La vida arrebatada de Friedrich Nietzsche

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...

The #1 New York Times bestseller from the cancer survivor who became a four-time Tour de France champ. ?In 1996, young cycling phenom Armstrong discovered he had testicular cancer. In 1999, he won the Tour de France. Now he's a new father and a memoirist: with pluck, humility and verve, this volume covers his early life, his rise through the endurance sport world and his medical difficulties. The book features a disarming and spotless prose style, one far above par for sports memoirs.? ?Publishers Weekly

En marzo de 1561, durante el carnaval, en la Ferrara de Alfonso II de Este tuvieron lugar dos espectáculos caballerescos espléndidos y muy innovadores: La Gorgoferusa del Monte di Feronia y La Lealtà del Monte di Feronia. La noticia de estas celebraciones efímeras se proyectó en el tiempo y en el espacio gracias a una relación que vio la luz ese mismo año, Il Monte di Feronia nel quale si contengono le cose d’arme fatte in Ferrara nel Carneuale del M.D.LXI (Venecia, Nicolò Beuilacqua), que gozó, además, de tres reediciones (1562, 1566 y 1567). Asimismo, en las prensas venecianas...

In a series of vignettes full of affection, irony, and good humour, Donna Leon narrates a remarkable life she feels has rather more happened to her than been planned.