Memorias de un vigilante

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...

Martes 26 de noviembre de 2002. El gerente de la editorial Planeta entra a mi oficina y me dice: “Te traigo malas noticias, trabajas sólo hasta este viernes”. Así comienza Informe final, que pone justamente punto final a su periplo como editor. En caudalosa narración, el autor da cuenta de múltiples aspectos de su vida, antes de que surgieran en ésta los hechos que lo llevarán a descubrir su vocación por el oficio de editor. Su llegada a Chile a los doce años, la dureza del enfrentamiento de su familia con el país de acogida, el decisivo descubrimiento en el Instituto Pedagógico ...

Charles Darwin laid the foundation for a new interpretation of the plant and animal kingdoms with his demonstration that all species--including the revered Homo sapiens--result from older forms. This collection of essential texts includes Darwin's most important writings and concepts, including the origin of species, natural selection, and the survival of the fittest.

Green Eyes and Fireflies, her second book, a continuation of her book This Life and the Fireworks contains 57 vignettes (her fans call them cupcakes) in which you live vicariously with the author. Each unique story will capture your imagination. Life, love, war, true stories, poems, fiction, and a play, are all here for your entertainment. Like that box of chocolates with all the flavors, shapes and colors to entice you, each one a confection to savor. So be brave and flit about like a firefly feasting and enjoy the illuminations this author brings. Like the wonderful refrain from that famous ...