¿Qué pudo haber sucedido para que una superestrella de la música, terminara detrás de los barrotes de una prisión brasilera, acusada de ayudar a fraguar el secuestro, violación e indoctrinación de docenas de mujeres adolescentes?
Poco después del lanzamiento de su primer disco Gloria Trevi y su afamado productor, Sergio Andrade, comenzaron una escuela de talento para niñas jóvenes que soñaban con volverse famosas. Poco tiempo después, comenzaron a circular extraños rumores que sostenían que la escuela era en realidad la fachada de una operación de esclavas sexuales, encargada de torturar e indoctrinar a las mismas niñas que querían ser como su ídolo, Gloria Trevi.
¿Cómo pudo suceder esto? ¿Estuvo involucrada Gloria Trevi en el asunto, o cayó ella también bajo el yugo de su perverso y brillante manger?
En la primera exploración mesurada de esta escandalosa historia, el reconocido periodista Christopher McDougall cuenta la historia de cómo Gloria Trevi pasó de ser una desconocida a ser una superestrella a nivel mundial, a tener que escapar de las autoridades durante dos años, antes de ser hallada y capturada en Rio de Janeiro.
A través de entrevistas exclusivas con Trevi y Andrade, McDougallrevela los complicados nudos y vueltas de está increíble historia, ofre-ciéndole a los lectores una mirada de cerca a la peculiar historia personal de Sergio Andrade y lo que realmente estaba sucediendo tras las puertas de la escuela de estrellas de Gloria Trevi.

La Atrevida: El ultimo capitulo de la historia de Gloria Trevi y el escandalo que fascino al mundo (Spanish Edition)

Christopher McDougall

Humor & Entertainment

Rayo

Gloria Trevi, Mexico's most popular singer in the 1990s, stunned fans and the world when revelations surfaced that the talent school she and her boyfriend, producer Sergio Andrade, operated was a front for a sex-slave operation.
Trevi eluded authorities for two years before being apprehended and jailed in Brazil, where she then became pregnant and blamed a guard for raping her. An extradition struggle ensued, with the Mexican government demanding her return and Brazil denying the request -- on the grounds that the parent of a Brazilian-born child cannot be extradited. The shocking truth of the baby's paternity is only one twist in this stranger-than-fiction tale.
In Girl Trouble, Christopher McDougall recounts the complete story of how Trevi rose to fame and then notoriety. With exclusive interviews with Trevi, Andrade, and many of the victims, he offers readers an inside look at this scandal that continues to astound a decade later.

Girl Trouble: The True Saga of Superstar Gloria Trevi and the Secret Teenage Sex Cult That Stunned the World

Harper Paperbacks

Full of incredible characters, amazing athletic achievements, cutting-edge science, and, most of all, pure inspiration, Born to Run is an epic adventure that began with one simple question: Why does my foot hurt? In search of an answer, Christopher McDougall sets off to find a tribe of the world’s greatest distance runners and learn their secrets, and in the process shows us that everything we thought we knew about running is wrong. 
Isolated by the most savage terrain in North America, the reclusive Tarahumara Indians of Mexico’s deadly Copper Canyons are custodians of a lost art. For centuries they have practiced techniques that allow them to run hundreds of miles without rest and chase down anything from a deer to an Olympic marathoner while enjoying every mile of it. Their superhuman talent is matched by uncanny health and serenity, leaving the Tarahumara immune to the diseases and strife that plague modern existence. With the help of Caballo Blanco, a mysterious loner who lives among the tribe, the author was able not only to uncover the secrets of the Tarahumara but also to find his own inner ultra-athlete, as he trained for the challenge of a lifetime: a fifty-mile race through the heart of Tarahumara country pitting the tribe against an odd band of Americans, including a star ultramarathoner, a beautiful young surfer, and a barefoot wonder. With a sharp wit and wild exuberance, McDougall takes us from the high-tech science labs at Harvard to the sun-baked valleys and freezing peaks across North America, where ever-growing numbers of ultrarunners are pushing their bodies to the limit, and, finally, to the climactic race in the Copper Canyons. Born to Run is that rare book that will not only engage your mind but inspire your body when you realize that the secret to happiness is right at your feet, and that you, indeed all of us, were born to run.

Born to Run: A Hidden Tribe, Superathletes, and the Greatest Race the World Has Never Seen

Reference

KNOPF

Natural Born Heroes: Mastering the Lost Secrets of Strength and Endurance

Alfred.A. Knopf

The best-selling author of Born to Run now travels to the Mediterranean, where he discovers that the secrets of ancient Greek heroes are still alive and well on the island of Crete, and ready to be unleashed in the muscles and minds of casual athletes and aspiring heroes everywhere.  After running an ultramarathon through the Copper Canyons of Mexico, Christopher McDougall finds his next great adventure on the razor-sharp mountains of Crete, where a band of Resistance fighters in World War II plotted the daring abduction of a German general from the heart of the Nazi occupation. How did a penniless artist, a young shepherd, and a playboy poet believe they could carry out such a remarkable feat of strength and endurance, smuggling the general past thousands of Nazi pursuers, with little more than their own wits and courage to guide them?  McDougall makes his way to the island to find the answer and retrace their steps, experiencing firsthand the extreme physical challenges the Resistance fighters and their local allies faced. On Crete, the birthplace of the classical Greek heroism that spawned the likes of Herakles and Odysseus, McDougall discovers the tools of the hero—natural movement, extraordinary endurance, and efficient nutrition. All of these skills, McDougall learns, are still practiced in far-flung pockets throughout the world today. More than a mystery of remarkable people and cunning schemes, Natural Born Heroes is a fascinating investigation into the lost art of the hero, taking us from the streets of London at midnight to the beaches of Brazil at dawn, from the mountains of Colorado to McDougall’s own backyard in Pennsylvania, all places where modern-day athletes are honing ancient skills so they’re ready for anything.  Just as Born to Run inspired readers to get off the treadmill, out of their shoes, and into the natural world, Natural Born Heroes will inspire them to leave the gym and take their fitness routine to nature—to climb, swim, skip, throw, and jump their way to their own heroic feats.From the Hardcover edition.

Natural Born Heroes: The Lost Secrets of Strength and Endurance

Health, Fitness & Dieting

Exercise & Fitness

Hachette

Christopher McDougall's new running partner, Sherman, is ill-tempered, obstinate, and often so uncooperative that Christopher leads him with a rope. Sherman is also a donkey. What's more, Sherman has good reason for his bad temper; he was neglected and abused by his previous owner, and would have died had it not been for the intervention of one of McDougall's neighbours.\nWith Sherman now safe, it falls to Christopher McDougall to lead him up the long path back to health, which he does with the aid of a menagerie of animals on his farm in rural Pennsylvania. But while Sherman's blossoming friendship with the farm's goats and a kitten named Polly may be doing wonders for the donkey's mental health, McDougall quickly realises that his new charge needs physical activity and a purpose in life. This leads them to the world of Burro Racing.\nBurro Racing - running a marathon accompanied by a Donkey - turns out to be perfect for Sherman and for McDougall who soon sets his sights on participating in the World Championship Pack Burro Race in Fairplay, Colorado, where Burro Racing was invented. As McDougall learns how to care for his new companion and meets the men and women who have fallen in love with Burro Racing, he discovers how working with animals can teach profound lessons about what it means to be human.

Running With Sherman

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Running with Sherman: The Donkey Who Survived Against All Odds and Raced Like a Champion

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'Invaluable' - WATERSTONES BEST SPORTS BOOKS OF 2022\n'Born to Run 2 is a must read for every runner out there' Rich Roll\n'Amazing, really incredibly inspiring book' Joe Wicks on Born to Run\nBorn to Run's Chris McDougall and long-time running coach Eric Orton show us how to join the global barefoot running movement and explore the world on our own two feet.\nBorn to Run 2: The Ultimate Training Guide teaches every runner, new or experienced, how to master humankind's first true superpower and tap into hidden reserves of strength and stamina. With chapters dedicated to the Free Seven - Food, Fitness, Form, Focus, Footwear, Fun and Family - we learn exactly how to change our biomechanics, clean up our diets, heal our injuries, adapt to healthier footwear, and prepare for our dream challenge.\nPacked with advice and inspiring stories from runners who have made the transition, it includes: 
- A rock-solid food primer on optimum diet and power-packed On the Run recipes 
- Techniques for running with dogs and baby buggies to help you run with the whole family 
- 'Perfect Form' exercises that will overhaul your stride in less than ten minutes 
- A 90-Day Run Free Programme, designed to give everything you need to run faster and farther, forever.

Born to Run 2: The Ultimate Training Guide

Souvenir Press Ltd.

Natural Born Heroes

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La Atrevida: El ultimo capitulo de la historia de Gloria Trevi y el escandalo que fascino al mundo (Spanish Edition)

Girl Trouble: The True Saga of Superstar Gloria Trevi and the Secret Teenage Sex Cult That Stunned the World

Born to Run: A Hidden Tribe, Superathletes, and the Greatest Race the World Has Never Seen

Natural Born Heroes: Mastering the Lost Secrets of Strength and Endurance

Natural Born Heroes: The Lost Secrets of Strength and Endurance

Running With Sherman

Running With Sherman

Running with Sherman: The Donkey Who Survived Against All Odds and Raced Like a Champion

Born to Run 2: The Ultimate Training Guide

Natural Born Heroes