Decamerón londinense

Este libro es un homenaje para Londres, la capital del imperio mas grande antiguamente. Esta ciudad es la decoracion para mil cuentos de la historia moderna.

Este es un intento de revertir la enseñanza tradicional de idiomas. El inicio del aprendizaje de un idioma no debe comenzar con la parte escrita, el texto de una lección y el registro óptico de letras mediante el ojo, sino escuchando palabras con el oído, repitiéndolas y preguntando aquellas que no se entienden. No es hasta el final cuando llega la consolidación a través de la escritura para retener en la memoria lo que se ha aprendido.

Árbol, madera y arquitectura o cómo el bosque se transforma en espacios habitables a través del arte y la técnica guiada por hábiles carpinteros de origen germano, con el objetivo de colonizar el territorio en las selvas junto al lago Llanquihue y volcán Osorno. Este desafío es lo que narra este libro con una investigación detallada y profunda, una epopeya poco conocida y que se va descubriendo a través de cada capítulo, textos e imágenes que recomponen el nivel de organización de estos cultores de la madera, quienes parten con carretas, animales y herramientas a conquistar...

An expansive tribute to the life and achievements of this internationally renowned Turkish scholar and culturalist Cultural Horizons recognizes the extraordinary achievements of Talat Sait Halman throughout his multifaceted career as Turkey's Minister of Culture, Ambassador for Cultural Affairs, professor, poet, translator, literary author and critic, newspaper columnist, and public speaker. Seventy-two distinguished scholars, journalists, translators, and creative writers from around the world have written for this work. Contributions include poetry, essays, a play, and articles.

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Ciudad Juarez lies just across the Rio Grande from El Paso, Texas. A once-thriving border town, it now resembles a failed state. Infamously known as the place where women disappear, its murder rate exceeds that of Baghdad. Last year 1,607 people were killed, a number that is on pace to increase in 2009. In Murder City, Charles Bowden, one of the few journalists who has spent extended periods of time in Juarez, has written an extraordinary account of what happens when a city disintegrates. Interweaving stories of its inhabitants, a raped beauty queen, a repentant hitman, a journalist fleeing...