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Throughout a number of campaigns in diverse territories, beaten but repeatedly refusing to consider themselves finaly conquered, Celtic and Germanic peoples fought for centuries against Roman expansion, first in the Italic peninsula and later in nothern and southern Europe as the unstopable march of the Roman Empire continued in it's boundless desire for conquest.
After the long-awaited Apocalypse, which, if time permits, will take place at the end of 2012, little will remain standing of this matter we wrongly call civilization. The ‘lucky ones’ who survive Armageddon will find themselves faced with a situation rather more complicated, if possible, that the current world crisis: famines, epidemics and lootings will be the order of the day.
Sometimes life and literature go hand in hand. This is what happens in this book, in which Xulia Alonso relates the most important story of her life: that of her love for Nico and the experience of losing him.
If you sometimes think that your LITTLE WORLD is upside down and back to front then take a trip with Nimu and his gang. With them you'll discover something MASSIVE, like a meteorite; BRIGHT, like a star; POWERFULL, like the full moon and GIGANTIC, like the universe. Resilience is something we all have that helps us to positively adapt to difficult situations.
Thousands of shipwrecks occurred in the seas of Spain, Portugal, Mexico, Cuba and other islands, the Central America countries, Colombia, Venezuela, Uruguay, the Philippines, and in the deep waters of the Pacific and the Atlantic Oceans, as a consequence of the race for the conquest of the Indies. Many of the ships were laden with tonnes of gold and jewels.
In this audio book, the famous Hispanist Ian Gibson sums up the essential milestones in Lorca's life, ending with a timeline that allows us to locate him in the cultural, historical and political situation of his time. The information Gibson deploys is the best introduction to profoundly enjoying the most-translated author from Spanish literature.
Gaspar Cassadó (1897 - 1966) was one of the most internationally famous and most important cellists of the twentieth century. His virtuosity and musicality made him a unique performer who was particularly outstanding for helping to expand and spread musical literature for cello.
Cat watches the new tenants from the attic's balcony. Through the lighted windows he follows the family's movements, looking for the right moment to conquer them and enter their house. Will he be able to enjoy a daily meal, a roof over his head and a warm radiator to stretch out by once again?
This book's protagonist is Genio, the genial monster! He has eight colours, one for each kind of intelligence - and he loves a challenge! He has devised 48 really fun and testing challenges in which young readers will be asked to write, draw, cut out, use glue, dance, use the book as a drum kit - and solve some quite peculiar problems!
Deep, sometimes eccentric, highly sensitive, brilliant creative minds... This work showcases twenty cultural geniuses of the twentieth century who contributed to the creation of a new and transgressive vision of the society in which they lived. Picasso, Dali, Hugo Pratt, Frida Kahlo... The Llorente siblings paint a penetrating and exciting picture of each of these prodigies.