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Hacer una resena de mi libro en pocas palabras no es simple. Tal vez la gente que nunca ha visitado Cuba no puede entender que quiere decir vivir en un pais donde la persona es "controllada a vista". No se puede vivir sin libertad de palabra, sin poder opinar en publico lo que uno piensa.El protagonista del libro, Jess Yanez Pelletier, hubiera podido evitar todo esto si solo hubiera hecho lo que les habian ordenado, o sea envenenar a Fidel Castro.El,...
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The CIA analyst who tracked Castro for decades explores the mind and motivations of the man who governed Cuba for nearly half a century. On trial in Santiago for leading a bloody assault on the city's Moncada garrison, young revolutionary leader Fidel Castro uttered a phrase in court that would come to serve as a rallying cry for his 26th of July Movement and his regime thereafter: "History will absolve me." Despite the fact that his methods resulted...
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Fidel Castro jailed political prisoners at a higher rate than Stalin during the Great Terror. He murdered more Cubans in his first three years in power than Hitler murdered Germans during his first six. Alone among world leaders, Castro came to within inches of igniting a global nuclear holocaust. But you would never guess any of that from reading the mainstream American media. Instead we hear fawning accounts of Castro liberating Cuba from the clutches...
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Angola 1975-1991 (MMCA) capítulo imperfecto de la revolución cubana, generales desde el Ministerio de Guerra, reciben órdenes de los líderes en estatus de genuflexión a Rusia, es tal, que en el transcurso de esta odisea se les apoda "hermanos Karamazov", en alusión literatura cumbre de la literatura rusa. Aldeas arrasadas en zonas en conflicto.
Liborio, lleva la peor parte, 9 mil caídos, 11 mil mutilados, 37 mil ingresan con calvarios: ETS,...
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Unpardonable Crimes: The Legacy of Fidel Castro presents a series of stories that, although written as fiction, are based on real events told author Celestino Heres by his family and friends. Everyone has a story to tell, and oftentimes there is a story behind a story. Many of the events that actually occurred in Cuba prior to, during, and after the Revolution might never have been made public; this collection attempts to counteract that secrecy....
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On January 26, 1976, Prime Minister Pierre Trudeau became the first leader of a NATO country to visit Cuba since the crippling 1960 American economic embargo. Accompanied by his wife, Margaret, and baby Michel, Trudeau was greeted in Havana by 250, 000 cheering Cubans and a 30-foot poster of himself. "Long live Prime Minister Fidel Castro!" Trudeau would famously shout at the love-in. In this fascinating portrait of an unusual relationship between...
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Esta obra es pura ficcin slo en apariencias. Su mdula, real como el Sol, desmiente tal frescura. No, no es acaso muy seria pero s profunda y aunque en esencia divierte, adems, instruye, alerta sobre el acontecer en la Patria de Jos Mart, adalid de nuestra Amrica. Si usted adora a Castro, debe leerla y no lo amar ms. Si odia al Tirano, se arrepentir. Ni eso merece. El odio es cario reducido a la ensima potencia. Hiere menos que el olvido Y tan slo...
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Get to know the ups and downs of Havana
Are you planning to visit Havana for your next vacation, to cool off your brain as you learn about Havana's culture and history? Have you read many confusing stories about Havana, or worse still read for several weeks without getting the real picture of Havana in your previous reading escapades?
This book "History of Havana: Cuba Libre! Havana's History from Christopher Columbus to Fidel Castro" by Carlos...
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Learn Everything You Need to Know About the History of Cuba!
Have you always been interested in Cuba, its people, its history and fascinated with Cuban beliefs? Then this book is essential!
Cuba has a certain charm that may not be experienced anywhere else in the world. The culture of Cuba is vibrant and varied, and its music – rumba, timba, and salsa, among other music styles – has become globally renowned. As a former Spanish colony, it...
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Fabián Escalante, el fundador de los servicios de seguridad cubanos y jefe del Departamento de Seguridad del Estado Cubano provee un lúcido recuento en primera persona de sus experiencias defendiendo a Castro contra extraordinarios intentos de homicidio. Escrito en el estilo de una novela de suspenso político, pero lleno de detalles históricos sobre Fidel, Cuba, el movimiento comunista y los intentos de Estados Unidos de silenciar la rebelión,...
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This is one difficult book to read because it tells the stories of history's most evil leaders namely Fidel Castro, Vladimir Lenin, Joseph Stalin and Adolf Hitler. These were men who made decisions that ended the lives of thousands to millions of people. Learn from their mistakes and try to understand the situations that made them do what they did. Grab a copy now.
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Explore la Fascinante Historia de La HabanaLa historia de La Habana tiene todos los elementos de una gran epopeya. Tiene héroes trágicos y villanos astutos, batallas dramáticas y cultura fina, explosiones, ejecuciones, asesinatos horribles, discursos entusiastas y valientes demostraciones de determinación. La historia de la capital de Cuba se trata de mucho más que una mera ciudad. Se trata de la asombrosa resiliencia del pueblo cubano, un pueblo...
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Expansivo recuento de los diversos, creativos, frecuentemente extraños y sin embargo increíblemente inquietantes intentos de asesinar a Fidel Castro. Fabián Escalante, el fundador de los servicios de seguridad cubanos y jefe del Departamento de Seguridad del Estado Cubano provee un lúcido recuento en primera persona de sus experiencias defendiendo a Castro contra extraordinarios intentos de homicidio. Escrito en el estilo de una novela de suspenso...
35) Cuba: A Captivating Guide to the History of Cuba and Havana, The Cuban Revolution and Fidel Castro
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If you want to discover captivating stories of people and events of Cuba, then pay attention...
Four captivating manuscripts in one audiobook:
History of Cuba: A Captivating Guide to Cuban History, Starting from Christopher Columbus' Arrival to Fidel Castro
History of Havana: A Captivating Guide to the History of the Capital of Cuba, Starting from Christopher Columbus' Arrival to Fidel Castro
The Cuban Revolution: A Captivating Guide to the Armed...
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La mirada del autor se centra en estudiar el proceso mediante el cual los revolucionarios cubanos confirieron sentido a su acción colectiva. Una construcción que transita del descontento con la dictadura de Fulgencio Batista, a exhibir una manera propia de ser, incorporando sus propios símbolos, rituales y ceremonias en el Movimiento Revolucionario 26 de Julio. Un proceso que lleva a ascender a su líder, Fidel Castro, al lugar sagrado de los padres...
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“Amazing stories . . . Intimate portraits of how [these five ruthless leaders] were at home and at the table.” —Lulu Garcia-Navarro, NPR’s Weekend Edition Sunday
Anthony Bourdain meets Kapuściński in this chilling look from within the kitchen at the appetites of five of the twentieth century's most infamous dictators, by the acclaimed author of Dancing Bears and What’s...
Anthony Bourdain meets Kapuściński in this chilling look from within the kitchen at the appetites of five of the twentieth century's most infamous dictators, by the acclaimed author of Dancing Bears and What’s...
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This is a compelling behind-the-scenes account of the extraordinary Castro brothers and the dynastic succession of Fidel's younger brother Raul. Brian Latell, the CIA analyst who has followed Castro since the sixties, gives an unprecedented view into Fidel and Raul's remarkable relationship, revealing how they have collaborated in policy making, divided responsibilities, and resolved disagreements for more than forty years--a challenge to the notion...
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In this thoughtful treatise spurred by the 2015 death of African-American academic Sandra Bland in jail after a traffic stop, New Yorker writer Gladwell (The Tipping Point) aims to figure out the strategies people use to assess strangers-to "analyze, critique them, figure out where they came from, figure out how to fix them," in other words: to understand how to balance trust and safety. He uses a variety of examples from history and recent headlines...