New Spanish Titles - Autumn 2012 - A

  • A CONTRACORRIENTE POR LA DIGNIDAD
    Swimming against the tide for dignity
    Author:
    Manuel Gerena
    Publisher: Ediciones Urano, SAU
    Manuel Gerena sings from an ardent, determined solidarity. For this reason he writes his own lyrics and clothes them in a timeless music where the intimate strains of a lament seems to merge with the communal shout of rebellion.  These songs are defined by their human condition, their critical sensibility.
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  • Ahora YO
    Now ME
    Ahora YO
    Author:
    Dr. Mario Alonso Puig
    Publisher: Plataforma Editorial S.L.
    Now ME is a call to the greatness which exists within every human being. When life challenges us we must wake up to the world of possibilities which each of us carries inside. It is a call to believe in ourselves and in our ability to make a positive impact through our will to overcome.
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  • Al final
    In the End
    Al final
    Author:
    Silvia Nanclares
    Miguel Brieva
    Publisher: Kókinos, S.A.
    When she loses her house keys our protagonist starts out on an astonishing adventure with the imagination as its only driver. A book that is both simple and intense, half way between an illustrated book and a graphic novel, which, in the end, makes you want to go back to the beginning.
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  • Alcazaba
    Alcazaba
    Author:
    Jesús Sánchez Adalid
    Publisher: EDICIONES PLANETA MADRID, S.A.
    This epic and fantastic novel interweaves the lives of unforgettable characters such as Muhamad, the son of Marwán, who divides his love between Judit, 'la Guapísima', and Adine, Judit's cousin; the Duke Claudio, leader and representative of the Christians, or the Emir Abderramán II, a monarch who is as refined and cultured as he is cruel and vengeful.
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  • Amadís
    Amadís
    Author:
    Fernando Bartolomé
    Publisher: Ediciones Noufront SL
    The Amadis of Gaul begins with the story of the furtive love between King Perión of Gaul and Princesa Elisena of Britain which results in the birth of a child who is abandoned in a boat.
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  • Amadís
    Amadís
    Author:
    Fernando Bartolomé
    Publisher: Ediciones Noufront SL
    The Amadis of Gaul begins with the story of the furtive love between King Perión of Gaul and Princesa Elisena of Britain which results in the birth of a child who is abandoned in a boat.
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  • Años lentos
    Slow Years
    Años lentos
    In the late 1960s, an eight year old boy goes to live with his uncle and aunt in San Sebastian. There he sees how the days go by in the family and the neighbourhood.
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  • Antares
    Antares
    Author:
    Francisco Díaz Valladares
    Publisher: Editorial Luis Vives
    Keka, daughter and granddaughter of sailors, skips school one day to go down to the port to say hello to her father, captain of the tug boat Antares and, while she’s there, see Abdú, the boy she fancies. When she arrives, the boat is deserted. She goes on board and lies down on a bunk to wait for them but she falls asleep.
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  • Aprende a conjugar el verbo en español
    Learn to conjugate Spanish verbs
    Author:
    Equipo Molino de Ideas
    Publisher: Molino de Ideas SA
    This book explains everything you need to know about verbs in Spanish. You will learn how to conjugate the regular ones, find out what kinds of irregular ones there are and how to identify them. You will also be able to create new verbs. A book that explains all the secrets of the structure of the verb. (http://www.onoma.es/conjugador/elverboespaniol.html)
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  • Aquella edad inolvidable
    That Unfogettable Age
    Aquella edad inolvidable
    Souto Menaya, "Boots", is a footballer who has known glory and is now suffering hell. After a historic goal at the end of the Royal Cup of 1944, his career has been cut short by an injury that has left him lame. Having worked as a builder before he became a professional player, he now needs a sedentary job and ends up accepting one stuffing photos into envelopes.
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