FOREIGN RIGHTS CATALOGUE 2014-2015 Content

Fiction Non-Fiction L’ALTRA (The Other One) AFERRADA A LA VIDA (Clung To Life) Marta Rojals ...... 09 Giovanna Valls ...... 33

PRIMAVERA, ESTIU, ETC (Spring, Summer And So On) BREVE HISTORIA DE LA ÉTICA Marta Rojals ...... 10 (A Brief History Of Ethics) Victoria Camps ...... 34

I DEMÀ, EL PARADÍS (And Tomorrow, Paradise) LA EDAD DE HIELO (The Ice Age) Antoni Vives ...... 11 Diego López Garrido ...... 35

LA IZQUIERDA NECESARIA (The Necessary Left) MARIONA Josep Ramoneda ...... 36 Pilar Rahola ...... 13

POR QUÉ NOS EXTINGUIREMOS OLOR DE CLOR SOTA LA ROBA (Why Will We Become Extinct) (Chlorine Odour Under The Clothes) Francisco Lozano Winterhalder ...... 37 Maria Guasch ...... 14

LA LÒGICA DELS PANYS (The Logic Of Keyholes) Francisco José Vélez ...... 15

DUAL Caridad Puig ...... 16

Crime Fiction Practical Non-Fiction

HERÈNCIES COL·LATERALS (Collateral Legacies) TAPAS, LA COCINA DEL TICKETS Llort ...... 23 (Tapas, The Tickets Recipes) Albert Adrià ...... 43

COCINA VEGANA MEDITERRÁNEA LA NOIA D’ABERDEEN (The Aberdeen Girl) (Vegan Mediterranean Cuisine) Laura Kohan ...... 44 Quim Aranda ...... 24 LA CUINA CATALANA (Catalan Cooking) EL CASTILLO DE SAINT-CHARTIER Josep Lladonosa ...... 45 (The Castle At Saint-Chartier) Ivo Fornesa ...... 25 CORPUS DE LA CUINA CATALANA UNA NOVELA DE BARRIO (A Neighbourhood Novel) (Corpus Of Catalan Cooking) ...... 45 González Ledesma ...... 26 TERRA DE TOMÀQUETS (Tomato Land) Cristina Viader I Pere Romanillos ...... 45 HISTORIA DE DIOS EN UNA ESQUINA (The Story Of God In A Corner) González Ledesma ...... 27 QUINES COSES MÉS ESTRANYES QUE MENGEM A CATALUNYA (The Strange Things We Eat In Catalunya) LA DAMA DE CACHEMIRA (The Cashmere Lady) Manel Guirado ...... 45 González Ledesma ...... 27 NO TE OLVIDES DE TU MEMORIA (Don’t Forget Your Memory) Llorenç Guilera ...... 46 UNA BALA PARA EL COMISARIO VALTIERRA (A Bullet For Comissar Valtierra) Sergio Bufano ...... 28 ÉTICA PARA ALICIA (An Ethic For Alicia) Luis Racionero ...... 47

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Practical Non-Fiction Collectable Editions

LA DIETA QUE ACTIVA TU VIDA EVERYTHING IS MATHEMATICAL ...... 70 (The Diet That Boosts Your Life) GREAT IDEAS OF SCIENCE ...... 71 Josep Lluís Berdonces ...... 48 HISTORY NATIONAL GEOGRAPHIC ...... 72 EL HUERTO FAMILIAR ECOLÓGICO (How To Grow Organic Vegetables With Your Family) Mariano Bueno ...... 49

EL HUERTO ECOLÓGICO EN MACETAS (Potted Ecological Garden) Hortensia Lemaître Y José T. Gállego ...... 50

VIVIR SIN TÓXICOS (Living Without Toxics) Elisabet Silvestre ...... 51

“HOW TO HEAL” THE BIG SERIES ON NATURAL HEALTH ...... 52

Children’s Literature Magazine Books

CUENTOS CLASICOS (Classical Tales), MAGAZINE BOOKS...... 73 Various Authors ...... 60

EL SOMNI DE TÀNGER (Tangier’s Dream), Xavier Vernetta ...... 62

TODO EL MUNDO CUENTA (Tales from Every Corner of the Earth), J.M.Hernández Ripoll & Aro Sáinz de la Maza ...... 63

CUENTOS DE HADAS DEL MUNDO (Fairy Tales from All Over the World), Illustrated By Sara Manzano ...... 64

CUENTOS DE BRUJAS DEL MUNDO (Witch Tales From All Over The World), Illustrated By Sara Manzano ...... 65

03 / Fiction Introduction to the group

RBA Libros:

Following RBA’s consolidation in the magazines and collectable editions publishing industry at home and abroad, the group, led by its chairman Ricardo Rodrigo, decided to make further advances by establishing a new division, RBA Libros, to channel and strengthen the RBA Group’s activities in the realm of publishing and marketing books intended for sale in bookshops. The seed for this project was sown in 1997 with the purchase of the Integral publishing house, a pioneer in the publication of books on health and personal development. This was followed by the marketing and sale of National Geographic books. In 2000, RBA moved into the Spanish literature market by creating collections of Fiction – including its celebrated “Serie Negra” collection – and Non Fiction. In order to boost literature in Catalan, it completed its purchase of La Magrana publishing house that same year, thereby adding authors of tremendous literary standing to its catalogue.

This division is not only working to develop new imprints but has also turned its attention to literature for children and teenagers. In 2004 the company purchased one of the most important fi rms in the publishing of adolescent books, Molino, and the following year acquired Serres, publishers of children’s books. As a result, RBA now ranks as the leaders in this fi eld. In 2006, the company bought one of the most prestigious publishing houses in this literary area, Gredos, which has the largest library of Greek and Latin classics, as well as the María Moliner, Casares and Coromines dictionaries plus other works.

04/ Fiction In order to promote its literary imprints, the company established the RBA Crime Novel Award, the most important award worldwide for this particular genre in terms of its value (¤125,000). Prize-winning authors include Francisco González Ledesma, Andrea Camilleri, Philip Kerr, Harlan Coben, Patricia Cornwell, Michael Connelly and Arnaldur Indridason.

That same year, the Gaziel Prize for Biographies and Memoirs was reinstated. Awarded in conjunction with the Grupo Godó, this prize has been given to works such as the biographies of Martí de Riquer, Carmen Laforet, Terenci Moix and Ramon Trias Fargas, and the memoirs of Luis Racionero and Enrique Barón.

In addition, the RBA Group, together with the Grupo Hotusa and the University of Barcelona, established the Eurostars Travel Narrative Award in 2005.

With regard to the Catalan imprint, La Magrana added the Odissea Readers’ Prize and the Crims de Tinta Prize for crime writing to its catalogue as a way to discover new talented writers and to promote literature in Catalan.

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MARTA ROJALS · Novel The other one

March 2014 · 336 pages

L’altra is the much-awaited second novel 6,000-copy fi rst edition by Marta Rojals, a striking, unusual sold out in two weeks. voice that has won over thousands of readers with her début novel Primavera, estiu, etcètera, published in 2011, currently in its 9th edition and constantly recommended by bloggers and booksellers. Finalist of the prestigious Joan Crexells Award.

Anna is a graphic designer in her late thirties. She lives in Barcelona with her partner, Nel, whom she both needs and pushes away. She and Nel belong to a generation that grew up in an upcoming society and has been dragged down by the economic crisis in Spain: those who have gone from promising futures to losing their jobs, their homes, their chances of travel. Th e crisis has hit home, Nel is unemployed, his sister moves in with them, and meanwhile, Anna meets Teo, a deaf 21-year-old boy with whom she fi nds it surprisingly easy to communicate and begins a purely sexual relationship. What for? Th e economic crisis, motherhood, isolation and social networks, secrets, and the end and Rojals unfolds the present and the past like a the nuances of desire are all subjects that recur precise mechanism revolving around a main throughout the novel. character full of sharp edges, and producing With a fresh, personal style, a sense of humor, a an extraordinary novel about secrets, human fi ne eye for detail, and brilliant dialogues, Marta relationships, and the need to forget.

Marta Rojals. Born in La Palma d’Ebre (Ribera d’Ebre), Marta Rojals graduated in architectu- re at the Universitat Politècnica de Catalunya. She majored in Theory, History, and Criticism, the perfect excuse for quickly tucking away her portfolio and discovering that there was a whole wide world beyond the construction industry. She is currently working as a translator and editor, writes fi ction for a variety of publications, and posts her opinions on Vilaweb. She is the author of Primavera, estiu, etcètera (2011). RIGHTS SOLD TO: Rizzoli (Italy) and Uitgeverij Signatuur (The Netherlands)

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MARTA ROJALS · Novel Spring, Summer And So On

June 2011 · 368 pages

Treated as an insider tip in blogs A novel about love, and catalan internet pages the novel friendship, family, work, “ celebrated a spectacular take-off , selling three editions in only 4 months! lost opportunities and the “possibility to fi nd your As every year for All Saints, Èlia returns to place in the world. her village to make the obligatory visit to the cemetery and spend some time with her father and aunt. Th is year everything is a bit strange. She is 34 now, her boyfriend just dumped her and the crisis has noticeably lowered the workload at her architecture fi rm where she works at in Barcelona. Th e weekend off seems like a good opportunity to think things over and get life back in order. Aft er having been away for a long time for university studies and work, Èlia feels increasingly at home with her people: her laconic father, her distrustful aunt and the inquisitive yet friendly neighbors. And it is that sometimes we only begin to see and understand things when we stop in our tracks and start looking around us... Narrated in a succession of short brushstrokes and fl ashbacks, “Spring, Summer, and so on...” is a tragically comic novel with a touch of the new generation. At the same time the novel catches the spirit and customs of a small Catalan village near the river Ebro.

Marta Rojals. Born in La Palma d’Ebre (Ribera d’Ebre), Marta Rojals graduated in Architecture at the Universitat Politècnica de Catalunya. She majored in Theory, History, and Criticism, the perfect excuse for quickly tucking away her portfolio and discovering that there was a whole wide world beyond the construction industry. She is currently working as a translator and editor, writes fi ction for a variety of publications, and posts her opinions on Vilaweb. She is the author of Primavera, estiu, etcètera (2011).

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Premi Llibreter 2014 (Booksellers Award 2014) Antoni Vives

June 2014 · 400 pages

A young girl from Barcelona, Teresa, arrives in Fernando Poo, in Equatorial Guinea, in the 1950s to start a new life with her husband, the landowner Alberto Cirer. Teresa feels fi nally free, fi nally happy. By means of her relationships with Alberto’s ex lover, with the witch Xangó and the black woman Teodosia, with Manel and Tià, a father and a son who have fl ed from Cadaqués some years before, Teresa will meet a Teresa that she didn’t know it existed. At the same time, an amazing fresco of the isolated Cadaqués of the 1920s and the 1930s plunges the reader into the latent tensions between the factions in the village, which show up little by little, encouraged by personal envies and the unavoidable presence of witches. And, in a touching twist, the second part of the book takes the reader to the Cadaqués of the 1960s, with the liberal summer vacationers, the uninhibited atmosphere, the artists, the parties, and so on. Teresa goes there with her teen daughter, Janet, and a circle of secrets begun half a century ago closes itself.

EL SOMNI DE FARRINGDON ROAD March 2010 · 480 pages

Farringdon Road Dream, Antoni Vives’ fi ctional debut, is a Civil War epic poem, as well as an addictive love story, a story of adventures and action. In times of disbelief we should allow ourselves to be caught up in the dreams of freedom and justice coming from a generation fi ghting for its beliefs, powerfully described in the form of the International Brigade.

LES BANDERES DE L’1 D’ABRIL February 2012 · 528 pages Th e day the Civil War ends, the day Franco’s army enters Chinchón, gathers three characters who are to cross paths through the next fi ft een years. Revenges, fears, ambition and ideals are at stake and decide on a new order, which might be new only in appearance. Th e author draws the portrait of the deep post-war wounds: loneliness and cynicism, the hard road to hope, the triumph of the arrivistes and the inevitable end that always comes to all fl ags, being so empty, so trifl ing when years go by.

Antoni Vives (Barcelona, 1965) is the author of several essays, like Catalunya, entre la perplexitat i el somni (2002), El nacionalisme que ve (Award Octubre d’Assaig 2003), Barcelonies: lletra de batalla per Barcelona (2006) and Per què faig de polític. Carta oberta als meus fi lls (2007). He is also author of El somni de Farringdon Road (2010), his fi rst fi ction book, awarded with the Premi Crexells of the Ateneu Barcelonès, and Les banderes de l’1 d’abril (2012), both published in La Magrana.

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El carrer de l’embut has sold more than 15,000 copies Pilar Rahola

MARIONA • Novel

October 2014 · 288 pages · Catalan

In 181824,2 in the town of Gràcia, the young Mariona is about to get married. Her life,lif quiet and simple, is nice, but the years to come are those of a tumutumultuouslt century. And this century carries the heavy and latent threat of tthehe llevies,ev the feared levies that take the children away from their families to ddieie farfar away from home. And Mariona decides to do her best to avoid this.

Th roughrou her life and adventures, and those recalled and told around her, we witnesswit riots and repression, the industrialization of the country and the fi rst gegeneral strike, the falling of the walls, the arrival of the train and the openiopeningn of the Liceu. Riots, the Carlist wars, the ideals of the Republic and the FFreemasonry,r and the national rebirth. Th e country is changing and Mariona,Mario with her awareness of being a woman and a citizen, is changing too.too.

A ggreatrea historical fresco of the Catalunya of the 19th century.

FUNNEL STREET • Novel March 2013 · 256 pages · Catalan

A tribute to the greats of the Republic, the feminism of the 20s and 30s and the cultural eff ervescence of the time. From the point of view of two characters about to sail for Cuba, the author takes us on a stroll through an extraordinary web of relations and through some of the key events of the 20s and 30s in Catalonia and Cuba. Using the technique of collage and alternating points of view to portray a kaleidoscopic universe, Pilar Rahola evokes a fascinating world that is crumbling.

THE ISLAMIC REPUBLIC OF SPAIN

June 2011 · 280 pages · Catalan Th is book is not about a clash of civilizations, but aims to mediate between civilization and bbarbarism. And if barbarism includes all those who use religion and God to justify hatred, sslavery, bigotry and terrorism, civilization includes all those who fi ght for freedom.

Pilar Rahola (Barcelona, 1958) comes from a Republican and anti-Fascist family, and works as a journalist and writer. As a former politician in ERC her areas of interest include women’s rights, international human rights, and animal rights. She has covered the Eritrean-Ethiopian War, the Balkan Wars, the Gulf War, and the fall of the Berlin Wall. Rahola is married and has three children, two of them adopted: one from Barcelona, the other from Siberia.

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MARIA GUASCH · Historical Fiction Chlorine Odour Under The Clothes

September 2014 · 160 pages

Julia is eleven and has a long summer ahead. An only child, quiet and observant, she is always looking for the company of Silvia, her teen cousin, and David, a summer vacationer who is fourteen years old and stays at Silvia’s home with his family. But her cousin and David have a world of their own, anandd JuJulialia is not always allowed. When her pparentsarents decidedecide to leave her and travel, she must settsettlele at herher aaunt and uncle’s, under the same roorooff as SiSilvialvia anda David, summer promises to be sometsomethinghing rereallyal diff erent. WithWith thisthis bbook,ook Maria Guasch unveils herself as an autauthorhor wiwithth a precise and tuned voice. Who letslets herher stostoryry ggrowr in the margins, the ellipses and thethe tinytiny details,details in the choice of the point of view, withoutwithout forcingforcing the interpretation. Settled in the beginningbeginning of theth 1990s, Olor de clor sota la roba hashas some eelementslem of a generational novel in the almostalmost tantangiblegible evocation of childhood summers ofof a quarter oof a century ago, but, above all, it is an immersimmersioni on someone’s inner thoughts, someone whowho doesn’t have a life of her own yet, butbut whowho devoursdevou everything she sees. An account to rememberremember hhow we love, want or hate when we areare eleveneleven yyearsear old.

Maria Guasch (Begues, 1983) has a degree on Media Communications and works as a screenwriter and documentalist in projects aimed at museums and exhibits. She has also worked once in a while for several publishing houses. Olor de clor sota la roba is her second novel after La neu fosa (2013).

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FRANCISCO JOSÉ VÉLEZ · Novel

The Logic Of Keyholes

October 2013 · 144 pages · Catalan Georges Bataille used to say that literature is “ essential or is nothing, and that Evil, expressed A book that makes you think by literature, has, to put it someway, the highest and enjoy thinking value. Th e alliance between this value, in the kaleidoscopical plurality of all its faces, and irony “ and a certain subtle sense of humour furnishes the twelve short stories that shape Francesc J. Vélez’s La lògica dels panys. What moves men, since we are children, towards the abyss of evil? What is the terrible hidden seed of fear which ends up leading a grown woman to turn the safety and protection of her home into a religion? What’s left of the love between those busy parents of today and their abandoned children? Is life a real journey that fi lls existence with true meaning? What’s the sense of literature? And short stories? And the sense of making questions?

Francesc J. Vélez (Barcelona, 1961) is a Philosophy professor and a poet. In the fi eld of short stories, he was awarded with the Premi Vent de Port de Tremp in 2006, with the story “L’ànima de les basses” (The Soul of Ponds), and was fi nalist in 2005 with “L’escorpí” (The Scorpion), both stories included in this book.

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CARIDAD PUIG · Historical Fiction Dual

June 2013 · 448 pages

An exciting adventure replete with passion, betrayal and death, in which nothing and no-one are as they seem.

Th e attractive Siamese Moore twins were brought uppp in the hospital where they were born under the gguardianshipuardianship anda patronage of Doctor George OsOsbornborn andand thet maternal care of the wealthy old Italian expatriate,exp Ángela Cassiani. Now, to cecelebratelebrate ttheirheir graduation from university, the ttwinswins taketake a triptri to Rome with the aim of seeing ththee oldold countrycountry and the hope that the experience wiwillll allowallow themthem the opportunity to be initiated into adulthood.adulthood Th ey are, however, unaware of ththee ffactact tthathat ffromro their home turf, a confabulation is bbeingeing wovwovenen with terrorist overtones in which ththeyey are a nnecessaryec link in the chain, and in wwhichhich thethe NewNew York mafi a, a ruthless hitman and none ototherher tthanha their beloved benefactor, Doctor GeorGeorgege OsOsbornborn are participating.

Caridad Puig has 18 unpublished books on the shelf. She began writing at the age of 60, when she gave up men, discotheques and the mundane world. Winner of the international poetry award, Nuove Proposte, she has written historical novels and a biography of Wilfred I, a book that won her the Order of Malta in Paris for its profoundly Europeanist spirit.

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Other Titles

A HANDFUL OF WEED · Ricard Biel

October 2012 · 160 pages

Selfi shness, greed, cowardice, obsession, frustration projected into the other… All in all, the daily human sickness, the unavoidable confl ict and its consequences, all that is going to damage victims who, oft en, neither they know they are such. Th e singular voice of Ricard Biel is deployed here with full swing, in nine classic tales that become a compact and ambitious compilation, highly literary and profound in surveying characters in the inside vibrant and tight as the string of a bow.

SHADOWS ERRANT · Ferran Sáez Mateu September 2012 · 224 pages

An ironic, brilliant allegory of the Spanish transition beginning with the political assassination of a lieutenant colonel who supports ultra-right-wing groups. Two brothers who haven’t seen each other in 34 years, a cynical national poet on his last leg, a heroin survivor and a theoretician of the revolution about to go from theory to action, all of them have one thing in common: they experience a mystery in troubled times. Involved in this x-ray of the late 1970s atmosphere, when Franco’s death was awaited with a mixture of euphoric impatience and fatalist unease, are an enigmatic Belgian priest who has decided to change the course of history, a cash robbery and the assassination of Lieutenant Colonel Juan Solé Duran by a group of amateur, extreme left -wing terrorists.

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OPIUM AND SARDINES · Cesc Martínez

February 2011 · 197 pages

A veryvery personalp exploration of the blurred historical memory of the period spanning the SpaSpanishnish CCivil War, the transition to democracy and the present day. When Fabre, a substitute tteachereacher oof social studies, fi nds himself with nothing to do during the hot summer months, hehe ddecidesecide to reconstruct the history of an old black and white photograph he has found in a book,book, whichwh shows a group of people in their Sunday best.

LISTEN, VOLODIA · Ramon Erra November 2010 · 190 pages

Who was Carles-Frederic, the poet also known as Walrus, Russian, Supreme Soviet, Carlov or Mirtil? Th e “poor baboon”, the dabbler, one of the last idealists of the region, he has passed away. Maybe it is because of his legend that the narrator and his friend Felip, start to study history, but in any case they fi nd themselves fascinated by him. Th at is why they want to dedicate a collection of texts to him, a homage. In the elaboration process they discover, among other things, what the great Petromax has been hiding. It seems like he has not always been following his own principles, and as the friends work their way from past to present they unveil that important historical events do not pass unnoticed by no one, not even in a small, forlorn village…

UNDOING THE NAPKIN’S KNOT · Ramon Erra

March 2008 · 206 pages · Winner of the 2008 Salambó Prize

Desfent el nusn del mocador is a story made up of memories about love, fate, survival and bla- me. Aft er suffs ering a traffi c accident that disfi gures him, an ageing waiter starts writing about tthehe pparisharish cchurch of the roadside bar where he worked all his life. Th e author portraits with a rearealisticlistic vovoicei an extraordinary microcosm settled between the countryside and the city. Emplo- yyinging a uniqueuniqu humour, the novel accomplishes interesting stories out of events and personalities whiwhichch otherwiseothe would have seemed annoying or impersonal. Th e author has the ambition to conconstructonststruct a fragile world with his delights and frustrations, love and bitterness, fi ghts and rivalry, ononlyly to tthenhen get rid of it all, destroy it in one pathetic, tired move, washing it all away.

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HEROES, ADVENTURERS AND COWARDS · Jacinto Antón

March 2013 · 400 pages

You’llYou walk secret passageways in the pyramids, accompany a Nazi in search of the origins of the swaswastikas in Tibet, board the Bounty, visit Lawrence of Arabia’s Wadi Rum, dive into the waters of tthehe RRed Sea in search of treasure… Among so much emotion, there’s even room for a hamster. An ententhrallingh book on adventure in its broadest sense, that covers past and present, the exploration oof uuncharted territories and the most ferocious battles, the exploits of heroes and villains and in aaddition,ddi of regular human beings faced with exceptional circumstances.

WITH THESE EYES OF MINE · Francisco Mondino March 2010 · 175 pages

Th is book is a homage to all the women and men who suff ered diff erent forms of political repression through the almost endless succession of dictatorial regimes in Argentina. Transcending the limits of space and time, the homage becomes a fi rm, clear, piercing scream given out from the attachment to the best in the human being, a scream that overcomes the deepest horror and melts into light.

NEVER AGAIN! · Tito Drago

April 2012 · 112 pages A ststoryo on how people can regain their freedom and reinstate democracy, leaving oppression and bbarbarityarba behind. Set in the Argentina of general Jorge Videla’s dictatorship (1976-1981), this novel narrnarratesa the life of a pacifi st couple involved in syndicalism: a man and woman who are convinced ddemocratsemo and, despite they have never taken up a weapon, end up as victims of what that dictato- riariall anda repressive regime euphemistically called the «war against terrorism».

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LLORT · Crime Novel

Collateral Legacies

September 2014 · 208 pages A dark and fresh plot, built “ with an amazing irony “ Anna Maria Villalonga

Th e llawyer Ernest Claramunt has reached an aagreementgreem with Francesca Puigmajor, an old llady,ady, almosta eighty years old: he will pay her a life annuannuityi and, in exchange for that, the wonderful fl at iinn Eixample where she lives will become a proppropertye of the Claramunt family when she dies. A veveryry lucrative agreement indeed. It’s a pity that, as yyearsea go by, she is not dying. And the lawyer’s ffamilyamily can no longer pay her annuity and must starstartt tthinking of new alternatives... and it’s a pity ththatat FFrancesca herself has a dark history behind hherer aandn that she is an unexpectedly tough nut to ccrack.rack.

IF THEY GIVE YOU UP FOR DEAD, BUT ONE DAY YOU COME BACK · Llort

July 2012 · 224 pages

Th e bell rings. Which feelings stir inside the mother when she opens the door and recognises her son, the one who disappeared years ago? How does she react, since he will not tell her where he has been, or with whom? Since he will not say a word about what happened. Why Agustí has been fourteen years and a half missing? And why has he come back? And, mostly, why is he forced to remain silent about it?

Lluís Llort (1966) started working for the newspaper Avui in 1986, and he still works there, despite the paper press being in its death throes, and the never-ending rotation of area, partners, editors, owners, titles. Since 1999 hE has published eight novels and ten children books, has contributed in fi ve collective books of short stories and has written more than twenty screenplays for TV series.

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QUIM ARANDA · Crime Novel The Aberdeen Girl

January 2014 · 288 pages

Monday, August 2013. A few days before the Catalan National Day, the body of the Scottish professor Paul McEwan, a consultant for the Catalan government on its strategy towards independency, is found dead in his aparapartment. A widow of a certain age, respected by thethe acacademica circles, McEwan had to analyse the llegalegal meansmean that could guarantee that an independent CataCatalunyalunya could still be part of the European Union. In thethe heatheat previous to the celebration of the Catalan WaWay,y, tthehe ttheoryh of a political murder ordered by squads commancommandedde by the Central Government starts taking sshape.hape. In tthe middle of all this fuss, the lawyer Josep RoRogerger Moreno,Mor a power in the shade of the Generalitat, sensendsds tthehe ddetective Manel Latorre to Aberdeen, to try anandd recoverrecove the work done by the jurist, which seems to have vvanished.a When he gets there he fi nds more questions iinstead of answers. What was McEwan really doingdoing in CCatalunya? Who is trying to stop him from fi nndingding wwhath he is looking for? What’s the interest of Moreno iinn this case? And, above all, where is the girl whowhho wawass lalately meeting the professor? InI La nnoiaoia d’Aberdeen, Quim Aranda delves into the hhottestottest nenewsw of the country to off er a great noir story wwithith glimpsesglimp of a classic book. And, in the background, we fi nd an intriguing question: which unexpected facts can help moving forward or stopping this process that we are immersed in?

Quim Aranda (Barcelona, 1963) is a journalist. He has worked at the Diari de Barcelona, El Observador de la Actualidad, El Mundo del Siglo XXI and worked as a screenwriter in the TV culture magazine Stromboli. Since 1998 he writes for the newspaper Avui and works now as its UK correspondent. In 1995 he wrote the book of interviews Què pensa Manuel Vázquez Montalbán, and in 1997 he wrote a biography of Montalbán’s main character Carvalho. IN 2007 he published his fi rst book, El avión de madera que logró dar media vuelta al mundo, and was awarded as the New Talent of FNAC chain stores.

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IVO FORNESA · Crime Novel The Castle At Saint-Chartier

June 2013 · 336 pages

An idyllic village in the deep French countryside proves to be a hotbed of dark, hidden passions and abundant surprises.

DuringDurin the housewarming party for the recently restorestoredr Saint-Chartier Castle, the new owner, an ArgentineAr of Irish descent whose mysterious fofortunertun seems to have been made in exotic pplaces,lace is found dead in strange circumstances anandd a newcomer to the town, Laurent de RoRodergues,de is the main suspect. For lack of prooproof,f the gendarmes end up classifying the ddeatheath as an accident but Laurent progressively ddiscoversisco facts and situations leading him to bbelieveeliev that his death was no accident, which iimpelsmpel him to investigate… Th e ccombination of intrigue and palace luxury sweesweepingp up the protagonists will hook you ffromrom cover to cover.

Ivo Fornesa (Barcelona, 1959) has received three awards from the Chinese government, among them the Friendship Award, which has only been given to two Spaniards to date. He has lived and worked in Egypt, Israel, Syria, Chile, Argentina, Peru, Mexico, Burma, Thailand and China.

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GONZÁLEZ-LEDESMA · Crime Novel A Neighbourhood Novel

October 2007 · 304 pages · Sold to Germany, Italy, France, Portugal and Hungary

Once we reach the last page, we know Winner of the 2007 International two things: fi rst, that Una novela de Crime Fiction award barrio is a simple story, like all great stories; and second, that we have just More detailed English read a classic of the genre. resume available

Una novela de barrio is a story of revenge. Aft er robbingg a bank in the seventies, two thieves kill a hostage,hostage, a young boy, as they fl ee. Th e novel begins in present-daypresen Barcelona, when one of the robbers, Omedes,Omedes is murdered. Knowing he will be targeted next,next, tthehe other thief, Erasmus Leónidas Pérez, tries toto getget aheadah of the game by murdering the man whowho mmustu surely be the avenger: David Miralles, thethe ffatherath of the boy killed during the bank robbery.robbery. Méndez, a one-of-a-kind, semiretired cop employingem rather unorthodox methods, intervenesinterven decisively to solve the case. NarratedNarrated in a concise, agile, and fl uid style, andand featuringfea an ample display of resources, particularlyparticula a cauterizing humour, this is a brilliantlybrilliant written crime novel with all of the ingredientsingredie of that genre, such as the use of short sentencessentence and Swiss paragraph changes, eff ective dialoguedid alogue and highly accurate descriptions. Th e authoraauthor immersesi us, brushstroke by brushstroke, in a sosolid,li wellrounded plot that grabs the reader on pagepage one and never lets up.

Francisco González Ledesma was born in Barcelona in 1927. He began writing at the age of twelve and is now one of the best known crime novel authors in Spain. He has twice received the Mystère Award for the best foreign novel published in France, for La Dama de Cachemira (1989) and Cinco mujeres y media (2007). He has also received plenty of recognition for his work as a lawyer and a journalist.

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THE STORY OF GOD IN A CORNER · González-Ledesma

September 2010 · 384 pages · Sold to Italy, Portugal, Germany and France

What could have convinced old Méndez to leave Barcelona’s medieval walls behind and travel to the Nile with a colt older than him in his hands? What could provoke such a fury in this policeman for whom cynicism is a virtue? From Barcelona’s underworld to Cairo’s necropolis via Madrid’s elegant neighbourhood, Méndez will search breathlessly for the missing clue for what he has been suspecting for a long time: the world absolutely deserves its bad reputation, and virtue is never found where you think it should be. A history of murderers, perversion, children and innocence, a story of old men that do not accept what they had to see and live through.

THE CASHMERE LADY · González-Ledesma October 2009 · 256 pages · Sold to Italy, Portugal, Germany and France

Th e most famous policeman in the Spanish underworld is chasing a wheelchair through the dirty streets of Barcelona. From that chair a crime has been committed. And Méndez thinks he knows who is sitting on it. Winner of the Mystére Prize for the best crime novel published in 1986 in France, Th e Cashmere Lady is the irrefutable proof that for Méndez, even though twenty fi ve years have passed, time is just an inappropriate coincidence: his novels, just like him, do not grow old.

ABOUT INSPECTOR MÉNDEZ

Inspector Méndez is a man who acts against the current and does not believe in the law or the goodness of all beings, but does believe in justice, and remains a humanist. Méndez, along with the city of Barcelona and the changes that take place there throughout his career as a policeman, viewed through his own memory and that of the characters encountered throughout the series, constitute the center of what could be considered a poetic, rather than solely thematic, work. Méndez is street-wise, expert, ironic and disbelieving, a man who has seen it all, and lives with one foot in the past and the other in the present. He is the philosopher who knows that he has no future, and that his world, the only world he knows, is doomed, perhaps fortunately, to disappear.

The cashmere lady and The Story of God in a corner were fi rst published in 1986 and 1991 respectively.

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SERGIO BUFANO · Crime Novel A Bullet for Comissar Valtierra

April 2012 · 144 pages · Sold to Italy

“From 1976 to 1983, we Argentinians learnt that Socialism is not a religion, [...] when a dozen guerrilla members died in a despite having many worship- combat that left no wounded in both sides, [...] they had been mercilessly killed.” pers. If the mistakes made in “ its name are not acknowled- Comissar Valtierra is the nostalgic and tangoloving “ ged, we will not be able to chief of the Political Section in the Buenos Aires advance in the necessary police department, and has his hands covered refl ection about the relation with blood. For all the tortures and murders between violence and politics in which he has participated, a revolutionary group has condemned him to death, and he Sergio Bufano must be executed to avenge their comrades. Among the members of the organisation there is El Inglesito (Th e Little Englishman), an idealist university student from the provinces who will be participating in an execution for the fi rst time. His revolutionary decisiveness will nonetheless clash with his personal scruples, his fears and the uncertainty before the option of killing a man. A crime, political and also ethically disturbing novel. It is a deep refl ection on justice, forgiveness, guilt, punishment and all the suff ering of Argentina through the turbulent 20th century.

Sergio Bufano (1943) is a journalist and writer from Argentina. A left-wing political activist, he was persecuted during the 1970s by the military dictatorship of general Videla and was forced to exile to Mexico, where he continued his journalistic career as editor of various publishing companies, and contributor to graphic media. He is the author of Cuentos de la guerra sucia (Tales of a dirty war), for which he was awarded the Premio Nacional de Bellas Artes de México. He currently codirects a publishing imprint devoted to political and social essays, besides writing for several media.

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THE SHADY SIDE · Albert Villaró

January 2013 · 160 pages · French translation rights sold to Tinta Blava Publishing House.

In Llobarca,L a small Pyrenean village close to the border with France, there aren’t many houses stistillll inhabited, and those that are, are at odds with one another. Tomàs is immersed in the boring rouroutinet of everyday life. Until the night he hears cars along the Tuta dirt road. Tomàs ends up fforgettingorg about his cows for a few days and embarking on a new stage in his life, dealing with mmajmajor-leagueo traffi ckers, corrupt border guards and nosey journalists to save the woman he loves and incidentally clearing up a case that has brought the village too much bad blood.

WHEN THE NIGHT KILLS THE DAY · Agustí Vehí December 2011 · 224 pages · Catalan · Premi Crims de Tinta 2011

Juan Antonio Hinojosa, a local representative of the Falange, Franco’s right-wing political arm, appears dead in his bed one night in March 1958. Someone has stuck a heavy wooden cross to his skull and tied a metal belt around the neck of the half naked body. In order to avoid a scandal the government in Madrid insists on an informal and discreet investigation. Consequently, Inspector Iríbar, of the crime investigation department and Inspector Lopera, from the secret police, have diff erent opinions about the case.

DAWN OF THE FORTUNATE · Juli Alandes

May 2010 · 192 pages MiquelMiqu O’Malley is a local police inspector and passionate reader of crime novels. Th ough cu- rrentlyrrent on sick leave because of depression, his colleagues encourage him to return to his child- hoodhood home in Valencia to take up a very special case of real estate speculation. Assuming the identityident of a special agent for environmental issues, O’Malley arrives at the small town of Bellvig, wherewher three dead bodies have shown up: a local authority, an employee of a brothel and a street prostitute.prop st At fi rst sight everything indicates that the murdered people were victims of a crime of passion,passi but with the help of Mat, a local journalist, O’Malley unravels a whole world of secrets and iinterconnections.

EMET OR THE RIOT · Sebastià Jovani

March 2011 · 304 pages

Th e shops, bars and restaurants of Barcelona are controlled by Scandinavian gangs of young and athletic men. Cranes and bulldozers advance savagely through all the suburbs of the town, destroying all remains of the past and building a new and stronger world. Th e city fi nally beco- mes the best shop in the world. However, some people will join forces and try to save the city. Emulsió de ferro, the author’s fi rst book won the Premi Brigada 21 to the best crime fi ction in Catalan in 2009.

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GIOVANNA VALLS Clung To Life

June 2014 · 256 pages

Rights sold to Mondadori Electa (Italy) Four editions Spanish version published in October in just three months! 2014

“Someone“Someone suggested me to snort a line, like a bbranchranch thatthat stretched out; it was heroine and I knew notnothinghi at all [...] Th is began on 1984.” Th is is the story of a rebirth. Th e personal and intimate fi gght of Giovanna Valls against the most terrible of all addictions, as seen on the letters sheshe wrote aand received and her diary during the longlong recovrecoverye which began on 2004. As a result ofof a harshharsh look and not much self-satisfi ed, AferradaAferrada a la vida is a painful account, restless, written in thrusts, with a rhythm which is sometimes fast and sometimes quiet and poetic, llikeike a lifelife thatth fl ows, like a life that is reborn. And iinn eaceachh anandd every one of its pages, in each pause, iinn eaceachh acaccelerationc we can feel the deep breath anandd see thethe clear and clean look of a woman who, kknowingnowing alalll the darkest depths, fi ghts against her own evievils,ls, defeats them and reawakens to face hehherr llifeife wiwithth a smile that invites us to share with hheherr tthehe ririchch fruits of her victory. A ununiqueique aand moving book, written from the ddeepeep andand withw all the force of immediacy, and wwhichhich takestake us from the darkest abyss to a ddefiefi nitive overcome.o An inspiring and hopeful bobook.ok

Giovanna Valls Galfetti (Paris, 1963) is the daughter of Catalan painter Xavier Valls and of Luisa Galfetti. Her brother, France’s Prime Minister Manel Valls, is sixteen months older than her. She has a degree in Tourism and Language, and has worked as a touristic consultant for Europ Assistance. In 1985 she left Paris to settle in Barcelona. After a long break between the luxuriance of the Amazonian forest and the soft hills of Maresme, on the Catalan seaside, she returned to fi nally settle at her family home in the Barcelona neighbourhood of Horta in 2007.

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VICTORIA CAMPS A Brief History of Ethics

February 2013 · 432 pages

NATIONAL ESSAY AWARD OF SPAIN 2012 10,000 copies sold

Th e fundamental questions of ethics have not changed a great deal: What is good? Who defi nes it? Is there a rational foundation for distinguishing between good and evil? Can there be a universal ethic? Should there be one? What has changed is how we approach and answer them. For those interested in learning about the genesis of ethic philosophy, this concise history will help you understand without great diffi culty how and why we have accepted the moral convictions we have, and that there are major questions that have been asked throughout history.

Victoria Camps is Professor Emeritus of Moral Philosophy and Politics at the Autonomous University of Barcelona. She has been an independent senator for the Socialist Party, mem- ber of the Catalan Audiovisual Council and chairperson of the Bioethics Committee of Spain.

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DIEGO LÓPEZ GARRIDO The Ice Age

April 2014 · 448 pages

Th e Big Crisis still pestering the Western democracies is not a mere break in the economic growth. It has initiated a new age, harsh and cold like the Ice Age, which implies deep changes, especially in Southern Europe. SSocietyociety has been devastated by unemployment anandd underemployment,un by the rise of poverty anandd iinequalities,n and by a signifi cant rise of xenophobia.xenoph On the other hand, the Estate has weakened,weaken deprived of the fi scal power by the hugehuge ttax evasions and avoidances of the big fortunesfortune and the multinationals, and a new and hegemonichegem fi nancial power has consolidated as thethe oriorigin of this Ice Age. BeforeBefore these circumstances, the United States has reactedreacted more bravely than the European Union, whowho ststilli struggles between the failed austerity and lossloss ooff social rights, and the proposal of recovering thethe WWelfaree State with a clever Europeanism and a solidaritysolidar without boundaries. Th is second point ofof vievieww is the one held by Diego López Garrido in thisthis ssplendidpl book, where he tries to contribute to thethe intenseint debate about the new Europe that we must bbuild aft er the European elections of 2014.

Diego López Garrido (Madrid, 1947) is a congressman and a former Estate secretary for the European Union (2008-2011). He was member of the Assembly that approved the “Treaty establishing a Constitution for Europe” (2002-2003). He has a degree on Law and Business Administration and, since 1990, holds a Chair on Constitutional Law in the Univer- sidad de Castilla-La Mancha. He has written several books focused on political, economic and social research, both for Spain and Europe. He is the Chairman of the Board for Euro- pean Issues of the Fundación Alternativas and Director of the Annual Report on the State of the European Union, brought out by this foundation and the Friedrich Ebert Stiftung.

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JOSEP RAMONEDA The Necessary Left

September 2012 · 224 pages

A fundamental reading for all of those who resist plunging into resignation A defence of politics to save democracy and impotence. Th is book is an invitation to react to the triumph of money and arrogance. Being well inside the economic, political, social, cultural and moral crisis, without seeing the light at the end of the tunnel, it seems as if there are no alternatives but to comply with the austerity and deregulation recipes imposed by the European elites. But the author claims there actually is an alternative. Or at least, there should be. Because democracy cannot exist without alternatives. Th is book delves into the causes of the “disappearance” of the left and alerts to the loss of democratic quality in Western societies as well as to the dangers of the “tyranny of indiff erence”. But also, and mostly, it encourages the reaction of those who will not resign themselves and still believe in the ideas of progress, justice, freedom and equality.

Josep Ramoneda (Cervera, 1949) is a philosopher, journalist, writer and director of several essay collections. He was the manager of the Centre de Cultura Contemporània de Barce- lona between 1989 and 2011 and contributes to several newspapers and radio programs.

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FRANCISCO LOZANO WINTERHALDER Why Will We Become Extinct

June 2013 · 144 pages

Th e human species will inevitably become extinct one day, as has occurred throughout the history ooff the species that populate the Earth. Our bbiologicaliologi evolution has left us at the mercy of thethe cocontradictionsn of our brain, the structure of which has developed over millions of years. Th e ambiguityambigu of the culture we have created makes us capcapablea of the worst atrocities imaginable, yet itit isis at the same time the source of the enormous progressprogre our species has made. Th e author iidentifidentifi es ten keys in this eternal struggle that mamayy hhelp us to improve our relationships with naturenature,, with other humans and with ourselves and so avoidavo becoming extinct before our time. It is witwithinhin our capability to improve the quality of life ooff eveeveryr human living on this small blue planet: all wewe haveh to do is ensure our evolution takes an etethicalhical direction…

Francisco Lozano Winterhalder (Sant Feliu de Guíxols, 1957) has a degree in Biological Sciences, a master degree in Humanities by the UAB and another one in Globalisation and International Trade by the Institute Cajasol in Seville. He is a professor of Tourism and Envi- ronmental Sciences in ESADE and is a Senior Consultant for the CEC International (Boston), specialized in Business and Moral Values. He is a member of the Board of the UN Association in Spain and took part as an International Observer in the revision of the Rio Agreements (Earth Summit, Rio+5, New York, 1997). He is also a member of the UNESCO Club in Barce- lona, has developed cooperation tasks with Africa and Latin America, and has worked on programs of technological and knowledge exchange in the area of Pacifi c Asia.

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ROME STORIES · Enric González

May 2010 · 144 pages · Sold to Portugal

Th eyey say Rome is the Eternal City. Time passes slowly through its streets, it is chaotic and paused, fulfulll of melancholy. Th e book presents a peculiar, and personal, vision of Rome: its cats, Caravaggio’s paintings,pain John Keats’s grave, bureaucracy, the best pizzeria in town and the most sublime coff ee you can have, Aldo Moro’s body and the Pope, Berlusconi and Saint Peter’s dome, and much, much mmormore. Everything Enric González has seen and thought should be seen by us, too, is in this book.

LONDON STORIES · Enric González March 2010 · 175 pages · Sold to Portugal

Th e author loved London long before he got to know it, but journalism and some unexpected circumstances allowed him to actually move to the city, where he met many interesting people and got to know the hidden corners of this wonderful place: the narrow streets of Whitechapel, the old football stadiums, the underground tunnels... Th is personal guide was written when the author was already living in another city, implicating a certain dose of nostalgia, timidly wrapped up inirony, there were other cities and other passions in the years aft er, but there is no love like the fi rst one. And there is no city like London.

NEW YORK STORIES · Enric González

February 2010 · 144 pages · Sold to Portugal SomSomee knowledge is totally unnecessary. One can live happily without ever knowing which grueso- me iincidentn happened on the Chrysler building, why the Yankees are New York’s major team, whawhatt the link is between Saudi Arabia and Brooklyn Beer, why the fat of US meat is yellow that tthathat ffound in Europe, in which bar Dylan Th omas drank his last whiskey or where you can taste ththee bestb hamburger in Manhattan. NewN York Stories tells us about all of this: about a roaring and wonderful city, about a black day in September,Septe about a group of people and about three unforgettable friends…

CALCIO STORIES · Enric González

June 2010 · 256 pages · Rights sold to Italy (Aísara) · Sold to Italy

It is impossible to talk about Italy without talking about football. Italians consider themselves to be the founders of this sport, that they call “kick”. Politics, economy and social life, everything depends (and not only metaphorically) on football. Calcio implies violence, passion, tricks and money, but it is also a complex mechanism of sym- bols, a social code, a way through which a historic country like Italy expresses its wisdom.

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THE MUSICIAN IN THE RED BLAZER · Jaume Collell

June 2013 · 272 pages

InIn El múmúsic de l’americana vermella, Jaume Collell has written the vibrant and lively biography of one ofof CataCatalonia’sl most remarkable yet unknown musicians, as well as the most unusual, colourful and entertainingentertain history of the Paral·lel area of Barcelona ever told. Th is musician does not appear in the EnciclopèdiaEncEn iclop Catalana, but his hits are heard throughout Europe and the Americas and from Tokyo to SidneSidney,y, ffrom 78s to cable television and YouTube.

IMPERFECT BOURGEOIS · Jordi Gràcia

October 2012 · 288 pages One of the good things about democracies is that they exalt their masters. Th is is, of course, a virtue but one that leads ultimately to vice, as these masters become disfi gured and distorted through their lionisation and eventually come to be seen as beyond criticism. Th is book is intended to restore the agile, sceptical, ironic and dissident nature of a number of 20th-century Catalan writers, among them Josep Pla, Gaziel and Puig i Ferreter, as well as Joan Oliver, Josep Ferrater Mora and Joan Ferraté.

CONTRA-DICTIONS · BETH GALÍ

May 2013 · 288 pages BethBeth GGalíal has sought out people capable of answering the great questions of today, people in cities as far from each other as Boston, Frankfurt, Paris, Madrid and Barcelona, people who ooftft en ddisagreeis with each other. Contra-diccions is the outcome of narrative research through vvirtualirtual dialoguesdi involving 14 individuals in diff erent times and places and who make unusual converconversationsat partners. In this fascinating account, the author oft en seems to play unwittingly at hidhihide-and-seekide-and with the reader, occasionally revealing herself as an innocent, chance spectator anandd sosometimesme as the person encouraging critical thinking.

BOOKS AND FREEDOM · Emilio Lledó

May 2013 · 176 pages Th is volume contains some of Emilio Lledó’s most signifi cant writings on one of the eessentialssential expressions of our ability to create and to recreate ourselves, books. Books preserve memorymemory and hence they off er the reader an opportunity to escape from their own particular timeme anandd circumstances and to enter a world of dialogue, liberation and freedom. Books, language, memory,memory, dialogue, poetry and liberty, an unrivalled gift for the people we are, for the people we oughtht to be.

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ALBERT ADRIÀ Tapas. The Tickets Recipes

November 2013 · 176 pages · English rights available except for Spain

Albert Adrià’s parents instilled in him an interest in everything related 57 recipes for the fi nest to cookery and cuisine, but it was his dishes prepared to date in brother, Ferran, who gave him his the Tickets restaurant, the introduction into this world. “neighbourhood elBulli”, as Albert Adrià describes it. Singled out by Time magazine as one of the most infl uential fi gures in the realm of fi ne A festival of fl avours, food, Albert Adrià, who was born in 1969, has textures and colours been dubbed the ‘Magician of the Moment’. Fun and emotion are the two concepts that drive Adrià each day as he produces his NEIGHBOURHOOD HAUTE CUISINE.NE. His restaurant Tickets – which has, in its secondsecond year, already won a Michelin star – offoff ers unsurpassable, dazzling and deliciouss ffoodood that is completely of its time: contemporarymporary tapas, the style of tapas of cosmopolitanpolitan Barcelona, a city bathed by the sun aandnd by the Mediterranean. Recipes preparedd usingusing seasonal produce of outstanding qquality;uality; each tapa a surprise and each surpriserise an unforgettable experience.

These are dishes that willl delight restaurant chefs andnd fans of fi ne cuisine, providingng us with the opportunity to ttryry this gourmet experience inn our own homes.

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LAURA KOHAN · Natural Health Vegan Mediterranean Cuisine

June 2013 · 160 pages

Is it possible to have a healthy diet on the long Includes tables of nutritional term if you only eat vegetables? values and the seasons Over the past few years, veganism has gradually of fruit and vegetables. gained adepts and has become more and more common. Th is book off ers all the information you need, whether you’re just starting on this diet or have been practicing it for years, from tips for following a balanced vegan diet toto informationinformati on produce seasons and the best pplaceslaces tto fi nd certain foods. Th e recipes suggestedsuggested aarer a feast for anyone interested in eatingeating healthy,health fresh, tasty and surprising foods. LauraLaura KohanKoha specializes in nutrition and alternativealternative cuisinec and in promoting organic food.food. SheShe hash worked as a chef in diff erent countriescountries andand contributed to the natural health magazinemagazine InIntegral for 6 years, as well as other publications.publications. In addition, she has written threethree organicorganic and vegetarian cookbooks and is currentlycurrently a nnutrition coach (she retrains people toto loselose ttheirheir bad eating habits) and health-food cuisinecuisine iinstructor.nstru

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CATALAN COOKING · Josep Lladonosa March 2014 · 656 pages Th is is ttheh defi nitive book by Josep Lladonosa, (Alguaire, 1938), a teacher and promoter of traditional Catalan cuisine aand one of the cookery book authors held in highest esteem by several generations of Catalans. La cuina catalana is his defi nitive recipe book and is fi lled with a selection of his fi nest recipes which he has expandexpanded,e revised and brought up to date. Th e chef explains his tricks for preparing seasonal produce and enaenablesbles hhis readers to rediscover the traditional dishes of old, such as goose with pears, char-grilled saff ron mimilk-caplk-cap mushrooms with garlic and parsley, country-style rice, salt cod with beans and mussels in seafood sausauce.ce.c Th is is a book that will without a shadow of doubt become one of the classics of Catalan cuisine.

CORPUS OF CATALAN COOKING

February 2011 · 512 pages Th is Corpus of Catalan cooking brings together Catalonia’s culinary heritage: it is the most comprehensive cookbook ever made of our gastronomy and off ers lovers of fi ne cuisine, both amateur and professional, a practical and comprehensible guide to the traditional dishes of our country and which are part of our identity. Th is book can be considered the most important and systematic collection of Catalan recipes ever undertaken. Th e more than 1,136 entries are arranged alphabetically, both numerically and by type of dish.

TOMATO LAND · Cristina Viader i Pere Romanillos

May 2014 · 144 pages Terra de tomàquets is an eminently practical book about tomatoes, the summer fruit par exceexcellence.llenc In addition to providing clues on how to grow tomatoes, the book features phophotographstogra of the most familiar Catalan varieties. It also includes a set of recipes for 50 summer ddishesishes in which tomatoes are the star ingredient, revealing their culinary potential.

THE STRANGE THINGS WE EAT IN CATALUNYA · Manel Guiradodo

May 2013 · 160 pages In Quines coses més estranyes que mengem a Catalunya, the journalist and chef Manel GGuiradouirado helps readers to rediscover the emblematic ingredients of traditional Catalan cuisine andnd ggivesives practical advice on buying and using them and their culinary possibilities. Keen cooks wwillill fi nd all the information they need to create quintessential dishes such as snails with romescoo sauce, fricassee, roast pig cheeks, capipota (made with veal or pork head and feet or trotters), frogs’ogs’ legslegs with garlic and parsley and eel stew. Th ese dishes might be new to you, but they are sure ttoo make you salivate in anticipation.

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LLORENÇ GUILERA Don’t Forget Your Memory

April 2014 · 172 pages

We don’t usually concern ourselves with our memory until it begins to show signs of failing, but when that happens we worry that our early major indications of forgetfulness could be a symptom ooff more seseriousr diseases. However, there are many causes otherothe than just ageing that could cause a ddeclineecline in theth power of our memory and all of them are absolutelyabsolute reversible. Th is handbhandbook presents numerous tests, games and exercises toto enable you to learn about your memory, ascertain itsit condition and keep its various aspects in shape,shape, thereby helping you to preserve and improve itit.. It also gives a simple but insightful introintroductionductio to the latest neuropsychological kknowledgenowledge about: —How mememoriesm are stored, what is required for tthishis storastoragege to be permanent and ways to improve tthishis pprocess.rocess —W—Whathat is rrequired to ensure that stored memories araree maintainedmam intai in optimal and orderly condition inn ourour mindsmin and how we can prevent them from ddeteriorating.eterioratin —H—Howow acceaccess to all the information we accumulate functions and the methods we can employ to prevent this from altering over time.

Llorenç Guilera is an industrial engineer and holds a PhD in psychology. He founded the Effective Intelligence Workshop held on 16 occasions at the Autonomous University of Barcelona and is the author of Más allá de la inteligencia emocional: las cinco dimensiones de la mente and Anatomía de la creatividad. He writes for Mente Sana magazine and also publishes his articles in specialist journals, presenting his neuroscientifi c vision of the human mind. He contributed the article “Qué se entiende por inteligencia” (What Do We Mean by Intelligence?) to the Cerebro y emociones (Brain and Emotions) special issue of National Geographic, edited by Eduard Punset.

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LUIS RACIONERO An Ethic For Alicia

September 2014 · 192 pages

What is the diff erence between Plato and Buddha, Aristotle and Laozi, the Upanishads, the core of Hinduism, and the Gospels, which are central to Christianity, and the logic of quantum physics and Zen? Perhaps it is only that they present diff erent ways to achieve happiness. But there is no recipe for happiness, nor is it ever fully attained. Eastern and western ethics existed as separate systems for centuries but today they fi nd themselves in a globalised world in which the conditions are ripe for them to complement each other. Th e intellectual Luis Racionero is convinced that some ways of looking at and understanding the things that happen to us as humans are better than others and has written a letter to his young granddaughter, a legacy that will ensure that his knowledge of eastern philosophy will help her to live more freely in the future. Ética para Alicia is full of anecdotes recorded by a man with an inquiring mind who has dared to go beyond Judaeo-Christian thinking and to look for points in common with the ancient wisdom of the East.

Luis Racionero (La Seu d’Urgell, 1940) is one of the leading fi gures in contemporary Spanish literature. He holds degrees in industrial engineering and in economic sciences, awarded by the University of Barcelona, and holds a PhD in urban studies, awarded by the University of California, Berkeley. He has written fi ctional works and essays in both Catalan and Spanish, for which he has received numerous honours, among them the Anagrama Essay Prize, the Espasa Essay Prize, the Azorín Award, the Fernando Lara Award and the Gaziel Prize for Biographies and Memoirs. His most notable works include Filosofías del underground (1977), Cercamón (1982), Del paro al ocio (1983), La sonrisa de la Gioconda (1999), El progreso decadente (2000), Sobrevivir a un gran amor (seis veces) (2009) and Memorias de un liberal psicodélico (2011). He was director of the Spanish National Library and of the Spanish College in Paris.

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JOSEP LLUÍS BERDONCES The Diet That Boosts Your Life

September 2014 · 224 pages

During his long career as a general practitioner and as a specialist in natural medicine, Dr. Berdonces has become all too aware that unhealthy food like that which we eat in the West can lead to disease and damage to our cells. In this book, he reveals the problems inherent in the modern diet and gives us guidelines on a healthy alternative that will help us to repopulate our intestines with the micro- organisms that are essential to us. Th e enzyme diet described in this book includes recommendations on including in our diet a series of superfoods which science has shown have special medicinal properties and which can make a spectacular contribution to reducing disorders and diseases such as allergies, high cholesterol, diabetes, uric acid and even cancer.

Other titles: Cómo cura la equinácea (How to heal with Echinacea) / El gran libro de la iridiología (The big book of iridology) / Cómo cura el ajo (How to heal with garlic) / Método naturista para adelgazar (Natural method to lose weight)

Josep Lluís Berdonces graduated as a doctor from the Complutense University of Madrid and qualifi ed as a specialist in medicinal plants from the University of Montpellier. A general practitioner and a member of the Integral Medical and Health Centre team, he has written more than 15 popular science books about natural health, medicinal plants, dietetics and on mythology and popular tales, among them El gran libro de la iridología, Cómo cura el ajo, Cómo cura la equinácea and El método naturista para adelgazar, published by RBA/Integral. Berdonces speaks at conferences and is a teacher and for ten years, between 1995 and 2005, he oversaw the Master’s Degree in Natural Medicine at the University of Barcelona. At the present time, he continues working as a doctor, writes for a number of magazines and contributes regularly to radio and television programmes.

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MARIANO BUENO How To Grow Organic Vegetables With Your Family

New edition: April 2014 · 416 pages

40.000 copies sold If you grow fruit and vegetables in a natural way in an organic vegetable patch or allotment, you get more frofromm it than just the produce, as the most vavaluableluable results are the benefi ts for your oownwn health andan that of the environment. Th is new eexpandedxp and updated edition of El huerto familfamiliaria ecológico teaches the secrets to healthierhealthier andand more natural growing methods andand ggivesives explanationsexp and descriptions suited to the SpanishSpanis climate. Th e lavish illustrations consistingconsisting oof detailed photographs and drawingsdrawings covercove each stage of the growing year. EssentialEssential bedsidebeds reading for anyone who wants to succeedsucceed iinn growing vegetables organically andand isis keekeenn to live a healthier life more in balancebalance withwith nature.

• CultivationCCultivat techniques and tools • AdviAdvicec on looking after your vvegetable patch Other titles: • Guide to growing vegetables, Cultiva tus remedios (Grow your own fruit trees and medicinal plants medicines) / Del huerto a la despensa • Natural treatments for plant (From the garden to the larder) / El huerto pests and diseases jardín ecológico (The ecological garden) / El libro de la casa sana (The book • Natural compost and fertilisation of a healthy home) • A calendar for vegetable growers

Mariano Bueno is an expert on and pioneer of Organic Agriculture, Geobiology and Green Buildings. With his more than 15 books about healthier life choices he has become very popular all over Spain and Latin America. He collaborates regularly with Spanish television, where he has his own shows on natural health and ecological gardening. His title Mediterranean Kitchen Garden is being published by Frances Lincoln in the UK. www.mariano-bueno.com

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HORTENSIA LEMAÎTRE y JOSÉ T. GÁLLEGO Potted Ecological Garden

October 2011 · 240 pages

Sowing seeds in a vegetable garden makes you more aware of the environment around you. A vegetable patch is life, a life that transforms, that grows and that feeds another life. Urban allotments are welcoming spots not just for humans but for nature as well, places where the city seems less inhospitable. Th e authors of this book are expert organic gardeners and will answer all your questions as you learn to grow your own vegetables over the course of the year. In this book, you will fi nd all the information you need to produce your own vegetables on your balcony or terrace.

• The most suitable fl owerpots for each type of balcony • How to prepare a good growing medium • What vegetables you can grow in the same pot • How to deal with pests in an environmentally-friendly way • Step-by-step advice on beginning to grow your fi rst vegetables in window boxes or on your terrace

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ELISABET SILVESTRE Living Without Toxics

March 2014 · 352 pages

If you wake up during the night and if you get up still feeling tired, if you lack energy and fi nd it diffi cult to perform at your peak at work or as you go about your daily tasks, or if you suff er from headaches, respiratory or stomach disorders that medical treatment seems unableunable ttoo cure, you need to look at how your most imimmediatem environment, your home, is affaff ectingecting youry health. NaturalNatural radiation,r the synthetic and chemical compoundscompoun present in cleaning products, buildingbuilding anda home décor materials, cosmetics andand pepersonalrso hygiene items, clothing and food, as wewellll as electromagnetic waves and even poor lightinglighting ccan all aff ect sensitive organisms. In the secosecondn and extremely practical section, Vivir sin tóxicos gives a range of advice based on reareal-lifel-lif cases and suggests numerous ways forfor mamakingkin small changes in our daily lives accordingaccording to our particular needs and interests. ImplementingImplemen all of these changes at once or justjust a ffewew will transform our homes, turning themthem intintoo a healthier place for all the family.

Elisabet Silvestre, a leading Spanish expert in biohabitability and environmental health, has written Vivir sin tóxicos, an essential handbook for understanding fi rstly how we have come to live with countless toxic items and secondly how we can learn to identify these contaminants and reduce our exposure to them as far as possible.

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“How to Heal” - The big series on natural health

Vital alternatives for the health of the people and the planet

Th is collection includes some great titles in the history of Integral, now revised and updated, with reference topics for everyone, written by the best national and international specialists and with a very dynamic and useful approach and design for the reader.

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THE NEW BOOK ON NATURAL COOKING · Blanca Herp October 2012 · 336 pages Th e vevegetariange diet has been expanded with new foods, cooking techniques and recipes that make it approprappropriatei for everyone and attractive to any palate. Th is book brings you the latest information and innovatiinnovationso in the fi eld, updating the pioneering work on vegetarian cuisine in our country to create a new cclassiclassic fofor the 21st century. An essential book for enjoying vegetarianism at home.

IMPROVE YOUR DIGESTION TO LIVE LONG AND BETTER · Pablo Saz

November 2014 · 128 pages Just like plants need to absorb nutrients in order to grow strong, the human digestive system is also the main cause of a long and healthy life. In this book, the renowned naturalist Pablo Saz explains with a detailed and simple approach what is the digestive system and how it works, explaining the main threats to it and how we can take good care of it and, with it, of ourselves and our family.

RELIEVINGR ANXIETY WITH ESSENTIAL OILS · Antonia Jover

February 2014 · 192 pages We are alla of us subject to some source of stress, nervousness or anxiety, be it insomnia, respiratorespiratory or circulatory problems, headaches, anguish, fatigue, low libido, etc. Th is book will teacteachh you how to identify the essential oils that will help you to cope with the stressful situations tthathat wewe constantlyc face in our lives. Simply inhaling the appropriate aromas will give us a sense off ppeapeace,ce, fi ll us with renewed vigour, increase our defences and balance our emotions.

RELAXATION TECHNIQUES FOR DIFFICULT MOMENTS · Patricia Tomoe Abella

May 2013 · 160 pages · Rigths sold to 20/20 Editora (Portugal) Pharmaceuticals can alleviate symptoms, but they don’t cure the causes, and it is in our handsds ttoo ggoo beyond them and prepare our bodies and minds and provide our organism the resources ththatat wiwillll bring us the wellbeing that defi nes a healthy, happy life. Th ere are ways of learning how to prepreparepare our minds and minimize suff ering caused by periods of uncertainty and tension. Using thee ssimpleimple guidelines and exercises proposed in this manual, you can access the tools essential for reachingaching a state of relaxation in any situation.

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STRENGTHEN YOUR BONES AND JOINTS · Jaume Serra

June 2014 · 112 pages

StartingStar from the basis that a healthy diet and regular exercise are the essential foundations for hhealthyeal bones and joints, Dr. Jaume Serra gives us guidelines to follow in order to care for our ostosteo-articulare system and helps us to learn about the diseases that can aff ect it, to avoid those ffactorsacto that play a part in their development and, above all, to incorporate into our daily lives habits tthathatt will prevent these disorders or help us to live with them in such a way that they have the least ppossibleoss impact on us.

FEED YOUR BRAIN · Santi Ávalos June 2014 · 176 pages

A focused and alert mind is a crucial aspect of a healthy body. To achieve it, the brain must be well fed, hence the importance of paying attention to what we eat. Th ere are many ‘brain- friendly’ foodstuff s, and knowing what they are and adding them to our daily diet, as well as combining them in the most appropriate way, are the best approach for improving our cognitive capabilities and avoiding any nutritional lack that might cause depression, anxiety, insomnia, memory loss or degenerative diseases of the brain.

GUIDEG TO ADDITIVES, COLORING AGENTS AND PRESERVATIVES · Manuel Núñez y Claudina Navarro September 2013 · 208 pages Th e foodf industry uses hundreds of additives to modify the color, odor, fl avor and texture of foods as wwelle as to preserve them longer. Th ey usually appear in the list of ingredients as an “E number” that tthe health authorities consider safe. Nonetheless, some additives that were authorized several yearsyears ago are now banned. Th is guide is designed to let you know what you are really eating and aboveabov all, it provides trustworthy, independent and up-todate information on certain questionable additives.adaddit With a list of specifi c additives that should be avoided at all times, the ones that should bebe avoidedav whenever possible and those that are allowed in ecological foods.

NATURAL REMEDIES AGAINST ANXIETY AND FATIGUE · Rosa Guerreroo

October 2013 · 160 pages

Pathological stress and chronic fatigue are among the main public-health problems today, as they cause physiological and personal dysfunctions that can lead to serious and incurable di- seases. Anxiolytics and antidepressants are the most commonly prescribed drugs nowadays, but far from solving problems, they can exacerbate them as patients can end up being dependent on them and suff ering a decline in their quality of life. Th is book describes how natural therapies can help to treat the many somatisations that cause stress, since it is not just a question of alle- viating symptoms but of restoring balance in each person’s individual response to enable them to control their stress eff ectively.

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HYPERACTIVITY AND ATTENTION DEFICIT · Heike Freire

September 2013 · 192 pages

Th i iss is not just another book on ADHD (Attention Defi cit Hyperactivity Disorders): it does not ooffff eerr magic formulae to get children to adapt and behave better, nor does it instantly assume thathatt the children are doing something “wrong”, because they have a genetic defect. Using a truly prepreventivev approach focusing on fostering health and adopting a multidisciplinary perspective, the aautauthorh completely challenges conventional approaches and questions to what point the disorder can be considered a childhood disease or whether it is the result of the unhealthy living conditions imposed by modern society.

A FIRST-AID KIT BOOK ON HEALING HERBS · Jordi Cebrián March 2014 · 192 pages

Th is manual focuses on 20 medicinal plants with a range of therapeutic properties that will enable you to deal with the most common pains and upsets that aff ect families. Using these plants you will easily be able to prepare home health remedies that will give you a valuable arsenal made up exclusively of medicinal herbs to complement without any secondary eff ects many of the drugs we keep in our household medicine cabinets and fi rst aid kits in a natural way.

CARING FOR YOUR EYES · Carmela París

November 2009 · 192 pages A visionaryvis book about vision. It off ers state-of-the art practices to improve one’s seeing of both outeouterr as well as inner worlds. Th e author addresses both sight and insight in ways that add new possibilitiespossi to human experience. You will fi nd easy-to-follow diagrams and photographs that help you perform the exercises with ease, whether alone or with a partner.

AFTER BREAST CANCER · JAIME MASIA

June 2009 · 176 pages

How to improve the quality of life during and aft er the disease. Th ere are lots of books off eringg medical advice on cancer, but this book is diff erent. It chronicles the cancer experience through a professional’s eyes and through the immediacy of personal experience.

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THE BIG BOOK OF ALOE VERA · Lourdes Prats

June 2011 · 224 pages

OverOve 50.000 copies sold! A guide to all the secrets of Aloe Vera, from its therapeutic qualities to tthehe rresults of scientifi c studies and its healthy and rich ingredients. And it is just that Aloe Vera is a trutruee all-rounder: a homeopathic remedy, cosmetic application as well as a cure for many day-to-day ddiseasesise of our pets. All you need to know about its usage is recompiled in this book.

La linnfa y su dredr najje manual THE LYMPH AND ITS NATURAL DRAINAGE · Frederic Vinyes FrederF ic Vinyes October 2012 · 126 pages · Rights sold to Italy (Boroli Editore)

Manual lymphatic drainage (MLD) can be useful in states of fl ooding, swelling or oedemata when they have been caused by problems in lymphatic circulation. Th is drainage involves very soft manoeuvres, based in a deep knowledge of the anatomy and physiology of the lymphatic system. Th e lymphatic system in great detail · Medical and aesthetic indications of the MLD · MLD and body massage · Step-by-step basic manipulations · Limitations and complements of the MLD

THE ANSWER IS AT THE FEET · Frederic Vinyes September 2012 · 176 pages Th e foodf we eat can help us fi nd our inner balance. Th is is not a book about calories, it is about knoknowingw our energy intake and its eff ect on our body. Th e result is surprising: we improve our hhealth,ealt peace and inner balance and enhance our physical and mental abilities. It includes user- ffriendlyrien recipes that will help us choose the most suitable dish for us every day according to our neeneedsd and those of our family.

NEW MACROBIOTIC GASTRONOMY · Bernard Benbassat

January 2013 · 256 pages

Th e macrobiotic approach is structured around balance, from which it derives its philosophy of life and food, in which “being” and “eating” are very closely related. Chef Bernard Benbas- sat does away with the myth that a macrobiotic diet is boring and that it sacrifi ces fl avors and pleasure to the benefi t of health and proves to us that the art of fi ne cooking is not at odds with nutritional value, for he associates the macrobiotic food concept with the pleasure of eating in all senses. Written in a clear, simple style, this book is not only a door to the macrobiotic universe, but also your ticket to haute cuisine.

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MY MEMORY FAILS ME · Álvaro Bilbao

September 2012 · 272 pages

At leastl 4 out of 10 adults are worried about their memory. Neuropsychologist Álvaro Bilbao expexplainsl in a concise and entertaining manner how the brain and memory works and when its ffailuresailu can indicate the preamble to neurological disease. His experience rehabilitating people witwithh amnesia is patent in his useful strategies for exercising your memory on a daily basis. As you wwilwilll discover, beyond crossword puzzles and sudokus, there is evidence that certain foods, habits anandd lifestyles can help you enjoy excellent Cerebral Health throughout your life.

MY RETURN TO LIFE · Mercè Castro June 2009 · 112 pages

Th is book is about enduring and surviving the most painful of all losses: the death of one’s child. A book that explores our own resilience in the midst of one of the most distressing forms of human suff ering. Because children aren’t supposed to die, the loss is not only painful but profoundly disorienting. Mercè Castro, whose son died in 1998 at the age of 15, refers to her own experience and the experience of others to show that while bereaved parents can never really let go, they can and do recover, oft en developing a new appreciation for their own lives. A brave and hopeful testimony, she started writing this diary shortly aft er the death of her child:

SHIATSU FOR BABIES AND CHILDREN · Juan José Plasencia February 2011 · 144 pages FroFromm the moment of birth, touch becomes a language of love and attention, which is essential for ttheh emotional and physical well-being of the newborn baby. Th is book provides the essential shiatshiatsu techniques to relieve common childhood ailments.

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Th anks to this book you will pass the oral exam and receive a lingam or yoni massage a reward. Or maybe a ticket to the play “Th e Lord of Erotic Rings”. Or maybe you are more into playing discreet but exciting games in public...

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VARIOUS AUTHORS 30.000 copies sold Classical Tales French Rights sold to Canada

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An updated collection of fairy tales from a wide array of classical works make a delightful collection of immortal tales which were passed down from generation to generation. Perfect for parents and children to read together. Th e following beautifully illustrated stories are included:

DREAMFUL FAIRY TALES · Illustrations by Macus Romero

October 2010 · 92 pages Peter and the Wolf / Th umbling / Sinbad the Sailor / Th e Tortoise and the Hare / Th e Magic Grinder / Rumpelstiltskin / Th e Nightingale / Th e Shoemaker and the Elves / Th e Town Mouse and the City Mouse / Th e Beanstalk / Th e Twelve Dancing Princesses / Th e Ant and the Grasshopper / Th e Shepherdess and the Chimney Sweep.

UNFORGETTABLE FAIRY TALES · Illustrations by María Jesús Álvarez

October 2009 · 92 pages Beauty and the Beast / Little Th umb / Rapunzel / Th e Ugly Duckling / Th e Musicians of Bremen / Fairies / Th e Seven Billy Goats and the Wolf / Donkeyskin / Th e Snow Queen / Th e Brave Little Tailor / Th e Little Mermaid / Th e Emperor’s New Clothes / Ali Baba and the Forty Th ieves / Th e Steadfast Tin Soldier.

EVERLASTING FAIRY TALES · Illustrations by Marta Chicote

October 2008 · 92 pages Th e Princess and the Pea / Hansel and Gretel / Snow White / Aladdin and the Magic Lamp / Th e Pied Piper of Hamelin / Sleeping Beauty / Little Red Riding Hood / Puss in Boots / Th e Milkmaid / Cinderella / Th ree Little Pigs / Th e Story of the Th ree Bears.

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XAVIER VERNETTA · Children Age 11+ Tangier’s Dream

May 2011 · 96 pages · Catalan

This book will break your heart, English extract available then inspire you, and hopefully “ move you into looking at how Rights sold to the Basque Country “ you can use your life to make (Elkar) a positive difference. A boat with twelve Moroccan immigrants reaches the Andalusian coast. Just arriving, they are caught by the Spanish police, all but one: Akram, who isi able to hide from the police and set out for Paris, where his uncle lives and works. “us begins AAkram’skram journey to the city of his dreams. He will meet people that will help him, but nothing will bbee eeasy:a xenophobia, anguish, danger, hunger anandd ffear are travel companions that are very ddiffiiffi cucult to bear.

Xavier Vernetta was born in Barcelona in 1956. He is a popular author of more than 15 novels, plays and short stories. The Man with the White Jaguar and It will be Night are also available at RBA. In 2003 he received the Fiction Prize by the Fundació Enciclopèdia Catalana.

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M. HERNÁNDEZ & ARO SÁINZ DE LA MAZA · Children aged 1-100 Tales from Every Corner

of the Earth

October 2008 · 480 pages Stories from diff erent corners of the world “ told by their people.

A true longseller! Legends, fables, extraordinary happenings, beautiful princesses and princes, ugly ogres, animals large and small, fearless children who “ become involved in the most fabulous and crazy adventures, and much more. Tales from Every Corner of the Earth is a book to return to a world of illusion. Th ese children’s stories originate from other cultures with a rich oral tradition, a collection of over 50 fantastic tales from around the world: Ukraine, Panama, Algeria, Armenia, Serbia, Seychelles, Austria, Honduras, Vietnam, Finland, Nigeria, Australia, Cyprus, Malaysia, Guatemala, Moldova, Syria, Nicaragua, Mauritius, Netherlands, South Korea, Togo, Portugal, Indonesia…

The authors, Josep María Hernández Ripoll and Aro Sáinz de la Maza have travelled around the world in order to collect the stories in person. Each storyteller is presented at the end of the chapter.

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ILLUSTRATED BY SARA MANZANO · Children Age 1-100 Fairy Tales from All Over the World

March 2010 · 350 pages

The multicultural Did you know that only a small number of fairy tales actually refer to fairies? quality of fairy tales teaches children that “ “ people all over the Many of today’s fairy tales have evolved from world share many of centuries-old stories that have appeared, with the same values and variations, in multiple cultures around the concerns. world. Th ey typically feature folkloric charac- ters, such as fairies, goblins, elves, trolls, dwar- ves, giants or gnomes. This book shares fairy tales from different countries and cultures all over the world. The stories, some of which are well-known and others less familiar, reflect the huge wealth and diversity of fables and fairy tales. Lovingly illustrated, they lead us into a world full of ad- venture and wisdom.

Sara Manzano is a freelance illustrator who creates her images with the help of a pencil and photoshop. She is open to all styles and particulary likes strange animals, fantastic creatures, anatomy sketches and manga. www.saramanzano.com

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ILLUSTRATED BY SARA MANZANO Witch Tales From All Over The World

May 2010 · 320 pages

In that place where people imagine fairies live, there is also room for witches, those wicked, craft y and dark beings that are sometimes surprisingly endearing and capable of amazing, barely imaginable spells. Th is collection of stories about witches will take you to the homes of the witches of diff erentnt origins who feature in these tales carefullylly chosen for reading or listening to. You’re boundnd to be bewitched!

Sara Manzano is a freelance illustrator who creates her images with the help of a pencil and photoshop. She is open to all styles and particulary likes strange animals, fantastic creatures, anatomy sketches and manga. www.saramanzano.com

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COLLECTABLE EDITIONS Quality collections, the key to our market leadership

With a 40% share, we are the market leader in Spain for collectable editions, and the products are translated into 12 languages and sold in 49 countries. Th ese are the credentials of the RBA Collectable Editions division. From family reference books to children’s collections and from training courses to prestigious publications, every year we publish more than a hundred innovative, trend-setting collections at home and abroad. Th anks to our research and creativity, we produce print and multimedia publications of the highest quality, which are the keys to our success. Our success has taken us to all the inhabited continents, where we use various publishing formats. We also have our own subsidiaries in Italy and Portugal and we co-publish and sell our products together with the leading operators in each market. Our fi rmly established market leadership has enabled us to work with the very largest newspaper publishers to sell our products together and achieve a global product.

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COLLECTABLE EDITIONS Everything Is Mathematical

Gain an insight into the discoveries of some of the most brilliant minds of all times: Pythagoras, Euclid, Fibonacci, Leibniz, Newton, Gauss... and many more. Unravel the fascinating enigmas that have challenged mathematicians through ages. Make connections between mathematics and everyday life. Maths is not just to be found in digital areas like Internet security and GPS, but also in human relationships, art and music.

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COLLECTABLE EDITIONS Great Ideas Of Science

Take a voyage of discovery with GREAT IDEAS OF SCIENCE, a collection of unique, rigorous educational books that explore the theories that explain our world through the lives of the scientists who discovered them. Get to know the theories explaining our world: gravity, relativity, number theories, quantum mechanics, computing, radioactivity, nuclear energy and so on. Delve into the life and times of the great geniuses: Pythagoras and the Ancient Greece of the fi rst wise men, Galileo and the dark ages of religious fanaticism, Einstein and the years of nuclear threat and much more.

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COLLECTABLE EDITIONS History National Geographic

National Geographic’s most ambitious project. A great reference work for learning about the past and interpreting the present. Th is collection off ers a structured, overall view of more than 5,000 years of history, from the ancient world to modern times, focusing on the great civilizations of the past.

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MAGAZINE BOOKS Best-selling magazines and a fi rm position as market leader

Lecturas, National Geographic, Saber Vivir, El Mueble and El Jueves are just some of the iconic titles published by RBA, the leading publisher of magazines in Spain. We off er the very best content in our 28 magazines of various kinds, including DIY, celebrity, women’s, general non-fi ction, and news magazines. Our magazines are read by over 11 million readers and have been constantly growing since they were fi rst published 20 years ago. A leader in ideas: Research + Creativity Th e formula for our success is our profound knowledge of our readers’ tastes and needs, which we transfer into meticulously prepared publications of the highest quality. International reach Th e formula for our success is our profound knowledge of our readers’ tastes and needs, which we transfer into meticulously prepared publications of the highest quality.

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