María Cristina

Esta novela histórica tiene como protagonista a Hernando Colón, hijo ilegítimo del descubridor de América. Hernando, a los catorce años, acompaña a su padre en su último viaje a las Indias. En esta singular travesía, padre e hijo deben enfrentar grandes dificultades, incluyendo motines, plagas y tempestades. Además, para Hernando no será un desafío menor la convivencia con un padre devastado por la edad y por el infortunio. Con admirables descripciones de la época, el lector participa de la pompa de la corte de Isabel y Fernando, comparte las peripecias de audaces marinos que...

As thousands of other Latin Americans, the Marin family immigrated to the US in search of a better life. With no knowledge of the English language, no scholarships or other benefits, Rosario braved her way through our competitive society. Her life story, set amidst some truly tragic events, is a statement to a life of perseverance, commitment, trust, and love. It is also a testimony that proves that the only real boundaries are those we impose on ourselves. It is a fount of inspiration for all of us who encounter adversity every day of our lives.

When flying an airplane was no more than a reckless act, Amelia Earhart was the first woman to fly cross the Atlantic and the Pacific alone. Besides her exploits as a pilot, she wrote three books and many articles reporting on her trips, and become one of the primary promoters of aviation. Her last adventure was to fly around the world. Before arriving at the second-to-last phase of her itinerary, a storm ended her life and that of her copilot, Frederick J. Noonan.

"Three years of captivity among the Patagones" is an exceptional ethnological document, but to its documentary value it adds the attraction and intensity of an adventures novel. It narrates the extraordinary experience of Auguste Guinnard, a young French immigrant who, around 1850, gets lost in the Pampas and is captured by native tribes who considered every foreigner a foe. Bound to a cruel slavery among the last nomads of Patagonia, Guinnard, was forced to sleep in the ground, and survive naked feeding from raw meat and fresh blood. In spite of being despised, and often chastised even by...

Ángel, la raíz gallega de Fidel es una historia inspirada en la vida del padre de Fidel y Raúl Castro Ruz. Ángel Castro Argiz fue uno de los tantos gallegos que dejó atrás la Galicia profunda para buscar fortuna más allá del mar. El libro incluye una interesante muestra documental y fotográfica, complemento de lo narrado en estas páginas, donde la imaginación perfila orígenes, rostros lejanos en el tiempo, travesías, contiendas y corrientes de agua. En su camino, Ángel nunca imaginó que de su propia casa saldría la fuerza para cambiar la suerte de Cuba, la isla que siempre...