50 RECHAZOS QUE HICIERON HISTORIA

La insólita historia de James Costos, el hombre de Obama en España. ¡Bienvenidos a la diplomacia de la pista de baile! -James, me acaban de preguntar si quiero decorar la Casa Blanca. -Oh, por Dios. Cuelga el teléfono. Es una broma pesada. -No, no. Creo que es en serio. Así empieza la historia que acabó con James Costos, alto ejecutivo de HBO y arquetipo del self-made man como embajador de Obama en España. El amigo americano son las memorias del hombre que supo marcar tendencia con su impronta personal al redefinir el papel de la diplomacia en pleno siglo XXI. Íntimo amigo de Obama,...

A los cuatro años, le extirparon la mayor parte del clítoris y una porción de los labios menores de la vagina a golpe de navaja en su Guinea-Bissau natal. Lejos de doblegarla, los efectos físicos y psicológicos de la ablación despertaron en Fátima Djarra Sani un indómito deseo de lucha contra aquellas tradiciones de su pueblo que suponen un ataque frontal a los derechos de la mujer. Fátima respeta sus raíces. Ama su tierra. Su vida es la búsqueda constante de un equilibrio que le permita conciliar la cultura de la que procede y la causa que la ayudó a convertir la debilidad en...

Lola Alvarez Bravo was Mexico's first woman photographer, and her career is exceptional both for its remarkable range and for the compelling quality of her work. Approaching photography from multiple angles, she worked as a photojournalist, commercial photographer, and professional portraitist, while also creating intensely personal images of people, places, and things throughout her native Mexico. In addition, she played a vital role in the Mexican cultural scene, as an inspiring teacher of photography, as friend of innumerable artists and writers (many of whom she photographed), and as...

Carlos Lozano, a multifaceted artist, had an intimate relationship with Dalí and was one of the few people who managed to join his, almost impenetrable, circle of friends. From that privileged proximity he narrates what he saw and felt: the phrases and extraordinary reflections of the painter, the wild and crazy parties, the luxuries and the capacity that Dalí had to turn everything into gold. Much more than a simple biography, these memoirs –written by the prestigious writer Clifford Thurlow- can be read with the pleasure and emotion.