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"From international bestseller Mario Escobar comes a 20th-century historical novel of tragedy and resilience inspired by Spain's famed Children of Morelia and the true events that shaped their lives"--
"Madrid, 1934. Though the Spanish Civil War has not yet begun, the streets of Madrid have become dangerous for thirteen-year-old Marco Alcalde and his younger sisters, Isabel and Ana. When Marco's parents align themselves against General Franco and...
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Baby Bear, who wants to be called Sam, tells the true story of what happened when he and his parents went for a walk while their porridge cooled.
Seguro que piensas que Ricitos de Oro era muy mala porque se coló en nuestra casa. No conoces el otro lado de la historia. Pues bien, te la voy a contar...
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Una princesa quiere ser rescatada por un príncipe, pero no resulta como ella planeó. En el camino, descubre la verdad sobre sí misma y que los cuentos de hadas pueden hacerse realidad.
A princess wants to be rescued by a prince, but it doesn't turn out quite the way she planned. Along the way, she discovers the truth about herself and that fairy tales can come true.
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From one of the world's most expert art critics, the incredible true story--part art history and part mystery--of a Velázquez portrait that went missing and the obsessed nineteenth-century bookseller determined to prove he had found it. When John Snare, a nineteenth-century provincial bookseller, traveled to a liquidation auction, he stumbled on a vivid portrait of King Charles I that defied any explanation. The Charles of the painting was young--too...
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"Vivienne Westwood always stood up for the outsider--even at school. When she grew up, she created a fashion philosophy that went against the grain and celebrated the music of the moment: punk. Vivienne became a world-famous famous designer by staying true to herself and speaking up for what she believed in. This inspiring story of the outspoken fashion designer's life features a facts and photos section at the back"--Back cover.
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In this original and riveting exploration, Susan Jacoby argues that conversion--especially in the free American "religious marketplace"--is too often viewed only within the conventional and simplistic narrative of personal reinvention and divine grace. Instead, the author places conversions within a secular social context that has, at various times, included the force of a unified church and state, desire for upward economic mobility, and interreligious...
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"Religious historian and sociologist Rodney Stark has spent his career engaging with that very question. Indeed, after thirty highly regarded books on the matter, he has created a true master course in Christian history. Now, for the first time, he distills his research to just the most important and interesting episodes--the seminal moments in the story that, he now believes, demand new perspectives. Stark gets right to the events of greatest interest,...
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Un testamento al triunfo y a la esperanza, una historia susurrada en uno de los momentos mãs oscuros de todos los tiempos. En Polonia, mientras la Segunda Guerra Mundial avanza, una madre esconde junto con su joven hija, un prodigio musical cuyo sonido más leve podría costarles sus vidas. Mientras soldados nazis persiguen a los judíos de su pueblo, Róza y su hija de cinco años, Shira, huyen, buscando refugio en el granero del vecino. Escondidas...
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What happened to the world's biggest treasure? Early Spanish explorers heard a story about El Dorado. It was a lost city in the Americas, made of gold. The explorers believed it was real--and they believed they could find it! Soon the story became a legend, and the legend changed the world. But the city of El Dorado has not been found...yet.
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The ancient Toltecs believed that life as we perceive it is a dream. We each live in our own personal dream, and all of our dreams come together to make the Dream of the Planet. Problems arise when we forget that the dream is just a dream and fall victim to believing that we have no control over it. The Mastery of Self takes the Toltec philosophy of the Dream of the Planet and the personal dream and how we can live as our true, authentic, loving self,...
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En espanol: "Laura Esquivel regresa con una novela de gran belleza y compasión. Mientras 'Como agua para chocolate' se basó en la vida de su madre, en 'Tan veloz como el deseo' Esquivel hace un trabajo de ficción acerca de la vida de su padre en México. Nacido con la curiosa habilidad de entender los mensajes ocultos en los sentimientos humanos, Don Júbilo se convierte en un traductor que ayuda a otros a solucionar problemas de comunicación...
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"Año 2012. Adán Roussos, un importante sexólogo que vive en Nueva York, recibe el llamado urgente de su gran amigo, el arqueólogo griego Aquiles Vangelis. Éste acaba de descubrir dos importantes pruebas que demostrarían, entre otras cosas, la existencia de la antigua Atlántida. Adán viaja para reunirse con Aquiles en Grecia, pero no llega a verlo. El arqueólogo es secuestrado por miembros que trabajan para el Gobierno Secreto. Su hija,...
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Did you know that one blue whale weighs as much as 32 Asian elephants? That can't be true, you say! Yes it is, and this book put the whale on the scales to show you! Packed with mind-blowing facts and awesome illustrations, this brilliant book for kids reveals incredible information about the weird and wonderful world of animals. Can you believe an ant recently discovered in the treetops of Borneo explodes when under attack, covering enemy ants in...
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"Ha llegado la hora de cambiar el cuento de hadas. Liz Lighty siempre ha sido demasiado negra, demasiado pobre y demasiado diferente para Campbell, el pueblo en el que vive, donde todas las chicas est̀n obsesionadas con ser la reina del baile. Sin embargo, Liz tiene un plan para salir de all̕: entrar en la banda de m͠sica de la prestigiosa Universidad de Pennington y conseguir una beca para estudiar Medicina. Pero su plan no sale bien y a Liz solo...
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"Super Pig is one of the dwellers of the Blue Forest. He truly believes that he is a superhero and has superpowers. But he is not. He's just a piggy wearing a cape and a mask. He does his best--you can tell! But he fails time after time. And what's even worse . . . he becomes a danger to himself and to all the people of the Blue Forest, especially once the evil Evo intervenes! The forest creatures once again call on Bitmax for help. Will he be able...
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¿Cómo volver a creer en el amor después de un gran desengaño? ¿Cómo volver a creer en la vida cuando no hay nada en el horizonte? La respuesta está en un lugar misterioso y sagrado, donde cualquier milagro es posible: el Templo del Corazón. Dicen que nada sucede por casualidad. Quizás las grandes crisis de la vida estén ahí precisamente para ofrecernos la oportunidad de salir de ellas renovados y transformados. Ante una de esas encrucijadas...
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