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This book is an exploration of Jack Kerouac, the writer that a whole generation turned into their reluctant spokesman. Duval gives a voice to key figures from that movement: the poet Allen Ginsberg; Carolyn Cassadys wife and Kerouacs lover; Joyce Johnson, who was in a relationship with the writerwhen he became famous; Timothy Leary, the psychedelic guru of the sixties; Anne Waldman, beat poet; and Ken Kesey, a central figure of American counter-culture. Through their stories, we investigate the mysterious figure of Jack Kerouac, the man who wrote the most important novel of his generation to...

Para aquellos interesados en el Ocultismo y su mayor exponente moderno, esta Autobiografía de H. P. Blavatsky reúne todos los eventos disponibles, experiencias y hechos relevantes de esa vigorosa, valiente, misteriosa y maravillosa vida, dispuestos en su propia secuencia. La tarea ha sido algo similar a lo que H.P.B. describe como su método de escribir Isis sin velo: Cuando pienso y observo mis pensamientos, me parecen como si fueran como esos pequeños trozos de madera de varias formas y colores en el juego conocido como rompecabezas: los recojo uno a uno, y trato de hacer que se ajusten...

Paperback edition of this definitive biography of Churchill, which was previously published under the Arrow imprint.

Frida Kahlo stepped into the limelight in 1929 when she married Mexican muralist Diego Rivera. She was twenty-two; he was forty-three. Hailed as Rivera’s exotic young wife who “dabbles in art,” she went on to produce brilliant paintings but remained in her husband’s shadow throughout her life. Today, almost six decades after her untimely death, Kahlo’s fame rivals that of Rivera and she has gained international acclaim as a path-breaking artist and a cultural icon. Cutting through “Fridamania,” this book explores Kahlo’s life, art, and legacies, while also scrutinizing the...