Einstein Para Perplejos / Einstein for the Baffled

somos como gotas de roco, que nacen durante la madrugada para sasear la sed y desaparecer con el clido sol de media maana Transformando Mis Lgrimas En Destellos de Luz Ha sido escrito basado en sentimientos, emociones y en la vivencia personal de su escritora. Que con su escrito lleva a todas esas Madres y Padres que al igual que ella, han pasado por la dura prueba de perder fsicamente Un Hijo. Es como una luz en medio de la oscuridad, llevando gua, consejos, apoyo y consuelo a cada miembro de la familia que en ese lapso del luto, sienten que sus vidas se encuentran al borde del abismo....

Las hijas de Juan shatters the silence surrounding experiences of incest within a working-class Mexican American family. Both a feminist memoir and a hopeful meditation on healing, it is Josie Méndez-Negrete’s story of how she and her siblings and mother survived years of violence and sexual abuse at the hands of her father. Méndez-Negrete was born in Mexico, in the state of Zacatecas. She recalls a joyous childhood growing up in the midst of Tabasco, a vibrant town filled with extended family. Her father, though, had dreams of acquiring wealth in el norte. He worked sun-up to sun-down in ...

A biography of South America's great soldier and patriot who sacrificed his prestige, money, and life for the independence of South America from Spanish rule.

A history of 2,000 years of the Catholic Church through an examination of the men who led it, this book focuses on 100 of the 265 popes, from Peter to the present. It includes profiles of men such as Pope Gregory I, who became the patron saint of musicians, singers, students, and teachers; Pope Innocent III, who organized for the Fourth Crusade, which ultimately led to the sacking of Constantinople; and the most recent pope, Benedict XVI. Readers interested in the history of one of the most powerful institutions in world history will find this an important resource. Una historia de 2,000...