Una novela sobre la desgarradora experiencia de querer ser madre... y no poder.
Una de las experiencias más desgarradoras que se le pueden presentar a una mujer al final de la treintena que desea ser madre es descubrir que no puede. "Lo que falta arranca" cuando Costanza Ansaldo, traductora italo-estadounidense, viaja a Italia un verano para dar un nuevo comienzo a su vida, un año después de la muerte de su marido, el célebre novelista Morton Sarnoff. Costanza está a punto de cumplir cuarenta años y ha firmado una paz frágil tanto con el duelo como con el hecho de no ser madre. En una visita a la "pensione" de Florencia donde solía alojarse de niña, conoce a Andrew Weissman, un sensible joven de diecisiete años, y a su padre, Henry, carismático médico especializado en medicina reproductiva. Los tres se reúnen de nuevo ese otoño en Nueva York, donde el triángulo amoroso se transformará y se tensará a medida que los tres ahondan en qué significa ser padre, hijo o potencial madre. A lo largo del camino, Costanza, Henry y Andrew se verán obligados a enfrentarse a todo lo que falta en sus vidas, y desvelarán importantes verdades sobre la fertilidad, el matrimonio, la familia y la historia personal.

«Lo que siento por Mike es algo fuera de lo normal», oye casualmente Michael Frank que su tía le dice a su madre cuando él es un niño de ocho años. «Es algo más fuerte que yo. No lo puedo explicar... Lo quiero más que a la vida.» Con estas palabras oídas sin querer entramos en el fascinante mundo de los Frank. Los tíos de Michael, Hankie Frank Jr e Irving Ravetch, son unos glamourosos guionistas de Hollywood sin hijos y están doblemente emparentados: Hankie es hermana del padre de Michael, e Irving, el hermano de su madre. Las dos familias viven a poca distancia la una de la otra en el barrio de Laurel Canyon, situado en Los Ángeles. La tía Hankie, con su excéntrica personalidad, logra que todos los miembros de la familia se sometan a sus designios. Mujer de talento, temperamental y generosa en sus afectos, aleja a Michael de sus padres y de sus hermanos menores y pasa a ocuparse de su educación: le indica lo que debe leer (Proust sí, Zola no), qué pintores debe admirar (Matisse sí, Pollock no) y hasta qué estilos arquitectónicos debe preferir. La tía educa la mente y la mirada de Michael hasta que esa mirada empieza a ver por sí misma. " Los fabulosos Frank " conectará con cualquier lector que haya luchado para encontrar una voz independiente en medio de las turbulencias de la vida familiar.

The hydrogen car has been proposed as the solution to our oil problems, but how would it work, and what potential problems associated with it? This book addresses these questions and provides specifics about current developments toward a hydrogen-based energy infrastructure. It offers the reader an informed look at the current state of fuel cell power and transportation technology, and where it's headed.
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Newly revised, the second edition of this pioneering work addresses emerging factors affecting energy production and use, including the availability and desirability of various fuels. The text provides extensive discussion on hydrogen sources, both solar and nuclear, and fuel cell technology, as well as other alternative fuels such as biomass, and wind power. It delves into cost analysis, regulatory issues, barriers to implementation, conversion and storage systems, thermodynamic efficiency, fuel chain efficiency, air emission issues, and safety. The book also covers natural gas hydrogen gas, methanol, ethanol, and steam reforming.
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This comprehensive 6-volume reference library provides an economical training, research, and reference resource for professionals involved in the non-technical aspects of energy management. It comprises six valuable references, presented in PDF format: Dictionary of Energy Efficiency Technologies, Handbook of Financing Energy Projects, Information Technology for Energy Managers, Investment Grade Energy Audit, New Technologies for Energy Efficiency, and Web Based Energy Information & Control Systems. This easy-access CD-ROM features over 2300 pages of text, graphics, charts, and illustrations and is indexed with bookmarks for convenient navigation.
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This book presents information on emergency and backup power sources--invaluable as we experience an aging power distribution system. The author provides details on the various types of systems that can take over during power interruptions, such as standby power systems that employ batteries, kinetic energy storage, fuel cells, reciprocating engines, and turbines. Other topics include power disturbances and interruptions, spikes and noise, sags and surges, blackouts and brownouts, surge suppression, voltage regulation, load management, power quality, reliability and maintainability, operating costs, environmental issues, blackout planning, and emergency procedures.
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The comprehensive Dictionary of Energy Efficiency Technologies addresses the diverse topics that form the backbone of energy efficiency in a timesaving dictionary format. Entries include a broad range of important topics, covering such areas as advanced power system infrastructure, power options and configurations, systems of generator backup, redundancy, capacity, power quality problems, power protection, computer-controlled systems, auditing, energy reduction, lighting systems, cogeneration, waste heat recovery, and HVAC systems. Each entry ranges from one to several pages in length and covers critical issues and solutions in many important emerging areas of the energy efficiency field.
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This book examines the full scope of technologies available to address the electricity supply crisis. The author details the tools and technologies available for incorporating smaller, cleaner, more efficient energy into energy management plans. He examines the role of new technologies in reducing operating costs and developing more innovative and practical approaches to energy management. Topics include implementation of alternative energy programs, management of power quality, cost-effective power generation solutions, cost-effective energy services, information monitoring and diagnostic systems, energy storage options, integration of lighting and cooling systems, and more.
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