Guillermo Vilas. El número uno

Discussions of the life of Torres Garcia and the development of his art are accompanied by vivid reproductions of his paintings, drawings, and sculptures

When Bill Wilson, with his friend Dr. Bob Smith, founded Alcoholics Anonymous in 1935, his hope was that AA would become a safe haven for those who suffered from this disease. Thirty years after his death, AA continues to help millions of alcoholics recover from what had been commonly regarded as a hopeless addiction. Still, while Wilson was a visionary for millions, he was no saint. After cofounding Alcoholics Anonymous, he stayed sober for over thirty-five years, helping countless thousands rebuild their lives. But at the same time, Wilson suffered form debilitating bouts of clinical...

A woman living and communicating in multiple lands, Susana Chávez-Silverman conveys her cultural and linguistic displacement in humorous, bittersweet, and even tangible ways in this truly bilingual literary work. These meditative and lyrical pieces combine poignant personal confession, detailed daily observation, and a memorializing drive that shifts across time and among geocultural spaces. The author’s inventive and flamboyant use of Spanglish, a hybrid English-Spanish idiom, and her adaptation of the confessional "crónica" make this memoir compelling and powerful. Killer Crónicas...

La capitán Zaida había sido preparada para combatir en cualquier guerra. Lo que nunca imaginó es que el enemigo estaría en sus propias filas. «La capitán Zaida era brillante, honesta y leal, pero se permitió un único error: no callarse ante una injusticia. En el Ejército, si te atreves a denunciar a un superior, aunque tengas razón, antes o después acabas perdiendo.» Jordi Évole Después de seis años de persecución inmisericorde, la hoy comandante Zaida Cantera de Castro ha decidido romper su silencio superando el miedo cerval que muchos militares tienen a hablar. Su...