“…Jarausch further explores how Western Europe surprisingly recovered due to American help and political integration. Finally, he examines how the Cold War pushed the divided continent to the brink of nuclear annihilation, and how the unforeseen triumph of liberal capitalism came to be threatened by Islamic fundamentalism, global economic crisis, and an uncertain future. …”

“…Con un sentido del humor inteligente y cáustico y la prosa más precisa y elegante del periodismo español, Camba detecta enseguida las virtudes y defectos de la Gran Manzana mundo y y teme que la producción en cadena y el american way of life acaben por dañar la libertad individual." …”

“…A lo largo de más de veinte años, Martin Gardner publicó en la revista "Scientific American" una sección de pasatiempos matemáticos que alcanzó gran éxito gracias a su maestría y talento para aunar rigor con entretenimiento y guiar así al lector, mediante divertimientos y desafíos al ingenio, hacia cuestiones centrales de la ciencia y de las matemáticas, potenciando asimismo la imaginación. …”

“…The traditional attitude toward creativity in the American business world is to "think outside the box"--to brainstorm without restraint in hopes of coming up with a breakthrough idea, often in moments of crisis. …”

“…This latest edition includes: Updates about the 200 most popular gestures and signals-and dozens of new examples New sections covering special gestures-from American Sign Language and tai chi to flirting and kissing Information to guide you through gestures country by country-from Switzerland to Japan, Nigeria to the Netherlands Amusing anecdotes and helpful hypothetical scenarios…”

“…Presentación del editor: "Like American politics, the academic debate over justice is polarized, with almost all theories of justice falling within one of two traditions: egalitarianism and libertarianism. …”

“…Relying on primary sources in seven languages and books written by hundreds of African, Asian, Middle Eastern and South American scholars, Lorenzo Kamel examines the coloniality of power in historical research and sheds light on the largely neglected roles of the 'others' and their modernities in history. …”

“…Addressing the topic from a European as well as North American perspective, The Rise of Business Ethics will be of interest to researchers, academics, and students in the fields of business ethics, business and society, business history, organization studies and political economy -- Editor…”

“…The selected economists include an American, a Pole, a Hungarian, a German, a British, a Japanese, and an Argentinian: all very different economists but with interconnections among them. …”

“…China and Russia not only announced their ‘unlimited friendship’, but made clear their intention to reduce American hegemony by breaking up the NATO alliance and its Pacific equivalents.This volume is the first account of the challenges and solutions for so-called strategic integration in this coercive global situation. …”

“…In everything else in their lives, they vary greatly.In this book, you will meet a handful of these men and women, ranging from an American plumber to a Swiss philanthropist and from a Spanish teenager with cancer to a Guatemalan pediatrician who first learned about Opus Dei when he was already fifty-four years old.In these stories, may we all be encouraged and inspired to live a life of deep faith, committed to our call to holiness through the means God has given us --…”

“…Presentación del editor: "El processus brevior coram Episcopo es una institución procesal nueva que viene a redescubrir una praxis presente en la Iglesia desde tiempos apostólicos: el ejercicio personal de la potestad judicial del Obispo. La reciente reforma implica aún más al Obispo en el ejercicio de la justicia y en el control de la actividad de su tribunal. …”

“…The conference attracted 279 full paper submissions from around the world, including Asia, Australia, the Middle East, North America, South America, and Europe. Each submission was overseen by a dedicated theme chair and reviewed by an expert group of program committee members, who worked together with the program chairs to define and apply review criteria appropriate to each of the five contribution types. …”