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Paul Pena played blues with the greats T-Bone Walker, B. B. King, and Bonnie Raitt. Pena discovered Tuvan throatsinging on a shortwave program of Radio Moscow and in 1995, the blind bluesman became the first American to compete in a multi-harmonic throatsinging contest; he won using the kargyraa style.This film is about exploration and friendship. It is the story of a man whose struggle in life is not defined by conformity and rules but by an unquenchable...
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"Cuando Meredith Fox perdió a su hermana, Claire, hace dieciocho meses, se aisló de todo y de todos. Pero este verano está decidida a volver al mundo de nuevo. Las vacaciones familiares anuales en Martha's Vineyard parecen ser el lugar perfecto para reconectarse. Toda su familia se reencontrará en una gran boda este verano, y Meredith está emocionada por poder participar en el tradicional juego del asesino de la familia Fox, que tendrá...
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"Julia no es la hija mexicana perfecta. Ese era el rol de su hermana Olga. Olga no fue a la universidad, se quedó en casa para cuidar a sus padres, limpiar la casa y trabajar a medio tiempo. Julia tiene grandes sueños y no quiere formar parte del camino de su hermana mayor. Pero un solo error, que ocurre mientras enviaba un mensaje de texto al mismo tiempo que cruzaba la calle más concurrida de Chicago, resulta en la muerte de Olga, dejando...
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Maria is a young girl that happens to live with her grandmother, Dona Tere, in downtown Mexico City. Dona Tere is the owner of a traditional Mexican restaurant named 'El Molcajete,' the restaurant is run by chef Rosi. Following the death of her daughter, Dona Tere has lost her passion for the kitchen and has stopped working in 'El Molcajete.' Mar̕a does her best to try to get Dona Tere back to the restaurant. Meanwhile, chef Rosi is not following...
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Before Peter became Pan and Alice arrived in Wonderland, they were both brother and sister. After an accident happens in his family, his parents enter a dark and sad world. They will try to save them through their imagination thus creating the beginnings of the magical worlds of Neverland and Wonderland.
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From the Publisher: Sorrow Claribel Alegria Sorrow is a remarkable collection of love poems which Alegria wrote for her recently deceased husband. The poems are not only a recollection of their past, but also meditations on the meaning of death and the pain of separation as well as reflections on their eventual reunion. Most of the poems are brief piercing lyrics which radiate strength and optimism.
8) La viuda
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Tras la muerte de su marido, María Leonor, madre de dos hijos, se siente abrumada ante las dificultades para administrar su hacienda en el Alentejo, las expectativas de la sociedad y el férreo control de su entorno. Después de unos meses sumida en una profunda depresión, decide finalmente afrontar su responsabilidad como propietaria de las tierras, pero su corazón está atormentado por un pecado secreto: a pesar del duelo, su deseo no se...
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"A medida que cambian las estaciones, también cambia el mundo de una niña pequeña Hmong. Ella se muda a un nuevo hogar junto a su familia y se encuentra tanto con el nacimiento como con la muerte. Mientras esta pequeña curiosa explora la vida dentro y fuera de su hogar, recolecta fragmentos del mundo natural. ¿Pero para quiénes son sus tesoros?"--Back cover.
"Paj Ntaub, a young Hmong American girl, spends a busy year with her family in...
11) Peque y yo
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"Cuando mi perro Peque murió, todos en casa nos pusimos tristes. Al día siguiente, una nube comenzó a seguirme a todos lados, me entró jabón en los ojos y un pulpo me agarró muy fuerte del corazón."--
"When Peque, my dog, died, everyone at home was sad. The next day, a dark cloud began to follow me around and it felt like I had soap in my eyes and an octopus wrapped tightly around my heart."--
12) Al otro lado
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A little boy has not seen his father in days and the adults around him do not want to explain to him where is his dad. When her little cousin tells him his father is on the other side, he looks everywhere to find where is the other side.
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"Un relato poético acerca de la pérdida de los seres queridos, del amor y de la convicción inspiradora de una niña"--Page [4] of cover.
Yolanda's mother has died suddenly. In her shock and utter dismay, Yolanda decides to search for her and finds her everywhere, in everything.