All Available Books

  • La peluquería del señor Calabacín
    Mr Courgette's Hair Salon
    Author:
    Oriol Toro
    Publisher: Cep i Nansa, S.L
    In a hidden corner of the vegetable garden there is a courgette hiding. He's always dressed up to the nines and wears the most stylish wig in the garden. Each night he pulls a pair of scissors, a comb and a hairdryer out from under some leaves and hangs up the 'open' sign at his hair salon, which is hidden behind a rock.
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  • La pequeña ciencia de la salud
    The small science of health
    Author:
    Valentín Fuster
    Publisher: Editorial Planeta S.A.
    Valentín Fuster's new book is designed to teach children to live a healthy life. This book focuses on healthy habits (healthy diet is the book's central theme) and is aimed at children who have some reading skills, or who are starting to read with their parents.
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  • La Perla de Sanzio
    Raphael's Pearl
    La Perla de Sanzio
    Author:
    JUAN RAMÓN BARAT
    Publisher: GRUPO EDITORIAL BRUÑO
    Read report: La Perla de Sanzio
    Andrés is fifteen and has just lost his father, Fernando. A respected police inspector, Fernando was found dead of a barbiturate overdose in the swimming pool of the Birmania Hotel, which suggests the possibility of suicide. But something doesn't add up: Fernando was optimistic and happy - why would he want to take his own life?
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  • La pícara ventera y venturera
    The Guileful Innkeeper and Adventuress
    Author:
    Lucas Torres Armendáriz y Jesús González Martín
    Publisher: Minobitia
    The fictitious Torres y González (that is, the authors Lucas Torres y Jesús González) have updated the adventures of the guileful Justina, continuing her adventures where the unknown 16th century author who wrote under the name of Francisco de Úbeda left off.
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  • La piedra verde
    The green stone
    Portada de Las aventuras de Txano y Óscar - 1 - La piedra verde
    Author:
    Julio Santos García
    Publisher: Xarpa Books
    A collection of adventure books aimed at children aged 7+. Over 120 pages of fun, adventure and mystery with full-colour illustrations. “Hello! My name is Txano and my twin brother is called Óscar. Have you ever seen a falling meteor? Well, we have. When we were on a day trip in early summer, a huge fireball crossed the sky right in front of our eyes and crashed into the forest!
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  • La piel desnuda
    bare skin
    La piel desnuda
    Author:
    Pati Blasco
    Publisher: Ediciones Temas de Hoy
    Ángel is a writer going through a crisis. On his way home, he runs over Sofía then flees the scene. Guilt-ridden, he decides to go back to the site of the accident to find out if the victim is dead.
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  • La pirueta
    The pirouette
    Author:
    Eduardo Halfon
    Publisher: EDITORIAL PRE-TEXTOS
    Read report: La Pirueta
    Awarded the XIV José María de Pereda Short Novel Prize, this work is the unfathomable banned story of a Serbian pianist, told by a man called Eduardo Halfon.
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  • la politica del miedo
    The Politics of Fear. The Role of Repression under Franco
    la politica del miedo
    Author:
    Santiago Vega
    Publisher: Critica
    Repression is usually regarded as a consequence of the Civil War and the violence which the conflict aroused on both sides. But Santiago Vega Sombría now offers us a new and very different point of view.
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  • La posada de las almas
    The Posada of Souls
    Author:
    Luisa González
    Publisher: EDITORA Y DISTRIBUIDORA HISPANO AMERICANA,S.A (EDHASA)
    A magical work, based on real events and with a very special atmosphere and characters; a splendid human landscape in which emotions blossom intensely. In Franco’s Spain, Campos is a quiet village, with charming inhabitants, where the bar is the social centre and personal relationships and shared memories make solidarity a sign of identity.
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  • LA PRESTAMISTA
    The Moneylender
    Author:
    María del Mar Rodríguez Pérez
    Publisher: baile del sol srl
    La Palma (1850-1946) is the setting through which Petra, the moneylender of Villa de Mazo, passes with the people in her life. The hunger that forces emigration to Cuba.
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