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Helvetia Editrice
Edizioni Helvetia was born in 1972 from an idea of the poet and musician Gianni Spagnol who, after a six-year experience in Zurich as a printer at an important publishing complex, wanted to found in Venice - between Campo San Rocco and Campo San Tomà, not far from the Frari Church - a printing house/publishing house that would promote and stimulate the historical-literary production of the Venetian and Venetian area in detail. Then, with the 90s, the company was moved to the mainland. In 2006, with the acquisition by its granddaughter Daniela Spagnol, the name changed to Helvetia Editrice and the publications continued to explore themes linked to the territory, especially in the "Rosso Veneziano" series - which gathers historical curiosities, with a "popular" and mainly narrative slant - and the "VeneziaeVenetoVivo" series - more linked to pure historical non-fiction and documentation. Enriched with non-fiction and fiction, since 2019 Helvetia has been back in the game with two series that challenge the usual comfort zone by leaving the local territory: "Taccuini d'Autore" (Author's Notebooks), which collects books on the road, texts that travel and travel along the frontier of writing; and "Nuovi Territori" (New Territories), a line created to enhance new authors and unusual topics from experimental themes.
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December 2008Die Kubanische Revolution und wie erkläre ich sie meinem Taxifahrer
by José Manuel Prieto, Susanne Lange
Ob New York, Rom, Wien oder Berlin – immer wenn der Kubaner José Manuel Prieto von einem Taxifahrer gefragt wird, woher er denn sei, hört er ein begeistertes »Ah, Fidel Castro!« Wie kommt es zu diesem vital strahlenden Bild der kubanischen Revolution und Fidel Castros? Hat die Wirklichkeit nicht längst alles Triumphale abgeschabt? In sehr persönlichen, nicht eifernden, eher schmerzvollen kleinen Schritten rekapituliert Prieto Momente der Kindheit, als Politik keine Sache des Urteils war, sichtet die öffentlichen und die intimeren Aspekte Kubas. Dabei meißelt er keine Eindeutigkeiten heraus, er schildert die Dinge vielmehr als unausweichlich komplex und ambivalent.
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March 2004Liwadija
Roman
by Susanne Lange, José Manuel Prieto
José Manuel Prieto, 1962 in Havanna geboren, studierte Ingenieurwissenschaften in Nowosibirsk in der ehemaligen UdSSR, wo er nach dem Diplom weitere 12 Jahre lebte und die verschiedensten Berufe ausübte. Er übersetzte u.a. Werke von Anna Achmatowa, Andrej Platonow, Wladimir Majakowski, Gennadij Ajgi, Marina Zwetajewa, Joseph Brodsky, Alexander Solschenizyn und Vladimir Nabokov ins Spanische. Mit seiner russischen Frau und seiner Tochter lebt er in Mexiko-Stadt, wo er russische Geschichte lehrt. Prieto ist der Autor der Romane Enciclopedia de una vida en Rusia (1998, Neuausgabe 2004) und Livadia (1999). Er veröffentlichte außerdem das Reisetagebuch Treinta días en Moscú (2002) und den Erzählband El tartamudo y la rusa (2002). Sein Roman Livadia wurde bislang ins Englische, Französische, Niederländische, Italienische und Hebräische übersetzt.
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July 2007Entführung aus dem Saray
Roman
by José Manuel Prieto, Susanne Lange
Daß der kubanische Schmuggler J. die Hure Warja aus dem Istanbuler Nachtclub Saray befreit und nach Odessa gebracht hat, hält die schöne Russin nicht davon ab, wortlos zu verschwinden. In seinem Wunsch, ihr einen vollkommenen Liebesbrief zu schreiben, taucht J. ein in das inspirierende Studium berühmter Briefwechsel der Weltliteratur. Prieto erzählt eine Abenteuer- und Liebesgeschichte, die zugleich eine Hommage ist an die untergehende Kunst und Kultur des Briefeschreibens.
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Technology, Engineering & AgricultureApril 2017Fish Viruses and Bacteria
Pathobiology and Protection
by Patrick T K Woo, Rocco C Cipriano
Taking a disease-based approach, Fish Viruses and Bacteria: Pathobiology and Protection focuses on the pathobiology of and protective strategies against the most common, major microbial pathogens of economically important marine and freshwater fish. The book covers well-studied, notifiable piscine viruses and bacteria, including new and emerging diseases which can become huge threats to local fish populations in new geographical regions if transported there via infected fish or eggs. A concise but thorough reference work, this book: - Covers key viral and bacterial diseases of notable fish species; - Reviews major well-established piscine pathogens as well as new, emerging and notifiable diseases; and - Contains the most up-to-date research contributed by a team of over fifty world experts. An invaluable bench book for fish health consultants, veterinarians and all those wanting instant access to information, this book is also a useful textbook for students specializing in fish health and research scientists initiating fish disease research programmes. ; Taking a disease-based approach, this book focuses on the pathobiology of and protective strategies against the most common, major microbial pathogens of economically important marine and freshwater fish. It covers well-studied, notifiable piscine viruses and bacteria, including new and emerging diseases. ; 1: Infectious Pancreatic Necrosis Virus, Arun K. Dhar, Scott LaPatra, Andrew Orry and F.C. Thomas Allnutt 2: Infectious Haematopoietic Necrosis Virus, Jo-Ann C. Leong and Gael Kurath 3: Viral Haemorrhagic Septicaemia Virus, John S. Lumsden 4: Epizootic Haematopoietic Necrosis and European Catfish Virus, Paul Hick, Ellen Ariel and Richard Whittington 5: Oncogenic Viruses: Oncorhynchus masou Virus and Cyprinid Herpesvirus, Mamoru Yoshimizu, Hisae Kasai, Yoshihiro Sakoda, Nanako Sano and Motohiko Sano 6: Infectious Salmon Anaemia, Knut Falk and Maria Aamelfot 7: Spring Viraemia of Carp, Peter Dixon and David Stone 8: Channel Catfish Viral Disease, Larry A. Hanson and Lester H. Khoo 9: Largemouth Bass Viral Disease, Rodman G. Getchell and Geoffrey H. Groocock 10: Koi Herpesvirus Disease, Keith Way and Peter Dixon 11: Viral Encephalopathy and Retinopathy, Anna Toffan 12: Iridoviral Diseases: Red Sea Bream Iridovirus and White Sturgeon Iridovirus, Yasuhiko Kawato, Kuttichantran Subramaniam, Kazuhiro Nakajima,Thomas Waltzek and Richard Whittington 13: Alphaviruses in Salmonids, Marius Karlsen and Renate Johansen 14: Aeromonas salmonicida and A. hydrophila, Bjarnheidur K. Gudmundsdottir and Bryndis Bjornsdottir 15: Edwardsiella spp., Matt J. Griffin, Terrence E. Greenway and David J. Wise 16: Flavobacterium spp.: F. psychrophilum, F. columnare and F. branchiophilum, Thomas P. Loch and Mohamed Faisal 17: Francisella noatunensis, Esteban M. Soto and John P. Hawke 18: Mycobacterium spp., David T. Gauthier and Martha W. Rhodes 19: Photobacterium damselae, John P. Hawke 20: Piscirickettsia salmonis, Jerri Bartholomew, Kristen D. Arkush and Esteban M. Soto 21: Renibacterium salmoninarum, Diane G. Elliott 22: Streptococcus iniae and S. agalactiae, Craig A. Shoemaker, De-Hai Xu and Esteban M. Soto 23: Vibriosis: Vibrio anguillarum, V. ordalii and Aliivibrio salmonicida, Alicia E. Toranzo, Beatriz Magariños and Ruben Avendaño-Herrera 24: Weissella ceti, Timothy J. Welch, David P. Marancik and Christopher M. Good 25: Yersinia ruckeri, Michael Ormsby and Robert Davies
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Children's & YAThe Adventures of a Dog Named Petit
by Heloisa Prieto
Together we are stronger. Being able to count on a support network to overcome adversity is what makes us stronger and able to go further. The Adventures of a Dog Named Petit tells the story of sisters Olivia and Alice and of the family´s new pet dog, Petit. Told from Olivia´s point of view, the story shows how a family´s love, the school´s welcoming embrace and, particularly, the arrival of the dog, will help Alice grow and deal with the difficulties of autism.In a playful and subtle say, the book provides very important and deep reflections about emotions and the process of developing an identity, and how this relates to being different, and valuing human diversity to promote inclusion. Maria Eugênia´s illustrations are at once delicate and lively, just right for a text that addresses a serious theme such as that of children with special needs in a light and optimistic tone.
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August 2021From the Caves
by Thea Prieto
Environmental catastrophe has driven four people inside the dark throat of a cave: Sky, a child coming of age; Tie, pregnant and grieving; Mark, a young man poised to assume primacy; and Teller, an elder, holder of stories. As the devastating heat of summer grows, so does the poison in Teller’s injured leg and the danger of Tie’s imminent labor, food and water dwindling while the future becomes increasingly dependent on the words Sky gleans from the dead, stories pieced together from recycled knowledge, fragmented histories, and half-buried creation myths. From the Caves presents the past, present, and future in tandem, reshaping ancient and modern ideas of death and motherhood, grief and hope, endings and beginnings.
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FictionViajes de Miguel Luna
by Abel Prieto
The Cuban writer Miguel Luna has fed since childhood the dream of traveling, to know other latitudes and cultures, to follow the steps of his admired nomad writers. But some kind of spell seems to keep him bound to home. His life changes a good day of 1989 when receiving an unexpected announcement that he should prepare for travelling to the remote and imaginary island of Mulgavia, a small nation of Eastern Europe. His ambition is finally fulfilled, but, as a proverb says, the problema with our wishes is that they can be achieved.
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Children's & YAJuly 2020El sendero (The Trail)
by Mariano Díaz Prieto
In this silent book, a youngster wakes up in a dangerous place and begins a life changing, initiation trip. Guided by a wise person, our narrator takes us through difficult moments and challenges; tests that will be sorted out, leading to the next levels of consciousness. Through images, this book tells the story of a coming-of-age journey in which home is left behind to discover a new universe. Traversing fears and phantoms, following a very special guide, the hardest of challenges are overcome until the real self is found. From then on, it is just a matter of contemplating reality through different eyes. This is a wordless book which opens to different readings and interpretations, creating a narrative as the story progresses, and letting readers immerse themselves in a new reading experience every time.
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Humanities & Social SciencesApril 2020Different Resources, Different Conflicts?
The Subnational Political Economy of Armed Conflict and Crime in Colombia
by Angelika Rettberg, Ralf J. Leiteritz, Carlo Nasi, Juan Diego Prieto (eds.)
This book explores some of the risks associated with sustainable peace in Colombia. The book intentionally steers away from the emphasis on the drug trade as the main resource fueling Colombian conflicts and violence, a topic that has dominated scholarly attention. Instead, it focuses on the links that have been configured over decades ofarmed conflict between legal resources (such as bananas, coffee, coal, flowers, gold, ferronickel, emeralds, and oil), conflict dynamics, and crime in several regions of Colombia. The book thus contributes to a growing trend in the academic literature focusing on the subnational level of armed conflict behavior. It also illustrates how the social and economic contexts of these resources can operate as deterrents or as drivers of violence. The book thus provides important lessons for policymakers and scholarsalike: Just as resources have been linked to outbreaks and transformations of violence, peacebuilding too needs to take into account their impacts, legacies, and potential.
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FictionMay 2019Assesta's Short Stories - Water
by Assesta
In this second volume of short stories by the authors of Assesta (Writers Association of Alentejo), water was the chosen theme to bring to life the imagination of writers and illustrators of Assesta.Short stories or poetic prose wanderings, the reader will find everything in these small texts followed by marvellous illustrations, all made in Alentejo.
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April 2018Lectores, editores y cultura impresa en Colombia: siglos XVI- XXI
by Editores académicos • Diana Paola Guzmán Méndez Paula Andrea Marín Colorado • Juan David Murillo Sandoval Miguel Ángel Pineda Cupa.
El lector conocerá sobre la circulación de libros entre los siglos XVI y XVII; el dinamismo del mundo impreso durante el siglo XIX y el papel del Estado en ese periodo; la modernización y especialización de los oficios y la formación de comunidades lectoras; así como la edición “independiente” y digital, y la venta de derechos de autores de literatura colombianos en el extranjero.
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December 2020Why I can't like him/her?
by Anna Claudia Ramos, Antônio Schimeneck
Adolescence is a time of many doubts, anxieties and uncertainties. In this phase, sexuality is unfolding, and we are going through — because everyone has gone, is going or will go through — self-questions about all conditions, all desires, including regarding sexuality. If on the one hand, we see in beautiful social networks beautiful movements of self-acceptance and discovery, on the other hand we live in a time of great obscurantism and attempt to cage the desires and contain the experiences of young people – whether at home or at school, and unfortunately, many times, with public authority initiative. This book asks this of young people, who often find themselves trapped by a cultural need (or family pressure) to create heteronormative bonds, when, in fact, they feel the desire for people of the same sex. But this book also understands that it is necessary to take this issue to the world, so that everyone reflects on otherness, sexuality and, mainly, the many possibilities of affection and desire. Por que não consigo gostar dele/dela? is a book with two sides, two covers, four stories and many testimonials.
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The ArtsAugust 2019SOUTH AMERICAN CITIES AS CULTURAL ARENAS
by Fernanda Arêas Peixoto and Adrián Gorelik (editors)
Organized by Fernanda Arêas Peixoto, professor at the Department of Anthropology of the University of São Paulo, and Adrián Gorelik, professor at the University of Quilmes, this book is the result of a collective research project about the cultural urban history in South America, which was developed by a group of South American researchers. Using as a compass the notion of “cultural arena”, this work performs a reflection on the city as a place of cultural germination, experimentation and resistance. Some cities – Buenos Aires, Santiago, Lima, Recife, Rio de Janeiro, São Paulo, Salvador, Montevideo, among others – are studied in order to capture the intimate and inextricable relations between city and culture.
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FictionJune 2022The City and the Pardon
Barcelona 1909
by Fernando García Ballesteros
A naked corpse, a strange angel, a turbulent Barcelona and an investigation that will lead to an astonishing outcome. Barcelona, November 1909. Gabriel Martín, a young priest, is found murdered in the city’s Cathedral neighborhood – his body is naked and there are strange marks on his back that look like wings. Inspector Ignasi Requesens is in charge of investigating what happened. But who could be responsible? Father Martín’s congregation included devoted high-society ladies, Pueblo Nuevo factory workers and slum-dwellers from the Pekín area. Many believed that the priest was actually an angel; few knew the real, complex personality of the murdered man. Why was his body abandoned like that, naked and in the middle of the night? Could it be the work of the authorities to distract attention from the events of the Tragic Week? And what are the unusual marks on his back? A series of other deaths complicates the investigation even further until Inspector Requesens manages to reveal the unexpected truth of what happened.
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Medicine2020Manual práctico de Enfermería de cuidados intensivos
Guía rápida para estudiantes de Enfermería en prácticas
by Gorka Vallejo-de-la-Hoz, Irrintzi Fernández-Aedo, Sendoa Ballesteros-Peña
Este libro refleja actualizaciones en el manejo de diferentes ámbitos del paciente crítico, dispositivos, cuidado con ventilación mecánica, insuficiencia cardiaca, quemaduras, necesidades de hemofiltración y oxigenación por membrana extracorpórea...
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FictionMarch 2019El sueño de la razon (The dream of reason)
by Berna Gonzalez Habrour
DASHIELL HAMMETT PRIZE 2020 (Best Spanish crime fiction) Can death be a form of art? A literary tribute to Goya’s black paintings. Commissioner Ruiz returns to Madrid to prepare her defence. She has been suspended from the force. The city’s local holiday is in full swing and the banks of the Manzanares River are thronged with people. But the appearance of a series of animal corpses following a fixed pattern is the first sign of a problem that will soon leave another lethal mark: what appears to be the ritual murder of a young art student at one of the dams that controls the flow of the river. And it won’t be the only one. The police investigate a range of hypotheses, but events begin to point towards a series of scenarios that will lead Commissioner Ruiz to the legacy of Goya, connecting a plot that is extremely disturbing – and difficult to unravel. Can death imitate art? Can madness become a form of creativity? Which is more important: life, transcendence or freedom? Without her team, her uniform, her pistol, María Ruiz is forced to confront a highly intelligent adversary, one who is driven by obsession and will stop at nothing to manipulate those around him. A chilling journey through a territory where mental disorder becomes obsession, to a point where death is considered a form of art.
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Children's & YAApril 2021Savages
by Antonio Ramos Revillas
Efraín’s life —complicated and with shortcomings— continues impassive, until one day his Mum is violently taken by the police. He and his brothers, Fredy and Marcos, will have to look for all the ways to release her from a cruel system that labels and discriminates them. To build a future for their family, they will have to be cautious of asking help from the wrong people, as any false step could entangle them with the cartels of his neighborhood.
