El cirujano de al-Andalus

Antonio Vivaldi: Il Prete Rosso es la biografía novelada del célebre compositor, narrada en vísperas de su muerte en Viena, en 1741. En el relato, impregnado de gran sensualidad, ternura y realismo, se respira el ambiente veneciano del siglo XVIII. El músico más notable quizá que haya dado Venecia nos narra su infancia y juventud, su formación musical y religiosa, pues fue sacerdote, y sus tres grandes amores: el Pio Ospedale della Pietà –del que fue maestro di violino- que fuera su casa de toda una vida; Cecilia, su primera amante, solista de trompa del orfanato, que le diera dos...

Frente al espejo es una conversación íntima entre amigos. Una confesión con el ánimo de agradecer a la vida. Un repaso en un momento crucial. Un poner por escrito lo que nunca se ha dicho. Una forma de sincerarse frente al espejo.

★“Fascinating...An appealing resource sure to spark an interest in biomimicry, from casual readers to budding scientists. Recommended for all libraries.”—School Library Journal, starred review Did you know that lamps can be powered by glowing bacteria instead of electricity? That gloves designed like gecko feet let people climb straight up glass walls? Or that kids are finding ways to make compostable plastic out of banana peels? Biomimicry, the scientific term for when we learn from and copy nature, is a revolutionary way to look to nature for answers to environmental problems such...

Entering a city oppressed by a High Epic despot is risky, but David's willing to gamble. Because killing Steelheart left a hole in David's heart. A hole where his thirst for vengeance once lived. Somehow, he filled that hole with another Epic--Firefight. And now he will go on a quest darker and even more dangerous than the fight against Steelheart to find her.

Introduces the concept of heat, how it's created, how it affects materials around it, and how heat is used.