El amor de mi muerte

Love story set in Madrid during the last days of the reign of Alfonso XIII. Isabel, an educated young woman from a pro-monarchy family meets Joaquín, whose background is very different. The author means to offer a complete and accurate picture of the ten turbulent years that determined the history of Spain in the twentieth century.

The man who saved the lives of his PT-109 crewmen during WWII and became the 35th president fought-and won-his first battle at the age of two-and-a-half, when he was stricken with scarlet fever. Although his presidency was cut short, our nation¿s youngest elected leader left an indelible mark on the American consciousness and now is profiled in our Who Was¿? series. Included are 100 black-and-white illustrations as well as a timeline that guides readers through this eventful period in history.

Five and counting! So far, astronomers have discovered five dwarf planets in our solar system. Pluto, which was once thought of as the ninth planet, is today classified as a dwarf planet. This book looks at the current dwarf planets, characteristics, size, and orbital patterns, as well as the three rules scientists follow to characterize these tiny, round space objects. Every day new discoveries are being made. Who knows how many dwarf planets we will find in the future! This book will allow students to understand that patterns in the natural world can be observed, used to describe phenomena, ...

Rompecabezas filosófico, thriller psicológico, innovadora mezcla de realismo y fantasía, apasionante aventura, éste es un libro que se resiste a ser etiquetado. Explosivo debut literario de Steven Hall, joven autor británico formado como artista visual, la novela se sitúa en la vanguardia más innovadora de las letras inglesas en la actualidad. Tras despertar gran expectación incluso antes de su publicación en inglés �los derechos se vendieron entonces a más de veinte editoriales de todo el mundo—, La memoria del tiburón ha suscitado la respuesta entusiasta de los críticos...