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La singular vida de uno de los escritores más destacados de la literatura del siglo XX. Dueño de una grandiosa imaginación, Borges expuso su mundo interior a lo largo de sus obras, las cuales constituyen un gran aporte a la literatura y al pensamiento humano. Su exigente educación, su temprano amor por las letras, su prolífica producción literaria y su genialidad creativa hicieron de él un artista e intelectual incomparable.

Coming of age can happen at the strangest times. For Anders Hill, long ensconced in "the land of steady habits" - the affluent hamlets of Connecticut that dot the commuter rail line - it's finally time to reap the rewards of a sensible life. Into his 60s and newly retired, his grown sons' college tuitions paid in full, Anders finds the contentment he's been promised is still just out of reach. So he decides he's had enough of steady habits: he leaves his wife, buys a condo, and waits for freedom to transform him.

Columnist and publisher Michael Shermer, once an evangelical Christian and a creationist, argues that Intelligent Design proponents invoke a combination of ad science, political antipathy, and flawed theology in their new brand of creationism. He refutes their pseudoscientific arguments and then demonstrates why conservatives and people of faith can and should embrace evolution. Why Darwin Matters is an incisive examination of what is at stake in the debate over evolution.

Sergio Ramirez, a native of Nicaragua, received the prestigious Premio Alfaguara de Novela award for his stunning novel Margarita, Esta Linda la Mar. In this mesmerizing tale, Ramirez condenses the history of his troubled country, blending legend and reality. With humor and irony, Ramirez presents unforgettable characters such as the legendary Nicaraguan poet Ruben Dario and the ruthless dictator Anastasio Somoza.

Thousands of years ago, self-realized masters compiled their direct experiences and inner wisdom in the form of the Vedas. This presentation gives you the key to make the universal, non-sectarian teachings of these ancient scriptures an integral part of your life.

Pandit Rajmani Tigunait, explains how the essence of the Vedas directs you to awaken your own inner fire and become a light to yourself and the worlds, and how to live a life of harmony and happiness.

Inmortal filósofo griego, autor de los famosos "Diálogos", alumno de Sócrates y maestro de Aristóteles, junto a éste último es quién determinó gran parte de las creencias centrales del pensamiento occidental y del hombre corriente (cosas como "sentido común", "Verdad", opinión, ciencia y más).

12 Poemas de Amor incluye algunos de los mejores poemas del genero, poco conocidos para la mayoria, escritos por algunos de los mas grandes poetas en espanol, del siglo 19 y 20.

Great stories are more like a movie than a report. Like a good movie, they are crafted to stimulate an emotional as well as a logical response. They are engaging and effective because they activate the listener's imagination.

Iván IV, el gran emperador ruso, famoso por su carácter y vehemencia, es considerado con justicia como uno de los creadores del estado ruso. Sus grandes aportes al país, como la conquista de Siberia, la creación de un nuevo código legal, la conquista de los janatos tártaros de Kazán y Astracán, la destrucción de la Orden Teutónica y grandes reformas internas, le dieron la categoría de héroe nacional.

The Pep Talk is a sports story - with solid business applications - about an underdog football team defeating a formidable opponent. Typically, a novelette of this type peaks at the end of the game, but it's in the pep talk where the real story begins.

Uno de los cuatro Padres de la Iglesia latina, y calificado como el santo más grande de la iglesia católica, además de uno de los mejores filósofos y teólogos de la Europa Medieval. La influencia de sus escritos ha marcado el rumbo de gran parte de la teología de los siglos posteriores, e influenciado a miles de pensadores hasta la actualidad.

Containing discoveries heralded as greater than the wheel or fire, Dianetics has remained a bestseller for more than 50 years. And with over 20 million copies in print, generating a movement that spans over 100 nations, it’s indisputably the most widely read and influential book ever written about the human mind. Here is the anatomy and full description of the reactive mind, the previously unknown source of nightmares, unreasonable fears, upsets and insecurities which enslave Man.

Selby's unique 'short-form' meditation process combines methods from the great masters, plus insights from cognitive science to create an easy-to-use, yet deep, lifelong meditation practice.

It's hard to look at the headlines, see the continuing turmoil in the Middle East and the decline of society here in the United States, and not think that we are living in the end times. The prophetic stories of the Bible seem to be happening right in front of our eyes today as we see what is happening around the world. Scripture tells us that we do not know the day nor the hour when Christ will return, but that we should recognize the signs of His imminent return and be prepared.

Whip-poor-will is a nocturnal bird carrying out all its main functions in the dark. This bird is a typical nightjar from North America that produces a distinctive repetitive tune capable of inducing a state of trance, aiding deep sleep or meditation. It is this almost psychedelic rhythm and tune that made this bird a topic of numerous legends. This recording offers continuous whip-poor-will birdsong recorded in natural habitat, together with other birds and forest creatures.

This collection features three classic, dramatized Isaac Asimov stories: "Pebble in the Sky", "Nightfall", and "Hostess".

Una de las figuras más asombrosas y peculiares de la Iglesia Católica. Italiano de nacimiento, religioso capuchino y renombrado santo italiano, este sacerdote es conocido mundialmente por la larga lista de hechos sobrenaturales que le ocurrieron en vida, varios de ellos, consumaron la atención mundial y hoy son materia incluso, de amplias investigaciones.

Karol Josef Wojtyla, nombre verdadero del recordado Papa, es con seguridad una de las figuras más queridas e importantes del Siglo XX. Pocos como él tuvieron el carisma, la persistencia y la vitalidad para hacer de la debilitada Iglesia Católica, un movimiento de alcance religioso mundial. Accesible, conciliador y un talento de la diplomacia espiritual, su legado aún persiste en el corazón de sus fieles.

This episode of the Adventures of Nero Wolfe first aired on April 6, 1951.

Soon after the Japanese attacked Pearl Harbor on December 7, 1941, they also attacked U.S. military installations in the Philippines. For the army and navy nurses stationed there, what had been a peaceful outpost quickly turned into a raging war zone. When the U.S. and Philippine forces retreated to the Bataan Peninsula and the fortress island of Corregidor, the nurses followed them to the field hospitals to care for the wounded. Persevering through enemy assault and imprisonment, these heroic women became angels of mercy amid the war in the Pacific.