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A young English girl, a ship's captain, an Eskimo and an ice spirit meet one magical night. Fate takes them on a fascinating journey as they flee from an anthropologist obsessed with capturing mythical beings to turn them into museum pieces.
It is the year 1229. Serious events in the Abbey of San Benito cause deep concern in the Crown of Aragon. A series of novices have suffered mysterious attacks in the kingdom's first all-female convent.
'How many lives would we have to live to find out whether or not we are deceiving ourselves?' This is the question Tomás asks himself as he goes over his last encounter with Gloria, the woman with whom years ago he had a destructive relationship, and who a little over a week ago re-appeared in his life in a rather disquieting fashion.
Selva is a special little girl who has blue skin and comes from a country where there is nothing but sand. She has a rusty bicycle with no bell, but with a great story hidden in its saddle. Many years later, the protagonist remembers how their friendship with Selva began, the story of the bicycle and the great adventure they experienced together when they decided to go in search of the desert.
Maruja the witch is always getting into trouble. The latest was when she asked to be transferred to Hansel and Gretel's house of chocolate. What will the bossy witch Mandona do when she finds out that she has turned the story upside down?
Antoine de Saint-Exupéry's The Little Prince is a work whose rich message contains a series of signs and nuances, profound reflections that at times escape the simple reader.
The technological paradigm shift to which photography has been subject over the last few years has not only revealed the photographic nature of our culture, but has also shaken some of the foundations that appeared to be an unseparable part of the medium.
'La cátedra de la calavera' tells the story of the first steps in the life of the University of Salamanca, an institution created in the 12th century, but which started to enjoy international renown when Isabel La Católica decided to turn it into the Spanish Sorbonne.
There are two central fears at the root of the terror that shapes life in the city. The first is related to economic inequality; the second to a lack of knowledge of others and the fear of losing one's identity. Uncertainty and confusion have increased due to the speed of change in the last few decades, which has caused cities to be seen as dangerous places.
La cocina de la salud demonstrates how to have a healthy diet and enjoy eating. The book follows the life of a family over a normal day to illustrate how to improve, among other things, breakfast, food shopping, storing food at home and how to cook it.