José Mª De Oriol y Urquijo

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...

Poseedor de una de las plumas más notables e incisivas de nuestra lengua y pieza clave en la consolidación de las instituciones educativas de México, Jaime Torres Bodet nos lega en sus memorias un fiel testimonio de su paso por dichas instituciones y por el Servicio Exterior Mexicano. Ofrece una perspectiva amplia de su época, las personas y los acontecimientos que marcaron tres cuartas partes del siglo XX mexicano, pero también en la escena internacional, fruto de su labor diplomática. Este volumen da cuenta de sus primeros recuerdos de infancia, el despertar a las letras, la creación ...

Timelines and illustrations complement the fascinating biography of Nezahualcóyotl--the monarch of Tezcoco, poet, astronomer, statesman, philosopher, legislator, engineer, and architect--who is considered the most important figure of pre-Hispanic Mexico.

Biography of David Small, who grew up in a dysfunctional family, survived cancer which took his voice, and became an award-winning illustrator of children's books.