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El señor Watanabe, superviviente de la bomba atómica, se siente un fugitivo de su propia memoria y está a punto de tomar una de las decisiones más cruciales de su vida. El terremoto previo al accidente de Fukushima provoca un movimiento de placas que remueve el pasado colectivo. Cuatro mujeres narran sus vidas y sus recuerdos de Watanabe a un enigmático periodista argentino, en un recorrido sentimental y político por ciudades como Tokio, París, Nueva York, Buenos Aires o Madrid.

Sigue los pasos de mujeres y hombres fieles que se han esforzado por seguir el llamado de Dios. La senda presenta de forma clara y sencilla la extensa historia de la Biblia utilizando extractos tomados de la versión Dios Habla Hoy. Al leerla, seguirás la senda del amor de Dios de principio a fin, desde la creación de Adán y Eva hasta el Apocalipsis de Juan de Patmos. Habrá “señales” o notas marginales en el camino que te ayudarán a comprender cómo encajan todas las partes del relato.

Based on the true story of the Urban Art Trail in San Diego, California, Maybe Something Beautiful reveals how art can inspire transformation - and how even the smallest artists can accomplish something big. Pick up a paintbrush, and join the celebration! Experience the story now with this dual English and Spanish version.

The calm of a sleepy Patagonian fishing port has been broken by murder. It’s the case of a lifetime for brilliant and headstrong forensic detective Laura Badía. The crime is brutal and baffling. The victim is Julio Ortega, a local heartthrob and an old flame of Laura’s. The apparent motive is the theft of a collection of ancient and mysterious iridescent arrowheads that Ortega had recently acquired. Carved nearly six thousand years ago out of Amazon opal, they are now missing from Ortega’s home, vanishing once again into legend.

The fascinating Mexican artist Frida Kahlo is remembered for her self-portraits, her dramatic works featuring bold and vibrant colors. Her work brought attention to Mexican and indigenous culture, and she is also renowned for her works celebrating the female form. Brown's story recounts Frida's beloved pets - two monkeys, a parrot, three dogs, two turkeys, an eagle, a black cat, and a fawn - and playfully considers how Frida embodied many wonderful characteristics of each animal.

Ve el mundo de otra manera. Te presentamos a Ginny Moon. Es la típica adolescente, toca la flauta en la banda de la escuela, practica baloncesto semanalmente, y lee poemas de Robert Frost en la clase de inglés.

Pero Ginny es autista. Y lo que es importante para ella puede parecer un poco… diferente: comienza cada día con nueve uvas exactas como desayuno, su muñeca llamada Michael Jackson y la elaboración de un plan secreto de escapar.

As a child, Amalia always thought she would grow up to be a teacher - that was until she saw dancers perform in her town square. She was fascinated by the way they twirled and swayed, and she knew that someday she would be a dancer, too.

A finalist for the first Premio Planeta-Casamérica, this novel is a simple story with complex and engaging characters. A journalist named Verónica has a seemingly stable and happy life, but is haunted by her memories when she unexpectedly meets a high school friend.

What good can a splash of color do in a community of gray? As Mira and her neighbors discover, more than you might ever imagine! Based on the true story of the Urban Art Trail in San Diego, California, Maybe Something Beautiful reveals how art can inspire transformation - and how even the smallest artists can accomplish something big. Pick up a paintbrush and join the celebration!

Colonel Juan Perón, who had been the most powerful and the most hated man in the country, has been forced out of power. Many people fear that his mistress, radio actress Evita Duarte, will use her skill at swaying the masses to restore him to office. When an obscure young woman is brutally murdered, police detective Roberto Leary concludes that the murderer mistook the girl for Evita, the intended target of someone out to eliminate the popular star from the political scene.

When a middle-aged philosophy professor lacks the discipline to get his ideas published, his relationship flounders and he is soon in the arms of another woman.

Por medio de su oganización Esperanza USA, el reverendo Luis Cortés Jr., ha tenido un tremendo impacto en la comunidad latina con proyectos como Hogares de Esperanza, que conseja acerca de hipotecas y asuntos financiales con el intento de que más individuos latinos puedan ser propietarios de sus propias viviendas. Él ha escrito varios libros que ayudan a susoyentes obtener estabilidad económica, incluyendo Compre su casa ahora y Repare su crédito hoy .

¿Le es difícil pensar en comprar una casa? ¿Por dónde empezar? ¿Cómo puede evitar que le saquen ventaja? Usted podría incluso sentir que llegar a tener una casa se encuentra tan por encima de sus medios que es una meta inalcanzable. Comprar una casa es más fácil de lo que usted cree. El reverendo Luis Cortés Jr. lo orienta a través de este complicado proceso y le muestra cómo llegar a convertir su sueño en realidad.

Argentina's coup d'tat in 1976 led to one of the bloodiest dictatorships in its history - 30,000 people were abducted, tortured, and subsequently "disappeared". And hundreds of babies born to pregnant political prisoners were stolen from their doomed mothers and given to families with military ties or who were collaborators of the regime. "Anala" was one of those children, raised without suspecting that she was adopted.

Frida Kahlo, one of the world's most famous and unusual artists, is revered around the world. Her life was filled with laughter, love, and tragedy, all of which influenced what she painted on her canvases.

Los hombres y mujeres de todo el mundo que sonemprendedores y fracasan son infinitamente mejores que los que no intentan nada y triunfan.El primer paso para alcanzar el éxito es sencillo: saber qué y cómo se quieren las cosas. ¿Cómo vamos a llegar a nuestras metas si no sabemos dónde queremos ir? Tú puedes tener todolo que deseas, ser todo lo que deseas, hacer todo lo que deseas. El mundo te pertenece. Tú eres el dueño de tu destino.

In the Hispanic American classic Empire of Dreams, Giannina Braschi calls for a revolution in poetry - a revolution against the Latin American Boom. New York City becomes the site of liberation for its marginal characters who seek to experience the center of power, of meaning, of feeling, and of personal identity. Clowns, buffoons, shepherds, magicians, and madmen perform their fantasies in the city streets. In a climatic episode of a pastoral revolution, shepherds take over the top floor of the Empire State Building, where they dance and sing....

Esta versión moderna de los hechos de la reconstrucción del drama de Adán y Eva en el paraíso terrenal juega con la parábola de la historia de la humanidad. La narración nos induce al interior de Adán, viviendo en unmundomágico, sin conflictos, bello por esencia, y la aparición de Eva, que desde el principio es seducida por la serpiente que le informa de la existencia del árbol del conocimiento y esto es lo que más le atrae a Eva.

Estan desnudos. El muchacho acuna a la muchacha. Su pie les cobriza. Estan recostados en un soca victoriano rodeados de ceramica egipcia de carton, un tigre salvaje disecado, un tambor de juguete y cocoteros glaseados. Una pradera Americana se extiende tras ellos en apagados colores al oleo.

Girls cannot be drummers. Long ago on an island filled with music, no one questioned that rule - until the drum dream girl. In her city of drumbeats, she dreamed of pounding tall congas and tapping small bongós. She had to keep quiet. She had to practice in secret. But when at last her dream-bright music was heard, everyone sang and danced and decided that both girls and boys should be free to drum and dream.