Archive | Books

07 May 2010 ~ 0 Comments

A few good movies

I have written some reviews about most of the books that I read, however I never wrote about movies that I watched and I want to recommend a few, two of them are from Argentina. It might get loud The film documents the varied playing and recording styles of guitarists Jimmy Page, David Evans, guitarist [...]

Continue Reading

23 January 2010 ~ 1 Comment

Summer readings

While I was on vacations I finished three books, two of them very recommendable. The first one was Angels and Demons, from Down Brown. It was very gripping but I didn’t like it, some of the nights I stayed until 2 or 3 in the morning reading it, what it confirms it was gripping. The [...]

Continue Reading

19 January 2010 ~ 1 Comment

Terri Irwin, discussing the role of entrepreneurship in her life.

When I came to New Zealand a colleague put me the contact with Howard Frederick. He is one of the specialist of entrepreneurship in Australasia and author (with Donald F. Kuratko) of Entrepreneurship Theory Process Practice (I haven’t read it yet but it is on my list). At the moment he is living in Australia, [...]

Continue Reading

15 October 2009 ~ 0 Comments

From a match to a big fire

Tipping point from Malcom Gladwell explains how little things can make a big difference, it tries to explain how trends or social behavior starts. First it divides people in three different categories: Mavens, Connectors and Salesman. I belive it also has to include the followers but he didn´t mention anything about them. The word mavens [...]

Continue Reading

20 September 2009 ~ 1 Comment

De los libros que me traje

Un libro es una puerta a lo desconocido, un mundo nuevo, algo que no sabes con lo que te podes encontrarte y antes de empezar este viaje me regalaron tres. El primero vino de parte de mi papa (Pobre patria mia de Marcos Aguinis), y los otros dos de amigas; Las voces del desierto de [...]

Continue Reading

13 March 2009 ~ 1 Comment

Un mar de fuegos

Un hombre del pueblo de Neiva, en la costa de Colombia, pudo subir al cielo. A la vuelta conto, dijo que habia contemplado, desde alla arriba; la vida humana. Y dijo que somos un mar de fueguitos, el mundo es eso: un mar de fueguitos. Cada persona brilla con luz propia entre todos los demas. [...]

Continue Reading