Elena: 1551 books

“A remarkably entertaining and thought-provoking look at the human voice and all of its myriad functions and sounds . . . Wonderful” (Library Journal, starred review). From Farinelli, the eighteenth-century castrato who brought down opera houses with his high C, to the recording of Johnny...

The photographs of Las Soldaderas and Elena Poniatowska’s remarkable commentary rescue the women of the Mexican Revolution from the dust and oblivion of history. These are the Adelitas and Valentinas celebrated in famous corridos mexicanos, but whose destiny was much more profound and tragic than...

“Fourteen writers take on perhaps the most important cultural issue of our time: figure out what we’re talking about when we’re talking about cat videos.” —New York magazine   Are cat videos art? This essay collection, funded by a Kickstarter campaign, addresses not just our fascination...

一本****挑戰傳統職涯發展論述，當前最實用可靠的職涯成功指南！ ** ** 世紀奧美公關創辦人 丁菱娟 富錦樹集團創辦人 吳羽傑 經理人月刊總編輯 齊立文　（依姓氏筆劃排列）／好評推薦 ** ** CEO**，跟你想的不一樣──** 他們不見得是常春藤名校畢業生； 他們並非從小就注定出人頭地； 他們不是無比自負的超級英雄； 他們更沒有完美零瑕疵的性格…… ** ** 本書作者耗費十年時間， 收集一萬七千名領導者的訪談與追蹤紀錄， 歸納整理出囊括成功實例的關鍵檔案， 提供可複製的經驗法則，讓所有企業或個人， 從這些領導者的親身經歷、豐功偉績和挫折失敗中， 得出這樣的結論──關鍵在於，養成4大致勝行為。 找到對的CEO，可以讓瀕危公司起死回生， 遇到不適合的CEO，可以讓正常企業從天堂墜入地獄……   本書所提供CEO的職涯收穫適用於所有個人及企業， 不管你是立志成為領導者，或單純想在職場上自我精進及有所貢獻， 本書所蒐集的職場發展藍圖，必能協助你發掘及發展成為高階主管的相關能力， 是你直接向企業界多位成功人士學習職涯智慧及經歷的絕佳管道。   先來看看這些人的例子： 平凡護士成為早產兒醫院的首位女性CEO，創下該院一百六十年的院史紀錄； 某投創者剛入行時敗光父母四十萬美元的積蓄，如今在業界闖出一片天； 義大利移民製鞋師傅之子，後來成功經營國際直升機企業和大型科技公司； 小時候演戲唱歌的童星，長大後掌管全國獲利前幾名的大型銀行。   美國廢棄物處理業之龍頭Republic...

For Elena del Río, extreme cinema is not only qualitatively different from the representations of violence we encounter in popular, mainstream cinema; it also constitutes a critique of the socio-moral system that produces (in every sense of the word) such violence. Drawing inspiration from Deleuze's...

A woman lies waiting for a new lover. Covered with nothing but rose petals, her body is exposed for pleasure: his and hers. The woman is Vannozza Cattanei, long-time mistress of a pope, matriarch of the Borgias, and a savvy 15th century businesswoman. Following the death of Pope Alexander VI, Vannozza...

La sociedad actual libra distintas luchas, entre ellas la de las mujeres, aquellas que alzan la voz desde sus trincheras y desconocen la idea de rendirse. En medio de la multitud se distinguen las que van a contracorriente: madres, combatientes, escritoras, trabajadoras domésticas; mujeres antes...

Tras ser demandado por la Esso, Standar Oil, Álvaro Mutis salió en 1956 de Colombia para afincarse en México. Amigo de Octavio Paz, Carlos Fuentes, Fernando Botero, Luis Buñuel, Mutis fue recibido como un astro en el panorama intelectual del país. Sin embargo, poco duró su buena estrella y,...

«Imposible es nada». Con esta idea por bandera, el cirujano gallego Diego González Rivas, conocido como doctor Diego, lucha contra el cáncer de pulmón y el dolor en hospitales del mundo entero. Su revolucionaria técnica permite operar la cavidad torácica practicando un pequeño orificio intercostal,...

Elisabetta è la sovrana dei record. Sul trono ha attraversato due secoli e un millennio, con impegno, disciplina e sacrificio è diventata un simbolo amatissimo della monarchia inglese. Diana era la principessa dei cuori, che per un determinazione di minare alle fondamenta proprio quel trono su cui...

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Its a Metaphysical World is a collection of over one hundred extraordinary short stories drawn from everyday life. Although names, locations, and incidental details have been changed, the salient facts are true. Each story deals with some aspect of metaphysical phenomena such as intuition, synchronicity,...

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Sobre edición y libros, sus hechos y algunas ideas. Texturas es un espacio de análisis, reflexión y debate abierto.  En este número: «Sobre la biblioteca municipal, es decir, sobre la gloria», Umberto Saba «Las benditas librerías del futuro», Jorge Carrión «El libro como...