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Working well, working for love
Millions of people go to work each day – some unhappily, if they don’ t like what they’re doing or it doesn’t interest them; others only concerned about the pay they will receive and the financial rewards; while others are an example of what Hannah Arendt calls the “animal laborans”: workers who have no other objective or aim than the very work that life has placed before them and which they carry out by natural inclination or by inertia. At a higher level is the figure of the “homo faber”, the person who works with a wider view, with the aim of making a business or a project a success – sometimes seeking personal affirmation, but often with the noble aspiration of serving ...
The Offspring of Death
Intrigue, death, action and madness in The offspring of death A professional serial killer fills Madrid with ritual murders motivated by military conspiracy and political intrigue Mery, like every Friday, has a drink with her coworkers in an Irish restaurant in the center of Madrid. That night she will meet a man for whom she feels an irrational attraction and that will save her life from the most unfortunate fate, this being the starting point of a hurricane of events that will turn her life into the worst of nightmares. Europe's biggest hit man under the ambition of political power Scythe is a hired assassin who has worked for several of the most important governments in the world, to perf...
Ahead and Behind
Life is like a ladder, you should always have an ace in your sleeve; I've thought a lot about writing my story, because I thought I might have not lived long sufficiently to do it. But now I feel prepared, and so I want to share my experiences with you; I don't know where to start, but I think the best way is to go straight to the point.In my story I will need to mention about my beginnings, which take me back to a neighborhood where I grew up, this place could be consideredas marginal one. Here, to be frank, situations did not promise anything good, you will see by the succession of experiences that make up this story I never thought I would be able to tell them. Everything begins when I di...
En el nombre de quién
A Mexican man gives in to the fascination of the images on TV and narrates how the surprise attack on 9/11against the US unfolds. He discusses Islam with his father and the reasons for terrorism, rescues the victims’ painful testimonies and during the war in Afghanistan he confirms the grave flaws of the US intelligence services. The work starts off from a rigorous historical investigation and ends at the same question without an answer of those who suffered during the tragic March 11th events in Spain: In Who’s Name?
When the Day Ends and Dreams Begin
"Open this book and meet our friends and family, starting with Uncle Frank, the dog, a fish named George, and of course, Rocky the Rockƒƒ‚ƒƒ‚‚‚ƒƒ‚‚ƒ‚‚"ƒƒ‚ƒƒ‚‚‚ƒƒ‚‚ƒ‚‚€ƒƒ‚ƒƒ‚‚‚ƒƒ‚‚ƒ‚‚"the rock that could walk. You'll also find out that there are two sides to a story, what you can get with loose teeth, and all about a very unusual time when you go off to the races. "
La madre naturaleza
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Return of the Grasshopper
In this sequel to Bernard Suits’ timeless classic philosophical work The Grasshopper: Games, Life and Utopia, published in its full and unabridged form for the first time, Suits continues to explore some of our most fundamental philosophical questions, including the value of sport and games, and their relationship to the good life. In Return of the Grasshopper, Suits puts his theoretical cards on the table, exploring the in-depth implications of his definition of utopia, assessing the merits of a gamified philosophy, and explaining how games can provide an existential balm against the fear of death. Perhaps most importantly, for the first time in print, Suits reveals his underlying worldvi...
The Search for Wellbeing and Health between the Middle Ages and the Early Modern Period
This book compiles a series of works on cosmetics and health care, covering different geographical areas of Europe. The studies also focus on different cultures, with some chapters dedicated to the Hebrew sphere, others to the Muslim world, and a larger percentage dealing with Christian society.
