El porque de las cosas? / The Why of Things

Written with sympathetic humor and compassion, this masterful portrait of upper-class decline made Ivan Goncharov famous throughout Russia on its publication in 1859. Ilya Ilyich Oblomov is a member of Russias dying aristocracya man so lazy that he has given up his job in the Civil Service, neglected his books, insulted his friends, and found himself in debt. Too apathetic to do anything about his problems, he lives in a grubby, crumbling apartment, waited on by Zakhar, his equally idle servant. Terrified by the activity necessary to participate in the real world, Oblomov manages to avoid...

Luna, una joven adolescente, pasa por unos acontecimientos que harán que su vida dé un giro, la muerte de su padre y la ruptura entre ella y su novio. Por ello, su madre decide enviarla con sus tíos a vivir una temporada, ya que no puede cuidar de ella por motivos de trabajo. Cuando llega al pueblo no sabe qué hacer pero un día se encuentra una vieja librería, en la cual conoce a un chico un poco extraño. Éste le cuenta una historia que la deja aturdida, ella intentará averiguar que secreto oculta el chico misterioso y sus amigos; tras varios días descubre que tiene un don, igual...

This award-winning beginner's guide to the natural world of fish from the creators of the About... series was named an "NSTA Recommends" book. Noted educator and author Cathryn Sill uses simple, easy-to-understand language to teach children the basic characteristics of what fish are, how they swim, breathe, and reproduce, and explains the different ways they protect themselves from predators. With beautifully detailed, realistic paintings, noted wildlife illustrator John Sill introduces readers to the diversity of the fish population, from an Arctic char to a porcupine fish. An afterword...

Julie knows that an orgasm is the thing that happens when her husband yelps like an ape and collapses onto her. She also knows how to arch her back and make the right sounds at the right time--but she's never had an orgasm of her own. Tired of this, she devotes herself to masturbation full time. But it's not as easy as they make it sound in sex shops: Julie can't stop getting distracted by thoughts and memories. Julie knows that an orgasm is the thing that happens when her husband yelps like an ape and collapses onto her. She also knows how to arch her back and make the right sounds at the...