Francisco: 1215 books

Have you ever been sick of everything? Have you ever felt a deep void that you cant fill with anything? Have you noticed that your nature guides you to act one way, but if you dare to follow it, you will be severely judged? Have you felt that you dont fit in completely; that there is something that...

"The Workbook" is exactly that, a workbook that could accompany the poetry book. Its purpose is to provide a series of cognitive exercises based on each piece featured in "Shutters of My Mind". Aeschylus said, "Memory is the mother of wisdom." Each drill is intended to...

The Triumph of Politics offers a comparative and historical interpretation of Venezuela's Chavez, Bolivia's Morales and Ecuador's Correa - South America's most prominent ‘21st century socialists'. It argues that the claims of these 21st century socialists should be taken seriously even though not...

This “interesting, informative, and provocative book” explores the pervasive influence of neuroscience and “the view that we are essentially our brains” (History and Philosophy of the Life Sciences). Being Brains offers a critical exploration of neurocentrism, the belief that “we...

Viajar es una manera de irse. Hay un cierto componente de desaparición, de abandono, de ruptura que cada día percibo con mayor claridad, sobre todo cuando los viajes se piensan sin fecha de vuelta, o al menos sin el deseo de volver. Un viaje es el no estar, el diluirse. Un viaje es lo evanescente...

Atrévete a descubrir la verdad que desató una terrible maldición de muerte y sombras en un tiempo de tinieblas. Conoces la leyenda, deja que te cuente ahora la verdadera historia... Cuentan los ancianos que hace mucho tiempo, en los albores del fin del milenio, un forastero llegó...

In this sociology textbook/mystery novel, students can join Sherlock Holmes and Watson as they discover a new area ripe for acrimony and intrigue: social theory. In 1910, the most prominent social theorists in the world gather in London for a conference on the new science of sociology. Things rapidly...

O Estado Novo chegou ao seu apogeu. No ano seguinte haverá eleições, e na casa do industrial Álvaro Penaguião celebra-se o convite para integrar as listas da União Nacional: um jantar no seu palacete em Campolide com um grupo de amigos, destacadas figuras do Regime. A dada altura, o anfitrião...

O Dia dos Milagres e uma viagem apaixonante aos ultimos dias do regime filipino que haveria de baquear no golpe de Estado que iniciaria a dinastia de Braganca. O autor centra a acc?o em Vila Vicosa, onde viviam os Duques de Braganca, e conduz-nos pelos dias de ansiedade, dias terriveis, vividos entre...

Amores impossíveis num Portugal em convulsão, entre o Regicídio e o nascimento da República.D. Manuel II foi o nosso último rei. Tinha dezoito anos, quando mataram seu pai, D. Carlos, e o príncipe real Luís Filipe, em 1908. De súbito, caía sobre a cabeça do jovem a obrigação de reinar um...

The important aspects of human wellbeing outlined in human rights instruments and constitutional bills of rights can only be adequately secured as and when they are rendered the object of specific rights and corresponding duties. It is often assumed that the main responsibility for specifying the...

Espagne, 1725. Amoureux fougueux, Angelo enchaîne les aventures en Espagne pour retrouver celle qui a volé son cœur...****- Angelo, fils du plus réputé maître d'armes de Venise, a fui l'Italie avec son meilleur ami Antonio pour échapper au courroux du marquis de Grimani. Les deux amis...