La movida

La movida
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Total Pages : 796
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ISBN-10 : OSU:32435080645740
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Rating : 4/5 (40 Downloads)

Synopsis La movida by :

Obra publicada con motivo de las actividades realizadas entre noviembre de 2006 y febrero de 2007 para conmemorar el movimiento cultural desarrollado en Madrid entre finales de los años setenta y principios de los ochenta, conocido como "Movida Madrileña"

Tarzan and the Ant-Men (Serapis Classics)

Tarzan and the Ant-Men (Serapis Classics)
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Publisher : Serapis Classics
Total Pages : 265
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ISBN-10 : 9783962559748
ISBN-13 : 3962559744
Rating : 4/5 (48 Downloads)

Synopsis Tarzan and the Ant-Men (Serapis Classics) by : Edgar Rice Burroughs

Tarzan, the king of the jungle, enters an isolated country called Minuni, inhabited by a people four times smaller than himself, the Minunians, who live in magnificent city-states which frequently wage war against each other. Tarzan befriends the king, Adendrohahkis, and the prince, Komodoflorensal, of one such city-state, called Trohanadalmakus, and joins them in war against the onslaught of the army of Veltopismakus, their warlike neighbours.

Interpreting the New Milenio

Interpreting the New Milenio
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Publisher : Cambridge Scholars Publishing
Total Pages : 280
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ISBN-10 : 9781443810289
ISBN-13 : 1443810282
Rating : 4/5 (89 Downloads)

Synopsis Interpreting the New Milenio by : M. Carmen Gómez Galisteo

Interpreting the New Milenio is a collection of essays analyzing the past, present and future directions of Chicano Literature. Beginning with the presence of Spanish conquistadors in the U.S. and ending with contemporary authors such as Sandra Cisneros, Interpreting the New Milenio covers well-known Chicano authors as well as lesser known 19th-century Hispanic writers. The essays in the collection examine Chicano literature as well as its precedents as a whole, so as to find the keys for the interpretation of the challenges posed by the new millennium.

Cuando Edipo creció

Cuando Edipo creció
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Publisher : Libros del Zorzal
Total Pages : 130
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ISBN-10 : 9789875992153
ISBN-13 : 9875992151
Rating : 4/5 (53 Downloads)

Synopsis Cuando Edipo creció by : Daniel Becker

A los cincuenta años, la persona posee un mundo interior muy diferente del que poseía a los veinte. Se relaciona de otro modo consigo misma, su sexualidad es totalmente distinta y cambia su escala de valores en cuanto a carrera, familia y sociedad. El adulto es mucho más que un niño que creció. Es sorprendente que tan pocos estudios psicológicos se hayan dedicado a la edad madura. La terapia se interesa ante todo por la infancia y la proyecta sobre la madurez. A veces parece que la actitud de la psicología en este campo se limita a enumerar las funciones que van deteriorándose en el camino hacia la vejez. La mayoría de los individuos no son conscientes de las oportunidades de desarrollo continuo que tienen lugar en todas las edades, y del nuevo florecimiento que se produce en la segunda mitad de la vida. Cuando Edipo creció procura estimular la percepción de ese crecimiento, definir la singular cultura que deriva del mismo y obtener el máximo de satisfacción.

Trejo

Trejo
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Publisher : Simon and Schuster
Total Pages : 288
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ISBN-10 : 9781982150846
ISBN-13 : 198215084X
Rating : 4/5 (46 Downloads)

Synopsis Trejo by : Danny Trejo

INSTANT NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER “If you’re a fan like I am this is definitely the book for you.” —Pete Davidson, actor, producer, and cast member on Saturday Night Live “Danny’s incredible life story shows that even though we may fall down at some point in our lives, it’s what we do when we stand back up that really counts.” —Robert Rodriguez, creator of Spy Kids, Desperado, and Machete Discover the full, fascinating, and inspirational true story of Danny Trejo’s journey from crime, prison, addiction, and loss—it’s “enough to make you believe in the possibility of a Hollywood ending” (The New York Times Book Review). On screen, Danny Trejo the actor is a baddie who has been killed at least a hundred times. He’s been shot, stabbed, hanged, chopped up, squished by an elevator, and once, was even melted into a bloody goo. Off screen, he’s a hero beloved by recovery communities and obsessed fans alike. But the real Danny Trejo is much more complicated than the legend. Raised in an abusive home, Danny struggled with heroin addiction and stints in some of the country’s most notorious state prisons—including San Quentin and Folsom—from an early age, before starring in such modern classics as Heat, From Dusk till Dawn, and Machete. Now, in this funny, painful, and suspenseful memoir, Danny takes us through the incredible ups and downs of his life, including meeting one of the world’s most notorious serial killers in prison and working with legends like Charles Bronson and Robert De Niro. An honest, unflinching, and “inspirational study in the definition of character” (Kevin Smith, director and actor), Trejo reveals how he managed the horrors of prison, rebuilt himself after finding sobriety and spirituality in solitary confinement, and draws inspiration from the adrenaline-fueled robbing heists of his past for the film roles that made him a household name. He also shares the painful contradictions in his personal life. Although he speaks everywhere from prison yards to NPR about his past to inspire countless others on their own road to recovery and redemption, he struggles to help his children with their personal battles with addiction, and to build relationships that last. Redemptive and painful, poignant and real, Trejo is a portrait of a magnificent life and an unforgettable and exceptional journey.

There Are No Happy Loves

There Are No Happy Loves
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Publisher : Bitter Lemon Press
Total Pages : 328
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ISBN-10 : 9781913394721
ISBN-13 : 1913394727
Rating : 4/5 (21 Downloads)

Synopsis There Are No Happy Loves by : Sergio Olguin

The third in Olguin’s Buenos Aires thriller series starring the gutsy, raunchy investigative reporter Veronica Rosenthal. Haunted by nightmares of her past, Veronica is soon involved in a new investigation. Darío, the sole survivor of a car accident that supposedly killed all his family, is convinced that his wife and child have in fact survived and that his wife has abducted their child. Then a truck searched in the port of Buenos Aires on suspicion that it is carrying drugs, is revealed to be transporting human body parts. These seemingly separate incidents prove to be tied in a shadowy web of complicity involving political and religious authorities. This is a dazzling thriller but also a story about the possibilities of love, in which jealousy, eroticism, humor and even elusive moments of happiness make an appearance.

Murder Backstairs: A James Bonnie Dundee Mystery

Murder Backstairs: A James Bonnie Dundee Mystery
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Publisher : Resurrected Press
Total Pages : 330
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ISBN-10 : 1937022951
ISBN-13 : 9781937022952
Rating : 4/5 (51 Downloads)

Synopsis Murder Backstairs: A James Bonnie Dundee Mystery by : Anne Austin

A James "Bonnie" Dundee Mystery It had sounded pleasant enough for James "Bonnie" Dundee, the invitation to a weekend house party at the home of the parents of a college friend promised days of tennis and golf, and evenings of bridge and elegant dinners. But when the body of one of the young maids is found in the adjoining lake, Dundee, the newest member of the Hamilton Police's Homicide Squad finds himself in the middle of the investigation. With suspicion falling in turn on each member of the family, their featured guest, the butler, the chauffeur, and other servants, it becomes clear to him that the solution of the murder lies not in the secrets of the present, but in the secrets of the past. From the author of "Murder at Bridge, The Black Pigeon, The Avenging Parrot" and "One Drop of Blood."

The Forbidden

The Forbidden
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Publisher : Cambridge Scholars Publishing
Total Pages : 403
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ISBN-10 : 9781443807777
ISBN-13 : 144380777X
Rating : 4/5 (77 Downloads)

Synopsis The Forbidden by : Benito Pérez Galdós

Benito Pérez Galdós, considered Spain’s most important novelist after Cervantes, wrote 77 novels, several works of theater and a number of other tomes during his lifetime (1843–1920). His works have been translated into all major languages of the world, and many of his most highly regarded novels, those of the contemporary period, have been translated into English two, three and even four times over. Of the few “contemporary novels” of Galdós that until now have not come to light in English, The Forbidden is certainly among the most noteworthy. The story line concerns a wealthy philanderer, José María Bueno de Guzmán, who attempts to buy the favors of his three beautiful married cousins. He is successful with the first, Eloísa, a grasping materialist who falls deeply in love with him. Then he rejects her in order to attempt to seduce the youngest, Camila. Meanwhile, the third, the pseudo-intellectual María Juana, jealous, seduces José María. But it is Camila, healthy, impetuous and wild, who resists his temptations and holds our attention. The novelist and critic Leopoldo Alas, Galdós’s contemporary, calls her “the most feminine, graceful, lively female character that any modern novelist has painted.” As a naturalistic study, in the manner of Balzac in particular, principal characters of Galdós’s other novels (El doctor Centeno, La de Bringas, La familia de León Roch) become fleetingly visible in The Forbidden. In addition, the entire Bueno de Guzmán family gives evidence of the naturalistic emphasis on heredity: they all display certain physical or mental disorders. Eloísa has a morbid fear of feathers, María Juana often feels that she has a tiny piece of cloth caught in her teeth, José María suffers bouts of depression, an uncle is a kleptomaniac, one of the relatives writes letters to himself, etc. At the same time, this novel shows the foibles of Spanish society where status is determined by one’s associates, by the wearing of finery, and by living on borrowed money. In their history of Spanish literature, Chandler and Schwartz call Galdós “the greatest novelist of the nineteenth century and the only one who deserves to be mentioned in the same breath with great novelists like Balzac, Dickens and Dostoievsky.” The Forbidden, written at the height of the author’s creative powers, is a major work and its publication for an English-speaking audience is long overdue.

La antropología como pasión y como práctica

La antropología como pasión y como práctica
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Publisher : Editorial CSIC - CSIC Press
Total Pages : 424
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ISBN-10 : 8400082990
ISBN-13 : 9788400082994
Rating : 4/5 (90 Downloads)

Synopsis La antropología como pasión y como práctica by : Honorio M. Velasco