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El viento a contrapelo de mi sombra es un libro que navega entre el dolor y el goce, entre la desazón y la dicha, entre la muerte y la vida. Poemas escritos desde la vívida contemplación del mundo, reflexionan en torno a la ausencia, al desastre inminente, al tedio de la existencia, pero también alrededor del nacimiento, los devaneos del amor y la escritura como acto vital. Aquí, Vizcaíno maneja con maestría la elegía y el verso largo, así...
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John Ruskin's Sesame and Lilies, first published in 1865, stands as a classic nineteenth-century statement on the natures and duties of men and women. Although widely popular in its time, the work in its entirety has been out of print since the early twentieth century. This volume returns Sesame and Lilies to easy availability and reunites the two halves of the work: Of Kings' Treasuries, in which Ruskin critiques, Victorian manhood, and Of Queens'...
63) 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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Learn about McNamaras 100,000, soldiers who failed to meet minimal intellectual standards but were given a chance at Army careers. Meet a soldier who won a silver star while wearing a black lace bra under his fatigues. Hear the story of how a British Army in India 19th century water policy was almost resurrected for Desert Storm. Discover why the military stopped pushing cheap booze and attempted to change from an alcohol-positive to an alcohol-neutral...
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Published posthumously, this 1903 collection of Norris's literary criticism was assembled by his wife Jeanette. In the title essay, Norris argues that serious writers have an obligation to present their readers with the truths of daily life, and not with idle fantasies of romance or escape. He also discusses important issues of western literature and the closing of the American frontier.
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English Mantra is specially designed for the teachers and the students to develop their English language fluency through different activities. The outstanding feature of this book is that it contains specially designed curricula for different levels of students and guidelines for teachers to adopt those curricula. Now-a-days the teachers are not getting proper curriculum or syllabus for teaching Spoken (Communicative) English in schools and colleges....
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This 1904 volume is not only a meticulously researched history of book collecting but a guide for aspiring and more experienced collectors. Hazlitt discusses collectors of every walk of life, including Reverend Thomas Corser, The Chevalier D'Eon, Richard Heber, the Duke of Roxburghe, Thomas Grenville, George Daniel, Lord Spencer, and Henry Huth.
68) Romantic Reverie
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"Romantic Reverie: 13 Love Stories" is an enchanting collection of heartfelt tales that transport readers to a world where love knows no boundaries. In this captivating anthology, each story unfolds like a delicate petal, revealing unique and unforgettable love stories that span across time, place, and circumstance.From the sun-kissed beaches of a tropical paradise to the bustling streets of a bustling metropolis, "Romantic Reverie" sweeps readers...
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This assortment of quick-read pieces is perfect for those with busy lifestyles, small attention spans, for those who love short stories, poems, monologues, or for those who just love reading and want to add another book to their collection. The works in this book are all unique and grab you in right away. Some will jerk your tears, while others will make you want to scream out in anger; this really is a rollercoaster of literary works and will surprise...
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As the Great War raged along in 1916, Wells turned his prophetic eye towards the future. Topics considered include the law, the media, the new map of Europe, the roles of the United States, Russia, and France, the outlook for Germany, the "white man's burden," and the prospects for European socialism.
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Collected here are all of Lucian's major works. This includes his satires, dialogues, apologias, essays, and proto-novels. Lucian's sharp wit and searing criticisms are heightened by his exacting and eloquent style. He could move effortlessly from the bawdy to the supremely sophisticated, touching on all strata of the ancient intellect. His extensive traveling across Europe further influenced and developed his writing. Lucian's eccentric prose pieces...
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Edited by Shelly Oria-author and editor of Indelible in the Hippocampus-this explosive, intersectional collection of essays, fiction, poems, plays, and more, explores the universality of human reproductive experiences, as well as their distinct individuality.
Twenty-eight contributors examine issues both timely and, somehow, timeless: policing of women's bodies, the choice to live child-free lives, the lack of access to reproductive health, the misogyny,...
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This 1910 collection of essays on literature, history, and culture by the distinguished English poet includes the title essay as well as "Percy and Goldsmith," "Mr. Craddock of Gumley," "Sir John Hawkins, Knight," "Laureate Whitehead," "Lyttleton as a Man of Letters," "Chambers the Architect," "The Oxford Thackeray," and others.
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A labor of love taking much of Burton's life to write and revise, "The Anatomy of Melancholy" is an expansive, informative, and eccentric work of genius first published in 1621. Burton was an English churchman and a scholar, and his depth and breadth of knowledge is readily apparent in this inexhaustible book. Through the frame of a medical treatise, Burton begins with melancholy and slowly deals with various mental states, frequently digressing with...
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Juan Montalvo es uno de los más grandes pensadores de América Latina. Vivió en el siglo XIX, durante un período de inestabilidad política y restricciones de las libertades públicas. Pasó la vida defendiendo la libertad de prensa y combatiendo las tiranías y el clericalismo. Se enfrentó sin descanso contra los gobiernos autoritarios y sufrió por ello persecuciones que lo mantuvieron exilado de su patria, el Ecuador, por largas temporadas.
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La peor consecuencia del exilio es acaso la condena a vivir en el pasado. A añorar personas y circunstancias que ya no son como eran. A pensar incesantemente en un regreso que el paso del tiempo va volviendo impracticable. En esta novela a la vez vigorosa y sutil, Shenaz Patel presenta con empatía la condición de los desterrados de las islas Chagos, en el océano Índico, a través de la mirada de tres personajes memorables: Charlesia, la rebelde...
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Carrasquilla, afirma Mr. Thompson (el crítico inglés inventado por Jorge Zalamea), es un "escritor en puja con la vida, acepta su misión de creador alegremente, como un dios benévolo que, aparte de no tomarse a sí mismo muy en serio, no acierta a escandalizarse demasiado de los defectos de sus criaturas [...]. Esta alegría de Carrasquilla es el primer secreto de su profunda humanidad y de la universalidad de sus criaturas". Los cuentos que componen...
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¿Te gustaría liberarte de los pensamientos que te limitan, te angustian o te hacen sufrir? ¿Quieres aprender a crear nuevos pensamientos que te inspiren, te motiven y te llenen de energía? ¿Te interesa conocer cómo la destrucción y la creación de tus pensamientos más profundos pueden transformar tu realidad?Si la respuesta es sí, este libro es para ti. En él, el autor te propone un método revolucionario para cambiar tu forma de pensar...
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Butler's first book, published in 1863, is a lively compilation of letters that he sent to his family while working as a sheep farmer in New Zealand for several years. Financed and edited into book form by Butler's father, it is a spirited account of Butler's experiences on the frontier. This volume also includes nineteen early essays on such varied topics as Darwin's "Origins of Species." "The Tempest," English cricketeers, the Italian priesthood,...
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