Ernesto Guevara, Tambien Conocido Como El Che

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reads more like historical fiction.......2007-06-20

the author's evident admiration for the subject destroys any faith in the objectivity
of his writing...if read as fiction by someone with a limited background, it could be
enjoyable.

A Tremendous Contribution.......2007-02-27

Taibo's book on Ché is monumental. It distresses many North Americans to discover a Ché Guevara who does not conform to the popular (and erroneous)belief systems so prevalent in the States. Taibo pays little attention to the myths and a lot of attention to facts, and weaves the information into a cohesive -- and verifiable -- story about this extraordinary person. You do not, however, want to drop this book on your foot: it's a monster...probably weighs a kilo, anyway. But the content is as solid as is the book itself; and more to the point, it is a much more human, much more aware history of Ché than any of the other Ché bios that I have encountered, in either Spanish or English. Even if you don't read the thing, but just carry it around to build up your arm muscles, having the book on the table at a restaurant or a coffee-shop can be fun: people react to it in interesting ways, as one might expect...you soon understand why there are so many Ché t-shirts and so few Henry Kissinger t-shirts, that's for sure. This thing is a tour de force, worth every penny. It may take some time to finish it, but it is worth the work to do so. You may become more haunted by Ché's vision and his results, but you will also become more understanding of him and his time...and better able to understand the tremendous changes that he brought (and continues to bring)to Latin America and the West in general. Not to be missed; and if you're lucky, you can find a copy of "Sueños Rebelde" to go along with it. Good luck, and good reading!

The most enjoyable of all Che's bios.......2002-10-25

In the US, Paco Taibo II is better known within the mystery readers' crowd for his accomplished police stories with a touch of irony and a shrewd writing style. For this reason with certain apprehension I started reading this biography. In fact it was the first complete and serious Che's bio I have ever read. Later I grabbed Jon Lee Anderson's one... Of all Che's bios Paco's is the most enchanting one. It may lack the huge documention of Anderson's book, but it compensates it with an amazing style. Paco cannot divorce his own admiration of Che from his subject, but, hey, that is exactly why this book becomes so much enjoyable. I still recall grabbing the book (700 hundred pages!) one morning and going that same night to bed with the book in my hands! I couldn't stop reading it! Che's story is reflected under the light of an amazing storyteller. The episodes of Che's story are exquisitely threaded together in a masterful way. His life becomes flesh and blood in Paco's hands. The icon, the symbol of rebellion and struggle for social justice turns a man, an incredible, passionate and admirable human being throughout the book. The end cannot be better: it is ghostly but hopeful with a lot of energy and sadness and beauty: a song to Latin American history of struggle.

Ernesto Guevara, también conocido como el Che

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The Most Enjoyable of Che's Biographies
Alive
viva el capitalismo
No lo lei
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Ernesto Guevara, también conocido como el Che
Paco Ignacio II Taibo
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The Most Enjoyable of Che's Biographies.......2003-05-10

Alive.......2002-06-16

Che Guevara was here before he was born. Che Guevara is still here after his assasination. He represents the highest feelings andconcepts on justice, rebellion and freedom against any kind of tirany. That's why his photo is world-spread by palestinians, puertoricans, cubans, mexicans, germans, koreans. That's why his life of sacrifice and example can't never be erased.

VOS SOS EL CAMINO, NOSOTROS LOS CAMINANTES.

viva el capitalismo.......2000-05-11

el que es explotado lo es porque quiere...el que es pobre lo es porque quiere....no quieren salir adelante...a menos que vivan en Cuba.FIDEL...NO SEAS MAMON,,,

No lo lei.......2000-05-11

Pero...El COMUNISMO NO DEJA DE SER COMUNISMO...Que tiene que ver fidel , el che y el sub comediante marcos en eso ? CIRCO ! ELLOS ESTAN EN CONTRA DE LA OPRESION...pero tienen a la gente reprimida..por favor que las universidades se deje de tomar como heroe a alguien...que inicio la guerrilla...paramilitares y otras mas...LA FAR..EZLN...ELN...ETA...Y OTAS..!

synopsis and review.......1999-09-07

Paco Ignacio Taibo II: Ernesto Guevara, tambien conocido como el Che

Taibo, con acceso a documentos previamente inéditos y a través de intravistas personales con "qienes mejor le conocieron" esperaba pintar una imagen de un Che genuino, "más alla del mito." Es un libro detallado que cuenta la historia de una persona real; una persona errante, con timidezes, con miedos, idialista, soñador, y fiel a sus sueños y ideales. La fuente más importante con que cuenta el libro es el mismo Che, pues esta lleno de citaciones actúales de los diários y artículos y cartas personales de él. Taibo, con el toque de novelista, narra una historia del joven Guevara, de su facinación con los burros, de sus debilitantes ataques de asma, y viajes por bicicleta recorriendo todo el Argentina. Un joven atrevido, determinado, y lector. Trata de un hijo de padres aristócratas quien a través de la experiencia lectoral y vivida se daba cuenta de la injusticia del mundo. Veía a sus amigos de la sierra, hijos de mineros y obreros, veía luego a los indigenas de Bolívia, Perú, Colombia, Guatemala y como la gente se abusaba de ellos. Llego a creer que la causa de la justica era el capitalismo, y más importante, el imperialismo de Norte America. Veia la presencia de los Estado Unidos en todos los países latinos. Quisá el ejemplo más obvio de eso fue en Guatemala donde Ernesto estaba viviendo durante el golpe de estado cuando los E.E.U.U sacaron al presedente Arbens, amigo del Che, y apuntaron a Pinoché. El Che, al mudarse a México, conocio a unos cubanos quienes le hablaban de un Fidel Castro y a quien, poco tiempo despues, conocio también. Allí se tomaban clases de estratégia y se juntaban armas. El Che y Fidel se hicieron buenos amigos. Despues de estar encarcelado y haber perdio todas las armas varias veces, la pequeña revolucion, que habia acceptado al Che como médico de la excursion, embarcó a Cuba en un pequeño yate: el Granma. Taibo narra la hitoria de la revolucion desde la perspectiva del Che y de los que le rodeaban. Duante esta etapa del libro se conoce un Che fuerte, el primero en materle a alguien en la revolucion, un triador que habia informado al ejercito cubano de la posicion rebelde varios veces. Y el Che conocido por los campesinos como alguien que "viene a quitarnos de encima las desgracias, el hambre, el churre y la miseria" y un comandante que jamás esperaria algo de uno de sus soldados que "no estararia despuesto de hacer el mismo." Luego Taibo se vuelve hisotriador con una documentación de la constructión de un sistema economico complejo y justo, lleno de detalles y figuras actuales de como andaba el cambio a un país socialista bajo la supervisión de un médico-comandante-ministro de industria: Che. Con un manuscrito del proprio Che, Taibo fue el primero en saber exactamente como se sentia el Che durante su "año de silencio" en el Congo. El logró reportar como el Che soportó el fracaso en África. La vida, y más que nada, la muerte del Che esta nublada en el misterio. Gracias a los poderes narrativas y los esfuersos del autor de mostrar a un Che geuino, y el acceso que él tenia a documentos del mismo Guevara, Taibo ha podido sacar a luz muchos de esos misterios. Aunque algunos quizá nunca se resolverán, una cosa se queda claro: El Che era una persona real quien no temia seguir sueños e idiales, quien nunca dejo de pelear por la verdad en la cual creia. Gracias a este libro el Che vive.

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Ernesto Guevara Tambien Conocido Como El Che/ernesto Guevara Also Know As El Che
Paco Ignacio, II Taibo
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Ernesto Guevara, Tambien Conocido Como El Che
Paco Ignacio, II Taibo
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Ernesto Guevara: Tambien Conocido Como El Che
Paco Ignacio II Taibo
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Stories from the Big Sky Country of Ranchin', Romance, and Rugrats

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True Montana comedy..........2004-06-22

I lived in Montana for 6 years... I can't tell you how true these stories are... The sharp ability of the author to "catch" those interesting situations that are so usual to Montanans, but so funny and unique to "outsiders" is amazing. Recommend!

This is a Hoot!.......2004-04-02

This book is great fun. Everyone wants a little of the west and these stories sure give it to you. The illustrations are terrific too. Look for the hidden proverbs.

I've never laughed so hard!.......2002-05-22

This is a great book for anyone raising a family, in Montana, or anywhere in the USA. It would make a great gift for Father's Day!!!!!

Cow Whisperer.......2001-12-01

A must read for anyone who wants a peek into the rural lifestyle of a native Montanian. Skip Halmes incredible wit and humor is unsurpassed!

Great Outlook On Life.......2001-11-14

What a truly fun book. The author has a great outlook on life humor being a strong point. Loved the book!

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SECRETS OF THE BALKANS: SEVEN YEARS OF A DIPLOMATIST'S LIFE IN THE STORM CENTRE OF EUROPE
Charles J. Vopicka
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Secrets of the Balkans: Seven Years of a Diplomatist's Life in the Storm Centre of Europe
Charles J. Vopicka
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The story of the Balkan nations, from the earliest times, dealing briefly with the many centuries of invasion, oppression and continual fighting for liberty, and dwelling in detail on the struggle in World War I, when their lands were again coveted as spoils of war.

The author was U. S. envoy extraordinary and minister plenipotentiary to Roumania, Serbia, and Bulgaria from 1913 through 1920.

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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.

The End of Being Known: A Memoir (Living Out: Gay and Lesbian Autobiographies)

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Poetic Musings
A Gorgeous Meditation on Sex, Love and Loneliness

The End of Being Known: A Memoir (Living Out: Gay and Lesbian Autobiographies)
Michael Klein
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Written in poet Michael Klein's uniquely passionate voice, The End of Being Known explores the lines that define yet also blur the boundaries of sex, friendship, and compatibility. This collection of autobiographical essays probes the manifestations of sexual desire in its mystical variety: incest, falling in love, being a twin, and inhabiting the world of anonymous sex-in practice, and, in an essay about the Body Electric movement-as something recuperative and renewing.

Each essay unfurls in a hybrid of poetry, narrative, and fragmentary literary devices. Here is an uncompromising gaze upon the quandaries of those whose sexual, emotional, and relational worlds collide, yielding no answer to the riddle of desire.

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Poetic Musings.......2007-04-28

Klein, Michael. "The End of Being Known', University of Wisconsin Press, 2003.

Poetic Musings

Amos Lassen and Literary Pride

"The End of Being Known" by Michael Klein is one of the books in the University of Wisconsin's Living Out--Gay and Lesbian Autobiography series and what a welcome addition it is. It reads like sheer poetry on topics that have been poetic before. Klein had been abused by his stepfather and was addicted to alcohol for part of his life and was unable to maintain a log-term relationship. When Klein became sober, he felt that he had reached "the end of being known". His life has had little happiness and not only did he have sex with his stepfather but with his twin brother as well. He writes beautifully about what it is to be a twin and he deftly uses his gifts as a poet in these musings on his life and his writing is laden with images and emotion. His language is dreamy and allusive, somewhat dreamlike and quite repetitive. Having spent much of his life in Provincetown, there is a great deal of focus on seascapes and the weather of the seaside location giving a somewhat elusive quality.
Klein writes of love and the lack of it ad h sow sexual proclivities. Sometimes it is hard to discern the difference between friend and lover and between love ad lust and desire and amity. It seems that Klein has always had trouble understanding both intimacy and sex and therefore has spent most of his life as a loner.
It is easy to sense the passion in the author's voice as he writes about his somewhat mentally unstable twin brother, about becoming sober, and about his own personal ruminations. As looks at the sexual manifestations of the gay world, we are privy to the mysticism of it. When he writes about anonymous sexual liaisons, we should be shocked but instead we are drawn into the beauty of the language. Each of the chapters is an essay unto itself and the book is held together by a combination of various literary devices. We get a look at a man whose emotional and sexual and familial worlds crash one into the other but we never get an answer to the riddle of his desire.
The voice of the author is both bold and beautiful at the same time and each sentence is both metaphor and honest fact. Klein manages to convey in one sentence what many of us are unable to say in pages. He treats emotional life as a fruit to be peeled open and as he removes the outer rind, we see the inner workings of his sexual and emotional being. The honesty of the short i35 page book is raw and brutal yet beautiful.
We live in a world where indifference for one another seems to be the rule and dishonesty and cruelty prevail. Klein shows us honesty and kindness, responsibility and truth. This is what gives the book its beauty--what it has to say to all of us.

A Gorgeous Meditation on Sex, Love and Loneliness.......2003-10-09

This is a rare book. Non-narrative, in the best sense of the word, it reads like a long poem about relationships, New York in the '70's, anonymous sex, Provincetown -- well known markers of gay life but told in a completely original way. Klein makes amazing sentences from our deepest longings and joys and fears.

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The End of Being Known: A Memoir
Michael Klein
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