Rebelde con causa

In this harrowing and hilarious memoir, Jennette McCurdy, star of the television series iCarly and Sam & Cat, recounts her struggles as a child actress -- eating disorders, addictions and a complicated relationship with her overbearing mother -- and how she regained control of her life. This life. Jennette McCurdy was six years old when she first auditioned for her to act. Her mother's dream was for her only daughter to become a star and Jennette would have done anything to make her mother happy. So she did what her mom called "calorie restriction," eating little and weighing herself five...

Hoy en día hay tantas personas hablando de mindfulness, despertar espiritual, consciencia y meditación que te hace cuestionarte si en realidad estas prácticas funcionan. En el 2017 yo me encontraba haciéndome esa misma pregunta. En aquellos días vivía en Miami y era superficial, atea, escéptica y controladora; trabajaba sin parar y lo único que me importaba era producir más y más dinero. Si... tenía un buen coche una hermosa casa, pero vivía una vida en la que no era feliz y en el fondo lo sabía así que un día decidí probar si todo aquello que escuchaba de mindfulness,...

Hope in a Ballet Shoe tells the story of Michaela DePrince. Growing up in war-torn Sierra Leone, she witnessed atrocities that no child ever should. Her father was killed by rebels and her mother died of famine. Sent to an orphanage, Michaela was mistreated and saw the brutal murder of her favourite teacher. Then Michaela and her best friend are adopted by an American couple, and Michaela begins to take dance lessons. But life in the States isn't without difficulties. Unfortunately, tragedy can find its way to Michaela in America, too, and her past can feel like it's haunting her. The world...

Cuentos de buenas noches para niñas rebeldes reinventa los cuentos de hadas. Elizabeth I, Coco Chanel, Marie Curie, Frida Kahlo, Serena Williams y otras mujeres extraordinarias narran la aventura de su vida, inspirando a niñas —y no tan niñas— a soñar en grande y alcanzar sus sueños; además, cuenta con las magníficas ilustraciones de sesenta mujeres artistas de todos los rincones del Planeta. Un libro que debe estar en la mesa de noche de todas las niñas y mujeres jóvenes que conoces. —Geri Stengel, Forbes Estos cuentos para antes de dormir no son protagonizados por princesas,...