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Tarafından yazılmış kitap Tarafından: Martı Yayınları
on loan to diana sonn.
Tarafından yazılmış kitap Tarafından: Savarez
ME MUST READ AFTER ME READ OTHER ONE!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Tarafından yazılmış kitap Tarafından: Novella Yayınları
There are relative few works of politics and history that can be regarded as great literature. Offhand, I can think of Herodotus, Thucydides, Plato, Tacitus, Gibbon, Brazil's Euclides da Cunha -- and now I must add to this list Domingo Faustino Sarmiento, scholar, educator, and one-time President of Argentina. Written in 1845, Facundo: Civilization and Barbarism tells of the civil war that erupted soon after Argentina declared (and won) its independence from Spain. On one side were the gaucho caudillos such as Juan Manuel Rosas and Facundo Quiroga, who fought on the side of the Federales. On the other side were Rivadavia, Paz, and the Unitarios, who wanted a unified Argentina ruled from Buenos Aires and subjected to European influences with regard to commerce, education, and culture. Sarmiento describes this early culture war eloquently: These men [Federales], Spaniards only in their language and in the confused religious notions preserved among them, must be seen, before a right estimate can be made of the indomitable and haughty character which grows out of this struggle of isolated man with untamed nature, of the rational being with the brute. It is necessary to see thyeir visages bristling with beards, their countenances as grave and serious as the Arabs of Asia, to appreciate the pitying scorn with which they look upon the sedentary denizen of the city, who may have read many books, but who cannot overthrow and slay a fuierce bull, who could not provide himself with a horse from the pampas, who has never met a tiger alone, and received him with a dagger in one hand and a poncho rolled up in the other, to be thrust into the animal's mouth, while he transfixes his heart with his dagger If this sounds anything like the Khmer Rouge of Cambodia or the Sendero Luminoso of Peru, it is because both were anti-urban movements. At one time, Facundo Quiroga, a bloody cutthroat who had his military prisoners executed and who robbed the citizens of the cities he conquered, controlled almost all of Northwest Argentina, while his cohots Rosas, Lopez, and Ferre controlled Buenos Aires and the Pampas. It was a bleak time in Argentinean history -- a time virtually unknown outside of South America. You will see glimpses of the war in the writings of Jorge Luis Borges, but only Sarmiento gives all the details: The Argentine Revolutionary War was twofold: 1st, a civilized warfare of the cities against Spain; 2s, a war against the cities on the part of the country chieftains with the view of shaking off all political subjection and satisfying their hatred of civilization. The cities overcame the Spaniards, and were in their turn overcome by the country districts. This is the explanation of the Argentine Revolution, the first shot of which was fired in 1810, and the last is still [as of 1845] to be heard. Fortunately for Argentine history, Quiroga was assassinated and somewhat later Rosas was defeated and hustled into exile. It was only then that Argentina could begin to have the history of a civilized nation -- though it lapsed once again rather badly in the 1970s with the rule of the junta under Videla, Viola, and Galtieri and the "Dirty War" against the montonero guerrillas and their many thousands of sympathizers. But that is another story.
Tarafından yazılmış kitap Tarafından: Platform Yayınları
The short chapters made the book easy to read, but the publisher did an awful job of proof-reading and formatting the book. The book is an interesting look into the life of a marine sniper that focuses his experiences during the Iraq war. His vivid account of his daily engagements were graphic at times, but overall it was a good read to see what the war in Iraq looked like through the eyes of a "middle manager" who had to balance his desire to be on the front lines with his soldiers with his orders to support the battalion in an administrative role. If you like modern military history, or dreamed of being a sniper on the battlefields as a little child then you will enjoy the book, other than that you might consider something else to read. I am thankful for the men and women that protect our country on a daily basis, and for those who risk their lives to rid the world of evil.
Tarafından yazılmış kitap Tarafından: Yıldız Ramazanoğlu
Written about a trip he took with his brother. Also had family stories throughout the book. Good :)
Tarafından yazılmış kitap Tarafından: Erkam Yayınları
A collection of short stories by the author of the Sandman graphic novels. Good stuff.
Tarafından yazılmış kitap Tarafından: Yapı Kredi Yayınları
Marley with a dog bakery...
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I truly believe that this book is highly overrated. This is considered one of the best books in the last century but reading it was a tormenting experience. I can’t believe I finished the book. The only thing that kept me going was the fact that it’s considered a master piece. Maybe I’m too dumb to understand the content. Of course there were jewels on the way and Gabriel García Márquez is a truly gifted writer. I was enthralled by “Love in the time of cholera” but this is nowhere near that. The most annoying thing about reading the book was remembering the names of the characters who had given the same name. It got on my nerves most of the time. Sometimes the book reminded me of those dull Indian Soap operas in which the grandma never dies. On the other hand there were some pieces that were mind blowing but mostly the whole experience was quite depressing.
Tarafından yazılmış kitap Tarafından: Cotina
So cute! I definitely want to read more of her books.
Tarafından yazılmış kitap Tarafından: Karekök Yayıncılık
A very good sequel to her extraordinary first novel, "The Sparrow". Nothing like a good wrestling with religious, sociological and ethical questions, set on an alien planet with a very well thought out society of it's own.
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