Jose Limon

La biografía de Irena Sendler, una heroína Polaca que durante la Segunda Guerra Mundial rescató a 2 mil niños judíos escondiéndolos de los nazis. Reseñas: "Los niños de Irena teje en una fascinante historia el relato de una ciudad devastada, la depravación nazi y el extraordinario valor físico y moral de aquellos que decidieron responder a la inhumanidad con compasión." Chaya Deitsch, autora de Here and There: Leaving Hasidism, Keeping My Family "Un relato fundamental, aunque aterrador, de la historia del Holocausto que hasta ahora era poco conocido: el de cómo miles de niños...

Una serie de textos de carácter autobiográfico que recorren la infancia de Miguel de Unamuno en Bilbao hasta su traslado a Madrid para estudiar en la universidad. Una obra imprescindible para entender el recorrido vital de uno de los más importantes autores de las letras españolas. Miguel de Unamuno nació en Bilbao en 1864. Firmó obras en distintos géneros como el ensayo, la novela, la poesía, el teatro y como modernista contribuyó a disolver las fronteras entre todos ellos. Unamuno tuvo un papel central en la vida intelectual de España, ya que fue rector de la Universidad de...

This is the story and background of how an orphan Chinese boy, with Gods blessing, created the world-renowned Jade Pagoda and its priceless companion collection and how it was lost to not only 1.4 billion Chinese but also to the people of the United States and the world. The centerpiece of this jade collection is the Jade Pagoda that took the blood and sweat of 150 Chinese jade artisans over ten years to complete. It was carved from the largest jadeite boulder ever mined from a quarry in Northern Burma (Myanmar). These jade workers labored between 1922 and 1933 by hand-and-foot power, using...

I became a father at fifteen. At my young age, I wanted to play at being an adult, and the responsibilities were coming day by day in my new chapter as a father. During my boy's first birthday, I had the opportunity, over dinner at my house, to tell my mother that I would soon marry Elizabeth. She took my hand and said, "You two are too young to take such a huge step. Life is just beginning for both of you, and you still have a very long way to go and meet many more people." Regardless of her words that night, my decision to continue with the civil wedding remained solid, and a couple of...