Biografía: general

LOCKE (ALEXANDER, SAMUEL)

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MEMOIRS OF AARON BURR (BURR, AARON/DAVIS, MATTHEW LIVINGSTON)

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THE WORKS OF JOHN ADAMS, SECOND PRESIDENT OF THE UNITED STATES, VOLUME III (ADAMS, CHARLES FRANCIS/ADAMS, JOHN)

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PANCHO VILLA. UNA BIOGRAFÍA NARRATIVA (TAIBO II, PACO IGNACIO)

Esta obra relata, con el estilo vibrante de Paco Ignacio Taibo II, todas las peripecias ?desde los detalles más extravagantes hasta los momentos más trascendentes? de un hombre sagaz, abstemio, de mirada magnética, cuya única ley es la que se daba a sí mismo. Fiel al espíritu villista: «Se usa primero ésta -decía Pancho señalando la cabeza- y luego éstos -tomándose los testículos.» Pancho Villa retrata inmejorablemente a un complejo personaje que siempre estuvo en constante fuga, incluso después de muerto.Taibo II desgrana en estas páginas la intensa vida de Pancho Villa, uno de los más grandes revolucionarios mexicanos.La travesía de Villa, temeraria y desmedida, saturada de hechos heroicos y trágicos, siempre ha sido un símbolo atemporal de la Revolución mexicana.

PINOCHET EN PICADILLY (BECKETT, ANDY)

El 16 de octubre de 1998, el general Augusto Pinochet fue detenido en Londres, acusado de crímenes contra la humanidad por el juez español Baltasar Garzón. Durante los dieciséis meses que duró su arresto, el caso se convirtió en la cause célèbre más importante de finales del siglo XX, conocía mil peripecias judiciales y provocaba encendidos debates en España, Chile, el Reino Unido y el resto del mundo. Sin embargo, un detalle llenaba de extrañeza tanto a partidarios como a detractores del ex dictador chileno: con el prestigioso sistema médico del ejército chileno a su entera disposición, ¿por qué viajó hasta una clínica de Londres para una operación menor? Esa misma pregunta se planteó el periodista británico Andy Beckett y, al buscar la respuesta, descubrió la fascinante historia que une a Chile y al Reino Unido desde comienzos del siglo XIX, época en que uno de los héroes de la liberación de Chile fue, precisamente, un capitán escocés llamado ThomasCochrane. Con él comienza una extraordinaria galería de personajes: excéntricos magnates victorianos, izquierdistas británicos fascinados por Allende, conservadores del establishment que vieron en Pinochet un modelo, asesores compartidos por Margaret Thatcher y por el dictador, huelguistas escoceses solidarios con Chile, o refugiados chilenos viviendo la dura realidad del exilio. Todos ellos, presa de encontrados sentimientos de atracción y repulsa, de envidia y admiración, explican a la perfección las relaciones entre Chile y el Reino Unido, entre Europa e Hispanoamérica, y representan la única respuesta a la pregunta: ¿qué hacía, una lluviosa tarde de 1998, Pinochet en Piccadilly?

CLARA BARTON, HUMANITARIAN (BACON-FOSTER, CORRA)

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I FOUND MYSELF IN CHINA (BRINTON, JOYCE)

Joyce Brinton struggles to find her passion and purpose after the last of her children leaves home for college. When a friend suggests they become teachers to young women in China, Joyce reluctantly agrees, only because she feels she has no better option. Alone and a long way from home, Joyce is forced to rely on herself without fear or self-judgment. Her struggles, triumphs and continued growth highlight her captivating journey to discovering her personal power and self-expression.Extremely authentic and honest, I Found Myself in China shares Joyce?s personal transformation from depressed empty-nester to strong feminine leader and role model.If you?re looking for a breakthrough to determine what?s next in your life, then Joyce Brinton?s I Found Myself in China is tailor-made for you.

LIFE OF SIR WILLIAM ROWAN HAMILTON (GRAVES, ROBERT PERCEVAL)

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BIOGRAPHY OF MARTIN VAN BUREN, PRESIDENT OF THE UNITED STATES (BENTON, THOMAS HART/EMMONS, WILLIAM)

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A WOMAN RICE PLANTER (SMITH, ALICE RAVENEL HUGER/PRINGLE, ELIZABETH WATIES ALLSTON)

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ANCIENT BRITAIN AND THE INVASIONS OF JULIUS CAESAR (HOLMES, THOMAS RICE)

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