Averroes

A history of 2,000 years of the Catholic Church through an examination of the men who led it, this book focuses on 100 of the 265 popes, from Peter to the present. It includes profiles of men such as Pope Gregory I, who became the patron saint of musicians, singers, students, and teachers; Pope Innocent III, who organized for the Fourth Crusade, which ultimately led to the sacking of Constantinople; and the most recent pope, Benedict XVI. Readers interested in the history of one of the most powerful institutions in world history will find this an important resource. Una historia de 2,000...

More has been written about Lorca than about any other Spanish writer except Cervantes. In an attempt to explain when, how and why one of the most important poets of the 20th century was murdered, Ian Gibson's exhaustive research tries to uncover the truth about one of Spain's Civil War's biggest mysteries ? the death by shooting of Federico Garc?a Lorca by Nationalist thugs. Gibson's biography of Lorca is currently the front-runner for the definitive Lorca biography.

Texts dedicated to Roberto Bolaño, the Chilean writer who many consider the first classic writer of the 21st century, are brought together in this homage to his life's work. Compiled by Jorge Herralde, who was not only his editor but his close friend, this work provides an intimate look at both Bolaños's work and his personality. Jorge Herralde, el editor de Anagrama, ha reunido un conjunto de textos dedicados a Roberto Bolaño, con quien tuvo una estrecha vinculación, a modo de homenaje y también como información privilegiada de peripecias editoriales que acompañaron la carrera del...

Clara López Obregón es, sin duda, una de las más conspicuas políticas colombianas. Desde sus inicios, como secetaria privada de su tío, el presidente Alfonso López Michelsen (1974-1978), la suya ha sido una voz contestataria que no se ha quedado callada ante la injusticia y la inequidad social de Colombia. En esta extensa conversación con la politóloga María Fernanda González, López pasa revista a su infancia en la Bogotá de los años cincuenta, a su paso por la Universidad de Harvard en donde se hizo economista, a su carrera dentro del poder público en Colombia, pero también a...