September 19, 1985: A powerful earthquake hits Mexico City in the early morning hours. As the city collapses, the government fails to respond. Long a voice of social conscience, prominent Mexican journalist Elena Poniatowska chronicles the disintegration of the city's physical and social structure, the widespread grassroots organizing against government corruption and incompetence, and the reliency of the human spirit. As a transformative moment in the life of mexican society, the earthquake is as much a component of the country's current crisis as the 1982 debt crisis, the problematic economic of the last ten years, and the recent elections. In masterfully weaving together a multiplicity of voices, Poniatowska has reasserted the inherent value and latent power of people working together. Punctuated by Poniatowska's own experiences and observations, these post disaster testimonies speak of the disruption of families and neighborhoods, of the destruction of homes and hospitals, of mutilation and death—the collective loss of a city. Drawing the reader dramatically into the scene of national horror through dozens of personal stories, Poniatowska demonstrates the importance of courage and self-reliance in redeeming life from chaos.

“Nobody Loves for Nothing” is a kaleidoscope woven through ten stories that capture the vicissitudes of the lives we live. As you sail through these tales, you capture animistic images of our existence painted with hues of sensuality, greed, simplicity, solitude, desire, betrayal, love and death. A man suddenly gifted the dreamlike life he always wanted to live. Rabin tries to discover the truth of life after a crude setback throwing his life out of gear. Why did a bride quite unexpectedly become crazy during her nuptials? What happened to the retired old man when he suddenly got a fortune from nowhere? Somebody used the pretext of survival to exploit even his closest relations and maneuver everything at his disposal. Elsewhere, a young student sadly discovered that his role model, an old thespian, changed when he faced temptation. A young man desperately wants to get back his ex-girlfriend… If the life of a person is something like being “thrown into this ruthless world without a choice,” then “Nobody Loves for Nothing” is a collage of these men and women and their images around us.

This classic guidebook, with over 100 fully illustrated activities, details everything from paper airplanes to spool tanks to slingshots - teaching children to not only entertain themselves for a minute or two, but a lifetime. Promoting free-range imagination, hands-on ingenuity, and independent play, Robert Smith’s timeless activity guide reminds parents and children alike that making one’s own fun is the best way to avoid boredom. With easy-to-follow, illustrated directions to hacking household objects into toys and using nature to invent mischievous contraptions, this is a handbook that inspires creative play. From indoor boomerangs, pin pianos, umbrella bow and arrows, peach pit turtles, and clamshell bracelets to quirky, prank-ready contraptions, the wide array of engaging activities provides a great alternative to screen time, fostering independent thinking and joyful curiosity, and a greater appreciation for the simple things in life—both indoor and outdoor. Charming, inspiring, and loads of fun, this spirited book will provide endless enjoyment for children and parents alike.

Read Nobody Speaks-2 to Discover— • Why nobody had more to say. • What nobody thinks about somebodies. What nobody said about somebodies. • Why nobody wants to stop somebodies. • What somebodies do to control you. Why somebodies must be seen as the enemy. • How somebodies and nobody interact. • What somebodies do to remain in power. Finally, understand who Nobody is. • Finally, understand how to be Nobody. • Finally, understand somebodies as your enemy. Read for Practical Expressions of Emptiness • Concrete expressions of emptiness. • Practical expressions of empty awareness. • Memorable expressions of no-mind. • Functional expressions of creative void. • Understand stillness within. What Is This Book? • Nobody Speaks 2 is not prose. • Nobody Speaks 2 might be poetry. • Nobody Speaks 2 is your performance. • Hear the silence in nobody. • Open to the stillness in nobody. What Is This Book About? • Nobody is out in front of the problem. • Nobody will remain when somebodies are done. • Nobody will not forget somebodies trying to take over. Somebodies will be exposed as dead frauds. • Somebodies will be discredited as ego games. • Somebodies will not remain in control. 3Rs: Recognize, Remove, Replace • Recognize Somebodies as the problem. • Remove Somebodies by seeing through their games. • Replace Somebodies with being nobody. What is the question? • To be somebodies or nobody, that is the question.

Though it is simple and obvious, you may not understand the incredible importance of the way of nothing. When you do see the way, you will wonder, "Can it really be this easy and simple?" And seeing that there was never anything in the way of freedom can almost be embarrassing. "How could I have never seen it?" you’ll ask. The Way of Nothing: Nothing in the Way explores the obstacles that stop you from reaching your highest desires: enlightenment, eternal peace, or simply ordinary contentment. These obstacles are nothing more than concepts you have that seem real, yet they vanish with insight into the way. It is a wonderful surprise to discover that there has always been nothing in the way of what you want. Best of all, there is really nothing to it! ,

The D. A.'s brass, a sheriff's deputy, and a rough-and-tumble bagman are unknowingly chasing a nightmare in this thrilling novel from the author of "some of the most powerful crime novels ever written" (New York Times). Los Angeles, 1950 Red crosscurrents: the Commie Scare and a string of brutal mutilation killings. Gangland intrigue and Hollywood sleaze. Three cops caught in a hellish web of ambition, perversion, and deceit. Danny Upshaw is a Sheriff's deputy stuck with a bunch of snuffs nobody cares about; they're his chance to make his name as a cop...and to sate his darkest curiosities. Mal Considine is D.A.'s Bureau brass. He's climbing on the Red Scare bandwagon to advance his career and to gain custody of his adopted son, a child he saved from the horror of postwar Europe. Buzz Meeks-bagman, ex-Narco goon, and pimp for Howard Hughes-is fighting communism for the money. All three men have purchased tickets to a nightmare.

We gratefully acknowledge the financial support of COST (European Cooperation in Science and Technology), funded by the Horizon 2020 Framework Programme of the European Union. Current grammatical knowledge about particular sign languages is fragmentary and of varying reliability, and it appears scattered in scientific publications where the description is often intertwined with the analysis. In general, comprehensive grammars are a rarity. The SignGram Blueprint is an innovative tool for the grammar writer: a full-fledged guide to describing all components of the grammars of sign languages in a thorough and systematic way, and with the highest scientific standards. The work builds on the existing knowledge in Descriptive Linguistics, but also on the insights from Theoretical Linguistics. It consists of two main parts running in parallel: the Checklist with all the grammatical features and phenomena the grammar writer can address, and the accompanying Manual with the relevant background information (definitions, methodological caveats, representative examples, tests, pointers to elicitation materials and bibliographical references). The areas covered are Phonology, Morphology, Lexicon, Syntax and Meaning. The Manual is endowed with hyperlinks that connect information across the work and with a pop-up glossary. The SignGram Blueprint will be a landmark for the description of sign language grammars in terms of quality and quantity.