Astor Piazzolla

Fray Antonio Alcalde y Barriga. Los matices de una leyenda. Obra de Lilia Esthela Bayardo Rodríguez. Publicación de Editorial Universidad de Guadalajara.

Through his leading role in the three Superman films, Christopher Reeve became so closely identified with the superhero that he wasn't just seen as the actor who played Superman, he was Superman. Which is why the tragic riding accident which left him paralysed from the neck down shocked the world. Superman was not superhuman. It is also why he is now the world's most recognisable person in a wheelchair. In true superhero style, Christopher Reeve refuses to resign himself to the life of a quadriplegic, and is actively campaigning to raise the profile of spinal-cord injury victims and research. ...

Se considera a Marco Aurelio uno de los mejores y más populares emperadores que tuvo Roma. La fascinación por su figura, una de las más documentadas de la Antigüedad, va mucho más allá de su sabiduría como gobernante, gracias a la correspondencia que mantuvo con su tutor Frontón y, sobre todo, a sus Meditaciones, obra maestra de la filosofía estoica. Con esta biografía, Anthony Birley traza el más completo retrato que se ha hecho del hombre que llevó al imperio a vivir su último gran periodo de esplendor y equilibrio.

What if you could change your life without really changing your life? On the outside, Gretchen had it all -- a good marriage, healthy children and a successful career -- but she knew something was missing. Determined to end that nagging feeling, Gretchen set out on a year-long quest, her own “happiness project,” to learn how to better enjoy the life she already had. Each month, Gretchen pursued a different set of resolutions: go to sleep earlier, tackle a nagging task, bring people together, take time to be silly, along with dozens of other goals. She read everything from classical...