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(A5, 180 P.) - Esse livro nasceu a partir de um momento de náuseas, caos existencial, no qual todo ser pensante, mais cedo ou mais tarde, tende a passar, e onde todos os valores são postos em xeque, sendo passíveis de quebras, a marteladas, como nos diria Nietzsche. Depois das náuseas e do caos...

Un altro saggio di Maria Savi Lopez dedicato al folklore e all'immaginario fantastico.

Accendiamo la televisione ed ecco i remake di X-Files, Beverly Hills 90210, Twin Peaks e (presto) di Xena – Principessa guerriera e Baywatch. Sul telefono abbiamo l'app di Pokémon Go, sulla console sogniamo il rifacimento di Final Fantasy VII che presto sarà realtà. Al cinema attendiamo le nuove...

He aquí una excelente colección de las denominadas "Frases y citas célebres", pronunciadas en las más diversas épocas y países por personajes en general importantes como emperadores, reyes, escritores, filósofos y artista.

Los refranes constituyen sentencia de carácter didactico o moral transmitidos oralmente durante siglos. En su origen fueron considerados como la expresión popular de la sabiduría divina. A lo largo de los años han sido conservados en colecciones escritas que han llegado hasta la actualidad, sin perder ni un ápice de su vigencia en nuestro lenguaje cotidiano.

La etnia muisca más conocida como los chibchas, fue una agrupación de tribus aborígenes colombianas que alcanzó importante nivel cultural en el entorno, con énfasis en técnicas de orfebrería con oro, agricultura, comercio de esmeraldas y medicina. Además de estos adelantos científicos...

Since the 1960s, people on the islands off the coast of Tanzania have talked about being attacked by a mysterious creature called Popobawa, a shapeshifter often described as having an enormous penis. Popobawa’s recurring attacks have become a popular subject for stories, conversation, gossip, and...

Traditional Irish Charity Baking Book. Fun-filled, full colour book with a range of simple delicious traditional recipes including cakes, buns, desserts, tarts, crumbles, savoury and more. With a full utensil, ingredient and measurement guide it is the perfect book for all ages and experience levels. 100% profits to Rape Crisis.

Wine was one the key founding foods of Western culture (bread and oil being the other two). It has played a key role in human history for thousands of years, having been used for enjoyment, rituals, and religious purposes; today, the production and consumption of wine is a billion-dollar industry...

Summer is officially here and that means backyard barbecues, camp fire cookouts, frozen treats after a day at the pool or the lake, and potluck picnics for all-day outings. No matter what the occasion, the editors of Cooking Light want you to enjoy the flavors of the season; delicious recipes made...

In accordance with her Sicilian Catholic family’s unspoken code, Paolina Milana learned at an early age to keep her secrets locked away where no one could find them. Nobody outside the family needed to know about the voices her Mamma battled in her head; or about how Paolina forged her birth certificate...

Christmas is not a holiday just for Christians anymore, if it ever was. Embedded in calendars around the world and long a lucrative merchandising opportunity, Christmas enters multicultural, multi-religious public spaces, provoking both festivity and controversy, hospitality and hostility. The Public...

Magazine articles, news items, and self-improvement books tell us that our daily food choices – whether we opt for steak or vegetarian, takeout or homemade, a TV dinner or a sit-down meal – serve as bold statements about who we are as individuals. Acquired Tastes makes the case that our food habits...

May Edel's The Chiga of Uganda is in the grand tradition of Franz Boas, Margaret Mead, and Leslie Spier. Written at a time when older ways were menaced by contact with other cultures, Edel's effort was part of a descriptive urgency that aimed to capture the past before the past disappeared. And that...