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Esta es una obra de teatro, concebida como tal, con istruciones (pocas pero presisas) sobre el esenario y el comortamiento sugerido de los actores. Todo esta basado en los dialogos y se tiene una trama muy basica sin grandes complicaciones, como fue la de todos esos presos politicos en america latina. Existen algunos pasajes imprecionates y los dialogos son tan coerentes por las dos partes que no se advierte la tendencia del autor, sino que por sentido comun uno se pone del lado del torturado y desprecia al torturador. Esta obra se puede leer en dos muy buenas horas de lectura pero se queda en la mente duante varios dias y en la conciencia para siempre.

Pedro y el Capitan es una obra de teatro en la que los dos unicos personajes, un militar torturador y un preso politico torturado, llevan adelante un dialogo imposible. Es la historia de un conflicto que va mas alla de lo ideologico.

es un excelente libro, en el cual se refleja la situacion de argentina en el año de 1979, donde un preso se le tortura para que de informacion sobre 4 personas, pero gracias a sus altos principios, valores, y por el amor a su hijo se mantiene firme en no dar esa información hasta el final, *derrotando* al capitan.

Simplemente esta excelente, facil de leer, además de rapida

The photo are of excellent quality and make for a great addition to the three Pirates movies. I love the Pirate movies and hope there will be more and that there will be another poster book to follow.

This is a great poster book. I love Captain Jack and anything I can buy or receive about him. This book is a good addition.

THIS IS A VERY COOL BOOK FOR THE COLLECTOR OF ANY JOHNNY DEPP PIRATES OF THE CARIBBEAN. I PERSONALLY RECOMINED THIS AS PART OF THE COLLECTION.

I bought these books for my 12yr old daughter. She's a huge POTC fan & has gobbled these books down. Now she has the whole set (9 in all). She enjoyed them immensely & wishes more were available.

My Son is 10 years old. I have been pushing him to read for a long time. He started out reading one, and ask me to buy the rest for him. he reads every night for 1hr. Just the other day I heard him say maybe he will read 2 hrs a night. I was so happy to hear that. I thought I could never break him away from all his Video games.

I am writing this review for my 7 year old son who has just finished reading the entire published set of the Jack Sparrow books. Here is what he has to say...They were all really cool. They had great endings, too. There are lots of creatures in each book like the evil mermaids in book two, mutated lizards in book four and the Krakan that is also in book two. They are really neat books and people should buy them.

Puerto Rico! -- Volume 1, featuring majestic photography from Rick and Susie Graetz and Larry Mayer, and written in both Spanish and English by Patricia L. Wilson and Anne Catesby Jones is an amazing look into the beauty of Puerto Rico's enraptured landscapes. From sea-side vistas to observation towers, Puerto Rico! is a full tour of what the complex combination of natural features has to offer. Enhanced with 150 visually impressive photographs, Puerto Rico! gives a brief but thorough description of what the reader is seeing. A very highly recommended book for vacationers having been to, or anticipating the coming trip to Puerto Rico.

If you are just looking for pictures of Puerto Rico...this is one book you need to buy. It emphasize more in the island coast, mountains, and forest areas; a few pictures of cities and people, but great pictures to take a look.It also has a brief history of Puerto Rico in english and spanish I bought 3, two for me and other for a pen-pal of mine in Asia.

Wonderful photography journey into the vast beauty that is Puerto Rico. The book, part of a two-book series on the island (the other is on it's capital) are excellent additions for anyone interested in Puerto Rico and it's diverse physical and cultural beauty. The book's great price, format (paperback) and the excellent editorial team who assembled this book make it hard to put down. Buy one for yourself and one for a friend. You will feel that you are on the island once you open the first few pages.

For anyone familiar or unfamiliar with Puerto Rico, this superb pictorial and eloquently written portrait of this country, its culture, its people and its history, will bring the reader palpably close to the very pulse of the island. Page after page of breathtaking photography and descriptive narrative succeed in transporting you to the the subject matter at hand. Both visually and verbally, this book lifts you right off each page as it gives you a soaring birdseye view of one of the Caribbean's most beautiful island destinations. The overall impact of this book on one's senses can only be exceeded by actually being there. Otherwise, be prepared for some unsurpassable armchair travel.

This stunner provides you with two books rolled into one, a beautiful and timeless collection of more than 100 lush photographs as well as an easy-to-read history of Puerto Rico. It is apparent from the obvious care and attention to detail that went into this book that the author is both dedicated to his craft and enamored of the people and island that he is profiling. The book depicts the great diversity of Puerto Rico -- from the hustle and bustle of its urban centers (including the grand architectural heritage) to the most desolate and pristine parts of the island, shown both in close-up and from the air. The stars of the book are the people themselves, who act as guides to the island and invite you to visit them for the first time or simply to return again as old friends. A highly recommended work.

Having travelled to Puerto Rico dozens of times over the past twenty years (and I lived there for a time as well), I have to say this is absolutely the most impressive and complete "coffee-table" book on the island that I have ever seen. It is large-format, filled with superb color photographs (including a lot of aerials and a fascinating "then and now" chapter of archival pictures side-by-side with the same scene as it is today). And the text doesn't insult your intelligence -- it's a concise overview of Puerto Rico's history. An added plus is the Spanish translation (done by a Puerto Rican translator) at the back of the book -- too many books about Puerto Rico ignore the island's linguistic heritage! I've given several copies to friends who love the island. The jacket blurb says the author was once a Peace Corps Volunteer, and it shows ... this is a real in-depth portrait, not just "post-cardy" superficial coverage.

The author does an outstanding job of telling the story of the events of September 23, 1868, as well as a thorough review of events leading up to it and results of the revolt in the years after. THIS IS MOVIE MATERIAL!

"The text is permeated by a feeling of immediacy that allows one to appreciate the deeds of the flesh and blood individuals involved."
-El Mundo

"The book has the power to cause deep impact upon the reader . . .
fascinating reading that makes us witnesses of an episode in our history that was both great and tragic."
-Sunday Book Review,
El Nuevo Dia

Es sin duda "El Grito de Lares" uno de los acontecimientos que más interés despierta entre los puertorriqueños. Y es ésta la obra a adquirir si usted es uno de ellos. La profesora Olga Jiménez de Wagenheim, basándose mayormente en los expedientes judiciales de los arrestados en la insurrección armada, nos presenta las "caras" de los que conspiraron y se levantaron contra el régimen español (el cura, el zapatero, el esclavo, el hacendado, el jornalero...) en busca de una patria libre para todos los boricuas, sin importar su raza o condición social.

Neruda delivers an uninhibited glimse at human emotions and panges of life in this collection of poems. Neruda jars the soul by explaining in simple verse, how tragic life can be. The reflections and odes collected in this work are a superb display of the skill Neruda has. Residence on Earth is a compilation of poetry from a mature poet who willfully takes risks, and carries through with beautiful prose. Nerudas candid emotional stylizations convince one of the feeling of being consumed by the poetry itself. Neruda is boundless in structure. The easy style allow for the reader to atempt to understand the abundant imagery and symbolism contained traditionally within Nerudas works. One must read this compilation, as one would consume a fine port wine, or richly decadent chocolate-with trepidation. Time to reflect and savor the splendor of this poet is most definately required.

Best surrealist poetry ever written in Spanish. Period.

Moreover...the third part where Neruda turns to his more political poetry is a good preview of what he will expand later in "canto General".

what else can be said about Neruda. He is a genius.

So many poets explore the conditions of the world, attempting to form them together into a theme or idea. Neruda takes the opposite tack, the course of the true dreamer; he takes themes and ideas and tries to form them together into a real world.

The paradox of Neruda is the earthy quality of so many of his poems combined with the idealistic imagery. Neruda was a common man living the life of a folk hero in his own mind, who by placing that life into poetry became a folk hero of substance. He captured the hearts and minds of an entire generation of Chileans, spanish-speaking peoples, and eventually the world. And for good reason. Neruda believes in the power of words. He is a master of image placed into language, a visionary linguist in every sense.

Unlike so many English and American poets, you don't need to be an expert on Greek mythology or on other poets to understand where Neruda is coming from. This is a poetry of the people, accessible to the many, and yet effective enough that it should melt even the most stodgy teacher of English lit.

The third section, written many years after the first two, explores many political themes, as opposed to the more personal images evoked in the first two sections. It's too bad, as I personally enjoy the first two a little more. But even so, it pointed towards new directions that Neruda would explore in his later, more mature works. Yet maturity or no, this is the Neruda that I found most eminently readable, most capable of evoking a sense of obscure appreciation that I can't quite put my finger on. Neruda's poetry is not always as specific as so many authors, and so allows the reader to weave the perfect amount of personal perspective into the story or vision being woven; the words and ideas here can be interacted with on an individual level, rather than simply accepted as good or bad. It's hard not to get carried away with yourself at times: to float above the linguistic quality of the words and forget that Neruda might, at times, be writing about something in particular.

Genuine yet beautiful and ethereal, Neruda stands on his own as one of the most innovative and evocative poets of the twentieth or any other century. And here is one of his greatest works.

This is one of the best novels on Cuba I've ever read. That's a huge compliment, I know, and I will elaborate.

The first thing you fall in love with is Medina's writing. His narrative is so entrancing with its descriptive poetic prose, its gripping longing, and its irresistible humor (to the point that I had to stop reading to laugh) that you cannot put the book down. Even if you find history boring, you continue reading through the first chapter (where he narrates the history of this "fictional" island) because you trust this intelligent guide. In this chapter Medina addresses the island's ever-lasting political conflicts, its dictators, its struggle since the Spaniards came. I applaud Medina on this, because if you want to understand Cuba you must know its history.

The second thing you fall in love with is Medina's grasp of the human soul, the Cuban idiosyncrasy, and how effectively he describes the experiences of exile, loss, nostalgia, quest for roots, first love, patriotism, etc.

When I closed the book I was left with the following quote: "And who ever cared about ideology anyway? The Baratans had never been people of ideas; they were people of passion and allegiance."

Although the novel explores numerous themes, it was this last statement that left me sorrowful, staring blankly at the wall for hours. I was struck by the irony of history, how these people "of passion and allegiance"-who are gregarious and love to dance and share, and live with an open-house policy-have been caught up in this dividing web of politics they can hardly understand. That's what broke my heart. Thankfully, Medina's picturesque and poetic prose was there to bring life back to it.

Pablo Medina sets up a hypothetical and visionary scenario. What if Fidel Castro died (El Campion) and one could travel to Cuba (Barata) freely? Intelligently and creatively written, the main character, a Baratan exile, (Felix Nogara) draws you in to his plight. I couldn't put this book down. While reading this book I kept making analogies between the ficititious island of Barata and Cuba. Mr. Medina obviously has a solid grasp of Cuban history and uses it as the foundation for this compelling story. The chapter that tells the story of El Campion's death is well worth the price of the book! A must read for anyone who has ever wondered, "what if?"......

Pablo Medina, an exile from Cuba, brings a solid knowledge of history and politics, a wide-ranging imagination and a deep understanding of the human heart to his second novel, "The Return of Felix Nogara." The title character is a rootless fifty-year-old man returning to his island homeland of Barata (a thinly disguised Cuba) after 38 years in exile. Nicolas Campion, the feared dictator of Barata, has recently died, and exiles are flocking back to the island, hoping to regain what they lost when they fled. The only things Felix Nogara hopes for are a reunion with his long-lost mother and a sense of closure with his past. Unfortunately, he discovers there can never be any closure with a country in which there is no difference between past and present--only a change in the names of dictators and revolutionaries. Pablo Medina knows well what exile does to the human spirit--both good and bad--and the history he has invented for Barata, while fantastic and outrageous, is grounded in a thorough understanding of both Cuban history and basic human nature. His writing is lean and elegant, his storytelling full of astute and satisfying surprises. Most of all, he makes you care very much about Felix Nogara and the people of Barata--a people who, though they prefer romantic illusions to truth, nevertheless have learned to endure whatever Fate throws at them, and thrive in spite of it. In its combination of magic realism, bawdy black humor and high moral seriousness, "The Return of Felix Nogara" combines the best of Gabriel Garcia Marquez with the best of Graham Greene and Evelyn Waugh.

"Just when Spanish Romanticism was thought to have passed, arrived the True Romantic". This is the seminal work of Gustavo Adolfo Bécquer, The Prince Of Modern Spanish-Language Poets. As the Ancient Greeks, he sings to everything: from the supernatural and abstract description of inspiration, to the sad and thought-provoking poem on the loneliness of a dead child. Two Words: The Best! Look also for "Leyendas", the companion piece to "Rimas", they are usually sold together as one book.

"Just when Spanish Romanticism was thought to have passed, arrived the True Romantic". This is the seminal work of Gustavo Adolfo Bécquer, The Prince Of Modern Spanish-Language Poets. As the Ancient Greeks, he sings to everything: from the supernatural and abstract description of inspiration, to the sad and thought-provoking poem on the loneliness of a dead child. Two Words: The Best! Look also for "Leyendas", the companion piece to "Rimas", they are usually sold together as one book.

Sencillamente es uno de los mejores (y para mí el mejor) libro de poesía que se ha escrito en español. Es maravilloso.

An excellent introduction to Mexican politics and the reasons behind the 1994 Zapatista uprising. Torti's story skillfully examines the economic and racial oppression of Mexico's indigenous populations and exposes to the reader an ugly side of Mexico known only to few Americans.

-Should be required reading for anyone unclear as to why thousands risk their lives each year trying to cross U.S. borders.

This book is so wide in it,s scope; a must read for anyone wanting to know something about present day Mexico. I love the writing style; personal and credible.

Don't miss it if you want to start knowing a little of what Latin America is