"Milwaukee 1932, the Great Depression going full blast, repeal ofProhibition just around the corner, Al Capone in the federal pen, the private investigation business shifting from labor-management relations to the more domestic kind. Hicks McTaggart, a one-time strikebreaker turned private eye, thinks he's found job security until he gets sent out on what should be a routine case, locating and bringing back the heiress of a Wisconsin cheese fortune...

Haroldo de Campos, professor, poeta, tradutor, nasceu em 19 de agosto de 1929 e faleceu em 16 de agosto de 2003. A par das criações poéticas e tradutórias, que lhe deram fama internacional, também foi ensaísta, teórico e crítico de excelência impecável, pois, para isso, praticava a imprescindível arte do rigor com incansável obstinação. Sua mente criadora era a de um inquieto, exuberante e infatigável viajante por tempos e espaços,...

Mamba's Daughters: a Novel of Charleston by DuBose Heyward, acclaimed author of Porgy and co-creator of Porgy and Bess, is a timeless classic of Southern literature, weaving a rich story of Charleston, South Carolina, its African American heritage, and the enduring strength of family and tradition. First This novel captures the rhythms of Gullah culture, the struggles of race and class in the American South, and the beauty and heartbreak of a city...