Publisher Annotation: From renowned, award-winning Argentinian author Marcos Aguinis comes a historical novel based on the true story of one man's faith, spirit, and resistance during the Spanish Inquisition in Latin America. Argentina, 688pp.

"Presents the biography of Eva Peron against the backdrop of her political, historical, and cultural environment"--Provided by publisher.

"New York, 1998. Santiago Larrea, a wealthy Argentine diplomat, is holding court alongside his wife, Lila, and their daughter, Paloma, a college student and budding jewelry designer, at their annual summer polo match and soiree. All seems perfect in the Larreas' world--until an unexpected party guest from Santiago's university days shakes his usually unflappable demeanor. The woman's cryptic comments spark Paloma's curiosity about her father's past,...

Inspired by Eva Perón, a leading figure in Argentina's history who used her position as First Lady to fight for women and the working class, this book will introduce little ones to opposite couplings and their first English and Spanish words.

Captain Dinesen takes a job with the Argentine army and brings his fifteen-year-old daughter, Ingeborg, along. Being the only female in the area, she causes quite a stir among the men. She falls in love with a young soldier, and one night they run away together. When Dinesen realizes what happened, he decides to venture into enemy territory to find them.

La Recoleta Cemetery rests in the heart of one of Buenos Aires' swankiest neighborhoods. A city-within-a-city, it is an inward-facing place with its own interior geography. Like the Père-Lachaise graveyard in France, La Recoleta is the final resting place for key figures of its nation's history: statesmen and poets, founding fathers and oppositional voices. And with Argentina's history so fraught with unrest, this relationship between the necropolis,...

The vibrant and eclectic cultural mix of Santiago de Cuba is obvious in the music of Cuba's second-largest city. This program spotlights performances of the following songs: "Pin Pon," by Ecos del Tivoli; "Monta al Pelo," by Aimee Campos, of Morena Son; "Pensando en Ti," by Eva Grinan; "Descripcion de un Sueno," by Gabino Jardines; "Recuerdos del Ayer," by Septeto Santiaguero; "Tirame la Pelota Maria", by La Estudiantina Invasora; "El Paralitico"...

In 2003, the Wide Angle program Time for School profiled children in seven countries-Afghanistan, Benin, Brazil, India, Japan, Kenya, and Romania-as they started their first year of school, often in the face of great adversity. Three years later this Wide Angle episode returns to visit each child, updating the progress of their educational and personal development. The similarities and contrasts that emerge among the lives of these young people provide...