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Honour, vengeance and fate. The Legend of the Samurai lashed by the wind. 'They were times in which the ocean tanned nations and tempered men'. Year 1600, Dámaso Hernández, sub-lieutenant of the Tercios, is sailing to the Philippines, where he hopes to prosper so as to gain the hand of the girl Constanza.
Originally published in 1927, this humorous novel tells the adventures of Roque Fernandez, a dull civil servant who dies and instead of arriving in heaven, finds himself reincarnated as Jean Rochestier (Roque Two), who speaks French and has a wife and two children with whom he feels an imposter.
Albert Corner i Espiga left the Cuban war behind him some time ago, but he promised himself he would never again be that conscript burdened with poverty and misfortune, but a new man, a survivor. And using that instinct he managed to build a fortune, become part of the Catalan haute bourgeoisie and start a well-off family. These are tense times and the sparks begin to fly.
Kat, Emma, Kibibi and Lilith are four girls who at first sight don't have much in common. But they are all royal witches and they must compete in the 118th Crown League. Each of them comes from a different country and hides a secret. But they are not the only ones. Their coven also includes Shin, the water master, who makes Kibbi's heart leap whenever she sees him.
A book about war and the disasters it causes, borne out of the author's trips to ex-Yugoslavia in 1991 and 1994. This book is about war and the way people behave in extreme situations. The stories that make up this volume came out of Miguel Anzo Murado's personal experiences of the conflict that destroyed old Yugoslavia, a place he was working in as a war correspondent.
The IESE is an international school that began as a risky venture: offering a long-term programme aimed at businessmen and top executives, something unheard of in 1958. Six years later it began the first two-year MBA cour¬se in Europe, designed in cooperation with the Harvard Business School, with which it still has close ties. Today the IESE carries out activities in four continents.
Over sixty years ago, Adrian Troadec saw a girl leaving a music class. Two world wars later, the chocolate factory he opened to win her is still open. Set between two continents, games of chess and violin notes, The Taste of Chocolate is an unfinished symphony of love and dreams. A novel as intense and addictive as the best chocolate.
A novel focused on the business world, particularly the interpersonal relations between co-workers, where sex, lies, secrets and passion reveal the fundamental nature of the human condition.
From the discovery of fire until the mid 20th century food was cooked by burning wood, coal, gas or electricity. This all changed when a mysterious appliance appeared and revolutionised cookery using strange electromagnetic waves that drastically reduced cooking times and allowed food to be cooked in the same dish as it was served in.