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Hace más de diez años que escribí esta larga indagación sobre el devenir de los principales grupos humanos que han constituido la nación dominicana en el ámbito de la isla de Ayitì o La Española. Esta indagación a partir del concepto de la Trinidad Divina con que Juan Pablo Duarte encabezó el juramento de la sociedad fundada para promover la independencia del dominio haitiano. Es sabido que los números constituyen un plano de la realidad, una prefiguración de lo existente, un mundo constituido entre la ideación original y la realidad física. En el caso que nos ocupa al aura de significados englobados por el número tres (armonía, equilibrio), se une el matiz teológico añadido por el concepto Trinidad, un concepto eminentemente religioso que se encuentra, contrario a lo que podría pensarse, en otras religiones más allá del cristianismo de donde la tomó el fundador de la república. Por tanto estas indagaciones, conjuntamente con el aspecto social y político, se han ido principalmente por la cuestión religiosa donde precisamente, con el transcurrir del tiempo y los avatares humanos, se ha constituido uno de los espacios de equilibrio y armonía entre las visiones de las tres culturas que nos constituyen, ese espacio es la religión popular dominicana, también llamada Culto a la 21 División.

Skwerl and Cheese are down on their luck and about to find themselves tangled in the heist of their lives. Skwerl, once an elite member of the CIA's paramilitary unit, was cast out after a raid gone wrong in Afghanistan. Big Cheese Aziz, a former Afghan pilot of legendary skill, now works the graveyard shift at a gas station. Recruited into a shadowy network of "sheepdogs," they embark on a mission to repossess a multi-million-dollar private jet stranded on a remote African airfield. But as they wind through a labyrinth of lies and hidden agendas, they discover that nothing is as it seems. Their contact vanishes, their handler's motives are suspect, and the true source of their payday remains a mystery. With the stakes skyrocketing and the women in their lives drawn into the fray, this unlikely spy duo find themselves deep in the underbelly of modern war and intelligence. From the jungles of Kampala to the glitz of Marseille, they'll need to be as cunning as they are bold to survive in a game where the line between the hunters and the hunted is razor-thin.

El mejor ensayo sobre Tácito por primera vez en español Aclamado a menudo como el mejor historiador romano y, en general, como uno de los prosistas latinos más brillantes, Tácito es una figura literaria clave sobre la que, sin embargo, existen muchas incógnitas. Son muchas las sombras que se ciernen sobre su vida y su obra.

She's about to make a deal with the college bad boy... Hannah Wells has finally found someone who turns her on. But while she might be confident in every other area of her life, she's carting around a full set of baggage when it comes to sex and seduction. If she wants to get her crush's attention, she'll have to step out of her comfort zone and make him take notice...even if it means tutoring the annoying, childish, cocky captain of the hockey team in exchange for a pretend date. ...and it's going to be oh so good. All Garrett Graham has ever wanted is to play professional hockey after graduation, but his plummeting GPA is threatening everything he's worked so hard for. If helping a sarcastic brunette make another guy jealous will help him secure his position on the team, he's all for it. But when one unexpected kiss leads to the wildest sex of both their lives, it doesn't take long for Garrett to realize that pretend isn't going to cut it. Now he just has to convince Hannah that the man she wants looks a lot like him.

Todos esperaban que Violet Sorrengail muriera en su primer año en el Colegio de Guerra de Basgiath, incluso ella misma. Pero la Trilla fue solo el inicio de una serie de pruebas diseñadas para eliminar a los débiles, los indignos y los desafortunados. Ahora comienza el verdadero entrenamiento, y Violet no sabe cómo logrará superarlo. No solo por su brutalidad y exigencia física, sino porque el nuevo vicecomandante está decidido a demostrar que Violet es débil... a menos que traicione al hombre que ama. A pesar de tener un cuerpo más frágil que el de sus compañeros, la fuerza de Violet reside en su ingenio y su férrea voluntad. Además, los líderes parecen haber olvidado la lección más importante que Basgiath enseña: los jinetes de dragones crean sus propias reglas.

Over two decades, William Curtis and Russell Windham have worked to show that classical architecture can embody the same attention to context and custom approach to design often ascribed to more modern movements, underscoring how versatile classical ideals and details can be. In styles reminiscent of the great Tudor manor houses of England to quaint symmetrical clapboard farmhouses, quintessentially Mission-style haciendas, and of course neo-Georgian mansions, the firm builds houses with a faithful adherence to historical detail, proportion, and materials that makes them stand out as truly world-class designers. With interiors as much a part of their core practice as exteriors, this firm is able to carry through an integrity of vision—graciously curved banisters, warm and inviting mantels, detailed brickwork, and coffered ceilings—that makes every project feel truly whole, complete. Yet a strong sense still pervades every featured home that they are organized to support modern lifestyles, taking the best of the past and adapting it to create homes that are truly comfortable and functional for today’s families.