Juan Esteban Constaín has reconstructed the life of Álvaro Gómez Hurtado, one of Colombian 20^th-century politics’ key figures, in Álvaro: Su vida y su siglo. More than just a biography, this book is the portrait of a very troubled time and a witness to it, a controversial and central figure for Colombia, as well as a depiction of the role he played. María Elvira Samper takes us to a year of pure crisis for Colombia in her book 1989: narcoterrorism, the paramilitaries, war for the control of resources, general uncertainty and political instability. They will talk to Juan Lozano.