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The startling true history of how one extraordinary man from a remote corner of the world created an empire that led the world into the modern age. The Mongol army led by Genghis Khan subjugated more land and people in twenty-five years than the Romans did in four hundred. In nearly every country the Mongols conquered, they brought an unprecedented rise in cultural communication, expanded trade, and a blossoming of civilization. Vastly more progressive than his European or Asian counterparts, Genghis Khan abolished torture, granted universal religious freedom, and smashed feudal systems of...

Many thought of her as Queen Nancy. Others as the Dragon Lady. But for millions of Americans, Nancy Reagan was the always-smiling and deeply admiring presidential spouse who stood by her man; that image lingers still in the touching picture of a bereaved widow at her husband's casket. Nancy Reagan has stirred passionate defenders and acerbic critics in many books and the media. James Benze, however, is the first biographer to discuss the effect of her acting background on her tenure as first lady. Unlike earlier biographers, he focuses on the way she applied her acting skills to meet the...

La historia no contada Redescubrir a Betancourt a través de las páginas de Mi abuelo Rómulo resultará apasionante. Las cartas inéditas a su hija Virginia y a sus nietos desde Londres, Nápoles, Berna, y la propia voz de Betancourt, revelarán las facetas más humanas hasta ahora desconocidas del político más trascendente del siglo XX venezolano. Álvaro Pérez Betancourt, acompañado de la historiadora Claudia González, recurre no solo a sus memorias familiares sino a numerosa correspondencia privada no publicada, a la narración de Rómulo en primera persona hablando acerca de sus...