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Domingo Felipe Cabred fue un hombre eminente de su época. Alienista y psiquiatra organicista, la magnitud de su obra contrasta con la inexistencia de una obra, una biografía, que recoja de manera ordenada los principales datos de su vida. Partiendo de esa carencia, este libro se propone reconstruir su vida, repasando su infancia, sus años formativos, sus maestros, sus padrinos políticos, su experiencia europea, su regreso, sus primeros fracasos,...
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Witness True Resilience in These Incredible Survival Stories
"Michael Tougias converts the wisdom of survivors into advice we can all use..." -Amanda Ripley, bestselling author of The Unthinkable: Who Survives When Disaster Strikes-and Why
#1 New Release in Disaster Relief
Extreme Survival will have you on the edge-of-your-seat with truly amazing survival stories.
New York Times bestselling author Michael Tougias has earned critical acclaim...
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"Offers hope in the face of desperate odds" – ELLE Magazine, ELLE's Most Anticipated Books of Summer 2020
"[D]isturbing and unforgettable memoir…This wrenching story brings to vivid life the plight of the many families separated at the U.S.-Mexico border." – Publisher's Weekly, STARRED REVIEW
"[The] haunting and eloquent…narrative of a Guatemalan woman's desperate search for a better life." -Kirkus, STARRED Review
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Embark on a transformative journey through the intricacies of the human mind with "Mind Unveiled: A Journey through the Depths of Psychology." In this illuminating exploration, the author guides readers through the fascinating realms of cognitive processes, emotional landscapes, and the intricate tapestry of human behavior.From foundational principles to cutting-edge research, each page of this captivating book unveils the complexities of psychology,...
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The astounding yet true rags-to-riches saga of a homeless father who raised and cared for his son on the mean streets of San Francisco and went on to become a crown prince of Wall Street
At the age of twenty, Milwaukee native Chris Gardner, just out of the Navy, arrived in San Francisco to pursue a promising career in medicine. Considered a prodigy in scientific research, he surprised everyone and himself by setting his sights on the competitive...
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The MIT Press
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2024.
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"Our heroic teen science prodigies are back for a new mission with the Curie Society, an elite secret organization where brilliant women can pursue the furthest reaches of their intellect, and this time they face a threat more serious and more sinister than anything they've encountered before! Maya, Taj, and Simone are supposed to be spending their summer broadening their horizons, but their plans take a strange and puzzling turn when the Curie Society's...
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TOR Publishing Group
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2024.
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A View from the Stars is a collection of short fiction and nonfiction pieces from Cixin Liu, the New York Times bestselling author of The Three-Body Problem. Included are essays and interviews that shed light on Liu's experiences as a reader, writer, and lover of science fiction throughout his life, as well as short fiction that gives glimpses into the evolution of his imaginative voice over the years"--Back cover.