Francisco de Asís y Clara

Ian Gibson, reconocido hispanista a nivel internacional, aborda en este emocionante y cálido testimonio los últimos y atormentados años de la vida de Antonio Machado. Coincidiendo con el ochenta aniversario de su muerte, Gibson nos acerca a una de las numerosas tragedias que dejó la Guerra Civil. Asistiremos sobrecogidos al desgarro interior de Machado, a su huida por la frontera con su madre y a su muerte a las pocas semanas, con tan solo 64 años. Esta es la historia de uno de los intelectuales españoles más admirados y leídos, cuyos restos aún reposan en suelo francés.

Flors del calvari és un poemari conformat per tres parts diferenciades: Crucíferes, Esplais i Flors de Mira-Cruz. És un recull de poesies autobiogràfic que mostra el dolor de Jacint Verdaguer quan va ser suspès de les seves llicències com a sacerdot. L'autor va fer servir les poesies de Flors del calvari per cercar un consol, identificant-se així amb el turment que va patir Jesús. És un poemari variat, que va des de l'odi que expressa Verdaguer cap a la injustícia que està vivint fins a l'espiritualitat més pura. Jacint Verdaguer (1845-1902) era un capellà i va ser un dels...

From the author of the critically acclaimed Fruit of the Drunken Treecomes a dazzling, kaleidoscopic memoir about liberating herself fromWestern notions of fact and fiction to reclaim her family's otherworldlylegacy. For Ingrid Rojas Contreras, magic runs in the family. Growing up in theColombia of the 1980's and 1990's in a house where "what did you dream?"was asked in place of "how are you?" her world was laced with prophecy andviolence. Her maternal grandfather, Nono, was a renowned curandero, acommunity healer gifted with the ability to talk to the dead, tell the future, curethe sick, and ...

Miley Cyrus first shot to fame at a young age, but she has long since said goodbye to her good girl image, and is now best known for pushing the boundaries - both on and off stage. This biography tells of Miley's extraordinary upbringing; what it was like growing up with Billy Ray Cyrus and how she coped with being a multi-millionaire by the time she was 15.