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Large international corporations and accountants representing international interests require the most up-to-date information regarding tax issues in countries around the world. International Tax Summaries provides in one volume vital information on the tax systems of 124 countries. Organized to make it easy to assess each system's impact on investment and planning decisions, this book covers income taxes on corporations, individuals, and nonresidents, as well as other taxes.

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More than Diversity

Workforce America!: Managing Employee Diversity as a Vital Resource
Marilyn Loden , and Judy B. Rosener
Manufacturer: McGraw-Hill
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ASIN: 1556233868

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This best seller shows how to recognize and rectify problems that can inhibit the full particpation of a diverse workforce and create an environment that capitalizes on the creativity and richness that increased diversity offers.

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The Worst.......2003-05-01

This is the worst book I have EVER read. The entire book can be condensed into three or four platitudes, which are all faulty. The logic that valuing diversity is intuitive is ridiculous. History will bear out the fact that this inevitable social revolution never happened, and probably never will, at least the way the authors believe.

There is one good chapter however. That is Chapter 5, Decoding Garbled Communication. This is helpful but the rest of the book was dreadful. The only thing more boring was Stephen Ambrose's book about Lewis and Clark.

More than Diversity.......2000-10-10

I initially purchased this book as an assigned reading for a masters course in Organizational Management. My inital preconception was less than favorable, as I had not signed up for the class to learn about diversity, but to better understand the barriers to organizational change. What I found from Loden and Roesener was a focus on four areas -- sterotyping, poor communications, collusion, and culture clash -- which I found very useful in meeting my personal objectives for the course. On the issue of sterotyping, the author's talk about primary and secondary dimensions that affect our percptions of people. These translate into obstacles in commucation. The authors also write about collusion: how individual action or inaction affects the organizational staus quo and inhibits change.

The book is well-written and easy to read. This book will no doubt meet the needs of creating a better understanding of workplace diversity from a human resources perspective, as well as provide a deeper understanding of the dynamics of organizational management.

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Workforce America!, Managing Employee Diversity as a Vital Resource
Marilyn & Judy B. Rosener Loden
Manufacturer: Homewood, Illinois: Business One Irwin, 1991
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Binding: Hardcover
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Workforce America!: Managing Employee Diversity As a Vital Resource
Judy B.; Loden, Marilyn; Rosener, Judith Rosener
Manufacturer: Irwin Professional Pub
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Workforce America!: Managing Employee Diversity as a Vital Resource. (book reviews): An article from: Human Resource Planning
Scott M. Byrd
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Workforce America!: Managing Employee Diversity As a Vital Resource
Marilyn; Rosener, Judy B.; Rosener, Judith B. Loden
Manufacturer: Irwin Professional Pub
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Recorded history is a finely-woven magic fabric of intricate lies about events predating the sixteenth century. There is not a single piece of evidence that can be reliably and independently traced back earlier than the eleventh century. This book details events that are substantiated by hard facts and logic, and validated by new astronomical research and statistical analysis of ancient sources.

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Calculations are only as good as your numbers.......2007-08-03

Yes, we can all agree that mainstream history is nearly 100% BS due to politics, economics, ego, problems with dating techniques, and various conspiracies. Agreed. But, I've been researching the distinct possibility that human history (in terms of civilizations) are much more ancient than we've been told, so coming across this book was very interesting to me. I wondered how Fomenko could be wrong (if at all) because he is very persuasive in his presentations. Then it dawned on me. If at previous times in prehistory, due to the various catastrophies that are well documented (comets, asteroids, planetary disruptions, plasma discharge, pole reversals, etc) the Earth was in a different position in relation to the sun, different tilt on its axis, different orbit, different rotation (in terms of velocity and DIRECTION), and the continents were in different positions, then would this not cause the ancients to see the sky (constellations) differently? In other words, is Fomenko making erronious assumptions about the physics of the Earth in pre-history, which then corrupt his data with regards to dating the relevant astrology? The last event to seriously disrupt our planet occured roughly 3500 years ago, according to other good researchers, so is it possible Fomenko has been confused by this? The vastly different physics of our planet in the not so distant past may explain this confusion, which is not to say the "mainstream" version of history is correct; on the contrary. I am not an expert in these fields, but wanted to see if this idea could spark discussion.

Pants on fire?.......2007-07-19

Will people ever read before spamming? Yes, Jesuits could not rewrite world history alone, they had help. Anyway, Dr Prof Acad A.Fomenko does not point to jesuits as the driving force of world wide history manipulation in published volumes 1,2,3;, actually he barely mentions the poor devils. Check it with 'Search inside' feature, please. China is rarely mentioned either, in fact, Dr Fomenko is completely eurocentric. Right, his theory contradicts all mainstream schools of history, because in their actual state they are all built on blatantly erroneus chronology. You don't need a mysterious cabal (conspiracy) to falsify history, the falsification is its modus operandi. It is inherent to history(ians) to falsify (distort) events, as it is inherent to humans to boast as it is inherent to power (authority) to legimize itself by referrring to glorious past made to its own order. Dr Prof Fomenko and team have identified scores of instances of such manipulation in Russian, European, etc.. history, and delivered valid statistical proof thereof. His own 'reconstruction' is completely another story. Forget c14 as a valid method of dating. W.Libby has initially discovered a brilliant method of INDEPENDENT dating. Too bad, c14 method has become a joke after a forced marrige with dendrochronology with consensual chronological scale inbuilt. Radiocarbon method can't stand blind tests, but is so very productive as a rubberstamp.

Accepted History & Chronology Must Be Changed. .......2007-04-09

There is no doubt that history as most know it is a sham, & institution's version of History both University & Church is fradulent & inaccurate. Everything was established with an agenda, The real "Dark Ages" are now when we have access to incredible amounts of information past authorities & more important 'common folk' didn't have but our institutions & educators are slow to evolve because of what has ignorantly & arrogantly been taught for too long. This is on many subjects not just Chronology.

For anyone to question "Why would a Mathematician have anything credible to say of History?" The answer is from Dr. Fomenko's preface in the book: "It would be worthwhile to remind the reader that in the XVI-XVII century Chronology was considered to be a subdivision of Mathematics." These volumes could possibly be some of the most important works to date & should be read by everyone with an interest in History, especially professors & educators who have a duty to the public. I have read both books & must say that 'Chronology 1' has some very eye opening & revolutionary information. Even if these volumes are part true the implications are profound & opens the doors to further investigations & questions which must be done. I speak several different lanquages & must say the logic Dr. Fomenko uses with "inflection" of words & words being read from left to right in one region & right to left in another then written backwards, the removal of vowels & get down to basics of words, or different cities & locations having the same name etc. is correct. Vowel usage has always been optional & varied, actually complicating linquistics & study. The first thing one has to understand is that words never had a fixed spelling in history like we do now, the spelling of words was mutable & regional, as well as names & titles of people were vast, varied & changed, NOTHING WAS FIXED or understood linear. Matters of Life & Death as well as financial profiteering yesterday & today were & are made with ignorant, illogical & conspiratorial views of history & reality, it's time people get closer to the Truth & society collectively grow up.

Very Interesting.......2007-03-07

It is a good proposal and I believe it will mature into something even better in the future. I think it deserves to be read.

History as Science Fiction.......2007-01-10

Anatoly Fomenko has written a very intriguing book, full of pictures, charts, and computer 'proof' of his thesis: backwards of AD900 we don't really know what happened or when. Between AD900 and AD1600 there is more certainty, but there is still a lot of fuzzy ground, and things don't get reliable until we get past the 1600's where the printing press made it very difficult for the perpetrators of this timeline manipulation to change anything that had been committed to print. The Dark Ages did not happen. Books were burned for a reason. One organization has doubled the actual length of its existence by expanding the real chronology. Read why.

I had always wondered why Christ died about AD33 and yet men waited until the 11th century to form the Knights Templar, the Cathars, etc and go after the Holy Land by force. Why the 1000 year gap? Turns out there wasn't more than a 10-12 year gap and he proves it using astronomy. This also implies that the planet is not as old as we have been told, and current Christian and other creationist scientists are already championing that idea without being aware of Fomenko's book. The two groups, creationist scientists and the Russian mathematical analysts corroborate each other. Fascinating.

Of course, all this flies in the face of what we have been told traditionally is the 'proper' chronology of western civilization, and most readers will experience 'cognitive dissonance' in reading this book. It means that our history going backwards from AD1600 becomes progressively more incorrect and unreliable until it cannot be trusted at all... in the space of 700-800 years.

Naturally, the curious, open-minded reader will want to know WHO did this, WHY, and did any of the events we think of as really ancient ever happen?
Dr. Fomenko is a respected scientist/mathematician at Moscow State University who has already answered these questions to the satisfaction of his initially skeptical colleagues. Most of them are now believers, a few still refuse to believe (the usual diehards), and of course the western press has ignored Fomenko's work -- for obvious reasons when you read the book. The ones who perpetrated this chronology ruse have a lot to answer for. They are still with us. That's why this book is a well-kept secret.

I gave the book a 4-star rating because I was unable to check out some of his claims; those I checked were as he said. But if even 1/3 of his claims are true, this punches a big hole in what we think is our history, the meaning of western civilization, our educational process (for repeating the ruse as gospel), and the trustworthiness of the organization that perpetrated this ruse, well-intentioned or not.

This book relates to current research into a Young Earth paradigm, to John Keel's discoveries about our planet, and Fr Malachi Martin's insights (in his now out-of-print books). We are indeed sheep who are manipulated and kept ignorant -- for a reason. While knowing what these men have to say may be the "booby prize" (as in: 'what can you do with this knowledge?'), it will provide interesting reading. Didn't someone say: "...and the Truth will set you free."?? For you to judge if this book contains the truth.

Kepler's Philosophy and the New Astronomy

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Kepler's Philosophy and the New Astronomy
Rhonda Martens
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Johannes Kepler contributed importantly to every field he addressed. He changed the face of astronomy by abandoning principles that had been in place for two millennia, made important discoveries in optics and mathematics, and was an uncommonly good philosopher. Generally, however, Kepler's philosophical ideas have been dismissed as irrelevant and even detrimental to his legacy of scientific accomplishment. Here, Rhonda Martens offers the first extended study of Kepler's philosophical views and shows how those views helped him construct and justify the new astronomy.

Martens notes that since Kepler became a Copernican before any empirical evidence supported Copernicus over the entrenched Ptolemaic system, his initial reasons for preferring Copernicanism were not telescope observations but rather methodological and metaphysical commitments. Further, she shows that Kepler's metaphysics supported the strikingly modern view of astronomical method that led him to discover the three laws of planetary motion and to wed physics and astronomy--a key development in the scientific revolution.

By tracing the evolution of Kepler's thought in his astronomical, metaphysical, and epistemological works, Martens explores the complex interplay between changes in his philosophical views and the status of his astronomical discoveries. She shows how Kepler's philosophy paved the way for the discovery of elliptical orbits and provided a defense of physical astronomy's methodological soundness. In doing so, Martens demonstrates how an empirical discipline was inspired and profoundly shaped by philosophical assumptions.

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Life's Companion: Journal Writing As a Spiritual Quest
Christina Baldwin
Manufacturer: Bantam Dell Pub Group
ProductGroup: Book
Binding: Paperback
ASIN: B000J46BGO

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Desde su aparición en 1955, esta extraordinaria novela del mexicano Juan Rulfo se ha traducido a mas de treinta lenguas y ha dado lugar a multiples y permanentes reediciones en los países de la lengua hispana. Esta edición, única revisada y autorizada por la Fundación Juan Rulfo, debe ser considerada como su edicion definitiva.

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Pedro Paramo (English Version).......2007-10-08

The book is translated into English from its original Spanish version. It's a complex book with references to Greek mythology and takes a bit of careful observation to fully understand. I'd recommend it to people who have rich, previous knowledge of Greek mythology.

If only he had done it.......2007-09-13

If only he had written a story that could be read with some continuity and insight. The opening sentence is great, and he follows through for 3 or 4 pages of a story that looks promising. But there it turns into jabberwocky as you try to figure what is going on and who is dead or alive. Finally, one gives up. If the writer does not communicate with the reader, what is the purpose of the writing? Perhaps if one could discover how the writer was managing to elude reality, he could partake of the same substance and enjoy this story. I don't care to take the chance.

Regrettably, Reading This Felt as If Time Had Turned Backward.......2007-07-22

Those who like novels where it often doesn't become unclear until the third or fourth read what's happening, who's speaking, who's listening, who's doing what, how most of the characters are related to each other, and how the series of events described are related to each other in time, would enjoy this novel. Otherwise, like me, they might not be able to appreciate it.

Mainly what I could grasp was that a man was looking for his father in a village that was a purgatory for dead sinners, where time turned backward. The father was the local landowner and a tyrant who'd committed many crimes. Eventually the searcher faded from the story. The historical background supplied by other readers is valuable and enlightening but is immeasurably clearer in their descriptions than in the novel itself.

The novel consisted mostly of dialogue, with the features described above. There were also descriptions of the village and its surroundings. The atmosphere of the hot, bleak land and death and of the hopelessness of the characters was powerful. But for this reader, the book didn't need to continue for 120 pages. I might've been able to appreciate this surrealist masterpiece if it had been something closer in form to a short story, like some of the works in the same author's The Burning Plain, such as "Tell Them Not to Kill Me!" or "The Man."

Marvelous Story.......2007-04-02

I first read this book in a university Spanish class. It is a classic that will endure forever and speaks to all people.

Del olvido al no me acuerdo.......2006-02-01

Gabriel Garcia Marquez said this was the best book ever written in the Spanish language after the Quixote, certainly many writers and even some novel prizes will not be able to write a book so simple and at the same time so deep and complex, full of delicate and exuberant poetry like this is. The extreme qualities of this book I think have been already described by so many good-taste costumers as well as denied by some confused spirits that would do best giving their opinion about cheap soap-operas, bestsellers (and with some restrictions),TV shows, the super bowl... (things that can stimulate their minds) but certainly not about literature. Nevermind. For those interested in going deeper inside the atmosphere from which Juan Rulfo subtracted his characters, the Independent low-budget documental "Del Olvido al no me acuerdo", directed by Juan Rulfo's son Juan Carlos Rulfo, can reveal a lot about Rulfo's work. The documental is in itself a micro-masterpiece that was awarded in several international film festivals.

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De los mejores cuentos mexicanos....
Precursor del realismo mágico
An amazing story
Una de las mejores obras
Ya es un clasico mexicano

Pedro Páramo y el Llano en Llamas
Juan Rulfo
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De los mejores cuentos mexicanos...........2006-02-01

Pedro Paramo, de Juan Rulfo.

La historia de un cacique pueblerino, de nombre Pedro Páramo, de un pueblo mítico llamado Comala , al cual acude Juan Preciado, bajo promesa en lecho de muerte a su madre, de cobrar las afrentas del olvido de su padre: Pedro Páramo. De las mejores novelas mexicanas del siglo XX, del mexicano Juan Rulfo, uno de los grandes narradores de la narrativa hispanoamericana. La célebre linea con que inicia la novela "-Vine a Comala, porque me dijeron que acá vivía mi padre, un tal Pedro Páramo-"posee la fuerza profética de las obras maestras. En efecto, Juan Preciado, el narrador de la novela, no dice "fui" sino "vine": se dirige a nosotros desde las profundidades de Comala, todas las palabras que estamos a punto de escuchar, más que de leer, provienen, de los labios de un muerto. Empeñado en rastrear la verdad, Juan Preciado, pagará su osadía con su única herencia...la vida.

En el camino a Comala, Juan Preciado va recorriendo laderas y montes, para encontrar ese pueblo y a su paso se encuentra con un hombre con el cual entabla una conversación:

"-Hace calor aquí, dije.

-Sí, y esto no es nada-me contestó el otro. Cálmese. Ya lo sentirá mas fuerte, cuando lleguemos a Comala. Aquello está sobre las brasas de la tierra, en la mera boca del infierno. Con decirle que muchos de los que ahí se mueren, al llegar al infierno regresan por su cobija.

Vaya descripción, como queriendo decir, que en verdad ese pueblo era desolador y pleno de calor intenso, el calor precisamente del aire envenenado, la soledad y el fatalismo. Confundiendo la realidad con la alucinación. Y bueno, hablando de calor intenso, suponganse un calor de esos de verano en la región huasteca potosina, y multipliquenlo por 2 o 3.

En el camino hacia su destino se encuentra con Damiana, Damiana Cisneros, la vieja que le ayuda dandole posada en su casa, y le pregunta que ha sido de su madre, la que le cuenta detalles de la vida de Pedro Páramo y de propia mamá:

La alucinación, la soledad, el calor..los motivos, Juan Preciado, se encontraba en su paso con personajes míticos, personajes del pasado, que nunca se habían ido y que a su vez vivían en el pasado de su pasado. Que existían solo en el pasado de su propia madre, ¿acaso es que ella, ya estaba allí, también? ¿O el mismo era parte de esa fantasmal realidad? Quizás era la factura que había que pagar por los perjurios que su padre Pedro Páramo había hecho en su pasado, y reencarnado en él..luchaba con su propio yo con sus "meas culpas".

Los invito a integrarse a ésta viaje, éste marvilloso viaje de lo real e inexistente, el viaje de los parajes desolados, de los personajes míticos, de los cuales siempre aprendes algo nuevo, donde existe todo, donde nada existe. El lugar donde solo manda una persona y se hace lo que el cacique dice..Pedro Paramo hizo escuela, cuantos Pedros Páramos tenemos que afrontar en nuestras vidas?, seremos nosotros acaso, los que paguemos las deudas contraídas en el pasado de nuestros antepasados Pedros Páramos? O Nosotros mismos, en nuestro subconsciente emulemos sin querer, las ganas de llegar a tener ese estatus de poder , privilegio y dominio..como el que en su momento Pedro Paramo tuvo en sus regiones... Alguna similitud con la vida real, es mera coincidencia. Calor intenso, caciques mal hechos, abusos de poder, la sumisión por convicción, la sumisión por tradición, personajes fantasmagóricos..ubiquémonos, cada uno de nosotros en los personajes de Rulfo..nos encontraremos...y quizás un día un Juan Preciado, busque cobrarse las afrentas de lo comprometido en lecho de muerte...no pidiendo, si no exigiendo lo que le corresponde y cobrado...caro.

Los invito a integrarse en ésta lectura..ojalá y nos demos la oportunidad de caer cautivos de su letra y su enseñanza, si no lo conseguimos, al menos aburridos, no estaremos...

Precursor del realismo mágico.......2005-06-22

Si cree que el boom literario latinoamericano empezó con Gabriel García Márquez, piense de nuevo. Este es el libro génesis. El que inspiró a muchos autores, incluyendo a GGM, a seguir la línea del realismo mágico que revolucionó nuestras letras. Antes de que Cien Años de Soledad fuera lo que es, Juan Rulfo y sus Pedro Páramo y El llano en llamas, existían.

An amazing story.......2005-04-02

This book I have read many times in the last two decades and it has never lost its magic. A tale that will bring chills and provoke thought. A must-read for anyone who loves to dream.

Una de las mejores obras.......2002-12-18

El lenguaje empleado en el libro es facil de entender. Y, precisamente, la genialidad radica en este aspecto. A pesar de no emplear palabras elaboradas, la novela es extremadamente compleja por la anacronia. La mezcla de los diversos recursos literarios para describir la situacion hacen al lector pensar en el significado de lo qye Juan Rulfo trata de decir.
Otro aspecto interesante radica en que la novela retrata con fidelidad la cultura mexicana, desde la muerte hasta por el lenguaje y forma de actuar de los protagonistas de la historia. Sin duda alguna, este libro es un precedente de lo que despues seria el premio nobel de Mexico: Laberinto de la Soledad por Octavio Paz.

Ya es un clasico mexicano.......2002-07-09

Decidi leer esta novela al enterarme de que es la favorita de por lo menos siete de los escritores hispanoamericanos mas reconocidos del siglo que recien termino. Lo que lei me gusto muchisimo. La genialidad de Juan Rulfo al describir la relacion del pueblo mexicano con el tema de la muerte es indescriptible.
Indispensable leer este libro para tener una vision completa de la literatura hispanoamericana.

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Pedro Paramo (Coleccion Popular 58)

Manufacturer: Fondo De Cultura Economica
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Pedro Paramo Y El Llano En Llamas (Novela (Booket Numbered))

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Pedro Paramo Y El Llano En Llamas (Novela (Booket Numbered))
Juan Rulfo
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Pedro Paramo (Coleccion Literatura Siglo)

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Pedro Paramo (Coleccion Literatura Siglo)
Juan Rulfo
Manufacturer: Editorial RM
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How to handle Ghosts in literature

Pedro Paramo.
Juan Rulfo
Manufacturer: Suhrkamp
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How to handle Ghosts in literature.......2007-02-05

One of the most challenging parts reading this novel is to keep the characters in the period where the action takes place. It is a clear example of juxtaposition of periods (time frames); somehow giving the reader the illusion the main character is on every page. Nevertheless, if you want to give your brain some exercise, be my guest is a great read, from an excellent South American author.

Pedro Paramo/El Llano En Llamas (Coleccion popular)

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Rulfo
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A Classic Novel, Haunting & Poignant. A Must Read

Pedro Paramo

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A Classic Novel, Haunting & Poignant. A Must Read.......2005-07-13

Author Juan Rulfo's extraordinarily powerful novel, "Pedro Paramo," captures the essence of life in rural Mexico during the last years of the 19th century, and the beginning of the 20th, like no other work of fiction. Here, in a mere 124 pages, the author vividly portrays the radical social and economic changes which spurred the dramatic migration of the campesinos from ranchos and villages to the urban slums, where they could no longer live off the land, nor find work. Ghost towns mark the places where many had once flourished. I first read this masterpiece in English while living in Guadalajara, Mexico, over 25 years ago. I was absolutely captivated by the haunting story and by the fascinating characters. I reread the book a few years later, in Spanish, and was able to appreciate, first-hand, the authors skillful, nuanced use of language. After a series of surrealistic dreams, which turned my thoughts southward, I recently picked up another copy and began to read once more of the dry, deserted streets of Comala and the man who doomed the town and its inhabitants. I am amazed that the novel remains as fresh, magical and poignant as it did the first time around. I think Juan Rulfo's masterpiece takes on depth and texture with each reading. And it certainly proves true the maxim, "Good/great things come in small packages."

Pedro Paramo, the son of failing landowners, was consumed with love for Susana San Juan. This intense passion lasted a lifetime. Eventually, Pedro's aging father and family died, and Susana moved away. Alone and lonely, he assumed control of the estate and unscrupulously did whatever he had to, fair and foul, to amass a fortune and build his empire. He married the heiress Dolores Preciado, took possession of her land and wealth, and sent her to live an isolated existence with her sister. His ranch, in Comala, the Media Luna, expanded with great success at the expense of others. However, the manipulative, exploitive patriarch would pay dearly, in spades in fact, for his greed and for the sorrow he brought to Comala and her people.

Dolores Preciado, on her deathbed, extracts a promise from her son, Juan, to return to Comala to find his father and claim what is theirs. Juan narrates and guides the reader on his journey to the dusty, desolate village, now populated by ghosts, lost souls who murmur to him, sighing and complaining in desperate voices, until he believes that he too is dead. The story of Juan's experience, his search for identity and his heritage, is interwoven with the tale of his father, Pedro Paramo, and that of sad, beautiful Susana San Juan.

The novel was first published in 1955 and has become a classic, not only in Spanish speaking countries, but worldwide, for its themes are universal. This is a literary class and a truly great book. I cannot recommend it highly enough.
JANA

Analisis Arquetipico, Mitico Y Simbologico De Pedro Paramo (Coleccion Polymita)

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Mito y literatura mexicana: caso Pedro Páramo

Analisis Arquetipico, Mitico Y Simbologico De Pedro Paramo (Coleccion Polymita)
Nicolas E. Alvarez
Manufacturer: Ediciones Universal
ProductGroup: Book
Binding: Paperback

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Mito y literatura mexicana: caso Pedro Páramo.......2000-12-05

Nicolás Emilio Álvarez ha escrito con acierto un trabajo sobre una de las novelas más aclamadas de la Literatura Mexicana del siglo XX: Pedro Páramo. Tal trabajo es una lectura crítica de esta novela a partir de las resonancias mitológicas y literarias del mundo occidental, de manera que se establece un diálogo con una serie de referencias que ayudan a comprender el significado que Rulfo le dio a su obra, en especial cuando Álvarez nos hace evidente el universo simbólico de Comala. La novedad en el libro de Álvarez reside, a mi juicio, en su propuesta de análisis: conjunta de modo inteligente las áreas literaria, mitologica y semiótica bajo el espectro de la literatura comparada. El resultado es un estudio profundo acerca de las raíces que alimentan la novela rulfiana. En fin, considero que para los estudiosos de la Literatura Mexicana y en especial para aquellos que se interesan por Rulfo este libro resulta indispensable. Y a nivel metodológico vale la pena también revisar lo propuesto por Emilio Álvarez.

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