EL URANIDA

Los singulares antihéroes de Una dama en apuros son dos fanáticos de las novelas de aventuras que, víctimas de la astuta trampa que les tiende un enemigo, emprenden una aventura real: la liberación de una dama que ha sido secuestrada en su castillo del sur de Francia. Y no hay aventura comparable a la de seguirles en su intento de rescate, pues Tom Sharpe vuelve a demostrar aquí que es un maestro en el desarrollo de las más enloquecidas tramas: engaños, choques automovilísticos, persecuciones, tiroteos, apariciones de la policía secreta internacional, confusiones y desastres se van...

This classic novel about the struggles of Texas Mexicans to preserve their property, culture and identity in the face of Anglo-American migration to and dominance of the Rio Grande Valley is available for the first time in Spanish. Born in the early part of the twentieth century, George Washington Gómez is named after the American rebel and hero because his parents are certain their son will be a great man too. George, or Guálinto as he’s known, grows up in turbulent times. His family has lived for generations in what has become Texas. “I was born here. My father was born here and so...

È l’ora della notte in cui il dottore parla onestamente, in cui non ha freni sulla lingua. «Non siamo più ai tempi del feudalesimo,» dice al suo amico conte Ademaro Novelli-Casazzi. Gli parla di una storia successa qualche tempo prima, del figlio di un fornaio che aveva picchiato a morte un nobiluccio che aveva osato approfittare della sorella. La giuria lo aveva assolto, e il popolo lo aveva acclamato in trionfo. Se un nobile si invaghisce di una contadina è necessario che la sposi: questo è il succo del discorso. Pochi giorni dopo, sarà l’Arciprete di Collefiorito in persona a...

This book explores some of the risks associated with sustainable peace in Colombia. The book intentionally steers away from the emphasis on the drug trade as the main resource fueling Colombian conflicts and violence, a topic that has dominated scholarly attention. Instead, it focuses on the links that have been configured over decades of armed conflict between legal resources (such as bananas, coffee, coal, flowers, gold, ferronickel, emeralds, and oil), conflict dynamics, and crime in several regions of Colombia. The book thus contributes to a growing trend in the academic literature...