REVISTA: Speak Up 460

  TÍTOL: Speak Up 460

 REGISTRE: 4831

Editorial: RBA revistas

Idioma: Anglès - Castellà

Contingut:

Practica y mantén vivo tu inglés de forma autodidacta con Speak Up, un método ameno basado en la lectura y la escucha de artículos en inglés. Este mes hablamos de The Exorcist: repasamos la historia y el legado de esta icónica obra cinematográfica. Además, nos adentramos en la acogedora y exuberante Navidad de Edimburgo. Hablamos también de la icónica diva de la ópera Maria Callas, y de la pionera de la moda Coco Chanel. Además, leemos juntos el atrevido The Scarlet Letter de Nathaniel Hawthorne.

DVD Speak Up: El diario de Bridget Jones

 Títol: El diario de Bridget Jones

Registre: 4663

Director: Sharon Maguire

Idioma: Anglès i castellà

Subtítols: Anglès i castellà

Gènere: Romanç. Comèdia | Comèdia romàntica. Cap d'any / Cap d'any

Sinopsis:

Bridget Jones es una treintañera soltera y llena de complejos, cuya vida sentimental es un desastre. Tiene sólo dos ambiciones: adelgazar y encontrar el amor verdadero. El día de Año Nuevo toma dos decisiones: perder peso y escribir un diario. Pero muy pronto su vida amorosa se vuelve a complicar, pues se encuentra dividida entre dos hombres. Por un lado, Daniel Cleaver, su jefe, un tipo encantador y sexy, pero peligroso; por otro, Mark Darcy, un viejo amigo de la familia, que al principio le parece demasiado reservado y aburrido.

REVISTA: Cavall Fort 1473 / 1474

 TÍTOL: CAVALL FORT 1473 / 1474

REGISTRE: 2055

Editorial:EDICIONS CAVALL FORT

Idioma: CATALÀ

Contingut:

1     Portada: Cristina Losantos
3     Còmic: Mu i companyia
4     Còmic: El Dog i el Muix
5     L’article: Dins del pessebre
8     Còmic: Heura
10   Entreteniments
13   Coses que passen: Qui ha guanyat? / Juguem: Operació Nadal
16   Còmic: L’illa perduda
18   Hola, hola!
20   Còmic: Kid Paddle
22   Còmic: Ornis
24   Còmic: Cul de Sac
25   DOSSIER: Saber mirar
46   Còmic: Fenomenal!
47   El conte: L’oca viatgera
50   Còmic: Les fantàstiques aventures de Joan Amades
51   Còmic: Ot, el bruixot
52   Quina bona idea! S’acosta Nadal!
54   El nostre web / Còmic: Calvin i Hobbes
56   Tria i remena: Llibres / Música
58   El carnet de Cavall Fort
61   Còmic: Els barrufets: Qui és aquest barrufet?
66   El concurs
68   Còmic: Pesquis i Baliga

REVISTA: TIME Nov. 6, 2023

 TÍTOL: TIME Nov. 6, 2023

 REGISTRE: 4562

Idioma: Anglès

Contingut:

The Hostage Nightmare

The enduring trauma of the Oct. 7 massacre

LLIBRE GRAMÀTICA: Russian Grammar

  Títol: Russian Grammar

Registre: 3894

Autor: West, Daphne

Editorial: Teach yourself

Idioma: Anglès

Sinopsis:

This book is designed to meet the needs of any student of Russian, from the complete beginner through to the intermediate and advanced, who wants a quick and easy-to-use reference grammar, with exercises and answers. The grammar is presented in easily accessible double-page-spread units, with grammar explanations on the left-hand page and exercises to practise and check understanding on the facing right-hand page. The reader can either dip in and out of the short sections for quick reference or work through the book for comprehensive and systematic coverage of the main grammar points. A key at the end of the book gives the answers to all the practice questions in the body of the text. A 'Taking it Further' section gives websites and information on where to find a wide variety of different kinds of texts and materials available in Russian and how to find out more about Russian culture.

LLIBRE: The Covenant of Water

 Títol: The Covenant of Water

Registre: 3848

Autor: Verghese, Abraham

Editorial: Grove Press UK

Idioma: Anglès

Sinopsis:

He was a spy and an assassin.

But when they killed the woman he loved, he disappeared. Only there's one problem: you can never hide from the CIA A weapon equivalent to a small nuclear bomb is missing. And not one intelligence agency in the world has a lead. Everyone that gets close to the truth, ends up dead. Jason Drake has to confront his past and comes to terms with who he is. The only way out is to go through hell. He has to kill the woman he loves. If he doesn't, Washington D.C. will go up in flames and the world will be at war.

LLIBRE: Morality for Beautiful Girls

Títol: Morality for Beautiful Girls

Registre: 3895

Autor: McCall Smith, Alexander

Editorial: Large Print

Idioma: Anglès

Sinopsis:

 MORALITY FOR BEAUTIFUL GIRLS

THE NO.1 LADIES' DETECTIVE AGENCY, introduced the world to the one and only Precious Ramotswe, the engaging and sassy owner of Botswana's only detective agency. TEARS OF THE GIRAFFE took us further into this world, and now, continuing the adventures of Mma Ramotswe, MORALITY FOR BEAUTIFUL GIRLS, finds her expanding her business to take in the world of car repair and a beauty pageant. Alexander McCall Smith's sense of humour and gentle charm have created a substantial cult following. MORALITY FOR BEAUTIFUL GIRLS will win him yet more fans.

LLIBRE: The Light We Carry: Overcoming In Uncertain Times

 Títol: The Light We Carry: Overcoming In Uncertain Times

Registre: 3851

Autor: Obama, Michelle

Editorial: Crown

Idioma: Anglès

Sinopsis:

In an inspiring follow-up to her critically acclaimed, #1 bestselling memoir Becoming, former First Lady Michelle Obama shares practical wisdom and powerful strategies for staying hopeful and balanced in today’s highly uncertain world. There may be no tidy solutions or pithy answers to life’s big challenges, but Michelle Obama believes that we can all locate and lean on a set of tools to help us better navigate change and remain steady within flux. In The Light We Carry, she opens a frank and honest dialogue with readers, considering the questions many of us wrestle with: How do we build enduring and honest relationships? How can we discover strength and community inside our differences? What tools do we use to address feelings of self-doubt or helplessness? What do we do when it all starts to feel like too much? Michelle Obama offers readers a series of fresh stories and insightful reflections on change, challenge, and power, including her belief that when we light up for others, we can illuminate the richness and potential of the world around us, discovering deeper truths and new pathways for progress. Drawing from her experiences as a mother, daughter, spouse, friend, and First Lady, she shares the habits and principles she has developed to successfully adapt to change and overcome various obstacles—the earned wisdom that helps her continue to “become.” She details her most valuable practices, like “starting kind,” “going high,” and assembling a “kitchen table” of trusted friends and mentors. With trademark humor, candor, and compassion, she also explores issues connected to race, gender, and visibility, encouraging readers to work through fear, find strength in community, and live with boldness. “When we are able to recognize our own light, we become empowered to use it,” writes Michelle Obama. A rewarding blend of powerful stories and profound advice that will ignite conversation, The Light We Carry inspires readers to examine their own lives, identify their sources of gladness, and connect meaningfully in a turbulent world.

LLIBRE: Writing for Busy Readers: Communicate More Effectively in the Real World

Títol: Writing for Busy Readers: Communicate More Effectively in the Real World

Registre: 3853

Autor: Rogers, Todd; Lasky-Fink, Jessica

Editorial: Penguin 

Idioma: Anglès

Sinopsis:

Todd Rogers and Jessica Lasky-Fink offer the most valuable practical writing advice today. Building on their own research in behavioral science, they outline cognitive facts about how people actually read and distill them into six principles that will transform the power of your writing:

• Less is more
• Make reading easy
• Design for easy navigation
• Use enough formatting, but no more
• Tell readers why they should care
• Make responding easy

Including many real-world examples, a checklist and other tools, this guide will make you a more successful and productive communicator. Rogers and Lasky-Fink bring Strunk and White’s core ideas into the twenty-first century’s attention marketplace.
 
When the influential guides to writing prose were written, the internet hadn’t been invented. Now, the average American adult is inundated with digital messages each day. With all this correspondence, capturing a busy reader’s attention is more challenging than ever. This is how to do it.

LLIBRE: The Fault In Our Stars

 Títol: The Fault In Our Stars

Registre: 3849

Autor: Green, John

Editorial: Penguin Books

Idioma: Anglès

Sinopsis:

Despite the tumor-shrinking medical miracle that has bought her a few years, Hazel has never been anything but terminal, her final chapter inscribed upon diagnosis. But when a gorgeous plot twist named Augustus Waters suddenly appears at Cancer Kid Support Group, Hazel's story is about to be completely rewritten. Insightful, bold, irreverent, and raw, `The Fault in Our Stars` is award-winning author John Green's most ambitious and heartbreaking work yet, brilliantly exploring the funny, thrilling, and tragic business of being alive and in love. This book comes from the `New York Times` bestselling author of `Looking for Alaska`, `An Abundance of Katherines`, `Paper Towns` and - with David Levithan - Will Grayson, Will Grayson. John Green has over 1.2 million Twitter followers, and almost 700,000 subscribers to Vlogbrothers, the YouTube channel he created with his brother, Hank. `The Fault in Our Stars` will capture a crossover audience in the same vein as Zadie Smith, David Nicholls' `One Day` and `Before I Die` by Jenny Downham. `Electric ...Filled with staccato bursts of humor and tragedy.` (`Jodi Picoult`). `A novel of life and death and the people caught in between, `The Fault in Our Stars` is John Green at his best. You laugh, you cry, and then you come back for more` (Markus Zusak, author of `The Book Thief`). John Green is an award-winning, `New York Times` bestselling author whose many accolades include the Printz Medal, a Printz Honor, and the Edgar Award. With his brother, Hank, John is one half of the Vlogbrothers (youtube.com/vlogbrothers), one of the most popular online video projects in the world. You can join John's 1.2 million followers on Twitter (@realjohngreen) or visit him online at johngreenbooks.com and fishingboatproceeds.tumblr.com. John lives with his wife and son in Indianapolis, Indiana.

LLIBRE: Spare

Títol: Spare

Registre: 3852

Autor: Prince Harry

Editorial: Penguin

Idioma: Anglès

Sinopsis:

It was one of the most searing images of the twentieth century: two young boys, two princes, walking behind their mother's coffin as the world watched in sorrow - and horror. As Diana, Princess of Wales, was laid to rest, billions wondered what the princes must be thinking and feeling - and how their lives would play out from that point on.
For Harry, this is that story at last.
With its raw, unflinching honesty, Spare is a landmark publication full of insight, revelation, self-examination, and hard-won wisdom about the eternal power of love over grief.
Prince Harry wishes to support British charities with donations from his proceeds from Spare. The Duke of Sussex has donated $1,500,000 to Sentebale, an organisation he founded with Prince Seeiso in their mothers' legacies, which supports vulnerable children and young people in Lesotho and Botswana affected by HIV/AIDS. Prince Harry will also donate to the non-profit organisation WellChild in the amount of £300,000. WellChild, which he has been Royal patron of for fifteen years, makes it possible for children and young people with complex health needs to be cared for at home instead of hospital, wherever possible.

LLIBRE: Tears of the Giraffe

Títol: Tears of the Giraffe

Registre: 3847

Autor: McCall Smith, Alexander

Editorial: Abacus

Idioma: Anglès

Sinopsis:

THE SECOND BOOK IN THE BELOVED NO. 1 LADIES' DETECTIVE AGENCY SERIES

The one where Precious gains a new family . . .

Mma Ramotswe of the No. 1 Ladies' Detective Agency is hoping to set up home with Mr J.L.B. Maketoni. But first she must deal with his scheming, misbehaving maid. She also has to confront the most difficult case of her career so far: that of an American who went missing ten years ago, and about whom all leads have long since dried up.

Then there are not one, but two sudden additions to Mma's family . . .

LILBRE: About a Boy

 Títol: About a Boy

Registre: 3845

Autor: Hornby, Nick

Editorial: Penguin Books

Idioma: Anglès

Sinopsis:

Will is 36 and doesn't really want children. but then he comes across 12-year-old Marcus. Marcus is weird - under the influence of his mother, he prefers Joni Mitchell to Nirvana. But Marcus is also sharp for his age and knows something about Will that he can definitely use.

LLIBRE: A BOOK OF LIFE

Títol: A BOOK OF LIFE

Registre: 3854

Autor: Kingsley, Peter

Editorial: Catafalque Press

Idioma: Anglès

Sinopsis:

Peter Kingsley's Book of Life is the culmination and completion of an extraordinary body of work. As a historian he has revolutionized our understanding of ancient philosophy and religion; as a mystic, he introduced us to what philosophy and religion are meant to be.

Hauntingly personal, almost autobiographical, this is not the story of one man's life. It's the secret story of us all. Beyond scepticism and cynicism, belief or imagination, A Book of Life offers a roadmap to reality by showing how it still is possible to experience the sacred truths our ancestors knew and lived -- that inside every human being lies the universe and that life itself, in all its splendour, is what lies behind our tiny lives.

This little book is a wide open door into the timeless magic and unfathomable mystery our modern world has managed to forget. Even so, to encourage anyone to read it now would be totally wrong -- because it was written to be read not by people today but in a distant future.