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Iván Ilich es un pequeño burócrata que fue educado en su infancia con las convicciones de poder alcanzar un puesto dentro del gobierno del Imperio Ruso. Poco a poco sus ideales se van cumpliendo, pero se dará cuenta de que su esfuerzo ha sido en vano, al llegar cerca de la posición que siempre soñó, se encontrará con el dilema de descifrar el significado de tanto sacrificio, y de valorar también el malestar reinante en el pequeño entorno...
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As an archaeologist, Steven Mithen has worked on the Hebridean island of Islay over a period of many years. In this book he introduces the sites and monuments and tells the story of the island's people from the earliest stone age hunter-gatherers to those who lived in townships and in the grandeur of Islay House. He visits the tombs of Neolithic farmers, forts of Iron Age chiefs and castles of medieval warlords, discovers where Bronze Age gold was...
3) Red Curls
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Jim is a quiet, shy young man trying to win the love of his life with often quite funny results.His hilarious misadventures include getting lost on the Paris Metro; surviving an unfortunate parachute jump; having a panic attack as he tries to give a donation at the Fertility Clinic; as well as camping and getting bogged in Outback Australia. His body lets him down time and time again, but love is a powerful force.
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Ever found a fortune or something of great value that is not yours? Lucky you?
If the owner is unknown to you, what do you do?
Nancy finds such an unclaimed fortune and wrestles with the notion of telling someone, or keeping silent.
In this peculiar situation, Nancy knows her husband would not approve of her keeping the money and so keeps him in ignorance whilst she works out what to do with it. Her husband dies never knowing that his wife has...
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"Light and dark: this is the destiny placed upon Natasha and Clara, the birthright bestowed by their godfather, the mysterious sorcerer Drosselmeyer. Clara, the favorite, grows into beauty and ease, while Natasha is cursed to live in her sister's shadow. But one fateful Christmas Eve, Natasha gets her chance at revenge. For Drosselmeyer has brought the Nutcracker, an enchanted present that offers entry into a deceptively beautiful world: the Kingdom...
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La singularidad y relevancia de Lenin como líder revolucionario se asocia a menudo con la toma del poder en 1917. Sin embargo, tal como argumenta Slavoj Žižek en este nuevo estudio y recopilación de textos originales de Lenin, es en sus dos últimos años de vida política donde mejor se aprecia la verdadera talla de este político irrepetible. Rusia había sobrevivido a una invasión extranjera, al embargo y a una guerra civil desgarradora, por...
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El enorme impacto de la Revolución rusa hizo que en los partidos socialdemócratas de toda Europa comenzasen a surgir agrupaciones de izquierdas, que acabaron convirtiéndose en los diferentes partidos comunistas, atrayendo a millones de trabajadores que empezaban a ver posible la construcción de otro mundo, sin desigualdad y pobreza. Sin embargo, la falta de experiencia de los jóvenes dirigentes comunistas provocaba que siguieran una política...
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Universal Studios Home Entertainment
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[2010]
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English
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Barbie magically comes to life in this modern adaptation of the E.T.A. Hoffmann classic. The tale begins when Barbie, playing the role of Clara, receives a beautiful wooden Nutcracker as a gift from her favorite Aunt. That night, while Clara sleeps, the Nutcracker springs to life to ward off the evil Mouse King who has invaded Clara's parlor. She awakes and aids the Nutcracker, but the Mouse King shrinks her by casting an evil spell.
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Walt Disney Home Entertainment
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2008]
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English
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Princess Aurora is born to King Stefan & his wife. At a ceremony for her, fairies - Flora, Fauna and Merryweather - bestow gifts of magic on the child. But the evil sorceress, Maleficent, shows up and places a curse on the princess - where Aurora will die on her 16th birthday after touching a poisoned spinning wheel. Merryweather tries to undo the damage by casting a spell that will allow princess Aurora to awake from an ageless sleep with a kiss...
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