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1) Cat's cradle
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From the Publisher: Cat's Cradle is Vonnegut's satirical commentary on modern man and his madness. An apocalyptic tale of this planet's ultimate fate, it features a midget as the protagonist; a complete, original theology created by a calypso singer; and a vision of the future that is at once blackly fatalistic and hilariously funny.
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El esperado final de la trilog�ia El tiempo de las mentiras se termin�o... Thomas no puede confiar en CRUEL. La organizaci�on le rob�o sus recuerdos y lo encerr�o en el Laberinto. Luego lo dej�o al borde de la muerte, en el Desierto. Y lo separ�o de los Habitantes, sus �unicos amigos. Ahora CRUEL asegura que el tiempo de las mentiras ha terminado. Con toda la informaci�on que reuni�o gracias a las Pruebas, est�a en condiciones...
3) El dador
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Given his lifetime assignment at the Ceremony of Twelve, Jonás becomes the receiver of memories shared by only one other in his community and discovers the terrible truth about the society in which he lives.
Diciembre es el mes en el que se celebra la Ceremonia anual, en la que los Doce reciben sus asignaciones vitalicias determinadas por el Comité de Ancianos. Pero Jonás, un niño que cumple doce años, ha sido elegido para algo muy especial....
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Set in the 1990's, the film revolves around Carol Danvers, a crack air force pilot. Through trials and tribulations she becomes one of the galaxy's mightiest heroes and joins an elite outer space military team known as Starforce. Her membership in the Kree military team puts her in danger when Earth becomes hopelessly stuck in battle between two other alien worlds, forcing Danvers to take on the role of Captain Marvel and use her new powers for the...
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Universal Studios Home Entertainment
Pub. Date
2011
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English
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A man glimpses the future fate has planned for him and chooses to fight for his own destiny. Battling the powerful Adjustment Bureau across, under, and through the streets of New York, he risks his destined greatness to be with the only woman he's ever loved.
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V & R Editoras
Pub. Date
[2011]
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Español
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"Thomas y sus amigos descansan despu�es de escapar del Laberinto. Por fin sienten que est�an a salvo. Pero unos gritos desquiciados los despiertan y los enfrentan a una realidad a�un m�as aterradora que la anterior. Para sobrevivir, deber�an emprender una traves�ia en la que cada desaf�io los enfrentar�a a nuevos peligros: calor ardiente, destrucci�on, un aire irrespirable. Cada paso es una sorpresa en una caminata casi apocal�iptica....
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Universal Studios Home Entertainment
Pub. Date
2011
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English
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A man glimpses the future fate has planned for him and chooses to fight for his own destiny. Battling the powerful Adjustment Bureau across, under, and through the streets of New York, he risks his destined greatness to be with the only woman he's ever loved.
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Molino
Pub. Date
2012
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Español
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In a future North America, where the rulers of Panem maintain control through an annual televised survival competition pitting young people from each of the twelve districts against one another, sixteen-year-old Katniss's skills are put to the test when she voluntarily takes her younger sister's place.
10) Sinsajo
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Molino
Pub. Date
2012
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Español
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Katniss Everdeen's having survived the Hunger games twice makes her a target of the Capitol and President Snow, as well as a hero to the rebels who will succeed only if Katniss is willing to put aside her personal feelings and serve as their pawn.
11) El gal�actico, pir�atico y alien�igena viaje de mi padre / Neil Gaiman ; ilustrado por Skottie Young
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Roca Editorial
Pub. Date
2014.
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Español
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"Ya sab�eis lo que pasa cuando vuestra madre se va de viaje de trabajo y vuestro padre se queda a cargo. Normalmente, ella le deja una lista de cosas que hacer y lo m�as importante es siempre que NO SE OLVIDE DE LA LECHE. Pero, desafortunadamente, se le suele olvidar. Asi que, a la ma�nana siguiente, antes de desayunar, tiene que salir a la tienda de al lado. Y esta que ten�eis en las manos es la historia de por qu�e le lleva tanto, tanto...
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Dark Horse Books
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c2006
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Español
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Obi-wan Kenobi and Anakin Skywalker face the Shadowmen on the night-world Nivek; Mace Windu and Saesee Tiin must discover new ways to use the force against an entire droid army; and Kit Fisto hunts for the Separatists' secret base and their leader.
13) En llamas
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Molino
Pub. Date
2012
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Español
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By winning the annual Hunger Games, District 12 tributes Katniss Everdeen and Peeta Mellark have secured a life of safety and plenty for themselves and their families, but because they won by defying the rules, they unwittingly become the faces of an impending rebellion.
14) El mar infinito
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RBA Libros
Pub. Date
2014.
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"La primera ola fue solo un aviso. La segunda ola nos cogi�o desprevenidos. La tercera ola dur�o un poco m�as nos dej�o sin razones por las que seguir vivos. La cuarta ola nos quit�o todo aquello por lo que est�abamos dispuestos a morir. La quinta ola nos ha sumido en un mar de nada infinito. Los Otros se han propuesto extermi nar a la humanidad. La cuesti�on ya no es si vivimos o morimos, sino de sobrevivir una hora, un d�ia m�as....