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Como la primera vez
by Shawn Inmon Sofía FernandezComo la primera vez por Shawn Inmon Vivir y enamorarse en un pequeño pueblo en los años 70. Si recuerdas tu primer amor, tu primera cita y tu primer beso, Como la primera vez te hará revivir esos momentos. Shawn conoció a Dawn cuando ella se mudó al lado de su casa en 1976. Al poco tiempo, se hicieron mejores amigos para luego ser algo más. Shawn era sociable pero muy estudioso, Dawn, hermosa y reservada. Su romance de novela terminó cuando los padres de Dawn les prohibieron volver a verse. No lo hicieron - por 27 años, hasta que un encuentro del destino los envolvió en una tormenta de emociones y recuerdos. ¿Puede la unión del primer amor no solo sobrevivir, sino florecer aún más? Como la primera vez te hará sumergir en la magia de un amor juvenil en un pequeño pueblo de los Estados Unidos en 1970. No importa cuánto cambie el mundo, algunas cosas - música eterna, bailes escolares, besuqueos en la parte trasera de un Chevy Vega, y por supuesto amor verdadero - siempre seguirán igual.
Cómo maté a mi padre
by Sara Jaramillo KlinkertTras La hija de la española, llega la nueva revelación de la literatura latinoamericana: una asombrosa primera novela basada en un hecho real. «La novela más hermosa de este año. [...] No apta para quienes disimulan, reprimen o tergiversan los sentimientos. En tres palabras, un texto bellísimo.»Esteban Carlos Mejía, El Espectador Cuando tenía once años, un sicario mató a mi padre. Yo era una niña que no imaginaba que algo así pudiera pasar. Pero pasó. Todavía me cuesta creer que apenas treinta y cinco gramos de acero y un gramo de pólvora hayan podido acabar con una familia. Cuando Héctor Abad Faciolince, autor de El olvido que seremos, leyó esta primera novela, decidió publicarla de inmediato; muy poco después Lumen se sumaría a su entusiasmo. Tras el éxito en Colombia y mientras Francia prepara su traducción, Cómo maté a mi padre llega a los lectores de ambos lados del océano como una de las revelaciones literarias de los últimos tiempos. La crítica ha dicho:«Una autora joven, colombiana, nacida en Medellín, que con este libro cuenta la historia que tenía que contar. Hacer cristalizar estos sentimientos tan enormes y dramáticos en una literatura que sea convincente para los demás, que no caiga en la ñoñería, que sea profunda y emocionante, es muy complicado. Sara ha seguido la estela de Héctor Abad Faciolince y lo ha hecho maravillosamente bien, con una capacidad para hablar de la naturaleza, la orfandad, el duelo... Muy recomendable.»Marta Sanz, Babelia «Un libro estupendo, [...] una maravilla, no solo por la prosa y cómo escribe Sara, sino por el valor de afrontar esa cantidad de verdad. Se lo recomiendo a todos.»Benjamin Prado, La Ventana (Cadena Ser) «La novela más hermosa de este año. [...] Una amalgama de ficción y testimonio que estremece. [...] Todo está narrado con sutileza en un encadenamiento de alegrías y tristezas, desde la infancia feliz en una finca feliz hasta la decisión de matar al padre, de sacarlo de su memoria. [...] Está escrita con curiosidad y deseo, amor y ternura, esplendor y claridad. [...] No apta para quienes disimulan, reprimen o tergiversan los sentimientos. En tres palabras, un texto bellísimo.»Esteban Carlos Mejía, El Espectador «Un clásico instantáneo, atemporal, con pasajes que son puras joyas literarias, uno de esos libros que uno sabe que va a volver a leer.»Mauricio Arroyave del Río, El Ojo Nuclear «Deslumbrante. La autora tiene un manejo extraordinario del lenguaje, una capacidad poco frecuente para acumular estampas de un virtuosismo literario nada novel.»Luisgé Martín «El tono es al mismo tiempo seco, contenido y conmovedor. También es sincero, a veces, gracioso por lo absurdo, nunca autocomplaciente y sin la mínima inclinación a inspirar lástima.»Héctor Abad Faciolince «Leerla equivale a sufrir hasta el ahogo del alma. Pero [...] en algún momento en una palabra, en una escena, en una frase... todo ese dolor nos redime, y asoma en nuestro rostro una sonrisa.»Mauricio Vargas Linares, El Tiempo «Se me puso la piel de gallina al leer algunos pasajes. Me impresionaron el estilo, el ritmo de la historia y la emoción que atraviesa cada página. Una gran narradora con un brillante futuro por delante.»Raphaëlle Liebaert (editora de Stock) «Se devora sin tregua. [...] Una primera novela conmovedora por el tono y la manera en la que evade el lugar común de una historia tantas veces contada.»Julián Posada, El Colombiano «Tremendo libro. Lo leí con un nudo en el estómago, de principio a fin. Un libro dulcemente doloroso, elegante, bonito.»Sergio Fajardo «Excepcional. [...] Creo que es un libro que todo el mundo debería leer.»Javier
Cómo piensan las piedras
by Brenda LozanoRelaciones amorosas y familiares, enigmas de la vida cotidiana, irrupciones de lo desconocido: con estos y otros elementos, Brenda Lozano elabora historias cuyos personajes resultarán a los lectores al mismo tiempo cercanos y enigmáticos, como suelen ser los amigos íntimos "Nos estrellamos contra lo que más queremos." Esta colección de cuentos reúne sucesos de la vida cotidiana que se encuentran con eventos inusuales. Por ejemplo, que una niña pequeña se ponga a dialogar con un policía y le haga preguntas de toda índole, en particular una sobre las piedras; por ejemplo, que una creciente manada de elefantes reconozca como parte de los suyos a un hombre. Y que una pareja se imagine historias a partir de los ruidos que escuchan en el vecindario. Hacia el final del volumen irrumpe un gorila de zoológico... La crítica ha opinado: "Un grupo de relatos siempre inquietantes y siempre sutiles." -Antonio Ortuño "Brenda Lozano es una espléndida escritora, brillante, divertida, sutilmente perversa, siempre conmovedora." -Francisco Goldman
Cómo ser antirracista
by Ibram X. Kendi&“EL MEJOR LIBRO DEL AÑO&”The New York Times Book Review • Time • NPR • The Washington Post • Shelf Awareness • Library Journal • Publishers Weekly • Kirkus Reviews El racismo es, en su esencia, un sistema poderoso que crea falsas jerarquías de los valores humanos; su lógica distorsionada se extiende más allá de la raza: desde la forma en que consideramos a las personas de diferentes etnias o colores de piel hasta el modo en que tratamos a las personas de diferentes sexos, identidades de género y tipos de cuerpo. El racismo se entrecruza con asuntos de clase, cultura y geografía e incluso cambia la manera en que nos vemos y nos valoramos. En Cómo ser antirracista, Kendi lleva a los lectores a través de un círculo cada vez más amplio de ideas antirracistas —desde los conceptos más básicos hasta sus posibilidades visionarias— que ayudarán a identificar claramente todas las formas de racismo, comprender sus peligrosas consecuencias y trabajar para oponerse a ellas tanto en nuestros sistemas sociales como en nuestro interior.El antirracismo es un concepto transformador que reorienta y revitaliza la conversación sobre el racismo y, más fundamentalmente, nos señala nuevas formas de pensar sobre nosotros mismos y los que nos rodean. Kendi teje una combinación electrizante de ética, historia, derecho y ciencia con su propia historia personal de despertar al antirracismo. Una obra esencial para quien desee ir más allá de la simple conciencia del racismo y dar un paso más allá para contribuir a la formación de una sociedad justa y equitativa.
Cómo ser antirracista
by Ibram X. KendiEL MEJOR LIBRO DEL AÑO The New York Times Book Review Time NPR The Washington Post Shelf Awareness Library Journal Publishers Weekly Kirkus Reviews El racismo es, en su esencia, un sistema poderoso que crea falsas jerarquías de los valores humanos; su lógica distorsionada se extiende más allá de la raza: desde la forma en que consideramos a las personas de diferentes etnias o colores de piel hasta el modo en que tratamos a las personas de diferentes sexos, identidades de género y tipos de cuerpo. El racismo se entrecruza con asuntos de clase, cultura y geografía e incluso cambia la manera en que nos vemos y nos valoramos. En Cómo ser antirracista, Kendi lleva a los lectores a través de un círculo cada vez más amplio de ideas antirracistas desde los conceptos más básicos hasta sus posibilidades visionarias que ayudarán a identificar claramente todas las formas de racismo, comprender sus peligrosas consecuencias y trabajar para oponerse a ellas tanto en nuestros sistemas sociales como en nuestro interior. El antirracismo es un concepto transformador que reorienta y revitaliza la conversación sobre el racismo y, más fundamentalmente, nos señala nuevas formas de pensar sobre nosotros mismos y los que nos rodean. Kendi teje una combinación electrizante de ética, historia, derecho y ciencia con su propia historia personal de despertar al antirracismo. Una obra esencial para quien desee ir más allá de la simple conciencia del racismo y dar un paso más allá para contribuir a la formación de una sociedad justa y equitativa.
Como um Marinheiro Eu Partirei: Uma Viagem com Jacques Brel
by Nuno Costa SantosUma narrativa profundamente humana que revisita a carreira e a vida do famoso cantor belga Jacques Brel e a sua passagem crepuscular pelos Açores. «UM HOMEM FUMA UM CIGARRO À PROA DE UM IATE,CONCENTRADO NO SOM DO MAR.» Este homem é Jacques Brel, compositor e intérprete de canções de um lirismo e elaboração extraordinários, explosivas, contagiantes, que arrebatam audiências. De espírito rebelde e inconformado, no auge da sua popularidade, Brel toma a decisão intempestiva de abandonar para sempre os palcos. Romance, biografia, reportagem, reflexão sobre os nossos medos mais secretos, em Como um Marinheiro Eu Partirei, Nuno Costa Santos compõe com a força da Literatura uma indagação sobre a identidade pessoal.
Cómo volé sobre el nido del cuco
by Sydney BristowLa historia que conmocionó a miles de lectores en internet: trágica, dulce, divertida y tremendamente adictiva. «Una catarsis personal que aprueba hasta su psiquiatra. Huele a best seller o guión de prime time.»El Mundo Mi verdadero nombre es Ana. Sydney es solo mi seudónimo. Antes de esto lo tenía todo: una familia maravillosa, una prometedora carrera de abogada, un novio perfecto... Pero todo se truncó. Un día me encontré subida a un puente con la intención de tirarme. No lo pensé. Desde el otro lado de la barandilla le envié un mensaje a mi padre: «Ya he saltado». Y me dejé caer. Sobreviví al golpe contra el asfalto. Me ingresaron 37 días en psiquiatría. Pensaréis que viví los peores días de mi vida, pero no fue así. Hubo risas, amistad, enfados, locuras (literalmente), ternura e incluso amor. Durante esos 37 días escribí un diario, que ahora es este libro.
Cómoda en mi piel
by Raquel BessudoLa autobiografía de una mujer que ha roto paradigmas con su fortaleza, entrega, resistencia y pasión. En Cómoda en mi piel Raquel se muestra tal y como es: auténtica, imperfecta y en una búsqueda constante para mejorar y lograr un cambio esencial. Aunque para algunos su vida pudiera parecer perfecta, Raquel ha enfrentado pérdidas, abusos, dificultades y altibajos. En este libro nos presenta su vida a través de sus propios ojos falibles, llenos de deseo, esperanza, nostalgia y profundo aprendizaje. Escrito en cuatro partes o movimientos sinfónicos, que corresponden a cada etapa de su vida, Raquel aborda sus primeros años, la llegada de su esposo a su vida, sus años iniciales de matrimonio, lo que enfrentó al entrar a una familia nueva y cómo sobrepasó los retos más definitorios de ésta; asimismo nos cuenta de su vida como una profesional, los distintos proyectos que ha emprendido y, finalmente, la muerte de su esposo y lo que ahora significa seguir adelante sin él. Al final de cada movimiento hay una coda en la que Raquel brinda al lector reflexiones sobre los aprendizajes más importantes de cada etapa de su vida, esperando que sirvan de inspiración a quien esté dispuesto a recibirlas; que los retos que enfrentó durante su vida sean un ejemplo de resistencia y entereza y que este libro siembre una semilla que dé fortaleza para enfrentar cualquier dificultad. autobiografia de raquel bessudo, raquel birman; esposa de leon bessudo; familia dueña de jarritos; biografia de mujeres empoderadas que luchan por los derechos de las mujeres; mujer con un papel importante en la cultura del pais, mexico; mujer con una vida ejemplar; como sobrellevar la perdida de un hijo; abuso en las relaciones; si con raquel bessudo; cuidate de la camara; mexican dynasties; Vicepresidenta del Polyforum Cultural Siqueiros; [Críticas/Reseñas]
Compañero: The Life and Death of Che Guevara
by Jorge G. CastañedaBy the time he was killed in the jungles of Bolivia, where his body was displayed like a deposed Christ, Ernesto "Che" Guevara had become a synonym for revolution everywhere from Cuba to the barricades of Paris. This extraordinary biography peels aside the veil of the Guevara legend to reveal the charismatic, restless man behind it. Drawing on archival materials from three continents and on interviews with Guevara's family and associates, Castaneda follows Che from his childhood in the Argentine middle class through the years of pilgrimage that turned him into a committed revolutionary. He examines Guevara's complex relationship with Fidel Castro, and analyzes the flaws of character that compelled him to leave Cuba and expend his energies, and ultimately his life, in quixotic adventures in the Congo and Bolivia. A masterpiece of scholarship, Companero is the definitive portrait of a figure who continues to fascinate and inspire the world over.
A Companion to Literary Biography (Blackwell Companions to Literature and Culture)
by Richard BradfordAn authoritative review of literary biography covering the seventeenth century to the twentieth century A Companion to Literary Biography offers a comprehensive account of literary biography spanning the history of the genre across three centuries. The editor – an esteemed literary biographer and noted expert in the field – has encouraged contributors to explore the theoretical and methodological questions raised by the writing of biographies of writers. The text examines how biographers have dealt with the lives of classic authors from Chaucer to contemporary figures such as Kingsley Amis. The Companion brings a new perspective on how literary biography enables the reader to deal with the relationship between the writer and their work. Literary biography is the most popular form of writing about writing, yet it has been largely neglected in the academic community. This volume bridges the gap between literary biography as a popular genre and its relevance for the academic study of literature. This important work: Allows the author of a biography to be treated as part of the process of interpretation and investigates biographical reading as an important aspect of criticism Examines the birth of literary biography at the close of the seventeenth century and considers its expansion through the eighteenth, nineteenth and twentieth centuries Addresses the status and writing of literary biography from numerous perspectives and with regard to various sources, methodologies and theories Reviews the ways in which literary biography has played a role in our perception of writers in the mainstream of the English canon from Chaucer to the present day Written for students at the undergraduate level, through postgraduate and doctoral levels, as well as academics, A Companion to Literary Biography illustrates and accounts for the importance of the literary biography as a vital element of criticism and as an index to our perception of literary history.
Companions in Courage: Triumphant Tales of Heroic Athletes
by Pat Lafontaine Ernie Valutis Chas Griffin Larry WeismanFrom one of the greatest hockey players in NHL history comes a collection of inspiring true stories about athletic heroes who have persevered in the face of overwhelming odds. Before his retirement from the NHL in 1998, Pat Lafontaine inspired fans everywhere by battling back from the side effects of several serious head injuries and returning to the ice. Now, in this fascinating collection of true stories, he shares the personal details of his own struggle with depression and physical rehabilitation, as well as those of other amazing athletes who were challenged by adversityand won. From the hockey player at Northeastern University who lives with cystic fibrosis, to a young girl who overcame a double amputation to become a star sprinter, to the volleyball coach at Columbine High School who lost his daughter in that tragedy, these are stories of gifted young athletes whothrough their exampleswill inspire others with the determination, courage, and winning spirit necessary to break through lifes road-blocksand succeed.
The Company: The Rise and Fall of the Hudson's Bay Empire
by Stephen BownA thrilling new telling of the story of modern Canada's origins.The story of the Hudson's Bay Company, dramatic and adventurous and complex, is the story of modern Canada's creation. And yet it hasn't been told in a book for over thirty years, and never in such depth and vivid detail as in Stephen R. Bown's exciting new telling. The Company started out small in 1670, trading practical manufactured goods for furs with the Indigenous inhabitants of inland subarctic Canada. Controlled by a handful of English aristocrats, it expanded into a powerful political force that ruled the lives of many thousands of people--from the lowlands south and west of Hudson Bay, to the tundra, the great plains, the Rocky Mountains and the Pacific northwest. It transformed the culture and economy of many Indigenous groups and ended up as the most important political and economic force in northern and western North America.When the Company was faced with competition from French traders in the 1780s, the result was a bloody corporate battle, the coming of Governor George Simpson--one of the greatest villains in Canadian history--and the Company assuming political control and ruthless dominance. By the time its monopoly was rescinded after two hundred years, the Hudson's Bay Company had reworked the entire northern North American world.Stephen R. Bown has a scholar's profound knowledge and understanding of the Company's history, but wears his learning lightly in a narrative as compelling, and rich in well-drawn characters, as a page-turning novel.
Company C
by Haim WatzmanWhen American-born Haim Watzman immigrated to Israel, he was drafted into the army and, after eighteen months of compulsory service, was assigned to Company C, the reserve infantry unit that would define the next twenty years of his life. From 1984 until 2002, for at least a month a year, Watzman, who had never aspired to military adventure, was a soldier.Watzman was a soldier as he adjusted to his new country, raised his children, and pursued a career as a writer and translator. At times he defended his adopted country's borders; at other times he patrolled beyond them, or that gray area, the occupied territories. A religiously observant Jew who opposed Israel's presence in the West Bank and Gaza Strip, he served in uniform in conflicts that he demonstrated against in civilian clothes. Throughout, he developed a deep and abiding bond with the diverse men of Company C-a fellowship that cemented his commitment to reserve service even as he questioned the occupation he was enforcing.In this engrossing account of the first Intifada, the period of the Oslo Accords, and Israel's reoccupation of the West Bank as lived by citizen-soldiers in the field, Watzman examines our obligations to country, friends, family, and God-and our duty to protect our institutions even as we fight to reform them.
Company Commander
by Russell LewisIn 2008 Major Russell Lewis commanded a company of two hundred soldiers from the British Army's legendary Parachute Regiment on a six-month tour in the most dangerous part of Afghanistan.Company Commander is his story, a riveting first-person account of incredible bravery, telling what it is like to have 200 Paras depending on you constantly, to make decisions which can and do cost lives, to see men under your command killed and injured and being under the most intense pressure imaginable every minute of every day for six long months.Company Commander is a true leader's story – a unique and vivid mix of front-line battles and strategic decision making and an intensely personal and inspiring account of a tour in the most perilous theatre of war on the planet.
The Company I Keep: My Life in Beauty
by Leonard A. LauderIn his much-anticipated memoir, The Company I Keep: My Life in Beauty, Chairman Emeritus and former CEO of The Estée Lauder Companies Leonard A. Lauder shares the business and life lessons he learned as well as the adventures he had while helping transform the mom-and-pop business his mother founded in 1946 in the family kitchen into the beloved brand and ultimately into the iconic global prestige beauty company it is today.In its infancy in the 1940s and 50s, the company comprised a handful of products, sold under a single brand in just a few prestigious department stores across the United States. Today, The Estée Lauder Companies constitutes one of the world’s leading manufacturers and marketers of prestige skin care, makeup, fragrance and hair care products. It comprises more than 25 brands, whose products are sold in over 150 countries and territories. This growth and success was led by Leonard A. Lauder, Estée Lauder’s oldest son, who envisioned and effected this expansion during a remarkable 60-year tenure, including leading the company as CEO and Chairman.In this captivating personal account complete with great stories as only he can tell them, Mr. Lauder, now known as The Estée Lauder Companies’ “Chief Teaching Officer,” reflects on his childhood, growing up during the Great Depression, the vibrant decades of the post-World War II boom, and his work growing the company into the beauty powerhouse it is today. Mr. Lauder pays loving tribute to his mother Estée Lauder, its eponymous founder, and to the employees of the company, both past and present, while sharing inside stories about the company, including tales of cutthroat rivalry with Charles Revson of Revlon and others. The book offers keen insights on honing ambition, leveraging success, learning from mistakes, and growing an international company in an age of economic turbulence, uncertainty, and fierce competition.
Company Man: Thirty Years of Controversy and Crisis in the CIA
by John RizzoThe “revealing” (The New Yorker) insider history of the CIA from a lawyer with a “front-row seat on the hidden world of intelligence” (The Washington Post). Former CIA director George J. Tenet called Company Man a “must read.”Over the course of a thirty-four-year (1976-2009) career, John Rizzo served under eleven CIA directors and seven presidents, ultimately becoming a controversial public figure and a symbol and victim of the toxic winds swirling in post-9/11 Washington. In Company Man, Rizzo charts the CIA’s evolution from shadowy entity to an organization exposed to new laws, rules, and a seemingly never-ending string of public controversies. As the agency’s top lawyer in the years after the 9/11 attacks, Rizzo oversaw actions that remain the subject of intense debate, including the rules governing waterboarding and other “enhanced interrogation techniques.” Rizzo writes about virtually every significant CIA activity and controversy over a tumultuous, thirty-year period. His experiences illuminate our nation’s spy bureaucracy, offering a unique primer on how to survive, and flourish, in a high-powered job amid decades of shifting political winds. He also provides the most comprehensive account of critical events, like the “torture tape” fiasco surrounding the interrogation of Al Qaeda suspect Abu Zubayadah, and the birth, growth, and death of the enhanced interrogation program. Company Man is the most authoritative insider account of the CIA ever written—a groundbreaking, timely, and remarkably candid history of American intelligence. This is “emphatically a book for anyone who cares about the security of this country” (The Wall Street Journal).
A Company Of Tanks [Illustrated Edition]
by Major William Henry Lowe Watson, D.S.O., D.C.M."Steel, mud, blood and courage on the Western FrontThis is a fine book because it is a superb first hand eye-witness account of British Tanks in action throughout the First World War. Without much preamble Watson launches the reader, in company with the author's brother officers, men and machines into the heart of the field of conflict on the 11th Corps forward line on the Western Front in the Autumn and Winter of 1916. From that point to the end of the book and the war itself the narrative takes us inexorably into the dark heart of war the tankers knew. Battles and battlefield experiences in their various phases (sometimes the book includes descriptions as expansive as three chapters each) are covered in engrossing detail. We join the author and the men we come to know as personalities, at First and Second Bullecourt, in much detail at Third Ypres and Cambrai before Amiens, the breaking of the Hindenburg Line and Second Le Cateau. This is a primary source work within a finite resource and as such is beyond value. Nevertheless, it is also a highly absorbing read to be relished by students of the period-professional and amateur alike. Available in soft cover and hard back with dust jacket for collectors."-Leonaur Print VersionAuthor -- Major William Henry Lowe Watson, D.S.O., D.C.M. (1891-1931)Text taken, whole and complete, from the edition published in Edinburgh; William Blackwood, 1920.Original Page Count - vii and 296 pagesMaps -- 8 sketch maps.
The Company of Trees: A Year in a Lifetime's Quest
by Thomas Pakenham'The master. Puts all other modern tree-writers in the shade' John Lewis-Stempel, author of MeadowlandThomas Pakenham is an indefatigable champion of trees. In The Company of Trees he recounts his personal quest to establish a large arboretum on the family estate, Tullynally in Ireland; his forays to other tree-filled parks and plantations; his often hazardous seed-hunting expeditions; and his efforts to preserve magnificent old trees and historic woodlands.Whether writing about the terrible storms breaking the backs of hundred-year-old trees or a fire in the peat bog on Tullynally which threatens to spread to the main commercial spruce-woods, his fear of climate change and disease, or the sturdy young saplings giving him hope for the future, his book is never less than enthralling.
The Company She Keeps
by Georgia DuranteA female Goodfellas—the true story of A supermodel turned getaway driver for the mob.All-American beauty Georgia Durante was one of the most photographed models in the country when she married mobster Joe Lamendola. It plunged her into a world she never dreamed of—and one she feared she’d never survive—as a getaway driver for the Mafia and an eyewitness to unspeakable violence, brutality, and murder, as she came to understand the terrifying risk of being married to the Mob.
The Company We Keep: A Husband-and-Wife True-Life Spy Story
by Robert Baer Dayna Baer New York Times Bestselling Author of See No EvilRobert Baer was known inside the CIA as perhaps the best operative working the Middle East. Over several decades he served everywhere from Iraq to New Delhi and racked up such an impressive list of accomplishments that he was eventually awarded the Career Intelligence Medal. But if his career was everything a spy might aspire to, his personal life was a brutal illustration of everything a spy is asked to sacrifice. Bob had few enduring non-work friendships, only contacts and acquaintances. His prolonged absences destroyed his marriage, and he felt intense guilt at spending so little time with his children. Sworn to secrecy and constantly driven by ulterior motives, he was a man apart wherever he went. Dayna Williamson thought of herself as just an ordinary California girl -- admittedly one born into a comfortable lifestyle. But she was always looking to get closer to the edge. When she joined the CIA, she was initially tasked with Agency background checks, but the attractive Berkeley graduate quickly distinguished herself as someone who could thrive in the field, and she was eventually assigned to Protective Operations training where she learned to handle weapons and explosives and conduct high-speed escape and evasion. Tapped to serve in some of the world's most dangerous places, she discovered an inner strength and resourcefulness she'd never known -- but she also came to see that the spy life exacts a heavy toll. Her marriage crumbled, her parents grew distant, and she lost touch with friends who'd once meant everything to her. When Bob and Dayna met on a mission in Sarajevo, it wasn't love at first sight. They were both too jaded for that. But there was something there, a spark. And as the danger escalated and their affection for each other grew, they realized it was time to leave the Company, to somehow rediscover the people they'd once been. As worldly as both were, the couple didn't realize at first that turning in their Agency I. D. cards would not be enough to put their covert past behind. The fact was, their clandestine relationships remained. Living as civilians in conflict-ridden Beirut, they fielded assassination proposals, met with Arab sheiks, wily oil tycoons, terrorists, and assorted outlaws and came perilously close to dying. But even then they couldn't know that their most formidable challenge lay ahead. Simultaneously a trip deep down the intelligence rabbit hole one that shows how the game actually works, including the compromises it asks of those who play by its rules -- and a portrait of two people trying to regain a normal life, The Company We Keep is a masterly depiction of the real world of shadows.
Compass
by Charlotte Mandell Mathias EnardWinner of the 2015 Prix Goncourt, an astounding novel that bridges Europe and the Islamic world As night falls over Vienna, Franz Ritter, an insomniac musicologist, takes to his sickbed with an unspecified illness and spends a restless night drifting between dreams and memories, revisiting the important chapters of his life: his ongoing fascination with the Middle East and his numerous travels to Istanbul, Aleppo, Damascus, and Tehran, as well as the various writers, artists, musicians, academics, orientalists, and explorers who populate this vast dreamscape. At the center of these memories is his elusive, unrequited love, Sarah, a fiercely intelligent French scholar caught in the intricate tension between Europe and the Middle East. With exhilarating prose and sweeping erudition, Mathias Énard pulls astonishing elements from disparate sources—nineteenth-century composers and esoteric orientalists, Balzac and Agatha Christie—and binds them together in a most magical way.
Compass Points: How I Lived
by Edward Coolbaugh HoaglandIn "Compass Points", Hoagland looks back over his life in an attempt to discern the fundamental directions in which he is traveling, and he tells a story that embraces some of the contradictions and complexities of human experience. It reflects with elegance Hoagland's intransigent honesty, his protean ardor, and, most important, his generosity. Here, family and friends, wives and lovers, mentors and fellow writers are given their due in a life's reckoning that is shrewd in observation, marvelously crafted, rapturous in its acceptance and appreciation. A pithy mix of family history and personal insight, "Compass Points" transforms one man's story into an American saga.
Compassion in the Court: Life-Changing Stories from America's Nicest Judge
by Judge Frank CaprioIn his four-time Emmy-nominated show Caught in Providence, Judge Frank Caprio&’s courtroom became a worldwide beacon of compassionate justice—and an unforgettable watch for millions of fans.Now, Judge Caprio, known as &“the Nicest Judge in the World,&” brings to the page the same wisdom and spirit of decency that viewers around the world have come to treasure. From 1985, when he first took the bench, to when he stepped down in 2023, Judge Caprio dispensed true compassion to a continuous flow of regular people in his municipal traffic court in Providence, Rhode Island. His courtroom was a place where defendants were treated with dignity, and where the deserving were given a break—not a pass or get-out-of-jail-free card, but the chance to right their lives and care for their families. In Compassion in the Court, Judge Caprio shares transformative stories and lessons from his life and courtroom, including: Wisdom he gained from his immigrant parents Stories shared by individuals of all ages who appeared in court How he developed the ability to tell when someone is not telling the truth The power of growing up with someone who believed in him—and how he&’s tried to provide the same for everyone who appeared before him How a person&’s worth isn&’t measured by the mistakes they make, but by their ability to learn from those mistakes Judge Caprio&’s memories will challenge readers to become somebody—to value their past and their family, to confront their realities, and to believe that, through respect, compassion, and understanding, they can succeed. This book will touch your heart, uplift your spirit, and renew your faith in others and in yourself.
Compassionate Landscape
by Humphrey CarverFrom the top of the Clent Hills in England, one can look out over the Black Country to the north and the Forest of Arden to the south. As a boy Humphrey Carver looked at these two landscapes – one synonymous with the harsh ugliness and dehumanization brought by industry, the other with idyllic harmony between man and land. At the start of the depression Carver came to Canada where, in many and varied ways, he has tried to bring the qualities of humanity and compassion to the landscape shaped by the man. His career has involved him in the initiation of, and contact with, almost everything that has happened in the last forty years in the field of housing, planning, design, and urban and community action. This book is a history of the development of an awareness, of institutions, and of policies on the shaping of the man-made environment. It is however more than that. Mr Carver describes his own life and sensibilities, his family and his colleagues, with a trained and compassionate eye and a taut and careful prose. Rarely does one encounter an autobiography of such perceptive and satisfying craftsmanship. Those who know him will not be surprised; those who do not will be delighted to discover a work of such a warm and sympathetic humanity. Humphrey Carver has a message for us all.
A Compendium of Italian Economists at Oxbridge: Contributions to the Evolution of Economic Thinking
by Mauro Baranzini Amalia MiranteThisstudy examines five decades of Italian economists who studied or researched atthe Universities of Oxford and Cambridge between the years 1950 and 2000. Providing a detailed list of Italian economists associated with Hicks, Harrod,Bacharach, Flemming, Mirrlees, Sen and other distinguished dons, the authorsexamine eleven research lines, including the Sraffa and the neo-Ricardianschool, the post-Keynesian school and the Stone's and Goodwin's schools. Baranzini and Mirante trace the influence of the schools in terms of 1) theirfundamental role in the evolution of economic thought; 2) their promotion offour key controversies (on the measurement of technical progress, on capitaltheory, on income distribution and on the inter-generational transmission ofwealth); 3) the counter-flow of Oxbridge scholars to academia in Italy, and 4)the invigoration of a third generation of Italian economists researching orteaching at Oxbridge today. A must-read for all those interested in the way Italian and British research has shaped the study and teaching of economics.