Ignacio Chávez

The definitive biography of Spain's enigmatic king, a riveting work of late-twentieth-century history. Paul Preston, the author of the definitive biography Franco, explores the political and personal mysteries of the Spanish monarch's life in Juan Carlos, a story of unprecedented sweep and exquisite detail. Handed over to the Franco regime as a young boy, Juan Carlos was raised according to authoritarian traditions designed to make him a cornerstone of the dictatorship. How then did he later emerge as an emphatic defender of the democracy that began to form after Franco's death? In his...

Gabriela Wiener writes about who she is and the way in which she lives, and does so with refreshing sincerity. These autobiographical stories invite us to immerse ourselves in her world and take a good look at a woman fighting her demons. It addresses a variety of issues such as migration, motherhood, fear of death, loneliness of hotel rooms, triplets, the mysterious number eleven, and many others. This book makes the everyday appear as something rich and complex.

A Colombian politician kidnapped by the FARC guerilla group recounts her daily life in the jungle, where she has been locked up, tortured, and tormented by several leaders of the group.

Hoy la inmediatez de la información nos muestra la "noticia" de la violencia intrafamiliar, violencia que siempre existió pero que se "toleró" desde la sociedad y desde las propias familias... Sin embargo, en este libro, Melody Noguera nos hace ver que cuando alguien logra "escapar" de la situación violenta, se enfrenta a un segunda violencia: la Judicial. Aún así, ¿Se puede salir de la violencia de género? Melody lo hizo y nos cuenta cómo.