Gobernantes mexicanos, I: 1821-1910

Albert Einstein dijo: La música de Mozart es tan pura y hermosa que la veo como un reflejo de la belleza interna del universo. Quizás en nuestra época saturada de bits y rings sea difícil contemplar la simetría del cosmos en las letras de Daddy Yankee y sus pegajosas canciones, pero hoy, al menos, podemos caminar por la ciudad accediendo a catálogos casi infinitos de música y escucharlos directamente desde nuestros celulares. ¿Cómo llegamos a eso? La respuesta, claro, está en este libro que ahora sostiene en sus manos. ¿Por qué demonios tenemos solo siete nombres para las notas si ...

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Origen was the most influential Christian theologian before Augustine, the founder of Biblical study as a serious discipline in the Christian tradition, and a figure with immense influence on the development of Christian spirituality. This volume presents a comprehensive and accessible insight into Origen's life and writings. An introduction analyzes the principal influences that formed him as a Christian and as a thinker, his emergence as a mature theologian at Alexandria, his work in Caesarea and his controversial legacy. Fresh translations of a representative selection of Origen's...

A bestselling historian recounts the epic clash that ended the Renaissance and pushed Islam to the gates of Vienna In Warriors of God and Dogs of God, James Reston, Jr., brought two epochal events in the struggle between Islam and Christendom to readers eager to understand the roots of the present-day conflict. With his unwavering eye for detail, Reston now weaves a captivating narrative that examines a pivotal period in that centuries- long war, which found Europe at its most vulnerable and Islam on the attack. This saga of colliding worlds is propelled by two astonishing young...