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A selection of stories by the author in which fantasy, false history and humor are mixed, as well as the gothic and grotesque horror genre. It includes five very different stories in which the laughable is combined with the tragic and the common with the extraordinary.

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It includes five stories: The Child Thieves, The Green Man, The Queen's Fans, The Talking Chair, and The Boy with Ears. All of them, very different from each other, are nevertheless good examples of Molina Foix's short narrative.

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The first and only collection of poems until date by José Ángel Mañas in a limited and numbered edition. This raw and wild collection of poems shows that poetry sometimes hits us with more violence when we find it outside the usual boundaries.

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Selection of the poem that gives name to the collection of poems: Up to us the outbreak within creation, the chaos that envelops the verse and destroys it, chaos that envelops life and destroys it, chaos that supposes the words before the verse, the image from us, the overflowing intuition, the rhyme discarded, the sense and the reason lost ... Thoughtless Chaos: Chaos

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The Cuban Revolution. A revolution that, like all of them, disrupted the lives of millions of individuals, also the one of La Escultural Mary. This book presents us with a different face, where the revolution pales to give way to an exhibition of a before and after.

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The Sculptural Mary allows us to review the second half of the 20th century with respect to Cuba, and especially with respect to the Cubans uprooted from their land in a flight that seems to have no end. In these times of social change in Cuba this book offers a point of view that cannot be ignored.

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Ful is contracted to write the family's biography. What seemed like a simple story turns into a complicated investigation. The development of his work will have unforeseen consequences. Going from writer to detective, he is forced to tell compromising details that will put his own life at risk.

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A paid witness in a reality that eludes him, he searches for the few clues of the truth and ends up entangling himself in the deceptive destiny to which he has been invited to participate. In his "chronicle" appears the collective portrait of a city dominated by appearances. Nothing is what it seems. Deception is confused with intelligence; bad taste, with beauty; selfishness, with justice. And in this world turned upside down, Ful will gradually become the key figure in an alien story full of risks.

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‘A queen without measures’ is a mirror for all women who face life with courage. Paula Arcila undresses in front of her readers to make a vital story in which she reflects on the labels, norms and situations of abuse to which women are subjected, simply because they are.

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In this context, we see Paula grow, in a story of overcoming, healing and triumph; told with optimism and, above all, a lot of humor, which may well reflect that of many women who struggle to overcome these obstacles and who resist being imposed limits on the path towards their most longed-for dreams. Paula Arcila is a Colombian who inhabits the world. After twenty years of successful career in radio and television in the United States, she has consolidated her work as a stand-up artist in Miami and at the Gran Vía Theater in Madrid.

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Arturo, barely sixteen years old, hairy and rebellious, amateur poet, owner of large amounts of acne and confusion, tortures himself with insignificant problems for others and desperately tries to conquer the most unreachable woman: Lola Peralta, a beautiful presenter of television, much older than him.

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In spite of everything, Arturo competes for her, in conditions of shameful inferiority, with his own uncle Jaime, an attractive, adventurous and solvent man. Knowing that all battles are lost in advance for those who do not decide to fight, the boy sets out on the adventure of attracting the attention of his beloved.

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This´s the fascinating story of 15 ingredients that crossed the Atlantic from Europe to the Americas – or vice-versa – and went on to conquer the world. It’san enthralling tale of travel and exchange, starring inspired heroes. Zorrilla’s fantastic illustrations make the book a delight to behold for all ages.

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Have you ever wondered where the food you eat originally came from? This book features two maps. The first reveals those ingredients that were exported to the Americas and the second shows those that were brought to the Iberian Peninsula from the New World. The authors enhance their explanation with an effective blend of historical sidebars, surprising statistics and fun facts. They investigate the links between cereals, spices, fruit, vegetables and beans in literature and even offer recipes. Tastefully and stylishly published, the book is a delight to behold and is suitable for all ages.

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Poisoned apples, pumpkins that turn into carriages, roses that can break the spell cast on a beast... Can you imagine fairytales without plants? Serra guides us through the wonderful world of plants with the help of fairytale characters. This book transports you from the world of fantasy to scientific understanding.

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Poisoned apples, pumpkins that turn into carriages, roses that can break the spell cast on a beast... Can you imagine fairytales without plants? The author guides you through the wonderful world of plants with the help of Snow White, Cinderella, Belle and other characters from nine fairytales. This book transports you from the world of fantasy to scientific understanding. JacoboMuñiz’s illustrations are exquisite and full of charming details, such as these little herbalists’ labels which explain the featured plants.

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Two brothers spend their time walking, checking things out, having a laugh and, above all, making discoveries. Through the letters of the alphabet, their adventures reveal a host of fun facts; because what we know, what we don’t know, and what we imagine are always part of any adventure.

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Brothers Nick and Arthur go for a walk. Everything they come across fires up their enquiring minds: the sea, the land, the sky. Arthur answers his younger brother’s endless questions in terms that Nick can understand. Being observant, horsing around and, above all, finding stuff out, is what the brothers do best. The story uses the letters of the alphabet to reveal a host of fun facts; because what we know, what we don’t know, and what we imagine are always part of any adventure.

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Eighteen stories about real-life football players who, above and beyond their skill, have offered inspiration on and off the pitch; footballers like Drogba, Obdulio Varela, Zarra, Caszely and Marta Vieira. Football owes them a huge debt and keeping their memory alive is one way to repay them.

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Extraordinary football players such as Caszely and Sindelar, who stood up to power; modest men, like Le Tissier and Totti, who didn’t sell out their own people for money or empty promises; queens such as Marta Vieira, who picked themselves up from out of the mud; winners like Obdulio Varela, who comforted the defeated, or Zarra, who showed compassion for fallen rivals; figures of legend, such as Maradona, who didn't forget their mentors. A perspective on football that offers an antidote to hatred, a tribute to respect and a set of life lessons for people of all ages – but especially youngsters.

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Berto has disappeared and his classmates at the Solfandi music school need to find him to make up their quintet. They begin a hectic search around the streets, bars and theatres of New York, during which they discover Latin and classical music, jazz, rap, Gospel and musicals.

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Samira, Eric, Mia and Justin are pupils at the Solfandi music school in New York. They need to find their classmate, Bert, who's lost in the Big Apple, in order to make up their quintet. As they scour the city’s streets, bars and theatres, they come across Latin music, jazz, classical music, opera, rap, Gospel and Broadway musicals. Moreover, at each stopover, they hear from their teacher, Yvette, who helps them find out more about each style of music.

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A little Comanche boy wants to know the reason for his long, quirky name, but at the same time, he doesn't ever seem to have a moment to stop and think it over. He’s too busy playing, chasing butterflies and climbing trees. Will he ever find out the answer?

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A little Comanche boy wants to know the reason for his long, quirky name. Will he ever find out the answer? Always-Sitting-Down-in-a-Bad-Place was a real person, and his curious name inspired the writer of this short story. History tells us about his adult life. His prison report gives his Comanche name – Tis-cha-kah-da, his height (five foot three and a half) and where he was arrested: Fort Still, Indian Territory, 18 April, 1875. He was 31 and is described as 'A Bad man. Always off trying to steal horses, or on the warpath, etc.'. Childhood tends to be a more innocent time.

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During the Third Carlist War (Spain, 1872-1876), a French playwright and theatre actor is hired to write and perform a play to galvanise the Carlist troops. But after selling out his principles for gold, the flame of passion offers him the chance to redeem himself, although at what price?

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Third Carlist War in Spain (1872-1876). Two military supporters of Charles VII, pretender to the throne, buy the services of Vincent, a French playwright and theatre actor who soon finds himself performing a play based on the life of Joan of Arc, twisted to become an advocate of Charles' cause. But, just like the paedophile Marshal Gille de Rais, Joan of Arc's besotted champion, Vincent finds the fire of passion stirring within his own heart, at the worst possible moment.

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How can a thirteen-year-old learn to cope with life in the midst of poverty and a harsh post-war reality? Mikela learns what she needs to know in the only emotional school available during that period to poor people: ongoing adaptation to the whims of fate, as changeable and unexpected as sudden gusts of wind.

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Mikela, just turned thirteen, is plucked from the farm where she has lived all her life, and sent by her widowed mother to work in a wealthy household in a town not too far away. The move has a twofold purpose: to alleviate pressure on the family's depleted resources and to train her in the art of being a maidservant, a skill which may prove useful in the future. With the aftermath of the Spanish Civil War still startlingly present, Mikela learns that it is useless to try and avoid being buffeted by the winds of fate. It is far best to take control of them.

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The brevity of these narratives is a weapon used deliberately by the author to ensure that not one whit of the reader's attention is lost. The scenes are as subtle as they are compelling, and the characters as ordinary as they are unique. Narratives reminiscent of short films or video clips.

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Sixteen works that are sometimes funny, sometimes bitter, and sometimes humorously bitter. Some are more micro-stories than anything else, and in the vast majority, the main characters are women. Sixteen universes, sixteen scenes, and one single search: the hidden side of everyday life, seen through the cracks. All written in the fresh style of a narrator who takes readers to the boundary between literature and reality.A journey from smiles to reflection, occasionally passing through outright laughter, triggered by the humour of a situation rather than by a joke.

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Chiara, from Italy, begins to explore the Basque Country and the Basque language without really knowing what drives her. An academic specialising in Basque culture and language travels from Bayonne to Pamplona in a hot air balloon in the middle of the Carlist War (19th century). Over a century apart, two parallel searches become intertwined, with unexpected consequences, particularly for

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In 2015, Chiara starts studying Basque at the University of Bologna. Perhaps because she thinks its cool, or exotic. In 2018 she travels to Hendaye in the Northern Basque Country. Just as the maverick French Darwinian and communist, Julien Vinson (1843-1926), who prophesied the death of the Basque language, did over a century ago. His name was one of those on the list that Chiara took with her, and the young Italian discovers (among many other things) the eccentric hot air balloon flight that Vinson and his friends took from Bayonne to Pamplona, in the midst of the Carlist War. Chiara’s investigative intentions gradually take on unsettling hints of detective work.

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Stories about women who have immersed themselves in the world of pop culture as an antidote against an everyday existence that suffocates their dreams.Art as a lifeline and a way of finding one’s place in the world.Women of different ages and backgrounds who share, over and above everything, a yearning for fascination.

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Eight stories featuring women, daughters of pop culture, who yearn for fascination, rounded off with an ‘experienced-based literary-musical tale’. For these women, art is a way of life, a way of understanding the world. A journalist who needs to tell her daughter who her father is; a photographer who suddenly realises the importance of a teenage friendship; a former artist turned cultural manager; a homeless ex-designer; a PhD student writing a thesis about pop culture, and so many other ways of surviving an everyday existence that suffocates dreams by embracing the adventure of artistic experience.

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How many times have you heard parents complain that their children didn’t come with an instructions manual? Well, problem solved. In fewer than 40 pages, all wonderfully illustrated, this manual explains (with humour and affection) almost everything that parents need to know.

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This book is of inestimable value for helping parents find their way through the labyrinth of bringing up and ‘handling’ their children, from birth to age six. Written in a language and style reminiscent of the manuals supplied with, say, electronic or computer devices, the author humorously offers practical tips, useful information and advice to parents on what is about to happen in their lives. The result is a delightful series of hilarious moments of self-criticism, interspersed with a recognition of the joys of this period and tips about how to cope with parenthood.

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Madrid, summer of 1938. Two years after the start of the Spanish Civil War, the Spanish capital is still under republican control. Early one morning, shots fired by a sniper kill two militiamen. Basedon a true story.

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15 is a novel about the Spanish Civil War, based on a true story. But it is also a novel about all wars and what they turn those who fight in them into. Alejandro is the fifteen-year-old white supremacist who killed two people in a protest march in the US; he is the Jihadist terrorist child; he is any one of the many teenagers recruited by the terrorist group ETA to their cause. Some of Captain Matías' colleagues want to go up and put a bullet in his head, but the Captain is determined to give him one last chance. But the boy refuses to give himself up.

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Anew work by the authors of Las Meninas, winner of the prestigious National Comic Award.La cólera, by Javier Olivares and Santiago García, is not an adaptation or even a new version of the Iliad. However, it does take the Illiad as its starting point.

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La cólera, by Javier Olivares and Santiago García, is not an adaptation or even a new version of the Iliad. However, it does take the Illiad as its starting point. La cólerais not a history book, but rather a fantasy that uses mythology to explore contemporary politics. To a certain degree, it can be understood as a poetic-mythical work that asks the questions: What is Europe? Where does the idea of Europe come from? And where is it headed? Santiago García and Javier Olivares are the authors of Las meninas, which won the Ministry of Culture's National Comic Award in 2015.

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There are other worlds in the world in which we live. Reality is full of unknown forces and laws whose nature is as yet undiscovered. Hidden [Ocultos] brings together stories, sensations, moments, and reflections about those other realities, hidden from our eyes, but present in our lives.

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Reality is full of unknown forces and as yet undiscovered laws. Hidden [Ocultos], by the Valencian author Laura Pérez, brings together stories, feelings, moments and reflections about these others realities, which may be hidden from our eyes, but are very much present in our lives. Laura Pérez talks about the mysterious nature of reality, which we so often go to great lengths to deny. The work won first prize at the El OjoCrítico de Cómic Awards in 2020, as well as the Ignotus 2020 Award for the best national comic and the Splash Sagunt Award for the best comic book in Spain in 2019.

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Us is Sara and Diana’s love story; it is also the story of Diana’s gender transition. After eight years of being in a heterosexual relationship with Sara, Diana realises that she feels like a woman, and confesses this to her partner. Now, they have to come out and deal with judgement from their family and social circle.

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Us is Sara and Diana’s love story; it is also the story of Diana’s gender transition. After eight years of being in a heterosexual relationship with Sara, Diana realises that she feels like a woman, and confesses this to her partner.At first, both of them are afraid that this sudden twist in their relationship may destroy it, but they gradually come to realise that they are still in love and that nothing has changed between them. Now, they have to come out and deal with judgement from their family and social circle.

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Oscar Wilde died an exile in Paris in November 1900, only three years after leaving prison. Javier de Isusi imagines what might have happened in Wilde’s soul during those last three years of his life. Winner of the prestigious National Comic Award in 2020.

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For the Irish writer, playwright and poet, life was like a work of art, and as he said on numerous occasions, he put all his genius into his life, whereas he only put his talent into his works. He liked to look at himself in the mirror of The Divine Comedy and compare moments of his life with those depicted in Dante's work. The Divine Comedy of Oscar Wilde, by Javier de Isusi, winner of the National Comic Award in 2020, goes one step further and imagines what may have gone on in his soul during the last three years of his life.

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Inspired by a family photo from 1947, taken on Malvarrosa Beach in Valencia, Paco Roca paints a picture of Spain in the postwar period; a picture focusing on families of limited means who are struggling to survive and in the end have no choice but to turn to the black market.

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This book is a vigorous and delicate colour portrait of a black and white Spain in which freedom is severely curtailed by a political regime that itself is a breeding ground for the propagation of moral poverty. Emotional and well-balanced, full of graphic resources and first-rate narrative solutions, this is Raco Roca's most ambitious work since Los surcos del azarand La casa (for which he won the prestigious Eisner Award), in which he reveals his all-round creative ability. Replete with autobiographical references, if La casa was a tribute to the author's father, Regreso al Edén pays homage to his mother.

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Our life was pretty normal until we came across a strange green stone that had fallen from outer space. Do you want to come along with us to find out all about it?

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Hi! My name is Txano and this is my twin brother, Oscar. Have you ever seen a meteorite crash down to Earth? Well, we have… While on a trip at the beginning of summer, a huge ball of fire flew across the sky right in front of our eyes and crashed into the forest! Yes, I know we should have run in the opposite direction, but we didn’t. We went searching for it, instead. And we found it. It was a strange green stone. The mystery hiding beneath its glowing surface changed our lives forever. Why don’t you come with us to find out all about it?

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The mysterious disappearance of several dogs and a headquarters. What's one thing got to do with the other? You're about to find out!

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Hi! My name is Txano and this is my twin brother, Oscar. When we told our best friends, Raul and Sonia, that a strange green meteorite had turned us into telepaths, they freaked out. After they got over their surprise, do you know what their first idea was? To build a headquarters! Meanwhile, a wave of dog disappearances ravaged Twin City. What's one thing got to do with the other? Well, quite a bit, actually... Why don't you open the book and find out for yourself?

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A forgotten dragon, an amazing legend, and an 800-year-old mystery waiting to be solved. Why don't you join us on this adventure?

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Hi! My name is Txano and this is my twin brother, Oscar. Can you guess where this story begins? Far away in a Chinese monastery where a beautiful jade dragon and its legend lay forgotten for centuries at the back of a warehouse. After an earthquake struck the area, rescue teams arrived at the monastery to find the dragon miraculously unharmed. After destiny brought it to Twin City, we found ourselves in the middle of an 800-year-old mystery waiting to be solved. Are you up for the adventure?

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A family trip to Africa, a lost civilization, and a cave that wasn't meant to be found. Do you want to come with us as we explore it?

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Hi! My name is Txano and this is my twin brother, Oscar. Have you ever heard of the Dogon? Well the adventure that we're going to tell you about happened in their part of the world, when a twist of fate sent us off to Africa on holiday and revealed to us a centuries-old legend that came true, right in front of our very eyes! Just one more thing: if you don't believe in aliens, come with us and we'll prove you wrong. So, are you up for an African adventure?

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Autónoma is the first illustrated book by the Portuguese author Mariana A Miserável. It is a fanzine that has been turned into a book of naive illustrations in pastel colours that give the bittersweet scenes from the miserable life of a young freelancer a hint of hope and reality.

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The book reflects the everyday situations of those who take the leap and embark on projects outside the comfort of salaried employment. It is a series of images and texts full of love and humour, with truly exquisite colours and illustrations. The first edition was a limited one, published in Korea. For this new Bonito edition, Mariana has changed the content, creating eight new miserable scenes.

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A mysterious brotherhood of magicians guards a dangerous amulet that could destroy the world. Would you like to help us save it?

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Hi! My name is Txano and this is my twin brother, Oscar. Have you ever seen a magician perform? Well, in Twin City we were going to see one of the best in the world, because the international festival of magic and mentalism was coming to town. What we never imagined, even in our wildest dreams, was that some of the magicians were the descendants of Merlin and that we were going to have to help them recover a powerful amulet that could destroy the world. Fancy a dose of magic?

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The green stone that changed our lives hid another incredible secret we could never have imagined. Do you want to find out what it is too?

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Hi! My name is Txano and this is my twin brother, Oscar. Do you remember the meteorite we found on our first adventure? Well, Professor Antonov set up a laboratory at the edge of the crater where we found it and discovered that some very strange things had begun happening. But the most amazing thing of all was that he invited us to spend a few days there, and we ended up discovering the true origin of the green stone and the incredible mystery it brought with it. Do you want to discover it too?

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A thriller set along the cliffs of the Bay of Biscay and inside old, forgotten bars, in a maze of paths that continuously cross. A story of broken families that tells of love and hate, past and present, and the value of friendship.

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Álex returns to Algorta, years after losing his girlfriend in an inexplicable accident. His only response had been to run away to find his path. Now, his first task is to visit the house they bought together but never got the chance to live in. Sitting on the stairs he finds a girl waiting for her mother to come home. The two of them, mother and daughter, are also fleeing from a danger that seems unavoidable–a danger posed by a man intent on harassing them. Álex finds himself being drawn in. Their separate paths gradually merge, offering all concerned a second chance.

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During the postwar period, two neighbours from a small town in La Rioja Alavesa who have never missed Sunday Mass in their lives, share a secret. One a widow left alone with two children after her husband was killed by the Falangists, the other a mother of twelve; together they weave an unbreakable web of loyalty.

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In the postwar period, two seemingly ordinary, god-fearing women in a small town in La Rioja Alavesa, who have never in their lives missed Sunday Mass, share a terrible secret. One a widow left alone with two children after her husband was killed by the Falangists, the other a mother of twelve; together they weave a web of loyalty to protect themselves and their families. They watch out for each other, like the peach trees they plant among the vines to detect mildew. Years later, one of their granddaughters discovers the secret and understands that these seemingly simple women were, in fact, extraordinary.

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For those who lived through these times, this book will refresh their memories and give them a new perspective; and for those who did not, it will help them understand why this was such an important moment in the history of the Basque Country. It includes the historic text written by Jean-Paul Sartre about the trial.

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In 1970, sixteen Basques, thirteen men and three women, were court-martialed in Burgos accused of forming an ETA cell and of having murdered Melitón Manzanas, Superintendent of the Political-Social Brigade (Franco's political police force). Looking to flex its muscles, Franco's regime sentenced nine of them to death and the rest to over 500 years in prison. However, its plan backfired due to the national and international outrage sparked by the trial. Fifty years later, this book helps us understand why what could have been just another trial against Basque militants became the most influential case of the century in the Basque Country.

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The story of Claude and Lucille, who emigrated to the US at the beginning of the 20th century only to find themselves trapped between harsh conditions and their yearning for their 'Old Country'. A startling depiction of life in both the West and New York during the 1920s and 30s.

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Like so many Basques, Claude and Lucille emigrated to the US at the beginning of the 20th century, only to find themselves trapped between harsh conditions and their yearning for their 'Old Country'. Their son, Hudson, or perhaps someone pretending to be him, draws an astonishing picture of both his parents' life in the West and 1920s New York, with its clubs, music and films. Solitude combines stories of revenge against the Indians and whisky smuggling with other more mundane tales featuring characters such as Ravel, Salinger, Chaplin and President Aguirre.

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Elton loves rock ’n’ rolland flares, walking in the woods and hiking across the mountainside. Who would ever think that the gardener with dishevelled hair who whistles Neil Young had had to flee his home or been tortured? Elton is a journey full of colour and emotions. It is the story of my refugee friend.

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Elton, by Basque illustrator Elisabeth Pérez Fernández, was written in Florence and is based on a true story. A journey from Albania to Italy, which mitigates the harshness of its words with gentle turquoise tones that contrast sharply with the red of the sky and the character's round glasses.

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A former government agent from the Information Service during Basque President Aguirre's exile leads the hunt for a group of woman-murdering Nazis. The chase takes him from occupied Bayonne during World War II to Madrid during the final years of Franco's dictatorship, with Admiral Carrero Blanco recently appointed Prime Minister of the Spanish Government.

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During World War II, as part of an attempt by the Nazis to win the support of Basque nationalists, Larrouy, an agent of the exiled Basque Government, infiltrates the police headquarters in Bayonne. There, he discovers the identity of an SS group which murders women. After the end of the War, Larrouy has just one purpose in life: to kill them all. Working with the Mossad, this is what he has been doing over the course of three decades. Now, in 1973, he is in Madrid, determined to kill the last one left. It won't be easy, since he is now the right-hand man of Admiral Carrero, Franco's appointed successor.

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Capbreton, 1945. Gilles is a young boy who has lost his family in the War. All that he has left is El Literal, a boat he inherited which will become his ticket to a brighter future. This is the fascinating story of an ordinary man whom everyone saw as a hero.

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Capbreton, 1945. Gilles Nabarre is a young boy who has lost his family in the War. Fortunately he still has the boat he inherited, which will serve as a comfort to him at the orphanage and, eventually, his ticket to a brighter future. Gilles will go on to replicate the exploits of the British soldiers who paddled up the River Garona in canoes to sabotage the submarine base at Bordeaux. He will collaborate with the National Geographic; sail to Denmark where he will meet Marie; and discover nineteen-sixties Bilbao. This is the fascinating story of an ordinary man whom everyone saw as a hero.

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From prehistory to the present day, this book charts the individual or collective lives of over fifty women, some of whom are well-known figures, while others have remained hidden until now. Literary texts are combined with beautiful watercolours, with one clear aim: to lay the groundwork for constructing a collective history.

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Given that we know we existed, we should ask ourselves who we were and what we did. In an attempt to answer these questions, the historian Cira Crespo and the illustrator Elena Ciordia trawled through many archives to construct this outstanding piece of literary research. This book offers a chronological parade of baronesses, murderesses and women who were Basque extempore verse singers, construction workers, printers, smugglers, doctors, inn keepers and artists, as well as relatives, daughters, widows and mothers. This illustrated work makes a key contribution to rethinking history, as part of the effort to tell the story of our shared past in the most comprehensive way possible.

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At La Hoz de Buenos Aires newspaper, people are puzzled; Matxin's article is late. The article is nowhere to be found; nor is Matxin himself. Matxin's failure to turn up or check in sets alarm bells ringing in his good friend, Edu's, head; when he had had to flee the Basque Country, it had been Matxin who had accompanied him

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Edu's mind is churning, since there is danger around every corner. Have the far right kidnapped his friend? Or was it the secret service? But which one? Or perhaps he just decided to return to the Basque Country, without telling anyone–even him? Once fear, ghosts, guilty consciences and delusions are allowed to creep in, they are very hard to get rid of. They are all dancing around inside Edu's head, in a crazy spiral between where he lives and where he's from, between the past and the present, between reality and fantasy. Until he no longer knows who or what has been kidnapped.

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ETA is the most important political phenomenon in the last fifty years of Basque history. The survival for over five decades of an organisation of its characteristics, the only one in Europe, reflects the depth of the Basque conflict.

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ETA is one of the most important political phenomena in the contemporary history of the Basque Country. Despite this, however, most studies carried out to date have offered an exclusively chronological and often biased view of the organisation and its actions. This book offers a new perspective, diachronically analysing different aspects of ETA such as its members, international relations, assemblies, weapons, publications, armed campaigns and interviews, among others. It also provides new data and traces original historical sequences that help readers gain greater insight into the history of this complex, heterogeneous, armed political organisation that changed the fate of all Basques.

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Kv?taPacovská egilearen hausnarketa hautatuak, zuri-beltzean ilustratuta. HansChristianAndersen sari baten irabazlearen lehenengo teoria-liburua, bitxi aparta, formatuagatik zein edukiagatik. Artistak esango lukeen eran: maitasunez sortua liburu hau maita dezaketen guztientzat.

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'What is illustration for you? And for me? It is hard daily work, which at the same time gives me great pleasure. It is visual communication for young (and not so young) readers. It is the presentation of my pictures, my colours, my shapes, my cuttings, and the placement of all of them in the space of my book. I try to expand the book space to a third dimension, in our thoughts and sometimes also in something real. And I have the hope that this kind of creation will make some feel free and happy.'

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In 1988, two families from the Vizcaya oligarchy at the head of the most important financial entities in the region set aside their differences and created the Bilbao Vizcaya Bank, the fate of which was inextricably linked to deindustrialisation, plundering, cronysim, privatisation, mergers and financial crises of all shapes and sizes.

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Based on information provided by an anti corruption prosecutor (who died in Milan airport) and a notorised lawyer from the BBVA in Puerto Rico (imprisoned and disbarred), Oriol Malló uses a range of different sources to masterfully outline the darkest and most carefully hidden saga of Spain's second largest bank. The actions of well-known politicians, journalists, judges (such as Baltasar Garzón), public prosecutors and bankers, all with names and surnames and all key figures in the Basque Country, Spain and the world, are painstaking analysed in this book, and responsibility assigned accordingly. An enlightening journey through the sewers of a corrupt system.

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Saturnina (Saturnine) means gloomy and taciturn. This is the story that envelops the transparent poems and blue illustrations of someone who walks with her head bowed, a girl so hunched over that it seems someone has placed a plant pot on the back of her neck and left it there.

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Saturnina is the story of an accidental collision in a garden. A chance encounter between someone whose gaze was firmly fixed on the sky and someone whose gaze was firmly fixed on the ground. It is a dialogue between strangers who look at the plants around them while reading the poems that flutter out of Saturnina's notebook. The opaque pages mingle with the transparent ones to underpin this dialogue, with illustrations drawn on linoleum in a Mexican workshop. The poems gradually matured and were printed on different types of lead over the space of seven years on the other side of the River Arno.

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More than a theorist, Lucio Urtubia was, first and foremost, a man of action. His life was a constant struggle, and despite what many may think, that is his legacy, that is Lucio's treasure. As the inveterate anarchist himself once said, 'a revolutionary who does nothing is like a priest'.

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Based on endless talks and interviews with the Navarre anarchist, Belatz clearly and painstakingly recreates the actions, places, characters, events and atmospheres which impacted Lucio's life. Now his official biographer, the illustrator from Pamplona narrates his best-known experiences and least-known adventures: his childhood in Cascante, his first expropriations of banks, the way he eluded capture by the police, his family and personal affairs, his well-known negotiations with Citibank and how he crossed the border; all (or almost all) is revealed in these action-packed pages.

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In Una forma de decirlo (Figure of speech), National Illustration Award-winner Pablo Amargo brings together different adages and brief reflections on the art of drawing and illustrating. Manifestations in the solitude of his studio provide insight into a variety of different aspects linked to illustration, as well as to professional ethics and the creative experience.

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Pablo uses fragmented explanations to give form and meaning to his thoughts. It is a book full of ideas that capture the essence of the work carried out by an author who, throughout the course of his professional career, has garnered many awards and accolades, including the National Illustration Award in 2004 (Mnistry of Culture), the Lazarillo Illustration Award in 1999, the Gráffica Prize in 2016, the Golden Plaque at the Biennial of Illustration Bratislava and the Silver Medal in 2015 and 2019, and the Gold Medal of the New York Society of Illustrations in 2017.

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Russian football developed in a country teetering between imperial decline and a budding proletariat revolution. Facts that determined not only the history of humankind, but also the development, spread and evolution of this sport in both Imperial Russia and all Soviet countries

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At first, the sport was a mere entertainment restricted to the local aristocracy and foreign colonials, and it was not until it was transformed by the October Revolution that it became a true phenomenon of the masses and the working class. How did this metamorphosis occur? What happened to make those who disapproved of the sport start using it to their benefit? How did the Russian Revolution affect football? Were football clubs politicised entities before the Bolshevik triumph? How did a bourgeois game become the favourite pastime of the Soviet working class?

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Fito Rodriguez translates this tale from oral history to the written word, and his artistic partner, Irrimarra, adorns it with beautiful and highly detailed illustrations.

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The book takes readers on a journey to the East, to a dreamlike world, through a story with which most will be familiar. The lively text is combined with stunning images to tell the tale of a mischievous boy thief who has a healthy disrespect for the truth. Journeying alongside Kuoi, we will smell the smells, see the landscapes and feel the textures of his world, thanks to the author's unique way of narrating tales from the oral tradition.

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From the 16th century onwards, medical discourse began to view the female body as a sick body, and attributed all sorts of evils to it: 'asphyxia of the womb', 'hysteria', 'uterine fury', etc. Healthy and unhealthy have been defined ever since on the basis of gender inequality, and have functioned as power categories.

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Following in the footsteps of Frantz Fanon, Angela Davis, Silvia Federici and the very best genealogists, Elsa Dorlin uses original documents to unravel the nature and working of the articulations between gender, sexuality and race, and examines the key role they played in the formation of our European nations. Nations which were built on a model of a white, healthy 'mother', as opposed to 'degenerate' figures of femaleness such as witches, barmaids and prostitutes, hysteria, nymphomania and female African slaves.

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A theoretical-practical guide to cosmetics and soap.

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Since the beginning of time, humans have surrounded themselves with products designed to beautify and care for their bodies. From eras more prone to testing and experimenting, to others in which double standards condemned them publicly but tolerated them in private, to yet others in which make-up and face creams were prohibited outright. With this comprehensive guide, Laura Podadera empowers us to make our own self-care products in accordance with our own criteria, using home-made ingredients and techniques and simple recipes that are both cheap and environmentally-friendly.

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This book is a comprehensive exploration of the models of motherhood and childrearing established by the capitalist, patriarchal system in which we live. Because looking after others and ourselves is a deeply revolutionary act.

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Llopis sets off on this new research adventure with an endless list of questions raised by the act of raising her son, Roc. What does caring for someone actually mean? Can you look after someone else without looking after yourself? What is the role of society and the government in relation to care? Presented as a series of profound, enlightening conversations with racialised, polyamorous and gypsy families, sex workers, educators, specialists in Chinese medicine, lawyers, creatives, religious leaders, teenagers, unaccompanied foreign minors and menopausal women, in its complexity, this panoramic book reveals the diversity of our maternal and care relationships.

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A guide containing ten walking trails and one cycling one. It includes information on the best festivals, cultural events, night life and pintxo (bar snack) routes, and offers a complete guide to accommodation, restaurants, bars, shops and tourist services, as well as suggested walks in the surrounding area and excursions by car designed to help you get to know the province of Gipuzkoa.

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This walkers' guide to Donostia-San Sebastián features ten walking trails and one cycling one around some of the city's most beautiful and emblematic places. You will be astounded by the beauty and history of this marvellous city, and will discover its people, their lifestyle and their social customs. The guide includes information on the best festivals, cultural events and pintxo (bar snack) routes, and offers a complete guide to accommodation, restaurants, bars, shops and tourist services. It also features a series of suggested walks in the surrounding mountains and excursions by car designed to help you get to know the province of Gipuzkoa. A comprehensive guide to help you enjoy Donostia-San Sebastián to the full.

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This guide features a circular driving route covering over two thousand kilometres, designed to help readers discover Catalonia and its huge diversity of landscapes over the course of just one month. It includes everything you need to know and takes you along congestion-free roads to visit monuments and natural areas and enjoy a wide variety of different experiences.

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Catalonia offers a huge diversity of landscapes. From the Pyrenees to the coast, it is full of verdant woodland and crop fields, interspersed with slim summits and hidden coves. This guide features a circular driving route covering over two thousand kilometres, designed to help readers discover Catalonia over the course of just one month. The route takes you along congestion-free roads to discover this magical region, visit monuments and natural areas and enjoy a wide variety of different experiences. The Grand Tour is inspired by one of the grand journeys made in the mid 19th century, and explores hidden treasures that are largely unknown even to most locals.

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Designed by the mountaineer Gorka López, the trail connects the two seas along the most direct route possible, striking the perfect balance between the two sides of the Pyrenees and, where possible, passing across some of the range's most emblematic massifs and peaks. It suggests stopovers in different mountain refuges and hostels, and includes maps, route planners, walking times and

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Without straying too far from the classic trail linking the two seas: the Bay of Biscay and the Mediterranean, this HIGH PYRENEAN TRAIL takes the most direct route and strikes a better balance between the northern and southern slopes. Rather than avoid the summits, whenever possible it passes across some of the range's most emblematic massifs and peaks. With the exception of two nights, it suggests hikers stay (and have dinner) at staffed refuges or hostels, a major advantage when packing your backpack. It also includes practical information: maps, route planners, walking times and ascents.

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The mountaineer Alex Txikon talks about his 2016 expedition, the problems that arose, the departure of Daniele Nardi, the arrival of Simone Moro and Tamara Lunger and his adventures with Ali Sadpara. He also talks about the attempted rescue of Daniele Nardi and Tom Ballard one year later.

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In 2016, the mountaineer Alex Txikon was a member of the first team ever to summit Nanga Parbat in winter. Readers will feel the bitter cold and will stand witness to his thoughts, feelings and suffering; they will learn about the problems that arose, how Daniele Nardi left the team and Simone Moro and Tamara Lunger joined it, and his adventures with Ali Sadpara. Then we jump to one year later at the K2 base camp, where he learned of the disappearance of Daniele Nardi and Tom Ballard on the Mummery Rib of Nanga Parbat. Alex put together a rescue expedition to go and find them.

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The Pyrenees are the last bastion for glaciers in southern Europe. They are there at the heads of the Tena, Ordesa and Benasque valleys, in Gavarnie, Vignemale, Perdiguero, La Munia and Mont-Valier. This book explains how they were formed and helps readers appreciate their strength, as well as describing over twenty routes leading up to the top of some of the region's most spectacular peaks.

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The Pyrenees are the last bastion for glaciers in southern Europe. They are mainly concentrated at the heads of the Tena, Ordesa and Benasque valleys, in Gavarnie, Vignemale, Perdiguero, La Munia and Mont-Valier. But they are mortally wounded and on the verge of disappearing forever. This books helps readers learn more about them, and also includes over twenty routes leading up to the top of some of the most spectacular peaks in the Central and Western Pyrenees, all linked to the glaciers and the construction of magnificent glacial cirques. A detailed guide for learning more about and enjoying the glaciers and cirques of the Pyrenees.

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How did the Pyrenees come into being? This book reveals the orogeny of the slow process which sculpted these immense oceans of stone. The book also includes thirty wonderful routes in the Eastern Pyrenees, from Canigó to Montlude, passing through Bastiments, Salòria, Comapedrosa and the always imposing Pica d’Estats.

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How did the Pyrenees come into being? Perhaps you imagine smoke, fumaroles and thunderclaps? Well actually, the process that built these vast oceans of stone that astound and delight us whenever we reach a summit, was slow and patient, although no less powerful. Hundreds of peaks point up at the sky like the crests of petrified waves. Many are classics, an absolute must for all aspiring mountaineers. From Canigó to Montlude, passing through Bastiments, Salòria, Comapedrosa and the always imposing Pica d’Estats, this book includes all the key summits in the Eastern Pyrenees. Thirty trails for reaching new heights and looking out over the rocky horizon.

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A guide with eleven chapters describing 93 routes leading up to mountain refuges and 414 trails leading up to the summits of the 217 principal and secondary three thousand-metre-high mountains in the Pyrenees. The guide also features magnificent circular hikes around eleven massifs and includes information about mountain refuges, meteorological data and tips for planning your expedition.

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This revised edition (2020) has eleven chapters with trails leading up to the summits of the 217 three thousand-metre-high mountains of the Pyrenees. Each is divided into two sections: approach trails through the valleys and ascent trails leading to the summits. Together, the 93 access trails to mountain refuges or cabins and the 414 trails leading up to primary and secondary three thousand-metre-high summits make up a total of 507 routes. In addition to summit ascents, the guide also features magnificent circular hikes around eleven massifs and includes information about mountain refuges, meteorological data and the addresses of useful websites. A fantastic compendium compiled by Luis Alejos which has been recognised by the Basque Mountaineering Federation.

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Seven routes with titles such as the Barcelona Coast, Landscapes of Barcelona and the Barcelona Pyrenees, featuring tourist destinations from which to enjoy the foothills of the Pyrenees, the valleys gauged out by the Ter, Llobregat, Cardener and Anoia Rivers, beaches, the Montseny and Montserrat mountains, the vineyards of Penedès, the Vic Plain and so much more.

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Less than two hours away by car from Barcelona is a varied landscape just waiting to be discovered: the foothills of the Pyrenees, the coastal beaches, the valleys gauged out by the Ter, Llobregat, Cardener and Anoia Rivers, beaches, the Montseny and Montserrat mountains, the vineyards of Penedès, the Vic Plain and so much more. The Barcelona Coast, the Landscapes of Barcelona and the Barcelona Pyrenees are the best way to enjoy all this. Each one of the seven trails described here is preceded by the general category in which it is located, which, along the maps provided, serves to help readers find their bearings.

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The author, Ander Izagirre, has divided the 225-kilometre Basque coastline into thirteen stages. The route features a multitude of beaches, as well as stunning cliffs, wild coves, whaling watchtowers, roads and mountains caressed by a salty sea breeze, dunes, wetlands, coastal woodlands and majestic estuaries. Come and discover a country by the sea.

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Like so many others, the Basque people have had to learn to engage with the sea, to live with and off the ocean, risking both their lives and their most treasured possessions in the process. From prehistoric mollusc gatherers to modern-day fishermen, hundreds of generations have worked to tame this inherently hostile medium. We have divided our 225 kilometres of coastline (a beautiful compendium of our entire history) into thirteen different stages. The route features a multitude of beaches, as well as stunning cliffs, wild coves, whaling watchtowers, roads and mountains caressed by a salty sea breeze, dunes, wetlands, coastal woodlands and majestic estuaries. Come and discover a country by the sea.

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The Ordesa, Aigüestortes and Pirineos National Parks are the three largest protected natural areas in the Pyrenean Mountain Range. They are also the most important from a nature and wildlife perspective. This is first time they have ever been joined in a single trail. The twenty-stage hike outlined in this book can be completed by any fit and well-prepared hiker.

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The Ordesa, Aigüestortes and Pirineos National Parks are the three largest protected natural areas in the Pyrenean Mountain Range. They are also the most important from a nature and wildlife perspective, yet have never been joined in a single trail. This book, which was originally a special edition published by the El mundo de los Pirineos magazine, takes up this challenge and outlines a trail that any fit and well-prepared hiker can complete. The twenty-stage route crosses national borders and offers some of the most majestic views in the Pyrenees. The book includes practical tips for planning and completing your hike, as well as maps to help you find your way.

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This picture book uses humour to expose stereotypes, while at the same time making readers think about peaceful coexistence, relationships between those who are different and sexist prejudices, among other issues. Winner of the Etxepare Award for best Picture Book in Basque in 2017.

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'It's odd to always see a blonde wig hanging up by the window of the woman who lives on the first floor [...]' says the little girl who is the protagonist of this story, while she watches her neighbours from her window. Through humour, this picture book encourages readers to set aside stereotypes and gives them much food for thought. ARRAROA [ODD] won the 11th Etxepare Award for best Picture Book in Basque.

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This story is about one of the longest-lasting feminist struggles in the Basque Country, a struggle that will soon have been going on for 30 years. History, fiction and reflection merge in a book that won the Basque Literature Award in 2017.

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Hondarribia, Gipuzkoa, 1993: a group of women ask to participate in the Alarde (a parade which is the main feature of the town's patron saint's day festivities and in which, until that time –and even today, only men are allowed to take part). The answer is a resounding 'no way'. Thus begins a long, bitter yet also beautiful and exciting struggle of women fighting for equality. The author tells the story while at the same time offering personal thoughts and reflections on the events that transpire. Pain and joy are excellent teachers. Hence the title. Winner of the BASQUE LITERATURE AWARD in 2017.

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What must life be like for a cheerful and somewhat mischievous little girl in the house of her serious and somewhat fussy grandfather? Well actually, not as bad as you might think. A lovely picture book about grandparent-grandchild relations. Winner of the 13th Award for best Picture Book in Basque

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En esta casa [In this house] is about the relationship between a grandfather who is used to making the rules and his granddaughter whose arrival totally disrupts his well-ordered life. The authors recount and illustrate situations that everyone will recognise, using humour masterfully and making you smile right from the very first page. Winner of the Etxepare Award 2019 for the best picture book in the Basque language.

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'Why are talking like that, lad?' Garralda (Aezkoa Valley, Navarra), 1980. A Basque-speaking grandmother is upset when her grandson, who up until recently didn't speak Basque at all, talks to her for the first time in that language. De vuelta a casa [Home again] is a story about the struggle against cultural subordination.

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In a valley in the Navarre Pyrenees (Aezkoa), a generation born, bred and educated under Franco's dictatorship set out to recover the native language and culture of which they had been dispossessed. Their struggle immerses them in a whirlwind of opposing feelings that range from pain at not being what they should have been, to joy at the discovery of their lost identity, shame about not having learnt their own language and culture and resentment against those responsible for not having transmitted them. Xamar talks about all these experiences in this autobiographical novel.

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Euskal-Berria en la Patagonia [New Basque Country in Patagonia] is an intriguing, meaningful book that introduces readers to the tremendous wave of people who emigrated to the Americas and the first Miss France, as well as all those who decided to stay here, in these valleys of tears and famine. Winner of the Basque Literature Award in 2018.

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Kepa Altonaga takes readers on a journey to the Basque Country at the end of the 19th century, which was characterised by the emigration of a sizeable part of the population to Latin America. This phenomenon changed the mindset of both those who emigrated and those who stayed behind. The book follows the lives of two main characters: Florencio Basaldúa (1853-1932) from Bilbao, who left very young for the Americas, where he tried to establish a new Basque Country in Argentina; and his counterpart, Jean Pierre Arbelbide (1841-1905), from Lower Navarre. 'This is nothing but a fantasy,' he wrote, although afterwards he attempted to preach to Basques who had emigrated to Río de la Plata. Winner of the Basque LITERATURE Award in 2018.

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'Mum, why don't you go yourself to find the red flowers?' 'I can't sweetheart.' 'Why not?' 'You must have heard it a thousand times...once, when I was a little girl, my mother sent me off to my grandmother's house[...]' Winner of the Etxepare Award 2020 for the best picture book in the Basque language.

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La flor más roja [The reddest flower] reinterprets a classic fairytale to talk about fear and the red lines we inherit. The main character has to decide whether to stay home alone or venture out into the forest and face the big bad wolf, accepting all the consequences of this decision. It is a story that invites readers to overcome their fears and forge their own path. Winner of the Etxepare Award 2020 for the best picture book in the Basque language.

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A series of short and micro-stories on a range of different themes.

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'Life shows you that there are always blank pages,' writes María José Mielgo in one of the short stories in this book. From longer tales to micro-stories, there are many different ways to explore human feelings and slice them open with the scalpel of literature. A way of seeing the world that is different from any other, yet more necessary than all. Pedro Ugarte.

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A book of poems about death, farewells and how feelings are never equidistant.

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A book of poems divided into three parts: Ausencias y Remembranzas [Absence and Remembrance], Reflexiones [Reflections] and Equidistancia [Equidistance], which convey the pain of loss, absence, entrenched feelings, oblivion and longing.

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In Morastán, a small, imaginary city on the Mexican border, a six-year-old girl shows us the world through her eyes and experiences. Written in a poetic style with an intriguing plot, the story is guaranteed to move. A second edition coming soon.

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A novel with an unforgettable cast of characters set in Morastán, a small imaginary city on the Mexican border. The main character, Asunción, is a six-year-old girl who discovers the secrets of life, such as the snail that hides in her world and the verses of the poet from Alicante, Miguel Hernández, thanks to her friend Evangelina. Written in a poetic style with an intriguing plot, this book will draw you in right from the very first page. Literarte's bestseller, with a second edition coming soon.

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A children's story about emotions: fear, happiness and sadness. With many illustrations.

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A children's story that talks about emotions and how to handle them. With illustrations by Pablo Urrutia. In her simple, direct style, Sofía Extremiana helps children understand their feelings and emotions and how to handle them.

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A very timely work: a pathogen threatens the future of humanity. Which will prevail? And what will the situation reveal?

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'In 1868 of the previous era, history collapsed: a pathogen of unknown origin devastated the world's population...' This is how LUTASTO, the first novel by Enol García Rico, begins. It is an intriguing work which reminds us that 'history is cyclical and repeats itself'. How would we react to such a drastic, uncontrollable situation? What is it about circumstances such as these that brings out the worst and the best in people? Will humanity manage to survive such a blow? The book will grip you from the very first page.

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An essay on abuse against women by the young criminologist, Leire Eiguren Obieta. A well-documented work based on real events.

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An essay by the young criminologist, Leire Eiguren, on abuse against women. Rigorous, meticulous and well-documented. Based on real events: women who have been and who are abused, sometimes without knowing it, sometimes without wanting to admit it. The essay outlines concepts, laws, legal reforms and attitudes which have been around since the world began, making it painfully clear that unless our culture changes in response to behaviour of this kind, people will just keep right on doing it. Clear and direct, with nothing added and nothing left out. A brave work that debunks myths and with which many people, of this and other generations, will identify.

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The best cycling chronicles published in recent years and an overview of the international agenda, a loop in which dates and places are repeated year after year, gradually forging the history of cycling.

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From a memory of the lanterne rouge in the first Tour, to more recent chronicles, with portraits of emerging stars such as Bernal, Evenepoel and Van der Poel and brief notes on historical figures such as Alfonsina Strada, Poulidor and Malabrocca in between. In his characteristic, original, ingenious and hilariously funny style, Marcos Pereda transports his readers to strange times and places to celebrate at the Cobbled Classics, suffer while toiling up a slope or fall in love with the Italian roads. He also recreates the festivities at the velodromes of the Belle Époque and the large-scale nationwide celebrations linked to the Volta a Portugal and the Vuelta a Colombia, among others.

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An extraordinary novel which begins in the Basque Country, but is set mainly in Italy on the threshold of World War II. It is a novel that is difficult to define, in which bicycles serve as a bridge connecting two countries.

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A boy sees the great cyclist, Ginno Bartali, for the first time during the Tour of the Basque Country. Later, as one of the children exiled by the Spanish Civil War, he comes across him once again during the Tour, toiling up a pass in the Alps. Later still, he sets off to find him in Tuscany. In addition to cycling, the novel mixes many other issues and characters, including a movie enthusiast who screens films in secret, a monk who preaches to birds and a Portuguese sailor stuck on land–all written in a fresh style with a dreamlike atmosphere, surreal touches and a call to rise up against injustice.

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The biography of the winner of the first two Vueltas a España plunges the reader into the origins of this iconic race. After the end of his sporting career, he sought a new life as a mechanic in the US, even working on the Apollo project which put the first man on the moon.

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Gustaaf Deloor. A key name for understanding the history of the Vuelta a España. Even though he won the first two races, in 1935 and 1936, most people know very little about this Belgian cyclist. He competed alongside his brother, Alfons, in all the major European cycling events, until his sporting career was cut short by the onset of the Spanish Civil War, closely followed by World War II. When peace finally returned, Gustavo (as the Spanish press liked to call him at the time) sought out a new life as a mechanic in the US, even working on the Apollo project that sent the first manned mission to the moon.

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A novel about the loss of innocence of a young man who dreams of becoming a professional cyclist. A harsh portrait of professional cycling in Spain during the first decade of the new millennium.

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It is a novel, but also a faithful portrait of an entire era, a hard-hitting description of what happened in the field of professional cycling in Spain in the run up and aftermath of the sadly famous Operación Puerto doping case. It was a time of sharp contrast: the property boom and the proliferation of public sponsorship enabled the establishment of many new cycling teams. But the good times also had a darker side, which we discover here thanks to Lucas Castro, a young man whose progress we chart from his childhood dreams of becoming a cyclist to his arrival at the very top of his chosen profession.

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The second part of the novel Pedalling in hell. Lucas Castro is no longer a child. He is fully aware of the repercussions all his decisions will have from now on, on both his personal life and his sporting career.

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Neither the world nor his beloved profession are what he would like them to be, and what's more, Spain's economy is on the verge of collapse. Will his ethical convictions win out over the temptations of the open road or will he succumb to them as a result of the improbable negative consequences of taking shortcuts to success?

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A work of fiction inspired by the great cyclist Vicente Trueba. Nicknamed the Flea of Torrelavega, this cyclist from Cantabria was the first King of the Mountains in the history of the Tour de France (in 1933).

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Through a chorus of fictional voices, the book charts the different moments of Vicente Trueba's life. A neighbour, a French journalist, an Italian sprinter and a fellow soldier from the Spanish Civil War, all contribute to composing a polyphonic discourse in which stories about the Flea are interspersed with other aspects of cycling and society in heroic times. The book provides insight into how those on the cycling trail lived, trained, competed and felt during the 1930s.

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Growing the plants of your natural pharmacy; making remedies to manage your own health. Applying this ancient knowledge of plants to your garden will be easy, because this book will guide you step by step as you grow and harvest what you need and then make extracts, syrups, ointments and salves.

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Rural life has always been linked to wild plants and flowers. Plants are both food and medicine. Traditional knowledge about curative herbs is undervalued. The author, a publisher by trade, has been at the head of this organic farming publishing house for twenty years, combining his work here with his passion for studying wild plants, mainly aromatic and medicinal ones, and making his own liqueurs, syrups and aromatic oils from the aromatic plants he grows in his kitchen garden or gathers from the countryside near where he lives.

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Growing and gathering fruit and vegetables without using pesticides or toxic products is both possible and necessary. Based on visible symptoms, this guide helps you determine what pest or disease is affecting your garden and then understand the causes in order to apply preventive or curative remedies which are always exclusively organic in nature. Five editions in six years.

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This practical guide helps you detect symptoms and determine which pest or disease is affecting your garden. It also tells you whether the problem is serious or temporary, and offers organic solutions and remedies. Xavi Fontanet is a Biologist and a Technical Agricultural Engineer. He has lectured at the Manresa Agricultural School and was a consultant for one of the first organic PDGs (Plant Defence Groups) in Catalonia. Andreu Vila is an Agricultural Engineer who used to lecture at the Barcelona Advanced School of Agriculture. He also worked with the first PDG in Baix Llobregat and is currently self-employed, working to promote and disseminate Agroecology.

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You would have loved to have had this book as a girl, or a teenager, or when you were thinking about becoming a mother, or even now, when your last period is a distant memory. This book is a journey around the different stages of our lives, completely natural and free of medicines which seem to treat all changes as symptoms of some kind of disease. Five editions in three years.

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The book explains the different stages of women’s lives in a holistic yet simple manner, treating our insides as if they were the freest, most beautiful and most evolved flower imaginable. You will want to give it to or share it with the women you love most–friends, sisters, mothers, daughters, even granddaughters, because as well as being a fount of information, it is also beautifully illustrated. Anna Salvia Ribera is a mother and a psychologist specialising in sexual and reproductive health. She has published several books in this field. Agnès Mateu Fernández is a mother and works as an illustrator and yoga teacher specialising in motherhood.

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For self-consumption kitchen gardens, schools, urban areas and professionals. An eminently practical and visual manual for both those starting from scratch and those who wish to become more organic. It includes work calendars, examples of crop rotations and associations, and information about prevention and environmentally-friendly treatments for pests or disease. Over 30,000 copies sold.

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Mariano Bueno comes from a family of horticulturists and is a pioneer in the practice and dissemination of organic kitchen gardens. An excellent communicator, he is considered one of the leading media voices (written press, TV) in the effort to raise awareness of the importance of organic farming and teaches both theoretical and (mainly) practical courses on the topic. He is the author of several books on Geobiology and Healthy Households, and has written extensively on organic kitchen gardens, his two best-known works with this publishing house being How to make good compost and How to make vermicompost.

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Inspired by permaculture, agroforestry and synergistic gardening, edible forest gardens comprise a system in which trees, bushes and plants at different strata provide food, resources and beauty. Tiny pieces of paradise within our reach that, when mature, require very little care and provide bountiful harvests.

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Edible forest gardens offer both resources and food: fruit, leaves, root vegetables and edible seeds; medicinal remedies, fibres for weaving or basket-making; firewood and timber.After gaining experience in several different countries and participating in exchange projects at a European level, the authors trained in the theory and practice of Permaculture, Natural/Synergistic Gardening and garden design. They work as educators and advisers with different projects and have consolidated their own permaculture project, which has a clear educational and practical mission and is centred around machineless, ploughless farming.

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From the Stories for Looking after the Earth collection. An illustrated story for young children aged 2 years and over, but also for adults, since it is an ode to the beauty of an organic kitchen garden as a source of wholesome food, human health and enjoyment.

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The day dawns with the crowing of a rooster, and our organic garden is waiting for us to be sown and cared for. So much to do! So many doubts until the harvest arrives! They are all gradually resolved with imagination, enthusiasm and time to share with others, in a garden that is very much alive. An organic kitchen garden in which biodiversity is visible everywhere you look. Azahar L. Giner has a degree in Fine Art and a Master’s in Graphic Design and Animation.

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This story, replete with adventure, is set in the 25th century.

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This story, replete with adventure, is set in the 25th century. 500 years have passed since humans became immortal and colonised the planets in our solar system. But many are growing tired of living forever, and many more have gone mad. Prompted by an old legend, a group of people set out on an expedition to Earth to find the last group of humans to preserve the gene of mortality. The aim is to use their mortal blood to find the eternal rest that evades them. Previous attempts have been made, but all failed. Will they find the mortality gene this time so they can, at last, stop living forever?

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Gixela has a very acute sense of smell and very sharp hearing. She loves touching things. Her books are full of dots. Sometimes she feels sad. Do you know why?

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Theme: Gixela is blind. What she cannot see with her eyes she sees with her hands, her sense of smell, hearing or taste. However, sometimes she's sad because she feels different. Setting: Present day. At school and at home. Synopsis: Gixela has a very acute sense of smell and very sharp hearing. She loves touching things. Her books are full of dots. Sometimes she feels sad. Do you know why?

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Teresa is a Roma girl who is feeling beset by changes: she's starting a new school, her grandma just died, the boy she likes ignores her. But her friend Tomás is always by her side. The death of her grandma will rekindle a family concern.

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Theme: With the help of a true friend, a Roma girl discovers the treasure left to her by her ancestors. Setting: Present day. Synopsis: Teresa is a Roma girl who is feeling beset by changes: she's starting a new school, her grandma just died, the boy she likes ignores her. But Tomás is always by her side. The death of her grandma will rekindle a family concern. As she discovers more about her ancestor George Borrow, Teresa becomes immersed in a whirlwind of unusual events which will help her discover not only who she really is, but who she truly loves.

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Has anyone ever asked you what you want to be when you grow up? Iker was asked once and hid his answer in this book.

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Synopsis: Has anyone ever asked you what you want to be when you grow up? Iker was asked once and hid his answer in this book. Key aspects: • Story designed for children just learning to read by themselves. • The full-page illustrations aid understanding and enrich the text, and everything is geared towards stimulating the reader's imagination and fostering their love of reading. • An entertaining story written in short sentences with a clear font on a white background to avoid any distracting interference and to foster the shift towards independent reading.

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Maddi had no idea what she was going to find on the seabed, and she was even a little scared. Is there any way of finding out what something is like without giving it a try?

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Synopsis: Maddi had no idea what she was going to find on the seabed, and she was even a little scared. Is there any way of finding out what something is like without giving it a try? Key aspects: • Story designed for children just learning to read by themselves. • The full-page illustrations aid understanding and enrich the text, and everything is geared towards stimulating the reader's imagination and fostering their love of reading. • An entertaining story written in short sentences with a clear font on a white background to avoid any interference and to foster the shift towards independent reading.

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Next year, Martxel, Sare, Peio and Olaia are off to senior school, but before that they have two long months in which to enjoy themselves. However, a series of mysterious messages from an ancient pirate and the promise of hidden treasure will turn their world upside-down. Will they ever find out who the mysterious pirate is?

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Theme: Freedom is the most precious treasure of all. A group of 4 kids have an exciting adventure, and discover that J. Smith was a female pirate. They also find her treasure. Setting: Present day. A town on the Bizkaia coast. Synopsis: Next year, Martxel, Sare, Peio and Olaia are off to senior school, but before that they have two long months in which to enjoy themselves. However, a series of mysterious messages from an ancient pirate and the promise of hidden treasure will turn their world upside-down. Will they ever find out who the mysterious pirate is? And will they find the hidden treasure?

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Why do we always have to do what adults say? Our mum has decided that this year, we have to spend our holidays in Otzante looking after our grandparents. I'm going to go out of my mind with boredom, because the only other kids there are the ones in the dusty pictures lining the walls.

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Theme: The adventures of a boy who goes to a small village in Navarre to spend his summer at his grandparents' house. In the village is a castle which holds a secret. Will he discover it? Setting: The present day, in a small village. Synopsis: Why do we always have to do what adults say? Our mum has decided that this year, we have to spend our holidays in Otzante looking after our grandparents. I'm going to go out of my mind with boredom, because the only other kids there are the ones in the dusty pictures lining the walls.

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Berain, our hero, has crawled under the canvas covering the back of the Jeep so that Von Silk won't see him. Now I think about it, it's just as well he's still there, or else all the machine guns and pistols would be pointed straight at him. If his parents could see him now!

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Theme: The story of a 13-year-old boy who goes on a summer camp to Africa with 4 or 5 youngsters from other countries. They go on a safari to Tanzania, organised by a well-known archaeologist. Setting: A safari in Africa. Present day. Synopsis: Berain, our hero, has crawled under the canvas covering the back of the Jeep so that Von Silk won't see him. Now I think about it, it's just as well he's still there, or else all the machine guns and pistols would be pointed straight at him. If his parents could see him now!

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There are still some princesses who live in huge castles. In this book, we meet one of them. But nothing is as pretty and sweet as fairy tales would have us believe, and our princess is hiding a secret. Come to the castle and join us on this exciting adventure!

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Theme: Mystery adventure. Setting: Present day. Synopsis: There are still some princesses who live in huge castles. In this book, we meet one of them. But nothing is as pretty and sweet as fairy tales would have us believe, and our princess is hiding a secret. Come to the castle and join us on this exciting adventure!

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Saglana is a five-year-old girl who lives at her grandparents' house while her mother works in town. When her grandma gets sick, the little girl feels she has to save her. To do so, Saglana must brave the harsh Siberian winter on the back of a quad, and must face some truly terrifying things, such as Kankailu the bear.

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Theme: A girl who lives in Siberia and has a deep knowledge of nature and the environment is on a mission to save her grandma, becoming a true heroine in the process. Setting: The Tyva Republic in Russia (near Mongolia). Synopsis: Saglana is a five-year-old girl who lives at her grandparents' house while her mother works in town. When her grandma gets sick, the little girl feels she has to save her. To do so, Saglana must brave the harsh Siberian winter on the back of a quad, and must face some truly terrifying things, such as Kankailu the bear.

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Monday is Xiber's favourite day of the week. Because that's the day they eat chocolate cake. Josune, the school dinner lady, always makes it on Mondays. Then suddenly, everyone at school starts to get sick. Is Josune behind this sudden epidemic?

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Theme: The adventures of Xiber. Xiber's attempts to unravel the mystery of the school canteen will take him on an exciting quest. Setting: The present day, at school. Synopsis: Monday is Xiber's favourite day of the week. Because that's the day they eat chocolate cake. Josune, the school dinner lady, always makes it on Mondays. Then suddenly, everyone at school starts to get sick. Is Josune behind this sudden epidemic? Will Xiber be able to solve the mystery?

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An amusing story by Ana Zurita designed to help young children discover who they are and to accept that their friends may be different from them

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This is Camilo, Camilo the Crocodile. He lives in a swamp with other crocodiles. And he also has a whole load of other friends who come from the jungle to visit him. And they all get along like a house on fire!

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Just as she does every summer, Elena goes back to her home town. There was once a beautiful coral reef there where she loved to swim and dive. But this year, the colours she remembers have faded.

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This story by Cristina Etxabe helps us think about the threat posed by pollution, plastic and climate change for our oceans. Through the colour of the coral, the brilliant illustrations by Maite Márquez convey to children the need to look after the sea and its coral reefs.

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The smell of waves is nothing more than the smell of memory, those moments that are etched onto our hearts forever: an utterance, a caress around a cup of coffee, a bike ride, a piece of cake.

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El olor de las olas [The smell of the waves] is the story of a woman, yes, but it immediately becomes our story too, because at the end of the day, all lives (ours, Aurora's) are similar: love, hope, passion, friendship, pain and joy. Feelings that are inside each and every one of us. The place and time we were born into are only garments for our souls. Page after page, readers will see themselves reflected in this book and, hiding among the paragraphs, they may also find their parents, and perhaps even their grandparents.

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En tierra de todos [In all man's land] is an essay about community, accepting differences and our ability to cope with fragility. It is a reflection on contemporary society and where today's Church fits into it, without denying its problems or ignoring its good points.

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It is an attempt to share some of the battles that we all have to fight from time to time, a brave look at questions that concern so many people today, from the role of women in the Church to the situation of young people, without forgetting other situations which generate unease, pain or rebellion in so many hearts. One question: 'why go on?' is what drives the author in his search. He does not talk from a distance, but rather from within, as someone who shares, on these pages, his own uncertainties and the answers he is gradually discovering.

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Short and slight, no one would have imagined that, underneath his insignificant appearance, St John of the Cross was possibly the best poet in the history of our literary tradition, and a human being who achieved the highest possible level of mystic union.

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In this historical novel, the merchant and poet from Segovia, Pedro de Valmores, filled with jealousy after his lover, Ana de Peñalosa, spurns him, sets out on horseback on a journey of initiation in search of the monk he believes to be the cause of all his troubles. As he travels through the complex Spain of Phillip II's reign, we learn about its politics, the Inquisition, visionaries, the role of the monarch in the reform, bandit attacks, the cultural coexistence of Sufis and Jews, how ordinary people lived, the rivalry between Carmelites and the follies and caprices of the ladies of the royal court.

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Ovimamis and Papaguaráis is a modern tale inspired by traditional epic narratives, replete with values and enriched by a series of fun, colourful illustrations.

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If you are one of those who think that you would never eat anything that came out of an animal's backside or that you would never be caught dead eating roots, then you'd better get to know the Ovimamis and the Papaguarais, the inhabitants of two neighbouring villages separated by a huge gully and differences that seem insurmountable. But are they really?

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Our hearts are like mosaics whose tiles are all the people and all the moments that live inside them. Do we dream people? There is no dream more beautiful. We are made from bits and pieces of other people. We are made from our experiences and memories.

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Soñando personas [Dreaming people] is a book about who we are, what we feel and how we live as people. Sometimes in verse, others in the form of tweets or short memories and thoughts. Manu Velasco is one of so many teachers with a true vocation, both inside and out of the classroom. With several extremely prestigious awards and accolades under his belt, his proposals and advice reach thousands of people over the social media and the websites ayudaparamaestros.com and elblogdemanuvelasco.com.

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Mount Tabor, where Jesus was transfigured and where he revealed his true identity, serves as the framework for analysing the meaning of the spiritual experience, its necessity and demands, its opportunities and risks

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In a society that demands experiences, spirituality is once again taking centre stage. This new context forces us to rethink our pastoral work. This is not a completely new phenomenon, nor simply a passing fad. The encounter with God towards which all humanity is heading is the bedrock of the Christian faith. An ineffable God who, nonetheless, communicates with us. A God who is both silent and revealing, who hides and shows himself at the same time; manifested in all things secret, and present always incognito.

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Un Camaleón y el color de su corazón [A Chameleon and the colour of his heart] is the touching story of a chameleon who, like any other, changes colour depending on the scenario in which he finds himself.

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The problem is that the colour of the suit he is wearing doesn't match how he feels, so everyone mistakes his mood, which makes him feel even more out of place. Thanks to this fascinating character, we learn that our true reflection lies in the colour of our heart. A story you will never want to forget.

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Una ventana llena de sol [A window full of sun] explores the experience of spiritual accompaniment that is so important in this life. It is based on cases inspired by everyday situations, although it never refers to real events (because confidentiality is a fundamental principle).

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Teresa Iribarnegaray has constructed a diary that serves as a window onto this magnificent, luminous world. The subtitle of the book is Faces, desires and searches in spiritual accompaniment. It is a book that will definitely be of interest to those who practice spiritual accompaniment. But it will also appeal to all men and women involved in their own journey, all men and women who want to learn about processes, love and discernment in order to enhance their own lives.

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Bubble Gum Boy starts a new year at a new school and, as we've all been at times, is terrified. What will his new classmates make of him? Will they reject him for having a head made out of bubble gum?

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Without the need for much text, many pages or excessive theorising, Bubble Gum Boy leaves an indelible mark. -El País After illustrating the blockbuster El libro del futuro and creating that eminently personal treasure, Picnic, María Ramos now places her talents at the service of a new series of comic books featuring a child with a bubble gum head and his unforgettable friends. An instant classic.

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This volume completes the trilogy which began in 2007 with Clases de hebreo, and was followed in 2009 by Clases de dibujo. The last instalment in the series, the unprecedented and masterful Clases de machete, puts this book on a par with titles such as El boxeador polaco (Pre-Textos, 2008) and Monasterio (Libros del Asteroide, 2012).

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Halfon is the master of omission, understatement and denouement. L'EXPRESS–LIRE Halfon sees stories as an intimate and fragmented form of biography. The keys are found in the titles of this unbeatable trilogy, and his twofold Latin American and Jewish identity is the vortex around which all his tales revolve; tradition and otherness, invented languages; drawings as a form of representation, a reflection on the muteness of childhood. And violence, the spectre of violence, the festival of violence and destruction as an undiscovered, joyful valley.

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What would happen if you received a letter you sent yourself fifteen years ago? And what would happen if that letter revealed the location of a hidden treasure? Your future self sent you this book to help them always remember who you are today. And who you want to be tomorrow.

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Second National Award for best book published in 2018. Since the dawn of history, humans have always fantasised about time travel. We have built time capsules to overcome this insurmountable wall and communicate with our fellow beings from other eras. Experiencing the passage of time is also an essential part of our identity, and a time capsule may be a trigger for profound reflection. This book stems out of a rock-solid certainty: a child is also able to engage in this reflection, and to send a message into the future to communicate with their future self.

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In an imaginary cross between Peanuts and Seinfeld, with colour as the absolute protagonist and enriched by diverse extra content, J+K is a work of art in itself that celebrates popular culture and its artefacts (records, magazines, video games) in order to accompany two orphans in a shopping centre.

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A tour de force full of generosity and love for life.—Chris Ware A masterpiece. —Jorge de Cascante With colour as the absolute protagonist, J+K excites the reader's empathy, immersing them in a reflective, bitter-sweet tone that can be perceived with all five senses, like an ironically perfect consumer object. Winner of the Puchi Award, 2017.

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A partially autobiographical novel, marked with the stigma of amour fou, Las niñas prodigio is also a tragicomedy in various acts and a tale with hints of Gothic horror and a gallery of ghosts sowing the seeds of popular culture, all mixed in with the author's own childhood.

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Talent in spades. ABC Cultural Sabina Urraca raises her arms in a disciplined manner and arches her back to salute the jury: ten out of ten. El español A contemporary tale about identity that begins in an imperfect present before moving backwards to revisit the same woman at different times in her life. Genuine, hard-hitting and sentimentally fierce, the narrator's voice embarks on its own journey of perfection, coming to rest at dizzying moments that Sabina Urraca turns into an exciting work of fiction unmatched in contemporary Spanish narrative. 1st Prize CEGAL Javier Morote

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What is a museum? A place to store images? A device for observing the world? Or perhaps a museum is a modern version of the allegory of the cave, in which the works on display function as mere projections of reality.

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'A brilliant story told in pictures, in which the adventure that is life takes on a dream-like quality through the language of film and art.' Bologna Ragazzi Award - Special Category Cinema 2020 Mvsevm shows us a character (inspired by Edward Hopper) who finds himself one morning in a strange building. A cross between Psychosis and The Woman in the Window, what initially seems to be a causal unexpected visit turns into a pictorial adventure in which fiction and reality swap roles.

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Following on from Maren, Libe and Oier, Ane is the 4th book in the Txandaka series by Alaine Agirre. Ane has just finished sixth form and the time has finally come for her to decide what she wants to do with her life. She's started to study what her parents want her to study, but she's not happy.

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She has no Plan B, but nevertheless decides to at least try and discover what path is right for her, and to find the answers to the questions she carries inside her on the basis of her own experience, learning from those around her. Ane faces her fears, learns to accept uncertainty and goes against conventions with bravery, determination and personality. She rebuilds herself like a collage, leaving out those bits she doesn't like and adding new scraps made out of friendship, ideas and experiences. https://www.erein.eus/libro/ane

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Koldo Izagirre is the creator of the character Dumitru (Dumitru, 2014), a teenager who became a delinquent simply because he was at the wrong place at the wrong time. In this second book, the author presents Dumitru's diary, outlining his concerns, annoyance, impatience, desire to learn and need to flee. It's hard being a teenager these days.

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Would I be a better Basque if I didn't speak Romanian? Why does Olatz hate everyone? How do you love? Naked? Oh yes. I feel sad when I run, I spend days uttering hardly a word, talking makes me tired. 'My father died when he fell in the mountains.' Olatz's note when she saw me looking at a photo that was in her grandma's (Amatxi’s!) house. ‘The mountains were more important than me.’ Olatz has a lot of hate inside her, but she lost her father in an accident. I lost my mother because that's what she wanted (she didn't take me with her). I'm a broken bicycle. https://www.erein.eus/libro/dumitru-biluzik

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Through a powerful combination of allegorical fiction and autobiography, El ruido de entonces explores the tragic events that occurred in relation to the Lemoiz nuclear power plant. The story revolves around the kidnapping of the engineer José Mari Ryan, a neighbour and friend of the author's family.

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Along with the initial aim of telling the story of an innocent man trapped in the crossfire, the story also sends a firm message: we need to revive the painful memories of yesteryear in order to ensure that, together, we turn our collective memory into the best possible safeguard of a peaceful future. Ryan left the plant at 19.45 in his white Seat 131. He never made it home. A 21.30, the delegation received a phone call: 'We have Ryan, from Iberduero,' a voice said. Thus began a terrible week of desperate hope and crushing anxiety. https://www.erein.eus/libro/el-ruido-de-entonces

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The term 'home' has been understood for centuries as a place of refuge for humans. However, the recent pandemic has imbued this word with a whole host of other meanings. Food for thought rooted in a blatant contradiction: many people were told to stay home, while others were evicted.

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While the vast majority of the population were on lockdown in their homes, others were expelled from theirs. Libe is one of the evictees who give us a first-hand account of what happened. https://www.erein.eus/libro/etxegabetuak

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The author surprises us yet again with a plot that, for once, is set in the present, in a context close to her own heart. LA EDITORIAL is a new challenge that demonstrates Toti's extraordinary talent for creating characters and stories guaranteed to enthral and move.

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After fifty years of hard work, what was once a small warehouse has now become a leading, cutting-edge publishing house, even though in order to do so, the owner has had to dabble in businesses that have little or nothing to do with books. Prompted by different motivations ranging from revenge and greed to true love for literature and indifference, the descendants of the original founder, Gervasio Egurra, struggle for control of the family firm, under the watchful gaze of Lola, Gervasio's widow and matriarch of the clan, who has not forgotten her past. https://www.erein.eus/libro/la-editorial

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The discovery of the body of young woman, decapitated and with the tips of her fingers burnt off, plunges the investigation department of the Erzaintza (the Basque police force) into a frenzy. The members of the department are up against an astute murderer who is making clues very hard to find, in a case in which nothing is as it appears.

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As in previous works, the author draws readers in with the help of a detailed account of events, and demonstrates once again her stunning ability to describe the intricate web of personal relationships linking her characters. NCO Jon Ander Macua and Agent Eider Chassereau find themselves thoroughly immersed in a complex, fascinating case which leads them to a nail-biting finale that will change their lives forever. https://www.erein.eus/libro/la-estrella-de-quince-puntas

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This is Ramon Saizarbitoria's best (and perhaps most intimate) work yet. It is no coincidence that his inspiration was Montauk, by Max Frisch, which, like Martutene, is set in a place whose name evokes a memory impossible to erase. Saizarbitoria also looks to the past and recreates the landscapes of an end of an era.

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Julia is a translator, Martin is a writer; and Pilar and Abaitua are doctors. Two couples trying to put back the pieces of their broken relationships receive a surprise visit from a young American sociologist named after a novel by Max Frisch, who enters their lives to become, against their will, the element that triggers a whole chain of reactions which will shake the very foundations of their stagnant lives, lighting a fire of joy, desire and hope beneath them. https://www.erein.eus/libro/martutene-9788497468268

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Nur and the rainbow bird is the 14th book in the Nur collection by Toti Martínez de Lezea, which recounts the adventures of a character based on the author's own granddaughter. It is a series which has proven immensely popular among children aged between 8 and 12 years.

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In this book, Nur is on holiday in Larrabetzu. The Bilbao annual festivals are coming up and one afternoon, she makes plans with her parents to go to the fair. And off they go. Nur's head is racing with all the fun things she's going to do: going down the water slide and throwing darts to try and pop balloons and win a prize. But when they arrive, Nur is flabbergasted. She's dreamt about 'flying' for ages, and now, here, right in front of her very eyes, is a giant hot air balloon. She goes over and finds out all about how it works. This is the start of another fantastic adventure in which young readers learn all about other lands and other customs. https://www.erein.eus/libro/nur-y-el-pajaro-arco-iris

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Ingrid is angry. She is also alone. She doesn't have much reason to feel happy. Her mother died while she was still a girl. She hasn't seen her sister, Irene, for over ten years. Her father has recently passed away. She thinks the notary’s visit is mere procedure.

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But the will reveals not only her father's last wishes, but also those of her mother. An old photo of an Olivetti typewriter that holds no meaning for her, and a mention that she doesn't understand, turn her world upside-down. The situation prompts her to explore her parents' past, and her own childhood, in greater depth. As her investigation proceeds, she begins to doubt everything she once thought she knew about her mother. Nothing is what it seems. https://www.erein.eus/libro/olivetti

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Following the success of Hacia la Gran Muralla and Beti iparralderantz, Jon Arretxe is back with his latest work: Trumoiaren alaba. In this adventure novel set on the island of Sumatra, a teenage girl, Batari, and her little brother, Kusuma, are left alone in the world after a natural disaster strikes.

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They set off on a long journey together around the island in search of a relative willing to take them in. In this story full of surprises and magic, the two main characters have multiple adventures and encounter many perils, but they also find friends who help them achieve their goal. The situation of women, the destruction of nature, the influence of tourism, religious rivalry, child trafficking and the activities of the Mafia are just some of the issues explored. The book also gives readers rare insight into this little-known corner of the world. https://www.erein.eus/libro/trumoiaren-alaba/eu

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Crime fiction doesn't necessarily have to be set in large cities. It can also be set in small towns. Proof of this is this fantastic thriller set in the countryside, in which the reader will find examples of brotherly hate, the gap between generations and marital issues. Recently made into a film.

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Fermín, from Garizmendi farm, finds a skull buried in the soil. He runs to tell his son, Nestor, who lives in the nearby town; and Nestor in turn tells his ex-wife, Berta, who is an archaeologist. But when they go to dig up the body, they find it has mysteriously disappeared. A succession of deaths follow, all pointing to a mystery that gets darker and darker by the hour. Deaths old and new, brotherly hate, the gap between generations, drugs, gambling... These are the elements that make up this crime novel, written by a new author who is the mistress of dialogue and flashbacks, and knows only too well how and when to give out information, paying careful attention to what is revealed when, all in a spirited and extremely elegant style.

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Ismael, an author with writer's block, searches in a text written in secret by his wife, Jasone, for the inspiration he can find nowhere else. Jaio's latest novel explores different ways of building and conveying masculinity, and talks about the influence of gender and the silences that are generated in families.

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Ismael has writer's block; he can't seem to make headway with his new novel. Things go from bad to worse when his mother has an accident and he is forced to look after his father. Jasone is usually the first one to see and proof-read her husband’s works; a writer herself when she was younger, she has officially left all that behind her, although over the past year she has been writing in secret. Will Ismael find the inspiration that has eluded him recently in his wife's writings? This novel explores different ways of building and conveying masculinity, talks about the enormous influence of gender in men's and women's lives, and probes the silences that are generated in families. Jaio's most ambitious and daring novel yet.

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Two women, two young mothers: one has killed her own twin sons by drowning them in the bath tub with her own hands; the other realises, just as she is about to give birth, that she knows the child killer. Obsessed with the incident, she decides to find out more.

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Two women, two young mothers: one has killed her own twin sons by drowning them in the bath tub with her own hands; the other realises, just as she is about to give birth, that she once knew the child killer, long ago. Deciding to find out more, she starts investigating and eventually writes a novel. We call the fruit of an artist's work ‘creation’; bring a child into the world is also an act of creation. Two ways of creating, completely unconnected, and perhaps even contradictory? Katixa Agirre explores these two aspects of creation and the relationship between them, building a story that is guaranteed to keep you reading.

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Just like in musical chairs, Teresa, Martiña and Eulali take turns recounting fragments of their lives, and through these women, we will learn the bitter-sweet stories of a small town, and how it was impacted by diverse events from 20th century history.

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As well as being a children's game, musical chairs is also a metaphor for life: every time the music stops, one of us will be left without a chair and must withdraw from the game. Love, war, freedom, rebellion - all are powerful and eternal darts that pierce the lives of those who live in this small town. Three female voices weave the web of this novel. We will get to know Teresa, Martina and Eulali as children running around the cobbled streets, young women with their hopes and disappointments, and old ladies, drinking coffee in the cake shop, each seated firmly in her own chair.

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'Mara, finish your homework,' says her dad. 'Move your bike, Mara, you always leave it in the way.' Every time someone shouts 'Mara!', the little girl's breath catches in her throat. She runs to the bathroom, jumps into the bath and dives under the water to a place the sounds of the world cannot penetrate.

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'Mara, finish your homework,' says her dad. 'Move your bike, Mara!' 'Mara, my love!' calls out grandma. 'Mara! Mara! Mara!' Every time someone shouts 'Mara!', the little girl's breath catches in her throat. She runs to the bathroom, shuts the door, jumps into the bath and dives under the water to a place the sounds of the world cannot penetrate. Bainera bete itsaso [Bathtub full of sea] is a story about the feeling of suffocation.

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Sabina Gojenola is a widow who lives with her disabled brother-in-law in the old Altzerreka farmhouse. She is a woman who does not want to adapt to modern life and who has a conflictive relationship with her family. This harsh yet beautiful portrait that Amuriza paints is about as far removed from the idealised rural world as it gets.

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Altzerreka is a very old farmhouse located on the banks of a small stream. Also old is the farm's son and heir, Henry, who has been bedridden ever since he lost a leg. And old too is Sabina Gojenola, the widow who looks after both her disabled brother-in-law and the entire farm, with stubborn taciturnity. Despite her children's efforts to make her life easier, she rejects all things modern and conformable and her animals are the only things she treats with any tenderness. Amuriza narrates the end of a certain way of looking at the world, painting a detailed, brutally honest portrait of a character and a social model on the verge of disappearing forever, all in a spirited yet steadfast style.

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Besarkada is an ode to the union between bodies and souls, through poetry and art, half way between pure tenderness and chromatic sensitivity.

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Besarkada is an ode to the union between bodies and souls, through poetry and art, half way between pure tenderness and chromatic sensitivity. Just as in a carnal embrace, the symbolic and the physical combine, and the intuitive and poetic merge into one. Half way between meditation and the liberation of a journey, in a pendulum swing between life and death.

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Martín is different. Everyone says so. Maybe it's because he has his own way of doing things; or because some things come harder to him. But the narrator knows that Martín isn't odd; he's normal, and adorable, despite being a little different.

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Martín is different. Everyone says so. Maybe it's because he has his own way of doing things; or because some things come harder to him. But the narrator knows that Martín isn't odd; he's normal, and adorable, despite being a little different. This marvellous book about difference, integration and discrimination won the OEPLI's Lazarillo Award for best comic book.

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10 stories, all set in the mountains but with different topics and characters: crumbling relationships, fraught family life, worst fears come true, happiness postponed, curtailed dreams and some brief and unexpected moments of satisfaction and joy.

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'Mountain junkies' live for the mountains, always waiting for the weekend to arrive. They know the surrounding peaks like the back of their hands; they go to the Pyrenees once a fortnight and, for their holidays, plan trips to increasingly far-off places: climbing Kilimanjaro, hiking in the Sahara ... Aingeru Epaltza has written a series of short stories set in the mountains, although the walking sticks and crampons, the backpacks and the walking boots, are mere props. Against this backdrop the book explores a varied, colourful range of human experiences: crumbling relationships, fraught family life, worst fears come true and some brief and unexpected moments of satisfaction and joy.

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The novel tells the story of a family from Pamplona, all the way from 1941 to the present day, examining three different generations through the eyes of three different women: Matilde, Teresa and Amaia, three matrioshkas who search for and deny their own mother. A profound, hard-hitting and moving tale of mother-daughter relations.

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The story of a family from Pamplona, from 1941 to the present day, with three generations of women: Matilde, Teresa and Amaia, three matrioshkas who search for and deny their own mother. The fashion, events, tensions and struggles of each period are reflected in this dynamic chronicle of a bygone era and the everyday lives of the Echaluce women, their relatives, servants, friends and enemies. A profound, hard-hitting and moving tale of mother-daughter relations, which are difficult, complex, sometimes hurtful and often contradictory.

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Come with Trii on his quest to learn the Cloud Song. During his adventure, Trii will make lots of new friends who will come to his aid, teaching him that teamwork is the most important thing.

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Once upon a time, there was a village that the clouds stopped visiting. Harvest after harvest was lost and all the villagers grew very sad. Well, all except one: young Trii, who loved to sing. Encouraged by his grandmother, our friend decides to journey with his friend, Moo the lion, to the Enchanted Forest to learn the Cloud Song–a magic song that will bring back the rain.

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Kitty has decided to go swimming with the rest of his friends at the Sea Festival. What will he do when his friends try to convince him that he won't like the water? Will he listen to them? Or will he follow his heart and make his dream come true?

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Everyone knows that cats hate water, but Kitty is no ordinary cat. He loves jumping in puddles and dancing in the rain, and he dreams of swimming with dolphins.

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Come with Klim and Dragon as they search for lost kites. A fun adventure on which we learn that there is nothing to be gained by complaining and the best thing to do is look for a solution to your problems.

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Klim and Pluf are two little monsters who love to fly their kites at the Monster Fair. One day, the wind plays a trick on them and carries their kites off, taking them far, far away. Pluf kicks, cries and screams, but the wind doesn't bring them back. Klim, on the other hand, doesn't make such a fuss and decides to go and look for them, accompanied by Dragon.

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Taratuga would love to play with all the other animals, if only she wasn't so scared. She's shy of talking to people and feels insecure, which is why she often retreats into her shell. Then, one stormy day, she overcomes her shyness and discovers... all the things she is able to do when she comes out of her shell!

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A therapeutic story to help with SHYNESS OR SOCIAL PHOBIA. Therapeutic stories are stories written by a child psychiatrist designed to help children with some kind of unresolved psychological conflict. The stories aim to help children grow and to provide support for their parents. Our short fables entertain and help children by focusing on characters with whom they can identify. They also help parents and teachers understand what children may be going through and offer a useful tool for therapists. If it's both fun and helpful, then it's a Therapeutic Story!

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Fernandito can't sit still and makes everyone angry. He causes all kinds of trouble and everyone thinks he’s really naughty. Finally, his friend Lina calms him down and finds out what's really going on. She helps him behave better and now he feels good about himself and about others!

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A therapeutic story to help with HYPERACTIVITY. Therapeutic stories are stories written by a child psychiatrist designed to help children with some kind of unresolved psychological conflict. The stories aim to help children grow and to provide support for their parents. Our short fables entertain and help children by focusing on characters with whom they can identify. They also help parents and teachers understand what children may be going through and offer a useful tool for therapists. If it's both fun and helpful, then it's a Therapeutic Story!

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Antón is a little dog who lives on a beautiful farm full of animals. But he gets so angry that he bites them all and no one wants to play with him, nicknaming him Antón the bully. Until the farmer's son teaches him how to play nicely. And now he has lots of friends!

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A therapeutic story to help with AGGRESSION. Therapeutic stories are stories written by a child psychiatrist designed to help children with some kind of unresolved psychological conflict. The stories aim to help children grow and to provide support for their parents. Our short fables entertain and help children by focusing on characters with whom they can identify. They also help parents and teachers understand what children may be going through and offer a useful tool for therapists. If it's both fun and helpful, then it's a Therapeutic Story!

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Laughter and despair play hide and seek in this book by Victoria Carande: a poem that seems sad is resolved with a joke, and another surprises with a sting of melancholy. When writing, Victoria listens out for her poet ancestors, weaving their poetry of the little things in life into her own lyrical universe.

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These ‘Affects and Songs’ deal with everything that fills our life with longing: music, nature, nostalgia, sensuality, love, compassion. Most of these poems stem from the ‘Poultry’ series, a sort of weekly thread woven jointly by Victoria and her loyal readers. A few micropoems complete the picture, the most famous of which is the jolly aphorism ‘Tomorrow is Wednesday’.

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For a year, the illustrator Julana Salcedo recorded and illustrated the utterances of her daughter, Pía. In the pages of this book, readers will find amusing situations, questions that make them think and moments of great tenderness. Moreover, they will become witnesses to how a three-year-old girl thinks and sees the world around her.

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Listening to Pía provides fascinating insight into how a three-year-old girl tries to make sense of the world. Behind the utterances recorded through her mother's quick pen strokes are a surprising logic, a tender voice and a succession of funny remarks. If we listen carefully, we can discern a way of thinking and trying to respond to everyday situations that often goes unnoticed by grown-ups. Listening to Pía draws us into her unique outlook, and prompts us to think about how the way in which we look at things and relate to one another is constructed.

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Every finger (and even your thumb) has a part to play in cooking an egg. This picture song is an invitation to both babies and adults to play together as they gradually unfold their fingers, one by one.

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It is a song for moving your fingers. A chance for babies and their parents to spend some affectionate time together. An opportunity to recover those rhymes and games that we remember from our own childhood, and whose origins are firmly rooted in the oral tradition. It is an artistic proposal that introduces pre-readers to schematic drawings and teaches them how to interpret what they are seeing. And above all, it is a book to be enjoyed, time and time again.

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Through the experiences of the seven characters who live in this house, we can identify what both they and we (as readers) are feeling. The book prompts a reflection on the nuances of emotion and helps us see that we often misinterpret what is going on around us.

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When we feel something, we can't always identify what exactly that feeling is. Indeed, we are often unable to distinguish one feeling from another, and so misinterpret what is wrong with us or what is wrong with other people. And misinterpreting what is going on often leads to an inappropriate response. Consequently, in this book, we offer an illustrated invitation to readers to think about what they feel while they play and relate to the seven characters. The stories are based on classical philosophical texts and narrate (through pictures) the events that occur in the daily life of a family.

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A new day is dawning and it's time for breakfast. But first, we have to get it ready. Armed with an apron, our little chef gets down to work. But, what ingredients are hidden inside each jar? Making a delicious breakfast is a gratifying game.

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First, you get out the bread. Next, you spread the butter. Then, you put jam on top. Finally, you pour the milk ... every ingredient is taken from the larder to the table by our diligent chef as she makes a mouth-watering breakfast. Every page reveals a secret and highlights the expertise with which our chef follows the recipe, step by step. It is a book that can be enjoyed time and time again by youngsters who have not yet learned to read, and which invites them to experiment in the kitchen in a playful manner, thereby fostering their autonomy.

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A little girl is getting dressed. First, she pulls on her pants. Then her T-shirt. Next comes her dress, and finally, her shoes. But, how exactly does she put each item of clothing on? Upon opening the flaps of this picture book, young readers will discover that learning to get dressed without help is a source of pride–and a fun game too!

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No book can teach children to do something as difficult as getting dressed by themselves. Getting is dressed is something you can only learn by doing. It's ridiculous to use a drawing to tell children that socks go on your feet or that a shoe is called a 'shoe'. But the everyday process of getting dressed may just be the perfect excuse for accompanying children during the exciting process of learning how to decode images, anticipate what comes next, follow a logical sequence and observe what details change from one image to the next. In short, it is a wonderful opportunity to play at reading.

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A traditional song about the voracious appetite a boggy can incite, and the impossibility of sating it, prompted Elena Odriozola to create this attractive flipbook which plays around with the different expressions and attitudes exhibited by children, teens, adults and older people of both sexes as the song progresses.

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First, one discovers the presence of a thick, sticky substance in one's nose. Then, one sticks one's finger into one's nostril to carefully remove the green or yellow goo. Next, one contemplates the boggy before eating it. This ignites an irresistible desire to repeat the whole process. We see the different members of a family, male and female and from four different generations, singing this famous folk song. A picture book that will delight boggy-lovers of all ages (and with a moral thrown in)!

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Every day we hear expressions we don't quite understand: ad hoc, habeas corpus, in nomine Patri (or is it in nomine Patris?). This handbook aims to help anyone who wants to dust off these jewels of Western knowledge and use them to blind their opponents in heated debate. Readers will find clear explanations of the precise meaning of these terms.

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Nothing is guaranteed to bestow on you more intellectual prestige than being able to utter a Latin phrase at just the right moment. And nothing is guaranteed to make you look more ridiculous than using one incorrectly. Every day we hear expressions we don't quite understand: ad hoc, habeas corpus, in nomine Patri (or is it in nomine Patris?). This handbook aims to help anyone who wants to dust off these jewels of Western knowledge and use them to stump their opponents in heated debate. Readers will learn the precise meaning of these terms and will be able to use the very same expressions employed by the cream of our cultural forebears, such as Horace, Virgil and Cicero, the masters of medieval teaching and modern-day legal texts.

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The novel, set in the Middle Ages, tells the story of the burning of Mondragón during the cruel conflict between the Oñaz and Gamboa clans. This fictional tale is presented as historical 'truth', highlighting the relationships between characters. It is a tale of hate and love, in which violent passions intertwine with a deep-rooted yearning for peace.

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The novel, set in the Middle Ages, tells the story of the burning of Mondragón during the cruel conflict between the Oñaz and Gamboa clans. This fictional tale is presented as historical 'truth', highlighting the relationships between characters, as well as their love and their hatred. Two narrative threads are intertwined: the story of the Guevara family from Oñate and that of the Butrón family from Aramayona, and as events unfold, it becomes clear that their fates are inextricably entangled. At the heart of the conflict is Mondragón, the place where violent passions exist side by side with a deep-rooted yearning for peace.

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Inquisition. An intense historical novel and a real page-turner. This story of a group of Moriscos persecuted by the Inquisition paints a detailed picture of Spain in 1574, portraying with startling clarity the Valladolid autos-de-fé, the Santiago tribunal, persecutions, Sir Francis Drake's raid, the monasteries and so much more.

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This story of a group of Moriscos persecuted by the Spanish Inquisition paints a detailed picture of Spain in 1574, the year in which the inquisitor of the last tribunal was appointed by Philip II. Our characters are accompanied by the Valladolid autos-de-fé, the Santiago tribunal, general persecutions, Sir Francis Drake's raid on La Coruña, the monasteries and the concerns of the abbots of the period, spectacular landscapes and a general overview of society as it was at that time. An intense historical novel and a real page-turner that will grab your attention right from the very first pages.

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Research. The Burgos Process (1970) accelerated the end of Franco's regime and provided ETA with a lifeline. The role of the Church in the trial was of vital importance, since two of the defendants were priests. In the early days of ETA, religion was an important factor and the ecclesiastical world provided intellectual ammunition.

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Research. ETA assassinated the chief inspector of the Social Information Brigade of the Police force in Gipuzkoa, an acknowledged torturer. This was the first time that the organisation had decided to kill in a premeditated fashion. The activists were court-martialled in December 1970. Nine received a death sentence. The process attracted an unprecedented amount of worldwide media attention, particularly in Europe. The Burgos Process (1970) accelerated the end of Franco's regime and provided ETA with a lifeline. The role played by the Church was of vital importance, ensuring that the trial was open to the general public. Also, two of the defendants were priests.

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Research. This book is a summary of facts, ideas and proposals about the history of Europe. Among the huge tangle of existing treaties, essays and official documents, it aims to serve as an emergency manual for those who wish to learn more about the principal problems facing Europeans in their efforts to achieve political union

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Research. This book is a summary of facts, ideas and proposals about the history of Europe. Among the huge tangle of existing treaties, essays and official documents, it aims to serve as an emergency manual for those who wish to learn more about the principal problems facing Europeans in their efforts to achieve political union. It covers the historical and structural problems that have recently be exacerbated not only by Brexit, but also by the worldwide health crisis triggered by the spread of the Covid-19 virus. Moreover, given the current division of interests, it suggests that in the future we may even end up questioning the current paradigm of continent-wide union.

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Javier and his friends suspect that there are pirates in the German school. Sightings of a man with an eye patch and another with only one arm are clues which lead to the inevitable conclusion: There are pirates! And if there are pirates, then there must be....TREASURE. This book explains certain German customs.

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Javier and his friends suspect that there are pirates in the German school. Sightings of a man with an eye patch and another with only one arm are clues which lead to the inevitable conclusion: There are pirates! And if there are pirates, then there must be....TREASURE. Their search for this treasure will take Javier, Noam, Pablo, María, Kirsten and Gabriele to an abandoned house, a dark room and other places in the German school, making them feel a little scared and giving them the odd fright. Would you like to go with them on this adventure? This book explains certain German customs.

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Aintzane doesn’t want to move; particularly when it means moving to a village in the middle of nowhere to live with her mum’s new boyfriend. Her main concern is whether or not she is going to fit in. Will she make friends? Will she like her new school? Will she pass her end-of-year exams? Aintzane is also angry with her mum, and her mum’s angry with her

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I never wanted to come to this remote village. I had to leave loads of stuff back in the city: my lifestyle, everyone I knew, my friends at school. And it was all just getting further and further away as the car drove along the road. I was scared. What sort of people lived in a place like that? How would I fit in? I examined all my worries, one by one: A) Even though I don’t want him to, my mum’s boyfriend is going to live with us. B) Since I’ll be the new girl in town, I won’t have any friends; and what’s more, I’m sure I’ll hate my new school and fail all my exams. C) If she ever finds out about A), and if B) comes true, then Mum will get even angrier with me. And she’s already pretty angry.

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Eneko is a lively, mischievous kid. Actually, he’s a little scamp. So just imagine the trouble that ensues when he takes the billy goat his Uncle Antton gave him to the city. From now on, the goat is going to be his pet!

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I’m the only one in the whole city who has a Ferrari. What do you think of that? A Ferrari, like Schumacher's.

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I was pretty happy, even though Dad didn’t live with us because he was in jail for some reason children don’t understand. But then, overnight, my life turned upside-down. My mum and gran were killed and I had no idea why, because neither the guerrilla nor the paramilitaries had any reason to hurt my family. I was left alone and

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I was pretty happy, even though Dad didn’t live with us because he was in jail for some reason children don’t understand. But then, overnight, my life turned upside-down. My mum and gran were killed and I had no idea why, because neither the guerrilla nor the paramilitaries had any reason to hurt my family. So I was left alone. Then a Spanish priest arrived in our village. Kasla was his name and he and I became friends.

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‘My name is Ismael Arana. I am 16 years old and sometimes I would just like to be invisible. I would like not to be, or to simply disappear into thin air.’ People say that the first step in solving a problem is to admit that you have a problem. Maybe our whole generation has a problem.

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Ismael is a very shy and sensitive boy who wants to be invisible. Gradually, he and his two friends help each other accept themselves as they are and not be afraid of showing their true colours in an unfair society.

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This is the story of a bird who is a dreadful singer. His authoritarian owner decides that perhaps what he needs is a partner to help him learn. But when they get together, the birds continue their dreadful racket. Until one day, they finally manage to escape from their cage and, as if by magic, they both start singing like angels.

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I have a problem. I’ve had a problem since last Monday and today is Wednesday. This is my problem: I don't like our new teacher. She never smiles, she just stares fiercely at you and, what’s more, she wears a grey smock.

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This story tells us about the seven nights for which Paula was sick in hospital. It has a lot of other stories for you to enjoy too, so that you don't get bored. They may even help you get better.

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For me, music is like a crystal ball with a whole world inside. My father thinks I’m super gifted at music. He suggested to the headmistress that it would be nice for me to give a concert with my bandonion, which is a kind of little accordion.

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The head thought it was a great idea, so now I’m a bundle of nerves.

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Dazzling illustrations and a rhyming, musical story designed to enable you to enjoy the pleasure of reading out loud. Our little bunny has made all the animals in the wood hungry! His desire for a freshly-made muffin leads to the whole wood getting together to bake the best muffin ever.

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This book is for all children, as well as for families, psychotherapists and educators who sometimes have trouble conveying the message that there is a way out of suffering, and that people can help you even if what is wrong is too difficult or too painful to talk about

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It explains how EMDR therapy works in a visual and accessible way. Moreover, in the Emotional Garden section, it talks about the importance of connecting to and becoming reconciled with our emotions, and highlights the key role played by parents in this process.

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When Miguel decides to apply for acceptance into the Warrior Clan, he has no idea of the harsh test to which he will be subjected. His relationship with Noa and his encounter with some mysterious fireflies prompt him to form a new clan and to discover what true friendship is.

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This tale is about FRIENDSHIP. Age 6 years and up.

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Many of the issues that emerge during adolescence and adulthood, such as addictions and obsessions, are rooted in insecure family attachment during childhood. The paradox is that a behaviour which emerges to reduce distress ends up, over time, generating pain and anxiety.

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Our relationship with our family during the early years of our life forms the foundations on which we build our personality and the way in which we relate to others. When attachment relations are insecure, children's brains create unconscious regulation mechanisms that may give rise to emotions such as fear, and ultimately pathologies and issues such as depression and obsession. This book provides tools to help health professionals intervene with patients from a variety of different angles, striving to impact the root cause of psychological illness rather than just is symptoms.

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Anything that is not used or is not useful is pushed to one side or sidelined. Things that are sidelined are those which serve no purpose and just get in the way, hence the urge to remove them from our lives. This is what the Church has done all too often with the Gospel of Jesus Christ.

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The Gospel is, of course, talked about in church; it is preached and respected, but the Church is neither organised nor managed in accordance with it. And most Christians fail to live according to its edicts. Indeed, in many respects, our lives go directly against them. This book deals with these issues, among many others, with fear and dismay, but also with hope. Quite possibly, the only hope we have left.

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Many psychologists have warned of the dangers of Positive Thinking, understood here as an ideological movement that produces cups of coffee with uplifting messages, apps that measure your happiness through your mobile phone, self-help books that promise emotional wellbeing, the omnipresence of happy emoticons and the flood of coaches, etc.

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Positive thinking that claims to sell happiness is anything but innocent. It would be a kind of harmless magic trick if not for the fact that it often entails serious risks to our physical and psychological health. The author strives to help readers avoid becoming emotional hypochondriacs, constantly checking and measuring their mood. He also sheds light on the somewhat shady origins of this movement, highlights the weakness of its scientific method, warns against the perils of naive optimism, explains how genetics influences our way of thinking and reflects on what happiness actually is and how different cultures have understood it.

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The value of this book lies not in the 'what', but rather in the 'how'. Each metaphor is narrated in two languages: a poetic language that anyone can read, and a visual language of the soul, conveyed through the illustrations that accompany each text, giving it life and depth.

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The book is meant for anyone with questions, anyone who wants to look inside themselves and become more aware. Awareness helps us to understand our personal history, which in turn sets us free and enables us to find peace. But this peace only arrives when we are able to understand and put things in order; when we are able to let go; when we are able to honour. This book stems from our gut, our heart and our head - all in one. The metaphors included here aim to explain key psychological concepts that will help anyone who is on a journey of personal growth, as well as the therapists who accompany them.

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Wouldn't it be great to have a Bible that really explained how to navigate and understand its different parts? This Jerusalem Bible does just that. It includes the colour-coded learning system that proved so effective in the Great Bible Adventure study programme.

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This Bible includes a colour-coded teaching system that makes it easy to read and understand and provides insight into the historical and symbolic context of the principal biblical events. It is a Bible that simplifies the complex, like a narrative guide woven along the entire history of mankind's salvation. Detailed pictures offer an overview of key characters and events, major alliances, maps and the historical context. Each colour corresponds to a period in the history of Salvation to help you understand how each book fits into the general story.

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The author describes the method she has developed to encourage cognitive restructuring and emotional and behavioural management, based on a knowledge of one's own neurobiology, structure, functions and capacity. The aim is to provide readers with tools for transforming the neural networks that underpin experience.

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If you think it is worthwhile understanding your own capacity to take control of your life in a healthy manner, then this book is an absolute must. If you believe that your nature is fixed and that, by a certain age, you cannot make any significant changes to it, then you must absolutely read this book. If you believe that our genes determine everything and that we have little leeway for improving our health and our relationships, then you need to explore your brain alongside the author. This exciting journey, which will definitely leave its mark, will help open your mind to new possibilities for taking control of your life.

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This book aims to get readers thinking about the efficacy and clinical practice of music therapy for children and teenagers. The author shares her thoughts about music and health, as well as some experiences of clinical practice within the field of music therapy.

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This manual is like a small musical symphony of ideas, made up of four movements instead of chapters, with some sections and subsections even being named after parts of a small opera prima, complete with preludes and arias. My aim is to share with readers my personal experience and thoughts about how subjects are constructed in relation to sound and music, interspersing scientific evidence with clinical practice and research. There are many associations, foundations and other public and private organisations that work to promote mental health on a daily basis, and to defend and protect the health and wellbeing of our children.

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I myself experienced the dramatic effects of COVID-19 in my own body, and in my heart. I had to grieve and somehow find a way to cope with my powerful imaginings of a possible virtualised death. In the world of the COVID-19 pandemic, physical death has been handcuffed to our digital existence.

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Thousands of deaths in Facebook, QR codes on gravestones and something like saying: Lazarus, come forth. Selfies at funerals, digital wills and bequests, undertakers that arrange virtual post-mortems, and the possibility of transforming the remains of your loved one into compost for plants (humusation), that are then returned to you one year after their death. The reconstruction of androids on the basis of digital footprints, the possibility of coming across the deceased in a virtual reality experiences, digital cemeteries, digital morgues and in memoriam accounts.

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This collaborative volume features a series of brief articles about how we relate to each other at a sexual-emotional level. It offers a multifaceted interpretation of the topic, presented as an analysis of the concept of love and its habits, customs, cracks and possibilities, as well as an exploration of issues such as polyamory, relational anarchy and romantic love.

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The title, complete with h, brackets and in lower case, aims to serve as a sample of the endless and constantly changing variety of forms in which love and emotions can manifest.

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Ten artists from diverse disciplines (architecture, sculpture, painting, etc.) offer ten outlooks in the form of letters which represent ten different approaches to their evolution as creators.

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A range of testimonies in different languages (words, pictures, drawings) targeted at young artists. Written in the first person in an informal tone, these letters aim to help stimulate future generations.

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Ten authors from different schools of thought write about their experiences in the field of philosophy.

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What is philosophy? How does one become a philosopher? What place do philosophers occupy and what role do they play in our society? These and other questions are explored through letters addressed to philosophers past and future; as well as to anyone interested in contemporary thought.

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In these texts, the playwright and stage director Angélica Liddell (National Award for Dramatic Literature, 2012; Silver Lion Award at the 2013 Biennale di Venezia) explores the relationship between sacrifice and poetry.

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In dialogue with Diderot, Pasolini and the myth of Abraham, she prises open a gap from which to contemplate the mechanism that transforms individual acts of sacrifice into political events. Freedom is therefore attained by exposing one’s body on stage in all its vulnerability.

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This book contains some of the most outstanding plays by the playwright, stage director and actor Pablo Messiez (Max Award for Best Stage Direction, 2016).

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The volume features four plays which have all been produced over the last decade to unbeatable public and critical acclaim: Muda (2010), Los ojos (2011), Las plantas (2012) and his latest work, Todo el tiempo del mundo (2016). It also contains fragments of other tests written by the author for various different projects.

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LGTBQI comic illustrated by 11 authors and staring a superheroine: SuperBollo. With a prologue by Paul. B. Preciado.

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The activist Korki Kent works as a journalist with the Ovarios Liberados newspaper in Barcelona. Korki is fat, vegan and transfeminist. She is also tremendously vulnerable, as evident in her secret passion for her astute collage on the editorial team: Bollis Bane. This heroine combines activism with feminist self-defence.

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Crítica visual del saber solitario aims to revive the aesthetics and knowledge of a body that is becoming increasingly damaged by the capitalist mindset. The clearly political purpose of this essay invites the reader to decide what to save and what to condemn in the world that has guided our knowledge to date.

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This essay aims to revive the aesthetics and knowledge of a body that is becoming increasingly damaged by the capitalist mindset. It starts by debunking the myth of the male, sovereign self-sufficient subject who is considered capable of knowing and organising the world. Then it moves on to the 1968 uprisings, which did away with traditional forms of representation; and the revolutions of 2011, which bestowed a positive value on interdependence, collective creation and social activism. The clearly political purpose of this essay invites the reader to decide what to save and what to condemn in the world that has guided our knowledge to date.

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Desde lo curatorial is a book about curating told through the voices of several generations from the 21st century. From a practical perspective, the book aims to suggest new possibilities, strategies, tactics and practices for the uncertain contemporary world, maintaining at all times an organic and porous view of curating.

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Desde lo curatorial reflects on curating in Spain, with the odd glance at Latin America. Adopting a practical perspective, it eschews established truths and closed structures. The aim is not to offer a historical overview or establish a fixed taxonomy, but rather to suggest possibilities, strategies and practices for the uncertain contemporary world, maintaining at all times an organic and porous view of curating. The authors converse with professionals about art and the political and social issues that affect their work: working conditions, work-life balance, multi-dependency, the market and the impact of phenomena such as the 8M protests and the COVID-19 crisis.

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This book calls upon readers to re-establish the political power of the people through civic draws and deliberation, and aims to show how these mechanisms can play a key role in current and future political institutions.

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The wear and deterioration of politics in the eyes of the people have given rise to questions about the best method for policy-making. Public policies today seem unable to rethink and reinvent themselves, even when faced with a challenge as great as the COVID-19 pandemic. This book aims to show how civic draws and deliberation can play a key role in current and future political institutions. To rethink the world, we first need to rethink the way in which we make collective decisions about issues which affect us.

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An essential read for anyone wanting to understand the Internet, the economies of sight and the overly central role played by screens in our social relationships. This book, which explores identify formation through visuality and economics, asks how our eyes have come to operate today as a new currency.

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An essay that talks about the present and the network culture, and threatens to literally 'lick your eyes'. As it explores identify formation through visuality and economics, it asks how our eyes have come to operate today as a new currency. To answer this question, it identifies contradictory developments in the capitalist transformation of a connected world, which is overly visual and stuck in the rut of the pre-eminence of economics over classic and new forms of politics and ethics. And it does so by analysing different concepts and appealing to current forms of value creation and our collective presence on the net.

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Salir de la exposición (Exiting the exhibition) is an exploration of the possibilities of exhibition, a perspective that aims to rethink the way in which art is connected to society.

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Exhibitions continue to be the star format for presenting contemporary art. But this format is constantly being modified and adapted to artists' proposals; it is constantly being rethought in terms of its use, analysed in terms of its functional possibilities and, in short, is crying out for reform. Salir de la exposición (Exiting the exhibition) is an exploration of the possibilities of exhibition, a perspective that aims to rethink the way in which art is connected to society.

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A book which analyses the current situation of contemporary art and the tension between art and survival with elegant irony and piercing criticism. A scathing, austere essay that asks whether Contemporary Art will ever come to an end. Because if it were mortal, then someone would have to write an ending for it.

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Four decades ago, Peter Bürger published Theory of the Avant-Garde, a cult book focusing on the two most important tasks then demanded by art: to break down representation and to dissolve the border that separates it from life. According to Bürger, failure would have certified the defeat of the avant-garde and perhaps something even worse: its impossibility. Teoría de la retaguardia (Theory of the Retro-garde) is an ironic manifesto arising from this fiasco. It posits that our era is not characterised by distance between art and life, but rather by a tension between art and survival, understood as the continuation of life by any means necessary.

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Roger Olmos masterfully illustrates thirteen poems by the Andalusian poet Edu Pérez Bohórquez. Words and shapes which reflect the horror of love unreturned, addition and reaching rock bottom. With a graphite atmosphere that envelopes the sombre magic of this empty feeling.

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No one can escape the whims of fate. Not even those who strive to control everything and live a normal life with nothing left to chance. Even those who live upright and careful lives glimpse the monster every now and then. Edu spends his days making prosthetic limbs, sculptures and deformed beings for special effects. Roger shows us a set of drawings with the extraordinary, outlandish details that he sees in everyday life. Thirteen poems that smell of the south and sound like old Andalusian songs, accompanied by the drawings of one of the most internationally celebrated Catalonian illustrators, with a cloth and stamped silver binding.

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In 1936, shortly before the outbreak of the Spanish Civil War, a detective from the Civil Guard is sent to Lekunberri to investigate a murder. There, he meets a curious character, the village bailiff, and recounts his story, which ends up becoming entangled with the murder and the incipient war.

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'They've sent me from Pamplona to Lekunberri to follow up a lead. It's July, 1936, just after San Fermines, and it's sweltering. I'm a detective with the Civil Guard; you know, a plain-clothes policeman, one of those who know how to get information out of people. I've got a special gift for getting on with people–I seem to earn their trust immediately. But things are unsettled at the moment in this country, well, all over the world actually. They have been for some time. People are agitated, there's hate everywhere, and anything could happened, maybe even another war. They're organising militias all over the place, and there are people who are armed and ready to do anything.'

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Readers will find all types of poetry in the almost one hundred poems contained in this book, and will gain a clear overview of the evolution of Basque poetry from 1951 to the present day. Our main aim has been to imbue this anthology with not only meaning and significance, but musicality also.

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As we all know, poetry is a little-read genre, since both authors and history have, for various reasons, gradually moved sign and meaning further and further apart. Here, we have searched for poems with not only clear meaning, but a certain degree of musicality too, since the aim of this anthology is to make readers fall in love with poetry. When selecting the poems included here, our criterion was not to unite the leading figures of modern Basque poetry, but rather to offer a series of poems that appealed to us personally.

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The idea here was to select a representative sample of modern Basque stories, striving to achieve a balance between different story types, aesthetics and publication dates. We have also sought to offer variety in terms of writers' geographical origin, generation and gender.

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This book takes the reader on a journey which begins in 1963 and ends in 2018. It is a trip around modern Basque stories written by 25 authors (with numerous narrators). There are mini-stories and longer stories, fantastic tales and hard-hitting ones, science fiction and realism. The anthology contains works by respected, well-established authors, as well as some by lesser-known ones, but all have something to say in the evolution of contemporary Basque fiction and all have the characteristics that make some stories so memorable: the ability to surprise and move their readers.

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Mystery, love and fear come together in this novel about a young 16-year-old girl who narrates her memories and suffering in an intricate, poetic style.

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When she was sixteen, Juana had a notebook that was, as she put it, 'the colour of wild blackberries'. In that notebook, she writes about her dreams, her pain, her goals, her thoughts and the events that stuck out in her very ordinary life. As we read it, we learn about her first love and how she found the house on the cliff; we also learn about the mystery and curse that lurked there. That summer, Juana learned what happiness was, without ever suspecting that death was waiting just up ahead. Soon, tragedy would strike, changing her life forever. Years later, she returns to the cliff trying to escape the memories that haunt her.

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The Gaucho Cafe Bar is a benchmark in the world of bar snack cuisine, and has won many competitions in its home city of Pamplona, as well as further afield. This book brings together a collection of its best recipes, from the most traditional to the most innovative.

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This book contains original recipes which mix flavours and textures and offer exquisite culinary treasures that are easy to make and guaranteed to surprise both you and your guests. These pintxos (as these delightful miniature Basque bar snacks are known) could well be mistaken for dishes on the menu at any prestigious haute cuisine restaurant. Slow-cooked cod with slivers of tomato and orange sauce. Dozens of recipes, many of them award-winners, which convey all the know-how of the Gaucho team, which has over 30 years' experience cooking the very best pintxo recipes.