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To learn a Japanese martial art is to learn Zen, and although you can't do so simply by reading a book, it sure does help--especially if that book is The Book of Five Rings. One of Japan's great samurai sword masters penned in decisive, unfaltering terms this certain path to victory, and it is applicable not only on the battlefield but also in all forms of competition. Always observant, creating confusion, striking at vulnerabilities--these are some of the basic principles

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An essential guide helps travelers discover the many faces of this island paradise?from catching the sunrise from the Caribbean's highest peak to dancing in Spanish colonial streets during Carnival.

En agosto de 1914, el famoso explorador Ernest Shackleton junto a su tripulación de veintisiete hombres se embarcaron rumbo al Atlántico Sur con la intención de conseguir un hito en la historia de la exploración: realizar el primer viaje a pie a la Antártida. Después de abrirse camino por un mar de hielo helado, y cuando sólo les separaban de su destino ciento sesenta kilómetros, el barco en el que viajaban, el Endurance, se quedó atrapado en el hielo y la tripulación quedó abandonada a su suerte. La terrible experiencia, convertida en una lucha desesperada del hombre contra la...