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Javiera Carrera fue mucho más que la mayor de los renombrados hermanos Carrera, o la revolucionaria que, se supone, bailó la resbalosa o bordó nuestra primera bandera. Ella escondió armas y soldados, organizó reuniones clandestinas en su casa y alentó a otras mujeres a involucrarse en la causa patriota. No por nada hay quienes la llaman "madre de la patria". Pero su vida no fue nada fácil y terminó pagando un alto precio por su compromiso...
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Découvrez les origines de la royauté en France, de l'ascension des Mérovingiens aux Carolingiens.
Cette chronologie détaillée des Capétiens aux Valois et aux Bourbons, donne pour chaque roi son ascendance, sa date d'accession au trne et les évènements remarquables de son règne.
Un ebook pratique et malin qui répondra rapidement à toutes vos questions sur ce sujet.
Avec plus de 300 titres parus, la collection "Petit Guide" vous propose...
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A gripping detailed recap of the wildly insane, oft-overlooked, extra-innings classic that turned the 2004 ALCS into the most memorable playoff series in modern history. No team had ever come back from a 3-0 deficit to win a postseason series in baseball. In the history of MLB postseason play going into Game 5, there had been twenty-five series to start out 3-0. Of those, twenty ended in sweeps, two made it to a sixth game, and none had made it to...
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The men and women represented in this book had the extraordinary opportunity of witnessing the end of a 200-year struggle for freedom: the Civil War. Gathered here are the stirring testimonies of many African Americans including slaves who endured their last years of servitude before escaping from their masters, soldiers who fought for the freedom of their brethren and for equal rights, and reporters who covered the defeat of their oppressors. These...
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The former deputy mayor of New York City tells the story of the city's comeback after 9/11, offering lessons in resiliency under the most trying of circumstances, and a model for the rejuvenation of any city.
Deputy Mayor Daniel L. Doctoroff led New York's dramatic and unexpected economic resurgence after the September 11 terrorist attacks. With Mayor Michael Bloomberg, he developed a remarkably ambitious five-borough economic development plan to...
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This book provides a glimpse of Aboriginal women in Northern Ontario and it reflects primarily the impact of the European churches and systems on Aboriginal peoples' way of life. The words of the Aboriginal women are gentle, but these words convey the displacement of their way of life in the most powerful way. The power of this book is not only in the stories and history that are told, but also in how all women in Northern Ontario share a respectful...
80467) La Tierra es plana de Thomas L. Friedman (Análisis de la obra): La globalización y sus mecanismos
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en50MINUTOS.es te ofrece un análisis rápido y conciso de La Tierra es plana de Thomas L. Friedman, un verdadero superventas que cuenta con varios millones de ejemplares vendidos en todo el mundo. Si quieres descubrir en un tiempo récord cómo mantener la competitividad en un mercado global en el que las fronteras parecen difuminarse, ¡en50Minutos.es te lo pone fácil!
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In this book, Gidey Amare enlightens the readers about the genocidal war waged against the people of Tigray and the intolerable suffering they endured. When the world failed them, the Almighty God helped them remain strong, patient, and resilient. He offered them leadership and the ability to defeat the evil enemies who had planned and launched a brutal genocidal war to exterminate the entire ethnic group. The enemies put the entire population of...
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For decades, readers throughout the world have enjoyed the marvelous stories and illustrations of Theodor Seuss Geisel, better known as Dr. Seuss. But few know the work Geisel did as a political cartoonist during World War II, for the New York daily newspaper PM. In these extraordinarily trenchant cartoons, Geisel presents "a provocative history of wartime politics" (Entertainment Weekly). Dr. Seuss Goes to War features handsome, large-format reproductions...
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"Shortlisted for the R. Gapper Book Prize" Ann Jefferson is professor emerita of French at the University of Oxford and the author of several books on French literature and culture, including Genius in France: An Idea and Its Uses (Princeton).
The definitive biography of a leading twentieth-century French writer
A leading exponent of the nouveau roman, Nathalie Sarraute (1900–1999) was also one of France's most cosmopolitan literary figures,...
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Older sister Harriet Beecher Stowe was the author of Uncle Tom's Cabin. Brother Henry Ward Beecher was one of the nation's most influential ministers. Their sibling Catharine Beecher wrote pivotal works on women's rights and educational reform. And then there was Isabella Beecher Hooker- "a curiously modern nineteenth-century figure."
Tempest-Tossed is the first full biography of the passionate, fascinating youngest daughter of the "Fabulous Beechers"...
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Extrait : "Est-ce la peine de rappeler comment M. Mazères fut nommé à ma place par M. Baroche qui n'avait pas consulté le Président? Le ministre obéissant aux Orléanistes de l'Assemblée nationale qui voulaient prouver que le préfet Mazères était un homme d'or ; mais on n'avait pas ainsi raison de Mlle Rachel. À l'Élysée, o elle fut reçue tout de suite, le prince lui dit qu'il passait parole pour aller trouver le ministre."
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Reclaiming the American Democratic ImpulseWorking class and middle class American citizens know that something has gone terribly wrong in the American society. They know that the U. S. government is not working on their behalf.Citizens have many unanswered questions about what is wrong, and not very clear ideas on how to fix the problems.Citizens want to know:Why and how did 5 million people enter our country illegally?How did prized natural gas that...
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This inspiring tale of grit and determination sprinkled with humor, wit, and a taste of irony is the story of Winifred Bryan Horner's journey from a life of domesticity on the family farm after World War II to becoming an Endowed Professor. Her compelling story is one of a woman's fight for equal rights and her ultimate success at a time when women were openly deemed "less than" men in the professional world. Winifred, a professional writer and consummate...
80475) The Other Alliance: Student Protest in West Germany and the United States in the Global Sixties
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Martin Klimke is research fellow at the German Historical Institute, Washington, DC, and the Heidelberg Center for American Studies at the University of Heidelberg.
Using previously classified documents and original interviews, The Other Alliance examines the channels of cooperation between American and West German student movements throughout the 1960s and early 1970s, and the reactions these relationships provoked from the U.S. government. Revising...
80476) Fun and Simple Great Lakes State Crafts: Michigan, Ohio, Indiana, Illinois, Wisconsin, and Minnesota
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Do your readers know their states? Of course they do, but do they know these fun facts about their state and region? They will learn interesting and exciting facts while also creating fun crafts. Readers can make a Hopewell Indian Clay Bird, Scrap Sculpture, Vintage Race Car, and more.
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Heroes, Gods and Monsters of Celtic Mythology' is a collection of classic myths from all over the Celtic world: from Scotland to Ireland to the Isle of Man to Wales and all the way to Brittany. These stories tell of the pride of warriors, the magic of gods and wars between clans. They tell of savage beasts and deadly chariots, of love lost and found, and of friendship and loyalty. An historical introduction explains who the Celts were, describing...
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Robert Rice Reynolds (1884-1963), U.S. senator from North Carolina from 1933 to 1945, was one of the most eccentric politicians in American history. His travels, his five marriages, his public faux pas, and his flamboyant campaigns provided years of amusement for his constituents. This political biography rescues Reynolds from his cartoon-character reputation, however, by explaining his political appeal and highlighting his genuine contributions without...
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A riveting memoir of the first Israeli-born Jewish American to be sent as a Peace Corps volunteer to a closed Arab society.
A good memoir is a survivor's tale-the story of a person who has faced obstacles and made it through well enough to tell it. Dalya Cohen-Mor, a Sabra-born American woman, volunteered to serve in the Peace Corps, went through a lengthy and highly competitive application process, was accepted, and was sent to serve in the predominantly...
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Attila the Hun is a household name. Rising to the Hunnic kingship around 434, he dominated European history for the next two decades. Attila bullied and manipulated both halves of the Roman empire, forcing successive emperors to make tribute payments or face invasion. Ian Hughes recounts Attila's rise to power, attempting to untangle his character and motivations so far as the imperfect sources allow. A major theme is how the two halves of the empire...