Sueos en el umbral / Dreams of Trespass

Fatema Mernissi, the world-renowned Islamic feminist, has shed unprecedented light on the lives of women in the Middle East, in works hailed as "enchanting" (The New York Times Book Review), "exuberant" (Elle), and "remarkable" (The Washington Post Book World). Now, in Scheherazade Goes West, Mernissi reveals her unique experiences as a liberated, independent Moroccan woman faced with the peculiarities and unexpected encroachments of Western culture. Her often surprising discoveries about the conditions of and attitudes toward women around the world -- and the exquisitely embroidered amalgam...

«Uno de los mejores libros de memorias del siglo XX.» Sergio Vila-Sanjuán Eliade recorre su infancia durante la Primera Guerra Mundial, sus primeras amistades y su estancia en Calcuta, que dio lugar a sus estudios de la religión, paralelos a su búsqueda de la espiritualidad. Estudió con el filósofo Dasgupta, vivió en un áshram al borde del Ganges y se inició en el yoga. A su regreso, se incorporó a los círculos intelectuales de Bucarest, escribió sus primeras novelas y artículos y tuvo una vida sentimental convulsa. Estas apasionantes memorias revelan a un hombre abierto a un...

Composer, musician, and philanthropist Peter Buffett, son of billionaire investor Warren Buffett, says that the only real inheritance handed down from his parents was a philosophy: Forge your own path in life. It is a creed that has allowed him to follow his own passions, establish his own identity, and reap his own successes. Today's society, Buffett posits, has begun to replace a work ethic, relishing what you do, with a wealth ethic, honoring the payoff instead of the process. Yet, by focusing more on substance and less on reward, we can open doors of opportunity and strive toward a...

You may think that with a last name like his, Buffett has enjoyed a life of endless privilege. But the son of billionaire investor Warren Buffett says that the only real inheritance handed down from his parents was a philosophy: Forge your own path in life. It is a creed that has allowed him to follow his own passions, establish his own identity, and reap his own successes. In Life Is What You Make It, Buffett expounds on the strong set of values given to him by his trusting and broadminded mother, his industrious and talented father, and the many life teachers he has met along the way.

Hace una década la concejala de Ponferrada Nevenka Fernández, entonces de 26 años, dimitió de su cargo y denunció al alcalde de la ciudad, Ismael Álvarez, por acoso.La Justicialo declaró culpable, y éste dimitió de sus cargos. Nevenka se marchó del país, lejos de las miradas incriminatorias; él mantuvo su residencia en la capital del Bierzo y, una década más tarde, concurrió de nuevo a las elecciones. El apretado resultado electoral le otorgó un papel decisivo en la configuración de la alcaldía.