Un Tal Alfonso

In 1579 Philip II awarded a large territory in New Spain to a Portuguese man named Luis de Carvajal. That territory included a significant portion of present day Mexico, as well as portions of Texas and New Mexico. This remarkable man discovered, conquered, and settled most of that territory. He also brought a large group of settlers from Spain and Portugal whose impact on its cultural development was very significant. Many of those settlers were of Jewish descent and some of them were tried by the Inquisition for practicing the faith of their ancestors. This book is a biography of Carvajal...

Un extraordinario retrato de la vida escolar, cuyas escenas, situaciones y breves historias muestran el rostro más amargo y duro de la educación. Atemperados por una sonrisa melancólica, este conjunto de relatos no dejará indiferente a nadie.

En este segundo volumen de sus memorias, José María Aznar detalla su compromiso con el poder, que asumió y vivió con intensidad desde marzo de 1996: un periodo en el que tuvo que hacer frente a problemas que persistían y era preciso afrontar con determinación, pero que mostraba también nuevas realidades, nuevas amenazas y nuevas oportunidades en un mundo que, al tiempo que se adentraba en la globalización, contemplaba cómo la historia tomaba un giro inesperado el 11 de septiembre de 2001. Quien fue presidente del Gobierno entre 1996 y 2004 rinde cuentas de su labor al frente de un...

My dad envies me. I've been an orphan since I was eight months old. Unfortunately, I was mistreated by a bad and envious father, and my whole life has been a torment with him. I will describe, in this book, my father as the person who has done the most harm to me throughout my life, for I have never encountered another person like him. Throughout my life, he has sabotaged my achievements, put me wrong with all the family and friends, and never wanted me to get ahead because he feels less than me. Of course, I have forgiven him for all the evil he has done to me, and I ask God to give him good ...