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Josep Lluís Aguiló's Lunarium, his fifth and latest poetry collection, takes up his recurring theme of the uncertainty of life. In 2008 this book, Llunari (Lunarium) was the winner of the Prize Jocs Florals de Barcelona and Josep Lluís Aguiló was appointed Poet Laureate of the City of Barcelona during the period 2008-2009.These poems speak in a multiplicity of voices, often from the fantastic ... Read more

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Josep Lluís Aguiló's Lunarium, his fifth and latest poetry collection, takes up his recurring theme of the uncertainty of life. In 2008 this book, Llunari (Lunarium) was the winner of the Prize Jocs Florals de Barcelona and Josep Lluís Aguiló was appointed Poet Laureate of the City of Barcelona during the period 2008-2009.These poems speak in a multiplicity of voices, often from the fantastic
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Reconstructing Past Monastic Life: Volume 2: Diet, Landscape and Monastic Space

New Trends from Archaeological, Bioanthropological and Documentary Perspectives

by Lluís Lloveras, Carme Rissech, Jordi Nadal, Philip Banks ...

Explores the organization of diet, food practices, water management, and spatial use within historical monastic complexes and landscapes.Monasticism is a form of religious life in which participants renounce worldly activities to dedicate themselves primarily to spiritual matters, living in small communities subject to a set of rules and isolated from the secular world. Christian monasticism, ... Read more

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Explores the organization of diet, food practices, water management, and spatial use within historical monastic complexes and landscapes.Monasticism is a form of religious life in which participants renounce worldly activities to dedicate themselves primarily to spiritual matters, living in small communities subject to a set of rules and isolated from the secular world. Christian monasticism,
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Unlocking Emotions in Design

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by Simon Schütte, Anitawati Mohd Lokman, Shirley Coleman, Lluis Marco Almagro ...

"Unlocking Emotions in Design: A Comprehensive Guide to Kansei Engineering" delves into the captivating realm of Kansei Engineering, an innovative methodology originating from Japan that revolutionizes product design and development. Unlike traditional approaches, Kansei Engineering places emotions and psychology at the heart of the design process. By unraveling the intricate tapestry of users' ... Read more

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"Unlocking Emotions in Design: A Comprehensive Guide to Kansei Engineering" delves into the captivating realm of Kansei Engineering, an innovative methodology originating from Japan that revolutionizes product design and development. Unlike traditional approaches, Kansei Engineering places emotions and psychology at the heart of the design process. By unraveling the intricate tapestry of users'
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The Catalan Kamasutra and other medieval sex manuals

by Víctor Lluís Pérez Garcia ...

Series Book 1 - Erotic Classics
The customs, practices and knowledge of medieval sex unveiled. A comprehensible introduction with all the existing texts of the time translated into English.This book presents three texts written by different authors who lived in Europe during the Middle Ages: The book of intercourse by Constantine the African (11th century, Salerno), the anonymous The minor book of intercourse (12th century, ... Read more

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The customs, practices and knowledge of medieval sex unveiled. A comprehensible introduction with all the existing texts of the time translated into English.This book presents three texts written by different authors who lived in Europe during the Middle Ages: The book of intercourse by Constantine the African (11th century, Salerno), the anonymous The minor book of intercourse (12th century,
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Revisiting the Coast: New Practices in Maritime Heritage

by Joan Lluís Alegret Tejero, Eliseu Carbonell Camós ...

Series series Publicacions de l'ICRPC
The texts in this book examine the processes that are currently transforming maritime features into cultural heritage. More than the state of maritime culture per se, the book focuses on the way in which this heritage is being constructed and used today. The authors set out their respective approaches, based on ethnographic and historical case studies from all over the Iberian Peninsula (Catalonia ... Read more

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Intangible Cultural Heritage and Traditional Knowledge Related to Urban Resilience

Edited by Jordi Morato, María Alejandra Taborda Caro, Luis Diaz, Massimo Leserri, Andrea di Filippo, Nicola Tollin, Carlos Arias, Lluis Garcia Petit ...

Series series Social Sciences (R0)
This book focuses on the relation of intangible heritage with technology, exploring the world of appropriate practices. Intangible cultural heritage is a community-based concept, and must be recognized as such by the communities, groups or individuals that recreate, maintain and transmit it.The book further highlights that intangible cultural heritage can contribute with ideas beyond technologies, ... Read more

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This book focuses on the relation of intangible heritage with technology, exploring the world of appropriate practices. Intangible cultural heritage is a community-based concept, and must be recognized as such by the communities, groups or individuals that recreate, maintain and transmit it.The book further highlights that intangible cultural heritage can contribute with ideas beyond technologies,
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Human Peoples

On the Genetic Traces of Human Evolution, Migration and Adaptation

by Lluís Quintana-Murci ...

Translated by Howard Curtis ...

'Masterful and ambitious. If you want to understand the power of population genetics in revealing the complex and diverse story of humanity, read this book' Tom HighamThe international bestseller and new Bible of population genetics: the science transforming our understanding of the pastWe are living through a revolution in knowledge. Over the past twenty years, genetics has shed light on the ... Read more

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Galen and Galenism

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by Luis García-Ballester, Jon Arrizabalaga, Montserrat Cabré, Lluís Cifuentes ...

Series series Variorum Collected Studies
Galenism, a rational, coherent medical system embracing all health and disease related matters, was the dominant medical doctrine in the Latin West during the Middle Ages and the Renaissance. Deriving from the medical and philosophical views of Galen (129-c.210/6) as well as from his clinical practice, Latin Galenism had its origins in 12th-century Salerno and was constructed from the cultural ... Read more

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Galenism, a rational, coherent medical system embracing all health and disease related matters, was the dominant medical doctrine in the Latin West during the Middle Ages and the Renaissance. Deriving from the medical and philosophical views of Galen (129-c.210/6) as well as from his clinical practice, Latin Galenism had its origins in 12th-century Salerno and was constructed from the cultural
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Historical texts on the Roman military camp (300 BC–AD 500)

by Víctor Lluís Pérez Garcia ...

Series Book 1 - Military classics
The secrets of the Roman field fortifications unveiled. A comprehensible introduction with all the existing ancient texts translated into English.This book presents a compilation of four fragments written by different authors who lived in Roman times: Hyginus (1st–2nd century AD), Polybius (2nd century BC), Vegetius (4th century AD) and Flavius Josephus (1st century AD). Besides the modern English ... Read more

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The secrets of the Roman field fortifications unveiled. A comprehensible introduction with all the existing ancient texts translated into English.This book presents a compilation of four fragments written by different authors who lived in Roman times: Hyginus (1st–2nd century AD), Polybius (2nd century BC), Vegetius (4th century AD) and Flavius Josephus (1st century AD). Besides the modern English
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Enterprising Spirit

Another marketing book, but differenta and for all public

by Lluís Feliu ...

“Marketing is a way of perceiving the world and its opportunities, of projecting personal values of bonhomie, generosity and responsibility, of distributing happiness in many ways (through tangible orintangible), of surprising, of building loyalty (the desired engagement), of adapting to the moment, of looking for opportunities, of linking ideas, of being limbic or reptilian, or of squeezing the ... Read more

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“Marketing is a way of perceiving the world and its opportunities, of projecting personal values of bonhomie, generosity and responsibility, of distributing happiness in many ways (through tangible orintangible), of surprising, of building loyalty (the desired engagement), of adapting to the moment, of looking for opportunities, of linking ideas, of being limbic or reptilian, or of squeezing the
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The Believing Christian

Theology’s New Opportunities

by Lluis Oviedo ...

Series series Philosophy and Religion (R0)
This book offers an updated version of the credibility treatise as part of a fundamental theology. Focusing on practical arguments that make Christian faith interesting and positive for improving the quality of one's life and relationships, it shows how the Christian faith is beneficial for the individual, the family and society as a whole. The book draws from recent literature on religious coping ... Read more

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This book offers an updated version of the credibility treatise as part of a fundamental theology. Focusing on practical arguments that make Christian faith interesting and positive for improving the quality of one's life and relationships, it shows how the Christian faith is beneficial for the individual, the family and society as a whole. The book draws from recent literature on religious coping
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A Genetic Tale: Our Diversity, our Evolution, our Adaptation

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by Lluis Quintana-Murci ...

Series series Leçons inaugurales
The biological diversity of humans is immense: from our physical appearance to our various abilities to digest certain foods, our relationships with pathogens, and our susceptibility to certain diseases. But what are the origins and factors that shape this diversity? What is the respective contribution of environmental and genetic factors to the phenotypic diversity observed in humans today? How ... Read more

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The biological diversity of humans is immense: from our physical appearance to our various abilities to digest certain foods, our relationships with pathogens, and our susceptibility to certain diseases. But what are the origins and factors that shape this diversity? What is the respective contribution of environmental and genetic factors to the phenotypic diversity observed in humans today? How
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