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One Ring to rule them all, One Ring to find them, One Ring to bring them all and in the darkness bind them In ancient times the Rings of Power were crafted by the Elven-smiths, and Sauron, the Dark Lord, forged the One Ring, filling it with his own power so that he could rule all others. But the One Ring was taken from him, and though he sought it throughout Middle-earth, it remained lost to him. After many ages it fell by chance into the hands of the hobbit Bilbo Baggins. From Sauron's fastness in the Dark Tower of Mordor, his power spread far and wide. Sauron gathered all the Great Rings to him, but always he searched for the One Ring that would complete his dominion. When Bilbo reached his eleventy-first birthday he disappeared, bequeathing to his young cousin Frodo the Ruling Ring and a perilous quest: to journey across Middle-earth, deep into the shadow of the Dark Lord, and destroy the Ring by casting it into the Cracks of Doom. The Lord of the Rings tells of the great quest undertaken by Frodo and the Fellowship of the Ring: Gandalf the Wizard; the hobbits Merry, Pippin, and Sam; Gimli the Dwarf; Legolas the Elf; Boromir of Gondor; and a tall, mysterious stranger called Strider.

SINOPSE É o mundo que não abranda ou será apenas a minha cabeça? Nos tempos que vivemos, todas as coisas parecem demasiado urgentes. Mas isso não significa que precisemos mesmo de viver nessa pressa de pensar e agir. Neste bestseller de mindfulness, que vendeu mais de 3 milhões de exemplares e já foi publicado em mais de 25 países, Haemin Sunim mostra-nos um caminho para o equilíbrio entre as exigências da vida quotidiana e a paz interior. Este é um guia espiritual para os nossos dias, em que o aclamado professor de meditação, nascido na Coreia e educado nos Estados Unidos, enfatiza a importância de nos relacionarmos mais profundamente com os outros e de sermos bondosos com nós próprios. As magníficas ilustrações que acompanham estes ensinamentos são um convite a uma análise com maior atenção para compreender melhor a importância de abrandar. O Que só Vemos Quando Abrandamos é o livro ideal para o ajudar a serenar e, com isso, a viver mais feliz os seus dias e as suas relações.

Exploring the world of plants and its relation to mankind as revealed by the latest discoveries of scientists, The Secret Life of Plants includes remarkable information about plants as lie detectors and plants as ecological sentinels; it describes their ability to adapt to human wishes, their response to music, their curative powers, and their ability to communicate with man. Authors Peter Tompkins and Christopher Bird suggest that the most far-reaching revolution of the 20th century — one that could save or destroy the planet — may come from the bottom of your garden. "Almost incredible ... bristles with plenty of hard facts and astounding scientific and practical lore." —S. K. Oberbeck, Newsweek “This fascinating book roams ... over that marvelous no man's land of mystical glimmerings into the nature of science and life itself." —Henry Mitchell, Washington Post Book World “If I can't ‘get inside a plant’ or ‘feel emanations’ from a plant and don't know anyone else who can. that doesn't detract one whit from the possibility that some people can and do. . . . According to The Secret Life of Plants, plants and men do inter-relate, with plants exhibiting empathetic and spiritual relationships and showing reactions interpreted as demonstrating physical-force connections with men. As my students say, ‘hey, wow!’" —Richard M. Klein, Professor of Botany, University of Vermont (in Smithsonian)

Explore the complex and divisive world of cannabis through this in-depth and fascinating study. From medical advancements and religious use to politics and criminalization, Martin Booth covers all angles of the topic. Discover the history of cannabis, its impact on the global economy, and the varied perspectives on its use. Delve into the stories of smugglers, pushers, writers, artists, and musicians who have been affected by cannabis throughout the Western world. Whether you believe it should be legal or not, this book is sure to challenge your views and spark conversation.

Los fines de semana, en sótanos y aparcamientos, jóvenes oficinistas se quitan las camisas y pelean entre sí hasta la extenuación. Los lunes regresan a sus despachos con los ojos amoratados, algún diente menos y un sentimiento embriagador de omnipotencia. Estas reuniones clandestinas son parte del plan con el que Tyler Durden, proyeccionista, camarero y oscuro genio anárquico, aspira a vengarse de una sociedad enferma por el consumismo. Una de las novelas contemporáneas más originales, que ha llegado a convertirse en un clásico underground.

Grass Roots tells the remarkable story of marijuana’s rise from acceptance to demonization and back again. Historian Emily Dufton explores how grassroots activists fought for decades to change marijuana laws, only to face fierce backlash from frightened parents and a national scourge-like reputation. While pro-pot campaigners secured decriminalization in the 1970s, marijuana’s path to legalization was far from smooth. Dufton shines a light on the thousands of ordinary Americans who made changing marijuana laws their life’s work, and warns of the swift counterrevolutions that could undo their progress.

Durante los últimos años, Mark Manson -en su popular blog- se ha afanado en corregir nuestras delirantes expectativas sobre nosotros mismos y el mundo. Ahora nos ofrece su toda su intrépida sabiduría en este libro pionero.Manson nos recuerda que los seres humanos somos falibles y limitados: "no todos podemos ser extraordinarios: hay ganadores y perdedores en la sociedad, y esto no siempre es justo o es tu culpa". Manson nos aconseja que reconozcamos nuestras limitaciones y las aceptemos. Esto es, según él, el verdadero origen del empoderamiento. Una vez que abrazamos nuestros temores, faltas e incertidumbres, una vez que dejamos de huir y evadir y empezamos a confrontar las verdades dolorosas, podemos comenzar a encontrar el valor, la perseverancia, la honestidad, la responsabilidad, la curiosidad y el perdón que buscamos.Este manifiesto es una refrescante bofetada, para que podamos empezar a llevar vidas más satisfechas y con los pies en la tierra.

Un libro profundamente espiritual con un pensamiento diario, tejido a partir de la propia historia de humanidad y sabiduría del autor, quien es sobreviviente de cáncer. Una serie de reflexiones que cada día sirven como una guía para un viaje hacia el alma. Cada entrada se acompaña con una práctica que nos ayuda a entender y atender el llamado para despertar la mente y el corazón. Es un libro que se puede convertir en un compañero, en un amigo del alma. Es, de hecho, un libro de despertares. Para escribirlo, explica el autor, ha tenido que vivir, en el sentido que va más allá de la literalidad de la palabra.

Ésta es la obra más enloquecida de Hunter S. Thompson, figura legendaria del Nuevo Periodismo. Una acción delirante: así como los caballeros de la Tabla Redonda se lanzaban en pos del Santo Grial envueltos en una armadura de poder sobrenatural, Thompson entró en Las Vegas pertrechado con un arsenal verdaderamente mágico de «nefandas sustancias químicas» en su búsqueda del Sueño Americano.