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Derek Amato: Accidental Genius (Fountas & Pinnell Classroom, Guided Reading)
by Anderson Mehta Patrick MorganNIMAC-sourced textbook. Mysteries of the Brain. Geniuses—people with almost superhuman mental abilities—are few and far between. Even rarer are people who become geniuses overnight. For Derek Amato, a terrible accident unlocked talents he never had before, and his experience has helped reveal some of the mysteries of the human brain.
Derek Bailey and the Story of Free Improvisation
by Ben WatsonThis brilliant biography of the cult guitar player will likely cause you to abandon everything you thought you knew about jazz improvisation, post-punk and the avant-garde. Derek Bailey was at the top of his profession as a dance band and recordsession guitarist when, in the early 1960s, he began playing an uncompromisingly abstract form of music. Today his anti-idiom of "Free Improvisation" has become the lingua franca of the "avant" scene, with Pat Metheny, John Zorn, David Sylvian and Sonic Youth's Thurston Moore among his admirers.
Derek Jarman: A Biography
by Tony PeakeTaken decade by decade, Derek Jarman's life is a virtual encapsulation of the social and cultural history of the latter half of the twentieth century, from post-war austerity through the liberated sixties and the perplexing seventies to the eighties of Aids and Thatcherism.Always influential in artistic and film-making terms, and within the gay community, Jarman had attained before his death a figurehead status that is now very generally recognised, and can only increase with time. His extraordinary garden in Dungeness in Kent has become a major tourist attraction and his films still compel massive critical attention. Tony Peake was Derek Jarman's literary agent, and knew him well. His authorised biography is based on first-hand interviews and primary research and does immense justice to a brilliant - and singular - subject.
Derek Jeter: Transcending Race in America (Biographies of Biracial Achievers)
by Chuck BednarDerek Jeter's career with the New York Yankees started in style. In his first full season in Major League Baseball, Derek Jeter was named Rookie of the Year and helped his team win the World Series. Things only got better from there. From 1996 through 2008, he made nine All-Star Games, won a total of four World Series Championships, and received countless honors for both his offensive and defensive plays. He has also become one of the Big Apple's biggest celebrities, all while giving back to the community through his Take 2 Foundation. However, the road to baseball stardom wasn't always easy for a biracial man who was raised in Kalamazoo, Michigan. There were times he played poorly, times where he shouldered the blame for team failures, and even times when he struggled with sportsmanship. Through it all, though, Derek worked hard to improve, both on the field and off. His story is one that proves that dedication pays off, as he has met all of his challenges head on, emerging as one of the best ballplayers of his era.
Derek Jeter
by Sandy DonovanIntroduces the life and accomplishments of champion baseball player Derek Jeter, a shortstop for the New York Yankees who set American League records for runs scored (1998) and hits (1999).
Derek Jeter
by Patrick GilesDerek Jeter-the Yankees shortstop who isn't short on talent, looks, or heart.Though he's only 24, many of his teammates describe Derek Jeter as a baseball player with maturity beyond his years. His awesome skills on the playing field have earned him an American League Rookie of the Year award and helped the Yankees to two World Series championships in three years. Jeter is rapidly making a name for himself as one of today's hottest young athletes. Baseball fans can't get enough of the graceful Yankees shortstop who wows them with his power and speed. Women are mesmerized by his hear-stopping good looks-he was even named on of People magazine's 50 most beautiful people in the world! Read all about this down-to-earth superstar, from his childhood in Kalamazoo, Michigan, where his dream of playing for the Yankees began, to his life today, his charity work, his hopes for the future, and why he told GQ magazine, "I have the greatest job in the world." With eight pages of cool photos!
Derek Jeter: The Yankee Kid
by Jack O'ConnellAn easy to read children's book chronicling the exciting career of Derek Jeter.
Derek Jeter: From the Pages of The New York Times
by The New York TimesThis beautifully illustrated volume celebrates the career of the legendary Yankee shortstop featuring iconic full-color images from The New York Times.After twenty major league seasons—all with the New York Yankees—Derek Jeter retired from the game at the conclusion of the 2014 campaign. The Yankees’ captain since 2003, the shortstop is considered the greatest Yankee of his generation. Jeter’s teams won five World Series, including three in a row in 1998, 1999, and 2000. The all-time postseason leader in hits, doubles, and triples, Jeter earned the nickname “Captain Clutch” for his game-changing performances during the Yankees’ championship era. Through stories and powerful images from the pages of the New York Times, Derek Jeter: Excellence and Elegance celebrates the career of this New York icon from Jeter’s debut in 1995 through his final game in 2014. This full-color pictorial keepsake also features an introduction by Tyler Kepner, the Times’ award-winning baseball reporter.
Derek Walcott: Politics and Poetics
by Paula Burnett?An important contribution to the study of Walcott?s poetry and plays.??Modernism/modernity ?Walcott, [Burnett] says, has assimilated western tradition to his own project, using it to create a new plural world of open-ended possibilities. . . . A book that should be of interest to any student of Walcott?s literature.??Times Higher Education Supplement ?This ambitious book takes in the full corpus of Walcott?plays, essays, interviews, etc., as well as the poetry?and argues the essential unity of his (humanistic) vision.??Wasafiri ?Burnett is very good on Walcott?s aesthetic and technical strategies, particularly the mythopoeic framework of his thought, and the epic form which he frequently employs.??New West Indian Guide ?Convincingly suggests that Walcott?s art radiates outward from St. Lucia to the West Indies, the Caribbean, Latin America, and the Americas, becoming an art that honors and enlarges the English language and its multiple histories and usages.??World Literature Today
Derrick Rose
by Chicago Tribune StaffDerrick Rose is a collection of articles, interviews, and features that originally appeared in the Chicago Tribune, as written by the award-winning journalists who followed the Chicago Bulls superstar's yearlong saga of injury and recovery, and his short-lived return for the 2013-2014 season.Chicago's vibrant and discursive sports culture has perhaps never been more fully on display than during Derrick Rose's lost season. Following his gut-wrenching knee injury in the 2012 playoffs, Rose began the Bulls' 2012-2013 campaign recovering and rehabilitating, and neither team nor player definitively declared a date for his return.As rumors swirled of Rose's estimated return to a scrappy Bulls team, local fans became increasingly frustrated. Debate raged over talk radio and the blogosphere, misinformation would spread like wildfire, snappy soundbites became amplified like city air raid sirens, and grainy video clips of Rose practicing would be pored over with investigative scrutiny.This book takes readers on the 2012-2013 season's roller-coaster ride of speculation and hope, and concludes with the initial optimism surrounding Rose's 2013 preseason promise and the eventual devastation of his second season-ending injury. Derrick Rose is the full story of Chicago's homegrown superstar as only the Chicago Tribune could tell it.
Derricks' Bridgehead: The History of the 92nd Division, 597th Field Artillery Battalion, and the Leadership Legacy of Col. Wendell T. Derricks
by Lt. Col. ClarkFinalist, 2023 Army Historical Foundation Distinguished Writing Awards"[The author] saw firsthand the unit's hardships and setbacks, but also its successes and victories. His brings this direct knowledge to bear in this detailed and fascinating look at the experiences of African American military units during the war."— WWII History Magazine The 597th Field Artillery Battalion, 92nd Division, was the first, last, and only all-black officered direct support field artillery battalion committed to combat in the history of the U.S. Army. It was the first all-black unit in a combat division and, together with the 600th Field Artillery Battalion, constituted the only all-black units in any combat division. Alongside impressive achievements on the battlefield in Italy in 1944–45, the unit provided more key command and staff positions exclusively for black field artillery officers than any other U.S. Army unit in combat, giving combat training and experience to more senior black field artillery officers than any of the other 16 black field artillery battalions during World War II. Colonel Wendell Derricks worked to shelter his troops from the worst of the racism exhibited during the war and, due to his ability to envision an integrated postwar army, he provided unique leadership opportunities for his senior officers. The alumni of the 597th Field Artillery Battalion have an impressive record of success, many of them were inducted into the Field Artillery Hall of Fame; some served at the Pentagon, including Lieutenant Colonel Clark; and others forged successful careers in the civilian world.
Dervish Dust: The Life and Words of James Coburn
by Robyn L. CoburnDervish Dust is the authorized biography of &“cool cat&” actor James Coburn, covering his career, romances, friendships, and spirituality. Thoroughly researched with unparalleled access to Coburn&’s friends and family, the book&’s foundation is his own words in the form of letters, poetry, journals, interviews, and his previously unpublished memoirs, recorded in the months before his passing.Dervish Dust details the life of a Hollywood legend that spanned huge changes in the entertainment and filmmaking industry. Coburn grew up in Compton after his family moved from Nebraska to California during the Great Depression. His acting career began with guest character roles in popular TV series such as The Twilight Zone, Bonanza, and Rawhide. In the 1960s Coburn was cast in supporting roles in such great pictures as The Magnificent Seven, Charade, and The Great Escape, and he became a leading man with the hit Our Man Flint. In 1999 Coburn won an Academy Award for his performance in Affliction. Younger viewers will recognize him as the voice of Henry Waternoose, the cranky boss in Monsters, Inc., and as Thunder Jack in Snow Dogs. An individualist and deeply thoughtful actor, Coburn speaks candidly about acting, show business, people he liked, and people he didn&’t, with many behind-the-scenes stories from his work, including beloved classics, intellectually challenging pieces, and less well-known projects. His films helped dismantle the notorious Production Code and usher in today&’s ratings system. Known for drum circles, playing the gong, and participating in LSD research, Coburn was New Age before it had a name. He brought his motto, Go Bravely On, with him each time he arrived on the set in the final years of his life, when he did some of his best work, garnering the admiration of a whole new generation of fans.
Des del país dels blancs
by Ousman UmarDesprés d'un viatge dur de cinc anys travessant el continent africà i el mar, Ousman relata la segona part de la seva història, i potser la més dolorosa i difícil: sobreviure al País dels Blancs. Amb tretze anys vaig marxar de la selva de Ghana cap al País dels Blancs. Després de cinc anys, en els quals vaig creuar el desert i tot seguit el mar en pastera, vaig arribar a Barcelona. No imaginava que aleshores començaria el pitjor i, passat un temps, el millor. Vaig viure a la jungla de ciment i d'indiferència, vaig dormir al carrer, vaig passar fam, fred i por i em vaig enfrontar al racisme. Però també vaig viure el feliç acolliment de la meva família catalana. Vaig aprendre a llegir i a escriure, em vaig posar a estudiar i vaig començar a treballar. Fins i tot vaig anar a la universitat. Però com més sabia, més interrogants m'apareixien. "Per què s'ha congelat la muntanya?", vaig preguntar-me en veure la neu per primera vegada. "Llavors Déu no va crear el món en set dies?", vaig plantejar-me quan em van explicar la teoria del big-bang. Quan anava al supermercat no veia menjar, sinó una successió d'objectes de colors vius alineats, però on es podia agafar una cabra? He explorat molts punts de vista al llarg de tot aquest temps: el xamanisme, el cristianisme, l'islam i la ciència. I he après que, al final, tots els éssers humans som iguals: no hi ha res més important que l'amor i el gaudi de la vida sense fer mal als altres. I que l'èxit no és res més que una acumulació de fracassos sense perdre la il·lusió.
Descansa en diferentes lugares: La vuelta alrededor del mundo de mi padre tras su muerte.
by Marlayna Glynn Brown Julia Vélez ArdaizLa muerte acaba con una vida amargada que inspira un viaje de curación. Ünete a la biografista de éxito Marlayna Glynn Brown en un emotivo viaje en este nuevo libro para comprender a su padre alcohólico que nunca llegó a conocer en vida y lo logró esparciendo sus cenizas por lugares mágicos. Junto a su hijo más joven viajarán a diferentes países, océanos, volcanes, ríos, lagos y bosques de nubes para reencontrarse con John Glynn y el tan inquietante mundo. Un libro que toda persona que haya perdido a un ser querido debe leer, esta biografía ilumina el camino hacia el perdón tras la vida y tras la muerte dejando atrás el dolor, la culpa, el remordimiento y el arrepentimiento.
Descartes: A Very Short Introduction
by Tom SorellMuch previous literature on Descartes treats his dualistic metaphysics as if it were disconnected in a manner analogous to his problematic mind-body split from his natural philosophy. As part of a series complementing the International Research Library of Philosophy, this volume reflects the trend in recent Descartes studies to affirm the increasing convergence of the history of science and the history of philosophy. While most of the 27 selections collected from 1983-96 readily resonate with standard English language Cartesian commentaries, several translated essays from French and Italian contributors befit Descartes' pivotal role in Western intellectual history. The nine-branched organizing schema includes essays pondering: method; metaphysics and Cartesian metaphysics; meditation and doubt; 'cogito ergo sum'; ideas, truth, and judgment; God; mind and body; matter and motion; and ethics and anthropology. Lacks a subject index. Annotation c. Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)
Descartes's Secret Notebook: A True Tale of Mathematics, Mysticism , and the Quest to Understand the Universe
by Amir D. AczelRené Descartes (1596–1650) is one of the towering and central figures in Western philosophy and mathematics. His apothegm “Cogito, ergo sum” marked the birth of the mind-body problem, while his creation of so-called Cartesian coordinates have made our physical and intellectual conquest of physical space possible. But Descartes had a mysterious and mystical side, as well. Almost certainly a member of the occult brotherhood of the Rosicrucians, he kept a secret notebook, now lost, most of which was written in code. After Descartes’s death, Gottfried Leibniz, inventor of calculus and one of the greatest mathematicians in history, moved to Paris in search of this notebook—and eventually found it in the possession of Claude Clerselier, a friend of Descartes. Leibniz called on Clerselier and was allowed to copy only a couple of pages—which, though written in code, he amazingly deciphered there on the spot. Leibniz’s hastily scribbled notes are all we have today of Descartes’s notebook, which has disappeared. Why did Descartes keep a secret notebook, and what were its contents? The answers to these questions lead Amir Aczel and the reader on an exciting, swashbuckling journey, and offer a fascinating look at one of the great figures of Western culture.
Descending from the Clouds
by Gayle Wurst Spencer F. WurstWearing the remnants of a WWI uniform and pulling a water-cooled 30-caliber machine-gun, Spencer Wurst marched through his hometown of Erie, Pennsylvania, in 1940 as a member of the National Guard. He was 15 years old. Five years later he was a hardened platoon sergeant leading his troopers through the frozen killing fields of "Death Valley" in Germany's Heurtgen Forest. A squad leader in Company F, 505 Parachute Infantry Regiment, 82d Airborne, for most of the war, Wurst jumped into Italy in September 1943, and received his baptism of fire at Arnone. Jumping into Normandy on D-Day, he received his first Purple Heart in the liberation of Ste. Mère-Eglise, and a second Purple Heart in grueling combat through the hedgerows. On his third jump, Wurst's bravery under fire earned him the coveted Silver Star when he and his fellow paratroopers were swept up in the ferocious battle with the SS for the Highway Bridge at Nijmegen, Holland, in Operation Market Garden. A few months later, the dawn of his twentieth birthday found him serving on point in the long, freezing march to the shoulder of the Bulge. A unique view of combat from pre-war training and mobilization to First Army maneuvers, parachute school at Fort Benning, and Europe's killing fields, Wurst's poignantly written and carefully researched memoir has been hailed as an outstanding addition to the literature of WWII.
Descent: My Epic Fall from Cycling Superstardom to Doping Dead End
by Thomas DekkerThe Award-Winning, International Best-Seller &“I have success, money, women. I&’ve been lionized by the public and the press. The world is at my feet. I&’ve spread my wings and here I am, soaring above everything and everyone. But in reality, the descent has already begun.&” At age 20, Thomas Dekker was already earning €100,000 a year as an amateur bike racer. The next year, he turned pro and his salary quadrupled then rose again to €900,000 as he established his position as a super-domestique among Europe&’s wealthiest superteams. The sport marveled at Dekker&’s rise as the young racer set his ambitions on capturing cycling&’s biggest prizes for himself. Before long, though, Dekker found himself corrupted by money, dazzled by fame, and cracking under the relentless pressure to perform at a superhuman level. In his tell-all book DESCENT: My Epic Fall from Cycling Superstardom to Doping Dead End, Dekker reveals a sordid way of life full of blood bags, drugs, prostitutes, and money. DESCENT tells the story of a yearslong bender that exposes the brutal truth of his life as a professional cyclist. And Dekker is not alone; he names those who fell with him and those who aided in his downfall. In DESCENT, we take an unflinching look at the European peloton as it roars through its modern boom yearsthe height of the EPO eraand what we see is shocking. You won&’t be able to turn away from this page-turning read about one man&’s rise, fall, and redemption and what his story reveals about professional sports.
Descent
by David GutersonFrom the best-selling author of Snow Falling on Cedars: a poignant, searching memoir about one man's fall into depression in the wake of a national tragedy, and his brave struggle to return to normalcy. Like most of the country and the world, David Guterson woke up on Tuesday, September 11th, 2001, not thinking history was about to change. He was in Washington, D.C., with a group of fellow writers, evaluating grant applications for the National Endowment of the Arts. But before their work day had even begun, the Pentagon was bombed; the Twin Towers were down in New York City; and havoc was wreaked irrevocably on our collective sense of happiness, security, and national pride. Scrambling to get out of the city and back home any way he could, David, along with two fellow writers, rented a car and drove 2,600 miles across the country to Seattle. But the attacks triggered something inside him, a pervasive feeling of hopelessness, fear, despair--a clinical depression that that would not go away. He lost interest in his work, family, friends--his life. Inspired by William Styron's masterful Darkness Visible, Guterson's Descent is the searing account of one man's envelopment by the darkest of human emotions, and his tunneling out. Powerful, intense, and deeply felt, it is at once personal and universally illuminating--a confession from a great literary mind who takes us on a journey of what it feels like, and means, to lose one's grasp on the world--and to find it once more, even if by fumbling in the dark.
Descent: The Heroic Discovery of the Abyss
by Bradford MatsenBrad Matsen brings to vivid life the famous deep-sea expeditions of Otis Barton and William Beebe. Beebe was a very well-connected and internationally acclaimed naturalist, with the power to generate media attention. Barton was an engineer and heir to a considerable fortune, who had long dreamed of making his mark on the world as an adventurer. Together, Beebe and Barton would achieve what no one had done before--direct observation of life in the blackness of the abyss. Here, against the back drop of the depression, is their riveting tale.
Descubriendo a Coco
by Edmonde Charles-RouxLa vida intensa de una mujer que revolucionó la moda y la vida social del siglo XX: Coco Chanel. Narrar la vida de una persona que ha dejado solo unos pocos testimonios y que se ha preocupado por falsear una y otra vez su propia biografía no es una tarea sencilla. La intención de Charles-Roux, que escribió este texto a los pocos años de morir la artista, es ir más allá de la leyenda, y para eso decide aportar minuciosos datos biográficos pero también ahondar en las mentiras y contradicciones de esta gran dama. Su retrato de Chanel muestra el lado más genial y creativo de la diseñadora, y a la vez el más cruel, oportunista y oscuro. Plasmada en toda su complejidad y sus contradicciones, Chanel suscita una mezcla de admiración y rechazo, pero nunca indiferencia. Repleta de anécdotas, su biografía se enlaza con la de aquellas figuras que jugaron un papel importante en su vida y su época. Un retrato cabal de la mujer y de la artista que cambió la historia de la moda, y también de la época que le tocó en suerte; desde sus inicios como costurera en Moulins hasta su fallecimiento en 1971, pasando por su consolidación como Coco Chanel, las relaciones que mantuvo con figuras como Picasso, Cocteau, Stravinski o Collete y la Segunda Guerra Mundial, el inicio de un período oscuro en el que participó en una operación de espionaje alemán.
Desde el fondo del mar: Así me recuperé del asesinato de mi mamá, Diana Turbay
by María Carolina Hoyos TurbayPor primera vez la hija de Diana Turbay revela detalles de una historia que partió su vida en dos: el asesinato de su madre en una de las épocas más violentas de la historia reciente de Colombia María Carolina Hoyos Turbay tenía 18 años cuando se enteró por la radio de la operación autorizada por el entonces presidente César Gaviria para intentar liberar a su mamá, secuestrada por Pablo Escobar. Horas después, luego de un rescate fallido y frente al cuerpo sin vida de Diana Turbay, su hija le prometió que nunca más volvería a sonreír. Tuvieron que pasar muchos años, muchas lágrimas y mucho dolor para que María Carolina decidiera incumplir esa promesa, retomar su vida e intentar ser feliz. Esta es la historia de cómo una mujer colombiana, una hija a quien el narcotráfico le arrebató a su madre, decidió perdonar. Pero también podría ser la historia de aquellos que un día pensaron que jamás se recuperarían de una enfermedad, un divorcio o una crisis económica. Este testimonio confirma que, a pesar de las situaciones más adversas, es posible salir a flote y volver a sonreír. "Me asombra gratamente una combinación que aflora en todos los párrafos de este libro: la naturalidad de periodismo auténtico con que la autora describe sus emociones más íntimas y sus pesares más entrañables. Solo una persona que tenga el corazón en paz puede traducir así los rincones de su propia alma, con sencillez y maestría al mismo tiempo". -Tomado del prólogo de Juan Gossaín
Desde el país de los blancos
by Ousman UmarTras un duro viaje de cinco años cruzando el continente africano y el mar, Ousman relata la segunda parte de su historia, y quizá la más dolorosa y difícil: sobrevivir en el País de los Blancos. A los trece años partí desde la selva de Ghana hacia el País de los Blancos. Tras cinco años, en los que crucé el desierto y después el mar en patera, llegué a Barcelona. No imaginaba que entonces iba a empezar lo peor y, tiempo después, lo mejor. Viví en la jungla de cemento e indiferencia, dormí en la calle, pasé hambre, frío y miedo y me enfrenté al racismo. Pero también viví la feliz acogida de mi familia catalana. Aprendí a leer y escribir, me puse a estudiar y comencé a trabajar. Incluso fui a la universidad. Pero cuanto más sabía, más interrogantes me surgían. ¿Por qué se ha congelado la montaña?,me pregunté al ver la nieve por primera vez. ¿Entonces Dios no creó el mundo en siete días?, me planteé cuando me explicaron la teoría del Big Bang. Cuando iba al supermercado no veía comida, sino una sucesión de objetos de colores vivos alineados, pero ¿dónde se podía coger una cabra? He explorado muchos puntos de vista a lo largo de todo este tiempo: el chamanismo, el cristianismo, el islam y la ciencia. Y he aprendido que, al final, todos los seres humanos somos iguales: no hay nada más importante que el amor y disfrutar de la vidasin hacer daño a los demás. Y que el éxito no es más que una acumulación de fracasos sin perder la ilusión. Reseñas:«Un duro viaje de ida y vuelta que migrantes y sociedades de acogida deben conocer.»Ana Pastor «La historia de Ousman Umar es una de las más hermosas que la radio me ha permitido compartir. Sé que muchos oyentes han estado al borde de las lágrimas. Yo, también. Ya les aviso que se van a emocionar con su historia.»Julia Otero «Ousman era un niño que un día, en su Ghana natal, vio volar un avión. Desde entonces la curiosidad le empujó a cruzar el Mediterráneo y viajar hasta el País de los Blancos. Esta es su historia: la historia de un superviviente.»Gemma Nierga «El relato de Ousman comparte con los miles de migrantes que cada año se la juegan para llegar a Europa el dolor, el miedo, la injusticia, el racismo y el sufrimiento. Sentimientos provocados por situaciones que narra con una naturalidad pasmosa.»Antònia Justícia, La Vanguardia
Desde las trincheras: Colombia dividida en la Guerra de los 1000 días
by José Guillermo Sánchez RiveraAmor, pasión y guerra. Este libro nació de la necesidad de compartir con el pueblo latinoamericano, especialmente con el colombiano, lo que sucedido día a día y noche a noche por uno de sus soldados de artillería que peleó en la Guerra de los 1000 días, y peleó no por su supervivencia, sino únicamente por el partido que él creía que era el de la Iglesia Católica, y por eso daría hasta la última gota de sangre que llevaba dentro de su desnutrido cuerpo. <P><P>Quería poder liberar la patria de ese voraz adversario cuya única religión era la de descuartizar a sus enemigos a machete limpio, y por este medio lograr sembrar el pánico, terror y destrucción, así de esta bárbara manera poder doblegar al adversario. Este diario lo escribió mi padre sobre lo acontecido en el campo de batalla, en sus periodos de descanso, o en las noches sin sueño, para poder así dejarnos un legado de lo sucedido en esa cruel e inhumana guerra. Hasta la fecha no se ha encontrado a nadie que haya escrito lo sucedido en tan deplorables situaciones. <P><P>Este manuscrito lo guardaron los miembros de mi familia durante todos estos años, hasta que llego a mi poder en el en año 2014 cuando estuve de vacaciones en mi querida patria, yo soy el último de los hijos de mi padre, y vi la necesidad de publicarlo, pues sería una gran pérdida no llevar a cabo la divulgación de esta penosa historia, de uno de sus más grandes e ignorados patriotas de esa sufrida época de nuestra linda patria.
Desde un rincón de la Casa Blanca
by Beck Dorey-SteinUn testimonio personal y humano, excelentemente escrito, sobre la vida en la Casa Blanca. En 2012, Beck Dorey-Stein llega, como caída del cielo, al Despacho Oval para convertirse en una de las taquígrafas de Barak Obama. Ajena hasta el momento a ese mundo, pasa a formar parte del equipo de colaboradores más próximos al presidente, a quien acompañarán en sus desplazamientos. En el transcurso de largos viajes, atravesando zonas horarias, Beck traba amistad con un dinámico grupo de compañeros, jóvenes que, al igual que ella, dejan su vida cotidiana en tierra desde el instante en que suben al Air Force One para servir al primer mandatario. Unas memorias atrapantes que conducen al lector hasta el interior de la Casa Blanca durante la era Obama, donde podremos verlo todo a través de los ojos de una joven integrante del grupo de élite del presidente. La crítica ha dicho...«Dorey-Stein ofrece una panorámica absolutamente fascinante de lo que supone estar cerca del poder en el momento en que se escribe la Historia.»Piper Kerman, autora de Orange is the New Black «¿Quién habría dicho que el Ala Oeste de la Casa Blanca podía ser tan sexy? La excepcional perspectiva de la que gozó Beck queda patente en cada una de las páginas de este libro, así como su afilado sentido del humor.»Lauren Weisberger, autora de El diablo viste de Prada «La atrevida y conmovedora historia de una mujer que intenta abrirse camino en el mundo.»The Bookseller