La Variable Independiente es el mejor análisis realizado hasta ahora sobre la realidad socio-política de Venezuela. La idiosincracia y los valores culturales como factores influyentes en todos los sectores del país. Este libro nos muestra una visión del país nunca antes relatada por nadie. Recomiendo este libro a todas aquellas personas que mantienen incertidumbre sobre el futuro de Venezuela incluso de algún otro país latinoamericano.

This is an excellent book about banknotes from Venezuela. It covers banknotes issued by the Central Bank since it's establishment in 1940. Also, this book carries information about banknotes printing technologies and the process of designing it. It has some information about private banknotes issues before the Central Bank. It's colorfull illustrated. The issues covered by this book is until 1989, but this book worth it. Maybe soon, there is a new edition of this book covering banknotes throught today.

Outstanding book! A bit on the technical side, but facinating reading about the jungles of Venezuela, the new species found etc. Brings back many wonderful memories of living in Venezuela.

Phillip Berryman's book insightfully captures the religious goings on of Sao Paolo and Caracas. This book goes a long way towards explaining the interaction between the traditional Catholic ways of religion, the mainline Protestants and the relatively new Pentacostal movements.

Furthermore, Berryman's study serves as a model for the way in which these interactions have taken place in other areas of the world, such as the US, where there are far along, Africa, where they are just beginning and Asia which is somewhere in between.

I would have been interested in more history of these developments, especially how the movements emmigrated from the US, then again, I'm probably one of those overly US centered Americans. :)

A walk through the emerald jungle...A visit to a magical world...A wonderful jungle adventure! Makes me think I'm in my beloved Peruvian Amazon jungle enjoying the enchantment of it all.

La historia de la indpendencia de mi país es muy, rica lastima que sea ignara por tantos, la causa de la libertad durante el periodo del primer cuarto de siglo de 1700 a aproximadmanete mitad de los 1800, vio nacer grandes hombres.
Bolívar, Sucre, Brión, O'Leary, Salom, Urdaneta, Paéz, Padilla, Camejo, Uslar, McGregor entre otros.
McGregor es un caso típico, un autentico highlander, venido a estas tierras producto del fin de las guerras napoleonicas, El libro de Tulio Arends nos muestra al hombre detras de la leyenda, muestra anecdotas ineditas tal como su desembarco en el puerto de caracas con gaitas y los la vestimenta tipicamnete escosesa, esto fue un hecho que no paso desapercibido, tambien nos muestra a un hombre de armas muy versatil, lo sucientemente organizado para poner en marcha los negros de ocumare y hacer correr a los españoles de solo verlos ya que a primera vista pensaron que eran tropas inglesas enviadas de Haiti por Petion.
Es bien sabido que las tropas britanicas (ingleses, escoses, irlandeses, etc) tienen fama de pelear hasta el último hombre y eso lo demostraron en Carabobo (24/07/1821).
Por otro lado es importante destacar que este hombre fua ayudante de campo del generalismo Francisco de Miranda el precurso de la mancipación hombe ue ocupo diversos rangos militares en los ejercitos más importantes de la europa de la epoca, España, Alemania, Rusia, Francia (su nombre esta en el arco del triunfo), incluso Miranda llego a facilitar acciones militares en la guerra de independencia Norteamerica.
Los problemas de Mcgregor fueron su expansionismo, no estaba alineado con la doctrina de Bolivar, hecho que llevo a casos como la invasión de la isla Amelia en la costa de florida y la republica de poyais en a actual centrooamerica, territorios que se disputaban las coronas inglesa y española.
Este escoses dejo huella perecedera en nuestra historia, calles, avenidas, edificios, es un personaje digno de ser estudiado.

This book is absolutely amazing. First of all, the pictures are beyond gorgeous. I used to look at them for ages when I was a kid. There's so much happening in them, the colors are so lush, and most of all I thought they captured the spirit of the individual characters quite well. The illustrator deserves commendation.

The story itself is wonderful. In a small space, without a hint of pedantry, it covers "issues" like urbanization, pollution, community, politics, and activism. While being a heartening, optimistic story about community and what it can do for children, the book also manages to be healthily skeptical about politicians. The basic story is that the kids want a playground. After making a big fuss at city hall (and being mistreated in the process), the story becomes a public relations issue for the mayor, so he promises them a playground--and proceeds to do nothing as the newspaper story winds down. Eventually, the kids and parents take action into their own hands and--after doubting themselves--get a wonderful playground together through their collective action.

This retelling can't do justice to the book because it loses all the flavor of what is really a lovely story. I've loved this book since I was very small (for the record, I'm 18 now and I still read kids' book!).

Nobody has described the venezuelan turttles better than trebbau in this book

ESTE LIBRO, ES UN EJEMPLO, DE REFERENCIA PARA LOS AFICIONADOS AL BUEN CAFE Y TODO EL QUE DISFRUTE LEER UNA BIBLIOGRAFIA FAMILIAR, SOBRE COMO SE CREA UNA EMPRESA, CON ESMERO, MUCHO ESFUERZO, Y UNA GRAN VISION, COMO SOLO EL SENOR, FERNANDO MENDES-CHUMACEIRO Y LOS OTROS MIEMBROS DE DICHA EMPRESA, PUDIERON HACERLO.

Hilary Dunsterville Branch's guide to Venezuela is the best guide out there in the market. I've just got back from a month backpacking around the country and I wish I'd bought it before I left the States. As it was I was lucky enough to bump into a French couple that gave me their copy in Merida in the Venezuelan Andes. After three days traveling with Branch's book I dumped my Lonely Planet Guide in the trash. Not only does she give you the practical details on off the beaten track beaches like Choroni, Santa Fe and Morrocoy but she gives you the run down on the cheapest places backpackers can stay. The history was good and easy to read. She got me up to the top of Mount Roraima and her section on the Rio Caura is excellent. What can I say. Thanks to this guide I now know that a month isn't long enough to spend in this incredible tropical country. I'm going back again next year and I'll be taking Branch with me.