El machismo - junto con otras formas de ismos- constituye uno de los grandes problemas sociales, tanto para México, como para muchos países y ha sido fuente de muchas desdichas, crímenes, divorcios, conducta antisocial de los hijos y de la llamada descomposición social. Aquí se expone vida y milagros del arquetipo de uno de tantos machos, egocéntrico, narcisista, despiadado, etc., etc. y con peripecias vivenciales que, por lo sobresalientes, le hicieron merecedor de éste relato, combinado con las historias de sus parejas, familiares y de otros asimismo, destacados, que convivieron en su tiempo, tomados en buena parte de referencias personales y notas periodísticas.

Paris is famous for romance. Chicago, the blues. Buenos Aires, the tango. And Toronto? Well, Canada’s largest urban centre is known for being a “city that works” – a remarkably livable metropolis for its size. In this lavishly illustrated book, Richard White reveals how urban planning contributed to Toronto becoming a functional, world-class city. Focusing on the period from 1940 to 1980, he examines how planners shaped the city and its development amid a maelstrom of local and international obstacles and influences. Based on meticulous research of Toronto’s postwar plans and supplemented by dozens of interviews, Planning Toronto provides a comprehensive and lively explanation of how Toronto’s postwar plans – city, metropolitan, and regional – came to be, who devised them, and what impact they had. When it comes to the history of urban planning, the question may not be whether a particular plan was good or bad but whether in the end it made a difference. As White demonstrates, in Toronto’s case planning did matter – just not always as expected.

Embracing Water is one book of six epic stories which echo with a murder of love. The False Door tells of Ina and Nyam escaping the Inca royal vengeance against their illegal union. Their blood soaks the soil of the Muisca sacred lake, El Dorado. The Man and La Mancha tells of Miguel captured and enslaved by a rich Arab merchant, and of his fame for storytelling. The Horseless Rider tells of the Marquis of Surba's love of the Chibcha nun, Zara. Their next years are spent eluding pursuers and curses. The Jam Maker tells of Herman Melville seeking a woman of enormous historical import in South America. He finds Manuela Saenz a long way from revolution and glory. The Fog Splitters tells of Blanca Poveda's secret political work when she meets Jose Paris who is caught in a web of antiquity theft. Drinking Pitch tells of Juan Castillo's deadly political affiliations. Anie Crowe accidentally meets the injured Juan and together they cross several borders to relive the curse of Ina and Nyam.

FROM EXCITING AUTHOR OF PARANORMAL ROMANCE ROSANNA LEO Book three in the Darke Paranormal Investigations series Talking to ghosts? No problem. Baring her soul to the living? Terrifying. Psychic medium and paranormal investigator Adelaide Darke has been communicating with the dead her whole life— dealing with the living has always been harder. Bullied as a child because of her gifts, she struggles to trust as an adult. As for love? That' s out of the question. Will Moran, first curator of the new Cabbagetown Museum in Toronto, is still reeling from the death of a family member. Feeling tremendous responsibility to do a good job and obsessed with work, he has no need to date. Adelaide and Will are drawn to each other from the first second of their chance meeting in an old cemetery, but Adelaide is horrified that the handsome curator is being followed by a dead woman. That' s not the only paranormal activity in the area— Cabbagetown seems suddenly overrun by ghosts, and Adelaide needs Will' s help to fix it. As they investigate the hauntings, Will and Adelaide struggle with temptation. With each kiss, their will to fight it weakens. But the real battle is just beginning. Adelaide will have to use every talent in her psychic arsenal if she wants to save the man she loves from the horrific fate hanging over him...

Toronto has been hailed as “a city in the making” and “the city that works.” It’s an ongoing project: in recent years Canada’s largest city has experienced transformative, exciting change. But just what does contemporary Toronto look like? This authoritative architectural guide, newly updated and expanded, leads readers on 26 walking tours—revealing the evolution of the place from a quiet Georgian town to a dynamic global city. More than 1,000 designs are featured: from modest Victorian houses to shimmering downtown towers and cultural landmarks. Over 300 photographs, 29 maps, a description of architectural styles, a glossary of architectural terms, and indexes of architects and buildings pilot readers through Toronto’s diverse cityscape. New sections illustrate the swiftly changing face of Toronto’s waterfront and design highlights across the region. Originally written by architectural journalist Patricia McHugh and enhanced with new material and insights by Globe and Mail architecture critic Alex Bozikovic, this definitive guide offers a revealing exploration of Toronto’s past and future, for the city’s visitors and locals alike.