Diario de un emigrante clandestino

Dr. Luciano Jaramillo is one of the most important Biblical scholars in the Spanish-speaking world. His multiple contributions in the field of Bible translation have demonstrated him to be one of the most distinguished and relevant erudites of the 21st century. He served as secretary of the translation committee for the NVI (Nueva Version Internacional) translation, the most widely read modern Bible translation in the Spanish language. He is also the author of seven books on Biblical disciplines, theology, and devotional reflection and has served as pastor, professor at various Bible...

I was born into the family of William Julius and Emilie (Baudat) Gayle on August 30, 1919 They decided to name me Luella Celestine for my two grandmothers...Luella Love (Sanders) Gayle and Celestine (Pichon) Baudat. I did not like the name and was very happy that they decided to call me “Celeste.” At the time of my birth, my brother Milton was almost two, having been born September 2, 1917. Unfortunately, he died with Diphtheria on December 11, 1921, when I was only two. Mom and Dad had previously lost a son, Dalton, who died April 13, 1915 at the age of 16 months. He was born December 8, ...

Luego de la celebración de un desangelado brindis el último día del año, un técnico telefonista reflexiona sobre la situación del grupo laboral al que pertenece, dando la pauta para la narración de toda una época dentro de una compañía telefónica. Adiós a la telefonía es un repaso de las aventuras de juventud, de los cambios tecnológicos dentro de la telefonía, así como de la madurez que paulatinamente va adquiriendo cada miembro de ese grupo hasta llegar a su inminente retiro.

Prólogo de Elvira Lindo «Si hace cinco años me hubieran dicho que escribiría un libro, habría pensado que me estaban gastando una broma. En aquella época me encontraba sumida en el proceso de pérdida total de la visión y lo último que podía pensar en esos difíciles momentos era que encauzaría mi vida hacia un destino que me colmaría de satisfacciones: el voluntariado lector. Llevar la lectura a personas y colectivos que, por sus especiales circunstancias, tienen un menor acceso a ello es una actividad muy gratificante». La lectora ciega es un emocionante testimonio de...