Rosa Parks

Interesante y espléndido libro (en la colección de la nobleza colegiada española, dirigida por Valentín de Céspedes y Felipe Ruiz del Valle) sobre una corporación heredera de una plural y rica tradición histórica. Los infanzones de Illescas, como estamento nobiliario, hay noticia ya en tiempos de Sancho IV de Castilla, vinculándose, andando el tiempo, sus servicios al rey y a la ya entonces Villa Imperial, con los que después habrían de prestar a una institución benemérita: el Hospital de la Caridad, fundado por el Cardenal Cisneros y en cuya construcción los infanzones tuvieron ...

First published in 1554, Lazarillo de Tormes was destined to beget a whole new genre, the so-called picaresque novel. Its great popularity may be attributed largely to its daring autobiographical form, which allows the reader to observe the magnificent, conquering Spain of Charles the Fifth through the inner consciousness of a humble figure called Lazarus, whose name, perhaps, comes from the poor leper mentioned in the Gospels. The Lazarillo is the first literary expression of a feeling basic to the very existence of the Spanish people, especially since the fifteenth century: they were what...

Stan Lee: Comic-Book Writer and Publisher profiles the life and career of the creator of Spider-Man, The Incredible Hulk, and many other famous comic-book characters. Stan Lee has had one of the most successful careers in th

The International No. 1 Bestseller 'Cuts to the heart of who we are' Sunday Times 'A book that begs discussion' Vanity Fair All Lina wanted was to be desired. How did she end up in a marriage with two children and a husband who wouldn't touch her? All Maggie wanted was to be understood. How did she end up in a relationship with her teacher and then in court, a hated pariah in her small town? All Sloane wanted was to be admired. How did she end up a sexual object of men, including her husband, who liked to watch her have sex with other men and women? Three Women is a record of unmet needs,...