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Madeline has always been extremely close to her family, so she is shocked when her older brother gets engaged without including them (or even giving them a heads up!). Mads has never been the biggest fan of his fiancée, Katie, so in order to remain one happy family, she is determined to bond with Katie before the big day, which includes reluctantly agreeing to be a bridesmaid. During a late-night bridesmaids-only game of "Truth or Dare" Mads is cornered into revealing she has never been kissed or even been on a date, which spurs the other girls to unite on a quest to find Mads the perfect plus-one for the wedding. Next thing she knows she's navigating a series of disastrous dates that include some major misunderstandings and mishaps. All of a sudden Mads finds her heart tugged in different directions: to Connor, the boy next door who knows her best. To Marco, the former classmate who knows how to push all her buttons. And to some of the new suitors who surprisingly aren't all bad. As the wedding draws nearer, Mads has to figure out who she wants most as a dance partner, while also making sure her brother isn't making the biggest mistake of his life.

Kitty Talbot needs a fortune. Or rather, she needs a husband who has a fortune. Left with her father’s massive debts, she has only twelve weeks to save her family from ruin. Kitty has never been one to back down from a challenge, so she leaves home and heads toward the most dangerous battleground in all of England: the London season. Kitty may be neither accomplished nor especially genteel—but she is utterly single-minded; imbued with cunning and ingenuity, she knows that risk is just part of the game. The only thing she doesn’t anticipate is Lord Radcliffe. The worldly Radcliffe sees Kitty for the mercenary fortune-hunter that she really is and is determined to scotch her plans at all costs, until their parrying takes a completely different turn…. This is a frothy pleasure, full of brilliant repartee and enticing wit–one that readers will find an irresistible delight.

In the late 1930s, civil war grips Spain. When General Franco and his Fascists succeed in overthrowing the government, hundreds of thousands are forced to flee in a treacherous journey over the mountains to the French border. Among them is Roser, a pregnant young widow, who finds her life intertwined with that of Victor Dalmau, an army doctor and the brother of her deceased love. In order to survive, the two must unite in a marriage neither of them desires. Together with two thousand other refugees, Roser and Victor embark on the SS Winnipeg, a ship chartered by the poet Pablo Neruda, to Chile: “the long petal of sea and wine and snow.” As unlikely partners, the couple embraces exile as the rest of Europe erupts in world war. Starting over on a new continent, they face trial after trial, but they will also find joy as they patiently await the day when they might go home. Through it all, their hope of returning to Spain keeps them going.

¿Qué sería del pensamiento si mujeres como Penélope, Deméter, Diotima o la memorable sirvienta tracia pudieran tomar la palabra y decir qué y quiénes fueron? ¿Cómo concebiríamos el cuerpo, la sexualidad, la identidad y el poder si ellas se convirtieran en las protagonistas de la peripecia filosófica? En un enfrentamiento cuerpo a cuerpo con su 'enemigo' Platón, Adriana Cavarero propone una relectura de algunas de las figuras femeninas de la Antigüedad para denunciar las desigualdades de género y las dinámicas patriarcales sobre las que se cimenta el canon filosófico occidental. Con un estilo cáustico y brillante, la autora prefigura una nueva manera de pensar el espacio público, en un diálogo ideal con los movimientos feministas italianos e internacionales.

El contenido de este libro pone de manifiesto por lo que pasan docentes y directivos escolares al ser sometidos a presiones políticas, sindicales y religiosas mediante un lenguaje manipulador por quienes no les interesa el orden, la disciplina y que se cumpla con los criterios de calidad para una verdadera transformación social por medio de la educación en el sistema formal de enseñanza. Es la voz alzada y proclamada para que cese la injerencia de sectores que solo buscan sus propios beneficios, poniendo en juego el desarrollo y crecimiento de una sociedad que todavía cree el en poder que tiene una educación que garantice el buen vivir, apegada a las normas éticos morales, sin importar el credo religioso. Pues, el texto también destaca la discriminación hacia aquellos que profesan credos distintos al catolicismo. Es un homenaje a los valientes educadores que, a pesar de las adversidades, se esfuerzan por marcar la diferencia y educar a las futuras generaciones sin esperar reconocimiento o recompensas.

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