La Gobernadora

La historia de cómo la Argentina se desendeudó, sorteando los obstáculos del FMI, de los bancos de inversión y de los fondos buitre, contada a través de los protagonistas. Con entrevistas exclusivas e inéditas a los protagonistas, aparecen en este libro los testimonios de tres ministros de Economía, uno de ellos actual vicepresidente Roberto Lavagna, Amado Boudou y Hernán Lorenzino, dos presidentes de Banco Central claves de la época Martín Redrado y Mercedes Marcó del Pont, dos jefes de gabinete Sergio Massa y Alberto Fernández, un canciller, Héctor Timerman, entre una larga...

This is the story and background of how an orphan Chinese boy, with Gods blessing, created the world-renowned Jade Pagoda and its priceless companion collection and how it was lost to not only 1.4 billion Chinese but also to the people of the United States and the world. The centerpiece of this jade collection is the Jade Pagoda that took the blood and sweat of 150 Chinese jade artisans over ten years to complete. It was carved from the largest jadeite boulder ever mined from a quarry in Northern Burma (Myanmar). These jade workers labored between 1922 and 1933 by hand-and-foot power, using...

This up-to-the-minute exposé provides a scrupulously researched and at times deeply alarming account of a president who risks permanently alienating America from the rest of the world. George W. Bush has established himself as one of the most powerful—and one of the most arrogant—of all American presidents. The sources of his power, which have remained shrouded in mystery since his disputed election, originate with fanatical ideologues, fundamentalist Christians, shady businessmen, and right-wing extremists to a degree that will surprise even the most hardened observer.

The books in this wonderfully diverse series cover topics such as archaeology, art, culture, history, literature, science, and religion in a dynamic and informative way. The texts are bolstered by rigorous historical information and accompanied by vibrant photographs and boxes that summarize key points. All of the volumes in this collection are a thorough introduction to the subject being discussed. A biography of Henri Cartier-Bresson, one of the 20th century’s most important and influential photographers, this informative book contains accompanying photographs that complement biographical ...

Instead of Forgetting rebuilds the intertwined memory of three families, the Ynsa's, the Pine's and the Bilbao's between 1872 and 1942. These years are not at random, the first one marks the start of the third Spanish Carlist War, after that, the establishment of the First Spanish Republic, and the second one, the strengthening of the Franco regime. With the backdrop of the Restoration, the monarchy of Alfonso the XIII, the dictatorship of Primo de Rivera, the Republic and the civil war, the reader follows little and great stories of characters, ancestors of the authors, that reflect a unique ...