New Releases by David Gilmour

El último Gatopardo es la primera biografía sobre Giuseppe Tomasi di Lampedusa (1896-1957) que aporta la extensa documentación personal que fue celosamente custodiada por su viuda durante más de un cuarto de siglo. Con estos y otros papeles hallados casi al azar en las ruinas del Palazzo Lampedusa y el testimonio directo de sus allegados, David Gilmour ha elaborado una obra documentada y amena en la que describe la vida de Lampedusa desde su niñez en el Palermo de la Belle Époque hasta su muerte a los sesenta años en una clínica romana, y rastrea en los lugares en que vivió, aquellos que le inspiraron los escenarios que utilizaría en su obra. Su novela El Gatopardo no fue publicada hasta un año después de su muerte, y desde entonces se suceden las reediciones y traducciones de la que ha sido considerada una de las mejores obras narrativas del siglo XX.

A major new biography of Rudyard Kipling Rudyard Kipling (1865-1936) was a unique figure in British history, a great writer as well as an imperial icon whose life trajectory matched that of the British Empire from its zenith to its final decades. Kipling was in his early twenties when his first stories about Anglo-Indian life vaulted him into celebrity. He went on to be awarded the Nobel Prize, and to add more phrases to the language than any man since Shakespeare, but his conservative views and advocacy of imperialism damaged his critical reputation -- while at the same time making him all the more popular with a general readership. By the time he died, the man who incarnated an era for millions was almost forgotten, and new generations must come to terms in their own way with his enduring but mysterious powers. Previous works on Kipling have focused exclusively on his writing and on his domestic life. Here, the distinguished biographer David Gilmour not only explains how and why Kipling wrote, but also explores the themes of his complicated life, his ideas, his relationships, and his views on the Empire and the future. Gilmour is the first writer to explore Kipling''s public role, his influence on the way Britons saw themselves and their Empire. His fascinating new book, based on extensive research (especially in the underexplored archives of the United States), is a groundbreaking study of a great and misunderstood writer.

In 1957, Giuseppe Tomasi, Prince of Lampedusa, the last member of a great Sicilian family, died childless, impoverished and unknown, leaving behind him the recently completed manuscript of a novel. The following year the novel, THE LEOPARD, was published to great acclaim. For a quarter of a century Italian and foreign scholars were denied access to the reclusive writer''s papers until, following a meeting with Lampedusa''s adopted son, David Gilmour succeeded in gaining permission to work in the writer''s last home in Sicily. There, and in the nearby ruin of the Palazzo Lampedusa, he found many letters, diaries, notebooks and photographs which had not seen the light of day since Lampedusa''s death. In THE LAST LEOPARD, David Gilmour brings to life not only an enigmatic writer of genius, but the vibrant Sicily and Italy of his youth, the Europe of the inter-war years and the slow, careful distillation of an undoubted masterpiece.

Guitarskole.

In his first two novels David Gilmour took a candid look at romantic and carnal love. With this newest work he makes a surprising departure and turns his attention to a different kind of love. "He was a bad dog that needed killing." That''s how the grisly death of Pascal Charleville was described to police after a weekend visit at the country estate of Harrow Winncup took a nasty turn. Few people were surprised: Harrow had been courting tragedy for years. He was a bright, beautiful boy with a penchant for strong booze and drugs; he also had the unfortunate fate of being the only son to a very wicked mother. Also at the house that weekend was Christian Blackwood. He and Harrow grew up together, went to Paris together, drank together, went out with girls together, and decided what to do with Pascal Charleville''s body together. An Affair with the Moon is ultimately the story of their relationship--and its astonishing aftermath. It is a story of how one friend turned the others tragedy into his advanta≥ it is a story of friendship, but it is also a story of revenge.

Bix has it all: a failed marriage, a faltering career as a speechwriter, a drinking problem (not to mention the pills) and a wayward eye for the women. The last thing he needs is trouble named Holly, which is, of course, exactly what he gets -- briefly. His only assets are his daughter Zoey and an excruciating (and excruciatingly funny) sense of who he is, which becomes his path to redemption from the erotic rollercoaster that is this impressive and un-put-downable novel.

De laatste telg uit een adellijk Schots geslacht wil trouw zijn aan de oude familietradities, maar toch ook deel uitmaken van de moderne twintigste eeuwse wereld.

Jenny is fourteen when she moves from her mom''s house in Florida to her dad''s in New York. It''s hard starting over -- new family, new school, new friends. Then Jenny meets Pete McCaffrey, the mysterious boy next door. Stay away from him, everyone warns her, he''s trouble. He''s already got a girlfriend. And he deals drugs. But Jenny needs someone to lean on, so she ignores their advice. Pretty soon, Pete''s hooked on Jenny. And Jenny is hooked on drugs. She knows she''s in over her head. The question is, can she get out?

Explains the causes of the civil war in Lebanon, describes the ideologies of the major factions, and examines the results of foreign intervention

This book covers the history of the Palestinian people, with particular emphasis on the causes of their exodus. It was originally published in 1980 and was updated in 1982, shortly after the Israeli invasion of the Lebanon. After a brief historical review of the region, there is a description of the gradual emergence of a Palestinian national identity during the twentieth century and an analysis of the 1948 War, which followed the establishment of the State of Israel. The author discusses the situation of the refugees and the Palestinians who remained in Israel, as well as the role of the United Nations Relief and Works Agency (UNRWA). After discussing the 1967 War, the book covers Israeli policy towards the occupied territories. Finally, there are chapters on the Palestine Liberation Organization and its relationship with Arab States, focusing on Lebanon. The author concludes with an analysis of the attitudes of the international community towards the Palestinian refugees. He argues for the creation of a Palestinian State based on the West Bank and Gaza.