Retrato de un Poeta

Los mejores reportajes del autor de los best sellers La clave del �xito y Fueras de serie. S�lo poni�ndose en la piel de un perro, pens� Gladwell, podr�a destapar los secretos de C�sar Mill�n, el �encantador de perros�, capaz de calmar al animal m�s inquieto o enfurecido con un simple gesto. El ensayo que da t�tulo a este libro es un divertido y eficaz ejemplo del m�todo gladwelliano, consistente en �mirar el problema con ojos ajenos�. Gladwell nos trae historias de todos los rincones del mundo moderno: investiga las agridulces vidas de genios menores, audaces y...

Great grandfather longed to travel the seas, but life got in the way and he never left. His dauthter, though, carries out her father's dreams.

Although it is widely thought that structural linguistics began abruptly with the publication of Saussure's 'revolutionary' "Course in General Linguistics," the work of E. F. K. Koerner has demonstrated that Saussure, for all his originality, remained true to the basic tenets of his 19th-century predecessors. In this volume, the development of modern linguistics before, during and after Saussure is traced in 20 studies honouring the scholar who has done more than anyone else to professionalize linguistic historiography during the last quarter century. Among the wide range of topics covered...

All too often, arts and crafts are considered a simple pastime for housewives "with nothing else to do" but raise children and care for the home (as if these were small tasks!) Fortunately, new generations of artists and designers are increasingly putting craft techniques to use in their artwork and applying artistic techniques to create beautiful yet utilitarian objects. This book is for anyone aiming to create objects of beauty for everyday use in their own home or in the homes of friends and loved ones.