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"One of the greats in the field of true-crime literature, Harold Schechter (Deviant, The Serial Killer Files, Hell's Princess), teams with five-time Eisner Award-winning graphic novelist Eric Powell (The Goon, Big Man Plans, Hillbilly) to bring you the tale of one of the most notoriously deranged murderers in American history, Ed Gein. This graphic novel is an in-depth exploration of the Gein family and what led to the creation of the necrophile who...
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"From Superman to Man", self-published in 1917 by J. A. Rogers, was the author's first book and a powerful attack on racism and the ignorance that fuels it. Born Joel Augustus Rogers in Jamaica around 1880, Rogers emigrated to the United States in 1906 and eventually settled in Harlem, New York during the exciting artistic and cultural time of the Harlem Renaissance. In "From Superman to Man", a black Pullman porter and a white racist Southern politician...
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Fly to Japan and discover all there is to know about sushi. After revealing the secrets of chocolate to us, Franckie Alarcon offers a gourmet panorama of this exceptional dish that has conquered the planet! But do you really know sushi? The author traveled to Japan to meet all the players involved in the making of this true work of culinary art. From the traditional starred chef to the young cook who is shaking up the rules, including all the artisans...
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Do you know how much each episode of The Simpsons costs to make? What was Paul McCartney's one condition for appearing as a guest star on the show? What is Comic Book Guy's real name? And what is the origin of the phrase 'eat my shorts'?
This fantastic book features more than one hundred facts about The Simpsons, a show often considered to be the best of all time. With the facts separated into chapters for easy reference, you are sure to learn some...
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A gentle metaphor for understanding and processing anxiety and sadness.
Is it possible we've misunderstood crying all along? That's the discovery one big sister sets out to share with her little brother as they walk to school and get caught in a storm. Along the way they explore sadness, loneliness, fear, frustration, anger and more, through gentle metaphor. Their journey examines our tears revealing how
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Looking back, it was amazing how my brain processed the whole incident. Even though I had repeated my statement numerous times to the police, family and friends, it was as if I was telling a story about someone else.
Becky Erkkila is courageously sharing her story to enlighten others about the domestic violence victim mentality. Through her challenging experiences, she has come to realize that whatever situation we are in, the vital point is to perceive...
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Reverse engineering the word, meme splicing, morpheme replacement therapy, phonetic modifications: these are some of the techniques in play throughout Reading the Bible Backwards, the lyrical thought experiments that make up this eagerly anticipated new collection of poems by Robert Priest. By throwing the Bible and other cultural narratives on the turntable and spinning them backwards, Priest unleashes surprisingly new but strangely familiar music...
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The heart and spirit of an indomitable people travel far in time and space … The unexpected luxury of a day spent at the home of a Hollywood star leads three old friends to share secret facets of their lives, both tragic and triumphant. Excited to retu to the home of her youth after a lifetime spent away, a woman lea s that the life of a childhood friend has been a bleak, awful shadow of her own. The streets of Vancouver seem to glitter with promises...
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Who is considered the world's first science fiction author? How did American science fiction begin? What sci-fi novel is the all-time best-seller? What were the "Pulps" and how did they predict with uncanny accuracy the 21st century world around us? The answers are here, along with detailed chapters dedicated to the founders of the genre and their modern-day successors. Discover the origins of your favorite page-to-screen science fiction movies, marvel...
10) Pueblo en pánico
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FonoLibro presenta con gran satisfacción el audiolibro "Pueblo en Pánico". Una novela basada en una historia real escrita por Morquecho Sanchez.
La vida de una familia que radicaba en la ciudad de Moctezuma, Sonora en 1947, fue marcada por la tragedia.
La novela, aunque corta, logra captar la esencia de una historia que puso a un pueblo en pánico.
Entre la tragedia causada por el destino y la condición humana, una familia padece de forma solitaria...
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This is Kathy's story written in the first person. It is a tale of strength and courage, endurance and survival. Kathy is a sixteen-year-old girl in the 1950's, who has been sexually abused by her uncle and eventually becomes pregnant and gives birth to a baby boy. To avoid the disgrace of an illegitimate child, the family claimed the baby was stillborn, although Kathy is convinced that he was born alive. They put him in a biscuit tin and buried him...
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During the years of 1995-2008 I fought the law (Secondary School Administrators) and the law won.
I taught with my heart and not my head. I gave my all but did not know this was not allowed.
I was nominated Teacher of the Year Twice. Yet lost it because I was teaching out of my area.
I left twice in the middle of the year, well three times because the Law was not doing its job.
This is a book I feel every new teacher or even a veteran should read....
13) El Anticristo
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Es una de las últimas obras del filósofo alemán Friedrich Nietzsche. Aunque fue escrito en 1888, su controvertido contenido hizo que Franz Overbeck y Heinrich Köselitz retrasaran su publicación, junto con Ecce homo, hasta 1895.1? El libro es una crítica del cristianismo en conjunto, y de conceptos modernos como el igualitarismo y la democracia, a los cuales ve como consecuencia persistente de los ideales cristianos. Nietzsche identifica en el...
14) Dont Mean Nothin
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These twelve stories reflect the combat infantry experience of the Vietnam War--in the gritty "Tanks," "Called of God," and "Incubation Period." There's also the woman's perspective of Arlene, a naive Red Cross volunteer or "Doughnut Dolly," in "A Man's World." Mort captures veterans' experiences in "Rest Stop," a woeful, divorced man's tale; "Hallelujah By and By," a dark, almost supernatural story set in the Arkansas Ozarks; and "Behind Enemy Lines,"...
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"Dorothy Dale's Great Secret" by Margaret Penrose. Published by Good Press. Good Press publishes a wide range of titles that encompasses every genre. From well-known classics & literary fiction and non-fiction to forgotten−or yet undiscovered gems−of world literature, we issue the books that need to be read. Each Good Press edition has been meticulously edited and formatted to boost readability for all e-readers and devices. Our goal is to produce...
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Después de perder a sus padres en el trágico incendio de su casa de campo en Valle de Bravo, los infantes Orson y Pablo, herederos del rico empresario Sebastián Forey, son rescatados por su tío Rodrigo, un exitoso y ambicioso aspirante a las cumbres de la política mexicana, quien los lleva a vivir a su casa en la ciudad de México.
Mientras la vida transcurre en aparente tranquilidad para los pequeños en su nuevo hogar, una intriga se gesta...
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The use of Nursery Rhyme songs throughout history were most often used as an educational tool to teach children about past events. Today, the historical events that gave rise to many nursery rhymes are long forgotten...but the heritage of these rhymes and songs endure and are passed down from generation to generation. Singing these songs with your children will help preserve this tradition for the enjoyment present and future generations.
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El flautista de Hamelín es una leyenda alemana, documentada por los Hermanos Grimm, que cuenta la misteriosa historia sucedida en la ciudad de Hamelín, Alemania.
Hamelín ha sido invadida por una plaga de ratones. El alcalde, desesperado, contrata los servicios de un misterioso flautista para librarse de ellos. Sin embargo, las cosas no salen como él esperaba. ¿Volverá Hamelín a ser un lugar alegre donde vivir?
Este audiolibro cuenta, además...
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