Nathan Hale

Las vidas del Dr. Bethune complementa otras muchas investigaciones previas llevadas a cabo tanto por los Stewart como, en el caso español, por Jesús Majada, comisario de la exposición La carretera Málaga-Almería, visitada por casi cinco mil personas en la Universidad de Salamanca en octubre de 2006. En palabras del profesor Rodríguez Celada, director de la colección editorial “Armas y Letras” y autor del prólogo, nadie podía permanecer indiferente ante “el genio extemporáneo, el líder indiscutible, el adalid temerario, el jefe autoritario, el paladín romántico, un ser...

Following in his father’s footsteps, young Michael was off and running on the soccer field by the age of eight! Even though he was one of the smallest players, he was also one of the toughest. He was not afraid to get in there with the bigger players and grab that ball. He scored his first hat trick at age eleven and has been going ever since. An early re-injury took him out of the 2006 World Cup, but Michael Owen is still running strong and amazing soccer fans all over the world.

The Industrial Revolution was one of the most dramatic eras of all time, filled with fascinating people, strange events, and incredible stories. This period of great change comes into sharp focus through each spread with detailed, accessible language. Each fact is complemented with vivid, carefully-chosen historical images and illustrations, and a caption that adds just a touch more history. Readers are drawn deep into the facts not covered in history textbooks, like working conditions, inventions, failures, and characters, to make this important history lesson fun and engaging.

Sobre Las arterias de don Fernando, Juan Carlos de la Fuente, poeta, escritor, crítico literario y periodista peruano, escribe: “Gloria Macher recobra para nosotros una manera directa de narrar, sin concesiones retóricas ni mecanismos de desviación técnicos. Para ella las palabras son instrumentos de una narración y no juegos carentes de argumento. En su novela, no hay instantes en que la historia haga un guiño o reclame un descanso”. Por su parte, añade Alina Gadea, escritora y crítica literaria peruana: “Gloria nos enfrenta con la ruptura de una serie de esquemas...