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Al político e historiador Cornelio Tácito (h. 56 - h. 120) le tocó vivir unos tiempos especialmente turbulentos del Imperio romano. Ejerció diversos cargos importantes, tanto en Roma como en algunas de las provincias, y dejó escrito un legado de enorme valor histórico y literario que lo erige como el más fino y moderno analista de la historiografía romana. La primera de las obras conocidas de este gran cronista es la Vida de Julio Agrícola (c. 98), una biografía del que fuera suegro de Tácito, que se contextualiza de forma precisa en su marco temporal y que permite también una...

The New York Times–bestselling author of The Keep tells the real and fictional origins of the mysterious man who battles criminals and the supernatural. In 1984, Repairman Jack debuted in F. Paul Wilson’s horror thriller The Tomb. Jack would go on to star in twenty-three novels, ten short stories, and a graphic novel. But how did the antithesis of James Bond and Jason Bourne get his start in the battle between good and evil? In this essay, Wilson lets his readers in on how his beloved hero came to be. Wilson begins his personal story after he scored a hit with The Keep, when he found his...

At 16, Salvador Dali had already developed the remarkable ego and uncanny perception that would distinguish him as one of the most notorious artists of the 20th century. A self-proclaimed surrealist, an avant-garde exhibitionist, and a criticized commercialist with questionable political affiliations, Dali was anything but benign. Via the artist's correspondence, diary, and autobiography, Gibson meticulously stitches together the wild characters and deep-dish details of Dali's life.

En La era de las turbulencias, Alan Greenspan hace recuento de su vida y sus experiencias laborales, reconoce que la guerra de Irak tiene que ver con el petróleo y alude a temas candentes de la economía contemporánea, como la burbuja inmobiliaria.