Elena: 1551 books

The Dyslexia Debate examines how we use the term 'dyslexia' and questions its efficacy as a diagnosis. While many believe that a diagnosis of dyslexia will shed light on a reader's struggles and help identify the best form of intervention, Julian G. Elliott and Elena L. Grigorenko show that it adds...

Angelina Beloff, exiliada rusa, pintora, escribe desde la grisura, la pobreza y el frío del París de la primera posguerra a Diego Rivera, su compañero durante diez años, a quien no ha podido seguir en su regreso a México. Angelina escribe cartas amargas que el pintor, ya célebre en su tierra...

Convertida en leyenda, tanto por su vida como por su obra, Tina Modotti tuvo una existencia llena de pasión y de furia, que encontró en la fotografía el medio ideal para expresar su disconformidad y compromiso con el tiempo que le tocó vivir. Tras dejar su natal Italia y después de un...

La vida de Trinidad Pineda Chiñas cambió cuando vio pasar frente a él por primera vez un tren. En adelante, nada resultaría más real para Trinidad que el silbato de un ferrocarril, el ajetreo en los andenes, los empujones, el olor del chapopote. Esta es la historia de una existencia combativa...

Un libro para niños de la renombrada autora mexicana Elena Poniatowska. En Santa Isabel Tola pasa un acueducto, y cuentan que es de lágrimas porque la Llorona lloraba toda el agua que lo recorre. Ahí vive Fernando Alonso, cuyo padre muere de un tiro y a su madre "por estar llorando...

The long-lasting hegemonic rule of President Hugo Chávez not only involved significant rearrangements in the control of political power in Venezuela but also shifts in the way its citizens constructed, connected and interacted with politics. In this book, Elena Block explores the political communication...

The first to use Judith Butler’s work as a reading of how the legal subject is formed, this book traces how Butler comes to the themes of ethics, law and politics analyzing their interrelation and explaining how they relate to Butler’s question of how people can have more liveable and viable lives. Acknowledging...

On Soul and Earth offers an original perspective on the relationship between the environment and the human psyche. Physical spaces contribute to the building of identity through personal experience and memory. Places evoke emotions and carry their own special meanings. Elena Liotta and her...

What have you not done to find real love or improve your existing relationship? Was it actually worth it? Was it worth your time, money and peace of mind? -Did you actually get the results you wanted? -You see, most relationship tips fail because people approach them with the...

While the stereotype of the persistently pregnant Mexican-origin woman is longstanding, in the past fifteen years her reproduction has been targeted as a major social problem for the United States. Due to fear-fueled news reports and public perceptions about the changing composition of the nation's...

The Daniel Fast Diet is based in the words of scripture, specifically the book of Daniel. In this story, the prophet Daniel chooses to honor God by following a clean diet two separate times, for a period of 10 days and a period of 21 days. Just as Daniel found himself in good health and strength at...

A sweeping exploration of the development and far-reaching applications of harmonic analysis such as signal processing, digital music, Fourier optics, radio astronomy, crystallography, medical imaging, spectroscopy, and more. Featuring a wealth of illustrations, examples, and material not found in...

How significant relationship rifts affect people in therapy, and how therapists can help. Scratch the surface of almost any family and you will undoubtedly find a significant cutoff. Nearly everyone has someone in their lives with whom they stopped speaking for one reason or another, or someone...

This book provides methods and practical cases and experiences with the aim of stimulating Responsible Research and Innovation (RRI) through the direct engagement of researchers, Civil Society Organisations (CSOs), citizens, industry stakeholders, policy and decision makers, research funders and communicators....