Johann Sebastian Bach

John D. Rockefeller, Sr.--history's first billionaire and the patriarch of America's most famous dynasty--is an icon whose true nature has eluded three generations of historians. Now Ron Chernow, the National Book Award-winning biographer of the Morgan and Warburg banking families, gives us a history of the mogul "etched with uncommon objectivity and literary grace . . . as detailed, balanced, and psychologically insightful a portrait of the tycoon as we may ever have" (Kirkus Reviews). Titan is the first full-length biography based on unrestricted access to Rockefeller's exceptionally rich...

Raramente los secretos científicos han sido tan vitales como lo llegaron a ser durante la Segunda Guerra Mundial. En medio de la planificación del Proyecto Manhattan, la Oficina de Servicios Estratégicos de Estados Unidos ideó un plan secreto: la Operación Alsos, destinada a rastrear y entorpecer las investigaciones sobre energía nuclear llevadas a cabo por las Potencias del Eje. El resultado fue un complot digno del mejor thriller, basado en sabotajes, espionajes y asesinatos. En el corazón de esta misión se encontraba la llamada "brigada de los bastardos", un grupo de soldados,...

Trayectoria vital y literaria de Isabel Allende en su propia voz al hilo de una serie de entrevistas que nos desvelan su vida, su entorno familiar y la genesis y creacion de sus principales titulos.

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