El libro de cocina de la señorita Eliza

Es un libro que reúne cuarenta y dos limericks referidos a animales muy divertidos y disparatados, que hacen cosas tan insólitas como para pertenecer a un Zoo Loco.

“Cuando a mí una mina me gusta mucho, como ésta, Marta... me pongo pelotudo. [...] Me pone tan nervioso que me pongo hecho un pelotudo, no sé lo que digo, hago boludeces... La glándula segrega algo que me idiotiza. Después pienso en las cosas que he dicho, o en las que debería haberle dicho y me quiero morir. Las minas deben pensar que uno es un retardado total.” Mario está enamorado de Marta, “la Flaca”, pero su timidez le impide abordarla. Hasta que un día, sentados a la mesa de un bar, su amigo Mochila la saluda y Mario decide contarle su secreto y pedirle ayuda para...

Historians have documented the military deeds of Francisco Villa, one of Mexico’s preeminent revolutionary figures. But what about his personal life? In this novel by Rosa Helia Villa, Villa’s granddaughter, we are offered a detailed account of the guerrilla warfare, bodily encounters, fearless battles, and sieges that took place between the hero and his nearly 18 wives--bringing back to life the man whose amorous accomplishments were just as heroic as his military achievements.

Maia, an English orphan, is sent to live with distant relatives in the Amazon at the beginning of the 20th century. She is excited at the prospect of exploring the new environment, but her family avoids any contact with nature, or Brazilian culture. Maia must get to know this new world on her own by escaping her relatives watchful eyes and making new friends, all the while avoiding the trouble that seems to follow her... Text copyright 2004 Lectorum Publications, Inc.