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In early 19th century France the paroled prisoner Jean Valjean seeks redemption, regains his social standing, and rises to the rank of mayor. He encounters a beautiful but desperately ill woman named Fantine and cares for her daughter, Cosette, after her death. All the while he is obsessively pursued by the policeman Javert, who vows to make him pay for the crimes of his past.
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In the winter of 1820, the New England whaling ship Essex was assaulted by something no one could believe: a whale of mammoth size and will, and an almost human sense of vengeance. The real-life maritime disaster would inspire Herman Melville's Moby-Dick. But that told only half the story. This story reveals the encounter's harrowing aftermath, as the ship's surviving crew is pushed to their limits and forced to do the unthinkable to stay alive.
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Launched simultaneously in Spain and the Americas, this work aims to divulge the great novel of Spanish Literature by means of a high quality, well-taken care of edition at a very reduced price. The book contains a prologue by Mario Vargas Llosa, an introductory text and complementary analysis by other academics, along with an extensive glossary of terms that will help readers get to know Cervantes' language. This beautiful hardbound edition is 5...
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La mayor parte de las aventuras escritas en este libro ocurrieron realmente; una o dos fueron experiencias mías, el resto, de niños que fueron compañeros míos. Huck Finn está tomado de la vida real; Tom Sawyer también, pero no de una sola persona - se trata de una combinación de características de tres muchachos que yo conocía, y por lo tanto pertenece al orden compuesto de la arquitectura. Las extrañas supersticiones que se relatan prevalecen...
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In 2010 Mexico decided to celebrate the Centennial of the Mexican Revolution and the Bicentennial of Independence and landscapes depicting the beauty and spectacle of Mexico. In 2011, Mexico wanted to pay tribute to the people, Mexicans, capturing all the magic, all the spirituality, all the mysticism of traditions. What are the traditions?
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