Un montón de hojas (The Leaf Pile)

Kurdo Baksi, compañero y confidente de Stieg Larsson, proporciona información de primera mano contada con gran humanidad sobre un autor ya mítico.¿Cómo llegó a convertirse Stieg Larsson, uno de los líderes de la lucha contra el racismo y el fascismo en Suecia, en uno de los autores más leídos del mundo? Para entender esto hay que aproximarse al hombre que hay detrás de Millennium, a ese autor enigmático y fascinante. Este libro nos proporciona las respuestas desde un acercamiento al creador de Lisbeth Salander por uno de sus mejores amigos, el también periodista Kurdo Baksi, que...

Mandalas are a reflection of life and when we color mandalas, skills and talents we didn't think we had rise to the surface. We develop a special and unique sensitivity to Mother Nature. We perceive everything with a new and growing intensity. In short, the satisfaction we feel is enormous.

War has broken out between periods and commas as each has denounced the other as a parasite. In this poem from 1905, punctuation marks become characters and invite the reader to reflect on systems of political control that extend far beyond language.

In 1876, France decided to give the United States a very big and very special present--the Statue of Liberty. The gift was to commemorate the 100th birthday of the United States, and just packing it was no small feat--350 pieces in 214 crates shipped across the ocean. The story of how the 111-foot-tall lady took her place in the New York Harbor will fascinate young readers.