Belén Esteban

"This is a story about how I was saved by love at a time when most people considered me beyond rescue," begins Victor Rivas Rivers in this powerful chronicle of how he escaped the war zone of domestic violence -- too often regarded as a "private family matter" -- and went on to become a good man, a film star, and a prominent activist. The Cuban-born author begins by recalling when he was kidnapped, along with three of his siblings, by his own father, who abandoned Victor's pregnant mother and took the children on a cross-country hell-ride that nearly ended in a fatal collision. This journey...

Recounting her education and experiences as a psychotherapist and spiritual healer, the author blends traditional methods (taught to her by her grandmother and by a wise Yucatan curandero) with modern psychology practices to bring balanced, hopeful methods of treatment for those in her care.

Joaquín Navarro-Valls fue portavoz de la Santa Sede durante veintidós años, en los pontificados de Juan Pablo II y Benedicto XVI. Fue el primer no italiano en ese cargo y desempeñó un papel de primer orden en la diplomacia vaticana en momentos decisivos. Acompañando a Juan Pablo II, recorrió más de un millón de kilómetros, equivalente a veinte vueltas al globo. Este español universal, médico psiquiatra, fue también corresponsal para Roma y Medio Oriente del diario ABC, presidente del Consejo Asesor de la Universidad Campus Biomédico de Roma y profesor de la Pontificia...

Outstanding figures who have shaped the path of history are profiled in these handsome, inexpensive volumes. These biographies detail the facts known about their subjects and emphasize their childhood, motivation, accomplishments, and humanity, as well as their impact on history. Figuras destacadas que han protagonizado los hechos m�s importantes de la historia est�n retratados en estos bellos vol�menes econ�micos. Tan fascinante como los hechos que los hicieron famosos, estas biograf�as detallan los hechos conocidos acerca de los sujetos con �nfasis en sus ni�eces, sus...