Miguel: 1889 books

It is a generally accepted notion that science is a cool dispassionate human endeavor which explicit purpose is to unravel the secrets of Creation, so events could be predicted, manipulated and harness for the betterment of Man and society. To this effect it is necessary to resort to our Reason, that...

The contribution of this book to the field of reconciliation is both theoretical and practical, recognizing that good theory guides effective practice and practice is the ground for compelling theory. Using a Girardian hermeneutic as a starting point, a new conceptual Gestalt emerges in these essays,...

The fact that you are contemplating this book tells me that you are an intelligent individual looking to better yourself, yet looking for some support along the way and an idea on where to start and how you should progress on this journey. How often have you admired a successful person and thought to...

In addition to disclosing a new brain theory, we also present in this monograph a series of arguments to counter the hypothesis, known as computationalism, that complex brains like ours resemble digital computers and, as such, could be reproduced or simulated by software...

Written by two experts in the field who deal with QOS predicaments every day and now in this 2nd edition give special attention to the realm of Data Centers, QoS Enabled Networks:Tools and Foundations, 2nd Edition provides a lucid understanding of modern QOS theory mechanisms in packet networks and...

This book describes essential methods for evaluating groundwater vulnerability to contamination. It analyzes the chemical and dynamic properties of groundwater in detail and proposes the use of cartography to elucidate underground hydrodynamic behavior and scale classification. Supplemented by color...

Since mankind exists, we have felt the need to communicate, to express our feelings, to cultivate our imagination and we have done it through a gift that differentiates us from the rest of living beings. Writing is a vocation, born from a need of each person. It is an inner manifestation, a communicational...

Racism and Discourse in Latin America investigates how public discourse is involved in the daily reproduction of racism in Latin America. The essays examine political discourse, mass media discourse, textbooks and other forms of text, and talk by the white symbolic elites, looking at the ways these...

A young biology student at the University of Puerto Rico reveals his sexual orientation to his wealthy San Juan family by wearing a diamond earring in his left ear at Sunday dinner. In addition to confronting them with their prejudices, he unexpectedly revives a secret crime of passion that involved...

La historia del sexo es la historia de la humanidad en gue­rra contra sí misma. La guerra eterna entre lo masculino y lo femenino que marcó el origen y el devenir de la civiliza­ción, desde la revolución agrícola hasta la industrial, desde las antiguas mitologías hasta las estrategias...

«El que controla el pasado controla el futuro, y el que controla el presente es quien controla el pasado.» George Orwell, 1984 La historia no estudia el pasado, lo construye. Toda historia nacional es una mitología, y las mitologías sirven para estructurar la mente de un pueblo....

In the year 2025, time travel has become the latest rage. Nathan and his family are looking forward to visiting ancient Alexandria, but something goes terribly wrong during the transfer back in time. After Nathan lands alone near the palace of Tutankhamun, he soon realizes that unless he can convince...

It is difficult to understand a culture where marriages arranged by fathers and a woman's desire to choose her own husband is viewed as a gross act of defiance that damages the honor of the men who negotiated the agreement. It is even more astonishing if the woman is educated, independent, and beautiful....

The following book talks about the necessary social skills in order to live in harmony with every human being in our environment; it gives specific models and exercices for every reader to acomplish what ever social skill needed.