Historias de una Vida Feliz

These biographies introduce young readers to important figures in American history. Ideal for reports and correlated to the social studies curriculum, the series presents a straightforward account of each individual's life and times and describes how each person contributed to the shaping of our nation.

The Cuban-born author and intellectual offers an intensely personal, poignant biography of Caruca, his late wife of sixty-six years, in an illustrated portrait of a remarkable love. (Biography)

Hundreds of interviews and unedited testimonies paint a portrait of Fidel's intimate life, uncovering his love affairs--official as well as the ones he kept secret--and covering topics such as Castro's ties to the Soviet secret service, his terrifying system of repression, the death of Che Guevara, Cuba's role in Chile's coup d'État and the death of Allende, and U.S. policies with respect to the island.

Originaria de una familia venida a menos (judía por parte de padre), habría podido casarse; sin embargo, prefirió ingresar en un convento. Teresa pretende asumir esta dolorosa elección —casi le cuesta la vida y arruinó definitivamente su salud— con todo su rigor: se «descalza», obtiene de las autoridades el permiso para reformar el Carmelo, convence a otras religiosas para que la sigan. Podría haberse contentado con esto y vivir lejos del mundo una experiencia espiritual excepcional, pero Teresa también es una mujer de acción. En pocos años, funda dieciséis carmelos en...