Y un día perdí la memoria

La figura de John H. Newman (1801-1890) ha saltado de nuevo a la atención de los cristianos y del gran público durante los últimos tiempos, especialmente en torno a la celebración del centenario de su muerte en el año 1990. El interés renovado por Newman y su significado en la Iglesia y la sociedad cristiana han alcanzado un punto culminante con motivo de su beatificación, declarada en Inglaterra por el Papa Benedicto XVI el 19 de septiembre del 2010. Newman es un clásico moderno. Es el converso del Anglicanismo más conocido del siglo XIX. Merece la pena descubrir, en un retrato...

It's a pretty long story, Primo Levi tells a classroom of children, so I'll try to make it simple. This hauntingly illustrated comic tells the story of the Italian Jewish chemist who survived the camps at Auschwitz against all odds. Matteo Mastragostino draws on historical research, interviews, and Levi's own landmark books to piece together a fictionalized yet profoundly intimate portrait of a courageous figure. In the scene that emerges, Levi visits a group of schoolchildren to retell his life story and keep the memory of the Holocaust alive, answering innocent questions with hard truths....

You may think that with a last name like his, Buffett has enjoyed a life of endless privilege. But the son of billionaire investor Warren Buffett says that the only real inheritance handed down from his parents was a philosophy: Forge your own path in life. It is a creed that has allowed him to follow his own passions, establish his own identity, and reap his own successes. In Life Is What You Make It, Buffett expounds on the strong set of values given to him by his trusting and broadminded mother, his industrious and talented father, and the many life teachers he has met along the way.

Outstanding figures who have shaped the path of history are profiled in these handsome, inexpensive volumes. These biographies detail the facts known about their subjects and emphasize their childhood, motivation, accomplishments, and humanity, as well as their impact on history. Figuras destacadas que han protagonizado los hechos m�s importantes de la historia est�n retratados en estos bellos vol�menes econ�micos. Tan fascinante como los hechos que los hicieron famosos, estas biograf�as detallan los hechos conocidos acerca de los sujetos con �nfasis en sus ni�eces, sus...