Cien Grandes Papas, Sesde Pedro a la Actualidad

He inventado un nuevo significado para el título de este libro, porque yo creo y reinvento mi realidad. No es más, ni menos, que mi mente creativa escribiendo lo que piensa, y a veces sin pensar lo que escribe. Sin tachar ni corregir, sin censura y, a veces, sin sentido, incluso para mí. Pero en cada una de mis páginas me encontrarás a mí. Y espero que, en alguna de ellas, te encuentres a ti.

Hope in a Ballet Shoe tells the story of Michaela DePrince. Growing up in war-torn Sierra Leone, she witnessed atrocities that no child ever should. Her father was killed by rebels and her mother died of famine. Sent to an orphanage, Michaela was mistreated and saw the brutal murder of her favourite teacher. Then Michaela and her best friend are adopted by an American couple, and Michaela begins to take dance lessons. But life in the States isn't without difficulties. Unfortunately, tragedy can find its way to Michaela in America, too, and her past can feel like it's haunting her. The world...

El lector encontrará en este libro lecciones de periodismo de primer nivel, así como el rostro más humano del reportero que con igual rigor implacable cubre las secuelas de una matanza de inocentes o la pasión religiosa de una Semana Santa en algún lugar del mundo. Jorge Zarza es uno de los reporteros con más prestigio internacional de México: sus coberturas respecto a un atentado terrorista, la tragedia humana ante un desastre natural o la voz rasgada de quienes sobreviven a un enfrentamiento armado confirman su rigor periodístico y su tenacidad para informar desde el lugar de los...

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...