So many choices, so many things to be when you grow up. All of the little bees have great ideas! A dentist, a paleontologist, a chef, a school teacher. But in the end being who you are and being a friend is the best of all, no matter what else you grow up to be!

Summer is coming and Paula is on a bus bound for the beach. She's sixteen years old and that's the last place she wants to be. She doesn't understand anything about the world, neither her classmates, nor her parents, who have just separated and have gone on vacation at the same time with their new partners, leading her to the beach with her grandparents, where she hadn't been for years, When all she wants is to be locked in her room.There she will be reunited with childhood friends...

The world is not over for David when Sonia dumps him for a fitness intructor ten years younger than him; now's the time to enjoy all of those things he'd always wanted to do al least until she realizes her mistakes and decides to go back to her quiet boring life. The only issue is that for David the expression "If anything can go wrong it will" is a reality more than a thought; to the point where he can't believe it when something good happens. And if you don't believe it, ask Laura.

Juan, David's best friend, has lost his shadow. He cannot find it and doesn't know when it has disappeared. At least he has David to help him. Together they will try to recover it by all means. Will they get it? And you, have you seen Juan's shadow?All the proceeds from this book go to the Niemann-Pick Foundation in Spain, which finances various research projects to improve the quality of life of patients and to find treatments for this rare, degenerative and highly disabling disea...

A humourous look at the little things in life we take for granted. Who are we? Do we really know the answer? Can we truly begin our lives again?

One day, after leaving class, Marcos discovers that they have put a merry-go-round next to his school. They have never caught his attention before and they seemed quite boring, however, he can not stop thinking about riding it.His father doesn't want to let him, for no apparent reason, but Marcos tries his best to convince him.When he finally succeeds and gets on, he can't even imagine the adventure that awaits him.

What do a crazy person, a chemist, a lottery ticket seller, a tourist, a New Year’s date, Cervantes, a couple in crisis, some geeky teenagers and a ruined millionaire have in common?They’re all in this book!It contains more than 60 independent stories that are guaranteed to make you laugh, most of all, although some may make you shed a tear, and others just might make your hair stand on end.

The Mononegavirales is an order of viruses affecting large, small and marine animals and is responsible for diseases including Rinderpest, Rabies and Ebola. This book discusses the epidemiology and control of Mononegaviruses that pose a significant threat to animals in terms of severity and epidemiological risk. The book also addresses viruses with zoonotic potential, and many that can be used as models in the study of infectious disease. With its comprehensive coverage, each chapter is de...

* Discusses the pathology and laboratory diagnosis of viruses that carry a significant threat to animals in terms of their severity and epidemiological risk * Also looks at mononegavirales that are used as models in the study of infectious disease * Includes viruses with zoonotic potential

A startling novel of suspense and resilience from New York Times bestselling author of The House of the Spirits, Isabel Allende.Neglected by her parents, nineteen-year-old Maya Vidal grew up in a rambling old house in Berkeley with her grandparents. Her grandmother, Nidia, affectionately known as Nini, is a force of nature—a woman whose formidable strength helped her build a new life after she emigrated from Chile in 1973. Popo, Maya's grandfather...

A New York Times, Entertainment Weekly, and Chicago Sun-Times Favorite Book of the Year“A revelation…This is Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid on autoload.” —Stephen KingFrom the New York Times bestselling author of The Force, City on Fire, and The Power of the Dog comes a captivating combination of true crime and suspense that reveals the cost of one amazing h...

A pair of strangers has twelve hours to relish the night of their lives in a novel that “has taken the anonymous one-night-stand relationship into the realm of art” (Publishers Weekly) from New York Times bestselling author Eric Jerome Dickey.On a cold and rainy night during the Christmas season, a woman who has suffered great personal loss and a successful businessman from Orange County meet by chance at a gas station in Los Angeles County. They ...