{"title":"The Che Guevara Library","description":"\u003cp\u003eDelve into the revolutionary mind of Che Guevara with this essential collection. Explore his writings on guerrilla warfare, political philosophy, and Latin American liberation, offering a unique historical perspective.\u003c\/p\u003e","products":[{"product_id":"motorcycle-diaries-book-ernesto-che-guevara-9781644210680","title":"The Motorcycle Diaries","description":"\u003cb\u003eA \u003ci\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/i\u003e bestseller\u003cbr\u003e With a new introduction by \u003ci\u003eThe Motorcyle Diaries\u003c\/i\u003e filmmaker Walter Salles, and featuring 24 pages of photos taken by Che.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eThe Motorcycle Diaries\u003c\/i\u003e is Che Guevara's diary of his journey to discover the continent of Latin America while still a medical student, setting out in 1952 on a vintage Norton motorcycle together with his friend Alberto Granado, a biochemist. It captures, arguably as much as any book ever written, the exuberance and joy of one person's youthful belief in the possibilities of humankind tending towards justice, peace and happiness.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e After the release in 2004 of the exhilarating film of the same title, directed by Walter Salles, the book became a \u003ci\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/i\u003e and international bestseller.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e This edition includes a new introduction by Walter Salles and an array of new material that was assembled for the 2004 edition coinciding with the release of the film, including 24 pages of previously unpublished photos taken by Che, notes and comments by his wife, Aleida Guevara March, and an extensive introduction by the distinguished Cuban author, Cintio Vitier.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e \"A journey, a number of journeys. Ernesto Guevara in search of adventure, Ernesto Guevara in search of America, Ernesto Guevara in search of Che. On this journey, solitude found solidarity. 'I' turned into 'we.'\"\u003cb\u003e-Eduardo Galeano\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e \"As his journey progresses, Guevara's voice seems to deepen, to darken, colored by what he witnesses in his travels. He is still poetic, but now he comments on what he sees, though still poetically, with a new awareness of the social and political ramifications of what's going on around him.\"\u003cb\u003e-January Magazine\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e \"Our film is about a young man, Che, falling in love with a continent and finding his place in it.\"\u003cbr\u003e \u003cb\u003e-Walter Salles, director of the film version of \u003ci\u003eThe Motorcycle Diaries\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e \"All this wandering around 'Our America with a Capital A' has changed me more than I thought.\"\u003cbr\u003e \u003cb\u003e-Ernesto Che Guevara, from \u003ci\u003eThe Motorcycle Diaries\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e","brand":"WoB","offers":[{"title":"US \/ VERY_GOOD \/ SBYB","offer_id":49758605607185,"sku":"CIN1644210681VG","price":0.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false},{"title":"US \/ GOOD \/ SBYB","offer_id":50467510911249,"sku":"CIN1644210681G","price":0.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true},{"title":"GB \/ VERY_GOOD \/ INTERNAL","offer_id":50601404662033,"sku":"GOR014010520","price":0.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false},{"title":"US \/ NEW \/ INGRAM","offer_id":51043251945745,"sku":"NIN9781644210680","price":0.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true},{"title":"US \/ WELL_READ \/ SBYB","offer_id":52416712409361,"sku":"CIN1644210681A","price":0.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0784\/4072\/6801\/files\/1644210681.jpg?v=1751089426"},{"product_id":"bolivian-diary-book-ernesto-che-guevara-9781644210741","title":"The Bolivian Diary","description":"\u003cb\u003eThe last diary of revolutionary Che Guevara with entries up until two days before his murder.\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eHere is Ernesto Che Guevara's account of the 1966-67 guerrilla struggle in Bolivia. A day-by-day chronicle of the campaign led by one of the central leaders of the Cuban revolution to forge a revolutionary movement of workers and peasants capable of contending for power in Bolivia and providing an example for all Latin America. --Midwest Book Review \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eThanks to Che's invariable habit of noting the main events of each day, we have rigorously exact, priceless and detailed information on the heroic final months of his life in Bolivia. --Fidel Castro \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eI turned 39 today and am inevitably approaching the age when I need to consider my future as a guerrilla. But for now, I am still in one piece.\u003cbr\u003e --Che Guevara, June 14, 1967 \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eThis new edition of Che Guevara's diary of the last year of his life describes Che's efforts to launch a guerrilla insurrection against the military government of Bolivia. It was found in his backpack when he was captured by the Bolivian Army in October 1967. Newly revised, it includes Fidel Castro's A Necessary Introduction, exposing the lies of an earlier, pre-emptive edition prepared by the C.I.A. to discredit Che and the Bolivian expedition, as well as the Cuban Revolution itself.\u003cbr\u003e The Bolivian Diary reveals an older, more time-tested, and health-compromised Che than either the exuberant The Motorcycle Diaries or the mature and implacable Congo Diary. There is rich irony here as he recounts the daily challenges faced by his small guerrilla band, the pronouncements of the military government, and the actions of the large military force attacking them. 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In this book, Che Guevara outlines the lessons he learned as a guerrilla soldier in the Cuban revolution and explains how a small group of dedicated fighters grew in strength with the support of the Cuban people, overcoming the odds to vanquish the US-backed dictator's army and overthrow the dictatorship.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eGuerrilla Warfare\u003c\/i\u003e is both an insightful account of one of the decisive revolutionary movements of the twentieth century and a timeless resource for freedom fighters the world over. 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Assembled from his campaign diary, first published in 1963, later corrected and edited by Che, and published here finally in an authoritative edition that includes not only his corrections, but also a number of short essays and articles published just after the revolution's triumph. As always, Che's writing is intimate, searching, and self-critical.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e Having initially joined the Cuban expedition as troop doctor, Che describes his dilemma in having to choose between a backpack of medicines and a box of ammunition (he chose the box of ammunition). In another justly famous chapter of the book, \"The Murdered Puppy,\" Che describes how he had to give the order to have a dog killed. 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