Marcelo: 341 books

Throughout our lives we have encountered different situations making us question ourselves about who we are, what path to follow, and how to achieve happiness. Although it seems somewhat complex to solve, we do not really realize within ourselves are the answers to those questions. You will...

From the middle of the nineteenth century until the 1888 abolition of slavery in Brazil, Rio de Janeiro was home to the largest urban population of enslaved workers anywhere in the Americas. It was also the site of an incipient working-class consciousness that expressed itself across seemingly distinct...

Applying the insights of Deleuze and Guattari's works to Israel-Palestine, Arab-Jewish Activism in Israel-Palestine sets out to re-conceptualise the relationship between resistance and power in ethnically segregated spaces in general, and the Israeli-Palestine context in particular. Combining many...

Se a cidadania pode ser definida como o conjunto de direitos e deveres individuais, garantido por instituições justas, visando ao bem coletivo, a prática, no entanto, tem mostrado que nem sempre é assim – ou, pelo menos, não para todo mundo. Neste livro, o filósofo Mario Sergio Cortella e...

La inesperada elección del papa Francisco y su inusual estilo de liderazgo desconcierta a la curia y desató una feroz lucha de facciones dentro de los muros del Vaticano. Una biografía política indispensable del hombre que sorprendió al mundo con su austeridad y calidez, que repasa la participación...

Understandable and memorable -- these are your objectives when creating and delivering presentations. Whether you're a student making a presentation for school, an employee assigned by your boss to make a presentation, or a professional trainer, this book will help you create presentations that your audience can appreciate and remember.

For well over a century, the United Fruit Company (UFCO) has been the most vilified multinational corporation operating in Latin America. Criticism of the UFCO has been widespread, ranging from politicians to consumer activists, and from labor leaders to historians, all portraying it as an overwhelmingly...

Learn how to create mobile and full-stack web applications in JavaScript by getting a deeper insight into Meteor About This Book This step-by-step tutorial will show you how to build fast, complex web applications Over 65 hands-on recipes help you build and deploy elegant web applications Optimize...

While worldwide crime is declining overall, criminality in Latin America has reached unprecedented levels that have ushered in social unrest and political turmoil. Despite major political and economic gains, crime has increased in every Latin American country over the past 25 years, currently making...

“Seis minutos para la medianoche”, es una pequeña antología de cuentos inquietantes que espero disfrute de leerlos tanto como lo hice yo al escribirlos.  La primera parada del camino que propongo es “Hipnosis”, donde el Doctor Edgardo Crux, médico y mentalista, llevará adelante...

Em Sherlock Holmes Aventuras Secretas, o maior detetive de todos os tempos retorna para desvendar novos casos, trazidos por um seleto time de autores brasileiros. Com organização e contos de Carlos Orsi e Marcelo Galvão, também participam dessa homenagem ao gênero policial Octavio Aragão, Alexandre...

Si la inseguridad es el fantasma –o el hecho– más temido, y constantemente acapara la atención de los medios, ¿cómo podríamos no verla? Sin embargo, esa extrema visibilidad es engañosa. Como uno de los máximos expertos en temas de seguridad, Marcelo Sain sostiene que la cuestión está...

Cómo el Papa Francisco construyó y desarrolla su carismático liderazgo pastoral que está transformando a la Iglesia y al mundo. CUBA, NARCOTRÁFICO, RUSIA, ISIS, CORRUPCIÓN, ISLAM, POBREZA, INMIGRACIÓN, CHINA, CELIBATO, DIVORCIO, GUERRA, MAFIA, CAMBIO CLIMÁTICO, TERRORISMO, CURAS PEDÓFILOS,...

Relatos que repercutieron en los medios y la opinión pública de la década del setenta, pero no tuvieron la misma difusión que los hitos violentos -asesinatos, desapariciones y atentados- de esos años. Desde fines de los sesenta hasta comienzos de los ochenta del siglo pasado, la Argentina...