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The Masterful, Definitive History of Argentinian Soccer Lionel Messi, Diego Maradona, Alfredo Di St'fano: in every generation Argentina has uncovered a uniquely brilliant soccer talent. Perhaps it's because the country lives and breathes the game, its theories, and its myths. Argentina's rich...

Even today there remain tribes in the far reaches of the Amazon rainforest that have avoided contact with modern civilization. In this gripping first-person account of adventure and survival, author Scott Wallace chronicles an expedition into the Amazon's uncharted depths, discovering the rainforest's secrets while moving ever closer to a possible encounter with one such tribe—the mysterious flecheiros, or "People of the Arrow."

Convertido en emperador de Brasil a los veintitrés años, Pedro I marcó con su huella la historia de dos continentes. Desmedido y contradictorio, las mujeres fueron su salvación y su perdición: mientras su esposa, la virtuosa Leopoldina de Austria, lo llevó a la cumbre, su amante, la ardiente Domitila de Castro, lo arrastró a la decadencia. Cuando el inmenso Brasil se le hizo pequeño y el poder dejó de interesarle, puso su vida en juego por aquello que creía justo. Y alcanzó la gloria.

Resultado de um longo trabalho de dez anos de pesquisa, 1808 narra a chegada da família real ao Rio de Janeiro, acossada pelas tropas do imperador francês Napoleão Bonaparte. Nunca algo semelhante havia acontecido na história de Portugal ou de qualquer outro país europeu. Em tempos de guerra, reis e rainhas haviam sido destronados ou obrigados a se refugiar em territórios alheios, mas nenhum deles foi tão longe quanto o príncipe regente Dom João VI, forçado a cruzar um oceano com toda a família real portuguesa para viver e reinar do outro lado do mundo.

Medellín, años 80 y 90. ¿Qué se necesita para ser un héroe cuando la guerra civil se muda a tu sala de urgencias? La Policlínica, el servicio de emergencias del principal hospital de Medellín, fue más que un centro médico. En los años ochenta y noventa, este claustro de prestigio global en atención de trauma de guerra se convirtió en el espejo del salvajismo humano y la resistencia heroica en medio del caos. Los parias de blanco es un reconocimiento a miles de hombres y mujeres que el país olvidó. Héroes anónimos que sostuvieron a Colombia en sus años más oscuros. Sin ...

In 1532, the 54-year-old Spanish conquistador Francisco Pizarro led a force of 167 men, including his four brothers, to the shores of Peru. Unbeknownst to the Spaniards, the Inca rulers of Peru had just fought a bloody civil war in which the emperor Atahualpa had defeated his brother, Huascar. Pizarro and his men soon clashed with Atahualpa and a huge force of Inca warriors at the Battle of Cajamarca.

Los informes de Cristóbal de Albornoz corresponden a un conjunto de documentos que describen los conflictos religiosos en el Perú en la segunda mitad del siglo XVI, se trata de una obra prima en la que se encuentra una amplia información de uno de los movimientos de resistencia indígena hoy conocido como Taki Unquy. Se trata una protesta indígena enmarcada en un profundo ritualismo con tradiciones indígenas prehispánicas, a las cuales sus líderes sumaron ciertos simbolismos católicos. La significación histórica del Taki Unquy, descrito también como Ayra y Talauso, fue de gran ...

El libro que ofrecemos estudia el esquivo tema del rol de la mujer en la sociedad andina, tomando como áreas de interés principales la cultura mochica y la élite imperial incaica. En esta última, dada la concentración de poder que la civilización precolombina atribuyó al Sol y al Inca, las figuras femeninas, en la documentación disponible, no cruzan la barrera de personajes secundarios. Sin embargo, una mirada diferente a la habitual ha permitido releer los textos de los observadores del siglo XVI, y ofrecer nuevas líneas de interpretación que se apoyan en una reflexión ...

This book discusses the struggles and importance of Carlos Gracie Jr. and the IBJJF in giving jiu-jitsu structure, shape, and professional credibility at a time where it was under threat of becoming simply another fad. The Rise and Evolution of Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu also discusses the greatest challenges the art faces today, as its popularity carries with it problems that threaten to fragment precisely some of the qualities that set jiu-jitsu apart from other martial arts to begin with.

Can forests think? Do dogs dream? In this astonishing book, Eduardo Kohn challenges the very foundations of anthropology, calling into question our central assumptions about what it means to be human - and thus distinct from all other life forms. Based on four years of fieldwork among the Runa of Ecuador's Upper Amazon, Kohn draws on his rich ethnography to explore how Amazonians interact with the many creatures that inhabit one of the world's most complex ecosystems.

An Edgar Award Finalist for Best Fact Crime “A thoroughly readable, thoroughly chilling account of a brilliant con man and his all-too vulnerable prey” (The Boston Globe)—the definitive story of preacher Jim Jones, who was responsible for the Jonestown Massacre, the largest murder-suicide...

Che Guevara was a threat to American foreign policy - and when he turned his attention to Bolivia in 1967, the Pentagon made a decision: Che had to be eliminated. Hunting Che follows the exploits of Major Ralph "Pappy" Shelton, Felix Rodriguez, and Gary Prado - the Bolivian Ranger commander who ultimately captured him. With the White House and the Pentagon secretly monitoring every move, Shelton and his team changed history.

At 2:11 a.m. on January 3, 2026, U.S. Delta Force operators breached a fortified compound in Caracas and extracted Venezuela's president at gunpoint. Thirteen minutes later, Nicolás Maduro—the man who had ruled for thirteen years through torture, election fraud, and industrial-scale drug trafficking—was in American custody. By dawn, he was aboard a Navy warship. By week's end, he stood in a Manhattan courtroom facing life in prison. It was the first time since 1989 that American forces had captured a foreign head of state. Maduro began as a bus driver and union organizer in a Caracas ...

Num de seus trabalhos mais ambiciosos e impressionantes, Ruy Castro levanta uma história que nunca tinha sido contada: a dos espiões, refugiados, quintas-colunas, diplomatas e artistas na capital federal do Brasil durante a Segunda Guerra. Foi um período marcado por reviravoltas, segredos e tramas que mudaram a vida dos brasileiros para sempre. Muito antes de o Brasil declarar guerra ao Eixo em 1942, a Segunda Guerra já estava entre nós.

In the nineteenth century, global agriculture faced a growing crisis. Populations were increasing rapidly, and farmers needed better ways to produce larger harvests. Traditional fertilizers such as manure were no longer sufficient to maintain soil fertility on the expanding farmlands of Europe and North America. Then an unusual discovery changed everything. Along the coast of Peru, remote islands were covered in enormous deposits of seabird guano. Over centuries, millions of birds had left thick layers of droppings that hardened into massive fertilizer deposits. Scientists soon realized ...

As Russian forces closed in on Berlin and Hitler’s premiership drew to a close, many Nazi officials fled Germany. In this startling, meticulously researched account, acclaimed journalist Uki Goñi unravels the complex network that led them to Argentina. Relying on international support—in Scandinavia, Switzerland, and Italy—and the enthusiasm of the Vatican and President Juan Perón, Goñi shows how this ratline allowed Adolf Eichmann—the architect of the Final Solution—Josef Mengele, Eric Priebke, and many more, into the country.

Brazil has a rich and complicated history that few outside South America know about. It leads the world in some of the most profitable exports (gold, sugar, oil, and coffee), yet Brazil has one of the largest wealth disparities in the world, being known for crime and poverty.

By the time Christopher Columbus started setting east from the New World, he had explored San Salvador in the Bahamas (which he thought was Japan), Cuba (which he thought was China), and Hispaniola, the source of gold. As the common story goes, Columbus, en route back to Spain from his first journey, called in at Lisbon as a courtesy to brief the Portuguese King John II of his discovery of the New World.

Sarmiento renunció a la masonería antes de asumir, vivió de prestado en casas de parientes y sufrió un grave atentado por parte del mismo bando que propició el asesinato de Urquiza. Cargó con la epidemia de la fiebre amarilla y la mayor tragedia naval de su tiempo. Completó su mandato en medio de una rebelión militar. Lo trataron de borracho, corrupto, inútil y anticonstitucional. Pero el contexto hostil no le impidió expandir los ferrocarriles y el telégrafo, promover la ciencia y la tecnología, impulsar el uso de maquinaria agrícola.

On February 27, 1763, thousands of slaves in the Dutch colony of Berbice - in present-day Guyana - launched a massive rebellion that came amazingly close to succeeding. Surrounded by jungle and savannah, the revolutionaries (many of them African-born) and Europeans struck and parried for an entire year. In the end, the Dutch prevailed because of one unique advantage - their ability to get soldiers and supplies from neighboring colonies and from Europe. Blood on the River is the explosive story of this little-known revolution, one that almost changed the face of the Americas.