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Ph.D. in History from the University of Oxford, a professor of Spanish Contemporary History at the prestigious London School of Economics, author of a dozen titles on the recent Spain, Paul Preston as nobody knows the figure of Francisco Franco. In the great manipulator, Preston offers us an updated and accessible biography, covering all aspects needed to understand the figure of the general (his ascension into the army during the Republic, the Civil War and postwar relations with Hitler, the forty years of dictatorship) and shows how he was always haunted by the image control, progressively...

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.

José Leandro Urbina, escritor y profesor universitario chileno, nos entrega Los dueños del mundo, una historia de la corrupción que se escapa a la rigidez del ensayo académico, sin perder erudición ni perspectiva, y que acompaña a esta serie de criminales y crímenes con una ironía que permite comprender cómo desde la Biblia, e incluso mucho antes, las sociedades se ven enfrentadas a la pillería, el robo y la trampa. Tan antigua como la vida en comunidad, el desvío de la norma o, directamente, su incumplimiento, nos acompaña desde el origen de lo humano y ha configurado las...

Recordar es volver a vivir, y aunque siempre recordamos lo bueno, las cosas tristes y aquello que sufrimos lo dejamos a un lado, ya cargamos esa cruz del dolor, y lo que nos queda de vida es saludable recordar las cosas bellas del pasado que nos hicieron feliz, y por ese motivo narro lo que aconteci? durante mi vida en Cuba republicana, mis recuerdos abarcan a toda la familia, y tambi?n a todo cubano que vivi? mi ?poca en Cuba republicana. Encontrar?n en este libro pasajes de mi vida cuando ni?o y juventud, sucesos que jam's olvidar? y que sello con el cu?o de la verdad.