Frei: 69 books
by Frei Betto
Language: Portuguese
Release Date: July 1, 2007
Language: Portuguese
Release Date: July 1, 2007
Entre janeiro de 2003 e dezembro de 2004, Frei Betto serviu ao Governo Federal como Assessor Especial da Presidência da República. Sua incumbência era cuidar da mobilização da sociedade no Programa Fome Zero e favorecer a relação do Planalto com os movimentos sociais. Calendário do poder é...
Adenauer's Germany and the Nazi Past
The Politics of Amnesty and Integration
Language: English
Release Date: August 27, 2002
Of all the aspects of recovery in postwar Germany perhaps none was as critical or as complicated as the matter of dealing with Nazi criminals, and, more broadly, with the Nazi past. While on the international stage German officials spoke with contrition of their nation's burden of guilt, at home questions...
March 1939
Before the Madness—The Story of the First NCAA Basketball Tournament Champions
Language: English
Release Date: February 6, 2014
In 1939, the Oregon Webfoots, coached by the visionary Howard Hobson, stormed through the first NCAA basketball tournament, which was viewed as a risky coast-to-coast undertaking and perhaps only a one-year experiment. Seventy-five years later, following the tournament’s evolution into a national...
by Max Frei
Language: English
Release Date: July 19, 2012
Language: English
Release Date: July 19, 2012
The acclaimed Russian author’s international-bestselling fantasy series continues in this “unpredictable, mysterious” novel that’s “full of surprises” (Publishers Weekly).
In The Stranger’s Magic, Sir Max once again travels to the enchanted parallel world of Echo, where magic is commonplace...
Batismo de sangue
Guerrilha e morte de Carlos Marighella
Language: Portuguese
Release Date: August 1, 2006
Lançado originalmente em 1982, Batismo de sangue ganhou o prêmio Jabuti na categoria de melhor livro de memórias, foi traduzido para o francês e o italiano e é hoje considerado um dos clássicos da literatura brasileira no século XX. Frei Betto traça o perfil político de Carlos Marighella...
Horns, Hogs, and Nixon Coming
Texas vs. Arkansas in Dixie's Last Stand
Language: English
Release Date: November 1, 2007
On December 6, 1969, the Texas Longhorns and Arkansas Razorbacks met in what many consider the Game of the Century. In the centennial season of college football, both teams were undefeated; both featured devastating and innovative offenses; both boasted cerebral, stingy defenses; and both were coached...
77
Denver, The Broncos, and a Coming of Age
Language: English
Release Date: September 16, 2009
Asserting that the 1977 AFC champion Denver Broncos were the tipping point for the transformation of Denver, Colorado from cowtown to today's sports and entertainment mecca, author Terry Frei provides an intimate look at the team and the city it brought together at a time of great change. Along with...
by Frei Carlos Josaphat
Language: Portuguese
Release Date: May 22, 2014
Language: Portuguese
Release Date: May 22, 2014
O leitor deste Paradigma teológico de Tomás de Aquino poderá participar de uma incrível experiência espiritual e intelectual que é percorrer os meandros da Suma de Teologia, guiado por alguém que não apenas a conhece muito bem, mas também vivenciou os ensinamentos aí recolhidos: frei Carlos...
Fidel y la religión
Conversaciones con Frei Betto
Language: Spanish
Release Date: June 15, 2016
Entre los días 23 y 26 de mayo de 1985, el Comandante en Jefe Fidel Castro habló durante 23 horas sobre religión y otros temas con Frei Betto. Su formación familiar y su visión crítica de la educación recibida en colegios religiosos, su valoración del papel de las Iglesias y los creyentes...
by Frei Betto
Language: Portuguese
Release Date: May 8, 2017
Language: Portuguese
Release Date: May 8, 2017
Frei Betto, autor tão prolífico quanto profundo e instigante, faz uma série de reflexões sobre o ato de escrever, que, para ele, mais do que simples ofício, é uma verdadeira missão. Isto porque ele empunha a pena com a quixotesca coragem daqueles que ousam enfrentar os mais poderosos adversários,...
by Frei Betto
Language: Portuguese
Release Date: September 10, 2018
Language: Portuguese
Release Date: September 10, 2018
Estudo realizado em 2017 pela OCDE (Organização para a Cooperação e Desenvolvimento Econômico) situou o Brasil em penúltimo lugar, entre os 36 países analisados. No ranking da Unesco (Organização das Nações Unidas para a Educação, a Ciência e a Cultura), o Brasil figura em 88º lugar...
Fidel & Religion
Conversations with Frei Betto on Marxism & Liberation Theology
Language: English
Release Date: August 10, 2016
A bestseller that offers an intimate insight into Fidel Castro, the man behind the beard! · This historic encounter between religion and revolution paved the way for Pope John Paul II’s historic visit to Cuba in 1999 and the rule change in the Cuban Communist Party (1992) accepting as members those practicing their religious faith ·
by Terry Frei
Language: English
Release Date: August 22, 2012
Language: English
Release Date: August 22, 2012
On December 11, 1941, All-American football player Dave Schreiner wrote to his parents, "I'm not going to sit here snug as a bug, playing football, when others are giving their lives for their country. ... If everyone tried to stay out of it, what a fine country we'd have!" Schreiner didn't...
Uncommon Service
How to Win by Putting Customers at the Core of Your Business
Language: English
Release Date: January 17, 2012
Most companies treat service as a low-priority business operation, keeping it out of the spotlight until a customer complains. Then service gets to make a brief appearance for as long as it takes to calm the customer down and fix whatever foul-up jeopardized the relationship.
In Uncommon...