Paul Vallely Libros

A historical and contemporary discussion of the enterprise of philanthropy from eminent writer and journalist Paul Vallely.

The election of Argentine Cardinal Jorge Mario Bergoglio as Pope surprised the world. From his first appearance, Francis has proven to be a Pope of surprises. With a series of powerful gestures, he has made it his mission to restore the tarnished reputation of the Catholic Church. However, the figure of Francis is quite controversial. The Jesuit was a contentious figure during his time as a cleric, and his actions during the Argentine military dictatorship raise many unresolved questions. Paul Vallely traveled the globe, speaking with companions of Francis from the last forty years, gaining remarkable new insights into the development of this fascinating personality. In his incisive biography, Vallely reveals what caused Francis's transformation from a reactionary to a revolutionary and how he became a Pope willing to challenge the entrenched structures of the Vatican.

Africa is not the Dark Continent as so often described by writers from the gloomy northern skies of Europe. Not the Dark Continent at all. It is the Luminous Continent. Drenched in sun, pounded by heat and shimmering in its blinding glare. And within this immense continent, deserts with their seas of sand, tropics with their jungles, equators with their rain forest and coasts with more animals and fish than are imaginable.There are more people, languages and cultures here than anywhere else on our planet. Africa is quite simply the most extraordinary beautiful and luminous place on earth. Celebrating the glories of Africa and its diverse peoples, Bob Geldof journeys across the continent in order to explore the colours and contradictions that define Africa