Jorge G. Castañeda Livres

By the time he was killed in the jungles of Bolivia, where his body was displayed like a deposed Christ, Ernesto "Che" Guevara had become a synonym for revolution everywhere from Cuba to the barricades of Paris. This extraordinary biography peels aside the veil of the Guevara legend to reveal the charismatic, restless man behind it. Drawing on archival materials from three continents and on interviews with Guevara's family and associates, Castaneda follows Che from his childhood in the Argentine middle class through the years of pilgrimage that turned him into a committed revolutionary. He examines Guevara's complex relationship with Fidel Castro, and analyzes the flaws of character that compelled him to leave Cuba and expend his energies, and ultimately his life, in quixotic adventures in the Congo and Bolivia. A masterpiece of scholarship, Companero is the definitive portrait of a figure who continues to fascinate and inspire the world over.

In this shrewd and fascinating book, the renowned scholar and former foreign minister Jorge Castañeda sheds much light on the puzzling paradoxes of politics and culture of modern Mexico.  Here’s a nation of 110 million that has an ambivalent and complicated relationship with the United States yet is host to more American expatriates than any country in the world. Its people tend to resent foreigners yet have made the nation a hugely popular tourist destination. Mexican individualism and individual ties to the land reflect a desire to conserve the past and slow the route to uncertain modernity. Castañeda examines the future possibilities for Mexico as it becomes more diverse in its regional identities, socially more homogenous, its character and culture the instruments of change rather than sources of stagnation, its political system more open and democratic. Mañana Forever? is a compelling portrait of a nation at a crossroads. 

Ernesto Che Guevara, an Argentinian doctor of middle-class parents, rose to fight with Fidel Castro in the Cuban revolution and later tried to spread that revolution in other countries in Latin America and Africa. This is an account of a man who became a cultural icon to a generation.

America through Foreign Eyes is written for Americans by a foreigner who has lived, studied, worked and dealt with America for half a century. In these pages, Jorge G. Castañeda seeks to reflect upon some of the more salient features of the country. He considers the observations of other foreigners, from Dickens to Naipaul, and identifies aspects of the U.S. that were not touched upon by these authors. As a former Foreign Minister of Mexico, Castañeda brings a different viewpoint to issues ranging from purported American exceptionalism, uniformity, race and religion, culture, immigration, and the death penalty. Ultimately, he describes the United States' arduous and successful road to modernity, and the construction of what can justly be called an American civilization.

In writing this portrait of Che Guevara, the author was given access to Che's family and friends.

Myšlenkový graf, který jeho autor a tvůrce geniálního konceptu myšlenkových map, Tony Buzan, považuje za ten nejdůležitější graf na světě, odkrývá tajemství schopnosti učit se a pamatovat si. Pomocí jednoduchého grafu dokážete neuvěřitelným způsobem zvýšit možnosti svého mozku, dokážete si zapamatovat mnohem víc, než jste si kdy uměli představit a začnete chápat věci v souvislostech, které vám před tím vůbec nepřicházely na mysl. Myšlenkový graf vychází z veleúspěšných myšlenkových map, které ideálně doplňuje a navazuje na ně. Myšlenkové mapy pomáhají dnes už milionům lidí na celém světě a myšlenkový graf dovádí potenciál tohoto konceptu k dokonalosti. Pomocí myšlenkového grafu dokážete: - Převést jazyk svého mozku do srozumitelné řeči. - Pochopíte, proč chápete i proč nechápete. - Naučíte se učit se efektivněji, než kdykoliv před tím. - Zjistíte, že většina úspěšných lidí minulosti i současnosti podvědomě vycházela z principů myšlenkového grafu. Otevřete stavidla své kreativity a využijte všechnu kapacitu, kterou váš zázračný mozek nabízí!