Andy Robinson

Andrea Kihlstedt

A Cookbook of Easy-to-use Fundraising Exercises

Train Your Board (and Everyone Else) to Raise Money

Mark Hammond

A demonstration of Python's basic technologies showcases the programming language's possiblities as a Windows development and administration tool.

Help for Windows Programmers

Python Programming On Win32

Los encuentros del Foro Económico Mundial en la diminuta población suiza que inspiró a Thomas Mann son la constatación de los males endémicos del sistema que nos gobierna. O al menos de sus incongruencias. Un ágora en la que el cinismo se viste de filantropía y el pensamiento único de debate abierto. Un lugar en el que Bono y Clinton se erigen en profetas, las estrellas del periodismo olvidan su compromiso con el público y los académicos aleccionan al personal sobre los beneficios del sistema capitalista y los males del intervencionismo ante banqueros y empresarios venidos de todo el mundo. El reportero Andy Robinson se desplaza por el laberíntico centro de congresos, por los bares de la estación de esquí y los atascos de limusinas para averiguar cómo la élite, ese 1% más rico, se garantiza el porvenir a costa del ciudadano, apoyando medidas que sigan incrementando la polarización de las rentas y el crecimiento de su propia riqueza. Un reportero en la montaña mágica recorre la historia de Davos, los paraísos fiscales y la farsa de la filantropía y denuncia con ironía cómo los plutócratas empujan al mundo ladera abajo mientras hacen alarde de opulencia desde la privilegiada estación alpina.

Cómo la élite económica de Davos hundió el mundo

Un reportero en la montaña mágica

A practical guidebook for walking from Land's End to John O'Groats. The 1956km (1215 mile) long-distance route, known as the End to End Trail, follows paths and tracks rather than road, and takes to the hills whenever it can. The route is presented in 61 daily stages averaging just less than 32km (20 miles).

Lands End to John O'Groats on Foot

The End to End Trail

las nuevas venas abiertas de América Latina

Oro, petróleo y aguacates

Jay Wilson

Guidebook to the John O' Groats Trail, a 235km long-distance walk from Inverness to John O' Groats in the far north of Scotland. The trail boasts stunning coastal scenery and fantastic cliff-top walking, while attractive towns and villages offer accommodation. It can be completed in around a fortnight.

Coastal Walking from Inverness to John O' Groats

Walking the John O' Groats Trail

Guide to the John o' Groats Trail, a 233km walking route linking Inverness with John o' Groats on the northeast tip of mainland Britain. Much of the walking is coastal, with the northern half characterised by its spectacular seacliffs; however, there is some inland walking too, and the scenery is varied, ranging from dunes and deserted sandy beaches to beautiful woodland. With rough ground and some exposed clifftop walking, the route is suited to experienced hikers. It takes around a fortnight to complete.The route is described in 14 stages, each of which includes: an overview map; step-by-step route description illustrated with custom mapping; details of accommodation, facilities and transport links; and information on local points of interest. While the main route description is from south to north, notes are supplied for southbound walkers. Also included is a bonus route linking the trail with the Great Glen, for the benefit of walkers undertaking the Land's End to John o' Groats challenge. There is a wealth of information to help you plan for the John o' Groats Trail, including advice on transport, weather, hazards and kit, and background notes on geology and wildlife.This challenging route crosses a part of the country that not many walkers are familiar with. There are plentiful opportunities to spot wildlife and seabirds, with grey seals, common seals and ospreys a common sight. There are ruined medieval castles on the cliff edges, as well as many sea arches and stacks. John o' Groats is renowned as mainland Britain's most northeasterly village and the John o' Groats Trail offers a chance to experience this fascinating and beautiful corner of the country.

Chris Hughes

The White Ghost

BAC TSR.2

The past decade has seen major political upheaval in Latin America--from Brazil to Chile to Venezuela to Bolivia--but to understand what happened, ask first where your quinoa and lithium batteries came from... The 21st century began optimistically in Latin America. Left-leaning leaders armed with programs to reduce poverty and reclaim national wealth were seeing results—but as the aughts gave way to the teens, they began to fall like dominos. Where did the dreams of this "pink tide" go? Look no further than the original culprits of Latin American disenfranchisement: resource-rich land and unscrupulous extraction. Recounting the story commodity by commodity, Andy Robinson reveals what oxen have to do with the rise of Jair Bolsonaro, how quinoa explains the mob that descended on Evo Morales, and why oil is the culprit behind the protracted coup in Venezuela. In addition to the usual suspects like gold and bananas which underscored the original plunder of the Americas, Robinson also shows how a new generation of valuable resources—like coltan for smartphones, lithium for electric cars, and niobium for SpaceX rockets—have become important players in the fate of Latin America. And as the energy transition sets mineral prices soaring, Latin America remains at the mercy of the rollercoaster of commodity prices. In Gold, Oil, and Avocados, Robinson takes readers from the salt plains of Chile to the depths of the Amazonian jungle to stitch together the story of Latin America's last decade, showing how the imperial plunder of the past carries on today under a new name.

A Recent History of Latin America in Sixteen Commodities

Gold, Oil and Avocados

This guidebook to UK's ultimate challenge walk, the End to End, describes a 1956km (1215 mile) walking route from Land's End in Cornwall to John o' Groats in Scotland's far north - the two points on mainland Britain that are the furthest apart. The recommended route avoids road walking as much as possible and frequently takes advantage of existing long-distance trails, including the South West Coast Path, Pennine Way and West Highland Way. Passing through remote terrain at times and keeping to the hills where practical, it is intended for experienced hill-walkers. The guide includes route description and maps, concentrating on the 'gaps' between the major long-distance trails covered in other Cicerone guides. There is also a wealth of advice to help you prepare for and undertake your walk, covering equipment, safety, supplies and facilities. Notes on history, geography and local sights, along with anecdotes from those who have successfully completed the journey, add interest and inspiration. The route is presented in 61 daily stages (each averaging around 32km), divided into 6 sections; an alternative three-month schedule is also provided. The End to End Trail promises a magnificent adventure through some of the best the British countryside can offer, and a unique sense of achievement on completion of your walk.

Land's End to John o' Groats on foot

Walking The End to End Trail

Andy Robinson desvela en estas crónicas los entresijos de la extracción y el negocio de las materias primas más valiosas de América Latina, como la carne, el oro, el petróleo, el aguacate, el hierro, los diamantes, la patata, el cobre, la soja o el niobio. Robinson recorre Potosí, Minas Gerais, Zacatecas y muchos otros de los itinerarios que ya recorrió Eduardo Galeano cincuenta años atrás, en Las venas abiertas de América Latina, y actualiza la célebre tesis de que "los latinoamericanos somos pobres porque es rico el suelo que pisamos". Aquel libro se convirtió en la biblia de la generación de izquierdas que alcanzó el poder en América Latina a principios del siglo XXI, como Lula da Silva, Evo Morales, Rafael Correa o Hugo Chávez. ¿Qué ha ocurrido en esos países desde entonces? ¿Cuál es la utilización final de estas materias primas en el mundo actual, de consumo ostentoso, recursos naturales menguantes, fuertes tensiones geopolíticas y extrema desigualdad? ¿Qué se puede aprender de los pueblos indígenas para evitar la destrucción medioambiental y afrontar el reto existencial del cambio climático? ¿Cómo repercute la extracción de materias primas en los dramáticos sucesos políticos que han sacudido la región en los últimos años? Inevitablemente, cualquier lector, americano o europeo, se sentirá interpelado como ciudadano y consumidor.

Las nuevas venas abiertas de América Latina

A guide to grant proposal writing for grassroots social activist organizations.

An Activist's Guide to Proposal Writing

Grassroots Grants

Al estilo de su admirado periodismo gonzo, Andy Robinson se lanza a recorrer la nueva Dolarocracia americana a través de los márgenes de una carretera que conforme avanza se bifurca cada vez más. En formato de pequeñas y delirantes crónicas, con el autor inmiscuyéndose en la vida diaria de los ciudadanos, el libro no sólo nos sumerge en ciudades como Nueva York, Detroit, Las Vegas o San Francisco, emblemas de la desigualdad más descarnada, sino que nos descubre Vermont y su movimiento independentista; Albuquerque, escenario de Breaking Bad, donde francotiradores policiales matan impunemente a drogadictos e indigentes; O Nogales y Tucson, sedes de un complejo industrial de seguridad fronteriza y cárceles privadas cuyo negocio bebe de una oferta inagotable de inmigrantes deportados.

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