LA TIERRA, TAL CUAL LA CONOCEMOS, DEJARÁ DE EXISTIR. El joven y famoso actor Gael Ryan verá cambiar su mundo por completo cuando se enamore de la bella Yseut -proveniente del lejano planeta Éter- y descubra que la Tierra, tal como la conocemos, desaparecerá para siempre. La Savia, una sustancia de origen desconocido capaz de modificar la constitución genética y provocar alteraciones biológicas, está llegando a la Tierra. Dada su condición de líder nato, Gael deberá partir hacia el mundo etéreo durante el punto máximo del próximo eclipse terrestre, pues Yseut le asegura que de ese viaje dependerá el destino de toda la humanidad. Pero Lara, representante artística de Gael y su mejor amiga desde la infancia, sin siquiera sospecharlo, va a jugar un papel fundamental en la inminente invasión.

Los híbridos están entre nosotros. La Tierra ha cambiado. Los humanos han cambiado. Los híbridos ya están aquí. El jefe nixo Norkam, junto a la híbrida-humana Leiana y su guerrero Cyan, rigen el nuevo mundo. Yseut y Gael huyen para reunirse con Hugo, el padre del joven, y poder cumplir con su misión en el planeta Éter. En el camino rescatarán a Jano, un adolescente de dieciocho años quien, junto con el aguerrido León, formará parte del creciente grupo de humanos «normales»; ellos intentarán resistir el cambio generado por los nixos, planeando la destrucción de los «distintos». Pero todo puede estallar por los aires cuando Gael descubra la verdadera identidad de Leiana.

This book develops the communication and literacy skills of heritage Spanish speakers with exercises that are designed to improve oral and written proficiency in the language. Nuevos mundos uses the cultures and voices of the major Hispanic groups in the United States, as well as those of Latin America and Spain, to familiarize students with a variety of issues and topics, which are sometimes controversial and always thought-provoking.

HYBRID ARE AMONG US Earth has changed. Humans are Changed. Now Hybrids are here. The Nixo Chief Norkam, along with the hybrid-human Leiana and her Warrior Cyan, rule the new world. Yseut and Gael run away in order to reunite with Hugo, his father, and accomplish their mission in the planet Aether. On the way, they will rescue a 18-year-old boy called Jano who, together with the seasoned Leon, will take part of the growing group of «Normal» humans; they will try to resist the Change created by the Nixos planning the destruction of the «Distinct» people. But everything could blow up when Gael discovers Leiana's true identity?

Few discussions in modern social science have occupied as much attention as the changing nature of welfare states in western societies. Gosta Esping-Andersen, one of the most distinguished contributors to current debates on this issue, here provides a new analysis of the character and role of welfare states in the functioning of contemporary advanced western societies. Esping-Andersen distinguishes several major types of welfare state, connecting these with variations in the historical development of different western countries. Current economic processes, the author argues, such as those moving towards a post-industrial order, are not shaped by autonomous market forces but by the nature of states and state differences. Fully informed by comparative materials, this book will have great appeal to everyone working on issues of economic development and post-industrialism. Its audience will include students and academics in sociology, economics and politics.

In Cazadora, Romina Garber weaves together Argentine folklore and what it means to be illegal in a timely, intimate, and emotionally powerful narrative. Werewolves. Witches. Romance. Resistance. Enter a world straight out of Argentine folklore... Following the events of Lobizona, Manu and her friends cross the mystical border into Kerana—a cursed realm in Argentina—searching for allies and a hiding place. As they chase down leads about the Coven—a mythical resistance manada that might not even exist—the Cazadores chase down leads about Manu, setting up traps to capture and arrest her. Just as it seems the Cazadores have Manu and her friends cornered, the Coven answers their call for help. As Manu catches her breath among these non-conforming Septimus, she discovers they need a revolution as much as she does. But is she the right one to lead them? After all, hybrids aren’t just outlawed. They’re feared and reviled. What happens when the Coven learns of Manu’s dual heritage? Will they still protect her? Or will they betray her? And after running this far, for this long—how much farther can Manu go before her feet get tired, and she stops to take a stand?