La Peste Negra

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After the success of Miss Narco, Javier Valdez presents a new work on Mexico s drug crisis. This time, the leading characters are young men and women at that crucial age in their personal development who, in one way or another, come across the world of drug trafficking. Some escape its clutches while others fall in its trap, but their lives are irrevocably changed. The author collects the most intense, moving and surprising accounts that mark Mexicos social and political reality today. Spanish Description: Tras el exito de Miss Narco, Javier Valdez entrega una nueva obra acerca del...

An account, including stunning photographs, of the search by some of the women of the town of Calama, Chile, for the remains of their loved ones who were murdered and "disappeared" by the Pinochet regime.

Creada en 1118 con el fin de proteger a los peregrinos que se dirigen a Jerusalén, recién ocupada por los cristianos tras la Primera Cruzada, la orden de los Caballeros del Templo no tardó en convertirse en una eficiente red financiera que, además de erigir importantes fortalezas defensivas a lo largo del Mediterráneo, atrajo el dinero de la aristocracia europea, fascinada por la imagen y la honestidad mostrada por estos modelos de guerreros santos. Con el tiempo, su creciente poder despertó la codicia de los monarcas europeos. En 1307 el rey francés Enrique IV detuvo a LOS TEMPLARIOS...