Benito Céspedes es un investigador privado que sobrevive en la Barcelona actual a fuerza de hacer trabajos de poca monta: principalmente, husmear en asuntos de adulterio. Abstemio, no fumador y poco amigo de la violencia (y con un extraordinario sentido del humor), Céspedes discurre por la profesión de detective sin pretender llamar mucho la atención… hasta que, de pronto, un salvaje asesinato que incumbe a los peores elementos de la ciudad le obliga a incursionarse en un terreno que nunca hubiera sospechado. Narrada con un estilo agilísimo y, sobre todo, con unos diálogos especialmente brillantes y un humor magnífico, "Un caniche blanco muerto" es una novedosa revisión del viejo mito del detective privado. Se trata de contemplar un oficio tan literario a ras de tierra, en medio del trasiego cotidiano que si bien hace descender la épica varios grados, confiere a la narración un verismo y una veracidad que justifica cada página. La pequeña odisea de Benito Céspedes por conseguir secretaria, entenderse con su socio, investigar en un campo de chumberas… es un soplo de aire fresco sobre los clichés de la novela negra y, sobre todo, da pie a una obra muy divertida y, cómo no, una obra que mantiene la tensión.

Ramón es un «perro singular» al que Rita, una niña de diez años, adora. Un caniche blanco, sonriente, de aspecto asilvestrado y bondadoso, amigo de los gatos, que juega al ajedrez y se enamora fácilmente. Pero un día se escapa de casa... Y ahí comienza la aventura de esta divertida historia, con final feliz, que enseña a los niños a amar y respetar a los animales.

Dictionary of South American Trees provides a single-source reference for botanists, biologists, ecologists, and climatologists on the many native trees in South America. The index lets readers find a tree in four languages, by its common name, or abbreviation, followed by taxonomy that includes common uses for each part of the tree. Using this information, scientists and students can identify and classify plants, their growth structure and environment, the uses of their products, and alternative options with similar characteristics. - Complete coverage of all native South American trees—the only single-source reference for botanists, biologists, ecologists and climatologists working in this diverse and changing region - Includes taxonomy at genera, species, sub-species, and varietal levels, providing information from the most basic level up and allowing readers to identify their subjects using numerous criteria - Indicates Latin, English, French, and Spanish names as well as common names and abbreviations, facilitating accurate and efficient identification - Provides growth information, climatology, ecology and uses for the tree to provide insight into each tree as well as for comparative purposes when seeking similar tree-based resources

Significant changes have taken place in the policy landscape surrounding cannabis legalization, production, and use. During the past 20 years, 25 states and the District of Columbia have legalized cannabis and/or cannabidiol (a component of cannabis) for medical conditions or retail sales at the state level and 4 states have legalized both the medical and recreational use of cannabis. These landmark changes in policy have impacted cannabis use patterns and perceived levels of risk. However, despite this changing landscape, evidence regarding the short- and long-term health effects of cannabis use remains elusive. While a myriad of studies have examined cannabis use in all its various forms, often these research conclusions are not appropriately synthesized, translated for, or communicated to policy makers, health care providers, state health officials, or other stakeholders who have been charged with influencing and enacting policies, procedures, and laws related to cannabis use. Unlike other controlled substances such as alcohol or tobacco, no accepted standards for safe use or appropriate dose are available to help guide individuals as they make choices regarding the issues of if, when, where, and how to use cannabis safely and, in regard to therapeutic uses, effectively. Shifting public sentiment, conflicting and impeded scientific research, and legislative battles have fueled the debate about what, if any, harms or benefits can be attributed to the use of cannabis or its derivatives, and this lack of aggregated knowledge has broad public health implications. The Health Effects of Cannabis and Cannabinoids provides a comprehensive review of scientific evidence related to the health effects and potential therapeutic benefits of cannabis. This report provides a research agendaâ€"outlining gaps in current knowledge and opportunities for providing additional insight into these issuesâ€"that summarizes and prioritizes pressing research needs.

classic novel of Kaballah & legend, tr M Mitchell

The spectacular bestseller from the author of VALLEY OF THE DOLLS. Once upon a time, the entertainment industry was a world that never slept. Magazine editors, models, pop stars and all the rest visited “vitamin doctors” to get the shots that would allow them to stay up all night and then work all day—in offices decorated with beanbag chairs and Calderesque mobiles… In this world, January Wayne goes from poor-little-rich-girl to grown-up swinger, as she searches New York and Los Angeles for a guy just like Mike Wayne, the glamorous movie producer, who also happens to be her father… “SPECTACULARLY SUCCESSFUL. There are plane crashes, drug orgies, motorcycle accidents, mass rapes, attempted abortions, suicide, evil doctors and other assorted activities; and I couldn’t put the damned thing down.” —Library Journal “[Susann’s] pulp poetry resonates to this day. WITH HER FORMULA OF SEX, DRUGS, AND SHOW BUSINESS, Susann didn’t so much capture the tenor of her times as she did predict the Zeitgeist of ours.”—Detour

Pasaba las páginas velozmente, entusiasmada, dejando que el deseo y la imaginación la vistieran ahora con una, ahora con otra de aquellas pieles, como en una rápida y delirante pasarela. Soñar, soñar y sólo soñar, como si la espina del irrealizable antojo dejara de hacer daño cuando precisamente se volvía fantasía, fantasma, ilusión.