Un amor para siempre

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...

On the 35th anniversary of his death comes the definitive biography of rock 'n' roll legend Jimi Hendrix-by the New York Times bestselling author Charles R. Cross oinciding with the 35th anniversary of Jimi Hendrix's tragic death in 1970, Room Full of Mirrors is the definitive biography of rock 'n' roll's greatest guitarist. Meticulously researched and based on more than 300 interviews with those who knew him best-more than half of whom have never spoken about him before-this landmark book recounts the entire arc of Hendrix's life, from his troubled childhood in Seattle's projects and the...

This book narrates the rise and fall of the Wallachian voivode commonly known as Vlad Tepes or Vlad the Impaler, whose greed and cunning allowed him to conquer the throne of Wallachia. The history of this personality inspired Bram Stoker to create the most famous earl of all time in his novel Dracula.

Alberto Oliart recorre en este libro unos años decisivos en la historia reciente de España. Tras describir la etapa final de una cruenta dictadura que no pudo impedir la irrupción de los aires renovadores que llegaban de Europa, Oliart hace un pormenorizado recuento de su paso por varios ministerios en sucesivos gobiernos de Adolfo Suárez. Desvela así los entresijos, secretos y enormes dificultades que hubo que afrontar en la difícil transición hacia la democracia. Aunque las páginas más interesantes son sin duda las que dedica a sus años como ministro de Defensa en los tensos meses ...