El Vaquero Y El Leon

Patricia Campos Doménech nos ofrece un recorrido autobiográfico y testimonial que abarca desde su infancia, su pasión por el fútbol, los primeros años de universidad en Valencia, hasta la pasión por volar que la empujó a entrar en la Armada española...

Resumen: Pocas mujeres en la historia han cautivado la imaginación popular de forma tan arrolladora como la reina más famosa de Egipto, Cleopatra (cuyo nombre completo era Cleopatra VII Filópator Nea Thea). Su leyenda se ha perpetuado con el tiempo y ha llegado casi intacta hasta nuestros días. Películas, obras de teatro, cuadros... el mito de Cleopatra ha trascendido el marco histórico para convertirse en un icono, como Helena de Troya o Juana de Arco. Todavía hoy, hablar de Cleopatra es hablar de una mujer de extremada belleza, independiente, manipuladora y voluptuosa, es decir, de...

In the vast array and vitriol of our National Health debate , the doctors voice , especially that of the surgeon , is rarely solicited , and seldom heard . It is mostly the clamor of patients you hear or the rancor of politicians . This compendium of lifetime essays will restitute an imbalance that is long overdue . The collection speaks to how a practicing surgeon really feels about the vital medical issues of our day , and what needs to be done to improve his lifes work and his dedicated care for his patients . American medicine is at a desperate crossroads where the qualitative health of...

In this harrowing and hilarious memoir, Jennette McCurdy, star of the television series iCarly and Sam & Cat, recounts her struggles as a child actress -- eating disorders, addictions and a complicated relationship with her overbearing mother -- and how she regained control of her life. This life. Jennette McCurdy was six years old when she first auditioned for her to act. Her mother's dream was for her only daughter to become a star and Jennette would have done anything to make her mother happy. So she did what her mom called "calorie restriction," eating little and weighing herself five...