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El autor elige un puñado de ciudades donde se refleja la variedad de paisajes y la huella de la historia como en pocos sitios. Córdoba, Santiago, Toledo, Cáceres, Salamanca, Ibiza o Mérida, entre otras.

ONE OF THE NEW YORK TIMES AND THE ATLANTIC’S TEN BEST BOOKS OF THE YEAR ONE OF BARACK OBAMA’S FAVORITE BOOKS OF THE YEAR Through the “revelatory and gut-wrenching” (Associated Press) stories of five Atlanta families, this landmark work of journalism exposes a new and troubling...

From a New York Times investigative reporter, this “authoritative and devastating account of the impacts of social media” (New York Times Book Review)tracks the high-stakes inside story of how Big Tech’s breakneck race to drive engagement—and profits—at all costs fractured the world...

Drawing on cutting-edge neuroscience and social psychology research, an acclaimed author demonstrates how so much of our thinking is informed by false assumptions—making us dangerously mistrustful as a society and needlessly unhappy as individuals. The desire to fit in is one of the most...

The Body Code is a truly revolutionary method of holistic healing. Dr. Bradley Nelson, a globally renowned expert in bioenergetic medicine, has spent decades teaching his powerful self-healing method and training practitioners around the globe, but this is the first time his system of healing will be available to the general public in the form of The Body Code. The Body Code is based on the simple premise that the body is self-healing and knows what it needs in order to thrive and flourish.

NATIONAL BESTSELLER "A long overdue and urgent manifesto.” —Seth Godin "Hosts of all kinds, this is a must-read!" —Chris Anderson, owner and curator of TED An exciting new approach to how we gather that will transform the ways we spend our time together—at home, at work, in our...

When scholars write the history of the world twenty years from now, what will they say was the most crucial development in the first few years of the twenty-first century? The attacks on the World Trade Center on 9/11 and the Iraq war? Or the convergence of technology and events that allowed India, China, and so many other countries to become part of the global supply chain for services and manufacturing, creating an explosion of wealth in the middle classes of the world's two biggest nations?

A celebrated social psychologist offers a radical new perspective on cultural differences that reveals why some countries, cultures, and individuals take rules more seriously and how following the rules influences the way we think and act. In Rule Makers, Rule Breakers, Michele Gelfand, “an...

*The basis for the documentary Join or Die—now streaming on Netflix!* Updated to include a new chapter about the influence of social media and the Internet—the 20th anniversary edition of Bowling Alone remains a seminal work of social analysis, and its examination of what happened to our...

A provocative and deeply important study of women’s lives, women’s choices—and an ‘unspoken taboo’—that questions the societal pressures forcing women into motherhood Women who opt not to be mothers are frequently warned that they will regret their decision later in life, yet we...

Cutting through the confusion caused by the healthcare system, the media, and gaps in our reasoning, the bestselling author of How Doctors Think gives listeners essential tools for making the medical decisions that best suit their own needs. “This important and riveting book could change—and...

Covering diversity and equality, globalization, human rights, modern urban living and the role of work and institutions, The Sociology Book looks at the big questions of how we cooperate: What is society? What makes it tick? Why do we interact in the way that we do with our friends, co-workers, and rivals?

The indisputable classic of military history that uncovers the shortcomings of military leadership and explains why generals fail The Crimea, the Boer War, the Somme, Tobruk, Pearl Harbor, the Bay of Pigs: these are just some of the milestones in a century of military incompetence, of costly...

An "introduction to the nonfascist life" (Michel Foucault, from the Preface) When it first appeared in France, Anti-Oedipus was hailed as a masterpiece by some and "a work of heretical madness" by others. In it, Gilles Deleuze and Félix Guattari set forth the following theory: Western...

In Raised in Silence, Maria Gallucci invites you into the vivid, rarely seen world of growing up as a CODA (Child of Deaf Adults). With humor, heart, and unflinching honesty, she shares what it's like to bridge two cultures from the moment you can walk: the Deaf world of her parents and the hearing world outside their door.

Penguin presents the audiobook edition of Bullshit Jobs by David Graeber, read by Christopher Ragland. Be honest: if your job didn't exist, would anybody miss it? Have you ever wondered why not? Up to 40% of us secretly believe our jobs probably aren't necessary. In other words: they are...

From the author of the Pulitzer Prize-winning, multimillion-copy bestselling classic Guns, Germs and Steel,  a landmark study of leadership across politics, religion, business, and sports—seeking to decode how and why leaders matter. Can one person change the world? In his acclaimed and...

A former Senior Partner and Global Managing Director at the legendary design firm IDEO shows how to design conversations and meetings that are creative and impactful. Conversations are one of the most fundamental means of communicating we have as humans. At their best, conversations are...

Asian Americans are the fastest growing racial and ethnic group in America. Since the year 2000, the US Asian population has more than doubled, with the vast majority identifying as either immigrants or the children of immigrants. As the population rapidly grow, it has become clear that there is no singular Asian American experience. The Pew Research Center offers a snapshot of that diversity in Everyday Americans. Pulling from twenty-five years of data, the Pew analyzes various factors that shape one’s lived experience in the US, such as generational divides and wealth disparities.

Despite its manifest failures, the narrative of neoliberalism retains its grip on the public mind and the policies of governments all over the world. By this narrative, less regulation and more ‘animal spirits’ capitalism produces not only greater prosperity, but more freedom for individuals in society - and is therefore morally better. But, in The Road to Freedom Stiglitz asks, whose freedom are we – should we be – thinking about? What happens when one person’s freedom comes at the expense of another’s?