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When the conversation turns to philosophy, many of us start to shiver: Philosophy! What's that? It's definitely not for me! There is no reason for this reaction. We've all asked the basic philosophical questions at some point in our lives: they deal with death, truth, justice, nature, time... To philosophize is just to think about our humanity. But...who were the great philosophers?
The story of Mr. Sabas, a lion tamer, and his admirable Toti Circus family. A unique book which unravels a myth that has survived between collective memory and the strictness of personal secrets. In January 1935, a tragedy with epic consequences occurred in Santa Cruz de La Palma. The keys to the event, as well as the testimony of the Djeordjevic family of artists - of which Mr.
The year is 2055. Huge multinational companies dominate a globalised world and the symbols of a person's identity can be sold on the market through sophisticated advertising techniques. Education is not aimed at producing effective workers but rather perfect consumers. From a young age, boys and girls are bombarded with publicity adapted to their preferences, psychology and personal weaknesses.
This is the story of a tree which lived happily in the forest… until one day, when everything changed.
When the tree finally managed to adapt to its new habitat, it found itself once again affected by man's senselessness…
A circular story about the cycle of life
For 4 years and upwards
Argentina, the 1970s.The unions are overwhelmed by the radical left, and the CEO of a steel plant dies after falling from the helicopter he was travelling in. The briefcase full of money he had with him disappears without trace. The theories about his death are multiplying, as are those on what the money was for. Doing business with union reps? Corrupting them?
"Frei's Stories" are the funny misadventures of a child who isn't looking for trouble (nor wants it), but still attracts it like a magnet. A new series written and illustrated by Mikel Valverde, in the style of Manolito Gafotas. Frei is clear about his goal for the new school year: to win the love of the beautiful Mireia López, the new arrival at school.
Narrated in a loose style which is at once rhetorical, poetic and direct, these Stories of a God in Decline can be seen as a fresco portraying the era we live in, its dreams and contradictions.
Each book in this non- fiction collection narrates five epic stories whose protagonists are people who have folowed a dream and undertaken adventures in extreme surroundings such as high mountains, the sea, the poles, unexplored territories or the air. Relive the excitement of great exploits!
Each book in this non- fiction collection narrates five epic stories whose protagonists are people who have folowed a dream and undertaken adventures in extreme surroundings such as high mountains, the sea, the poles, unexplored territories or the air. Relive the excitement of great exploits!