El desierto del amor

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...

Dos frentes abiertos contra la naturaleza en lugares distintos. Por un lado, el incendio de un bosque en Asturias que Luis, miembro de Icona, intentará detener. Por otro lado, la lucha de Daniel, su hijo, para impedir el derribo de los árboles de su calle en Madrid. ¿Quién sadrá victorioso de esta cruenta batalla? Una historia que muestra la importancia de la conservación del medio ambiente.

Publicado en 1884 “Juvenilia” reúne los recuerdos estudiantiles del reconocido escritor argentino Miguel Cané. El autor novela sus recuerdos sin un orden cronológico, para llevar al lector a través de sus andanzas en el Colegio Nacional de Buenos Aires.

Looking at POLAND: Did you know that more horses are raised in Poland than in any other European country? Looking at Poland, you will see the steep slopes of the Carpathian Mountains, the patchwork farmland of the central plains, and the crystal-clear lakes that dot the north. Learn about life in Poland, from shipyards to salt mines and from cottages to castles.