This selection has been the introduction for generations of American readers to the mesmerizing poems of Federico Garcia Lorca (1898-1937). Lorca is admired the world over for the lyricism, immediacy and clarity of his poetry, as well as for his ability to encompass techniques of the symbolist movem[...]

Published in Spanish, a new short novel, set against the lush tropical backdrop of colonial eighteenth-century Colombia, narrates the story of two doomed lovers. Original.[...]

This pioneering encyclopedia illuminates a topic at the forefront of global ecology - biological invasions, or organisms that come to live in the wrong place. Written by leading scientists from around the world, "Encyclopedia of Biological Invasions" addresses all aspects of this subject at a global[...]

When Cristina García's first novel, Dreaming in Cuban, was published in 1992, The New York Times called the author "a magical new writer...completely original." The book was nominated for a National Book Award, and reviewers everywhere praised it for the richness of its prose, the vivid drama of th[...]

In this book Alexander Garcia Duttman explores and expands the works of Heidegger, Rosenzweig, Adorno, Benjamin, and Derrida. Out of his very fresh and pointed re-reading, he uncovers a peculiar correspondence of obsessions, interests, and priorities between these diverse twentieth century philosoph[...]

"When I moved to northern New Mexico thirty-three years ago," writes John Nichols, "I immediately fell in with my neighbours and commenced laughing". As folklorist Nasario Garcia explains in his introduction to this collection, falling in with the voices of laughter and comic relief is a timeless, v[...]

This book summarises recent progress of newly developed bioengineering technology, such as low-energy ion beam bioengineering (IBBE). Low-energy IBBE has demonstrated powerful impacts and highly potential applications on biology, agriculture, horticulture and life science. Over the years, many shell[...]

Angola is the seventh largest country in Africa, divided in 18 provinces and situated in the southwest of the continent, in the tropical zone of the southern hemisphere. It has a wealth of natural resources, fertile albeit scarce farming lands, rich mineral deposits of diamonds, iron, bauxite, gold,[...]

Una novela que reproduce los ltimos d as de la enigm tica escritora espa ola Adelaida Garc a Morales, y que reafirma a Elvira Navarro como una de las voces m s singulares de su generaci n, revitalizadora de una literatura comprometida y maestra en el terreno del retrato psicol gico individual y el [...]

Ethan Wate har brugt det meste af sit liv på at længes væk fra den stillestående sydstatsflække Gatlin. Men han havde aldrig forestillet sig, at han ville blive tvunget til at forlade byen og venner og familie uden at sige farvel. Da han kommer til bevidsthed efter springet fra vandtårnet, bef[...]