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This book collects together 15 of the 40 parables of the Synoptic Gospels. Each chapter presents one of the parables, with an invitation to: Hear it, Know it better, Discover its harmonics, Imagine it in life, Express it in a blog.
An absorbing thriller; the portrait of a society in which the road to success is often the result of dubious intrigues. The death of a branch bank manager leads to the discovery of enormous embezzlement; the sons of the suppposed criminal become the main suspects themselves.
The goal has been to document for the first time in photographs the interiors of the homes built by “Indianos” on their return from América in the first quarter of the twentieth century. The title makes reference to the tour of these private homes where time has stood still and we can share the luxury enjoyed by their first owners.
The world around us is marvellous. Animals, sounds, shapes, textures, sensations, nature and they way we relate to it. This book can be read as a catalogue of marvels, but also as a spiritual journey celebrating both the tragedy and joy of existence, the mystery of life.
The book consists of twenty-eight chapters which describe, through simple text and colour illustrations, the daily life of a people around the year 1200, the year in which most of the Romanesque churches of Europe's rural areas were being built. These scenes were chosen to illustrate different aspects of the construction of the temple and the daily lives of these people.
Manuel and his classmates have been selected to take part in the “Green Olympics”, organised in aid of sustainability and respect for the environment. This great sporting event will take them from Australia to the Basque Country, home of the games, where they will have new adventures and meet up with old friends again.
Commissioner Valtierra, a nostalgic, tango-loving native of Buenos Aires, is chief of the Political Section of the Buenos Aires police and has blood on his hands. A revolutionary group has condemned him to death for all the torture and murders in which he has been involved and to avenge their comrades.
1938. Barruelo. 13 year old Miguel believes that his father, a Republican miner, died at the Front. Then, unexpectedly, comes the news that he is in a prisoner camp close to Oviedo. His mother begs the boy to bring his father home so Miguel sets off to find him, accompanied by his inseparable dog, Greta.
El Mudo (the Mute) lives on the outskirts of a strange town in northern Argentina, with his dog India. Years ago he arrived from the city and moved into a mysterious house in the mountains, next to the river Tragadero. He tries to avoid everyone apart from Insúa, the owner of the general store, who tells him stories about the river and teaches him to survive by hunting monkeys.