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This compelling and innovative view of Zen practice gives people in their 20s and 30s a contemporary approach to spiritual development that is meaningful and actionable within the complexities of modern life. Grounded deeply in the tradition of Soto Zen, professional mediators and Zen practitioners, Diane Hamilton and Gabriel Wilson extol the virtues of sitting meditation, dharma study, and the student-teacher relationship. At the same time, they offer insight into the importance of emotional development and the maturation of relationship skills.

"Hoy, siete libros después de nuestro primer contacto con los lectores, elijo darle a Encuentros su versión definitiva". G. R. "No es cierto que el amor todo lo puede. No es cierto que el que ama no puede engañar. No es cierto que a la relación amorosa no haya que ponerle condiciones. No es...

Si formalmente El olor de la guayaba es una prolongada conversación del escritor y periodista Plinio Apuleyo Mendoza con su viejo amigo Gabriel García Márquez—lo que da ocasión a éste para desgranar convivacidad sus remembranzas, juicios, opiniones y convicciones—sus contenidos van mucho más allá: en El olor de la guayaba bien pueden encontrarse las claves de un proceso, creador y creativo, de singular riqueza.

The town of St. Caroline had never felt like home to Sterling Matthew. Even though the Matthew family could date their residence back nearly 100 years, Sterling had grown up in boarding schools - and promptly decamped for the ski slopes of Europe after college. When his father falls ill, his mother calls him home to run the family business, the renowned Chesapeake Inn. What Sterling finds, though, is a business on shaky financial footing and a staff resistant to the radical changes he has to make. No matter. He'll do what needs to be done...and then leave St. Caroline for good.

"El Duelo es un territorio oscuro, misterioso, casi inaccesible. Una conmoción que nos sorprende, nos toma desprevenidos y cambia nuestro entorno en un instante. No importa lo preparados que creamos estar para enfrentar una pérdida, esa preparación jamás será suficiente. Cuando ocurre, todo...

Jerusa’s interference has unleashed a monstrous entity with a taste for vampires and humans alike. Her only option: employ her spectral powers to hunt down the fiend before it can rip a bloody path through the entire town. Will her new companions help her kill the creature....

The BBC Radio 3 series exploring the meaning of the male nude in the visual arts. When we think of the nude we usually think of the female nude, and in Western art in particular, we're often contemplating an image where the artist is primarily concerned with sensuality and desire. If we spare a thought for the male nude at all, he tends to appear as a figure symbolising courage and endurance. Both perspectives are, of course, a simplification or distortion.

«… Y ahora me doy cuenta que el verdadero antecedente de Cien años de soledad es La hojarasca, y en el camino está El coronel no tiene quien le escriba, están los cuentos de Los funerales de Mamá Grande y está La mala hora», Gabriel García Márquez. ¿Dónde está el germen de Macondo?...

Un escritor colombiano es testigo de una muerte que no le afecta, pero que lo marcará para siempre. Un cazador aficionado intenta conservar su matrimonio mientras se queda a dormir en casa de una desconocida. En el curso de una noche larga, el hijo de un célebre jinete verá cómo su vida cambia por culpa de un encuentro imprevisible.

Frémeaux & Associés et la Grande Mosquée de Paris s'associent afin de faire connaître l'histoire, la philosophie, les cultures et les savoirs du monde musulman. À la mort du Prophète en 632, l'Empire islamique intensifie ses conquêtes pour s'étendre de l'Asie centrale à la Péninsule ibérique. En moins d'un siècle un immense empire est constitué par la dynastie des Omeyyades, sur la base d'un califat.

Aristotle once said, "It is the mark of an educated mind to be able to entertain a thought without accepting it." Antarctica has to be one of the most mysterious places on Earth. After hearing all the ancient accounts, geological evidence, and other weird things going on in Antarctica right now, you might wonder, is it about to get even stranger? Could it have been the home of Atlantis, the famous lost continent? Is Antarctica home to the Nephilim giants?

Fue una de las imágenes más desgarradoras del siglo XX: dos niños, dos príncipes, caminando detrás del féretro de su madre mientras el mundo contemplaba la escena con pesar... y horror. A la vez que se daba sepultura a Diana, princesa de Gales, miles de millones de personas se preguntaron qué debían de pensar y sentir esos príncipes y qué rumbo tomarían sus vidas en adelante.

Did Jesus Christ really rise from the grave? The credibility of the Christian faith rests on this claim, and Jesus’ own disciples laid down their lives to defend it. However, the resurrection of Christ is often dismissed as fantasy by those who assume that miracles are a scientific impossibility. Is faith in the empty tomb nothing more than blind belief In Alive: How the Resurrection of Christ Changes Everything, Dr. Gabe Fluhrer demonstrates that Jesus’ defeat of the grave is no mere myth - it is a historic reality supported by overwhelming evidence.

El historiador Gabriel Tortella analiza la estructura, las causas y la evolución de las grandes revoluciones contemporáneas en una síntesis magistral.

Nine years ago, Chessa walked away from her hometown and from Noah, the future alpha of the bear pack in District 175. Knowing Noah was immortal and that she would get old and die, Chessa left him rather than, one day, become a burden to him. Noah has never stopped loving Chessa, and now, he’s found a way she might be able to become immortal. There’s just one problem: Raina, the female bear Noah’s parents are insisting he marry.

Throughout his life, Gabriel García Márquez spoke publicly with the same passion and energy that marked his writing. Now the wisdom and compassion of these performances are available in English for the first time. I’m Not Here to Give a Speech records key events throughout the author’s life, from a farewell to his classmates delivered when he was only 17 to his Nobel Prize acceptance speech. 

Teachings On Healing From A Spiritual Perspective dives into spiritual healing concepts — showing how the universal law of energy follows thought, and how the power of divine thought can redesign a person’s and a planet’s mental, emotional, and physical bodies.

John Sinclair - A new audio drama series: blockbuster cinema for your ears only: a breathtaking mixture of gothic horror and fast-paced action paired with an audio-rich atmosphere. Produced internationally in London and Los Angeles with Andrew Wincott as John Sinclair, Anthony Skordi, Emma Tate, Dan Mersh, Charlotte Moore, Nico Lennon and many others. "John Sinclair" is the relaunch of Europe's longest running horror series.

"Nu ne temem niciodată de vag, ci doar de precis. Îmi imaginez un omuleț care îmbracă o togă și care îmi rostește sentința. Totul aici e precis: judecătorul, vina, sentința. Răspunderea mea este de asemenea precisă, dar e mică, iar consecințele nu sunt ultime. Și totuși teama mea e teribilă și fac tot ce pot pentru a nu ajunge în fața omulețului în togă. Stăm față în față cu viața noastră sau cel care ne-a făcut concesia libertății. Totul aici e vag: judecătorul, vina, sentința."

Best-selling author of The Letter and The Secret Kathryn Hughes joins Audible for a second time to discuss her third novel, The Key. With a dual time line, listeners are transported between scenes of a 1950s operational insane asylum and those taking place in the aged and now abandoned building 50 years on in a story about forgotten tragedy, lost love and the pursuit of justice. Kathryn discusses her new thrilling instalment and her hopes for future works.