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La historia de un muroNasser Abu Srour, imprisoned in Israel since 1993 and sentenced to life imprisonment, writes a testimony about his life and suffering. His story revolves around the "wall", symbolizing both separation and isolation as well as a source of resistance and protection. From his childhood...
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Eso no estaba en mi libro de Miguel de CervantesWho was Miguel de Cervantes really? A literary genius or an adventurer more interested in trade than in letters? Why was he a late writer? Was his goal to enter the court? This book challenges the classic version of the author of Don Quixote,...
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Memorias de caza de un maestro armeroJosé Luis Varona, a master gunsmith, takes us into his world of responsible hunting, nature, and respect for the environment. Through his narrative, he immerses us in the majesty of the Spanish mountains, emphasizing the importance of ecosystem conservation and respect for animal life....
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Taylor Swift. Un libro para SwiftiesA global phenomenon that appeals across generations, recounted in an informative book, enhanced by carefully selected photographs and a large-format poster. Much more than a music superstar, Taylor Swift is a true cultural phenomenon, evolving from a young country promise to a global pop...
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Carta al padre (Obelisco)Franz Kafka wrote this letter to his father, Hermann Kafka, in November 1919. Max Brod, Kafka’s literary executor, relates that Kafka actually gave the letter to his mother to hand to his father, hoping it might renew a relationship that had lost itself in...
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HoudiniHoudini was a complete artist and an inexhaustible innovator. In addition to his spectacular escapes, he mastered the art of stage illusionism to perfection: he was a great propagandist and a master of publicity and knew how to take advantage of the emerging power...
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Vida y maravillasA child diagnosed with tuberculosis spends a long time in bed, where his family cares for him and entertains him with stories and books. From this experience, the child, who will become writer and filmmaker Manuel Gutiérrez Aragón, begins his fascination with fiction. In...
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MaimónidesMoses ben Maimon, also known as Rambam or Maimonides (1138-1204), is a central figure in the history of philosophy and Judaism. His influence endures not only in medieval Jewish thought but also in Christian scholasticism and Islamic thought. This book offers a comprehensive overview...
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Thoreau, yogui del bosqueIn 1844, a 28-year-old Harvard graduate decided to spend two years in the woods, on the edge of a pond called Walden, in the heart of Massachusetts, with Homer and the Bhagavad Gita in his luggage. He built a cabin, walked, smelled, contemplated, meditated,...
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Los DaltonStep into the thrilling true story of the last great band of outlaws, the brothers who became one of the most famous and feared families of the Wild West. In the 1890s, the Daltons, initially promising young men, became notorious outlaws, driven by ambition...
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Celia GámezFrom the vibrant streets of Buenos Aires to the most emblematic stages of Spain, Celia Gámez lived a life worthy of being told. This biography takes us in the footsteps of the undisputed queen of the Spanish musical revue, a woman whose talent and...
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Tres reinasThe world is a chessboard on which the pieces of the British monarchy play an essential role. Within that framework, three women have dominated the scene in a preponderant way. Elizabeth II, the queen that she was, was so by the random movement of...
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La era del sobrepensamiento mágicoFrom Amanda Montell comes a work that combines cultural criticism with personal narrative, exploring our cognitive biases and the power, drawbacks, and highlights of magical thinking. Montell directs her attention to the inner workings and biases of the human mind. "Magical thinking" is defined...
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Mago. La vida y la época de Nikola TeslaNikola Tesla (1856-1943), credited as the inspiration for radio, robots, and even radar, has been called the patron saint of modern electricity. Based on original material and previously unavailable documents, this acclaimed book is the definitive biography of the man considered by many to...
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Los íntimosMarta Sanz reflects on writing and the profession of a writer, with mentions of book fairs, readings from childhood and adulthood, meetings with famous writers and colleagues or her collaborations in El País. She has in her hands the reader a very free, combative...
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Desde esta colinaThe Ozarks Mountains are a mythical territory in the North American imagination: a place where, since the mid-20th century, those who fled from the impositions of society, the law, money or themselves were found. Thus, in just a few decades, in that abrupt and...
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Grandes maestros de la historia de la GastronomíaThe most original history of universal gastronomy through its protagonists: from Apicius to Julia Child. Apicius, Brillat Savarin, Buddha, Carême, Julia Child, Dumas, Escoffier, Grimod, Hippocrates de Cos, Jefferson, Catherine de Medici, Montezuma, Moses, Parabere, Pardo Bazan, Parmentier, Ziryab... Great masters of the history...
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De un mundo a otro mundoThis book mixes impressions of Viennese and European life before the World War I with Zweig's personal recollections and detailed anecdotes. It chronicles the final days of Austria-Hungary under Emperor Franz Joseph I of Austria, including the educational system and sexual morals of the...
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Cartas. 1914-1920This volume continues the publication in Spanish of all of Franz Kafka's letters that have been preserved. Letters here are understood to mean all the letters written by Kafka throughout his life, whether postcards, telegrams or letters themselves, without excluding those of an official,...
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Yo, nosotrosThis book addresses the struggle for equality, focusing on masculinities in crisis, seeking new ways of being and living. Octavio Salazar Benítez reflects on the human being we aspire to be, free from dogmas and stereotypes. In a world marked by artificial intelligence and...
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