Private investigator Heredia spends his days reading detective novels; commiserating with his cat, Simenon; and peering out over the Mapocho River from his Santiago apartment. The city he loves may be changing, but Heredia can't stop chasing the ghosts of the past. This time, they've come to him. Virginia Reyes's brother, an ex-political prisoner of dictator Augusto Pinochet, was killed in an apparent robbery. Yet nothing of value was taken. The police...

From the film critics of The New York Times come these uncut, original reviews of the most popular and influential movies ever made--from the talkies to blockbusters like Chicago and The Wizard of Oz from timeless classics like Casablanca and Notorious, to beloved foreign films by Truffaut and Kurosawa, Fellini and Almodovar. The reviews reflect Hollywood history at its best. In addition, this volume includes: Full cast and production credits for...

A "seamless blend of classical and contemporary piano repertoire carefully curated to provide continuous and calm listening as you journey through the four times of day: morning, afternoon, evening and night... dissolving genres the music moves seamlessly from Albéniz via Yiruma to Benny Andersson, and back out through Chopin, Beethoven and Brahms to Secret Garden and Luke Howard... artists featured includes Martha Argerich, Alfred Brendel, Katia...