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81) Los niños de la estrella amarilla: la esperanza encontrada en le chambon-sur-lignon : una novela
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"Jacob y Moises Stein viven con su tIa Judit en París, hasta que en agosto de 1942 se desata la gran redada contra los judIos extranjeros. Sus padres, conocidos dramaturgos alemanes, están ocultos en la Francia libra, pero, antes des que su tía logre enviarles al sur, los gendarmes los detienen y los llevan al Velódromo de Invierno, donde más de cuatro mil niños, cinco mil mujeres y tres mil hombres tuvieron que subsistir sin comida ni...
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A riveting portrayal of one of the most dramatic and turbulent times in English history. A story of love and lust, seduction and deception, betrayal and murder, it is uniquely told through the perspective of three different, yet equally relentless women - Elizabeth Woodville, Margaret Beaufort and Anne Neville. In their quest for power, they will scheme, manipulate and seduce their way onto the English throne.
83) A Royal affair
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The passionate and forbidden romance between the insane Danish King, the royal physician, and the young but strong-willed Queen leads to a revolution that changes an entire nation.
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In the late 1930s, civil war gripped Spain. When General Franco and his Fascists succeed in overthrowing the government, hundreds of thousands are forced to flee in a treacherous journey over the mountains to the French border. Among them is Roser, a pregnant young widow, who finds her life irreversibly intertwined with that of Victor Dalmau, an army doctor and the brother of her deceased love. In order to survive, the two must unite in a marriage...
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"Vegetarianism has been practiced in the United States since the country's founding, yet the early years of the movement have been woefully misunderstood and understudied. Through the Civil War, the vegetarian movement focused on social and political reform, but by the late nineteenth century, the movement became a path for personal strength and success in a newly individualistic, consumption-driven economy. This development led to greater expansion...
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En este libro conocerás la historia de mujeres que lucharon para abrirse paso ¡Y lo lograron! Desobedecer a veces no le hace daño a nadie y menos si es para cumplir nuestras metas. Si la vida nos queda corta, ¡expandámosla! Por que somos muchas, aquí encontrarás más mujeres mexicanas inspiradoras, talentosas y temerarias que se atrevieron a llegar donde su corazón las mandaba, sin dejar que nadie les dijera que no se podía.
88) The eagle
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In 140 AD, twenty years after the unexplained disappearance of the entire Ninth Legion in the mountains of Scotland, young centurion Marcus Aquila arrives from Rome to solve the mystery and restore the reputation of his father, the commander of the Ninth. Accompanied only by his British slave Esca, Marcus sets out across Hadrian's Wall into the uncharted highlands of Caledonia to confront its savage tribes, make peace with his father's memory, and...
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Escrito por Leila Cobo, Vicepresidenta de Música Latina en Billboard y la mayor autoridad de la música latina, La fórmula "Despacito" es una mirada profunda al detrás de escenas de la música que hace bailar al mundo entero. Seguramente conoces "Despacito", la canción de Luis Fonsi y Daddy Yankee con un remix de Justin Bieber, que rápidamente se convirtió en la canción más escuchada del mundo y cuyo video fue el primero en conseguir...
90) Too big to fail
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Offers an intimate look at the epochal financial crisis of 2008 and the powerful men and women who decided the fate of the world's economy in a matter of a few weeks. Centering on Treasury Secretary Henry Paulson, the film goes behind closed doors to examine the symbiotic relationship between Wall Street and Washington.
92) Persepolis
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In 1970s Iran, Marjane 'Marji' Statrapi watches events through her young eyes and her idealistic family. Their long dream is realized when the hated Shah is defeated in the Iranian Revolution of 1979. Now ruled by Islamic fundamentalists, Marji grows up to witnesses first hand how the new Iran has become a repressive tyranny on its own. With Marji dangerously refusing to remain silent at this injustice, her parents send her abroad to Vienna to study....
94) Quo vadis
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Returning to Rome after 3 years in the field, General Marcus Vinicius meets and falls in love with the devout Christian, Lygia. She doesn't want to have anything to do with the warrior. Though Lygia grew up Roman, and as the adopted daughter of a retired general, Lygia is technically a hostage of Rome. Marcus gets Emperor Nero to give her to him for services rendered. Lygia is not happy about this situation, but she falls in love with Marcus anyway....
95) Jauja
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An astonishingly beautiful and gripping Western starring Viggo Mortensen, JAUJA (pronounced how-ha) begins in a remote outpost in Patagonia during the late 1800s. Captain Gunnar Dinesen has come from abroad with his fifteen year-old daughter to take an engineering job with the Argentine army. Being the only female in the area, Ingeborg creates quite a stir among the men. She falls in love with a young soldier, and one night they run away together....
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"In Homeward Bound, noted historian Elaine Tyler May uncovers startling connections between the Cold War and family life, challenging assumptions of the "happy days" of the 1950s. This new edition includes up-to-date information and references throughout, with an epilogue that examines the legacy of the Cold War since September 11th, 2001"--Jacket.
97) Red tails
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Italy, 1944. As the war takes its toll on Allied forces in Europe, a squadron of black pilots known as the Tuskegee Airmen are finally given the chance to prove themselves in the sky, even as they battle discrimination on the ground. Featuring jaw-dropping aerial action and thrilling special effects, Red Tails is a breathtaking tribute to the unsung heroes who rose above extraordinary challenges and ultimately soared into history.
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Tells the emotional true story of two men who defined the rules of their time to launch a medical revolution, set against the backdrop of the Jim Crow south. Working in 1940s Baltimore on an unprecedented technique for performing heart surgery on "blue babies", Dr. Alfred Blalock and lab technician Vivien Thomas from an impressive team. As Blalock and Thomas invent a new field of medicine, saving thousands of lives in the process, social pressures...
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Ellas eran las cuatro hermanas Mirabal—símbolos de una esperanza desafiante en un país ensombrecido por la dictadura y la desesperación. Sacrificaron sus vidas, seguras, y confortables, en nombre de la libertad. Ellas eran “فٌٱ حفىْٱُِفٱ،” ” م َمٱٰف َُمفٌ م٬ٰفْلُْىفَىْف، ذفٰىْف، حىمَْف، حفىْف شممْٱف، ” ؤملم́ ٱَُ كمَٰف،َ ف ٰفْم́ٱ لم...