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Things are very bad for Mariano … They say it’s going to change but for all his wondering if it will, he can’t see where that hurricane which will shake up his life will come from.
Bea thinks that adults behave strangely and worry about things that, to her, seem insignificant or plain idiotic. But, apparently, growing up is like a dose of measles that comes out of the blue and leaves you changed: some of the girls in her class have already made the change and are beginning to change, become silly and – worst of all! – get interested in boys.
Everyone thinks it but no-one says it: motherhood is nothing like the serene paradise it's always sold as. Let's not fool ourselves: motherhood, though it brings happiness, is marked by uncomfortable pregnancies, postnatal difficulties, an ongoing sense of chaos, and a lack of sleep that can be caused either by cramps or by the baby's never-ending crying.
Readers will not find a linear narrative in these pages, for the plot is established by way of successive glimpses, which, led by the actions of the protagonists, exposes a series of deplorable human and social events, yet which are so authentic that anyone could identify them.
The book opens with a horrific scene: a bomb blast in Madrid. The characters appear gradually, in real time, during the hours following the explosion. The repercussions of the bomb mingle with personal stories at a frantic pace. A woman wounded in the attack is physically identical to Ana, head of the Police Forensic Unit in Madrid.
Essential theoretical knowledge, comprehension exercises, self-assessment exercises and exam models accompanied by the corresponding key. The book, profusely illustrated, is a key tool for the entrance exams to University (LOGSE and older than 25 years).
This dictionary provides detailed analysis of over half a million lives, including relevant personality traits, as well as quotes from documents alluding to the protagonists, the most important events in their careers and on several occasions, a moral assessment of their acts.
The Dictionary of the Bible brings together the principal writings on biblical exegesis and theology, centring them around two themes. The first is the story told in the Bible, constituting an important moment in human development, at least from a Western viewpoint.
Diccionario de 1.200 términos relacionados con el sector del vino en español y en inglés. Define cada término y se clasifica en las cuatro grandes áreas que comprende el sector del vino: viticultura, enología, cata y comercialización.
Although Virginia never had a good relationship with her father, she feels duty-bound to visit him every day at the clinic where he lies in a coma. She is a woman obsessed with illness, and symptoms reveal more to her than words.