Universal Father

Vincent Sheean, a groundbreaking American foreign correspondent and author, is known for reporting from Europe, North Africa, and Asia, writing news reports, articles, and books. A few books and articles have described Vincent Sheean’s life, and briefly discussed his major nonfiction books. However, no book-length study or article has closely examined his nonfiction books. 'Seeking to Understand the World: Literary Journalism of Vincent Sheean', textually analyzes his five nonfiction, journalistic books to examine them for characteristics of literary journalism. Spanning nearly the entirety ...

El dinero (1891) es una novela donde Émile Zola toma hace una crítica mordaz del capitalismo y las altas finanzas, sobre el funcionamiento de la banca y de los mercados de capitales. Inspirada en un hecho real: la quiebra de un famoso banco, la novela relata las vidas de una serie de personajes, sus ambiciones, sus pasiones, sus amores y sus problemas. Pasiones individuales y de grupos: los conservadores católicos contra el capital judío, el papel de la masonería y, en el medio, historias familiares, ruinas, adulterios y sobornos.

A powerful memoir by two sisters about transitioning, family, and the path to self-realization. When Orange Is the New Black and Diary of a Future President star Selenis Leyva was young, her hardworking parents brought a new foster child into their warm, loving family in the Bronx. Selenis was immediately smitten; she doted on the baby, who in turn looked up to Selenis and followed her everywhere. The little boy became part of the family. But later, the siblings realized that the child was struggling with their identity. As Marizol transitioned and fought to define herself, Selenis and the...

En 1944, en un mundo sacudido por la Segunda Guerra Mundial, una fotógrafa y un periodista norteamericanos que huyen de su pasado se encuentran en Europa y deciden seguir a las tropas Aliadas.