La Guerra Fría

"The authenticity and contributions of some 20 Cuban musicians, immortalized by the camera, are revealed in this photographic tribute. Throughout these pages, the lives of Sindo Garay, Compay Segundo, Adalberto Alvarez, Arsenio Rodriguez, Benny Moré, Chano Pozo, Felix Chapotín, Ibrahim Ferrer, José Luis Cortés, Miguel Matamoros, Ñico Saquito, Omara Portuondo, Cachaíto Lopez, Pancho ""El Bravo,"" Polo Montañez, Puntillita, Rubén González, and Tata Güines are explored. The companion audio CD provides examples of the vibrant music these artists create."

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Alberto Müller was born in Havana, Cuba, on May 23, 1939.He studied at the Columbus School (first education);Institute of Havana (admission);Belén & Escolapios de Guanabacoa(secondary education);Law at the University of Havana;Bachelor of Arts at St. Thomas University, Miami, Master in International Relations at FIU, Miami. In February 1960, he organized a student demonstration repudiating the visit to Cuba of Anastas Mikoyán, the Soviet leader who led the massacre of the Hungarian people in 1956.He organized in Miami, together with other students, he Student Revolutionary Directory, an...

Tras la fascinación visual que ejercen sobre nosotros las pirámides de Egipto, llenas de magia y misterio, late siempre la perplejidad: ¿cómo se las arreglaron los antiguos egipcios, hace 4.500 años, para levantar esas espléndidas estructuras?, ¿cómo resolvieron los complicadísimos problemas de ingeniería que planteaba un proyecto tan colosal? ¿cómo se organizó la inmensa mano de obra necesaria para su construcción? Craig B. Smith, ingeniero de formación, nos explica en este libro –bellamente ilustrado- los secretos de la planificación y la erección de la Gran Pirámide de...