Bocas de animales / Animal Mouths

A stinky look at the history of personal hygiene reveals fascinating facts, such as the invention of the toilet, how many times Queen Elizabeth I had a bath, how the first sewers were built, and much more.

"Breve explicación del propósito y uso de este libro. Antes que nada, lo primero que debemos dejar bien claro es que este Libro no es, en modo alguno, un diccionario lingüístico. Esto, que a simple vista pareciera ser contradictorio, ciertamente no lo es, ya que ni por su forma ni por su contenido ha pretendido regirse por las normas o modelos tradicionales de los diccionarios que todos conocemos y usamos; y porque además, siendo radicalmente honestos, no ha sido escrito por alguien que pretenda asumirse como lingüista (por lo menos, no un lingüista como algunos que conocemos ), ni...

In this imaginative novel, Philip Roth converts the status of baseball from a national myth and pastime into the basis for biting satire, replete with heroism and treachery, wordplay, and an unforgettable cast of characters. Locked away in an asylum, once-famous sports journalist Word Smith attempts to write the great American novel through the story of one of the United States most celebrated baseball teams. The team s epic feats in the now-defunct Patriot League were soon forgotten after when, in the mid-1940s, Communist conspiracy infiltrated the heart of the United States in an effort to...

You don't have to live in Europe to be a soccer aficionado. Known as "football" to most people, soccer is a game of speed, skill, and intricate teamwork. Among the many inspirational athletes who make soccer such an exciting sport, few compare to Lionel Messi, the renowned professional footballer from Argentina. Messi's record-breaking skills on the field have earned him the adoration of soccer fans across the globe. In this biography, readers will be exposed to one of the greatest soccer players of all time: a man whose life story is just as thrilling as his incredible ability to score goals.