Biography

Psychiatrist Viktor Frankl's memoir has riveted generations of readers with its descriptions of life in Nazi death camps and its lessons for spiritual survival. Based on his own experience and the stories of his patients, Frankl argues that we cannot avoid suffering but we can choose how to cope with it, find meaning in it, and move forward with renewed purpose. At the heart of his theory, known as logotherapy, is a conviction that the primary human drive is not pleasure but the pursuit of what we find meaningful. Man's Search for Meaning has become one of the most influential books in America; it continues to inspire us all to find significance in the very act of living.

An extensively researched book about a well-known Colorado madam, but most of what's known about her is wrong, including the spelling of her last name. Follow the antics of Laura as she works in parlors in Denver, Leadville, and Salida, until she opens her own house. Laura's house stayed open longer than any other in Colorado, due largely to the unusual qualities of its owner. After years of trying to shut her down, the Salida town council finally passed the edict. Not long after, Salida began having numerous assaults on the streets. The council came back to her and suggested that she re-open, but she turned them down. Includes numerous historical photographs of Laura and her girls.

David Jiménez se curtió cubriendo guerras, desastres y revoluciones durante casi dos décadas antes de ser nombrado director de El Mundo. Lo que parecía un reto ilusionante—dirigir el diario en el que entró como becario a los 23 años—se transformó en una batalla por la defensa de la independencia del periódico frente a un establishment político y económico decidido a controlarlo. Jiménez ofrece un relato único sobre cómo respira la vida en una redacción—sus personajes, rivalidades, traumas y éxitos—, cómo funciona el juego de favores entre los medios y el poder y qué precio pagan quienes se niegan a participar en él. Presidentes, reyes, ministros, banqueros, capos del dinero, comisarios y periodistas protagonizan esta crónica sobre los secretos inconfesables del periodismo y los hilos que gobiernan España. El Director es, además, un retrato íntimo de las encrucijadas éticas, las relaciones personales, las amistades y deslealtades que se viven cuando se ocupa el despacho de uno de los grandes diarios del país. La prensa prometió contarte la verdad. David Jiménez te cuenta la verdad sobre la prensa.