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EDICIÓN DEL 20o ANIVERSARIO, CON NUEVO PREFACIO «[El Tigre] revela que las huellas que hizo "El Tigre" son profundas, [...] que Televisa continúa actuando ya no como "un soldado del PRI" sino como un "soldado del sistema".» DENISE DRESSER, politóloga y periodista Con 80 mil ejemplares vendidos, El Tigre se ha convertido en un clásico del periodismo contemporáneo en nuestro país: se trata de la primera biografía no autorizada de un empresario mexicano. Fruto de media década de investigación y de entrevistas con más de 200 personas, El Tigre no sólo aborda la trayectoria de Emilio...

The first authorized biography of the Dalai Lama - an alternately inspiring and shocking story - of an acclaimed Tibetan scholar, with privileged access to the subject of his book. The Dalai Lama's message of peace and compassion resonates with people of all faiths and those of no faith. However, due to all his fame around the world, he is often evasive. Alexander Norman - an acclaimed Oxford-trained scholar of Tibetan history - offers the definitive biography, unique and unforgettable. The Dalai Lama recounts an incredible odyssey from a remote Tibetan village to his global position as...

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,...

American singer and TV personality Kelly Rowland rose to fame as one of the founding members of the American girl group Destiny's Child. This biography details her childhood strife with an alcoholic father, life on the edge as a teenage R & B star in Destiny's Child, an ill-fated early solo career, and much more.

Continuando la biografía de Pedro Poveda relatada en los anteriores volúmenes de la Serie "Cuadernos Biográficos", la autora expone en éste volumen no 7, su vida desde el año 1917 hasta 1921. En ellos la naciente Institución Teresiana se expansiona por toda la geografía creando Academias en muchas provincias españolas; es especialmente importante la actividad de la Academia de Madrid y de las personas que colaboraban con ella, ya que estaban a la cabeza del movimiento pedagógico y cultural de aquel momento. Estos acontecimientos y la necesidad de gobernar la Institución Teresiana...