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Manuel Alfonseca
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El Agua de la Vida
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El Sello De Eolo (Familia Eolia #1)
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2002
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9 editions
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Todo es número ¿Es matemática la realidad?
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Bajo un cielo anaranjado (Sistema Solar, #1)
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1993
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7 editions
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El zahir de Quetzalcoatl (Los sabuesos de la transición, #1)
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2014
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2 editions
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El Viaje de Tivo, el Arriesgado (Las Crónicas del Rompecabezas Mágico #1)
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2000
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6 editions
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La Escala de Jacob
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2000
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2 editions
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La corona tartesia (Familia Eolia #3)
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2012
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6 editions
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Descenso al infierno de Venus (Sistema Solar, #2)
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1999
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7 editions
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Un rostro en el tiempo
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1989
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Orígenes del hombre
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El título de este artículo se parece al de unaobra de Charles Darwin, El origen del hombre, la segunda más famosa que publicó, aunque no se puedecomparar con la más famosa de todas, El origen de las especies. Pero aquí no voy a hablar deDarwin ni de ese libro, pues ya le dediqué otroartículo. Voy a referirme a un libro que tiene un título muy par
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ENGLISH: This is the fifth book I have read by this author. The other four are her three well-known children books and "The shuttle." This novel deals with a prince in an invented mid-European or Balkan little country, who was lost half a millennium b ...more |
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| ESPAÑOL: Había visto o leído esta comedia tres veces, y ahora la he visto otra vez en YouTube. La comedia no está mal, pero la novela en que se basaba, Pero... ¿hubo alguna vez once mil vírgenes?, era una birria. Lo mejor de la obra, el personaje de ...more | |
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In spite of its title, the real historical protagonist of this book is not Henry VIII, but Thomas Cromwell. The novel does not start at the beginning
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We have also read in the club An Average Man, a novel about Benson's own time.
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Cristianismo y anticristianismo en fantasía y ciencia-ficción:
"Muchos autores de fantasía y ciencia-ficción eran cristianos, y aunque sus libros no lo muestren explícitamente, las ideas de un autor influyen en sus escritos. Este libro repasa y comenta muchos libros de ambos géneros, con una parte dedicada a auto"
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| ESPAÑOL: Novela negra futurista en la que lo más importante, más que la trama policial, es la previsión del futuro de la humanidad a medio plazo, en un lapso de tiempo que podría ser de alrededor de medio siglo. Como suele ocurrir en casi todas las o ...more | |
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“Y en ese momento comprendí, por primera vez en mi vida, que el amor no es sólo un sentimiento, sino también un acto de voluntad.”
― El zahir de Quetzalcoatl
― El zahir de Quetzalcoatl
“[A] young husband with an unfaithful wife, who is consecrated and dedicated to continence, eats daily of the Bread of Life so that the bride may one day return to both the home and the faith.”
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“[A] young husband with an unfaithful wife, who is consecrated and dedicated to continence, eats daily of the Bread of Life so that the bride may one day return to both the home and the faith.”
― Lift Up Your Heart: A Guide to Spiritual Peace
― Lift Up Your Heart: A Guide to Spiritual Peace
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My novel "Jacob's Ladder" is participating in a contest in Inkitt. To enter the final phase, I need 100 people to follow the link and reserve a reading. If you do, you can read the novel. The link is:https://www.inkitt.com/stories/scifi/...
Mi serie de misterio Los sabuesos de la transición está en oferta en Amazon:El primero, El zahir de Quetzalcoatl, se puede descargar gratuitamente de Amazon
El segundo, El misterio de la casa encantada, a 0,99 euros en Amazon
El tercero, El misterio del brazalete de zafiros, a 0,99 euros en Amazon
El cuarto, El misterio de la luna de miel, a 0,99 euros en Amazon
Mario wrote: "Hola,Muchas gracias por aceptar mi solicitud de amistad. Seguro que tendremos muchos temas que comentar el el futuro:-)
Te cuento que he publicado algunas cosillas en la sección "Storys" (https://..."
Gracias por el enlace. He leído la serie de Nostalgias Pretéritas y están muy bien. Por cierto, ¿qué es el " churro media manga mangotero"? Es la primera vez que oigo hablar de ese juego :-)
Hola,Muchas gracias por aceptar mi solicitud de amistad. Seguro que tendremos muchos temas que comentar el el futuro:-)
Te cuento que he publicado algunas cosillas en la sección "Storys" (https://www.goodreads.com/story/list/...), por si sientes curiosidad. Tu opinión sería algo muy importante para mí.
Bueno, no te aburro más, espero que sigamos en contacto
Have you heard about this?Democratic presidential hopeful Hillary Clinton says women won't have full access to "reproductive health care" until "deep-seated cultural codes, religious beliefs and structural biases" are changed.
http://cnsnews.com/news/article/susan...
Is this the beginning of the end of religious freedom in the U.S.?
Scientific truth is also flagrantly ignored:
http://populscience.blogspot.com/2014...
Latest post in my blog on popular science:Outstanding problems in the history of life
http://populscience.blogspot.com/2015...
En español:
Problemas pendientes en la historia de la vida
http://divulciencia.blogspot.com/2015...
The latest post in my blog on popular science:About the problem of evil
http://populscience.blogspot.com/2015...
En español:
Sobre el problema del mal
http://divulciencia.blogspot.com/2015...
Greetings / Saludos
The latest post in my blog on popular science:The scientific work of Stephen Hawking
http://populscience.blogspot.com/2015...
En español:
La obra científica de Stephen Hawking
http://divulciencia.blogspot.com/2015...
Greetings / Saludos
This is the latest post in my English blog on popular science: Science is a tool
http://populscience.blogspot.com/2015...
Último artículo en mi blog en español sobre divulgación científica:
Libros piratas o libros gratuitos
http://divulciencia.blogspot.com/2015...
Regards, Saludos,
