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“Chitty Chitty Bang Bang” dirigida por Ken Hughes “Dick Van Dyke interpreta a un excéntrico inventor de nombre Caractacus Potts, que consigue convertir un viejo coche de carreras (llamado originalmente “Paragon Panther”) en un vehículo que podía volar y flotar sobre el agua al que denominó Chitty Chitty Bang Bang. Con este coche viaja junto
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“La patria de los vascos: orígenes, ideología y organización del nacionalismo vasco, (1876-1903)” por Javier Corcuera Atienza “El nacionalismo vasco aparece en 1893 en el Bilbao conmocionado por la industrialización. En este marco levanta su protesta Sabino de Arana y Goiri, joven integrista bilbaíno, que traduce a una nueva lógica nacionalista los planteamientos del tradicionalismo
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“Princes and artists: patronage and ideology at four Habdburg courts 1517-1633” by Hugh Trevor Roper “The relationship between artists and their patrons has always been a complex and fascinating one. This is especially true of the Habsburg rulers of the 16th and 17th centuries, not only because they are themselves of intrinsic interest, but because
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“The blindfold” by Siri Hustvedt “Iris Vegan, a young, impoverished graduate student from the Midwest, finds herself entangled with four powerful but threatening characters as she tries to adjust to life in New York City. Mr. Morning, an inscrutable urban recluse, employs Iris to tape-record verbal descriptions of objects that belonged to a murder victim.
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“Nineteen Eighty-Four” by George Orwell “Is a 1949 dystopian novel by George Orwell about an oligarchical, collectivist society. Life in the Oceanian province of Airstrip One is a world of perpetual war, pervasive government surveillance, and incessant public mind control. The individual is always subordinated to the state, and it is in part this philosophy
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“Big & Small” creado por Kindle Entertaiment “Big & Small is a British children’s television series aimed at preschoolers. The show starts off with the characters doing something, such as playing a game, or making something. There is then a conflict between the characters that leads to the plot of the episode. The characters then
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“Benny and Penny in just pretend” by Geoffrey Hayes “HOW CAN BENNY PRETEND to be a brave pirate when his pesky little sister, Penny, wants to tag along and is always asking for a hug? He tries to lose her, but when he does, he starts to feel a little lost himself. Penny proves her
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“Ball peen hammer” by Adam Rapp & George O´Connor with color by Hilary Sycamore “The world is dying. After most of the city succumbed to the plague, Welton’s staying inside — permanently. But hiding in his claustrophobic basement room — the only place he knows is safe — exacts a gruesome price, and he becomes
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“Una enfermedad moral” por Soledad Puértolas “Los relatos de Una enfermedad moral giran en torno a la posibilidad de la aventura entendida como experiencia interior. Nada tan intenso como ese trance en el que, como en una epifanía, nos comprendemos a nosotros mismos.” Extraído de la contracubierta. Ver además: http://www.epdlp.com/escritor.php?id=2615 http://www.soledadpuertolas.com/ http://www.elmundo.es/elmundo/2010/01/28/cultura/1264706859.html Los títulos seleccionados
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“Fried green tomatoes at the Whistle Stop Café” by Fannie Flagg “The story is told through many generations and begins in 1985 with an unfulfilled housewife named Evelyn Couch, who comes with her husband to visit his elderly mother, who dislikes Evelyn, at Rose Terrace Nursing Home. While avoiding her, Evelyn meets nursing home resident