Socialización de adolescentes y jóvenes

Escribo este libro por prescripción médica. Hace siete años, cuando entré en política activa, mi médico de familia me recetó escribir. Esto de la política es circunstancial, me dijo, un paréntesis. Tienes que seguir escribiendo. A él le hacía ilusión leerme en la revista local o en el blog, y también le había enviado algunos de mis cuentos. Un amigo mío me dijo: “seguro que quieres escribir un libro de género, y si no lo has escrito, ya no lo harás“. Está claro que una sentencia de estas características, proveniente de una persona sin más responsabilidad que la de él...

Violeta comes into the world on a stormy day in 1920, the first daughter in a family of five boisterous sons. From the start, her life is marked by extraordinary events, for the ripples of the Great War are still being felt, even as the Spanish flu arrives on the shores of her South American homeland almost at the moment of her birth. Through her father's prescience, the family will come through that crisis unscathed, only to face a new one as the Great Depression transforms the genteel city life she has known. Her family loses all and is forced to retreat to a wild and beautiful but remote...

"Memories of Hell: Visions of Heaven tells the story of a young girl who, despite a violent childhood, allows her resilient spirit to envision a world without suffering. On the beautiful island of Saint Lucia, Esther grows up with the ugly side of human nature. Wounded, and with the odds stacked against her, Esther is "sleepwalking" through life. Recognizing that her fragmented soul seeks healing, Esther begins a journey around the world, where she learns to love herself again. Esther is now determined to help others find their way, from a world of continued violence, to a place of healing....

Each title in this series, created by teachers and writers, provides a complete and thoughtful analysis of several of the most valuable works of world literature. Intended as a starting point for a better understanding and appreciation of literature, each analysis also imparts information about the author, social and historical background information, structure and traditions of literary genres, facts about characters, and a bibliography to encourage further intellectual exploration. Esta colección es una herramienta indispensable para el estudio y análisis de obras clásicas de la...