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A powerful story of desperation and betrayal set in the world of real estate. Times are tough in a New York real-estate office; the salesmen (Shelley Levene, Ricky Roma, Dave Moss, and George Aaronow) are given a strong incentive by Blake to succeed in a sales contest. The prizes? First prize is a Cadillac Eldorado, second prize is a set of steak knives, third prize is the sack! There is no room for losers in this dramatically masculine world; only...
2) The man
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ATF agent Derrick Vann's partner, who happened to be corrupt, has been killed after a cache of guns were stolen from the ATF office in Detroit. Internal affairs believe Derrick was in on the gun theft, forcing him to go off on his own to bring the bad guys to justice. At the same time, dental supply salesman Andy Fiddler happens to be in Detroit for a business convention. During the course of investigating who is responsible for his partner's death,...
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In 1981, Chris Gardner was a struggling salesman. His wife worked double shifts to support the family including their young son, Christopher. In the face of this difficult life, Chris has the desperate inspiration to try for a stockbroker internship where one in twenty has a chance of a lucrative full time career. Even when his wife leaves him because of this choice, Chris clings to this dream. The odds become more daunting by the day. Together, father...
7) Last holiday
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Georgia Byrd is a department store employee who leads a life of frustrated desires. She particularly likes the bashful salesman from the outdoor furnishings department. But when she learns she only has a few weeks left to live, Georgia gathers her money, quits her job, and flies to the swank European resort she's always dreamed of visiting. Naturally, her new carelessness with money and fearless candor lead everyone around her, including a senator...
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A twenty-something, fast-talking salesman's latest deal collapses the day he learns his father has suddenly died. Against his wishes, Sam is called home to put his father's estate in order and reconnect with his estranged family. While there, he uncovers a startling secret that turns his entire world upside down, he has a 30-year-old sister he never knew existed.
9) The return
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Joanna Mills is a tough young woman who is determined to learn the truth behind the increasingly terrifying supernatural visions that have been haunting her. As a sales representative for a trucking company, Joanna has made a successful career for herself. But her private life has been difficult. She is estranged from her father, is being stalked by an obsessed ex-boyfriend, and fears that she is losing control. She sees and feels the brutal murder...
11) First snow
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After his car breaks down in a desolate town, a slick salesman, Jimmy Starks visits a fortune teller to kill some time. But the psychic's ominous reading sends Jimmy's life into a tailspin when he learns that his life will soon end, but he is safe at least, until the coming winter's first snow. Now, with his ultimate fate looming nearer, Jimmy becomes obsessed with revisiting his past in hopes of changing his destiny before it's too late.
13) Fight club
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A lonely, isolated thirty-something insomniac young professional seeks an escape from his mundane existence with the help of a devious soap salesman. They find release from their reality prison through underground fight clubs, where men can be what the world now denies them. Their boxing matches and harmless pranks soon lead to an out-of-control spiral towards oblivion.
16) Pepa pas
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En este libro ilustrado para niños, Pepa Pas encuentra caracoles comiendo los vegetales que su familia iba a vender. El cocinero más famoso de la ciudad compra los caracoles para servirlos al gobernador.
Pepa Pas finds snails eating the vegetables family was going to sell. A famous cook comes by and buys the snails in order to serve them to the governor.
17) Los Sánchez
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This is a comedy about Tito Sanchez, a humble salesman of fruits and vegetables who saves the life of Doña Mercedes, a millionaire. She is so grateful that she makes him the President of "Lozada Corporation" and allows Tito and his family to move into her residence.
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Rodrigo runs his household like his own private kingdom, demanding obedience and respect from his submissive wife, Dona Gracia, and their five children. This strictly maintained state of affairs is disturbed with the arrival of charming salesman Roberto, who convinces Rodrigo to purchase a vacuum cleaner and a fridge, then enchants his fifteen-year-old daughter Maru. When Maru declares that she intends to marry Roberto, she defies her father and the...
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Chris Gardner is an intelligent, energetic guy who can't catch a break. In the sluggish Bay Area economy of 1981, he's losing ground, by investing all his family's money in high cost bone-density scanners. His wife leaves him, he loses his apartment, and with his 5-year-old son in tow joins the ranks of the homeless, if not the hopeless. Bounced from shelter to shelter, he finds himself a single dad who has to support and care for a young child. Impressing...
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A la orilla del viento volume 130
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Paco Poyo vende periódicos en las calles de la Ciudad de México para ayudar a su familia con el gasto. Un día un misterioso hombre le ofrece comprar todos sus periódicos si entrega un mensaje a un paciente en un hospital. Al principio todo parecía fácil y divertido, pero Paco no imaginaba que empezaba una aventura que lo llevaría a los titulares de los periódicos.
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