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Stalinism did not only consist of repression and imprisonments, it was also a very complicated system, which was economically and socially revolutionary. Stalin forged an economic system that transformed the lives of Soviet citizens and laid the foundations for the rise of the USSR as a superpower.
Diana is a mermaid daughter of the moon who, on coming of age, decides to go to the surface to live like humans do. At her university campus she meets Edlyn, Mako, Isla and Lucas, other beings like her. Under the waters of Diana's lagoon she had always been alone, but now she has great friends with whom she shares her day-to-day life.
Must humanity go back to nature so as no to be exterminated by it? This is a question that constantly hits contemporary conscience. The widespread belief that we are undergoing a global environmental crisis leads us to the necessity of thinking about the kind of society we want.
Dreams is a simple, sweet and delicate book about those first longings children have, at an early age: to sail blue seas, to run free in green mountains, to dance for no other reason than to follow the rhythm of life that pulsates in them.
Barcelona 1926. The well known fashion house Santa Eulalia is about to launch its own first collection and marks the occasion with a splendid fashion show, one of the first to be organised in the country. The event is a success. Change is underway because the old department stores, founded in the mid-nineteenth century, are about to be launched into the world of haute couture.
There was once a kingdom far, far away where a prince rewarded a wizard for helping rescue a young lady in distress. Enchanting. It's a shame that none of this is true. In reality, the prince dreams of glory and revenge, the wizard that his spells aren't always disasters, and the young lady in distress of getting away from a past that torments her... and from the memory of the man she has killed.
The book analyses the current situation of natural CO2 drains. The work also exposes a methodology useful to measure such drains in an urban or territorial scale. Figures related to the capacity of specific Mediterranean species of vegetation to capture carbon dioxide (and the water consumption required in such process) are profusely provided.
In times of difficulty when life turns its back on us and when our physical and emotional equilibrium is put to the test, we need defence mechanisms to help us survive.
Pepe and Valentina are now big brother and sister and they both have the same problem: their baby sister. This unbearable creature screams, cries and has invaded their room! One night, while everyone else is sleeping, Pepe hears a voice coming from his little sister's crib. But she hasn't learned to talk yet - so who could it be?
"For the last few months, I've been going to a school for superheroes. Everyone there has superpowers, and Miss Merche teaches us to use them." These are the opening lines to this surprising comic book in which you will meet Susi, who can telekick; Andres, who is able to travel without leaving his armchair; Johnny, with night vision and Darius, who can stop time.