Cuando el abuso se vuelve adicción

Cortazar, de cronopios y compromisosTodo en el era juego: su cara aninada, sus relatos fantasticos, sus novelas henchidas de nuevos recursos, sus pintorescas cartas, sus amores.A partir de Julio Cortazar (Bruselas, 1914-Paris, 1984) y de Rayuela (196

Composer, musician, and philanthropist Peter Buffett, son of billionaire investor Warren Buffett, says that the only real inheritance handed down from his parents was a philosophy: Forge your own path in life. It is a creed that has allowed him to follow his own passions, establish his own identity, and reap his own successes. Today's society, Buffett posits, has begun to replace a work ethic, relishing what you do, with a wealth ethic, honoring the payoff instead of the process. Yet, by focusing more on substance and less on reward, we can open doors of opportunity and strive toward a...

Juan Belmonte, matador de toros es una de las mejores biografías escritas en España durante el siglo XX. Su autor, Chaves Nogales, había conocido a Belmonte poco tiempo antes de la publicación del libro y aunque no era aficionado a los toros congeniaron enseguida. La calidad humana del personaje, su espíritu de superación y su talante conciliador, raro en la crispada sociedad española de la época, fueron algunas de las cualidades que atrajeron al autor y que le animaron a escribir una biografía del famoso torero. En la narración las voces de biógrafo y biografiado se mezclan, sin...

The correspondence in this brief collection tells of journeys, separations, fantasies, and misunderstandings experienced by the colorful Arthur Cravan, all written to his wife Mina Loy prior to his mysterious disappearance in the Gulf of Mexico. The complete and partial letters and postcards are not mere love letters but rather an introduction to a true character who embodied the worries, activities, and audacities of early 20th-century culture. Even though Mina did not love Arthur at first, it is quite apparent in the content of this book that he was completely struck by her immediately. La...