TRUE STORY

Zweig hace uso de su magia una vez más en esta maravillosa biografía de Magallanes. Escrita desde un punto de vista humanista, y usando una narrativa sencilla, hace de este libro una excelente obra para el entretenimiento y la cultura.

This is a pondered biography, free of fanaticism, about the most famous and influential Mexican bishop of the 20th century, a man of action who grew up listening to stories about the Mexican Revolution and religious persecution. He was both well-loved and criticized in and outside the church. This passionate historical study gathers many documents inaccessible until now and includes first-hand accounts from members of the Catholic hierarchy. It discusses whether Samuel Ruiz promoted a theology that incited violence or, on the contrary, if he preached against the armed struggle and defended...

It's a pretty long story, Primo Levi tells a classroom of children, so I'll try to make it simple. This hauntingly illustrated comic tells the story of the Italian Jewish chemist who survived the camps at Auschwitz against all odds. Matteo Mastragostino draws on historical research, interviews, and Levi's own landmark books to piece together a fictionalized yet profoundly intimate portrait of a courageous figure. In the scene that emerges, Levi visits a group of schoolchildren to retell his life story and keep the memory of the Holocaust alive, answering innocent questions with hard truths....

David Jiménez, director del diario El Mundo, te cuenta la verdad sobre la prensa en una biografía. David Jiménez se curtió cubriendo guerras, desastres y revoluciones durante casi dos décadas antes de ser nombrado director de El Mundo. Lo que parecía un reto ilusionante —dirigir el diario en el que entró como becario a los 23 años— se transformó en una batalla por la defensa de la independencia del periódico frente a un establishment político y económico decidido a controlarlo. Jiménez ofrece un relato único sobre cómo respira la vida en una redacción —sus personajes,...