El IniCio de la AurOra

Este volumen, el segundo de la serie que compila los distintos relatos que Andrea Camilleri ambientó en la imaginada e inconfundible Vigàta, ofrece, al igual que el primero, ocho historias con el sello característico de su autor: un humor inteligente y mordaz, ritmo, intrigas y enredos, y la mirada particularísima a un mundo y una humanidad llenos de contradicciones, de miserias y de bondad, y concentrados en el discurrir de la vida en un pequeño pueblo siciliano entre finales del siglo XIX y mediados del XX. Entre el desfile de personajes y situaciones que Camilleri dispone en estas...

ONE MANS ESCAPE INTO HUMANKINDS GREATEST ADVENTURE… NASA astronaut Alex Shaw is past his prime, once a rising star he has in recent years been side-lined by new technology. Now almost irrelevant he is barely holding it together. Then along came JOVE. When life is discovered on Jupiter he is given one last chance to make history when he is chosen to lead the first human mission to the newly-discovered surface of the giant planet. But the expected, measured, scientific exploratory mission that the crew had prepared for collapses on first contact. Nothing could have prepared them for the...

Michael Shea es un periodista irlandés que trabaja para la BBC de Londres. Sus padres murieron en un ataque terrorista del IRA cuando era pequeño y fue dejado a cargo de su tío Sean, el más peligroso y hábil creador de bombas del Reino Unido. Al principio

Robin"s band of merry men, Maid Marian, and the sheriff of Nottingham are all here in this colorful take on the classic legend. Written in simple language that is accessible to young readers, these illustrated classics allow them to become acquainted with great authors and their works without the need to grapple with a text that might be too complex for children their age. Colorful illustrations complement the stories and enrich the reading experience by depicting details that put the reader in the midst of the story. Each book also includes a capsule author biography that provides background ...