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...y no se lo tragó la tierra / ...And the Earth Did Not Devour Him
Tomás Rivera's original Spanish-language novel plus a new translation into English by Evangelina Vigil-Piñón. ...y no se lo tragó la tierra won the first national award for Chicano literature in 1970 and has become the standard literary text for Hispanic literature classes throughout the country. It is now an award-winning, motion picture entitled And the Earth Did Not Swaloow Him..
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Planetary Herbology
A major work integrating the herbal traditions of the East with those of the West by the bestselling author of "The Way of Herbs". This practical handbook and reference guide is a landmark publication in this field. For unprecedented usefulness in practical applications, the author provides a comprehensive listing of the more than 400 medicinal herbs available in the west, classified according to their chemical constituents, properties and actions, indicated uses and suggested dosages..
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Los pilares de la tierra
Los pilares de la tierra es una novela histórica del autor británico Ken Follett ambientada en Inglaterra en la Edad Media en el siglo XII durante un periodo de guerra conocido como la Anarquía inglesa, aunque también recrea un viaje de peregrinación a Santiago de Compostela a través de Francia y España. El autor sorprendió con esta novela no sólo a sus lectores, ávidos de thrillers, sino también a sus editores con su contenido y longitud. Fue publicada en 1989, y se convirtió en el mayor best-seller de Follett. Su secuela se llama Un mundo sin fin.

El título ya de por sí es revelador.
Una catedral gótica y su proceso de construcción sirven de excusa para la articulación de una historia que transcurre en la Edad Media, época de caballeros y escuderos, pero con un contenido sin anacronismos, en el que se entrecruzan sentimientos atemporales, como el odio, el amor, la venganza, o el miedo.

El punto de partida es el ahorcamiento de un personaje extravagante, y la maldición que su mujer perpetra a sus acusadores. Por otro lado, Tom, un constructor, y su familia, comienzan un viaje sin retorno por los tortuosos caminos de Inglaterra, tratando de encontrar trabajo. Tom aspira a participar en la construcción de un edificio catedralicio, es su gran sueño. A partir de ahí, se sucederá una cascada de acontecimientos, y nunca mejor dicho. No tenemos ante nosotros un manual de construcción, sino un libro donde las vivencias de los personajes ocupan un primer plano.

Una vez uno se adentra en la trama, no puede dejar de leer..
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The Uttermost Part of the Earth
Rapturous praise met the publication of Lucas Bridges' marvelous chronicle of Tierra del Fuego when it first came out in 1947, and that praise has hardly abated these past sixty years, nor has a book been written which supplants Uttermost Part of the Earth as the classic work on Tierra del Fuego and the little-known culture of the now-extinct Fuegian Indians.

When the author was born in Tierra del Fuego in 1874, it was truly an unknown land. On the southern coast was the small settlement established by his missionary parents; the rest of it, over 18,000 square miles of mountain, forest, marsh, and lake, was the hunting ground of fierce and hostile tribes. Bridges grew up amongst the coastal Yaghans, learning their language and their ways. In young manhood he made contact with the wild inland Ona tribe, became their friend and hunting companion, and was initiated into the men's lodge.

Surely the New York Times' critics's prediction for this book on its first publication has come true: "I have no doubt that Uttermost Part of the Earth will achieve a permanent place in the literature of several subjects: adventure, anthropology, and frontier history." Indeed it is still the essential work and indispensable introduction for anyone yearning to experience the breathtaking remoteness and stunning landscapes of this far-flung wilderness at the "uttermost part of the earth.".
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