Gregorio: 121 books

"Mediante un texto cuidado y una fidelidad histórica impresionante Doval nos enseña el milagro de cómo el ser humano ha sobrevivido a lo largo de sus siglos a pesar de sus imperfecciones y errores diarios."(Historia con minúsculas) Una síntesis completa de erratas, disparates y despistes...

Nervature   Con calma decantano queste linee sulla pagina, ossa di memoria, solchi della carta.   Lentezza, eredità nascosta, ritrovata solo nei brevi momenti in cui smarrita l’attenzione verso le effimere concretezze, altra memoria, alta, ci distoglie.   Niente mi è familiare a quest’ora un...

Quand un paradis prend des allures d'enfer Manille, 1897. Pour venir en aide à son père ruiné par un accident du sort, José part faire son service militaire aux îles Philippines. Un an plus tard, c’est Félix, son cadet, qui débarque à son tour à Manille. Mais alors que la guerre...

Prussia has been overrun by Napoleon's forces, and the Emperor's troops have discovered a new source of funds there: enough amber to finance France's wars. But their plans stall when the girls who collect the stones begin to disappear, only to be found gruesomely disfigured by an unknown killer. The...

A woman's body has been found at the bottom of a well. The death wounds are startling: two small, round punctures to the jugular vein. . . . Vampire fever is spreading throughout the countryside, and suspicions soon fall on the recently arrived Emma Rimmele. Investigator Hanno Stiffeniis must...

This book describes the adventures of two young writers, set in the midst of political repression, anti-Semitism and violence during the Latin American dictatorships of Brazil and Argentina in the 60s.

In March 1812, while Napoleon’s brother Joseph sat on the throne of Spain and the armies of France occupied much of the country, legislators elected from Spain and its overseas territories met in the Andalusian city of Cádiz. There, as the cornerstone of a government in exile, they drafted and...

This publication documents the proceedings of the Third South Asia Judicial Roundtable on Environmental Justice for Sustainable Green Development, held on the 8th and 9th of August 2014 in Colombo, Sri Lanka. Building on work and the discussions of the previous roundtables, key themes discussed in...

Italy, 1522. They fled through the night The beautiful Sibylline mountains of central Italy are plagued by earthquakes, but this has never been a problem for Spanish John. A talented church painter, repairing the damaged churches of the region is his livelihood. But when one of his paintings...

Most honourable Procurator Stiffeniis, You talents have been brought to Our attention by a gentleman of eminence, who believes that you alone are capable of resolving a situation which holds Our beloved Königsberg in a grip of terror. All Our faith and consideration are due to the notable personage...

A groundbreaking story about a teenage girl who discovers she's intersex . . . and what happens when her secret is revealed to the entire school. Incredibly compelling and sensitively told, None of the Above is a thought-provoking novel that explores what it means to be a boy, a girl, or something...

The discovery of a mutilated body near Stansted airport leads the British police to Perugia, Italy, in the gripping new Sebastiano Cangio thriller. When a badly burned and mutilated body is discovered near Stansted airport, a single piece of evidence leads the police to Perugia, Italy. As he...

Drawing from case studies of marginalized individuals in Mexico and the U.S., this book explores the colonizing concept of illiteracy, as well as how the long social history of conquest and colonization, plunder and globalization, is inscribed in the personal histories of todays global outcasts.

Bradt's Abruzzo remains the only full English-language guide to this beautiful and increasingly favoured part of Italy. This new edition has been thoroughly updated to cover all developments since the last edition, reflecting the region's growing popularity for holiday homes and as a busy conference...