Antonio Machado

Equal parts compelling history and personal memoir, this account documents the life of Carmen de Zulueta, author and key figure among the Spanish exiles after the Spanish Civil War. This work includes anecdotes from key historical figures?including Miguel de Unamuno, Eduardo Marquina, Manuel Cossio, Julián Besteiro, and María Zambrano, among many others?who have woven the Spanish cultural history of the 20th century. Chronicling the author's rich and intense daily life in Madrid, this book is an invaluable historical record covering the unique cultural life of Spain. Tanto una historia...

From as early as grade school, the world seemed to be on Nic Sheff's string. Bright and athletic, he excelled in any setting and appeared destined for greatness. Yet as childhood exuberance faded into teenage angst, the precocious boy found himself going down a much different path. Seduced by the illicit world of drugs and alcohol, he quickly found himself caught in the clutches of addiction. [Mi hijo precioso] is Nic's story, but from the perspective of his father, David.--From amazon.com.

En Belgrano. La rebelión de las ideas, Diego Valenzuela y Mercedes Sanguinetti sacan a la luz las facetas menos visibles de este prócer de nuestra historia. Una biografía completa y única que muestra las facetas que quedaron escondidas debajo de los bronces militares.

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