The Prime of Life
- 608 páginas
- 22 horas de lectura
The second volume of Simone de Beauvoirs autobiography, starting at the age of 21.
Este autor, que pasó de una carrera en arquitectura a ser escritor, aporta una perspectiva única a la escritura de misterio, basándose en experiencias con intrigas y posibles engaños encontrados en su vida profesional. Su novela debut presenta a un arquitecto que se topa con un asesinato durante una gran inundación, lo que lo obliga a asumir un papel de detective aficionado para proteger su carrera y su vida. El estilo narrativo del autor está moldeado por su pasado en la redacción de propuestas y una profunda apreciación por las historias familiares, incluyendo relatos de guerra humorísticos y esfuerzos periodísticos, infundiendo a su ficción tanto suspense como detalle auténtico.






The second volume of Simone de Beauvoirs autobiography, starting at the age of 21.
A masterly narrative survey of 300 years from Alexander's conquest and empire to the triumph of Rome
This volume examines the architectural work of Daniel Libeskind and features sketches, plans, models and images of completed buildings. Jacques Derrida, Bernhard Schneider and Mark C. Taylor contribute essays.
This biography portrays Alexander as both a complex personality and a single-minded general, a man capable of such diverse expediencies as patricide or the massacre of civilians. Writing for the general reader, the author provides gritty details on Alexander's darker side while providing a gripping tale of Alexander's career.
Discusses the intellectual and political developments that distinguished the country's history from the beginnings of Minoan culture to the death of Alexander
Democracy's symbolic birthplace, the famed Acropolis, stands today as a rubble-strewn reminder of the glory that was Greece. The ancient citadel, once the center of Athenian religion and civic pride, is surmounted by half a dozen ruined buildings, among them the most famous temple in the Western world, the Parthenon.
Democracy's symbolic birthplace, the famed Acropolis, stands today as a rubble-strewn reminder of the glory that was Greece. The ancient citadel, once the center of Athenian religion and civic pride, is surmounted by half a dozen ruined buildings, among them the most famous temple in the Western world, the Parthenon.