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Nostromo, a Tale of the Seaboard - Joseph Conrad - Joseph Conrad, who knew the human nature inside out, telling the story of Nostromo and portraying his personages is ironic and even slightly derisive...⍾Every man, somewhere deep inside, has his own share of rascality... And every human doing has two sides...⍾⍾Action is consolatory. It is the enemy of thought and the friend of flattering illusions. Only in the conduct of our action can we find...
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"The latest novel from #1 internationally best-selling author Paulo Coelho is a classic of inspiration and reflection, a meditation on life, love, and the significance of change. A novel of philosophical reflection set in Jerusalem during the time of the Crusades. Here a community of Christians, Arabs, and Jews who have long lived together harmoniously have been warned of an imminent attack and certain destruction. Contemplating their demise, the...
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Anaya
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2018
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151 pages : color illustrations ; 25 cm
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"Cuentos y leyendas que nos llevan de la mano por los caminos de la imaginación ancestral de los latinoamericanos. Algunos relatos darán miedo, otros harán reir y otros sorprenderan a todo el que los lea. Se sabrápor qué llora la Llorona, por qué algunos seres tienen los pies al reves, por qué el murciélago es tan feo y muchas curiosidades más. Y así uno podrá entender por qué desde la noche de los tiempos los seres humanos se han valido...
9) The Aeneid
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"For two thousand years, the epic tale of Aeneas's dramatic flight from Troy, his doomed love affair with Dido, his descent into the underworld, and the bloody story behind the establishment of Rome has electrified audiences around the world. In Vergil's telling, Aeneas's heroic journey not only gave Romans and Italians a thrilling origin story, it established many of the fundamental themes of Western life and literature-the role of duty and self-sacrifice,...
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Albert Whitman & Company
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2015.
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1 volume (unpaged) : color illustrations ; 23 x 29 cm
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"El Día de los Muertos, Day of the Dead, is here--a holiday for celebrating the lives of departed family and friends. Altars are decorated with sugar skulls and marigolds. Tamales and sweets are ready to eat. Soon it will be time for picnics, music, and a costume parade! Come join in these joyful and vibrant festivities that are a tradition in Mexico and throughout Latin America"--Dust jacket.
"It's Día de Los Muertos (Day of the Dead) and children...
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North Atlantic Books
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"An Indigenous environmental scientist breaks down why western conservationism isn't working--and offers Indigenous models informed by case studies, personal stories, and family histories that center the voices of Latin American women and land protectors."--
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Distributed by Random House
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2004
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1 v. (unpaged) : col. ill. ; 29 cm.
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Because he has misbehaved, four-year-old Federico is afraid the three kings will not bring him the toy horse he asked them for and, unable to sleep, he goes outside to await their arrival. This gorgeously illustrated storybook by Beatriz Vidal glows with warmth and holiday cheer, and readers everywhere will surely find themselves scanning the night skies for the Magi.
16) Papi's gift
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Boyds Mills Press
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2007
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1 v. (unpaged) : col. ill. ; 29 cm.
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Graciela's Papi has been working in the United States for so long that she has almost forgotten his face, so when the box he promised for her seventh birthday does not arrive, she is very upset and nearly loses hope that he--and the rain--will someday return.
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August House LittleFolk
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2009
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1 v. (unpaged) : col. ill. ; 29 cm.
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Describes a festival or holiday celebrated in Latin America for each month of the year, from the feast of Saint Anthony in January through Mexico's Cinco de Mayo, an Inca festival in Peru in June, and a ritual of African origin in Brazil in September.
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