Un barrio, mil historias

Cardinal John Henry Newman was one of the most read and prolific thinkers of the nineteenth century in Britain. In this introduction we present a study of the author's thoughts, as well as an anthology with texts of the different genres that he cultivated, and some unpublished works in the Castilian language.

The pages of Fidel Castro: "Birán to Cinco Palmas" cover the most notable moments in the first thirty years of life of the leader of the Cuban Revolution. From his childhood to the historical reencounter with his brother Raúl, shortly after their return to Cuba aboard the cabin cruiser Granma, the gradual development of the thinking and actions of this exceptional figure can be appreciated.

La feria de las vanidades es una novela del autor inglés William Makepeace Thackeray publicada por vez primera en 1847–48, satirizando la sociedad del Reino Unido de principios del siglo XIX. El título del libro procede de la historia alegórica de John Bunyan El progreso del peregrino, publicada por vez primera en 1678 y aún leída ampliamente en la época de la novela de Thackeray. La feria de las vanidades se refiere a una parada en el progreso del peregrino: una feria interminable en una ciudad llamada Vanidad, que pretendía representar la atracción pecaminosa del hombre por las...

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...