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This is the story of a man who said that he would stop the motor of the world, and did. Is he a destroyer or a liberator? Why does he have to fight his battle not against his enemys but against those who need him most? Why does he fight his hardest battle against the woman he loves? You will learn the answers to these questions when you discover the reason behind the baffling events that play havoc with the lives of the amazing men and women in this...
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Publisher
Biblioasis
Pub. Date
2023
Physical Desc
167 pages ; 20 cm
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"A funny, fast-paced, and poignant take on Franco-African history, as told through the eyes of three African security guards in Paris. All over the city, they are watching: Black men paid to stand guard, invisible amongst the rich white flaneurs--and yet the only ones who truly see. From Les Grands Moulins and the sales at Camaieu to a Sephora on the Champs-Elysees, Ferdinand, Ossiri, and Kassoum, two generations of Ivoirians, seek their way as undocumented...
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Publisher
HarperCollins Español
Pub. Date
2022
Physical Desc
707 pages : illustration ; 23 cm
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"En 1844, Henry Lehman, hijo de un comerciante judío de ganado, deja su Bavaria natal y llega a Nueva York en busca de una vida mejor. Dotado de buen olfato para las oportunidades se establece en Alabama, donde fundará un negocio textil. Más tarde, sus hermanos Emanuel y Mayer invertirán en cualquier cosa que genere beneficio: algodón, carbón, ferrocarriles... El negocio familiar comenzará así su andadura hacia el terreno cada vez más abstracto...
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