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21) For the Unnamed
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For the Unnamed was originally entitled 'For the Unnamed Black Jockey Who Rode the Winning Steed in the Race Between Pico's Sarco and Sepulveda's Black Swan in Los Angeles, in 1852'. That title provided the full narrative in a nutshell: we know the names of the owners of the two horses, we know the horses' names, the place and date of the race. But apart from his colour, and his victory, we know nothing about the jockey who made the whole thing happen.Fred...
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This book celebrates the vibrant and dynamic art and culture of the Dominican Republic. This rich artistic tradition is characterized by its vivid colors, bold patterns, and swirling forms, reflecting the island's lively spirit and diverse cultural heritage. Dominican art often draws inspiration from the natural beauty of the Caribbean landscape, local folklore, and the fusion of African, European, and Taino influences.
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Un canto épico en décimas espinelas que narra y describe la obra futbolística de Diego Armando Maradona, quien es considerado por muchos especialistas en el deporte, como el mejor futbolista de la historia. El libro está dividido en cuatro cantos, y describe las cuatro etapas que vivió Diego armando en el proceso evolutivo para convertirse en uno de los personajes más famoso de la historia. A Maradona lo conocimos como El Pelusa, El Diez, El...
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This authoritative book offers a comprehensive assessment of contemporary Venezuela. Analyzing the multifaceted phenomenon of Hugo Chávez, leading scholars move beyond his flamboyant style to focus on the concerns of popular social and political movements. The book challenges the misleading notions that for several decades glorified Venezuelan "exceptionalism" and minimized the role of important actors. After setting the historical and socio-economic...
25) Dedicatoria
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Este libro está dedicado a personas, cosas, ideas, e incluso a entidades difíciles de definir. Cada uno de los poemas aquí comprendidos fueron escritos con alguno de los anteriores en mente. Hay algunos que hasta he olvidado su destinatario y fuente de inspiración; por lo tanto, siéntete libre de asignarlos a cualquier persona, idea, cosa, o entidad de tu preferencia.
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Romántico, humorístico, filosófico; un ebook que nos recuerda que en el amor la química es quien pone la locura.Cuando ahondamos en el tema descubrimos, con asombro; que ese corazón cabalgando sin freno, que ese fuego helado que congela una mirada y esas mariposas arrastrándose por nuestras barrigas, son las hormonas del amor ligándose a los estímulos, y sin pedir permiso, entran en la mente para cambiarlo todo. De allí que ahora todo el...
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"These are my songlines; they helped me to re-connect with the landscape, and with my own life," says Sabra Loomis of the poems which appear in House Held Together by Winds. Winner of the 2007 National Poetry Series Open Competition as selected by James Tate (winner of the Pulitzer Prize and National Book Award), Sabra's work perpetuates NPS's tradition of promoting exceptional poetry from lesser known poets.
For over twenty years, the National Poetry...
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Cada uno de los versos están escritos desde la perspectiva de un creyente que confiesa la nueva creación, mientras que se enfrenta a las consecuencias de la caída. La familia, la política, la justicia, el amor, las relaciones humanas, han sido todas manchadas por el error humano, y aunque el Señor ya ha comenzado su obra de restauración a través del Evangelio, hay mucho camino por recorrer.
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Bird Eating Bird is a new collection of poems from Kristin Naca, winner of the 2008 National Poetry Series mtvU prize as chosen by Pulitzer Prize winner Yusef Komunyakaa. Playful and serious all at once, Kristin's work explores the richness of her cultural and linguistic heritage and perpetuates NPS's tradition of promoting exceptional poetry from lesser-known poets.
30) Resiliencia
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"Descarga este ebook ahora y lee las reflexiones que surgieron cuando el ave de la adversidad llenó de malos presagios el alma del autor, y este, en vez de doblegarse a ellos, los enfrentó y los convirtió en poesía".En ese caos llamado oscuridad, encontró la luz de la poesía y se aventuró a ser libre, como un auténtico autodidacta, en la búsqueda del conocimiento y la creatividad poética. De allí salieron poemas sueltos que se pasearon...
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This perceptive book critically explores why the United States continues to pursue failed policies in Latin America. What elements of the U.S. and Latin American political systems have allowed the Cold War, the war on drugs, and the war on terror to be conflated? Why do U.S. policies-ostensibly designed to promote the rule of law, human rights, and democracy-instead contribute to widespread corruption, erosion of government authority, human rights...
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A collection of essays from some of the best writers in America, about what it means to be a fully functional, and sometimes fully dysfunctional, 21st–century, born–in–the–USA Latina
Tired of the trite cultural clichés by which the media has defined Latinas, the editors of this collection of personal essays by both established and emerging authors, have gathered them with the intention of representing their varied experiences, through hilarious...
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Carlos Forment's aim in this highly ambitious work is to write the book that Tocqueville would have written had he traveled to Latin America instead of the United States. Drawing on an astonishing level of research, Forment pored over countless newspapers, partisan pamphlets, tabloids, journals, private letters, and travelogues to show in this study how citizens of Latin America established strong democratic traditions in their countries through the...
34) Cuba
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Cuba Beauty Through Watercolors
A wonderful collection of watercolor paintings of this beautiful country, showcasing the sublime and amazing sites through the beauty of the brush stroke...Get it now!
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Obra escrita en formato de poesia -prosa corta que indica la Reflexion interna del autor sobre el encuentro amoroso con mujeres en diferentes epocas de su vida, nombrandolas y asociandolas a su idilio frenetico y a veces dulce, de su sentimiento personal. Toca el tema de los emociones y cavilaciones acerca de la vida desde la locura, suenos, impotencia, dudas, la oracion, el pecado y Dios. De su expereincia real con la violencia escribe sobre la guerra...
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An exemplary story of solidarity in action, Cultivating a Revolutionary Spirit conveys the exhilarating experience of being part of paradigm-changing revolutions.
Bill Lankford visited Nicaragua in 1984 to see the Sandinista revolution for himself. What he found led this physics professor to volunteer his skills teaching at the Central American University in Managua. There, he and his students developed a solar cooking project which took on a life...
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Lawrencia's Last Parang: A Memoir of Loss and Belonging as a Black Woman in Canada is a snapshot of the author's life after the passing of her grandmother Lawrencia, the woman who raised her. Written in the style of a patchwork quilt that takes the reader back and forth between past and present, she examines her grief from the perspective of a Canadian-born Black woman of Caribbean descent, and she begins to question her identity and what it means...
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Hidden Meanings: Truth and Secret in Haiti's Creole Proverbs is a collection of the colorful proverbs that characterize the country of Haiti and its people.
The proverbs appear in the original Creole with accompanying translations. Whenever possible, literal rather than common translations are provided that the reader may hear the language as well as the proverbs. Also included are explanations of the proverbs' meanings.
Featuring over 1200 entries,...
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Un mystérieux visiteur vient de s'installer sur l'île d'Hibiscus et envoûte rapidement les habitants. Puissant hypnotiseur, cet escroc se sert de ses talents pour devenir Maitre de l'Île.
Pour contrecarrer l'imposteur, Hibiscus sollicite l'aide de Nectarina, la sorcière. Hélas, celle-ci succombe à son tour au charme de Flashman.
Comment Hibiscus pourra-t-elle faire face à l'association de ces deux êtres aux pouvoirs surnaturels, et...
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