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Fuerte y claro: Historia del metal en Uruguay
by Fernando SoriaUn recorrido histórico a través de los protagonistas y creadores del heavy metal en Uruguay. El fenómeno cultural del metal en Uruguay no es una moda. Es más que música, es cultura y forma de vida. Éstas son algunas de las conclusiones a las que el lector podrá llegar leyendo este libro.Desde las primeras expresiones a nivel mundial a mediados de la década del 70 del Siglo XX, pasando por las primeras manifestaciones en Uruguay hace más de 30 años, las características del público, los festivales y medios propios de difusión son algunas de las temáticas que Fernando Soria #autor y activo participante de la escena metalera uruguaya# logra plasmar en estas páginas. Como un riff filoso de guitarra el testimonio y la opinión juegan para crear este libro que trabaja, por primera vez en 30 años, un género que ha logrado trascender la música.Ácido, Alvacast, Cross, Chopper, Reytoro son solo algunas de las historias que se rescatan #en voz de sus integrantes# y nos permiten armar este puzle hecho de metal.
La fuerza de las ideas: La impronta del Estado Batllista en la identidad nacional
by Julio María SanguinettiEl Dr. Julio María Sanguinetti, con precisión de historiador y su oficio periodístico, aporta con este libro un nuevo mojón a su propuesta de comunicar a las nuevas generaciones las batallas de ideas que han configurado el Uruguay de hoy. El Uruguay suele ser reconocido en Latinoamérica por su sólida democracia y sus pioneros avances en derechos sociales, económicos y culturales. Le distingue también un singularísimo republicanismo laico. Habiendo gobernado dos tercios de la historia nacional, el Partido Colorado le ha impreso, a su institucionalidad, rasgos fundamentales que ya están incorporados a su identidad, a su ADN. Es lo que comúnmente se llama Estado Batllista, centro permanente de los debates y controversias públicas. La ética de la responsabilidad, la laicidad republicana, el feminismo, la garantía de la libertad de expresión, la educación como herramienta para el desarrollo, el concepto de solidaridad social, el internacionalismo, son aspectos claves de las ideas que el Partido Colorado incorporó a su vida democrática.
Una fuerza para el bien: La visión del Dalai Lama para nuestro mundo
by Daniel GolemanEl Dalai Lama según Daniel Goleman. Un homenaje al amigo, del que rescata conceptos y enseñanzas fundamentales para hacer del mundo un lugar mejor. Daniel Goleman -el renombrado autor de La inteligencia emocional- celebra el cumpleaños número 80 de su amigo el Dalai Lama ofreciendo la visión transformadora del mundo del máximo exponente del budismo tibetano. En este libro reúne los conceptos fundamentales del monje, poniendo en evidencia su profunda comprensión de la realidad. Para ello cita historias reales de personas que ponen en práctica su guía espiritual y son evidencia de los resultados positivos que podemos obtener si encauzamos positivamente nuestra energía. Cada vez más interesado en la espiritualidad, Goleman vuelve a sorprender con su pensamiento flexible, su capacidad argumentativa y, en este caso, con la calidez del amigo que rinde homenaje a uno de nuestros contemporáneos más sobresalientes.
Fug You: An Informal History of the Peace Eye Bookstore, the Fuck You Press, the Fugs, and Counterculture in the Lower East Side
by Ed SandersFug Youis Ed Sanders's unapologetic and often hilarious account of eight key years of "total assault on the culture," to quote his novelist friend William S. Burroughs. Fug Youtraces the flowering years of New York's downtown bohemia in the sixties, starting with the marketing problems presented by publishingFuck You / A Magazine of the Arts, as it faced the aboveground's scrutiny, and leading to Sanders's arrest after a raid on his Peace Eye Bookstore. The memoir also traces the career of the Fugs--formed in 1964 by Sanders and his neighbor, the legendary Tuli Kupferberg (called "the world's oldest living hippie" by Allen Ginsberg)--as Sanders strives to find a home for this famous postmodern, innovative anarcho-folk-rock band in the world of record labels.
Fugitive Days: A Memoir
by Bill AyersAyers helped found the Weather Underground in the late 1960s in response to the horror of the Vietnam War. He recounts a decade of living as a fugitive, stealing explosives, hiding from the law, and losing his beloved Diana Oughton in an explosion. The 2001 edition was published by Beacon Press. Annotation ©2004 Book News, Inc. , Portland, OR (booknews. com)
Fugitive Days: Memoirs of an Antiwar Activist
by Bill Ayers[Back cover] THE TRUE STORY OF THE 60S RADICAL AT THE CENTER OF THE RIGHT WING'S 2008 OBAMA SMEAR CAMPAIGN Bill Ayers was born into privilege and is today a highly respected educator. In the late 1960s he was a young pacifist who helped to found one of the most radical political organizations in U.S. history, the Weather Underground. In a new era of antiwar activism and suppression of protest, his story, Fugitive Days, is more poignant and relevant than ever.
Fugitive Days
by Bill AyersBill Ayers was born into privilege and is today a highly respected educator. In the late 1960s he was a young pacifist who helped to found one of the most radical political organizations in U.S. history, the Weather Underground. In a new era of antiwar activism and suppression of protest, his story, Fugitive Days, is more poignant and relevant than ever.From the Trade Paperback edition.
The Fugitive King
by Elizabeth Rice HandfordNo horror chamber was ever so fearful as coming to grips with a fierce lion; or a hungry, raging bear; or a boastful, profane, bragging, blasphemous, giant; but these were the chilling experiences of the boy, David.
The Fugitive King
by Elizabeth Rice HandfordNo horror chamber was ever so fearful as coming to grips with a fierce lion; or a hungry, raging bear; or a boastful, profane, bragging, blasphemous, giant; but these were the chilling experiences of the boy, David.
Fugitive Son: A Memoir
by Aramís CalderónAramís Calderón was eleven in 1992 when federal marshals conducted a nighttime raid at the Baton Rouge apartment where he lived with his mother and four siblings. They were searching for Aramís&’s father, who had escaped from a nearby federal prison. Once satisfied with the answers from Aramís&’s mother, the marshals departed. At daybreak, so did Aramís&’s family—and drove toward a rendezvous with his father, who had fled to South Florida. Thus began an eight-month ordeal of constant moves, family aliases, and drug deals. As Calderón shares, Fugitive Son is not a love letter to his father, whom he sees even after his death as an unethical, toxic, and incredibly complex man. Rather, Calderón&’s memoir explores how his father&’s undeniable love for his family despite drug addiction, lawlessness, and toxic masculinity informed Aramís&’s rebellious decision to join the Marines, and how all this shaped his determination to become the father he wished his own had been.
Fugitives and Refugees: A Walk in Portland, Oregon (Crown Journeys)
by Chuck PalahniukThe author of the best-selling novel reveals his favorite Portland, Oregon landmarks in this autobiographical travel guide that describes the City of Roses as "the home of America's fugitives and refugees." Covering a bit of culture and a bit of history, the guide begins with a Portland vocabulary lesson and then offers descriptive listings of selected restaurants (with key recipes), architecture, museums, swingers' sex clubs (gay and straight), events, transportation, shopping, and photo opportunities, along with wry commentary from the author. The guide does not include maps, photographs, or an index. Annotation (c)2003 Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)
Fuimos nosotras: Las primeras parlamentarias de la democracia
by Magis IglesiasUna apasionante crónica sobre las ignoradas primeras parlamentarias de la democracia española. ¿Quién da voz a las mujeres que tomaron las riendas de la consolidación democrática de nuestro país? <P><P>En cuatro décadas de vida que cuenta ya la Constitución Española de 1978, mucho es el material que encontramos en relación a los parlamentarios constituyentes, padres de la Constitución o ponentes de la carta Magna. <P><P>Sin embargo, si en algo resultó revolucionaria la democracia española fue en el cambio que supuso para las mujeres. Un cambio impulsado por la presencia y la actividad de extraordinarias mujeres parlamentarias que abrieron las compuertas de un embalse que ha alimentado ríos de libertad para todas las españolas. <P><P>Ahora más que nunca, la sociedad en su conjunto necesita modelos y referentes de mujeres que hicieron historia y fueron pioneras en el ejercicio del poder político de la democracia: mujeres que dejaron huella. Con esta obra eminentemente periodística, Magis Iglesias pretende seguir esa huella, sacarla a la luz y promocionarla ampliamente mediante un relato biográfico de las desconocidas madres de la Constitución.
The Fukushima Nuclear Power Plant Disaster and the Future of Renewable Energy (Distinguished Speakers Series)
by Naoto KanIn a speech delivered in Japanese at Cornell University, Naoto Kan describes the harrowing days after a cataclysmic earthquake and tsunami led to the meltdown of three reactors at the Fukushima Daiichi Nuclear Power Plant. In vivid language, he tells how he struggled with the possibility that tens of millions of people would need to be evacuated.Cornell Global Perspectives is an imprint of Cornell University’s Mario Einaudi Center for International Studies. The works examine critical global challenges, often from an interdisciplinary perspective, and are intended for a non-specialist audience. The Distinguished Speaker series presents edited transcripts of talks delivered at Cornell, both in the original language and in translation.
Fulfilment: Memoirs of a Criminal Court Judge
by David VanekSoldier, university professor, lawyer, political candidate, and judge; David Vanek’s compelling life story has seen him in many roles, all of which are played out in these memoirs. The child of Jewish-Russian immigrants, Vanek encountered anti-semitism while growing up, but was able to overcome prejudice and rise to prominence. He was educated at the University of Toronto and Osgoode Hall Law School (where he was in a Jewish fraternity with Johnny Wayne and Frank Shuster) before serving in the Second World War. When the war was over, he returned to the University of Toronto to teach law, and opened his own practice. In 1963 he ran for Parliament as a member of the Progressive Conservative party. In 1968 Vanek became a provincial court judge, and would preside over cases dealing with robbery, drugs, assault, gambling, pollution, and embezzlement, as well as the rights of citizens vs. the rights of police. His most high-profile case was that of Susan Nelles, a nurse at Toronto’s Hospital for Sick Children who was charged with the murders of four babies at the hospital. Vanek went on to become the president of the Provincial Court Judges Association, and was active in campaigning for changes in how the courts treat young offenders.
Full Battle Rattle: My Story as the Longest-Serving Special Forces A-Team Soldier in American History
by Changiz Lahidji Ralph PezzulloOver 100 combat missions, 24 years as a Green Beret—Full Battle Rattle tells the legend of a soldier who served America in every war since Vietnam.Master Sergeant Changiz Lahidji served on Special Forces A teams longer than anyone in history, completing over a hundred combat missions in Afghanistan. Changiz is a Special Forces legend. He also happens to be the first Muslim Green Beret. Changiz served this country starting with Operation Eagle Claw in 1980, when he entered Tehran on a one-man mission to spy on Iranian soldiers guarding the US Embassy where 52 US diplomats were being held hostage. Three years later, he was in Beirut, Lebanon when a suicide car bomb exploded in front of the US Embassy killing 83 people. Weeks after that, he was shot by Hezbollah terrorists on a night mission. In Operation Iraqi Freedom, he led a convoy that was ambushed on its way to Fallujah. He was clearing houses in Mogadishu, Somalia on October, 1993 when a US Black Hawk helicopter was shot down 50 feet away from him in the incident that inspired Black Hawk Down. In 2002, he dressed as a farmer and snuck into Eastern Afghanistan and located Osama Bin Laden for the CIA. Along the way, Changiz earned numerous commendations, including the Special Forces Legion of Merit, Purple Hearts, and many others. Last year he was nominated for induction in Military Intelligence Hall of Fame and cited as “the finest noncommissioned officer to ever serve in Special Forces.” His story is an amazing tale of perseverance and courage, of combat and one man’s love of his adopted country.
Full Bloom: The Art and Life of Georgia O'Keeffe
by Hunter Drohojowska-Philp"The definitive life of O'Keeffe." --Hilton Kramer, Los Angeles Times Georgia O'Keefe (1887?-1986) was one of the most successful American artists of the twentieth century: her arresting paintings of enormous, intimately rendered flowers, desert landscapes, and stark white cow skulls are seminal works of modern art. But behind O'Keeffe's bold work and celebrity was a woman misunderstood by even her most ardent admirers. This large, finely balanced biography offers an astonishingly honest portrayal of a life shrouded in myth. Some images in the ebook are not displayed owing to permissions issues.
Full Body Burden: Growing Up in the Nuclear Shadow of Rocky Flats
by Kristen IversenFull Body Burden is a haunting work of narrative nonfiction about a young woman, Kristen Iversen, growing up in a small Colorado town close to Rocky Flats, a secret nuclear weapons plant once designated "the most contaminated site in America." It's the story of a childhood and adolescence in the shadow of the Cold War, in a landscape at once startlingly beautiful and--unknown to those who lived there--tainted with invisible yet deadly particles of plutonium. It's also a book about the destructive power of secrets--both family and government. Her father's hidden liquor bottles, the strange cancers in children in the neighborhood, the truth about what was made at Rocky Flats (cleaning supplies, her mother guessed)--best not to inquire too deeply into any of it. But as Iversen grew older, she began to ask questions. She learned about the infamous 1969 Mother's Day fire, in which a few scraps of plutonium spontaneously ignited and--despite the desperate efforts of firefighters--came perilously close to a "criticality," the deadly blue flash that signals a nuclear chain reaction. Intense heat and radiation almost melted the roof, which nearly resulted in an explosion that would have had devastating consequences for the entire Denver metro area. Yet the only mention of the fire was on page 28 of the Rocky Mountain News, underneath a photo of the Pet of the Week. In her early thirties, Iversen even worked at Rocky Flats for a time, typing up memos in which accidents were always called "incidents."And as this memoir unfolds, it reveals itself as a brilliant work of investigative journalism--a detailed and shocking account of the government's sustained attempt to conceal the effects of the toxic and radioactive waste released by Rocky Flats, and of local residents' vain attempts to seek justice in court. Here, too, are vivid portraits of former Rocky Flats workers--from the healthy, who regard their work at the plant with pride and patriotism, to the ill or dying, who battle for compensation for cancers they got on the job. Based on extensive interviews, FBI and EPA documents, and class-action testimony, this taut, beautifully written book promises to have a very long half-life.
FULL BORE
by William McinnesWilliam McInnes, one of Australia's best-loved entertainers and authors, takes a look at the Aussie obsession with sports and pop culture.A chance encounter in an auction house is the jumping-off point for William's inimitable take on our sport-obsessed nation, Australian popular culture and the artefacts and memorabilia that both make us cringe with recognition and laugh with warm affection. His trademark humour and anecdotes litter this collection, making it a true delight.'insightful, understated and very funny' Sydney Morning Herald on The Laughing Clowns'William McInnes compels with the sheer delightfulness of his memoir, and with his fine ability to spin a damn funny yarn' Sunday Telegraph on A Man's Got To Have A Hobby'a ripper' The Canberra Times on The Making of Modern Australia
The Full Catastrophe: A Memoir
by Karen Elizabeth LeeAs featured in MariaShriver.com * MindBodyGreen * BooksByWomen * Named &“Spring Book Pick&” by Redbook Magazine * POPSUGAR * Chico&’s Inside Chic * San Francisco Book Review * Buzzfeed * The Berry In 1998, after having been married to Duncan―a bully who'd been controlling her for the fourteen years they'd been together―Karen E. Lee thought divorce was in the cards. But ten months after telling him that she wanted that divorce, Duncan was diagnosed with cancer―and eight months later, he was gone. Karen hoped her problems would be solved after Duncan's death―but instead, she found that, without his ranting, raving, and screaming taking up space in her life, she had her own demons to face. Luckily, Duncan had inadvertently left her the keys to her own salvation and healing―a love of Jungian psychology and a book that was to be her guide through the following years. In The Full Catastrophe, Karen explores Jungian analysis, the dreams she had during this period, the intuitive messages she learned to trust in order to heal, and her own emotional journey―including romances, travel adventures, and friends. Insightful and brutally honest, The Full Catastrophe is the story of a well educated, professional woman who, after marrying the wrong kind of man―twice―finally resurrects her life.
Full Circle: An Autobiographical Journal
by Janet BakerJanet Baker, the much-beloved, great English mezzo-soprano, recitalist and opera singer, journalizes her last year in opera (1981-1982). There's no gossip here, just heartfelt responses to what life has brought her and to her art. Many of her recorded performances, both opera and lieder, are still available.
Full Circle: From Hollywood to Real Life and Back Again
by Andrea BarberAndrea Barber is known to millions worldwide as Kimmy Gibbler, star of the hit 90s sitcom Full House, and the Netflix sequel, Fuller House. In this funny, heartfelt book, Andrea takes readers behind the scenes of her odd Hollywood career and beyond. She shares how anxiety, particularly postpartum anxiety, derailed her life, and how she was able to take back control and serve as inspiration for others. Refreshingly honest and deeply personal, Andrea writes in a way that feels like catching up with an old friend. Get ready to laugh, reminisce, and finally get to know the woman behind the zany next door neighbor . . . When Kimmy Gibbler burst into the Tanners&’ home on Full House in 1987, audiences immediately connected with the confident and quirky pre-teen character, played by ten-year-old actress Andrea Barber. During an eight-season run on one of the most popular series of the &‘80s and &‘90s, Andrea came of age in front of millions. But she was as far removed from her character as a girl can get. The introverted young star was plagued with self-doubt, insecurities, and debilitating anxieties that left her questioning her identity after the show&’s cancelation. Andrea wouldn&’t return to the public eye until 2016, for Fuller House. So what happened in those intervening decades that Andrea jokingly calls &“the lost years&”? For starters, Andrea never stopped working. But it was on a series of life-changing transitions: earning a college degree, then a Master&’s, building a career in international education, getting married, and starting a family. She also faced some unforeseeable transitions: navigating a sudden divorce after nearly twelve years of marriage, and second-guessing her capabilities as a single mother. But it was her devastating bout with post-partum anxiety and depression that derailed Andrea&’s life—and became a crucial turning point. Full Circle is a raw, refreshingly honest look into the life of a celebrity who has never been fully comfortable in the spotlight. Here Andrea shares her deeply personal struggles with mental health in a way she has never done before. She opens up about fighting her way back and finding solace—while finding herself—all before her life came full circle with her costars and lifelong friends on Fuller House. Sharing her journey from child star, to champion of mental health, and back to stardom, Andrea writes in a way that feels like catching up with an old friend. You&’ll laugh, reminisce, and finally get to know the woman behind the zany next door neighbor. &“Funny, smart, inspiring, raw, and honest.&” —Candace Cameron Bure &“A great read from a multi-talented actress, author, and comedienne!&” —Jodie Sweetin &“Brave, open, and so very human.&” —Tan France, Queer Eye, and author of Naturally Tan &“Prepare to be entertained and inspired.&” —Lori Gottlieb, New York Times bestselling author of Maybe You Should Talk to Someone: A Therapist, Her Therapist, and Our Lives Revealed &“Andrea speaks from her heart with language that every mom, every person, can relate to. . . . Wonderfully written.&” —Karen Kleiman, Founder, The Postpartum Stress Center, author of Good Moms Have Scary Thoughts
Full Circle: Loving. Living. Life. After The Down Low.
by Jl KingFull Circle: Loving. Living. Life After The Down Low covers the span of ten years since JL King’s first blockbuster release, On the Down Low. In his new book, he will explore the impact his controversial New York Times bestselling book has had on relationships, as well as the type of challenges he has encountered on a personal and professional level.
Full Circle: A Memoir
by Edith Kurzweil Walter LaqueurThis is a personal history of the twentieth century as seen through the eyes of Edith Kurzweil, author, teacher, editor of Partisan Review, and a recent recipient of the National Medal of Humanities. The book opens with Kurzweil early adolescence in Vienna during the Nazi takeover. It ends with the author finding herself in the new century. In between, she kept moving on and interrogating the world around her. The reader follows Kurzweil on her perilous journey, at the age of fourteen, to Belgium, through France, Spain, and Portugal, alone with her younger brother. Her fantasies of reunion with her parents in New York kept her going but came to naught: she had not expected to fall from a wealthy childhood into the life of the working-class poor, as a millinery apprentice or a diamond cutter. Instead of entering college life, she eventually became a conventional American housewife. Unhappy and anxious, she anticipated the social changes in America, and returned to Europe with her second husband and her two children. She arrived at the beginning of the Italian miracle--its post-war revitalization. In Milan she met many Americans as an active member of its community and of the British-American club. After personal tragedy she returned to New York, and only then pursued her early intellectual ambitions. The author eventually became a professor of sociology and quickly climbed up the academic ladder. Just as she had been as a little girl, she still "wanted to know everything," beginning with her study of Italian entrepreneurs and going on to European history and French thought, to psychoanalysis and anti-Semitism. Her early writings prompted William Phillips, co-founder and editor of Partisan Review, to invite her into the elite circle of New York intellectuals. She worked alongside him, first as a reader, then as executive editor, and took over the editorship of the legendary journal during its final period. Kurzweil's journey was one of courage, and of emotional and intellectual growth. Full Circle will be of interest to intellectual and cultural historians, literary and Holocaust scholars, and American studies specialists.
Full Circle: The Remarkable True Story of Two All-American Wrestling Teammates Pitted Against Each Other in the War on Drugs and Then Reunited as Coaches
by Chuck Malkus Jerry LangtonGlamour, excitement, and money were thrust upon Miami in the late 1970s. Seemingly overnight, it transformed from a sleepy Southern town famous only for its retirees, to an exciting mix of wealth, style, and violence. It was the Cocaine Era, when mountains of cash, bricks of coke, and men with assault rifles changed everything. And it changed the people living there, as well. Kevin Pedersen and Alex DeCubas, a couple of local boys who met at a Little League game, became best friends and star high school wrestling teammates. They were even featured in Sports Illustrated. Alex, who was so big and powerful that he wasn't allowed to play football with the other kids, was on his way to bigger things, possibly the Olympics, when a series of tragedies derailed his dreams. Instead, he used his natural strength and ferocity to start robbing drug dealers and selling what he took. Before long, he caught the eyes of the Colombians and became the biggest home-grown cocaine dealer in the United States. Kevin, half Alex's size, became a wrestling champion through self-discipline, hard work, and drive. After graduating from West Point, he saw his family life deteriorate because of drugs. After divorcing his coke-addicted wife, he came close to suicide until his mind changed. He realized America's enemy wasn't Iran or Russia or any other country, it was drugs. He went to work for the DEA, and on his first day, Kevin found out that his old friend, Alex, was their primary target. And, years later, after the pair faced conflict, personal turmoil, and (for Alex) a long prison sentence, the pair reunited and teamed up to do what they perhaps always should have--coaching high school wrestling together. Full Circle is the remarkable true story of two best friends, their relationship torn apart by the "War on Drugs" as each was put into opposite sides of the conflict.
Full Circle: A Pictorial Autobiography of George and Hilda Sweeting
by George SweetingBe inspired by the story of a life well lived.In this book you&’ll encounter—through words and images—the uplifting story of George Sweeting and his beloved wife, Hilda. You&’ll discern the providential hand of God as He brings the Sweetings&’ lives full circle. Both of George&’s parents were converted in Scotland by the ministry of D. L. Moody. Then, in God&’s perfect timing, He brought George into two leadership positions connected with this great evangelist—first, as pastor of the historic Moody Church in downtown Chicago, and second, as the sixth president of the school that Moody founded: the Moody Bible Institute.Along the way, God gave the Sweetings a deep heart for evangelism. Whether it was preaching in evangelistic crusades or sending missionaries to the foreign field, George has always been passionate about winning souls for Christ. &“Our supreme task is world evangelization in this generation!&” was the constant cry of his heart.From humble beginnings, to academic leadership, to friendship with a U.S. president, God used George and Hilda Sweeting to make an impact on the world. Lives lived for Christ from start to finish are hard to find these days—yet deeply encouraging when God brings them before our eyes. So enter into the story of the Sweetings and find your spirit refreshed by their legacy of faithfulness. And as you read, ask yourself, &“Lord, how do you want to bring my life full circle as well?&”