Octavio Paz en la deriva de la modernidad

Más que un simple anecdotario o biografía, ésta es una historia profunda y honesta, que revela el espíritu de Felipe Cubillos, un hombre excepcional que anheló trascender y que forjó su propio destino en favor de cumplir un objetivo siempre vinculado a su compromiso con Chile.

Lola Montez was the 19th century's original 'celebrity', known throughout Europe and the United States for her theatrical performances and scandalous personal life. In this intriguing work, Montez herself recounts her life in her own words. This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important, and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it. This work is in the "public domain in the United States of America, and possibly other nations. Within the United States, you may freely copy and distribute this work, as no entity (individual or corporate) has a copyright ...

"What is a face, really? Its own photo? Its make-up? Or is it a face as painted by such or such painter? That which is in front? Inside? Behind? And the rest? Doesn't everyone look at himself in his own particular way?" With these words, Pablo Picasso described the revolutionary methods of painting and artistic perspective with which he challenged the ways people and the world were defined. His life was a similarly complex prism of people, places, and ideologies that spanned most of the twentieth century. Acclaimed scholar Mary Ann Caws provides in Pablo Picasso a fresh and concise...

Una increíble historia de supervivencia, convertida en best seller internacional. Juliane Koepcke tenía diecisiete años cuando el 24 de diciembre de 1971 embarcó en el vuelo 508 de LANSA para ir de Lima a Pucallpa, donde pasaría las Navidades con su padre. Pero ocurrió lo inimaginable: el avión voló directamente hacia una tormenta eléctrica. Un rayo hizo explotar el aparato y Juliane, todavía atada a su asiento, se precipitó al suelo desde tres mil metros de altura. Su supervivencia sigue siendo un milagro. La madre de Juliane fue una de las noventa y una víctimas, y ella la...