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Libros de Política 3210 resultados

  • BENJAMIN FRANKLIN'S LAST BET
    BENJAMIN FRANKLIN'S LAST BET
    MICHAEL MEYER
    The incredible story of Benjamin Franklin’s parting gift to the working-class people of Boston and Philadelphia—a deathbed wager that captures the Founder’s American Dream and his lessons for our current, conflicted age.Benjamin Franklin was not a gambling man. But at the end of his illustrious life, the Founder allowed himself a final wager on the survival of the United States...
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  • KNOWING WHAT WE KNOW
    KNOWING WHAT WE KNOW
    SIMON WINCHESTER
    "A delightful compendium of the kind of facts you immediately want to share with anyone you encounter . . . . Simon Winchester has firmly earned his place in history . . . as a promulgator of knowledge of every variety, perhaps the last of the famous explorers who crisscrossed the now-vanished British Empire and reported what they found to an astonished world." -- New York Time...
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  • THE ESCAPE ARTIST
    THE ESCAPE ARTIST
    JONATHAN FREEDLAND
    In a book that is part thrilling adventure, part exploration of some of the darkest secrets of the Holocaust, award-winning journalist and best-selling novelist Jonathan Freedland uncovers the extraordinary story of the first Jew to break out of Auschwitz, a man who was determined to warn the world—and pass on a truth too few were willing to hear.In April 1944, Rudolf Vrba beca...
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  • THE 5 PRACTICES OF HIGHLY RESILIENT PEOPLE
    THE 5 PRACTICES OF HIGHLY RESILIENT PEOPLE
    TARYN MARIE STEJSKAL
    #1 WALL STREET JOURNAL BESTSELLER#1 international resilience expert Dr. Taryn Marie Stejskal provides practical tools to effectively address challenges, complexity, and change.Resilience is categorically misunderstood. It's not merely about bouncing back, and it's so much more than returning to where you began. True resilient "doing" allows us to capitalize on the inescapable c...
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  • CHARLES III
    CHARLES III
    CHRIS JACKSON
    Getty Images Royal Photographer Chris Jackson has accompanied the British royal family on tours and engagements throughout the world. This book celebrates the life of King Charles on the historic occasion of his accession to the throne.From the excitement of royal tours to capturing official portraits and behind-the-scenes moments of senior members of the British royal family, ...
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  • THE INVISIBLE MACHINE
    THE INVISIBLE MACHINE
    EUGENE LIPOV, MD / JAMIE MUSTARD
    u003cbu003eThe world has long misunderstood trauma. Now, leading experts in the field have a radical new understanding of post-traumatic stress . . . and a surprising new treatment to reverse it could have profound implications for medicine, mental health, and society.u003c/bu003eu003cbru003eu003cbru003eDespite its prevalence, post-traumatic stress, PTSD, is often seen as an un...
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  • IRMA
    IRMA
    TERRY MCDONELL
    A son's lessons from his single mother--a twenty five year old widow who took control of her life, defied expectations and raised him into a manhood of his own--from the author of the acclaimed The Accidental Life.As a child, Terry McDonell imagined epic stories about his father, a fighter pilot who died in World War II. But, as he discovers in this dazzling memoir, the real he...
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  • THE DARK QUEENS
    THE DARK QUEENS
    SHELLEY PUHAK
    u003cpu003eu003cbu003e“A well-researched and well-told epic history. u003ciu003eThe Dark Queensu003c/iu003e brings these courageous, flawed, and ruthless rulers and their distant times back to life.”--Margot Lee Shetterly, u003ciu003eNew York Timesu003c/iu003e-bestselling author of u003ciu003eHidden Figuresu003c/iu003eu003c/bu003eu003cbru003eu003cbru003eu003cbu003eThe remarkabl...
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  • KINFOLK WILDERNESS
    KINFOLK WILDERNESS
    JOHN BURNS
    Kinfolk Wilderness features 20 stories from stunning natural settings all over the world, including a truffle hunt in the Italian woodlands, a trek through the pristine national parks of Pakistan, and a night spent in the loneliest lighthouse in Croatia. Featuring practical guidance, thoughtful reportage, and vibrant photography from Kinfolk contributors around the world, the b...
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  • ELTON JOHN ALL THE SONGS
    ELTON JOHN ALL THE SONGS
    ROMUALD OLLIVIER / OLIVIER ROUBIN
    This first-of-its-kind catalog of Elton John's decades-long career tells the story of one of rock's all-time greatest artists, album-by-album and track-by-track. Organized chronologically and covering every album and song that EGOT-winner Sir Elton Hercules John has ever released, Elton John All the Songs draws upon years of research to tell the behind-the-scenes stories of ...
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  • EL ARTE DE LA MENTIRA POLÍTICA 3ªED
    EL ARTE DE LA MENTIRA POLÍTICA 3ªED
    SWIFT, JONATHAN
    Inútil recordarlo: política y mentira suelen ser buenas compañeras. Parece, sin embargo, que los políticos de hoy mienten con torpeza; seguramente, a no pocos haría bien recordar las recomendaciones que algunos sagaces británicos dejaron escritas allá a principios del siglo XVIII. ...
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  • BUILT TO MOVE
    BUILT TO MOVE
    STARRETT, KELLY / JULIET STARRETT
    u003cbu003eThe innovators behind The Ready State and the movement bible Becoming a Supple Leopard present 10 practices proven to enhance mobility, make you feel energetic and alive, and, like a good 401(K), prepare your body for whatever comes its way in the future.u003c/bu003eu003cbru003eu003cbru003eAfter decades spent working with pro-athletes, Olympians, and Navy Seals, mobi...
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  • GEORGE VI AND ELIZABETH
    GEORGE VI AND ELIZABETH
    SALLY BEDELL SMITH
    u003cbu003eA revelatory account of how King George VI and Queen Elizabeth’s loving marriage saved the monarchy during World War II, and how they raised their daughter to become Queen Elizabeth II, based on exclusive access to the Royal Archives—from the bestselling author of u003ciu003eElizabeth the Queenu003c/iu003e and u003ciu003ePrince Charlesu003c/iu003e.u003c/bu003eu003cbr...
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  • THE KNEELING MAN
    THE KNEELING MAN
    LETA MCCOLLOUGH SELETZKY
    The intimate and heartbreaking story of a Black undercover police officer who famously kneeled by the assassinated Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King Jr—and a daughter’s quest for the truth about her fatherIn the famous photograph of the assassination of Martin Luther King Jr. on the balcony of Memphis’s Lorraine Motel, one man kneeled down beside King, trying to staunch the blood fro...
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  • NATIONAL GEOGRAPHIC PHOTO ARK INSECTS
    NATIONAL GEOGRAPHIC PHOTO ARK INSECTS
    SARTORE , JOEL
    u003cbu003eNext in the wildly popular Photo Ark franchise, this book uses Joel Sartore’s signature portraits to highlight the amazing features and behaviors of the world’s insects, spiders, and kin.u003c/bu003eu003cbru003eu003cbru003eWhen the pandemic year forced photographer Joel Sartore to stay home in Nebraska instead of traveling to zoos and wildlife centers around the worl...
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  • LAS RAZONES DE LA FUERZA: TUCÍDIDES Y LA TEORÍA DE LAS RELACIONES INTERNACIONALE
    LAS RAZONES DE LA FUERZA: TUCÍDIDES Y LA TEORÍA DE LAS RELACIONES INTERNACIONALE
    CESA, MARCO
    Si bien la Historia de la Guerra del Peloponeso de Tucídides ha sido objeto de estudio de filólogos, historiadores y filósofos, en los últimos tiempos esta obra fundamental ha llamado crecientemente la atención en el campo de las relaciones internacionales. Y es precisamente una clave de lectura en este sentido -la relevancia de dicha obra para la comprensión de la política int...
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  • LA CULTURA DE LA CANCELACIÓN EN ESTADOS UNIDOS
    LA CULTURA DE LA CANCELACIÓN EN ESTADOS UNIDOS
    RIZZACASA D'ORSOGNA, COSTANZA
    Decir que lo que ocurre en la metrópoli de Occidente -es decir, Estados Unidos de América- acaba llegando en unos años, y en plazos cada vez más cortos, al resto de sus dominios se ha convertido, a fuerza de casos repetidos, en un axioma. El fenómeno de la "cancelación", del que ya se ha empezado a ver tentativas en Europa, es una manifestación que, en sus varias vertientes, ha...
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  • DISPOSITIVOS NEOLIBERALES Y RESISTENCIA
    DISPOSITIVOS NEOLIBERALES Y RESISTENCIA
    CASTRO ORELLANA, RODRIGO
    La catástrofe causada por el capitalismo neoliberal está por todas partes. Sin embargo, los seres humanos no buscan transformar los modos de vida imperantes. La locomotora del proceso de tecnificación del mundo alcanza con el neoliberalismo un momento de aceleración radical, pero nadie parece estar dispuesto a accionar el freno de emergencia mientras se avanza hacia el abismo....
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  • SI AUSCHWITZ NO ES NADA
    SI AUSCHWITZ NO ES NADA
    DI CESARE, DONATELLA
    Una visión filosófica y política del negacionismo, uno de los fenómenos más inquietantes de nuestro tiempo.Si en la inmediata posguerra el negacionismo se presenta como una empresa de higiene ideológica destinada a limpiar las marcas del gran crimen europeo, en el siglo XXI se ha ido convirtiendo en una forma de propaganda política que involucra diferentes esferas de modos cada...
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  • LAS 50 LEYES DEL PODER EN EL PADRINO
    LAS 50 LEYES DEL PODER EN EL PADRINO
    ALBERTO MAYOL / MAYOL, ALBERTO
    Una lectura adictiva sobre el poder en la sociedad actual. Lo más cercano a contar con Vito Corleone susurrándote al oído unas cuantas lecciones de vida. El poder está en la política... pero mucho menos de lo que parece. «La posición es más importante que las piezas», reza la ley 48 de El Padrino. La partida del poder se juega a diario en el trabajo, con los amigos, en el amor...
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  • THE WAKE UP
    THE WAKE UP
    KIM, MICHELLE MIJUNG
    This informative guide helps allies who want to go beyond rigid Diversity and Inclusion best practices, with real tools to go from good intentions to making meaningful change in any situation or venue.2022 NAUTILUS BOOK AWARDS GOLD WINNER2022 NATIONAL ANTIRACIST BOOK FESTIVAL SELECTION2021 PORCHLIGHT PERSONAL DEVELOPMENT & HUMAN BEHAVIOR BOOK OF THE YEAR As we become more awar...
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  • POVERTY, BY AMERICA
    POVERTY, BY AMERICA
    MATTHEW DESMOND
    u003cbu003eThe Pulitzer Prize–winning, bestselling author of u003ciu003eEvictedu003c/iu003e reimagines the debate on poverty, making a new and bracing argument about why it persists in America: because the rest of us benefit from it.u003c/bu003eu003cbru003e u003cbru003eThe United States, the richest country on earth, has more poverty than any other advanced democracy. Why? Why ...
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  • BETWEEN REASON AND ILLUSION
    BETWEEN REASON AND ILLUSION
    JORGE CÂNDIDO DE ASSIS / CECÍLIA CRUZ VILLARES / RODRIGO AFFONSECA BRESSAN
    This book realistically describes the experiences of people living with schizophrenia and their families, from the detection of the first symptoms until the development of treatments and strategies to cope with this unique human condition. Schizophrenia is a form of psychosis in which subjective aspects, such as hallucinatory and delusional phenomena, tend to distort the unders...
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  • THE WATCHMAKER'S DAUGHTER
    THE WATCHMAKER'S DAUGHTER
    LARRY LOFTIS
    u003cpu003eNew York Times bestselling author and master of nonfiction spy thrillers Larry Loftis writes the first major biography of Corrie ten Boom, a Dutch watchmaker who saved the lives of hundreds of Jews during WWII--at the cost of losing her family and being sent to a concentration camp, only to survive, forgive her captors, and live the rest of her life as a Christian mi...
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  • FORAGER
    FORAGER
    MICHELLE DOWD
    u003cbu003eA moving, heartbreaking, and lyrical true story of the author’s escape from an apocalyptic cult—and the survival skills that led to her freedom. u003c/bu003eu003cbru003e  u003cbru003eu003ciu003eMy family prepared me for the end of the world, but I know how to survive on what the earth yields. u003c/iu003eu003cbru003e  u003cbru003e As a child, Michelle Dowd grew up on...
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  • MY FOURTH TIME, WE DROWNED
    MY FOURTH TIME, WE DROWNED
    SALLY HAYDEN
    The Western world has turned its back on migrants, leaving them to cope with one of the most devastating humanitarian crises in history.Reporter Sally Hayden was at home in London when she received a message on Facebook: "Hi sister Sally, we need your help." The sender identified himself as an Eritrean refugee who had been held in a Libyan detention center for months, locked in...
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  • THE EARTH TRANSFORMED: AN UNTOLD HISTORY
    THE EARTH TRANSFORMED: AN UNTOLD HISTORY
    PETER FRANKOPAN
    Lost people can name the influential leaders and major battles of the past. Few can name the most destructive storms, the worst winters, the most devastating droughts.In The Earth Transformed, ground-breaking historian Peter Frankopan reconnects us with our ancestors who, like us, worshipped, exploited and conserved the natural environment - and draws salutary conclusions about...
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  • SEEING GHOSTS
    SEEING GHOSTS
    KAT CHOW
    u003cbu003eAN NPR BOOKS WE LOVE 2021 PICK * A u003ciu003eTIMEu003c/iu003e MUST-READ BOOK OF 2021 PICK * A u003ciu003eNEW YORK TIMESu003c/iu003e NOTABLE BOOK OF 2021 * A u003ciu003eHARPER'S BAZAARu003c/iu003e BOOK YOU NEED TO READ IN 2021 * A u003ciu003eTOWN & COUNTRYu003c/iu003e BEST BOOK OF 2021 PICK * A u003ciu003eFORTUNEu003c/iu003e BEST BOOK OF 2021 PICKu003cbru003e u003cbr...
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  • LIDERAZGO
    LIDERAZGO
    KISSINGER, HENRY
    Henry Kissinger analiza cómo seis líderes extraordinarios, a los que conoció de cerca, dieron forma a sus países y al mundo que hoy conocemos. «Pretende ser un manual para los líderes de hoy y de mañana».The New Statesman Henry Kissinger, uno de los principales estrategas políticos del siglo xx, analiza en este nuevo libro los perfiles de seis de los líderes mundiales más fasci...
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  • CÓMO OCULTAR UN IMPERIO
    CÓMO OCULTAR UN IMPERIO
    DANIEL IMMERWAHR
    Estamos familiarizados con los mapas que delimitan los cincuenta estados. Y también estamos familiarizados con la idea de que Estados Unidos es un "imperio" que ejerce su poder en todo el mundo. ¿Pero qué hay de los territorios reales -las islas, atolones y archipiélagos- que este país ha gobernado y habitado? En ‘Cómo ocultar un imperio', Daniel Immerwahr cuenta la fascinante ...
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