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In 1579 Philip II awarded a large territory in New Spain to a Portuguese man named Luis de Carvajal. That territory included a significant portion of present day Mexico, as well as portions of Texas and New Mexico. This remarkable man discovered, conquered, and settled most of that territory. He also brought a large group of settlers from Spain and Portugal whose impact on its cultural development was very significant. Many of those settlers were of Jewish descent and some of them were tried by the Inquisition for practicing the faith of their ancestors. This book is a biography of Carvajal...

El eclipse de Yukio Mishima es un retrato íntimo y personal del autor que revolucionó las letras niponas. Ishihara aborda la compleja personalidad de quien fue su maestro y protector, analizando la persona y el personaje a través de su obra, sus espejismos y su patológico culto al cuerpo. «La foto que más me gusta es una que le tomaron cerca de Yotsuya-Mitsuke, cuando aún era un funcionario. No tendría más de veinte años y su cara refleja el cansancio de la doble vida que llevaba, la de funcionario y escritor nocturno. Es un Mishima aún sin fama, un solitario que parece preocupado...

Estas memorias suponen la primera aproximación al fenómeno de la maternidad desde una perspectiva personal, crítica y de género. Esta obra derribará muchas ideas preconcebidas sobre el hecho de ser madre y sobre la complicada relación entre maternidad y creación, poniendo de relieve el papel fundamental que los cuidados y los afectos tienen, no sólo en la vida privada, sino también en la esfera pública. Carol Hanisch lo formuló (The Personal Is Political); la obra de Jane Lazarre lo evidencia. Publicado originalmente en 1976, " El nudo materno" es un clásico del feminismo, cuya...

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...