Títulos en América

This book is a memoir about the happy childhood of a Catholic boy who grew up in the 1950s in Pittsburgh. It presents the memories of "Buddy" Maloney of his family and the North Point Breeze neighborhood, his friends and what they did together. It describes going to school, with episodes from Kindergarten to Eighth Grade, and remembers the nuns who taught at Holy Rosary School. It presents the centrality of "Church" in the family's life, with episodes about parish life and worship including the priests, their spiritual leaders.

Journey through 5,000 years of epic Latin American history, where ancient empires rise and clash with colonial forces. Whether you are commuting or deep diving into global cultures, this immersive narrative transports you across foggy Pacific deserts, towering Andean peaks, and dense Amazon...

Master the epic Native American history of how nomadic bands built a sprawling Indigenous empire on horseback. This immersive true story transforms your daily commute into a gripping journey across the American Plains. Witness firsthand how brilliant strategists and fierce warriors reshaped the...

Discover how an awe-inspiring ancient civilization mastered monumental engineering without the wheel or beasts of burden. Perfect for your daily commute, this epic historical journey reveals the astonishing rise of Andean societies. Hear how raw human muscle transformed a harsh, vertical...

México a través de seis siglos «México no existe antes del encuentro de Moctezuma y Cortés. De ese encuentro tenemos ideas aprendidas en primaria y que corresponden a esa historia mítica en la que se atribuyen todas las maldades al invasor. Ese encuentro es uno de los eventos más...

La historia, costumbres, economía, cultura, política y mucho más de este maravilloso país sudamericano, famoso por la calidez de sus hombres, la extraordinaria belleza de sus mujeres, y la lucha constante e indesmayable por vencer muchos de los flagelos sociales que hoy la azotan.

Jesús Hernández nos recuerda que la Segunda Guerra Mundial, como un castigo penitenciario, duró seis años y un día, no hay otro modo de entender el episodio más terrible de la historia de la humanidad. Un conflicto que dejó una cantidad de muertos aún sin determinar pero que oscila entre los cincuenta y los setenta millones, una guerra que se extendió desde las costas del Pacífico hasta el norte de África.

La historia de la gesta de independencia más grande de Sudamérica. Luego de tres siglos de dominación española, el 28 de julio de 1821 el general argentino José de San Martín, al mando de la Expedición Libertadora del Perú proveniente de Chile, desembarca en el sur del Perú para proclamar la independencia del Estado Peruano.

On April 23, 2016, a warning went up in a comment thread beneath a blog entry about the ugly laws: the ADA is in danger, and the disabled are being propelled backward. Ten years later came the memorandum that proved the warning right. Back to Willowbrook is the record of how America taught itself to see disabled people as citizens, and of how fast that teaching is being unlearned.

A Pulitzer-finalist historian charts a 250-year-old intellectual and political tradition—the conviction that all Americans are NOT created equal. We think of the United States as a nation committed, at least on paper, to ideals of human equality, under God and/or under the law. But as robust...

Experience the dramatic clash of civilizations as a fractured Inca Empire faces the brutal dawn of Spanish colonialism. Perfect for a gripping commute, this immersive narrative history transports you directly to the sixteenth-century Andes. Witness the fateful convergence at Cajamarca where...

Uncover the rise and fall of Andean empires in an immersive world history of indigenous resilience and global conquest. Perfect for deep-focus learning during a morning commute, this sweeping historical narrative transforms a seemingly remote landscape into the vibrant epicenter of international...

Common Sense by Thomas Paine is one of the most influential political works ever written — a bold and passionate call for freedom, reason, and independence. Written during the American Revolution, this timeless classic challenges tyranny, questions inherited power, and inspires ordinary people to think for themselves. With powerful arguments delivered in clear and direct language, Paine transformed political philosophy into a movement that changed history.

Like two intrepid leftist sleuths, Herb Boyd and Don Rojas take a deep dive into the files of the CIA, mainly inspired by Malcolm X's belief that he was under surveillance. They unearth and disclose enough evidence to confirm Malcolm's suspicion as well as to suggest, through circumstantial...

The United States was creeping ever closer to independence. The shot heard round the world still echoed in the ears of Parliament as impassioned revolutionaries took up arms for and against king and country. In this captivating blend of careful research and rich narrative, Derek W. Beck continues his exploration into the period preceding the Declaration of Independence, just days into the new Revolutionary War. The War Before Independence transports listeners into the violent years of 1775 and 1776, with the infamous Battle of Bunker Hill.

Los dos grandes imperios precolombinos del Nuevo Mundo, el azteca en México y el Inca en Perú, han caídos en manos hispanas, América ha dejado de ser una tierra de promesas. España ya es dueña y señora de enormes extensiones de tierra, de millones de súbditos indígenas y de inmensas remesas de oro y plata que regularmente llegan a sus costas desde el otro lado del océano. El sueño de Colón se ha cumplido espléndidamente.

In this lively debut work of history, Edward Kritzler tells the tale of an unlikely group of swashbuckling Jews who ransacked the high seas in the aftermath of the Spanish Inquisition. At the end of the fifteenth century, many Jews had to flee Spain and Portugal. The most adventurous among them...

A passion project of Carnegie's, Lincoln the Unknown is a moving portrait of one of the most renowned American politicians in history. Inspired by Carnegie's fascination with the former president, this definitive biography of Abraham Lincoln covers his extraordinary life and career.

April 13, 1970. Astronauts Jim Lovell, Fred Haise and Jack Swigert are hurtling towards the moon in the Apollo 13 spacecraft, when an explosion rocks the ship. The cockpit grows dim, the air grows thin, and the instrument lights wink out. Moments later, the astronauts are forced to abandon the...

In June of 2013, Edward Snowden, a twenty-nine-year-old former CIA employee, leaked thousands of top-secret National Security Agency (NSA) documents to journalist Glen Greenwald. Branded as a whistleblower, Snowden reignited a debate about private citizens who reveal government secrets that should be exposed but may endanger the lives of others.