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La Ilíada-o, es lo mismo, el poema de Ilión (Troya)-es considerada el pilar de la épica grecolatina y, por ende, de la literatura occidental. Narra un episodio de la guerra que durante diez años sostuvieron las tropas expedicionarias de los aqueos procedentes de diversos puntos de Grecia, contra la ciudad de Troya de la que el poeta se fija en unos días cruciales del décimo año de lucha. Tanto la Ilíada como la Odisea fueron consideradas por...
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La Odisea es un poema épico griego que narra la vuelta a casa, tras la guerra de Troya, del héroe griego Odiseo (Ulises). Además de haber estado diez años fuera luchando, Ulises tarda otros diez años en regresar a la isla de Ítaca, de la que era rey, período durante el cual su hijo Telémaco y su esposa Penélope han de aguantar en su palacio a los pretendientes que buscan desposarla (pues creían muerto a Ulises), al mismo tiempo que consumen...
3) Odyssee
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Homers "Odysee" - Ein Weltgedicht: Im späten 8. Jahrhundert niedergeschrieben, gehört es zu den ältesten und einflußreichsten Werken der abendländischen Literatur.
Das Versepos erzählt die Irrfahrten des griechischen Helden Odysseus, der um Troja gekämpft hat und durch den Fluch des Poseidon an der Rückkehr nach Ithaka gehindert wird. Es ist die Geschichte einer Heimkehr, die Geschichte eines Mannes, der trotz ständiger Bedrohungen und Verlockungen...
4) Revelations
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Some secrets are better left buried.
Tia knows leaving Joel is a mistake, but she needs time to heal after the showdown in LA. Although, now that she knows what is lurking in the shadows, is a normal life really an option anymore? And, if so, does she want it?
Joel is attempting to move on and failing miserably. His old life of no-strings fun no longer appeals to him, but Tia deserves a normal life-the one thing he can't give her. He knows she's...
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Homer Hickam is the #1 New York Times best-selling author whose life inspired the critically acclaimed film October Sky. In The Coalwood Way he returns to his childhood home of Coalwood, West Virginia for an inspiring memoir about growing up in a town that's slowly fading away. Homer and his close buddies, who call themselves the Rocket Boys, are high school seniors in 1959. Their rocket building experiments amaze the locals, thanks to top-quality...
6) Rocket Boys
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Für die einen ist Sputnik nur ein heller Fleck am Himmel. Doch Sonny bedeutet er die Welt. In der tristen Bergarbeiterstadt Coalwood gibt es für ihn nur zwei Möglichkeiten: Entweder er erhält ein Football-Stipendium am College oder er fristet sein Dasein in der Kohlemine seines Vaters. Doch Sonny hat eine Mission: Er will eine Rakete bauen. Gemeinsam mit seinen Freunden wagt er es, seine Zukunft in neue Bahnen zu lenken. Gegen den Willen seines...
7) Albert muss nach Hause - Die irgendwie wahre Geschichte eines Mannes, seiner Frau und ihres Allig
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"Ich oder der Alligator!" Keinen Tag länger will Homer Hickam der Ältere sein Badezimmer mit einem bissigen Reptil namens Albert teilen. Als der Bergwerksarbeiter seiner Frau ein Ultimatum stellt, muss Elsie lange überlegen. Schließlich ist ein Leben ohne Alligator doch sinnlos. Wie alles hier in Coalwood, West Virginia. Die ganze trostlose Stadt liegt unter einer schwarzen Staubschicht begraben. Und selbst vor ihrer Ehe hat die Große Depression...
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1 volume (unpaged) : chiefly color illustrations ; 26 cm.
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An eye-searing, mind-bending, gender-shattering epic science fiction retelling of Homer's Odyssey starting with the end of a great war in the stars and the beginning of a very long journey home for Odyssia and her crew of warriors.
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Some people would do anything for love ... even go to war ... forever. What happened to Ene the Conqueror, and He, of Troiia, after the end of the Troiian War and they departed for home, reunited at last? It doesn't go well for either of them, it turns out. You think war is hell? Try being married to these two. This legendary couple find themselves trapped on a world where madness reigns and blood flows daily. To escape, Ene must hunt and kill the...
11) On Clemency
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On Clemency is a two volume (incomplete) hortatory essay written in 55—56 CE by Seneca the Younger, a Roman Stoic philosopher, to the emperor Nero in the first five years of his reign. From Seneca's remarks, it would appear that it was written after Nero had turned eighteen, which would place it after the murder of his rival Britannicus in 55 AD. It may therefore have been written partly as an apology, perhaps as a means of assuring the Roman nobility...
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Gaius Musonius Rufus was a Roman Stoic philosopher of the 1st century AD. He has been referred to as the Roman Socrates and is also remembered for being the teacher of Epictetus. He taught philosophy in Rome during the reign of Nero and so was sent into exile in 65 AD, returning to Rome only under Galba. He was allowed to stay in Rome when Vespasian banished all other philosophers from the city in 71 AD although he was eventually banished anyway,...
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When Hamed Amiri was ten years old he watched his mother give a speech in his home town of Herat, Afghanistan, speaking out for women's rights and education, and against the ruling Taliban. That night, an order was given for her execution. The family packed up their most precious belongings and escaped in darkness, starting what would be a long and dangerous journey. But his mother's was not the only life in danger. Hamed's older brother suffered...
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A powerful new history of the idea of race, forcing us to rethink today's culture wars.
Is white privilege real? How racist is the working class? Why has left-wing antisemitism grown? Who benefits most when anti-racists speak in racial terms?
The 'culture wars' have generated ferocious argument, but little clarity. This book takes the long view, explaining the real origins of 'race' in Western thought, and tracing its path from those beginnings...
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Do you feel like your house is full of useless clutter that never made you happy? Do you think that you need to let go of meaningless items and money-wasting habits, but you just don't know how to start? Then you should keep listening...
Here's a short preview of what you'll discover:
- How to recognize the symptoms that tell you that you should start decluttering NOW. (Discover the right formula to start a stress-free life immediately!)
- All...
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Do you feel like you can perfectly understand other people's feelings? Do you often hear people saying that you are way too sensible and that you should start being stronger in certain situations? Do you ever feel overwhelmed and lost in the complex and negative world we're living in nowadays? Then you need to keep reading...
Here's a preview of what you will discover:
- How to become a happy and healthy empath (even if you deeply feel that all...
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Do you constantly seek approval and feel hurt whenever your efforts are not recognized? Will you do anything and everything to preserve a relationship? Are you afraid of being alone and unloved? Then you need to keep listening...
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Relationship Communication: Discover How to Resolve Any Conflict with Your Partner & Create Deeper Intimacy in Your Relationship
Codependency: Healthy detachments strategies to break the...
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Discover how to become a great and fascinating conversational even if in you're shy or often don't know what to say...
Conversation skills are considered one of the most valuable skill sets ever. In fact, with those, you'll be able to seduce whoever you want, conquer your employer and get the job you're desiring, negotiate a higher income, attract new people into your life, and the list doesn't stop here. Our communication skills and success are...
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Do you feel like you constantly need the approval from other people and you feel bad if your efforts are not recognized? Would you accept anything and do everything in order to preserve your relationship? Are you afraid of being alone or feeling not valued? Then you need to keep reading.
Here's a short preview of what you'll discover:
- How to recognize with an EXACT formula if you are living a codependent relationship (even if you don't want to...
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Do you often find it hard to deal with your partner and understand each other? Do you feel like there is something you want to say but you just have no idea how? Then you need to keep reading...
Here's a short preview of what you'll discover:
Ten communication mistakes that everyone makes without even knowing it. (Find out what is the REAL problem within your relationship and start changing these bad habits now!)
How to understand deeper...