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Este libro recoge el testimonio de Javier Armenta, expresidente de la Federación Universitaria de Estudiantes (FEU) de la Universidad de Guadalajara, sobre su encarcelamiento a raíz de su activismo en defensa del ahora Parque Resistencia Huentitan, amenazado por la constructora Iconia, cuyos planes buscaban desaparecerlo para levantar complejos habitacionales.La obra reune los acontecimientos que van desde la manifestacion pacifica organizada por Armenta y otros estudiantes en el parque incluido el campamento, la activacion del espacio con actividades gratuitas para los habitantes del barrio y la reforestacion de mil arboles hasta el proceso penal que el y dos estudiantes mas enfrentaron.

Durante 82 días, Martín, internado en un centro psiquiátrico, escribe su diario. Entre la lucidez y la alucinación, reflexiona sobre su pasado, su presente caótico y su futuro incierto. Enfrenta el peso de la soledad, los traumas, los medicamentos, los vinculos rotos y la marginalidad. Sin filtros ni censura, el protagonista nos abre la puerta a su mente atormentada, su busqueda de sentido y su lucha constante por sobrevivir en un mundo que parece haberlo olvidado. Un testimonio descarnado, humano y profundamente conmovedor.

"Polo sur", escrito por Roald Amundsen, es el relato detallado y cautivador de una de las mayores hazañas de la exploración polar: la conquista del Polo Sur por parte de la expedición noruega en 1911. Amundsen, marino y explorador de extraordinaria habilidad, narra en primera persona la planificacion meticulosa, los retos logisticos y la audacia necesaria para alcanzar un objetivo que, hasta entonces, ningun ser humano habia logrado.La obra se inicia con la preparacion de la expedicion, desde la eleccion de la ruta y el aprovisionamiento hasta la seleccion del equipo humano y animal, destacando el papel fundamental de los perros de trineo. Amundsen describe con minuciosidad las condiciones extremas de la Antartida: el frio implacable, los vientos cortantes y el aislamiento absoluto, asi como las estrategias ideadas para enfrentarlos. Su relato combina observaciones tecnicas con vivencias personales, transmitiendo la tension y la emocion de cada etapa del viaje.Entre los miembros de la expedicion destacan figuras como Olav Bjaaland, experto en esqui y carpinteria; Helmer Hanssen, habil navegante; y Sverre Hassel, especialista en logistica, todos ellos indispensables para el exito de la empresa. El liderazgo de Amundsen se revela no solo en sus decisiones tacticas, sino en su capacidad para mantener la moral del grupo en medio de la adversidad.Ademas de la narracion del viaje, el libro ofrece reflexiones sobre el espiritu de la exploracion, la importancia de la preparacion y la cooperacion, y el significado de alcanzar un punto geografico tan simbolico."Polo sur" es, mas que un diario de viaje, un documento historico de primer orden que captura la esencia del espiritu humano frente a lo desconocido. Su lectura sigue inspirando a generaciones de aventureros y amantes de la historia, recordando que la perseverancia y la planificacion pueden llevar a conquistar incluso los horizontes mas lejanos.

Biografía del presidente símbolo de la modernización del Estado de Chile.Yo, Montt vuelve en una edición revisada y aumentada, más aguda, más provocadora, más necesaria. Este presidente, símbolo de la transicion entre el Chile decimononico, conservador y oligarquico, y una republica que comenzaba a abrirse al merito y al ascenso social, sigue generando preguntas.Formado a pulso, Montt se abrio camino en el Chile del siglo XIX como educador, intelectual y politico. Afronto dos guerras civiles, modernizo el Estado y dividio aguas entre quienes lo veneraron y quienes lo detestaron. En vez de la cronologia arida o el dato enciclopedico, este libro elige otra via: la del retrato intimo, humano, profundo. ¿Quien fue realmente Montt? ¿Que lo movia? ¿Que lo separa -o lo acerca- a los liderazgos de hoy?Cristobal Garcia-Huidobro -licenciado en Historia por la Pontificia Universidad Catolica de Chile y doctor en Historia Moderna por la Universidad de Oxford- combina la erudicion con la agilidad narrativa. El mismo que en television y radio cuenta la historia con rigor y frescura, aqui nos entrega una biografia tan entretenida como reveladora.

Julia Kellys mother, Delphine, spent much of her life in the shadows as a politicians wife, tending selflessly to the needs of her husband, John, and five wild children. Rattling around in a draughty house, the siblings though much-loved are left largely to their own devices, tended to by a series of hapless au-pairs, dodging mouse invasions and forever in search of their exhausted mothers attention.When John collapses of a heart attack at the age of fifty-nine, it is a sad liberation for his wife. Unshackled from her domestic duties, Delphine undergoes a transformation. She embraces sea-swimming and, along with a coterie of elderly ladies, sets out on adventures to far-flung places. Her final journey is to the Galapagos Islands where, hit by an unexpected wave, she loses her balance and is forced underwater. When her body surfaces she is no longer breathing. The book left on her bedside locker in the hotel is 1,000 Places to See Before You Die.Mired in grief, the five siblings begin the long repatriation of their mothers body. But it is the post-mortem report that provides the key to Julias healing and recovery: gradually, within the clinical descriptions of limbs and eyes, heart and toes, Julia finds solace. Taking inspiration from each body part, she breathes life into Delphine finally still and fully present for the first time in her seventy-two years in gorgeous, luminous prose.What leaps from the pages of STILL is someone unforgettable: a vibrant, complex woman, whose endless capacity for love continues to inspire and comfort. In the end, She died as she had always strived to live: in the middle of a huge adventure, diving into the great unknown.

As Dr Eger would say, "you cannot heal what you do not feel." We applaud Breda for having the courage to face her past so that all of us who read this book will connect to our own purpose and story. Jordan Engle, grandson of Edith Eger, author of The ChoiceBreda OTooles early life was marked by abandonment. When she sought help, she entered a mental health system that continued the pattern misdiagnosing her, medicating her into silence, binding her in a straitjacket for 11 days and subjecting her to 29 rounds of electroconvulsive therapy.Refusing to be defined by the failures of the system, Breda fought to reclaim her health, her voice and her life. Through courage, determination and a relentless search for dignity, she uncovered a sense of self that had long been buried.Unseen is the story of a mental health system that too often ignored the human being at its heart. More so, it is the story of the fierce capacity of the human spirit to heal when we are safely allowed to reveal and feel our pain so that we can move forward with hope.When a dysfunctional system adds trauma to the already traumatised, it takes a powerful person to overcome it and thrive. Breda OToole is a shining example to us all of the courage of the human heart.Fiona Brennan, author of The Positive Habit

A wonderful subject, beautifully written, evoking a world startlingly like and unlike our ownRory StewartA brilliant portrait not just of a great and unjustly forgotten man, but of an entire age William DalrympleImportant reading at any time in history; essential in the world of today Peter FrankopanIn December 1971, after having stepped down as the United Nations longest-serving Secretary-General, U Thant was ranked the sixth most admired man in America. So why is he largely forgotten today?In Peacemaker, Thant Myint-U traces his grandfathers rise from schoolteacher in a small Burmese backwater in 1947 to celebrity at the centre of global of politics just two decades later. He reveals U Thants integral yet forgotten roles in some of the twentieth centuries most critical crises - from battling white supremacist mercenaries in the Congo and mediating a peaceful end to the Cuban Missile Crisis in 1962 to ensuring the ceasefire held after the 1967 Six-Day War - and details the shifting world order that U Thant affected.At once rigorous and hugely entertaining, Peacemaker is an intimate biography that not only attests to the power of hope, peace and individual actions in times of uncertainty, but also chronicles a golden age of diplomacy: a time when people believed that it was only by coming together that we could tackle the biggest threats posing humanity.

As páginas deste livro prometem transportá-lo para um mundo de lembranças, onde o passado e o presente se unem em uma dança de memórias, revelando a verdadeira alma da nossa cidade, Itapeva-MG.Descubra a historia vibrante e fascinante de Itapeva, Sul das Gerais, um lugar onde o passado se entrelaça com o presente, revelando um mosaico de culturas, tradiçes e acontecimentos que moldaram a identidade local.Suas origens esto ligadas a passagem dos bandeirantes em busca de ouro e esmeraldas. Passando pelos momentos de transformaço e crescimento ate os dias atuais, este livro te convida a uma jornada pela memoria e pelos legados de Itapeva, Sul das Gerais.Explore os personagens que marcaram a historia, os lugares que testemunharam o tempo e os eventos que moldaram a alma da cidade. Seja voce um morador apaixonado, um curioso em busca de conhecimento ou um viajante a procura de autenticidade, este livro e uma celebraço da historia e da riqueza cultural de Itapeva, Sul das Gerais.

When a young woman vanishes without a trace, journalist Clara Hayes is pulled into a world of shadows and danger at every turn.Every lie has a cost and as secrets unravel, she must decide how much she is willing to risk - and who she can trust - before the echoes of deceit consumes everything and everyone she loves.A slow - burn domestic suspense novel filled with tension, hidden motives and haunting revelations.Echoes of Deceit.Where "Every secret leaves an echo"

O livro "A Vida é Uma Luta" narra a história de superação de Leonardo Paixão, um campeão de kickboxing que, após enfrentar um câncer, ruptura na aorta, um AVC e a paralisia resultante, decide lutar c

My story is no different from countless other youngsters. I could easily have fallen into a life of crime, violence, alcohol, drugs and despair. I could have chosen to follow the negative path and repeat the cycle but instead I chose to dwell on the positive moments. It really doesnt matter where you start but where you finish.Under the smiling face of Glasgows Miles Better, poverty and violence still loom large. Not everyone makes it out. But Scott Kyle did.Latch-key kid from the back streets of Rutherglen to award-winning actor and producer on red carpets around the world, Scotts story is one of hope.With unflinching honesty and heart, he shares his journey, from a boy searching for belonging to a man determined to give back.Its Not Where You Start is more than a story of survival its a testament to the transformative power of love, laughter and compassion.

Uma viagem de moto, um erro de interpretaço e uma perseguiço policial mudam para sempre o destino de Ivan Gazzinelli. Detido e entregue a imigraço dos Estados Unidos, ele se ve trancafiado em um centro de detenço para imigrantes, de forma que o tempo parece parar e a incerteza domina cada dia.Neste diario visceral e sem filtros, Ivan compartilha sua rotina entre grades, as amizades improvaveis e os desafios de sobreviver em um sistema que no se importa com historias de vida, apenas com estatisticas. Entre oraçes, aprendizados e momentos de desespero, ele reflete sobre fe, identidade e os caminhos que o levaram ate ali. Com uma escrita autentica e carregada de emoço, DIARIO DE UM DETENTO no e apenas um relato de priso, mas uma jornada de autoconhecimento e resiliencia. O leitor e levado a ummundo que raramente e exposto com tanta honestidade, um diario escrito entre grades, mas com a voz de quem se recusa a ser silenciado.

Dieses Buchlein mit dem Titel "Bilder einer Liebe im Schatten des Korans" ist die werdende Metamorphose des Gedichtbandes "Liebe im Schatten des Korans", den ich zusammen mit meiner unendlichen, unsichtbaren Liebe, dem algerischen Soziologen und Dichter Samir Tahadjrit, im Monat Ramadan 2025 schrieb. Wir haben diese Gedichte bereits in verschiedene Sprachen ubersetzt und leicht erweitert. Ich hoffe, dass in diesem Jahr inshallah noch weitere Sprachen folgen werden.Den Ansto zur Verfassung dieses dreisprachigen (deutsch-arabisch-englischen) Gedichtbandes, der die Gedichte von "Liebe im Schatten des Korans" in der Originalsprache einher mit der englischen Ubersetzung enthalt, gab mir unser gemeinsames Gesprach zum Thema des Todes der Poesie. Einerseits gibt es im Band "Liebe im Schatten des Korans" ein Gedicht von mir mit diesem Titel. Andererseits kommt der Tod der Poesie, an den in der Gedichtsammlung aber nur der Geliebte glaubt, auch im Quartett mit dem Titel "Hingabe" vor. Und zwar an dem Punkt, an dem der Geliebte den See von Pablo Nerudas Gedicht "Agua sexual" erreicht hat und dann dort mit seiner Geliebten die eheliche Vereinigung im Schatten des Korans erlebt. Diese Vereinigung erfolgt, nachdem der Geliebte mit der Hingabe, die in seinen Garten eingebrochen war, in diesen See gezogen war.Die Geliebte hat die Hingabe, wenn man das so sagen kann, vervollstandigt, indem sie aus dem ursprunglichen Gedichte "Hingabe" ein Quartett gemacht hat. Das Gedicht "Hingabe" ist wie eine Geige.Ihre vier Saiten stimmen sich aufeinander ab. Das Gedicht Hingabe ist auch chronologisch wie ein Jahr, mit seinen vier Jahreszeiten oder wie ein Leben mit seinen vier Phasen.Aber die Geliebte glaubt nicht an diesen Tod der Poesie und will es nicht beim Gedicht "Hingabe 4" mit dem Untertitel "Bild am See I" belassen...Dreisprachiges Buch in deutscher, arabischer und englischer Sprache

Richard Holloway has been the archetypal turbulent priest. Having risen to be the Primus (Head) of the Scottish Episcopal Church, he abandoned religion and ecclesiastical office to fight for the rights of minorities and to write a string of best selling books, most famously Leaving Alexandria. He also became Chairman of the Scottish Arts Council.In this, his last book, he reflects deeply on his life, most especially as a child of desperately poor parents in Dumbartonshire in Scotland. He tells the story of how he found faith but then abandoned Christian orthodoxy after leaving office as Head of the Scottish Episcopal Church, and discovered a new life as a writer, broadcaster, journalist and public intellectual.This book opens and ends with chapters of a philosophical kind in which he explains how he lost belief in a loving God and became true to himself.

Inside this book, you will find the dearest and most cherished memories I keep close to my heart. Here, I share the chronicles of a journey, not merely across lands and seas, but into the hidden depths of the soul. How a seventeen-year-old boy from Calabria managed to cross the ocean and the mountains to find his place in the world, in the great city of Buenos Aires.Life challenged me in ways that often resembled astonishing and unimaginable tales. I hope these words become a beacon of inspiration to help you navigate your own stormy seas and discover the courage that lies deep within you. I wish that every young person, as they dive into these pages, may find a reflection of their own struggles and triumphs.As you will see in these memoirs, life can be a demanding and passionate challenge, but it also grants us the wonderful chance to transform ourselves and find meaning, even in the darkest of times.Eugenio

Um seguimento do meu primeiro livro, denominado Fragmentos, que me inspirou a escrever o segundo livro, Entrelinhas. É o entendimento do que há nas entrelinhas da dinâmica da vida.Entrelinhas é um re

A pioneering female politician who thought women didnt need the vote; a conservative who shared platforms with communists; a shy public speaker who travelled the world speaking for Spanish refugees: the formidable Duchess of Atholl was full of contradictions.Born into an ancient Scottish family and married to a philandering duke, Kitty rose above the constraints of class and convention to become a tireless advocate for women and children. By her election as the first Scottish female MP in 1923, she was one of the most prominent women in Scotland and that was well before she shocked Westminster with outspoken rebellions against her own government.She stood with Spanish refugees and challenged fascism, visited war zones and campaigned with her political opponents, criticised tyrants and wrote her own political playbook. In Red Duchess Kitty Atholls extraordinary life is brought to the spotlight she has long deserved a compelling story of courage, conviction and a woman who refused to play by the rules.

Compulsory reading for anyone interested in the Irish Revolution. Dr Matthew Potter, curator of Limerick MuseumDuring the Irish Civil War, between the 15 and 20 July 1922, the Republican-held Strand Barracks in Limerick, on what is now Clancys Strand, came under constant ferocious attacks from Free State troops.They attacked the barracks repeatedly with armoured cars, and a non-stop bombardment of sniper, machine gun and mortar fire. All attempts to capture the barracks were resisted fiercely by the brave men inside. Finally, when everything else failed to dislodge these gallant men, the Free State turned an 18-pounder Artillery Gun on the barracks. This was the only time a siege gun was used in Limerick since the siege of 1691. The officer in charge was told to surrender the barracks or be held responsible for the loss of life. His response was "he would not surrender while he still had ammunition".This man was Captain Cornelius McNamara of A Company, 2nd Battalion, Mid-Limerick Brigade, but was known to his men as Connie Mackey. An intimate friend of the former Irish president Sean T. OKelly, Connie was part of a golden generation of unselfish Irishmen with high ideals who were prepared to risk and endure everything for the sake of their country and countrymen. This is his story.

David, cujos pais, José Mário e Ida Carvalho, o acolheram com muito amor e carinho, é o sexto a fazer parte da família Rocha. O irmão mais velho, Mário Junior, já estava conduzindo sua vida matrimoni

A remarkable story of integrity, skill and survival in a world divided by war The most famous German fighter pilot of World War II, Adolf Galland was respected by both comrades and former enemies alike. A highly decorated ace with over 100 air-to-air victories in the West, he was a recipient of the Knights Cross with Oak Leaves, Swords, and Diamonds, which was awarded to only 27 men among the millions who served. After the war, he built friendships with the very Allied pilots he once fought and was admired as much for his integrity as for his prowess as a pilot and commander. In his final years, he worked closely with historian David Baker to produce this authorised biography, largely illustrated with photographs from his private albums. Offering a rare glimpse into both the air battles of World War II and the inner workings of the Luftwaffe, and now featuring new appendices that include the latest research into Gallands aerial kills, this book stands as an essential record of one of historys most remarkable fighter pilots.