A desperate young man plans the perfect crime -- the murder of a despicable pawnbroker, an old women no one loves and no one will mourn. Is it not just, he reasons, for a man of genius to commit...
Selections from the work of twenty-three modern poets, from Emily Dickinson and Gerard Manley Hopkins to Gary Snyder and Leroi Jones, including translations of poems aby five European poets.
What increasingly affects all of us, whether professional planners or individuals preparing for a better future, is not the tangibles of life - bottom-line numbers, for instance - but the...
Net Dickstein, uno de los mejores agentes secretos israelíes, tieneuna misión crucial: hacer desaparecer el barco que transporta eluranio que Egipto necesita para poseer la bomba atómica...Ken...
Featuring insights... Analysis... Great films and filmmakers from "the most-sought-after screenwriting teacher in the world" "(The Hollywood Reporter)." A life in film. An...
Una apasionante novela histórica de ideales y amor que muestra unmagnífico retrato de la sociedad medieval del siglo XII.Ducado de Alta Lorena, 1187. Tras la muerte de su padre, el joven mercader...
Austen's comedy of manners--one of the most popular novels of all time--features splendidly civilized sparring between the proud Mr. Darcy and the prejudiced Elizabeth Bennet as they play out...
This landmark book shows how five African civilization have informed and are reflected in the aesthetic, social and metaphysical traditions of black people in the United States, Cuba, Haiti,...
The Ruy Lopez (also known as the Spanish Game) is an extremely popular opening and one of the oldest in the history of chess. It has been played aby virtually all the greats of the game, providing...
The true story of the U.S. Army's 240th Assault Helicopter Company and a Green Beret Staff Sergeant's heroic mission to rescue a Special Forces team trapped behind enemy lines during the...
PARA SOBREVIVIR A UN ASESINO NECESITAS INSTINTO ASESINO «El primergran thriller del año. Si te gustó Perdida, te gustará Lassupervivientes.»Stephen King Quincy Carpenter, una estudiante...
"It is always a treat to read a Nero Wolfe mystery. The man has entered our folklore."--The New York Times Book ReviewIntroduction żeby David Handler It wasn't Leonard Dykes's...
Tras el éxito deUn destino propio, María Montesinos continúa su trilogía sobre las primeras mujeres que lucharon por ejercer su profesión a finales del siglo XIX.
The first and most successful in the Baroness's series of books that feature Percy Blakeney, who leads a double life as an English fop and a swashbuckling rescuer of aristocrats, "The...
From grape to glass, this highly readable, charmingly illustrated guide will teach you everything you need to know to enjoy wine. "How to Drink Wine demystifies this topic, taking out the BS...
Un apasionante y apasionado viaje por la vieja Europa y por sus contemporáneos.Elias Canetti trabajó brillantemente distintos géneros, desde la novela, al ensayo y el aforismo, pero en los tres...
A mind-altering journey through the science of neuroaesthetics that offers proof of how our brains and bodies are transformed when we participate in the arts and aesthetic experiences, and how this...
Las crónicas que conforman este libro repasan las vivencias marítimasde Conrad, primero como marinero en Francia y más adelante en lamarina mercante británica. Estos textos componen un vivísimo...
The chef and co-owner of New York's acclaimed Gramercy Tavern presents not just recipes, but rather the skills and confidence to improvise in the kitchen, the surest path to creating true...
Is Wall Street bad for Main Street America?In looking at the forces that brought our current administration to power one thing is clear: much of the population believes that our economic system is...