La Inmigrante

Un gran libro de Ian Gibson sobre recorridos, reflexiones e irreverencias de España. Coincidiendo con el 60 aniversario de su llegada a España, Ian Gibson emprende la aventura de recorrer y analizar algunos de los lugares clave de nuestra geografía para comprender el espíritu, la cultura y la realidad que nos rodea. Desde los escenarios del Quijote hasta la frontera con Portugal, desde la sección de restos íberos del Museo Arqueológico hasta la Granada de Lorca, el prestigioso hispanista reflexiona con su característica ironía sobre temas que van desde la desmemoria histórica hasta...

El entonces Senador de Estados Unidos, John F. Kennedy, escogió a ocho de sus colegas históricos para presentar sus perfiles, destacados por sus actos de impresionante integridad ante una oposición abrumadora.

A powerful, honest memoir by two sisters -- one a star on Orange Is the New Black, one a trans woman and activist -- about transitioning, family, allyship, and the path to self-realization. When Selenis Leyva's parents adopted a baby into their warm, loving family, Selenis was immediately smitten. The pair were always close; Selenis showered her younger sibling with affection, who in turn looked up to Selenis and followed her everywhere. The siblings realized, almost at the same moment, that the younger of the two was struggling with their identity. As Marizol transitioned and fought to...

"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...