Product Description: The Word Rebellion tells the story of the Clum family, whose members are affected by language-related illness. This takes many different forms: in some cases, the characters are unable to pronounce a certain letter or two letters together; in others, it affects their conversation style...read more

Product Description: Does good luck exist? Or is it all a matter of probability? Isabel and Nicolas are neighbors and they sometimes walk to school together. One morning, Isabel wears her grandmother's bracelet which, according to her, brings good luck...read more

Accompanied by maps and 3-D reconstructions of the seabed and coral reefs, a informative study of some of the great marine ecosystems of the world brings to life undersea wonderlands in the Caribbean, the Red Sea, the Maldives, and Malaysia with hundreds of spectacular full-color photographs and informative text.

Product Description: When Alina receives a letter saying that she and an unknown young man are the heirs to a valuable diamond, she discovers that there are people ready to kill to make it theirs.Title: El diamante oscuro/ The Dark DiamondAuthor: Ferrari, AndreaPublisher: Grupo Editorial SmPublication Date: 2008/02/18Number of Pages: 287Binding Type: PAPERBACKLibrary of Congress: bl201201725...read more

Product Description: This study considers important aspects of the work of John Diodati (1576-1649), one of the epigones of Calvin and Beza, who served as pastor of the Italian church in Geneva and professor at Calvin's Academy. Particular attention is given to his doctrine of Scripture, not only because of the controversy concerning the authority of the Bible that was an essential part of the Reformation, but also because Diodati was responsible for an influential translation of the Bible into Italian...read more

'One evening, a man who cannot remember who he is, but vaguely remembers turmoil, shouting, and someone chasing him, walks into the newspaper office where sixteen-year-old Santiago is working as an intern, giving Santiago the opportunity to prove his journalistic skills if he can solve the mystery where appearances are not necessarily what they seem.'

Product Description: 600 different Indo-Pacific marine species fully described in detail with fascinating, first-hand information on distribution, habitat, size, life habits, underwater photography tips, full indexes and more than 800 spectacular photos...read more

Describes four hundred species living among coral reefs, covering the range, habitat, behavior, appearance, and size of each animal. (view table of contents)

Product Description: Sharks evoke a mixture of fear and fascination in most people. Portrayed in movies and books as vicious killers, sharks are, in fact, one of the most fascinating and diverse creatures in the ocean. This handy guide to all the species of sharks in the world will prove invaluable to the diver, tourist, student and naturalist...read more (view table of contents, read Amazon.com's description)

Product Description: Examines two different aspects of the anti-fascist fight: the struggle of the partisans in Reggio Emilia, and the contribution of the Italian volunteers in Spain in 1937. Both essays share a common, tragic, subtext: the sacrificing of libertarian communist revolutionaries (and of the revolutions they fought for) by an "official" Communism dictated from Moscow...read more