Maria Torres

Muchas personas son víctimas de lo que Walter Riso denomina mandatos irracionales perfeccionistas o "antivalores exitosos". Estos mandatos pretenden que seamos "hombres y mujeres que han alcanzado el top 10", es decir, seres excepcionales en algún área, no importa el costo emocional que esto implique. Preceptos publicitados y transmitidos que se convierten en una forma de autoexigencia cruel e injustificada, o en la búsqueda de una "perfección psicológica" agotadora e irracional.

In July 2004, Barack Obama electrified the Democratic National Convention with an address that spoke to Americans across the political spectrum. Now, in The Audacity of Hope, Senator Obama calls for a different brand of politics: a politics for those weary of bitter partisanship and alienated by the "endless clash of armies" we see in Congress and on the campaign trail; a politics rooted in the faith, inclusiveness, and nobility of spirit at the heart of "our improbable experiment in democracy".

In her memoir, a work of deep reflection and mesmerizing storytelling, Michelle Obama invites listeners into her world, chronicling the experiences that have shaped her - from her childhood on the South Side of Chicago to her years as an executive balancing the demands of motherhood and work to her time spent at the world's most famous address. With unerring honesty and lively wit, she describes her triumphs and her disappointments, both public and private, telling her full story as she has lived it - in her own words and on her own terms.