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'How to win a war' is a historical review of the Second World War from a different point of view (focusing on the historical and business lessons that we can take away for our own time).
'Kiss or kill. Kiss glory or die in the attempt. To lose is to die, to win is to feel. The struggle is what distinguishes a victory, a winner. " A one off. A hero. An extraordinary person. Kilian Jornet is the current world champion of skyrunning, one of the toughest physical challenges on the planet. He has ascended and descended Kilimanjaro faster than anone else in the world.
Chronicles of the Impossible is a balanced collection of stories written by the poet Lur Sotuela and illustrated by Julio Silva. Psychological depth, human concerns and a caustic black humour pervade each of these 25 stories.
This books puts forward the most significant cultural and sociocultural aspects of the 21 countries in which Spanish is spoken and the four countries in which it has a considerable presence. CEFR level A2-B1.
Everything that happens in the present is derived from the past, and for that reason, knowledge of that past is essential if we wish to construct the future on a solid basis. These are the two central ideas of this book. We must understand the reason for our situation, assume our responsibilty and add our own effort, our own dream and even our courage to change the situation.
In 1969 the author begins his unusual journey east to save his girlfriend who is imprisoned in Beirut. When he doesn't achieve this, he decides to continue travelling. His open attitude to people and his positive poetic predisposition to marvel at everything is balanced by a sense of reality and justice which makes him rebel against the abuses he sees throughout his journey.
The Dictionary of the Bible brings together the principal writings on biblical exegesis and theology, centring them around two themes. The first is the story told in the Bible, constituting an important moment in human development, at least from a Western viewpoint.