Ella que decidió

Pope John Paul II is now universally considered to have been one of the great leaders of the twentieth century and possibly the most politically influential pope since St Peter. His achievements are well documented, yet he once said, 'I can only be understood from the inside.' In this vivid and accessible living portrait, O'Connor investigates the inner man, including Karol Wojtyla's life before he became Pope and his friendships with men and women, subtly analysing the Pope's own poems, plays and philosophical works for clues as to what made him tick. It also dramatically follows his life,...

A birth that doesn't go as expected; a kid diagnosed with an incurable disease that keeps her in bed for more than a year; a teenage girl attacked by a stranger while strolling around the countryside; a woman that escapes a fatal accident by a hair's breadth. These are some of the episodes that are collected in this astonishing and intimate memoir: seventeen grazes with death, as the author calls them, that could have ended up in disaster.

Literary Nonfiction. Spanish Language Text. Biography and memoir. Latino/Latina Studies. The long-awaited Spanish-language version of Trevino Hart's award-winning BAREFOOT HEART is a vivid account of growing up in a family of migrant farmworkers. This timely story based on Trevino Hart's own experiences starkly reveals the obstacles and challenges faced by field workers as they navigate a difficult life that is often in a hostile environment. CORAZÓN DESCALZO recounts how the author overcame adversity and disadvantage, discovered her true talents, and in the process found herself.

El dolor de sufrir una pérdida es lo que marca el inicio de un proceso de duelo. Cada pérdida es única y solo la puede sentir y calificar quien siente lo que perdió. Pero hay algo común en todas las pérdidas: la importancia de sanarlas y trascenderlas para poder seguir adelante y fortalecidos. Y la única forma es haciendo un duelo consciente. ¿Cómo se hace un duelo consciente? Responder esta pregunta es el propósito del libro. Si bien es cierto que hay pérdidas para las cuales estamos más "preparados" debido al orden natural como, por ejemplo, perder a nuestros abuelos o a...