Los pecados de la iglesia en Colombia

These biographies introduce young readers to important figures in American history. Ideal for reports and correlated to the social studies curriculum, the series presents a straightforward account of each individual's life and times and describes how each person contributed to the shaping of our nation.

Presents the real life story that has captivated 50 million Internet users on YouTube, about a lion purchased by two young men in 1969, and the bond that unites them for the rest of their lives.

When Bill Wilson, with his friend Dr. Bob Smith, founded Alcoholics Anonymous in 1935, his hope was that AA would become a safe haven for those who suffered from this disease. Thirty years after his death, AA continues to help millions of alcoholics recover from what had been commonly regarded as a hopeless addiction. Still, while Wilson was a visionary for millions, he was no saint. After cofounding Alcoholics Anonymous, he stayed sober for over thirty-five years, helping countless thousands rebuild their lives. But at the same time, Wilson suffered form debilitating bouts of clinical...

En diciembre de 1981, un batallón de militares entrenados por el ejército de Estados Unidos entró a sangre y fuego en la aldea salvadoreña de El Mozote. Murieron decenas de hombres, mujeres y niños. Muchos fueron decapitados. Aunque la masacre fue denunciada con fotos y otras pruebas, el gobierno de Ronald Reagan tachó la denuncia de propaganda y la sociedad olvidó el caso. La guerra, mientras tanto, continuó en el país centroamericano gracias al capital y a la logística estadounidenses. Sus secuelas fueron pavorosas. Hasta 1993, cuando Mark Danner publicó en el New Yorker el...