"A brief and majestic debut." --Matias Nespolo, "El Mundo
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Tochtli lives in a palace. He loves hats, samurai, guillotines, and dictionaries, and what he wants more than anything right now is a new pet for his private zoo: a pygmy hippopotamus from Liberia. But Tochtli is a child whose father [...]
A brilliant new comic novel from "a linguistic virtuoso" (Jose Antonio Aguado, "Diari de Terrassa")
It's the 1980s in Lagos de Moreno--a town where there are more cows than people, and more priests than cows--and a poor family struggles to overcome the bizarre dangers of living in Mexico. The fa[...]
The first book to examine the unprecedented growth of China's economic investment in the developing world, its impact at the local level, and a rare hands-on picture of the role of ordinary Chinese in the juggernaut that is China, Inc.
Beijing-based journalists Juan Pablo Cardenal and Heriberto [...]
The first book to examine the unprecedented growth of China's economic investment in the developing world, its impact at the local level, and a rare hands-on picture of the role of ordinary Chinese in the juggernaut that is China, Inc.
Beijing-based journalists Juan Pablo Cardenal and Heriberto [...]
Paul Preston, the author of the definitive biography Franco, explores the political and personal mysteries of the Spanish monarch's life in Juan Carlos, a story of unprecedented sweep and exquisite detail. Handed over to the Franco regime as a young boy, Juan Carlos was raised according to authorita[...]
This new edition of the Modern Spanish Grammar: A Practical Guide is an innovative reference guide to Spanish, combining traditional and function-based grammar in a single volume.[...]
Public Relations Leaders as Sensemakers presents foundational research on the public relations profession, providing a current and compelling picture of expanding global practice. Utilizing data from one of the largest studies ever conducted in the field, and representing the perspectives of 4,500 p[...]
This long-awaited companion to Jonah Winter's acclaimed DIEGO feature the paintings of young Spanish artist, Ana Juan. This stunning picture book is the perfect gift for art enthusiasts of all ages.Cuando su madre la deja a cargo de sus cinco hermanas, su padre la ensena a utilizar los pinceles y a [...]
Provides developments on fractional differential and fractional integro-differential equations involving many different potentially useful operators of fractional calculus. This book is application oriented and it contains the theory of Fractional Differential Equations. It provides problems and dir[...]
Left impoverished after her father's death, Amy de Lacy is determined to keep her family out of the poorhouse by attracting a wealthy husband in The Fortune Hunter, while in Deirdre and Don Juan, the Earl of Everdon resorts to amorous deception to woo a young lady to bear him an heir, in an omnibus [...]
People with Down Syndrome show a specific developmental profile with strengths in social understanding and visual learning and memory, and more difficulties with motor processes, speech and language, and auditory-vocal short-term memory. It is important that parents, practitioners and teachers know [...]
A Companion to Latina/o Studies Edited by Juan Flores and Renato Rosaldo A Companion to Latina/o Studies is a collection of 45 original essays written by leading scholars in the Latina/o Studies field.[...]
Coercion is one of the most fascinating and controversial subjects in psychiatry. It is a highly sensitive, and hotly debated topic in which clinical practice, ethics, the law and public policy converge. This book considers coercion within the healing and ethical framework of therapeutic relationshi[...]