Bullighting comes alive even for those uninitiated in this controversial aspect of Spanish culture. Illustrating his account with many first-hand experiences, Joaquin Vidal describes how bulls are raised, how they are selected, how bloodlines are established and improved: how bullifighting originated and developed in Spain; the pageantry of the bullfight; the different stages of a bullfight, and the range of moves that the picadors and matadors may execule. A young boy and a young bull: their crossed paths present, in vibrant words and images, a new perspective on this time-hon-ored tradition. This is neither an academic treatise on the art of bullfighting nor thorough history of the subject; instead the author aims at an accessible, clear, and global view of the culture of bullfighting.