Julio Romero de Torres

The renowned gay figure skater describes how he overcome such painful times as the deaths of his loved ones and his struggle with drugs and alcohol while presenting his experience with the universal determination to never quit. Reprint.

Through his leading role in the three Superman films, Christopher Reeve became so closely identified with the superhero that he wasn't just seen as the actor who played Superman, he was Superman. Which is why the tragic riding accident which left him paralysed from the neck down shocked the world. Superman was not superhuman. It is also why he is now the world's most recognisable person in a wheelchair. In true superhero style, Christopher Reeve refuses to resign himself to the life of a quadriplegic, and is actively campaigning to raise the profile of spinal-cord injury victims and research. ...

Schopenhauer, fue contemporáneo de Goethe, Fichte y Napoleón. Viajó por Europa en su niñez y aprendió a pensar tanto desde la experiencia como desde los libros; dejó una obra admirada por autores de la talla de Nietzsche, Tolstoi o Thomas Mann. Hoy, más que un simple nombre en la historia de la filosofía, es un icono cultural. Este volumen presenta una exposición clara y amena de su vida dirigida a un público mayoritario. Conociendo al Schopenhauer humano, tal vez pueda comprenderse mejor su singular obra filosófica.

Memorias del cantautor, compositor, escritor y maestro del spoken word -y precursor del rap- Gil Scott-Heron. Reunidas a partir de fragmentos de sus diarios y dietarios, repletas de crónicas, epifanías, aforismos y poemas que dan fe de los extraordinarios logros del artista. Memoirs of the singer-songwriter, composer, writer and spoken word teacher--and precursor of rap-- Gil Scott-Heron. Gathered from fragments of his diaries, this autobiography is full of chronicles, epiphanies, aphorisms, and poems that attest to the extraordinary achievements of the artist.