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The first complete re-writing in Spanish of the Arturian era based on various literary sources which make up this universal legend. The author, Antoni Dalmases, has successfully translated this epic of the Medieval world to modern, accessible language. In addition, Pere Ginard’s magnificent illustrations brilliantly recreate the characters and atmosphere of the era.
A pop-up book which tells a story popular with children. The legendary adventure of Saint George, a well-known knight in certain cultures, now in a story with spectacular pop-up illustrations, and a very amusing rhyming text.
Prison equals to punishment, but it can also mean redemption. This book is a heart-breaking story of 10 real –life examples about misanthropy, hatred, cruelty, ambitions or mere disgrace. A piece of journalistic work that tells us about the experience of 10 people, some of whom hiding their identity, in order to discover never heard-of details of their crimes.
Roger Murphy had it all. A great apartment in the Marina District, the best dog in the world and the most widely debated column in the San Francisco press. But when the ground started to shake, he was on the point of losing it all… and all of a sudden he found himself fighting to survive. Just when he was on the edge of the abyss, Viktor Frankl entered his life and transformed it.
This is a book about the Sagrada Familia temple, different to all others that can be found in bookshops. It brings together conversations with an exceptional witness to Gaudí's human and artistic experience: Etsuro Sotoo, the elderly Japanese sculptor who arrived in Barcelona as a young man over 30 years ago and became fascinated by the mystery pulsing inside and behind those stones.
Summer 1977. Jaime Olalla, a shy teenager who loves literature and cinema, returns home after spending a year with the Jesuits in Burgos. He plans to move to Madrid the following September to begin his studies in medicine.
The star of this original book is a line. A simple pencil line that one day got bored with the pages of an exercise book and decided to escape from class. Happily off she goes to explore the world, and on her travels she discovers a city, climbs the highest mountains and finds the sea, where she comes across some very scary pirates.
Juan and Lotte meet at Villa Aurora, the former home of the writer Lion Feuchtwanger in southern California. Far from home, routine and family ties, they want to explore their relationship, which soon turns out to be intense and complicated. They will embark on various journeys together across the Arizona desert and along the Pacific coast in a friend's old Chevrolet.
At last, a serious and intelligent analysis of the New Age phenomenon. Probably the most comprehensive and ambitious work produced on the subject by a Spanish speaking author. A study which is destined to become the essential reference work on the universe of the New Age.