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"Nura ha descubierta el secreto que guarda el ombligo. Ahora ya sabe que de él sale un hilo invisible que la une a todas las personas que más quiere: su madre, su padre, sus abuelos, sus tíos, sus primos, sus amigos... Nunca más tendrá miedo cuando no estén con ella, porque sabe que ese hilo la une a ellos, más allá del tiempo y del espacio, ¡y que estarán conectados para siempre! Un cuento sobre los vínculos que nos unen con quien más...
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This film concerns the relationship between Arabs and Jews in the Holy Land, as experienced by one middle-class Arab Christian family in Nazareth from the Arab-Israeli war of 1948 through the present. It is life played as a deadpan farce, one in which all parties repeat the same gestures to the point of meaninglessness. Suleiman looks through the conflict to human reality, and finds in the story of his own family's disintegration the universal pathos...
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If you're a robber, how do you choose your victims? As a police officer, how afraid are you of the young man you're about to arrest? As a judge, do you think the suspect in front of you will show up in court if released from pretrial detention? As a juror, does the defendant seem guilty to you? Your answers may depend on the stereotypes you hold, and the stereotypes you believe others hold. In this provocative, pioneering book, economists Brendan...
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Wieloryby to potężne i wspaniałe morskie ssaki, ale przecież nie od razu są one tak ogromne. Jednym z wielorybich maluchów jest Gerda, która wiedzie spokojne i szczęśliwe życie wśród fal i w głębinach oceanu. Wszystko zmienia się w dniu, kiedy zostaje zupełnie sama. Smutna i przestraszona Gerda wyrusza na poszukiwania rodziców i brata. W trakcie swej niezwykłej podróży odkrywa, jak wspaniały i piękny jest świat. Poznaje też...
747) Bajo el mismo cielo
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"Todos vivimos bajo el mismo cielo, y a menudo compartimos esperanzas y sueños. Este precioso álbum troquelado celebra las emociones que nos unen... aunque seamos diferentes"--Back cover.
748) Injun
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"Award-winning Nisga'a poet Jordan Abel's third collection, Injun, is a long poem about racism and the representation of Indigenous peoples. Composed of text found in western novels published between 1840 and 1950 - the heyday of pulp publishing and a period of unfettered colonialism in North America - Injun then uses erasure, pastiche, and a focused poetics to create a visually striking response to the western genre. After compiling the online text...
751) Uprooting
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What is home? It is a question that has troubled Marchelle Farrell for her entire life. Years ago, like so many of the Black diaspora, she left behind the pristine beaches and emerald hills of Trinidad. Now she moves again for the verdant, peaceful surroundings of the English countryside. These relocations at first appear as opportunity. But when placed within the context of a worldwide pandemic, and ongoing racial protests, the trauma and upheaval...
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"We are more than just thugs. We are more than just Football players. We are more than just target practice. We are more than just stereotypes!" Written by a 13 year old young black boy in the eighth grade, this book addresses the ongoing and perpetuating issues of racial generalizations and social stereotypes while conveying the message of accepting one's own gifts. In this novel, Da'Vion expresses his experiences as a black boy in America and the...
760) Blackass: a novel
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"Furo Wariboko wakes on the morning of a job interview to discover he's turned into a white man: red hair, green eyes, pale skin. In this condition he plunges into the bustle of Lagos to make his fortune. Pursued from the streets to the boardroom by those who would use him, Furo hides the evidence of his former life... as he reinvents himself. In this wicked satire, Furo's search for an identity deeper than his skin leads to the unraveling of his...
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