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Barbie: The Pearl Princess)
by Molly Mcguire WoodsGirls ages 8 to 12 will love reading the whole story of Barbie®'s latest film. This Junior Novelization features eight pages of full-color images taken directly from the movie!
Barbie: Three Cheers for Becky
by Lynn OffermanWhen Skipper and her pals need a coach for their new cheerleading squad, Barbie's friend Becky is happy to lend a hand. But when one teammate loses her nerve before the first competition, Becky teaches the girls the true meaning of teamwork and trust.
Barbie: Thumbelina (Barbie)
by Mary Man-Kong Golden BooksBarbieTM presents the beautiful and tiny Thumbelina in a new rendition of the classic children's story. Based on the direct-to-DVD movie, this Pictureback retelling features 100 mini stickers!From the Trade Paperback edition.
Barbies and Beaches (2018 Advent Calendar - Warmest Wishes)
by Asta IdoneaFor the first time ever, Shane is not looking forward to the annual Boxing Day barbeque at Matty’s house. He recently divorced, none of his friends know what to say to him now, and Shane is tired of the pity and awkwardness. Things take a turn, however, when he meets Matty’s English cousin. Neil is struggling with the Australian heat, having left the UK after a bad breakup. When Shane suggests the two of them head to a secluded beach to cool off, the growing intimacy between them might make both reassess their current situation.A story from the Dreamspinner Press 2018 Advent Calendar "Warmest Wishes."
Barceloba
by Agustín KongEl auge y caída del egoblogger. Todo cambia, nada permanece, incluso el reinado del egoblogger... A punto de cumplir los cuarenta, Barceloba, famosa bloguera inventora de la jumping pose, deberá afrontar que le ha llegado el momento de bajar del pedestal y que la mejor oferta que reciba sea irse a Albania. Por si fuera poco, sin pareja, sin hijos y con el reloj biológico alertando, tendrá que averiguar por qué recibe cartas del más allá, a la vez que intenta recuperar a sus amistades verdaderas. Y a ella misma.
Barceloba: Leaving la vida blogger
by Agustín KongEl auge y caída del egoblogger. Todo cambia, nada permanece, incluso el reinado del egoblogger... A punto de cumplir los cuarenta, Barceloba, famosa bloguera inventora de la jumping pose, deberá afrontar que le ha llegado el momento de bajar del pedestal y que la mejor oferta que reciba sea irse a Albania. Por si fuera poco, sin pareja, sin hijos y con el reloj biológico alertando, tendrá que averiguar por qué recibe cartas del más allá, a la vez que intenta recuperar a sus amistades verdaderas. Y a ella misma.
Barcelona Calling: A Novel
by Jane KirkpatrickFrom bestselling author Jane Kirkpatrick comes this relational story about a close-knit group of five women and their pursuit of life goals. You’ll be encouraged and entertained! In the tradition of Neta Jackson’s Yada Yada Prayer Group series, Kirkpatrick invites you into the lives of five women friends who promise to help each other achieve their life goals. Annie Shaw's goal is far from simple: become famous. But she’s in trouble after quitting her day job to write full-time. Her second novel tanked, and her new editor wants her to re-write the ending of her latest work to ensure this one is more successful. In order to pursue fame and an elusive bestseller, Annie travels to Chicago, acquires a rambunctious dog, and participates in antics better suited to a television reality show than real life. Can Annie’s best friends help her achieve her goals without destroying her future? Award-winning author Jane Kirkpatrick, known for her superb historical novels, writes this bold, fresh, contemporary story she always threatened she’d one day “put down on paper to make people laugh and consider the true treasures of their hearts.”
Barcelona Days
by Daniel RileyIn this captivating novel, an erupting Icelandic volcano grounds all flights in and out of Europe, forcing four vacationing Americans to reckon with the problems they'd hoped to leave behind in Barcelona.Whitney and Will are a perfect couple by all appearances, their relationship rock-solid, and their engagement soon to be announced. Before their impending nuptials, however, Whitney suggests a lighthearted experiment: why not give each other three romantic "free passes" before getting married? Three opportunities to imagine other lives before returning with new appreciation for each other. On what's meant to be the last night of a romantic Barcelona vacation, they agree to regale one another with details of these harmless trysts. They grin and bear it, and fall asleep feeling mostly satisfied, and relieved to be firmly together again.But then a volcano erupts overnight, spewing a cloud of ash across Europe and grounding all flights indefinitely. Trapped in Barcelona, their paths intertwine with a star basketball player, his future dashed by a crippling injury, and a foreign exchange student with a double life, about to return home and face reality.Whitney and Will flirt, provoke, dance, and drink. Over the next three days, they will use and be used by their new friends, once again testing the boundaries of their relationship -- but this time, can it survive?
Barcelona Dreaming
by Rupert ThomsonSet on the eve of the financial crash of 2008, Barcelona Dreaming is made up of three stories that are linked by time and place, and also by the moving, unexpected interactions of a rich cast of characters.The stories are narrated, in turn, by an English woman who runs a gift shop, an alcoholic jazz pianist, and a translator tormented by unrequited love, all of whose lives will be changed forever. Underpinning the novel, and casting a long shadow, is a crime committed against a young Moroccan immigrant.Exploring themes of addiction, racism, celebrity, immigration, and self-delusion, and fuelled by a longing for the unattainable and a nostalgia for what is about to be lost, Barcelona Dreaming is a love letter to one of the world's most beautiful cities and a powerful and poignant fable for our uncertain times.
Barcelona Dreaming: A Novel
by Rupert ThomsonSet on the eve of the financial crash of 2008, this evocative novel is made up of three stories linked by time and place, and also by the moving, unexpected interactions of a rich cast of characters. Barcelona Dreaming is narrated, in turn, by an English woman who runs a gift shop, an alcoholic jazz pianist, and a translator tormented by unrequited love, all of whose lives will be changed forever. Underpinning the novel, and casting a long shadow, is a crime committed against a young Moroccan immigrant. Exploring themes of addiction, racism, celebrity, immigration, and self-delusion, and fueled by a longing for the unattainable and a nostalgia for what is about to be lost, Barcelona Dreaming is a love letter to one of the world&’s most beautiful cities and a powerful and poignant fable for our uncertain times.
Barcelona Fling with a Secret Prince
by Ella HayesA royal scandal is breaking headlines when the prince meets his match in Barcelona. Find out what happens in the latest Harlequin Romance by Ella Hayes.Breaking News:A royal scandal in Spain! Shy Lady Dulcibella is enduring, rather than enjoying, her rambunctious cousin&’s OTT bachelorette party in Barcelona…until she finds herself trapped in a hotel elevator with the most gorgeous man she&’s ever seen! Their instant chemistry sparks a fling neither intended… Yet, no matter how perfect Raffiel might appear, love-weary Dulcie is hesitant to let him in. So, when the royal secret he&’s kept from her is revealed, will the headlines that follow stop their fling from becoming forever?From Harlequin Romance: Be swept away by glamorous and heartfelt love stories.
Barcelona Noir (Akashic Noir)
by Achy Obejas Adriana V. López Carmen Ospina"One-of-a-kind Barcelona is as enchanting in real life as in literature, and the latest in the Akashic city noir series, Barcelona Noir, is a terrific entry point to sample its charms or to relive the adventure of traveling there [...] this collection of 14 stories that tap into history, politics and culture to cast a cloak of horror and humor on the city's distinctive neighborhoods."--Miami Herald"The 14 stories in Akashic's Barcelona volume hew closely to the bleak spirit of the noir genre, whether reaching back to the 1920s [...] or chronicling chaotic immigrant-infused present-day Barcelona."--Publishers Weekly"Each [contributor] presents his or her own personal picture of the city, and as a whole, the anthology projects a many-hued sense of place. As portrayed here, Barcelona is a city that looks different from every angle."--Booklist"With 50 titles in its noir series and counting, Akashic adds another fine anthology to the lineup, this time evoking the cultural, social, and physical precincts of Barcelona from the early 20th century to the present. Fans of Spanish literature and crime fiction will enjoy."--Library JournalIncludes brand-new stories by: Jordi Sierra i Fabra, Imma Monso, Santiago Roncagliolo, Francisco "Paco" Gonzalez Ledesma, Valerie Miles, David Barba, Isabel Franc, Lolita Bosch, Eric C. Aragon, Antonia Cortijos, Cristina Fallaras, Raul Argemi, Teresa Solana, and Andreu Martin.For some, Barcelona is a European enchantress of nouveau architecture, fusion tapas, and fine cava. To others, it's a Gothic labyrinth of tiny streets to lose oneself in; hashish-clouded after-hours bars to forget the time; dimly lit plazas with global bohemians squatting, prostitutes tempting. But come morning, its cold cobblestones and misty beachfronts have even darker stories to tell.
Barcelona Noir: Distrito IV
by Lluc Oliveras"Barcelona Noir" narra la historia del meteórico ascenso de un delincuente de barrio, de simple ratero a líder del hampa, en los bajos fondos de la Barcelona de finales del siglo XIX. Los primeros años de Teodor Aymerich, el «Búho», transcurren en el gueto portuario de la ciudad, escenario por el que transitan la gloria y las miserias de la sociedad del momento. Inspirada en el ambiente criminal de la época, y en un periodo histórico en el que la ciudad forjaba sus cimientos para alcanzar posteriormente su esplendor, se refleja tanto la descarnada brutalidad de aquellos malhechores como la humanidad del propio protagonista, que instintivamente se convierte en el cabecilla de la organización mafiosa predominante en el distrito. Una Barcelona oscura y sucia para un relato de supervivencia en la que asistiremos al nacimiento de una de las familias burguesas que llegarían a la cúspide de la sociedad barcelonesa de principios del siglo XX.
Barcelona Shadows
by Mara Faye Lethem Marc PastorIn 1917, Barcelona's infamous Raval district is alive with outlandish rumours. A monster is abducting and murdering young children. The police are either powerless to prevent his terrible crimes,or indifferent to them, since they concern only the sons and daughters of prostitutes. But Inspector Moisès Corvo is determined to stop the outrages, and punish their perpetrator. His inquiries take him on a tour of the Catalan capital,through slum, high-class brothel and casino, and end in a stomach-turning revelation.
Barcelona Skyline
by David C. HallChicago restaurateur Elso Bari specializes in locating those who don&’t want to be found, but in the shadowy worlds of private security and organized crime, it can be hard to distinguish the hunters from the huntedElso Bari runs a restaurant in Chicago, and a sideline in private investigation. A stylish connoisseur of fine wines and gourmet cuisine, he&’s also no stranger to the seedier side of city life. His debt to a powerful organization obliges him to investigate the suspicious death of one of its employees, a man with ties to international art trafficking. The trail leads Elso to Barcelona, where he becomes entangled in the hunt for a female contract killer who uses sex as a weapon—and is too smart to be tracked down by just anybody. Elso is comfortable moving in the shadows, but the deeper he delves into the criminal underworld, the harder it is to know whom he&’s working for and whom he&’s seeking, let alone why. Award-winning author David C. Hall navigates the murky waters of morality and transports the hard-boiled American thriller to the Mediterranean, giving a cosmopolitan twist to this action-packed tale of murder, sex, and betrayal.
Barcelona Skyline
by David C. HallChicago restaurateur Elso Bari specializes in locating those who don&’t want to be found, but in the shadowy worlds of private security and organized crime, it can be hard to distinguish the hunters from the huntedElso Bari runs a restaurant in Chicago, and a sideline in private investigation. A stylish connoisseur of fine wines and gourmet cuisine, he&’s also no stranger to the seedier side of city life. His debt to a powerful organization obliges him to investigate the suspicious death of one of its employees, a man with ties to international art trafficking. The trail leads Elso to Barcelona, where he becomes entangled in the hunt for a female contract killer who uses sex as a weapon—and is too smart to be tracked down by just anybody. Elso is comfortable moving in the shadows, but the deeper he delves into the criminal underworld, the harder it is to know whom he&’s working for and whom he&’s seeking, let alone why. Award-winning author David C. Hall navigates the murky waters of morality and transports the hard-boiled American thriller to the Mediterranean, giving a cosmopolitan twist to this action-packed tale of murder, sex, and betrayal.
Barcelona rebelde: Guía histórica de una ciudad
by Guillem MartínezUn recorrido por los lugares emblemáticos de la Barcelona más revolucionaria. Engels dijo que Barcelona es la ciudad del mundo que más levantamientos ha producido. Lo que equivale a decir que también es la ciudad que más aplastamientos ha sufrido. Y lo malo de las cosas aplastadas es que son difíciles de observar a través de lo que tienen encima. Barcelona rebelde intenta ver la Barcelona que hay debajo de Barcelona, y que aún subsiste, si uno se fija, entre sus calles. Es una Barcelona con una historia diferente a la que se le presupone, con encontronazos con España y con Cataluña. Una Barcelona que empezó a liarla muy pronto y que irá chocando con la autoridad del rey de Aragón primero, y con la de los sucesivos reyes de España después. Proclamó la república en el siglo XVII, con un par, y padeció en el siglo XVIII lo que fue la primera guerra civil con el canon español de guerra civil (asesinatos, exilio, represalias). En el XIX se enfrentó a la explotación y al Estado, y asistió a ejercicios de represión difíciles de imaginar cuando se pasea por Barcelona un día de sol y pajaritos. En el siglo XX ha vivido dos revoluciones libertarias, los primeros bombardeos sobre población civil, la dictadura fascista más longeva de Europa y la represión más dilatada. Y, paralelamente, a lo largo de los siglos y en esas mismas calles, Barcelona ha generado también una forma de vida privada propia, extraña en la Península, que maravilló a tipos como Cervantes, Moratín o Genet, y con la que sus ciudadanos, esos con los que te cruzas en esas esas calles de Barcelona, formulan su rebeldía íntima.
Barcelona, City of Comics: Urbanism, Architecture, and Design in Postdictatorial Spain (SUNY series in Latin American and Iberian Thought and Culture)
by Benjamin FraserBarcelona, City of Comics introduces readers of English to a range of Spanish- and Catalan-language comics published after the death of dictator Francisco Franco in 1975. During this time of palpable social change, the Catalonian capital regained its reputation as the hub of comics publishing in Spain. Comics collectives such as El Rrollo and Butifarra, as well as individual artists from Montse Clavé to Mariscal, contributed to a thriving comics subculture that drew from and pushed beyond the countercultural comics tradition in the United States. As the Salón Internacional del Cómic de Barcelona (1981–) drew greater attention to the city, comics magazines teemed with graphic depictions of urban scenes. On the comics page, themes of architecture and city life were employed as social critique, while the city of Barcelona itself increasingly solidified its reputation on the global stage through urban planning. With a foreword by Pere Joan, Barcelona, City of Comics delves into the relationship between comics and urbanism in one of Europe's most notable global cities.
Barcelona, City of Margins (Toronto Iberic)
by Olga Sendra FerrerBarcelona, City of Margins studies the creation of a space of dissent in the 1950s and 1960s that became the pillar of the protest movements during the final years of the Franco dictatorship and the transition to democracy. This space of dissent took shape in the margins of what is considered the official space of the city of Barcelona, revealing the interconnection of urbanism, literature, and photography in the formation of the political, social, and cultural movements to come in the 1970s. Olga Sendra Ferrer draws from theoretical readings on built environments, neighbourhoods, housing projects and developments, and everyday life within Spanish urban spaces. Literature and photography demonstrate the political value of cultural production and forms of cultural representation that occur from peripheral zones – those pushed aside by exclusionary politics, fascist forms of control, surveillance, and homogenization. In search of the origins of the protest movements and counter culture that would come in the final years of the Franco regime, Barcelona, City of Margins asserts the value of urban movement and cultural practice as a challenge to the spatial and urbanistic regime of Francoism.
Barchester Towers
by Anthony TrollopeThe old bishop dies, the archdeacon, Dr. Grantly fails to succeed him and a new bishop, Dr. Proudie is appointed. Dr. Grantly gains a worthy foe, not the new bishop but his wife, Mrs. Proudie, strict sabatarian and power behind the Episcopal throne together with the bishop's chaplain, Mr. Slope.
Barchester Towers
by Anthony TrollopeBe irresistibly drawn into Barchester's clerical skirmishes as Archdeacon Grantly declares war on Bishop Proudie and his retinue in Trollope's most popular novel.This 1857 sequel to The Warden wryly chronicles the struggle for control of the English diocese of Barchester. It opens with the Bishop of Barchester lying on his death bed; soon a battle begins over who will take over power, with key players including the rather incompetent Dr Proudie, his fiendishly unpleasant wife and his slippery curate, Slope. This is a wonderfully rich novel, in which men and women are too shy to tell each other of their love; misunderstandings abound; and Church of England officials are only too willing to undermine each other in the battle for power.One of Trollope's best-loved novels, it is a dazzlingly real portrayal of nineteenth-century provincial England peppered with humour, wisdom and extraordinary characters.
Barchester Towers (Dover Thrift Editions: Classic Novels)
by Anthony TrollopeA new bishop arrives in the fictional cathedral town of Barchester, launching a comical battle for ascendancy among the local clergymen and their dependents. Dr. Proudie, the newly appointed bishop, brings two powerful allies: Mrs. Proudie, the outspoken power behind the ecclesiastical throne, and a scheming chaplain, the odious Obadiah Slope. Anthony Trollope's novel satirizes Anglican Church infighting during the 1850s between "low church" reformers and "high church" conservatives. Trollope's ironic observations and keen social and psychological insights combine to form a tale with timeless appeal. There are many ways to approache the prolific Victorian author's 47 novels, and Barchester Towers is among the best as an introduction. The success of its predecessor, The Warden, inspired Trollope to return to Barchester for the next in what ultimately became a series of six related novels. Rich in humor, wisdom, and memorable characters, this volume offers a captivating portrait of provincial life in 19th-century England.
Barchester Towers (The Penguin English Library)
by Anthony TrollopeWith an essay by John Kenneth Galbraith.'What! to come here a stranger, a young, unknown, and unfriended stranger, and tell us, in the name of the bishop his master, that we are ignorant of our duties, old-fashioned, and useless!'Trollope's comic masterpiece of plotting and backstabbing opens as the Bishop of Barchester lies on his deathbed. Soon a pitched battle breaks out over who will take power, involving, among others, the zealous reformer Dr Proudie, his fiendish wife and the unctuous schemer Obadiah Slope. Barchester Towers is one of the best-loved novels in Trollope's Chronicles of Barsetshire series, which captured nineteenth-century provincial England with wit, worldly wisdom and an unparalleled gift for characterization. The second book in the Chronicles of Barsetshire.The Penguin English Library - 100 editions of the best fiction in English, from the eighteenth century and the very first novels to the beginning of the First World War.