After the disappearance of Tartessos, other Iberian locales rose to prominence and flourished-until their successes drew the unwanted attention of rival civilizations. This program tracks the history of Iberia during the era of Carthaginian and Roman expansion. Paintings, dramatizations, and maps reconstruct the course of the Punic Wars. In addition, the characteristics and cultures of these embattled regions are examined through re-creations of everyday...

Based on James Franco’s Palo Altostories and A California Childhood, Ivan Cohen is a young boy living in Palo Alto, California. Unsatisfied with his slacker group of friends, his love for a girl who doesn’t know he exists, and a dysfunctional family life, he is struggling to find his place in the world. Memoria raises questions about the memories we choose to keep, the ones we try desperately to forget, and the ones we use as fuel to create our...

"Fearless counterterrorism operative Mitch Rapp is called upon to fight against the world's most deadly terrorists in this harrowing political thriller by New York Times bestselling author Vince Flynn. It's just seven days before Memorial Day, and the nation's capital is buzzing with last-minute preparations for the unveiling of the magnificent new memorial honoring the men and women who fought in World War II. Despite the hopeful energy of the city,...

Publicado originalmente en 2003, el libro autobiográfico Memorias, de Helena Paz Garro, dividió opiniones entre los lectores y colocó en la agenda cultural del momento el pasado íntimo de la familia Paz Garro, así como su relación -social o secreta- con personajes como Adolfo Bioy Casares, Silvina Ocampo, Julio Cortázar, Carlos Fuentes, Aristóteles Onassis, María Callas, Pablo Picasso, David Alfaro Siqueiros, Luis Buñuel, Salvador Dalí,...

Presents the story of an old journalist nicknamed "El Sabio" who wants to celebrate his ninetieth birthday with a bang, giving himself a present that will make him feel more alive: a young virgin, and with her, the start of a new life at an age when most of his contemporaries are already dead. Relata la historia de un viejo periodista apodado "El Sabio" que decide festejar sus noventa años a lo grande, dándose un regalo que le hará sentir que...

Describes the holiday Memorial Day, examining its origins, the reason that it is celebrated. Also provides information about national holidays from around the world that celebrate those who have fallen in service to their country.