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"[A] portrait of a family, and a testament to the redemptive power of storytelling. On Earth We're Briefly Gorgeous is a letter from a son to a mother who cannot read. Written when the speaker, Little Dog, is in his late twenties, the letter unearths a family's history that began before he was born--a history whose epicenter is rooted in Vietnam--and serves as a doorway into parts of his life his mother has never known, all of it leading to an unforgettable...

Heal your body, lose excess weight, and free yourself from toxic food with this simple guide focusing on sustainable food. 31-DAY FOOD REVOLUTION is your guide to liberation from a toxic food world. Author Ocean Robbins reveals the secrets the industrialized food industry doesn't want you to know, how specific ingredients and methods could be making you sick-and what to do about it. And he shows you how-in just 31 days-you can use the amazing power...

Whoever loses the most shark teeth in Harry Hammer's class will get to go on the new ride at Dregoland before anyone else.

On the heels of the lauded Southern Fatality, readers will welcome another hilarious, suspenseful, and sun-soaked adventure from the unforgettable Jersey Barnes. The last time Jersey Barnes tried to quit her career as a security specialist and leave home without a weapon, she ended up in the middle of a high-stakes cover-up and a scheme to steal millions from hardworking Americans. This time her early retirement is for real. Friends threw her a party...

Harry Hammer is determined to win a Fintendo game system in the school's dance contest, but first he needs to learn how to dance.

Nowadays people use the word Zen indiscriminately for everything from the Zen of making an instant fortune overnight to the Zen of cooking hard boiled eggs. But what is Zen and what are its philosophical origins as a living tradition of Mahayana Buddhism? This book explores the original "no-mind" teachings of early Zen Buddhism as they evolved in T'ang Dynasty China during the 8th and 9th centuries. In short this book is about Zen before it became...

Erudito, delicado, desgarrador, Vuong enraíza su poesía en el mito grecolatino y la combina con la musicalidad de su Vietnam natal para abordar, con un coraje lleno de belleza, el exilio, la guerra y la homofobia. Escribe con la humildad y el orgullo de quien se sabe el primer alfabetizado en una familia en la que la poesía siempre fue oral y demuestra su amor por la lengua y el país que le sirvieron de refugio. Pero no por ello deja de manifestar...

In this contemporary mythical fantasy romance, we follow the story of Violet Stone on her journey after death, into the underworld. Greek myths are totally, reimagined in this complex world of magic and legend, woven carefully over the course of seven years by the author. Within these pages lies an adventure that tears apart the very seams of the myths we've heard for an eternity. Forget what you think you know about these ancient gods and goddesses,...

The Tarot originated in Italy during the Renaissance. At that time, it was known as Tarocchi. 'The Tarot: Natural Magic' explores the archetypal meanings of the cards through Greek mythology, classical philosophy, Neoplatonism and the humanist ideas of Renaissance thinkers such as Marsilio Ficino and Giordano Bruno.

Descripción del Audiolibro: En este audiolibro, exploramos la fascinante historia de dos gigantes del entretenimiento: Blockbuster y Netflix. A través de sus decisiones empresariales y su evolución, descubrimos cómo el mercado del alquiler de videos y el entretenimiento en casa cambiaron para siempre. Desde el auge de Blockbuster, que dominó la industria con sus tiendas físicas, hasta la audaz llegada de Netflix, que revolucionó el entretenimiento...