Pepe Ravelo

A los hermanos, José, Miguel y Leopoldo, les llamaban los güeros desde niños en el ranchito en Loma Alta, Jalisco donde empezaron a tocar y cantar. Años después llegaron a acompañar a famosos cantantes de aquellos tiempos y esto los trajo a los Estados Unidos, pasando por muchas aventuras y desaventuras antes de llegar a este acontecimiento. Este libro describe los eventos en la jornada de mi padre, José, que me hicieron reír, y también llorar, y que me han inspiraron a escribirlos y compartirlos. The neighbors from their little ranch in Loma Alta, Jalisco called the brothers, José, ...

Este volumen contiene las impresiones de quien fuera delegado de México a la Exposición Ibero­americana de Sevilla en 1929. Manuel Martínez Báez, médico mexicano sensible, enamorado de España, de sus gentes y de su cultura, presenta un recuento ameno y lúcido de su anhelado viaje, ilustrado con espléndidas fotografías de su autoría. Comenta el autor: “He encontrado lo que había soñado”. Sus recuerdos son un testimonio íntimo de la España del primer tercio del siglo pasado.

This is a story of a boy raised in an extreme ultra-strict Protestant family, members of “the Exclusive Brethren”. From an early age, James found he was at war with his family and the Brethren. Nothing that would be considered normal was acceptable. This book details his experiences growing up in this family, showing his struggles and confusions. It tells of the Brethren’s involvement in his love affair and how the family put an end to his marriage because he had slept with his fiancée. It outlines his escape from the Brethren while he was working in a large London hospital. The book...

During 1994's World Cup in the United States, Joe McGinniss develops a passion that changes his life forever, going against North America's historical lack of interest in soccer as a whole. He discovers the intense emotions brought on by the sport and Italy's "calcio," succumbing to Roberto Baggio's style, which impresses and fails spectacularly in equal parts during that particular World Cup. Soon after, now a full-blown soccer convert, McGinniss understands the achievements of an underdog team from Castel di Sangro, a town of fewer than 5,000 residents lost within the rural Abruzos of...