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The Estonian Literature Centre (ELIC) exists to generate interest in Estonian literature abroad. ELIC organizes translation seminars and publishers’ fellowships, and coordinates the Translator-in-residence program in Estonia. ELIC has created a unique English language web site on Estonian writers and translators of Estonian literature and maintains a developing database of translations of Estonian literature. The web site and database can be accessed at: www.estlit.ee
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March 2024Die schönsten Geschichten aus dem Alten Testament
by Matthias Reiner, Burkhard Neie
Jeder kennt diese Geschichten: Adam und Eva werden aus dem Paradies vertrieben, Noah und seine Familie versuchen, die Sintflut zu überstehen, Moses führt die Israeliten durch das Schilfmeer. Die mutige Judit tötet den zudringlichen Hauptmann Holofernes, Königin Ester rettet die Juden vor einem Pogrom, Jona wird vom Walfisch verschluckt, Salomon schlichtet den Streit der Mütter. Die berühmten Erzählungen aus dem Alten Testament schildern Hiobs Qualen, Batsebas Verführung oder Ruts Mutterliebe und vieles mehr: Sie alle werden hier behutsam nach den überlieferten biblischen Texten erzählt. Burkhard Neie, der den Band gesetzt und buchkünstlerisch eingerichtet hat, hat sie überdies mit seinen unverwechselbaren Illustrationen versehen.
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July 2003Abschied von Don Juan
Roman
by Angelica Ammar, Esther Tusquets
Esther Tusquets wurde am 30.8.1936 in Barcelona geboren. Dort besuchte sie die Deutsche Schule. Später studierte sie in Barcelona und Madrid Philosophie, Geschichte und Literatur. 1960 übernahm sie den Verlag Lumen, den sie bis zum Jahr 2000 leitete. Mit 42 Jahren veröffentlichte sie ihren ersten Roman El mismo mar de todos los veranos (dt. Aller Sommer Meer, Reinbek, 1981, Berlin, 2002), es folgten die Romane El amor es un juego solitario (dt. Die Liebe ein einsames Spiel, Reinbek, 1982), Varada tras el último naufragio, Para no volver, Con la miel en los labios und mehrere Erzählbände sowie das hoch gelobte Kinderbuch La reina de los gatos. 2001 erschien ihr Briefroman Correspondencia privada (dt. Abschied von Don Juan, Frankfurt, 2003), der in Spanien große Anerkennung fand. Ihre Bücher sind in mehrere Sprachen übersetzt worden. Ester Tusquets verstarb am 23.07.2012 im Alter von 75 Jahren in Barcelona.
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Animal husbandryMay 2004Encyclopedia of Farm Animal Nutrition
by N J Benevenga, Santosh P Lall, Kelvin J McCracken, Hussain M Omed, Roger F E Axford. Edited by Malcolm F Fuller.
The Encyclopedia of Farm Animal Nutrition deals with the whole of farm animal nutrition, embracing a wide range of disciplines, including physiology, biochemistry, veterinary medicine and feed technology.The encyclopedia contains approximately 2000 entries from 90 contributors. These entries range from short definitions to more discursive articles, all entries are fully cross-referenced to aid further research.The encyclopedia covers every type of farm animal found in both developing and developed countries, including cattle, sheep, pigs, chickens, goats, horses, fish, deer, buffaloes, rabbits and camelids, as well as ducks, turkeys, ostriches and other birds.Sample Entries: Acylglycerol, A form of lipid made up of one glycerol molecule combined with three individual (not necessarily identical) fatty acid molecules attached to the glycerol by ester bonds. Acylglycerols form part of the neutral lipid fraction.Free fatty acids (FFAs), Also called non-esterified fatty acids (NEFAs), fatty acids that are not esterified to glycerol or another alcohol such as choline or cholesterol. In blood plasma or serum, FFAs are really not free but bound to plasma albumin.Locust bean, Properly the fruit of the African locust bean tree (Parkia filicoidea) but the name is frequently applied to the fruit of the carob tree (Ceratonia siliqua). The latter originated in the eastern Mediterranean region and is also found in the subtropics. The fruits are thick, fleshy (more so in the carob) pods each containing about a dozen seeds. The seeds are tough and must be crushed before feeding. The resulting meal has a high sugar and energy content and is very palatable but is low in protein (42-54 g kg-1).Oyster Shell, Oyster shells are almost pure calcium carbonate (95-99%) and are good sources of calcium for all classes of animals. Clam shells, conch shells, coral and coral sand can all be used for feeding. Shells that have been ground to coarse grit tend to be more palatable to laying hens and help grain digestion in the gizzard, as well as producing strong eggshells. For laying hens the shells should be ground to 0.5-2.0 mm and mixed 2:1 with finely ground limestone.Pacu, A commercially important freshwater fish native to the rivers of Brazil. This large migratory fish reaches 60 cm in length and is a scavenger that eats vegetation, mostly of fruit that falls into the water as well as an occasional small fish or insect. Pacu is one of the first native fish species to be successfully cultured in Brazil. A market size of 1-2 kg can be attained in 18-20 month at water temperatures of 22-280 C.
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Family & home stories (Children's/YA)October 2017Mexique
El nombre del barco
by María José Ferrada, Ana Penyas
On May of 1937, during the Spanish Civil War, 456 sons and daughters of republican fighters took the transatlantic boat Mexique, that set sail in Bordeau to arrive in Mexico. Previsions were that they would stay there three or four months, but the Republican defeat and the beginning of the Second World War changed that brief exile into a definitive one. This books tells the story not only of those children, but also about the ship, being aware that we do not know how many boats try to cross our oceans every day, moving human beings that have full rights to a proper way of living and not to stand over a land that tears apart below their feet.
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True stories (Children's/YA)August 2018Niños
by María Jose Ferrada, María Elena Valdez
Thirty-four poems, one for each of the young children (all under the age of 14) that were executed, arrested or disappeared during the Chilean dictatorship. A book dedicated to all those little Chilean victims, but also to all the children that each day suffer the consequences of violence.
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Poetry (Children's/YA)August 2018Animal
Poemas breves salvajes
by María José Ferrada, Ana Palmero
"Hidden in his horn he guards the secret of the jungle”. This might be as well the beginning of a novel, but it's an inspired riddle about wild animals. The illustrations in high varnish of this edition highlight the different skin textures of each animal and invites the reader to discover a new way of reading in a tactile and playful way.
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Biblical studies & exegesisSeptember 2019El amigo del novio ("The Friend of the Bridegroom")
Juan el Bautista: historia y teología ("John the Baptist: History")
by Roberto Martínez Rivera
A pesar de la frecuencia con la que muchas personas escuchan mencionar a Juan Bautista en las liturgias y otras celebraciones, su figura permanece siendo un tanto desconocida o resulta enigmática. Sin embargo, su importancia en el Nuevo Testamento es incuestionable. Jesús le dedica el mayor halago que persona alguna haya recibido: "Les aseguro que, entre los nacidos de mujer, no ha aparecido uno mayor que Juan el Bautista…" (Mt 11,11); y el historiador Flavio Josefo emplea más espacio en el Bautista que en el propio Jesús. Pero, ¿quién fue verdaderamente Juan? ¿Fueron él y Jesús primos, como popularmente se dice, o solo parientes, como expresamente indica el evangelio de Lucas (1,36)? ¿Por qué se dejó bautizar Jesús por Juan con "un bautismo para el perdón de los pecados" (Mc 1,4) si él no tenía pecado? El presente estudio aborda estas y muchas otras interrogantes de carácter histórico pero también teológico sobre Juan Bautista, todavía hoy venerado en numerosos templos y liturgias alrededor del mundo como "el amigo del novio" (Jn 3,29). Despite the frequency with which many people listen to the mention of John the Baptist in liturgies and other celebrations, his figure remains largely unknown or proves enigmatic. Nevertheless, his importance in the New Testament is unquestionable. Jesus dedicates to him the highest praise anyone has ever been given: “Truly I tell you, among those born of women there has not risen anyone greater than John the Baptist…” (Matthew 11:11); and the historian Flavius Josephus dedicates more space in the Baptist than in Jesus himself. But who really was John? Were he and Jesus cousins, as it is popularly said, or just relatives, as the Gospel of Luke 1:36) clearly states? Why did Jesus allow himself to be baptised by John with “a baptism for the forgiveness of sins” (Mark 1:4) if he was free from sin?
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Women's FictionNovember 2019Under the Fig Tree
by María Bautista
Clara returns from Berlin after ten years with a suitcase filled with pain and guilt. It’s almost impossible for her to feel like she is back home: her mother is not there anymore and her friends are trying to survive the economic crisis and adult life. Without prospects and without a job, she tries to face her past and to recover the hope of a future by moving to a small village in Salamanca to take care of Inés, her 93 years old grandmother. In a house full of the old woman ghosts, always ill-tempered and elusive, Clara will discover a story that, like her own, is marked by the deaths of others and by secrets that, sooner or later, will come out to light. With a Spanish depopulated rural village as a background, the novel tells the encounter between two generations of women and how they overcome their differences through sorority and solidarity.
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Literary FictionFebruary 1974About Ausencia
by María Luisa Mendoza
It’s likely that Mexican literature hasn’t yet produced another character similar to Ausencia Bautista Lumbres, who went from an impoverished orphan to a rich girl due to the fact that her father bought a prosperous mine before dying. Being a free and independent woman, Ausencia devotes her life to enjoy several lovers and pleasures with the complicity of the faithful Enedina. The protagonist’s conflict comes from a deeper place, from the philosophical questioning of femininity and existence. The author breaks all limits by the use of a complicated language and narrative techniques, that also provoke a unique vertigo sensation. The final result is complex and funny at the same time.
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THE SECRET LANGUAGE OF STONES
by VICTORIA PÉREZ ESCRIVÁ / ESTER GARCÍA
Everything has a good side and a bad side. Life doesn’t always let us see both. Sometimes from bad things we get good things. But it also happens the other way around, from good things we get bad things. Life can be as cryptic as a stone. Sometimes tripping over one can save your life. That is the Secret Language of Stones.
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Humanities & Social SciencesAbrid mentes, tocad corazones
by Jorge A. Sierra
Juan Bautista de La Salle estaba llamado a una vida cómoda y llena de privilegios, pero se dejó conmover por la situación de los niños y jóvenes abandonados y sin educación. Escuchando la palabra de Dios, con profunda fe, se puso en camino, sin mirar atrás.Revolucionó la pedagogía y la organización de la escuela en pleno siglo XVII, pero no lo hizo como un simple maestro, sino como un hermano, formando comunidades de educadores dispuestos a dedicar todas sus fuerzas a la educación humana y cristiana.Su mensaje no quedó en el olvido: se sigue desarrollando en todos los países y después de más de trescientos años. Ahora, nos toca a nosotros la labor: seguir abriendo las mentes y tocando los corazones, poniéndonos al servicio de la educación integral de los más necesitados.
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Historical fictionAttrition
by Matthew O'Neil
A man with a talent for time travel mysteriously holds a woman captive. Deborah Ester wakes to a shrill cackle. Her last memory vague, she finds herself bound to a metal pole in a small prison cell. Her captor is a maniac. Though unpredictable, he exhibits an unusual talent. One that brings him, and Deborah, to pivotal and twisted moments in history. Among others, Deborah is brought to the Jurassic period, to London during the time of Jack the Ripper, and, more curiously, to the Crucifixion of Jesus, the offering of Isaac by Abraham, and the Massacre of the Innocent. Deborah learns the necessary role she plays in each of these events, and how her captor has influenced history himself. Deborah would never choose this of her own free will, but does she actually have free will if it means destroying the history that is responsible for her own existence? A sequel to Attrition is forthcoming.
