Me robaron la juventud

Ensayo biográfico sobre Marcel Bataillon que, con base en diarios, papeles, notas, cartas y fotos inéditos, arroja luz sobre una vertiente hasta hoy poco conocida por sus lectores y sus estudiosos: la de su compromiso intelectual con diversas causas sociales y políticas, y su militancia en algunas organizaciones de carácter antifascista y pacifista, vertiente que —se demuestra en este ensayo— fue paralela a su trayectoria como investigador y filólogo.

Composer, musician, and philanthropist Peter Buffett, son of billionaire investor Warren Buffett, says that the only real inheritance handed down from his parents was a philosophy: Forge your own path in life. It is a creed that has allowed him to follow his own passions, establish his own identity, and reap his own successes. Today's society, Buffett posits, has begun to replace a work ethic, relishing what you do, with a wealth ethic, honoring the payoff instead of the process. Yet, by focusing more on substance and less on reward, we can open doors of opportunity and strive toward a...

A Colombian politician kidnapped by the FARC guerilla group recounts her daily life in the jungle, where she has been locked up, tortured, and tormented by several leaders of the group.

MI VIDA nos ofrece el testimonio en primera persona del transcurrir vital de la autora. Su experiencia puede ser de gran ayuda a los lectores, por lo que la obra supera el ámbito puramente biográfico y lo eleva a texto de autoayuda.