España, 1929: memorias de un viaje

Great men were once children, and perhaps, they even desired to have everything we now have at arm's reach. Some were born into poverty; others were orphaned and cared for by relatives or institutions. Extreme scarcity or social turmoil was often a part of their daily lives. However, these greats allowed themselves to envision a better future and follow their dreams. They worked incessantly to make their visions a reality. As a result, they've gifted humanity with proof that dreams do come true.

"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...

Memorias de un poeta mapuche, que ha convertido su palabra poética en la voz de su pueblo, nos habla de una forma de relación con la naturaleza imprescindible para conservar el mundo que habitamos.

Uno de los libros más impactantes que se han escrito sobre la población civil iraquí durante el conflicto. La periodista Minka Nijhuis vive en casa de una familia iraquí y nos ofrece un reportaje único y personal. En esta edición, ampliada y actualizada con respecto al texto original, la autora incorpora nuevas experiencias vividas durante sus más recientes visitas a esta familia en abril y mayo de 2006. Tras la invasión de Bagdad, Minka Nijhuis conoce a Abbás y a Ward en un teatro saqueado. Mientras los casquillos de las balas permanecen aún sobre el escenario, el actor Abbás...