Junto a Che Guevara

Pombo: a man of Che's guerrilla is a never-before-published story of the 1966-68 revolutionary campaign in Bolivia led by Ernesto Che Guevara. It is the diary and account of Pombo - a member of Guevara's general staff, a young Cuban fighter still in his 20s and already a veteran of a decade of struggle around the globe. Harry Villegas, known the world over by his nom de guerre, Pombo, is today a brigadier general in Cuba's Revolutionary Armed Forces. His day-by-day account of an epic chapter in the history of the Americas illuminates the times we are living through and foreshadows the titanic ...

Azar (1913) resulta un caso atípico dentro de la obra de Joseph Conrad, por contar con una heroína romántica y sentimental redimida finalmente por el amor y por tener un final feliz. La novela, primera obra del autor de origen polaco que obtuvo en su época el reconocimiento del gran público, insiste, no obstante, en uno de sus temas recurrentes, como es el del aislamiento emocional. Por medio de la técnica del relato dentro del relato y a lo largo de una extensa conversación que mantienen esencialmente el capitán Marlow alter ego del autor, protagonista de «El corazón de las...

In this entertaining homage to the golden age of the cocktail, illustrator Edward Hemingway and writer Mark Bailey present the best (and thirstiest) American writers, their favorite cocktails, true stories of their saucy escapades, and intoxicating excerpts from their literary works. It’s the perfect blend of classic cocktail recipes, literary history, and tales of the good old days of extravagant Martini lunches and delicious excess. When Algonquin Round Table legend Robert Benchley was asked if he knew that drinking was a slow death, Benchley took a sip of his cocktail and replied, “So...

Se descubre en Infante un tipo humano, un sujeto peligroso, un punto inevitable de partida, una figura deliciosa y dialéctica. Crece metros en talla política y humana sobre el pequeño olimpo de los líderes de cada una de las Españas. Con su historia personal y sus ideas, Andalucía resulta esclarecida como memoria subversiva y como proyecto común. Blas Infante Pérez es el resumen de mucha gente, la explicación y el estímulo. Enrique Iniesta traza la línea de una historia que resulta un formidable regalo andaluz; destapa aquello del Himno: un ''alma de hombre'';

"Well reported and heartfelt, Ruhlman communicates the passion that draws the acolyte to this precise and frantic profession."—The New York Times Book Review Just over a decade ago, journalist Michael Ruhlman donned a chef's jacket and houndstooth-check pants to join the students at the Culinary Institute of America, the country's oldest and most influential cooking school. But The Making of a Chef is not just about holding a knife or slicing an onion; it's also about the nature and spirit of being a professional cook and the people who enter the profession. As Ruhlman—now an expert on...