Andancas E Viajes de Pero Tafur

The first picaresque novel ever written and the inspired precursor to works as various as Vanity Fair and Huckleberry Finn. Banned by the Spanish Inquisition after publication in 1554, Lazarillo was soon translated throughout Europe, where it was widely copied. The book is a favorite to this day for its vigorous colloquial style and the earthy realism with which it exposes human hypocrisy.

Spanish language translation of Twenty-Four Hours a Day. Since 1954, Twenty-Four Hours a Day has become a stable force in the recovery of many alcoholics throughout the world. With over nine million copies in print (the original text has been revised), this "little black book" offers daily thoughts, meditations, and prayers for living a clean and sober life. A spiritual resource with practical applications to fit our daily lives. "For yesterday is but a dream, and tomorrow is only a vision" is part of the Sanskrit proverb quoted at the beginning of the book which has become one of the basic...

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El historiador y filosofo Christian Jaramillo, presenta un documento de gran valor histórico sobre la violencia en Colombia, visto dentro de la concepción de una Filosofía Liberal, que comprende desde la década de los años 1942 hasta el 2012. 70 años de violencia en Colombia, narrados con una prosa ágil, vibrante y agradable, en donde describe su experiencia al describir los hechos de que fue víctima, hasta que los Estados Unidos le concedió el asilo político en el año 2000. Todo ello enmarcado en un contexto histórico. Hace fuertes críticas al liberalismo aplicado en Colombia y...

"La guerra es un asunto demasiado serio como para dejarlo en manos de los militares." Georges Clemenceau

Este libro nos propone un viaje por la Historia y por la Geografía. Comienza preguntándose sobre la proyección marítima de un país que nace mediterráneo, tal era la condición de las Provincias Unidas en 1816. Y si de Mediterráneo hablamos, nada mejor que ir al origen de la industria naviera y del derecho al mar territorial. En la secuencia, será un tour en castellano, que incluirá a España y a sus antiguas provincias en Hispanoamérica, para conocer los fundamentos y la evolución del derecho minero. Luego vendrá la tierra de la cultura Cajun, una visita a los pioneros de la...

A beautiful slipcase holds three volumes on the history of Bogota, making this resource an indispensable and fascinating documentary of Colombia's capital. The first two volumes that cover the conquest, colonialism, and the 19th century have been updated with fresh designs, while a completely new third volume covers the 20th century and includes the history of Bogota's expansion, the development of services and institutions, and the achievements and failures of more recent times. This lovely collection constitutes a legacy of obligatory reading for both its current and future inhabitants....