Tierra, mar y aire

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...

Tras una infancia errante y multicultural, a los veintipocos años Lisa Lovatt-Smith había alcanzado una vida privilegiada como editora de moda. Pero entonces entró en su vida Sabrina, de cinco años, y Lisa se convirtió en madre de acogida. Con su hija emprendió unos años después un viaje que acabó cambiándoles la vida. Llegaron a Ghana como cooperantes, y lo que vieron allí alteró para siempre las prioridades vitales de Lisa. Unos meses después, vendió su casa, delegó sus negocios, y se fue a vivir a África. En este libro, Lovatt-Smith cuenta su descubrimiento progresivo de...

Explores Peruvian novelist Mario Vargas Llosa's days at a Lima military school, the Colegio Militar Leoncio Prado, which would become the setting for one of his most important early works, The Time of the Hero.

These biographies introduce young readers to important figures in American history. Ideal for reports and correlated to the social studies curriculum, the series presents a straightforward account of each individual's life and times and describes how each person contributed to the shaping of our nation.