Pájaros sin rumbo

A history of 2,000 years of the Catholic Church through an examination of the men who led it, this book focuses on 100 of the 265 popes, from Peter to the present. It includes profiles of men such as Pope Gregory I, who became the patron saint of musicians, singers, students, and teachers; Pope Innocent III, who organized for the Fourth Crusade, which ultimately led to the sacking of Constantinople; and the most recent pope, Benedict XVI. Readers interested in the history of one of the most powerful institutions in world history will find this an important resource. Una historia de 2,000...

When two plainclothes policemen arrested champion cyclist David Millar in a restaurant near Biarritz in 2004 for doping, it marked the beginning of a two-year exile from cycling and the end of everything else: his multimillion dollar contract with one of the biggest teams in the sport, his opulent lifestyle, the support of his teammates and closest friends, and the gold medal he’d won months before at the world championships. This candid memoir follows a young and idealistic cyclist from the early-morning streets of Hong Kong to the highest echelons of the sport in France where, overcome by ...

Se basa en hechos reales que me sucedieron cuando estaba creciendo y yendo a la escuela. Luego, como adulto, conocí a Juan Vargas, El Vaquero, mientras me recuperaba de un accidente de auto en 1995.

Este libro es una guía práctica y accesible para saber más sobre Henry Hudson, que le aportará la información esencial y le permitirá ganar tiempo. En tan solo 50 minutos usted podrá: • Conocer más en profundidad a Henry Hudson, marino apasionado por los relatos de viajes que sueña con descubrir el paso que conecte el Atlántico y el Pacífico, dejándose la vida en ello • Analizar la aparición de viajes de exploración financiados por compañías mercantiles, con el objetivo de acceder de forma más rápida y segura a los productos de Extremo Oriente • Descubrir los...