A landmark in the development of psychological realism, Stendhal's masterpiece chronicles a young man's struggles with the dualities of his nature. Julien Sorel, a young dreamer from the provinces whose imagination is afire with Napoleonic ideals, sets off to make his fortune in Parisian society of [...]

The cure for a common case of boredom, this collection of jokes turns the absurdities and vagaries of daily life into an uproarious excuse to laugh. Adulterers, drunkards, lawyers--no group is spared in this humorous compendium. "Un remedio para el aburrimiento, esta coleccion de chistes convierte l[...]