Punto de Partida English Version: Recent Episodes
Cristian Jiménez
It does not happen to them that you have books in their library and they have promised that they will read them soon? But days, months and years go by, and that promise remains. It is time to take the initiative. Welcome to "Punto de Partida": your podcast on review and analysis of literature, economics, politics, emotional intelligence and financial education texts. Available on Spotify, iTunes Podcast, Google Podcast, YouTube, SoundCloud and Ivoox. Social networks: Instagram: @cristianjimenez_books, Twitter: @Cristian_Jz, mail: puntodepartida.podcast1@gmail.com
Has it happened to you that you decide to learn something new, but weeks go by and there is no progress? You also have plenty of tasks and despite trying to focus, in the end you end up putting everything off. It has happened to all of us; Cal Newport talks about this precisely in his book "Deep Work", published in 2017 by Paidós Empresas. Available on Spotify, iTunes Podcast, Google Podcast, YouTube, SoundCloud and Ivoox. Social networks: *Instagram: @puntodepartida_proyecto. Social personal networks: Instagram: @cristianjimenez_wl, Twitter: @Cristian_Jz, mail: puntodepartida.podcast1@gmail.com
How much dowe know about economics? How the State handled the tax monies? Why is inflationhappening and what are the costs for everyone? How to start a business andavoid bankruptcy? These are the questions that Leopoldo Abadía seeks to answerin his book "How the economy works for Dummies", published by@planetadelibros and @paradummies (@planetadelibrosco). We think that we canlearn little from this type of book, but I must tell you that they are going tohave a big surprise. Regardless of your knowledge of economics, there willalways be topics that escape us. Available on Spotify, iTunes Podcast, GooglePodcast, YouTube, SoundCloud and Ivoox. Social networks:*Instagram: @puntodepartida_proyecto. Social personalnetworks: Instagram: @cristianjimenez_wl, Twitter: @Cristian_Jz, mail:puntodepartida.podcast1@gmail.com
Keiko Furukura is a middle-aged woman who begins to feel the discomfort of not having a stable job or a partner and children. But in her single life she is presented with the opportunity to create a screen for no one else to question. Today I bring you a new program of "Punto de Partida Podcast" English Version and the turn has been for the Japanese author Sayaka Murata and her novel "Convenience Store Woman". Published by the publisher @groveatlantic. Available on Spotify, iTunes Podcast, Google Podcast, YouTube, SoundCloud and Ivoox. Social networks: *Instagram: @puntodepartida_proyecto. Social personal networks: Instagram: @cristianjimenez_wl, Twitter: @Cristian_Jz, mail: puntodepartida.podcast1@gmail.com
If we think of utopia, we get an image of something unattainable regardless of efforts, but this is very far from reality. Consider that every effort brings us closer to that yearning, whether it is something personal or collective, and this also applies to society. This is what Dutch author Rutger Bregman tells us in his book "Utopia for Realists", published in 2017 by Publicaciones y Ediciones Salamandra (Spanish edition).
Distance and time tend to oxidize memories, and no matter how hard we try, it will never be the same. This is what the Spanish author Enrique Vila-Mata tells us in his novel "This senseless haze", published in September 2019. Available on Spotify, iTunes Podcast, Google Podcast, YouTube, SoundCloud and Ivoox. Social networks: Instagram: @cristianjimenez_books, Twitter: @Cristian_Jz, mail: puntodepartida.podcast1@gmail.com
Regardless of whether or not we know the economic and political situation in the world, we will be affected by any change in the foundations of social relations. The growth of the Chinese people and the influence it is gaining during the last years is no secret to anyone. This is what the Israeli researcher and professor Oded Shenkar tells us in his book "The Century of China", published in 2005. Available on Spotify, iTunes Podcast, Google Podcast, YouTube, SoundCloud and Ivoox. Social networks: Instagram: @cristianjimenez_books, Twitter: @Cristian_Jz, mail: puntodepartida.podcast1@gmail.com
There is no doubt that in our hands is the development of society and it is a process that is progressing rapidly thanks to new technologies; but we should not take the matter lightly if it can be in danger much of the aspects that today we consider human. This is what the professor and researcher of the University of Malaga, Antonio Diéguez, tells us in his book "Transhumanism, the technological search for human improvement". Available on Spotify, iTunes Podcast, Google Podcast, YouTube, SoundCloud and Ivoox. Social networks: Instagram: @cristianjimenez_books, Twitter: @Cristian_Jz, mail: puntodepartida.podcast1@gmail.com
"On the day they were going to kill him, Santiago Nasar got up at five-thirtyin the morning to wait for the boat the bishop was coming on", this is how 'Chronicle of a Death Foretold' of Colombian nobel Gabriel García Márquez begins, which this week was the work selected in Punto de Partida #podcast to review and analyze (listen to the English version) . Available on Spotify, iTunes Podcast, Google Podcast, YouTube, SoundCloud and Ivoox. Social networks: Instagram: @cristianjimenez_books, Twitter: @Cristian_Jz, mail: puntodepartida.podcast1@gmail.com
There are books that, regardless of the years that pass, continue to be among the best sellers. This is the case of Spanish writer and coaching Raimon Samsó and his book "The Code of Money", published in 2009. You tell me that your economy does not advance, then this book should be on your bedside table; In addition the author will give you the bases if you are looking to start or have already started a entrepreneurship.
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