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Con sentido
En tiempos donde las "urgencias" marcan toda la agenda diaria, Carlos nos invita a permitirnos detener un rato el mundo (el de cada uno). Nos propone reflexionar sobre nuestra sociedad, sus valores y hábitos, a partir de pensamientos, emociones, reacciones que a él le generan; lo hace compartiéndolos con todos nosotros a corazón abierto. El respeto a los mayores, la ambición, el ser agradecido; la paciencia y el trabajo como llave para el éxito; la moda y el buen gusto, la educación, el buen uso de la libertad; el amor propio en contraposición a la soberbia; los miedos, la autocrítica, la tecnología y la despersonalización, la obsesión y la meticulosidad, los vínculos sanos, la experiencia, la transparencia, los fracasos y el aprendizaje, el sentido del humor, la vida con pasión, el silencio cuando dice mucho, la austeridad, la resolución de los problemas y el trinomio suerte/esfuerzo/destino. Estos son algunos de los muchos tópicos y postulados que desarrolla en Con sentido; animándose, con humildad, a sugerir qué actitudes o conductas debieran tomarse frente a distintos conflictos y situaciones de la vida cotidiana.
The Drop
Havana, Cuba, 1958. After losing her family to a brutal dictator, Ariana Rojas wants revenge. Alluring and highly educated, she joins a ragtag group of revolutionaries who try to overthrow the Cuban government, wreaking havoc to support their cause. Ariana plots the kidnapping of Jimmy Foster, a wealthy American, hoping to use the ransom to further the revolution. But there's a problem. Jimmy's wife doesn't want him back... and she has no intention of paying. John Anthony Miller's THE DROP is a riveting political thriller with a unique cast of characters and a twist ending you won't see coming.
Conservative Parties, the Right, and Democracy in Latin America
Under what conditions do political institutions develop that are capable of promoting economic and social elites' accommodation to democracy? The importance of this question for research on regime change and democracy in Latin America lies in two established political facts: alliances between upper-class groups and the armed forces have historically been a major cause of military intervention in the region, and countries with electorally viable national conservative parties have experienced significantly longer periods of democratic governance since the 1920s and 1930s than have countries with weak conservative parties. The contributors to this book examine the relationship between the Right...
Enlightening Journey
Philosopher Rescher updates his autobiographical work previously published as Mid Journey (1975), Ongoing Journey (1985), and Instructive Journey (1995). He primarily focuses on his professional life, which included positions at Oxford U., the Rand Corporation, and the U. of Pittsburgh. Annotation copyrighted by Book News, Inc., Portland, OR.
My Life
In a series of interviews with a European journalist and scholar, the Cuban leader describes his early life, the Cuban Revolution, and his experiences ruling Cuba, and discusses his views on socialism, international affairs, and the future.
The Mafia of Havana
Young Paulter adores the Grand Court Wizard, Galdar and in secrecy serves as his apprentice. When Galdar is poisoned, the stage is set for a race against time in which Paulter must be ordained by the source of magic "the Heart". This is an imperative and time-honored procedure that will allow him to become the next Grand Court Wizard. Evil Ronar pulls out all the stops in an effort to stop Paulter from reaching his lofty goal. Ronar feels that the timing is perfect to make his attempt at overtaking their world while Galdar is no longer there to protect them. He creates a massive army that threatens the very existence of the Faerie world and will eventually annihilate all the other races one ...
Cuban Palimpsests
Four decades ago, the Cuban revolution captured the world’s attention and imagination. Its impact around the world was as much cultural as geopolitical. Within Cuba, the state developed a strictly defined national and collective memory that led directly from a colonial past to a utopian future, but this narrative came to a halt in the early 1990s. The collapse of Cuba’s sponsor, the Soviet Union, and the end of the Cold War preceded the so- called “Special Period in Times of Peace,” a euphemistic phrase that masked the genuine anxiety shared by leaders and people about the nation’s future. In Cuban Palimpsests, José Quiroga explores the sites, both physical and imaginative, where ...
