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Sapiens. De animales a dioses / Sapiens: A Brief History of Humankind (Spanish Edition)

Yuval Noah Harari · 2016

El libro de no ficción del AÑO.Un best seller internacional con más de un millón de ejemplares vendidos<br/>Lúcido e iluminador: la historia de la humanidad en un solo volumen.<br/>Este es el fascinante relato de nuestra extraordinaria historia: de simios sin importancia a amos del mundo.Hace 100.000 años, al menos seis especies de humanos habitaban la Tierra. Hoy solo queda una, la nuestra: Homo sapiens.¿Cómo logró nuestra especie imponerse en la lucha por la existencia?¿Por qué nuestros ancestros recolectores se unieron para crear ciudades y reinos?¿Cómo llegamos a creer en dioses, en naciones o en los derechos humanos; a confiar en el dinero, en los libros o en las leyes?¿Cómo acabamos sometidos a la burocracia, a los horarios y al consumismo?¿Y cómo será el mundo en los milenios venideros?En De animales a dioses, Yuval Noah Harari traza una breve historia de la humanidad, desde los primeros humanos que caminaron sobre la Tierra hasta los radicales y a veces devastadores avances de las tres grandes revoluciones que nuestra especie ha protagonizado: la cognitiva, la agrícola y la científica. A partir de hallazgos de disciplinas tan diversas como la biología, la antropología, la paleontología o la economía, Harari explora cómo las grandes corrientes de la historia han modelado nuestra sociedad, los animales y las plantas que nos rodean e incluso nuestras personalidades.¿Hemos ganado en felicidad a medida que ha avanzado la historia?¿Seremos capaces de liberar alguna vez nuestra conducta de la herencia del pasado?¿Podemos hacer algo para influir en los siglos futuros?Audaz, ambicioso y provocador, este libro cuestiona todo lo que creíamos saber sobre el ser humano: nuestros orígenes, nuestras ideas, nuestras acciones, nuestro poder... y nuestro futuro.<br/><br/>- El fuego nos dio poder.- La conversación hizo posible que cooperáramos.- La agricultura alimentó nuestra ambición.- La mitología sostuvo la ley y el orden.- El dinero ofreció algo en lo que confiar.- Las contradicciones crearon la cultura.- La ciencia nos hizo imparables.<br/><br/>Reseñas:«Aborda las cuestiones más importantes de la historia y del mundo modernos, y además está escrito con un estilo vívido e inolvidable.»<br/>Jared Diamond«Renueva la creencia en la capacidad de decidir de los propios lectores. El éxito más sorprendente y renovador de un libro de no ficción de la última década.»<br/>Shmuel Rosner, editor original (Israel)<br/><br/>ENGLISH DESCRIPTION<br/><br/>New York Times Bestseller<br/><br/>From a renowned historian comes a groundbreaking narrative of humanity's creation and evolution—a #1 international bestseller—that explores the ways in which biology and history have defined us and enhanced our understanding of what it means to be "human."<br/><br/>One hundred thousand years ago, at least six different species of humans inhabited Earth. Yet today there is only one—homo sapiens. What happened to the others? And what may happen to us?<br/><br/>Most books about the history of humanity pursue either a historical or a biological approach, but Dr. Yuval Noah Harari breaks the mold with this highly original book that begins about 70,000 years ago with the appearance of modern cognition. From examining the role evolving humans have played in the global ecosystem to charting the rise of empires, Sapiens integrates history and science to reconsider accepted narratives, connect past developments with contemporary concerns, and examine specific events within the context of larger ideas.<br/><br/>Dr. Harari also compels us to look ahead, because over the last few decades humans have begun to bend laws of natural selection that have governed life for the past four billion years. We are acquiring the ability to design not only the world around us, but also ourselves. Where is this leading us, and what do we want to become?<br/><br/>Featuring 27 photographs, 6 maps, and 25 illustrations/diagrams, this provocative and insightful work is sure to spark debate and is essential reading for aficionados of Jared Diamond, James Gleick, Matt Ridley, Robert W

Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets

J.K. Rowling · 2015

'there Is A Plot, Harry Potter. A Plot To Make Most Terrible Things Happen At Hogwarts School Of Witchcraft And Wizardry This Year.' Harry Potter's Summer Has Included The Worst Birthday Ever, Doomy Warnings From A House-elf Called Dobby, And Rescue From The Dursleys By His Friend Ron Weasley In A Magical Flying Car! Back At Hogwarts School Of Witchcraft And Wizardry For His Second Year, Harry Hears Strange Whispers Echo Through Empty Corridors - And Then The Attacks Start. Students Are Found As Though Turned To Stone... Dobby's Sinister Predictions Seem To Be Coming True.

Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone

J.K. Rowling · 2015

<p><i>Turning the envelope over, his hand trembling, Harry saw a purple wax seal bearing a coat of arms; a lion, an eagle, a badger and a snake surrounding a large letter 'H'.</i><br><br>Harry Potter has never even heard of Hogwarts when the letters start dropping on the doormat at number four, Privet Drive. Addressed in green ink on yellowish parchment with a purple seal, they are swiftly confiscated by his grisly aunt and uncle. Then, on Harry's eleventh birthday, a great beetle-eyed giant of a man called Rubeus Hagrid bursts in with some astonishing news: Harry Potter is a wizard, and he has a place at Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry. An incredible adventure is about to begin!<br><br><br><i>Having become classics of our time, the Harry Potter eBooks never fail to bring comfort and escapism. With their message of hope, belonging and the enduring power of truth and love, the story of the Boy Who Lived continues to delight generations of new readers.</i></p>

El misterioso caso del Dr. Jekyll y Mr. Hyde (Spanish Edition)

Robert Louis Stevenson · 2007

La metamorfosis

Franz Kafka · 2019

Product Description «Cuando una buena mañana, Gregor Samsa se despertó de un sueño intranquilo, se encontró en su cama transformado en un insecto monstruoso» Con esta frase, Franz Kafka comienza su escalofriante relato LA METAMORFOSIS. About the Author Franz Kafka (Praga, Imperio austrohúngaro, 3 de julio de 1883-Kierling, Austria, 3 de junio de 1924) fue un escritor bohemio de origen judío que escribió en alemán. Su obra está considerada una de las más influyentes de la literatura universal y está llena de temas y arquetipos sobre la alienación, la brutalidad física y psicológica, los conflictos entre padres e hijos, personajes en aventuras terroríficas, laberintos de burocracia y transformaciones místicas.

CANTAR MIO CID

SANCHEZ TOMAS ANTONIO · 2008

Animal Farm: 75th Anniversary Edition

George Orwell · 2004

1984

George Orwell · 1961

<b>Written more than 70 years ago, <i>1984</i> was George Orwell’s chilling prophecy about the future. And while 1984 has come and gone, his dystopian vision of a government that will do anything to control the narrative is timelier than ever...<br><br><b>• Nominated as one of America’s best-loved novels by PBS’s <i>The Great American Read •</i></b><br></b><br>“<i>The Party told you to reject the evidence of your eyes and ears. It was their final, most essential command.</i>”<br><br>Winston Smith toes the Party line, rewriting history to satisfy the demands of the Ministry of Truth. With each lie he writes, Winston grows to hate the Party that seeks power for its own sake and persecutes those who dare to commit thoughtcrimes. But as he starts to think for himself, Winston can’t escape the fact that Big Brother is always watching...<br><br>A startling and haunting novel, <i>1984</i> creates an imaginary world that is completely convincing from start to finish. No one can deny the novel’s hold on the imaginations of whole generations, or the power of its admonitions—a power that seems to grow, not lessen, with the passage of time.

Encuentra tu persona vitamina

Marian Rojas Estapé · 2021

The Lucifer Effect: Understanding How Good People Turn Evil

Philip Zimbardo · 2008

The definitive firsthand account of the groundbreaking research of Philip Zimbardo—the basis for the award-winning film The Stanford Prison Experiment<br/><br/>Renowned social psychologist and creator of the Stanford Prison Experiment Philip Zimbardo explores the mechanisms that make good people do bad things, how moral people can be seduced into acting immorally, and what this says about the line separating good from evil.<br/><br/>The Lucifer Effect explains how—and the myriad reasons why—we are all susceptible to the lure of “the dark side.” Drawing on examples from history as well as his own trailblazing research, Zimbardo details how situational forces and group dynamics can work in concert to make monsters out of decent men and women.<br/><br/>Here, for the first time and in detail, Zimbardo tells the full story of the Stanford Prison Experiment, the landmark study in which a group of college-student volunteers was randomly divided into “guards” and “inmates” and then placed in a mock prison environment. Within a week the study was abandoned, as ordinary college students were transformed into either brutal, sadistic guards or emotionally broken prisoners.<br/><br/>By illuminating the psychological causes behind such disturbing metamorphoses, Zimbardo enables us to better understand a variety of harrowing phenomena, from corporate malfeasance to organized genocide to how once upstanding American soldiers came to abuse and torture Iraqi detainees in Abu Ghraib. He replaces the long-held notion of the “bad apple” with that of the “bad barrel”—the idea that the social setting and the system contaminate the individual, rather than the other way around.<br/><br/>This is a book that dares to hold a mirror up to mankind, showing us that we might not be who we think we are. While forcing us to reexamine what we are capable of doing when caught up in the crucible of behavioral dynamics, though, Zimbardo also offers hope. We are capable of resisting evil, he argues, and can even teach ourselves to act heroically. Like Hannah Arendt’s Eichmann in Jerusalem and Steven Pinker’s The Blank Slate, The Lucifer Effect is a shocking, engrossing study that will change the way we view human behavior.<br/><br/>Praise for The Lucifer Effect<br/><br/>“The Lucifer Effect will change forever the way you think about why we behave the way we do—and, in particular, about the human potential for evil. This is a disturbing book, but one that has never been more necessary.”—Malcolm Gladwell<br/><br/>“An important book . . . All politicians and social commentators . . . should read this.”—The Times (London)<br/><br/>“Powerful . . . an extraordinarily valuable addition to the literature of the psychology of violence or ‘evil.’”—The American Prospect<br/><br/>“Penetrating . . . Combining a dense but readable and often engrossing exposition of social psychology research with an impassioned moral seriousness, Zimbardo challenges readers to look beyond glib denunciations of evil-doers and ponder our collective responsibility for the world’s ills.”—Publishers Weekly<br/><br/>“A sprawling discussion . . . Zimbardo couples a thorough narrative of the Stanford Prison Experiment with an analysis of the social dynamics of the Abu Ghraib prison in Iraq.”—Booklist<br/><br/>“Zimbardo bottled evil in a laboratory. The lessons he learned show us our dark nature but also fill us with hope if we heed their counsel. The Lucifer Effect reads like a novel.”—Anthony Pratkanis, Ph.D., professor emeritus of psychology, University of California

el poder del ahora

Eckhart Tolle · 2013

Más de 4,000,000 ejemplares vendidos. El Bestseller #1 del New York Times.<br/>El clásico que consagró a Eckhart Tolle como uno de los gurús más importantes del mundo. El poder del ahora es un libro único. Tiene la capacidad de crear una experiencia en los lectores y de cambiar su vida. Hoy ya es considerado una obra maestra.<br/>"Uno de los mejores libros de los últimos años. Cada frase evoca verdad y poder." Deepak Chopra<br/>Para lograr la iluminación aquí y ahora sólo tenemos que comprender nuestro papel de creadores de nuestro dolor. Es nuestra propia mente la que causa nuestros problemas con su corriente constante de pensamientos, aferrándose al pasado, preocupándose por el futuro. Cometemos el error de identificarnos con ella, de pensar que eso es lo que somos, cuando de hecho somos seres mucho más grandes. Escrito en un formato de preguntas y respuestas que lo hace muy accesible, El poder del ahora es una invitación a la reflexión, que le abrirá las puertas a la plenitud espiritual y le permitirá ver la vida con nuevos ojos y empezar a disfrutar del verdadero poder del ahora.