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In his 2003 National Book Award–winning memoir Waiting for Snow in Havana, Carlos Eire narrated his coming of age in Cuba just before and during the Castro revolution. That book literally ends in midair as eleven-year-old Carlos and his older brother leave Havana on an airplane—along with thousands of other children—to begin their new life in Miami in 1962. It would be years before he would see his mother again. He would never again see his beloved father. Learning to Die in Miami opens as the plane lands and Carlos faces, with trepidation and excitement, his new life. He quickly realizes that in order for his new American self to emerge, his Cuban self must "die." And so, with great enterprise and purpose, he begins his journey. We follow Carlos as he adjusts to life in his new home. Faced with learning English, attending American schools, and an uncertain future, young Carlos confronts the age-old immigrant’s plight: being surrounded by American bounty, but not able to partake right away. The abundance America has to offer excites him and, regardless of how grim his living situation becomes, he eagerly forges ahead with his own personal assimilation program, shedding the vestiges of his old life almost immediately, even changing his name to Charles. Cuba becomes a remote and vague idea in the back of his mind, something he used to know well, but now it "had ceased to be part of the world." But as Carlos comes to grips with his strange surroundings, he must also struggle with everyday issues of growing up. His constant movement between foster homes and the eventual realization that his parents are far away in Cuba bring on an acute awareness that his life has irrevocably changed. Flashing back and forth between past and future, we watch as Carlos balances the divide between his past and present homes and finds his way in this strange new world, one that seems to hold the exhilarating promise of infinite possibilities and one that he will eventually claim as his own. An exorcism and an ode, Learning to Die in Miami is a celebration of renewal—of those times when we’re certain we have died and then are somehow, miraculously, reborn.

Continuing the personal saga begun in the National Book Award-winning Waiting for Snow in Havana, the inspiring, sad, funny, bafflingly beautiful story of a boy uprooted by the Cuban Revolution and transplanted to Miami during the years of the Kennedy administration. In his 2003 National Book Award–winning memoir Waiting for Snow in Havana, Carlos Eire narrated his coming of age in Cuba just before and during the Castro revolution. That book literally ends in midair as eleven-year-old Carlos and his older brother leave Havana on an airplane—along with thousands of other children—to begin their new life in Miami in 1962. It would be years before he would see his mother again. He would never again see his beloved father. Learning to Die in Miami opens as the plane lands and Carlos faces, with trepidation and excitement, his new life. He quickly realizes that in order for his new American self to emerge, his Cuban self must “die.” And so, with great enterprise and purpose, he begins his journey. We follow Carlos as he adjusts to life in his new home. Faced with learning English, attending American schools, and an uncertain future, young Carlos confronts the age-old immigrant’s plight: being surrounded by American bounty, but not able to partake right away. The abundance America has to offer excites him and, regardless of how grim his living situation becomes, he eagerly forges ahead with his own personal assimilation program, shedding the vestiges of his old life almost immediately, even changing his name to Charles. Cuba becomes a remote and vague idea in the back of his mind, something he used to know well, but now it “had ceased to be part of the world.” But as Carlos comes to grips with his strange surroundings, he must also struggle with everyday issues of growing up. His constant movement between foster homes and the eventual realization that his parents are far away in Cuba bring on an acute awareness that his life has irrevocably changed. Flashing back and forth between past and future, we watch as Carlos balances the divide between his past and present homes and finds his way in this strange new world, one that seems to hold the exhilarating promise of infinite possibilities and one that he will eventually claim as his own. An exorcism and an ode, Learning to Die in Miami is a celebration of renewal—of those times when we’re certain we have died and then are somehow, miraculously, reborn.

A political dissident who was jailed and tortured by Uruguayas military regime, Carlos Liscano movingly recounts those experiences in Truck of Fools. His narrative, a mosaic of brief, powerful vignettes, offers unique insight into the physical and psychological plight of the prisoner, as well as into the mindset of his tormentors. Liscano survived these horrors to become a gifted writer and Uruguayas most well known novelist.

In 1968 University of California Press published an unusual manuscript by an anthropology student named Carlos Castaneda. The Teachings of Don Juan enthralled a generation of seekers dissatisfied with the limitations of the Western worldview. Castaneda's now classic book remains controversial for the alternative way of seeing that it presents and the revolution in cognition it demands. Whether read as ethnographic fact or creative fiction, it is the story of a remarkable journey that has left an indelible impression on the life of more than a million readers around the world.

Inspiration Awaits You! At a very young age, Teddy Palacios Flores was homeless, hungry, and alone in the streets of Guatemala. Nevertheless, due to his love of country, love of sport and love of the few family members who taught him morality and spirituality during the first ten years of his life, he soared to heights he never imagined. Join Teddy as he tells his inspiring true story of perseverance and hope despite enormous challenges including discrimination for being poor and black. Discover how Teddy became an accomplished athlete, educator and philanthropist. An intriguing and heartfelt book for all ages, it is jam-packed with life lessons—it could possibly even change your life!

En lo profundo de las selvas olvidadas y en los rincones más oscuros de la historia, un secreto ha permanecido oculto durante siglos. Eclipse Social entrelaza los misterios de las civilizaciones antiguas con los dilemas de un mundo moderno atrapado en su propia arrogancia. Lo que una vez fue escrito en códices sagrados y esculpido en piedra, hoy se oculta en algoritmos y redes de información, pero la esencia del control sigue siendo la misma: quienes poseen el conocimiento, poseen el destino del mundo. A lo largo de los siglos, las grandes civilizaciones han surgido y caído bajo el peso de su propio exceso, creyendo que su poder sería eterno. Los mayas, los romanos, los aztecas, los imperios europeos… todos se elevaron con gloria y perecieron con desesperación, dejando tras de sí vestigios de una grandeza perdida. Pero, ¿y si su colapso no fue casualidad? ¿Y si alguien, en algún lugar, ha resguardado la clave de su desaparición? A través de un viaje que atraviesa épocas y fronteras, esta obra nos sumerge en los misterios que la historia ha intentado silenciar, revelando que, en el pasado, hay más respuestas de las que nos atrevemos a admitir. Pero Eclipse Social no solo mira hacia atrás; también nos confronta con el presente. Vivimos en una era donde la humanidad ha cambiado sus dioses, sus templos y sus sacrificios. Ya no es la espada la que dicta el destino de los pueblos, sino el dominio de la información. La tecnología, en su promesa de conexión y progreso, ha llevado a la fragmentación de las relaciones humanas, al vaciamiento de la identidad, al olvido de la esencia misma de lo que significa vivir. ¿Cuántos de nosotros hemos cambiado la conversación sincera por pantallas? ¿Cuándo dejamos de sentirnos parte de una comunidad para convertirnos en simples números en una estadística global? Las sociedades de antaño protegieron con su vida los secretos que les daban poder. Quemaron códices, destruyeron monumentos, erradicaron idiomas y transformaron la historia para ocultar lo que jamás debía salir a la luz. Hoy, la destrucción ya no es física, sino mental: las verdades incómodas son enterradas bajo montañas de desinformación, la libertad es sustituida por la vigilancia disfrazada de conveniencia y la sabiduría es desplazada por el ruido de lo inmediato. A través de una narrativa cargada de simbolismo y un trasfondo de intriga, Eclipse Social nos invita a reflexionar sobre el legado de los pueblos que nos precedieron, su lucha por preservar el conocimiento y su resistencia frente a las fuerzas que intentaron destruirlos. Pero también nos enfrenta a los desafíos del presente: una sociedad gobernada por la inmediatez, donde la memoria es efímera, donde las raíces son reemplazadas por tendencias pasajeras y donde la simplicidad de la vida se ha convertido en un ideal inalcanzable. Intrigante, intensa y profundamente reflexiva, Eclipse Social es una obra que te dejará cuestionándote las verdades que damos por sentadas. Porque, al final, no es el fin lo que define a una civilización, sino cómo eligió enfrentar la oscuridad. Y quizás, la pregunta más importante no sea qué civilizaciones fueron destruidas en el pasado, sino cuánto tiempo le queda a la nuestra antes de enfrentar su propio eclipse.