Francisco I. Madero

Antología de las memorias cubanas de una relación de amor con la música de isla que le cambió la vida. La crónica de sus expediciones, aventuras y descubrimientos en busca de las raíces del son cubano: la madre de todas las músicas cubanas. This book is an anthology of Cuban memories of a relationship with island music that changed Santiago Auserón's life. The chronicle of his expeditions, adventures, and discoveries in search of the roots of the Cuban son: the mother of all Cuban music.

En Sacando Mis Papeles, Isabel Carrasco guía a los lectores a comprender cómo es la vida rural y urbana para quienes crecen en la frontera entre República Dominicana y Haití, proporcionando una percepción valiosa de la convivencia de dos naciones vecinas. Nacida en República Dominicana de padres haitianos, fue abandonada por su madre a los cinco años y entregada a una pareja que se convirtió en su familia de acogida hasta que ella fue una adolescente. Su autobiografía narra la vida desde la niñez hasta la adultez joven, y relata experiencias de lucha contra la indocumentación, el...

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, ...

At 16, Salvador Dali had already developed the remarkable ego and uncanny perception that would distinguish him as one of the most notorious artists of the 20th century. A self-proclaimed surrealist, an avant-garde exhibitionist, and a criticized commercialist with questionable political affiliations, Dali was anything but benign. Via the artist's correspondence, diary, and autobiography, Gibson meticulously stitches together the wild characters and deep-dish details of Dali's life.