“…To understand what Russia's future holds - to grasp what Putin's regime means for Russia and the world - we need to unravel the ideas and meanings of that history.0In The Story of Russia, Orlando Figes brings into sharp relief the vibrant characters that comprise Russia's rich history, and whose stories remain so important in making sense of the world's largest nation today - from the crowning of sixteen-year-old Ivan the Terrible in a candlelit cathedral, to Catherine the Great, riding out in a green uniform to arrest her husband at his palace, to the bitter last days of the Romanovs.0Beautifully written and based on a lifetime of scholarship, The Story of Russia is a major and definitive work from the great storyteller of Russian history: sweeping, suspenseful, masterful. - A la solapa anterior…”

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“…El ensayo sería en Virgilio Piñera parte de la mirada crítica de ese gigante de múltiples ojos y fiel guardián llamado Argos, por ello sus ejercicios ensayísticos se encuentran enraizados en el entramado cognoscitivo que sostiene toda su obra, y donde la argumentación adquiere (más allá de los géneros) diferentes concreciones que incluyen artículos periodísticos, páginas autobiográficas, cartas, editoriales de revistas, prólogos, solapas, reseñas, conferencias, entrevistas, reportajes, etc…”
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“…Structured in four parts, the volume studies (1) theoretical issues on defiance in the context of multi-layered legal orders, (2) EU mechanisms of acquis and values' enforcement, (3) comparative perspective on law-enforcement in multi-layered legal systems, and (4) case-studies of defiance in the EU. -- A la solapa…”

“…Considine Chair of Applied Ethics and Professor of Finance at Loyola University, Chicago. "--…”

“…Using Toyota's principles for product and process development, this book focuses the implementation of the Lean system during the past 10 years in dozens of corporations across various industries. …”

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“…"Durante cincuenta semanas, José Luis Garci ha ido publicando "Telegramas cinéfilos" en el ABC Cultural sobre esquinas y rincoces poco visitados: los cameraman, los músicos de bandas sonoras, los diseñadores gráficos de carteles y títulos de crédito, los especialistas españoles que se han jugado la vida en los spaghetti wésterns, las grandes guionistas de Hollywood caídas en el olvido o la filmografía de Fernando Fernán Gómez como director. …”

“….), Jim’s agency, intelligence and compassion are shown in a radically new light.Brimming with the electrifying humor and lacerating observations that have made Everett a “literary icon” (Oprah Daily), and one of the most decorated writers of our lifetime, James is destined to be a cornerstone of twenty-first century American literature -- Solapa…”