La sonrisa de Víctor Jara

New York Times Bestseller Like See No Evil and At the Center of the Storm, this is a vivid and gripping account of the Central Intelligence Agency, a life of secrets, and a war in the shadows. Called the "Bob Gates of his generation" by Politico, Michael Morell was a top CIA officer who played a critical role in the most important counterterrorism events of the past two decades. Morell was by President Bush's side on 9/11/01 when terrorists struck America and in the White House Situation Room advising President Obama on 5/1/11 when America struck back-killing Usama bin Ladin. From the subway...

In 1666 Exquemeling left for America from the port of Le Havre onboard a ship of the French Company of the West Indies. The ship was captured by pirates and Exquemeling was sold into slavery on the island of Tortuga. During his captivity he learned from his master how to perform surgery. He served under the distinguished pirates L'Olonnais, Morgan, and Bertrand d'Oregon until the failed landing on the west coast of Puerto Rico, in 1674. He also participated in sieges on land: he fought in the two Maracaibo assaults on the island of Santa Catalina and in the devastation of Panama. Los piratas...

Estadista, militar, escritor, pintor, reportero de guerra..., al controvertido primer ministro británico Winston Churchill se le recuerda como uno de los políticos más relevantes del siglo XX. Con motivo del cincuentenario de su muerte, el popular alcalde de Londres, Boris Johnson, hace un repaso a su vida preguntándose en qué consiste el llamado "factor Churchill", qué explica su particular esplendor para, a partir del mismo, hacer una reflexión sobre el liderazgo político y social en nuestros días. Churchill fue un político tan admirado como cuestionado. Amante de la buena mesa,...

The Texas refinery town of Leechfield, perched on the swampy rim of the Gulf, is famous for mosquitoes and the manufacture of Agent Orange - a place where the only bookstores are religious ones and the restaurants serve only fried food. A handful of the Leechfield oil workers gather regularly at the American Legion Bar to drink salted beer and spin long, improbable tales. They're the Liars' Club. And to the girl whose father is the club's undisputed champion mythmaker, they exude a fatal glamour - one that lifts her from ordinary life. But there are other lies. Darker, more hidden. Her...