Introduccion al Derecho Comunitario Latinoamericano: Con Especial Referencia al Mercosur

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Endless summer days and vast wilderness: Norway is an outdoor paradise almost too good to be true. Andrew Stevenson's affectionate, luminous account reveals the magical appeal of this Scandinavian wonderland as he walks and cycles (and gets stuck in the off snowdrift) across the country from Oslo to Bergen. Staying on clifftop farms, climbing the country's highest mountains or taking a sidetrip for to the north of the Arctic circle, Andrew gets under Scandinavia's skin as only someone who has lived there can. As he introduces a land he loves to the new love in his life, he comes to peace with a country of light - a darkness.

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excellent insights into Norway and dead easy to read.......2004-04-18

Thoroughly enjoyed reading this description of two people's journey across Norway. Having spent five years there, and speaking the language, Andrew provides easy insights into Norway, Norwegians and their way of life. As funny and insightful as it is, there's an added element, a bittersweet experience as he returns to a land, and a past love, which had bewitched him and charmed him. I felt like I was there and didn't want the story to end.

Its true what you hear about Norwegians!.......2002-10-26

My husband is Norwegian (moved here from Oslo to marry me). We live in Toronto, ON, Canada!

He often shared stories and stories of how norwegians were and its so funny and entertaining to hear these exact stories in this book.

Its a quick read and you can visualize those beautiful fjords, mountains and off-the-beaten-track trecks you see NOrwegians On

I'd fully recommend it!!

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This revised, enlarged and up to date edition of a very successful book is the most important of its kind regarding the mutual funds industry in India. It provides a thorough analysis of mutual funds to the general public and fund managers alike.

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back on the road: a journey through latin america

FINDING CHE IN PARIS

You are better off reading "Motorcycle Diaries"

Back on the Road: A Journey Through Latin America
Ernesto "Che" Guevara
Manufacturer: Grove Press
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Binding: Paperback

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ASIN: 0802139426

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The fascinating travel diaries and photographs that make up Back on the Road are a vital complement to The Motorcycle Diaries, described by the London Times as "Das Kapital meets Easy Rider." These journals chronicle Che Guevara's second trip through Latin America as his youthful idealism was developing into the political fervor that made him a revolutionary icon. More than any of his peers in the Cuban revolution, Che had a continental sense of justice, first conceptualized during his travels as a young man. He saw the mountains and deserts of Bolivia, the Inca remains at Machu Picchu and Cuzco, the forests of Guatemala; he sailed up the Pacific coast from Ecuador to Panama and met his first wife in Honduras. He witnessed the CIA overthrow of Jacobo Arbenz in Guatemala and, in Mexico, he was introduced to an ambitious young man named Fidel Castro. Back on the Road provides a vital link between The Motorcycle Diaries and the Cuban Revolution, offering an indispensable portrait of the gestation of a revolutionary mind. "A wonderful glimpse into the maturing mind of a great man and a vital companion to the previous Che diaries." -- Michael McCaughan, Irish Times

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back on the road: a journey through latin america.......2006-02-01

A diary that is rambling but compelling to read. Hard to put down. Shows transformation of Motorcycle Diaries Earnesto (Che) Guavera into soon to be Commandante Che of Cuban Revolution--the endearing kitten who grows up to be the feral and rather large cat in the living room. It starts out as a story of a young man with itchy feet who cannot tolerate boredom (ADHD comes to mind). Soon, however, he becomes embroiled in an intense politcal struggle which begins in Guatemala. The outcome of the Guatemala struggle develops Che's adult vision of a united Latin America, free of United Fruit and "Yanqui" domination, which continues for the rest of Ernesto (Che) Guevara's brief life.

This book shows a part of United States and Central American history of which few North Americans are aware. I know I wasn't.

FINDING CHE IN PARIS.......2004-07-11

I found Back on the Road at Shakespeare & Co. in Paris. I had not know about this book and it is a splendid companion to his Motorcyle Diaries, in fact reading both books let's you look into Che's mind and what made him a Revolutionary. His style of writing appeals to me, he writes about what he sees, how he feels, and best of all, his friends and lady friends, he seems to have been catnip to women, but, he writes in a style that does not talk down to either sex and this makes him easily the best revolutionary writer of his time. Che is very popular in Europe and not just with the younger generation. Buying this book will open your eyes to what Che was really like.

You are better off reading "Motorcycle Diaries".......2004-01-18

Having just read "Motorcycle Diaries" and loving it, I was eager to read this book. The problems with it are two-fold. It was edited by his widow and not by Guevara himself as the first book was. In the preface it is noted that she extracted parts of the original text. The second fault is that it is a journal but it is written with very few dates. There are no breaks between daily entries so as you read along from paragraph to paragraph several days worth of entries are present. It makes the text hard to follow. His writing is still interesting but also several times he writes that nothing new is happening. It seems that his "heart" is not in this journal. There is some very interesting information included though ranging from the disaffected tone about which he writes to his mother about his first marriage to his firsthand observation of the overthrow of the Guatemalan government. The highlights of the book are the letters he wrote home to family and friends. It is a short book and definetly worth a read but don't have the expectation that it will be as good as "Motorcycle Diaries".

Back on the Road: A Journey to Latin America

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Back on the Road: A Journey to Latin America
Ernesto Guevara
Manufacturer: Harvill
ProductGroup: Book
Binding: Paperback
ASIN: B000RBUMAU

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It's Satire, Not Your Standard Spy Novel

Terrible

Justice via Hank Anlaf

Fast-paced, Action-packed Spy Novel

Most witty and satirical

Odin: The Diary of a CIA Assassin
Hank Anlaf , and Oscar Sannar
Manufacturer: Hats Off Books
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In the shadowy corridors of international intelligence and law enforcement, Hank Anlaf is best known as the assassin Odin, named after the Viking "Lord of the Slain," for at every hit he leaves a calling card that bears a symbol of Odin's Raven. After suffering grievous injuries, then barely slipping through a vast U.S. government dragnet, Hank presents his diary, a firsthand chronicle of Odin's private missions in Africa, Asia, the Mediterranean, and the Middle East.

Customer Reviews:

It's Satire, Not Your Standard Spy Novel.......2005-12-26

ODIN is pure, unadulterated satire. Some readers have failed to recognize this fact. Even ODIN's back-cover blurb is written in tongue-in-cheek style, and inside, the book's pages brim with subtle deadpan humor.

(As an aside, this is my first review. I was prompted to commit my opinion to the record because of certain misrepresentations of ODIN, a book that I thoroughly enjoyed.)

Some readers have also charged that ODIN's prose is adolescent. To the contrary, the book's writing is eloquent, and its style is sophisticated. In fact, sophisticated writing is requisite for such effective satire. I cracked open my copy of ODIN and selected (from chapter two, pages 13 and 14) the following excerpt as representative of the book's style:

"Passion sometimes bleeds into rage, which dances
around the margins of madness.

"Had my fervor crossed the line into delirium? Or
did I remain lucid, still capable of reason and sound
judgment? At that moment, sitting in my office, evidence
bag in hand, God speaking in my ear (which
alone can rupture a flawed soul), I was no longer sure
about my sanity-or about anything else.

"For years I'd stifled my fiery criticisms of the CIA.
I'd seen too many bootlickers rewarded, too many
righteous missions abandoned, too many essential
duties neglected. Now my best friend was a victim of
this ineptitude, this corruption, this apathy...."

Also, you can read ODIN's entire first chapter on-line at Amazon.com and judge for yourself.

Some readers may also charge that an author or one of his friends might pose as multiple persons and post unrealistically positive reviews of a book, in a juvenile attempt to manipulate the Amazon rating system. Not true in ODIN's case. My research on this sales site produced the following data:

--One reviewer was a female from San Francisco;

--One reviewer was a male from Arlington, VA;

--A reviewer, a male from Salt Lake City;

--Another reviewer was a female from Winter Park, Florida;

--A final reviewer, a male, indicated that he was from "Jackosn" (sic), Michigan.

I found NO connections between any of these reviewers; each was discrete from the others. These reviewers registered separate purchases from Amazon of non-fiction books on the US military and self-defense, and of novels in the mystery category.

As for any questions about the credentials of ODIN's primary author, Hank Anlaf, I contacted an old family friend who served with the CIA for more than 30 years, and who still works for them as a part-time annuitant. After checking with several of his former colleagues, this family friend confirmed that Hank Anlaf is a registered pseudonym of a CIA operations officer who served for 10 years before resigning due to an unspecified dispute with his senior supervisor(s). During his decade of service, Anlaf had three overseas assignments. After his resignation, in accordance with still-binding CIA regulations, Anlaf submitted ODIN to the CIA's Publication Review Board as a work of "espionage satire." The PRB required at least two minor changes to ODIN's text before approving the book for commercial publication.

One last word: ODIN should not be compared to other "assassination novels" such as those in Ludlum's Bourne series. ODIN uses the detestable vocation of killing only as a vehicle for his satire. This extremist behavior allows Anlaf's protagonist-anti-hero, more accurately-to draw out and illuminate the arcane and insidious nature of secret bureaucracies like the CIA, and simultaneously to parody some of the more ham-fisted espionage fiction that crowds the shelves of today's bookstores.

In short, this book is NOT for everyone. It will probably not appeal to consumers of standard spy fiction. But it will find a big fan in anyone who's looking for a literary adventure with a razor-edge satirical subtext.

Terrible.......2005-10-23

I've read many books but I've never felt compelled to write a review until now. I don't want anybody else to waste their money. The book is laughable(and not in a good way). Although the reviewing guideline says not to mention other reviews, I think it's worth noting that all four previous excellent reviews were by the same person. The book is presented as non-fiction, it's clear from early on that it's complete fiction. Which is fine if that's what the author is selling, but from reading the editorial review and the about the author section it's implied that the book is a true story. The author may have worked for the CIA(I have my doubts) but the book seems to have been written by a teenager. If you're looking for a good assassin novel(and make no mistake, Odin is a novel) try The Bourne Identity, The Day of the Jackal, or Hit Man. You can thank me later.

Justice via Hank Anlaf.......2004-01-31

A fast read, compelling for the author's breadth of knowledge of faraway places as well as ways to assassinate the purveyors of evil. Especially notable for Hank's loyalty to his fallen comrade, Stan Bauer, and a rescued gypsy girl. Also notable is the fact that the book has no editorial errors!

Fast-paced, Action-packed Spy Novel.......2004-01-22

There is never a dull moment in this book - I read it non-stop from cover to cover. This book has all the action of The Bourne Identity (the movie) with the cutting criticisms of the CIA's bureaucracy and incompetent leadership of Bob Baer's See No Evil. A must read for anyone looking for insights into one of the U.S. Government's most secretive organizations.

Most witty and satirical.......2004-01-12

Anlaf and Sannar are masters of deadpan satire. The dark humor in Odin brims with bureaucratic and social criticism. Good riddane to the superhero main character so prevalent in today's thriller fiction. And a warm welcome to its evil twin: Hank Anlaf.

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An invaluable comprehensive resource of today's musicians........1999-07-03

It is to her credit that Ms. Brennan has been able to consistently and coherently assemble a literary piece on the intangibles of so many lives. It is a must read for the passive and impassioned lovers of music alike. Mavens of the music world this is your bible!