Tibidabo Publishing

Quick Immersions provide illuminating introductions to diverse topics in the worlds of social science, the hard sciences, philosophy and the humanities. Written in clear and straightforward language by prestigious authors, the texts also offer valuable insights to readers seeking a deeper knowledge of those fields. Five-hundred years ago, people ne... eded ten or twenty years to spread knowledge about an economic or scientific novelty. Today, we can make an economic, social, scientific or cultural innovation public in a matter of seconds. We have the technological means to do so, in particular through the Internet. On the other hand, the ability to communicate something new every 20 seconds, for example, means that a topic can start to become complicated or biased, often resulting in inaccurate or self-interested information that can make things appear different than how they really are. Therefore, in a world that changes rapidly and with so many issues laid out on the table, we feel it is necessary to pause and reinforce solid knowledge on issues affecting the future. As a general rule, a familiar subject is molded and new details or aspects are added to complement it. But often this new information makes the subject so complex that it becomes difficult to understand and follow. We believe, therefore, that we need solid, well-ordered, well-systematized information in order to pick up the thread of a complex subject. And this does not necessarily have to be a new topic, but can be one that already forms part of our daily thoughts and encounters. Authorship of books is a basic feature of our collection, knowing that the selection of subjects and authors is a fundamental task of a publisher. We hope that reading one of these books leads the reader to recommend it to someone else, and at the same time encourages them to approach a new subject by another author, since satisfaction is surely guaranteed. Additionally, we are committed to bringing quality and seriousness to the set of books we will publish. What we ...Read More