La Disciplina Hasta Los Tres Años

Poetic text recounts the childhood of the noted Spanish poet, including his love for the nature and folklore of his native Andalusia, his introduction to music and literature at home, and his health problems.

Un número no pequeño de cuentos increíbles y sabios atraviesan el Perú desde las húmedas selvas tropicales hasta las desérticas e irrigadas costas, ascendiendo y descendiendo por las asombrosas montañas de los Andes. Quien escuche esos cuentos de las manos y bocas de los indígenas y campesinos se hallará en un mundo en el que los animales, plantas y espíritus influyen en la vida del hombre; un mundo en el que la naturaleza es Madre y en el que todo puede suceder. Los siete mejores cuentos peruanos ofrecen una cuidadosa muestra del maravilloso tesoro de narraciones míticas y...

The underlying theme of Three Centuries of Greek Culture under the Roman Empire is the idea that, under Roman rule, Greek culture was still alive and dynamic and continued to exert a degree of cultural domination, either real or apparent. So, we hope to analyse the meanings of concepts such as “Greek” or “Greece” in the Empire. Are we right to assume that there was a clear opposition between Greek and Roman? Or would it be more accurate to speak of a “Graeco-Roman world”? It would certainly be possible to make a list of “elements of identity”, on both sides —Greek and...

November 1940. A circus parade walks through the streets of Warsaw, waving a flag and singing. They are 160 Jewish children, forced by the Nazis to leave their beloved orphanage. It's a sad occasion, but led by Doctor Korczak, their inspirational director, the children are defiantly joyful. Their new home is in the ghetto, a prison for Jews. Two years later they board the train that will carry them away to the death camps. Offered his freedom, Doctor Korczak refuses to abandon the children and proudly joins them on their last journey. This profoundly moving illustrated book is based on the...