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1162) Otchłań nienawiści
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Zemsta i przebaczenie volume 2
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Polish
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Drugi tom opowieści o losach czwórki bohaterów Narodzin gniewu. Apogeum II wojny światowej. Ludzie próbują odnaleźć się w świecie, w którym rządzi nazistowski terror, a życie ludzkie wydaję się kruche i niepewne. Czy w czasach zagłady uda się ocalić miłość i przyjaźń? Jak wiele można poświęcić i jak daleko trzeba przesunąć granice moralności, by walczyć z wrogiem? Akcje sabotażu, operacje wywiadowcze, brutalna działalność...
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Español
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¿Sabías que hace muchos, muchísimos años, siglos, existieron ciudades que prácticamente han desaparecido? De algunas, nos quedan las ruinas que los arqueólogos han ido desenterrando y de otras, no nos queda nada. Son ciudades que fueron muy importantes en su momento, porque eran grandes centros comerciales, culturales, lugares estratégicos... Muchas veces lo que conocemos de ellas es una mezcla de realidad y mito, o leyenda. Ciudades como Alejandría,...
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"Nothing defines the songs of the great American songbook more richly and persuasively than their urban sensibility. During the first half of the twentieth century, songwriter such as Harold Arlen, Irving Berlin, Dorothy Fields, George and Ira Gershwin, and Thomas 'Fats' Waller flourished in New York City, the home of Tin Pan Alley, Broadway, and Harlem. Many of these remarkably deft and forceful creators were native New Yorkers. Others got to Gotham...
1166) Ciudades perdidas
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Español
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Sobre altas cumbres o en islas remotas, junto a desiertos, ríos o mares..., antaño prosperaron antiguas ciudades. Algunas formaban parte de grandes imperios; otras eran pequeñas e independientes. Muchas perduraron durante siglos, incluso milenios, y experimentaron grandes cambios hasta finalmente desaparecer. Sin embargo, en las ruinas de sus edificios y monumentos podemos hallar pistas sobre su pasado. ¿Quiénes vivían en aquellos lugares? ¿Por...
1167) City: 8
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City (Manga series) volume 8
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English
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"The big day is finally here: The 4th Local City Race is upon us! Eight pairs will enter, each more absurd and unexpected than the last, but only one will emerge victorious to claim the 1-million-yen prize. All of CITY's heavy hitters are here: Nagumo, Granny, Dr. Adatara, the Self-Proclaimed Quiz King ... Wait, what?! Who even is that??! And why weren't the rest of us allowed to enter???!"--Provided by publisher
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Film maker Joel Gilbert journeys across America to find out what's at the end of the Progressive rainbow - Utopia or something far worse? From the ruins of Detroit to the slums of Chicago's South Side, Gilbert pulls back the curtain. He confronts Progressives on his quest and explores Barack Obama's promise to 'remake the world as it should be.'
1173) Niezniszczalna nadzieja
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Polish
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"Eloise Drake pogodziła się z wygnaniem i porzuceniem i w końcu stworzyła dla siebie stabilny świat. Jako geniusz matematyczny i świetna księgowa, pracuje przy największym projekcie inżynieryjnym w Nowym Jorku. Niestety związane z tym zadania sprawiają, że spotyka na swej drodze mężczyznę, który kiedyś złamał jej serce. Alex Duval jest burmistrzem miasteczka znajdującego się na krawędzi zniszczenia. Stan Nowy Jork zamierza zetrzeć...
1175) Grendel, Kentucky
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"For two generations, the rural hill town of Grendel, Kentucky has honored its Faustian bargain with the monster living in its abandoned coal mine: a human sacrifice every season in return for agrarian prosperity the likes of which this rocky region had never before seen (including its greatest cash crop: the dankest weed in the land). When one town elder breaks this pact, Grendel's only hope is that its prodigal daughter will return home to face...
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"Discover the Origins of Critical Role's Mighty Nein! Critcal Role's The Mighty Nein Origins is collected for the first time! This first of two volumes collects the whimsical, tragic, and sometimes haunting backstories of Jester Lavorre, Caleb Widogast, Yasha Nydoorin, and Nott the Brave. Delve deep into their pasts and witness what led them to the Mighty Nein. This hardcover collection features stories and art by fan-favorite Critter creators, in...
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"Black Towns is a comprehension [sic] collection of journal articles, book sections, articles in periodicals, reports, web sites, letters from town officials, dissertations, information found in personal contributions made to libraries and historical societies, and interviews that concentrate on black towns in the United States and how they were developed. This book is the second in a series chronicalling [sic] the contributions African-Americans...
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This collection of conversations with Jane Jacobs brilliantly illuminates the career of one of America's most influential urban theorists and beloved public intellectuals. Ranging a span of decades, it offers a revealing look at Jacobs' writings on urban life, economics, and politics, as well as her long history of activism.
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