Books

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Title Authors Description OpenBook ID
Running with the bulls Running with the bulls Claire E. Flynn "Every year in July, the world's attention turns to the city of Pamplona, Spain. Thousands of people pack the cobblestone streets dressed in white and red. A rocket in the sky signals the big event, … OL17923242W
The moment of truth The moment of truth Damian McNicholl Texan art student Kathleen Boyd has been dreaming about becoming a matador since her beloved father took her to the bullfighting ring when she was just a child. Now a young woman, her disapproving fi… OL19710812W
Complot en Espagne Complot en Espagne Camille Bouchard Voilà déjà quelques années que Nicolas, dix ans, a quitté le Québec qui l'a vu naître pour accompagner ses parents dans leur périple autour du monde. Chaque titre de la série relate une escale de la … OL24156235W
The Story of Ferdinand The Story of Ferdinand Robert Lawson,Munro Leaf A gentle bull who likes to sit quietly and smell flowers is entered in a bullfight. OL4649312W
The dangerous summer The dangerous summer Ernest Hemingway A firsthand chronicle of a brutal season of bullfights. In this vivid account, Hemingway captures the exhausting pace and pressure of the season, the camaraderie and pride of the matadors, and the mo… OL63050W
Death in the afternoon Death in the afternoon Ernest Hemingway This non-fiction book is Hemingway’s tribute to and justification of what he saw as the art and skill of bullfighting. Together with a potted history of bullfighting the author adds his views on what… OL63066W
A boy named Paco A boy named Paco Ernesto Patiño Young Paco's uncontrollable urge to do the thing he enjoys most--playing the bull in mock bullfights--has unexpected results. OL7007539W
Matador Matador Barnaby Conrad The last fight of the greatest matador takes place on several levels. He fights the bull, his fears and his past and must face them all at once. A legendary pugilist, a hero to a fickle audience he… OL8124319W