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William Shatner speaks from the heart about the remarkable effect horses have had on his life, and on the lives of others. Drawing not just from his own decades of experience but also from a wealth of classic horse stories, this book captures the unique connection between humans and horses -- and the power, courage, mindfulness, and healing that they can inspire in us.
3) Jane Eyre
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"Una de las grandes novelas de todos los tiempos. La obra maestra de la literatura victoriana. Jane Eyre es una novela clásica de amor, precursora
del feminismo y la psicología moderna, sobre una huérfana que enfrenta su destino mani - festo gracias a su inteligencia e integridad inquebrantables. Controvertida y revolucionaria en el momento de su publicación, Jane Eyre es, al mismo tiempo, una crítica punzante a una sociedad rancia y un himno...
4) Sturmhöhe
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Emily Brontë: Sturmhöhe Neu editiert, in aktualisierter Rechtschreibung Voll verlinkt und mit eBook-Inhaltsverzeichnis Mit einem Stammbaum der Earnshaws und Lintons, sowie einer Timeline mit den Lebensdaten der Hauptpersonen Sturmhöhe gehört zu den großen epischen Familienerzählungen und ist in eine Reihe mit vom Winde verweht oder doktor Schiwago zu stellen. Die Geschichte ist so bewegend, weil sie-wie jeder dieser großen Romane-archaische...
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It is the winter of 1942 in NYC and Travis House, an experimental prison, where convicted women serve out the remainder of their sentences. A new resident, Agnieska Hajek becomes caught up in the secretive goings on at Travis House. Her main concern is the reunification with her son whom she gave birth to in Sivart Women's Penitentiary and was taken from her at three months old.
6) La era
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The book is broadly classified into two segments and the first part deals with a collection of poems that take an active part in shaping and reshaping environmental commitments for a better humanity and the second part which is a collection of short stories also have a similar activity.
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"When you almost think of giving up, the world suddenly gives every inch of hope you need, as if telling you that no matter what, hope is not gone. That's the thing about hope. It never really leaves. It stays to give you another chance at something and makes you believe that everything happens for a reason. Sometimes, that hope comes from within. You feel it deeply, from the heart, especially on times when you lose all your senses on everything and...
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"I am who You say I am is a short book written to give inspiration to the youth. It talks about how we subscribe to the set of standards imposed upon us by modern societies. This is a time when challenges are pressing, and the youth frequently find themselves trapped in microcosms of confusion. With all of these in consideration, this book seeks to provide answers to those who are searching, a map to those who are losing their path, a motivation to...
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Mizuko: los niños del agua es una obra con una voz que se sostiene hasta el final; la voz siempre tiene algo interesante que decir y lo dice con trazos poéticos y desgarrados, tristes y severos a un mismo tiempo. El texto gira alrededor del aborto, tema que no ha sido tratado de manera tan directa en la literatura ecuatoriana, pero que, al mismo tiempo, responde a una tendencia literaria del país de literaturizar temas femeninos.
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Este texto apareció en el periódico La Solidaridad, que editaba José Rizal en Barcelona a finales del siglo XIX. Su reflexión sobre los principios fundantes del colonialismo y sobre las fuerzas enfrentadas en los procesos de emancipación social resulta válida, a su vez, para entender cómo se formaron las conciencias nacionales de las colonias españolas de América y Asia y el papel que jugaron en estos movimientos el clero y la burguesía...
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La literatura tiene la función transformadora de habitarnos en la palabra. Ahí nos desgarra y nos devuelve conscientes del dolor que no es nuestro, pero nos pertenece. Estos relatos reconstruyen la memoria desde la entraña porque no hay mayor cercanía que sentirse lejos. Las y los autores de origen mexicano que radican en tierras canadienses muestran la herida viva de la violencia estructural que, sutil, encuentran su fuerza en la construcción...
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In Life Lessons, Rita de Brún interviews some of Ireland's most interesting characters. From judges, politicians and diplomats, to poets, commentators and campaigners, the contributors to this book come from a wide range of backgrounds and inhabit all walks of life. Despite their differences, there are uniting forces. All are fired by a drive to be true to who they are and follow their passions. All have their own life lessons to impart... As individuals...
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"This book was inspired by one of our pillow talk moments with my son, Sandro. Sandro at 5 years old, randomly sang this phrase out loud,
"The sun and the moon like to stay together
but they can't stay together all the time.
But they have a good time in the sunset."
Watching sunsets as it unfolds each day can be symbolic. The reason for each hold its own purpose at some point in life. I find that sunsets enhances my lasting satisfaction...
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Current talk about the "new normal" and "going back to normal" has some questioning what normal means. What does normal look like? Is anyone or anything ever truly normal? Is normal something we should strive for? And if so, why do we revere the exceptional? Do we always need to return to the status quo, or can we learn and grow, taking the good parts of our past as we move forward into a new future? In these pages, you'll read poetry, nonfiction,...
17) Dictionary of Midwestern Literature, Volume 2: Dimensions of the Midwestern Literary Imagination
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The Midwest has produced a robust literary heritage. Its authors have won half of the nation's Nobel Prizes for Literature plus a significant number of Pulitzer Prizes. This volume explores the rich racial, ethnic, and cultural diversity of the region. It also contains entries on 35 pivotal Midwestern literary works, literary genres, literary, cultural, historical, and social movements, state and city literatures, literary journals and magazines,...
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Un meuble oublié, des papiers jaunis, une adolescente fouineuse et mature pour ses onze ans ; il n'en fallait pas plus pour qu'une escale obligée prenne des allures de coup de théâtre.
Dans le manoir de Jeremy, Rosie et Pat, deux grandes amies qui y demeurent, voient leur quiétude chamboulée lorsque Rosalie s'installe quelques semaines chez sa mamie Rosie. Désorientée par sa situation familiale et mal dans sa peau, la jeune fille commet bévues...
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This unprecedented textbook provides a comprehensive awareness of Higher Education. The book highligthat can push students into the higher education, theorigin of universities, functions of universities, skills and knowledge needed or found in universitat universities and the type of learning that is expected of students for the higher education. This textbook is very appropriate as a text for self-awareness and motivation. The book is intended for...
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