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Virginia Mendoza es periodista y antropóloga. Ha escrito crónicas y reportajes para revistas como Gatopardo, Papel (El Mundo), Viajes de National Geographic, Jot Down, El Español, Verne (El País) Altaïr, Salvaje y Yorokobu, entre otros. Es columnista en Plaza. Es autora de 'Detendrán mi río' (Libros del K.O., 2021), 'Jane Goodall. Una revolucionaria en la investigación del mundo animal' (RBA, 2019)'Heridas del viento' (La línea del horizonte, 2018) y 'Quién te cerrará los ojos' (Libros del K.O., 2017). Además del de Jane Goodall, ha escrito el libro sobre Alexandra David-Néel de la colección Grandes Mujeres de RBA. Ha participado en los libros 'Cien años del genocidio armenio: Un siglo de silencio' (E-ditarx, 2016) y '(h)amor' (Continta me ...more

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	Detendrán mi río: Desarraigo y memoria en un rincón de la España sumergida 3.98 avg rating — 155 ratings — published 2021 — 2 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Quién te cerrará los ojos. Historias de arraigo y soledad en la España rural 4.06 avg rating — 90 ratings — published 2017 — 2 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	La sed: Una historia antropológica (y personal) de la vida en tierras de lluvia escasa 3.76 avg rating — 95 ratings — 8 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Jane Goodall. Il cuore selvaggio divenuto il simbolo della lotta ecologista by Virginia Mendoza (Goodreads Author), Isabella Planelli (Translator) 4.14 avg rating — 79 ratings — published 2019 — 6 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Heridas del viento: Crónicas armenias 4.14 avg rating — 65 ratings — published 2015 — 6 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Jane Goodall (Grandes Mujeres nº 11) (Spanish Edition) it was amazing 5.00 avg rating — 4 ratings	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Juegos reunidos rurales by Virginia Mendoza (Goodreads Author), Narcís R.E. 4.67 avg rating — 3 ratings	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Alexandra David-Néel. L'instancabile viaggiatrice che raggiunse il tetto del mondo by Virginia Mendoza (Goodreads Author), Giovanni Stracuzzi (Translator) 0.00 avg rating — 0 ratings — 2 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
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Me parece señorita Mendoza, si usted me lo permite, que me voy a dar el gustazo de cotillear por su lista de libros leídos y por leer. Mucha buena mierda y mucho que aprehender.

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