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  • Audiobook

    Yo!

    by Julia Alvarez ...
    Narrated by Alma Cuervo, Luis Moreno, Coral Pena ...

    Unabridged

    10 hours 24 min

    Yolanda García—Yo, for short—is the literary one in the family. Her first published novel, in which she uses as characters practically everyone she knows, was a big success. Now she’s basking in the spotlight while those “characters” find their very recognizable selves dangling in that same blinding light. But turnabout isfair play, and so here, Yolanda García’s family and friends tell the truth ... Read more

    $25.99 USD or Free with Kobo Plus

  • Alvarez: Adventures of a Physicist

    by Luis W. Alvarez ...
    During World War II, Luis W. Alvarez participated in the Allies’ development of radar at the MIT Radiation Laboratory, and of the atomic bomb at Los Alamos. He then worked as an experimental physicist on cyclotrons, particle accelerators and bubble chambers at UC-Berkeley with Ernest Lawrence. Later in life, he used cosmic rays to “X ray” an Egyptian pyramid, developed a new theory about the ... Read more

    $9.99 USD

  • Innovation, Resilience, Leadership and Sustainability in Higher Education

    Edited by Jesús Martín-Vaquero, Luis Hernández-Álvarez, Antonio González Sánchez, Deolinda M.L.D. Rasteiro, Ion Mierlus Mazilu, Miguel Ángel González de la Torre, Araceli Queiruga-Dios ...
    Series series Education (R0)
    This open access book addresses relevant issues related to higher education and sustainable development goals (SDGs). The book has a high degree of originality and brings innovation to the contemporary solution for 21st century higher education, innovative contextualisation and conceptualisation of ICT-enabled critical thinking. It facilitates the achievement of the UN-defined SDGs and introduces ... Read more

    Free

  • Chicanx Utopias

    Pop Culture and the Politics of the Possible

    by Luis Alvarez ...
    Series series Historia USA
    **2023 Honorable Mention Best History Book, International Latino Book AwardsBroad and encompassing examination of Chicanx popular culture since World War II and the utopian visions it articulated**Amid the rise of neoliberalism, globalization, and movements for civil rights and global justice in the post–World War II era, Chicanxs in film, music, television, and art weaponized culture to combat ... Read more

    $31.99 USD

  • Critical Qualitative Methodologies in Gender and Sexuality

    Key Concepts

    Edited by Maureen A. Flint, Luis Alvarez-Hernandez, Janie Copple, Joseph D. Sweet, Whitney Toledo ...
    Series series Key Concepts in Qualitative Methods
    This collection foregrounds the experiences, perspectives, and insights of emerging and established scholars who creatively and expansively approach the study of gender and sexuality through qualitative methodologies. By emphasizing positionality and subjectivity, contributors explore the ethical and responsible dimensions of inquiry, offering fresh perspectives on critical qualitative research ... Read more

    $60.99 USD

  • Starch and Starchy Food Products

    Improving Human Health

    Edited by José Alvarez-Ramírez, Sushil Dhital, Luis Bello-Pérez ...
    Series series Food Biotechnology and Engineering
    Starch is one of the main staples in human food, its consumption having both positive and negative aspects. The exploration and exploitation of starches from alternative botanical sources has been increasing recently due to interest in the economic and social development of tropical and sub-tropical regional economies and in support of sustainability. The book reviews existing research on various ... Read more

    $92.99 USD

  • Sustainable Urban Development

    Topics, trends and solutions

    Edited by Luís Bragança, Cristina Engel de Alvarez, Luisa F. Cabeza ...
    Series series IOP ebooks
    This research and reference text addresses issues relevant to the implementation of sustainability in the built environment, covering the most recent advancements in the implementation of sustainability principles. The book presents numerous case studies that demonstrate the implementation of sustainable actions at local levels and municipalities. It situates the built environment within the ... Read more

    $114.99 USD

  • Cuatro Ciénegas Ecology, Natural History and Microbiology

    Edited by Valeria Souza, Gabriela Olmedo-Álvarez, Luis E. Eguiarte ...
    Series series Biomedical and Life Sciences (R0)
    The aim of this first book is to introduce the readers of the series to why Cuatro Ciénegas Basin (CCB) is so unique, starting with the reason why astrobiologists became interested in this oasis in the first place; namely, the high diversity and abundance of stromatolites and microbial mats in continental waters to be found in the desert oasis. As NASA has long since discovered, the basin may ... Read more

    $89.99 USD

  • From the PS to the LHC - 50 Years of Nobel Memories in High-Energy Physics

    Edited by Luis Alvarez-Gaumé, Michelangelo Mangano, Emmanuel Tsesmelis ...
    Series series Physics and Astronomy (R0)
    This collection of lectures and essays by eminent researchers in the field, many of them nobel laureates, is an outgrow of a special event held at CERN in late 2009, coinciding with the start of LHC operations. Careful transcriptions of the lectures have been worked out, subsequently validated and edited by the lecturers themselves. This unique insight into the history of the field includes also ... Read more

    $116.99 USD

  • Golden Tongues

    Adapting Hispanic Classical Theater in Los Angeles

    by Luis Alfaro, Boni B. Alvarez, Madhuri Shekar, Mary Lyon Kamitaki, Julie Taiwo Quarles, Lina Patel, June Carryl ...
    Series series Methuen Drama Play Collections
    A first-of-its-kind anthology that explores adaptations of 17th-century Hispanic comedia within contemporary Los Angeles theater.Performed outdoors for audiences of all classes and genders, comedias questioned orthodox ideologies and power systems of the 17th-century Hispanic world: 400 years later, these stories are still being used to call for change, but within modern-day America.Golden Tongues ... Read more

    $29.99 USD

  • Symbiotic Harmony: Embracing the Interconnectedness of Life

    by Luis Álvarez-Acosta ...
    In "Symbiotic Harmony," we embark on a journey to explore the profound idea of symbiosis and its significance in our relationships with the world and everything in it. Through real-life examples and scientific evidence, we reveal the hidden connections that govern our lives, from the tiniest bacteria in our gut to the vast ecosystems that sustain our planet. This book aims to inspire a shift in ... Read more

    $5.99 USD or Free with Kobo Plus

  • An Invitation to Quantum Field Theory

    by Luis Alvarez-Gaumé, Miguel A. Vázquez-Mozo ...
    Series series Physics and Astronomy (R0)
    This book provides an introduction to Quantum Field Theory (QFT) at an elementary level—with only special relativity, electromagnetism and quantum mechanics as prerequisites. For this fresh approach to teaching QFT, based on numerous lectures and courses given by the authors, a representative sample of topics has been selected containing some of the more innovative, challenging or subtle concepts. ... Read more

    $58.99 USD