spain

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Culture and customs of Spain

2002
Presents an introduction to the culture of Spain, discussing the religion, customs, media, cinema, literature, performing arts, and visual arts of the country.

Isabel, Ferdinand and fifteenth-century Spain

2002
Examines life in fifteenth-century Spain under the rulership of King Ferdinand V and Queen Isabella, and includes a selection of contemporary writings.

Cultural atlas of Spain and Portugal

1994
Explores the geographical/ethnographic background, and cultural history of the Iberian Peninsula, and features a tour of modern-day regions. Includes a chronological table, over thirty maps, and illustrations.

Spain

1996
Introduces the geography, history, economy, culture, and people of Spain.

Don Quixote

2012
A graphic novel adaptation of Miguel de Cervantes' epic tale about an eccentric country gentleman and his companion, who set out as a knight and squire of old to right wrongs and punish evil in sixteenth-century Spain.

A day in the life of Spain

1988
Translation of: Un dia en la vida de Espana. Contains captioned color and black-and -white photographs of everyday life in Spain in 1987.

The alchemist

1998
Santiago, an Andalusian shepherd boy, sets out from his home in Spain to the Egyptian desert in search of buried treasure, but through his encounters with a Gypsy woman, a man who calls himself a king, and an Alchemist, he learns the value of the treasures found within himself.

Spain

2011
A region-by-region travel guide to Spain that covers the country's history, culture, and landscapes and provides color photos, cutaway illustrations of architecture, maps, practical information, and details on sights to see, things to do, lodgings, and restaurants.

Northern Spain

2011
A travel guide to Northern Spain, providing descriptions of things to see and do, reviews and recommendations for places to eat and stay, and over seven hundred maps, illustrations, and photographs, including cutaways and floor plans of major attractions.

The wrong blood

a novel
2010
Maria Antonia Etxarri, the daughter of the owner of a bar where a distinguished businessman dies of a stroke, is forced to confront the ghosts of her past when a lie from decades earlier comes back to haunt her.

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