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An up-to-date, authorized biography of the Dalai Lama draws on more than a dozen personal interviews to furnish an incisive, in-depth portrait of one of the world's most important religious figures, offering a detailed study of Tibet and its Buddhist traditions; the forces that shaped his beliefs, politics, and ideals; his role in exile; and the future of Tibet.

"En la mañana de hoy, primer Domingo del mes de Septiembre, recibí un mensaje vía wsp de Rómulo Gutiérrez; el cual un instante antes de leerlo, fue interrumpido por una llamada telefónica que el mismo Rómulo me hacía. Desestimé leer tal mensaje para atender el agudo rinrineo que exclamaba mi teléfono móvil, era él, mi inquieto y emocionado amigo que con un rosario de buenas ideas me motivaba a que escribiera un libro referente a mi abuelo paterno Jesús León. No pude contener mi risa, fue inevitable detener ese impulso hilarante que me provocó la insospechada propuesta que me...

From the candid listeners of his beginning as the jubilant and Mediterranean singer, more than five decades have passed. Many of Joan Manuel Serrat's songs are stuck in the memory of various generations. They have become hymns and luminous landscapes in our lives, of dreams and desires that have crossed between singer and audience. The author understands the true universality of an artist is always rooted in his origins. Starting at Serrat's own chronicles as a child, in a melting pot neighborhood, mixed like his own Catalan and Aragon family, it tells the story of a singer that transformed...

José Luis Trueba investigates the controversial life of the Tlaotani ("King" in Aztec culture) Moctezuma II, especially in the lesser-known events that preceded the Spanish conquests. From the dangerous circumstances of his birth to his encounter with Hernán Cortés, passing through his education, military career, and political actions, Moctezuma is a complex portrait of a man that passed from adored to defeated in dizzying succession.