Alpinistas del corazón está dirigido no sólo a los jóvenes, sino a quienes tienen un corazón joven, para que vivan intensamente las virtudes teologales: la fe en Cristo, la esperanza en el Espíritu y la caridad en el Padre. Es una invitación a decir NO a tantos caminos que atentan contra la dignidad humana y, por tanto, contra la vida misma; y a decir SÍ a la fuerza del espíritu que anima y vence con radicalidad.

La escritora Rosa María Ramírez Moya viene de una familia campesina originaria de Guateque, Boyacá, Colombia; ella es la cuarta de siete hermanos y se siente orgullosa de haber nacido en la bella región del Valle de Tenza. Este es el momento para explicar la singularidad de Rosa María, poetisa, cuentista, ensayista, de inspiración objetiva, directa y escritora de varias obras. Lo primero que destaca en sus escritos ya sean poéticos o en prosa es el terreno elegido para desplegar las herramientas de su oficio "el amor a la Naturaleza". Lo segundo es el tono y el reconocimiento que hace a los seres o lugares que son dignos de elogios, características animadoras de su trabajo; el aprecio y la belleza. Entre sus Obras destacan: "Setenta Poemas a Colombia con alma, vida y corazón", "Cien Poemas con Sentimiento intenso", "Poemas a la Madre Reina de la Familia", "Amor y Paz, luz de vida" y la Coordinación y responsabilidad de Autoría de la presente obra "Planeta Tierra hermoso y amado" (Antología). Rosa María es la ganadora del Concurso Literario "La Mejor Frase" realizado por la Editorial Palibrio; con la frase "Escribir es una representación de ideas con palabras, números, notas musicales o jeroglíficos; es componer o crear alguna forma de texto el cual contiene belleza". Es muy natural el estilo de esta escritora que explora los temas ecológicos, ese tan importante territorio de la vida en nuestro Planeta Tierra. Estamos seguros que después de su lectura, las comunidades entrarán en reflexión y se irán poniendo en práctica los mensajes aquí contenidos, todos ellos orientados hacia la protección de la vida en nuestro amado Planeta Tierra. Disfruten esta lectura.

Aimed at third-year students of Spanish, this book fills a need not met by other Spanish conversation textbooks. It facilitates lively and meaningful conversations via a variety of texts, including newspaper and journal articles, short stories, and passages from novels, as well as visual material and detailed guides for three films and novels. The texts have universal resonance and are designed to complement and enrich each other. A wide assortment of creative activities enhances comprehension, analysis, spontaneous discussion, and role-playing. The book includes online resources for each chapter. An online Instructor's Manual is also available.

Tackling the complexities of the Spanish language just got easier with the new sixth edition of Avanzando. This traditional intermediate-level book covers both spoken and written Spanish grammar to improve one's comprehension of the language. It incorporates updated vocabulary and topics covering new technology. The grammar scope and sequence has also been updated to provide more balance in length and difficulty.

* Mark Twight's collected works, some never before published in North America * Includes dramatic black and white mountaineering photos * Features brand new epilogues to all of the stories They call him Dr. Doom. Raving and kicking against mediocrity, his anger and pain simmer close to the surface. He speaks and writes the language of the punk music that defined him. He is extreme alpinist Mark Twight, and he doesn't back down from the truth. He's a one-man literary punk band. If you have any doubt, here comes his knockout punch: the only collection of writing Twight swears he'll ever publish. Kiss or Kill: Confessions of a Serial Climber is raw, unfiltered Twight. These author's cut are the real deal, not the homogenized fluff offered up by magazine editors who are often unwilling to offend. Twight's words make it clear that climbing is only distantly about the summit. Several of these pieces are new to U.S. readers. Twight edited all of the selections and appended each with a current author's note; confessing his inspiration, events that followed, and lessons learned (or not learned, some might say). It adds up to a frightfully lucid look into Twight's personal life as both man and hardcore alpine climber. The dissection scares me sometimes... Whether railing against the spinelessness of American siege-style mountaineering, admitting addiction to pushing the bounds of the possible, or reveling in his ability to cut away anything in life that holds him back, Twight never blinks. Along the way, there is the drama of new and epic routes, unbreakable bonds between climbing partners, and Twight's evolution as a climber and a man. He tells every story in a unique, in-your-face style. Kiss or Kill is not an easy read. It may scare some readers-but that's the point. "I want this book to help you recognize your own anger, which will help you understand mine", says Twight. "Somewhere out there somebody understands these words and knows they matter. They were written in blood, learned by heart."