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Esu: la entidad más incomprendida del universo» es una obra maestra. Maravillosamente escrita e ilustrada por Darren López y Eddaviel, este absorbente trabajo colorea de manera elocuente los múltiples matices del gran orisha yoruba, Esu: uno de los más reverenciado y a menudo temido del panteón. López y Eddaviel magistralmente muestran cómo este jactancioso embaucador de los cruces de caminos, cuyo poder ha cautivado el África Occidental y las Américas, está aquí para ayudarnos a ser lo mejor de nosotros mismos. Dotada de simpleza, arte y el característico humor e ironía de Esu, esta amalgama de historias y moralejas es ideal tanto para el joven como para el adulto.

Consejos milenarios basados en la experiencia y el sentido común para enfrentarnos a los dilemas morales de hoy. Reconocido universalmente como uno de los autores más importantes de la historia romana, Cicerón era también un brillante orador que quiso ofrecer a sus contemporáneos una guía de conducta para los tiempos difíciles y cambiantes del mundo en el que vivían. Su objetivo era aplicar, con sentido común y pragmatismo, las lecciones aprendidas en la filosofía a la práctica cotidiana.

Olivette Otele nos descubre una historia jamás contada: la de la profunda huella de los africanos en Europa, que reconstruye a través de semblanzas tanto de figuras prominentes ―Septimio Severo, san Mauricio, Jacobus Capitein, Juan Latino, Manga Bell, Paulette y Jane Nardal…― como de la gente corriente. Esta deslumbrante herencia, ignorada durante siglos, nos revela antiguos y diversos vínculos entre ambos continentes y arroja luz sobre cuestiones vigentes hoy en día, como el racismo, la identidad, la ciudadanía, el poder y la resiliencia. Olivette Otele es investigadora y docente en la SOAS University de Londres. Es experta en historia colonial europea y sus aportaciones en este campo son reconocidas internacionalmente. Fue vicepresidenta de la Royal Society of History y colabora regularmente con medios como The Guardian y la BBC.

The tiki torch is lit, the hula dancers are ready, the stage is set. It's...Christmastime in Hawaii! Everett Green is a singing, dancing palm tree waiting for his big break. He dreams of being a star, yet has no idea how to make it happen--until he sees the Rockefeller Tree on TV. Determined to become the most famous Christmas tree ever, Everett is ready to hightail it out of Hawaii and make his big debut in the Big Apple. But it's not all clear skies for Everett when a New York snowstorm grounds his flight. Stuck in the airport with hundreds of disgruntled travelers, Everett must dig deep for holiday spirit if he wants to become a real Christmas tree!

They say never meet your idols. But nothing about digging up their deepest secrets. Seventeen-year-old aspiring journalist Darren Purchase has been a lifelong fan of country music legend Decklee Cassel, who’s as famous for her classic hits as she is for her partnership with songwriter Mickenlee Hooper. The same Mickenlee who mysteriously backed out of the limelight at the height of their careers, never to be heard from again. Now Decklee’s televised funeral marks the unveiling of her long-awaited time capsule. But when it’s revealed to be empty, a trail of scavenger-hunt clues unfolds, leading to a whopping cash prize for whoever finds the real capsule. Darren knows there’s a story there—and she’s going to be the one to break it. Even if it means a spontaneous road trip with her coworker Kendall. Flashback to 1963, when a young runaway Decklee has her sights set on fame and glory. As she claws her way to the top over the years that follow, it’s Mickenlee’s lyrics that help rocket her to stardom. But as their relationship evolves beyond the professional, it threatens everything Decklee has worked for. What else will she sacrifice to hold on to her dreams?

At a lavish party in the hills outside of San Francisco, Jin Han meets Lidija Jung and nothing will ever be the same for either woman. A brilliant young photographer, Jin is at a crossroads in her work, in her marriage to her college love Philip, and in who she is and who she wants to be. Lidija is an alluring, injured world-class ballerina on hiatus from her ballet company under mysterious circumstances. Drawn to each other by their intense artistic drives, the two women talk all night. Cracked open, Jin finds herself telling Lidija about an old familial curse, breaking a lifelong promise. She’s been told that if she doesn’t keep the curse a secret, she risks losing everything; death and ruin could lie ahead. As Jin and Lidija become more entangled, they realize they share more than the ferocity of their ambition, and begin to explore hidden desires. Something is ignited in Jin: her art, her body, and her sense of self irrevocably changed. But can she avoid the specter of the curse? Vital, bold, powerful, and deeply moving, Exhibit asks: how brightly can you burn before you light your life on fire?