Biography & Memoirs
Brand: Duomo
EAN: 9788417128203
The Tender Bar
J. R. Moehringer grew up captivated by the voice of his father, a New York City disc jockey who vanished before J. R. spoke his first word. Though J. R.’s mother was his world, he craved something more. He approaches the bar on the corner. There he meets J. R.’s uncle Charlie, a Humphrey Bogart look..
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Brand: Obelisco
EAN: 9788491118770
The Dalai Lama
The first authorized biography of the Dalai Lama – an alternately inspiring and shocking story – of an acclaimed Tibetan scholar, with privileged access to the subject of his book. The Dalai Lama's message of peace and compassion resonates with people of all faiths and those of no faith. However, du..
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Brand: Anagrama
EAN: 9788433980915
The Sakura Obsession
Each year, the flowering of cherry blossoms marks the beginning of spring. But if it weren’t for the pioneering work of an English eccentric, Collingwood “Cherry” Ingram, Japan’s beloved cherry blossoms could have gone extinct. Ingram first fell in love with the Sakura, or cherry tree, when he visit..
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Brand: Anagrama
EAN: 9788433981059
Spring
Spring is the recommencement of Knausgaard’s fantastic and spellbinding literary project of assembling a personal encyclopedia of the world addressed directly to his newly born daughter. But here Knausgaard must also tell his daughter the story of what happened during the time when her mother was pr..
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Brand: Principal de los libros
EAN: 9788418216688
That Piece doesn't Fit
A conversation about creativity and talent with the leader of Love of Lesbian.
Thousands of people have sung Love of Lesbian songs in Spain and Latin America, but how did those songs come about? On the twenty-fifth anniversary of the formation of the band, Santi Balmes narrates in this conversation..
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Brand: Edaf
EAN: 9788441437203
Fidel Castro
Fidel Castro is one of the most overwhelming and Machiavellian political personalities of his generation. He will undoubtedly be remembered by part of the Cuban people and the world as a whole, for his years of autocratic and dictatorial government. / Fidel Castro, una de las personalidades polític..
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Brand: Anagrama
EAN: 9788433960184
Speak, Memory
Speak, Memory, first published in 1951 as Conclusive Evidence and then assiduously revised in 1966, is an elegant and rich evocation of Nabokov's life and times, even as it offers incisive insights into his major works, including Lolita, Pnin, Despair, The Gift, and The Real Life of Sebastian Knight..
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Brand: Urano World
EAN: 9788492921515
Terrorist's Son: A Story Of Choice
The intimate, behind-the-scenes life of an American boy raised by his terrorist father, the man who planned the 1993 World Trade Center bombing. What is it like to grow up with a terrorist in your home? Though his radicalized father and uncles modeled fanatical beliefs, to Ebrahim something never fe..
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Brand: Herder
EAN: 9788425450426
Hildegard of Bingen
The biography of this extraordinary woman written by Christian Feldmann, carried out with good historical knowledge and pulsating style, dares to look back to the distant 12th century, making evident the relevance of this figure. She called the archbishop of Cologne a bird of prey, she preached in t..
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Brand: Herder
EAN: 9788425449376
Ignacio Ellacuria. Solidary Fraternity
This book is an invitation for the reader who wants to learn about the thought of this Jesuit, philosopher, theologian and martyr. The figure of Ignacio Ellacuría is fascinating because both his life and his death are the perfect example of his radical commitment to those most in need: the crucified..
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Brand: Impedimenta
EAN: 9788418668647
Young heroes of the Soviet Union
Alex Halberstadt’s quest takes him across the troubled, enigmatic land of his birth, where decades of Soviet totalitarianism shaped and fractured three generations of his family. In Ukraine, he tracks down his paternal grandfather—most likely the last living bodyguard of Joseph Stalin. He revisits L..
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Brand: Impedimenta
EAN: 9788417553883
Desirada
What happens when self-love coexists with pain and vanity? How can you live in the mystery and restlessness of not having a story to tell? Maryse Condé answers these questions from the story of three generations of island women united by the force of blood, abuse and violence. This novel is also Mar..
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