Mark Richard
2) Caridad
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El mundo de Mark Richard ha sido descrito en alguna ocasión como un Hogar de la Caridad en el que los deformes, los atormentados y los condenados buscan el auxilio o la redención.
En realidad, la cosa se asemeja más a un Circo de Freaks, a una barraca de incómodas atracciones secundarias que, en nombre de la decencia, jamás tendrán cabida en las pistas glamurosas de la carpa principal. Un exconvicto con dientes afilados como puñales, el Esqueleto...
3) Niño Pez
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A Niño Pez lo abandonaron a su suerte en un pantano, cerca del mar, y desde entonces vive en una caja de cartón. Trabaja en la lonja, al servicio de las burdas mujeronas del puerto, entre carcasas de crustáceos desbullados y restos de pescado podrido.
Su vida da un vuelco el día en que, creyendo haber cometido un crimen, se ve forzado a embarcar de polizón en un barco de arrastre tripulado por un delirante hatajo de freaks y renegados: John,...
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«Imagina que nace un "niño especial", lo que en el Sur viene a ser algo entre síndrome de Down y dislexia». El padre, violento e impredecible, no está, aunque tampoco es que importe mucho porque cuando está es como si no estuviera, se pasa el día bebiendo, lamentando la rendición del general Lee y el desmoronamiento del viejo Sur. Su hijo, Mark, ha nacido con una deformidad en las caderas y va a pasarse la infancia postrado en la cama, entrando...
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The inspiring story of how God saved a rebellious young man and inspired him to help countless others through his international wheelchair organization.
Mark Richard was in his early teens when his parents divorced. From then on, he and his brothers grew up with minimal parental supervision. He also struggled with undiagnosed learning disabilities which led to failures in school. These circumstances led Mark to a rime of rebellion during the days...
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Most people are unsure about making their investment portfolio decisions. In fact, they do not think in terms of designing a portfolio at all. They typically make investment decisions without any cohesive plan. Your investing behavior, discipline and approach are key factors in your success as an investor.
Designing an investment portfolio is both art and science. This book will show you how to properly design a diversified or focused portfolio utilizing...
7) Catholics across Borders: Canadian Immigrants in the North Country, Plattsburgh, New York, 1850–1950
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Catholics Across Borders examines the evolution of a French-speaking population in Plattsburgh over a century. Contrasting with New England's francophone textile mill centers, Plattsburgh featured interethnic cooperation instead of conflict. The book expl
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Do you have a narcissist in your life?
Have you tried and failed to understand their condition and are at the end of your tether?
Do you need help to evaluate it and move on with your life?
Living with someone who has a Narcissistic Personality Disorder, or even just having someone in your life who has it, is a massive and continual challenge. At times it can seem like there is now way that you can reason with them or have any sort of meaningful...
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On June 25th, 2009, the world was rocked by the tragic news that Michael Jackson-the biggest and most influential music icon since Elvis Presley-had died. He was only 50 years old when paramedics pronounced him dead on arrival at a Los Angeles hospital. For weeks after his death, speculation and rumor abounded concerning the drugs in Jacksons system and the role Conrad Murray, the singers personal physician, had played in the his death. In 2011, Murray...
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Jeeves and Wooster volume 8
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Follow the adventures of Bertie Wooster and his gentlemans gentleman, Jeeves. When Aunt Dahlia demands that Bertie Wooster help her dupe an antique dealer into selling her an 18th-century cow-creamer. Dahlia trumps Bertie's objections by threatening to sever his standing invitation to her house for lunch, an unthinkable prospect given Bertie's devotion to the cooking of her chef, Anatole.
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Jeeves and Wooster volume 6
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Bertram Woosters interminable banjolele playing has driven Jeeves, his otherwise steadfast gentleman's gentleman, to give notice. The foppish aristocrat cannot survive for long without his Shakespeare-quoting and problem-solving valet, however, and after a narrowly escaped forced marriage, a cottage fire, and a great butter theft, the celebrated literary odd couple are happy to return to the way things were.
17) Stop-loss
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[2008]
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Decorated Iraq war hero Sgt. Brandon King makes a celebrated return to his small Texas hometown following his tour of duty. He tries to resume the life he left behind with the help and support of his family and his best friend, Steve Shriver, who served with him in Iraq. Along with their other war buddies, Brandon and Steve try to make peace with civilian life. Then, against Brandon's will, the Army orders him back to duty in Iraq, which upends his...