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Following a rather unpleasant divorce and months during which the author constantly felt sorry for himself, the teachings of Og Mandino and the writings of Eric Butterworth combined to inspire a unique book that has become a classic over the years--an inspirational novel that teaches the reader how to use pain to get in touch with the true inner self and learn who the individual really is; what they firmly believe and what they feel; and how not to delve into the depths of depression, anger, remorse or any other negative emotional response that can keep a person in the dark.

«Sab» trata la situación de las luchas independistas contra la esclavitud que se daba en la Cuba del siglo XIX. Toda esa temática se desarrolla en medio de la historia de amor entre Carlota –mujer con voz política que toma las decisiones que determinan el curso de la historia– y Sab –esclavo mulato consciente de la opresión al negro y que encarna la crítica directa a la esclavitud–.

El nuevo libro del autor de Las ocho montañas. Una reflexión sobre la naturaleza y la soledad en una travesía por las montañas del Nepal. ¿Qué sentido tiene subir a las montañas sin llegar nunca a su cumbre? Siguiendo la tradición de la gran literatura sobre naturaleza y viajes, el autor de Las ocho montañas narra su travesía por tierras nepalíes sin pretender alcanzar ninguna meta. El viaje deviene un acto pacífico, una nueva forma de caminar construyendo una relación con el paisaje que le rodea. El Himalaya es una cadena montañosa viva, habitada por el ser humano pero intacta...

Born November 5, 1884, in London, James Elroy Flecker received his education at Uppingham and Trinity College, Oxford. He joined the Consular Service in 1908, was posted to Constantinople in 1910, and from 1911 to 1913 Flecker served as vice-consul at Beirut.These appointments reinforced his life-long love for the Mediterranean and the Middle East. Suffering from tuberculosis, he moved to Switzerland where he died January 3, 1915. Influenced both by his classical education and by his experiences in the Orient, he published five books of poetry, The Bridge of Fire (1908), Thirty-six Poems...