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Cemetery of forgotten books volume 1
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A boy named Daniel selects a novel from a library of rare books, enjoying it so much that he searches for the rest of the author's works, only to discover that someone is destroying every book the author has ever written. Barcelona, 1945-just after the war, a great world city lies in shadow, nursing its wounds, and a boy named Daniel awakes on his eleventh birthday to find that he can no longer remember his mother's face. To console his only child,...
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"A special 25th anniversary edition of Paulo Coehlo's extraordinary international bestselling phenomenon--the inspiring spiritual tale of self-discovery that has touched millions of lives around the world. Combing magic, mysticism, wisdom and wonder, The Alchemist has become a modern classic, selling millions of copies around the world and transforming the lives of countless readers across generations. Paulo Coelho's masterpiece tells the mystical...
3) Don Quixote
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"Don Quixote" is a novel written by Miguel de Cervantes and published in two parts, in 1605 and 1615. It is one of the most famous works in world literature.
The novel tells the adventures of a nobleman named Alonso Quichano, who becomes obsessed with chivalry tales and decides to become a knight-errant under the name Don Quixote. With his squire, Sancho Panza, Don Quixote sets out on a quest for heroic adventures to defend the oppressed and restore...
4) Spain
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An introduction to Spain that provides information on the country's geography, people, culture, history, government, economy, and climate.
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[1999-]
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"Discover unique architecture, diverse landscapes and a centuries-old culture inside this Barcelona travel book: Our pick of Catalonia and Barcelona must-sees, top experiences, and hidden gems; The best spots to eat, drink, shop and stay; Detailed Barcelona and Catalonia maps and walks make navigating the region easy; Easy-to-follow itineraries; Expert advice: get ready, get around and stay safe; Color-coded chapters to every part of Barcelona and...
7) Spain
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2013.
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An overview of the country of Spain: its people, culture, government, history, and natural environments.
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Cemetery of forgotten books volume 4
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Nine-year-old Alicia lost her parents during the Spanish Civil War when the Nacionales (the fascists) savagely bombed Barcelona in 1938. Twenty years later, she still carries the emotional and physical scars of that violent and terrifying time. Weary of her work as an investigator for Spain's secret police in Madrid, a job she has held for more than a decade, the twenty-nine-year old plans to move on. At the insistence of her boss, Leandro Montalvo,...
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Cemetery of forgotten books volume 3
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In 1957 Barcelona, Daniel Semper and his close friend Fermin Romero de Torres find their lives violently disrupted by the arrival of a mysterious stranger who threatens to divulge a terrible secret that has been buried for two decades in the city's dark past.
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"In sixteenth-century New Spain, witchcraft is punishable by death, indigenous temples have been destroyed, and tales of mythical creatures that once roamed the land have become whispers in the night. Hidden behind a mask, Pantera uses her magic and legendary swordplay skills to fight the tyranny of Spanish rule. To all who know her, Leonora de Las Casas Tlazohtzin never leaves the palace and is promised to the heir of the Spanish throne. The respectable,...
12) Cut and run
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Sisterhood series volume 30
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English
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"It's been three months since Countess Annie de Silva slipped away from her home before dawn, leaving a cryptic note and no clue as to her destination. That's an eternity for friends as devoted as the Sisterhood. They've honored Annie's request for privacy long enough. Now they're desperate to ensure that their founding member is alive and well, and that means tracking her down--wherever in the world she might be. Myra Rutledge, Annie's closest confidante...
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[2013]
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Español
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¿Quién dijo que la cocina es cara, difícil o aburrida o que está destinada solo a cocinillas y amas de casa? Juan Pozuelo, el chef de la eterna sonrisa, nos demuestra todo lo contrario: para cocinar y comer bien no hace falta gastarse un dineral ni elaborar platos complicados o poco saludables. Solo hay que saber cúales son los alimentos de cada temporada y seguir recetas sencillas que dejarán a tus comensales con la boca abierta y el estómago...
14) A por más
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2016.
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Español
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A por más recopila los secretos del esfuerzo de 29 números uno que lo dan todo entrenando para llegar a tocar el cielo de una medalla olímpica. Ellos y sus entrenadores cuentan en primera persona, como nunca se ha hecho, al equipo de 26 grandes periodistas de EFE Deportes (capitaneado por Luis Villarejo), el proceso de cómo lo hacen, de dónde sacan fuerzas cuando no las hay o detalles inéditos del trabajo diario. Son nombres en mayúsculas...
15) The wonders
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María moved to the city in 1969, leaving her daughter with her family but hoping to save enough to take care of her one day. She worked as a housekeeper, a caregiver, a cleaner--somehow always taking care of someone else. Two generations later, during the Women's March in 2018, Alicia was working at the snack shop in the Atocha train station when it overflowed with protesters and strikers. Women, so many women, were flooding the streets with their...
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A sweeping history of the Spanish Civil War, told through nine American and British characters including Hemingway and George Orwell. It was a war between fascism, communism, and democracy that preceded World War II, and a tale of idealism and a noble cause that failed.
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[2011]
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From bloodthirsty conquest to exotic romance, stereotypes of Spain abound. This new volume by distinguished historian Stanley G. Payne draws on his half-century of experience to offer a balanced, broadly chronological survey of Spanish history from the Visigoths to the present. Who were the first "Spaniards"? Is Spain a fully Western country? Was Spanish liberalism a failure? Examining Spain's unique role in the larger history of Western Europe, Payne...
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Undoing the familiar notion of the Middle Ages as a period of religious persecution and intellectual stagnation, Menocal brings us a portrait of a medieval culture where literature, science, and tolerance flourished for 500 years. The story begins as a young prince in exile--the last heir to an Islamic dynasty--founds a new kingdom on the Iberian peninsula: al-Andalus. Combining the best of what Muslim, Jewish, and Christian cultures had to offer,...
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