The son of one of the greatest writers of our time-Nobel Prize winner and internationally best-selling icon Gabriel Garcia Marquez-remembers his beloved father and mother in this tender memoir about love and loss.
The final classic installment in the excellent Martin Beck detective series from the 1960s - the novels that have inspired all Scandinavian crime fiction.
Colonel Gadaffi's Hat is both a gripping and deeply moving account of the Libyan uprising from the lone journalist who was able to report from the rebel army convoy that captured Green Square, in the heart of Tripoli.
Las diez voces que se escuchan en estas páginas –las de dos hombres públicos, dos poetas, dos artistas plásticos, un economista, un dramaturgo, un sacerdote y una cantante– alcanzan, a no dudarlo, dimensión universal.
Un joven de 19 años termina enlistado en el ejército e internado en las selvas del Putumayo para enfrentar a las FARC; una mujer regresa a su pueblo luego de ser secuestrada y tras haberse enterado de que fue señalada por alguno de sus vecinos; un grupo de guerrilleros escribe cartas de amor en medio de la guerra; un bailarín de ladera baila salsa con Jennifer López en Las Vegas; una pareja asiste a una fiesta swinger para reactivar el amor; un predador de cuerpos cuenta qué pasa cuando arregla un cadáver de prisa; un mimo de calle que no habla francés ingresa al camerino de Marcel Marceau.
Nuestro migrante escritor, Juan Páez, ha reunido en curiosa miscelánea, género proteico cuyo ejercicio se remonta a los siglos XVI y XVII, esta serie de sus incursiones precisas y contundentes en el cine, la moda, la poesía, la entrevista, el comentario de textos, los reality shows, los personajes drag queens, en fin, una variedad de objetos de interés que abre infinitas posibilidades de reflexión y nos permite elegir el recorrido de lectura.
Intends to provide criteria to separate good and bad manifestations of religion found in the Western and Eastern philosophical conditions, that there is a single human nature which all human beings share and certain types of attitudes and behaviour can be profoundly damaging.
'Full of fun facts and trivia nuggets, perfect for lovers of all things quintessentially British' My WeeklyA compendium of extremely interesting and slightly strange true storiesDid you know that Hitler wanted to change the rules of cricket?
Running's Strangest Tales is a fascinating collection of weird and wonderful stories from the world of running, from the earliest marathon to today's high-tech, apped-up approach.
Some of us start over willingly, and others are forced by circumstance-but everyone who finds herself back at square one could use a dose of courage and comfort.
The last major interview with John Lennon and Yoko Ono, conducted by New York Times bestselling author David Sheff, featuring a new introduction that reflects on the fortieth anniversary of Lennon's death.
"e;Raif Badawi's is an important voice for all of us to hear"e; Salman RushdieRaif Badawi, a Saudi Arabian blogger, shared his thoughts on politics, religion, and liberalism online.
The Times Book of the Year pickA gripping, thought-provoking and ultimately optimistic investigation into the world's next great climate crisis - the scarcity of water.
After a decade of making documentaries about offbeat characters on the fringes of US society, Louis had the urge to return to America and track down the people who most fascinated him.
'Fresh, risky, improvisational and hard-to-categorize writing' - Chicago TribuneTalk Stories is a collection of Jamaica Kincaid's original writing for the New Yorker's 'Talk of the Town' column from 1974 to 1983.
Hilarious and perturbing, Jon Ronson's second collection of Guardian journalism is a treat for anyone who suspects they're at the mercy of forces they can barely comprehend.
From the author of ZeroZeroZero comes Gomorrah, a bold and engrossing piece of investigative writing and one heroic young man's impassioned story of a place under the rule of a murderous organization.
For two months prior to the general elections in May 2009 NDTV anchor and TV reporter Sunetra Choudhary, along with her colleague Naghma Sahar, clambered onto a bus equipped with some Club Class seating, the requisite machinery to beam out live from the remotest parts of India, and a motley crew of cameramen and engineers.
"e;Raif Badawi's is an important voice for all of us to hear"e; Salman RushdieRaif Badawi, a Saudi Arabian blogger, shared his thoughts on politics, religion, and liberalism online.
'A brave writer whose books open up fundamental questions about life and art' - TelegraphIn this inspiring collection of essays, acclaimed writer and critic Olivia Laing makes a vivid and politically-engaged case for the importance of art - especially in the turbulent weather of the twenty-first century.
'Intriguing' - Sunday Times'A rousing read' - Irish Times'A bright light of Francophone feminism' - New York TimesRenowned journalist Mona Chollet recasts the witch as a powerful role model: an emblem of strength, free to exist beyond the narrow limits society imposes on women.
This hilarious, sideways look at horse racing vividly recounts many of the strangest moments and oddest incidents from over 150 years of the sport's history.
An important and deeply moving book Telegraph This gripping, inflaming book, itself an act of fury, shows how revenge can transmute into politics or be crushed by it Larissa MacFarquharBrittany Smith, a young woman from Stevenson, Alabama, killed a man she said raped her in her own home, but was denied the protection of a self-defense argument.
Candid, moving, exhilarating, uplifting, and frequently humorous, the words Oprah shares in What I Know For Sure shimmer with the sort of truth that readers will turn to again and again.