Booker T. Washington

El sueño americano se tambalea peligrosamente.Durante el turbulento verano del escándalo Lewinsky, Coleman Silk, decano de universidad, ve cómo su reputación y su carrera se arruinan por decir una expresión poco afortunada en un momento inoportuno. La fiebre de lo políticamente correcto -la nueva caza de brujas en EE UU- desata, a partir de una sola frase, consecuencias devastadoras. Pero la verdad acerca de Silk desarmaría las acusaciones más virulentas. Porque guarda un secreto vital, que no es la aventura amorosa que mantiene con una mujer a la que dobla la edad, ni sus supuestos...

Chile offers complete coverage of this fascinating country, including sections on history, geography, wildlife, infrastructure and government, and culture. It also includes a detailed fact file, maps and charts, and a traceable flag.

The story of Spanish explorer Alvar Nunez Cabeza de Vaca brims with his adventures and misadventures throughout the North American Southwest. As of the sixteenth century, no European had journeyed over such a large extension of territory, from the Florida Peninsula to northern Mexico, and survived. This lively and informative volume goes on to examine his eight years of wandering in this unknown land, during which he learned natural medicine from the American natives and became a curandero, learned their languages, and served as a trader and peacemaker among different tribes. Vibrant...

The greatest thinkers of humanity at your fingertips, in minutes! If you thought you would never be able to understand the essential classic authors, you were wrong! With our "Summarized Classics" collection, you will understand the main ideas of the most important thinkers in a very short time and with little effort. The present volume covers the central axes of this discipline. Among them, the reader will find an analysis of the following: Who Is Bourdieu, Some Properties Of The Fields, High Costume And High Culture, From The National Field To The International Field, Economy Of The...