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Flying Solo
Linda Holmes
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A woman returns to her small Maine hometown, uncovering family secrets that take her on a journey of self-discovery and new love, in this warm and charming novel from the New York Times bestselling author of Evvie Drake Starts Over.“Moving and tender . . . A perfect book for anyone who feels... |
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The Hotel Nantucket
Elin Hilderbrand
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“The queen of beach reads” (New York Magazine) delivers an immensely satisfying page-turner in this tale about a summer of scandal at a storied Nantucket hotel.Fresh off a bad breakup with a longtime boyfriend, Nantucket sweetheart Lizbet Keaton is desperately seeking a second act.... |
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Jackie & Me
Louis Bayard
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“ABSOLUTELY IRRESISTIBLE.” —People In 1951, former debutante Jacqueline Bouvier is hard at work as the Inquiring Camera Girl for a Washington newspaper. Her mission in life is “not to be a housewife,” but when she meets the charismatic congressman Jack Kennedy at a Georgetown... |
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Vacationland
Meg Mitchell Moore
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"As sophisticated and delicious as lobster bisque." — Amanda Eyre Ward, New York Times bestselling author of The Lifeguards and The JetsettersLouisa has come to her parents' house in Maine this summer with all three of her kids, a barely-written book, and a trunkful of resentment. Left... |
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How to Fake It in Hollywood
Ava Wilder
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A talented Hollywood starlet and a reclusive A-lister enter into a fake relationship . . . and discover that their feelings might be more than a PR stunt in this sexy debut for fans of Beach Read and The Unhoneymooners.“A raw, character-driven, and heart-touching read . . . I absolutely... |
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The Friendship Pact
Jill Shalvis
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New York Times bestselling author Jill Shalvis returns to Sunrise Cove with a powerful, moving story about a young woman on a quest to find the truth about her father who learns the meaning of true love along the way.Alone in the world, Tae Holmes and her mother April pretty much raised... |
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Horse
Geraldine Brooks
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“Brooks’ chronological and cross-disciplinary leaps are thrilling.” —The New York Times Book Review “Horse isn’t just an animal story—it’s a moving narrative about race and art.” —TIMEA discarded painting in a junk pile, a skeleton in an attic, and the greatest racehorse... |
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El hombre mediocre
José Ingenieros
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This volume is made up of lessons on character psychology. In them the author intends to explain how human societies work, and for this established and described three types of characters that he claimed exist in any community of human beings: the idealist, the mediocre man, and the inferior... |
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Libro de palacio
Pero López De Ayala
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Pero López de Ayala (1332-1407). España.Nació en Vitoria, era hijo de Fernán Pérez de Ayala y de Elvira de Cevallos. Ejerció la política, la diplomacia, la guerra y la poesía.Sirvió a cuatro monarcas: Pedro I, Enrique II, Juan I y Enrique III. Combatió... |
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Memorias
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Diaz was born in the city of Oazaca on the September 15, 1830. His father was Jose Faustino Diaz and his mother Petrona Mori. Though they came from Spain, his father was part of what was called the Creole race, which is to say, with some mix of Native American blood. His paternal grandparents... |
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La Inundación castálida
Sor Juana Inés de la Cruz
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This book contains poems dedicated to celebrites, poems on religious topics, introductions, lyrical poems, and dramatic, personal poems. It also contains epics like "Neptuno Alegórico" and "La Razón de la fábrica alegórica y aplicación de la fábula." |
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El general fray Félix Aldao
Domingo Faustino Sarmiento
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Este libro es una semblanza de la vida de Félix Aldao, una de las grandes figuras militares de la Argentina del siglo XIX. Quien tuvo una valerosa participación en la batalla de Chacabuco, decisiva en la emancipación de Chile, y más tarde ascendió ocupando diversos... |
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Libro de los ejemplos del conde Lucanor
Infante Don Juan Manuel
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This book is based on oriental and Christian tales. Among the stories emphasized are El sueño mágico de don Illán, which inspired a comedy by Pedro Ruiz de Alarcón; Los tejedores que hicieron un paño invisible al rey, used by Miguel de Cervantes in El retablo... |
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Gramática de la lengua castellana
Antonio De Nebrija
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La Gramática de la lengua castellana by Antonio de Nebrija was published in 1492. It was the first grammar book for a Romance language and was meant to ensure the purity of art, as the author saw a direct link between art and language. Language, also, was believed to be a major tool... |
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Filipinas dentro de cien años
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Filipinas dentro de cien años vaticina el rechazo de los filipinos a la posibilidad de caer bajo soberanía americana. |
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El criterio
Jaime Balmes
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Balmes' ideas oscillate between his reflections on classical concepts of Western theology and the scientific notions that appear throughout his work. He displays a surprising willingness to build a positive dialogue on theology using the most advanced science of his time. |
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