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Languages : en
Pages : 1146
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The Pan American Book Shelf
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Pages : 1146
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G.K. Hall Bibliographic Guide to Latin American Studies
Author: Benson Latin American Collection
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Category : Latin America
Languages : en
Pages : 946
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Category : Latin America
Languages : en
Pages : 946
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Archivo español de arqueología
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Category : Spain
Languages : es
Pages : 396
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Category : Spain
Languages : es
Pages : 396
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Awakenings
Author: Oliver Sacks
Publisher: Vintage
ISBN: 0307834093
Category : Psychology
Languages : en
Pages : 506
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The classic account of survivors of the sleeping-sickness during the great epidemic just after World War I—and their return to the world after decades of “sleep.” • “One of the most beautifully composed and moving works of our time" (The Washington Post) from the distinguished neurologist and the national bestselling author of The Man Who Mistook His Wife for a Hat. Awakenings—which inspired the major motion picture starring Robert DeNiro and Robin Williams—is the remarkable story of a group of patients who contracted sleeping-sickness during the great epidemic just after World War I. Frozen for decades in a trance-like state, these men and women were given up as hopeless until 1969, when Dr. Oliver Sacks gave them the then-new drug L-DOPA, which had an astonishing, explosive, "awakening" effect. Dr. Sacks recounts the moving case histories of his patients, their lives, and the extraordinary transformations which went with their reintroduction to a changed world.
Publisher: Vintage
ISBN: 0307834093
Category : Psychology
Languages : en
Pages : 506
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The classic account of survivors of the sleeping-sickness during the great epidemic just after World War I—and their return to the world after decades of “sleep.” • “One of the most beautifully composed and moving works of our time" (The Washington Post) from the distinguished neurologist and the national bestselling author of The Man Who Mistook His Wife for a Hat. Awakenings—which inspired the major motion picture starring Robert DeNiro and Robin Williams—is the remarkable story of a group of patients who contracted sleeping-sickness during the great epidemic just after World War I. Frozen for decades in a trance-like state, these men and women were given up as hopeless until 1969, when Dr. Oliver Sacks gave them the then-new drug L-DOPA, which had an astonishing, explosive, "awakening" effect. Dr. Sacks recounts the moving case histories of his patients, their lives, and the extraordinary transformations which went with their reintroduction to a changed world.
La Solidaridad
Author: Graciano López Jaena
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Languages : en
Pages : 912
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Pages : 912
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Talking Books with Mario Vargas Llosa
Author: Raquel Chang-Rodriguez
Publisher: U of Nebraska Press
ISBN: 1496220811
Category : Literary Criticism
Languages : en
Pages : 297
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The essays included in Talking Books with Mario Vargas Llosa celebrate Mario Vargas Llosa's visits to the City College of New York, the creation of the Cátedra Vargas Llosa in his honor, and the interests of the Peruvian author in reading and books. This volume contains previously unpublished material by Vargas Llosa himself, as well as by novelists and literary critics associated with the Cátedra. This collection offers readers an opportunity to learn about Vargas Llosa's body of work through multiple perspectives: his own and those of eminent fiction writers and important literary critics. The book offers significant analysis and rich conversation that bring to life many of the Nobel Laureate's characters and provide insights into his writing process and imagination. As the last surviving member of the original group of writers of the Latin American Boom--which included Gabriel García Márquez, Carlos Fuentes, and Julio Cortázar--Vargas Llosa endures as a literary icon because his fiction has remained fresh and innovative. His prolific works span many different themes and subgenres. A combination of literary analyses and anecdotal contributions in this volume reveal the little-known human and intellectual dimensions of Vargas Llosa the writer and Vargas Llosa the man.
Publisher: U of Nebraska Press
ISBN: 1496220811
Category : Literary Criticism
Languages : en
Pages : 297
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The essays included in Talking Books with Mario Vargas Llosa celebrate Mario Vargas Llosa's visits to the City College of New York, the creation of the Cátedra Vargas Llosa in his honor, and the interests of the Peruvian author in reading and books. This volume contains previously unpublished material by Vargas Llosa himself, as well as by novelists and literary critics associated with the Cátedra. This collection offers readers an opportunity to learn about Vargas Llosa's body of work through multiple perspectives: his own and those of eminent fiction writers and important literary critics. The book offers significant analysis and rich conversation that bring to life many of the Nobel Laureate's characters and provide insights into his writing process and imagination. As the last surviving member of the original group of writers of the Latin American Boom--which included Gabriel García Márquez, Carlos Fuentes, and Julio Cortázar--Vargas Llosa endures as a literary icon because his fiction has remained fresh and innovative. His prolific works span many different themes and subgenres. A combination of literary analyses and anecdotal contributions in this volume reveal the little-known human and intellectual dimensions of Vargas Llosa the writer and Vargas Llosa the man.
Letters to a Young Athlete
Author: Chris Bosh
Publisher: Penguin
ISBN: 1984881795
Category : Biography & Autobiography
Languages : en
Pages : 256
Book Description
A legendary NBA player shares his remarkable story, infused with hard-earned wisdom about the journey to self-mastery from a life at the highest level of professional sports Chris Bosh, NBA Hall of Famer, eleven-time All-Star, two-time NBA champion, Olympic gold medalist, and the league’s Global Ambassador, had his playing days cut short at their prime by a freak medical condition. His extraordinary career ended “in a doctor’s office in the middle of the afternoon.” Forced to reckon with moving forward, he found himself looking back over the course he'd taken, to the pinnacle of the NBA and beyond. Reflecting on all he had learned from a long list of basketball legends, from LeBron and Kobe to Pat Riley and Coach K, he saw that his important lessons weren’t about basketball so much as the inner game of success—right attitude, right commitment, right flow within a team. Now he shares that journey, giving us a view from the inside of what greatness feels like and what it takes. Letters to a Young Athlete offers a proven path for taming your inner voice and making it your ally, through the challenges of failure and success alike.
Publisher: Penguin
ISBN: 1984881795
Category : Biography & Autobiography
Languages : en
Pages : 256
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A legendary NBA player shares his remarkable story, infused with hard-earned wisdom about the journey to self-mastery from a life at the highest level of professional sports Chris Bosh, NBA Hall of Famer, eleven-time All-Star, two-time NBA champion, Olympic gold medalist, and the league’s Global Ambassador, had his playing days cut short at their prime by a freak medical condition. His extraordinary career ended “in a doctor’s office in the middle of the afternoon.” Forced to reckon with moving forward, he found himself looking back over the course he'd taken, to the pinnacle of the NBA and beyond. Reflecting on all he had learned from a long list of basketball legends, from LeBron and Kobe to Pat Riley and Coach K, he saw that his important lessons weren’t about basketball so much as the inner game of success—right attitude, right commitment, right flow within a team. Now he shares that journey, giving us a view from the inside of what greatness feels like and what it takes. Letters to a Young Athlete offers a proven path for taming your inner voice and making it your ally, through the challenges of failure and success alike.
Anywhere in the south
Author: Julio Torri
Publisher: UNAM
ISBN: 9789685011501
Category : Authors, Mexican
Languages : en
Pages : 116
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Publisher: UNAM
ISBN: 9789685011501
Category : Authors, Mexican
Languages : en
Pages : 116
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S.E.L.A.
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Category : Latin America
Languages : en
Pages : 280
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Category : Latin America
Languages : en
Pages : 280
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Cinco Seamanas en Globo
Author: Julio Verne
Publisher: iUniverse
ISBN: 1583488286
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Languages : en
Pages : 182
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Las emociones que experimentamos al iniciar un viaje el placer ante el descubrimiento conocidos para el novelista frances Julio Verne. Desdu su biblioteca atestada de periodicos, revistas cientificas, mapas, almanaques y libros de viajes, Verne nos propone un reto: una aventura en la que participar observando los preparativos de la expedicion, admirando lugares remotos, no hallados, aun por el hombre, asombrandonos ante paisajes paradisiacos o animales salvajes, pueblos de otras razas y culturas. Asi el autor nos invita a un periplo imaginario donde el placer de conocer no cede a las fuertes imprisiones de una arriesgada travesia cargada de peligros y sorpresas. En la Inglaterra de finales del siglo XIX los circulos cientificos solohablan de un suceso: un explorador tozudo y voluntarioso, un experto cazador y un criado oficioso y dicharachero pretenden Ilevar a cabo la mas osada aventura que pudiera imaginarse, a bordo de un ingenio volador extrano y peligroso. Y aqui comienza tambien nuestro apasionante viaje de la mano de Julio Verne.
Publisher: iUniverse
ISBN: 1583488286
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Languages : en
Pages : 182
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Las emociones que experimentamos al iniciar un viaje el placer ante el descubrimiento conocidos para el novelista frances Julio Verne. Desdu su biblioteca atestada de periodicos, revistas cientificas, mapas, almanaques y libros de viajes, Verne nos propone un reto: una aventura en la que participar observando los preparativos de la expedicion, admirando lugares remotos, no hallados, aun por el hombre, asombrandonos ante paisajes paradisiacos o animales salvajes, pueblos de otras razas y culturas. Asi el autor nos invita a un periplo imaginario donde el placer de conocer no cede a las fuertes imprisiones de una arriesgada travesia cargada de peligros y sorpresas. En la Inglaterra de finales del siglo XIX los circulos cientificos solohablan de un suceso: un explorador tozudo y voluntarioso, un experto cazador y un criado oficioso y dicharachero pretenden Ilevar a cabo la mas osada aventura que pudiera imaginarse, a bordo de un ingenio volador extrano y peligroso. Y aqui comienza tambien nuestro apasionante viaje de la mano de Julio Verne.