New Spanish Titles - Spring 2011 - L

  • La protectora
    The Protector
    La protectora
    Author:
    José Antonio Godoy "Keko"
    Publisher: Edicions de Ponent
    'He was not a trouble-loving gentleman, nor so very particular perhaps about some of the company he kept.' So Henry James descibes the Master of Bly, the negligent and largely absent character who, in the immortal novella 'The Turn of the Screw', unwittingly initiates the drama in which the two innocents -- Flora and Miles, the nephew and niece the master was charged with lookin
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  • La prueba del ácido
    The acid test
    The acid test
    Author:
    Élmer Mendoza
    Publisher: TUSQUETS EDITORES, S.A.
    The mutilated body of Mayra Cabral de Melo, a well-known stripper, is found, and the detective Edgar 'Left-Hand' Mendieta is chosen to investigate the case. He has personal reasons for finding the culprit. The investigation will bring him even closer to the world of  the 'narcos', who have started a war against the Mexican state.
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  • La recuperación de la autoridad
    The Recuperation of Authority
    La recuperación de la autoridad
    Author:
    José Antonio Marina
    Publisher: Sello EditoriaL, S.L.
    José Antonio Marina tackles a topic which is central for families and schools: authority. But what authority? The permissive education practised in recent times has produced a situation in which children refuse both orders and suggestions.
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  • LA REINA AZUL (LOS INCORPÓREOS 2)
    The Blue Queen (The Intangibles 2)
    LA REINA AZUL (LOS INCORPÓREOS 2)
    Author:
    Ana Ripoll
    Publisher: Ediciones Siruela, S.A.
    Agent: Laure Merle d'Aubigné (ACER Agencia Literaria)
    Following on from, 'El mundo de las sombras' (The world of shadows), in the second part of this trilogy, Perséfone enters the world of intangibles accompanied by her beloved Gabriel. During a meeting in Istanbul, Ulla reveals her suspicions that Perséfone is the new Blue Queen, but Gabriel refuses to accept this.
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  • La ruta Joyce
    The Joyce Way
    La ruta Joyce
    Author:
    Alfonso Zapico
    Publisher: Astisendo Grupo Editorial SL (Astiberri)
    Read report: La ruta Joyce
    'The Joyce Way' is a travel book, recounting the cities visited by Alfonso Zapico when he was researching and documenting Joyce's movements for the graphic novel 'Dubliner' (Astiberri , 2011), as well as the other cities he visited while he was working on this account of the brilliant Irish writer.
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  • La selva
    The Jungle
    La selva
    Author:
    Albert Asensio
    Publisher: Editorial Juventud S.A.
    Squirrels live in the woods, whales in the sea, chimpanzees in the jungle, giraffes on the savannah. Do you know which other animals live where? In this collection you will discover the animals in their familiar, natural habitats. For children from the age of two upwards.
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  • La sopa de Dios
    The Soup of God
    La sopa de Dios
    Author:
    Gregorio Casamayor
    Publisher: Acantilado/ QUADERNS CREMA S.A.
    Read report: La sopa de Dios
    In the prison infirmary, Fede Cortés remembers the roller coaster ride of his life. Prime suspect for multiple murders, he tells a story, written according to the conventions of noir, that plunges us into a delirious atmosphere where the line between good and evil is blurred and happiness, a scarce and finite resource, is distributed as arbitrarily as justice.
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  • La venganza de las cajas
    The revenge of the boxes
    Author:
    Victor Almazán
    Publisher: Montena
    'La venganza de las cajas' tells the story of Eva, a young journalism student who has just arrived in Madrid from Galicia, and Porto, an old man who lives alone in the Vallecas neighbourhood who Eva looks after in exchange for a room. As soon as she moves in, Eva discovers that Porto is a slovenly, obscene old grouch with an unhealthy obsession with television.
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  • La Vía Inteligente. Nuevos servicios para las ciudades digitales
    The Intelligent Way. New services for digital cities
    La Vía Inteligente. Nuevos servicios para las ciudades digitales
    Author:
    Félix Navarro Buitrago
    Mario Piattini Velthuis
    Publisher: Starbook
    The Intelligent Way is the foundation of the Intelligent or Smart City and is usually formed of four layers (physical infrastructure, sensors, nets and services), improving traditional life (originating in the Roman road or way), which serves only as a passing place and does not exhibit any type of 'intelligence'.
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  • Las aves
    The Birds
    Las aves
    Author:
    ANA GERHARD
    Cecilia Varela
    Publisher: EDITORIAL OCÉANO, S.L.
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    Since ancient times birds have fascinated men and caught their imagination. Their singular characteristics have allowed them to represent such diverse concepts as liberty, innocence or peace. One of these peculiarities is that, instead of vocal chords, they have a vocal organ called a syringe. This enables a whole range of birds to sing.
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