Títulos en Mundial

The Communist Manifesto by Karl Marx and Friedrich Engels was published in London in 1848 in its original German, and two years later in English. It was commissioned by the Communist League and takes an analytical approach to the class struggle and the conflicts of capitalism. The Communist Manifesto summarizes the theories of Marx and Engels on the nature of society and politics, claiming that the history of all societies is a history of class struggles. It also touches on their ideas of how the capitalist society of the time would eventually be replaced by socialism.

Master historian Barbara W. Tuchman looks at history in a unique way and draws lessons from what she sees. This accessible introduction to the subject of history offers striking insights into America's past and present, trenchant observations on the international scene, and thoughtful pieces on the historian's role. Here is a splendid body of work, the story of a lifetime spent "practicing history".

Este libro también es la historia de la selva, una historia poblada con los rostos de los conquistadores, aventureros, exploradores, colonizadores, arqueólogos, insurgentes, monteros, iluminados y místicos que vincularon sus vidas en algún momento con la Selva Lacandona.

Escucha ahora uno de los libros fundamentales de Rosa Montero, Premio Nacional de las Letras 2017. Una obra pionera en la reivindicación del papel de la mujer en la historia a través de las biografías de sus protagonistas. 

 Es un libro sobre tácticas y estrategias militares, escrito por Sun Tzu («Maestro Sun»), un famoso estratega militar chino. Se trata de un antiguo tratado militar chino que data del final del periodo de las primaveras y otoños (aproximadamente del siglo v a. C.). 

As we move through life our mind guides our every step. Sometimes we get far off track. "Out of a clean heart comes a clean life", says James Allen. "Out of a defiled mind proceeds a defiled life and a corrupt body." Most people try to achieve a high worldly position without giving attention to their inner spiritual life. James Allen writes about what he learned during his own successful search for answers in this fascinating journey into truth. 

Immanuel Kant (1724-1804) ist bis heute einer bedeutendsten Philosophen. Eine seiner bekanntesten Schriften ist, neben den großen Kritiken, sein spätes Werk Zum ewigen Frieden. Ein philosophischer Entwurf (1795).  

"No es cuento, es historia" es producto de la inteligencia de la historiadora Inés Quintero, que creó en las ondas hertzianas micros sobre el pasado de Venezuela. Ahora, Inés Quintero, fiel su público, ha recopilado en un segundo volumen, "No es cuento, es historia II". Como ocurre con el primer tomo, aquí también se disfrutan momentos divertidos y asombrosos de nuestra historia, con la frescura, inteligencia y sentido del humor de esta académica tan prestigiosa y tan hábil para comunicarse con el gran público.

Kathryn S. Blair, autora de A la sombra del ángel y quien trabajaba en Estados Unidos para la oficina de Asuntos Latinoamericanos durante la Segunda Guerra Mundial, hace un recorrido breve y claro sobre la historia de México, desde la cultura olmeca hasta la época contemporánea. Aborda la época prehispánica, la Nueva España, la guerra de Independencia, la guerra de Reforma, el Porfiriato, la Revolución, los gobiernos de Lázaro Cárdenas, Miguel Alemán, hasta llegar al sexenio de Carlos Salinas de Gortari. 

Este audiolibro plantea 333 preguntas históricas como estas de todas las temáticas - guerra, ciencia, sexo, comida, política, economía y, por supuesto, «Homeohistoria», entre otras - y, por si fuera poco, incluye las respuestas a la mayoría de ellas.

Queste 100 citazioni mirano a fornire l'accesso a un'opera o a una vita eccezionale, attraverso una selezione dei pensieri più eclatanti, in un formato accessibile a tutti. Una citazione è più di un estratto di un'affermazione, può essere un colpo di mente, una sintesi di un pensiero complesso, una massima, un'apertura a una riflessione più profonda.

Nick Neely chronicles his 650-mile trek on foot from San Diego to San Francisco, following the route of the first overland Spanish expedition into what was soon called Alta California. Led by Gaspar de Portolá in 1769, the expedition sketched a route that would become, in part, the famous El Camino Real. It laid the foundation for the Golden State we know today, a place that remains as mythical and captivating as any in the world.

L'audiolibro narra la storia della "Serenissima", appellativo che designa la straordinaria identità della città di Venezia, la prima e la più importante delle Repubbliche marinare italiane. L'avventura di Venezia autonoma e indipendente - che si snoda lungo ben 11 secoli, dai primi insediamenti dei profughi delle guerre barbariche dell'entroterra veneto (circa 700 d. C.) fino all'occupazione napoleonica del 1797 - è raccontata soprattutto nel periodo del suo massimo splendore medioevale, quando le sue navi solcavano il Mediterraneo e fondavano colonie ricche e potenti.

La figura di Adolf Hitler è sicuramente una delle più criticate e studiate del Novecento. La sua incredibile popolarità e il suo indiscutibile carisma lo portarono a diventare il leader massimo di una nazione in crisi dopo la disfatta della Prima Guerra Mondiale. Questo avvenne anche grazie al neonato Ministero delle Propaganda che, sotto la guida di Joseph Goebbels, plasmò le menti del popolo tedesco a favore della guerra.

At Will Durant's death at 96, in 1981, his personal papers were dispersed among relatives, collectors, and archive houses. Twenty years later, scholar John Little discovered the previously unknown manuscript of Heroes of History in Durant's granddaughter's garage. Written shortly before he died, these 21 essays serve as an abbreviated version of Durant's best-selling, 11-volume series, The Story of Civilization.

The Roman Republic is one of the most breathtaking civilizations in world history. Between roughly 500 BCE to the turn of the millennium, a modest city-state developed an innovative system of government and expanded into far-flung territories across Europe, Northern Africa, and the Middle East. This powerful civilization inspired America's founding fathers, gifted us a blueprint for amazing engineering innovations, left a vital trove of myths, and has inspired the human imagination for 2,000 years.

Tierra legendaria que albergó las míticas cultura Tiwanaku y Cultura Hidráulica de las Lomas, y los imperios Inca y Español, la mediterránea Bolivia, al haber heredado las tradiciones del mestizaje colonial y las culturas precolombinas, es un país multiétnico y pluricultural, rico en la mezcla de tradiciones y folclore.

China. Korea. Japan. Southeast Asia. How did Eastern civilization develop? What do we know about the history, politics, governments, art, science, and technology of these countries? And how does the story of Eastern civilization play out in today's world of business, politics, and international exchange?

These 24 extraordinary lectures offer you the rare opportunity to relate your own spiritual questions to a variety of ancient quests for meaning and transcendence. Professor Muesse looks at the historical conditions in which the world religions arose and explores how they answered shared metaphysical and human dilemmas.

The heir to a dynasty that traced its origins to the 13th Century, and from there by tradition to King Solomon and the Queen of Sheba, Haile Selassie is a prominent figure in Ethiopian and African history. To the Rastifari movement, which has a million adherents worldwide, he is considered to be the symbol of God incarnate. Here is a rare opportunity to listen to a man who has had such an amazing history....