point of entry to the mind, body, and spirit, and has been sourced as a healing modality...

It doesn't matter if you are a Millennial, Gen-Xer, or Baby Boomer. If you are a woman who wants to transform her life, you'll find the answers in You're Already a Wealth Heiress. Linda debunks current wealth-building myths and replaces them with concrete advice that gets results. You will be given a road map for wealth called your Millionaire Action Plan (MAP) and a Wealth Heiress Checklist of action steps for financial freedom.

From positive-living and affirmation queen Becca Anderson comes an uplifting and entertaining guide to cultivating an attitude of gratitude. Building on Badass Affirmations—Anderson’s bestselling collection of inspirational quotes by powerful women—Badass Gratitude empowers readers to...

With her family in Pennsylvania struggling, Quincy knows that it is up to her to marry well and solve their money issues. Becoming a mail-order bride seems to be the quickest way to the altar, and when wealthy rancher Willy Powers reaches out to her, Quincy hopes that all her troubles will finally be solved.

Discover the best Philadelphia has to offer in just a few days. If you are planning to go to Philadelphia for a short holiday or business, and you only have two or three days and you want to make the best of your short stay, then you have come to the right place. The focus of this book is to make your short stay one of the best experiences of your life. The goal of this book is not to squeeze everything Philadelphia has to offer into two or three days. The goal is to show you the best of Philadelphia in a short time.

You can travel the world, but love will always find its way to you. From joining the army to please his father to going into business to help the man who saved his life, Harry Wallsey has lived his life for other people. Now, Harry is content with his life in Iron Creek, helping run the newspaper he helped establish—but as a lover of poetry and literature, even this life is not one he ever wanted.

Secrets of Home Staging isn't just an indispensable guide for the everyday homeowner; it's also geared to realtors and those committed to real estate investing and flipping houses. With potential home buyers pre-shopping homes online and dismissing many of them in as little as three seconds, it is essential that your home is staged to look its best. Secrets of Home Staging will help you navigate the home-staging process with an easy-to-follow guide.

When their father’s death brings scandal and troubled times to their family, sisters Rebecca and Clarissa Standish must do their best to start over. In similar strife, young Texan Jessica is left to fend for herself as her guardian dies only to leave her with nothing. The three girls find themselves left with no better option than to begin again as mail-order brides and are, soon enough, tied to new families - that come with challenges of their own.