El Problema De 100 Libras / The 100-pound Problem

Base es un programa con una base de datos que se enfrenta a su primer día de trabajo. Surge del CD-ROM, descomprime sus ficheros, luego saluda al Sistema Operativo, instala sus herramientas por los directorios y se prepara para su nueva vida... Pero de pronto descubre que pasan cosas muy raras en el ordenador que le ha tocado en suerte, aparte de los viajes por la Red, donde hay virus y antivirus, riesgos y peligros, etc. Sorprenderemos al Navegador en el proceso de construir una página web; asistiremos al desmembramiento de la protagonista antes de saltar al ciberespacio; conoceremos de...

Victoria is the daughter of a Roman senator who must travel to Jerusalem to collect the inheritance left to her by her grandfather, a Hebrew scribe converted to Christianity. Her family tries at all costs to marry her off to her cousin to keep the inheritance. Nevertheless, she is in love with a Christian slave to whom she writes letters describing her personal experiences.

An elephant suddenly finds himself burrowed inside the den of a leopard. Terrified, he asks for help. The leopard, following an absurd logic, teaches him how to escape from the den. Then, to the leopard's horror, he finds himself immersed in the deep sea. Here begins the chain of unexpected and desperate situations where we find many animals acting as "fish out of water." The animals continually help one another in these unfamiliar environments by applying common sense. An illustrated story with artistic collages, this book features color in a vivid new way.

Experts agree that the first sentence of a book is fundamental. It provokes intrigue and curiosity, promises mysteries to be solved and hours of entertainment. If it works, it hooks us. In this book, the author writes 22 stories that start with the first sentences of famous novels, such as Rayuela, David Copperfield, El perfume, and La silla de plata, among others. Additionally, it reveals to the reader that words are not enough by themselves, but that, on occasion, they inspire more words.