Isabel: 1027 books

A thought-provoking collection of interviews with a variety of scholars that weaves their intellectual and political orientations with their daily intimate practices of preparing and eating food.

Discussions of the recent austerity measures in Southern Europe as a response to the sovereign debt crisis have been usually framed in terms of their economic impact. However, the general impoverishment of these countries has induced other massive social and political changes, a fact which is ignored...

This book analyzes the literary representation of Indigenous women in Latin American letters from colonization to the twentieth century, arguing that contemporary theorization of Indigenous feminism deconstructs denigratory imagery and offers a (re)signification, (re)semantization and reinvigoration of what it means to be an Indigenous woman.

Daniela Caballero y su hermano Luis viven al día, trampeando como pueden. Su timo favorito es sencillo: él se encarga de buscar algún incauto con más dinero que cerebro, y ella lo atonta con su belleza antes de pegarle un buen sablazo. Hasta ahora no les ha ido del todo mal, pero su suerte...

The moment he sees Melissa Weber, photographer Jack Shea knows he wants her-as a model. (And maybe a little more.) Stunning, serene and very, very sexy, she's perfect. But keeping his hands off Melissa is going to be way harder than he thought…. Once Melissa is in front of the camera, she...

The elite Martinis & Bikinis Club challenges you to risk it all. But once you pick a dare, there's no backing out! "Seduce the man you are most attracted to. Tonight." Boston bar owner Lindsay Beckham is in shock. She created the M&B club for all the feisty females who frequent Chassy. She...

Therapy Notes: Patient is in pain, uncommunicative. Must work on acceptance of injury, as well as standard treatment for L4-L5 disc rupture. Seriously sexy guy. Must think unsexy thoughts… Former triathlete Colin Russo is a physical therapist's nightmare. Sidelined-possibly for good-with an...

Si le fabuleux amant qui lui a ouvert des perspectives sensuelles insoupçonnées tout au long de la nuit n'est pas Jack Brattle, alors qui est-il ? Mortifiée, Hannah tente de retrouver ses esprits : quand elle est parvenue, la veille au soir, à trouver l'adresse de l'héritier le plus secret de...

•Publishers Weekly Best Book of the Year •Library Journal Best Book of the Year •RT Book Reviews Seal of Excellence and Finalist for Best Book of the Year When a half-naked woman suddenly appears on his country estate, Simon Grenville doesn't have time to be shocked. Demonic beasts are hot...

"Smartly mixes history, action, romance, and magic."—Publishers Weekly on No Proper Lady, a Best Book of the Year A woman with an unspeakable past Olivia Brightmore didn't know what to expect when she took a position to teach at Englefiend School, an academy for "gifted"...

Makino's mother taught her caution, showed her how to carve her name into cucumbers, and insisted that she never let a kappa touch her. But when she grows up and her husband Tetsuya falls deathly ill, a kappa that claims to know her comes calling with a barbed promise. "A Cup of Salt Tears"...

Versteckt vor aller Augen tummeln sich die Wesen der Nacht unter uns. Selbst die geschulten Adleraugen der besten Ermittler erkennt die Gefahr nicht sofort. Die Hüter von Recht und Ordnung kratzen an der Oberfläche der Realität und legen das wahre Gesicht der Welt frei. Doch was sehen sie, wenn...

An Samhain sind die Grenzen zwischen den Welten besonders durchlässig. Doch nicht nur Bedrohliches wagt sich an den Übergängen hindurch. Zarte Bande zwischen mythischen Gestalten und sonderbaren Wesen werden geknüpft. Der Funke springt über, wenn Hexen ihre sanften Seiten entdecken und Menschen...

Männer glauben die Welt zu regieren, doch im Verlauf der Geschichte veränderten Frauen das eingefahrene Weltbild ihrer Zeit. Getrieben von Ehrgeiz und Passion bestritten sie Kriege, schufen Wunderwerke der Technik oder begeisterten mit ihren besonderen Talenten. Doch wer im Licht steht, wirft oft...