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Si las palabras son armas, el silencio es llevarlas ocultas: Poemas recopilados 2013 - 2020
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Tell Her Story: Eleanor Bumpurs & the Police Killing That Galvanized New York City

by LaShawn Harris

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Intuitive Tarot: 31 Days to Learn to Read Tarot Cards and Develop Your Intuition

by Brigit Esselmont (Goodreads Author)

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Paradise Lost

by John Milton

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Fantastic book, I just have to point out the audiobook narrator mispronounced Suge Knight and that was laughable. That being said the hip-hop/Spike Lee joints chapter was very entertaining and well researched.
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“A purpose of human life, no matter who is controlling it, is to love whoever is around to be loved.”
― Kurt Vonnegut, The Sirens of Titan

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“Be so good they can't ignore you.”
― Steve Martin

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“Es prudente oír música antes del desayuno.”
― Andrés Caicedo, ¡Que viva la música!

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“Love is our true destiny. We do not find the meaning of life by ourselves alone - we find it with another.”
― Thomas Merton, Love and Living

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“Mi poderosisima energia no frustra a los hombres que no me tienen, porque de tanto mirarme les llega la conciencia de exactamente por que no me merecen.”
― Andrés Caicedo, ¡Que viva la música!

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