“Letters from Iwo Jima” directed by Clint Eastwood “Directed by Academy Award® winner Clint Eastwood for Best Director, Letters from Iwo Jima tells the untold story of the Japanese soldiers who defended their homeland against the invasion of the American forces during World War II…” Extracted from Fnac Ver
“Wake up: a life of the Buddha” by Jack Kerouac “A biography of the founder of Buddhism and a study of Siddartha Gautama's life and works. It recounts the story of Prince Siddhartha's upbringing and his father's wish to protect him from all human suffering, despite a prediction that he would become a great holy
“Sophie's world: a novel about the history of philosophy” by Jostein Gaarder “Wanting to understand the most fundamental questions of the universe isn't the province of ivory-tower intellectuals alone, as this book's enormous popularity has demonstrated. A young girl, Sophie, becomes embroiled in a discussion of philosophy with a faceless correspondent. at the same
“La loca de la casa” by Rosa Montero “This book is a novel, an essay, an autobiography. La loca de la casa is Rosa Montero's most personal work, a journey through the ins and outs of fantasy, artistic creation and the most secret memories. It is a wizard chest from which
“Severina” by Rodrigo Rey Rosa “A delirium of love. This is how its author defines this novel, in which the monotonous existence of a bookseller is shocked by the irruption of an accomplished book thief.” Extracted from Alfaguara. See also: http://mun.do/oHTigJ http://bit.ly/uchkbK http://bit.ly/oGKIf8 The selected titles are a sample of the Library materials
“Lady and the Tramp” directed by Clyde Geronimi “The protagonists are a cuddly cocker spaniel and a stray dog with a heart of gold who goes by the name of Tramp. Together with his best friends, Jock and Sad, they will face two creeping Siamese cats, Si and Aun. In the end, during a magical night, Reina
“The tiger's wife” by Téa Obreht “Weaving a brilliant latticework of family legend, loss, and love, Téa Obreht, the youngest of The New Yorker's twenty best American fiction writers under forty, has spun a timeless novel that will establish her as one of the most vibrant, original authors of his generation.” Extracted from Amazon. Watch
“Words and Things: An Archeology of the Human Sciences” by Michael Foucault “The project of the work is threefold: first, it is an archaeology, a systematic study that seeks to reconstitute, through the works of theorists and pragmatists, the mental configurations that account, since the end of the Renaissance, of the nature of
“Ex libris: confessions of a common reader” by Anne Fadiman “This witty collection of essays recounts a lifelong love affair with books and language. For Fadiman, as for many passionate readers, the books she loves have become chapters in her own life story of her. Writing with remarkable grace, she revives the tradition of the well-crafted personal
“Misery” directed by Rob Reiner “This witty collection of essays recounts a lifelong love affair with books and language. For Fadiman, as for many passionate readers, the books she loves have become chapters in her own life story of her. Writing with remarkable grace, she revives the tradition of the well-crafted personal essay, moving easily from anecdotes