Nací para ser policía

Charles Darwin laid the foundation for a new interpretation of the plant and animal kingdoms with his demonstration that all species--including the revered Homo sapiens--result from older forms. This collection of essential texts includes Darwin's most important writings and concepts, including the origin of species, natural selection, and the survival of the fittest.

José Martí (1853–1895) was the founding hero of Cuban independence. In all of modern Latin American history, arguably only the “Great Liberator” Simón Bolívar rivals Martí in stature and legacy. Beyond his accomplishments as a revolutionary and political thinker, Martí was a giant of Latin American letters, whose poetry, essays, and journalism still rank among the most important works of the region. Today he is revered by both the Castro regime and the Cuban exile community, whose shared veneration of the “apostle” of freedom has led to his virtual apotheosis as a national...

Descubre la vida y obra de la figura principal del movimiento por los derechos civiles. “Tengo un sueño” es una de las frases más famosas e importantes de la historia estadounidense reciente. Es una frase que el ministro cristiano e ícono de los derechos civiles Martin Luther King Jr. lo usó en un discurso que pronunció durante la Marcha en Washington en 1963. Estaba pidiendo igualdad y libertad para los negros en todo Estados Unidos. Para muchos hoy, este discurso marca el apogeo simbólico del movimiento estadounidense de derechos civiles de la década de 1960, que King ayudó a...

The international soccer star, once one of the best-known athletes in the world, recounts his early years in Brazil, his accomplishments as a player, and his life after retiring from active play.