El Gran Viaje

"Testimonio sincero, autentico y cercano que tiene a los companeros de ruta en el corazon: Garcia Marquez, Vargas Llosa, Fuentes, Cortazar y otros. Los primeros libros, las primeras letras, los primeros punos. La novela hispanoamericana con su sonido y su furia: ""boom""."

This is a pondered biography, free of fanaticism, about the most famous and influential Mexican bishop of the 20th century, a man of action who grew up listening to stories about the Mexican Revolution and religious persecution. He was both well-loved and criticized in and outside the church. This passionate historical study gathers many documents inaccessible until now and includes first-hand accounts from members of the Catholic hierarchy. It discusses whether Samuel Ruiz promoted a theology that incited violence or, on the contrary, if he preached against the armed struggle and defended...

El cuaderno de Darwin no es una biografía corriente. No sólo nos proporciona un completo y detallado análisis de la vida y los descubrimientos de Charles Darwin, sino que está diseñado utilizando sus escritos, dibujos e ilustraciones, para que parezca el verdadero "cuaderno de notas" de Darwin. Jonathan Clements ha aprovechado todos los recursos a su alcance para desvelar al hombre que hay detrás de la teoría: su familia, sus problemas de salud, sus hábitos y sus relaciones personales, así como las pruebas que confirman la teoría de la evolución y el impacto de sus revolucionarias...

Lola Alvarez Bravo was Mexico's first woman photographer, and her career is exceptional both for its remarkable range and for the compelling quality of her work. Approaching photography from multiple angles, she worked as a photojournalist, commercial photographer, and professional portraitist, while also creating intensely personal images of people, places, and things throughout her native Mexico. In addition, she played a vital role in the Mexican cultural scene, as an inspiring teacher of photography, as friend of innumerable artists and writers (many of whom she photographed), and as...