Self-help remedies are prescribed for a number of emotional complaints, from indecisiveness and jealousy to depression and irritability. The concept of flower remedies, and their recent history is explained. Illustrations show how they can be prepared at home.

In an autobiographical essay first published in English in the 'New Yorker' in 1971, the Argentine author discusses the major stages of his life, his travels, and his blindness, with an emphasis on his development and recognition as a writer.

"When we attempt a translation, or re-creation, of my poems or prose into English," Borges once said of his collaboration with Norman Thomas di Giovanni, "we don't think of ourselves as two men. We think we are really one mind at work." Di Giovanni first met Jorge Luis Borges in 1967, when the Argentine writer was lecturing at Harvard. Impressed by di Giovanni's editorial skills, Borges invited the young translator to Buenos Aires. There, over the course of four years, the two embarked on a major translation of Borges's prose and poetry into English. This work, much of it published for the first time in the New Yorker, helped to establish Borges as the international literary figure he is today. In "The Lesson of the Master", di Giovanni writes of their friendship and close collaboration. He draws on this unique relationship to explore Borges's work and in these essays succeeds in enlivening our understanding of the author and the man.

'El vuelo del tigre (1981?), an allegorical, satirical novel by the Argentine Moyano, recounts the militaristic takeover of an Andean village. Bizarre, often surreal plot; oppressors are percussionists, villagers resist through music. Useful translator'safterword sets work in political and historical context of Argentina's Dirty War. Skillful, knowledgeable translation'--Handbook of Latin American Studies, v. 58.http://www.loc.gov/hlas/

Fourteen stories by Argentine authors offer unique perspectives on modern life