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La dama de las camelias es una de las novelas más populares de todos los tiempos. Adaptada al teatro y al cine innumerables veces, inspiró incluso una de las óperas más celebradas del XIX: La Tramata, de GiuseppeVerdi. La obra cuenta la imposible historia de amor entre Armand Duval, un apuesto joven de alta alcurnia, y Marguerite Gautier, una bella y an­gélica cortesana. Juntos tratan de desafiar las rígidas convenciones sociales de su tiempo, entre el esplendor y la hipocresía del París de 1840. Novela romántica por antonomasia. La dama de las camelias, que pre­sentamos ahora en una nueva traducción, mantiene intacta la capacidad de seducción que la ha hecho ingresar en el imaginario común.

En su dedicatoria a la reina Isabel, Pulgar define con claridad el propósito de su galería de retratos, dejando clara la raigambre clásica de su inspiración: «Yo, muy excelente reina y señora, criado desde mi menor edad en la corte del rey, vuestro padre, y del rey don Enrique, vuestro hermano, movido con aquel amor de mi tierra que los otros hobieron de la suya, me dispuse a escribir de algunos claros varones, perlados y caballeros, naturales de vuestros reinos, que yo conocí y comuniqué, cuyas hazañas y notables hechos, si particularmente se hobiesen de contar, requería hacerse de cada uno una gran historia. Y por ende, brevemente, con el ayuda de Dios, escribiré los linajes y condiciones de cada uno y algunos notables hechos que hicieron, de los cuales se puede bien creer que en autoridad de personas y en ornamento de virtudes y en las habilidades que tovieron, así en la ciencia como en las armas, no fueron menos excelentes que aquellos griegos y romanos y franceses que tanto son loados en sus escrituras»

Orphaned at just thirteen in a still-segregated Washington, D.C., George Raveling was introduced to a relatively unpopular sport—basketball—in high school. The rest, as they say, is history. Raveling went on to become one of the winningest coaches of all time, a mentor to legendary athletes, and a confidant of the sport’s greatest coaches, including Bob Knight and John Wooden. He convinced Michael Jordan to collaborate with Nike on the Air Jordan. He led the 1984 U.S. men’s Olympic team to their ninth gold medal. He even once owned the original, handwritten copy of Dr. King’s most famous speech after an unlikely stint as a bodyguard during the famous March on Washington. Here, Coach Raveling tells the story of his extraordinary ascent, sharing incredible behind-the-scenes stories of his days working with the best in the game. But this book is more than a memoir—it’s a manual for life that presents surprising methods for harnessing your potential from a man who shaped the careers of so many legends. Raveling imparts lessons learned from his grandmother, his long career in basketball, and his lifelong habit of reading—to which he credits all his success.

Song of great sorrow. Even greater love. Lost between the timeless lines of Homer’s epic, the women of Troy finally stand to be counted. Their story is one you’ve never encountered, and it will change the fate of Troy forever. Andromache has proven herself a capable leader, but can she maintain that hard-won status now that she is the mother to the city’s long-awaited heir? With enemies closing in, Andromache must bring together a divided city in time to make a final stand. Rhea is a Trojan spy, but she never expected to find love in the enemy camp. When the final battle lines are drawn, Rhea must decide where her loyalties lie and how much she is willing to lose. Helen is no longer the same broken woman first brought to Troy as a captive. Given a second chance at life, she must cast off her shroud of grief and use her healing gifts to save Troy’s greatest hope. Cassandra has seen Troy’s fate. But she knows the truth is only as valuable as the person who tells it . . . and few in Troy value her. All that is about to change. One hero will rise, another will fall . . . and this time, Cassandra will have her say.

Why is it so hard to stand up to authority, even when we know something’s wrong? Many of us comply much more than we realize. How many times have you wanted to object, disagree, or opt out of something but ended up swallowing your words, shaking your head, and just going along? Analyzing cases ranging from corporate corruption and sexual abuse to everyday acquiescence at work, the doctor’s office, and in our personal lives, award-winning organizational psychologist Dr. Sunita Sah delves deep into why the pressure to comply is a corrosive and often invisible force in our society. With her own revelatory research, she radically transforms our idea of defiance from a misunderstood negative trait into a crucial, positive force for personal and societal change. Taking us through her five stages of defiance, Dr. Sah equips readers with simple tools to make decisions that align with their values. Defy is the essential playbook for how to speak up and act when it matters most.

The Little Book of Talent is an easy-to-use handbook of scientifically proven, field-tested methods to improve skills your skills, your kids’ skills, your organization’s skills in sports, music, art, math, and business. The product of five years of reporting from the world’s greatest talent hotbeds and interviews with successful master coaches, it distills the daunting complexity of skill development into 52 clear, concise directives. Whether you’re age 10 or 100, whether you’re on the sports field or the stage, in the classroom or the corner office, this is an essential guide for anyone who ever asked, “How do I get better?”