Un tipo con suerte

A survivor of the Cuban Revolution recounts his pre-war childhood as the religiously devout son of a judge, and describes the conflict's violent and irrevocable impact on his friends, family, and native land.

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...

This is an enlightening story of a true, behind-the-curtains life. We intended to keep one secret until the end, as you will see below, but it was too late. Sara died. Almost every single word of this book was from Sara's own handwritten script hidden in the last place you would imagine, knowing Sara Jane was afraid of heights.

Adoraba las carreras de caballos. Detestaba el cigarrillo y el alcohol. Los dulces eran su perdición. Odiaba los aviones. Le encantaba jugar a las cartas y a los dados con sus jugadores. Apostaba hasta por los números de patente de los autos que se cruzaban en la ruta. Su lista de cábalas era interminable. Sentía a los futbolistas como hijos. Enfrentaba a los periodistas, con los que discutía a los gritos por los pasillos, pero no era rencoroso y terminaba aflojando. Entraba a la Bombonera tapándose la nariz y se aguantaba lo que viniera. Se desvivía por la familia: tuvo una compañera ...