Putrefacción y Descomposición (Rot and Decay)

A simple biography of the naturalist who founded the Sierra Club and was influential in establishing the national park system.

When Vladan Borojevic googles the name of his father Nedeljko, a former officer in the Yugoslav People's Army, supposedly killed in the civil war after the decay of Yugoslavia, he unexpectedly discovers a dark family secret which recollects the events of 1991. Seventeen years later, Vladan's discovery that he is the son of a fugitive war criminal sends him off on a journey around the Balkans to find his elusive father. The story of the Borojevic family strings and juxtaposes images of the Balkans past and present, but mainly deals with the tragic fates of people who managed to avoid the...

Este Fabuleario de Lear recoge un conjunto de obras del gran maestro inglés del nonsense. Se inicia el libro con una selección de limericks, poemas de cinco versos de origen irlandés de tema satírico y con elementos absurdos, denominados Limelearicks.

Have you ever wondered where inventors get some of their ideas? This answer may surprise you: sometimes the inspiration comes from plants! Learn how some tiny plants have made a huge difference in the world.