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This is the acute and faithful testimonial of an era, a masterpiece resulting from the encounter between two extraordinary people: Juan Belmonte, founder of modern bullfighting, and Chaves Nogales, one of the most important Spanish journalists of the first half of the twentieth century. \u003ci\u003eChaves Nogales hab a conocido a Juan Belmonte poco tiempo antes de la publicaci n del libro y, aunque no era aficionado a los toros, los dos hombres congeniaron enseguida. La calidad humana del personaje, su esp ritu de superaci n y su talante conciliador, raro en la crispada sociedad espa ola de la  poca, fueron algunas de las cualidades que atrajeron al autor y que le animaron a escribir una biograf a del famoso torero. En la narraci n las voces de bi grafo y biografiado se mezclan, sin que se sepa donde empieza a hablar uno y d nde acaba el otro, y fruto de este genial planteamiento los recuerdos de Belmonte se suceden con asombrosa naturalidad: su infancia sevillana, los a os de dur simo aprendizaje, el pintoresquismo de los c rculos taurinos y literarios, la fama, su rivalidad con Joselito.  ste es el testimonio agudo y fiel de una  poca, una obra maestra fruto del encuentro entre dos personas extraordinarias: Juan Belmonte, fundador del toreo moderno, y Chaves Nogales, uno de los periodistas espa oles m s importantes de la primera mitad del siglo XX.\u003c\/i\u003e","brand":"WoB","offers":[{"title":"GB \/ VERY_GOOD \/ INTERNAL","offer_id":49554620776721,"sku":"GOR011645595","price":0.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false},{"title":"US \/ GOOD \/ SBYB","offer_id":50399507153169,"sku":"CIN8493659797G","price":0.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0784\/4072\/6801\/files\/8493659797.jpg?v=1750872269"},{"product_id":"lugar-seguro-book-wallace-stegner-9788493659714","title":"En Lugar Seguro","description":"When two young couples meet during the Great Depression they begin a life-long friendship. From the very beginning they have a lot in common: Charity Lang and Sally Morgan are expecting their first child, and their husbands Sid and Larry are literature professors at the University of Wisconsin. But their relationship becomes more complex as they share decades of loyalty, love, weakness, and disagreements. Thirty-four years after the beginning of this friendship, the Morgans visit their friends' summer home in Vermont for what they know will be their last weekend with Charity. During this visit Larry remembers all their years of friendship, but more importantly than a retelling of past events, this reflection on their shared pasts offers a profound insight into love and friendship, into the attempts of four people to overcome life's trials and tribulations. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ci\u003eCuando dos j venes parejas se conocen durante la Gran Depresi n surge entre ellas una amistad que durar  toda la vida. Son muchas las cosas que inicialmente comparten: Charity Lang y Sally Morgan est n esperando su primer hijo, y sus maridos Sid y Larry son profesores de Literatura en la Universidad de Wisconsin. Pero su relaci n se va haciendo m s compleja a medida que comparten d cadas de lealtad, amor, fragilidad y desacuerdos. Treinta y cuatro a os m s tarde del inicio de esta amistad, los Morgan visitan la casa de veraneo de sus amigos en Vermont para el que saben ser  su  ltimo fin de semana junto a Charity. 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It seemed as though there was nothing else these men could ask for out of life. Tom Rath seems to have it all: a beautiful house, three children, a wife who loves him, and a reasonable salary. However, this façade cannot suppress his anguish: co-opted by a new job in a large corporation and haunted by memories of the Second World War, Tom is incapable of finding relief. Widely celebrated upon its publication in 1955, this novel is thought to have captured the spirit of the 1950s like few others. The tale of a man who searches for the true meaning behind his work and his life amidst the hustle and bustle of modern society is as pertinent today as it was when it was published.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp style=\"MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt\" class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp style=\"MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt\" class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e\u003ci\u003eEn la sociedad norteamericana de los cincuenta, casi todos los hombres de la alta clase media llevan vidas similares: viven en urbanizaciones a las afueras de las ciudades, van cada día a trabajar en tren, visten trajes de corte parecido y, al llegar la noche, se relajan con la copa que les ha preparado su mujer. Se supone que no se le pueda pedir más a la vida. Tom Rath parece tenerlo todo: una casa bonita, tres hijos, una mujer que lo quiere y un sueldo razonable. 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