Reune testimonios y cronicas fundamentales para comprender la presencia carmelita en el continente americano durante los primeros siglos de la colonia.
Marco Polo's "e;Book of the Diversity of the World"e; is one of the greatest works of medieval travel literature and a vital source of European knowledge about the East.
This book represents the definitive collection of key texts by Mohandas Karamchand Gandhi, the man who changed the course of 20th-century history without firing a shot.
"e;The Russian Soul Against the Authorities"e; is a collection of journalistic works by Fyodor Dostoevsky, in which he speaks not through fictional characters, but in the first person, with the full force of his conviction.
Wenn das Leben durchscheinend wirdVom letzten Abschied beruhmter PersonlichkeitenEs sind zwolf kurze Portrats klug, tiefgehend und mitrei end die der aus dem Osterreichischen Rundfunk O1 bekannte Publizist Hubert Gaisbauer hier entworfen und zusammengestellt hat.
A vision for Jesuit institutions for a just future rooted in faith and adaptable to changeThe mission of the Society of Jesusits gift to the Church, its charismhas been expressed for 450 years through its sustained commitment to the education of young people.
A vision for Jesuit institutions for a just future rooted in faith and adaptable to changeThe mission of the Society of Jesusits gift to the Church, its charismhas been expressed for 450 years through its sustained commitment to the education of young people.
In this short biography, Michael Schaller, acclaimed historian of the American political right, offers readers a poignant account of Ronald Reagan's life and achievements, from his small-town upbringing in rural Illinois to his cinematic success in Hollywood, entry into politics as governor of California, and meteoric rise to the White House, where he served for eight years.
Die Biographie des letzten groen Grunen15 Jahre lang hat Winfried Kretschmann die Geschicke seines Heimatlandes Baden-Wurttemberg gefuhrt, mit seiner Wahl schienen die Grunen in der Mitte der Gesellschaft angekommen zu sein.
This is the story of how Attorney Wood practiced law in the criminal courts for forty-six years, starting off with little training or background from his traditional law school education (and, as he says, "e;with little aptitude for it!
"e;Ni memoires ni journal intime, son autobiographie, en neuf recits, constitue une entreprise unique et folle : ecrire sans affabulation, a mesure qu'elle se deroule et sur plus de quarante annees, les annales de son existence individuelle, pour y reconnaitre tous les themes de la destinee universelle.
TRANSGREDIO LAS REGLAS, VIVIO EN PLENITUDCristina de Suecia, reina prodigio del siglo XVII, fue juzgada mas por su genero que por sus decisiones: llamada excentrica, desobediente y antifemenina , su independencia y erudicion escandalizaron cortes y cronistas.
El coraje de una mujer que desafio al nazismo para salvar miles de vidasIrena Sendler, una figura clave y poco conocida del Holocausto, arriesgo todo por un principio: la justicia.
Arriving in Britain in the 1960s, Neil's early life reflected the challenges faced by many in the Black community, yet his relentless drive pushed him past imposed limitations.
