Bienvenida a la montaña rusa

Born into a loving family, Dietrich Bonhoeffer pursued a life as a pastor, teacher, theologian -- and spy. He spoke out about the trouble in Germany when Adolph Hitler came to power, urging the Christian church to rescue disparaged people groups and resist Hitler's evil empire. Accused of being a troublemaker, Dietrich continued on fearlessly in the midst of wickedness. His work as a spy in the German resistance and participation in a plot to assassinate Hitler led to imprisonment and eventual execution. But the lesson of his life story remains: "Not to speak is to speak. Not to act is to...

Combining interviews with Nina Simone's friends and colleagues with information from albums and Simone's autobiography, this in-depth biography portrays the racial discrimination, rejection, and abandonment Simone experienced, all of which left the legendary musician feeling betrayed and lonely. Nina Simone was one of jazz's greatest performers, but also a complex and troubled woman who verbally assaulted her audiences, reputedly had a loveless upbringing, suffered from mental illness, and fell victim to cutthroat music industry players. This first full-length biography of Simone is highly...

"Fascinante y valiente. Este libro de memorias debe ser lectura obligatoria para todos". —Michelle Alexander, autora de The New Jim Crow, bestseller de The New York Times. "Lloré leyendo este libro, comprendí plenamente lo que mis padres tuvieron que aguantar". —Amy Tan, autora de Club de la Buena Estrella, bestseller de The New York Times “Este libro no puede ser más relevante y necesario.” —Dave Eggers, autor de El Círculo Periodista Jose Antonio Vargas, el ganador del Premio Pulitzer conocido como “el inmigrante indocumentado más famoso de los Estados Unidos,” aborda una ...

Eva Perón es, sin duda, uno de los mayores íconos contemporáneos y un personaje fundamental de la historia argentina.Evita. Jirones de su vida, la primera biografía de Felipe Pigna, la presenta en toda su complejidad, desde su infancia hasta su transformación en una de las personalidades de mayor trascendencia política, incluso después de su muerte, cuando se la convirtió en objeto del rencor de sus enemigos y en bandera de sus seguidores.Con abundante documentación y testimonios, Felipe Pigna recorre la vida de "la mujer más amada y más odiada de la Argentina", las verdades,...