He Leadeth Me

Father Walter Ciszek, S.J., author of the best-selling He Leadeth Me, tells here the gripping, astounding story of his twenty-three years in Russian prison camps in Siberia, how he was falsely imprisoned as an "American spy", the incredible rigors of daily life as a prisoner, and his extraordinary faith in God and commitment to his priestly vows and vocation. He said Mass under cover, in constant danger of death. He heard confession of hundreds who could have betrayed him; he aided spiritually many who could have gained by exposing him. This is a remarkable story of personal experience. It...

La historia de Jorgelino Vergara, el "Mocito" de la DINA, sacudió al país luego de que se hiciera pública en el documental que en 2010 estrenaron los directores Marcela Said y Jean de Certeau. El periodista Javier Rebolledo fue parte del equipo de investigación y producción que dio forma a esta pieza audiovisual y quien le propuso a Jorgelino una serie de entrevistas cuyo resultado es este libro. En él, Vergara revive sus pasos iniciáticos como mozo en la casa de Manuel Contreras –director de la DINA– y su estadía en el cuartel Simón Bolívar, ese siniestro lugar donde fueron a...

La Historia del Almirante, constituida por una sucinta biografía de Cristóbal Colón y una extensa relación de sus cuatro viajes a América es teóricamente debida a la pluma de su hijo Hernando Colón. Lejos de configurarse como un cúmulo de fríos datos históricos, tanto la forma como el contenido del libro están marcados por esa impronta de velado misterio y fascinante aventura que caracteriza a buena parte de los relatos centrados en el descubrimiento de América. Escrita originariamente en castellano, la obra se publicó sólo en versión italiana en 1571. Tras un complicado...

Tango, trips, Paris, the United States, victory, women, feuds, friends and naturally, Buenos Aires are some of the issues that Oscar mentions in this moving and peculiar biography. There are numerous photographs and appendixes that cover all his works.

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