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Meet Ove. He's a curmudgeon; the kind of man who points at people he dislikes as if they were burglars caught outside his bedroom window. He has staunch principles, strict routines, and a short fuse. People call him 'the bitter neighbour from hell'. But must Ove be bitter just because he doesn't walk around with a smile plastered to his face all the time? Behind the cranky exterior there is a story and a sadness. So when one November morning a chatty...
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Based on the comical and moving New York Times bestseller, it tells the story of Otto Anderson, a grumpy widower whose only joy comes from criticizing and judging his exasperated neighbors. When a lively young family moves in next door, he meets his match in quick-witted and very pregnant Marisol, leading to an unexpected friendship that will turn his world upside down.
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During a sweltering summer vacation on the Aegean coast, the relationship between middle-aged professor Isa and his younger, television producer girlfriend Bahar brutally implodes. Back in Istanbul that fall, Isa rekindles a torrid affair with a previous lover. But, when he learns that Bahar has left the city for a job in the snowy East, he follows her there to win her back.
4) Creed II
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Life has become a balancing act for Adonis Creed. Between personal obligations and training for his next big fight, he is up against the challenge of his life. Facing an opponent with ties to his family's past only intensifies his impending battle in the ring. Rocky Balboa is there by his side through it all and, together, Rocky and Adonis will confront their shared legacy, question what's worth fighting for, and discover that nothing's more important...
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Centered on characters who share the same birthday, the story follows several decades in the lives of Jack and Rebecca Pearson. As the plot unfolds, it traverses numerous timelines, and intertwines the stories of people whose lives connect in unexpected ways. Filled with memorable performances from its acclaimed cast, it is a smart, poignant dramedy.
6) Resurrection
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A woman's carefully constructed life is upended when an unwelcome shadow from her past returns, forcing her to confront the monster she's evaded for two decades.
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Literatura Juvenil en Español
YA Novels in English and in Spanish/Novelas para jovenes en inglés y español
YA Novels in English and in Spanish/Novelas para jovenes en inglés y español
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In a future North America, where the rulers of Panem maintain control through an annual televised survival competition pitting young people from each of the twelve districts against one another, sixteen-year-old Katniss's skills are put to the test when she voluntarily takes her younger sister's place.
"Es la hora. Ya no hay vuelta atrás. Los juegos van a comenzar. Los tributos deben salir a la Arena y... luchar por sobrevivir. Ganar significa fama...
9) Creed III
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After dominating the boxing world, Adonis Creed has been thriving in both his career and family life. When a childhood friend and former boxing prodigy, Damian, resurfaces after serving a long sentence in prison, he is eager to prove that he deserves his shot in the ring. The face-off between former friends is more than just a fight. To settle the score, Adonis must put his future on the line to battle Damian a fighter who has nothing to lose.
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Beth, a popular writer, and her husband Don, a well-liked teacher, share the kind of relationship that truly, seriously, for the love of God cannot be real: that is, they're actually in love. Even after decades of marriage, parenting, and successful careers, their physical spark has somehow not diminished; in fact, they seem to relish the opportunity to share a single ice cream cone and drive others including their son, Charlie mad. Should it come...
11) Carnage
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Two pairs of parents, one of whose child has hurt the other at a public park, meet to discuss the matter in a civilized manner. However, the evening becomes quite chaotic as the parents become increasingly childish.
12) Christmas Eve
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When a power outage traps six different groups of New Yorkers inside elevators on Christmas Eve, they find that laughter, romance, and a little holiday magic will get them through, and change their lives in unexpected ways. A heartless real estate tycoon clings to life in a precarious construction elevator hundreds of feet off the ground. Unexpected relationships bloom for a musician stuck with her dysfunctional orchestra mates.
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In this critically acclaimed Norwegian legal drama, Erik, and Elea, are two of Norway₂s shrewdest and most persistent defense lawyers. He's a sharp, sexy, successful, and high-flying lawyer whom everyone knows. She has a sensible exterior that belies her inner strength and she's also the love of Erik's life - until she kicks him out. After their divorce and failed attempts at reconciliation, the company they built together is deadlocked. Its unorthodox...
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In this critically acclaimed Norwegian legal drama, Erik, and Elea, are two of Norway₂s shrewdest and most persistent defense lawyers. He's a sharp, sexy, successful, and high-flying lawyer whom everyone knows. She has a sensible exterior that belies her inner strength and she's also the love of Erik's life - until she kicks him out. After their divorce and failed attempts at reconciliation, the company they built together is deadlocked. Its unorthodox...
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In this critically acclaimed Norwegian legal drama, Erik, and Elea, are two of Norway₂s shrewdest and most persistent defense lawyers. He's a sharp, sexy, successful, and high-flying lawyer whom everyone knows. She has a sensible exterior that belies her inner strength and she's also the love of Erik's life - until she kicks him out. After their divorce and failed attempts at reconciliation, the company they built together is deadlocked. Its unorthodox...
16) Adam resurrected
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A Nazi concentration camp survivor spends the next 15 years of his life as a patient at a hidden experimental insane asylum, where he uses his magic tricks and comic abilities to stay sane. When he tries to help a young boy also suffering, he is forced to deal with his own pain and healing.
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Un libro que rompe paradigmas, que demuestra cómo nuestra cultura ha malentendido y subestimado a los introvertidos, y que ofrece las herramientas con las cuales aprovechar sus fortalezas. Al menos un tercio de tus conocidos son introvertidos : aquellos que prefieren escuchar a hablar; leer a salir de fiesta; trabajar solos a formar parte de un equipo. Muchas veces descritos como "callados", es a los introvertidos (Rosa Parks, Chopin o Dr. Seuss,...
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Conversaciones Cruciales: Herramientas para comunicar mejor cuando más se necesita Este clásico de la comunicación con más de 5 millones de ejemplares vendidos en todo el mundo, se ha actualizado por tercera vez para permitir a sus lectores contar con las herramientas y las habilidades de comunicación que cada vez son más importantes en las empresas actualesLa nueva edición trae actualizaciones acerca de cómo tener las conversaciones...
19) Shortcomings
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Friends navigate interpersonal relationships and cross the country in search of an ideal connection.
20) Holiday affair
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Even though he recently lost his job as a department-store clerk, Steve Mason buys an electric train set for a child he scarcely knows. It must be Christmas time.
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