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221) El Señor Wilder y yo
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Panorama de narrativas volume 1069
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Español
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Una novela nostálgica, dulce, culta y encantadora, atemporal, con la que vuelve un Jonathan Coe cargado de sensibilidad y oficio.A sus cincuenta y siete, la carrera como compositora de bandas sonoras de Calista Frangopoulou, griega afincada en Londres desde hace décadas, no pasa por su mejor momento. Tampoco lo hace su vida familiar: su hija Ariane se va a estudiar a Australia, sin que aparentemente eso la entristezca del mismo modo que entristece...
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There is no better record of events then the New York Times and now, The Times of the Seventies captures the history, culture, and personalities of the decade through hundreds of hand-selected articles and compelling original commentary in this unique and fascinating book.
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February 1941. The world is at war and Joyce Cooper is doing her bit for the war effort. A proud member of the Civil Defence, it is her job to assist the people of Notting Hill when the bombs begin to fall. But as the Blitz takes hold of London, Joyce is called upon to plot the devastation that follows in its wake. Night after night she must stand before her map and mark the trail of loss and suffering inflicted upon the homes, families and businesses...
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In the 1970s, photographer Hugh Holland masterfully captured the burgeoning culture of skateboarding against a sometimes harsh but always sunny Southern California landscape. This never-before-published collection showcases his black-and-white photographs that document young skateboarders sidewalk surfing off Mulholland Drive in concrete drainage ditches and empty swimming pools in a drought-ridden Southern California. From suburban backyard haunts...
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English rock ruled the airwaves in the 60s & 70s. The fuse was lit by the Beatles with their Mersey sound in Liverpool. In London, the Rolling Stones played the blues as if their lives depended on it. Then came the Yardbirds, the Who, the Kinks, heralding inventive prog rock bands like Pink Floyd, Genesis and Yes, unleashing the fury of heavy metal with bands like Led Zeppelin and Deep Purple. As the 70s progressed, the androgyny of David Bowie and...
227) Ventura + Winnetka
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As seniors in high school during the late 70s in SoCal's San Fernando Valley, Douglas and his friends explore the city of Los Angeles, get stoned, tour the Manson murders locations, obsess over girls, and go to prom in powder blue tuxes.
228) Lord of the Ralphs
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"Two boys, Hank and Ralph, create moments of outrageous transcendence in this comic novel about adolescence in the 1970s..."--Amazon.com.
229) Sonchiriya
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This is the story of a group of rebels in Chambal. The year is 1975. The Prime Minister, Indira Gandhi, has declared an Emergency in the country. Man Singh meanwhile leads a gang in Chambal, a region that more or less is lawless. Vakil Singh and Lakhna are important members of this gang. Man Singh needs money to procure new arms. Based on a tip from Lacchu, he and his men descend to Brahmpuri village. Marriage is taking place in this hamlet where...
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"This is an urban history of London during the pivotal years of the 1960s and 1970s, when the metropolis was transformed from an industrial city that the Victorians might have recognised to an embryonic modern 'world city.' Previous work on London in these years has tended to focus upon the 1960s -in particular the 'Swinging London' phenomenon. Mary Quant, Carnaby Street and the King's Road, Chelsea, all appear in these pages, but it is argued that...
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"After a high profile case that put him in the headlines, private detective John Shaft is looking for something low profile and easy that will keep him out of the spotlight and out of danger. Shaft takes a missing person case that proves to be more difficult than he initially thought. At the same time, he is hired to be a consultant on a low budget film that may or may not be based on his life, and proves to be as dangerous as any job he's ever had....
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"He's gone toe-to-toe with organized crime bosses, stood up to the cops, squared off against kidnappers, and foiled assassination attempts. But who was John Shaft before he became the hardboiled investigator with a reputation as big as New York City itself? Recently arriving home from his tour of duty in Vietnam, his first case--tracking down a missing person for his girlfriend--quickly turns into a matter of life and death, making him a target of...
235) Casa de furia
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"Es abril de 1970 y la imponente casa de los Caicedo, ubicada en uno de los barrios más distinguidos de Bogotá, se prepara para celebrar el aniversario de boda de los patriarcas de la familia: Alma Santacruz y el magistrado Nacho Caicedo. El día y los festejos avanzan, al mismo tiempo que un desfile de variados personajes--que entran y salen del lugar--entrelazan sus historias y sellan sus destinos en la vida, el placer y la muerte. Con ritmo vertiginoso...
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"Candid, unsparing, surprising and darkly funny, Justin Webb's memoir of his 1970s upbringing is as much a portrait of a strange decade in our history as of his own dysfunctional childhood. Justin Webb's childhood was far from ordinary. Between his mother's un-diagnosed psychological problems, and his step-father's untreated ones, life at home was dysfunctional at best. But with gun-wielding school masters and sub-standard living conditions, Quaker...
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Meet Hildy Winters, a tough, outspoken survivor of New York City's Upper West Side, with her very own time-travel portal. For Hildy belongs to G.I.L.T., the Guild of Independent Lady Temporalists. Their prime directive: Do not alter the past without co-op board approval! G.I.L.T. follows two very different women whose lives become entangled when they both slip through a portal in time to the day they first met. Trista is the Bill Murray of home health...
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1975. After five years serving his country in Vietnam, Ronald Washington III has returned home to Harlem. He's haunted by what he was forced to do to survive, but manages to adjust back to society. His brother Lester was left in charge of the neighborhood, but things have changed. As Ronald (a.k.a. "Big Ron") enjoys his first good meal since coming home, things start to go horribly wrong. Someone is after his brother, and their family pays a...
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Memory care kits are designed for individuals suffering from dementia or memory loss and their caregivers and loved ones to use together. Provides an opportunity for verbal & non-verbal communication on topics that are appropriate and meaningful. Activities available for a range of abilities. This kit contains a collection of items revolving around the 1950s, 60s, and 70s, including books, DVDs, CDs, and activities.
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