Francesco Saba Sardi Libros

In 1939, as Hitler casts his enormous, cruel shadow across the world, the seeds of apartheid take root in South Africa. There, a boy called Peekay is born. His childhood is marked by humiliation and abandonment, yet he vows to survive and conceives heroic dreams, which are nothing compared to what life actually has in store for him. He embarks on an epic journey through a land of tribal superstition and modern prejudice where he will learn the power of words, the power to transform lives and the power of one.

La humanidad, a través del desarrollo industrial, puede crear un mundo completamente nuevo en el que la naturaleza sirve únicamente como material para una nueva creación, dando lugar a una nueva forma de divinidad. Sin embargo, el análisis del carácter humano demuestra que el sistema industrial se basa en la maximización del placer, el egoísmo, la avaricia y el deseo. El hedonismo radical y el egoísmo ilimitado tienen sus raíces en el triunfo del modo de "posesión". El ser humano no entiende este modo como una forma de existencia, sino como su propia naturaleza. Fromm intenta confrontar dos modos fundamentales de existencia y definir sus diferencias. La salida del estado insatisfactorio actual del carácter del individuo y de la sociedad se encuentra en un cambio subjetivo profundo. Su rasgo esencial es la disposición a abandonar el énfasis en la posesión y simplemente "ser plenamente", suprimiendo los aspectos egoístas y hedonistas del carácter mediante la conciencia libre de pertenencia con el mundo exterior. Solo sobre esta base puede surgir una nueva sociedad que ofrezca la oportunidad de salvación.

The electrifying story of India's struggle for independence, told in this classic account (first published in 1975) by two fine journalists who conducted hundreds of interviews with nearly all the surviving participants - from Mountbatten to the assassins of Mahatma Gandhi.

This extraordinary bestseller is still the most incisive, thought-provoking book ever written about the Middle East. Thomas L. Friedman, twice winner of the Pulitzer Prize for international reporting, and now the Foreign Affairs columnist on the op-ed page of the New York Times, drew on his ten years in the Middle East to write a book that The Wall Street Journal called "a sparkling intellectual guidebook... an engrossing journey not to be missed." Now with a new chapter that brings the ever-changing history of the conflict in the Middle East up to date, this seminal historical work reaffirms both its timeliness and its timelessness. "If you're only going to read one book on the Middle East, this is it." -- Seymour Hersh

The Education of Little Tree tells of a boy orphaned very young, who is adopted by his Cherokee grandmother and half-Cherokee grandfather in the Appalachian mountains of Tennessee during the Great Depression. Little Tree as his grandparents call him is shown how to hunt and survive in the mountains, to respect nature in the Cherokee Way, taking only what is needed, leaving the rest for nature to run its course. Little Tree also learns the often callous ways of white businessmen and tax collectors, and how Granpa, in hilarious vignettes, scares them away from his illegal attempts to enter the cash economy. Granma teaches Little Tree the joys of reading and education. But when Little Tree is taken away by whites for schooling, we learn of the cruelty meted out to Indian children in an attempt to assimilate them and of Little Tree's perception of the Anglo world and how it differs from the Cherokee Way. A classic of its era, and an enduring book for all ages, The Education of Little Tree has now been redesigned for this twenty-fifth anniversary edition.

An unconventional woman trapped in a conventional marriage, Martha Quest struggles to maintain her dignity and her sanity through the misunderstandings, frustrations, infidelities, and degrading violence of a failing marriage. Finally, she must make the heartbreaking choice of whether to sacrifice her child as she turns her back on marriage and security. A Proper Marriage is the second novel in Doris Lessing's classic Children of Violence series of novels, each a masterpiece on its own right, and, taken together, an incisive and all-encompassing vision of our world in the twentieth century.

The fiftieth Anniversary Edition of the groundbreaking international bestseller that has shown millions of readers how to achieve rich, productive lives by developing their hidden capacities for love Most people are unable to love on the only level that truly matters: love that is compounded of maturity, self-knowledge, and courage. As with every art, love demands practice and concentration, as well as genuine insight and understanding. In his classic work, The Art of Loving, renowned psychoanalyst and social philosopher Erich Fromm explores love in all its aspects—not only romantic love, steeped in false conceptions and lofty expectations, but also brotherly love, erotic love, self-love, the love of God, and the love of parents for their children.

Frank Serpico no es un policía cualquiera. Conocido por su pasión por la ópera y el ballet, su apariencia descuidada y sus mascotas —un perro pastor, un ratón blanco y un loro de Guatemala—, es diferente a sus colegas del Departamento de Policía de Nueva York. En un entorno donde, a pesar de los uniformes y las insignias, un código de silencio favorece a los corruptos en detrimento de los honestos, Serpico se ve obligado a enfrentar las consecuencias de su rechazo a someterse a este código que permite a muchos colegas hacer negocios con delincuentes de todo tipo. Basada en una historia real, que fue llevada a la gran pantalla por un inmenso Al Pacino, "Serpico" es el retrato crudo y conmovedor de un hombre dejado solo ante el abuso de los violentos. Un héroe moderno que arriesga su vida en nombre de la justicia y la verdad.

El Silmarillion cuenta la historia de la Primera Edad, el antiguo drama el que hablan los personajes de El Seor de los anillos, y en cuyos acontecimientos algunos de ellos tomaron parte, como Elrond, Galadriel. Una obra de autntica imaginacin, una visin inspirada, legendaria o mtica, del interminable conflicto entre el deseo de poder y la capacidad de crear.

La vicenda di Max e Helen è una toccante storia d'amore realmente accaduta, ambientata durante la guerra e segnata dalla deportazione nei campi di concentramento nazisti. Per Simon Wiesenthal, noto cacciatore di nazisti, rappresenta il simbolo delle conseguenze storiche su vite individuali travolte dalla morte e dalla distruzione. Wiesenthal è vicino a incastrare Schulze, un rispettabile dirigente d'azienda che ha commesso atrocità durante la guerra. Ha bisogno di un testimone per sostenere l'accusa e rintraccia Max, che ha visto le atrocità perpetrate da Schulze. Tuttavia, Max non può testimoniare contro di lui. La sua storia è legata a quella di Helen, la sua fidanzata al momento dell'arresto. Entrambi furono deportati nel lager di Zalesie, vicino a Lublino. Dopo la guerra, Max la cercò disperatamente al suo ritorno in Polonia nel '58, ma la ritrovò solo per perderla per sempre. L'emozionante racconto di Wiesenthal documenta la drammatica e commovente storia di Max e Helen, evidenziando uno dei casi più paradossali nella carriera di Wiesenthal, costretto a rinunciare a una cattura che sembrava certa per motivi insuperabili.

Una bandada de patos salvajes, realizando su migración anual, da la vuelta a Suecia llevando consigo al pequeño Nils Holgersson, como un nuevo Pulgarcito aventurero. Con este pretexto, Selma Lagerlöf -que recibiría el Premio Nobel en 1909, fundamentalmente por este libro- va entrelazando aventuras y vieja leyendas populares, a través de lugares agrestes y misteriosos, conviviendo con toda especie de animales en plena naturaleza. Un clásico de la literatura infantil que ya es un clásico de la literatura universal.

El Cairo, 1951. El último secreto de Tutankamón, un tesoro cuidadosamente oculto por él mismo y buscado por todos desde hace siglos, está a punto de ser descubierto...

Cinco siglos después de los esplendorosos tiempos de Ramsés, y el imperio se ha visto abocado a una situación insostenible. Un nubio se enfrenta a dicha fatalidad: Pianjy, el faraón negro. Un solo deseo alberga en el corazón de Pianjy: que los dioses vuelvan a instalarse en nuevo Egipto de justicia y amor. Pero el precio que deberá pagar para conseguirlo será demasiado elevado; Pianjy, hombre de paz, deberá enfrentarse al libio Tefnakt, un príncipe norteño autoritario y ambicioso que pretende unificar el país con la fuerza de las armas.

Offers an alternative to traditional therapy, explaining how the theories of history's most noted philosophers can be applied to handling relationships, living ethically, managing a career, and finding meaning in life. (Philosophy)

Une encyclopédie en couleurs, très documentée, qui s'appuie sur une méthode essentiellement narrative. L'auteur conte des histoires en cherchant chaque fois à en découvrir la signification véritable. Contient en introduction un entretien avec Mircea Eliade.