Almuzara aug 2026 (29 resultados)

Taschenbuch. Condición: Neu. Neuware - Travelers, explorers, and dreamers who defied the unknown. From the myths of Ulysses to the exploits of 20th-century explorers, this is a tribute to the great travelers who, with courage and curiosity, challenged the limits of their time. Through compelling and meticulously documented stories, this book immerses us in the exploits of legendary figures such as Alexander von Humboldt, Lady Hester St anthope, Patrick Leigh Fermor, Annemarie Schwarzenbach, and Wilfred Thesiger. Adventurers who, driven by a desire to discover, crossed oceans, traversed deserts, and conquered mountains, leaving behind a legacy of knowledge and fascination. More than a simple compendium of journeys, this work is a reflection on the human impulse to explore, the difference between a tourist and a traveler, and the mystery that lies in the paths yet to be traveled. A book for those who believe that traveling is not just about moving from place to place, but a way of living and understanding the world.…

Taschenbuch. Condición: Neu. Neuware - Not all encounters take place in temples; some blossom in the heart. This is not a treatise on Christian theology, but an intimate and spiritual journey toward the figure of Jesus, stripped of inherited traditions and hasty readings, so that we may rediscover him where he has always been: within us. In these pages, we draw near to a Jesus of whom we rarely speak. A secret Jesus, transmitted from heart to heart, impossible to fully grasp with the ears or to comprehend with the mind. Here is revealed the Jesus of mysticism, the one who demands a personal experience and an inward gaze, for the only space capable of welcoming the Son of God is the human heart. More than a book, Jesus from the Heart offers a transformative experience for the reader, just as it was for its author. Through a narrative that weaves together testimony, spiritual reflection, and biblical study, Manuel Fernández Muñoz shares his own journey of seeking: from a faith received to a living and renewing encounter with Jesus -- faithful to the Torah, deeply rooted in his tradition, and radical in his message of love for God and neighbor. Far from empty rhetoric, the narrative builds bridges between the Old and New Testaments, revealing Christ as the fulfillment of the law and the prophets. Through accessible prose, the reader is invited to discover Jesus as light made way, to reconcile with doubt, and to heal spiritual wounds. It offers no definitive answers; instead, it sows new questions. Because, in the end, it is not only who Jesus was that matters, but who we are when we feel him walking beside us.…

Taschenbuch. Condición: Neu. Neuware - From soldier of the king to architect of freedoms. The choice that transformed a continent. What drives a prestigious officer of the Spanish Army to abandon his lifelong loyalty and cross the ocean to join an uncertain political project What happens in a man's conscience when the order that has shaped him crumbles and he must decide who he wants to be Before becoming the Liberator, José de San Martín underwent a profound transformation. Born in the Viceroyalty of the Río de la Plata and educated in Enlightenment Spain, he witnessed firsthand the collapse of the Old Regime and the crisis that shook Europe in the early 19th century. In this changing scenario, his identity -- personal, social, and political -- was forged and fractured, leading him to a decisive choice. This book offers a renewed and rigorous interpretation of that evolution. Based on solid historical research and a philosophical analysis of the ideas that permeated his time, it shows how San Martín constructed the identity that would lead him to play a central role in Argentina's political independence and in the emancipation processes of Chile and Peru. Far from the immovable figure of the consecrated hero, this work presents a San Martín who chooses himself before choosing his destiny: a man formed between two worlds, shaped by the Enlightenment, by the crisis of the Spanish monarchy, and by the tensions between modernity and identity that marked the transition to a new era.…

Taschenbuch. Condición: Neu. Neuware - We are at war. A war declared on animal protein, encouraged by activism, ideologies, and powers that are not always as innocent as they pretend to be. But also, and above all, a war over its global supply. The powers that be will compete to secure supplies: none can afford to be left without. Meanwhile, global demand for meat, fish, eggs, and milk is reaching historic highs, and Europe, paradoxically, is dismantling its livestock industry and limiting its fishing production. The result Food is becoming more expensive, and animal protein threatens to become a luxury reserved for the rich. Urban society ignores the countryside and its people. It only knows animals through its pets, which it treats as members of the family. And from this disconnect, it despises and attacks farmers and fishermen, accusing them of being abusers, polluters, and enemies of the planet. It wants them to disappear, while protesting against the high prices of animal protein in the supermarket. How did we arrive at this suicidal contradiction Why do we persecute farms -- now all intentionally labeled 'macro farms' -- while idealizing a bucolic past that never existed Why do we blame cows for climate change when, in truth, they have hardly any impact Why do they want us to eat synthetic meat, grown in laboratories with hormones and chemicals, while persecuting natural meat This essay, written by a veterinarian and an agricultural engineer, debunks the fallacies that attack animal protein. It shows that eating meat is necessary for our health, that livestock does not deplete water resources, that its climate impact is exaggerated, that animals are not mistreated, and that farmers are essential allies in fighting forest fires and maintaining biodiversity: Farmers and fishermen, despised and persecuted, are not the problem. They are the solution. This book is their defense and our survival manual. …

Taschenbuch. Condición: Neu. Neuware - Where does art take refuge after the shipwreck of painting in postmodern confusion Could fabrics trapped on inert canvases take flight toward more sublime heights For some, European runways became the setting for a true epiphany: the needle reached aesthetic intensities previously reserved for opera or cinema. Haute couture, freed from the commercial constraints of prêt-à-porter, claimed its place in the realm of the sublime. Can one speak of fashion without speaking of beauty McQueen drank blood and horror from London's gothic culture; Galliano embraced the frivolous courtly masks that flooded 18th-century Parisian theaters; Saint Laurent plucked from the great Hollywood cinemas a modern woman who would now be the avant-garde, attired in an ambiguous and ravishing tuxedo. At that moment, capital burst in, and, just as with good or evil, the divine or the profane, the West democratically typified the artistic in the name of consumption: what is design when it shies away from the absolute Does the root perish in the face of the useful Did the supermodels kill beauty In this laconic and forceful essay, Clara Zamora Meca restores clothing creation as the artist's work in the face of its crude distortion and commercial standardization. Her words open the door to a world in which, far from obeying consumerist needs, ingenuity strives to satisfy a longing for immortality through the crafting of a garment. Haute couture, which achieved its creative peak before sinking into the smooth and radiant jaws of the market, when pure fantasy permeated glossy paper and was not blurred by the virtuality of screens, finds in these lines an invitation to flourish anew, to clothe souls rather than bodies.…

Taschenbuch. Condición: Neu. Neuware - BURNT OUT, OUTRAGED, ANGRY: YOU CHOOSE FOR YOURSELF. This book was born out of weariness. Not fleeting anger, but the chronic exhaustion of a country that functions on the basis of Band-Aid solutions, slogans, and silences. A country full of exhausted citizens who have learned to keep quiet so as not to complicate their lives. And also, as is the case now, to vote without really knowing who to cast their vote for. Here we speak of those who are truly burned out: those who pay and receive nothing, those who wait and never arrive, those who fulfill their duties and are ignored. The exploited self-employed, the young people without housing or prospects, the elderly who have been cast aside, the forgotten villages, the overworked professionals, the citizens who no longer protest because they have accepted that it is useless. This is not a book against one party or in favor of another, but it is critical of them all. It is an uncomfortable portrait of a weary democracy, managed by elites who protect one another while the majority resigns itself to the status quo. A country where bureaucracy humiliates, politics is dramatized, inequality is normalized, and mediocrity is rewarded. Where much is legislated and little is resolved. The author, a veteran journalist and writer, writes from personal experience, but points to something collective: a society burned out by neglect, by a lack of accountability, and by the gradual surrender of the will to demand. Because the system's greatest triumph is not corruption or abuse, but apathy. This book asks for no permission and offers no consolation. It points out, unsettles, and asks: How long How far And in exchange for what And it advises: We must protest more; we must never throw in the towel. A book for the weary. For the outraged. For the skeptics. For those who haven't given up yet, but are beginning to wonder how much longer they can endure. For those who don't know who to vote for, or who do know but hold their noses.…

Taschenbuch. Condición: Neu. Neuware - Published in 1846, Psyche is one of the most profound and least known works of German Romanticism. In it, Carl Gustav Carus (1789-1869) -- physician, painter, naturalist, and visionary thinker -- proposes an organic and symbolic understanding of the soul that anticipates, with astonishing clarity, the developments of Freud and Jung's depth psychology. His reflection on the strata of psychic life, the unity between nature and spirit, and the relationship between the conscious and the unconscious constitutes one of the first systematic attempts to conceive of interiority as a cosmic process. Forgotten for decades, Psyche was a silent source in the configuration of contemporary psychological thought. Carl Gustav Jung recognized Carus as one of his precursors and took up many of his intuitions -- the autonomy of the unconscious, the symbolic function of nature, the soul as mediator between body and spirit -- to construct his own analytical psychology. Freud, for his part, found in Carus an early formulation of what he would later call 'the unconscious.' This edition, edited by Juan Arnau, offers for the first time in Spanish a careful translation and an introductory study that place this work in its philosophical and scientific context, revealing the visionary dimension of an author who thought of the soul as the horizon in which nature becomes conscious of itself. 'Carl Gustav Carus pointed to the unconscious as the essential basis of the psyche.'.…

Taschenbuch. Condición: Neu. Neuware - In a forest where winter puts everyone to the test, a pack learns something that few leaders understand: running is not the same as moving forward. Balto, the oldest dog, no longer runs like the young ones or competes for first place. But he sees something that the others can't see: the horizon. And from that vantage point, he teaches the pack that leading isn't about giving orders, but about listening; that strength is useless if it leaves someone behind; and that a community survives only when every step is taken with others in mind. Through their journey--crossing frozen lakes, facing difficult decisions, and discovering the value of each member of the group--the pack learns that authentic leadership does not come from power, but from care; not from control, but from trust. With a poetic and deeply human narrative, this is a fable about communal life, the responsibility of guiding others, and the importance of never losing the ability to look beyond the immediate. A story that speaks of dogs, but which, in reality, speaks of us and of business leadership.…

Taschenbuch. Condición: Neu. Neuware - Oviedo, 1936. Of the entire family, only a boy remains standing. The bombs have erased in an instant everything he knew: the warmth of a kitchen, the voice of his brother or mother, afternoons playing soccer, that kiss. And yet, he cannot stay. Only if he manages to flee will he have preserved his life and his memory. Is that, perhaps, what it means to be saved Even if he lives a hundred years, he raises from the ashes the world that a war destroys, narrated by voices that still do not know it is irretrievable, and confronts it dialectically with the shattered days that follow, where fate is left, in its tragedy, at the mercy of strange faces of indifference or compassion, among whom perhaps an old acquaintance might be found. Two eras intertwine, mutually tensing and, while Cesáreo struggles simultaneously to stay and to leave, to continue being. With this atypical and beautiful novel, Silvia Ribelles de la Vega offers a unique perspective on the last Spanish civil war. and above all: that of those whom history condemns to survive in no man's land. When the idea does not redeem, her story rediscovers for us the liberating virtue of memory and the silent price of forgetting to live.…

Taschenbuch. Condición: Neu. Neuware - What happened to the first Spaniards who set foot in the New World How was the dream that promised glory lost and ended in tragedy January 1493. Christopher Columbus returns to Spain to announce his discovery to the Catholic Monarchs. On the island of Hispaniola, he leaves thirty-nine men at Fort Navidad, the first European colony in America. There begins a fascinating and brutal story: that of the pioneers who dreamed of paradise and found hell. The ambition for gold, the struggles for power, disease, and the excessive desire for Taino women ignited an irreconcilable conflict between colonists and indigenous peoples. Amidst this chaos, Marín de Urtubia, a cultured and contradictory man, experiences an impossible love with the young Canayma while witnessing the collapse of Columbus' ideals and the violent birth of a new world. With powerful narrative breath and impeccable historical reconstruction, José Luis Muñoz immerses us in the days that marked the beginning of the conquest, in a novel where adventure, passion, and tragedy merge to show the human side of the epic. Los 39. El Fuerte Navidad is the second part of the trilogy La pérdida del paraíso, soon to be adapted as a television series produced by Secuoya Studios for TVE. The untold story of the beginning of a conquest that changed the world. A tale of blood, desire, and power at the dawn of modern history. Where the myth was born, the fall also began.…

Taschenbuch. Condición: Neu. Neuware - In the rocky, dusty desert of Jordan lies the enigmatic Qusayr Amra, one of the Umayyad dynasty's desert palaces, famous for its exceptional frescoes. Among them is the one known as the Fresco of the Six Kings, which depicts rulers from various kingdoms at the dawn of the 8th century, such as the Byzantine emperor or the Sassanid ruler. But it is the image of Rodrigo, king of the Visigoths of Spain, that is the most enigmatic, for, although he was defeated and killed at the Battle of Guadalete by the Muslim conquerors in the year 711, his image appears in this lavish palace built later. It is into this dark and nebulous historical narrative that this novel plunges, starring the enigmatic figure of Abd al-Rahman al-Dajil ('the Emigrant'), who, upon discovering the family ties that bind him to Rodrigo, embarks on a fantastical adventure that propels him to the distant and chaotic al-Andalus, where his roots lie, and where he feels destiny calling him to be its rightful ruler.…

Taschenbuch. Condición: Neu. Neuware - In 1403, Ruy González de Clavijo sets out for Tamerlane's court as an envoy of Henry III. The fate of Castile hangs in the balance during the embassy to the Great Khan. Thousands of leagues from home, beyond treacherous seas and scorching deserts, a journey begins that will test the limits of human courage. For this is not merely a journey: it is a gamble for the survival of a kingdom beset by threats, a diplomatic gambit in which every word can tip the balance of history. From Puerto de Santa María to the legendary Samarkand, Clavijo will traverse warring empires, fabulous cities, and territories where Europe fades and the East is born. Endless caravans, palaces of gold, court intrigues, and armies capable of ravaging continents accompany the ambassador's advance toward the heart of Timurid power. There, Tamerlane awaits him -- the invincible conqueror, the warlord whose name strikes fear from Anatolia to India. Facing him is a Castilian with no weapons other than his intelligence, his faith, and his loyalty to the Crown. But in a world where glory and death ride side by side, any misstep can seal the fate of a nation. This is the chronicle of an impossible mission. The true story of a man who traveled to the ends of the known world to change the course of Castile. The epic of the Spaniard who dared to look the master of Asia in the eye.…

Taschenbuch. Condición: Neu. Neuware - For centuries, power was off-limits to women, though the history of Spain preserves the names of women who, between the 10th and 20th centuries, managed to wield a measure of power in a world tailored to men. Figures such as Violante of Hungary, wife of James I the Conqueror; Teresa of Ávila, reformer of the Carmelite Order; the female printers of the Golden Age; shrewd businesswomen like the Widow Solano and her famous coffee-and-milk tablets; or the popular lottery seller Doña Manolita. Also Masseras, Aleu and Castells, the first Spanish women to attend university; Dolores Ibárruri and Pilar Primo de Rivera, two opposing visions of politics in 20th-century Spain's darkest days; and Mercedes Fórmica, the lawyer who restored legal dignity to separated women during the height of Franco's regime. Remembering their names is more than an exercise in historical memory: it is a duty.…

Taschenbuch. Condición: Neu. Neuware - How fast do you want to live What price do you pay for your shortcuts We live in a hurry, we decide in a hurry, and by constantly rushing, many lives are consumed without ever touching on what truly matters. Technology multiplies the shortcuts, and artificial intelligence promises to be its ultimate driving force. But the question remains: is efficiency the only thing that matters This book offers no quick formulas or magic solutions. It proposes something more difficult--and more valuable-- doing things right again. A life well-lived does not pursue perfection, but rather attention, care, and discernment. As in any serious craft, the process matters more than the final result and demands that we renounce easy promises that, sooner or later, always take their toll. Gathered in a collection of short texts that can be read in any order, these pages invite you to underline, discuss, and return to them. They accompany decisions, processes of reflection, and conversations with children, partners, or friends. Because life is neither received nor optimized: it is made. It is designed with intention, like an artifact created to withstand the passage of time. Spanning psychology, everyday philosophy, and a sociological perspective, the work explores the tensions that define our time: speed versus meaning, reaction versus intention, authenticity versus adaptation, good shortcuts versus bad shortcuts. \*Vidas bien hechas\* is written for those who suspect that haste robs us of quality, prefer craftsmanship over spectacle, and know that living well means cultivating what endures. It does not seek to turn you into a 'better product'; remember that a well-lived life is built at the pace you choose.…

Taschenbuch. Condición: Neu. Neuware - In these pages, the reader enters a ring where not only fists fly, but also great feats. Stories from the History of Boxing is not limited to victories and defeats: it portrays unforgettable characters, electric nights, and a world that was a mirror of its time--fierce, epic, contradictory, and deeply human. From the bar owner in Orange who nearly dethroned the invincible Joe Louis to the absolute master of dirty tricks, Fritzie Zivic, from the shenanigans of promoter Don King to the historic greatness of Muhammad Ali, from great champions to those who fell just short, these tales bring to life the heroes and villains who shaped the golden age of boxing. Rough, brilliant, and excessive men, capable of the sublime and the grotesque, who fought as much against their rivals as against their own fate. Each chapter pulses like a fight: with the rhythm, tension, and intensity of a great championship night. With vibrant, well-researched prose, seasoned with touches of irony, the author reconstructs a universe where everything was spectacle, survival, and redemption. Popular idols, legendary champions, tough neighborhood guys, and awkward geniuses who defied the rules inside and outside the ring take center stage. It is much more than a sports book: it is a journey into a world where the ring is a mythical stage and every fight can change a life. An essential volume for fans, lovers of good storytelling, and readers seeking true stories as incredible as the best fiction.…

Taschenbuch. Condición: Neu. Neuware - Córdoba is a land of history, art, and deep Marian devotion. Its churches, hermitages, shrines, and chapels safeguard a unique heritage that has accompanied the spiritual, cultural, and social life of generations of Cordobans. In Vírgenes de Córdoba, historian Juan José Primo Jurado invites us to explore the province through its principal Marian devotions, from the capital to the most remote villages of the Cordoba region. A journey that combines historical rigor, artistic analysis, and devotional sensitivity to bring us closer to more than sixty images of Mary, many of them canonically crowned, true bastions of popular religiosity. Each chapter reveals the story of an image: its origin, its iconography, its creators, the traditions surrounding it, and the fervor it has inspired over the centuries. Virgins who have been a source of comfort, hope, and spiritual guidance for their communities; Virgins who speak of identity, shared memory, and faith made culture. An essential work for lovers of heritage, scholars of sacred art, and all those who wish to know, understand, and appreciate one of the deepest expressions of Cordoba's identity. This book is an invitation to contemplation. To pause before each image and understand how, through art and popular devotion, Mary has continued to reveal Jesus at the heart of Cordoba.…

Taschenbuch. Condición: Neu. Neuware - Spanish cuisine is experiencing an unprecedented moment of splendor. In recent decades, a generation of nonconformist, courageous, and deeply creative chefs has driven a culinary revolution that has placed Spain at the center of the international gastronomic map. This book brings together 60 of the protagonists of this radical change: chefs who, from their territories, their histories, and their stoves, have redefined what it means to cook, eat, and excite. Here we find living legends such as Juan Mari, guardian and renovator of a tradition taken beyond its own limits; the irrepressible Dabiz Muñoz, who has turned transgression into his own language; the visionary Ángel León, capable of extracting poetry and sustainability from the sea, Andoni Luis Aduriz, one of the great thinkers of contemporary cuisine, and the masters of masters Pedro Subijana, Martín Berasategui, and Joan Roca. Alongside them are talents who embody the future: Vicky Sevilla, with the power of a new perspective that reinterprets the land; Maca de Castro, a staunch defender of island produce and the Mediterranean culinary landscape; Quique Dacosta, an artisan of beauty on the plate; and many other names who, whether discreet or famous, are changing the course of our cuisine. Each profile opens an intimate window into their personality, their obsessions, their way of understanding flavor, and their commitment to the land. The result is a choral portrait that reveals the diversity, audacity, and depth of a constantly evolving gastronomy. This book is, in short, an invitation to get to know the 60 chefs who have made Spanish cuisine a global benchmark. A journey through their stories, their dishes, and their way of looking at the world.…

Taschenbuch. Condición: Neu. Neuware - Barcelona is a well-known city. or so we think. Beneath its streets, in its squares, and behind the names we repeat most often, surprising stories, uncomfortable events, and forgotten figures are hidden--ones that rarely appear in books. Did you know there were streets linked to medieval brothels whose names were as explicit as 'Three Beds' Which part of the city was destroyed after the War of Succession and never rebuilt Did you know that Barcelona had a veritable vernacular Broadway on Avenida del Paralelo Or that Nazi, Masonic, and religious symbols still exist on buildings we pass by without noticing In \*The Unknown History of Barcelona\*, César Alcalá takes us deep into Barcelona's most hidden corners: streets steeped in history, legendary shops, lost convents, hidden farmhouses, magical places, and unique, unsettling characters.…

Taschenbuch. Condición: Neu. Neuware - Keith Scott-Watson had been shot by the Germans in Egypt, or so the author's family had told him since childhood. After Aunt Nieves's death, a strange letter dated 1948 was found among her belongings, in which he accused her of cheating on him with four different lovers since they met in Bilbao, following the bombing of Guernica, and they had embarked on a whirlwind odyssey through a world in flames. How much of it was true Who were they This is the true story of a popular British journalist who enlisted in the International Column at the start of the Spanish Civil War and a young communist woman who worked for the Basque Government--and with it, the story of all those who made up the star-studded cast of a life as cinematic as theirs. Did Keith, ever the dreamer, want to write his own script Having fled to France, reality--more raw and evocative than any fiction--leads them to Germany, the old Free City of Danzig, Rome, Athens, Cairo, and Jerusalem; they encounter spies, soldiers, adventurers, novelists, poets, and, amid the world war and the Palestinian Nakba, witness their tragedy unfold: a little boy, a psychiatric hospital. Nieves Fernández forged ties with García Lorca, extolled La Pasionaria, and also prayed fervently to Christ. Her husband was an assistant to Sefton Delmer, paid intriguing visits to Queipo de Llano, and declared himself as pro-Nazi as Churchill. A thrilling search through records, archives, and libraries in various countries has made possible the telling of this tumultuous and unprecedented biography of love, lies, and weapons.…

Taschenbuch. Condición: Neu. Neuware - He kept a secret. He didn't confess his sin. He committed a sacrilege. Maurice Gamell Ripoll was born in Madrid in 1947. His father, Ferran--a Catalan Republican teacher--moved to the capital after the Civil War to rebuild his life as a bookseller. In 1942, he married Rosana Ripoll, the daughter of a Francoist general. Rosana had to navigate the constraints and prohibitions of the upbringing she received. The Gamells and the Ripolls carried secrets, guilt, and irreparable losses. Years later, in 1975, Maurice receives a letter from a stranger in Argentina. Its contents raise a question whose weight he will carry for the rest of his life. As a young man, he conceived a novel--\*God of Fifth Avenue\*--that he never finished, for fear of what it posited in its pages: that hidden powers were pulling the strings of politics, not only in Spain, but throughout the world. The Burden of a Secret is an ensemble novel that, spanning Republican Catalonia and postwar Madrid, reaches the present day, interweaving real and fictional events in a plot of suspense-filled revelations. Uncompromising realism constructs a collage of intrigue, local color, impossible loves, fear of the truth, pandemic lockdown, and loneliness in old age. A story that offers no respite from its very first pages.…

Taschenbuch. Condición: Neu. Neuware - Did you know that one of the first maps of the world was made in Aragon Or that there was a Pope who was never actually elected Pope, yet still signed his name as such Can you imagine Goya as a young troublemaker or Ferdinand the Catholic facing off against his own grandmother The history of Aragon is much more than battles, charters, and kings with long names. It's a land full of episodes as surprising as they are amusing, characters who step outside the official narrative, and anecdotes that nobody told you in class. or in the usual history books. This Wasn't in My History Book of Aragon is a journey through the hidden and fascinating corners of Aragon's past. A rigorous yet lighthearted account, designed to be enjoyed, to learn without yawning, and to discover that history, when told well, is more addictive than a Netflix series. Can a kingdom lose its independence because of a drunken binge Was there an Aragonese soldier in the Vietnam War And what do the Olympic Games have to do with 19th-century Zaragoza Get ready to read, be surprised, and, above all, see Aragon with new eyes. Because history isn't just in textbooks. it's also in the corners, on the margins, and in the stories that almost no one dared to tell.…

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Taschenbuch. Condición: Neu. Neuware - Fray Ricardo de Córdoba was much more than a Capuchin friar. He emerged as the silent driving force behind a historic transformation in Andalusian Holy Week. An artist, preacher, and spiritual guide, he knew how to unite faith and beauty like no other; he renewed the way of dressing and understanding the religious images, inspired generations of brotherhood members, and opened new paths for brotherhoods throughout Andalusia. Throughout his life, he left his mark in many ways: he accompanied artists and embroiderers in the search for a new aesthetic language, encouraged young brotherhoods to find their identity, and became a spiritual reference for thousands of people who found in him a clear, poetic, and deeply human voice. His work transcended the strictly religious sphere and promoted a different way of living the faith--one that was more intimate, more conscious, and more open to beauty. This book traces his life and legacy through unpublished documents, firsthand accounts from those who knew him, and articles and reflections by Fray Ricardo himself. From his early days in 20th-century Córdoba to his decisive role in the renewal of the brotherhoods, the figure of a man emerges who was approachable yet demanding, full of creativity and sensitivity, and with a marked sense of pastoral dedication. A necessary tribute to a friar who left an indelible mark on popular religiosity and in the hearts of thousands of devotees. The story of the man who changed Holy Week and the lives of all who crossed paths with him.…

Taschenbuch. Condición: Neu. Neuware - Could Is it possible that humanity's most enigmatic civilization has remained hidden not for lack of evidence, but due to an excess of academic prejudice What if Plato's account were actually the faded chronicle of an intercontinental thalassocracy centered in the Iberian southwest How can we ignore the astonishing connection between the megalithic phenomenon and ancient transatlantic voyages Where do ideological interpretation and the historical paradigm stand in the face of an Atlantis that is no longer a myth but evidence Atlantis: Deciphering the Atlantic Civilization examines the traces of a tsunami catastrophe confirmed in the Guadalquivir paleoestuary, documents sophisticated sailing voyages three millennia before the Phoenician arrival, and reconstructs a vast trade network that would explain the presence of African ivory and Sicilian amber in Andalusian dolmens dating back five thousand years. Furthermore, it focuses on the geographical implications of Egyptian maps of the afterlife and establishes parallels with the sociopolitical division of the Incas to portray Atlantis. In short, it renounces idealism and speculation, and establishes the subject as a field of study for all sciences, far removed from legend. José Orihuela Guerrero coordinates this fourth installment of the series that, since 2022, has been laying the foundations for a whole field of scientific Atlantology. Philologists, archaeologists, geologists, anthropologists, and historians come together in an unprecedented new holistic effort to rationally trace a real Holocene culture in the lands of the Gulf of Cádiz. Will we be able to recognize the vestiges of the empire before oblivion buries them forever Will Atlantis achieve recognition as intangible cultural heritage of humanity.…

Taschenbuch. Condición: Neu. Neuware - Antonio Cruz Conde's Córdoba is a respectful and somewhat nostalgic look at the 1950s, focusing on the administration led by the aforementioned councilman at the helm of City Hall, of whom people came to say that 'since Cruz Conde became mayor, Córdoba seems like a different place.' Using the press of the time--primarily the Córdoba newspaper--as his source, journalist Francisco Solano Márquez recalls the Córdoba of the 1951-1960 decade through the administration of the remembered mayor, organized into thematic chapters covering the restoration of forgotten monuments, such as the Alcázar, La Calahorra, and La Corredera; attention to traditional neighborhoods; improvements to municipal services, including the new water supply system, infrastructure projects, and new access roads; urban planning, which put an end to unregulated construction; the promotion of local festivals; support for culture, and the promotion of new hotel construction to foster tourism development, without overlooking the figure of the mayor himself or the municipal institution. In total, nearly a hundred thematic articles plus an additional epilogue that outlines 'The backdrop of Cruzcondista's administration.' This is an informative work on Córdoba from half a century ago, whose text, clear and engaging, is complemented by a selection of photographs that explain, better than any description, the transformation of a city awakening from the painful postwar period, bidding farewell to ration cards, dreaming of social housing, and contemplating--with a mix of disbelief and wonder--the modernization undertaken by the City Council under an administrator who, in the words of the chronicler Rey Díaz, whose primary goal was to serve the city. The book also serves as a tribute to the Cordoban journalists of the era, who, despite the limitations imposed by political circumstances, were able to capture the vibrant mosaic of a provincial city that, 'shaking off its traditional indolence, ushered in a fruitful era,' in the words of one of them, Rafael Gago. Reading it will bring back nostalgic memories of that era for Cordobans who lived through it, but it will also allow later generations to learn about a period of local history in which there are many examples that can shed light on the present.…

Taschenbuch. Condición: Neu. Neuware - To welcome is to think, live, and build the world together. Hospitality is neither a kind gesture nor a mere social courtesy; it is one of the invisible infrastructures that make human life possible. Where there was welcome, there was a path; where there was refuge, there was thought, trade, science, and culture. In The Science of Hospitality, Antonio Pérez Navarro offers a rigorous and interdisciplinary examination of a concept as ancient as it is decisive. Drawing on history, philosophy, neuroscience, and professional experience, the author constructs a theoretical and practical framework that allows us to understand hospitality as a complex system, capable of generating well-being, meaning, and human development. This book traces the evolution of hospitality from prehistoric campfires to contemporary algorithms, engages with major ethical and cultural traditions, and analyzes what happens in the brain when we welcome others or are welcomed ourselves. Far from naive idealization, the text offers concrete tools for creating livable environments in organizations, communities, and everyday life. Aimed at both professionals in the field and readers interested in reflecting on the world we share, The Science of Hospitality defends a central idea: living better is not a luxury, but a collective responsibility. And hospitality, properly understood, is one of the most powerful human technologies for making this possible. Because, where someone offers refuge, life flourishes, the mind expands, and society is transformed.…

Taschenbuch. Condición: Neu. Neuware - This book compiles, for the first time and through rigorous research, a living, up-to-date map of the women who carry processional floats in Spain: where they do it, since when, how they feel about it, and what drives them to continue. More than four hundred voices--float bearers, foremen, families, leaders of brotherhoods, and people who accompany the ritual--share their intimate experiences: the muscular tension, the studied technique, the emotion that rises from the shoulder to the skin, the nerves that tingle in the moments before the procession, the faith, the devotion, and the hope that carries them through the night. These pages reveal a phenomenon rich in roots and promise: identity, mission, living culture, sociology, psychology, and the spiritual memory of our popular religiosity. It is a human and intimate journey, told with respect and attentiveness, inviting us to understand and feel from within. The heartbeat of this book touches something deep: beneath the costal there are neck vertebrae, there is a spine, there is held breath. and there is a heart that dreams in the plural. They are already walking beneath the pasos, with short steps and lofty souls. And their footprint advances, inch by inch, like the trabajadera: firm, conscious, shared.…

Taschenbuch. Condición: Neu. Neuware - Madrid was not always a decent city. It was also, for centuries, a showcase of desire, misery, hypocrisy, and business. Brothels, brothels, and houses of ill repute take us on a literary, historical, and roguish journey through that backroom that almost no one talks about or wants to remember. prostitution in our country and, most notably, in Madrid, the capital of prostitution. With Javier Rioyo's sharp prose, these pages traverse brothels, brothels, houses of ill repute, alleys, salons, and houses of idleness and debauchery, it touches on Imperial Rome, the Middle Ages, the Golden Age, and modernity, and shows us how pleasure and power have always coexisted in the shadow of public morality. Because, behind the official discourse, the city has had another life. Nocturnal, clandestine, roguish, and, at times, tragic. Thus emerge the names and shadows, women driven to survive, respectable clients, pimps, middlemen, censors, doctors, police, and politicians. Also chroniclers, artists, and onlookers, fascinated by this world condemned by day and consumed by night. Rioyo does not moralize. He narrates, recalls, investigates, and provokes. And in doing so, he paints a portrait of Spain more real than many textbooks. A country where the body was currency, hypocrisy an unwritten law, and the double life a national tradition. A book of history and the streets. Of ink and skin. Of uncomfortable memory. Because there are cities that are best understood from their back doors.…

Taschenbuch. Condición: Neu. Neuware - Holy Week in León unfolds at its own unique pace. It draws people in with its depth and the contemplative atmosphere that clings to the ancient stone, the cold night air, and the soft light of the lanterns. There are processions heralded by sounds coming from afar, like echoes from another time, and floats that seem to breathe as they round a corner, with memory alive in every pole. Within these pages coexist centuries of tradition, intimate moments, silences laden with meaning, and processions that envelop the heart. The city experiences its Holy Week with a serene, almost artisanal devotion, where every float, every chime, and every glance upholds a faith passed down from generation to generation. There are places to be contemplated with the eyes, others that awaken wonder. And there are cities, like León, that are kept deep inside and stay with you forever.…