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Hardback. Zustand: Good. A powerful argument for separating immigration enforcement from the criminal legal system, by one of the nation?s foremost ?crimmigration? expertsIn the fevered battles over immigration, Democrats and Republicans alike agree on this: that migrants who have committed a crime have no place in this country. But targeting migrants because they have committed a crime is a short-sighted appeal to nativist fear. To predicate a migrant?s right to stay in the country on whether they are law-abiding and therefore deserving or ?criminal? and undeserving does little to improve public safety and has an especially devastating impact on low-income migrants of color.While César Cuauhtémoc García Hernández?s first book, Migrating to Prison, focuses on the explosion of migrant detention centers over the past decades, Welcome the Wretched tackles head-on what happens when a deeply flawed and racist criminal legal system and immigration system converge to senselessly cruel effect. Drawing on everything from history to legal analyses and philosophy, García Hernández counters the fundamental assumption that criminal activity has a rightful place in immigration matters, arguing that instead of using the criminal legal system to identify people to deport, the United States should place a reimagined sense of citizenship and solidarity at the center of immigration policy.…

Paperback. Zustand: Good. Aira holds a fun-house mirror up to the genre of historical fiction in this novel about an aging Roman general on what may be his last campaign into the provinces.

Paperback. Zustand: Very Good.

Paperback. Zustand: Good. In nineteenth-century Argentina, Ema, a delicate woman of indeterminate origins, is captured by soldiers and taken, along with with her newborn babe, to live as a concubine in a crude fort on the very edges of civilization. The trip is appalling (deprivations and rapes prevail along the way), yet the real story commences once Ema arrives at the fort, where she takes on a succession of lovers among the soldiers and Indians, leading to a brave and grand entrepreneurial experiment. As is usual with Aira's work, the wonder of the book is in the details of customs, beauty, and language, and the curious, perplexing reality of human nature.…

Hardback. Zustand: Good. Captures the excitement of the Cuban League's greatest pennant race and the anticipation of the looming challenge to MLB's colour barrier. Illuminating one of Baseballs most pivotal seasons, veteran journalist Cesar Brioso brings together a rich mix of worlds as the heyday of Latino baseball converged with one of the most socially meaningful events in US history.…

Paperback. Zustand: Very Good. DE CESAR LOZANO, AUTOR BESTSELLER, CON MAS DE 1,000,000 DE LIBROS VENDIDOS Para qu te complicas la vida? Por qu preocuparte en lugar de ocuparte de lo que S debes resolver? Para qu responder gritos, ofensas, agravios, con gritos, ofensas y agravios? No te enganches Busca ser feliz y dale un sentido positivo a la vida. Hay d as en que los problemas parecen estar esperando a que despertemos para salir. Disgustos, l os con la familia, de trabajo, en la calle, hasta con nuestro querido perro Y ah vamos, bien obedientes, derechito al enojo, a la desesperaci n, al resentimiento. No ser a mejor reflexionar, tomar las cosas con calma y entender que TODO PASA? S . Para qu engancharnos con las dificultades, los sinsabores cotidianos y los problemas que deber an estar enterrados. Para qu cargar culpas, tener relaciones destructivas, vivir con enga os, mentiras y corajes: NO TE ENGANCHES En su nuevo libro, el doctor C sar Lozano te acerca las herramientas para que vivas tranquilo, feliz y con optimismo, por medio de historias de vida inolvidables, situaciones graciosas que te dejan m s de una ense anza, valiosos consejos m dicos y de desarrollo humano; te confirma que todo pasa, que el dolor es opcional y que la vida, aun con sus contratiempos, es una gran oportunidad para ser felices.No te enganches, sup ralo, divi rtete y aprende en estas p ginas que lo mejor, si lo deseas, siempre est por venir.ENGLISH DESCRIPTION An invaluable tool for improving your life, guided by C sar Lozano. Why complicate your life? Why worry instead of taking control of what you can control? Why respond to shouting and insults with more shouting and insults? Don't get drawn in Search out happiness and put a positive spin on life. Too many problems are waiting just around the corner to get involved in confusion, anger, and resentment. Don't get drawn in Enjoy, create, be bold and proactive, and discover the best path for living fully, and don't wonder How? any longer Discover it for yourself in these pages full of humor, life lessons, and effective solutions for living a better life. Don't Get Drawn In , C sar Lozano's new book, is an invitation to improve yourself, triumph in life, and be extremely happy.…

Paperback. Zustand: Good. DE CESAR LOZANO, AUTOR BESTSELLER, CON MAS DE 1,000,000 DE LIBROS VENDIDOS Para qu te complicas la vida? Por qu preocuparte en lugar de ocuparte de lo que S debes resolver? Para qu responder gritos, ofensas, agravios, con gritos, ofensas y agravios? No te enganches Busca ser feliz y dale un sentido positivo a la vida. Hay d as en que los problemas parecen estar esperando a que despertemos para salir. Disgustos, l os con la familia, de trabajo, en la calle, hasta con nuestro querido perro Y ah vamos, bien obedientes, derechito al enojo, a la desesperaci n, al resentimiento. No ser a mejor reflexionar, tomar las cosas con calma y entender que TODO PASA? S . Para qu engancharnos con las dificultades, los sinsabores cotidianos y los problemas que deber an estar enterrados. Para qu cargar culpas, tener relaciones destructivas, vivir con enga os, mentiras y corajes: NO TE ENGANCHES En su nuevo libro, el doctor C sar Lozano te acerca las herramientas para que vivas tranquilo, feliz y con optimismo, por medio de historias de vida inolvidables, situaciones graciosas que te dejan m s de una ense anza, valiosos consejos m dicos y de desarrollo humano; te confirma que todo pasa, que el dolor es opcional y que la vida, aun con sus contratiempos, es una gran oportunidad para ser felices.No te enganches, sup ralo, divi rtete y aprende en estas p ginas que lo mejor, si lo deseas, siempre est por venir.ENGLISH DESCRIPTION An invaluable tool for improving your life, guided by C sar Lozano. Why complicate your life? Why worry instead of taking control of what you can control? Why respond to shouting and insults with more shouting and insults? Don't get drawn in Search out happiness and put a positive spin on life. Too many problems are waiting just around the corner to get involved in confusion, anger, and resentment. Don't get drawn in Enjoy, create, be bold and proactive, and discover the best path for living fully, and don't wonder How? any longer Discover it for yourself in these pages full of humor, life lessons, and effective solutions for living a better life. Don't Get Drawn In , C sar Lozano's new book, is an invitation to improve yourself, triumph in life, and be extremely happy.…

Paperback. Zustand: Fair. DE CESAR LOZANO, AUTOR BESTSELLER, CON MAS DE 1,000,000 DE LIBROS VENDIDOS Para qu te complicas la vida? Por qu preocuparte en lugar de ocuparte de lo que S debes resolver? Para qu responder gritos, ofensas, agravios, con gritos, ofensas y agravios? No te enganches Busca ser feliz y dale un sentido positivo a la vida. Hay d as en que los problemas parecen estar esperando a que despertemos para salir. Disgustos, l os con la familia, de trabajo, en la calle, hasta con nuestro querido perro Y ah vamos, bien obedientes, derechito al enojo, a la desesperaci n, al resentimiento. No ser a mejor reflexionar, tomar las cosas con calma y entender que TODO PASA? S . Para qu engancharnos con las dificultades, los sinsabores cotidianos y los problemas que deber an estar enterrados. Para qu cargar culpas, tener relaciones destructivas, vivir con enga os, mentiras y corajes: NO TE ENGANCHES En su nuevo libro, el doctor C sar Lozano te acerca las herramientas para que vivas tranquilo, feliz y con optimismo, por medio de historias de vida inolvidables, situaciones graciosas que te dejan m s de una ense anza, valiosos consejos m dicos y de desarrollo humano; te confirma que todo pasa, que el dolor es opcional y que la vida, aun con sus contratiempos, es una gran oportunidad para ser felices.No te enganches, sup ralo, divi rtete y aprende en estas p ginas que lo mejor, si lo deseas, siempre est por venir.ENGLISH DESCRIPTION An invaluable tool for improving your life, guided by C sar Lozano. Why complicate your life? Why worry instead of taking control of what you can control? Why respond to shouting and insults with more shouting and insults? Don't get drawn in Search out happiness and put a positive spin on life. Too many problems are waiting just around the corner to get involved in confusion, anger, and resentment. Don't get drawn in Enjoy, create, be bold and proactive, and discover the best path for living fully, and don't wonder How? any longer Discover it for yourself in these pages full of humor, life lessons, and effective solutions for living a better life. Don't Get Drawn In , C sar Lozano's new book, is an invitation to improve yourself, triumph in life, and be extremely happy.…

Hardback. Zustand: Good. Winner at the 2014 International Latino Book Awards Aldburg is a mountain village that fought against its ancient enemies: Wolves. Hoky, the only survivor of the last wolf pack, gradually becomes friends with a young shepherd named Jacob. Hoky the Caring Wolf is a tale of respect, love and companionship between humankind and the environment. This story speaks of values such as cooperation, friendship, and a love of animals and nature that once again reminds us that we can all live together in harmony. Guided Reading Level: N, Lexile Level: 1120L. Bk, Blanca (illustrator).…

Paperback. Zustand: Good. Daily conversations in outdoor cafes with cultured friends can help make reality a little more real. Unfortunately, however, during one such conversation, one man spots a gold Rolex watch on a TV soap opera s goatherd. This seemingly small absurdity sets off alarms: strange sensations of deception, distress, and incipient madness. The two men s uneasiness soon becomes a nightmare as the TV adventure advances with a real-life plot involving a mutant strain of killer algae to take over the world The Conversations, a reality within a fiction within a parallel reality, is hilariously funny and surprisingly touching.…

Paperback. Zustand: Good. Aira holds a fun-house mirror up to the genre of historical fiction in this novel about an aging Roman general on what may be his last campaign into the provinces.

Paperback. Zustand: Good. In nineteenth-century Argentina, Ema, a delicate woman of indeterminate origins, is captured by soldiers and taken, along with with her newborn babe, to live as a concubine in a crude fort on the very edges of civilization. The trip is appalling (deprivations and rapes prevail along the way), yet the real story commences once Ema arrives at the fort, where she takes on a succession of lovers among the soldiers and Indians, leading to a brave and grand entrepreneurial experiment. As is usual with Aira's work, the wonder of the book is in the details of customs, beauty, and language, and the curious, perplexing reality of human nature.…

Paperback. Zustand: Good. Maxi, a middle-class, directionless ox of a young man who helps the trash pickers of Buenos Aires s shantytown, attracts the attention of a corrupt, trigger-happy policeman who will use anyone including two innocent teenage girls to break a drug ring that he believes is operating within the slum. A strange new drug, a brightly lit carousel of a slum, the kindness of strangers, gunplay. no matter how serious the subject matter, and despite Aira s fascination with urban violence and the sinister underside of Latin American politics (The Millions), Shantytown, like all of Aira s mesmerizing work, is filled with wonder and mad invention.…

Paperback. Zustand: Good. A delightful fictional account of the small town Cesar Aira grew up innot so long ago.

Paperback. Zustand: Fair. Eating is a multisensory experience, yet chefs and scientists have only recently begun to deconstruct food's components, setting the stage for science-based cooking. In this global collaboration of essays, chefs and scientists advance culinary knowledge by testing hypotheses rooted in the physical and chemical properties of food. Using traditional and cutting-edge tools, ingredients, and techniques, these pioneers create, and sometimes revamp, dishes that respond to specific desires and serve up an original encounter with gastronomic practice. From the seemingly mundane to the food fantastic-from grilled cheese sandwiches, pizzas, and soft-boiled eggs to Turkish ice cream, sugar glasses, and jellified beads-the essays in The Kitchen as Laboratory cover a range of creations and their history and culture. They consider the significance of an eater's background and dining atmosphere and the importance of a chef's methods, as well as the strategies used to create a great diversity of foods and dishes. This collection will delight experts and amateurs alike, especially as restaurants rely more on science-based cooking and recreational cooks increasingly explore the physics and chemistry behind their art. Contributors end each essay with their personal thoughts on food, cooking, and science, offering rare insight into a professional's passion for playing with food.…

Paperback. Zustand: Good. Eating is a multisensory experience, yet chefs and scientists have only recently begun to deconstruct food's components, setting the stage for science-based cooking. In this global collaboration of essays, chefs and scientists advance culinary knowledge by testing hypotheses rooted in the physical and chemical properties of food. Using traditional and cutting-edge tools, ingredients, and techniques, these pioneers create, and sometimes revamp, dishes that respond to specific desires and serve up an original encounter with gastronomic practice. From the seemingly mundane to the food fantastic-from grilled cheese sandwiches, pizzas, and soft-boiled eggs to Turkish ice cream, sugar glasses, and jellified beads-the essays in The Kitchen as Laboratory cover a range of creations and their history and culture. They consider the significance of an eater's background and dining atmosphere and the importance of a chef's methods, as well as the strategies used to create a great diversity of foods and dishes. This collection will delight experts and amateurs alike, especially as restaurants rely more on science-based cooking and recreational cooks increasingly explore the physics and chemistry behind their art. Contributors end each essay with their personal thoughts on food, cooking, and science, offering rare insight into a professional's passion for playing with food.…

Paperback. Zustand: Very Good. Eating is a multisensory experience, yet chefs and scientists have only recently begun to deconstruct food's components, setting the stage for science-based cooking. In this global collaboration of essays, chefs and scientists advance culinary knowledge by testing hypotheses rooted in the physical and chemical properties of food. Using traditional and cutting-edge tools, ingredients, and techniques, these pioneers create, and sometimes revamp, dishes that respond to specific desires and serve up an original encounter with gastronomic practice. From the seemingly mundane to the food fantastic-from grilled cheese sandwiches, pizzas, and soft-boiled eggs to Turkish ice cream, sugar glasses, and jellified beads-the essays in The Kitchen as Laboratory cover a range of creations and their history and culture. They consider the significance of an eater's background and dining atmosphere and the importance of a chef's methods, as well as the strategies used to create a great diversity of foods and dishes. This collection will delight experts and amateurs alike, especially as restaurants rely more on science-based cooking and recreational cooks increasingly explore the physics and chemistry behind their art. Contributors end each essay with their personal thoughts on food, cooking, and science, offering rare insight into a professional's passion for playing with food.…

Hardback. Zustand: Good. Captures the excitement of the Cuban League's greatest pennant race and the anticipation of the looming challenge to MLB's colour barrier. Illuminating one of Baseballs most pivotal seasons, veteran journalist Cesar Brioso brings together a rich mix of worlds as the heyday of Latino baseball converged with one of the most socially meaningful events in US history.…

Paperback. Zustand: Good. Reflexiones que daran mas luz a tu vida y dejaran en ti un buen sabor de boca para vivir con amor y armonia Un libro que proporciona herramientas y tecnicas practicas y utiles para mejorar tus relaciones con los demas y para sobrellevar las adversidades que se presentan a diario; un libro lleno de destellos de luz para elevar tu autoestima y el amor por la vida y destellos de esperanza para darle sentido a tus acciones y decisiones. ENGLISH DESCRIPTION This book provides helpful tools and useful techniques to improve interpersonal relationships and overcome daily obstacles and adversities. Filled with bright thoughts and messages of hope to lift your self esteem and your love for life, this book will help you give a deeper meaning to your actions and decisions.…

Paperback. Zustand: Good. Vallejo radically and fundamentally challenges the canon of Western culture as no other Latin American writer.

Hardback. Zustand: Good. Winner at the 2014 International Latino Book Awards Aldburg is a mountain village that fought against its ancient enemies: Wolves. Hoky, the only survivor of the last wolf pack, gradually becomes friends with a young shepherd named Jacob. Hoky the Caring Wolf is a tale of respect, love and companionship between humankind and the environment. This story speaks of values such as cooperation, friendship, and a love of animals and nature that once again reminds us that we can all live together in harmony. Guided Reading Level: N, Lexile Level: 1120L. Bk, Blanca (illustrator).…

Paperback. Zustand: Very Good. DE CESAR LOZANO, AUTOR BESTSELLER, CON MAS DE 1,000,000 DE LIBROS VENDIDOS Para qu te complicas la vida? Por qu preocuparte en lugar de ocuparte de lo que S debes resolver? Para qu responder gritos, ofensas, agravios, con gritos, ofensas y agravios? No te enganches Busca ser feliz y dale un sentido positivo a la vida. Hay d as en que los problemas parecen estar esperando a que despertemos para salir. Disgustos, l os con la familia, de trabajo, en la calle, hasta con nuestro querido perro Y ah vamos, bien obedientes, derechito al enojo, a la desesperaci n, al resentimiento. No ser a mejor reflexionar, tomar las cosas con calma y entender que TODO PASA? S . Para qu engancharnos con las dificultades, los sinsabores cotidianos y los problemas que deber an estar enterrados. Para qu cargar culpas, tener relaciones destructivas, vivir con enga os, mentiras y corajes: NO TE ENGANCHES En su nuevo libro, el doctor C sar Lozano te acerca las herramientas para que vivas tranquilo, feliz y con optimismo, por medio de historias de vida inolvidables, situaciones graciosas que te dejan m s de una ense anza, valiosos consejos m dicos y de desarrollo humano; te confirma que todo pasa, que el dolor es opcional y que la vida, aun con sus contratiempos, es una gran oportunidad para ser felices.No te enganches, sup ralo, divi rtete y aprende en estas p ginas que lo mejor, si lo deseas, siempre est por venir.ENGLISH DESCRIPTION An invaluable tool for improving your life, guided by C sar Lozano. Why complicate your life? Why worry instead of taking control of what you can control? Why respond to shouting and insults with more shouting and insults? Don't get drawn in Search out happiness and put a positive spin on life. Too many problems are waiting just around the corner to get involved in confusion, anger, and resentment. Don't get drawn in Enjoy, create, be bold and proactive, and discover the best path for living fully, and don't wonder How? any longer Discover it for yourself in these pages full of humor, life lessons, and effective solutions for living a better life. Don't Get Drawn In , C sar Lozano's new book, is an invitation to improve yourself, triumph in life, and be extremely happy.…

Paperback. Zustand: Good. DE CESAR LOZANO, AUTOR BESTSELLER, CON MAS DE 1,000,000 DE LIBROS VENDIDOS Para qu te complicas la vida? Por qu preocuparte en lugar de ocuparte de lo que S debes resolver? Para qu responder gritos, ofensas, agravios, con gritos, ofensas y agravios? No te enganches Busca ser feliz y dale un sentido positivo a la vida. Hay d as en que los problemas parecen estar esperando a que despertemos para salir. Disgustos, l os con la familia, de trabajo, en la calle, hasta con nuestro querido perro Y ah vamos, bien obedientes, derechito al enojo, a la desesperaci n, al resentimiento. No ser a mejor reflexionar, tomar las cosas con calma y entender que TODO PASA? S . Para qu engancharnos con las dificultades, los sinsabores cotidianos y los problemas que deber an estar enterrados. Para qu cargar culpas, tener relaciones destructivas, vivir con enga os, mentiras y corajes: NO TE ENGANCHES En su nuevo libro, el doctor C sar Lozano te acerca las herramientas para que vivas tranquilo, feliz y con optimismo, por medio de historias de vida inolvidables, situaciones graciosas que te dejan m s de una ense anza, valiosos consejos m dicos y de desarrollo humano; te confirma que todo pasa, que el dolor es opcional y que la vida, aun con sus contratiempos, es una gran oportunidad para ser felices.No te enganches, sup ralo, divi rtete y aprende en estas p ginas que lo mejor, si lo deseas, siempre est por venir.ENGLISH DESCRIPTION An invaluable tool for improving your life, guided by C sar Lozano. Why complicate your life? Why worry instead of taking control of what you can control? Why respond to shouting and insults with more shouting and insults? Don't get drawn in Search out happiness and put a positive spin on life. Too many problems are waiting just around the corner to get involved in confusion, anger, and resentment. Don't get drawn in Enjoy, create, be bold and proactive, and discover the best path for living fully, and don't wonder How? any longer Discover it for yourself in these pages full of humor, life lessons, and effective solutions for living a better life. Don't Get Drawn In , C sar Lozano's new book, is an invitation to improve yourself, triumph in life, and be extremely happy.…

Paperback. Zustand: Fair. DE CESAR LOZANO, AUTOR BESTSELLER, CON MAS DE 1,000,000 DE LIBROS VENDIDOS Para qu te complicas la vida? Por qu preocuparte en lugar de ocuparte de lo que S debes resolver? Para qu responder gritos, ofensas, agravios, con gritos, ofensas y agravios? No te enganches Busca ser feliz y dale un sentido positivo a la vida. Hay d as en que los problemas parecen estar esperando a que despertemos para salir. Disgustos, l os con la familia, de trabajo, en la calle, hasta con nuestro querido perro Y ah vamos, bien obedientes, derechito al enojo, a la desesperaci n, al resentimiento. No ser a mejor reflexionar, tomar las cosas con calma y entender que TODO PASA? S . Para qu engancharnos con las dificultades, los sinsabores cotidianos y los problemas que deber an estar enterrados. Para qu cargar culpas, tener relaciones destructivas, vivir con enga os, mentiras y corajes: NO TE ENGANCHES En su nuevo libro, el doctor C sar Lozano te acerca las herramientas para que vivas tranquilo, feliz y con optimismo, por medio de historias de vida inolvidables, situaciones graciosas que te dejan m s de una ense anza, valiosos consejos m dicos y de desarrollo humano; te confirma que todo pasa, que el dolor es opcional y que la vida, aun con sus contratiempos, es una gran oportunidad para ser felices.No te enganches, sup ralo, divi rtete y aprende en estas p ginas que lo mejor, si lo deseas, siempre est por venir.ENGLISH DESCRIPTION An invaluable tool for improving your life, guided by C sar Lozano. Why complicate your life? Why worry instead of taking control of what you can control? Why respond to shouting and insults with more shouting and insults? Don't get drawn in Search out happiness and put a positive spin on life. Too many problems are waiting just around the corner to get involved in confusion, anger, and resentment. Don't get drawn in Enjoy, create, be bold and proactive, and discover the best path for living fully, and don't wonder How? any longer Discover it for yourself in these pages full of humor, life lessons, and effective solutions for living a better life. Don't Get Drawn In , C sar Lozano's new book, is an invitation to improve yourself, triumph in life, and be extremely happy.…

Paperback. Zustand: Very Good. En este libro el Dr. C sar Lozano nos invita a tratar de ser felices y disfrutar de la vida, incluso de los m s peque os detallesDel autor bestseller de Por el placer de vivir, Destellos, El lado f cil de la gente dif cil.C sar Lozano ha motivado a m s de 20 millones de personas en el mundo.Reflexiones para disfrutar plenamente la vida.Esta es una obra en la que el Dr. C sar Lozano nos exhorta a valorar lo que tenemos; es un reconocimiento de que nuestra vida es breve y pasajera pero que, para aquellos que tenemos esperanza, siempre nos lleva al verdadero despertar. Despierta . que la vida sigue ofrece valiosas f rmulas y t cnicas que te sacudir n para que no te quedes enredado en tus problemas y disfrutes de los mejores momentos de tu vida: una sonrisa de tus hijos, la caricia de un ser querido, la alegr a de hacer algo por alguien desconocido. Despu s de leer este libro, tus relaciones tendr n un nuevo sentido y habr s encontrado la verdadera motivaci n para fijar sentirte feliz. ENGLISH DESCRIPTION The bright light of day, the beauty of the landscape, and the song of the birds present themselves to give you the keys to happiness. The mistakes of the past are only lessons, tools for personal growth. Everything falls into place so you may find forgiveness and love. This work demonstrates that spiritual transformation is found within you; it is carved by the decisions you make and the habits you adopt to have a clear and positive outlook in life. Through meaningful reflections and amusing anecdotes, Dr. C sar Lozano unveils the secrets to attain inner awakening and fulfillment.…

Paperback. Zustand: Good. Daily conversations in outdoor cafes with cultured friends can help make reality a little more real. Unfortunately, however, during one such conversation, one man spots a gold Rolex watch on a TV soap opera s goatherd. This seemingly small absurdity sets off alarms: strange sensations of deception, distress, and incipient madness. The two men s uneasiness soon becomes a nightmare as the TV adventure advances with a real-life plot involving a mutant strain of killer algae to take over the world The Conversations, a reality within a fiction within a parallel reality, is hilariously funny and surprisingly touching.…

Paperback. Zustand: Good. An astounding novel from Argentina that is a meditation on the beautiful and the grotesque in nature, the art of landscape painting, and one experience in a man's life that became a lightning rod for inspiration.

Paperback. Zustand: Good. Maxi, a middle-class, directionless ox of a young man who helps the trash pickers of Buenos Aires s shantytown, attracts the attention of a corrupt, trigger-happy policeman who will use anyone including two innocent teenage girls to break a drug ring that he believes is operating within the slum. A strange new drug, a brightly lit carousel of a slum, the kindness of strangers, gunplay. no matter how serious the subject matter, and despite Aira s fascination with urban violence and the sinister underside of Latin American politics (The Millions), Shantytown, like all of Aira s mesmerizing work, is filled with wonder and mad invention.…

Paperback. Zustand: Good. A delightful fictional account of the small town Cesar Aira grew up innot so long ago.

Paperback. Zustand: Fair. Eating is a multisensory experience, yet chefs and scientists have only recently begun to deconstruct food's components, setting the stage for science-based cooking. In this global collaboration of essays, chefs and scientists advance culinary knowledge by testing hypotheses rooted in the physical and chemical properties of food. Using traditional and cutting-edge tools, ingredients, and techniques, these pioneers create, and sometimes revamp, dishes that respond to specific desires and serve up an original encounter with gastronomic practice. From the seemingly mundane to the food fantastic-from grilled cheese sandwiches, pizzas, and soft-boiled eggs to Turkish ice cream, sugar glasses, and jellified beads-the essays in The Kitchen as Laboratory cover a range of creations and their history and culture. They consider the significance of an eater's background and dining atmosphere and the importance of a chef's methods, as well as the strategies used to create a great diversity of foods and dishes. This collection will delight experts and amateurs alike, especially as restaurants rely more on science-based cooking and recreational cooks increasingly explore the physics and chemistry behind their art. Contributors end each essay with their personal thoughts on food, cooking, and science, offering rare insight into a professional's passion for playing with food.…