David Goodman

Democracy Now! es el informativo independiente más conocido de los Estados Unidos, emitido a su vez por casi mil quinientos medios de comunicación de todo el mundo. Su directora, Amy Goodman, se propuso desde el comienzo ir adonde esta el silencio y dar cobertura a aquellas cuestiones que quedan fuera de las grandes corporaciones mediaticas. Por los microfonos y el plato de Democracy Now! han pasado todas las figuras relevantes de la actualidad estadounidense e internacional, desde Barack Obama y Mumia Abu-Jamal, hasta Naomi Klein y Ada Colau.El movimiento Occupy y el de los indignados en España, la campaña Black Lives Matter contra la brutalidad policial, la lucha por la sindicacion de los trabajadores precarios, el movimiento LGTBQ, el control sobre la venta de armas y, sobre todo, el papel que han de jugar los medios de comunicacion en la sociedad de la informacion son algunos de los puntos clave de este repaso a los veinte años de historia del programa.

"Enfrentándose a la locura" es un libro oportuno, inspirador e incluso revolucionario que trata sobre gente corriente que un día reaccionó ante un hecho injusto y cuyo pequeño gesto estimuló la acción de otra mucha gente. Tambien es un libro cargado de fuerza y optimismo: cambiar las cosas depende de nosotros mismos y de nuestra capacidad de organizarnos. En su viaje por los EEUU, los hermanos Goodman fueron testigos de como los activistas de base iban arrebatando la politica de manos de los politicos. En sus encuentros pudieron constatar como la gente corriente recuperaba la confianza en si misma y en la lucha colectiva para enfrentarse a la demencial politica de su gobierno. "Enfrentandose a la locura" habla de todas estas gentes y de esos movimientos: de heroes ordinarios en tiempos extraordinarios.

This is the first book to attempt a comprehensive analysis of the state of Spains naval forces in the years following the defeat of the Great Armada in 1588 and during the seventeenth century. This was a period in which all of Europes maritime powers were attaching increasing importance to naval warfare in their bid to topple Spain and to seize the rich pickings of her vast empire. The book is not, however, about naval battles and tactics. It is a study of the political, social, economic and technological conditions that influenced the character and performance of the Spanish navy. Based on hitherto untapped material in national and local Spanish archives, the books findings throw new light on the conservation of Spains timber resources, naval funding, recruitment and the status of the Spanish seaman.

Sri H.W.L Poonja, más tarde conocido como Papaji o Poonjaji, nació el 13 de octubre de 1910 en una zona del Punjab que ahora forma parte de Pakistán. Con una gran inclinación espiritual, su madre le inicio en el sendero del Bhakti Yoga a traves de la devocion a Krishna. Papaji mantuvo una intensa busqueda espiritual durante su infancia y juventud, hasta que, en 1944 su busqueda toca a su fin frente a la silenciosa mirada de Sri Ramana Maharishi. Este gran sabio le desvela la comprension de que "Dios no es el objeto, sino que Dios es el sujeto"Papaji es uno de los Maestros de Advaita mas influyentes de los tiempos modernos. Entre sus discipulos y seguidores occidentales se encuentran Maestros como Mooji, Ganga Meera, Gangaji o John David. Esta obra va mucho mas alla de la narracion biografica que abarca mas de ochenta años de su vida llena de accion: hay dialogos espirituales, extensos extractos de los diarios y cartas de Papaji, junto con muchos relatos de devotos a los que transformo completamente con su presencia y enseñanza. En este primer volumen recorre su infancia y juventud, sus primeras experiencias espirituales, su activismo politico en la decada de 1920 y su busqueda de un guru que finalmente culmino en su encuentro con Ramana Maharshi a mediados de la decada de 1940. Los capitulos finales narran historias de su carrera como administrador de campamentos mineros y su surgimiento como maestro espiritual en el oeste de la India.

RIGHT PLACE. RIGHT TIME. WRONG MAN. Engrossing...ingenious...nods to Buchan, Fleming and le Carré SUNDAY TIMES, THRILLERS OF THE MONTHIf you think youve read every twist in every area of the genre, think again. Dont start it last thing at night or you might miss breakfast! VAL MCDERMIDA propulsive, intelligent, ripped-from-the-headlines spy novel thats guaranteed to cost you hours of sleep. Highly recommended DAVID McCLOSKEYA twisty storyline and convincing action scenes make this a very promising debut FINANCIAL TIMESA gripping debut, perfect for fans of Mick Herron and David McCloskey THE SUNJamie Tulloch is a successful exec at a top tech company, a long way from the tough upbringing that drove him to rise so far and so quickly.But he has a secret...since the age of 23, hes had a helping hand from the Legend Programme, a secret intelligence effort to prepare impenetrable backstories for undercover agents. Real people, living real lives, willing to hand over their identities for a few weeks in return for a helping hand with plum jobs, influence and access.When his tap on the shoulder finally comes, its swiftly followed by the thud of a body. Arriving at a French airport ready to hand over his identity, Jamie finds his primary contact dead, the agent whos supposed to step into his life AWOL and his options for escape non-existent.Pitched into a deadly mission on hostile territory, Jamie must contend with a rogue Russian general, arms dealers, elite hackers, CIA tac-ops and the discovery of a brewing plan for war. Dangerously out of his depth, he must convince his sceptical mission handler he can do the job of a trained field agent while using his own life story as convincing cover.Can Jamie play himself well enough to avoid being killed - and to avert a lethal global conflict?***WINNER OF THE OLD PECULIER MCDERMID DEBUT AWARD***WINNER OF THE BLOODY SCOTLAND DEBUT PRIZE***In the very top tier of espionage fiction M. W. CRAVENAn excellent debut with terrific pace...will grip you to the end JAMES SWALLOWA twisting, edge-of-your-seat tale of mercenaries, greed, corruption, and espionage I.S. BERRYI was on the edge of my seat the whole time ANTONY JOHNSTONA rip-roaring page-turning keep-you-up-all-night thriller NICHOLAS BINGE, author of ASCENSIONSmart, riveting, and eerily prescient SUNYI DEAN, Sunday Times Bestselling author of THE BOOK EATERSA pulse-pounding, twisting thrill-a-minute read that Slow Horses fans are going to absolutely love ADAM SIMCOX

Parents, young people, community organizers, and educators describe how they are fighting systemic racism in schools by building a new intersectional educational justice movement.Illuminating the struggles and triumphs of the emerging educational justice movement, this anthology tells the stories of how black and brown parents, students, educators, and their allies are fighting back against systemic inequities and the mistreatment of children of color in low-income communities. It offers a social justice alternative to the corporate reform movement that seeks to privatize public education through expanding charter schools and voucher programs. To address the systemic racism in our education system and in the broader society, the contributors argue that what is needed is a movement led by those most affected by injustice--students of color and their parents--that builds alliances across sectors and with other social justice movements addressing immigration, LGBTQ rights, labor rights, and the school-to-prison pipeline. Representing a diverse range of social justice organizations from across the US, including the Chicago Teachers Union and the Genders and Sexualities Alliance Network, the essayists recount their journeys to movement building and offer practical organizing strategies and community-based alternatives to traditional education reform and privatization schemes. Lift Us Up! will outrage, inform, and mobilize parents, educators, and concerned citizens about what is wrong in American schools today and how activists are fighting for and achieving change.