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"New worlds for old words / Mundos nuevos para viejas palabras" is a collection of chapters on the theme of lexical borrowing in the languages of Western Europe with particular focus on borrowing from Latin, or from Greek via Latin, into Spanish. Such cultured, or “learnèd” borrowing—as it has sometimes been designated—, is an especially intriguing feature of the Romance languages, since they also derive from Latin. It is also of particular interest to historical linguists since it is an example of what has been called “change from above”: innovation first evidenced in the...

P> The ideal gift for any artist on your list-or a keepsake item of your own! A revised edition of the classic drawing book that has sold more than 1.7 million copies in the United States alone. Translated into more than seventeen languages, Drawing on the Right Side of the Brain is the world's most widely used drawing instruction book. Whether you are drawing as a professional artist, as an artist in training, or as a hobby, this book will give you greater confidence in your ability and deepen your artistic perception, as well as foster a new appreciation of the world around you. This...

After overhearing an exchange between two policemen, María Mayo, a young journalist, launches an investigation into the mystery surrounding a zoo.

Desde sus inicios, el cinematógrafo ha estado ligado a las ciencias ocultas, el esoterismo, la brujería y los fenómenos paranormales, y no solo porque el cine fantástico recurra frecuentemente a estos temas. Cuando hablamos de la «magia del cine» no sabemos lo literal que puede ser. La pantalla esotérica propone una relectura en 50 títulos fundamentales de la historia y el papel del cinematógrafo en nuestra sociedad, a la luz oscura del misticismo, el hermetismo y la parapsicología: desde el cine mudo con los magos del «expresionismo» alemán hasta los filmes de Rob Zombie. De las ...