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A great story which portraits the human soul at its best. A memoir about compassion and understanding that life must continue, regardless. Highlighting that the only valid alternative in life is the pursuit of happiness and the key of it all is finding someone to love. A must read for the serious observer of the human condition and all of those who appreciate life as the greatest gift of all.This is a story about forgiveness and understanding that life must continue, regardless. "This Márquez Thing” is in my blood. I inherited it from my father, who passed it unaltered to me, and he in turn learned it from his father. I am, as he was, insecure. All my life I have been trying to destroy my...
Once in a while we are placed in the position of having to offer a gift. If we give it serious thought, it could become a very demanding task. The gift should represent the feelings of appreciation we have towards the person. If well chosen, it could become an indelible experience. In a special way, is an opportunity to contribute something of great value. My mother's ability to choose the proper gift became legendary. Simply by selecting something the person alone would have never done. Generally it was something of very little economic value, but certainly transcendental! What follows is a little story, about the subtle way a grandfather chose to contribute the most valuable aspect he could to his grandson's character.
This is a story about forgiveness and understanding that life must continue, regardless. "This Márquez Thing" is in my blood. I inherited it from my father, who passed it unaltered to me, and he in turn learned it from his father. I am, as he was, insecure. All my life I have been trying to destroy myself. The mighty forces of nature must have been on my side because, so far, I have not been successful. My father and my grandfather were. They didn't have anyone to help them in their time of need as I did. They dealt with it themselves the best way they knew how. Constantly, they seemed to enjoy battling armored soldiers, totally unprotected and pretending to heal their wounds as they fought; but that's impossible. So did I, and when my warranties expired, I reinvented myself into a different instrument. I had to! I refused to be thrown away like a worn-out toaster. With time, I have become very resilient and, I have to admit, also very fortunate. That is why I am still here.
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One of the most difficult things in life is to foresee what effect will, an event have in our lives. Will it enhance our lives or not? Will it bring good or bad luck? If I hadn't taken the mad decisions that I have in my life, in addition to being at a specific time and place, I probably would not be here today. Not that I wanted to make mad decisions, I just did. It came natural to me. As a consequence of those very mad decisions I am now living one of the best periods of my life. No doubt the outcome was totally unexpected and contradictory. How did that happen? Is there such a thing as an orderly chaos? I am convinced everything happens for a reason and every event (good or bad) leads us ...
In Looking for Mexico, a leading historian of visual culture, John Mraz, provides a panoramic view of Mexico’s modern visual culture from the U.S. invasion of 1847 to the present. Along the way, he illuminates the powerful role of photographs, films, illustrated magazines, and image-filled history books in the construction of national identity, showing how Mexicans have both made themselves and been made with the webs of significance spun by modern media. Central to Mraz’s book is photography, which was distributed widely throughout Mexico in the form of cartes-de-visite, postcards, and illustrated magazines. Mraz analyzes the work of a broad range of photographers, including Guillermo K...
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