Spanish Fiction

Con la fluidez, sencillez y profundidad propias de Juan Miguel Zunzunegui, este libro une toda la sabiduría, todas las mitologías y todas las religiones. Una fábula mística que te contará la historia de todas las cosas.

Harriet Vanger desapareció hace treinta y seis años en una isla sueca propiedad de su poderosa familia. A pesar del despliegue policial, no se encontró ni rastro de la muchacha. ¿Se escapó? ¿Fue secuestrada? ¿Asesinada? El caso está cerrado y los detalles olvidados. Pero su tío Henrik Vanger, un empresario retirado, vive obsesionado con resolver el misterio antes de morir. En las paredes de su estudio cuelgan cuarenta y tres flores secas y enmarcadas.

No one has forgotten the unsolved kidnapping of four-year-old Nicolás Acosta. It galvanized Madrid, shaking it to its core. Two years later, another young child - similar in age and appearance to Nicolás - disappears from the same suburban shopping mall, drawing Chief Inspector Ana Arén back into the case she could never close. This is her chance at redemption. As fears of a serial kidnapper threaten to consume the city once again, Ana’s friend, reporter Inés Grau, jumps at the chance to cover it. But the pressure on Ana is greater than ever as she straddles an ethical line.

Tras el éxito de Y el cerebro creó al hombre, Destino incorpora dos clásicos de Antonio Damasio. Publicado originalmente en 1994, El error de Descartes es un libro de referencia en la literatura sobre ciencia y filosofía. ¿Y cuál es el error de Descartes? Pues creer que la mente existe de forma independiente al cuerpo, una idea profundamente arraigada en la cultura occidental desde entonces.

Situada en Corea del Sur, La vegetariana es la historia de una metamorfosis radical y un acto de resistencia contra la violencia y la intolerancia humanas. Galardonada con el Premio Booker Internacional, esta bella y perturbadora novela catapultó internacionalmente a la que es una de las voces más interesantes y provocadoras de la literatura asiática contemporánea.

Представляем вашему вниманию аудиоверсию культового романа Мигеля де Сервантеса Сааверда "Дон Кихот" о забавных и трогательных приключениях неутомимого романтика, чудака и мечтателя - храброго рыцаря печального образа Дон Кихота и его верного оруженосца Санчо Пансо.

Dos Idiomas, One Me is the story of a young girl who feels torn between two languages. At home, she speaks Spanish, at school, she speaks English, and she finds herself resenting the fact that she has to translate her thoughts and feelings. Then, she realizes that being bilingual is a gift. She begins to have fun navigating the space of inclusivity and starts to relish the role of teacher and translator. As young listeners see their experiences reflected in the story of another dual-language speaker, they can feel encouraged to embrace all aspects of themselves.

Based on the true story of the Urban Art Trail in San Diego, California, Maybe Something Beautiful reveals how art can inspire transformation - and how even the smallest artists can accomplish something big. Pick up a paintbrush, and join the celebration! Experience the story now with this dual English and Spanish version.

When Gus and Beto go to gather farm vegetables for Thanksgiving, Beto brings his camera along so that he can finish a homework assignment.

Relates some of the legends of Paul Bunyan, a lumberjack said to be taller than the trees.

Relates some of the legends of Pecos Bill, a cowboy who was raised by wild animals, once roped a whole herd of cattle at once, and invented Texas chili.

A beautiful girl with extraordinarily long golden hair is imprisoned in a lonely tower by a witch.

Relates episodes from the life of Johnny Appleseed, a peaceful man who roamed the West for fifty years planting and tending to the trees that bore his favorite fruit, the apple.

Retells some of the legends of John Henry, an African-American hero who raced against a steam drill to lay railroad tracks on a mountain.

Mary paints a balloon, a tree, and a sun before realizing that her artwork is missing something very important.

Robin worries about how life will change when she gets her first pair of glasses.

When Mike goes to bed at night, the images that his nightlight creates on the walls of his room stimulate even more images in his mind.

Jamal, who will be in the fifth grade, and his little sister Anisa, who is going into first grade, go shopping for school supplies.

Kim has a bad morning when she wakes up late and loses a tooth, but the next morning she feels much better.

Walden (originalmente Walden, la vida en los bosques) es un ensayo, publicado en 1854, cuyo autor es Henry David Thoreau y constituye uno de los textos de no ficción más famosos escritos por un estadounidense. En él, el autor narra los dos años, dos meses y dos días que vivió en una cabaña construida por él mismo, cercana al lago Walden. Con este proyecto de vida solitaria, al aire libre, cultivando sus alimentos y escribiendo sus vivencias, Thoreau pretendía varias cosas.