FOREIGN RIGHTS CATALOGUE 2013-2014
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Fiction
Non-Fiction
EL CARRER DE L’EMBUT (Funnel St.), Pilar Rahola ............................................................................................................................................... 07
SER DEL BARÇA ÉS (Being Barça), Juanjo González&Eduardo Gonzalo
DUAL (Dual), Caridad Puig ......................................................................................... 08
BREVE HISTORIA DE LA ÉTICA (Brief History of Ethics), Victoria Camps ................................................................................................................................... 30
HÉROES, AVENTUREROS Y COBARDES (Heroes, Adventures and Cowards), Jacinto Antón
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LES OMBRES ERRANTS (Shadows Errant), Ferran Sáez ........................................................................................................................................... 10 PRIMAVERA, ESTIU, ETC (Spring, Summer and so on…), Marta Rojals ........................................................................................................................................... 11 EL SOMNI DE FARRINGDON ROAD (Farringdon Road Dream), Antoni Vives
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LES BANDERES DE L’1 D’ABRIL (The Flag of April 1st), Antoni Vives ............................................................................................................................................13
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ME FALLA LA MEMORIA (My Memory Fails Me), Alvaro Bilbao .......................................................................................................................................... 31 HISTORIAS DE ROMA, HISTORIAS DE LONDRES, HISOTORIAS DE NUEVA YORS, HISTORIAS DEL CALCIO (Historias de Roma, Historias de Londres, Historias de Nueva York, Historias del Calcio), Enric González.................... 32 ESCUCHAR EL PASADO (Listening Of The Past), José Enrique Ruiz-Domènec ....................................................................................... 34 LA VOLTA DELS 25 (Round Trip 25), Marc Serena ................................................................................................................................................. 36 LOS SECRETOS DE PORTUGAL (The Secrets of Portugal), Gabriel Magalhaes
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SI QUAN ET DONEN PER MORT UN DIA TORNES (If They Give You up for Dead, but one Day you Come Back), Llort ............................................................................................................................. 20 QUAN LA NIT MATA EL DIA (When The Night Kills The Day), Agustí Vehí EL CREPUSCLE DELS AFORTUNATS (Dawn Of The Fortunate), Juli Alandes
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UNA BALA PARA EL COMISARIO VALTIERRA (A Bullet for Comissar Valtierra),Sergio Bufano
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CUENTOS CLASICOS (Classical Tales), Various Authors .................................................................................................................................... 42 EL SOMNI DE TÀNGER (Tangier’s Dream), Xavier Vernetta ...................................................................................................................................... 44 TODO EL MUNDO CUENTA (Tales from Every Corner of the Earth), J.M.Hernández Ripoll & Aro Sáinz de la Maza ...................................................................................... 45
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UNA NOVELA DE BARRIO (A Neighbourhood Novel), Francisco González Ledesma ............................................................................ 24
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Children’s Literature
EL CASTILLO DE SAINT-CHARTIER (The Castle at Saint-Chartier), Ivo Fornesa
OBAGA (The Shadt Side), Albert Villaró
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CUENTOS DE HADAS DEL MUNDO (Fairy Tales from All Over the World), Various Authors...................................................................................................................................... 46
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Comic Books
Practical Non-Fiction
SEXORAMA (Sexorama), Manuel Bartual......................................................................................................................................... 48
NUEVA GASTRONOMÍA MACROBIÓTICA (New Macrobiotic Gastronomy), Bernard Benbassat.... 53
GUÍA PARA PADRES DESESPERADAMENTE INEXPERTOS (A Guide for Parents Desperately Inexperienced), Manel Fontdevila.......................................................................... 49
COCINA VEGANA MEDITERRÁNEA (Vegan Mediterranean Cuisine), Laura Kohan ............................ 54 EL NUEVO LIBRO DE LA COCINA NATURAL (The New Book of Natural Cooking), Blanca Herp ............. 55 GUÍA COMPLETA DE ADITIVOS ALIMENTARIOS (Guide to Additives, Coloring Agents and Preservatives), Manuel Nuñez y Claudina Navarro .................................................................. 56 VIVIR SIN TÓXICOS EN EL HOGAR (The Non-Toxic Home), Elisabet Silvestre
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¿HIPERACTIVIDAD Y DÉFICIT DE ATENCIÓN? (Hyperactivity and Attention Deficit), Heike Freire ........... 58 TÉCNICAS DE RELAJACIÓN PARA MOMENTOS DIFÍCILES (Relaxation Techniques for Difficult Moments), Patricia Abella ...................................................................................................................................... 59 EL HUERTO FAMILIAR ECOLÓGICO (How to Grow Vegetables with your family ), Mariano Bueno ....................... 60 REMEDIOS NATURALES PARA EL COLESTEROL / LA DIABETES (Natural remedies), Francesc Fossas....... 62 VOLVER A VIVIR (My Return to Life), Mercè Castro.............................................................................................................................................. 63 CÓMO CURA…(How to Heal…), Various Authors .............................................................................................................................. 64 EL SENTIDO DEL HUMOR (Our Sense of Humour), Eduardo Jáuregui ........................................................................................................................ 66 AMOR Y HUMOR (Love and Humour), Eduardo Jáuregui ...................................................................................................................... 67 NUEVA COLECCIÓN PRACTICA (Solutions in a Nutshell) Various Authors
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Fiction PILAR RAHOLA · Novel
Funnel St. March 2013 · 256 pages
A tribute to the greats of the Republic, the feminism of the 20s and 30s and the cultural effervescence of the time From the point of view of two characters about to sail for Cuba —Miquel, a young man from the fishing village of Cadaqués who is going to work as a foreman, and Montserrat, from an upper middle class Barcelona family—, the author takes us on a stroll through an extraordinary web of relations —labor unionists, politicians, artists, fishermen…— and through some of the key events of the 20s and 30s in Catalonia and Cuba. Rahola recreates a period ranging from the Primo de Rivera dictatorship to the proclamation of the Catalan State by Lluís Companys, the bomb in Barcelona’s Liceu opera house and the outbreak of the Spanish Civil War and the May 1937 Events; as well as life on the effervescent Cuba of sugar plantations, the theater, La Macorina and slavery.
15,000 copies sold.
Using the technique of collage and alternating points of view to portray a kaleidoscopic universe, Pilar Rahola evokes a fascinating world that is crumbling.
Pilar Rahola (Barcelona, 1958) comes from a Republican and anti-Fascist family, and works as a journalist and writer. As a former politician in ERC her areas of interest include women’s rights, international human rights, and animal rights. She has covered the Eritrean-Ethiopian War, the Balkan Wars, the Gulf War, and the fall of the Berlin Wall. Rahola is married and has three children, two of them adopted: one from Barcelona, the other from Siberia.
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Fiction CARIDAD PUIG ﾂｷ Novel
Dual June 2013 ﾂｷ 448 pages
An exciting adventure replete with passion, betrayal and death, in which nothing and no-one are as they seem. The attractive Siamese Moore twins were brought up in the hospital where they were born under the guardianship and patronage of Doctor George Osborn and the maternal care of the wealthy old Italian expatriate, ﾃ］gela Cassiani. Now, to celebrate their graduation from university, the twins take a trip to Rome with the aim of seeing the old country and the hope that the experience will allow them the opportunity to be initiated into adulthood. They are, however, unaware of the fact that from their home turf, a confabulation is being woven with terrorist overtones in which they are a necessary link in the chain, and in which the New York mafia, a ruthless hitman and none other than their beloved benefactor, Doctor George Osborn are participating.
Caridad Puig has 18 unpublished books on the shelf. She began writing at the age of 60, when she gave up men, discotheques and the mundane world. Winner of the international poetry award, Nuove Proposte, she has written historical novels and a biography of Wilfred I, a book that won her the Order of Malta in Paris for its profoundly Europeanist spirit.
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Fiction JACINTO ANTÓN · Novel
Heroes, Adventurers and Cowards March 2013 · 400 pages
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You may or may not read this book, but I’m convinced people will still be reading it in a hundred years. Enric González
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You’ll walk secret passageways in the pyramids, accompany a Nazi in search of the origins of the swastika in Tibet, board the Bounty, visit Lawrence of Arabia’s Wadi Rum, dive into the waters of the Red Sea in search of treasure, climb mountains, listen to the reflections of great travel writers such as Patrick Leigh Fermor, accompany Custer at Little Big Horn, converse with a Hussar officer, enter a German submarine, hear about the horrors of Auschwitz, travel the skies with a pioneer of African aviation, share the melancholy of an elephant… Among so much emotion, there’s even room for a hamster. An enthralling book on adventure in its broadest sense, that covers past and present, the exploration of uncharted territories and the most ferocious battles, the exploits of heroes and villains and in addition, of regular human beings faced with exceptional circumstances.
Jacinto Antón (Barcelona, 1957) contributes to the newspaper El País, the TV channel TVE and Cadena SER radio network. In 2009, he received Spain’s National Award for Cultural Journalism. He has interviewed the most important travel writers, a literary genre that, together with adventure and exploration, dos a great deal to spread information. With RBA he has published Pilotos, caimanes y otras aventuras extraordinarias (Pilots, Crocodiles and other Extraordinary Adventures).
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Fiction FERRAN SÁEZ · Novel
Shadows Errant September 2012 · 224 pages
Two brothers who haven’t seen each other in 34 years, a cynical national poet on his last leg, a heroin survivor and a theoretician of the revolution about to go from theory to action, all of them have one thing in common: they experience a mystery in troubled times. Involved in this x-ray of the late 1970s atmosphere, when Franco’s death was awaited with a mixture of euphoric impatience and fatalist unease, are an enigmatic Belgian priest who has decided to change the course of history, a cash robbery and the assassination of Lieutenant Colonel Juan Solé Duran by a group of amateur, extreme left-wing terrorists.
Llorenç Capdevila
Sáez portrays cosmic weight, the sensation that the soul is rotting in the chest. La Vanguardia
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Prose impregnated with intelligent irony and subliminal lyricism, with an enormous deployment of narrative devices.
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An ironic, brilliant allegory of the Spanish transition beginning with the political assassination of a lieutenant colonel who supports ultra-right-wing groups.
Ferran Sáez Mateu (La Granja d’Escarp, 1964) is a full professor of communication at Ramon Llull University. He has published numerous essays on political thought, two poetry books and some short stories, as well as hundreds of articles warranting prestigious awards. When he plays the viola da gamba, he often feels the brush of errant shadows, who always return.
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Fiction MARTA ROJALS · Novel
Spring, Summer, and so on.... January 2011 · 363 pages · Catalan
Winner of the 2011 Prize Exhaurim-lo! 2011 Recommended by the expert panel of NEW SPANISH BOOKS (www.newspanishbooks.com)
A novel about love, friendship, family, work, lost opportunities and the possibility to find your place in the world.
English extract available 6a Edition!
As every year for All Saints, Èlia returns to her village to make the obligatory visit to the cemetery and spend some time with her father and aunt. This year everything is a bit strange. She is 34 now, her boyfriend just dumped her and the crisis has just noticeably reduced the workload at the architecture firm where she works in Barcelona. The weekend off seems like a good opportunity to think things over and get her life back in order. After having been away for a long time for university studies and work, Èlia feels increasingly at home with her people: her laconic father, her distrustful aunt and the inquisitive yet friendly neighbours. For sometimes we only begin to see and understand things when we stop in our tracks and start looking around us... Narrated in a successions of short brushstrokes and flashbacks, Spring, Summer, and so on… is a tragically comic novel with a touch of the new generation. At the same time the novel catches the spirit and customs of a small Catalan village near the river Ebro.
Marta Rojals was born in La Palma d’Ebre in 1975. She is an architect, writer and translator, and has already won numerous prices for her short stories. This is her first novel.
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Fiction ANTONI VIVES · Historical Fiction
Farringdon Road Dream March 2010 · 480 pages · Catalan
Paul Preston, British Historian
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A great novel that has enriched the live of those us who are lucky enough to have already read it and those who are yet to read it.
Antoni Vives, an author following in the footsteps of Maria Barbal and Emili Teixidor. In the strange atmosphere that envelops Barcelona a few months before the explosion of the Civil War, Pau Capdevila is a young lawyer who frequently helps anarchists to make their run ins with the law easier to bear. He still does not have any political beliefs, and nor does he understand that his naivety could lead to terrible u cconsequences. Convalescent from tuberculosis, he is forced to leave the city just as the war begins, h a moment that will change his life forever.
F Farringdon Road Dream, Antoni Vives’s fictional debut, is a Civil War epic poem, as well as an d aaddictive love story, a story of adventures and aaction, pierced through the violent debates of tthose times. In times of disbelief, we should aallow ourselves to be caught up in the dreams of ffreedom and justice coming from a generation fighting for its beliefs, powerfully described in tthe form of the International Brigade. Without aanachronistic Manichaeism of any kind, Vives cclaims engagement and idealism. For it is not true tthat things cannot be changed.
Antoni Vives (Barcelona, 1965) is an economist, a politician and a writer. He enters the Catalonian Government, as secretary general. He is currently a member of the Council of Barcelona. He’s the autor of Catalunya entre la perplexitat i el somni (2002), El nacionalisme que ve (Premi Octubre d’Assaig 2003), Barcelonies: lletra de batalla per Barcelona (2006) and Per què faig de polític? Carta oberta als meus fills (2007).
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Fiction ANTONI VIVES · Novel
The Flags of April 1st February 2012 · 528 pages · Catalan
After El somni de Farringdon Road (The dream of Farringdon Road, Premi Crexells 2011), Antoni Vives returns with Les banderes de l’1 d’abril (The flags of April 1st). A story that starts the day the Civil War ends, and whose characters are involved in a blood-stained chain of mistakes. Vives tackles the division of Spain in a non-Manichean, fully-nuanced style, to offer a corruption-filled fresco that portrays still ongoing events.
Winner of the 2011 Crexells Prize Shortlisted for the 2010 Amat-Piniella Prize Recommended by the expert panel of NEW SPANISH BOOKS (www.newspanishbooks.com) More detailed abstract available in German
The day the Civil War ends, the day Franco’s army enters Chinchón, gathers three characters who are to cross paths through the next fifteen years: Misericordia, nicknamed the Pasionaria of Chinchón, after the famous communist leader; the idealist Jesús, second lieutenant of the victorious army and a right-wing Falangist, and Julián, head of family in one of the strong houses in the village, who is willing to settle scores for the years of red revolution. Revenges, fears, ambition and ideals are at stake and decide on a new order, which might be new only in appearance. From Castile to Barcelona, from Madrid to Leningrad, following the journey of all three characters, the author draws the portrait of the deep post-war wounds: loneliness and cynicism, the hard road to hope, the triumph of the arrivistes and the inevitable end that always comes to all flags, being so empty, so trifling when years go by.
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OPIUM AND SARDINES • Cesc Martínez • Novel O February 2011 · 197 pages · Catalan Fe
A very personal exploration of the blurred historical memory of the period spanning the Spanish Civil War, the transition to democracy and the present day. Sp When Fabre, a substitute teacher of social studies, finds himself with nothing to do during the hot W summer months, he decides to reconstruct the history of an old black and white photograph he has su found in a book, which shows a group of people in their Sunday best. fo
UNDER THE SKIN • Tània Juste • Novel October 2009 · 272 pages · Catalan
In Barcelona in 1924, the life of a young woman is about to change inexorably. Ever since the death of her father, she and her mother have earned a living as tailors, working from home. But Elizabeth is too young not to rebel against such a life of solitude. She wants to leave home, learn a trade, and soak up the vitality she feels vibrating in the streets of Barcelona. It is a time full of political changes, and in the years leading up to the proclamation of the Second Republic, Elizabeth embarks on her long path of emancipation.
PRINCES • Josep Maria Carandell • Coming of Age Novel PRI September 2009 · 288 pages · Catalan Sept
This edition recovers the only novel by the famous Catalan writer Josep Maria Carandell. Barcelona in the early fifties. Eloi has just arrived in the city from his hometown Reus to study at Barc University of Commerce. Together with his cousin Damià Zapater and his friend Marcel de the U Barbarà B Bar b he starts to explore the city. Eloi is a romantic idealist, young and restless, and searching for a friend, love, his character and destiny.
UNDOING THE NAPKIN’S KNOT • Ramon Erra • Novel March 2008 · 206 pages · Catalan
Winner of the 2008 Salambó Prize • English extract available
Desfent el nus del mocador is a story made up of memories about love, fate, survival and blame. After suffering a traffic accident that disfigures him, an ageing waiter starts writing about the parish church of the roadside bar where he worked all his life.
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THE FIFTH FOLDER • Toni Rodríguez • Novel October 2012 · 352 pages · Catalan
Jordi Martínez is a young journalist specialized in culture that was disciplinarily expelled from the newspaper he was working in, and survives through small research stories that do not happen to be very lucrative. Luckily, he has his own love story with Chantal, the French girl he is living with, and the fraternal support of a brother very much unlike him: all girls turn him on. These characters are well-situated in the current Catalan society, but they have a lot to hide.
A HANDFUL OF WEED • Ricard Biel • Novel October 2012 · 160 pages · Catalan Oc
Se shness, greed, cowardice, obsession, frustration projected into the other… All in all, the daily Selfi human sickness, the unavoidable conflict and its consequences, all that is going to damage victims hu who, often, neither they know they are such. w The singular voice of Ricard Biel is deployed here with full swing, in nine classic tales that become a compact and ambitious compilation, highly literary and profound in surveying characters in the inside –v¬ibrant and tight as the string of a bow. in
WITH THESE EYES OF MINE • Francisco Mondino • Novel August 2012 · 240 pages
This book is a homage to all the women and men who suffered different forms of political repression through the almost endless succession of dictatorial regimes in Argentina. Transcending the limits of space and time, the homage becomes a firm, clear, piercing scream given out from the attachment to the best in the human being, a scream that overcomes the deepest horror and melts into light.
NEVER AGIAN! • Tito Drago • Coming of Age Novel NEV April 2012 · 112 pages
A st story on how people can regain their freedom and reinstate democracy, leaving oppression and barbarity behind. Set in i the Argentina of general Jorge Videla’s dictatorship (1976-1981), this novel narrates the life o a pacifist couple involved in syndicalism: a man and woman who are convinced democrats of and, despite they have never taken up a weapon, end up as victims of what that dictatorial and repressive regime euphemistically called the «war against terrorism». repre
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Crime Fiction IVO FORNESA · Crime Novel
The Castle at Saint-Chartier June 2013 · 336 pages · Catalan
An idyllic village in the deep French countryside proves to be a hotbed of dark, hidden passions and abundant surprises.
During the housewarming party for the recently restored Saint-Chartier Castle, the new owner, Argentine of Irish descent whose mysterious an Arge fortune seems to have been made in exotic places, is found dead in strange circumstances and a newcomer to the town, Laurent de Rodergues, is newcom the main suspect. For lack of proof, the gendarmes end up classifying the death as an accident progressively discovers facts and but Laurent Lau situations leading him to believe that his death was situation accident, which impels him to investigate… no accid combination of intrigue and palace luxury The com sweeping up the protagonists will hook you from sweepin cover to cover.
Ivo Fornesa (Barcelona, 1959) has received three awards from the Chinese government, among them the Friendship Award, which has only been given to two Spaniards to date. He has lived and worked in Egypt, Israel, Syria, Chile, Argentina, Peru, Mexico, Burma, Thailand and China.
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Crime Fiction LLORT · Crime Novel
If They Give You Up for Dead, But One Day You Come Back July 2012 · 224 pages · Catalan
This novel has the bare, indisputable effect of a tequila shot. Or a punch.
The bell rings. Which feelings stir inside the mother when she opens the door and recognises her son, the one who disappeared years ago? How does she react, since he will not tell her where he has been, or with whom? Since he will not say a word about what happened. Why Agustí has been fourteen years and a half missing? And why has he come back? And, missi mostly, why is he forced to remain silent about mostl it? Llort sets a puzzle with the background of a painful walk through darkness. The journey painf that goes from innocence to maturity, with stops in lies, self-improvement, violence, redemption, doubt, guilt, waits and ever present redem love and a death. story that mingles different pasts A relentless rel with one present. But, among the cracks of mystery, there is still room for lyricism, dry myste deliveries, non-clichéd images and highlydelive tuned dialogue.
Lluís Llort signs his novels only as Llort and some works as Lewis York. He started working for the newspaper Avui in 1986, and he still works there, despite the paper press being in its death throes, and the never-ending rotation of area, partners, editors, owners, titles… He has published hundreds of articles, six novels and eight children’s books.
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Crime Fiction AGUSTÍ VEHÍ · Crime Novel
When the Night Kills the Day December 2011 · 224 pages · Catalan
Apart from being a superb thriller, this book offers a parable on the complexity of morality and the human condition.
Winner of the 4th Crims de Tinta Crime Novel Prize Juan Antonio Hinojosa, a local representative of the Falange, Franco’s right-wing political arm, appears dead in his bed one night in March 1958. Someone has stuck a heavy wooden cross to his skull and tied a metal belt around the neck of the half naked body. In order to avoid the government in Madrid insists a scandal sca on aan informal and discreet investigation. Consequently, Inspector Iríbar, of the crime Cons investigation department and Inspector Lopera, invest from the secret police, have different opinions about the case. While the first seeks to discover identity of the killer, the second tries to the id sabotage the investigation with unprecedented sabot arrogance. Are they faced with a political case, arrog a crime crim of passion or revenge? With Hinojosa’s background, anything is possible. backg With his naturalistic style, humour and a touch of everyday realism, as well as his deep understanding of the time period and the under workings of Franco’s police, Augustí Vehí has worki created a twisted crime novel that has earned create him the t 4th Crims de Tinta Crime Novel Prize.
Agustí Vehí (Figueres, 1958) has a Ph.D. in history and works as an inspector in the local police force of Figueres, where the novel is set. He is also lecturer in Prevention and Safety at the Autonomous University of Barcelona (UAB).
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Crime Fiction JULI ALANDES · Crime Novel
Dawn of the Fortunate May 2010 · 192 pages · Catalan
Discover a new Catalan voice obsessed with crime. Shortlisted for the 2nd Crims de Tinta Crime Novel Prize English extract available
A classic crime novel with all the ingredients of the genre, a red-hot topic and an unassuming antihero with irresistible charm. Miquel O’Malley, son of an Irish father and a Catalan mother, is a local police inspector and passionate reader of crime novels. Though p currently on sick leave because of depression, currentl colleagues encourage him to return to his his colle childhood home in Valencia to take up a very childhoo special case c of real estate speculation. Assuming the identity of a special agent for Assumin environmental issues, O’Malley arrives at the small environm where three dead bodies have shown town Bellvig, Be local authority, an employee of a brothel up: a lo and a sstreet prostitute. At first sight everything indicates that the murdered people were victims indicate of a crime crim of passion, but with the help of Mat, a O’Malley unravels a whole world local journalist, jou secrets and interconnections. of secret
Juli Alandes is a native of Valencia. Among other things more or less confessionable, he works as a secondary school teacher and spends his free time writing. Currently he is working on his next novel.
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Crime Fiction ALBERT VILLARÓ · Crime Novel
The Shady Side January 2013 · 160 pages
An emblematic novel: fresh, agile and full of humor, you’ll read it in one go. Now adapted as a play in Spain! French translation rights sold to Tinta Blava Publishing House, France.
In Llobarca, a small Pyrenean village close to the border with France, there aren’t many houses still inhabited, and those that are, are at odds with one another. There doesn’t seem to be much life beyond rural tourism. Tomàs is immersed in the boring routine of everyday life; he doesn’t know what to do with his life, which is oscillating between ruin and temptations. Until the night he hears cars along the Tuta dirt road. Almost by accident and forced by circumstances, Tomàs ends up forgetting about cows for a few days and embarking on a his co new sstage in his life, dealing with major-league corrupt border guards and nosey traffickers, c journalists to save the woman he loves —and journ who, unfortunately, is not his girlfriend...— and incidentally clearing up a case that has brought incide village too much bad blood. the vi
Among other works, Albert Villaró (Andorra, 1964) has published a number of novels, a book of short stories translated into Spanish and Italian, and a whole slew of newspaper and magazine articles. Just to cover all bases, he’s also written an opera libretto, for which the composer Sergio Rendine created the music.
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Crime Fiction FRANCISCO GONZÁLEZ LEDESMA · Crime Novel
A Neighbourhood Novel October 2007 · 304 pages
More detailed English resume available A neighbourhood Novel is a story of revenge. After robbing a bank in the seventies, two thieves kill a hostage, a young boy, as they flee. The novel begins in present-day Barcelona, when one of the robbers, Omedes, is murdered. Knowing he will be targeted next, the other thief, Erasmus Leónidas Pérez, tries to get ahead of the game by murdering the man who must surely be the avenger: David Miralles, the father of the boy killed during the bank robbery. “is unleashes an inexorable spiral of violence. Méndez, a one-of-a-kind, semiretired cop employing rather unorthodox methods, intervenes decisively to solve the case.
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Once we reach the last page, we know two things: first, that Una novela de barrio is a simple story, like all great stories, and second, that we have just read a classic of the genre.
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Winner of the 2007 International Crime Fiction award
Narrated in a concise, agile, and fluid style, and featuring an ample display of resources, particularly a cauterizing humour, this is a brilliantly written crime novel with all of the ingredients of that genre. “rough the use of short sentences and Swiss paragraph changes, effective dialogue and highly accurate descriptions, the author immerses us, brushstroke by brushstroke, in a solid, wellrounded plot that grabs the reader on page one and never lets up.
Francisco González Ledesma was born in Barcelona in 1927. He began writing at the age of twelve and is now one of the best known crime novel authors in Spain. He has twice received the Mystère Award for the best foreign novel published in France, for La Dama de Cachemira (1989) and Cinco mujeres y media (2007). He has also received plenty of recognition for his work as a lawyer and a journalist.
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Crime Fiction
THE STORY OF GOD IN A CORNER September 2010 · 384 pages
Sold to Italy, Portugal, Germany and France What could have convinced old Méndez to leave Barcelona’s medieval walls behind and travel to the Nile with a colt older than him in his hands? What could provoke such a fury in this policeman for whom cynicism is a virtue? From Barcelona’s underworld to Cairo’s necropolis via Madrid’s elegant neighbourhood, Méndez will search breathlessly for the missing clue for what he has been suspecting for a long time: the world absolutely deserves its bad reputation, and virtue is never found where you think it should be. A history of murderers, perversion, children and innocence, a story of old men that do not accept what they had to see and live through.
THE CASHMERE LADY October 2009 · 256 pages
Sold to Italy, Portugal, Germany and France The most mo famous policeman in the Spanish underworld is chasing a wheelchair through the of Barcelona. From that chair a crime has been committed. And Méndez thinks dirty streets str knows who is sitting on it. he know Winner of the Mystére Prize for the best crime novel published in 1986 in France, The Cashmere Lady is the irrefutable proof that for Méndez, even though twenty five years have Cashme Cas h passed, p pas pa sed, time is just an inappropriate coincidence: his novels, just like him, do not grow old.
ABOUT INSPECTOR MÉNDEZ Inspector Méndez is a man who acts against the current and does not believe in the law or the goodness of all beings, but does believe in justice, and remains a humanist. Méndez, along with the city of Barcelona and the changes that take place there throughout his career as a policeman, viewed through his own memory and that of the characters encountered throughout the series, constitute the center of what could be considered a poetic, rather than solely thematic, work. Méndez is street-wise, expert, ironic and disbelieving, a man who has seen it all, and lives with one foot in the past and the other in the present. He is the philosopher who knows that he has no future, and that his world, the only world he knows, is doomed, perhaps fortunately, to disappear. The cashmere lady and The Story of God in a corner were first published in 1986 and 1991 respectively.
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Crime Fiction SERGIO BUFANO · Crime Novel
A Bullet for Comissar Valtierra April 2012 · 144 pages
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“Socialism is not a religion, despite having many worshippers. If the mistakes made in its name are not acknowledged, we will not be able to advance in the necessary reflection about the relation between violence and politics”. - Sergio Bufano Comissar Valtierra is the nostalgic and tangoloving chief of the Political Section in the Buenos Aires police department, and has his hands covered with blood. For all the tortures and murders in which he has participated, a revolutionary group has condemned him to death, and he must be executed to avenge their comrades. Among the members of the organisation there is El Inglesito (The Little Englishman), an idealist university student from the provinces who will be participating in an execution for the first time. His revolutionary decisiveness will nonetheless clash with his personal scruples, his fears and the uncertainty before the option of killing a man. A crime, political and also ethically disturbing novel. It is a deep reflection on justice, forgiveness, guilt, punishment and all the suffering of Argentina through the turbulent 20th century.
Sergio Bufano (1943) is a journalist and writer from Argentina. A left-wing political activist, he was persecuted during the 1970s by the military dictatorship of general Videla and was forced to exile to Mexico, where he continued his journalistic career as editor of various publishing companies, and contributor to graphic media. He is the author of Cuentos de la guerra sucia (Tales of a dirty war), for which he was awarded the Premio Nacional de Bellas Artes de México. He currently codirects a publishing imprint devoted to political and social essays, besides writing for several media.
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JUANJO GONZÁLEZ & EDUARDO GONZALO
Being Barça January 2013 · 554 pages
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A unique, visual and gripping tale about the philosophy of a club that has become a worldwide phenomenon and an intimate look at how the club operates from within.
FC Barcelo Barcelona is much more than just a football club. It is tthe personal identity of the Catalan their pride and glory, and a symbol for people, the progressivism and rebellion. During Franco’s progressivis oppression the relation between supporters and closer as the club was more the team became b and more aassociated with Catalan nationalism. narrative perfectly captures the essence This narrat of a club ffragmented by history, language and failing to inform on a neutral politics, without wi basis. Unique Uniq among the world’s biggest clubs, FC Barcelona Barcelo has stayed true to its origins as institution. It is effectively a a quasidemocratic quasidem club, made up of the 170,000 private members mem supporters whose subscriptions bankroll the team, but a sense of ownership extends across Being a Barça fan is an attitude, Catalonia itself. it philosophy that affects every day life. At the a philosoph heart of the book is the struggle for this unique identity to survive the commercial colonization id off the spor sport: an essential and revealing portrait o for anyone with even the most remote interest in football and its values.
Juan José Gonzalez Lamua is a renowned sports journalist who has worked with players, coaches and assistants at FC Barcelona for the past decade. When he is not on a football pitch he can be found writing about football together with co-author Eduardo Gonzalo Navarro.
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Non-Fiction VICTORIA CAMPS
Brief History of Ethics February 2013 路 432 pages
NATIONAL ESSAY AWARD OF SPAIN 2012 10,000 copies sold The fundamental questions of ethics have not changed a great deal: What is good? Who defines it? Is there a rational foundation for distinguishing between good and evil? Can there be a universal ethic? Should there be one? What has changed is how we approach and answer them. For those interested in learning about the genesis of ethic philosophy, this concise history will help you understand without great difficulty how and why we have accepted the moral convictions we have, and that there are major questions that have been asked throughout history.
Victoria Camps is Professor Emeritus of Moral Philosophy and Politics at the Autonomous University of Barcelona. She has been an independent senator for the Socialist Party, member of the Catalan Audiovisual Council and chairperson of the Bioethics Committee of Spain.
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Non-Fiction ÁLVARO BILBAO
My Memory Fails Me September 2012
· 272 pages · Catalan
A practical guide for people concerned about their memory
“Have you ever had the uncomfortable experience of having a word at the tip of your tongue? Have you suddenly found yourself in a room in your house without knowing what you went there for? At least 4 out of 10 adults are worried about their memory. Neuropsychologist Álvaro Bilbao explains in a concise and entertaining manner the brain and memory works and when its how th failures can indicate the preamble to neurological disease. His experience rehabilitating people disease is patent in his useful strategies with amnesia a exercising your memory on a daily basis. As for exe you will wi discover, beyond crossword puzzles and sudokus, there is evidence that certain foods, sudoku habits and lifestyles can help you enjoy excellent Cerebral Health throughout your life. Cerebr
Álvaro Bilbao (Bilbao, 1976) specializes in the differential diagnosis of memory problems and in researching different neurodegenerative disorders. Since 2001, he works at the Centro Estatal de Atención al Daño Cerebral (State Centre for Treating Cerebral Damage), collaborates with the World Health Organization and is a member of the American Association for the Advancement of Science.
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Enric González
José Saramago
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I did not know Enric González until I read New York Stories. The word ‘striking’ is no exaggeration: few books have given me such satisfaction as this one.
More than 45,000 copies sold Rights sold to Portugal (Tinta da China) Top Ten of Portugal’s bestseller list
TH PRESS ON ENRIC GONZÁLEZ THE The reader gets hypnotized by Enric Go González’s style, and without noticing it one will learn about another culture while hav having a lot of fun. Sergi Pàmies, El País Wr Written to be reread right after finishing it. E. R Rodríguez Marchante, ABC Wit a correspondent who writes so briskly With and graceful about the city, plenty of rea readers will feel the need to visit it. Joan de Sag Sagarra, La Vanguardia
Enric González (Barcelona 1959) is a journalist, working as a correspondent for El País from London, Paris, New York and Washington. He currently lives in the Middle East where he is covering the Arab revolutions.
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ROME STORIES RO May 2010 · 144 pages
They say Rome is the Eternal City. Time passes slowly through its streets, it is chaotic and paused, full of melancholy. The book presents a peculiar, and personal, vision of Rome: its cats, Caravaggio’s paintings, John Keats’s grave, bureaucracy, the best pizzeria in town and the most sublime coffee pain you can have, Aldo Moro’s body and the Pope, Berlusconi and Saint Peter’s dome, and much, much more. m or Everything Enric González has seen and thought should be seen by us, too, is in this book.
LONDON STORIES March 2010 · 175 pages
The author loved London long before he got to know it, but journalism and some unexpected circumstances allowed him to actually move to the city, where he met many interesting people and got to know the hidden corners of this wonderful place: the narrow streets of Whitechapel, the old football stadiums, the underground tunnels... This personal guide was written when the author was already living in another city, implicating a certain dose of nostalgia, timidly wrapped up inirony, there were other cities and other passions in the years after, but there is no love like the first one. And there is no city like London.
NEW YORK STORIES February 2010 · 144 pages Febru
Some knowledge is totally unnecessary. One can live happily without ever knowing which gruesome incident happened on the Chrysler building, why the Yankees are New York’s major team, what the link is between Saudi Arabia and Brooklyn Beer, why the fat of US meat is yellow that that ffound in Europe, in which bar Dylan Thomas drank his last whiskey or where you can taste the best b hamburger in Manhattan. N York Stories tells us about all of this: about a roaring and wonderful city, about a black day in New Septe September, about a group of people and about three unforgettable friends…
CALCIO STORIES June 2010 · 256 pages · Rights sold to Italy (Aísara)
It is impossible to talk about Italy without talking about football. Italians consider themselves to be the founders of this sport, that they call “kick”. Politics, economy and social life, everything depends (and not only metaphorically) on football. Calcio implies violence, passion, tricks and money, but it is also a complex mechanism of symbols, a social code, a way through which a historic country like Italy expresses its wisdom.
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Non-Fiction JOSÉ ENRIQUE RUIZ-DOMENÈC
Listening to the Past August 2012 · 224 pages
An essay on music and history written by someone who is convinced that Europe will be whatever its music is. After the critical success of Europa, las claves de su historia (Europe, the keys to its history), José Enrique Ruiz-Domènec has written a book on classical music which brims with originality.
Profound without being obscure; rigorous but agile, full of suggestions and winks to the intelligence of the reader.
Organized in nine sessions, the book draws a trajectory through the history of music in the last eight hundred years; a trip where music provides access to an interesting range of topics: from culture to politics, through economy and the events in the lives of some singular characters, always willing to listen to the past: How did polyphony affect the Gothic period? Why was Purcell witness to the Glorious Revolution of 1688? Did Bach consider the attempt of exile of Frederick the Great when composing some violin pieces? What did Berlioz intend by adding music to the Three Glorious Days in 1830? What did the escape of Brahms to Vienna meant, disillusioned as he was with the German ideals that had fascinated Wagner?
José Enrique Ruiz-Domènec was born in Granada. He is a professor of Medieval History and the Director of the Institute for Medieval Studies at the Autonomous University of Barcelona, a full member of the Real Academia de Buenas Letras, a scriptwriter, director of television documentaries and a contributor to the literary supplement of La Vanguardia in Barcelona. His previous books have been translated into Italian and Catalan.
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THE IS ISLAMIC REPUBLIC OF SPAIN · Pilar Rahola June 2011 201 · 280 pages
This boo book is not about a clash of civilizations, but aims to mediate between civilization and barbarism. And if barbar barbarism includes all those who use religion and God to justify hatred, slavery, bigotry and terrorism, civilization civilizati includes all those who fight for freedom.
WARRIORS OF THE KEYBOARD · Lali Sandiumenge September 2012 · 192 pages
After a long research, this book studies the role of Internet to promote freedom of speech and the democratic fight in the Arab world, but mostly it explains in a journalistic report the thrilling story of a group of boys and girls who benefit.
JOURNALISM IN THE HEART OF THE JIHAD · Marc Marginedas JOURN June 2012 · 256 pages
From the Civil War that covered Algeria with blood in the 1990s to the uprising of the Syrian Revolution against president Bashar al-Assad in 2011, reporter Marginedas revives, in his first Revolutio book and using the formula of the short story, the most transcending moments lived in fifteen years experience. yyea ears of professional p
THE NECESSARY LEFT · Josep Ramoneda oneda September 2012 · 256 6 pages
This book is an invitation to react to the triumph of money and arrogance. Being welll inside the economic, political, social, cultural and moral crisis, without seeing the light at the end of the tunnel, it seems as if there are no alternatives but to comply with the austerity rity and deregulation recipes imposed by the European elites. But the author claims there actually lly is an alternative. Or at least, there should be. Because democracy cannot exist without alternatives. natives.
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Non-Fiction MARC SERENA
Round Trip 25 · 288 pages · Catalan
Sold to China, Taiwan, Hong Kong, Macao and Korea. English extract available When Marc Serena was 25 he was saving money to buy a car but then changed his mind and decided to spend it on a multicultural trip in order to spend time with other people of his own age. His aim was to see first-hand the present and future of 25 countries through the eyes and perspectives of the locals, to discover which things he had in common with them, how they lived, what problems worried them… As a result, he travelled from Africa to Asia and Australia and all over the globe, looking for 25 different stories from the people aged 25 he met on his trip.
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His blog www.lavueltadelos25.com won the LONELY PLANET Travel Blogger Award in nonEnglish language in 2009.
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Each chapter begins with the name of the person, job, city, country and the date on which the author visited it. The way he met each of the 25 people was completely different: some meetings were arranged, others took place by chance. “Each country was completely different. What I had learnt from the previous country didn’t serve me for the next one, so every time I crossed a border it was a totally new experience and I had to start from the beginning,” he stated in an interview.
Marc Serena was born in Manresa in 1983. As a journalist he cooperates with radio stations (Catalunya Radio, RAC1, Radio Bélgica…), television (TVE-1. Canal 33, BTV…) and newspapers (Avui, El Periódico, Público…) on a daily basis.
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GABRIEL MAGALHÃES
The Secrets of Portugal October 2012 · 192 pages
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One of the most skillful portraits written about Portugal – ever!
Gabriel Magalhães reveals the secrets of Portugal: its major lines of history, the fundamental features of its culture, the codes and manners of its people.
At a time when the world has become a smaller place, this book offers us an unprejudiced, insider’s view of our neighbors. The reader is inside invited to stand on that forgotten balcony of invite which is Portugal and contemplate our house h we share and the world around us the peninsula p from a new, surprising perspective. Portugal has given the world such authors as Eça de Queirós, Camões, Pessoa and Saramago. It is the cradle of Camõ fado and of polemic football stars. At the same time, it is now a State with a fragile economy has required a financial bailout. This book that h provides a good basis for understanding today’s provi Portugal. Portu
Gabriel Magalhães is a Doctor of Hispanic and Portuguese Philology (PhD) who combines teaching literature and doing research with writing. In addition to contributing assiduously to the newspaper La Vanguardia, he has also published a number of essays and works of fiction.
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TAMARA, LAURA, TANIA · Gustavo Rodríguez Ostria TAMAR March 2011 20 · 448 pages
On Augu August 31st, 1967, a bullet hit the body of Laura Gutiérrez Bauer, better known as Tania, the only woman in Che Guevara’s expedition to Bolivia. Who was she really? Tamara, Laura, or Tania? One, or all three of them?
TATI ALLENDE · Margarita Espuña June 2010 · 224 pages
In novelistic episodes based on the limited documentation existing, Margarita Espuña recreates a brilliant and exciting biography of a brave and honest woman who became a victim of the troubled history of Latin America in the second half twentieth century.
MY IDEA ID OF EUROPE · Felipe González October 2010 · 240 pages Octobe
A stron strong promoter of the European Union, Felipe González reflects on Europe’s past, present Though not always without controversy, his witty way of writing avoids clichés and future. fut gives us an insightful glance into possible ways to shape this still unfinished dream we aand nd giv Europe. call Eu
ENTRE LA MENTIRA Y EL OLVIDO · Francesc-Marc Alavaro June 2010 · 224 pages
Every memory is a subtle elaboration, very fragile and complex. It is a combination of what is remembered and what is forgotten, where we feel the impact of the traumas we live and also of the lies, the disfi gurement and the propaganda. We are memory or we are not. As a traveller who will not resign to choose between nostalgia and indiff erence, the author questions himself about the value of our recent past considering how our current world enthrones what is ephemeral. 38 / Non-Fiction
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HISTORY OH THE ANARCHISTIC MOVEMENT IN SPAIN · Josep Termes HISTOR june 201 2011 · 720 pages
In a century cent marked by revolutionary ideas and political confrontation, anarchism has not been spared persecution, separatism and violence. This meticulously researched document sheds light impartially persecut on the rise ri and fall of anarchism in Spain, which passed from being an anarchist stronghold in the XIX century cen ntur t y to a gradual decline in the post-Franco era.
THE ROSE OF FIRE · Joaquín Romero Maura June 2012 · 752 pages
Between 1898 and 1909, a series of events happened in Barcelona, the centre of the political, olitical, social and economic Spanish life, which had repercussions throughout the country: the he raise of the working class meant the creation of the first modern party of their kind in Spain; terrorism imposed as a daily reality; anarchism became organized; a general strike took k place, and finally, the Tragic Week.
SPAIN, A NEW HISTORY SPAIN November 2009 · 1152 pages Novem
A fascinating fascin tale of Spain’s historic reality. An enth enthusiastic and critical analysis of Spanish history, essential for anyone who wants to understand the current state of affairs in Spain. tan ta and th
riarte EXPLAINING THE END OF ETA · Teo Uriarte June 2012 · 752 pages
Th e commotion that terrorism causes in society not only makes it into an instrument in the hands of its perpetrators, but many times it is also manipulated for the benefi t of those se in power and those managing media. Th e long history of ETA can be explained by the support of many Basque citizens, but also by how it has been exploited by political parties A complex an contradictory frame that is no longer so when conducting a serene analysis alysis of the keys that, to the surprise of some, are in full view of everyone. 39 / Non-Fiction
Children’s Literature VARIOUS AUTHORS
Classical Tales French Rights sold to Canada
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An updated collection of fairy tales from a wide array of classical works make a delightful collection of immortal tales which were passed down from generation to generation. Perfect for parents and children to read together. The following beautifully illustrated stories are included:
DREAMFUL FAIRY TALES · Illustrations by Macus Romero October 2010 · 92 pages
Peter and the Wolf / Thumbling / Sinbad the Sailor / The Tortoise and the Hare / The Magic Grinder / Rumpelstiltskin / The Nightingale / The Shoemaker and the Elves / The Town Mouse and the City Mouse / The Beanstalk / The Twelve Dancing Princesses / The Ant and the Grasshopper / The Shepherdess and the Chimney Sweep.
UNFORGETTABLE FAIRY TALES · Illustrations by María Jesús Álvarez October 2009 · 92 pages
Beauty and the Beast / Little Thumb / Rapunzel / The Ugly Duckling / The Musicians of Bremen / Fairies / The Seven Billy Goats and the Wolf / Donkeyskin / The Snow Queen / The Brave Little Tailor / The Little Mermaid / The Emperor’s New Clothes / Ali Baba and the Forty Thieves / The Steadfast Tin Soldier.
EVERLASTING FAIRY TALES · Illustrations by Marta Chicote October 2008 · 92 pages
The Princess and the Pea / Hansel and Gretel / Snow White / Aladdin and the Magic Lamp / The Pied Piper of Hamelin / Sleeping Beauty / Little Red Riding Hood / Puss in Boots / The Milkmaid / Cinderella / Three Little Pigs / The Story of the Three Bears.
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XAVIER VERNETTA · Children Age 11+
Tangier’s Dream May 2011 · 96 pages · Catalan
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English extract available Rights sold to the Basque Country (Elkar) A boat with twelve Moroccan immigrants reaches the Andalusian coast. Just arriving, they are caught by the Spanish police, all but one: Akram, who is i able to hide from the police and set out for Paris, where his uncle lives and works. “us begins Akram’s journey to the city of his dreams. He will Akram meet people that will help him, but nothing will easy: xenophobia, anguish, danger, hunger be ea and ffear are travel companions that are very cult to bear. difficu
Xavier Vernetta was born in Barcelona in 1956. He is a popular author of more than 15 novels, plays and short stories. The Man with the White Jaguar and It will be Night are also available at RBA. In 2003 he received the Fiction Prize by the Fundació Enciclopèdia Catalana.
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M. HERNÁNDEZ & ARO SÁINZ DE LA MAZA · Children aged 1-100
Tales from Every Corner of the Earth October 2008 · 480 pages
Legends, fables, extraordinary happenings, beautiful princesses and princes, ugly ogres, animals large and small, fearless children who become involved in the most fabulous and crazy adventures, and much more. Tales from Every Corner of the Earth is a book to return to a world of illusion. These children’s stories originate from other cultures with a rich oral tradition, a collection of over 50 fantastic tales from around the world:
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Stories from different corners of the world told by their people.
Ukraine, Panama, Algeria, Armenia, Serbia, Seychelles, Austria, Honduras, Vietnam, Finland, Nigeria, Australia, Cyprus, Malaysia, Guatemala, Moldova, Syria, Nicaragua, Mauritius, Netherlands, South Korea, Togo, Portugal, Indonesia…
The authors, Josep María Hernández Ripoll and Aro Sáinz de la Maza have travelled around the world in order to collect the stories in person. Each storyteller is presented at the end of the chapter.
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ILLUSTRATED BY SARA MANZANO · Children Age 1-100
Fairy Tales from All Over the World March 2010 · 350 pages
Many of today’s fairy tales have evolved from centuries-old stories that have appeared, with variations, in multiple cultures around the world. They typically feature folkloric characters, such as fairies, goblins, elves, trolls, dwarves, giants or gnomes.
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The multicultural quality of fairy tales teaches children that people all over the world share many of the same values and concerns.
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Did you know that only a small number of fairy tales actually refer to fairies?
This book shares fairy tales from different countries and cultures all over the world. The stories, some of which are well-known and others less familiar, reflect the huge wealth and diversity of fables and fairy tales. Lovingly illustrated, they lead us into a world full of adventure and wisdom.
Sara Manzano is a freelance illustrator who creates her images with the help of a pencil and photoshop. She is open to all styles and particulary likes strange animals, fantastic creatures, anatomy sketches and manga. www.saramanzano.com
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Comic Books MANUEL BARTUAL · Comic
Sexorama April 2011 · 96 p pages g
Sold to France (Fluide Glacial) and Italy (Linus) An illustration of just how real and ridiculous love can be A witty but sinful dissection of the world of sex and relationships. One-night stands, auto fellatio, infidelity, threesomes, erections, pillow talk, sex at work or f*** records are only some of the many issues discussed in this book. Charming and explicit!
Manuel Bartual has two arms, two legs, two hands, two feet and a lot of fingers. However, he only has one head, though he would need more because he not only writes comic books, draws cartoons and runs a magazine but also collects Hulk dolls and joins all the social networks he comes across.
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Comic Books MANEL FONTDEVILA 路 Comic
A Guide for Desperately Inexperienced Parents April 2008 路 128 pages
We are home. Now what? Many couples think that making babies is like making a cup of tea. Curiously, unlike with tea, the preparation and maintenance of babies is surrounded by a thousand theories and conventions, which are often contradictory (if not downright absurd), whose only function seems to be bullying parents and forcing them to buy guides like this.
WE ARE PARENTS, NOT PERSONS 路 March 2010 路 96 pages After the success of A Guide for Desperately Inexperienced Parents here is the long-awaited sequel! long-
Manel Fontdevila works for the satirical magazine El Jueves and has drawn 7 books full of comic strips about The Couple, which have won numerous prizes over the last 10 years.
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BERNARD BENBASSAT · Natural Health
New Macrobiotic Gastronomy January 2013 · 256 pages
An excellent explanation of the principles of macrobiotic cuisine, its effects on the body’s energy, its scientific foundations and its relation to individual health and the health of the planet.
With 50 delicious, creative recipes by an international chef.
The macrobiotic approach is structured around balance, from which it derives its philosophy of life and food, in which “being” and “eating” are very closely related. Chef Bernard Benbassat does away with the myth that a macrobiotic diet is boring and that it sacrifices flavors and pleasure to the benefit of health and proves to us that the art of fine cooking is not at odds with nutritional value, for he associates the macrobiotic food concept with the pleasure of eating in all senses. Written in a clear, simple style, this book is not only a door to the macrobiotic universe, but also your ticket to haute cuisine.
Bernard Benbassat is a prestigious chef and instructor who works in France, Spain, Portugal and Morocco. He has worked with the most reputable chefs and at restaurants distinguished by the Michelin Guide. He understands cuisine as a way of eating coherently, in harmony with nature and oneself, the environment, local culture, raw materials and society.
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LAURA KOHAN · Natural Health
Vegan Mediterranean Cuisine June 2013 · 160 pages
Includes tables of nutritional values and the seasons of fruit and vegetables.
Is it possible to have a healthy diet on the long term if you only eat vegetables? Over the past few years, veganism has gradually gained adepts and has become more and more common. This book offers all the information you need, whether you’re just starting on this diet or have been practicing it for years, from tips for following a balanced vegan diet to information on produce seasons and the informati best places tto find certain foods. The recipes suggested ar are a feast for anyone interested in eating healthy, health fresh, tasty and surprising foods. Laura Kohan Koha specializes in nutrition and alternative cuisine and in promoting organic c food. She has h worked as a chef in different countries and contributed to the natural health magazine In Integral for 6 years, as well as other publications. In addition, she has written three organic and vegetarian cookbooks and is currently a n nutrition coach (she retrains people to lose their bad eating habits) and health-food cuisine instru instructor.
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BLANCA HERP · Natural Cooking
The New Book on Natural Cooking October 2012 · 336 pages
The vegetarian diet has been expanded with new foods, cooking techniques and recipes that make it appropriate for everyone and attractive to any palate. This book brings you the latest information and innovations in the field, updating the pioneering work on vegetarian cuisine in our country to create a new classic for the 21st century. An essential book for enjoying vegetarianism at home.
Vegetarian cuisine made simple! An easy, delicious vegetarian recipes for day-to-day cuisine.
• Contains over 240 recipes and color photographs • New ingredients and superfoods • Utensils and ecological materials • The healthiest culinary techniques • How to create balanced meals • Recipes for daily meals and for eating on the go • Recipes for refreshing drinks
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MANUEL NÚÑEZ - CLAUDINA NAVARRO · Natural Health
Guide to Additives, Coloring Agents and Preservatives September 2013 · 208 pages
It is not just about knowing what’s in your food, it’s about knowing what it does and how it can affect you that matters most.
The food industry uses hundreds of additives to modify the color, odor, flavor and texture of foods as well as to preserve them longer. They usually appear in the list of ingredients as an “E number” that the health authorities consider safe. Nonetheless, some additives that were authorized several years ago are now banned. The sluggishness of the health system bureaucracy combined with the power of the food industry can allow dozens th of additives that will probably be banned on the medium or long term to continue to be “tranquilly” me consumed for years. This guide is designed to let co you know what you are really eating and above all, yo it provides trustworthy, independent and up-todate information on certain questionable additives. da With a list of specific additives that should be W avoided at all times, the ones that should be avoided av whenever possible and those that are allowed in wh ecological foods. ec Manuel Núñez and Claudina Navarro are jourM nalists specializing in natural foods, natural therana pies pie and ecology. They have collaborated with the natural health magazine Integral for 15 years and na are part of the advisory board of Cuerpomente natural health magazine. na
NEW GUIDE G TO THE COMPOSITION OF FOODS September 2012 · 176 pages Septemb
Knowin the nutritional composition of different foods is essential for planning Knowing healthy, balanced diet. In this guide you will find: Nutritional guidelines for a a health complete and healthy egg-lactic-vegetarian diet according to the needs of men, complet women and children; The composition of today’s most commonly consumed foods; food fo ods;; IInnovative, indispensables nutritional factors such as the biological quaantioxidant potential, glycemic load and glycemic index, and lityy of lity li of proteins, p quantities q uantiti of soluble and insoluble fiber. 56 / Practical Non-Fiction
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ELISABET SILVESTRE · Natural Health
The Non-Toxic Home May 2012 · 176 pages
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Most people have some practical concerns about living without toxic chemicals. Just how much of a change is it going to be? Does living this way take more time? Is it more expensive? How do I begin? My answers to these legitimate questions follow. But basically, I suggest you just jump in and try it.
Every day there are more and more studies and evidence demonstrating that the place where we live plays a relevant role in our health. Biological, chemical and physical factors can be behind conditions or disorders such as headaches, allergies, chronic fatigue, conjunctivitis, dermatitis, respiratory problems or digestive disorders. The author suggests life without toxic substances, offering a broad repertoire of healthier options and teaching you how to identify factors that foster wellbeing in the home, introduce them into your daily routine –eliminating potential risk factors– and turn your house into a healthy home. A very practical reference and instructional guide.
Elisabet Silvestre is a Doctor in Biology and advisor on criteria for the design and construction of healthy spaces to architects and interior designers carrying out eco home or green building projects. She also teaches various master’s and post-graduate courses and collaborates on habitat-related health issues in science magazines.
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HEIKE FREIRE · Natural Health
Hyperactivity and Attention Deficit? September 2013 · 192 pages
A new approach to a polemic topic
This is not just another book on ADHD (Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorders): it does not offer magic formulae to get children to adapt and behave better, nor does it instantly assume that the children are doing something “wrong”, because they have a genetic defect. Using a truly preventive approach focusing on fostering health and adopting perspective, the author a multidisciplinary multidisc completely cchallenges conventional approaches questions to what point the disorder can be and question considered a childhood disease or whether it is the result of the unhealthy living conditions imposed by modern society. presents a series of orientations and The work pr examples that will help parents and concrete ex teachers to aacquire new strategies for grasping the problem, problem channeling it and treating it by introducing small or large changes in the family environment based on respect and trust. environmen
Heike Freire obtained her degree in Psychology and Philosophy from the University of Paris X. She has worked as advisor to the French government through the Continuing Education Institute of Paris. She collaborates with different organizations, including IDEN (International Democratic Education Network) and GSIA (Grupo de Sociología de la Infancia y la Adolescencia).
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PATRICIA T. ABELLA · Natural Health
Relaxation Techniques for Difficult Moments May 2013 · 144 pages
No more excuses about being way too busy – you really can make time to do this. Portuguese rights of Patricia Abella’s previous book, REIKI, sold to Nascente. How to foster positive thought and avoid toxic mental habits.
Pharmaceuticals can alleviate symptoms, but they don’t cure the causes, and it is in our hands to go beyond them and prepare our bodies and minds and provide our organism the resources that will bring us the wellbeing that defines a healthy, happy life. There are ways of learning how to prepare our minds and minimize suffering caused by periods of uncertainty and tension. Using the simple guidelines and exercises proposed in this manual, you can access the tools essential for reaching a state of relaxation in any situation. relaxa
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TÉCNIC CAS DE RELAJACIÓ ÓN PARA MO OMENTO OS DIFÍC ÍCIL LES 100 variedades de todo el mundo para la salud, la cocina y la cosmética
Patricia T. Abella is a management information systems technician and senior technician in advertising and communications (EAE Business School). She is currently a 1st-Dan black belt in Sentou-ryu Aikijujutsu and monitor for personal defense and Aiki-jujutsu. She is also a Master of Reiki and expert in relaxation techniques.
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How to Grow Vegetables with your family January 2012 · 400 pages
Inspirational and practical, this comprehensive title enables all gardeners to be successful.
A classic title on organic gardening: more than 50,000 copies sold!
Lushly illustrated in full colour, this title is based on the author’s many years of experience. A book for families who are new to gardening as well as for those who already have a garden but would like to switch to ecological growing. Mariano Bueno covers all the basics on gardening and organic gardening techniques. It starts with a very basic question: how to choose the best possible spot for your garden, and explains how to create a garden design as well as a garden layout. It also has advice on choosing the right tools and maintaining them.
THE PRESS ON MARIANO BUENO I like the Bueno style and his plant associations and rotations are just as valid in the UK as in the Mediterranean. He seems very much at home with the plants he describes. Anna Pavord, The Independent I couldn’t put the book down until I’d finished it and it’s inspired me so much I can’t wait to get started. Carol Ann Fuller
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Cultivate Your Own Remedies June 2012 · 192 pages
A reference work for those willing to take care of their health in a healthy, conscious and responsible way. With this natural kit, the reader might found healing for a variety of problems such as burns, inflammations, migraine, constipation, flu, tiredness, and many more.
HOW TO ENJOY YOUR HARVEST ALL YEAR ROUND June 2010 201 · 160 pages
In his n new book Mariano Bueno teaches us how to conserve the surplus fruit and plants from the or found in the forest, like mushrooms, to enjoy them in our kitchen all year round. Step garden o by step, it explains all the conservation techniques in an ecological home: Drying and dehydrating, heating in a double-boiler, freezing, preparing juices, jams and jellies, soaking in oil or vinegar, canned can nned n spirits, sugar-based syrup… This book offers recipes to conserve each vegetable, fruit or aromatic plant. aromati
HOW TO GROW VEGETABLES IN YOUR FLOWER-BED January 2010 · 224 pages
Mariano Bueno and Jesús Arnau are renowned authors on ecological growing and self-sufficiency. In this little guide they tell us their secrets on how to combine the beauty of flowers with an ecological vegetable garden. And not only in big gardens! You only need a small garden or a balcony! This precious handbook helps us to understand how to take care and use: edible flowers, aromatic and medicinal plants, vegetables and ornamental flowers in order to enjoy your terrace all year round.
Mariano Bueno is an expert on and pioneer of Organic Agriculture, Geobiology and Green Buildings. With his more than 15 books about healthier life choices he has become very popular all over Spain and Latin America. He collaborates regularly with Spanish television, where he has his own shows on natural health and ecological gardening. His title Mediterranean Kitchen Garden is being published by Frances Lincoln in the UK www.mariano-bueno.com
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Practical Non-Fiction FRANCESC FOSSAS · Natural Health
Natural remedies Although there are conventional treatments to palliate and mitigate symptoms of illnesses, they are not definitive and the patient tends to resort to the options offered by natural medicine, which are more innocuous and often provide with solid relief.
NATURAL REMEDIES AGAINST COLESTEROL NAT April 2012 · 80 pages
This book is a practical manual that explains everything there is know about cholesterol: its functions in the organism, what is to kn “bad” and “good” cholesterol, and how to decrease cholesterol “bad levels in blood when they are too high. It offers the guidelines level le a healthy diet which is low in cholesterol, and includes to o follow fo some menus to keep cholesterol at the right levels. som
NAT NATURAL REMEDIES AGAINST DIABETES April 2012 · 128 pages
It offers practical information and advice to follow a preventive and healthy diet which is also pleasing. People with diabetes will learn through this manual to calculate their daily ingestion of ccarbohydrates, which foods are essential in their diet and how ho w to combine them in the most efficient way.
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Practical Non-Fiction MERCÈ CASTRO · Self Help/Inspiration
My Return to Life June 2009 · 112 pages
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A truly magnificent diary about the first year of life in grief
This is the story of a journey from grief to healing. But it is also a story of faith and love told so that others may find comfort and understanding. This book iis about enduring and surviving the most painf painful of all losses: the death of one’s child. A book bo that explores our own resilience in the midst of one of the most distressing forms of human suffering. Because children aren’t supposed to die, the loss is not only painful but profoundly disorienting. Mercè Castro, whose son died in 1998 at the age of 15, refers to her own experience and the experience of others to show that while bereaved b parents can never really let go, they can and do recover, often developing a new apprec appreciation for their own lives. A brave and hopeful hopefu testimony, she started writing this diary shortly s after the death of her child:
“People do not n tend to talk about death, and even less about tthe death of a child. But fathers and mothers who wh have gone through the horror of seeing a ch child die need, desperately, to express their feeling feelings. It is a vital necessity that keeps us from madn madness and helps us to find the meaning of life again again. Because, oddly enough, it is possible to return to life after a blow like that.”
Mercè Castro (Barcelona, 1957) was editor-in-chief of the magazine El Mundo de Tu Bebé and currently directs the magazine Mente Sana. She has had two children, Ignasi, who died in 1998 when he was 15, and Jaume, who is 24. She also writes a blog about her experience: http://comoafrontarlamuertedeunhijo.blogspot.com
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“How to Heal” - The big series on natural health Vital alternatives for the health of the people and the planet This collection includes some great titles in the history of Integral, now revised and updated, with reference topics for everyone, written by the best national and international specialists and with a very dynamic and useful approach and design for the reader. HOW GREEN TEA HEALS· Laura Álvarez HO June 2012 · 96 pages Ju
Gr Green tea prevents cardiovascular illnesses, helps controlling diabetes, protects from certain bacteria and virus and strengthens the immune system. It has been proved it is effective in ba preventing certain kinds of cancer, so that it is a fundamental part in every anticancer diet. pre Through the ingestion of green tea, it is possible to delay aging, balance the liquids in the body, lose weight and control stress. los Be Besides all these therapeutic functions, this book provides insight into other common uses for green tea: as a food preservative, as part of creams, suntan lotions and skin masks and to provide scents for perfumes and deodorants.
HOW LEMON HEALS · Francesc Fossas June 2012 · 144 pages
In healthy people, lemon strengthens the defences and helps preventing infections; it improves the physical and intellectual performance and prevents vascular aging. It is a universal remedy within everybody’s reach. For ages, lemon has been considered an elixir able to solve endless health problems without causing side effects. Its disinfecting properties are highly appreciated both in hygiene and cosmetics as well as in natural medicine. Lemon has a singular ability to reestablish the balance in health when it is lost.
HOW GARLIC HEALS · Josep Luis Berdonces HO October 2012 · 160 pages Oc
Ga is one of the oldest natural remedies we know, appreciated by the Chinese, Roman, Egyptian Garlic and Indian peoples through the centuries. Popular wisdom has attributed many properties to an garlic that have been corroborated by science: it normalizes blood pressure, controls cholesterol, ga strengthens the immune system and is very helpful against rheumatism. In this book you will find str everything you need to know about this miraculous food and its healing power. ev
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HOW KEFIR HEALS · Mercedes Blasco June 2012 · 112 pages
«Kefir» designates both a lactic fermented product and the nodes that produce it. Kefir can also be made from water or tea. Milk-based kefir is a drink with healing properties playing an important role on the daily diet to repair and regenerate the organism. Some of the most prominent features among the several virtues of this healthy food from the Caucasus are the power to regenerate the intestinal flora, its antibiotic and antiviral action, and the improvement of physical appearance as a reflection of good health. A book with detailed instructions on how to elaborate all three variants of Kefir plus numerous kitchen recipes, as well as external use preparations.
HOW ALOE VERA HEALS · Montserrat Mulero HO October 2012 · 128 pages Oc
Al vera is specially indicated to solve acidity, allergies, asthma, cholesterol, arthritis and Aloe rheumatism, hypertension, psoriasis and skin marks. Besides, it provides an excellent preventive rh treatment against hair loss, digestive problems, and it is also a wonderful guardian of skin tre hydration and the proper cicatrisation of wounds. hy A book that explains the purposes and applications of the different products available in the market stemming from this plant, and how to make gels, lotions and other preparations at home. m
Further titles of the Series: - How Hemp Heals - How Onion Heals - How Honey Heals - How Echinacea Heals
- How Oat Heals* - How Olive Oil Heals - How Alga Heals - How Primrose Heals
* WE DISPOSE OF A FRENCH TRANSLATION OF HOW OAT HEALS!
Health and alternative life books, more attractive than ever
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EDUARDO JÁUREGUI · Psychology
Our Sense of Humour October 2012 · 344 pages
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A book for the women and men of the 21st century.
A fundamental guide to remembering that we own one of the most important mechanisms biology gave us: we can laugh and enjoy life.
Humour is a high biotechnology tool. It connects people and helps communication without the need for cables or Wi-Fi. It is withou capable of producing a huge amount of energy capabl without pollution and it helps us enjoy our withou everyday routines with a smile on our face. everyd Based on a solid scientific research and full exhilarating examples, this book aims to of exh make your sense of humour work, while help m understanding every aspect of it for applying it under everyday life. to ever on the subject and a great comedian.” “An expert ex Antonio Fraguas “Forges”, cartoonist. Anton
Eduardo Jáuregui has a Ph.D. in Social Sciences and is Professor of Positive Psychology at Saint Louis University. He is also co-founder of the company Positive Humor, which specializes in bringing out the humour in clients such as DaimlerChrysler, GlaxoSmithKline, Olympus and Natural Gas. He lives together with his best friend and her stuffed penguin.
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EDUARDO JÁUREGUI · Psychology
Love and Humour October 2012 · 208 pages
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In this original and funny essay, full of hilarious examples based on scientific studies, Eduardo Jáuregui explores the relationship between love and humour.
Tender and inspiring Did you know that we laugh 30 times more often in company than by ourselves? That we tend to like people who laugh at our jokes better than those who don’t? “at people with an active sex life laugh more often than those without? That people who share a fun activity together find themselves more attracted to each other? Love and humour are two major keys to wellbeing, and two of the deepest mysteries of What is more, according to human existence. exi there is a close relationship positive psychology psy and caressing. The people between tickling t with whom we laugh are the ones that we love most, most and vice versa. Fooling around fundamental in the game of love, and the is fundam relationship of couples who laugh and joke relationshi will last longer and be more satisfying. together w are two poles that help us Love and humour h mental balance, two complementary keep our m emotional ties, two lovers who laugh, play and distract each eac other.
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EL GRA RAN LIBRO DEL ALOE VERA Una guía prácticca sobre sus propiedades curativas y sus aplicaciones en salu ud y cosmética
THE BIG BOOK OF ALOE VERA TH June 2011 · 224 pages Ju
O 50.000 copies sold! A guide to all the secrets of Aloe Vera, from its therapeutic qualities to Over the results of scientific studies and its healthy and rich ingredients. And it is just that Aloe Vera th is a true all-rounder: a homeopathic remedy, cosmetic application as well as a cure for many day-to-day diseases of our pets. All you need to know about its usage is recompiled in this book. da
REVITALIZE YOURSELF · Jorge Pérez Calvo February 2011 · 304 pages
The food we eat can help us find our inner balance. This is not a book about calories, it is about knowing our energy intake and its effect on our body. The result is surprising: we improve our health, peace and inner balance and enhance our physical and mental abilities. It includes user-friendly recipes that will help us choose the most suitable dish for us every day according to our needs and those of our family.
EL TRATAMIENTO NATURAL DE LAS ALERGIAS · Rosa Guerrero January 2011 · 112 pages
“My objective is to separate hype from reality. To accomplish this, I present the clinical evidence and scientific research on natural healing methods together with their historical use. I seek to empower the reader with the facts, enabling wise health decisions” Rosa Guerrero
CARING FOR YOUR EYES · Carmela París November 2009 · 192 pages
A visionary book about vision. It offers state-of-the art practices to improve one’s seeing of both outer as well as inner worlds. The author addresses both sight and insight in ways that add new possibilities to human experience. You will find easy-to-follow diagrams and photographs that help you perform the exercises with ease, whether alone or with a partner.
THE ANSWER IS AT THE FEET · Jorge Pérez Calvo September 2012 · 176 pages · Sold to Italy
The food we eat can help us find our inner balance. This is not a book about calories, it is about knowing our energy intake and its effect on our body. The result is surprising: we improve our health, peace and inner balance and enhance our physical and mental abilities. It includes user-friendly recipes that will help us choose the most suitable dish for us every day according to our needs and those of our family. 68 / Practical Non-Fiction
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PLANTS FOR A HEALTHY HOME · Jordi Cebrián PLA May 2012 · 176 pages
Plants Plan are the origin and foundation of life in our planet, since they create the oxygen we brea breathe and are at the base of the food chain. Besides, they have subtle, more essential func functions such as purifying the air in hard struggle against pollution and cheering up whoever cont contemplates their beauty or inhales their fragrance.
MEDICINAL PLANTS · Jordi Cebrián September 2012 · 680 pages
The most updated, complete and useful dictionary. It describes more than 500 medicinal traditional plants, as well as those of Ayurvedic and Chinese medicine. It includes illustrations of most of them, information about their history, indications for illnesses and active principles, recipes to use them at home and the names of each plant in Spanish, Catalan, Galician, Basque and English.
WHAT IS GM FOOD? · Jorge Riechmann WHA January 2011 · 112 pages Januar
A clear clea and understandable guide on one of the great issues of our time: the role of new biotechnologies and the industry called “life sciences”, which will shape our world in the decades biotech ahead. Jorge Riechmann talks about genetic engineering, food safety, food and nutrients. What are th hopes the ho and hazards of genetic engineering? How are they produced and what environmental risks d do they entail?
NATURAL VINES · Joan Gómez Pallarès September 2012 · 680 pages
Naturalness is a hot topic in the wine world. But what exactly is a “natural wine”? The author emphasizes that wine’s diversity, one of its strengths, is currently under threat from increasingly homogenized commercial wines that lack a sense of place. Drawing on a global array of examples and anecdotes, Gómez examine complex concepts--terroir, biodynamics, and sustainability-in clear language. He also discusses topics including cultured and wild yeasts, wine “faults,” the carbon footprint of the wine industry, “natural” as a marketing concept, and more. Vinos Naturales illuminates a subject of great interest to wine producers, consumers, and anyone wondering where the wine industry is headed.
CORPUS OF CATALAN COOKING · Institut català de la cuina February 2011 · 512 pages
The Catalan counterpart to the Italian Silver Spoon This Corpus of Catalan cooking brings together Catalonia’s culinary heritage: it is the most comprehensive cookbook ever made of our gastronomy and offers lovers of fine cuisine, both amateur and professional, a practical and comprehensible guide to the traditional dishes of our country and which are part of our identity. 69 / Practical Non-Fiction
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BONDING · Àngels Torras & Miriam Tirado January 2010 · 288 pages
Rather than the typical child care approach that provides a list of generic “do’s and don’ts” during certain phases in a baby’s development, the attachment theory assumes that parents know their child better than so-called experts. This title will help soon-to-be parents to lay a secure basis for the future independence of their child.
SHIATSU FOR BABIES AND CHILDREN · Juan José Plasencia February 2011 · 144 pages
From the moment of birth, touch becomes a language of love and attention, which is essential for the emotional and physical well-being of the newborn baby. This book provides the essential shiatsu techniques to relieve common childhood ailments.
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