La casa de una escritora en Gales

Joseph Haydn (1732-1809), el “padre de la sinfonía”, es uno de los compositores clásicos más celebrados de la historia, y al mismo tiempo protagonista de una biografía casi desconocida para el lector en español. La fama de Haydn fue tal que, ya en vida, tres escritores emprendieron la tarea de narrar su biografía. De ellos, fue Georg August Griesinger el que más se acercó al retrato total del artista y el hombre; en las breves páginas de esta biografía, titulada en el original alemán “Noticia biográfica sobre Joseph Haydn”, Griesinger traza un completo retrato del...

Biografía de José Ber Gelbard, último ministro de economía de Perón y el representante más fuerte del sector económico identificado con la industria nacional.

This “vivid and compelling account” (The Wall Street Journal) opens not only the inner workings of one of physics’ greatest minds, but also a view into an extraordinary friendship and the human capacity to overcome insurmountable challenges. A BEST SCIENCE BOOK OF THE YEAR (The Telegraph, The Guardian) A BEST BOOK OF THE YEAR (New Statesmen) One of the most influential physicists of our time, Stephen Hawking changed our understanding of the cosmos. Recalling his nearly two decades as Hawking’s collaborator and friend, Leonard Mlodinow brings this complex man into focus in an inspiring ...

This is the story and background of how an orphan Chinese boy, with Gods blessing, created the world-renowned Jade Pagoda and its priceless companion collection and how it was lost to not only 1.4 billion Chinese but also to the people of the United States and the world. The centerpiece of this jade collection is the Jade Pagoda that took the blood and sweat of 150 Chinese jade artisans over ten years to complete. It was carved from the largest jadeite boulder ever mined from a quarry in Northern Burma (Myanmar). These jade workers labored between 1922 and 1933 by hand-and-foot power, using...