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El argentino Bruno Gelber es uno de los cien mejores pianistas del siglo XX. Contrajo polio a los siete años, pero eso no le impidió desarrollar una carrera monumental. Brilló en los mejores escenarios de Europa, vivió veinticinco años en París y...

“A rich family saga . . . [written with] voluptuous lyricism and emotional precision.” —The Washington Post The rebellions within an interracial family play out against the countercultural rebellions of the 1960s in this sexy, stylish, sophisticated new novel by the award-winning...

What is it like to walk away from your home? To leave behind everything and everyone you’ve ever known? Poetic, sensitive, and based on a true family history, Lost Words follows a young Armenian boy who sets out to find refuge to the day he finally finds the courage to share his story.

Im Sommer 1968 kehrt Aïcha Belhaj nach vier Jahren Medizinstudium in Straßburg nach Marokko zurück. In Frankreich gehen die Studenten auf die Straße, von den Barrikaden tönt der Ruf nach gesellschaftlicher Veränderung. Doch in ihrer Heimat trifft die angehende Ärztin auf eine erstarrte Welt, die für sie zur Herausforderung wird. Ihre Familie ist zerrissen. Die Farm ihres Vaters floriert, Aïchas Bruder Selim leidet unter den hohen Erwartungen des Vaters und taucht in einer Hippiekommune unter.

Le 29 décembre 1976, à Buenos Aires, Silvia Labayru est séquestrée par ordre de la dictature militaire à l’ESMA, l’un des pires centres clandestins de détention du pays. Elle a 20 ans, elle est membre du groupe armé montoneros et elle attend un enfant. C’est sur une table de torture qu’elle accouchera, avant de devenir le « butin de guerre » de l’un des commandants. Deux ans plus tard, elle s’envole pour Madrid, convaincue que l’enfer est derrière elle. Mais un autre calvaire l’attend : ses compatriotes exilés la bannissent comme traître à la cause.

Este volumen reúne perfiles de escritores, artistas plásticos, periodistas, fotógrafos, cineastas, editores, diseñadores y músicos hispanoamericanos –Nicanor Parra, Ricardo Piglia, Sara Facio, Idea Vilariño, Guillermo Kuitca-, en una cartografía...

Want to end poverty for good? Entrepreneur and Samasource founder Leila Janah has the solution—give work, not aid. “An audacious, inspiring, and practical book. Leila shows how it’s possible to build a successful business that lifts people out of poverty—not by giving them money but by...

Myriam, madre de dos niños, decide reemprender su actividad laboral en un bufete de abogados a pesar de las reticencias de su marido. Tras un minucioso proceso de selección para encontrar una niñera, se deciden por Louise, que rápidamente conquista el corazón de los niños y se convierte en una figura imprescindible en el hogar. Pero poco a poco la trampa de la interdependencia va a convertirse en un drama.

A behind the scenes look at the music that is currently the soundtrack of the globe, reported on and written by Leila Cobo, Billboard's VP of Latin Music and the world's ultimate authority on popular Latin music. Decoding "Despacito" tracks the stories behind the biggest Latin hits of the past...

A fines de los años noventa, en Las Heras, un pequeño pueblo petrolero de la provincia argentina de Santa Cruz con un alto índice de desempleo y sin ningún tipo de futuro para los jóvenes, se produjeron doce suicidios. La mayoría de los muertos...

Anxiety among Catholic mothers is sky high. How do we teach our sons to be chaste when a sex-obsessed culture is ready to drag our boys into the pit at every turn? All we want to do is protect the innocence of our little ones and the honor of our teens, yet the snares of ubiquitous porn, hook-up sex, the LGBTQ juggernaut, and the devaluing of true manhood appear unavoidable. What's a mother to do?

Un audiolibro de crónicas cubanas de la mano de doce de los más prestigiosos periodistas y escritores de nuestro tiempo que abarca política y arte, música y béisbol, presente y pasado, y nos ofrecen una excepcional instantánea de la particular encrucijada en la que se encuentra la sociedad cubana.

Two East Texas families must deal with the aftermath of a marriage that never happened leading to deceit, secrets, and tragedies in a sweeping multigenerational Southern saga "with echoes of Gone with the Wind" (Publishers Weekly). Spanning the 20th century, the story of Roses takes place in a...

*Soon to be an HBO series starring Nicole Kidman and Maya Erskine* She has the keys to their apartment. She knows everything. She has embedded herself so deeply in their lives that it now seems impossible to remove her. One of the 10 BEST BOOKS OF THE YEAR of The New York Times Book Review, by...

In this illuminating guide, Miss Aida corrects widespread misconceptions about Hoodoo―a powerful African diaspora tradition rooted in African traditional religions. She reveals authentic practices, contrasts Hoodoo with related traditions like Santeria and Haitian Vodou, and reclaims this rich...

Welcome to SLPs Talk Tech, where we explore innovations in AI and communication sciences and disorders (CSD). On this podcast, we talk with researchers, clinicians, innovators, and allied professionals who are shaping the future of clinical practice, education, and technology in the field.This podcast is hosted by a human, based on conversations with humans. We tried AI voices for a bit, but I couldn’t capture these conversations the way I intended. Rather than ditch the project entirely, I decided to revisit a history I had almost forgotten - twenty years ago, when I worked at my college ...

Leila Seth was the first woman to top the Bar examinations in London, the first woman judge of the Delhi High Court, and the first woman to become chief justice of a state High Court. She was appointed as a judge in 1978 and retired as Chief Justice of Himachal Pradesh in 1992.

Mugshot est un Balado de torréfaction foncée qui plonge au cœur d’histoires de crimes réels. Toutes les deux semaines, l’animatrice explore une affaire et en raconte les faits sous forme de récits captivants. Ajoutez un peu de glace à votre café : les histoires racontées sont à glacer le sang ! © 2026 Leïla Girard/ Mugshot. Tous droits réservés. Production audio : Leïla Girard. Musique originale et conception sonore : Nicolas Chatel. Toute reproduction, distribution ou utilisation non autorisée du contenu est strictement interdite.

A recently orphaned girl moves to the Texas panhandle and struggles to forge new friendships in a town of football glory in this unforgettable novel of surprising plot twists and unexpected beginnings. Recently orphaned, eleven-year-old Cathy Benson feels she has been dropped into a cultural and...

Banished Rose is a luminous collection of poetry spanning over two decades, tracing the delicate arc of one woman’s journey from adolescence to creative maturity. With raw honesty and lyrical grace, Leila invites listeners into an intimate world shaped by love, heartbreak, personal transformation, and spiritual awakening.