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“Each war entails the destruction of the human soul” (Henry Miller). Humanity should not lose its memory, even if some may try to conceal it. From the hindsight afforded by the passing of 75 years from the events narrated, with freedom of thought and a totally independent standpoint, Pacific Media have undertaken an arduous research which has resulted in the series: “The Finest Hours of WWII". From the atrocious moment in which Hitler ordered the invasion of Polish territory to the day in which Emperor Hirohito “had to accept the unacceptable”, all is encompassed in this book over...

As Mexico faces the trials of economic growth and development, the country must overcome some tough historical challenges and rethink its own image. Are we really the “country in permanent crisis” we seem to think we are? Or have we evolved? In these pages, the authors examine the main aspects that define a developing modern society: education, security, employment, legality, the relationship between the ruling class and civil society, etc., and they point out specific areas where change is possible. Regreso al futuro constitutes an essential reflection on the power of a country on the...

Esta magnífica obra trata del amor que sentía el gran cacique Guarionex por la hermosa taina Loarina. Pero este gran amor no era correspondido, pues Loarina amaba a su vez al soldado español Cristobal de Sotomayor. Al sentirse rechazado, Guarionex reta a un duelo a muerte a Sotomayor, que termina con graves consecuencias para ambos...

Rechazando las convenciones y efectismos propios del teatro del momento, ANTON CHÉJOV (1860-1904) aspiró a crear obras más contenidas y sutiles, exentas de didactismo y enjuiciamientos morales, en las que la vida se mostrara objetivamente tal y como es, con la complejidad y sencillez que reviste la cotidiana realidad. IVÁNOV tiene como protagonista a un activo representante del liberalismo ruso dominado ahora por la indolencia y la abulia. LA GAVIOTA condensa dialécticamente las reflexiones del autor acerca del arte y su función social. TÍO VÁNYA, que ofrece el contraste entre el...