Todo el dinero del mundo

This book is an exploration of Jack Kerouac, the writer that a whole generation turned into their reluctant spokesman. Duval gives a voice to key figures from that movement: the poet Allen Ginsberg; Carolyn Cassadys wife and Kerouacs lover; Joyce Johnson, who was in a relationship with the writerwhen he became famous; Timothy Leary, the psychedelic guru of the sixties; Anne Waldman, beat poet; and Ken Kesey, a central figure of American counter-culture. Through their stories, we investigate the mysterious figure of Jack Kerouac, the man who wrote the most important novel of his generation to...

Padre de la moderna narrativa de terror, negra y policíaca, y ejemplo de poetas malditos, Poe ha dejado para la posteridad la sombra de su literatura, un referente imprescindible para los lectores y los escritores de hoy.

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...

From the graphic novel experts Brian Williamson and Jim McCarthy comes a new explosive book about the legendary heavy metal band Metallica. From their initial underground success to their Grammy wins and selling over 100 million albums, Metallica: Nothing Else Matters takes an emotional journey over two decades.