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Composer, musician, and philanthropist Peter Buffett, son of billionaire investor Warren Buffett, says that the only real inheritance handed down from his parents was a philosophy: Forge your own path in life. It is a creed that has allowed him to follow his own passions, establish his own identity, and reap his own successes. Today's society, Buffett posits, has begun to replace a work ethic, relishing what you do, with a wealth ethic, honoring the payoff instead of the process. Yet, by focusing more on substance and less on reward, we can open doors of opportunity and strive toward a...

Nos desvela la particular relación de García Márquez con el audiovisual, que de crítico de cine, en sus años mozos, se convierte en guionista en México antes de escribir Cien años de soledad. La autora conduce cada recuento de la obra adaptada como si se tratase de una relación amorosa que se inicia con los primeros escarceos –las motivaciones de los realizadores–, pasando por el clímax creativo y las peripecias del rodaje hasta llegar al desenlace final: el encuentro del escritor con la obra definitiva convertida en otra cosa por la magia del cine.

Many of Ronald Reagan's ways were not only unusual, but seem to contradict his others. Some authors are so perplexed by his nature they are reluctant to even assign intelligence to his mentality. They suspect he operated on everything from instinct to hunches to gut feelings and guesses. Lawrence Nesbitt's six years of extensive research has revealed a single psychological key that makes sense of the anomalies and contradictions. He has uncovered a powerful and nearly unique mindset that directed almost all of Reagan's conduct then and causes the confusion now. This unusual belief also...

Conmovedora crónica de una búsqueda y una ausencia, las de una hija tras la realidad de una madre muerta, que en el camino encuentra también la clave de su propio existir. A la vez un espléndido libro de memorias y retrato en primer plano de la cinematográfica saga de los Huston.