Merci Suárez sabía que el sexto grado sería diferente, pero no tenía idea alguna lo diferente que resultaría. En primer lugar, Merci nunca se ha parecido a los otros niños de su escuela privada en la Florida, porque tanto ella como Roli, su hermano mayor, son estudiantes becados. Ellos no tienen ni una casa grande ni un yate elegante, y tienen que desempeñar servicios comunitarios adicionales para compensar por su matricula gratis. Así...

Berlín, 1931: La joven poeta Ally Keller da a luz a solas a Lilith, una niña mestiza. Mientras los Nazis ascienden al poder, Ally sabe que debe mantener a su bebé oculta para protegerla de la ideología de la raza aria promovida por Hitler. Pero a medida que Lilith crece, cada vez resulta más difícil protegerla ... Hasta que un día Ally decide poner en marcha un plan desesperado para enviar a su hija a un lugar seguro al otro lado del...

Provides insights, comments, quotes, and behind the scenes information to help listeners understand the message of the first seven chapters of Romans.

Take a close behind-the-scenes look at religion and life in the ancient Mediterranean to see how early pagan religions helped shape the world as we know it.

William Shakespeare's great Roman tragedy of passion and political conflict is now available in a richly documented and illustrated Norton Critical Edition. This edition of Antony and Cleopatra is based on the First Folio (1623), the only authoritative text of the play. The volume includes a preface, detailed explanatory annotations of the text, two maps, and visuals ranging from a silver tetradrachm (34 ace) to contemporary artwork inspired by the...

Why did pagan Rome, which had a history of tolerating other faiths, clash with early Christians? What was it like, under Roman law, to be a Jew or a Christian? What led to the great persecutions of Christians? Above all else, how did Christianity ultimately achieve dominance in the Roman Empire, eclipsing paganism in one of the most influential turning points in the history of Western civilization? These and many other questions are answered in Professor...

"The ever-fearless Asterix continues to battle supposedly unbeatable odds to protect his tiny village from the Roman Empire. Fortunately, all of the villagers have super-strength thanks to a secret potion. In "Asterix and the Big Fight," one of the three classic Asterix graphic novels collected here, the Romans are beginning to wise up. Instead of trying to conquer Asterix's village, the Romans challenge Vitalstatistx, chief of Asterix's tribe, to...