Cervantes en los infiernos toma su inspiración en los suplicios a los que descienden los personajes del Quijote. A partir de allí se propone pensar otros círculos dantescos tratados por la literatura, esa experiencia concentrada de las lenguas. Los infiernos del más allá, los de la cotidianeidad urbana, los de la cárcel en el extranjero, los de la locura y muchos otros se dan cita en una prosa fluida, reflexiva y con agudo conocimiento de las zonas en las que se adentra. Estos ensayos de Padilla saben interpretar creativamente el impulso de la novela más terrenal de todos los tiempos para decir algo más sobre nuestra condición humana.
Este audiolibro está narrado en españo latino
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Ignacio Padilla (Ciudad de México 1968 - Querétaro, 2016) fue un escritor de novelas, crónicas, cuentos y ensayos. Incursionó también en la literatura infantil. Ocupó los cargos de Director de la Biblioteca Vasconcelos, miembro de la Academia Mexicana de la Lengua y diplomático. Su obra, multipremiada, abarca títulos como Arte y olvido del terremoto, La catedral de los ahogados y La industria del fin del mundo, además de otros textos que giran alrededor de autores como Paul Bowles y Miguel de Cervantes.
The Author Robert J Ott along with his Co-Author Bob Olson and Narrator Wayne June shares his amazing story of how a will to live, a love for life can overcome unthinkable trauma and deep despair.
Robert was a young man struggling to make it on his own when in 1990 he suffered a violent and traumatic experience when someone put a bullet through his brain.
Robert tells the amazing story of survival during a time when life shriveled to dark emptiness and his future seemed hopeless.
He introduces us to a world normally reserved for those who have been victimized or who battle disabilities: a world of loneliness, depression, denial, anger, embarrassment and despair. The coup de grâce which brought Robert to his knees: the loss of his cherished martial arts studio.
No income. No job opportunities. No formal education. Instead of breaking boards and flying through the air with high kick precision. Robert’s life was now rendered to a bed, encapsulated by doctors, bill collectors and lawyers.
Robert reveals how the philosophies and principles of Martial Arts became the tools that allowed him to overcome the terrifying challenges he now faced.
Robert discusses his battle with the Social Security Administration and State agencies. He shares with us his lowest moments when exposed to crassness, ignorance, discrimination and prejudice.
Robert shares with readers how he turned a horrifying incident into a positive outcome that inspires and helps heal wounds suffered by others.
Robert took his anger and turned it into a determination that has brought him success in business, love and purpose in life.
Con el aporte de una enorme cantidad de testimonios de amigos, familiares y músicos, Cerati. La biografía traza un retrato conmovedor, apasionante y sincero de la vida de un artista incomparable, en su faceta más íntima y humana.
Por cuatro años y medio, mientras Gustavo Cerati estuvo en coma, todavía quedaba la esperanza de que un día fuera a despertar y por este motivo nadie se animaba a despedirlo. Finalmente, el 4 de septiembre de 2014 llegó la triste noticia de que había fallecido. Esta biografía es un homenaje al músico que cambió para siempre la historia del rock argentino, no solo en su costado musical sino en su faceta más íntima y humana. Con testimonios de los músicos de su banda y de sus familiares, Juan Morris reconstruye la vida de un artista incomparable y transformador, que logró absorber la tradición del rock nacional y proyectarla en el futuro.
En esta biografía definitiva de Cela, Ian Gibson no oculta nada. Indaga los aspectos más desconocidos y sorprendentes del prolífico escritor gallego que fue galardonado con el Premio Príncipe de Asturias de las Letras en 1987, el Premio Cervantes en 1995 y con el máximo galardón literario, el Premio Nobel, en 1989.
Grabado en español ibérico (España).
„Ştiu cu adevărat: călătoria ta începe cu alegerea de a te ridica, de a merge înainte şi de a trăi pe deplin.' — Oprah Winfrey
De-a lungul anilor, Oprah Winfrey a făcut istorie cu un talk show legendar, şi-a lansat propria reţea de televiziune, a devenit primul miliardar afroamerican al naţiunii şi a primit titlul de Doctor Honoris Causa de la Universitatea Harvard, precum şi Medalia Prezidenţială a Libertăţii. Din toate aceste experienţe, a învăţat lecţii de viaţă pe care, timp de şaisprezece ani, le-a împărtăşit într-o rubrică lunară foarte populară din revista O, The Oprah Magazine.
Acum, pentru prima oara, aceste gânduri şi idei au fost revizuite, actualizate şi adunate între copertele unei cărţi. Organizate pe teme – bucurie, rezilienţă, relaţii, recunoştinţă, posibilitate, veneraţie, claritate, putere – aceste eseuri ne dezvăluie inima şi mintea unei femei extraordinare, oferind totodată cititorilor un ghid pentru a trăi o viaţă împlinită.
'Cazaré al monstruo por ti' es, sobre todo, la historia del compromiso de un puñado de policías con unas niñas, víctimas de un depredador sexual, y también es la historia de la mayor caza del hombre desencadenada nunca en Madrid, la Operación Candy. En 2014, la Brigada de Policía Judicial de Madrid se enfrentó a un reto gigantesco: un tipo que raptaba niñas a plena luz del día, las retenía durante horas y las agredía sexualmente. 'Cazaré al monstruo por ti' cuenta la caza del pederasta de Ciudad Lineal desde dentro, desde el punto de vista de los policías que persiguieron durante meses a una sombra a la que lograron poner nombre y detenerla gracias a la complicidad que lograron con las víctimas y a técnicas de investigación novedosas e imaginativas. El libro cuenta con el testimonio de los participantes en la Operación Candy y está basado en todos los documentos de una investigación que ya es historia criminal de España.
Grabado en español ibérico (España).
Mortally wounded in battle when he was only thirty-one, the dashing J. E. B. Stuart, the South's "plumed warrior knight," stands with Stonewall Jackson as one of the Confederacy's most revered martyrs. Union General John Sedgwick called him "the greatest cavalryman ever foaled in America." Jeffry D. Wert, however, offers a more balanced assessment in this comprehensive biography.
Wert's narrative portrait of Stuart—audacious and daring in battle, contentious with his staff and subordinates—is fast-paced and compelling, rich in telling details and human interest stories, yet objective, critical, and complete. Based on the most extensive research yet done utilizing governmental and archival sources, Wert's biography examines Stuart's controversial performance at Gettysburg and elsewhere.
Poisoner, despot, necromancer—the dark legend of Catherine de Medici is centuries old. In this critically hailed biography, Leonie Frieda reclaims the story of this unjustly maligned queen to reveal a skilled ruler battling extraordinary political and personal odds— from a troubled childhood in Florence to her marriage to Henry, son of King Francis I of France; from her transformation of French culture to her fight to protect her throne and her sons' birthright. Based on thousands of private letters, it is a remarkable account of one of the most influential women ever to wear a crown.
A comic and heartwarming memoir about childhood's second act from Real Simple journalist Catherine Newman.
Much is written about a child's infancy and toddler years, which is good since children will never remember it themselves. It is ages 4-14 that make up the second act, as Catherine Newman puts it in this delightfully candid, outlandishly funny new memoir about the years that "your children will remember as childhood." Following Newman's son and daughter as they blossom from preschoolers into teenagers, CATASTROPHIC HAPPINESS is about the bittersweet joy of raising children--and the ever-evolving landscape of issues parents traverse. In a laugh out-loud, heart-wrenching, relatable voice, Newman narrates events as momentous as grief and as quietly moving as the moonlit face of a sleeping child. From tantrums and friendship to fear and even sex, Newman's fresh take will appeal to any parent riding this same roller coaster of laughter and heartbreak.
A century of the industrial age saw unprecedented leaps in technology and engineering, from the first flight of an airplane to the first flight of humans to the moon. But alongside these awe-inspiring achievements were horrible disasters caused by faulty engineering or careless judgment. Catastrophes and Heroes explores eight such disasters and recognizes the unheralded heroes who stepped up to save others in times of great danger.
Included in this collection are the stories of female phone operators who, despite being in the path of destruction after the Los Angeles St. Francis Dam collapsed in 1928, stayed on the job to warn others to evacuate; Ernest Hemingway, who assisted survivors in his own boat after a hurricane destroyed the Florida East Coast Railway in 1935; and Ernest Betts who, though knowing little first aid, saved thirty people after the streamliner train the City of San Francisco crashed in the Nevada mountains in 1939.
Filled with little-known stories and historical insights, this book explores the rich history of the marvels of engineering and technological advances in the span of a century and reveals how the perils, though disastrous, gave rise to heroism and compassion at a time when machines were supposed to do it all.
Punit Dhillon was nine when he almost drowned in a swimming pool. Twenty years later, he became a competitive swimmer and completed his first of several Ironman Triathlons. Punit lives by the philosophy of using adversity as fuel to exceed all expectations.
At thirty, Punit was one of the youngest biotech CEOs in the life sciences industry, and just five years later, he became a NASDAQ CEO for a publicly traded biotech company. Punit’s pioneering tenacity is shared by other extreme athletes and high-achieving corporate professionals who understand that we never truly know what we can accomplish until we push our limits. In Catapult, Punit gives you an insider’s look at the lessons we learn by turning obstacles into opportunities. Taking you through his twenty years of global business experience, Punit shares ten principles for a purpose-driven life and career, linking together the athletic strengths that will help you succeed in the business world.
With the right training and mindset, adversity becomes your motivation. This book will show you how to challenge the status quo, leave your legacy, and truly change the world.
Cat behaviorist and star of Animal Planet's hit television show My Cat from Hell, Jackson Galaxy, a.k.a. "Cat Daddy," isn't what you might expect for a cat expert (as the New York Times noted, with his goatee and tattoos he "looks like a Hell's Angel"). Yet Galaxy's ability to connect with even the most troubled felines-not to mention the stressed-out humans living in their wake-is awe-inspiring. In this book, Galaxy tells the poignant story of his thirteen-year relationship with a petite gray-and-white short-haired cat named Benny, and gives singular advice for living with, caring for, and loving the feline in your home.
When Benny arrived in his life, Galaxy was a down-and-out rock musician with not too much more going on than a part-time job at an animal shelter and a drug problem. Benny's previous owner brought the cat to the shelter in a cardboard box to give him up. Benny had seen better days-his pelvis had just been shattered by the wheels of a car-and his owner insisted he'd been "unbondable" from day one. Nothing could have been further from the truth.
An inspiring account of two broken beings who fixed each other, Cat Daddy is laced throughout with Galaxy's amazing "Cat Whisperer" advice for understanding what cats need most from us in order to live happier, healthier lives.
