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Author
Publisher
Koan
Pub. Date
2021.
Language
Español
Description
"Un manual de sabiduría clásica sobre la generosidad y la gratitud escrito por Séneca, uno de los máximos representantes del estoicismo." --
Romans in the Age of Nero were preoccupied with transactional obligations, namely, what one could expect in return for something given. Emperors firmed up their power by offering donations to troops, or handouts to the public; rich men received hosts of clientelae every morning, godfather-style, promising...
3) Nancy Drew
Publisher
Warner Home Video
Pub. Date
[2008]
Language
English
Description
Nancy is an iconic girl detective with a passion for mystery and all things old, but she is about to experience a serious case of culture shock as she heads to Hollywood on an extended business trip with her father, Carson Drew. Having promised him that she has given up sleuthing in favor of becoming a "normal" teenager, Nancy tries her best to resist the lure of the age-old mystery of famous actress Dehlia Draycott's death, and living in Dehlia's...
Author
Language
English
Formats
Description
"In this powerful new history, New York Times bestselling author Max Wallace draws on groundbreaking research to reframe Helen Keller's journey after the miracle, vividly bringing to light her rarely discussed, lifelong fight for social justice across gender, class, race, and ability. Raised in Alabama, she sent shockwaves through the South when she launched a public broadside against Jim Crow and donated to the NAACP. She used her fame to oppose...
Author
Publisher
FaithWords
Pub. Date
2021.
Language
Español
Description
Descubra una fuerza que lo empuja hacia adelante, el poder de hacer lo que no pod̕a hacer antes con el autor n︢mero uno del New York Times, Joel Osteen. Puede sentirse ďbil y fatigado, pero ese no es su destino. Cuando te sientes abrumado, como si no pudieras continuar, Él entra y te da una fuerza especial. Fuerza que no obtuviste por tu cuenta. Fuerza para avanzar cuando deber̕a estar estancado, fuerza para superar ese obst̀culo, fuerza para...
Author
Series
Publisher
Penguin Random House Grupo Editorial
Pub. Date
2023.
Language
Español
Description
"Un refrescante y original giro postcolonial a Un cuento de Navidad, de Charles Dickens, por el galardonado autor Raúl Palma. Situada en Miami, la multiétnica y multicultural ciudad natal de Raúl, la novela explora el problema del endeudamiento y, en particular, del peso económico y físico de moverse por un mundo donde las probabilidades parecen siempre favorecer a ricos y poderosos."--
"A refreshing and original postcolonial spin on Charles...
Author
Series
Publisher
Vintage Español
Pub. Date
2018.
Language
Español
Description
In a stunning narrative combining the gritty rhythms of Junot Diaz with the noir genius of Walter Mosley, Bodega Dreams pulls us into Spanish Harlem, where the word is out: Willie Bodega is king. Need college tuition for your daughter? Start-up funds for your fruit stand? Bodega can help. He gives everyone a leg up, in exchange only for loyalty-and a steady income from the drugs he pushes. Lyrical, inspired, and darkly funny, this powerful debut novel...
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